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Published: Wed, 11/27/13

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The Legend of Vayrock by Ron Washburn -
About The Legend of Vayrock by Ron Washburn:

The Vayrock Series, Book 1: Vayrock thought about his life before, as it flashed before his eyes. The tender moments with Kenna, the peace he had known all his life. Then, the images of the massive death and destruction and the innocence lost all rushed back to his mind…

“Tell me where she is, and I will let you live,” he demanded.

On a distant world in another time, a legendary king with a surprising heritage rises to lead his people out of the darkness.

This book is the account of the boy Vayrock, who loved peace, family, and his girlfriend Kenna. There hadn’t been any wars for ages, all of society enjoying peace for many generations. Without warning, all of that changes. Young Vayrock finds himself in the middle of a horrible war that threatens to tear apart the whole of civilization. After a great personal loss, he has to do something he’s always avoided: Fight for the ones he loves. How he accomplishes this, and what he discovers about himself and his heritage would shape the future of the world.

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Author Bio:
Ron Washburn is an avid Harley-Davidson rider, as well as an Amateur Radio operator from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He attends New Mexico State University, where he has studied many different subjects including: Geography, GIS, Mechanical and Electronic Drafting, Architecture, Composition, Computer Science, and Astronomy. He teaches at DACC part time and works for the NMSU Facilities and Services department. He has been writing novels most of his life, only now converting his manuscripts into book format. As you will see reading his works, they are all related. Readers enjoy how they all fit together in a large literary puzzle. “This is my favorite part-creating the puzzle” -Ron Washburn

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Get Rid Of Your Debt And Avoid Bankruptcy -
About Get Rid Of Your Debt And Avoid Bankruptcy:

A POWERFUL GUIDE ON TO HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR DEBT AND AVOID BANKRUPTCY

***Updated October 2013 to include the new HUD change on getting a FHA loan***

Learn How to Get Rid of Your Credit Card and Other Debt by Yourself

Are you drowning in a sea of debt because of job loss, a divorce or separation, a disability or medical problem?

Whatever your circumstances or financial hardship, Attorney Jim Arnold has many years of debt settlement experience and he will show you exactly how to get rid of your debt and avoid bankruptcy using proven debt settlement techniques. He has a track record over many years of settling several million dollars in debt for individuals and businesses while at the same time teaching people how to do it themselves.

This short and power packed book will give you a roadmap and step by step instructions on how to get out of debt without having to declare bankruptcy.

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Jim Arnold wrote Get Rid Of Your Debt And Avoid Bankruptcy

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The Warble -
About The Warble:

Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen – all these and more can be found in The Warble, an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship.

Twelve-year-old Kristina Kingsly feels like the most unpopular girl in her school. The kids all tease her, and she never seems to fit in. But when Kristina receives an unusual Christmas gift, she suddenly finds herself transported to the land of Bernovem, home of dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and the evil Queen Sentiz.

In Bernovem, Kristina not only fits in, she’s honored as “the chosen one” the only one who can release the land from Queen Sentiz’s control. But it’s not as simple as it seems. To save Bernovem, she must place the gift she was given, the famous “Warble” in its final resting place. And she must travel through the deep forest, climb a treacherous mountain, and risk capture by the queen’s “zelbocks” before she reaches her destination. Guided by her new fairy friends, Clover and Looper and by Prince Werrien, a teenage boy, as well as an assortment of other characters, Kristina sets off on a perilous journey that not only tests her strength but her heart.

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Victoria was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, to an Austrian immigrant mother, and a Dutch immigrant father. She now lives in Western Washington with her husband, Russ and their three children, Toby, Kristina, and William. Beside being a writer, she is a home-schooling mother of thirteen years and an elementary school art teacher of twelve years.

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Untold Mysteries of Phoenix Hearts by Katelin Wagner -
About Untold Mysteries of Phoenix Hearts by Katelin Wagner:

A Series of Poems on Rebirth After Love and Heartbreak and the process of finding oneself after the crash and burn of unrequited love and discovering comfort in calling your own two arms “home.”

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Katelin Wagner is a 19 year old spoken word poet featured on Russell Simmons’ All Def Digital: All Def Poetry. She is also the Creative Talent Director at Spoken Vizions Youth Magazine. She is currently taking time off from university where she is a pre-medicine student. To contact with questions, booking, or collaborations e-mail at: katelinmw@gmail.com

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The Cestus Contract by Mat Nastos -
About The Cestus Contract by Mat Nastos:

The thrilling, high-octane sequel to the Amazon #1 Best Selling Science Fiction and Cyberpunk Title, The Cestus Concern.

Malcolm Weir returns on a mission to bring the down the men who destroyed his life…but his greatest enemy may be himself!

Following his escape from Project Hardwired, Weir arrives in Manhattan to track down one of the men responsible for stealing his life and turning him into the cyborg killer known as Cestus. Unbeknownst to him, the government isn’t quite ready to let him unravel their plans and are ready to do whatever it takes to stop him.

