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1. Meet the Monsterlingz -

   Sarah Holmlund is a Swedish digital illustrator who loves cute, wacky characters - especially monsters. She has now combined her love of rhyming with monsters and started creating fun, colorful books full of charming monster characters.

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2. How To Make Money On Facebook -

   A quick guide to help you earn money through Facebook affiliate marketing. Are you are fed up of working hard every day for someone else and not seeing any of the financial rewards? Or maybe your a stay at home mum that needs some extra cash? Whatever your situation this book will help you on your way to better financial freedom. Making money through Facebook is quick and easy and pretty much anyone can do it! So lets begin and start making you money through Facebook.

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3. GIMME SHELTER by Louis Spirito -

   A lifelong dog lover and recovering 'angry guy', Louis Spirito is a screenwriter, playwright and journalist. He lives in Malibu, California with his wife, Eugenie, the love of his life, and their rescue Pit Bull, Tanner. When he's not scribbling, Lou is busy teaching Okinawan GoJu Ryu karate and working with juvenile offenders at one of the local Los Angeles County Probation Camps. In their down time, Lou and his wife travel to Italy where they were married and where they have dual U.S.- Italian citizenship.

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4. Road to Salvation -

   Ruth Price is a Pennsylvania native and devoted mother of four. After her youngest set off for college, she decided it was time to pursue her childhood dream to become a fiction writer. Drawing inspiration from from her faith, her husband and love of her life Harold, and and deep interest in Amish culture that stemmed from a childhood summer spent with her family on a Lancaster farm, Ruth began to pen the stories that had always jabbered away in her mind. Ruth believes that art at its best channels a higher good, and while she doesn't always reach that ideal, she hopes that her readers are entertained and inspired by her stories.

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5. The Zombie Axiom -

   David Monette functions as an author and illustrator as well as an adjunct professor at a local community college. His highly detailed fantasy and science fiction work has appeared in many books, magazines, board games, and collectible card games for such varied publishers as Dell Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, and Atlas Games. While receiving his MFA in Illustration, his instructors reviewed his written work and strongly suggested that he combine his writing ability with his talent as an illustrator to chart his own path. Hence, “The Zombie Axiom” was born, a compelling, terrifying story sprinkled with amazing black and white illustrations from start to finish.

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6. Home Business Dreams (Home Business Dreams – An Internet Business Guide) -

   Louis Conjar has a long and storied career serving as an IT professional, teacher, hypnotherapist, seminar leader, personal development coach and author. His Information Technology experience included over 25 years of computer systems analysis, design, programming, training, project management and IT management.

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7. A Menu of Death -

   Lucy Pireel is a writer who doesn't let herself be restricted to any one genre. She loves to write in whatever direction her current story leads her, whether it be romance, fairy tales, horror, or sci-fi, she'll always deliver a read that grabs the reader. When she's not writing, or reading, she is practicing or teaching yoga, her other passion. Or she could be on a long hike somewhere in the beautiful British nature. Being an author it is almost a given she has a great love for chocolate and coffee to live on while writing, but she doesn't shy away from trying to prepare intricate dishes, for cooking is another thing she enjoys.

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8. The Hunter Grayleer by Alex Billedeaux -

   Alex Billedeaux is a horror/fantasy author based out of the Southwest Michigan area. The Hunter, Grayleer – Alex’s debut novel through Ink Smith Publishing, is an experiment into adapting documented creature lore into modern horror. Though some may call it an eccentric pastime, Alex’s years of avid research into mythology and lore are uniquely reflected in his writing.

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9. Vampires Romance to Rippers an Anthology of Tasty Stories -

   Originally from Chicago she is an American author currently residing in Florida with her husband and two furry children. A lover of all things vampire, Scarlette has published two books: Vampires Romance to Rippers Series an Anthology of Tasty Stories, and Vampires Romance to Rippers Series an Anthology of Risqué Stories with several outstanding authors. She is currently writing two books in the Vampire Historia a Series of Revelations, collections: Nicolai's Fate and Delano's Undoing. Scarlette D'Noire is a nom de plume used to protect the true identity of the author so she may bring Vampire Historia a Series of Revelations to light without consequences.

