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1. The Sadistic Scrolls - The author Poppet writes horror and edgy romance, and is currently published with Wild Wolf Publishing, Vamptasy Publishing, and Eibonvale Press.
   
2. ‘Until the Fat Man Sings’ by William V Kelly - Born in Ireland 1950, I left home in 1966 to go to sea for fourteen years and then transferred to the oil and gas industry. The past 32 years has led me to onshore and offshore energy installations all over the world, UK waters, Shetland, Middle East and the South China seas. I am happily married with two children, now grown up and both working in the oil and gas industry. My interests run to Rugby as an amateur player over 27 years, flying, sailing and writing. For the past 11 years my wife and I have been living on our sailing yacht 'Grey Glider' in the Mediterranean travelling through Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey where the yacht is now based. At one point I owned a six seat twin engine plane and qualified as a multi-engine pilot and qualified to fly on instruments. I took up writing after being less than impressed and frankly disappointed with books bought in airports. I like to include some humour in my writing and prefer adventure thriller story lines. My work and my travels have provided wide and varied access to some remarkable and interesting places and situations. This has been one of the main sources for the ideas in my writing.
   
3. Choice of Weapon - C. Marten-Zerf grew up in Africa and went on to become a fellow of Trinity College and an alumnus of Howard College New York. At the age of 16 he was called up to the South African Defence Force and although many of his friends are now dead, he counts among the survivors various soldiers, gunrunners and warlords. He is extremely proficient in the use of most small arms and has been in numerous fatal close-combat situations. There is much in his life that he cannot talk about as it is hidden under the South African official secrets act that he signed in 1982. As a result of these experiences - all of his thrillers are written from either direct knowledge or experience and much is based on actual events. This gives them a unique level of accuracy, reality and poignancy. C. Marten-Zerf now lives in England with his wife, Polly and son Axel. He also writes award-winning fantasy/comedy novels as Craig Zerf.
   
4. Mate of the Wolf - Vivian Blackwood is a true romantic. She's a sucker for love at first sight, happy endings, and all the white-hot sexy bits in between. Paranormal erotic romance is her favorite cup of tea. What's better than werewolves, vampires and witches having super-hot erotic sex? Nothing! Vivian lives in beautiful San Diego, which provides plenty of sexy inspiration.
   
5. Positive Affirmations for Happiness! - Caroline writes Positive Affirmations to help you achieve your dreams! All for you to download immediately - for less than the price of a latte! Positive affirmations can help you focus your thoughts, to achieve incredible success, in all areas of your life. These areas include: Love, Happiness, Success, Wealth, Riches, Abundance, Prosperity, Weight Loss, Gratitude, Kids, Health, Healing, Confidence, Work and your Career and so many more areas... These amazing, detailed, and unique positive affirmations are targeted so that you can change your thoughts, and then add intention to your thoughts via your actions, to achieve your dreams. You can focus on the areas in your life where you would like to see immediate and positive lasting change. You can use these powerful positive affirmations right away, just as they are to begin your journey towards success. These powerful positive affirmations can and will make your dreams happen. Positive affirmations are powerful as they allow you to change your thought patterns, which in turn changes your perspective. When you add action with intention to these, you will change your life. Anyone can use affirmations, they are not limited by age, gender or anything at all except your own willingness to use them and effect lasting change. You have one life, which you are living now, so make it count! Start using your specific and powerful Positive Affirmations today to make the changes that you wish for, and move towards happiness, deep contentment and joy! You have the ability, now take action - select your book and click the buy now button to grab your copy today! Caroline Kingsbury was born in South West of England in 1976, and grew up in a rural village in Somerset. Educated at Goldsmiths College, University of London, Caroline returned to Somerset to bring up her children, and introduce them to all the places that she loved as a child. Caroline states " I love positive affirmations, as they can and do bring a difference to peoples lives". Caroline passionately believes that thinking positively can help you to move forward from fear and negativity which can hold you back, and that you can learn to be a positive and happy person, fully of love and joy. Caroline Kingsbury's aim is to help people all over the world, to enjoy their lives, and to become happy and full of love at the core of themselves. "It is possible to live a happy fulfilled and successful life, and my passion is helping others to achieve happiness and success in your life!
   