Fans of films like “Bourne Identity” or “Smoking Aces,” or the comics of Deadpool and Wolverine, will love the over-the-top science fiction action of “The Cestus Contract” by Mat Nastos.

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Mat Nastos is a TV, Film, comic book, science fiction, fantasy & cyberpunk writer/director, known best for bad horror movies about giant scorpions, killer pigs & dinosaurs in the sewers. His work has been published by Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Warp Graphics, Playboy and Highlights for Kids, and has been seen everywhere from the SyFy Channel to Cinemax to the Disney Channel. He is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Selling Science Fiction Action novel, The Cestus Concern.

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Cinders (Good Tales For Bad Dreams) by V.M. Sawh -
About Cinders (Good Tales For Bad Dreams) by V.M. Sawh:

Welcome to Good Tales For Bad Dreams, a short-fiction series of re-imagined fairy tales. Each story is set in a different time and place. Some will be familiar, others will not. So, strip bare your assumptions, open your mind and see these tales told like never before.

CINDERS: What if Cinderella was hired to assassinate the prince?

Quote: “Death by god or death by man… but never as a sister of the Black House!”

Please note that this is a short-fiction piece (approx. 28 pages or 10k words) and only a taste of things to come…

(Suggested for Mature Readers)

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t all began with Alan Moore’s “The Anatomy Lesson”.

When I was far too young to be reading such things, I picked up a small, dirty, plastic-wrapped comic digest from my local library. The first and featured story was a piece by Alan Moore which started with the line: “It’s raining in Washington tonight.”

It tells the story of a mad doctor who is awaiting the resurrection of a character whose name I won’t reveal here.

Suffice it to say, I was both horrified and intrigued. My young mind had never encountered such a dark and twisted tale, whose ending at the time shocked me. I remember being transfixed by the power of Alan Moore’s imagery and the depth of his narrative. That story still haunts me to this day.

I first picked up the pencil at age 6 to start creating a few stories of my own. Haven’t stopped since. My first trilogy was completed by age 16. Despite the urging of my Writer’s Craft professor, I never published it. At that time, I found the entire publication industry far more frightening than anything I had ever read.

I graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Degree in Psychology and Sociology and a minor in English which included extensive coursework on Short Story Writing, Novel Writing, Cinema Studies and Poetry.

It was my pleasure to attend the Ontario Writer’s Conference in May 2013.

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Only the Strong Survive , by A.J.Riccio -
About Only the Strong Survive , by A.J.Riccio:

Racing greyhound are stolen from the race track. P.I. Jay Stock is hired to find out why. He encounters conflict from animal rights activists and is side tracked when his partner is murdered. He travels the seedy side of greyhound racing looking for answers. Only to discover the reasons are not what he expected.

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The author is a former columnist and kennel operator with years of experience in the field. A newspaper stringer to area publications supporting the racing industry . His debut mystery ” Only the Strong Survive” is an Amazon ebook.

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Vanishing Point -
About Vanishing Point:

Lies can be deadly.

Before Paris, before Greece, Marisa Bent was nothing but a bored housewife, willing to do anything to protect her family. When she learns that espionage runs in her blood line and that a family of assassins are her archenemy, she’s willing to do anything to protect her husband and daughter and keep them in the dark. She even follows Will, the young, arrogant assassin, into the heart of trouble.

Using a mother’s instinct, she becomes the hero. More than once. This only seems to prove to Will that she is indeed a spy, bent on ruining his family’s enterprise. In the defining moment of her life, she must make the biggest sacrifice a mother can make.

Finally, the untold story of Savvy’s mother. Learn why she disappeared from Savvy’s life and the sordid details of her past with Malcolm’s family.

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Laura writes about spies, murder and mystery. She’s the author of the exciting Circle of Spies Series, and the time travel thriller, HEIST. She’s a former elementary teacher and currently lives in New England. After spending time reading books to her kids and loving a good plot turn, she put her fingers to the keyboard. Don’t ask her about the unfinished quilts and scrapbooks. Stories are way more exciting.

She writes to entertain and experience a great story…and to be able to work in her jammies and slippers.

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Skidboot The Smartest Dog In The World -
About Skidboot The Smartest Dog In The World:

NOTE: Book Available for free ebook download 11/27/2013 only.

Based on a true story, Skidboot is a gripping telling of a Texas cattle dog who captures the minds and hearts of the world as he evolves from an unleashed dervish to the most highly responsive, intuitive dog on the rodeo and media circuit. From Oprah to Letterman to Leno, Skidboot parades his startling skills to fans worldwide. From his birth in a barn to riding herd over thousands of admiring fans, Skidboot learns from his cowboy owner, David Hartwig, how to encourage the sick, shock rodeo fans, surprise TV audiences and turn the financial tide. The story of Skidboot is an all-American telling—from underdog to top dog. A true canine Einstein, a new Lassie—written by acclaimed author Cathy Luchetti, this is a story for our times!

