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About The Protector by E.A.Shanniak

Whether Eavan was ready or not – her now husband Rais summoned his magic to his fingertips. The flaming swirls of magic licked at his hands as it grew, swarming and building around them – in the blink of an eye she was in a new land.
The new aromas hit her senses as she was blindfolded. Rais led her to a dragon who would test her to see if she was worthy of the honor of being his wife. A test that would determine whether she was to live or be beheaded.
Eavan stepped uncertainly onto the platform, facing a large orange dragon. She closed her eyes and swallowed.
Would she find love or death

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In the land of JRR Tolkien, Ericka would be a dwarf; hairy, small and lover of feasts. Barely reaching over five feet tall, the stay at home mother of two writes at her small, unimpressive desk
daily to deliver a tale delved from her past.

Her small, sausage fingers scribble unintelligible words that are thankfully fixed by her word processor. She ravenously eats meals her kids overlook. She lovingly washes the garments worn by her hard-working, supportive husband.

Ericka works diligently on her novels to give compelling pieces of literature that would have otherwise filled a hobbit’s hole instead of bookshelves at the local stores. Being only 28 years of age,
this dwarf still has a lot of adventure to fulfill before she resides with her ancestors underneath The Lonely Mountain.

Ericka hopes you enjoy her books. She hopes adventure finds you, grabs hold, and drags you out of your front yard, you little Bilbo!

About faulty Christian by Ariel Gentry

In this TRUE story, she was ready for adventure and searching for love. Ariel Gentry found both when she joined online dating and met Ben. He pursued her and three months later, she had married and left everything to move to Canada. Excited about being in love and learning about her new country, she wasn’t expecting the bizarre events that unfolded. Most shocking were her very own reactions. So much so, that she realizes and admits she’s not perfect. But no one is perfect…no, not one.

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Ariel Gentry grew up on her family farm near Lexington, Kentucky. She still lives in the area and is a registered nurse. The first time author is growing the “faulty Christian” brand and working on her next book, another non-fiction. She continues to humbly admit imperfection and is thankful for grace.

About Ariadne by Daniel Agnew

A young priestess flees from Crete to Egypt and finally Canaan as the Bronze Age world collapses around her.

Until the skies grew dark and red and the ground shook and cracked, Ariadne’s biggest problems were how to stay one step ahead of her parents and out-think any boys who might come her way. Now she’s part of a desperate plan to bring the world back to balance and save Crete from destruction.

Shame for the world Ariadne had other plans.

Hardened by her trials and forced to leave behind those she cares for, Ariadne struggles on to survive in new lands with new friends. But these lands are just as unforgiving as the one she left, and just as haunted by ghosts from her past…

Ariadne is a novel about a young woman’s journey to find out who she is in a chaotic world full of betrayal and heartache. It is a novel about three turbulent lands at the height of the Bronze Age and the death and suffering they endured. It is a novel inspired by history rather than myth, in a period few know what really happened. It is a novel about the past, yet a past so resonant with our present and future. It is a novel for those who love to ponder the tragic nature of war, and for those who long to see the world made right. It is a novel set to challenge historians and to entertain those who just love a good story. It is a novel about the lives of many people and yet ultimately one, Ariadne.

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Daniel Agnew is a writer, historian, swordsman and classics graduate from the Australian National University. He has a passion for reviving so-called dead languages, everything from Ancient Greek and Latin to Irish and Scottish Gaelic. His interest in medieval longsword masters has served him well both on the battlefield and on his weekly blog.

About Awfully Appetizing by Leod Fitz

Meet Walter, the ghoul next door. Walter runs a small funeral home, burying (and eating) the loved ones of his human clients, and hiding (and eating) the leftovers of his supernatural clientele. He’s found a quiet niche to fill, and wants nothing more than to stay there, the shadows. But Walter’s life is about to take a turn. Somebody wants him dead, and if he doesn’t figure out who and why, his days are numbered.

Pursued by hunters, he must dive headfirst into the complicated world of neckbiter politics and navigate the absurdities of crotchsniffer hierarchy to turn a plot on its head and make a powerful enemy. And that’s the best case scenario.

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Leod Fitz is a passionate reader who believes that everything he’s written is a comedy, especially the horrors. Tired of worlds with sparkling vampires and cuddly werewolves, Leod started the Corpse-Eater Saga wanting to make a world where everyone is an asshole, including the protagonist, because what’s the point of making a hero if he’s not also kind of a dick.

About The Flats: A Liz Boyle Mystery by Kate Birdsall

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Detective Liz Boyle knows there is no crime more heinous than the murder of a child. When she and her partner, Tom Goran, are called to a new scene in an area of Cleveland known as The Flats, they find that a killer has taken that to new levels.

As the investigation takes them deeper into the city’s seedy underbelly, the case hits frighteningly close to home when someone Liz loves is added to the list of possible suspects. While fighting her personal demons, she must also pick her way around the department bureaucracy to avoid being pulled from the case.

Liz and Tom will need to solve the most mind-bending mystery of their careers, one in which their personal and professional allegiances—and maybe their sanity—will be tested. But Liz vows to bring the killer to justice at any cost.

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Kate Birdsall was born in the heart of the Rust Belt and harbors a hesitant affinity for its grit. She’s an existentialist who writes both short and long fiction, and she plays a variety of loud instruments. She lives in Michigan’s capital city with her partner and at least one too many four-legged creatures.

