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1. The Six and the Crystals of Ialana

   About The Six and the Crystals of Ialana:

   Eons ago, on the continent of Ialana, ancient races discovered the secret of crystals: how to harness them for power, healing and energy. When these peaceful and non-confrontational races were over-run by a Reptilian race, they deactivated their most powerful crystals and retreated to the island, Mu’A, where they remained hidden for centuries, taking their knowledge with them.

   The Mu’Ans initiated a mission with six of their most knowledgeable healers and a powerful healing crystal, to restore to health the mutant slaves of the Dark Reptilian Lord, Amrafalus. Unbeknownst to them, a traitor lurked in their midst and their mission ended in failure. Now, five hundred years later, six teenagers are experiencing identical dreams; dreams that will lead them to find each other and retrieve the lost Crystal and continue with their mission.

   Will they find the Crystal and the island in time to recover their memories, or will the traitor, still in their group, betray them again? Their quest takes them on a perilous journey from the hinterland of Ialana, over an impassable mountain range pursued by a malevolent Army Captain, through caves and tunnels where hideous creatures lurk, and a perilous sea voyage that threatens to claim their lives once more.

   The tale of The Six is a tale of adventure, strange creatures—both good and evil—and ancient, hidden knowledge that, falling into the wrong hands, has the potential to create more havoc and destruction, not only for Ialana, but for the planet as a whole.

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   Author Bio:
   Katlynn Brooke is an upcoming author of fiction that includes young adult fantasy, and a novel about Africa during WW2. Katlynn is also a watercolor artist, and she enjoys reading Sci-Fi, Adventure and Fantasy fiction, as well as true stories.

   Katlynn was born and raised in Zimbabwe and currently lives in Virginia, USA.

   Since writing her first novel, she has branched out into the genre of young adult fantasy fiction, and her first novel in this genre, The Six, and the Crystals of Ialana, is the precursor to more of the series. The second book in the series, The Six and the Gardeners of Ialana, is also available on Amazon.

   Katlynn has spent much of her own life on a spiritual journey of healing and self-discovery. This inner world of truth-seeking has inspired her fantasy novels; fast-paced adventures that will keep the reader engaged to the last page. The Six series are allegorical tales that take place in the fictional world of Ialana. The protagonists are all teens and young adults, and their own journey takes them from one end of Ialana to the other where they too are on a quest to find the knowledge that was once common but now is mostly forgotten and to re-discover exactly what their mission is.

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2. The Hand That Feeds: A Horror Novel

   About The Hand That Feeds: A Horror Novel:

   How far will a parent go to keep their child alive? John and Angela Mason’s lives are brought to a tormenting halt when their ten year old son is reduced to a lifeless shell. John watches his wife slip into madness as his son rises from the dead. He realizes they must escape the terrifying infection in order to survive but how can he choose between the insanity consuming his wife and the undying hunger of his son. An appetite for death will come in one form or another and it will be left to John to decide on the hand that feeds.

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   Author Bio:
   Michael W. Garza often finds himself wondering where his inspiration will come from next and in what form his imagination will bring it to life. The outcomes regularly surprise him and it’s always his ambition to amaze those curious enough to follow him and take in those results. He encourages readers to peek at his latest work as well as the material he’s published in the past. He sincerely hopes that everyone will find something that astonishes, surprises, or simply scares the heck out of you.

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3. Heart of the Wild Beast by Patricia Harreld

   About Heart of the Wild Beast by Patricia Harreld:

   Andie Carrington jumps at the opportunity of a lifetime to join an expedition in search of Sasquatch. While she has no idea that she will meet her destiny, David Wolfe does. He began to teach and prepare her for her future when she was a mere child.

   David is the expedition’s guide, part of a plan put in place by the Tansensu, the Sasquatch name for themselves. David knows Andie is his soul mate. She is less certain, but feels a connection to David that transcends time. When she is faced with a bizarre request, one that will put an end to any hope of a life with David, she must decide whether to do what is asked of her or pursue a forbidden relationship with him. David must decide if he will be true to his duty to the Tansensu and his own destiny. Or will he deny the very reason for his existence—to be with Andie—and save her from a fate she can’t begin to imagine?

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   Author Bio:
   Patricia Harreld has been an inveterate reader since first grade. Her love of writing began in the fifth grade, when she won the county essay contest. At age ten, she began to develop what would be a lifelong interest in the world beyond our five senses. While working day jobs and raising a family, she still found time to take classes. She read every book she could get her hands on concerning all things paranormal. She enjoys writing romance books with paranormal themes, hoping her readers will ask themselves, “What if…?” She also writes contemporary romances.

   Patricia is also passionate about saving the Earth. She is an avid recycler and a staunch advocate of the Going Green movement. She lives with her husband in San Diego, California.

