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1. The First by Lisa M. Green -

   About The First by Lisa M. Green:

   Something is out there.

   And the people live in constant fear.

   But their biggest threat lies within their own village. Everyone and everything is dying, slowly and without hope of salvation.

   In a world where almost nothing is truth and isolation is the purest form of self-deception, the possibility of hope exists only in the heart and mind of a young woman who chooses to follow an unknown path in order to save everyone she knows and loves. Before long, she discovers that her most vital beliefs are based on a deception that will rock the foundation of her entire people. To save them, she must learn to open her heart and sacrifice…everything.

   You may think you have heard this story before, but be warned.

   You haven’t.

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   Author Bio:
   Lisa M. Green is a high school English and Special Education teacher with a degree in Secondary English Education from Kennesaw State University. She began writing at a very young age and even considered a career in screenwriting or journalism. Throughout her childhood, she drove everyone insane with her constant stories and plays. Friends and family were forced to watch— and often take part in— a plethora of theatrical performances. This passion for writing won her the very notable and prestigious Fourth Grade Writing Award in elementary school; she was very proud. As a teacher, she enjoys educating high school students about writing. Currently, Ms. Green lives in the metro Atlanta area with her fiancé and thirteen-year-old daughter. Her favorite place to be (other than asleep in bed) is the beach. She also enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, hiking, and playing video games that girls aren’t supposed to like.

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2. Tulsi Holy Basil: The “Queen of Herbs” in Ayurveda, TCM and Homeopathy by Ryder Management Inc -

   About Tulsi Holy Basil: The “Queen of Herbs” in Ayurveda, TCM and Homeopathy by Ryder Management Inc:

   Tulsi Holy Basil is truly the “Queen of Herbs” and has been in use for over 5 thousand years in Ayurveda medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Homeopathy both have roots in Ayurvedic medicine as do other forms of natural healing medicine. Numerous scientific studies are uncovering very exciting results proving just how powerful Tulsi Holy Basil really is. In fact, a current scientific study has shown that Tulsi is able to remove fluoride from drinking water to levels considered safe! This study is in addition to another recent study that shows this healing herb is an effective remedy in breast cancer, and another study shows its effectiveness with liver disorders. Despite these, and many other studies this book uncovers, it is a wonder why North America has not been introduced to this sacred herb sooner!

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   Author Bio:
   Ryder Management Inc is a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) located in London, ON Canada and is the “umbrella” for new authors. This book was written by Stephanie Haggarty has been using natural remedies to treat her cancer since being diagnosed over a year ago. Having refused”traditional” cancer treatments offered in Canada, an aggressive search and research began for another, more natural and safe way to treat cancer began. It seemed logical to start with the oldest forms of medicine in China and India. This research uncovered the Ayurveda and many powerful herbs including Holy Basil

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3. Second Hand Stops -

   About Second Hand Stops:

   Nestled in the sleepy town of Chipping Campden, England, Julia Malone has a destiny she never imagined. Forced to drink an unknown substance, her gifts begin morphing into something altogether extraordinary. A mysterious benefactor whisks her and five other orphans to New York City, and life as they know it will never be the same.

   Armed with telepathy and a curious disposition, Julia sets out to make her mark as vice president of product development at Van Buren Industries. A cataclysmic secret is brewing in the labs, and has the capacity to change the world. With Claude Van Buren by her side, she never knows whether she’s in the company of family, or a lunatic on the brink of world destruction. It is a madcap journey into the lives of six unique teenagers destined for greatness…one way or another.

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   Author Bio:
   As an author, I like to create characters and plots that leave readers wondering if ‘this’ could really happen. I ponder the unseen world, and project myself into realms of theory and speculation that make for interesting storytelling.

   I’ve spent a lifetime trying to understand people, their motivations, and what makes them tick. In essence, people fascinate me and I plan to develop characters in the future that closely resemble some of the stranger specimens I’ve encountered over the years. I’ve got a scientific mind with a supernatural soul, and when those two things cross paths, curious things pour from my head.

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4. Scent of a Wolf’s Mate -

   About Scent of a Wolf’s Mate:

   Accepting a job as a wildlife veterinarian at the Savage Hills Wolf Sanctuary is Serena’s dream job. Finding out she’s the mate of Savage Hill’s alpha werewolf turns her world as she knows it upside down. Trying to resist the sexy man is impossible. She’s in heat, and he’s more than ready to claim what’s his.

   Release date 3/1/2014 at Smashwords, Amazon, and All Romance Ebooks!

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   Author Bio:
   Tory Richards is a grandma who likes to read and write smut stories that have a happy ending, or a happy ending for now. Known for erotic contemporary romance she has recently branched out to include paranormal. Several of her books have been best sellers including Cupid’s Arrow, under her real name and published through Whiskey Creek Press. The Cowboy Way, The Mercenary Way, and Bishop’s Angel, all through All Romance Ebooks.

   Born in Maine, she’s lived most of her life in Florida. Retired from the happiest place on earth, Disney, she now resides in Deltona, Florida where she spends her time between her family, friends, and writing. A die-hard syfy junkie, her favorite TV shows are The Walking Dead, Bitten, Revolution, and Criminal Minds. Her favorite all time movie is Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day-Lewis.

   Tory loves good coffee, sweet iced tea, chocolate with nuts, and any kind of sandwich. She also likes to hear from readers so visit her blog and leave her a comment. Tell her you read this article and mention the name of the book above, leave your email addy, and she will send you a download of one of her books.

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5. The Pebble Champion by A.D. Pritchard -

   

   About The Pebble Champion by A.D. Pritchard

   The Pebble Champion: Teenage Bereavement, Sexuality & Self-Acceptance Explored in Uplifting New Novel.

   A.D. Pritchard’s ‘The Pebble Champion’ showcases a poignant narrative with a refreshingly honest voice. Cutting through stigma and stereotypes, the book focuses on one young man’s coming-of-age to explore issues of loss, guilt and sexuality – issues that are relevant and real for many young people all over the world.

   While thousands of compelling coming-of-age novels sit on the world’s bookshelves, A.D. Pritchard’s ‘The Pebble Champion’ stands head-and-shoulders above the rest for its successful articulation of teenage grief and confusion.

   Self-acceptance, sudden loss, sexual insecurities and the search to find harmony with one’s self, form central themes in a narrative that is as uplifting as it is important.
   This is a coming of age novel for young adults about a teenage boy’s journey to self-acceptance and a deeper understanding of the meaning of life.

   Reviews for the novel have been glowing. For example, one Amazon reviewer commented: “For anyone ( young or old ) who has ever lost a parent, had their heart broken, or struggled to come to terms with who they are; this book is for you. Poignant, moving, strong and very very readable, ‘The Pebble Champion’ is one of those human stories which will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. Its a page turner, a tear jerk-er and a smile maker . Like all good novels, it deserves to be read and treasured.”

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6. The War of the Moonstone by Jack Conner -

   

   A dark, swashbuckling epic fantasy by the author of War of the Black Tower.

   Black times have come to the kingdom of Felgrad. Once one of the jewels of the Crescent, now the dark powers have turned their gaze upon it, and Giorn Wesrain, son of the baron of Fiarth, has become inextricably drawn into the machinations of the Dark One, along with his beloved Niara, High Priestess of Illiana.

   They have loved each other in secret for years, but that love will be tested as the armies of the Dark One strive against Felgrad. Worse, one of their own, Raugst, is in truth an agent of the enemy, and Raugst will soon bend the barony to his will. If Felgrad falls, so too will the rest of the Crescent, and then the Dark One will be unleashed upon the world.

   Only Giorn and Niara can stop him, but how can they when the legendary Moonstone, the great artifact of the Light that has kept the fell powers at bay for thousands of years, has been taken? As Giorn sets out into the waste lands after it, to either reclaim it or find out what the Dark One wants it for, enemy hordes swarm the mighty city of Thiersgald and Niara is trapped behind its walls . . . with Raugst.

   This is only the beginning of the adventure that awaits you in The War of the Moonstone: An Epic Fantasy: Part One.

   Imagine the epic reach of Tolkien, the grit of George R. R. Martin and the nonstop adventure of Robert E. Howard, and you will have some idea of the thrills awaiting you in “The War of the Moonstone: An Epic Fantasy: Part One”.

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7. Pirates or Patriots -

   About Pirates or Patriots:

   In June of 1814 Ephraim Bradford stepped off the pirate ship Tigre to begin a new life in America. But within weeks the young Englishman becomes the only link between Andrew Jackson’s piecemeal militia and Jean Lafitte’s army of pirates. Yet, as the clouds of war darken, Ephraim’s only real desire is to unite with the girl he loves.

   As Ephraim lands in America, a thousand miles away in the bustling city of Baltimore, Charlotte Fuller reluctantly marries swindler twice her age. When her foolhardy husband is killed she is soon left starving and alone on the streets of the Crescent City as the terror of an impending war grows. Desperate and near death, the only work she can find is in a Bourbon Street bordello.

   Pirates or Patriots follows a young British merchant from the cold fields of Shropshire England to warm waters of the Mississippi delta and a young farm girl from the sunny shores of the Chesapeake Bay to the gritty underbelly of the French Quarter. On a warm summer afternoon the two fall in love only to be torn apart by their secret lives and the looming threat of the Battle of New Orleans.

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   I’m a Christ Follower and a Texan to the core. I own two types of shoes; flip-flops and cowboy boots. I have a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington where I studied Film and Television Production. Like everyone in my line of work I’ve written a few screenplays. One earned some awards but none ended up on screen.

   Pirates or Patriots evolved from a conversation I had with an elderly uncle about how my family came to America. That discussion led me to begin reading as many accounts of the events leading up to the Battle of New Orleans as I could find. One version claimed that an English teenager introduced Lafitte and Jackson at the corner of Royal and Canal Streets. That account somewhat coincided with my uncle’s Now, I do not want to imply that some relation of mine had anything to do with Jean Lafitte, but I couldn’t help but wonder how a British teenager could have found himself standing on a New Orleans street corner with Jean Lafitte and Andrew Jackson. Thus, Pirates or Patriots.

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8. Fateful Decisions – there’s a fine line between acceptable parenting and neglect by Enid O’Dowd -

   

   About Fateful Decisions – there’s a fine line between acceptable parenting and neglect by Enid O’Dowd

   August 2011. Two babysitting, mix-ups. Two decisions with devastating consequences.

   Waterford, Ireland. Baby Tommy vanishes from his mother Carli’s car parked near the hairdressers where she is having her hair done for the local final of a national talent competition.

   Accrington, Lancashire. Baby Rose, left briefly ‘home alone when her ambitious lawyer mother Amy departs for a crucial board meeting, is not there when the family au pair returns home.

   The story unfolds through the eyes of Molly, recently widowed, who has lost her unborn child after a fall.

   What starts as an understandable diversion becomes an obsession.

   Under the pseudonym ‘Miss Marple’ she blogs on an internet discussion forum about missing children, stirring both constructive debate and dissent.

   Molly finds public opinion inconsistent, thanks to often inaccurate or sensational media coverage.

   Using social media her research makes progress while the police investigations stall. Meeting a fellow blogger gives her a major clue to the UK mystery.

   Ultimately Molly discovers what happened to the missing children but is herself forced to make a fateful decision she never could have envisaged.

   Fateful Decisions leaves readers to ponder what they would have done in similar circumstances.

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9. Next of Sin by Lisa Gordon -

   

   About Next of Sin by Lisa Gordon

   WHEN EVERY LAW IS AGAINST YOU IN YOUR HUNT FOR JUSTICE

   A string of murders dating back to 1987 and in all that time only one witness and she doesn’t even know she’s a witness!

   Two teenagers fooling about on a camping holiday; a young woman marries surrounded by her loving family; an idyllic honeymoon; a salubrious law firm – the image of perfection and yet evil lurks. A body on a Moroccan Beach; a missing girl in Japan; a corpse floating in the Mediterranean – what is the link? The vital clue lies locked in away in a memory – a memory that now wants to be remembered.

   A desire to explain a recurring nightmare, leads young lawyer Gaby to a horrifying discovery which throws into question everything she thought she knew about her past, her family and even herself. She is forced to stray onto the wrong side of the law in world where the scales of justice are rigged in favour of her eminent and respectable adversaries. Along with an unlikely set of allies from across the social strata she digs into her past, knowing that it will change her future forever.

   Her quest for truth will cost her everything; it may even cost her life.

   If you love contemporary, fast paced original fiction this is for you.

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10. The Bully Barn -

    About The Bully Barn:

    “The Bully Barn”is a story about a mouse named Marty who is bullied by numerous animals on a farm. It teaches children about the various types of bullying, coping skills and the important role of bystanders (part of the problem or part of the solution). It is an excellent story and resource for parents and educators as well.

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    Robert Gioia (January 19, 1965) has been a police officer in the province of Ontario for over 24 years. He has spent several years as a school liaison officer addressing criminal complaints and specializing in presenting to youths on many topics. Mr. Gioia created numerous presentations for the V.I.P. (Values, Influences and Peers) program which reflect the moral dilemmas and dangers faced by our youth today. These include Internet Safety, Drugs, Mischief, Theft, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Bullying. Bullying in particular seems more problematic as it has transformed with the advent and progress of the internet. As a result, society has been inundated with instances of bullying that appear to have increased at an exponential rate. In order to address this, the author created a story (The Bully Barn)that will assist in teaching youths and their parents about bullying in a an entertaining fashion.