About Foreign Involvement by Robert E. Smith

Chuck Winters, recently retired San Francisco homicide detective struck it rich by developing a U.S. criminal database earning him over $100 million after taxes. Within weeks his venture capital mentor called on him to investigate a missing CEO that disappeared days before a scheduled public stock offering. The worldwide chase for a killer starts.

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Robert (Bob) E. Smith writes and manages his successful commercial real estate investments. Married with five children and many grandchildren. Splitting time between Palm Springs, Lake Shasta, CA., Honolulu, Black Butte Ranch, OR. and permanent residence in Portland, OR.

His business career has taken him from the jungles of Guyana to the busy streets of Tokyo, along with major exposure to the criminal side of the New Orleans and Baton Rouge judicial system. Along the way, he has met some interesting and scary individuals—from “claim to be” former CIA, to the Yakuza and Russians in Japan. All with an angle—all with a story—for another time.

About The King of FU

The King of FU is a magically realistic poetic memoir about growing up in America in the nineties on the cusp of the age of the internet. It is a voyage that navigates through family tribalism, supervisors, white-gloved Sheriffs, bullies, sex, suicide, dead prisoners, drugs, porn, middle school, and Jesus; all in search of answering one of life’s greatest mysteries: what is the point of adults?

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Benjamin Davis is an American writer and Journalist living in St.
Petersburg. He grew up in a no-name town in Massachusetts
where he was more likely to hear horse sex or a pack of wolves eating
a rabbit than cars driving by or drunks fighting, as he does now. He
works as a copywriter, lifestyle-journalist, content-monkey, and social
media manager for English speaking markets. To cope with
the sterility of corporate writing, his fiction sometimes gets a little out
of hand.

About The Killer Trap

For PI Connor Marin and his partner, protecting a beautiful woman from the Russian mob can be deadly. Especially if your plan to bring to justice a powerful criminal includes stealing a shipment of his cash.

This is book two of a three book series. It can be read on its own.

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Kevin R. Hill has written for newspapers and magazines.

He grew up in a law-enforcement family that discussed police stories over dinner. Those stories inspire his detective fiction.

After many years abroad, the author returned home, drawn to the contrasts that are Long Beach, California. At one end of the city, women of the night prowl Pacific Coast Highway, and Mexican vendors push tamale carts. A few miles away, the rich enjoy the pristine houses of Naples island and Virginia Country Club.

In that city, his detectives work among the street people, sidewalk cafes, hustlers and cops.

Kevin also writes nonfiction, and laughs when asked about his automotive addiction. He explains it by saying that he grew up next to a family of Portuguese/Italian mechanics, and developed a love for the sound of a small block Chevy with a lopey cam. After writing all day, he says, tinkering on a classic engine is a terrific way to unwind. In the garage, far from mundane cares, the outside world does not exist.

The ocean is a great part of the So. Cal. lifestyle, and it has always spoken to Kevin. He loves to spearfish, enjoys exotic travel, micro brews, and fine tequila.

About His Highland Pledge by Celeste Barclay

Old enough to love, too young to wed…
Sixteen year old Magnus Sinclair did not realize when he stumbled upon thirteen year old Deirdre Fraser he was meeting his soulmate. Three years of meeting at Highland Gatherings and Royal Hunts, along with countless letters, build an unbreakable love between Magnus and Deirdre, and they secretly pledge themselves in a handfast. When Deirdre’s parents discover their daughter’s actions, she is whisked away to become a lady in waiting to the queen as her parents’ status grows within the royal court.

A boy grown into a man determined to never surrender his love again…
Seven years of separation have not lessened Magnus’s love but have made him taste the bitterness of rejection. Sent to court as the Clan Sinclair’s representative, the last person Magnus thought to find is Deirdre Fraser, and the last thing he thought to learn is she will soon be betrothed–to a man other than him.

A girl grown into a woman willing to disobey to regain her lost love…
Deirdre has served the royal court ever since her parents pulled her from Magnus’s arms. She has been a dutiful daughter and dutiful companion to the queen, but she never let go of her love for Magnus or her hopes that they would be reunited. Stunned to find Mangus walking past her, Deirdre’s heart calls to him despite her parents’ political ambitions.

Caught between expectations and desire, Magnus and Deirdre must work together to find a way to finally build their life together.

Can they prove to everyone that they still belong together, that theirs was not a childhood infatuation but a love for the ages? Or will they have to defy those who attempt to control them, so they may fulfill His Highland Pledge?

Meet the members of Clan Sinclair in this fourth installment of the five-book Highland romance series. The Clan Sinclair features Mairghread and her four brothers, Callum, Alexander, Tavish, and Magnus. Each member of the Scottish clan faces challenges as they meet their fated match, but all of the Sinclairs find their HEA. Each novel in the series is a standalone, but they are best read together.

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Celeste Barclay, a nom de plume, lives near the Southern California coast with her husband and sons. Growing up in the Midwest, Celeste enjoyed spending as much time in and on the water as she could. Now she lives near the beach. She’s an avid swimmer, a hopeful future surfer, and a former rower. When she’s not writing, she’s working or being a mom.

