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About Lady at Last

After witnessing the miracle of birth, self-determined spinster Miss Penelope Crone is re-thinking everything, including forever swearing off marriage. Is it too late? If she wants a baby, she will need a husband. Hugh Chesterton, Viscount Danbury, is relatively intelligent, good looking, unmarried, and most importantly, close at hand…

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Married to the same man for over 25 years, I am a mother to three children and two Miniature Wiener dogs After owning a business and experiencing considerable success, my husband and I got caught in the financial crisis and lost everything; our business, our home, even our car.
At this point, I put my B.A. in Poly Sci to use and took work as a waitress and bartender. Unwilling to give up on a professional life, I simultaneously went back to college and obtained a degree in Energy Management. And then the energy market dropped off. And then my dog died. I can only be grateful for this series of unfortunate events, for, with nothing to lose and completely demoralized, I sat down and began to write the romance novels which had until then, existed only my imagination. I am happy to have found my place in life.
Finally.

About A Master Passion by Juliet Waldron

Alexander Hamilton has been in my life since I was eleven, when I pulled a dusty 19th century novel out of the shelves of our local used book store and began to read it. I’ve done a great deal of research on him in the 50+ years since, reading my way through all 21 volumes of his correspondence and many other pieces of primary source. In the course of my fascination with him and his family, I learned that he was a prodigy, a boy who propelled himself from an orphaned, penniless merchant’s clerk who lived on a small West Indian island, to an aide de camp to General George Washington in a mere decade. His wife, too, lived an astonishing life, as a sort of American princess, so Alexander’s marriage, too, has a fairy-tale quality to it. The “American Dream” was born in his plans for the future of his adopted country and by his administrative genius. Scholars agree; we would not live as we do in the US today if Hamilton hadn’t existed. He was an imperfect human being, too, who made mistakes and made decisions which sent him to a dueling ground death. Long story short, I can’t imagine any better American subject for a novel. His whole life was an adventure.
As a result of so many years of fascination, I know Hamilton and his wife very well. Because it’s important to me, I’ve worked to make these characters true to the breathing people that once lived. Again, I lean on letters, diaries, etc. for my understanding of emotional states. His wife burned much of their personal correspondence, as did other 18th Century women whose husbands were “great men.” Sometimes, of course, events remain obscured–200+ years and the natural desire of the famous man’s family to keep some secrets.
Conflict is built into the marriage. It does not simply spring from Alexander’s childhood experience of bastardy, abuse, and abandonment. To quote Alexander Pope, Hamilton’s favorite poet:

And hence one Master Passion in the breast
Like Aaron’s serpent, swallows up all the rest…”

Betsy’s passion is Alexander. Alexander loves his wife, but, sometimes, he loves America more.