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4. The Mortis Chroincles, Trials of Eden – Hunters Creed by Alexander Wilkinson

   About The Mortis Chroincles, Trials of Eden – Hunters Creed by Alexander Wilkinson:

   Life on Eden is anything but the peaceful existence its name implies. Overrun with a plethora of supernatural beings, one man is called upon to help right the wrongs on the planet.

   Mortis, an ancient demon, hunts down those who wreak havoc. The elite of the elite, his combat skills are unrivaled and he always collects his bounty. His protégé and lover, Synclair, is an alluring succubus whose fiery red hair and eyes match her temperament. Together they trek through the terrain and restore order.

   The pair has been called to Sector Seven, the mountainous home of Eden’s diabolical leprechauns. The outpost Gamoran is run by the largest dwarf population whose sole duty is to guard the border and keep the leprechauns within the compound. But when leprechauns begin mysteriously disappearing en masse, the fearful dwarven community reaches out to Mortis and Synclair for help.

   Before the Reckoning, on Old Earth, leprechauns were a somewhat jolly breed, but things have drastically changed. No more rainbows, no more gold. Flesh-eating warriors are what they’ve become.

   As Mortis and Synclair prepare to infiltrate the sector and begin their investigation, they are joined by two unlikely travelling companions. A dwarf named Lynx with a bionic arm, and a dire Wolf named Da Vinci who has eyes for Synclair. Mortis and his crew are thrown into the thick of a conspiracy that forces them to engage demon hunters in all out conflict. In order to not only succeed, but survive, they all must abide by the Hunter’s Creed.

   This is the second installment in The Mortis Chronicles – Trials of Eden series by Alexander Wilkinson. The first, Trials of Eden – Flesh Trade is now available. The third, Trials of Eden – Puppet Master is currently playing out on a planet near the edge of the galaxy. Stay tuned.

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   Author Bio:
   Stamford, UK, 1986. It had to have been a dark and foggy night to give rise to one of the area’s most mystic individuals. Fast forward to present day, and that individual, one Alexander Wilkinson, can be occasionally seen wandering the streets of York and Leeds like some creature of legend. With a Pepsi Max in one hand, a half-eaten cheese pretzel in the other, and an open bag of peanut M&Ms in his pocket, he lurks in the shadows of North Yorkshire like a nocturnal animal only paying the day a visit.
   In the light hours, Mr. Wilkinson can be seen moonlighting as a nine-to-five office drone with a lighthearted composure and a traditional brain. But dusk is when his true self begins to emerge. Seeking to entertain the masses, he dips a virtual pen into a digital inkwell and composes unique prose that has been compared to that of James Joyce.
   Whether it’s a smell, sound, or image that ignites the creative spark in Mr. Wilkinson’s mind, it always turns into a blazing chemical fire incapable of being quenched. Everything from anime and Quentin Tarantino to video games and old samurai films inspires him to create something. A peculiar and invigorating blend of sci-fi, Western, horror, fantasy, black comedy, and straight up attitude permeates the flagship work of his, the Mortis Chronicles.

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5. Sojourn With A Stranger by Keta Diablo

   About Sojourn With A Stranger by Keta Diablo:

   A ghost haunts the halls of Stafford House. When Raine Brinsley arrives and accepts a position as a house servant, the ghost is determined to let Raine know who murdered her.

   Derek offers a Raine a large sum of money to bear his child. Now she must choose between caring for her beloved grandfather and her honor. Derek and Lyman Stafford race against time to produce the first male heir in the family, thereby securing the title to Stafford House. The brothers will do anything to win…even murder.

   “A dark, Gothic novel with romance, mystery, suspense and thrills.

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   Author Bio:
   Keta Diablo lives in the Midwest part of the country on six acres of woodland. When she isn’t writing or gardening she loves to commune with nature.

   Keta is a multi-published author in both erotic romance and gay fiction. Her erotica novel, Decadent Deceptions was a finalist in the MOLLY contest sponsored by Romance Writers of America and has been nominated for a Red Carpet Award in 2014. Her paranormal novel, Where the Rain Is Made has been nominated for a Bookie Award by Authors After Dark. Her historical novel, Sky Tinted Water, has been nominated for a RONE Award by Ind’Tale Magazine.. Keta’s books have received numerous Top Pick, Book of the Month, and Recommended Read awards from the top professional review sites.

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6. Search Terms: Alpha

   About Search Terms: Alpha:

   What would you do if your web browser could see into the future?

   College sophomore Tyler Gallagher loves computers, video games, and Thanksgiving Break. He’s timed the arrival of his computer components with the holiday vacation from school to blast aliens and enemy soldiers alike on his brand new, high-end gaming machine.

