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About Blade & Rose

Rielle is a powerful master elementalist searching for answers about her missing best friend, Olivia. But when she’s given a mission to protect a handsome stranger, she must choose: complete it and retain her freedom, or stray to save Olivia and the kingdom, which could mean a forced march down the aisle with her hateful arranged fiancé.

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About THE SLIGHTLY ALTERED HISTORY OF CASCADIA by Linda B. Myers

“Humans are imperfect fabrications, often nasty as wolverines even when their bellies are full. They are angry with each other in ways that mystify every Presence here … You must have missed an essential lyric in their Creation Song. Do something!”

And so, the humanoid spirit Cascadia is created by First Female to find the problem with people and clean up what the gods have screwed up. THE SLIGHTLY ALTERED HISTORY OF CASCADIA is a quick-witted quest through history, mythology and modern day ills.

To prepare her for life among humans, Cascadia is first trained in the use of lust by the hot goddess Helen of Troy and in the art of the knife by Jim Bowie. In time, other gods and historic humans teach her additional emotional and physical skills. Along with the help of her human familiar, a magic blade, a flying bear and a logging horse named Blue, Cascadia takes on a serial killer, ends the traffic in bear gall bladders, and leads a war in the woods to end the slavery that one survivalist group is inflicting on others. The book concludes with Cascadia’s plan for a better kind of human. Will the gods agree or scrap the whole damn planet?

This fantasy for grown ups has too much sex for kiddies and violence for sensitive types. It’s part magical reality, part myths and legends, part paranormal and all fun. It is one of four ebooks on sale this week at Amazon. Also available in print.

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THE EARLY YEARS I won my first creative contest in the sixth grade for my Clean Up Fix Up Paint Up poster. This started a career that even a Phi Beta Kappa and B.A. from Michigan State University could not derail.

THE CAREER YEARS My first book was a non-fiction book, The Great Lakes: North America’s Inland Sea, published by Outdoor World. The publisher is long since defunct, and the book appears, naked and alone, on eBay or Amazon every now and again. From this experience I learned how little an author could make. Consequently, I turned to an advertising career in Chicago. I learned it not only pays to advertise, it pays to write it, too. Eventually I left Chicago, trading in my snow boots for rain boots, and moved to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. My Maltese Dotty dreams of sunny islands, but she has acclimated to a wet tummy from walks in the woods.

THE NOW YEARS Now that I represent the older but wiser end of the baby boomer years, I am concentrating on writing fiction. My novels tend toward dark subjects handled in a light tone to give them hope. Seven are now available as Kindle Select ebooks at Amazon.com. They are:

Fun House Chronicles (also available as a paperback)
Lessons of Evil
A Time of Secrets
Bear in Mind, Mystery #1
Hard to Bear, Mystery #2
Bear at Sea, Mystery #3 (The whole Bear mystery series is on sale now as ebooks and also available in print)
The Slightly Altered History of Cascadia

You can find excerpts from all at www.lindabmyers.com And feel free to contact me at myerslinda@gmail.com I’d love to hear from you. And I won’t sell your email address to anyone. Promise!

About Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1 by Jennifer Alsever

Disturbing. Mysterious. Darkly romantic. This five-star novel will keep you glued to the page. When a grieving girl ventures into Trinity Forest, tainted with urban legends of strange disappearances and witchcraft, she must confront the truth behind her parents' death – or lose herself to the forest forever. In this paranormal world of loss, mystery, romance and survival, Ember must search for escape – and a path back to herself. The final book in the series, Trinity Forest Book 3, Venus Shining, will debut this month!

This YA book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print, Audiobook

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About Dear Boss: What Your Employees Wish You Knew by Robert McFarland

Countless hours of productivity are lost in today’s workplace, the vast majority of workers are not engaged in their work, and there is a significant divide between employees and management. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Robert McFarland surveyed hundreds of people in different industries across the country and discovered the top four concerns of employees today. This book details these four main concerns, provides comprehensive biblical solutions to each of them, and also addresses the workplace culture problems faced by virtually every company in the marketplace.