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Prestigious award winning author, Cathy Luchetti has written seven books on American history: Women of the West, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award; Medicine Women, runner-up for the Willa Cather Award; Home on the Range, the James Beard Award, and The Hot Flash Cookbook, an international cookbook prize. After college, Cathy joined the Peace Corps and lived for two years in remote villages in Colombia, South America. She has spoken frequently on NPR and been featured in several television documentaries. Cathy enjoys backpacking, mountain scrambling and desert exploration. Her current books-in-progress focus on adventure, risk, and uncertainty. She lives in the Northern California with her husband, Peter. Cathy’s humorous and informative talks have been popular around the country, including the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Nevada Humanities Council, the Junto Society and more.

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Navy Seal Dogs! Revised & Expanded Edition. A Children’s Book About Training Navy Seal Dogs for Combat: Fun Facts & Pictures About Navy Seal Dog Soldiers, Not Your Normal K9! -
About Navy Seal Dogs! Revised & Expanded Edition. A Children’s Book About Training Navy Seal Dogs for Combat: Fun Facts & Pictures About Navy Seal Dog Soldiers, Not Your Normal K9!:

Navy SEAL Dogs promises to teach your children all about how the navy trains these specialist dogs for combat, the breed used and expectations of these dog soldiers. They will understand the background of the navy SEAL dogs, the agility of the breed and their ability to locate people, explosives and weapons with their senses of smell and hearing. This educational publication opens up a world of action adventure for kids. The ebook explains everything about helping soldiers on their missions with vivid illustrations and captivating photographs. Read it in black and white or absorbing full color on your kindle.

This is a perfect ebook for kids to explore and discover the history of war dogs and the link between Belgian Malinois, working dogs and SEAL dogs. It includes explanations of: what the military has used dogs for in warfare stretching as far back as 600 BC, saving over 10,000 lives in warzones and frontlines worldwide; the close bond between these dogs and their handlers and ‘Cairo’ the SEAL dog who was part of the team that helped capture the terrorist Osama bin Laden.

For instance did you know that there are over 2,500 war dogs in service today with about 700 deployed and serving overseas or that a daring navy seal skydiver and his dog hold the record for the highest man-dog parachute jump at an altitude of 30,100 feet? The facts, pictures and explanations in the publication will keep your child fascinated and entertained, giving fun and enjoyment whilst improving understanding and knowledge.

You will understand why most of the western world’s military and law enforcement sectors choose the Malinois, whether it be for sport work, search and rescue, personal protection, detection, police or army work and how SEAL dogs are capable of working in military missions at sea, in the air and on land. You will see why these dogs are trained to detect and engage in ways that soldiers can’t such as explosive detection, reconnaissance, tracking, guarding, engaging the enemy, etc. You will discover what it is like for a soldier to take on, handle and train what will become a best friend. You will also get an understanding of some of the incredible equipment which has been developed to help these dogs perform their work; for instance, I was amazed that special dog goggles have been developed to help dogs recognize that there are people on the other side of a wall.

Combat canines are elite warriors, trained fearlessly to venture into our skies by parachute jumping or rappelling down enemy structures. Imagine your heart pounding in your chest while peering out over the edge of a plane 13,000 feet above ground with your best friend harnessed to you. This book will make you understand the close bond which develops between the trainer and dogs and how both are totally reliant on each other for survival. Loss of either party has a tremendous impact on the one remaining and stories of loyalty will bring tears to your eye

If you are a little bit like me, your child will be enthralled by the facts, photographs and information contained in the book. They will look at these remarkable dogs in a different light and will want to learn more about them.

“We want to be in a situation under maximum pressure, maximum intensity, and maximum danger. When it’s shared with others, it provides a bond which is stronger than any tie that can exist.”

- SEAL Team Six Officer

“Anyone can just go in there and kill someone, but you can’t get information from a corpse.”

- SEAL Motto

Go ahead and get this Kindle edition by Lionel Paxton. You need download it only once and read it anytime or anywhere on your Kindle device, phones, tablets or PC. Delve into astonishing ebook features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading all about these amazing adventures of working dogs that love to work and enjoy learning and keeping busy!

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Lionel Paxton is an author who has recently turned his hand to children’s books. He saw the need for informative picture books for children from the age of 5 to 10. Married to Mary Ellen, they are the busy parents to four boys, Simon, Will, and the twins Jack and Thomas.

Books are typically the first exposure to learning and art that children get which urges one to make the very best books possible. He understands just how important books were to his childhood. With them, he feels as if transported to some parallel universe, a world of grace, hope and wonder.

Lionel said, “The boys want more than just picture books they also want to learn things they can tell their friends about. Jack in particular loves learning new things. He was sick of story books and wanted something a bit more challenging”.

As the author of a few heavy historical novels he started writing children’s books for the boys not long after Will was born. Being boys they wanted adventure and scary dragons. But after Jack and Thomas arrived Jack wanted to read ‘real’ books about ‘real’ things, not pretend stuff. Not being able to find suitable books written to the capacity of a 4 or 5 year old, he started making little flip books on his computer and using pictures from magazines and photographs in his collection.