About Navigating Negativity: Practical Parenting Strategies to Reduce Conflict and Create Calm

Does your child find something wrong with just about everything? Are simple requests to do chores or homework met with meltdowns? Have you run out of ideas for cheering on your rigid perfectionist? If your child’s negativity is wreaking havoc in your home, Dr. Susan Van Scoyoc is ready to help! She is a parent and board-certified child psychologist with over 20 years of experience helping overwhelmed parents discover solutions for negativity. In this book, she expertly applies the most compelling research on self-regulation to the realities of today’s parenting, helping you and your family embrace an optimistic new beginning. Discover practical, positive parenting strategies that transform your household from frustrated to flexible. No kid cooperation required! In Navigating Negativity: Practical Parenting Strategies to Reduce Conflict and Create Calm, you’ll discover: • The devastating impact of unchecked negativity on relationships, self-esteem, and mental health • The automatic and flawed thought habits behind your child’s persistent pessimism • Connections between anxiety and your child’s battle with negative thinking • Why reassuring, logic, scolding and arguing don’t work and what you can do instead • Simple but vitally important actions you can take in between blow ups to nurture peace, and much, much more! With practical techniques, trusted expert advice and strategies that don’t require your kid’s cooperation, Dr. Van Scoyoc’s confidence-boosting book is your must-have guide to parenting a negative child. Discounted price now so my book can reach the parents who need it most!

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Dr. Susan Mortweet Van Scoyoc is a board-certified, child psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience supporting the mental health needs of children and families. She spent more than a decade at Children’s Mercy Hospital in the Kansas City area helping children with and without medical conditions improve their well-being. She currently practices at Pediatric Associates of University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital serving children struggling with anxiety, depression, behavior problems, social worries, and poor adjustment to life’s stressors. Dr. Van Scoyoc is a best-selling author for the American Psychological Association. She shares her research-based and clinical knowledge about treatments for pediatric behavioral health issues with her fellow specialists. Professionals all over the world use her textbook, Treatments that Work: Empirically Supported Strategies for Managing Childhood Problems, to teach others about effective treatment strategies. She is also the co-author of Parenting That Works: Building Skills That Last a Lifetime, aimed at parents looking to build confidence in their child-rearing skills. Translated into at least four languages, it serves to encourage parents all over the world to focus on the skills their children need to reach their potential. Dr. Van Scoyoc is married and has two children. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and writing. Just like most parents, her children are teaching her more than she is teaching them about just what a kid needs to succeed in today’s world!

About ADRIANA

In a universe underpinned by information, what happens when this ‘information layer’ starts to become conscious within the mind of a young girl?
This 85,000-word novel does not sit easily in any one genre, but if pushed I would describe it as a philosophical mystery that might well find itself on a shelf with the science fiction books.
Although my writing style is very different to hers, my book was, to a degree, inspired by the Scarlett Thomas novel ‘The End Of Mr Y’ and I would by very pleased to find my book appealing to a similar audience. Books like ‘Solaris’ by Stanislaw Lem, ‘The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’ by Douglas Adams and the paintings of Hayley Buchanan were also an influence.

The premise of this book, which is gradually revealed, is that:
The universe, at its most fundamental level, is governed by information. Consciousness is the product of the same and that when they are able to ‘lucid dream’ some people can enter a sort of collective unconscious that exists within this realm, the information layer.
Timeless, like dreams, the possibility of knowledge from the future bleeding into its past becomes possible. However, no paradox occurs when this happens because history and the very contents of our minds get rewritten to accommodate any change. When this happens a discontinuity is said to have occurred, but if a sufficiently large change takes place, then the line of least resistance is no longer ‘a discontinuity’ and then all those conceived, beyond the point of the change, run the risk of having never existed. This is what Gabriel Smith fears Adriana may bring about and, eventually, explains the nature of Adriana’s dreams.
The book begins with slightly autistic and dyslexic Adriana, aged seventeen, having just been moved to protected housing. Adriana, institutionalised after the death of her twin, is treated by her psychiatrist Raj Banerjee.
Mr Banerjee, who is fascinated by her remarkable dreams, treats her and as her condition improves she decides to walk outside, by herself, for the first time, but soon gets lost. She ends up in a park in the night and gets attacked but, to her surprise, is able to fend off her attacker.
She makes four new friends, Archie, Matt, Beá, and Sophie, who take her back to her flat and there discover old papers and books left by her late mother. She embarks on a journey with her new friends in search of notes written by her father before the Second World War. Gabriel Smith, who believes Adriana is a threat to himself and his family, pursues them
Banerjee falls ill and later dies, murdered in hospital, but before he dies he tells his friend, Dr. Frank Carver, of a strange dream he thinks he shared with Adriana. Her absence and the dream suggest to him that she may be involved, so he heads off in pursuit as well. After much to-ing and fro-ing and a number of extraordinary journeys through a black hole, the mind of a prehistoric woman and to an alien world, Adriana is killed. This leads to the break down of the laws of physics and the end of the world, but not the information layer.
A young girl stimulated by music lies in a coma in a medical facility. Was this entire story just her dream or is she God.

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In my life I have been a university lecturer, an inventor, a plasterer’s assistant, a recording engineer, a record producer and a song and music writer for both film and commercial release. I have also owned and run a number of recording studios (all called Mark Angelo Recording Studios ) and now I am an author. Science was always my first love. As a child, on birthdays and Christmas, it was not train sets and toy cars for me. All I wanted was books. Books about palaeontology, astronomy, biology or physics. That was until I encountered my first science fiction book. I was hooked. Isaac Asimov, Arthur Clark, Philip K Dick, Harlan Ellison and many others became, for me, new heroes to stand alongside Einstein, Newton, Heisenberg and Maxwell. You could say that these are the people that, to a large extent must bear the responsibility for creating the person that I am today.
So after many years of doing just about everything else I have, perhaps now in my second childhood, finally decided to go back to the things I always loved the most and this time emulating the greats, dare to write a book of my own.