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Robert McFarland is President of Transformational Impact, LLC, a leadership development consultancy helping companies harness the power of their vision to achieve their goals. Robert has worked with numerous organizations and companies conducting strategic planning sessions, providing fundraising counsel, and providing strategic branding guidance. By helping his clients envision their preferred future, develop their strategic plan, and create their company culture, they are able to intentionally achieve their desired impact.

As a nonprofit executive, board member, and consultant, Robert McFarland has seen firsthand how a powerful vision can propel an organization forward—and how not having one will hold an organization back. After serving evangelical ministries and nonprofits for 20 years, Robert founded Transformational Impact LLC because he realized for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations were stunted in their growth as a result of not availing themselves of the power of vision.

About When a Stranger Comes…

Tag: Satisfying one’s greed can come at a devilishly high cost.

Achieving what you crave can also bring the terrifying fear of losing it. For Alexa Wainwright, this truth has become her nightmare. Born Gladys Lipschitz, the daughter of an unwed Soviet-era Jewish immigrant, her debut novel, A Foregone Conclusion, soared to number one on the bestseller’s list and became an international sensation. The accompanying fame and riches were beyond her expectations. Unfortunately, her subsequent work has yet to achieve the same reception by critics and readers. Yes, they have sold well based on her name recognition, but she dreads the possibility of becoming a mid-list author forgotten and ignored. She vows to do whatever it takes to attain the heady ego-stroking success of her debut. But is she really?
Witnessing an out-of-the-blue lightning bolt whose giant tendrils spread over the blue sky and city streets below her loft window, Alexa doesn’t realize just how this vow will be tested as she’s magically transported to an alternate reality. In this universe, the characters from her books are given the breath of life and she meets publisher, King Blakemore, who just might be the Devil himself. At first, she shrugs off her doubts about this peculiar publisher and very lucrative book deal offer because the temptation of riches and refound fame is too strong. But all too soon, Alexa realizes she’s trapped in an underworld of evil from which she desperately wants to escape. For starters, she finds herself in an iron-clad book contract that changes its wording whenever she thinks of a loophole. Desperate to get her life back, she devises schemes to untether herself from this hellish existence. She’s also aided by the forces for good who attempt to help her. However, King Blakemore is cleverer and more powerful than she can begin to understand. Playfully, he decides to give Alexa a second chance to save herself from eternity with him and to be free. He offers her the prospect of a rewrite, as most authors do as part of the writing process. Given this chance, will Alexa make the same choices and the same mistakes again?

Alexa, as the MC, is relatable, likable, and vulnerable with a keen sense of humor. Her world is very small because writing is her life and so she is an easy target for entrapment. Her pact with the Devil is an allegory for the evil lurking in our midst. The social decay of modern society with its excessive greed, the ignorance of our political leaders, and our indifference toward the survival of all species from the effects of climate change, among other environmental pressures, are perhaps brought forth by the darkest forces of human nature.

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When a Stranger Comes…is my third novel. My debut, Walking with Elephants, was initially published by a small publisher who went out of business. Subsequently, I took over as an indie publisher. It went on to win the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence and was a top-five finalist in the Kindle Book Review’s 2012 contest for the best indie books. Sunspots, my second novel, was awarded the IndiePENdents.org Seal of Approval for good writing. I hold a Master of Science in Mass Communication and for 15 years, I was an editor/copyeditor for a “Big Four” public accounting firm. I was also technical editor for an accounting industry magazine.

About Wonders: A Wanderer’s Journey

It has been 400 years since the Wonders established themselves here on Earth. Shortly after they arrived, the walls were erected, the protected Cities were established, and the first deadly wave of the Pox swept the world. Now, the Lord Proctor, Draven Lucere, rules what remains of the once-free nation. His lineage has sought to cripple the population in more ways than one; some apparent and some despicable and underhanded.

While humanity has atrophied in the Cities, the Wonders have evolved and adapted to their new home. They live among us and sometimes even combine forms with earthborn creatures.

In this world of Wonders, Maia and those who accompany her must learn to adapt and survive, as they take the fight for freedom to the ruling elite who have held it from the rest of the population for generations.

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AD Johnson specializes in young adult fantasy adventures. She has a long-standing love for series such as Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and The Maze Runner. Between aliens, gods, and denizens of the land of the dead, AD Johnson will give you characters and tales to keep readers of all ages fascinated for years to come!