He sent one of these books to his publisher who thought this a great idea and has since commissioned a series of books for this age group. With the help of the boys he is currently working on several picture books about our land and sea animals.

Lionel lives with his family, Billy the bitser, cats Ghost and Patch and assorted lizards and insects in Ho-Ho-Kus, a suburb of New York (Northern New Jersey-Long Island).

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The Fairies of Turtle Creek by Jill K. Sayre -
About The Fairies of Turtle Creek by Jill K. Sayre:

Thirteen-year-old Claire has a scientific mind. To her, feelings and emotions are completely illogical. She tries to ignore the worry she feels about her brother fighting in the Iraq War and its effect on her family dynamic. She escapes reality by focusing on her studies and sketching along the creek bed.

Then, her estranged grandmother moves in, insisting for no medical or founded reason that she will die soon–the fairies tell her so. Death is the last thing Claire wants to deal with, not to mention probable dementia since Grandma actually believes in fairies!

Suddenly, strange things begin to happen to Claire, like insects whose beating wings sound out messages, and a hummingbird that leads her to the library, and the mysterious book that won’t stay on the shelf, not to mention the unexplained winds and voices. Claire wonders if she’s losing her mind!

But it’s Grandma’s wonderful stories about Highland Park, Texas in the 1920’s, told through diary entries and old letters, that captures Claire’s curiosity. Soon, Claire’s life begins to parallel her grandmother’s in the areas of young friendship and romance, opening up the possibility of the existence of unexplained wonders.

But then a tragedy halts Claire’s journey towards believing . . . until she finds herself face-to-face with a real fairy!

Through her adventures, Claire realizes the importance of the small and sometimes mysterious phenomena in life, and perhaps only faith in such wonders will bring her brother safely home.

The Fairies of Turtle Creek is a charming story of Claire Collins and her journey towards believing in hope, love, and real-life magic.

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Born and raised in southern California where flowers bloom year-round, Jill K. Sayre loves plants and gardening. She grew up in a small town, just outside of Los Angeles, full of beautiful Arts & Crafts homes, with her antique-collecting parents. While attending UCLA, Jill modeled and received her degree in Art. She continued on to receive her Teaching Credentials in Elementary Education, specializing in gifted learners.

Her husband’s work moved them, and their three children, to Dallas . . . twice. She fell in love with the beauty found in Highland Park, Texas where she resides today. Her first book, The Fairies of Turtle Creek, is woven with the things she loves, like nature, science, art, folklore, and the early 1900’s. Jill illustrated the beginning of every chapter and much of the story takes place along Turtle Creek, where she often walks her vizsla dog, Bella.

Jill currently works at an acting college, instructing teens in the areas of acting, modeling, and etiquette. She loves to help other writers and speaks on “Want to Write a Book? Let’s Get Started!,” and assists parents by sharing her educational strategies when she speaks about “How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader.” She is active in her local chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), is the founder of a Dallas writer’s salon, “The Little Read Writing Hood” (www.thelittlereadwritinghood.com), and is co-chair of the 18th annual Highland Park Literary Festival (www.hplitfest.com).

She is currently working on a different trilogy, the first book of which is called, “Grotesque,” with gargoyles that come to life. There are also plans for a second book in the Fairies series, which is set in Maui, Hawaii with sea sprites, mermaids, and the Hawaiian fairies called menehunes! To learn more about Jill and her books, go to www.jillksayre.com.

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In the Middle of Nowhere -
About In the Middle of Nowhere:

Butterflies. Little, fluttering butterflies. That’s what fifteen-year-old Willow Flynn feels in the pit of her stomach every time the mysterious boy is near. But Willow has other things to contend with as she deals with the tragic loss of her father, as well as her emotionally preoccupied mother, while being uprooted to a new house, a new school, a new life, far away, on an island, in the middle of nowhere.

At the beginning of the school year, the sickly, but cute Michael sends Willow the first of many cryptic notes during homeroom. He stares at Willow and gives her the creeps. Michael never returns to school after that, but Willow ends up connecting with the poetic boy on-line where they strike up an unusual friendship.

As Willow attempts to fit in and find her niche in the ever-cliquey high school world, she is further confused by Michael who strives to win her over and mend her broken heart. But will he be able to, especially when his own existence remains so uncertain?

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Julie Ann Knudsen received her B.S. degree in Technical Writing from Clarkson University, but found that she preferred writing creatively, especially after penning the play for her children’s drama club for many years. She lives with her husband and three children in Connecticut.