About Two Days of Christmas

Like most children his age, Asher’s favorite day of the year was Christmas. Sure he liked to get presents and eat all the fabulous food just like everyone else, but mostly he loved being with both his parents. You see Asher’s father, Alec Banks, had run off and left his mother almost three years to the date and the ten-year-old boy longed for his family to be whole again.
Asher does his best to ruin Christmas day when he finds out that his father’s twenty-five year old girlfriend will be joining them in the festivities. Unfortunately he doesn’t realize until the day is over what a mess he has caused for everyone, especially his mother, Judith. He learns the hard way that being mean & selfish towards other doesn’t equal happiness for him.
Luckily, on Christmas night Asher meats a jolly fellow named Henry, who is the Spirit of Christmas. The handsome man in a red & green plaid suit mysteriously shows up and grants Asher one wish. He tells the young boy that he will be able to relive Christmas day and fix all the things that he did wrong.
At first Asher is skeptical, but when he wakes up the next morning and it’s the 25th of December, Asher realizes what a golden opportunity he has been given. The ten-year-old boy proceeds to fix all the mistakes that he made the day before. Along the way he rediscovers his faith in Santa Claus and the Spirit of Christmas.
Join Asher as he relives Christmas day. Will he fix all the mistakes he made the first time around or will the holiday season end in disaster again? Fun read for all ages.

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Ashley Robert was born and raised in south Florida in the 80’s. He spent his summers in North Carolina where he learned about southern culture. He went on to study at the University of Mississippi where he earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Throughout his life he has always had an appreciation for literature & film. Ashley writes every book as if it were a movie. Perhaps one day they will be.

About I Belong

Yesterday, Seth was a star engineering student. Today, he roams the halls of a state mental hospital. His only crime is having Asperger’s Syndrome, which colors his world brilliant but people dull. The university he attends experienced a deadly bombing a year ago, and the community is still reeling from the shock of what they experienced. When one student misinterprets something Seth says and reports him to the administration, it sets off a series of events that threatens to ruin his life. Despite his social challenges, he must fight to regain his good standing or risk losing everything he has worked so hard to achieve.

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Suzanne K. Whang first caught the writing bug in second grade when her teacher entered her scribblings in a poetry contest and told her to never stop writing. So she kept writing as her family moved from continent to continent, then throughout college in Massachusetts, and for most of her writing career in Washington, D.C. I Belong is her first book, and she plans to keep writing–just like her teacher told her to.

About Summary & Analysis of Atomic Habits by ZIP Reads

In his New York Times bestseller, James Clear presents an easy, actionable guide to making big changes in your life by starting with the smallest steps. Learn how to turn your life around one atomic habit at a time.

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About This Is The True Story Of Kill Or Be Killed Shootouts In The Real Old West by Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton

Old West Lawman’s Forgotten Memoir Found: Reveals The True (At Times Disturbing) Story of Kill Or Be Killed Shootouts In The Real 1870’s, Wild West.

Recently discovered memoir by one of the Old West’s most feared (yet, virtually unknown today) gunfighters, hired gun regulator and lawman puts you behind a pair of Colt .45 six-guns and immerses you in the real life man-on-man fast draw shootouts, hell-bent-for-leather outlaw chases and lead dodgin’ narrow escapes in the Real Old West.

If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to strap on a six-gun and have a face-off-in-the-street gunfight where only the fastest gunslinger walks away – – then this rare eyewitness account of what it was like to live and die in the Real Old West is a must read.

This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

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About The Raw Strength & Power System: Guaranteed Long term progress! by Duain Kelaart

THE RAW STRENGTH & POWER SYSTEM is a principal based formula for you to get stronger, build muscle, increase power, prevent sports injuries and to body re-composition. This training program is a logical long term approach to strength training it does a great job of using periodization and progressive overload strategically. This program requires consistent hard work but delivers AMAZING results as you can expect a 400lb deadlift within 1 year of using this program. I can assure you that if you follow this program correctly and pay attention to your recovery you will be rewarded with SIGNIFICANT gains in strength and muscle mass.

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Duain Kelaart is passionate about finding the most effective training protocols and periodization techniques to optimally develop muscle mass, strength and explosive power. He has achieved a 2.5 x bodyweight or 441lb (200kg) deadlift without a belt at 17 years old in a mere 10 months of serious training as featured on his YouTube account (name).

About One Message by Marie Tayse

She is a divorced mother of two from Tennessee whom no one has ever heard of. He is a huge celebrity who hundreds of fans line up multiple times a year just to get his autograph or catch a peek at his sexy smile. The chances of them ever meeting are slim to none, but then sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith to change your life.

“If life can remove someone you never dreamt of losing, it can replace them with someone you never dreamt of having.”

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I am a multi-genre self-published author. I love writing stories, and have been doing so since the age of 10. I had a poem published in an anthology of young poets when I was in high school.

I am fascinated by anything paranormal and am Founder and Lead Investigator for Seeking Answers Paranormal of Tennessee. (http://seekinganswerstn.wixsite.com/saptn) My book, A Walk into the Unknown, was written while relating to some of the cases the team has worked.

I live in Tennessee in my own haunted house.

I spend most of my time writing, reading, making memories with my family, or watching TV. I am a huge Netflix junkie. My favorite shows to watch on Netflix are Supernatural, The Walking Dead, Criminal Minds, Impractical Jokers, Riverdale, NCIS, Hawaii 5-0, and The Andy Griffith Show. But, as you can see I am always adding to that list.

I love all types of music as well. I often times find myself singing along to whatever is playing at the time. (That doesn’t mean I’m good at it, but I love to sing nonetheless.)

