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1. Running - 2013-06-04 00:10:31-04
   C. G. "Carlos" Cooper grew up in a Navy family and spent his younger years on military bases around the world. After college he served in the Marine Corps. He currently resides outside Nashville, TN and is the author of the Corps Justice novels.
   
2. Jack Be Nimble: Gargoyle - 2013-06-04 00:10:50-04
   Ben English's first thriller, Jack Be Nimble: Gargoyle, was based on a short story written for a literary contest while he was an undergraduate student. An advocate of education, literacy, and helping children fulfill their potential. Ben provides pro bono strategic and marketing services to Read it LOUD!, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the profound positive impact that parents have by reading aloud to their children, in their success in school and life. Ben currently lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife and two children, whom infuse his life with hilarity and inspiration.
   
3. The Smartest Princess - 2013-06-04 00:11:27-04
   I am a writer, illustrator, graphic designer and a mom. I've lived in various places across the country but currently my heart is in the Bay Area. I have two sweet children, two dogs and a mini-cactus named spike. In my free time (ha ha ha), I like to read books, jog slowly, cook badly and sleep rarely.
   
4. 70 Healthy Habits – How to Eat Better, Feel Great, Get More Energy - 2013-06-04 00:11:59-04
   S.J. Scott believes that the way to improve yourself is to set achievable goals and develop daily habits that move you towards these outcomes. That's why he publishes actionable books that help you immediately develop positive habits.
   
5. Trapped: A Tale of Friendship Bog by Gloria Repp - 2013-06-04 00:12:24-04
   Adventure, mystery, and wild creatures all play a part in Gloria Repp's many books for children. She grew up in the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Northwest, and it was there she learned a love for wilderness that pervades her stories. Interspersed with the years spent raising her three children and writing books, she taught creative writing and worked as an editor. These days, she takes every chance she gets to explore the forests in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, and at the same time, she’s plotting the next story in her frog-fiction for young readers, TALES OF FRIENDSHIP BOG.
   
6. Magic School U.S.A: Easy “A” - 2013-06-04 00:13:16-04
   I am a normal girl who is into all things sci-fi and paranormal. One day, when I was young, I got possessed by the ghost of this murdered comedy writer called CHARLIE FEY! Since then Charlie has been living out his dreams of writing paranormal comedy books through me. It's cool! I get to write my sexy, emotional paranormal stories and Charlie gets to do his wild, exciting and hilarious paranormal stories. Somehow we make it work and you get thoroughly entertained by some fantastic, funny, fiction!
   
7. A Sliver of Hope - 2013-06-04 00:13:31-04
   Karla J. Nellenbach divides her time between dayjobbing, writing, and indulging in her Winchester obsession. Born and raised in the wilds of Michigan, she knows two immutable facts: (1) it is entirely possible to live in a thumb, and (2) you definitely can go home again…you just might not survive the winter. Having resided in the sunscape of Florida for the last decade, she’s still on a quest to see a real live alligator outside of the “petting” zoo. Karla is currently at work on her next novel.
   
8. Echoes of Clara Avenue by Edward Farber - 2013-06-04 00:13:51-04
   Ed Farber's writing career spans more than half a century as a copywriter, creative director and ad agency owner. After leaving the world of business, he has devoted his creative efforts to his two, passionate loves--writing for his own pleasure and painting. Ed's non-fiction book, Looking Back with a Smile, is available on Amazon Kindle. His newest ebook has just been published on Kindle, Echoes of Clara Avenue, a collection of short stories, some of which have appeared previously in literary magazines. You can see both his artwork (fine giclee prints for sale) and a sampling of his short stories on his website, www.farberart.com, which also is the site of his blog, in which he writes about art, writing, reading and anything else that interests him (and that, he says, covers a lot of territory after 81 years of observation.) A graduate of the University of Missouri (1954) he lives in St. Louis, MO.
   
9. Nightmare Along the River Nile: A Mission to Rescue a Friend from Slavery - 2013-06-04 00:14:27-04
   Suzanna E. Nelson is an award-winning author who works for United Nations. She has lived and worked in Africa, Europe and North America. She is also the author of: The Helpers - a story about an American journalist who finds herself on the run, after she discovers damaging information about an underground group responsible for atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
   
10. Heavy Mental: A Clancy Parker Mystery - 2013-06-04 00:14:52-04
    I write cozies your nana might not like. Then again, that depends on your nana. I have two mystery series in the works -- one featuring the rock 'n' roll detective Clancy Parker and the other starring the erotic bakery entrepreneur Muriel Kovacs. The first novel in the Clancy Parker series, Heavy Mental, is out now. The first novel in the Muriel Kovacs series, Missionary Position, made me a quarterfinalist in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. It will be out soon.
    
11. Chasing Sunlight - 2013-06-04 01:15:13-04
    Bart Hopkins, Jr. is an ex-surfer, avid mountain hiker and occasional rock climber. He loves the great outdoors, playing chess, and riding his motorcycle. Last and most, his 2 grown kids, Krystal and Bart, the grandchildren, and his wife Kat.
    
