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1. The Anything Goes Girl: Part One in the Brenda Contay Mystery Series - After a career in the classroom at Lawrence Technological University in Michigan, B.W.Knister retired in 2008. That year, he published his second novel, Just Bill (Gold Mountain Press). His first novel titled The Dating Service was published by Berkley. The Anything Goes Girl is the first installment in the Brenda Contay Mystery Series. It draws on the author's Peace Corps experience in Micronesia. He is a past secretary of Detroit Working Writers, and the former director of the Cranbrook Writers Conference. Knister has published travel and humor in local markets, and writes a column for the Naples (Florida) Daily News.
   
2. Candle’s Hardcore Anti-Racism Guide - Candle is a free spirit who only eats fruit that drops naturally from trees. After eating it, she spits out the seeds, buries them and says a few thoughtful words.
   
3. Legacy Forgotten - Nicole Hill was born and raised in a very small town and with not much else to do, she turned to reading. Nicole loved the escape that she found in the pages of the stories that she read. At around the age of twelve Nicole started to write down some of her own to read to her brother and sister before bed. Around the same time, she became very interested in the tales of King Arthur and Morgan Le Fay. Nicole loved the way magic was so alive in the legends. She always lost herself entirely in the world of Merlin but always hated the way the legends ended. She was always left wondering why they were never given a chance to redeem themselves. So Five years ago, when Nicole was working at a call center and had loads of time between calls, she decided she wanted to finish their story. Her way. So here she is. Legacy Forgotten is the first in the Avalon Legacies. Nicole's way of fixing what she considered to be a great injustice. She hopes you enjoy their world as much as she has.
   
4. How To Set Goals: A Goal Setting Guide That Unlocks The Secrets To Achieving Unlimited Personal Success - Darrin is a certified Life Coach with the personal goal of making a difference in as many people's lives as possible. He created his personal development company wiggmans coaching to do just that. He utilizes the ten years of goal coaching experience he gained as a former manager at lululemon athletica to improve the quality of your life. His passion is helping others discover they have the power to create their dream life and the responsibility to do so. Happiness is a choice. He promises to push you, inspire you and will instil in you the desire to succeed.
   
5. Coconut Flour Recipes - My name is Sara Winlet, I have had several best selling cookbooks on Amazon. I live in Tennessee with my Husband and two hungry teenage boys. My passion for food came at an early age, I grew up in the South where food is our favorite past time. Trying new recipes and creating new recipes is what I love to do. When I am not cooking or baking for my family, I am thinking about what I am going to make next. Please visit my blog at Sarawinlet.com, I will be posting new recipes weekly so check back often. Visit my website at sarawinlet.com
   
6. Katrina, the Beginning by Elizabeth Loraine - I grew up in a small northern Minnesotan town married my high school sweetheart, had two beautiful children and as soon as we could we moved to a warmer climate. I have worked with my husband building and decorating custom homes for years. After loving every kind of vampire book, movie and series since I was a child, I decided that I wanted to know more. I can write a book I thought, how hard can that be? Well....it wasn't as easy as I thought, but I stuck to it, and finished my first book Royal Blood Chronicles Book One in August 2009. I now have six books in the series and am about to release book two of my new series Phantom Lives. My parents always told me that I could do anything that I wanted, work hard, and do it right. I believe that, and live that every day. I started writing this new vampire series for teens and their moms because I wanted something different to read. I was tired of all the modern versions of vampire books, there had to be more to these long lived beings. Where had they been, what had they seen? I wanted, no I NEEDED to know more, so Royal Blood Chronicles was born! As in Royal Blood Chronicles, Phantom Lives features strong female characters and action and adventure mixed with romance, friendship and a historical backdrop. I hope you enjoy them. Elizabeth Loraine
   
7. Awaken (Book One) Fated Saga Fantasy Series - Sugar Nut, Noted Naysayer, Thrift Store Junky, Gypsy Jazzer, Flip-Flop Fiend, Flavored Lattes: Decaf Only Please! Doggy Mama: Adopt Today! Author of Fantasy, Paranormal and the Supernatural. Rachel Humphrey – D’aigle was born in Malden Massachusetts, in July of 1973. A few months later the Great Chelsea Fire burned the family home and business. After spending the next 8 years traveling around New England as migrant workers (in attempts to rebuild their lives), her family finally settled down in Freedom, Maine. Rachel graduated from Mount View High School in 1991 and continued her education at the University of Maine where she met and married her husband, Gypsy Jazz musician and Luthier, Rich D’aigle. They currently reside in the state of Utah, in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley alongside two furry beasties.
   
8. The Hunt for the Well Hidden Treasure - While growing up, Timothy called many places home, including stints in California, Massachusetts, and even Saudi Arabia. With so much traveling about, a book was always in hand. While usually some form of mystery or adventure, he was particularly fond of the "The Three Investigators" series. His first book, "The Hunt for the Well Hidden Treasure," is a tribute to those stories that delighted and colored his childhood. When not daydreaming of adventure storylines, he enjoys video gaming with his son, reading, traveling, and playing soccer.
   