About Finding Home by Lee Donoghue

‘Love is where you belong, not in the hate of others. Yet first you must accept your deeds.’

Outlaw, murderer, pariah: for Vess Baer they are titles earned, and now worn with regret. While outrunning his past, he has found love; a heart he can call home. All he wants is to stay there, despite the mistrust of his lover’s father.

When time and the king’s men catch up with him, he must choose between life and love; between who he has been and who he is becoming. He learns that responsibility comes at a terrible cost, but one which must be met.

Will he choose to belong or to be free?

If you like dark fantasy short stories, you’ll love this 4,200 word short tale. Finding Home will be free on Amazon between 13 – 17 November – pick it up!

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I have always had an interest in the idea of fantasy worlds, where unlimited possibilities collide with human strengths and frailties; where anything can happen as much by the determination of those who live there, as by a spark of magic.

Having spent many years reading the works of masters such as Tolkien, Martin and Donaldson, and both exploring and creating fantasy sagas in play-by-mail gaming, I have held a long-term desire to share my own fantasy worlds with others and to make readers a part of their development.

When not reading, writing or enjoying photography, I am employed to help people reach their full potential in the real world – where stories of determination and courage are just as prevalent as in any fantasy landscape.

About A-C-T Like A Kid And T-H-I-N-K Like A Parent

Just for kicks, have you ever wondered what your parents really want from you in life? Is it you, or do your parents want you to have no real fun? On any given day, do you want to make your parents proud of you and still do what makes you feel really happy within yourself? Of course you do! But the real question has always been, and still is…how? How can we actually get this done?

Well, with A-C-T like a Kid and T-H-I-N-K like a Parent, a.k.a “the child-part consoler”, you will get past common misunderstandings by learning how to truly talk, hear, and listen to your parents, guardians or caregivers instead of feeling like you have to run to friends to find some sense of acceptance, understanding, and real connection.

In this book, chock-full of questions and answers gotten directly from the source, you’ll learn what your parents, guardians or caregivers really expect of you—and maybe you’ll even find out how to explain to them what you really expect from them! Not that this book could ever replace a parent, because it can not. But when it comes to openly communicating certain key ideas, this book comes really close.

This tell-all guide contains lots of enlightening explanations and helpful answers to many common kid questions like:

What do my parents really want from me?
Why do my parents do what they do and say what they say?
What do I really need to know about my parents’ parenting skills?
How can I keep my parents happy with me?
How can I help my parents to help me?
How can I get what I want from my parents every time?

A-C-T like a Kid and T-H-I-N-K like a Parent is an intro to the secret knowledge of adults which is a set of informations that is mainly covered in the book entitled Surrogate Re-Parenting: A.K.A. Get Your Mind Right, and even more thoroughly covered in the book The Secret Knowledge Of Adults. While this book, A-C-T like a Kid and T-H-I-N-K like a Parent is intended for kids 10 and up, the info in this book is beneficial and useful to the intelligent kid parts in all of us. Yes, this means you too.

The information in this book will help you and yours to start to see your parents, not as the enemy, but as the caring human beings they really are, and take the first step toward family unity, understanding, growth, success, and happiness! Both you and your parents really deserve this, and with this book, A-C-T like a Kid and T-H-I-N-K like a Parent, you and your parents can actually achieve this.

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There are 2 authors. Katherine Shears’ bio goes first.

Katherine Shears is a mom, graduate of Strayer University, and an executive consultant, who is dedicated to bettering the social function and overall visibility of all she encounters. She is a deep thinker with an open mind who stays on the cutting edge of learning, having read over one hundred self-help titles and counting.

C. S. Whitehurst is a psychology-based UX/UI designer/tester, computer programmer, IT Project Manager, and self-help enthusiast, who is a student of science, philosophy, life, and NYU. As a native of New York, having been exposed to social diversity, he has been coached by life to respond to the issues plaguing inner-city youth.

About Hypnosis, a Return to the Past

Marcus Belling is a world-famous hypnotist. For the past 20 years, many exclusive clients have benefited from his skills and desire to help people. However, everything changes when a mysterious woman named Anne Pauline Roux knocks on his door. She holds a rare power when hypnotized, which will affect both their lives in ways they could never imagine. Her unique power is so strong that it doesn’t stay secret for long. Marcus’ arch-rival and fellow hypnotist, Josef Salvaterra, has been looking for a way to shut down Marcus’ business for years. Pauline may just give him the opportunity he’s been waiting for. If he can work this to his advantage, he could be recognised as the greatest hypnotist the world has ever seen. With such a prize at stake, is there anything he’s not prepared to do?

