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1. Lilly Jane - Hi, I was born at an early age as the result of bright sunlight shining on a puddle. I was adopted by a micro-biologist and housed in a fish tank. My writing career started the same way as many, a need to be understood. Thus I would write messages on the inside glass of my home. A difficult process as I had to construct sentences as a mirror image. This, I believe, is the reason why I remain unpublished. As I got older things got better. I gained a job as a milkman. People would leave badly written notes in bottles which read "No Mick Today." Unperturbed I continued to follow my chosen path and crashed into a gate. I have continued to write. By unstringing all the words I`ve ever written you would be able to draw a line three times around the earth which disappears up my rectum. Fortunately Amazon doesn`t give a monkey about what anybody writes. Thus I`ve found a market place and raised my profile to dizzying heights. I`m allowed five free promo days per three months for freeloaders to take the piss. No doubt I shall eventually be ejected from that site and will return to the warmth of my puddle. It`s been nice meeting you.
   
2. The Cyber Chronicles VI – Warrior Breed by TC Southwell - T. C. Southwell was born in Sri Lanka and moved to the Seychelles when she was a baby. She spent her formative years exploring the islands – mostly alone. Naturally, her imagination flourished and she developed a keen love of other worlds. The family travelled through Europe and Africa and, after the death of her father, settled in South Africa. T. C. Southwell has written over thirty novels, ranging from fantasy and science fiction to romance and adventure, as well as five screenplays. Her hobbies include motorcycling, horse riding and art, and she is now a full-time writer.
   
3. kNewspapers: A Novel About Love and Citizen Journalism - K. Paul Mallasch considers himself a journalist, poet, and pilgrim - not necessarily in that order. He's been a poet since the time he could write, served seven years at a newspaper (Gannett owned), and has been committing acts of journalism on his own since 2005.
   
4. Age of the Aura, Phase I: Champions of Power - Samuel is an American-born child of Nigerian immigrants with a unique upbringing. His various influences in martial arts, movies, television, and literature over the years have helped him develop his story, Age of the Aura. With his different perspective, Samuel's hope is to bring an original science fiction tale to those that enjoy the genre.
   
5. Highland Gals by Kate Taylor & Jeffrey Underwood - Kate Taylor and Jeffrey Underwood met online and found that their collaborative interests meshed splendidly and Highland Gals is an example of that blending of gusto for writing that they certainly both have. Their books are written through texting and email only. They communicate over the course of each day, sending ideas, assignments and much support for one another. Being three thousand miles apart is no deterrent to the creative bond that Kate and Jeff share. Kate Taylor has award winning history working in Activities in long term care and is a Licensed Nursing Assistant as well. Highland Gals becomes one of an expanding library of serious efforts at writing as her first work is entitled The Pink Eraser. She has contributed to books in the Activities profession. Kate resides in the small town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. She has much in the way of writing to share. She hopes that all who read this tale of fiction will want for more. Jeffrey Underwood graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in psychology. Though he has practiced as a Registered Nurse for many years, he comes from a family of published authors. His first published work was The Forbidden Tome; Hansel and Gretel’s True Tale. His second was entitled Lethal Assumed; Lost Tome Found. Three more books in the Entity Saga, written dually, fall under his and coauthor Kate Taylor’s rubric. He currently resides in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, a suburb of Seattle and again hopes that those who read recently published, Eyes of a Pagan Queen and White Scream also co-written with Kate Taylor, will relish the brand new characters and plot in what could very well develop into a brand new sag
   