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“Not all who wander are lost.” Juliet Waldron’s Mom went traveling after a divorce, so Juliet went to school in Cornwall and Barbados. Returning stateside, she earned a B. A. in English, but has worked at jobs ranging from artist’s model to brokerage. Thirty years ago, after the kids left home, she dropped out of 9-5 and began to write in her favorite genre, historical fiction. Always a history geek–she likes reading academic works as well as all types of historical fiction–she hoped to create a genuine time travel experience for her readers.
Juliet enjoys playing door-woman for her beloved cats, long hikes, and reading non-fiction history and archeology. Sometimes, she gets to travel to the UK. Lately, she’s been attending magical summer camps, where hosts of history/mythology folk gather and study together. She gardens, and sometimes cruises the back roads of PA behind her husband of fifty+ years on his “bucket list” ‘bike, a Hayabusa. Three granddaughters, grown, make her proud. The oldest is (!) married, the hard-working wife of a young back-to-the-land farmer. The second grand child won a Watty Award for her fan fiction, but now is working hard at UGA in pursuit of a professional life. The youngest grandchild dreams, too, but her dreams, because of autism, are more difficult to know. “Not all who wander are lost.” Juliet Waldron’s Mom went traveling after a divorce, so Juliet went to school in Cornwall and Barbados. Returning stateside, she earned a B. A. in English, but has worked at jobs ranging from artist’s model to brokerage. Thirty years ago, after the kids left home, she dropped out of 9-5 and began to write in her favorite genre, historical fiction. Always a history geek–she likes reading academic works as well as all types of historical fiction–she hoped to create a genuine time travel experience for her readers.
Juliet enjoys playing door-woman for her beloved cats, long hikes, and reading non-fiction history and archeology. Sometimes, she gets to travel to the UK. Lately, she’s been attending magical summer camps, where hosts of history/mythology folk gather and study together. She gardens, and sometimes cruises the back roads of PA behind her husband of fifty+ years on his “bucket list” ‘bike, a Hayabusa. Three granddaughters, grown, make her proud. The oldest is (!) married, the hard-working wife of a young back-to-the-land farmer. The second grand child won a Watty Award for her fan fiction, but now is working hard at UGA in pursuit of a professional life. The youngest grandchild dreams, too, but her dreams, because of autism, are more difficult to know. “Not all who wander are lost.” Juliet Waldron’s Mom went traveling after a divorce, so Juliet went to school in Cornwall and Barbados. Returning stateside, she earned a B. A. in English, but has worked at jobs ranging from artist’s model to brokerage. Thirty years ago, after the kids left home, she dropped out of 9-5 and began to write in her favorite genre, historical fiction. Always a history geek–she likes reading academic works as well as all types of historical fiction–she hoped to create a genuine time travel experience for her readers.
Juliet enjoys playing door-woman for her beloved cats, long hikes, and reading non-fiction history and archeology. Sometimes, she gets to travel to the UK. Lately, she’s been attending magical summer camps, where hosts of history/mythology folk gather and study together. She gardens, and sometimes cruises the back roads of PA behind her husband of fifty+ years on his “bucket list” ‘bike, a Hayabusa. Three granddaughters, grown, make her proud. The oldest is (!) married, the hard-working wife of a young back-to-the-land farmer. The second grand child won a Watty Award for her fan fiction, but now is working hard at UGA in pursuit of a professional life. The youngest grandchild dreams, too, but her dreams, because of autism, are more difficult to know.

About Pickle Licker: A Quirky Christmas Novella by Allie Gail

He had it. I wanted it.
And that’s how it ended up in my mouth.
Oh, get your mind out of the gutter, will you? I’m not talking about THAT!
It all started with a fight over the last dill pickle. Crazy, right? Where it ends…well, that’s anyone’s guess.
But it just might be enough to land me on the naughty list.

Get it FREE on Amazon 11/18/2019 – 11/22/2019. Also available free with Kindle Unlimited!

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Born and raised in rural Alabama, Allie Gail currently resides in sunny Florida with her very own blue-eyed Prince Charming and a hyperactive hamster named Toot-Toot. Always an avid reader, she took to her keyboard on a whim in 2012 and that was the last anyone ever saw of her. (Just kidding – I did venture out of the house that one time, but only because I was tricked into it. Stupid hurricane.)

Her genre of choice is romance, featuring goofy but headstrong heroines and the sexy, snarky men who love them. When she isn’t obsessively typing, deleting, and re-typing the same sentence over and over, Allie can usually be found snuggled up to her hubby watching B-movie horror, helping out with the family business or playing online RPG games while indulging her hopeless sugar addiction.

Fun facts – she loves darkwave music, can’t stand coffee, is known to frequently giggle in her sleep, and is irrationally creeped out by octopuses. (Seriously, they’re like sea spiders with big mushy heads. No. Just no.)

You can also find her on Facebook, so stop by and say hello. She would love to hear from you!

About A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson

I know what you did last summer.

Aubree Walker, the perfect girl most likely to succeed, is sure there’s only one person who knows what she did

Booker Outlaw, one of the three Outlaw brothers–all identical, all gorgeous, all from the wrong side of the tracks, and all pure bad boys. He was always the unpredictable one, the one who would be brash enough to make it big self-publishing horror novels on the internet. He promised never to tell, but everyone knows you can never trust an Outlaw.

Then a year later, in the middle of the night, she receives a phone call at Tulane. Her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s death, is in a coma under suspicious circumstances. Now she has to face that one person who knows all about what she did that summer–sexy Booker.

Returning to Hope Parish to be with her aunt, stirs up all those ugly memories. When Aubree starts getting threats, she can’t help but wonder if what she did last summer was tied to her aunt’s “accident.”Afraid, she turns to the only person who knows the truth and Booker doesn’t hesitate to offer his broad shoulder for her to lean on. But Booker has a secret of his own that could crush their fledgling relationship.

