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1. REJECTED: Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Jason Jack - The Jason Jack is the author of over a dozen books, ranging form innovative children books to humorous pocket books for adults, and numerous short stories. His works have been included in the publication, Brev Spread. Enjoy his innovative "You Draw the Adventure" series for children. PICTURE-LESS PICTURE BOOKS for all ages and all occasions, you and your child read the storybook while drawing the exciting scenes page by page using your imaginations! Or, try one of his many humorous pocket books for Adults, 100 THINGS YOUR PARENTS TOLD YOU AS A KID . . . Relive the golden days of your youth when "Pee before we go!" and "Don't hit your brother!" were the worst you were told. The Jason Jack also finds it odd writing in the third person. But hey, everyone else is doing it, so why not? Look out for more of my stories soon, and please visit WWW.THEJASONJACK.COM for more info!
   
2. The Lazarus Gene - I write YA and have just published my first book, The Lazarus Gene. It is an urban fantasy set in London.
   
3. Close Liaisons (The Krinar Chronicles: Volume 1) - Anna Zaires fell in love with books at the age of five, when her grandmother taught her to read. She wrote her first story shortly thereafter. Since then, she has always lived partially in a fantasy world where the only limits were those of her imagination. Currently residing in Florida, Anna is happily married to the man of her dreams and closely collaborates with him in the writing of the Krinar Chronicles. You can learn more about the Krinar Chronicles and get news on upcoming releases at: Website: http://www.annazaires.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/author.annazaires Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnaZaires
   
4. My conversations with God - I was born and raised in California, I have been saved since the age of seven through my Royal Rangers program at my Assembly of God church. I spent my teen years working and serving the Lord. I went on many missions trips to Mexico to build churches as well as many local community outreaches. Almost twenty years later I had a burning bush experience where God gave me the wisdom needed and the instructions to write my book from the conversations that I had with Him about all the things around us that He is trying to teach us though most of the time we do not see the lessons sitting right in front of us. I am married and have two beautiful children. I love spending time with my family and playing games both board and video games with them. I have been a Royal Rangers commander, following in the steps of an important man in my life. The youth and their ability to share the Gospel has always been a passion for me. Our youth have so much potential both in church and out of church when they have someone to guide, correct and most of all encourage them along the way. I pray that you are as immensely blessed as I was by this book.
   
5. Alphabet Success – Keeping it Simple. The Secret to Success - Tim was adopted at 3 months of age by Catherine and Ed Fargo, and grew up in Akron, Ohio. He subsequently moved to Florida where he obtained a BBA with honors in Finance from Florida Atlantic University, and roughly half an MBA on a scholarship from The University of Miami, before leaving to start a company. Along the way there was a great deal of goofing off, traveling and a few crazy ideas on how to fulfill his childhood dream of being rich enough not to have to work. He subsequently founded Omega Insurance Services which grew from a three person company managed from an extra bedroom in late 1996, to over 300 employees in 2003 having made the Inc. 500 list twice. The company was sold in late 2003 for $20M. In 1999, in the midst of Omega's growth, he became the father of triplets. Two girls and a boy. Subsequent to the sale Tim has made good on his promise not to engage in anything that would require a "full-time" commitment. He spends his time speaking and has investments either under development or completed and generating income in the U.S., Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa. Whatever he is doing, he always tries to make it fun.
   
6. Invoking Gonzo by G.Dawe - After graduating with a degree in Multimedia from Anglia Ruskin University, Greg worked in London for as long as he could before buying a one-way ticket to South East Asia, where the laid-back lifestyle gave him the time and space to write more persistently. He currently lives in Thailand.
   