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11. Salvation Jane by Ann Massey -

    

    About Salvation Jane by Ann Massey

    If You Love Political Intrigue with a Splash of Romance You’re in for a Treat

    On the heels of a relationship breakup, Jane Patterson inherits a hotel. Her fantasy of operating a five star hotel comes crashing down when she discovers it’s filled with vagrants. Unprepared to roll up her sleeves and get on with the job of running a homeless shelter, she enlists the aid of her local politician, a man who is astute, brilliant and incredibly charming. Jane is surprised he’s so eager to assist her to secure a grant to convert the shelter into a hostel for back-packing tourists, but then he hasn’t told her of his plans to ban beggars from the streets and criminalize homelessness. When Jane discovers her conscience, she finds herself having to play the politician at his own game.

    A romp with a serious side– chick lit with a packed political message.

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12. The Ruby Brooch (Time Travel Romance) by Katherine Lowry Logan -

    

    The Ruby Brooch (Time Travel Romance) by Katherine Lowry Logan

    Regular Price: $3.99; Sale Price $1.99 (March 1-2)

    From the white-plank fenced pastures of central Kentucky to the Bay of San Francisco, The Ruby Brooch, an emotional saga steeped in family tradition and mystery follows a young woman’s quest as she attempts to solve the murder of her birth parents 160 years in the past.

    As the lone survivor of a car crash that killed her parents, grief-stricken paramedic Kit MacKlenna makes a startling discovery. A faded letter and a well-worn journal reveal that she was abandoned as a baby. The only clues to her identity are a blood-splattered shawl, a locket with a portrait of a man from the 19th century, and a Celtic brooch with mystical powers. The brooch sweeps her back to the American west in the year 1852 where she meets Scotsman Cullen Montgomery, a San Francisco-bound lawyer who resembles the ghost who has haunted her since childhood. With Cullen’s assistance, she joins a wagon train heading to Oregon. The journey is fraught with danger, but nothing is more dangerous than Cullen’s determination to uncover the source of her unusual knowledge and life-saving powers. If she can survive the perilous journey she might discover the answers she seeks and return home to a new life without leaving her heart on the other side of time.

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13. Stalking Jack -

    About Stalking Jack:

    The SS City of New York is about to embark on its maiden voyage to England. It is August, 1888 and Madeline Donovan is a passenger on this ship, an unexpected trip she has taken because the thought of being in America or around anything familiar at Christmas when the anniversary of the tragedy occurred would be unthinkable. But everything abruptly changes when the local London papers arrive on board and the news of Jack the Ripper’s latest victim are the headlines in every paper. She encounters Jonathan Franks, a reporter from The New York Times and other chance meetings that change her thoughts and path that will lead her directly to the streets of Whitechapel, the deadliest place to be. Her life, with new purpose, to hunt down Jack.

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    Author Bio:
    I am a copy editor working on the research book, Practical Analysis of Composite Structures by Dr. Brian Esp. I am a poetry contributor to Sacramento Free Press (Poems for All Chapbook) Pomona Valley Review #7, The Voices Project, The UK Poetry Library, Creations Magazine and Prose and Rhyme; short stories to Prose and Rose and The Book Patch.

    Books include: Stalking Jack, The Night of the Twelfth Moon and Felicity’s Beaus, Poetry From Behind the Curtain and Sweet Sins.

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14. Born of Oak and Silver -

    About Born of Oak and Silver:

    YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE LIFE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN.

    All that you can do is make the most of what you’ve been dealt—fight a good fight, resist being beaten by circumstance, and hope that somehow, despite it all, you’re able to accomplish the impossible.

    But even then you cannot change the fact that you were born cursed.

    I am one of those unlucky few upon whom the Curse of the Four Fathers has fallen.

    It is I who must bear the burden of having a life that is unchangeably intertwined with the Fae. A sorrow made all the more great by knowing that where they are tragedy, loss, misery, and despair most assuredly follow.

    As a Druid it is my responsibility to uphold the boundaries that keep the worlds of the Tylwyth Teg, and our own, separate. As a man it is my only ambition to protect the family and woman I so desperately love.

    The only problem: I’m not sure this curse will allow for me to do both.

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    Marie McKean was born in rural Utah, far from city life. Surrounded by the Abajo Blue Mountains, she gained a passion for the serenity of nature. When a young adult, her sheltered and quiet-mountain life came to an abrupt end when she married and moved to the “Big Apple.” New York City opened her eyes to a whole new world. She worked for an international insurance company at the top of One Penn Plaza and later moved to San Francisco in pursuit of her advancing career and in completion of her degree in British and American Literature. Although it was all rewarding, deep down something was missing; there was something else she had to do.

    She accepted an invitation to travel to Mississippi to explore her family’s genealogical roots. The stories of her ancestors were rich in legend and fantasy. It was during this trip that Marie had a return-to-self, embracing the simple passions that drove her imagination as a child. Her purpose was not found in a career where the reward is money and prestige; rather, for Marie, it was found in the creation of characters that confront all the horror and happiness of real life. Since this time Marie has resurrected forgotten historical folklore to tell the stories of her imagination.

    Her first novel, “Born of Oak and Silver”, is known for its controversial ending that splits opinions. Marie is now preparing to release a sequel, “Born of Ash and Iron,” as well as a new series “Stone Faced Angel.”

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15. Cats and Crime, A Panzer and the P.I. Mystery Collection by Fiona L. Woods -

    

    About Cats and Crime, A Panzer and the P.I. Mystery Collection by Fiona L. Woods

    Meet 24-year-old Lori Stockley, the mail order private investigator, and Panzer, the rascally black cat, in this mystery short story collection. Oh, and we can’t forget Lori’s Granny Gladys. Put these three together and it’s a recipe for chaos. Follow them as they catch drug dealers, burglars, bank robbers, and carpet snakes.

    Five of the stories in this collection feature P.I. Lori Stockley, her Granny Gladys and Panzer; two feature police Detective Matt Stockley; one features P.I. Lori Stockley working on her own; and one features Panzer home alone. As an added feature Panzer has included before each of his stories one of his favorite quotes from a famous or not so famous or totally unknown human.

    Chapter Titles include:

    Introduction One
    You’re Out
    The Case of the Cat and the New P.I.
    The Case of the Kamikaze Cat
    The Case of the Peeping Tom Cat
    The Case of the Santa Claus Caper
    For Sale
    Introduction Two
    Seeing Double
    Dirty Trick

    The P.I. Lori Stockley cases are meant to be tongue-in-cheek spoofs of the hard-drinking, hard-fighting private investigators of the genre.

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16. The Basilisk’s Creed by Eme Strife -

    About The Basilisk’s Creed by Eme Strife:

    Immerse yourself in the first installment of Eme Strife’s addictive, sexy, enchanting, and surreal New Adult series.

    Moving to San Francisco was a decision twenty-three year old Elisheva Tilton thought would change her hard life in Little Rock, Arkansas, for the better. Yet, Eli still finds herself living in shambles and being constantly stressed out just to make ends meet in the Big Bad Bay. And the stress only piles on when the most unusual of things start to happen around her, and more so when she strangely meets the unlikely individual who would irrevocably change her life forever—a gorgeous, unbelievably sexy, and sophisticated high-ranking grim reaper.

    This is the first serial in the series and is ~ 21,000 words in length.

    Rated 17+

    This series contains graphic sexual content and strong language. Because of its explicit nature, it is intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised.

    For more on this series and Eme Strife’s other books, please visit www.emendedscribbles.com

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    Eme is an unconventional writer and a bit of a cynic who might be going through a quarter-life crisis even though she is in denial of it. Lucky for her, she has several sarcastic, upbeat, and severely vulgar imaginary friends to give her some semblance of normalcy. She loves writing about said imaginary friends–

    although she does so mostly because they never seem to shut the hell up. She’s addicted to Family Guy and American Dad, drinks an ungodly amount of Red Bull at any given time, wants to marry Seth MacFarlane at some point, and occasionally eats bacon and pop corn together (^_^).

    You can keep up to speed with Eme, her books, and her unconventional life at www.emendedscribbles.com.

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17. Bunny Donny and Michelle’s Camp Performance -

    About Bunny Donny and Michelle’s Camp Performance:

    Let’s together read the exciting children’s story about two bunnies

    Donny and his sister Michelle,

    who despite his young age were able to overcome

    their fears and learned to believe in their abilities.

    They gave a fun show performance of their talents

    and creativity in front everyone in the summer camp.

    How they did it?

    Read on, and learn a valuable lesson from Donny and Michelle!

    This children’s book for bedtime reading for children from 3-7,

    as well as independent reading for children 6-7 years.

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    Author Bio:
    When our children were younger, they asked for bedtime stories every evening.

    We, Mom Dina and Dad Andrey, created a character bunny named Donny.

    Every evening, we came up with new stories about bunnies, Donny and his sister Michelle, and their family.

    We made up different stories with different situations that would help our kids to rise above their difficulties and fears. By listening and reading along with Donny and Michelle, our children, just like the cute little bunnies, began to believe in their amazing abilities.

    We decided to make children’s books about Bunny Donny and his family.

    We hope that our book will help other children and their parents in their path.

    Shir Family

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18. Dead Reckoning -

    About Dead Reckoning:

    A shooting on a tropical island so idyll such things aren’t supposed to happen. A friend near death, fighting for his life. And a visiting tourist mysteriously vanishes. Nicholas Gage didn’t have friends. He’d led an emotionally isolated life, avoiding personal attachments, a mantra for survival. And the last thing he needed was disruption and exposure of the quiet, middle aged retirement he’d settled into on Bequia, living aboard his schooner Wherever. He’d buried his past. Forged a new life. And in doing so broke his cardinal rule, he’d formed attachments. A burgeoning romantic relationship with the island’s police Superintendent Jolene Johanssen, whose love awakens his dormant emotions and reconnects him to the world. A relationship he’s unsure he’s emotionally equipped to handle. And a close friendship with the discerning Commissioner of Police Mike Daniels, who perceives more regarding Gage’s past than Gage is comfortable with. In his pursuit of the shooter, Gage becomes embroiled in the vicious world of narco traffickers, money laundering, and a possible nemesis from his past. Threatening to upend his new life, resurrect his inner demons, and put the people he’s come to care about in the cross-hairs. Flavored with an exotic setting, seasoned with compelling characters, and spiced with the people and culture of the Grenadines, Gage navigates his inner conflicts while pursuing a deadly quest to discover who shot his friend, and why. And learns of a more ominous threat which could destroy everything he holds dear.

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    I’m a native New Yorker, experienced blue water sailor and pilot, two passions the protagonists in my novels also share. Following diverse careers as a charter and delivery captain, yacht broker, pilot, air traffic controller and marina manager, I now write mysteries and science fiction novels full time. Dead Reckoning is my debut novel, the first in the Bequia Mystery Series, set in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a tropical archipelago in the Eastern Caribbean where I lived and sailed for many years. I draw on my knowledge of the islands, its people, and my sailing experiences around the Caribbean to create intimate and lively portraits of the islands and the people surrounding these compelling mysteries.

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19. Massive Black Hole by Andrea Barbosa -

    About Massive Black Hole by Andrea Barbosa:

    At 18, Cibele, a student from Rio de Janeiro, dreams of a life in New York and moves to the big Apple as an au pair girl, where she meets the precocious Amy, a young scholar whose goal in life is to study sciences and astrophysics. When they meet Agatha, an ambitious young woman from Texas who wants to become a famous fashion model, their lives are weaved together and they become friends. While trying to achieve their goals, they question the meaning of life, death and the existence of hell, and their friendship ultimately turns into a maze of betrayal, jealousy and selfishness. Massive Black Hole is a surrealist literary fiction that explores moral issues concerning suicide, abortion, friendship, betrayal, life’s purpose and the existence of hell through the lives of three protagonists.

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    Author Bio:
    Andrea Barbosa was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and took creative writing courses at Texas Tech University. She loves to travel, read and write. She maintains an Indie review blog and is a contributor on Yahoo Contributor Network and Yahoo! Voices websites. “Massive Black Hole” is her debut novel. Her work has been influenced by contemporary authors Paulo Coelho, Fernando Sabino and Joyce Carol Oates, Erica Jong, among others.

    Massive Black Hole is her first novel, a literary general fiction/drama. She also loves poetry and has recently published a poetry collection, Holes in Space, featuring beautiful photography from her friends.

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20. Confidence Girl: The Ultimate Guide On Overcoming Low Self-Esteem And Becoming A Confident Woman For Life by Amia Rilings -

    About Confidence Girl: The Ultimate Guide On Overcoming Low Self-Esteem And Becoming A Confident Woman For Life by Amia Rilings:

    In this in-depth guide, you will learn specific step-by-step strategies to help you be able to finally overcome the low self-esteem that’s been ruining your life up to this point. I know that’s a bold statement, but I can confidently say I’ve transformed my entire life with the information I am sharing with you in this book. Millions of women suffer from low self-confidence and throw away the unique gift they have to offer to the world. Seldom do we realize that every person on this earth is made up of a unique chemical mix of DNA that will never be repeated in history. You my dear reader, truly are unique.

    The truth is, there are few things more beautiful on a person than confidence.

    Women who wear it radiate strength, passion and conviction.

    It contributes more to a look than a designer label or a flawless diamond. When a woman knows who she is, why she is, and what she’s supposed to do, it gives her a certain quality. She may be dressed in thrift store specials and look absolutely gorgeous.