   When the parts arrive, it soon becomes apparent that they aren’t what he ordered from TechTerritory. Thinking he’s the butt of a practical joke, Tyler plays along, and builds the computer with the obviously fake components. His annoyance turns to shock when the computer powers on.

   Tyler’s shock turns to a mix of disbelief and wonder when he learns the strange “quantum” computer can pull web pages from the near future. Disbelief and wonder soon become fear and uncertainty when he discovers the future might not be so bright.

   “Search Terms: Alpha” is the first book of a new time travel series.

   “Search Terms: Beta” available Q4-2014.

   52,000 word novel

   Adult themes / language / mild sexual content

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   Author Bio:
   I’m an author from Boise, Idaho. I live with my superhero wife and five completely worthless but loveable cats.

   I write adult stories for adult readers.

   My mailing list: http://eepurl.com/D2ktH

   Writes: Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror / Adult Fiction / Drama / Humor / Whatever I Feel Like

   Favorite Team: Chicago Blackhawks

   Favorite Band(s): DevilDriver / Killswitch Engage

   Favorite activity: Trying to convince my wife that I need a ninja sword. I mean, they wouldn’t sell the things on TV if they weren’t invaluable weapons for when gangs of ninja suddenly crash through your living room windows, swords drawn.

   A gun in this situation is useless, as ninja laugh at guns then kick them out of your hand (then kick you in the stomach / knees / groin / face / spine a nanosecond later). The only way to fight evil ninja is with a sword. Hence, ninja sword. Ninja respect sword fighting.

   My wife, she doesn’t seem to understand the gravity of the situation when it comes to blood-crazed ninja looking to extract revenge on random citizens. She even had the nerve to ask me, very sarcastically, if these “ninja” (her finger quotes, not mine) spent their evenings driving a black ninja van down suburban streets looking for family members of ancestral enemies, just so they can exact revenge to fulfill some kind of ninja honor code.

   To be honest, at first, I thought she was serious. Because she totally described ninja behavior, down to the last detail. They DO drive around suburban neighborhoods looking for surviving family lines of ancestral enemies to vanquish (or defeat, or behead, or whatever it is that ninja do to their intended victims who DON’T have a ninja sword to fight back).

   You can imagine my displeasure when she revealed she was being whatever is more sarcastic than “sarcastic.” Then you can imagine my immediate disappointment, possibly resentment, but I love her, so maybe just annoyance, unless a gang of ninja DO bust down our door and start swinging priceless katanas forged in the ancient fires of Mt. Xi deep in the heart of the Dragon Wastes, it most likely would swing to resentment, except it wouldn’t, since we’d have no sword to defend ourselves and so we’d be walking within the spirit world, me whining and complaining to her whenever I wasn’t making her listen to me say I TOLD YOU SO repeatedly. Wow, that’s a really long sentence, packed full of vitamins and irons or something. Let’s see, I totally forgot what I was trying to say… oh, right, so anyway, imagine my immediate disappointment after being mocked when she told me I was not allowed to own a ninja sword.

   This is a true story, by the way, other than a couple of minor omissions (we’ve had this discussion (argument) run past the fifteen minute mark before) on my part to make her seem totally less mean and stuff. But she is. I never get to have any fun. So I secretly write stories to escape my own reality of being forty years old and not being allowed to own a beautiful, sleek, dangerously sharp, sale-priced ninja sword. I know, right? It even comes with a polished wooden stand!

   Also, I like “The Wire.” For some reason, I feel compelled to say that whenever I meet new people. I tried watching the series on DVD to find a subliminal message or some other sinister mechanism that forces people who’ve watched the show to announce that they love it and recommend anyone who hasn’t seen it to do so as soon as humanly possible. I think I found a subliminal message, but it made me forget about finding a sinister message and instead redoubled its efforts to get me to talk about “The Wire” whenever I meet new people.

   Um… There. That’s my author bio. It is not full of lies, regardless of what anyone else that might be living in my house or married to me says. Don’t believe them (her). I wouldn’t write this unless it was true.

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7. Must’ve Done Something Good by Cheryl Cory

   About Must’ve Done Something Good by Cheryl Cory:

   If you love “The Sound of Music” and “Pride and Prejudice,” prepare to be enchanted by “Must’ve Done Something Good!”

   Sylvie O’Rourke, “The Sound of Music” devotee and born procrastinator, is about to die. Well, she thinks she is, anyway, and so attempts a last-ditch bargain with God for her life. “You guys are my witnesses,” she tells her sisters somewhere over Connecticut. “If we get out of this plane alive, I promise to do something good with my life.”