7. A Blush of Magic - Cassandra Connolly-Brown (aka Rose Connelly) graduated summa cum laude with a degree in English from North Carolina State University. She has had one short story titled 'The Gun' published in the April 2010 issue of Suspense Magazine and a fairy tale titled 'The Faerie Prince and the Farmer's Daughter' published in the ebook Homespun Threads. Her own struggle with social anxiety prompted her to design a heroine with similar issues and informed her writing of A Blush of Magic. Cassandra grew up as the second oldest of 12 children. She has been an avid reader from a young age and a love of genre fiction, particularly romance, horror and fantasy has inspired her writing. Much of her early life was spent living in different places, from the Southern and Eastern United States to Scotland and England. She currently lives in Scotland where the history, the stories, and the beautiful countryside fuel her imagination. In addition to 'A Blush of Magic' she has a novel titled 'Running from Fate' published as an e-book on Amazon and a paperback through CreateSpace. She continues to write and is currently working on her fourth novel.
   
8. Taylor A Tale of Seduction Part 1 - Hi, my name is Elizabeth Thorn and I am a writer. I discovered my passion for writing when I was 19. With the dream of becoming a full-time writer in mind, I left my little town in France at 21, and went to New York city. I locked myself in a little room, and wrote for days. I’m still writing. I like to write these little stories as new ways of exploring the erotica genre, trying to step occasionally outside of the norm, and bring to you new possible scenarios. Some are light-hearted, others go through a very dark alley, but all with the desire to please your hidden desires and bring some sort of release via the world of fantasy. As you can tell, I refuse to limit myself to just one set niche of the erotica genre, be it romance, comedy, BDSM, horror, and you never know! As I explore various niches, you can expect stories that vary greatly in flavor, structure, and emotional content. For this reason, I always try to put part one of a story up for free, it’ll give you a chance to sample the story and see if it is what you want. Little by little I have been building these stories, and now I finally have a website as well! I would like to thank you all for your support, without which none of this would be possible. Don’t forget to sign up for my mailing list in order to receive updates on new releases. Happy Lusting, ET
   
9. Chicken Bob, The adventure of courage and responsibility - About the author: Avi Salmon is an engineering manager in a large international high tech company. Avi has more than 20 years of experience giving different kind of lectures and workshops including "leadership", "innovation", "constructive confrontation", "Kid programming" and more. Avi is also a story teller and gives lots of informal lesson to kids in primary schools, mostly focusing on science and technology for kids. Avi is happily married with three adorable kids.
   
10. Riding in on a Burning Tire - Shannon Donnelly's writing has won numerous awards, including a RITA nomination for Best Regency, the Grand Prize in the "Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer" contest, judged by Nora Roberts, RWA's Golden Heart, and others. Her writing has repeatedly earned 4½ Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: "simply superb"..."wonderfully uplifting"....and "beautifully written." Her books include the Demon & Warders Urban Fantasy series, Burn Baby Burn and Riding in on a Burning Tire, and the Urban Fantasy, Edge Walkers.
    
11. Plover Pilgrimage by Cari Noga - Cari Noga is a writer, reader, mother, bicyclist and wine lover -- sometimes up to four out of the five all at once. She is also the mother of an 8-year-old son with autism. Plover Pilgrimage is a great, short read for parents to enjoy with kids ages 10-13. Excerpted from a full-length novel (Sparrow Migrations), it is written from the point of view of a 12-year-old autistic boy who travels to see an endangered bird. Subtly deals with the desire to fit in that many kids cope with.
    
12. Chasing the Ghost - Bob Mayer is a West Point Graduate, former Green Beretgrew up in the Bronx. After high school, he entered West Point where he learned about the history of our military and our country. During his four years at the Academy and later in the Infantry, Mayer questioned the idea of "mission over men." When he volunteered and passed selection for the Special Forces as a Green Beret, he felt more at ease where the men were more important than the mission.
    
13. Maliciously Obedient - USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent turned to writing contemporary romance after deciding that life is too short not to have fun. She writes romantic comedy with an edge, and new adult books that push contemporary boundaries. From billionaires to BBWs to rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every book she writes, but unlike Trevor from Random Acts of Crazy, she has never kissed a chicken. She loves to hear from her readers by email at jkentauthor@gmail.com, on Twitter @jkentauthor, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/julia.kent.100. Visit my blog at http://jkentauthor.blogspot.com
    