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10. Mystery TimesTen 2011 -

    Cecilia Dominic supports her writing habit through the practice of clinical health psychology and behavioral sleep medicine. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two cats. She is on the board of the Village Writers Group and is a member of the Romance Writers of America and Georgia Romance Writers. For fun, she blogs about wine, food, and life at random-oenophile.blogspot.com and about writing at ceciliadominic.blogspot.com. Wendy Sparrow spends most of her free time imagining how to get her characters out of the horrible situations she s dumped them in. When that gets dull, she parents two quirky kids with autism and glamorously washes laundry for her loving and supportive husband. She can often be found on Twitter spouting Mountain Dew fueled opinions or in her office the corner of the couch typing away on her next YA novel. Addie King has nine years experience as a prosecutor handling adult felonies, misdemeanors, juvenile delinquency cases, and appellate work. She holds a degree in criminal justice from Ohio Northern University and a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. She spends her spare time reading, writing fiction, and trying to wean herself from home improvement shows, cooking shows, and video games. During the day, she practices law in Urbana, Ohio. Johanna Harness taught college English for ten years before beginning the adventure of homeschooling her own children. She writes middle-grade and young adult novels in both northwest and fantastic settings (often forgetting which is which). She is the creator of the Twitter hashtag #amwriting and can be found posting there in her early morning hours. J.A. Souders first began writing at the age of thirteen, when she moved to Florida and not only befriended the monsters under the bed, but created worlds for them to play in together. She is represented by the fabulous Natalie Fischer of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency, and blogs at Angels and Demons and Portals, Oh My! (jasouders.blogspot.com). Kirsty Logan has visited many places and Tokyo is one of her favorites, though she has never been to Aokigahara. She currently lives in Scotland, where she writes fiction, edits magazine, reviews books, and works as an intern. She has a semicolon tattooed on her toe. Say hello at kirstylogan.com. Elyse Dinh-McCrillis is a former news reporter who currently works as an actress/writer/editor. She blogs about books, movies, and TV at Pop Culture Nerd (popculturenerd.com). She proudly admits to playing chess and knowing every line of dialogue from Star Wars. KC Sprayberry loves reading, but not as much as she loves writing stories for young adults and middle-graders. Her interest in telling her stories goes back to her high school years, where she excelled in any and all writing classes. After a move to the northwest area of Georgia, she dove into this pursuit full-time while raising her children. While she spends many days researching areas of interest, she also loves photography and often uses it as a way to integrate scenery into her work. Barb Goffman is a short-story mystery author whose work tends to focus on families. Twice nominated for the Agatha Award, she is a member of the national board of Sisters in Crime, a co-coordinating editor of Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin and the forthcoming Chesapeake Crimes: This Job is Murder, and is program chair of the Malice Domestic mystery convention. She lives in Virginia with her miracle dog, Scout (a three-time cancer survivor!). You can learn more about her at barbgoffman.com. Melanie Cummins is a busy college student and a full-time writer. When she s not typing away late at night, she studies criminal justice at the University of West Florida. While Melanie adores writing short stories, her true love lies in writing thrillers.

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11. 99 Public Relations Tips for Small Businesses by Debbie Leven -

    Award winning Public Relations (PR) consultant Debbie Leven, who has over 20 years of experience working in PR in the UK, shares with you the ideas, tools and techniques she uses every day to get clients exposure in the press and media.

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12. Kevin Chandler and The Case of the Missing Dogs -

    A.L. Jambor began writing in 2010, preferring to write fantasies and sciene fiction with a little romance thrown in for good measure. She grew up in New Jersey and moved to Florida in 1999 to escape the cold winters. Living in the Sunshine State fueled her creativity, but somehow her characters always find themselves in Jersey. A.L. Jambor has been married for over thirty-five years to Hans, a retired baker. Their have two sons and four grandchildren. Hans is extremely supportive of A.L's endeavors. He, like other members of her family, has appeared in her books. Kevin Chandler and The Case of the Missing Dogs was written for pre-teens, but adults will enjoy it, too.

