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1. Notes From the Field, Tracking North America’s Sasquatch - William Jevning is a two time eye witness of the Sasquatch. He was friends with many of the original pioneers of the subject such as Rene Dahinden and John Green and has written other books titled "Haunted Valley" and "In Dearch of the Unknown".
   
2. Remember Our Song: A Billionaire Romance - I’m in my thirties and living in New Zealand. A little over a year ago I lost somebody very close to me. I was lucky in a way, I was given enough time to make a promise. My promise was that I would never forget our young and innocent love, and it’s a promise I intend to keep. My writing is a way to help me keep that promise. I’ve always enjoyed writing but was forced into being ‘prudent’ and giving myself over to soul-crushing office work for the sake of a steady salary. Recent events forced me to re-evaluate my priorities and I decided to take a chance. I like to put little pieces of ‘us’ into my writing, from funny conversations we had, to apocalyptic arguments, to that special feeling you get when you hop into bed fully aware that your feet are freezing but your partner doesn’t kick you away. Even though these things are set in fictional worlds and attached to fictional characters, in a way it feels like I’m doing something that will make our love live forever. If somebody reads one of my stories and likes a joke or sheds a tear, then our love has lived on, and I thank any readers I might have for that.
   
3. The Rocket Garden - Eric Sennevoight was born in Monticello, Iowa. He currently lives in Chicago. The Rocket Garden is his first novel.
   
4. The Dream Catcher by Julia Rose Grey - Having a fondness for reading, I began writing at an early age, jotting down thoughts and observations to clarify the world’s contradictions. In college, I was adept at writing term papers and, given a topic and a few hours of research, could whip up a twenty-page paper in an afternoon. With a degree under my belt, I bundled this writing ability into a briefcase and leveraged it into a career replete with documentary, expository, and persuasive writing. Since retiring a few years ago, I returned to spinning fictional yarns. Currently, I write situational comedy plays for a local amateur playwriting and performing group. My first novel, Cry Before Supper, was published in 2012. The Dream Catcher is my holiday novella. My second full-length novel, a classic good versus evil struggle, is due out in 2014. I hold writing workshops at the local independent bookstore and contribute to the store’s website with a blog on writing. My goal is to write for the rest of my life.
   
5. The Wicked Wives Playbook by Ali Clark - Ali Clark spent ten years working in the corporate world before discovering her beloved San Francisco bay area, and her passion for telling stories. She enjoys pushing boundaries, both in her personal life as well as in her writing. Ali lives vicariously through the lives of characters in her books. She is particularly interested in the thoughts, feelings, and ideas that drive heightened pleasure for couples. Ali is a roamer. In the last 15 years, she has lived in Connecticut, New York, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, and in Asia. When she is not writing, Ali enjoys spending time with her beautiful black lab, Cody, and traveling with her husband. In winter, she loves skiing and you will usually find her at Snowmass, in Aspen, or on some of the slopes in Tahoe.
   
6. Her Billionaires: Boxed Set - New York Times and 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
   
7. Mental Health Principles – How To Increase Your Mental Toughness - Jeff Carter is an entrepreneur and writer who sees a bright future. But his positive outlook and cheery smile came only after learning a few hard lessons early in life as a young man he struggled with numerous problems. In his early 20s he changed his life around. He became obsessed with the self-help industry and consumed as much information as he could find from motivational experts like Anthony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy and many more. He went on to earn an NLP Masters Certificate. After trying many different things, Jeff Carter found his passion for helping others and threw himself into his new career as a writer. Now he writes short but effective problem solving eBooks for people facing various challenges in their lives. He says that he'll never stop learning from the greats, and that he's determined to help others improve their lives as much as possible with what he's learned so far. "I want to be the best person I can possibly be in every aspect of my life" Jeff goes on to explain that his wish is to help as many people as he can who want to accomplish their goals and overcome their problems. Strong, determined, and blessed with a healthy zest for life, Jeff Carter is ready for the future. He was tested by adversity as a young man and came out a winner. Now he wants to make you a winner too.
   
8. Owls Fun Facts for Kids by Donna Trueman B.Ed. - Donna Trueman is a school teacher and children's author who loves writing children's educational books and spending time travelling to warmer climes with her husband. Donna enjoys sharing her passion for science with her elementary school students. Their unending questions and curiosities provide constant inspiration for her books.
   
9. Giraffe Fun Facts for Kids by Donna Trueman B.Ed. - Donna Trueman is a school teacher and children's author who loves writing children's educational books and spending time travelling to warmer climes with her husband. Donna enjoys sharing her passion for science with her elementary school students. Their unending questions and curiosities provide constant inspiration for her books.
   