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The Human Race to the Future: What Could Happen – and What to Do -
About The Human Race to the Future: What Could Happen – and What to Do:

Do you wonder about the future… what things will be like some day, how long it might take, and what we can do about it?
This book strives to be substantive yet imaginative, readable and occasionally humorous, and science oriented. It proposes possible future scenarios spanning from the current century to nearly eternity. Most chapters offer a concluding section with recommendations and often, agree or disagree, the author’s occasionally inimitable opinions. Some of the recommended actions can be done by individuals, others by nations or other groups, and still others by the entire world. Over 300 references.
Discover “What it Means That an Hour’s Work Yields a Week’s Food” (chapter 1). Foresee the “Teeming Cities of Mars” (chap. 21). Learn why it’s “Keyboards Yesterday, Mind Reading Tomorrow” (chap. 3). Have you ever wondered — “Will Artificial Intelligence Threaten Civilization?” (See chap. 12.) Find out what happens “When Genomes Get Cheap” (chap. 6). Prepare for an “Asteroid Apocalypse” (chap. 25). Explore why you would benefit from “Wiki-Wiki-Wikipedia” (chap. 4). How we will “Live Anywhere, Work Anywhere Else” (chap. 2). Realize how the future “Tastes Like the Singularity” (chap. 15). Get smarter with “Smart Pills’n Such” (chap. 5). Experience a “Soylent Spring” (chap. 9). Understand nukes better by “Deconstructing Nonproliferation” (chap. 13). Get ready for a “Space Empire” (chap. 14). What is “Sic Transit Humanitas: The Transcent of Man” (chap. 26)? There’s global warming, and there’s “Warm, Poison Planet” (chap. 17). But let’s not forget about “Big Ice” (chap. 22). Things may really grow on trees with “New Plant Paradigms” (chap. 24). We all have “Questions” (chap. 31). And much more!
This book is aimed at the reader who is interested in the future, and intrigued by science and technology.

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Daniel Berleant wants to know what the world will be like some day. That’s why he wrote this book. A professional scientist educated at MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, Berleant understands, in a way everyone can relate to, the importance of both understanding the future and knowing what we can do about it. This is his first book aimed at a popular audience.

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Damien’s New Bike -
About Damien’s New Bike:

Damien’s birthday is in four days! His parents have asked him what he wants for his birthday and he wants a new bike. But when his parents try to sell his old bike at a garage sale Damien refuses to allow them to sell it, until his Dad reminds him about being a blessing to others.

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Lynda D. Brown founded Spoken Word Press in 2010. After publishing her first book, Once I Was Lost, a non-fiction book, through a traditional publisher, she decided to self-publish her first novel, Invisible Enemies. She soon discovered a passion for publishing. Ms. Brown currently has five books available of purchase in print, eBook and audiobook format.

Ms. Brown is also a book coach and has assisted several authors in the St. Louis area self publish their book. She

also conducts workshops and seminars at the local libraries for writers interested in self publishing.

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The Thanksgiving Pageant of Doom (in ‘The World According to Perdita Whacknoodle’ series) -
About The Thanksgiving Pageant of Doom (in ‘The World According to Perdita Whacknoodle’ series):

In this first of the popular Perdita Whacknoodle books, Laura’s day-and her life-are turned upside-down by a strange voice. It turns out to be her DOG, Perdita, blasting ‘thought particles’ into Laura’s brain! Perdita thinks dogs are smarter than humans, so she tries to teach Laura how to be more like a dog.

Along the way, she tells wacky stories about her very odd dog family, especially her dog-outlaw father, Par. Among many other things, Par invades the school’s Thanksgiving pageant to steal the turkey, but decides to stay and join the production—with disastrous results!

Is Perdita really crazy? Or is she really smart? Even Laura isn’t sure!

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I’m a lucky guy, because I get to help Laura turn her notebooks (which are filled with Perdita Whacknoodle’s thoughts and stories)into books.

This is a bit complicated, so I’ll explain.

Perdita Whacknoodle is a black-and-white dog who somehow blasts her thoughts DIRECTLY into Laura’s brain. No one knows how it works. Perdita calls it her “thought-particle transmission,” and once Laura figured out that it was all REAL, and that her brain wasn’t suffering from all this new dog-knowledge, well, she thought she should write everything down.

So, she has many notebooks filled with the thoughts, opinions, ideas, and stories from a dog. Of all things!

But Perdita Whacknoodle is not like any dog you’ve ever met. I promise you that.

For one thing, she’s arrogant, and she is CONVINCED that she, Perdita, is the smartest and wisest dog in the entire world. She says she’s the perfect puppy of the Whack family (who are the “more active dogs”) and the Noodle family (who are “more thoughtful dogs.”)

Perdita seems to have an endless supply of stories about her odd family, mostly about her outrageous outlaw-dog father, Par. Laura doubts that ANY of this is true . . . but she can’t quite decide for sure. And she thinks that even if Perdita is making it all up, these are pretty amazing stories!

My job is simply to help turn all Laura’s notebooks–which are FILLED with Perdita’s tales and opinions–into books for you to enjoy. So, that’s why I’m listed as the author. But, as you’ll see, these stories could only come from a dog who sees the world differently.

Very differently!

Is Perdita nuts? Or is she very smart? Laura can’t quite decide, and neither can I, so we hope you’ll let us know what YOU think.