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13. The Force by Alexandra Swann and Joyce Swann -

    Joyce and Alexandra Swann are mother and daughter. Joyce homeschooled her ten children from the first grade through master’s degrees. She is a well-known author and speaker on the subject of homeschooling. For nearly a decade she was a popular columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine. She now blogs regularly on parenting, homeschooling, and Christian lifestyle issues. Joyce and Alexandra have co-authored four novels: "The Fourth Kingdom" and "The Twelfth Juror", both of which were published in 2010, "The Chosen", published in 2012, and "The Force", published in 2013. Joyce’s personal story of her experiences raising and educating her family is chronicled in "Looking Backward: My Twenty-Five Years as a Homeschooling Mother", published in February of 2011. Her novel, "The Warrior", which tells the story of one woman’s ten year prayer vigil for a man she has never met, was released in May of 2012. She is also the author of two children’s books, "Tales of Pig Isle" and "The McAloons", which began as stories that she told to entertain her grandchildren. Alexandra is author of "No Regrets: How Homeschooling Earned me a Master’s Degree at Age Sixteen" and "Writing for Today". She has been self-employed for over fifteen years and was the 2011 Chairwoman of the Board of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Her novel "The Planner", which is the prequel to "The Chosen", was published in June of 2012.

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14. Learn to Read with Great Speed! Only 10 minutes a day! -

    Proven techniques from a practitioner. True stories. Does the concept of 'visualization' sound ridiculous to you? Have you considered all mental exercises, the "law of attraction", "manifesting" and self development as a waste of time and hokey-pokey? You haven't seriously thought about your life for years? Welcome to the club! Sounds like me just one year ago. I was also overweight, stressed a little, constantly conscious (read: worried) about my finances and quietly desperate about my relationship with God. I was aimless. I had no plans as to how my life would be in 2, 5, 10 years. I'm a reader. I've read several thousands books in my life - there wasn't much more to do in Poland before the fall of communism. We had black and white TV with only 2 channels; I saw first PC when I was 11; owned my first PC when I was 14. So I had read and this habit stuck with me. In August 2012 I've read a book - "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olson. It took me a whole month to start implementing some ideas from this book. I've absorbed more personal development stuff. Gradually I decided to "convert" to the personal development. In the middle of November 2012 I created my personal mission statement and I consider it as the real starting point of my progress. During several months I've applied some self-help concepts and gotten the results - I lost some weight, increased my savings, improved some skills, got rid of my bad habits, developed better ones. I'm pragmatic. A "down to earth" person. I'm not into an artistic expression or beautiful forms. I'm all about the utilitarian, bottom-line results. Despite the ridiculous language I found there is something to this whole "hokey-pokey" stuff. What I've learned, I'm now sharing. My books are not abstract. I try to keep away from going mystical as far as I can. Neither am I going deep into theory. It's not just the knowledge we need to get in order to change our lives - the Internet age has proven it quite clearly. What you find in my books are: - detailed techniques and methods describing how you can improve your skills and bring results in specific areas - real life examples - my personal stories So, no matter if you are completely new to the personal development or have been crazy about the Law of Attraction for years - if you look for the concrete things my books provide exactly that. And they show it on example of an ordinary guy, not some ivory tower guru. I've been married for more than 12 years. I'm a father of two boys and one girl. I'm working full time in the IT industry. And quite recently - I've became an author. My interests are in transparency, integrity and progress.

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15. Sweet Tooth: The Ultimate Sugar Addiction Cure. Recover from sugar induced obesity, depression, lethargy, brain fog and dependence -

    HELLO! I am first and foremost a PROUD single mother and second I am an I.S.S.A certified personal trainer. Throughout my teens and early twenties I struggled with weight and self esteem issues. Through study and not a little help from some dear souls I learned to take care of myself and live the way the Universe intended. Now I have begun writing as a way of giving back. Have a blessed day!