    A confident woman is not afraid to be herself. Plain, simple and beautiful, or flamboyant and fabulous. The Key Is: She Knows Who She Is. This book will help you free yourself from low self-esteem and help you to be able to take control of your life.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    I love learning about human psychology and why we think the way we do.

    I tend to read quite a lot and I’m fatally curious about everything. I truly love people and enjoy sharing advice that will change people’s lives. Thank you!

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21. Cruising Speed -

    About Cruising Speed:

    Selling her dead husband’s super-sized Harley is traumatic, but bike shop owner, Kia Anders, knows she needs to let go of the past. The big bike has sat in her garage unused for a couple years, just like she has been. When the very large, very excited Mikkel Gunnarsen arrives to buy it, his pleasure makes the decision to sell to the younger man much easier than she ever imagined it would be. The same is also true for the decision that ends with Mikkel spending the night in her bed.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Visit the Facebook Fan Page.

    Author Bio:
    Donna McDonald considers herself blessed to be a best selling author in Contemporary Romance, Humor, and Paranormal Romance. Paranormal reviewers are calling McDonald “a literary alchemist effortlessly blending science fiction and romance”. Contemporary and humor reviewers often write to tell her that the books keep them up laughing all night. She likes both compliments and hopes they stay true forever. Her idea of success is to be sitting next to someone on a plane and find out they are laughing at something in one of her books. She hopes that will be you.

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22. The Experiment – A Short Story by Elyse Cunningham -

    About The Experiment – A Short Story by Elyse Cunningham:

    14 year old Rosalina believes that has made it to the big time and that all of her hopes and dreams will come true with the aid of a producer named Mr. Shu. Little does she know that there is more then that meets that eye on what is going on here. She doesn’t think much of what is going on until crazed fans and paparazzi start appearing before her.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Buy the Book On Amazon.
    Visit the Facebook Fan Page.

    Author Bio:
    My name is Elyse Cunningham, I live in Michigan, and writing has always been a passion of mine. I’ve always loved writing since I was a child and I am glad that I can turn that love into something that I can share with others. I do hope you enjoy works. Other little tidbits about me is that I am an animal lover and a lover of music both of these things are my greatest joy next to writing.

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23. Two Weeks -

    About Two Weeks:

    Ally Moore can’t stand small town life.

    After leaving Red Lake for college, she never looked back. She’s got a boyfriend and a great job in Boston, and things couldn’t be any better. But when a family reunion brings her home, she unexpectedly runs into someone from her past, Jackson Ames, now a hot-as-hell amateur MMA fighter–and her older brother’s former best friend.

    For Jackson, small town life is all he’s got left.

    He’s still struggling with the death of his parents and the sudden loss of his football dreams, living a lonely, isolated existence in Red Lake. Every day is the same until she arrives.

    And after Ally’s life is suddenly turned upside down by one phone call, they find themselves undeniably drawn to one another, both physically and emotionally. They’re begging for a temporary escape from reality–but neither wants to get too close.

    A two week fling. Two weeks of bliss, of excitement, of romance. The rules are simple–let go, have fun, and move on.

    But what if it’s not so simple?

    What if it’s actually the beginning of something real?

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Andrea Wolfe is a new adult author from the Midwest. She is happiest when she has coffee, a computer, and a cat. Yes, in that order, too.

    Andrea started writing when she was really young, and wasn’t any good at it. And then she wrote some more and got better. Now she writes a lot. She loves to take inspiration from many different forms of art and feed it back into her writing.

    Andrea loves a good happily ever after, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for the characters to get there. When she’s not writing, she loves trying to make a better cup of coffee than the one she made before it, and trying to learn how to play random instruments. Oh, and she also loves reading.

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24. What’s From the Heart Reaches the Heart: Conversation One. -

    About What’s From the Heart Reaches the Heart: Conversation One.:

    This book is a REVISED EDITION of a small collection of sayings that have been passed down through the ages. Like this one–The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I take these sayings and put them with scriptures from the Bible. I also share some my life’s darker moments, like the time I almost killed a man…accidentally.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Bee L. Kirk is a thirty five year old, mother of two. She was born and raised in Camden, Arkansas and moved to Texas in 1996. She worked for the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department for four years as a Detention Service Officer and while there came to appreciate the fragility of the unknown. She is the host of a radio talk show called “The Honey Hour” on DFWiradio.com, and contributing writer for Best Southwest Moms Blog.

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25. She’s Not You -

    About She’s Not You:

    Sick and alone with her three-year-old daughter at Christmastime, Belle Foster needs help. When her neighbor’s brother gets involved, she welcomes the soft-spoken good-looker into her world. Rescuing her kidnapped daughter isn’t part of the deal, but any man who cares that much about a stranger’s baby and is willing to babysit his sister’s menagerie of pets is a guy she’s willing to take a chance with.

    Jesse has only loved one woman in his life. Years ago, she left him with a broken heart, a crippling dependency and too many poignant memories. No one can replace her. No other woman has ever come close. So why does this loving mom continually sneak into his head? And why can’t he shake her loose? One needy female in his life, a sister who expects him to live on a pedestal, is enough for any man.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Buy the Book On Amazon.
    Visit the Facebook Fan Page.

    Author Bio:
    Author of The Vicarage Bench Series, Angels with Attitude Series, and the Vegas Series lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island and writes her paranormal romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. “If I can steal a booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.”

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26. Summer Demons by Mia Hoddell -

    About Summer Demons by Mia Hoddell:

    Jenna Shaw ran away to escape her past. In fact, she jumped on a plane and flew to Portugal to try and forget it. However, it turns out leaving everything behind isn’t as easy as it sounds.

    She thought she could move on and break free of her fears—that if she had some space the pain would stop. But as memories resurface due to an ill-timed joke, the past crashes into her present once more and she didn’t see it coming.

    Jenna’s plans for normality are derailed by the charismatic Ethan Brooks. She sees him as an annoyance; he sees her as a challenge. But as he tries every trick known to him to impress her, they only serve to push her further away. He’s never faced this problem before and Ethan has to work harder than he ever has if he wants to win over and help his mysterious girl.

    A young adult romance, this novella would be a great book for teenagers or as a feel-good summer read.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Buy the Book On Amazon.
    Visit the Facebook Fan Page.
    Goodreads Profile Page

    Author Bio:
    Mia Hoddell lives in the UK with her family and two cats. She spends most of her time writing or reading, loves anything paranormal and has an overactive imagination that keeps her up until the early hours of the morning.

    With three poems published before the age of sixteen, Mia moved on to short stories but finding she had too much to tell with too little space, Mia progressed to novels. She started her first series (The Wanderer Trilogy) at the age of fourteen and since then hasn’t stopped writing. Elemental Killers is her second series and with an ever growing list of ideas, Mia is trying to keep up with the speed at which her imagination generates them.

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27. Tips to Sticking to a Diet: Eat What You Want While You Lose Weight! by Debbie Anderson -

    About Tips to Sticking to a Diet: Eat What You Want While You Lose Weight! by Debbie Anderson:

    Discover The Steps and Strategies on How to Stick to Your Diet – Eat What You Want While You Lose Weight!

    This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to stick to your diet.

    Creating and choosing a diet plan to follow may already be hard enough but sticking to it can be more challenging. Dieters can lose focus and determination after few months or even few weeks. You need to find ways to avoid temptation and be motivated to push further.

    Maintaining a diet is a lifelong commitment. Make sure to choose a sensible diet plan that provides you with enough nutrients and is flexible enough for your lifestyle. More importantly, you should be able to enjoy your diet plan to ensure that you stick with it for a long period of time.

    Creating and choosing a diet plan to follow may already be hard enough but sticking to it can be more challenging. Dieters can lose focus and determination after few months or even few weeks. You need to find ways to avoid temptation and be motivated to push further.

    Maintaining a diet is a lifelong commitment. Make sure to choose a sensible diet plan that provides you with enough nutrients and is flexible enough for your lifestyle. More importantly, you should be able to enjoy your diet plan to ensure that you stick with it for a long period of time.

    Grab the book today!

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
    Buy the Book On Amazon.

    Author Bio:
    Somehow, between working four (yes four) jobs, I find time to write books.

    I have a dog who patiently listens to all of my rambling as I write, and never judges me when I dance by myself.

    I own a motorcycle, I love both classical music AND hip-hop, and I have a “thing” for vampires.

    I am not my characters, but I have a lot of fun escaping my world to become one of them for awhile when I write.

    I love pizza, licorice and strongly dislike peas.

    According to my elementary school report cards, I was a child with an “active imagination” and had very strong creative writing skills, often amusing both classmates and teachers with my stories. In high school I became a dreamy, thoughtful poet, and now that I am at the ripe ol’ age of 20 (if you believe that, I heart you muchly), I write lots of…well frankly, I write whatever I want.

    Go ahead and take a peek at my latest book, Queen of the Freaks. Triple dog dare ya.

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28. 22 Delicious Paleo Dessert Recipes for Women: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Make it with Ease! PattyAnderson -

    About 22 Delicious Paleo Dessert Recipes for Women: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Make it with Ease! PattyAnderson:

    This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to create delectable desserts when you are following the Paleo diet.

    Paleo is a dietary plan that is based on an ancient diet of prehistoric man. It draws its principles on the idea that the human body has not changed since the Paleolithic era about 15,000 years ago. Proponents of this diet believe that people who consume traditional diets similar to that of the Paleolithic people are less susceptible to disease and modern illness.

    The tradition of eating dessert after meals is seen in many cultures. Some people consider their meals incomplete without a delicious dessert. Due to the large amount of processed ingredients added to modern desserts, most people consider them as an unhealthy indulgence. However, people can still enjoy healthy desserts as long as they choose the right ingredients.

    Here’s What You Get:

    - Introduction

    - Chapter 1: Gluten-free and Paleo – Why Go Gluten Free!

    - Chapter 2: Cakes and Pies – The Sweet Tooth Recipes!

    - Chapter 3: Cookies and Brownies – The Sweet Tooth Bakers!

    - Chapter 4: Chocolate And The “Other Sweets”

    - Chapter 5: Ice Cream Recipes for Hot Summer Days!

    - Conclusion

    - BONUS RECIPES: Amazing Paleo Bread Recipes for the Health Conscious 48

    Grab the book today and start eating gluten free, dairy free, and make it with ease!

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Somehow, between working four (yes four) jobs, I find time to write books.

    I have a dog who patiently listens to all of my rambling as I write, and never judges me when I dance by myself.

    I own a motorcycle, I love both classical music AND hip-hop, and I have a “thing” for vampires.

    I am not my characters, but I have a lot of fun escaping my world to become one of them for awhile when I write.

    I love pizza, licorice and strongly dislike peas.

    According to my elementary school report cards, I was a child with an “active imagination” and had very strong creative writing skills, often amusing both classmates and teachers with my stories. In high school I became a dreamy, thoughtful poet, and now that I am at the ripe ol’ age of 20 (if you believe that, I heart you muchly), I write lots of…well frankly, I write whatever I want.

    Go ahead and take a peek at my latest book, Queen of the Freaks. Triple dog dare ya.

    22 Delicious Paleo Dessert Recipes for Women: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Make it with Ease! PattyAnderson is a post from Awesome Gang

    
    
29. Retargeting: Closing More Sales with Search Retargeting by Jeff Coga -

    About Retargeting: Closing More Sales with Search Retargeting by Jeff Coga:

    In this book, Jeff Coga of Real Estate Strategy Lab discusses how to close more sales by dominating Search Retargeting. As online marketing shifts, you have 2 options.

    1. Recognize and adapt to what is coming so you can thrive in the coming years.

    -OR-

    2. Watch the market shift and let your competition take over..

    Inside This Book You Will Discover:
    1. What is Retargeting.

    2. Customer Research

    3. Setting up a Retargeting Campaign

    4. Optimizing Your Campaign
    And Much Much More

    If you plan to survive as marketing strategies shift more and more to online marketing, you need to read this book!

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Jeff Coga– a 28 year old active real estate entrepreneur, coach, soon to be New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author and trainer. Sarcasm-filled realist. Humor of a 20-something tweenager. Known as a Master “Sensei” to some and a lifelong learner to many.

    Jeff is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Capital Redevelopment Group LLC, one of the fastest growing residential liquidators in Los Angeles. He purchased his first real estate at age 19 and since then been involved in over 300+ real estate transactions. He is part of new generation of investors who is street smart, and technology driven.

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30. 22 Paleo Crockpot Recipes for Cross-fitters: Easy Recipes to Eat Clean and Get Lean! by Patty Anderson -

    About 22 Paleo Crockpot Recipes for Cross-fitters: Easy Recipes to Eat Clean and Get Lean! by Patty Anderson:

    This ebook, “22 Paleo Crockpot Recipes for Cross-fitters”, contains delicious recipes so you can eat clean and get lean!

    Why Paleo and Cross-fitting?

    Humans have survived on wild game, vegetables and fruits. Most modern food contains toxins that can contribute too many chronic diseases. Chemicals and additives added to modern food has contributed to the increase of mortality rate. Paleo diet advocates eating food that did not go through any chemical process. Crock pot cooking is one of the most favored ways of cooking Paleo dishes because it is more convenient and the low temperature prevents the meat from sticking to the pan.

    Paleo is a dietary plan that is based on an ancient diet of prehistoric man. It draws its principles on the idea that the human body has not changed since the Paleolithic era about 15,000 years ago. Proponents of this diet believe that people who consume traditional diets similar to that of the Paleolithic people are less susceptible to disease and modern illness.

    Do these 22 Paleo Crockpot Recipes and you’ll get fit, lose inches, and have fun in the process! You won’t regret it!!!