As the hot, sultry summer days move on, she finds that even a perfectly smart girl can lose her heart to a perfectly bad boy. What is she going to do when someone starts asking questions Aubree doesn’t want to answer? She’s knee deep into a terribly dangerous, wholly life changing, who-can-she-really-depend-on perfect mess.

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Zoe Dawson is the alter ego of Karen Anders, award winning, multi-published author. Her writing journey started with poetry and branched out into fiction. With a couple of college English courses under her belt, she penned a historical, then moved onto contemporary romance fiction. Today, she is happy producing romantic suspense, romantic mystery, and paranormal novels. The words feed her soul and the happily ever afters feed her heart.

About Dying to Die: The Janet Adkins Story

The true story of dying with the assistance of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, as told by Ron Adkins and the family and friends who were left behind.
Dying to Die: The Janet Adkins Story is the biography of a loving wife and mother who took control of her life, her death and her destiny. It is a gripping love story between two people and their mutual respect for one another’s journey.

Janet Adkins, an unknown woman from Portland, Oregon, was diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease. She and her husband became internationally known when she elected to be the first, and only person to end her life with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian using his controversial “suicide machine.”

Nearly thirty years after Janet’s death, intimate details of her life and choice to die are revealed, with reactions of her family, friends, and community. At the conclusion of the book, the reader is left with compelling food for thought that encourages them to consider the evidence and ponder the questions: Do people have the right to decide when and how to die? Should their doctor be allow to assist them? Should they be allowed the freedom to make a deliberate choice?

The path that Janet chose is not the path for everyone. We as individuals with the diverse backgrounds of social and religious beliefs will encounter many paths during our lifetimes. Everyone has the freedom to choose the path that rings true for them.

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Susan Clevenger is a seasoned Executive Recruiter with a talent for conducting interviews. She has been referred to as a ‘People Whisperer’ due to her gentle nature of creating a comfortable environment where people can be transparent without judgement. This career has contributed to her gift as compassionate story teller.

About Bangkok Delusions

Scott Marshall was something of a cliché. Divorced and alone he headed to Bangkok in search of something, anything. Ting, shy and innocent caught his eye. She smiled at him. For the first time in his life Marshall left his inhibitions to one side and dived in to an exciting new life. But was the delectable Ting all that she seemed? On his journey he meets the affable but hopeless Bob Lowe; economically trapped in Thailand and addicted to the sex and booze so readily available on the streets of the Big Mango. With equal amounts of joy, despair and even at times hope Zach J Brodsky takes us on a tour of an array of absurd characters all milling around a small area of Bangkok. Laugh out loud humour interspersed with tragedy.

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Zach J Brodsky spent much of his youth traipsing around the world where he was fascinated by observing people and creating absurd back stories in his mind about their lives and with it he created an endless list of characters. He roamed around East and Southern Africa in the early 1990s sneaking into what was Zaire to spend some time with mountain gorillas, and later travelled extensively in India, Nepal, South East Asia and the West Coast of the USA. Zach experimented with traditional employment for many years before deciding to base himself in Bangkok where he began to observe all the oddities that Bangkok has to offer. Ultimately motivating him to try and patch some characters together in creating his first full novel “Bangkok Delusions”.

About Jaycee: A Heroine’s Journey By Robert J. Kowalski

Jaycee: A Heroine’s Journey is a tale of a women prophet who is a poet and God sees the need for another teacher to help guide a small town back to the path of compassion , non judgement . it is told in a light hearted manner with no guilt , anger or judgement . It is geared toward the young adult and there is a free down loadable work book that will make for a great guide for classes or book clubs etc . That is available in the web site.

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Robert J. Kowalski was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended twelve years of Catholic education. He lovingly says was eight years too many. He is not an expert in religion, just an observer of what he witnesses through education. Jaycee: A Heroine’s Journey is his first novel.

Robert believes we all can work together to move women forward in the arenas of organized religion and in all aspects of life.

About First Step Before Success

A GUIDE TO A GREAT START FOR YOUR JOURNEY OF SUCCESS.

The author has embraced the strategies and techniques used by many successful business personalities for a productive career life and has made it beginner-friendly.