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16. Conjure Moon by Mickie Bolling-Burke -

    Mickie Bolling-Burke lives in the southwest with her much loved rescue cat, Pal. Mickie spends her time telling the stories of the voices living in her head, thwarting Pal's plans to take over the world, and volunteering at Best Friends Animal Society. She has learned profound life lessons from books, including the importance of keeping one’s hands tightly clenched while sleeping. Many thanks to Shirley Jackson for pointing out that not everyone who wants to hold your hand in the night is your friend.

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17. Progesterone The Ultimate Woman’s Feel Good Hormone (Japanese Version) -

    My books are all about answering hard questions that you have about medical things bugging you. We're all different (like snow flakes) so only you know if I'm speaking to you. But know that I believe in the Hormone theory of Aging (look it up). You get pituitary problems (where all hormones are controlled) and BOOM! bad things happen. Most docs mean well, but have no way to tie this stuff into what is ailing you RIGHT THEN and NOW. I teach you WHY those hormones are important, and why your symptoms matter. I also ALWAYS reference everything because I believe I am creating a medical legal document and educate large groups of physicians and the public with these books -- I better be able to back it up. Helps I've been practicing 28 years also. So you know -- I'm nothing special -- just a doctor who's NOT forgotten how to reason and question (annoyingly I do it all the time) and I am EXCESSIVELY curious. I always ask why (i.e. why is your testosterone low? Why did your progesterone drop?) If you like your pain meds a little too much -- don't bother buying my stuff. I want people who DREAM of getting better -- who want it so bad that they'll cruise Amazon just hoping for some tidbit in a book that can help them with their miserable days. If that's you then check out my books -- you're my peeps. My first book was a textbook (700+ pages of pure ol' fun) I co-authored on preventive medicine, and I tend to use common sense approaches to address miserable chronic medical problems -- and then I like to show where in the medical literature peer-reviewed studies and research supports everything I say. I think I know my stuff (uhh I better -- ever try talking to audiences of 5000 people -- mostly physicians? And then answer ALL their questions for 6 hours afterwards?) and I LOVE to speak publicly and do it often (2-3 times a week). I've been lucky enough to do speaking tours all around the world including Japan, Australia, and almost every major city in the USA. I usually educate physicians but now I'm trying to make my books (and myself) more available to the public and try to aim right at the heart of some pretty contentious issues in medicine -- fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, hot flashes, night sweats, and men's low testosterone. Don't wonder -- just get my (cheap) books and find out -- then educate your doctor as to what's really going on because with the change in the healthcare laws you BETTER take charge and know more -- save yourself because no one else will!!! Check out my website for info on paperback copies: http://danpursermd.com/

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18. SLEEPY HOLLOW: Rise Headless and Ride by Richard Gleaves -

    RICHARD GLEAVES had given up Halloween. He was too busy writing and composing theater pieces like Dorian, Oswald on ice, and The Golden Days or winning BMI's Harrington Award for Creative achievement. He was too busy being an adult! But in 2012 the Halloween bug bit hard and he went tromping through the forests and graveyards of Sleepy Hollow. This October, one year later, he will be giving a book signing at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and reading from this, his first (and very Halloween-y) novel. No longer a Halloween Scrooge, Richard looks forward to five more Jason books and to being able to write off future ghost hunting trips as a business expense.

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19. The Practically Magical Use of Lists by Jorj Elprehzleinn -

    Jorj Elprehzleinn is a world famous yoga teacher who specializes in helping people to get in touch with the dream that is in their heart and soul and to materialize it.

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20. Helen’s Curse -

    About the authors Nichola St. Anthony is the pen name used by two romance writers who also happen to be married. “Helen’s Curse” is the latest in a string of collaborations which also include their amazing daughter, Samantha. Story telling comes naturally to this artist and former musician who have always told stories through images and song.