    Grab the book TODAY!

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
    Buy the Book On Amazon.

    Author Bio:
    Somehow, between working four (yes four) jobs, I find time to write books.

    I have a dog who patiently listens to all of my rambling as I write, and never judges me when I dance by myself.

    I own a motorcycle, I love both classical music AND hip-hop, and I have a “thing” for vampires.

    I am not my characters, but I have a lot of fun escaping my world to become one of them for awhile when I write.

    I love pizza, licorice and strongly dislike peas.

    According to my elementary school report cards, I was a child with an “active imagination” and had very strong creative writing skills, often amusing both classmates and teachers with my stories. In high school I became a dreamy, thoughtful poet, and now that I am at the ripe ol’ age of 20 (if you believe that, I heart you muchly), I write lots of…well frankly, I write whatever I want.

    Go ahead and take a peek at my latest book, Queen of the Freaks. Triple dog dare ya.

    22 Paleo Crockpot Recipes for Cross-fitters: Easy Recipes to Eat Clean and Get Lean! by Patty Anderson is a post from Awesome Gang

    
    
31. Get Rid of Herpes: The Natural, Safe, Effective, Herpes Remedy! by Samantha Anderson -

    About Get Rid of Herpes: The Natural, Safe, Effective, Herpes Remedy! by Samantha Anderson:

    “Warning: What You Don’t Know About Herpes Can Harm You!”

    Discover The Shocking Truth About Herpes And Learn How You Can Control And Manage The Disease With Herbal Remedies And Education…

    lso called the creepy virus, herpes simplex is a disease that affects people of all ages and creed. The virus “hops” from one unsuspecting victim to the next – whether you like it or not.

    You probably already know this because chances are you became infected without ever realizing when and how it happened.

    If you’re looking for quality, genuine herpes information, then this will be the most important letter you’ve read this year. But I’m getting ahead of myself now. I’ll tell you about that in a minute, but first…

    Let me ask you this: are you worried about herpes and how it affects your life? You should be. Let me repeat: “what you don’t know about herpes can harm you!”

    No kidding…

    Scary Herpes Facts That Make Your Skin Crawl…

    Fact is that herpes is creating havoc between the sheets and in homes across the world. Did your previous partner leave you because he or she believed you cheated on them after you confessed you had herpes?

    what is the cure for herpesTrust me. When you’re suddenly faced with being alone because your partner has walked out on you it’s normal to feel angry, sad, disappointed, cheated and self-conscious.

    Stuff like this messes with your head. You can’t shed the guilt for having contracted herpes in the first place. In short, you feel like a loser… cheap… worthless, promiscuous.

    Thoughts like …”I’m worthless, no wonder he or she left me” enter your head. Your whole life spins out of control and then…you crash and burn.

    To make matters worse you are branded a cheat in society. You feel like a con, you become an outsider. Your self-esteem and your life suddenly sucks big time:

    -Your friends are avoiding you because you told them about the virus.

    -You have trouble finding a new sexual partner because your old one told everyone about your disease.

    -Your herpes outbreaks have become too hard to manage and you feel embarrassed and self-conscious about stepping out of the home, or worse – taking off your clothes in front of others.

    -You feel dirty and a failure. You are now branded for life because of herpes.

    Across the country, millions of people are suffering because of this virus. It wrecks relationships, lives and self-esteems.

    Grab this book today to find the natural, safe, effective herpes remedy!

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
    Buy the Book On Amazon.

    Author Bio:
    Somehow, between working four (yes four) jobs, I find time to write books.

    I have a dog who patiently listens to all of my rambling as I write, and never judges me when I dance by myself.

    I own a motorcycle, I love both classical music AND hip-hop, and I have a “thing” for vampires.

    I am not my characters, but I have a lot of fun escaping my world to become one of them for awhile when I write.

    I love pizza, licorice and strongly dislike peas.

    According to my elementary school report cards, I was a child with an “active imagination” and had very strong creative writing skills, often amusing both classmates and teachers with my stories. In high school I became a dreamy, thoughtful poet, and now that I am at the ripe ol’ age of 20 (if you believe that, I heart you muchly), I write lots of…well frankly, I write whatever I want.

    Go ahead and take a peek at my latest book, Queen of the Freaks. Triple dog dare ya.

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32. Income Inequality Revolution: The History, Mystery, and Truth about the American Middle Class! by Frank Anderson -

    About Income Inequality Revolution: The History, Mystery, and Truth about the American Middle Class! by Frank Anderson:

    Income Inequality And Why The Middle Class Is Being Squeezed!

    Income inequality pertains to the difference between individuals, households, or countries when it comes to the distribution of income, assets, or wealth. In simple terms, income inequality refers to the gap between the rich and the poor. At present, the United States is recognized as a country with the highest income inequality rate in comparison to other developed nations. Since 1967, the country also recorded the highest rating of income inequality in its history. Why?

    It didn’t take for the recession to happen before the public became sensitive to the idea that life is getting more difficult despite the evidence of development around us. Because the trend is upwards, people no longer consider the American dream as something attainable. There is also an unspoken unrest about the idea that the wealthy are wallowing in their million-dollar couches while the poor are making do with a wooden stool. Why?

    This book covers the impact of income inequality and what you need to do in the next “new world”. Grab this book today and discover how you can use this knowledge to generate income, freedom, and financial literacy.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
    Buy the Book On Amazon.

    Author Bio:
    Somehow, between working four (yes four) jobs, I find time to write books.

    I have a dog who patiently listens to all of my rambling as I write, and never judges me when I dance by myself.

    I own a motorcycle, I love both classical music AND hip-hop, and I have a “thing” for vampires.

    I am not my characters, but I have a lot of fun escaping my world to become one of them for awhile when I write.

    I love pizza, licorice and strongly dislike peas.

    According to my elementary school report cards, I was a child with an “active imagination” and had very strong creative writing skills, often amusing both classmates and teachers with my stories. In high school I became a dreamy, thoughtful poet, and now that I am at the ripe ol’ age of 20 (if you believe that, I heart you muchly), I write lots of…well frankly, I write whatever I want.

    Go ahead and take a peek at my latest book, Queen of the Freaks. Triple dog dare ya.

    03/01/2014

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33. Federal Student Loan Default: The Handbook – Breaking Free From Student Loans by Mr. Rogue Student Collector Kay -

    About Federal Student Loan Default: The Handbook – Breaking Free From Student Loans by Mr. Rogue Student Collector Kay:

    We, as a society, have, for centuries, lived in a world with countless evil empires; some of the more notably publicized and recognized of our era being: terrorist organizations, such as Al Qaeda, organized drug cartel enterprises, and the Italian mafia, also known as La Cosa Nostra, rank highly on the FBI list. However, these villains of modern society are not the only ones lurking in the shadows – some of the most powerful and fear-inducing juggernauts are leading us by the hand into an overwhelming abyss, without us even realizing it.

    An ‘evil empire’ defined can be classified as an entity or entities that deliberately harm people, either directly or indirectly, with intent or reckless disregard, but some organizations will attempt to portray themselves as a model corporation, when in fact there is nothing further from the truth. Take for example, the tobacco industry. For years they were very much aware of the effects and health hazards of smoking, yet did nothing to inform the unknowing public of this truth, and actually denied that such hazards even existed. The automobile industry also fell prey to the color of greed when manufacturers allowed defective vehicles to remain on the market with no recall, even though they were well aware that those defects could cause life-threatening incidents. Although these companies may not be as depraved as some of the criminals mentioned in the paragraph above, they are evil nonetheless because of the widespread harm they deliberately cause in order to increase profit shares.

    Collection agencies hired by the Department of Education to collect on defaulted loans work much in the same way as an evil empire. They purposefully cause citizens widespread financial hardship, without any regard as to how it will affect people’s living conditions. They are scoundrels, and are no better than classic loan sharks. These agencies may not break your limbs for missing payments, or charge as high an interest rate, but at least when you deal with a loan shark, there is no “fine print”, no ambiguities, trickery or traps; the terms of the agreement are completely transparent.

    Agencies hired by the Department of Education do not operate that way. They wear a façade of a “student loan counselor”, portraying themselves as individuals who have your best interest at heart, and are trying to help you improve the quality of your life, when in fact they are using trickery and bad faith to lure you into their schemes, and injurious financial pits. They will do or say anything they can to coerce and deceive you into unreasonable payment options, consolidations, settlements, or in a worse-case scenario, forced garnishments.

    Dread no more. The silent giant within its evil empire awakens, and the tides have now turned in your favor. This book is a collaborated effort with Strategic Debt Coach to release the most controversial course ever to expose the irresponsible collection agencies, and the U.S. Department of Education for their many years of lack of oversight. The truth will be unveiled so you may reclaim your dignity, self-respect, and financial future. There is hope.

    To your financial freedom,

    Mr. Kay

    Production Manager

    Rogue Student Loan Collector

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    My name is Mr. Kay. I am known as the “Rogue Student Loan Collector” – I want to expose every little dirty secret I have learned in the student loan collection agency in the last 7+ years. Read, Learn, Apply, and FIGHT!

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34. Death of a Stockbroker: How To Earn 12%+ From a Secured Investment by Jeff Coga -

    About Death of a Stockbroker: How To Earn 12%+ From a Secured Investment by Jeff Coga:

    Who Else Wants To Learn the Astonishing Shortcut Secrets To Have Real Estate Profits By Making Money In Real Estate Passively?

    (Even if you’re a total dummy about real estate.)

    - Get passive income AND increase your monthly income!

    - Set it and forget – get checks coming in every month and spend more time with your family!

    - Invest in real estate without ever lifting a finger (talking to sellers, finding the deal, doing the construction, etc)

    - Get returns of over 10%, 12%, and over 20%!!!

    My book is so simple, it’s embarrassing. You see I’m not a genius at all, so I had to create very profitable yet easy real estate system to follow.

    But still I’ve already taught hundreds of others in my sold-out $5000 coaching club and $10,000 seminars to follow my path to wealth and fulfillment.

    Now I BOLDLY ASSERT I can quickly teach my simple secrets to YOU… instantly programming your life for success, getting passive income checks every month, with more free time, and never having to worry about the stock market and what it’s doing!”

    Who’s Jeff Coga? He not only a top real estate investor and owner of a successful podcast called Real Estate Strategy Lab but he’s also instrumental in over 30 million dollars worth of real estate deals.

    What you gain from this book: Quite simply, his step-by-step “Passive Real Estate Investing” is radically different and enormously more profitable than anything you’ve ever seen, heard about, or used before.

    The simple step-by-step instructions complete with proven examples, allow even inexperienced people to generate real estate profits in 21 days or less! Not to mention, you can do this ALL of this from the comfort of your own home.

    Grab the book today and learn astonishing shortcut secrets to have real estate profits by making money in real estate passively!

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    Author Bio:
    Jeff Coga– a 28 year old active real estate entrepreneur, coach, soon to be New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author and trainer. Sarcasm-filled realist. Humor of a 20-something tweenager. Known as a Master “Sensei” to some and a lifelong learner to many.

    Jeff is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Capital Redevelopment Group LLC, one of the fastest growing residential liquidators in Los Angeles. He purchased his first real estate at age 19 and since then been involved in over 300+ real estate transactions. He is part of new generation of investors who is street smart, and technology driven.

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35. The Bully Barn -

    About The Bully Barn:

    “The Bully Barn”is a story about a mouse named Marty who is bullied by numerous animals on a farm. It teaches children about the various types of bullying, coping skills and the important role of bystanders (part of the problem or part of the solution). It is a valuable story and resource for parents and educators as well.

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    Author Bio:
    Robert Gioia (January 19, 1965) has been a police officer in the province of Ontario for over 24 years. He has spent several years as a school liaison officer addressing criminal complaints and specializing in presenting to youths on many topics. Robert has created numerous presentations for the V.I.P. (Values, Influences and Peers) program which reflect the moral dilemmas and dangers faced by our youth today.

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36. The Secret Burden: Letting Go of the Shame, Anger, and Guilt of Emotional Eating -

    About The Secret Burden: Letting Go of the Shame, Anger, and Guilt of Emotional Eating:

    Do You Carry the Secret Burden of Emotional Eating? If you have ever used food as a method of coping, felt held back in your professional or personal life because of how you look and feel about yourself, eat differently alone than in front of others, or hide beneath layers of clothes because of the shame you feel about your appearance then continue reading! The Secret Burden breaks down the physical and psychological aspects of emotional eating providing you with the tools to gain awareness into what food represents to you and why this has become your main method of coping. You will make the mindset shifts necessary to start the process of recovery and you will learn how to create a personalized lifestyle plan to serve as a foundation to a healthier way of coping and living.

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    Author Bio:
    Michelle Bybel is a licensed clinical social worker and certified holistic health coach. She received her clinical training at Columbia University and her health coach training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She specializes in working with professional women/entrepreneurs who have felt held back in both their professional and personal lives as a result of their struggles with emotional eating and who are ready to regain their sense of self through taking care of their mind and body.

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37. A Mug’s Game (Barlow Action-Adventure Mysteries) -

    About A Mug’s Game (Barlow Action-Adventure Mysteries):

    On the night the richest boy in San Francisco is killed, seventeen-year-old Jimmie Barlow knows just three things–1) He was one of the last people to see the boy alive. 2) The suspect list not only includes himself, but his new girlfriend. 3) He can’t trust anyone, maybe not even himself. As Jimmie sets out to clear himself from the charge of murder, he realizes he’s become so caught up in playing an online game, it’s gotten inside his head, and he can no longer tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Did Jimmie actually commit murder? When his beloved six-year-old niece disappears, Jimmie faces a devastating realization, and a decision that will shake the foundations of his existence.