14. Eating Alkaline For Weight Loss - Matt Cama is the founder of Happy Healthy Habits, a successful fitness business aiming to enhancing the quality of people’s lives by teaching them psychological strategies to break habits and teaching unique tools that will help increase their levels of happiness and health. As a teenager Matt was bullied and put down on a continual daily basis for being overweight. This led Matt to be incredibly shy and introverted, he had very little confidence and self-esteem about himself and his own body. After about a year of the bullying, Matt lost the weight he wanted, but he lost it the unhealthy way. He was eating very little food and starving himself to lose the weight he desired. This didn’t last for too long and a couple of years later, Matt began to repair his body with healthy alkaline foods & started making better health & lifestyle choices. Matt now spends his time sharing his passion for health and fitness, helping a large amount of people through his business “Happy Healthy Habits” focusing on personal training, social media and holding his own seminars to reach a large scale of people. Matt is well known for teaching strategies to people to help change their habits and gain momentum towards their weight loss goal and reach optimal health and teach them to not make the same mistakes that he made throughout his own weight loss journey. Matt’s vision for this eBook is to create confidence and momentum in people’s lives, help people lose weight, create better habits and lifestyle choices and show everyone that you don’t need to sign up at a commercial gym to accomplish the goals you truly desire.
    
15. Public Speaking Bundle: An Effective System to Improve Presentation and Impromptu Speaking Skills in Record Time - Andrii Sedniev, MBA, is the founder and trainer of the Magic of Public Speaking system, which has helped hundreds of speakers worldwide to unleash their potential in public speaking in a very short period of time. Andrii's students say that the Magic of Public Speaking system is the most complete and powerful public speaking training that they have ever experienced. At the age of 19, Andrii obtained his CCIE (Certified Cisco Internetwork Expert) certification, the most respected certification in the IT world and became the youngest person in Europe to hold it. At the age of 23, he joined an MBA program at one of the top 10 MBA schools in the USA. Being the youngest student on the program and at the age of 25 he joined Cisco Systems' Head Office as a Product Manager responsible for managing a router which brought in $1 billion in revenue every year. These experiences have taught Andrii that success in any endeavor, doesn't as much depend on the amount of experience, but rather on the processes that you are using. Having dedicated over 10 years to researching and practicing a variety of different techniques, Andrii has created the Magic of Public Speaking system. This system is a comprehensive step-by-step program that will enable you to achieve in 2 months what most speakers never achieve in 10 years.
    
16. A Penny’s Worth Of Affection: A Novel - Oliver Queen lives, writes, and edits in the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared in such places as Asimov's, Weird Tales, and Strange Horizons. She was the fiction editor of award-winning Fantasy Magazine and appeared on the World Fantasy Award ballot in 2012 for that work.
    
17. Dog Stories – Hilarious Tales of a Codependent Pet Owner - Cathy Turney is an award-winning humor columnist and web radio contributor whose stories have been published in national magazines and newspapers. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family and rescue pets. Cathy has been volunteering and fundraising for animal welfare organizations for years. For more of her tales, visit her blog at www.ALittleBitOff.net.
    
18. Facial Wrinkling: Tips and Secrets To Reduce Facial Wrinkling The Natural Way - Amy is committed to natural healthy living. You can find out more about natural ingredients for younger looking skin at: http://SkinLooksYounger.com Grab your FREE Report on the dangers of skincare products and natural ingredients that really work here: http://dna56.com/skin1 http://skinlooksyounger.com/fb
    
19. BEA’S OWN GOOD Following Rules by Linda Talley - ABOUT THE AUTHOR Linda Talley was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds a master’s degree in English Language and Literature and is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law. She currently resides in Hermann, Missouri, where she works as a writer and pursues her interests in cooking, gardening, botany and antiques. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Andra Chase was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she attended the John McCrady Art School. She now lives in Kansas, where she has continued her study of art and art history and has worked as an illustrator and designer of printed media. Her paintings have been exhibited in juried and solo shows throughout the Midwest. Chase is a longtime bird fancier and nature lover with almost two decades’ experience painting the Kansas landscape.
    