10. Blood Guardians (Blood Guardians #1) - Heidi Willard was born near the last wilds of northeastern Washington state, and now resides in the lower part of the state with her husband and ten insane cats. She writes in the paranormal and romance categories for the Adult ebooks. She always enjoy a good chat with fans and paranormal junkies, so feel free to drop her a line. Visit her at her website: http://heidiwillard.com To get the latest news on releases and promotions, sign up for her newsletter at http://heidiwillard.com/fan-club/ Like her fan page: http://www.facebook.com/HeidiWillardtheauthor Follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/HeidiWillard1
    
11. A Summer to Remember - Jessica Gunhammer married her high school sweetheart and they’re lucky to call Hawaii home. She graduated college in May 2012 with a degree in fashion design but realized it was not the right fit for her. Soon after, Jessica and her mom started a publishing company. It was while working in the publishing industry that she rediscovered her love for writing. After some feedback and support from her family, she decided to pursue her dreams of becoming an author. When Jessica has time between reading, writing and running a business, you can find her enjoying all Hawaii has to offer.
    
12. The Handfasting - An Accidental Writer ~ Writing was a tool, not a toy, until a stay in a haunted hotel. Howling wind and creaking floors sent Becca to a bookcase full of dog eared romances. Sleeplessness turned to fascination. Hooked she read old romances, new romances, both sexy and sweet, until her own tales begged to be written. Becca now lives in Wyoming with her family. Despite frequent travels she is, at heart, a homebody believing the mind is the most fascinating playground of all.
    
13. Storm Front - Rachel Curtis writes contemporary romance, and she has just recently started to publish her work.
    
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15. Zera and the Green Man - Aside from her fiction writing, Sandra Knauf is the publisher and editor of Greenwoman Magazine, a garden writing magazine. She was a 2008-09 featured “Colorado Voices” columnist for The Denver Post and her humorous essays have appeared nationally in GreenPrints. Sandra has also been a guest commentator on KRCC’s (NPR's southern Colorado affiliate) “Western Skies” radio show. There she read her essays, including one about a chicken in her family's flock that changed from a hen to a rooster (a true science story!). Sandra lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her family, three dogs, urban garden, and lots of books.
    
16. Murder At The Rocks - Jill Paterson was born in Yorkshire, UK, and grew up in Australia before spending 11 years in Canada. On returning to Australia, she settled in Canberra. After doing an arts degree at the Australian National University, she worked at the Australian National University's School of Law before spending the next 10 years with the Business Council of Australia and the University of NSW, ADFA Campus, in the School of Electrical Engineering. Jill is the author of three published books. The Celtic Dagger, Murder At The Rocks, and Once Upon A Lie which are all part of the Fitzjohn Mystery Series.
    
17. Angel Vision - I am originaly from Montana, and now currently a Florida resident.I have always wanted to write, however never had the courage untill now.Angel vision is my first ebook. Looking forward to publish my third book in this series in Oct.I get alot of my ideas by reading my Bible. Please drop me a line and give me some ideas on my next book!
    
18. Edwina - Willow Rose is an international Best-selling author. She writes Mystery/Suspense/Horror, Paranormal Romance and fantasy. Originally from Denmark she now lives on Florida's Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. She is a huge fan of Stephen King, Anne Rice and Isabel Allende. When she is not writing or reading she enjoys watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Her books have been downloaded in more than 250.000 copies. Books by the author: Mystery/Horror: • One, two ... He is coming for you (Rebekka Franck #1)
 • Three, Four ... Better lock your door (Rebekka Franck #2)
 • Five, Six ... Grab your crucifix (Rebekka Franck#3)
 • Seven, Eight ... Gonna stay up late (Rebekka Franck #4)
 • Rock-A-Bye Baby
 • Nibble, Nibble, Crunch
 • Eenie, Meenie
 • Humpty Dumpty
 • Edwina • Chain Letter Paranormal, fantasy, suspence: • Beyond (Afterlife #1)
 • Serenity (Afterlife #2)
 • Endurance (Afterlife #3)
 • Courageous (Afterlife#4)
 • Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar #1)
 • Broken (Daughters of the Jaguar #2)
 • Song for a Gypsy (The Wolfboy Chronicles)
 • I am Wolf (The Wolfboy Chronicles) Connect with Willow online: http://www.willowrose.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/willowredrose https://twitter.com/madamwillowrose http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4804769.Willow_Rose
    
19. Still Not Dead - The author is a divorce lawyer and former special prosecutor in domestic violence court.
    
20. Old Hag Syndrome - Tim Dankanich was born within the state of Pennsylvania, a state which happens to be (in his opinion) the insane little sister of historical Transylvania. Without any formal training or education, he is a completely self-taught author, screenwriter, and artisan with a pathological obsession toward the dark, frightening, unexplained realms of the unknown.
    
21. Nebula Andra: Synchronicity Abyss by Niki Bond - Niki is a fan of Japanese RPGs and anime, especially the Tales series and Pandora Hearts. She grew up on a ranch in Georgia, surrounded by dogs, cats, and horses, before moving to the city. She's always exercised an active imagination, whether through writing or games. Technology has always also been a huge influence in her life, bringing about worlds that mix fantasy and magic with advanced technology.
    