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    Author Bio:
    A funny thing happened to me on my way to get a real life. I became a novelist.My first novel, a techno-thriller, was written while I was in chemotherapy for cancer. (One of those real life experiences I would rather have avoided.) But that is down the road from where things began. In fact, writing a novel is well down the road from where it began. Like every author I know, my favorite activity as a child was reading. When I wasn’t reading I was writing, and I published my first short story at age thirteen in Arizona Highways magazine. I don’t remember feeling proud. What I remember is my father scolding me because he believed writing fiction was a form of lying. I enrolled in journalism at Arizona State University planning to make my living telling stories. That didn’t work out because when I was a freshman the journalism department lost its accreditation when the students and professors quit to start an underground newspaper.

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38. Monkeys Wearing Pants -

    About Monkeys Wearing Pants:

    Funny rants, riffs and meaningless musings by a guy you don’t know. Author Jon Waldrep’s witty observations cover a great deal of territory, including losing weight (I want to lose weight but you know what they say, the last 87 pounds are the hardest), getting older (I hit 50 and suddenly my bladder was the size of a dried lentil) and travelling (Note to self: Not a good idea for anyone involved to hang out the hotel room “do not disturb” sign when naked) as well as hundreds of random observations (Is it just me, or is there something slightly Medieval and sinister about the name of ‘Black Forest Ham?’). Waldrep’s ruminations range from zippy one-liners to short essays and all are guaranteed to make you smile, chuckle or laugh out loud.

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    Author Bio:
    Jon Waldrep has been a stand-up comedian, singer, filmmaker and writer. After not finding success in any of those fields he made the logical leap into retail management. Still considered the funniest member of his family (excluding second cousins and kids under twelve) Waldrep has taken up writing again and has most recently published the eBook “Monkeys Wearing Pants,” a collection of humorous observations and satirical takes on everyday life. Waldrep is currently working on a new diet book with the working title, “Get your humongous ass off the sofa for five friggin’ minutes you big, fat pizza devouring slob”. Waldrep currently lives with his family in Sacramento, California.

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39. Francesca of Lost Nation -

    About Francesca of Lost Nation:

    When a mysterious man named Matthew appears in the small Iowa town of Lost Nation, his sudden arrival raises questions about his past. Quiet with an apparent taste for rum, Matthew makes it clear he doesn’t want to make friends. He isn’t too pleased to be dropped off at Home Farm where the independent and eccentric Francesca doesn’t accept bad manners or booze binges. Matthew doesn’t want to form personal ties and intends to move on as soon as his damaged leg from a recent plane crash heals. But a series of events draw him into reluctant relationships: One with the feisty Francesca, the second with her 10-year-old granddaughter Sarah. In spite of her own reservations, Francesca finds herself falling for this brooding pilot but his past looms between the pair and what neither knows is that Sarah, Francesca’s 10-year-old granddaughter, has encountered a stranger of her own … leading to a climatic confrontation that will put her and her grandmother’s life in danger. Those that enjoy family sagas or family drama will also embrace this story There are plenty of eccentric characters, including Francesca who is quirky and full of secrets – she keeps the town gossips busy. There are some dramatic family dynamics that cause tension and uneasiness at times. Because the story is told through the wide-eyed 10-year-old Sarah, this romance mystery is humorous at times.

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    Author Bio:
    Lucinda Sue Crosby is an International Kindle Bestselling author and award-winning journalist and environmentalist as well as a published and recorded Nashville songwriter. She’s also a former film and television actor, professional athlete and sports commentator. Lucinda Sue has always had a love affair with the written word.

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40. Straight Along A Crooked Road -

    About Straight Along A Crooked Road:

    Fourteen-year-old Luanna Hamilton is heartbroken when her father announces they are heading for California as soon as spring arrives. It is 1850 and, for Luanna, Midford Falls, Vermont has everything she could ever want. She loves the covered bridge on the quarry road, the waterfall at the mill pond, the old schoolhouse, the taste of the cold cider. How can she leave all these things behind? Even more, how can she leave when it means not being able to enter the Essex Female Academy in the fall? Or, when it means leaving her best friend behind?

    Over the next two and one-half years, Luanna’s views on life change dramatically. Personal hardship, and the sheer magnitude of the journey west teach her to live each moment to the fullest. She learns that her life will only be as good as she makes it, regardless of where she might be.

    “A novel about pioneering in the 19th century America. In 1851, when the Hamilton family left for Vermont, 14-year-old Luanna had to leave her friends, school, and plans behind. It took the family two and a half years to reach its destination, San Bernadino, California. The domestic details along the way are well described.” – The New York Times

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    Author Bio:
    Marilyn Cram Donahue lives in East Highlands, California, where her family planted orange groves in the 1850s. After she graduated from Pomona College, married the boy next door, and had four children, she taught English as a Second Language and began to write books. To date, she has published 30 books, six juvenile plays, and over 500 articles and short stories. She has also conducted over 400 seminars and workshops on writing. Marilyn is working on two new novels and a memoir.

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41. The Fallen Empire by Elyse Cunningham -

    About The Fallen Empire by Elyse Cunningham:

    A mysterious man with amnesia has wandered into the small town Dunham, Crete. He has claimed that he has been wandering Crete for awhile trying to regain his memories as he explains to a woman that spots him on the outskirts of town. After an earthquake happened the mysterious man has decided to stay in Dunham to aid the town on solving the mystery behind the earthquakes that have been happening to the town for months. While he is figuring out the earthquakes, with the aid of the woman who he met, he slowly uncovers a plot to not only overthrow the gods and goddesses but claim Olympus for themselves. Who is this mysterious group that is planning this? And can this man do anything to stop them?

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    Author Bio:
    My name is Elyse Cunningham, I live in Michigan, and writing has always been a passion of mine. I’ve always loved writing since I was a child and I am glad that I can turn that love into something that I can share with others. I do hope you enjoy works.

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42. My God Is Bigger Than Coincidence -

    About My God Is Bigger Than Coincidence:

    Some people would say it’s just coincidence but you decide as you read these short accounts of what the author calls “God moments.” Are these everyday blessings and unexplainable occurrences really from above as Kathy believes? See why she proclaims that her God is BIGGER than coincidence.

    This book is a compilation of true events experienced by the author in short story format.

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    Author Bio:
    Born and raised in rural New Castle, Pennsylvania, Kathy lives with her husband, Jack, and their feline fur kids, Bodie, Skeeter and Gabe. She is proud mom to adult children, Jen and Jeremy, and grandma to Olivia. Her step-children, Shelbey and David along with their spouses and children, Sydney, Makayla and Gage round out the family.

    In addition to her writing, Kathy enjoys camping, painting, photography and biking. Animals have always been one of the joys of her life and she specializes in painting animal portraits. She has been caregiver to horses, llamas, dogs, cats, parrots, birds, raccoons, squirrels, a skunk and groundhog.

    Now retired from her medical transcription business, there is more time for camping and her Christian chalk art ministry. She finds it fulfilling to share her testimony and the Word through art at campgrounds they visit.

    Kathy’s first children’s book, Mupster Pupster, was released in 2013.

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43. Time Taxi -

    About Time Taxi:

    A shape shifting tour guide from the future takes you back into the past where you meet the strange and wonderful creatures that make up your family tree. Although aimed at young people, Time Taxi is an entertaining way for adults to brush up on their knowledge of evolution. Featuring 21 original full color illustrations.

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    Author Bio:
    Bruce Boyce is the pen name of an author of several historical and anthropology books. Time Taxi is his first work of juvenile fiction.

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44. CONTENDER FOR CHRIST: The Young Athlete’s Guide to the Ultimate Prize -

    About CONTENDER FOR CHRIST: The Young Athlete’s Guide to the Ultimate Prize:

    2 TIMOTHY 2:5 “An athlete is not crowned until he competes according to the rules.”

    Being a CONTENDER FOR CHRIST is an honor that must be treasured at all times. You have God-given talent and when you tap into all He has in place for you then you will begin competing far beyond even your own expectations. He wants you to shine His light – in everything you do – so He can take you from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Take you from the extraordinary to the supernatural. He wants you to be your very best!

    CONTENDER FOR CHRIST: The Young Athlete’s Guide to the Ultimate Prize brings scripture to life by providing verses to help guide every Christian Athlete.

    AMAZON VERIFIED REVIEW: “Truly Inspirational! A must read for Christian athletes or any young Christians interested in sports. Author Drew Coolidge has created a sophisticated E-book which is fun and stimulating to experience. More than just reading, it’s like an interactive experience. This is the kind of book you can go back to again and again, especially if you compete regularly in team games. Great for reading through and then referring back to the night before a big game or whenever a sports lover need a reminder that Christ is in all of us.”

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    Author Bio:
    Drew Coolidge works with hundreds of student-athletes every week and helps them reach their full potential in everything they pursue. His experiences with the student-athletes guide him in writing books for a variety of athletes, parents and coaches. What separates him from others is his faith and ability to explain complex topics in a quick, Christian, no-nonsense manner. He doesn’t promise the next million dollar contract, but he always delivers strategies that Christian Athletes can immediately implement and use for life.

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45. Ann Marie’s Asylum -

    About Ann Marie’s Asylum:

    Ann Marie has just earned her Ph.D. in chemistry at age sixteen when she receives a mysterious and lucrative job offer. The new position at the infamous Asylum Corporation takes the young chemist and her alcoholic mother from their working-class Philadelphia neighborhood to coastal California. She grows fascinated with her new boss, famed scientist, Dade Harkenrider, a handsome and reclusive asexual labelled Dr. Death by internet conspiracy theorists and rumored to be involved in witchcraft and murder. A young pioneer in drone warfare and mind-control drugs, Harkenrider conducts secret experiments that defy the boundaries of space and consciousness in an advanced laboratory in the hills perched over Los Angeles. As Ann Marie grows closer to her new mentor, a sinister plot by a secretive coven is unfolding in the city. This monstrous force is stealing pets and children in an effort to breathe life into an ancient and terrifying evil.

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    Author Bio:
    Christopher Rankin grew up with a love of science, animals and horror movies. Ann Marie’s Asylum is his second novel after Creating Monsters. He studied engineering at Rutgers University and received a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, researching the nanoscale electrical properties of soft condensed matter. He currently lives in Orange County, California with his wife, Jennifer, and a small pride of cats.

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46. The Whale Song Translation -

    About The Whale Song Translation:

    In the spirit of Carl Sagan’s “Contact” and Stephen Spielberg’s “Close Encounters,” speech scientist Howard Steven Pines’ science fiction thriller takes whale language research to a whole new realm: the excitement of first contact and the recognition of the intelligence, dignity, and wisdom of another earthly species.

    When the Navy’s controversial sonar experiments begin to destroy Maui’s whales, an unlikely hero holds the key to their preservation. Inspired by his mentor’s paradigm-busting challenge to open a communications channel with other big-brained species, acoustics professor David Dmitri begins analyzing the songs of humpback whales. The quest to decode their mysterious language leads him to an astonishing revelation. With more proof, Dmitri realizes he could rally public opinion and stanch the bloodshed. But as his team prepares to launch a voyage of discovery in the Straits of Lahaina, others are determined to stop him–whatever the consequences.

    Built on fascinating, cutting-edge science, Part I of The Torch of Prometheus trilogy delivers thought-provoking “breakthroughs” about language and intelligence in the realm of earth’s other big-brained beings, and explores the intertwined existential crises of humans and whales.

    “The Whale Song Translation” . . . A visionary tale of marine mammal protectionism . . . A voyage of discovery, to Neptune and beyond.

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    Author Bio:
    The idea for my debut novel was born the moment I first thrilled to a humpback whale rocketing from the deep blue sea. My writing is informed by a twenty-five-year Silicon Valley software engineering career leading to five patents in wireless voice technology.

    In the adaptation of voice algorithms for communication devices, the realization that human speech evolved into a process of shape-writing and shape-matching is the inspiration for the interspecies communication experiments featured in the story.

    A lifelong Californian, I have a love affair with the Pacific. Maui is a favorite vacation getaway and the setting for the novel.

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47. The Griffin’s Boy by Julia Hughes -

    About The Griffin’s Boy by Julia Hughes:

    In a world where only those of noble birth are invited to join the elite Griffin Riders, orphan Neb is destined for a life of drudgery. His path changes when he steals the disobedient young griffin Balkind in an attempt to prove that you don’t need noble blood to become a hero.

    Join “The Griffin’s Boy” on the adventure of a lifetime as he encounters girls for the very first time, learns the meaning of friendship and battles evil forces for his very soul.

    Companion title “The Griffin Cryer” 4.7* from 58 reviews will be available to download for only 99 cents to complement this free five day promotion.

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    Author Bio:
    After publishing “The Griffin Cryer”, my readers wanted to know more about the mysterious rider. “The Griffin’s Boy” is his story, and tells how a lowly stable lad’s fortune changed when he met the mischievous young griffin known as Balkind.

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48. Empire of the Worm -

    About Empire of the Worm:

    What happens when you don’t appease the gods?

    In the glorious empire of Qazradan, the youngest son of the Emperor seems to have it all — youth, ability, intelligence — and he’s poised on the brink of a great destiny. Not only that, but his family seems ideal, the perfect royal family — not oppressive but nurturing to their empire, almost democratic.

