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1. Bengal Cats and Kittens - Taylor David wrote Bengal Cats and Kittens
   
2. Fate’s Fables - T. Rae Mitchell is an incurable fantasy junkie who spent much of her youth mesmerizing her younger sisters with stories sprung from her crazy imagination. Over the years, her craving for the rush of being transported to fantastical realms became more acute. So it was only a matter of time before her habit got the best of her. Grief stricken one day upon discovering that her supply had dried up (her favorite bookstore had closed), she decided she’d had enough. Abandoning her career as an award-winning graphic designer, she entered a fantasy world of her own making called Fate’s Fables. She lives in British Columbia with her husband and son who are helping her cope with her addiction. Fate’s Fables is her debut novel.
   
3. Through the Portal by Justin Dennis - Justin Dennis is from the rainy state of Washington but is going to college in sunny California. Soccer, which he used to play in high school, is his favorite sport, and he has in interest in creative writing, anthropology, and physics. He is a huge tech nerd who is obsessed with the newest and shiniest phones, tablets, and computers. Writing occupies almost all of his time. The Through the Portal trilogy is his effort to inspire good morals in an entertaining and exciting way. Through fantasy, he believes that important real world lessons can be conveyed effectively. Visit his blog: JustinDennis.com Follow him on Twitter: @JustinDennis4 Or "Like" him on Facebook: facebook.com/JustinDennisAuthor
   
4. The Mermaid of Redwood Cove (Book 1 – Redwood Cove) by Alesha Cary - Alesha Cary grew up reading mysteries and she still loves a good who-dunnit. But she's also a romantic at heart and believes we all deserve our own happily-ever-after -- we just have to find the right person. She writes her books with a bit of romance and a bit of mystery. The mixture is different for each book, but you can expect to find some of each in every story. Just like her characters, Alesha lives on the Pacific Northwest Coast with her husband and two cats. Their neighbors are deer, raccoons, skunks, foxes, mountain lions and bear, and far too many birds to list. From her window she gets to watch the whales playing as they migrate.
   
5. 2013 Fantasy Golf Guide: FedEx Cup Preview - Josh Culp is an avid fantasy sports enthusiast. He has been blogging about fantasy sports for more than 5 years now and his wide knowledge ranges from Football to Golf. When he is not playing fantasy sports, Josh likes to hike in the mountains of Colorado and read a good eBook.
   
6. How To Write A Non Fiction eBook In 7 -14 Days That Will Make You Money Forever - "For Less than the Price of a Big Mac Meal - Online Make Money Methods that Work" If your goal is to make a few hundred or thousand dollars online and with a little time invested, this goal can be achieved by any of us. Darren writes his books for any person that wants to earn money using the Internet. The majority of people who reads Darren books are - affiliate marketers, bloggers, non-fiction authors and mums or dads looking to earn a bit extra to ease the pressure of their household finances. Darren will never promise unrealistic earnings and writes in a straightforward, easy to follow language. In his spare time, you'll find Darren cycling with his young family, building websites and with his passion for DIY, find him renovating the family home.
   
7. Tom Grafton Vs. The Environmentalists by David Alexander Greentree - Tom Grafton is only partial based on reality. David Alexander Greentree did spend some time as an Infantry Officer in the Army Reserves but never served overseas. However, he did live in Japan for three years in between his two degrees. David first studied a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Ancient Languages from the University of Melbourne. This degree fueled his love for debate and (logical) discussion of ideas. After returning from Japan, David undertook a Bachelor of Planning and Design (Construction) again at the University of Melbourne, a career choice also followed by his fictional character Tom. In his studies David has met up with many of the new guard of social progressives, characterized by their zeal for their particular ideology, whether it be Socialism, Environmentalism, Feminism, Theological Liberalism or any of the other Nietzsche / Marxist ideologies. David is not impressed and believes these ideologies are a false dream of utopia that will condemn millions of people to misery. With the help of Tom, he works to highlight the mistaken underlying beliefs and ultimate consequences of such views. David has a boutique construction company in the hills of the Macedon Ranges north of Melbourne and writes on philosophy, theology and politics, when not deer hunting in the Alpine National Park.
   
8. The Trestle - A spellbinding storyteller of high adventure, Ben has walked the Great Wall of China, hiked in Tibet, and climbed to 18,000 feet on Mt. Everest. And recently learned to surf in Hawaii. Ben is active in SCBWI and a member of a local children's writing critique group. He is a former Marketing Manager for a major corporation and ran his own marketing consulting business. He started writing children's stories in 2008 and has written picture books, middle grade and young adult. Stories of adventure and wonder. Stories that inspire and educate, and, most of all, entertain. Ben lives in Kentucky with his wife Lynda.
   