A lifelong dream of mine is to live in a house on the beach. There is nothing quite like falling asleep and awakening to the sound of waves crashing against the beach and seagulls talking to one another.

I have two children, three dogs, two fish, and seven cats. My children’s book series, The Adventures of Miracle, is based off of one of my cats.

If you ever have a question or comment, feel free to email me at seekinganswerstn@mail.com

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About Keep Her Close

Eighteen-year-old Ally Nebel knows nothing of her real parents—only that they abandoned her inside a parking garage at age three. When she receives a letter from someone claiming to be her biological father, she reluctantly agrees to meet, hoping for the best, but knowing it’s probably too good to be true.

It is.

Now Ally is missing, and the only clue to her whereabouts is a new boyfriend who knows more than he’s telling. When Ally’s family decides to take matters into their own hands, it’s not a question of “if” they will find Ally . . . it’s a question of if they will find her in time.

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Erik Therme has thrashed in garage bands, inadvertently harbored runaways, and met Darth Vader. When he’s not at his computer, he can be found cheering on his youngest daughter’s volleyball team, or watching horror movies with his oldest. He currently resides in Iowa City, Iowa—one of only twenty-eight places in the world that UNESCO has certified as a City of Literature. Join Erik’s mailing list to be notified of new releases and author giveaways: http://eepurl.com/cD1F8L

About Your GOD is a WOMAN

Have you ever wondered if there is something more to life? How about why we are here?

Your GOD is a WOMAN is takes a different approach to explain these topics to bring you the truth of why we are here, and more importantly, on who we are.

This book will be free on kindle from Dec 8th – 11th

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Lystopher is an inspired author that is fueled by the goal to spread the information we need as a species to thrive in life.

About Keto Diet for Beginners: Ketogenic Recipes Cookbook to Start Living Keto. DIY Face Masks from Top Keto Foods for Anti-Aging Effect

So…What Is The Keto Diet Exactly?
Don’t blame the butter for what the bread did. This is a well-known Keto Diet motto, which actually explains a lot since the diet implies ratcheting down the carbohydrates and getting the most energy from fats. You may be called Captain Bacon, Mrs. Greasy or whatever but switching from carbs to fats does provide more power and health.
Since the book Keto Diet for Beginners was designed for newbies, the recipes are sorted by top keto ingredients plus the beverages section.
Inside the book you will find:
• 12 Keto foods –learn how to get the most benefits from restricting carbs
• List of best Sweeteners, Fruits & Vegetables, Nuts, Snacks, Flour and even Alcohol on Keto
• The Understanding of Ketosis
• Beauty tips from Keto Products
• Homemade –DIY Face Masks from TOP Keto Products which have an anti-aging effect and help smooth out the wrinkles
• Sweet and savory recipes of Keto Fat Bombs
• 55 simple, everyday ketogenic diet recipes that are both practical and satisfying for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and more
• The special chapter with Keto Beverages

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Emma J. Green was born in San Francisco, California, USA to loving parents Robert and Barbara Green. Her father worked as a gym coach, her mother was employed as a chef in a small city restaurant. Her older brother, Kirk, is her best friend and greatest supporter. As a child, she was fond of writing stories and literature.
When Emma was 15, her parents got divorced. During that time, Emma struggled with depression and anxiety and started eating differently. She gained weight and started having problems with her digestive system.
At the age of 20, Emma decided to change her lifestyle habits and start exercising. She tried eating only healthy, whole, unprocessed foods. After making these changes, Emma noticed results in achieving her weight goals and better general health. She decided to share her skills and knowledge with other people and started writing small cookbooks about the most effective diets and recipes.
Her husband and her family have been her greatest readers and supporters.

About Not Going Gently by Alex Henderson

Things aren’t going so well for elderly widower Mitch.
His daughter thinks he’s rushed himself into a residential dementia centre before he becomes a burden upon her. In truth he’s more worried that if he doesn’t lock himself away then the secrets of his past will get out.
The care home could be a whole lot nicer, but it’s all he can afford and, anyway, Mitch is determined. He’s sold his house and signed his freedom away. Let them take care of him for the muddled remainder of his days.
Except that he’s not really in need of a place like this yet. And far worse – his former best friend and old band mate Ray is already here.
The last person he’d ever want to be trapped with.
Especially since the secrets are about him.
With a cast of vivid characters who will shock and delight in equal measure, Alex Henderson’s latest is a poignant and darkly hilarious tale of friendship, regret and the need to squeeze the juice out of every day we’re given.

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This is Alex Henderson’s second adult comedy, the first being the massively successful Girth. Watch out for the next one – coming soon!

About Jacob and Magic Names

An ordinary little boy. Forbidden Forest. What happened to his kite and who is Nevets Tocs?

A fantastic story about a little boy Jacob, his dog named Peach and a kite who accidentally landed in the forbidden forest.
What secrets and riddles of the forest will fall in the way of Jacob and Peach in search of a kite?

What Readers are Saying

Awesome book. I read it several times to my daughter and each time I fell in love with her more and more. Incredible story, interesting characters and very unusual magic. – Sophia Turner

I am delighted with this book. She is not like everyone else. It has something like Alice in Wonderland. I did not understand all the meanings of the book, but my son often and proudly recalls Nevets Tocs. – Leona

Books for children should be like this! With secrets, mysteries and unexpected ending. After this book, my son loves to read. What children need! – Brian D.

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An ordinary little boy. Forbidden Forest. What happened to his kite and who is Nevets Tocs?