    But the royal family has a dark secret, and after Davril proves himself with a military victory over a minor rival, his father decides to reveal the family’s secret ahead of time. Davril had been meant to learn it at sixteen, but instead he’ll learn it at fifteen. Would the extra year of maturation have made a difference? One thing is certain — everything is about to change, and not for the better.

    When Davril learns the hideous secret at the heart of the empire, that a great, otherworldly being must be given a regular human sacrifice — worse, that it must be Davril’s beloved who dies and he himself who wields the blade, Davril takes drastic and bloody action.

    When that happens, the wheels of fate begin to turn. The great and awful being that was supposed to be appeased is now wrathful, and its absence and unwillingness to help Qazradan opens the empire — and the world — up to strange new horrors. For the being had been keep OTHER entities at bay, even darker and more terrible, and with it gone they descend upon the world.

    The worst of them all, their supreme deity, is the one known as the Worm, and somehow Davril must prevent its coming, or at least its dominion, but how can he with the empire collapsing into chaos and a vicious cult out for his blood?

    This is a tale of triumph and tragedy, bloodshed and horror, as Davril seeks to reverse what he’s done and prevent Qazradan from becoming . . . the Empire of the Worm.

    People who enjoy “Weird Tales”, the works of Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, and other weird fiction writers are likely to love “Empire of the Worm”. It’s sword and sorcery with a Lovecraftian twist.

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    Author Bio:
    Jack Conner lives with his wife and cats in Oregon.

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49. Silevethiel by Andi O’Connor -

    About Silevethiel by Andi O’Connor:

    “A fresh adventure novel sure to enchant a wide range of fantasy fans.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    “The entertaining and complex world O’Connor has created is full of magic and intrigue.” –ForeWord Clarion Reviews

    “Lovers of Tolkien’s Middle Earth and fantasy would like this book, as well as anyone who likes a good elven romance.” –Us Review of Books

    Following her father’s murder, Princess Irewen Donríel is betrayed and left for dead in the forests of Mistwood. Rescued by the elf prince, Laegon Elendell, Irewen awakes an exile with no home, no country, and no people. But as the horrific memories of murder and betrayal return, she realizes that the nightmare is only beginning.

    The world of Vaelinel is failing—its fate bound to her in ways no one fully understands. A mysterious elven prophecy may provide her with some answers, but continuously hunted and fighting for her life, Irewen quickly learns that unearthing the truth will be more difficult than she ever imagined. Can she accept Laegon’s love and the friendship of the Wood Elves, or will she stand alone against the terrifying evil now threatening to destroy the entire world?

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    Author Bio:
    Andi O’Connor is the fantasy author of the The Lost Heir, Silevethiel, and Redemption, a dark fantasy short story now available on Kindle. Her next book, Awakening, is due to be released in 2014. Silevethiel, a YA fantasy, was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2013. Andi is a member of the National Writers Association and the Boston Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association. In her free time, she enjoys reading and running and is an avid ballet dancer. She currently resides in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and four dogs. You can connect with Andi on Twitter @OConnorAndi

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50. The End Times Chronicle -

    About The End Times Chronicle:

    This is our journey, yours and mine, into the chaos of the end times, that you have been expecting for decades now.

    Have Courage, and let me take you with me. For you are about to go, where you never thought you could. When you come to the end of this journey and look around, you will realize this is where you always longed to be.

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    Author Bio:
    Dacre Hill was born and raised on the east bank of the River Mersey, not all that far from England’s only completely walled city. Getting a B.A. in history led him to become a tour guide to the British Isles. A ‘Near’ Death Experience was persuasive enough to cause him to transfer his domain from the United Kingdom to the United States. When visiting clients in the United States, he met and married his wife and settled in Santa Fe, eventually abandoning the west and moving to the mountains of the east. Information he acquired from his NDE and later, set him to writing. He intends this to be his last book, but as he asserts; “The best laid plans of mice and men . . . .”

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51. The Scent of Flames by Kira A. Gold -

    About The Scent of Flames by Kira A. Gold:

    Something is rotten in the town of Hortonville.

    Lars Fjorden just wants to talk to Violet without making an idiot of himself. But keeping cool isn’t easy with a mother overwhelmed by grief, a brother bullied at school, and a best friend unable to get past the accident that killed both their fathers. Add arson and reoccurring dreams of an awkward angel, and he might not survive his senior year–at least not sane.

    Seraphima is called down to a tiny Vermont town of unusual girls, unpredictable weather and unresolved tragedy. Her mission: to keep her nephew safe as he discovers his powers, while getting used to her own mortal body, college prep classes, and boys who ask her to dance.

    Sera must teach her charge there are more things in Heaven and Earth than he’s ever dreamt, as Lars battles the fires that threaten those he loves.

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    Kira Gold is a theatrical costume designer and textile artist living in Kentucky. She writes strange things after midnight and collects rabbit marionettes.

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52. Gone With The Fairy Winds (The Amuylett Saga) by Halo Summer -

    About Gone With The Fairy Winds (The Amuylett Saga) by Halo Summer:

    What happens when three girls like you and me are spirited away to another world where half-vampires, toad-headed teachers, and magic subjects at school are completely normal? The outcome is inevitable: sooner or later they will all end up in the fortress of Swampy Hollow, a school for children who are either magically untalented, poor, considered a threat, or otherwise lost. Life at this school is dangerous enough, but to make things worse, the evil Cruda that abducted the girls from our world wants to get hold of them. And it does not exactly help that there are also boys with dark secrets, who are just the type human girls like to fall in love with …

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    What is the secret to life? Halo Summer thinks that it can only be fathomed by telling stories. Fantasy stories, preferably. So that’s what she’s doing besides her job as an editor for children’s and teens’ magazines. Halo Summer lives with her husband and her dog on the edge of a forest, somewhere between an old graveyard, the moon, and the large city the graveyard belongs to. In Halo’s home country five volumes of the Amuylett Saga have already appeared. With 100,000 copies sold Halo Summer is one of the most successful self-publishers in Germany.

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53. Joyous Expansion: Unleashing Your Passions to Lead an Inspired Life by Brett Dupree -

    

    About Joyous Expansion: Unleashing Your Passions to Lead an Inspired Life by Brett Dupree

    Do You Want To Achieve Greatness?

    Do You Want More Passion In Your Life?
    Get your copy of the most easy to understand transformational book!Brett Dupree has discovered a key to living an inspired life with passion. Using personal stories, and his Joyous Expansion Intention System, Brett can teach you how to achieve all of your dreams with passion.
    This clear and down-to-earth book is filled with practical tips that will increase your joy.

    Reading this book you will learn to:•Be a true self leader.
    •Get out of the rat race and enjoy your journey.
    •Write powerful intentions that focus your determination to reach your desires.
    •Celebrate your life and learn from your outcomes.
    •Transform your life and create lasting change.

    Mike Dooley, NY Times Bestselling Author of Infinite Possibilities Praises Joyous Expansion!
    “Refreshingly original and completely organic. Please do yourself a favor and be a part of Brett Dupree’s Joyous Expansion! Reading this book will not only improve your life, but the lives of people you interact with everyday!

    You Want to Change Your Life, Look No Further Than Joyous Expansion!
    Improve your life and the life of the people you love today!

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54. A Song of Swords (Whill of Agora Book 3) by Michael Ploof -

    

    About A Song of Swords (Whill of Agora Book 3) by Michael Ploof

    Book #3 of the Amazon Best-selling epic fantasy series Whill of Agora (Legends of Agora)

    “Michael Ploof is one of the indie good guys. Don’t be surprised if he is soon swooped up by one publisher or another. Whill of Agora is a fine example of why I think so.” – Award Winning Fantasy Author, M. R. Mathias

    Influenced by the works of Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, R. A.Salvator and Tolkien, Whill of Agora is a classic coming of age fantasy tale of magic, mayhem, friendship and war. Set in the realm of Agora during the Draggard Wars, five centuries after the fall of the elven lands, Whill of Agora brings readers on a heart pounding epic adventure with a colorful cast of characters that are sure to become fan favorites.

    Upon the frozen fields of Volnoss a strange rift has appeared. Eadon’s legions have gathered; the final invasion of Agora draws near.
    Bound by his vow of fealty, Dirk Blackthorn finds himself at Eadon’s side. His first mission; kill the entire royal family of Eldalon, leave none of Whill’s kin alive.
    Deep within the heart of the Mountains Ro’Sar, King Roakore prepares to travel to Elladrindellia and reunite the boy Tarren with Whill. He hopes also to have the ancient dwarven tome, The Book of Ky’Dren, translated. And he trusts none but Whill to do it.
    Aurora prepares to face the self-proclaimed Chief of the Seven, Icethorn of Dragon Tribe. She no longer feels Eadon’s power coursing through her; she begins to dare hope that she is free of the dark elf. But a pledge of fealty to Eadon is not made lightly.
    Avriel remains trapped within the body of the white dragon. Neither the elder elves nor Whill with his great power can find a way to return her to her body. With the racial memories of her dragon line clear in her mind, she begins to lose hold of her elven self.
    Whill has found the ancient elven blade of legend, Adromida. Finally he has made it to Elladrindellia, and his training with the elves has begun. Although he is safe for the time being from the reach of Eadon, a new threat arises that may prove his greatest challenge yet. He soon realizes that his greatest enemy may not be the dark elf lord, but he himself.

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55. HABIT -

    About HABIT:

    “A great detective mystery: realistic, well-written, and with such dramatic tension that I was up all night racing to reach the conclusion.” Chris Child

    “Detective Brendan Healy solves a complex case, facing his own demons, in a brilliant police procedural with a dark conspiracy in the background.” Sarah Victor

    “Complex, beautifully drawn characters, twists and turns, great atmosphere, a real page turner.” Beth Boyd

    A brilliant mystery that you won’t be able to put down

    A young woman, Rebecca Heilshorn, lies stabbed to death in her bed in a remote, upstate New York farmhouse. Rookie detective Brendan Healy is called in to investigate. All hell breaks loose when her brother bursts onto the scene. Rebecca turns out to have many secrets and connections to a sordid network mixing power, wealth, and sex.

    Detective Brendan Healy, trying to put his demons behind him, pursues a dangerous investigation that will risk both his life and his sanity.

    Habit is a compelling mystery which will appeal to all fans of crime fiction. T.J. Brearton amps up the tension at every step, until the shocking and gripping conclusion.

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    Author Bio:
    T.J. Brearton has published short fiction with The Rusty Nail Magazine, Orange Quarterly, Enhance Magazine, Third Rail, Atticus Review, and Nonsense Society.

    The crime-thriller Habit marks his debut novel with a traditional publisher, Joffe Books, an imprint of Not So Noble, based in London, UK.

    He lives in the Adirondacks, USA with his wife and two children.

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56. Knockout! A Passionate Police Romance by Emma Calin -

    
    About Knockout! A Passionate Police Romance by Emma Calin

    On sale for 5 days, reduced from $5.99 to $0.99 from the 3-5 March 2014.

    KNOCKOUTt! is the first in Emma Calin’s Passion Patrol Series – steamy action novels featuring hot cops, hot crime and hot romance. The second book, SHNNON’S LAW, launches 28th February 2014 and is also on a special offer price. Get the two books for just $2.49 during the promo dates listed above (joint standard price $9.98.)

    KNOCKOUT! – A Mafia conspiracy. A female undercover cop. Her target: international sportsman and playboy Freddie La Salle.

    Can she fake it? Can she nail the gangsters before her cover is blown? What happens when his charm kicks in, passion takes control and she falls for this charismatic suspect?

    KNOCKOUT! The No 1 Kindle Bestseller romance adventure from Emma Calin.

    Interpol cop, Anna Leyton, spirals down into a hopeless vortex of sexual and emotional turmoil as she fights to keep her professional cool. But who is deceiving who in this fast moving ride across continents? What motivates the art loving prize-bull of a lover Freddie La Salle?

    An action-filled pulse-pounding adventure novel. A tense and erotic romantic affair. Can a relationship survive when it is founded on deceit? Can she prove her man is innocent? Can she escape with her life and her love?

    The power of love and trust stands against greed and crime as conflicting forces grapple for that KNOCKOUT punch.

    Popular quotations from the book:

    “Truth is a line like the Equator. To the South lies the tropic of exaggeration, to the North is the tropic of forgetfulness,”

    “I want to kiss you at every monument and under every bridge.” Freddie to Anna in Paris on the Seine.

    “You always think that you are headed somewhere, that there is some bus stop ahead where you will know to get off and say – ‘Yes, this is the place,’ but there is no such stop – the view from the window and the other folk on that bus are your life and it is always now. Each minute is your stop and is your place.”

    “Love is a fact like the Eiffel Tower. It is there and just because you are not in Paris it does not mean it fell down.”

    FIVE STAR REVIEWS:
    ‘The sex scenes are well written and actually play a part within the story rather than being thrown in for the fun of it’
    ‘A mix of relentless, buff sexuality, uncompromising, idealistic romance, and sassy, police detective mystery’
    ‘Knockout writing and a perfect dilemma’
    ‘The language is sensual and gripping and powerful all at once’
    ‘Knockout will surprise you with its qualities, but do not be surprised if you put it down wishing for more. I did.’
    ‘What a page turner the plot was held perfectly with shocking twists and turns’
    ‘The story is so full of passion, it is easy to be swept along’

    KNOCKOUT! A romance novel with a twist of suspense that will take you on a roller coaster ride of passion, deception and love.