6. The Journey by John A. Heldt - John A. Heldt is a reference librarian who lives and works in Montana. The former award-winning sportswriter and newspaper editor has loved reading and writing since writing book reports on baseball heroes in grade school. A graduate of both the University of Oregon and University of Iowa, he is an avid fisherman, sports fan, home brewer, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. Heldt is the author of THE MINE, THE JOURNEY, and THE SHOW, the first three novels of his Northwest Passage time-travel series. He will publish THE FIRE, the fourth book in the series, in September 2013.
   
7. Memoirs of an Asshole (Why Men are Jerks) - Rick Armstrong has led, one might say, a bit of an odd life. He is almost as much of a jerk as his main character but likes to think he has some qualities that might keep him out of hell. If hell exists.
   
8. Acheron’s Gate - Morgan Huxley. author of archeon gate. The question is . . . what will sharing his secrets cost her?
   
9. Voices - Regarding Suspense Mystery and Supernatural Thriller author John Michael Hileman: After serving in the U.S. Army, John Michael Hileman started a small 3D animation company. From there he was hired as production director for a television station, where he oversaw the production of three semi-national television programs. In his spare time, while being a faithful husband and father, he authored his first book, VRIN: ten mortal gods, which later placed in the top four of a national writing competition. Encouraged by this, John went on to write the #1 best selling supernatural thriller MESSAGES, and his latest release UNSEEN. The rest is yet to be written.
   
10. Prime Asset - 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 and The Chronicles of Benjamin Dragon.
    
11. Gray Lake: A Novel of Crime and Supernatural Horror - David Bain is the author of GRAY LAKE: A NOVEL OF CRIME AND SUPERNATURAL HORROR and DEATH SIGHT, the first novel n the Will Castleton series, as well BAND OF GYPSIES: A DARK ROCK N ROLL FANTASY (with C. Dennis Moore) and several short story collections. He is the publisher at A/A Productions (http://bit.ly/aaprodu) and has had more than 100 stories and poems published in professional publications such as Strange Horizons, Weird Tales and the INTO THE DARKNESS anthology. His study of road stories in horror recently appeared in a textbook. He teaches writing at an Indiana community college.
    
12. Maggie’s Turn - Deanna Lynn Sletten writes women's fiction and romance novels that dig deeply into the lives of the characters, giving the reader an in-depth look into their hearts and souls. She has also written one middle-grade novel that takes you on the adventure of a lifetime. Deanna's romance novel, Memories, was a semifinalist in The Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Books of 2012. Her novel, Sara's Promise, was a semifinalist in The Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Books of 2013 and a finalist in the 2013 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. Deanna is married and has two grown children. When not writing, she enjoys walking the wooded trails around her northern Minnesota home with her beautiful Australian Shepherd or relaxing in the boat on the lake in the summer. Deanna lives on chocolate, has four crazy cats, and a parrot that talks to her when she's trying to write. She also loves movies, reading (of course!), and hopes one day to live on a tropical island!
    
13. Thy Kingdom Fall (After Eden Series, Book #1) - Austin Dragon’s After Eden Series includes “Thy Kingdom Fall” (Book #1) and soon to be released “Stars & Scorpions” (Book #2) of the seven-book series. He is native New Yorker but has called Los Angeles, California home for the last twenty years. Words to describe him, in no particular order: U.S. Army; English teacher; resident of Paris, France; political junkie; movie buff; campaign manager and staffer on presidential and gubernatorial campaigns; Fortune 500 corporate recruiter. Yes, Christian too.
    
14. Selected Poems (You Are to Decide) - Walt March was born on March 30, 1962. Graduated from the university in 1984. From 1985 till 2013 has published 5 books. The poem describes him as a personality: In the world of strange relationships, In reality of problems and distress, Suddenly a genius appears, Dreaming of the global happiness. He's deprived of grievance and ambush, Doesn't care about power and control, One says he's a gentleman too much, Nobody protects him after all. Blown-off by cold and freezing winds, Being talked about here and there, More than once he can behold betrayal, Being left by friends in his despair. But against all odds, in spite of pain, There's nothing left for him to prove, Being hero never was his plan, Moving on, he still believes in good.
    
15. The Silver Cross by Debra L Martin & David W Small - Debra L Martin writes SF/fantasy with her co-author and brother, David W Small. They have been writing together since 2006. They make their partnership work through the use of email, Instant Messaging and Skype. Their newest release is THE SILVER CROSS, Book 1 in the Vampire Nightlife series. They have written three other novels, ASSASSIN'S CURSE, Book 1 in the Witch Stone Prophecy, QUEST FOR NOBILITY and THE CRYSTAL FACADE in the RULE OF OTHARIA series and three novellas in the DARK FUTURE series to-date. They are currently working on WITCH'S CURSE, Book 2 in the Witch Stone Prophecy for a Fall 2013 release. Debra lives on the East Coast with her husband and 2 cats. She works as a Programs Manager at a research university. David lives on the West Coast with his wife. He retired from the Marines after 21 years and currently works as a Network Specialist.
    