22. Nefertiti’s Heart by A. W. Exley - Books and writing have always been an enormous part of Anita's life. She survived school by hiding out in the library, with several thousand fictional characters for company. At university, she overcame the boredom of studying accountancy by squeezing in Egyptology papers and learning to read hieroglyphics. Today Anita writes steampunk novels with a sexy edge and an Egyptian twist. She lives in rural New Zealand surrounded by an assortment of weird and wonderful equines, felines, canine and homicidal chickens.
    
23. BELIEVE IN ME - Mishael Austin Witty is a professional editor and the internationally bestselling author of SHADOWS OF THINGS TO COME, a Christian thriller/suspense novel, and BELIEVE IN ME, a sweet contemporary romance novella. She is also the author of a zombie fairy tale, CAMPANULA (a zombified retelling of Rapunzel, complete with zombies, angels, and everlasting love) and the upcoming THE FALLING SUN (Sunset’s Hope, Book One), a full-length historical novel set during the American Civil War period. All are currently available on Amazon in both paperback and ebook versions. Ms. Witty’s love of books began when she was very young. She wrote her first story at the age of four and (almost) never looked back. She took a brief break from writing fiction to complete a bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology before realizing that her first love, literature, was also her strongest. So she succumbed to the pull of her attraction to the written word and became an editor. A few years later, she wrote, and self-published, her first book, SHADOWS OF THINGS TO COME (2006). In addition to her books, which are all self-published (to date), Ms. Witty has written several highly acclaimed flash fiction works that can be found on sites such as Faithwriters, The Iron Writer, and Colors of My Soul (first runner-up in their 2013 contest). One of her stories, “Today You Will Be With Me”, won an Editor’s Choice Award and appeared in the Faithwriters anthology, A Year of Celebration (2005). She lives in Louisville, KY, with her husband, two daughters, and two feline fur babies. You can connect with her online via Facebook, Twitter (@woweditor12), or either of her websites: http://www.wittyonlineditor.com and http://www.bluebrownbooks.com.
    
24. God’s Memory, Part 1 by Michael Landsberg - Hello, and nice to meet you!:) I was born in Moscow in 1975. Although I speak English, Hebrew, German and a little Ukrainian, Russian is still my native language, so please cut this bio some slack:). Unlike my book it wasn't proofread by a professional translator:). It took me about 3 years to write God's Memory, because I actually have a full-time job, which is extremely time-consuming. I am working as a Creative/Art director for one of the biggest game developing companies in the world. I shipped 4 AAA titles, that have been played by millions of players. I love my job, it allowed me to travel the world, speak in front of thousands of people, and develop as a person. It also taught me a lot about writing, as all games have to have plots, characters and trailers. But there is one thing that i have always dreamed of doing in addition to that: Writing a real book. Writers I look up to are not the ones who sell 100 million copies, but who make characters, dialogues and plots so powerful and real, that they are timeless... relevant to all ages and generations. Like Maupassant and Tolstoy. That's why I decided to leave my comfort zone, and write not about aliens, monsters, mutants and special forces, but about something more relevant to our everyday lives. About something that might actually make people think, not simply entertain them. Because I believe that literature is way too powerful to be used for... well i don't want to mention names here. For whatever it is used for these days. And since I was always very interested in conspiracy, mass manipulation and economy, I decided to base the plot of God's Memory on the events of 9/11. I always wanted to know WHY? Why would world's leaders do it? There is no way that they are simply evil, bloodthirsty people. The world is not black and white. I wanted to imagine how it is to be in their shoes. How do they perceive us, regular folks? What would they tell us if they had no choice, but to answer our question, how would they justify their actions..? The answers, or at least my heroes' version of them are in the book. Please read it, and leave comments and feedback. Enjoy the book!:)
    
25. Seven Silent Witnesses – Finding Freedom Through The Power of Forgiveness by Cheryl Bramlett - Cheryl Bramlett is a writer, television producer, and motivational speaker. After leaving home at seventeen and then working in the business world for many years, she found a place for her creative talents as a television producer/editor by documenting massive humanitarian outreaches for a large international ministry. She frequently shares her inspirational story to groups of all sizes. She currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with her husband, Tom. This is her first full length book.
    
26. Sunrise in Bali by L A Shorter - L A Shorter - or Lindsey to her friends - is a blogger and writer living in New York. She loves to travel and get lost in stories of romance - those written by others, and her own - and infuses both of these passions in her books! She hasn't quite managed to meet the love of her life yet, but feels sure he's out there, but she does have a dog and two cats to keep her company for now!
    
27. Disconnect: Divided Worlds #1 - Imran Siddiq wrote Disconnect: Divided Worlds #1