Reading this book is a hypnotic process that will lead you to question the meaning of destiny and truth, and restore faith in our ability to find the good, even when we are not looking for it.

The book will be discounted from 12/11/2017 onwards.

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Author Bio:
Maria Inês Rebelo
Born in Lisbon, in 1985, Maria has a masters degree in Law; however, she has always attracted to books.

After being an avid reader from an early age, she began writing her own texts and in 2015, she published ‘O Trabalho Voluntario: uma reflexao juridica e social’ (Voluntary Work: a legal and social reflection) through Chiado Editora, Portugal.

‘Hypnosis: A Return to the Past’ is her first novel. Together with this book, Rebelo wrote ‘The light of Marva: The story before Jasmine’ (a bonus available free to readers).

Maria loves a book that impresses her on its human side. She also feels connected with nature, and finds traveling one of the best things in the world!

About The Paleo Cookbook; 20 Quick and Easy Paleo Recipes For Beginners

This book will give you answers to all your queries and give you insights into the paleo philosophy.
Paleo is not just a diet; it is a way of life.

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Betty Cambell is a simple person. A mother, a wife, an aunt, and of course, an amazing cook!
Her incredible ability to mix and match food is second to none.
Creating simple, affordable, healthy, and delicious recipes that everyone can enjoy!

About Blade & Rose

Rielle is a powerful master elementalist searching for answers about her missing best friend, Olivia. But when she’s given a mission to protect a handsome stranger, she must choose: complete it and retain her freedom, or stray to save Olivia and the kingdom, which could mean a forced march down the aisle with her hateful arranged fiancé.

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About Homefront: A Pax Aeterna Novel

I shoot first. Ask questions later.
If you’re lucky.
If you’re not…well, you just die.

Don’t let my curves fool you.
I’m there deadliest spy that works for the Terran Union.
Armada Intelligence code named me No One.
My enemies code name me “Oh crap.”
I’m just guessing though.
Because usually they’re too dead to confirm anything.
I go in, get the job done, and get out.
Sure, I might break a few necks.
But I always succeed in my mission.

So how do they reward me after the war?
They put me in a freakin’ desk job.

I’m supposed to pretend to be a xenoarchaeologiest on Sonali Prime.
But what I’m really here to do is study the Sonali.
Powerful aliens that we just got done fighting a war with.
We may be at peace now, but not if some people have their way.
They want to plunge the galaxy back into war.
They think Terrans are a bad influence on this race.
That we’re too weak. Too soft.
They’ll do anything to revisit the conflict with the Terran Union.
Including killing 9 billion of their own race.

I have to stop them. It’ll take everything I have.
Every nanite enhancement to my body.
Every trick in the book.
But I guarantee you this.
Once I’m done with them, no one will call humans weak ever again.

You can bet your life on it.
You’ll probably lose.

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Life-long sci-fi nerd living in Austin, Texas, Trevor Wyatt cut his teeth on the works of Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, eventually moving on to everything from Star Wars to Futurama.
He discovered his love of writing during college and has written off and on for the last ten years.
His novel, The Seeker is the first in the Pax Aeterna universe.

About Ten Commandments of the Powerful Prayers: Ten Steps to the Winner’s Life by Phill Full

I am tired of praying. It is hard for me to pray for a long time. I do not experience God’s love and power. I lose faith. I do not know how to pray. I cannot overcome sin.

If among these statements you have found your own, then this book is for you.
In the whole universe, there is only one who most wants you to stop praying. For this purpose, he uses everything he can. And, if your prayer life loses its power and the fire on your altar is quenched, then the devil begins to win. However, it is for this purpose that the enemy does not triumph over you and that your lamp burns with renewed vigor – this book is written.

Friend, I am not suggesting you play a game in a Christian or a prayer. I call you to enter the glory of God and into the Kingdom of God now and here on earth. And all this through, you’re really powerful in prayer.