9. A Dubious Position - I was born and raised on Eastern Long Island in the Westhampton area. My youth was full of adventures since we had miles of woods surrounding my home and we were near the ocean. I didn’t know until I reached college that most people didn’t have celebrities living nearby. The Hamptons are loaded with them. I considered myself an athlete and excelled in baseball. My goal was to play major league baseball, but a shoulder injury ended that dream. I attended college at Suny Plattsburgh on an academic scholarship and I am a proud member of Theta Kappa Beta fraternity. My mother told people that I was an educated bum. I moved to New York City in 1970. My degree was useless and I worked a variety of jobs including food service, bartending and recruiting models and secretaries. That was fun, but not much money. I eventually entered the business world. My first real job was in the Consumer Products industry. I was hired by a major manufacturer of food products. They trained me to be an executive and also to believe that anything is possible. They exposed me to the broader world. After ten years my division was sold and I moved on to the car wax business in an executive position and started to travel to other countries increasing my knowledge base. Eventually I went to work for the huge conglomerate, where I became involved with trade organizations for consumer products companies. As the age of computers blossomed I became an expert in developing business for our customers and developed many trusted contacts in business. This resulted in my development of a consulting business. My hobbies are golf, reading, writing, traveling, all sports, cooking and even a little gambling. I am an accomplished speaker and have been certificated in Behavior Modification, facilitation, and business organization. I studied business management at Hofstra university. In addition to owning a consulting business, I also started an English language school in China. My basis philosophies are: History will repeat itself, we are products of our environment, knowledge is always the key and everyone deserves justice. They are reflected in my books. One more thing, I also believe that there are unexplainable phenomena in the world, like spirits and curses.
   
10. Cowboy Heat – Sweeter Version - Sable's hometown will always be New Orleans. She loves the culture of Louisiana and it permeates everything she does. Now, she lives in the big state of Texas and like most southern women, she loves to cook southern food - especially Cajun and Tex-Mex. She also loves to research the supernatural, but shhhh don't tell anyone. Sable writes romance novels. She lives in New Orleans. She believes that her goal as a writer is to make her readers laugh with joy, cry in sympathy and fan themselves when they read the hot parts - ha! The worlds she creates in her books are ones where right prevails, love conquers all and holding out for a hero is not an impossible dream.
    
11. Cleansing for Health, Vibrance and Fat Loss by Callie Nelson - Callie Nelson was born in Fort Worth, Texas and starting her writing career after coming out of a 10 year battle with an eating disorder and serious health issues that stoked her passion for health and fitness. When doctors couldn't find answers for her health issues, she used her passion for research as a tool to reverse her symptoms of low thyroid, exhaustion and depression. She also created a strategy to revive a broken metabolism by synergistically combining ideas from many schools of thought.
    
12. Love’s Naked Nature - Born in Springfield, Illinois and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Greg Bowdish has always wanted to write novels. In high school he discovered Lost and Beat Generation literature and the punk rock clubs of Atlanta where he found an ideological and cultural diversity that added a tremendous amount of fuel to that writing fire. In the mid 1980's he attended University of Georgia where he found a whole new artistic culture in which to immerse himself. It was there in the halls of the English Department and the wild house parties and music clubs that he began to find a writing voice and started his first (yet still unfinished) novel. Bands like Pylon, R.E.M., The Method Actors, and The B52s provided the soundtrack to that place he most considers his hometown - Athens, Ga. In the late 1990s he moved to Florida and within a few years had become a well-known fly angler and kayak fisherman, appearing at outdoor shows and getting a lot of recognition as an outdoor writer. In 2002, he started "Love's Naked Nature", a novel that would slowly marinate over the next decade as life at times made finding time to write extremely difficult. The story would be put away for over a year for more than a few times during that period. In 2010, Greg picked up the novel again - this time refusing to put it down until it was finished. He now lives in Sarasota, Florida and is enjoying an all new small town music and art scene (this one close to the beach). When he is not writing, he enjoys reading, kayaking, cycling, nature, science, and an "occasional" trip to the pub. Greg Bowdish has written over a hundred articles for various publications (mostly outdoor oriented), and is a BlueCat Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist for the screenplay version of "Love's Naked Nature".
    
13. Shanghai Love - Layne writes through a multicultural lens. She is an advocate for stories that infuse personal heritage into the narrative tapestry. Shanghai Love honors her own struggle for identity, conversion to Judaism and interracial marriage.
    
14. The Show 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.
    
15. An Invitation to Hitler - Bernard lives in Dublin, Ireland. Writing fiction came as a vocation after a career in the technology industry. An Invitation to Hitler builds upon his interests of military and political history. What started as a short story gathered momentum as he researched biographies and Cabinet minutes, finding much uncommented material and even more innuendo. Some documents however are still embargoed. What dark secrets exist that must still be withheld seventy years on? Churchill’s own History of the Second World War provides one clue, and became the inspiration for this book. Decide for yourself where interpretation ends and fiction begins.
    
16. The Olde Code by Shari Prestwood, Ashley Kuppersmith, and N. K. Schlaudecker - Shari Prestwood, Ashley Kuppersmith, and N. K. Schlaudecker began The Olde Code as a personal project to tell their favorite stories about King Arthur in the form of an ancient, illuminated manuscript. Once the book was completed, they decided to share the tales with others. Shari is the director and founder of Commedia del Arte, a troupe of traveling players centered in south Alabama. Ashley and Nicole are both veteran players for the troupe, which brought the authors together through a common love of story and acting.
    
17. Dark Soul Silenced – Part One - Simon Goodson is the author of the highly rated 'Wanderer's Escape' science fiction novel, and the two exciting books comprising the 'Dark Soul Silenced' fantasy story. His short stories cover a variety of speculative fiction including, but not limited to, science fiction and fantasy. Several of the short stories are freely available from www.simongoodson.com, while many more are available in the collection 'Last Sunrise & Other Stories'. Simon fits in writing around a full time job as an IT Consultant and a hectic family life looking after his twelve year old son and two three year old daughters. He can be found head down over his laptop most lunchtimes and during the commute home.