(When I’m not helping turn a dog’s thoughts into books, I sometimes write other kinds of books. And, I’m a piano player, too. All my piano CDs are elsewhere on Amazon . . . but that’s another story entirely!)

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Art of Happiness Solution – How to Be Happy 7 Days a Week for Life! -
About Art of Happiness Solution – How to Be Happy 7 Days a Week for Life!:

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to live a happier life 7 days a week!
Who doesn’t want to be happy? Why are so many people unhappy? If everyone wants happiness, then how and why does it sometimes seem so elusive?

In the search for the forgotten art of happiness the answers are simple, yet they are complicated. Many desire it, but few obtain it. How can you be sure you will grasp and know what it’s like to feel the meaning of the word happiness? This question is better off answered after you answer another question – What will make you happy?

This book will help you to ask yourself all the right questions so that you can find the your art of happiness.
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…

Assistance Searching For Happiness

Ideas To Help You Learn To Soak Up In Positivity

How Keeping Your Body In Shape Will Help With Happiness

Ideas For Maintaining Healthy Relations With Others

How To Sustain A Happy Disposition In Life

Much, Much More!

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Author Bio:
Mia Conrad Bio

Mia Conrad is the Author of:

1. You and Happiness – Secrets from the Happiest People on Earth

2. The Better Marriage Solution – How to Improve Your Marriage in 7 Days

3. Art of Conversation & Success – Apply the Art of Conversation and Create Your Destiny

4. The Art of Happiness – How to Be Happy 7 Days a Week for Life!

And, many more self help related books! If you are looking to find peace, happiness, love,

friendships in your life, than Mia is the resourse you are looking for!

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It’s Not a Diet! How to Get the Body of Your Dreams with Intermittent Fasting -
About It’s Not a Diet! How to Get the Body of Your Dreams with Intermittent Fasting:

Praise for IT’S NOT A DIET:

“If you’ve never tried fasting before, and are skeptical, I recommend you read this informative book. It’s one you won’t want to miss.”

Linda May

Amazon Reviewer

“The best part of the book was the chapter about the author’s own experience with IF. I found the author to be inspiring and encouraging.”

Vicki Becker

Amazon Reviewer

“Boy, am I ever more glad I got this book…before you start your new year with a diet plan, check out this book! You’ll be glad you did!”

Dawn

Amazon Reviewer

Is it possible to…

Lose weight eating foods you actually like?

Get fit without spending countless hours in the gym?

Forget about whatever the latest fad diet is…forever?

With Intermittent Fasting it is.

And It’s Not a Diet! will show you how.

In this book you’ll learn:

*What Intermittent Fasting is and why it’s not a diet

*Why you DON’T have to eat 6 to 8 tiny meals per day to lose weight (despite what nearly everyone in the fitness industry says)

*Why your body WON’T go into starvation mode if you don’t eat anything for 3 hours…or 6…or 24!

*That you really can lose weight eating foods you like

*That you can get in great shape without eating things you hate

*That you can be fit and still go out to dinner and have a social life

*Why working out on an empty stomach will help you lose MORE weight (no more ‘pre-workout’ meals or shakes)

*Why you don’t have to join a weight-loss club or buy special pre-packaged meals to get in shape

*How Intermittent Fasting compares to all of today’s most popular diets

You’ll learn all of this and much, much more.

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Author Bio:
Chris Haynes is the author of the Amazon bestseller IT’S NOT A DIET! HOW TO GET THE BODY OF YOUR DREAMS WITH INTERMITTENT FASTING.

In addition to writing, reading, working out, and helping others to get fit, Chris enjoys music, movies, and time spent with his beautiful girlfriend and four dogs.

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The Beadmaker by Jessica Hemingway -
About The Beadmaker by Jessica Hemingway:

Unable to cope with her abusive family any longer, sixteen year old Georgie runs away. Two decades later, her grandfather is dying. Now a successful artist living in Hawaii, Gina Glass returns to the North of England for the first time. Back in the family home she must face her demons and reassess her relationships with her grieving relatives. Whilst dealing with her past she meets Dariel Varik, a young Parisian art dealer who offers her a foothold into the future.

Will Dariel open the door to the coveted European art market for her or does he have a different agenda? As Gina tries to heal the rifts in her family, secrets are exposed, and only the truth will save her.

5* reviews

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Author Bio:
British born, Jessica Hemingway lives in New Zealand with her husband. She is the mother of two wonderful daughters. She loves traveling, and recently fell in love with the stunning scenery and colors of Utah. To unwind she reads, sketches and dances, or spends time chilling out with family and friends.

She is the author of Consumed and The Beadmaker.

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Realistic Passive Income -
About Realistic Passive Income:

this book will show you how to take all of the money you’ve worked so hard for and have saved up for so long and put it to work for you. This will show you how to build 5 sources of passive income so you can eventually stop working a lot earlier than you planned. While the last two books were about attaining financial security, this one is all about attaining financial freedom!