In order for you to succeed, this book gathers the experience I received during the years of service in the rehabilitation center for drug addicts and alcoholics, prayer services in prisons, prayers for demon-possessed people, and prayers for baptism with the Holy Spirit. I experienced what a powerful prayer means when preaching in India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Russia, England and Ukraine.

Every word and statement written in this book are confirmed by a place in the Holy Bible. In addition, if you accept it, all the writing will be confirmed by your personal experience.

In this book, I offer you ten principles (rules, goals), which I call commandments. It is their observance and fulfillment that guarantee the connection with God and the life in His fullness. Thanks to a powerful prayer.

Based on these 10 commandments, you can test your prayer life. In addition, they are presented in the form of step by step instructions that will help you to update your prayer.

If you have already decided to enter into the ministry of the Spirit through prayer, select “Buy Now” above and come boldly unto the throne of grace, and obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. And I’ll pray with you!

P.S: Buying this book, you support:
The work of the rehabilitation center for drug addicts, alcoholics and criminals.
Serving in two prisons.
Future missionary trip to Indonesia (Kalimantan).

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My motto is “Live full happy and healthy life! It is possible!”. This is possible because there is everything you need. And it is really possible, even for the most fallen and most deeply unhappy people. Over the past 15 years, this shows my life and professional experience. Being a successful student at a prestigious chemical university, I fell into alcoholism and drug addiction. Having lost everything – the university, my beloved girl, my health, I was left alone. I stayed One on one with emptiness and disappointment, tuberculosis and hepatitis C. In 2002, I found a way out. The way out of the unhappy life and emptiness. This exit was given to me by Jesus Christ. Since that time, I have devoted myself to live full of happiness and healthy life. It’s possible! Because that’s the kind of life I’m living now. I do not drink alcohol, I do not smoke, I do not use drugs … And I know how to make other people’s lives the same as my life – full of happiness and health.
Since that time, I have been helping people who have fallen into difficult life situations (drug addiction, alcoholism, family quarrels, health problems, etc.). With my experience of recovery and how to live full of happiness and health, I shared my life experience in different countries. In Africa, India, Kazakhstan, England, Scotland, etc. I studied the experience of people’s lives in these countries. I am collecting the best experience of a healthy lifestyle from around the world.
Therefore, I have something to share. All that I write is purely from experience and practice. All my books are created especially to you can live a life full of happiness and health!
Read and try. And fill your life with happiness and health!

About The Kyler Collection by Siobhan Davis

This box set includes the first three books in the highly-addictive Kennedy Boys series from USA Today bestselling author, Siobhan Davis, and is over 1,000 pages of heart-stopping drama, intriguing twists and turns, and angsty romance. Complete trilogy that ends with a HEA and no cliffhanger.

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Two fractured hearts and a forbidden love they can’t deny.

You shouldn’t want what you can’t have…

Faye Donovan has lost everything. After her parent’s tragic death, she’s whisked away from her home in Ireland when an unknown uncle surfaces as her new guardian.

Dropped smack-dab into the All-American dream, Faye should feel grateful. Except living with her wealthy uncle, his fashion-empire-owning wife, and their seven screwed-up sons is quickly turning into a nightmare—especially when certain inappropriate feelings arise.

Kyler Kennedy makes her head hurt and her heart race, but he’s her cousin.

He’s off limits.

And he’s not exactly welcoming—Kyler is ignorant, moody, and downright cruel at times—but Faye sees behind the mask he wears, recognizing a kindred spirit.

Kyler has sworn off girls, yet Faye gets under his skin. The more he pushes her away, the more he’s drawn to her, but acting on those feelings risks a crap-ton of prejudice, and any whiff of scandal could damage the precious Kennedy brand.

Concealing their feelings seems like the only choice.

But when everyone has something to hide, a secret is a very dangerous thing.

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USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis writes emotionally intense young adult and new adult fiction with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns that will have you flipping the pages beyond bedtime! She is the author of the international bestselling True Calling, Saven, and Kennedy Boys series.

Siobhan’s family will tell you she’s a little bit obsessive when it comes to reading and writing, and they aren’t wrong. She can rarely be found without her trusty Kindle, a paperback book, or her laptop somewhere close at hand.

Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in human resource management.

She resides in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.