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57. Betrayed by Morgan St. James -

    
    About – Betrayed by Morgan St. James

    Laurel Murphy awoke in a strange bedroom to the terror of being drugged, bound and gagged.All this beautiful teenager ever aimed for was a career as a professional ballerina.Instead her dream was crushed when she was kidnapped, sold into a brothel raped and brutalized and finally left for dead.

    Contrary to what the kidnappers thought,she didn’t die. As Laurel managed to rebuild her body and a new life, deep within her soul she dealt with the need for revenge. Then a chance meeting changed everything.She will grab your heartstrings and not let go. Inspired by true events.

    Available in Kindle and paperback.
    Kindle countdown deal March 2-8
    Just $1.99 instead of $3.99

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58. Tips On Prayer, A Quickstart Guide To Improving Your Prayer Life -

    About Tips On Prayer, A Quickstart Guide To Improving Your Prayer Life:

    Tips On Prayer, The Quickstart Guide to Improving Your Prayer Life (2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded)

    Prayer doesn’t have to be hard. Do you wish you knew how to pray better, so you could have a better relationship with God? If so, Tips On Prayer is a playbook of actionable steps to help you improve your prayer life immediately.

    John Arnold has been researching and teaching people how to prayer for over 20 years.He has taken those years of experience and gleaned the best of the best practices and put them into an easy to follow guide. You can spend hours of reading prayer books by great writers, such as, Richard Foster, Phillip Yancey, Dallas Willard, and Thomas Kelly, or you can get just what you need to know and start improving your prayer life right now.

    Learning to pray doesn’t have to take hours of reading. You can likely read “Tips On Prayer” in under and hour and immediately start applying easy to implement strategies.

    Tips On Pray is a game-changing book. Why? John Arnold breaks down having a vibrant prayer life into just five “pillars” of life-changing prayer. Then he systematically shares the most effective strategies for strengthening each of these pillars.

    No fluff or esoteric theory. Tips On Prayer is just the raw information you need to start praying better immediately. Here is just a little of what you’ll discover:

    The 3-fold formula of praise David used and you can use for greater intimacy with God.

    How to create your own custom prayer routine, tailored to overcome your weaknesses

    10 tips to eradicating fatigue, so you can stop falling asleep and start paying attention during prayer.

    A sure-fire technique to always remember a prayer promise and never feel guilty again for forgetting.

    How to integrate prayer into your daily life, so you can move past knowing how to pray and into living prayerfully.

    3 step-by-step proven prayer models that will remove wondering about how you ‘should’ pray.

    And much, much more.

    Lastly, Tips On Prayer removes the guesswork for anyone desiring a deeper, more intimate relationship with God. If you are brand new to prayer, you will get equipped to build a rock-solid foundation for your daily devotional time. If you are a prayer veteran, you’ll gain a fresh perspective on how to evaluate your prayer life and then systematically put together an action plan to improve it.

    Remember, there is more actionable information in this small ebook than you’ll probably get reading a dozen other prayer books. It truly is a complete prayer manual that you can go to over and over again to improve your prayer life. The strategies inside it are all ones that have helped other people experience the power of praying more effectively.

    Furthermore, this second edition has over 30% more content than the much beloved original version. John Arnold has taken the instruction to a whole new level by including instructions on the often neglected practice of praying with others in small groups plus several other new invaluable tips.

    So, now is the time to stop waiting for your prayer life to get better. If how you pray isn’t changing your, then it’s time to change your prayer. Take action and start praying better today with “Tips On Prayer, The Quickstart Guide To Improving Your Prayer Life.” Get your copy now.

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    Author Bio:
    To begin with, I am passionately devoted to making growth in the Christian faith as practical as I possibly can make it. That’s been the driving force behind my ministry over the past 20 years of pastoring various churches, as well as, the passion that drove me to create the blog, http://ThePracticalDisciple.com. almost 6 years ago.

    I had a passionate desire to deeply connect to God beginning sometime in High School. That passion literally took me from monasteries to mountain tops. Hundreds of hours of workshops, retreats and books later, I realized that nothing teaches someone better to pray than prayer. So, I wanted to write a book that could take all of the best practices I had found and condense the learning curve around those best practices as small as possible. The result was my first ebook, “Tips On Prayer, The Quickstart Guide to Daily Improving Your Prayer Life.”

    When I am not dreaming or writing about how to help people live life better you will most likely catch me spending time with my wife and co-pastor, Rev. Dr. Susan Arnold and/or my two awesomely funny and talented children Matthew and Ruth. (You guys rock–Woot! Woot! for team Arnold.) We love performing in local theater together, hiking around outdoors, roller-skating, skeet shooting and whatever mess of fun we can dream up. That…and we laugh a lot, a whole lot. One of the best theater experience I have had was playing Arthur in Camelot with my beautiful wife Susan as Guenevere.

    I am also the Chief Inspiration Officer (Isn’t that the coolest title ever?) of The 7 Minute Life, Inc. Which is just another excuse for me to dream and write about helping people live better lives. We’re working hard to knock down some really faulty thinking people have about time management and replace it with honest to goodness tools that help you Do Less and Be More at work and home. You should check us out if you’re tired of feeling busy all the time ready to love your life. http://The7MinuteLife.com.

    Well, that’s a really nutshell version of me. If you enjoy my book connect with me online at:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepracticaldisciple

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePracticalDisciple

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/disciplehelper

    Blog: http://ThePracticalDisciple.com

    Blessings,

    Rev. John Arnold

    The Practical Disciple

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59. The Waking Moon -

    About The Waking Moon:

    Paulette’s life is in shambles. Her sister is dead, her mother is a drunk, and she’s been forced to transfer into a chaotic public school full of bullies. Things go from bad to worse when her intoxicated mother hits and kills a teenage boy and is sent to jail. Now she is truly alone. That is until the teenage boy mysteriously comes looking for her, convinced that he and Paulette are meant to be together. He is the most beautiful boy she’s ever seen. But dead.

    Afraid he’ll find her insane, Paulette must keep the secret from her love-struck best friend, Rhodes, a prodigy who lives and breathes rationality and science. In the end, it’s up to her to save them all from the power-hungry, undead teens who want to kill her, kidnap Rhodes, and claim Jack as their own.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    T.J. McGuinn is the author of The Waking Moon, the paranormal romance sensation that received over a million reads on Wattpad.com in only two months. She is a world traveler, a bird lover, a film buff, and a storyteller.

    McGuinn lives in San Francisco with her husband and son.

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60. 101 Healthy Vegan Desserts -

    About 101 Healthy Vegan Desserts:

    The most amazing collections of delicious vegan desserts for a healthy lifestyle

    101 original, easy and delicious, healthy vegan recipes from all over the world (cakes, cookies and ice creams).

    After the dizzying success of the two previous bestsellers, Daniel Nadav’s third cookbook is mainly for people who are crazy about desserts and, on the other hand, want to maintain a healthy and harmonious vegan diet.

    Are you familliar with the claim that vegans do not have delicious desserts? Have you encountered the prejudiced belief that vegans have only dates as a dessert? I am personally very familiar with this prejudice, and the aim of this book is to show 101 original and easy ways to make dozens of wonderful, healthy, natural and nutritious desserts that will astonish your guests!

    In 101 healthy vegan desserts you will find:

    Chapter 1: 34 Vegan cake recipes

    Chapter 2: 34 Vegan cookie recipes

    Chapter 3: 35 Vegan home made ice creams

    Three major advantages of this book:

    1. An impressive collection of recipes that will help you maintain a healthy life and boost you and your family’s energy levels.

    2. Extremely easy-to-prepare vegan recipes that are full of nutritional value.

    3. Recipes that are based on products that can be consumed anywhere and that cost very little money.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    My name is Daniel and I’m 33 years old. I’ve always considered myself a moral person and I lived for many years with an internal dissonance – The desire for animal products, collided with the heavy ethical baggage eating them brought.

    But at the age of 28 I decided to change. It was after I spent 6 days in a meditation course (Vipassana) which is held in complete silence that I declared: – “That’s it, I’m a vegan!”

    When I came back from Vipassana I was troubled. I had no idea what to eat Because my knowledge about vegan cooking was very poor. So I decided to contact members of our worldwide community through forums. I asked for recipes and tips and the response was amazing! I decided to leverage my passion for food and find the ultimate solutions to our community by writing a vegan cookbook.

    My vision was to write a series of cookbooks which contain vegan recipes and distribute them to as many people as possible. Each book focuses on one type of food and shows that there are dozens of ways to prepare food that contain only natural products. These books incorporate original recipes and are especially devoted to our wonderful community to enjoy and distribute them.

    Here I also urge you – if you have a winning recipe – you are welcome to send it to me along with your picture and the picture of the recipe, and I promise to publish it in my next books. Even if you do not have a recipe, you are invited to share with me your ideas and thoughts.

    For a much more harmonious, peaceful, balanced and sane life

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61. Retribution by Gemma James -

    About Retribution by Gemma James:

    Kayla Sutton thinks it’s over. She now holds the leverage she believes will end her contract with her blackmailer, but Gage Channing isn’t going down without a fight. He’s turned the tables on her, cleverly making her submit under the guise of giving her a choice, and Kayla soon discovers that retribution isn’t so black and white when everyone around her has secrets.

    She faced sexual servitude in Ultimatum. In Enslaved she was seduced into craving it. Now she must find the strength to either accept the part of her that craves him still, or walk away for good…

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Gemma James (a pseudonym for Christina Jean Michaels) loves to explore the darker side of sex in her fiction. She’s morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy and enjoys exploring the deviant side of human nature. Her stories have been described as being “not for the faint of heart.”

    She lives with her husband and their four children–three rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving boys and one girl who steals everyone’s attention.

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62. A Shadow in the Flames by Michael G. Munz -

    

    A Shadow in the Flames by Michael G. Munz

    Grab the first book in the New Aeneid Cycle, a near-figure science fiction series, FREE through March 15th!

    Northgate is in turmoil. Decaying, violent and corrupt, it is a common enough city in the mid twenty-first century, yet discoveries beneath the Moon’s surface have marked it with their first distant echoes. Into Northgate has come Michael Flynn. Jobless and down to his last few dollars, Michael still dreams of making a positive difference of his own. Yet he has no family, no friends save for the freelancer known only as Diomedes, and tonight the apartment they share will burn to the ground.

    When Diomedes becomes his mentor in a search for the arsonist responsible, Michael will get his chance to realize those dreams. But he must face dangers far more personal than fire if he is to succeed, for like a shadow in the flames, neither arsonist nor mentor may be what they appear.

    And the ones who search the Moon will be watching.

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63. The Isolation Door by Anish Majumdar -

    About The Isolation Door by Anish Majumdar:

    From an award-winning journalist comes a haunting debut novel examining the inner world of the mentally ill and those within their gravitational pull.

    Neil Kapoor, 23, is desperate to create a life beyond the shadow of his mother’s schizophrenia. Years of successive relapses and rehabilitations have forced his father into the role of caretaker and Neil into that of silent witness. But there is no light within this joyless ritual, and any hope for the future rests on finding an exit.

    Amidst her latest breakdown, Neil attends drama school in pursuit of a role that might better express the truth of who he is. What started as a desperate gambit becomes the fragile threads of a new life. A relationship blooms with Emily, and each finds strength – and demons – in the other. New friendships with Quincy and Tim grow close and complex. But the emotional remove needed to keep these two lives separate destabilizes the family. Neil’s father, the one constant in the chaos, buckles under the pressure. Enlisting the aid of an Aunt with means and questionable motives, Neil plies ever-greater deceptions to keep the darkness at bay. But this time there will be no going back. As his mother falls to terrifying depths a decision must be made: family or freedom?

    In this powerful fiction debut, Anish Majumdar shines a much-needed light into the journey of those coping with serious mental disorders and the loved ones who walk alongside them. Incisive and filled with moments of strange beauty, it marks the arrival of a unique voice in American letters.

    A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go towards supporting schizophrenia research and treatment.

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    Author Bio:
    As a child growing up in Montreal, Canada, Anish Majumdar’s first creative writing lessons came courtesy of his mother, a former English teacher. Witnessing her struggle with schizophrenia had a profound impact and inspired The Isolation Door, his first novel. His non-fiction work, appearing in many publications, has garnered Independent Press Association Awards for Feature Writing and Investigative Journalism. His short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He lives with his wife, son, and a growing menagerie of pets in Rochester, NY.

    Connect with Anish on Twitter @dashamerican and visit his website at anishmajumdar.com

    A Q&A with Anish Majumdar

    Author of The Isolation Door

    Q. Tell us about your book, The Isolation Door.

    A: The Isolation Door tells the story of a 23-year-old named Neil Kapoor who is taking his first steps towards manhood in the shadow of a schizophrenic mother. When you grow up with that kind of insecurity–forced committals in mental hospitals and difficult periods of rehabilitation, witnessing paranoid behavior and changes in personality so severe that the person you love becomes all but unrecognizable–it fundamentally changes how you function in the world and your dreams of what the future might hold. Amidst his mother’s latest breakdown, Neil attends college, falls in love, and discovers the magic of true friendships. But it’s all clouded in secrecy. These people hold the promise of a new life, yet how can he tell them the truth about his mother and how it’s affected his family without marking himself as damaged in the process? How do you grasp happiness when isolation is the strongest feeling you’ve ever known? Finding an answer to this lies at the heart of this book, and it’s something millions of other family members across the United States affected by mental illness in a loved one are struggling to answer.