A fantastic story about a little boy Jacob, his dog named Peach and a kite who accidentally landed in the forbidden forest.
What secrets and riddles of the forest will fall in the way of Jacob and Peach in search of a kite?

What Readers are Saying

Awesome book. I read it several times to my daughter and each time I fell in love with her more and more. Incredible story, interesting characters and very unusual magic. – Sophia Turner

I am delighted with this book. She is not like everyone else. It has something like Alice in Wonderland. I did not understand all the meanings of the book, but my son often and proudly recalls Nevets Tocs. – Leona

Books for children should be like this! With secrets, mysteries and unexpected ending. After this book, my son loves to read. What children need! – Brian D.

About ARISEN : Genesis

Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in the Horn of Africa, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham. He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out – and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America’s shadow counter-terror wars.

But when another mystery epidemic breaks out, and terrifyingly quickly reaches a tipping point, chaos descends – and Zack and his team (including two former Team Six SEALs) are trapped between the millstones of the sick and the dying on one side, and heavily armed militias on the other. Soon their “safe” house is in flames, and their only remaining option is to get in their up-armored SUV and try to escape the imploding gravity well of the city, to the safety of the American military base in Djibouti. But by then, will there be anywhere safe left on Earth to escape to?

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MICHAEL STEPHEN FUCHS, in addition to co-authoring the first eight books of the bestselling ARISEN series, wrote the prequels ARISEN : GENESIS and ARISEN : NEMESIS (an Amazon #1 bestseller in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and #1 in Dystopian), as well as Book Nine (#1 bestseller in War, #1 in Military Science Fiction) and Book Ten (an Amazon overall Top 100 bestseller). The series as a whole has sold nearly a quarter million copies. He is also author of the D-BOYS series of high-tech special-operations military adventure novels, which include D-BOYS, COUNTER-ASSAULT, and CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE (coming in 2016); as well as the existential cyberthrillers THE MANUSCRIPT and PANDORA’S SISTERS, both published worldwide by Macmillan in hardback, paperback and all e-book formats (and in translation). He lives in London and blogs at www.michaelfuchs.org/razorsedge. You can also follow him on Facebook (facebook.com/michaelstephenfuchs), Twitter (@michaelstephenf), or by email (www.michaelstephenfuchs.com/alerts).

About The New Kid

Middle school can be tough! Especially when Alex’s best friend moves away and his dad loses his job. Things get even worse when a new boy moves in next door and a bully starts picking on him. Alex feels caught in the middle. If he defends the new kid, he may become the bully’s next target. Alex soon finds out that the bully is hiding a secret that could change everything.

Will Alex find the courage to do the right thing and stand up for the new kid? And can he survive middle school on his own?
He’ll soon learn that friendship can be found in the most unlikely places.

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Maureen is a reading teacher from Northeast PA. She is married and the mother of two boys. She is a member of ths SCBWI and has stories published in Stories for Children Magazine, Spider, and Clubhouse Jr. Magazine.

About Salad Recipes Cookbook: More Then 200 Popular And Easy Salad Recipes

Pamper yourself and your loved ones with wonderful salad recipes! Here you will find hundreds of salad recipes from meat, fish, mushrooms, and much more. Open the book and make a menu for a family dinner, dinner or a festive feast. With these detailed recipes, cooking will be easy and simple!

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I have grown fond of cooking since childhood and now I work in a restaurant as a cook. In each recipe, I invest a part of my soul. I can call my work a real art. Most of the invented recipes I put in different books with detailed descriptions. I represent the kitchen, the basis of which is the love of good food, to the food that gathers people close to the Sunday table, the food that makes you languish in anticipation of the pie from the oven, the food that remains in your memory for a long time.

About 60 Artful Recipes for Self-Healing through Nature and Spiritual Wisdom

The following 60 artistic recipes explore how the magic of herbs, application of natural wellness habits and attainment of spiritual wisdom can help us rediscover our own inner power and love of life. Combining art and calligraphy, the recipes are simple reminders of our ancestors’ knowledge of healing and symbiotic relationship with nature. This is vital in this modern era of technological and scientific worship, during which we are increasingly losing this connection, and in turn, slowly severing the vital understanding of ourselves. This book serves as a guide to awaken our senses and knowing to the abundance that comes from our alignment with the Truth of the Cosmic Consciousness. Only in embracing the laws of nature and cosmos can we truly start the process of healing ourselves and the world around us.

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Anesa Kratovac is a humanitarian, a creative and an entrepreneur whose main purpose in life is to inspire others to dream big, choose courage and live without limitations. An enthusiastic promoter of natural health and spiritual growth, she truly believes that the power of story-telling, cross-cultural awareness and empathy can transform our lives and the world. She currently works remotely throughout the US, and makes it a point to learn something new and give back every day!

About Better With You (Bragan University Series, Book 1)

With killer looks and so much money, you’d think Colton Hunter doesn’t need anything else. But behind his picture-perfect life lurks a dark secret—one he’s been forced to keep to himself for fear of what happens if he speaks out. Then a girl crosses his path, shakes his resolve and forces him to realize he doesn’t have to be strong all the time.

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Gianna Gabriela is a small-town girl living in the Big Ol’ City of New York. She considers herself an avid reader and a hopeful writer. She’s been reading for years and calls it her addiction. Her favorite genre is anything in the YA/NA Romance realm. She’s a writer of the sexy alphas you want and the strong heroines you need.

About Deadly Hunt

A Middle East terrorist is loose in an American city and the death toll is rising. A group of former Army soldiers are determined to put a stop to him.