This book will focus on solving the How-To questionnaires at the beginning of your professional life.

From self to your pass into the gateway of the professional world, this book will do the analyzing and help to solve every step taken forward.

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Lavanya Srinivasa

An Entrepreneur from Bangalore, who owns a company named Alchemist Artistry (Design and VFX studio)
She is a graduate from Jain University and holds a degree in Bachelor’s in science for Animation & Film making having her specialization VFX.

She has experience working in one of the top Hollywood studio and also part of a prestigious association that is been supported by the State Government for the development of AVGC sector in Karnataka, India.
Having successfully started her career as an entrepreneur, now she is exploring her potential as an author.

About Talk Like A Painting by Xoa Mannie

TALK LIKE A PAINTING:
A collection of original poems by South African artist and writer Zoleka Xoá Mannie.

Book cover design and featured artwork by Maté.

Featured poem titled “Listen, the music of the Universe” by Maté.

PREFACE:
This book has a gallery and a storeroom.

There are only five paintings in the gallery: each composed of 20 pieces, making a total of 80 poems.

The paintings are:
Nature, Life, Spiritual, Death and, Love as one painting.

The storeroom has 1 artwork which has 9 different canvas sizes.

This work is completely authentic and inspired by relationships in my own life. If you wish to distribute these poems, whether online or otherwise, I ask that you kindly refer to them as “artworks” and treat them delicately and attribute them to me.

Thank you for existing, Ape.

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Zoleka Xoa Mannie, a 25 year old South African artist and writer who has the self-concept of being an aesthetic philosopher. She was born and raised in Johannesburg with her two brother`s. In early childhood she lived in a township called Kwa-Thema, Springs. However, her family moved into a small suburb called Dunnottar, Nigel attending both primary and high school there.

She has always enjoyed art and poetry. After high school she did not pursue her degree Creative Brand Communications:
Specialising in Visual Communication at the Vega School of Brand Leadership, Randburg. Yes, a proud drop out. However, she has always had a passion to create. This is not just poetry in a book. It is both craftmanship of philosophies and stories.

When reading, one can notice how she carries you through into the process of her spiritual expression. She expresses her life as a social ape that is passionate about the discovery, progress and the dominance of humanity. Xoa Mannie contributes and engages with her narrative which focuses on the similarities in our human nature, of which she extends as a metaphors for her ”empty museum.”

About The Jewish Cookbook. 16 The Best Recipes for 8 Hanukkah days and nights

In this Jewish cookbook, you’re going to discover 16 of the very best recipes that are perfect for celebrating Hanukkah and will help you fill your table with mouthwatering meals that will impress your family and friends.
Bonus: 4 Multicolor Templates to Make Your Hanukkah Dreidel and Dreidel Game Instructions
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I’ve been living in Israel for over three years and I know very well how people love good food in the promised land. Especially when it comes to holidays. Hanukkah is one of the best-loved holidays for all Jews. Kids love these days especially, because they always get lots of presents. And of course, it is a special ritual – the whole family gets together at a table, another candle on a Hanukkiyah is lit and dinner with delicious dishes and sweets starts.

Hanukkah is not only latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (donuts). And I hope you will enjoy these traditional Jewish recipes just like my family.

Happy Hanukkah!

About Goddess of the Moon

An impossible attraction. An apocalyptic threat.

After vanquishing a Celtic death demon, Selene should be kicking back and enjoying some free time. However, her life is anything but relaxed. She must travel to Romania, the last place she’d ever thought she’d be, facing another demon threat. Just another day at the office for the daughter of Cleopatra.

The situation soon escalates. The simple problem Selene thought she was facing, becomes intense–FAST. The dilemma is much greater than she initially feared. Throw in a sexy witch she doesn’t want to be attracted to, and her life really gets complicated.

Overconfidence leads Selene to make a mistake which could cost everything. Can she unravel the mystery before it’s too late? Or will her latest nemesis be the death of her and those she loves?

Goddess of the Moon is the fourth book of The Immortal Kindred Series and is set primarily in Brasov, Romania.