    Q. What prompted you to write this novel?

    A: Necessity. Up until age 25, secrecy was how I dealt with my mother’s continuing battle with schizophrenia and its effect on me. I was working as a professional film/TV actor in Montreal, trying on the mask of different personas at work and continuing to turn the trick in my personal life. I had serious relationships with two women who loved me, but the thought of telling them something other than a made-up version of my past was inconceivable. I had great friends in Montreal and Toronto, but the fear that one day this horrible skeleton in my closet would be revealed always caused me to burn bridges preemptively. The end result was living alone with no one but my cat for company, sinking into a bottomless well of depression, unable to find a way out. Out of desperation, I began writing some of my memories down on paper. As I spent more and more time facing these demons, a magical alchemy took place and a new world, filled with people I’d come to love like Neil Kapoor, began coming out of the woodwork. I discovered a talent for writing novels, but more importantly, I gained the perspective necessary to see that my past did not have to define my future. By sharing my experiences and allowing them free reign, I was able to leave my old life in Montreal behind and start anew in the U.S. By being honest about myself, I struck up a relationship with Erin, the woman who’d become my wife in 2009. Today we enjoy a happy life with a baby boy and way too many pets. It’s a million miles removed from the isolation that threatened to drown me just a few short years ago, and I couldn’t be more grateful.

    Q. What kind of research went into it?

    A: I was 9 years old when the death of my grandfather triggered the onset of my mother’s schizophrenia. From the moment her personality began to slip away and the first of many dangerous obsessions emerged, I stopped being a child and started being a watchful guardian. My father, younger brother and I had to suddenly learn to function in a single-parent household throughout over a decade of forced committals at Douglas Hospital (a mental institution in Montreal), lengthy periods of recovery, and, inevitably, relapses. Family finances were drained to cover legal fees, hospitalization, and massive shopping binges on clothes, costume jewelry, shoes . . . anything she would develop a fixation on. Friends of my parents they’d known since immigrating to Canada in the ’70s severed ties because she was much too dangerous in the grips of her schizophrenia, leaving us marooned with a person who could transform at any moment. This continued until I was in college, when the doctors who were treating her finally found a combination of drugs that offered stability. I drew heavily on these experiences in writing the novel. I’ve also had a chance to compare notes with therapists and social workers who have dealt with schizophrenics in the past, and realized that many other families are coping with their version of what we went through. I also put a significant amount of research into the types of drugs being prescribed to schizophrenics as well as the continuing controversy which surrounds schizophrenia, which some in the medical community believe is actually a catch-all term for multiple mental disorders.

    Q. Tell us how much of yourself you put into the character of Neil.

    A: In many ways, Neil is a younger version of myself–less sure of himself, more haunted, driven by a furious desire to get out, that conflicts with the love for family at every turn. I worked hard to really communicate the internal thought processes he experiences throughout the course of the book to give readers a sense of just how messy things can get emotionally. Yes, you should love your parents. But when any sense of normality has been stripped away after years of serving as a caretaker, it’s normal to feel resentful, confused, even furiously angry. On the flip side, there is an incredible sense of gratitude when you strike up relationships with new people. Understanding the darkness in a way few others do, it is impossible not to be truly grateful for those moments in the light: holding a girl who loves you extra close, treasuring the company of true friends. Neil is a version of myself on the precipice between light and darkness. Like him, there was a very real chance that I’d never make it out. But during the course of writing this book I did, and ultimately this hope is present in the story.

    Q. What do you hope readers will walk away with?

    A: I hope readers gain an intimate sense of the burden carried by the family members of someone suffering from a mental illness, as well as the unique perspective it affords in how you see life. For every challenge faced in looking after someone with such a disease comes a greater amount of self-understanding and resiliency. It’s very easy to say you love someone–it’s in the doing, looking after them when they can’t look after themselves, taking on the sacrifice willingly because they are as much a part of you as an arm or a leg where love is truly tested. To this day, there is a special bond between my father, mother, younger brother and me because we were all tasked with the challenge of dealing with a monster called schizophrenia. The monster never goes away, but those who face it grow closer through facing it. I think this kind of courage is something that should be celebrated, and I hope that readers make the extra effort to reach out to others who are going through similar circumstances.

    Q. Has your relationship with your mother changed since writing this book?

    A: My mother and I communicate more clearly with each other these days, and with less emotional baggage. Writing the book and creating a new life in the U.S. with my wife has, in many ways, removed the bedrock fear that something was wrong with me too and the dysfunction we lived through growing up would sabotage my ability to create a happy family life of my own. The truth is, life in my parents’ home was, and will always be, centered around catering to the whims of a schizophrenic. But my priority these days is being a loving husband and attentive father to my newborn son–and when push comes to shove, this will always take precedence over the needs (or obsessions) of my mother. These days, when my mother comes to visit, I make sure to call out any disturbing behaviors she’s displaying immediately. If she starts mumbling to herself, I’ll let her know. If she starts hiding things or displays other paranoid traits, I will let her and my father know. Far from alienating her, this approach seems to be a huge help to both of us. A big part of schizophrenia is lacking an awareness of these types of things. For far too long, we believed that ignoring these early signs meant sparing her feelings. Unfortunately, it also meant that she would spiral out of control that much sooner. By taking this upfront approach, she understands how her actions affect the rest of the family, and I get to communicate how I’m feeling in a positive way. This has resulted in a healthier relationship for both of us.

    Also, seeing how nurturing she is when around Mickey, my son, has been a truly wonderful experience. When he was born, I remember going to the waiting room and showing Mom some first pictures. Halfway through scrolling through them, she looked up, and, in a tone of total amazement, exclaimed, “My god, you’re a Dad!” That kind of lightness of spirit comes through when she holds and plays with him. Honestly, it’s not something I ever thought I’d see again.

    Q. Can you share a bit more about the important family dynamics in this novel?

    A: The Kapoor family has 3 members: Priya, the mother; Raja, the father; and Neil, the 23-year-old son. Priya and Raja, a professor, immigrated to the U.S. in the ’70s and for a time, served as social butterflies within the small college town The Isolation Door is set in. Priya was a doting and caring mother to Neil, and it’s clear that they had a special bond. But the onset of her schizophrenia has changed all of that. Priya’s self-absorption, charming in the old days, flies out of control and becomes a dangerous fuel for her obsessions. Raja, desperately trying to keep things from falling apart, pretends things are better than they are until they become unbearable–a caring man whose love for his wife turns him into an enabler. In the midst of all this is Neil, who is caught between serving as his mother’s caretaker and creating a life all his own. Throughout the course of the novel, as Neil moves progressively towards the latter, it destabilizes the precarious balance within the Kapoor household, forcing a kind of reckoning amongst all 3 of them as they try to figure out the new state of things.

    Q. How did growing up in a Bengali/Indian community in Montreal influence your worldview?

    A: My relationship with the Bengali community in Montreal has definitely changed over the years. As a kid, I loved hanging out with the sons and daughters of family friends, watching movies in the basement and playing video games while our parents passionately debated politics upstairs. The amount of love Bengalis have for their children cannot be denied. However, the perspective of a cultural group composed of immigrants is vastly different from the perspectives of their children. As I got older and developed an interest in the arts, I came up against huge amounts of blowback from my parents and those in the community who knew me well. They didn’t understand why I was opting to go down such a risky path. I couldn’t understand the point of bowing and scraping and spending your life as a cipher because “that’s just the way things are.” During the latter years of high school and well past college, my rebellious nature prevailed and contact with this community was extremely limited. However, despite whatever criticisms I may have faced, many of these families ended up being the biggest fans of my acting and writing. As I began to make headway in these fields, I grudgingly won the respect of many of them. As I grew more self-confident and unabashed about exactly the kind of person I am, those who had previously seen me as a child began to see me as an adult. Ultimately, the thing that will always bind us together is loyalty–these people, who have been there since I was born and have been there at every major milestone since, will always care for me. Nothing I do will ever really drive them away. And that’s a quality I respect and treasure.

    Q. What advice can you offer kids and young adults who are dealing with schizophrenia in their families?

    A: Your ultimate loyalty is to yourself. Love for your family can be a double-edged sword–if caring for someone sick means sacrificing your future or your happiness, then you seriously need to consider cutting ties. I know this sounds cold, but I’ve seen way too many friends who’ve come up in similar circumstances become enslaved by the illness of a family member and accept a life that is beneath their potential. The irony of this approach is that it rarely results in a happy outcome for anyone. How can you take care of a loved one if you aren’t taking care of yourself? How can you lift someone up when you can’t stand on your own two feet? Whatever the cost, take the steps necessary to go after your dreams. A family member who cares for your happiness will understand. If they can’t, then it’s the illness talking, and the illness should never have that kind of influence. Don’t allow yourself to become another casualty of schizophrenia.

    Q. In an ideal world, how would we view mental illness? Do you think we’re moving toward eliminating the stigma?

    A: The current situation with regards to mental illness and treatment in this country is what I’d call a “quiet crisis” and is worsening at an alarming rate. Decades of neglecting this population of patients and dismantling long-term care facilities have resulted in only about 30% of mentally ill people in the U.S. actually receiving the kind of care they need. The rest are funneled into the judicial/prison system or, if they don’t have family support, are tossed out into the streets to fend for themselves. In recent years, we’ve seen a rise in the number of incidents such as the Sandy Hook shooting, where a mentally ill person snapped and went off the rails. With the current infrastructure that’s in place when it comes to the mentally ill, which should be recognized for the national embarrassment it is, is it any surprise that we’re seeing such horrific outcomes? One in four Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetimes. What kind of a message are we sending by telling 25% of our fellow citizens that they don’t deserve the same level of care, support, and treatment as everyone else? Unless we, as a society, have the courage to look mental illness in the eye and embrace those affected as brothers and sisters, we will all fall together.

    Q. Tell us more about how you started writing. Any advice for aspiring writers?

    A: The best writing comes out of a deep-seated need to express yourself. My mother, a former English teacher, used to give me nightly writing assignments as a child. She never cared about my literary voice, or my process, or what writers I admired . . . all that mattered was the honesty on the page. I never forgot that lesson. Writing a book starts out as fun and gets progressively more difficult. You’ll never make it to the end unless it’s something you have to do (as opposed to want to do). Will and clarity of purpose cannot be learned–everything else can.

    One other thing: read the books you want to read, not the ones you feel you should. A good writer is a stubborn person–learn to develop the capacity to do and read and be exactly the way you want to be. Listen to yourself beyond everyone else–it’s your job to lead, not follow.

    Q. Where can we find out more about your work?

    A: I share personal stories on my blog, www.dashamerican.com. I also keep fans updated on articles and other pieces that are coming out through Twitter: @dashamerican. Finally, I love speaking at high schools, colleges, and organizations about my experiences and the importance of breaking the wall of silence that surrounds mental illness–interested parties can contact me directly at anish@dashamerican.com.

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64. Braineater Jones by Stephen Kozeniewski -

    About Braineater Jones by Stephen Kozeniewski:

    Braineater Jones wakes up face down in a swimming pool with no memory of his former life, how he died, or why he’s now a zombie. With a smart-aleck severed head as a partner, Jones descends into the undead ghetto to solve his own murder.

    But Jones’s investigation is complicated by his crippling addiction to human flesh. Like all walking corpses, he discovers that only a stiff drink can soothe his cravings. Unfortunately, finding liquor during Prohibition is costly and dangerous. From his Mason jar, the cantankerous Old Man rules the only speakeasy in the city that caters to the postmortem crowd.

    As the booze, blood, and clues coagulate, Jones gets closer to discovering the identity of his killer and the secrets behind the city’s stranglehold on liquid spirits. Death couldn’t stop him, but if the liquor dries up, the entire city will be plunged into an orgy of cannibalism.

    Cracking this case is a tall order. Braineater Jones won’t get out alive, but if he plays his cards right, he might manage to salvage the last scraps of his humanity.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Stephen Kozeniewski is the author of seminal horror masterpiece THE GHOUL ARCHIPELAGO. He lives with his wife and two cats in Pennsylvania, the birthplace of the modern zombie. He was born to the soothing strains of “Boogie With Stu” even though The Who are far superior to Zep, for reasons that he doesn’t even really want to get into right now.

    During his time as a Field Artillery officer, he served for three years in Oklahoma and one in Iraq, where due to what he assumes was a clerical error, he was awarded the Bronze Star. The depiction of addiction in his fiction is strongly informed by the three years he spent working at a substance abuse clinic, an experience which also ensures that he employs strict moderation when enjoying the occasional highball of Old Crow.

    He is also a classically trained linguist, which sounds much more impressive than saying his bachelor’s degree is in German.

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65. Elves, Bicycles,Unicorns and Other Fantasies by Jackie Wilson -

    

    About Elves, Bicycles,Unicorns and Other Fantasies by Jackie Wilson

    Elves, Bicycles, Unicorns and another Fantasies is a book of short fantasy stories, several featuring two little forest elves, Amber and her husband Alfred,and their various adventures, such as visiting their house elf friends in town and helping rescue their the bike of their friends’ human family, or attending the Spring Festival. There is a story explaining the origin of pearls, another telling why poplar trees produce fluff, and another which tells the true story of the Queen Anne’s Lace flower. There is one about Hugo the bicycle changing places with his unicorn exchange partner and his adventure in the Kingdom of the Unicorns. My book is listed on Amazon and I am also running a promotion on StoryCartel.com.

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    Elves, Bicycles,Unicorns and Other Fantasies by Jackie Wilson is a post from Awesome Gang