16. Rabbit’s Feet by Trista Borgwardt - I was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. I am the mother of two wonderful boys, ages 14 and 3. They keep me really busy and thankfully my significant other is not only a wonderful father, but an excellent man. He has supported me in all my endeavors from the very beginning. I also have a dog and 2 cats, all male with the only female being a guinea pig. We are a family oriented household and don't tend to do much unless it is as a family. Some of the things we enjoy doing is fishing, hiking, camping, driving through the hills, taking the dog for walks/out to play, bike riding and going to hockey games. We do have a local hockey team and it was one of the best things they have ever done for our community. I love to read and of course write! I love to take pictures and hope to one day have a more professional camera to do more photography, but just for fun. For now, I settle taking pictures on my I-phone or my point and click. I love to travel to Hawaii when I have the opportunity, and not just to see the beautiful island. My best friend lives on the island and we do not get to see or talk to each other as much as we used to, or as much as I would like to!
    
17. Love and Fire – House of Temptation - Miranda on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoveandFireMirandaJ.Fox j.williamsj@outlook.com
    
18. Crossword by Alan S Bricklin - Alan has practiced as a surgical Pathologist for many years, starting in Philadelphia and ending up in California. He began to write fiction a number of years ago, possibly challenged to do so by competition from his brothers, both of whom have written numerous books and articles in the fields of Psychology, Health, Humor and Fitness. Alan has written two screenplays, several short stories and is working on a second novel. Enjoying the great outdoors in California by hiking and off-roading has been a source of great pleasure and inner peace for him.
    
19. Ride-Along by Alan Orloff writing as Zak Allen - Alan Orloff’s debut mystery, DIAMONDS FOR THE DEAD, was an Agatha Award finalist. He writes the Last Laff mystery series (also from Midnight Ink), featuring a stand-up comic with a tragic past (KILLER ROUTINE and DEADLY CAMPAIGN). Writing as his darker half Zak Allen, he’s published three ebook originals, THE TASTE (horror/thriller), FIRST TIME KILLER (thriller), and RIDE-ALONG (suspense). Alan is the treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic MWA chapter, a member of ITW, and leads workshops at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD. When he's not writing, he's running, playing golf, or playing poker. For more info: www.alanorloff.com
    
20. YOUR Power – YOUR Success: 6 Things You Wish You Knew - Curiosity may have killed that feline fur ball, but she or him learned a lot before exiting number nine. I too have been curious, wondering why we, I or they acted this way, looked or did it that way or were otherwise human. But curiosity is such a casual word, and the truth is my desire to know was almost desperate. There were times in life that I felt angry when there was no one around, unhappy when life was just fine, times I had trouble with relationships for seemingly no reason, times I felt sad when…well, you get the idea. That desperate curiosity, along with forty years of inner work, has lead to some interesting answers and some surprising books. Also, I love talking with those courageous people who are going for a positive change, and I live to see that eye-widening moment of understanding. Besides curious, I am also a writer who began with a column in the San Jose Mercury News, nationally syndicated. My current project is this 8-book series, “Things That Make Life Better.” So from the central coast of the North American west, I submit these curious jottings of curiosity to be browsed by those who will hopefully find them curious too and just plain helpful.
    
21. The Boomerpreneur Revolution: How Baby Boomers Are Turning Their Knowledge Into Profits - Richard Grehalva is a author, speaker,consultant,coach and the founder of "The Grey Hair Entrepreneur" -- he is a recognized industry expert on persuasion and influence for creating mindset performance strategies in information product development, marketing & consultative selling, leadership and personal development. He combines the heart of a teacher and the head of a successful business executive to guide organizations and individuals to reach their true potential. He teaches small business owners, experts, and other Boomerpreneurs how to turn their knowledge and experience into becoming trusted advisors in their market.To maintain his competitive spirit, he is an winning race car driver and sometimes includes his live video feeds from the track to illustrate his points in motivational speaking events. He is the son of Greywolf an elder and teacher and often incorporates his teaching into his programs.