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Clara Winter grew up reading Anne of Green Gables, The Secret Garden, and Alice in Wonderland, while watching Buck Rogers, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. Writing her own stories naturally ensued. She is a wife, mother, and former school counselor, with a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Clara is from Colorado Springs, Co and currently resides in Mission Viejo, Ca. clarawinterbooks.com

About The Devil and Dayna Dalton By Brit Lunden

Reporter Dayna Dalton’s reputation has been ruined since birth. The daughter of wild child, Becky Dalton, is expected to follow her mother’s footsteps; never given a chance to prove she’s different. Dayna’s been in love with Clay Finnes since she was a teenager. Her unrequited love for Sheriff Finnes leaves her empty. He’s happily married and unavailable. Instead, Dayna finds herself stuck in the revolving door of bad relationships. But this is Bulwark, Georgia, a town where strange things are always happening. Dayna is doomed to this loveless life until she can find someone who will appreciate the depth of her character. Can she overcome her fears and look beyond her own perceptions to accept a greater love?

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Brit Lunden is a prolific author who’s written over 50 books in assorted genres under different pen names. Bulwark was her first effort in adult fiction and was chosen by several of her fellow authors as the basis for a new series, A Bulwark Anthology. Using her characters, they are creating new denizens in spin-off stories to this bizarre town. Brit Lunden lives on Long Island in a house full of helpful ghosts.

About Two if by Dark Reverie: Part II (Worlds Beyond Scripture Book 4)

His Mothers Four have been keeping a secret…With the lines between reality and dreams collapsing, Ambrosia learns about a past he can’t remember and didn’t know was forgotten, while the fragile balance of a planet and a soul is riddled by chaotic events and tragedy. In the fourth installment of the Worlds Beyond Scripture series, our protagonist is off to Europe to meet Regina and discover the meaning of the words haunting him. Will she be able to help solve the mystery? Or will he succumb to the presence following him before he ever reaches her?

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Byron Fortin is a North American author of fantasy, suspense, and supernatural fiction. His background consists of studies in classical literature, theatre, and romantic poetry. Byron also holds degrees in both healthcare and electronic engineering, with a great interest in the future of alternative energies and a passion for the natural sciences. In 2012 he received the Diamond Century of Service Challenge Award for volunteer services. Byron resides in the beautiful Peggy’s Cove area.

About A Little Like Scarlett: A Partial Autobiography

Have you ever been curious about what an author’s life is like? If an author writes romantic novels, what has her dating life been like in order for her to write the way shes does? I want to know, but it’s hard to find the information. The author wrote romance novels, but she didn’t write an autobiography. Sometimes I open a book and I wonder if the author has ever seen or talked to a real man by what she has written. Sometimes, I’m the novelist, and I get comments amounting to the same question about me. Well, more than anything, I love answering questions. However, a question like that takes an entire book to answer. With that, I’d like to take you to the world of my teenage dating life, where I was a Southern Albertan belle of the ball. I was at a dance every weekend like a debutant among trackers and churches. I’ll introduce you to the heartless version of myself, who said exactly what needed to be said, no matter what mess it made. It will all work out in the end… Probably.

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Stephanie Van Orman began writing novels when she was 13 and has always had a very strong passion for young adult novels. She lives in the forests of Vancouver Island on a permanent writing retreat. Overlooking cedars and pines, she plans her novels, exploring the very best ways to carry her readers to new heights of suspense, magic, and romance.

About Smarter Every Day: facts, trivia, & general knowledge

“Smarter Every Day” is the fourth book in “The Smarty Pants Series” – a collection of facts, trivia, and general knowledge that offers the reader bite-sized chunks of random information. •Why do fashion shows promote weird clothes that no one will wear?•What happened to the Ghent Altarpiece?•What is the red thing under a turkey’s neck called? Coincidences, murder mysteries, science, geography, people, animals, cars, sport, religion, space, movies, inventions, phobias – this book has them all! Every page makes us smarter every day!

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Elsmere has lived in Northern Ireland for most of his life and has always had a passion for learning. He studied at the University of Ulster and graduated with a Master’s degree in Management and Corporate Governance.

His most recent publication is entitled “Smarter Every Day – facts, trivia, & general knowledge” which is the fourth book in the “Smarty Pants Series”. The series includes:-

Clever Knickers – facts & general knowledge.

Smarter Than Yesterday – facts, trivia, & general knowledge.

The Enemy of Ignorance – facts, trivia, & general knowledge.