Passive Income is a concept that is abused by “get-rich-quick” gurus that are simply seeking to make a quick buck off of you. They put on expensive seminars, sell coaching programs, and write books that are supposedly on the subject but have nothing to do with it. They contain only motivational fluff and made up stories.

Not this book.

Attainable. Possible. Realistic.

That does not mean that passive income is impossible. In fact, it’s even probably as long as you’re willing to put in the hard work and are pursuing the sources that are realistically attainable. Internet entrepreneur and author Jonah Jones finally sets into stone the sources that are for real and worthy of pursuit. You’ll get detailed information on the 5 sources of realistic passive income and everything you need to know about them. All 5 of them were chosen for their very low start up costs and that they only require a computer with an internet connection to do.

They are:

Kindle eBooks

Monetized Blogs

Affiliate Marketing

File Sharing

Stock Files

With Kindle eBooks, I will show you how to sell 100 books a day by revealing how to:

Come up with a catchy and memorable title

Design a cover that commands clicks, or buy a premium design at a reasonable price

Optimize for Amazon’s search engine

Select which categories to place your book in

Steal customers from your competitors

Write and format descriptions that deliver sales

Make the “Look inside” feature leaving them wanting more

Pile up positive reviews

Price the book profitably

Build trust and authority

And generate more material for writing more books

I will also show you the secret that Amazon doesn’t Want Kindle Authors to know!

With Monetized blogging, I will show you

Why I initially failed in blogging and everything I learned from that

How to not look like an Amateur blogger

Characteristics of a Bookmark-worthy, must-subscribe blog

And 8 Ways to monetize a blog

One big way to monetize a blog that’s a whole different form of passive income itself is Affiliate marketing. Of which, I’ll show you:

The two successful models

The rules of successful affiliate link posting

Where are the best places to put affiliate links

How to do affiliate marketing beyond the blog (in Podcasts, videos, and even in person)

And the best affiliate marketing programs

Then, onto a whole new source of passive income that not many people know about or take advantage of: File Sharing. In this method, I will show you:

A part-time strategy: making money without making anything and the 7 step process

Full-time strategy: becoming a niche resource and the 10 step process

The four file sharing networks that pay out the most

Answer the question “use multiple networks or just one?”

And give you miscellaneous tips & additional resources

Then, lastly, another form of passive income largely overlooked and dismissed: selling stock files. With this one, I will show you:

That you don’t need to be a professional photographer with pro equipment to do this

The 2-step formula

Who are the buyers

What are they looking for

What you should submit

4 things you must know before you submit

Meta-data marketing and what helps people find your photos

6 factors for keywording

The best websites that pay

Miscellaneous tips & additional resources

How is this Book Different?

Many books on the subject of retirement are just about getting moderate returns in mutual funds while you work your butt off for 40 years. This one is about getting great returns so you can cut down drastically on the years you have to work. Instead of focusing on portfolio income, we like to focus heavily on passive income.

Most of us know how to earn linear income, which comes from a job. But the way to retire early is to shift from getting only linear income to passive or residual income. That’s what this book is all about.

Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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http://twitter.com/anunfairedge
Goodreads Profile Page

Author Bio:
Life Hacker. Web Traffic Geek. Entrepreneur.

Jonah Jones was once a failed want-trepreneur with no direction or success in sight. He graduated with a useless college degree, and was stuck working low-wage jobs in restaurants. But rather than eek his way through life, he chose to hack his way through it.

Now, Jones works for a prestigious financial services firm. He does Life Insurance by day, and Life Hacks by night with his blog, AnUnfairEdge.com. There he produces articles, videos, podcasts, ebooks and infographics with his team.

And they cover life hacking, solopreneurship, earning passive income and generating web traffic. Life’s unfair. Even up the odds.

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Babel’s First Light -
About Babel’s First Light:

Adventure and romance, and a tale that could have happened

Her secret could doom the world. His honesty could save it.

………………………………………………………………………………

Jaiyl had felt many things in her young life – betrayal, fear, loneliness, anger – but never the

love of a family. She was trained only to keep the family’s many secrets.

She was different, set apart, special they said – which really meant alone.

Until one day, everything changed.

Jaiyl must come to trust God, and those around her, or all was lost.

………………………

Van knew there was an entire world out there beyond his mountains, but he could never quite bring

himself to get up and go see it. Then someone from out there came to him. He gets thrown into a

fight he didn’t start, with powerful people who don’t want to be found. He has to figure out what

really conquers all, before it’s too late.

Jaiyl is all secrets and fear, Van has nothing to hide, nothing to fear. Together they must fight
for the freedom of those they love.

Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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Author Bio:
Sherry grew up in various cities around northern and central California. This gave her all sorts of stories that sat and festered in her brain, waiting to be let loose. She eventually went to college in Wisconsin, where she met her equally frenetic husband, Rich. They have six (yes, count them) children, two dogs and a cat, and currently reside in a madhouse in the southern California area. As a family, they enjoy being active in their local church. Sherry spends her time writing when not caring for Granny, the kids, the dogs, the cat and any number of strays in the neighborhood.