12. Bertha-Size Your Life! by Jane Carroll - 2013-06-04 01:44:18-04
    Jane Carroll, Author of bestselling Bertha-Size Your Life, is a Life Coach, Registered Nurse, Reiki Master, Mother, Grandmother, and long-time student of life. She has seen the focus of her over 30 year nursing career change from illness to wellness to wholeness, a philosophy that permeates everything she does. While she enjoys all aspects of her life, writing is her passion and she is currently working on Bertha's latest adventures. Bertha-Size Your Life was the recipient of the Master Koda 2012 Best Traditionally Published Book Award. When life hands you an ostrich...make a boa ~ Bertha
    
13. The Lost Dark by Andy Rigley - 2013-06-04 01:45:13-04
    Andy lives in a village on the Derby/Nottingham border. He has written for several years and has an MA in Creative Writing. He has published over twenty short stories in magazines, online, in regional newspapers and even in America. His short stories It's all for Free and Merry go Round were placed first and second in Writers' Forum Magazine (June 2010 and May 2011). The Lost Dark is his first novel. When not writing Andy has a multitude of other hobbies. He likes to escape into the hills for long walks where no one can find him. He also comes up with curious and interesting ideas to keep his three teenage kids entertained, like crafting full size animal suits or playing 'Murder' around his four story house. His kids are quite possibly more mature than him.
    
14. The Jade Seed by Deirdre Gould - 2013-06-04 02:17:51-04
    Deirdre Gould lives in Idaho with her husband Tim and three small children. After having a wide variety of occupations ranging from bartender to translating cases for the ICJ and UN, Deirdre decided the jobs she liked best were chasing twin toddlers and writing. While she has published smaller works in magazines and online, The Jade Seed is her debut novel.
    
15. Max Your Maternity Leave by Pat Katepoo - 2013-06-04 03:44:46-04
    Since 1993, Pat Katepoo has equipped thousands of working mothers and others to negotiate telework, job sharing, and part-time arrangements, as well as longer maternity leaves. Her proposal templates for negotiating flexible work have been recommended by The Wall Street Journal and Working Mother magazine. Since her website, WorkOptions.com, went online in 1997, customers from all 50 US states and more than 35 countries have used her proposal templates and guides to redesign their work schedules into a flexible arrangement. Her advice has been featured in American Baby, Fit Pregnancy, Working Mother, Woman’s Day, Parents, Forbes, Essence, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and on NBC Nightly News.
    
16. Destiny Defied by J.A. Marx - 2013-06-04 03:52:54-04
    J.A. Marx is one of the nine authors who penned the Amazon best-seller, “The Christmas Tree Treasure Hunt,” a novella released in 2012. As a 2011 graduate from the Christian Writer’s Guild elite Craftsman course under author Jerry Jenkins, she is a speculative fiction author and writes from her home in Colleyville, TX. Growing up in Colorado, she spent much of her childhood climbing trees and rocks, and riding horses. An endless imagination filled her mind with countless stories, yet she never wrote any down until in her late 30s. She graduated from Colorado State University with a BA in Arts & Humanities and a double minor in French and Music. She loves to travel and has visited twelve countries. Her favorite is Switzerland. J.A.’s desire to promote healthy relationships and wholeness grew from 17 plus years in marriage coaching and from developing small group ministries in three different states (CO, TN, OH). She presently mentors with Gateway Church women’s ministry http://gatewaypeople.com/. In her early years, J.A. dabbled in the occult and views this as a serious issue for today’s young adults—including Christians. Over 70% of American teens experiment with the Ouija board, palm reading, séances, spell casting, and making magical potions. J.A. believes “These practices are the enemy’s counterfeit of what God created; we need to offer young people the genuine stuff and equip them to walk in God’s supernatural power.” Using stories to make people aware of spiritual warfare inhabits J.A.’s DNA.
    
17. Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders by Robert Thornhill - 2013-06-04 03:55:56-04
    Award-winning author, Robert Thornhill, began writing at the age of sixty-six and in three short years has penned thirteen novels in the Lady Justice mystery/comedy series, the seven volume Rainbow Road series of chapter books for children, a cookbook and a mini-autobiography. Lady Justice and the Sting, Lady Justice and Dr. Death, Lady Justice and the Vigilante, Lady Justice and the Candidate and Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders won the Pinnacle Award for the best new mystery novels of Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012 and Spring of 2013 from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs. Many of Walt’s adventures in the Lady Justice series are anecdotal and based on Robert’s real life. Robert holds a master’s in psychology, but his wit and insight come from his varied occupations, including thirty-three years as a real estate broker. He lives with his wife, Peg, in Independence, Missouri. Visit him on the Web at: http://BooksByBob.com
    
18. Gastien: The Beginning by Caddy Rowland - 2013-06-04 04:25:27-04
    Sign up for new book release information by copying and pasting this in your browser: http://eepurl.com/rfjaX Caddy Rowland grew up in the Midwest with a stack of books that almost reached the ceiling before she was five. Books, along with her vivid imagination, have always been some of her closest friends. She lives in Minnesota with her husband, who was her high school sweetheart. They are owned by two parrots. Besides being a writer, she is an artist. One can often find her "makin' love to the color" (painting) with loud music blaring. Her goal as an author is to make readers laugh, cry, think, and become intimately connected with her main characters. She writes dramatic novels showcasing the sublime joy and bitter tragedy of being human.