Sophia Dallas has recently been discharged from the Army after suffering at the hands of the enemy. On her journey to healing, she has finally started to live her life, but the past never really stays in the past.

Nathan Slade, a former FBI agent, now owns his own P.I business, has taken on a case that could make or break him. In all the chaos, he meets the love of his life.

What happens when the man Nathan’s hunting also happens to be a man on the hunthimself – only his target happens to be the love of Nathan’s life?

Lives will be lost, leaving pain and suffering in the wake of destruction while Nathan and Sophia learn the hard way that the future is never promised -especially theirs

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KL Humphreys lives in Ireland with the love of her life and her baby girl. In a way, the world has him to thank for her debut novel, Deadly Hunt. After years of thinking about writing the story that had been dying to get out of her head, she finally confided in her other half. He gave her all the encouragement she needed to get the story out, he has been with her every step of the way.

KL loves music, especially pop, R’n’B and rap and if she’s writing you will find it playing somewhere nearby. She also loves all romance novels but of course, Romantic Suspense is her go-to genre. When she isn’t writing it…it’s a good bet she is curled up somewhere reading it.

About RELUCTANT CONCUBINE by Dana Marton

The latest in a long line of legendary healers, Tera is expected to be able to work miracles. There is only one problem: she hasn’t yet come into her powers. When she’s kidnapped by a warrior race to heal soldiers, the only way for her to stay alive is to fake it till she makes it. And that’s not even the worst part. Just when Tera is about to escape, she catches the eye of the High Lord, who decides to make her his concubine.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Dana Marton has thrilled and entertained millions of readers around the globe with her fast-paced stories about strong women and honorable men who fight side by side for justice and survival.

Kirkus Reviews calls her writing “compelling and honest.” RT Book Review Magazine said, “Marton knows what makes a hero…her characters are sure to become reader favorites.” Her writing has been acclaimed by critics, called, “gripping,” “intense and chilling,” “full of action,” “a thrilling adventure,” and wholeheartedly recommended to readers. Dana is the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Readers’ Choice Award, and Best Intrigue, among other awards. Her book, TALL, DARK, AND LETHAL was nominated for the prestigious Rita Award. DEATHSCAPE reached the #1 spot on Amazon’s Romantic Suspense Bestseller list.

Dana has a Master’s degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and is continuously studying the art and craft of writing, attending several workshops, seminars and conferences each year. Her number one goal is to bring the best books she possibly can to her readers.

Keeping in touch with readers is Dana’s favorite part of being an author. Please connect with her via her web site (www.danamarton.com) or her Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/danamarton).

Having lived around the world, Dana currently creates her compelling stories in a small and lovely little town in Pennsylvania. The fictional town of her bestselling Broslin Creek series is based on her real life home where she fights her addictions to reading, garage sales, coffee and chocolate. If you know a good twelve-step program to help her with any of that, she’d be interested in hearing about it!

About Reshaping Eliza by Rhea V. May

One gutted Earth, a dying damsel and a ship full of bionic heroes. And this are just the opening credits…

Eliza Ross seems unable to catch a break.
To begin with, Earth is invaded and there’s no stopping to the spree of human-snatching.
Then, just as she thinks she’s evaded capture and everything will revert to normal, the aliens decide to bomb the entire planet on their way out.
Against all odds, she survives. And thus, she finds herself on an alien starship belonging to The Union Of The Dozen Races. Here, she learns she must pay the price of her rescue with an experiment and this leads to further otherworldly discoveries, her new Rendition friend being chief among them.
But soon, danger finds her again and forces her to flee to another home among the stars. Ironically, a different sort of trial awaits for her participation in this new world.

Pradan E’Melkor never wanted another mate, but he agreed to play this charade to keep his reputation and public image intact. After all, after the tragedy of the Dark Dissent and the incessant search of potential mates, a compatible species was found. To refuse a female from this species when he’d been so lucky to be chosen First Match would have been scandalous.

The first installment in the Interstellar Hereafter series, a story about true loss and unforeseen friendship, about change and strength, about overcoming displacement and the worthiness of second chances.

Free on Amazon starting December 12!

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Rhea V. May is a paradox. If someone were to ask her what are the top three principles she values in life, she would say order, serenity, and practicality. And yet, in her mind, she has always lived through countless peril-packed, danger-lurking scenarios, set in phenomenal worlds where the normal rules don’t necessarily apply.
Here, good may sometimes lose in the face of evil, but love is always present. Even if the beast keeps the girl every once in a while (and no, he doesn’t magically transform into a dashing prince).
Rhea V. May is a self-published author and she’s currently working on the second book of her Interstellar Hereafter series.

About Adele Baker

Keto Fat Bombs –the second edition of Best-Selling Author Adele Baker
Boost Your Energy with Keto Fat Bombs
Have you ever wanted to have more energy in your day, feel better, and look better? Many people have found a way to achieve a better life with a simple diet. There is no magic pill; rather, it is as simple as developing an eating plan that gives your body the nutrients it needs.
What is this magic eating plan? It is known as the Ketogenic Diet.
Fat bombs are are high fat, low carb snacks that you can use as a quick breakfast, a quick mid-afternoon snack, a pre- or post-workout snack, or as extra fuel during your day. Fat bombs can be savory or sweet, but they are always made from healthy fats and low carb ingredients.
For your satisfaction, Keto Fat Bombs Cookbook includes:
• Over 90 delicious recipes of Sweet and Savory Snacks
• necessary information and basic principles for successful incorporation of fat bombs into your dietary plan
• easy to prepare recipes with commonly found ingredients
• ideal food for Low-Calorie High Fat, Ketogenic, and Paleo diets, and are also a great alternative to sugary treats
• full images, guidelines for portion control and nutritional information.