20. Finding Forever Love: 7 Steps to Attract The One - Kathryn Alice, author of the bestseller LOVE WILL FIND YOU, is the U.S.’s foremost expert on soulmates and spiritual dating. She appears in the 2012 Feature Film Secrets of Love. She has helped tens of thousands of people attract their soulmates. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today, USA Today, The New York Times, Associated Press, Body+Soul and on Montel, NBC and The Aware Show. Kathryn directed Agape’s Crisis Support Team for 6 years & teaches in the U.S., Australia and South Africa. She has been married for over a decade to her own soulmate, and they have 4 boys.
    
21. Sam (a pastoral) by Susan Larson - I am, believe it or not, a retired operatic soprano. I did my best work in the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Some of it is on youtube, and also in your local library: I am in three opera movies. I lost my singing voice in the mid-nineties, and taught singing at the college level. I also wrote music criticism and feature articles for the Boston Globe, and some magazines. My secret passion was riding horses, which I did throughout my life until I became allergic to hay and barns. I did have a horse like Sam, no, let's face it, he was Sam, and he did many of the things that happen in the book, which is mostly fiction. He had such a big personality, as did the people who lived near me at the time– good people, eccentric, flawed, sometimes broken and unlovable people, but you know, I loved them anyhow and they loved me, and I was no prize either. I am working on another book, a murder mystery with lots of opera in it. Stick to what you know best. I have a good man for a husband, two daughters, four grandchildren, and many good friends, from the music word and from the horse-nut world; sometimes from both worlds at once.
    
22. Splodge Gets Lost in London: A ‘Splodge the Dog’ Cartoon Book for Children, by Richard Bullivant - A few months ago I was inspired to create this Photo-Cartoon book whilst travelling on the London Underground (tube). I saw a family walking in front of me along the intersecting tunnels; of which the last member was a young boy wearing a bright red rucksack. Half hanging out of his rucksack was a teddy bear. This bear was rather worn, but clearly much loved, and naturally had to travel literally everywhere with his owner. I could see that the bear was about to fall and as a result would be lost to the boy forever, so I tapped him on the shoulder to alert him to his bear’s predicament. He thanked me with a smile, stuffed his bear deeper into his rucksack and at the same time gave him a good telling off. ‘Lost bear at bedtime’ situation averted, I carried on my way but it got me thinking about a story revolving around a lost bear in London…and Splodge was born. I found one of my old bears…actually a soft toy dog and wedging him in my briefcase I took him with me to London whenever I went there on business. I would take every opportunity to whip out Splodge and photograph him featuring prominently by some of London’s famous landmarks. Then later I had fun putting the whole story together. I received some very strange looks from passers-by I can tell you, but it didn’t bother me. After all, if you can’t travel around London in a smart suit and tie, with a briefcase and a toy dog, then I don’t what the world is coming to. In truth, Splodge received a warm welcome everywhere we went and on many occasions people actually wanted their picture taken with him! Sorry for the long rambling story, but I thought it would give some background to this book. If anyone would like to give Splodge a ‘Like’ and, or, a Review, he would much appreciate it.
    
23. Dead And Alive by John Richmond - John Richmond works in the financial services industry. He lives in New York, and he enjoys sailing and fly–fishing. Dead And Alive is his first novel.
    
24. One Week in Maine by Shayna Ryan - Shayna Ryan resides in the Northeast with her husband and children. She's a country girl at heart and loves the great outdoors. In the summer, you can often find her out in the yard tending her various flower beds, including her collection of rare daylilies passed down from her great uncle who began the collection decades ago. Music is another passion in her life and you'll often find her listening to her favorite tunes as she goes about her day. Shayna believes in 'paying it forward' and is active in various volunteer groups in her small town community. Her reading tastes are eclectic, ranging from romance to horror to family dramas. She welcomes comments and questions through her facebook page or email at indiesryan@hotmail.com.
    
25. The Gilded Mirror: Corfe Castle by Jocelyn Murray - Jocelyn Murray is the author of the teen/young adult historical fantasy fiction series The Gilded Mirror. She holds two university master's degrees in both English and Education. She also has a teaching credential and taught elementary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Jocelyn loves time traveling through historical fiction, and especially enjoys seeing the world through her characters.