Smarter Every Day – facts, trivia, & general knowledge.

About Destiny’s Dark Light by Sara Dobie Bauer

In modern day Charleston, two fated lovers meet at the beginning of a world-ending witch war…

Cyan Burroughs is a lonely light witch prophesied to battle the dreaded Dorcha—a dark sorcerer with the power to rule the world. There’s one problem: Cyan doesn’t have any powers of her own.

An unknown witch flips a trolley and causes mass carnage, and Cyan’s dormant magic awakens. When she drags handsome Irishman Liam Cody from the wreckage, she recognizes his face from her aunt’s psychic portraits. He is the man Cyan is destined to love.

As she and her magical family seek to unveil the murderous witch who caused the accident, Cyan and Liam grow closer, but Liam’s mysterious past is not the only thing keeping them apart.

Dark witches and light will soon fight to the death, and Cyan must face her calling. How can she protect Liam and win the war when her immense powers are barely under control?

***Destiny’s Dark Light is a M/F paranormal romance featuring star-crossed lovers, witches, Southern flair, mild sexual content, and violence.***

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Sara Dobie Bauer is a bestselling author, model, and mental health / LGBTQ advocate with a creative writing degree from Ohio University. She lives with her hottie husband and two precious pups in Northeast Ohio, although she’d really like to live in a Tim Burton film. She is author of the paranormal rom-com Bite Somebody series, among other sexy things. Read more at SaraDobieBauer.com or find her on Twitter @SaraDobie.

About Knight of Cups: a fae magic adventure by Byrd Nash

A ghostly medieval knight and a creepy curse spoil the summer.

Brigit, a fae dryad, and Jib, her talking cat, become trapped in a haunted French chateau. They quickly become embroiled in a creepy family mystery with ties to the medieval myths and legends of the Holy Grail.

Between the bizarre dinner ritual and unearthly screaming from the cellar, can the two break the Dupois curse before it claims another victim?

“I also had an interesting time,” the True Beast said, ignoring the materialization of the knight. “This family is under a curse.”

“Duh,” said Brigit, warily eyeing the ghost who was floating about a foot off the ground. “This guy probably knows something about it.”

Taking Brigit at her word, the knight began to speak, “For three days, I shall warn those at the Château du Puis. On the third night, one of you will die.”

The púca commented, “Sounds like we will be leaving tomorrow.”

A contemporary fantasy – this Fae Magic adventure short story is a standalone tale using characters from the YA fantasy, Never Date a Siren – the College Fae Magic Series, book #1.

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After gaining her B.A. degree in journalism in the year of the oil bust and 21% unemployment, Byrd scraped what some people called a living (she called it working starvation) employed as a reporter for a bunch of newspapers you never heard of in rinky-dink small towns.

Working the cop and school beat, she enjoyed the excitement of being underpaid by the sexist owners of newspapers while having her life threatened by a vagrant.

After her life wandered about, working as a museum director, horseback riding instructor, and kid’s party planner, she decided enough was enough.

Always writing, the many stories in her head are now given permission to fly free.

About 20 Amazing Lotion Bars by Serena Day

Do you want to learn how to make your own lotion bars? Are you fed up with buying bottles of lotion that are mostly water and harmful chemicals? Lotion bars are incredibly simple to make, packed with natural, healthy ingredients, and safe to use, not to mention portable and cost-effective.

This book was written for you; in this handy step-by-step guide you will learn all you need to know about making fun, healthy, organic lotion bars. I’ll tell you about the best ingredients and their properties, the benefits of using lotion bars, how to use them, and the pitfalls you need to avoid.

Lotion bars are genius, they are simply lotion in a solid form and can be made with the purest and healthiest of ingredients – coconut oil, cocoa butter, shea butter, hemp oil, olive oil, beeswax, essential oils, and more. Not only are they healthier for you to use than standard lotion, but they also have a whole host of beneficial uses – you can use them to treat skin conditions, improve your skin, apply as bug repellants and even assist in effective pain relief.

What you will learn:
● What a lotion bar is
● Why you should make and use them rather than buying lotion
● How to use lotion bars
● What you need to get going – ingredients and tools
● 20 different recipes you can easily make at home
● Tips and tricks – what you should and shouldn’t do
Some of the most popular recipes of this book include:
● Bronzing bar
● Bug repellant bar
● Vanilla bean latte bar
● Grapefruit and lime bar
● Chocolate bar

And many more!