   Back on firm ground, Kate and Meg won’t let their sister forget her promise, and with their years of practice hitting just the right chords of guilt (“What kind of person lies to God?” Meg wants to know), Sylvie finally caves.

   A teaching position at the broken-down St. Matthew’s High School appears to be Sylvie’s perfect opportunity to do some good. That is, until she’s snubbed by a fellow teacher on the first day of school.

   Whether she’s becoming a bit too invested in the students’ fall fundraiser or directing the school’s sure-fire musical disaster, Sylvie’s charmingly irreverent style gets her called down to the principal more often than her students. Can Sylvie keep her promise and make it through the year, dignity and sanity intact?

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   Cheryl Cory lives in Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband Matthew. She enjoys reading, cleaning (seriously), and making cookie dough (not to cook, just to eat). She has tried and quickly given up a number of sports including, but not limited to, golf, skiing and snowboarding. We Have Confidence! is the long-awaited sequel to Cheryl’s first novel, Must’ve Done Something Good.

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8. Immortal Heart by Inger Iversen

   About Immortal Heart by Inger Iversen:

   More than a century after the tragedy of Hélène’s death and before Ella found Kale bruised and broken on her doorstep, Kale moved through the world in a haze of personal punishment allowing it to consume him. Until his friend, Detective Deacon a newly infected Chorý calls on him for a favor.

   In this prequel, Kale is thrown into a world of human blood trafficking and is introduced to a Chorý that offers him a chance at happiness— in blood.

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   Inger Iversen was born in 1982 to Anne and Kaii Iversen. She lives in Virginia Beach with her overweight lap cat, Max and her tree hugging boyfriend Joshua. She spends 90 percent of her time in Barnes and Noble and the other ten pretending not to want to be in Barnes and Noble.

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9. For the Love of Laurel by Patricia Harreld

   About For the Love of Laurel by Patricia Harreld:

   At her wealthy father’s funeral, Laurel Avidon is given an old newspaper article. At first she ignores it, but soon, circumstances in her life cause her to begin a search for the truth. She suspects her father’s bodyguard/chauffeur, Dylan Kraft, knows more than he’s telling. Sometimes he hampers her efforts, and sometimes helps her, but she is certain he is always in control of the amount and type of information she gets. What makes it worse, even as she fights him at every turn, she senses a growing attraction between them she neither needs nor wants. As her quest takes her from her privileged life into the shadowy world of the DEA, encrypted messages, and drug lords, she finds that the people she knows aren’t always who she thought they were —maybe not even Laurel herself.

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   Patricia Harreld has been an inveterate reader since first grade. Her love of writing began in the fifth grade, when she won the county essay contest. At age ten, she began to develop what would be a lifelong interest in the world beyond our five senses. While working day jobs and raising a family, she still found time to take classes. She read every book she could get her hands on concerning all things paranormal. She enjoys writing romance books with paranormal themes, hoping her readers will ask themselves, “What if…?” She also writes contemporary romances.

   Patricia is also passionate about saving the Earth. She is an avid recycler and a staunch advocate of the Going Green movement. She lives with her husband in San Diego, California.

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10. Red, White, and You by Patricia Harreld

    About Red, White, and You by Patricia Harreld:

    Cherry Franklin teaches American History and is in charge of the annual Independence Day pageant. Zachary Somerset is a Colonial soldier. The two literally bump into each other. Zack is dressed in an authentic uniform and Cherry believes he is part of the pageant, though Zack insists otherwise. He tells Cherry that nothing is familiar to him and she thinks he is delusional. Soon, though, she begins to entertain the idea that perhaps he has traveled through time, and enlists the help of her father, who believes time travel is possible.

    Cherry realizes she has dreamed of Zack many times as a friend, but not a lover. Zack is certain they have loved each other throughout time. As Cherry and Zack travel between 1776 and the present, their bond becomes stronger as each absorbs the other one’s environment. Zack tells Cherry he loves her, but she won’t tell him she feels the same. She’s afraid to make a commitment only to have it taken away by the capriciousness of time travel. Though Zack is ready to take a chance that they can both remain in the same time, Cherry must decide if she’s willing to do the same, knowing if they can’t, she risks a broken heart.

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    Author Bio:
    Patricia Harreld has been an inveterate reader since first grade. Her love of writing began in the fifth grade, when she won the county essay contest. At age ten, she began to develop what would be a lifelong interest in the world beyond our five senses. While working day jobs and raising a family, she still found time to take classes. She read every book she could get her hands on concerning all things paranormal. She enjoys writing romance books with paranormal themes, hoping her readers will ask themselves, “What if…?” She also likes to write contemporary romances.

    Patricia is also passionate about saving the Earth. She is an avid recycler and a staunch advocate of the Going Green movement. She lives with her husband in San Diego, California.

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