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21. How to Experience God: Understand the Longings of Your Soul, Discover How God Feels for You and Enjoy Intimacy with Jesus -

    "Deep within your heart you live and yearn for experience—all of us crave for it—it’s not really things, status and success we desire, it’s the experi-ence those things provide we are after (and how they make us feel inside). It’s no secret that you and I desire to be known and to be loved—that we yearn for romance, adven-ture, thrills and fascination—and that we seek lasting friendships, approval from people, financial security and success… but why? Why you and I want those things? You desire those things because they feel great—every longing of your soul anticipates a specific ex-perience. In fact, “experience” is the concealed driv-ing force behind every human pursuit. Unfortunately, the same passionate longings we have are the root for our addictions (good and evil). "

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22. On Edge by Stephanie Gillett -

    Stephanie Gillett has been writing since she was old enough to pick up a pencil - and her second grade teacher would be quick to point out that she's still holding it wrong! A Michigan native, she's happy to be hanging out at home with her husband and the pets unless she's busy working on her next project. In addition to writing romantic suspense, Stephanie is also The Revolutionary Assistant and blogs to readers about the joys and sorrows of being an executive assistant. You can catch her words of wisdom at www.revolutionaryassistant.com.

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23. Love, Life and Everything Else by Xunaira J. -

    Born on October 17, 1990 in Islamabad, Pakistan, to a government officer and a homemaker, Xunaira J, as a child dreamed of being a writer.She always loved writing short stories and has been active on Helium (www.helium.com) as a creative writer. She has been a blogger and been writing articles on relationship and family for a long time.When she was young, she used to write for US Magazine. Currently, Xunaira is doing her Bachelors in Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing and writing at the same time. The name of her first book on Amazon Kindle is "The Cursed City" while her second book is a book of collective short stories which will be published in October, 2013. Meanwhile, She is working on another Mystery/Romance novel which is almost reaching completion. She is anticipating to publish it sometime next year.

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24. Evelyn -

    Sarah Carter (1991) lives in London, England. She has been passionate about reading and writing since a very young age. Fantasy is her preferred genre. She likes to write stories with strong female main characters. Outside the world of reading and writing, Sarah also loves animals and nature.

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25. Forgotten (In The Shadows: Book One) -

    Catherine Gardiner was born and raised in Yorkshire, England where she resides with her beloved border collie. When she is not writing she is either researching for her upcoming novels, taking photographs, cooking or going for long leisurely walks along a nearby river. She first conceived the idea for her novels when she was doing a creative writing course in college and had to walk home alone through a wood where she often imagined what might be in the shadows. She also thinks her love of writing and her passion for all things creative is due to her Irish roots.

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26. Afterlife Academy -

    Jaimie is a 28-year-old English-sounding Welsh girl with an awkward-to-spell name. She lives in South Wales and enjoys writing, gardening, drinking tea and watching horror movies. She hates spiders and cheese & onion crisps. She has been writing for years but has never before plucked up the courage to tell people. She is the author of chick-lit romantic comedy Kismetology and YA romantic comedies Afterlife Academy, Not Pretty Enough and North Pole Reform School.

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27. The Bone Room -

    Shane Scollins is a freelance writer and author. From New Jersey, he now resides in Upstate New York with his wife, Heather. He has worked as an automotive service manager, a website developer and a computer network engineer. Primarily a science fiction and paranormal novelist, Shane enjoys taking readers on surprising and unexpected journeys that twist reality. He is currently working on his next book.

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28. Black Diamond Death -

    Cheryl Bradshaw is a USA Today Bestselling Author. Born and raised in Southern California, Cheryl Bradshaw became interested in writing at a young age, but it was almost two decades before she put pen to paper. In 2009 Bradshaw wrote Black Diamond Death (Book One: Sloane Monroe series). Within six weeks it entered the top 100 in two different categories and remained in the top 100 for over a year. Since that time, Bradshaw has written three additional novels in the series, with a fifth, Bed of Bones, to be released Fall 2013. In 2013, Bradshaw introduced a new paranormal thriller series: Addison Lockhart, the first book titled Grayson Manor Haunting. Bradshaw is the founder of IWU on Facebook, a writers group with over 2,000 members. In August 2012, Bradshaw was named one of Twitter's seven best authors to follow. In 2013, Bradshaw's novel, Stranger in Town, was chosen as a Shamus Award finalist in the category of best P.I. novel of the year. She was the only female nominated in her category.

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