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The Muse of Violence by Bruce Hartman -
About The Muse of Violence by Bruce Hartman:
A chilling series of deaths strikes a writers’ group in New York, leaving the remaining members to face the suspicion – and finally the certainty – that one of them is a psychopathic killer. Is a sequel to Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” being played out in their lives?

Will Schaefer, a New Yorker transplanted from the Midwest, earns his living crafting press releases for a shady corporation. One night a week he hosts a writers’ group in his apartment, to which the members–four women and two men besides himself–bring their stories and all the intense emotions that inspired them. Will is cast in the role of amateur therapist mediating among unreliable narrators, even as he falls in love with the elusive Sara. When one of the other women is brutally murdered, the group begins to turn on itself. The person who reads is always the next to die. Will anyone survive the deadly critiques that are handed out in this group?

Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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Author Bio:
Bruce Hartman lives with his wife in Philadelphia. He has worked as a pianist, music teacher, bookseller and attorney and has been writing fiction for many years. His first novel, PERFECTLY HEALTHY MAN DROPS DEAD, won the Salvo Press Mystery Novel Award and was published by Salvo Press in 2008.

His second book, THE RULES OF DREAMING, was published by Swallow Tail Press in May 2013. Kirkus Reviews, in awarding it the Kirkus Star for Books of Exceptional Merit, called it “a mind-bending marriage of ambitious literary theory and classic murder mystery.”

A new mystery, THE MUSE OF VIOLENCE, was published in October 2013. In this book, a chilling series of deaths strikes a writers’ group in New York, leaving the remaining members to face the suspicion–and finally the terrifying certainty–that one of them is a psychopathic killer. Is a sequel to Agatha Christie’s AND THEN THERE WERE NONE being played out in their lives?

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The Soap Making Bible by Michelle Gaboya -
About The Soap Making Bible by Michelle Gaboya:
The definitive, 28,000 word soap making bible teaching you everything you need to jump start the process of making your own soap, at home, with exclusive free bonuses!

Includes FREE, BONUS CONTENT that can be downloaded from our website as an exclusive gift to make the Soap Making Bible even better value. All the information you could need to make soap at home, for less than the cost of your first batch of soap.

You will save the value of the eBook many times over by avoiding the most common mistakes that many soap makers encounter – there are troubleshooting tips included and easy to follow instructions, designed for beginners but with enough value to keep teaching you as your skills and experience develop.

The Soap Making Bible is a comprehensive soap making guide, with over 120 pages of useful tips and advice covering all aspects of the soap making process.

This Ebook will teach you:
What soap is, and how it works,
The history of soap-making,
The differences between hand-made and commercial soap, and the benefits of making your own,
Tips for beginners,
Over 50 unique soap recipes including hot process, cold process, liquid soaps, shaving soaps, shampoos and more,
Tips for selecting a recipe,
The basic equipment you’ll need,
Precautions for working with lye,
How to make bar and liquid soap, using step-by-step instructions for various popular methods – find the one that works best for you!,
How to select the ingredients you want to use, based on the properties they will impart to the finished soap product,
How to color and scent your soap,
How to troubleshoot various problems that might arise,
Ways to package and present your soap,
How to get started with selling your soap for a profit,
And more!

Michelle Gaboya has been a soap making enthusiast for over 10 years, creating all types of elegant homemade soaps for family, friends and various occasions.

As an avid enthusiast she has accumulated a wealth of experience in the field of soap making and is a recognized personality amongst the soap makers’ community. She takes great pleasure in sharing her knowledge and experience with other keen soap makers.

Michelle continues to hone her craft and experiment with new designs and formulas regularly.

Some of the benefits of The Soap Making Bible:
Surprise your friends and family with customized and thoughtful holiday Soap;
Make wedding, graduation or other special-occasion gifts that they’ll remember;
Rest easy in the knowledge that your product is environmentally friendly, is free of harmful additives, and contains all-natural ingredients;
How to work safely with lye products;
The chemistry of soap: what it’s made of, and why it works;
The properties of 36 different soap-making oils, and what kind of soap you will get by using each one;
How to make bar soap using 8 different soap-making techniques;
How to make liquid soap;
How to package, present, and market your product;
How to protect yourself from liability, if you do start selling your soap;
What different colorants do, and what to be careful of;
How to use essential oils to make pleasing scent combinations;
How to make soap for people with dry, sensitive, or oily skin, and conditions such as eczema or psoriasis;
Learn something new, express your creativity, and make something that your family and friends will love!

Get started on your soap making adventure today!

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http://twitter.com/easysoapmaking

Author Bio:
Michelle Gaboya has been a keen soap making enthusiast for over 10 years, making thousands of products of soap for both personal and business use.

Originally from Thailand Michelle has gained great experience and knowledge from basic soap making using simple Thai ingredients to making large commercial products globally.

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