9. GERD & Acid Reflux Solutions. Your guide to prevention, treatment, cures, & relief - Howard VanEs is a cat and dog lover, author of several health and wellness books and yoga teacher living in the Bay Area of San Francisco. Howard is passionate about creating books that inspire, motivate and empower people to live happier and healthier lives.
   
10. The Alchemy Acne Cure - From author Jennifer Andrews, an avid health and fitness researcher has been reading health books and attending health and nutrition seminars for years. She has over 10 Million views on her youtube videos discussing various health topics around skincare, acne and health and green living, and has sold over 100,000 kindle books on skincare and acne.
    
11. Jessie’s Song - Eleni Papanou wrote her first poem when she was an outcast at school. Honored with the name "Greek Freak," she believed life was plagued with misery, torment and endless suffering. A spontaneous kundalini awakening thrust Eleni on a spiritual path that constantly tested her to the breaking point by challenging her world-view and everything else she held sacred. Through visions and personal insights, Eleni eventually discovered the Universe has a sense of humor. She started laughing more--mostly at herself--whenever she caught herself taking things too seriously. After many years on the path of self-rediscovery--along with the addition of a husband, two daughters and a bout with cancer, Eleni had a lot to say. Having already written several screenplays, she decided to describe her experiences in novel form.
    
12. When Women Were Warriors Book I: The Warrior’s Path - Catherine M Wilson has spent most of her working life as an engineer of one sort or another (broadcast engineer, software engineer) and people who know that side of her are surprised when they learn about the writing side. Catherine says, “I like science and engineering because I like to know how things work, and I like the arts because I like to know how people work.” Catherine has now retired from her other pursuits and is trying to catch up on her reading. She lives in a mountain cabin in Central California.
    
13. Sisypuss: Memoirs of a Vagabond Cat - In the years I haven't spent scribbling or keyboarding (if that's a word) in a dark corner, I've worked as a journalist, a copy editor at the American Institute of Physics, news editor at PBS, a graphic artist, and acting parole officer. In my years of scribbling I've written the novels Roadblocks to Nirvana, Sisypuss: Memoirs of a Vagabond Cat, Memorial Candle, and Waiting for Charon. Roadblocks and Sisypuss are self-published. The others probably will be in the future since literary novels are unwanted by publishers. I've written many short stories which have been published in literary journals such as The New England Review, Cream City Review, Chicago Review, Witness, Short Fiction, New Letters, etc. and various anthologies. I live in Tinton Falls New Jersey with my husband.
    
14. How Psychic Are YOU? 7 Simple Steps to Unlocking YOUR Psychic Potential and the Keys to Accessing Your Intuitive Gifts - Lori Spagna radically transformed her life after a series of near death experiences while living in Maui. Lori is the author of the upcoming book 2 Years in Maui and was featured in the soon to be released movie, Animals in the Afterlife. She has over 20 years of experience serving humans and animals around the world and is an internationally recognized expert, speaker and author who provides seminars and workshops about how we can improve our lives by learning from animals. As a Visionary, Lightworker, Intuitive, Animal Communicator and Healer, Lori also leads powerful manifestation and healing circles where she assists people and their pets tap into their true power via The Universal Source which connects us all. Lori is founder of efil's god Spirit, efil's god and efil's god Dog Training, which focus on a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every living being. She is a Professional Psychic Intuitive, Animal Communicator, Energy Healer, and Empowerment Coach as well as a Canine Behavioral Expert for the Spiritually Conscious.
    
15. Husband Wanted:Will Train - Helen Conrad is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 90 romances. Her books sold--published under various pseudonyms with Harlequin, Silhouette, Loveswept, and others--number in the millions. She is currently revamping and rewriting much of her backlist--some available in the US for the first time--to present on Kindle.
    
16. The Will of Heaven - SAMUEL MORNINGSTAR is an occasional rock singer / guitarist, has more black belt certificates than he has wall space to hang them on, and likes to scare neighborhood children by dressing in black and swinging swords in the front yard. He has a Master's Degree in Psychology, but has never worked a day in that field. He occasionally refers to himself as a mystic, as he believes that makes it more socially acceptable to wear a black cape in public. He lives in Kansas City, Kansas.
    
17. The Boy Who Farted and Flew to the Moon - Ivan Offolbot is a unique combination of Scottish and Russian. He loves to entertain children with his storytelling. His strange name is both self descriptive and a source of inspiration!
    
18. An Unexpected Adventure by D. X. Dunn - D.X. Dunn lives in Western New York with a teenaged son and a not quite teenaged daughter. The Distania Chronicles were originally started to give her son, an early and avid reader, more to read. Years passed and that son got older and the Chronicles were largely forgotten. She recently dug them out for her daughter's amusement and was persuaded to try publishing them on Kindle Direct. She really hopes you enjoy them!