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Adele Baker was born in the shadow of the Blue Ridge mountains. Her father’s job relocated the family every few years. At 13, she had experienced many cuisines, from Cajun seafood gumbo, to Swiss cheese fondue, to Mediterranean keftedes (lamb meatballs). Her family prioritized time around the dinner table, and there were usually more people at the table than the original six. She appreciated the close-knit family of her childhood, and valued meals together.

Micah and Adele met in college, married, and within two years of graduation, their family had grown. Addie Rae was born in March, and Adele experienced unbounded joy during her daughter’s first year. The family hiked the Blue Ridge mountains with Addie Rae tucked into the backpack. They sailed the lakes of northern Michigan, skied and biked the hills of Virginia and hiked the San Jacinto mountains of California.

Despite a healthy lifestyle, Adele discovered that the weight gain of pregnancy had not disappeared. She sought a workable diet, and research led her to the ketogenic diet. It fit well with her lifestyle and became a way of life. The pounds melted and Adele’s energy increased. The theme of a healthy diet so captivated her that she continued to create delicious recipes for everyday life. She hopes that you enjoy the following recipes, and wishes you success with your new way of life.

About The Mindset Accountability Journal: 40 Days to a New You

Are you stuck in a life you want to be different, but have no idea where to start?

The Mindset Accountability Journal will jump-start you to a life you can enjoy living every day. By establishing incremental daily habits, you will embark on a path to gratitude, self-growth, and fulfillment. This journal will help you:

Discover who you were meant to be
Shift your focus to what is good and wonderful in your life
Create an attitude of mindset growth

You will never regret taking charge of your life and living with gratitude. The journey is rewarding and challenging. It takes only 30 minutes each day to make progress with your future, one day at a time.

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Allie Hudson grew up in LaGrange, Ohio, and attended Moody Bible Institute, studying education. In 1991, she married Larry Sellers, who passed away of a heart attack in May 2009. In 2010, she married Michael Hudson who passed away of cancer just three years later. In January 2012, Allie lost her corporate job of 20 years because of downsizing in the newspaper business. Throughout this five-year period of three major losses, the only way she survived was to focus on God and trust that He had a plan for her life. After struggling to maintain a daily consistent practice of growth and gratitude, she began a 40-day challenge to practice gratitude and personal growth. That journey taught her the need to help other people develop a daily practice of thankfulness and inspired her to share ‘The Mindset Accountability Journal’ with the world.

About The Protector

Whether Eavan was ready or not – her now husband Rais summoned his magic to his fingertips. The flaming swirls of magic licked at his hands as it grew, swarming and building around them – in the blink of an eye she was in a new land.
The new aromas hit her senses as she was blindfolded. Rais led her to a dragon who would test her to see if she was worthy of the honor of being his wife. A test that would determine whether she was to live or be beheaded.
Eavan stepped uncertainly onto the platform, facing a large orange dragon. She closed her eyes and swallowed.
Would she find love or death?

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In the land of JRR Tolkien, Ericka would be a dwarf; hairy, small and lover of feasts. Barely reaching
over five feet tall, the stay at home mother of two writes at her small, unimpressive desk daily.
Her small, sausage fingers scribble unintelligible words that are thankfully fixed by her word
processor. She ravenously eats meals her kids overlook. She lovingly washes the garments worn by her hard-working, supportive husband.
Ericka works diligently on her novels to give compelling pieces of literature that would have
otherwise filled a hobbit’s hole instead of bookshelves at the local stores. Being only 28 years of age, this dwarf still has a lot of adventure to fulfill before she resides with her ancestors underneath The Lonely
Mountain.
Ericka hopes you enjoy her books. She hopes adventure finds you, grabs hold, and drags you out of your front yard, you little Bilbo!

About Drawing the Dead by Robert J. McCarter

Life and death are not that far apart…

What happens when we die? Viki Dobos knows. Her job is to help people talk to their dearly departed. She draws the deceased, and they come to life on the page… briefly. When a rich Russian man hires her and whisks her away to Hawaii, everything changes. The rich man wants her to do the forbidden, and a handsome man she meets on the beach needs her more than he knows. Viki will have to confront her past, face her fears, and risk everything to help them.

From the author of A Ghost’s Memoir series (Shuffled Off, To Be A Fool, and Of Things Not Seen) comes an unforgettable story of life, death, and the strange places in between.

Praise for Book 1, Shuffled Off:

“…JJ’s heartrending passage, kicking and screaming, through Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief for his lost life, is relatable for any reader who has lost a loved one too soon.

The wry humor and raw emotional truth of JJ’s journey will have readers rooting for him from death to eternity.” Kirkus Reviews

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Robert J. McCarter is the author of six novels, three novellas, and dozens of short stories. He is a finalist for the Writers of the Future contest and his stories have appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Adomeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Everyday Fiction, and numerous anthologies.

He has written a series of first person ghost novels (starting with Shuffled Off: A Ghost’s Memoir) and a superhero / love story series (Neutrinoman and Lightningirl: A Love Story), as well as two short story collections.

Of his latest novel, Seeing Forever, Kirkus Reviews says, “Sci-fi as it should be: engaging, moving, and grand in scope.”

He lives in the mountains of Arizona with his amazing wife and his ridiculously adorable dog.