6. L’Amour Actually - Born in Iran, Melanie spent her formative years in Tunbridge Wells before setting off on her travels, which took her to Bahrain for four years, then onwards to various places around the world. Following her marriage to a film/tv professional, she spent a few hedonistic years following him around the world to various glamorous and not so glamorous film locations, with their two young children in tow. A lifelong writer ever since her poem about a potato being made into a chip was so well received by her primary school assembly, she became a blogger during five years living in the heart of rural France and her first blog, 'What French Dream' was intended to show a more balanced view of life in France other than cheap wine and apparent endless sunshine. It made her, at times, only marginally more popular than the woman who put a kitten in a wheelie bin. The blog was eventually serialised in part by The Daily Mail. She has also written expat articles for The Daily Telegraph and is an occasional blogger for The Huffington Post and on her own blogs, The River Cottage Diaries and An Accidental Author. Her first book, 'L'Amour Actually' is a fictionalised travel memoir based loosely on her adventures in France. Melanie says of the book, 'some of it happened, some of it happened but not exactly as I wrote it and some of it didn't happen at all. I leave the reader to decide which, but they might be surprised. Truth sometimes really is stranger than fiction.' With a career that spanned publishing, Arts funding, celebrity PR and a two year stint as an air stewardess, she now divides her time between working for her local authority, where she is an expert on the number of cows in Wiltshire, raising fluffy Orpington hens, looking after her children and the world's stupidest lurcher puppy and writing her next book.
   
7. Breaking Fat: Make Five Decisions And Break The Fat Habit For Good - It was supposed to be a joyous occasion. However, it somehow turned into humiliation and pain. We had arrived at Universal Studios with great anticipation and started off as soon as the park opened for the day. My wife, two beautiful children and I picked out the first ride to start the day. It was a giant swing ride. That is when it happened. The guy running the ride looked at me and said, "I am sorry sir; you are too big to fit in the seat." I do not think I can describe the humiliation I felt in front of my family. I knew I was overweight, but I never thought I was that overweight. Wanting to make the best of it, I just put a smile on my face and said it was OK, someone needed to watch our stuff anyway. As I stood there and watched the three of them go around and around on the ride, several thoughts kept running through my head... How did I let my weight get this out of hand? What must be going through my children's mind about their own father? How did I become someone that was now being treated as a freak? It was then and there that I decided enough was enough. I had been fat for most of my life. I had been on diet plan after diet plan. I had always had initial success yet it was always followed by failure. Yet, there were people who I knew were able to lose weight and keep it off. What was different about them from me? That was 120 pounds ago. I am not a freak of nature anymore and I am no longer afraid or embarrassed to go to an amusement park or a clothing store or anywhere else at all. I had taken almost every diet pill and been on every diet plan ever released and with most all of them I did lose weight but was never able to achieve long term results. I realized it was not what was going on in my stomach but what was going on between my ears. It took me two years of exhaustive research to discover the truthful answer to that burning question. You can lose weight and you can do it easily by simply changing the way you look at food. You need to change a lot of the wrong information you were told when you were growing up and not believe the things that society was telling you. Out of this came my research book "Breaking Fat". If you are able to follow the simple steps to retrain your brain you will discover that the extra weight will come off faster than ever before and this time - stay off.
   
8. 5 Healthiest Juicing Recipes for Weight Loss and Stronger Immunity - Eric Drew is a fitness professional and nutrition enthusiast. He is passionate about cooking healthy meals that, in turn, serve as an amazing way not only to stay healthy but also help lose excessive weight.
   
9. 51 Fat Burning Drinks: How To Lose Weight Fast By Eating Foods That Boost Your Metabolism and Burn Fat Naturally - About The Author Julia Cruise loves food and she's known for her fast-cooking abilities in the kitchen. She’s always entertaining her friends with her lightning-fast, delicious, healthy meals and drink recipes.
   
10. Acid Reflux and GERD: A Simple Guide To Lasting Relief - Hi there, I have a free ebook offer and want to add the link in your site. I will appreciate if you inform me how I can link my ebook to your site. Detail of my book is given bellow- The book will be offered for free download, from June 20th - June 24th. This book is written for the person that has been suffering from Acne for way to long and is tired of creams and different pills for relief. Get to the bottom of what is causing the acne. Is it your diet? Could it be your hygiene. This guide will show you how to get rid of the acne that can be so embarrassing at times. ASIN: B00DEX3RUU http://www.amazon.com/Acid-Reflux-GERD-Lasting-ebook/dp/B00DEX3RUU/ref=sr_1_22?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1371354941&sr=1-22&keywords=acid+reflux
    
11. McCreed’s Law - L. J. Martin's passion for the classic western and the wild west spills over into every western novel he writes. From the diversity of the land and the glorious history of its earliest inhabitants to the brave and enterprising men and women who rushed to claim it, this talented novelist boldly mines America's last great frontier for stories that are truly unforgettable.
    
12. Why Romeo Hates Juliet - Anna Mara is also the author of the bestselling romantic comedy novel, HER PERFECT REVENGE.
    
13. Creatures of Appetite - Todd Travis's interests include conspiracy theories, the poetry of Michael O'Donoghue and pop music and movies of the 80s. He is single and moves around a whole lot. His current whereabouts are at this time unknown. He doesn't like cable news, views cellphones with suspicion and don't even get him started on email. He also believes poker is not a sport and therefore should never be allowed on ESPN. Creatures of Appetite is his first novel. More are on the way.
    
14. OFF THE GRID: Live in a Van, Trailer, Truck, or Motorhome - Luna was was raised "off the grid" in the 1930s. No power, no water, no plumbing. However, the Lunas always had good food, plenty of firewood, a car and a boat, which put them into the middle class of that time. Luna enjoys travel in whatever sort of vehicle, He's owned and slept in cars, vans, trucks and travel trailers (from 16- to 35-feet). He devotes an entire chapter to a thrilling trip up the Alaska Highway. "Put this one on your bucket list," he says, "You just have to make this trip before you die!"
    
15. Megan’s Way - Melissa Foster is the award-winning author of four International bestselling novels. Her books have been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, the World Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
    
16. Finding Hope by Emma Carlyle - Emma Carlyle is the pen name of award-winning author Lois Winston who writes the critically acclaimed Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series, featuring magazine crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack. ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY GLUE GUN, the first book in the series, received starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Kirkus Reviews dubbed it, “North Jersey’s more mature answer to Stephanie Plum.” Other books in the series includes DEATH BY KILLER MOP DOLL, REVENGE OF THE CRAFTY CORPSE, and the mini-mystery CREWEL INTENTIONS. Lois is also published in humorous women’s fiction, romantic suspense, and non-fiction. As Emma Carlyle, she’s published in romance, chicklit, and romantic suspense. Visit Lois at http://www.loiswinston.com, visit Emma at http://www.emmacarlyle.com, and visit Anastasia at the Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers character blog, www.anastasiapollack.blogspot.com.
    
17. I am Glad by Katy McFall - Katy McFall is mom to a gorgeous little boy, as well as being author / illustrator of two new children's books for kindle – namely "I am Glad" – which, as you've guessed, is a book about being glad! And also "Sleep, Baby Blue" – a lovely little picture book to help babies wind down from the day and prepare for sleep. Katy couldn't be happier writing and illustrating books for children. It's what she loved doing at the kitchen table when she was five years old – and it's what she loves doing now (maaanny years later…)! Connect with Katy at www.katymcfall.com and twitter @katy_mcfall
    
18. Bloody Merchants’ War - About Roland There are, I suppose, febrile savants who reject any notion that a person can acquire the writing art outside those hallowed halls of academia. Yet storytellers captured audiences for millenniums before Oxford or Harvard were more than forest enclaves where wild turnips sprout. There's dissent, of course, holding the cloistered academic life to be poor training grounds for the kinds of riveting stories audiences wish to hear or read. My particular PhD came from God's own university of wild places and wilder things. My Culture might best be described as the Campfire kind, backed up against the inky black of star-filled nights, regaling saucer-eyed guests with tales of wilderness adventure, while horses stomped at picket lines and coyotes howled at a rising moon. My doctoral thesis came during three decades of narratives about those wild places and wilder things; wonders saw, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt; crafted for Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and Sports Afield. My column was syndicated over two decades to 17 newspapers, and I hosted a coast-to-coast radio show with 210,000 listeners airing on 75 stations across America. Then I turned my attention to books: a baker's dozen novels and wildlife and adventure nonfiction titles, all self-published to great success, all flavored with real-life experiences. What's my point? That one can have adventure AND learn to write very well indeed (despite academic disdain for anyone outside their comfortable inner circle); well enough indeed to tell the conventional publishing world to go to hell--that I'll publish my own stuff. More successfully. And at greater profit!