Lotion bars are simple to make, cost effective, and extremely beneficial for your skin. By the end of this guide, you will be an expert artisan in the creation of all natural lotion bars. This skill can go beyond simply helping yourself. It will also allow you to help others by teaching them how to make amazing lotion bars or you can simply give them away as thoughtful little gifts to your friends and family.

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Serena Day can usually be found either reading books or writing books and more often than not the books she reads are usually non-fiction titles focused around improving her life. Writing non-fiction was always on her bucket list until she finally decided that her books were so good that they needed to be shared with the world. Serena loves cooking, knits very badly, enjoys riding her Vespa around town and frankly spends far too much time at the computer. She lives in New Zealand, with her husband and extended family.

About Nuttycracker Sweet

A snowy road trip. A cozy cabin. An impossible romance.

All Elle wanted was to dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy and get a paycheck big enough to cover her Manhattan rent.

If only the gig had been so simple.

When a snowstorm traps her in a remote cabin, Elle is stuck with a man she vowed to hate. Spending some time curled up by the fire with a charming, handsome man could have been perfect. Too bad he’s her womanizing dance partner Zach.

As the snow swirls around them, sparks begin to fly. But even a winter wonderland can’t erase a painful past.

With time before their performance running out, the pair will have to learn to dance together or risk a ballet disaster.

Will Elle and Zach fall in love, or will their duet end in heartbreak?

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M.J. O’Russell is the author of sweet romances that will leave you laughing out loud.
M.J. spends most of her time performing onstage or writing young adult fantasy as Megan O’Russell. After living on a bus for two national tours, having more than a hundred roommates in cast housing, and wearing more glitter than she ever dreamed possible, it seemed high time to bring her theatrical career into her books.
When not writing or performing, M.J. can most often be found indulging her wanderlust.
You can follow her adventures on Instagram @ORussellMegan, on Twitter @MeganORussell, and she’d love for you to say hello on Facebook at facebook.com/ORussellauthor.
And for those of you who have ever wondered, yes, the drama backstage is far more exciting than the drama onstage.

About Plant-based Diet Guide for Beginners: A Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook including 50 Tasty Recipes for Your Meal Plan Throughout the Year By Silvia Pala

Feel like you’re ‘drained’ of energy throughout the day? Ever feel bloated or heavy or sleepy after a meal? Or do you suffer from chronic conditions like arthritis, gout, allergies, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, or more? Then this book is your answer!

Simply by changing your diet, you can have more energy, feel better, lose weight and get better sleep. And it’s not a challenge or a struggle to make these necessary changes in your life! In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know in this compact, ultimate guide for plant-based beginners, including:

• • The main ‘superfoods’ to stock up on

• • Healing foods for certain ailments and illnesses

• • Foods to avoid

• • 7-day meal plans for the whole family, including picky eaters and those wanting to lose weight

• • 50 recipes for Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Raw and Anti-Inflammatory diets

• • Shopping lists

• • Quick reference guides for measurement conversions and vegan substitutes

• • How to deal with cravings

All 50 recipes include nutritional information as well as preparation / cooking time so you can schedule your time accordingly during the week. Each recipe also has suitable diets listed, i.e. Paleo, Raw, Vegan or otherwise, so you can instantly find the recipes that work for your lifestyle choice.

You don’t need any fancy kitchen equipment or exotic, hard-to-find spices to enjoy these wholesome, healthy recipes. If you want to delve into the Raw Food diet, then you may want to invest in a dehydrator. And a blender or food processor is always a handy little gadget to have on hand.

Create a better, healthier life with this essential, ultimate guide to plant-based diets. Click on the ‘buy now’ button to get started. What are you waiting for?

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Silvia Pala is Italian, and after traveling extensively she’s settled down in Italy with her family.
She began her career as a professional freelance translator in 2004. Ms. Pala received a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature (English and French) from IULM University in Milan, Italy in 2004. She also completed a Master’s course in Italian-English-Italian Translation, awarded by I.A.T.I. (International Association of Translators and Interpreters), an association she is now an active member of. She currently manages a translation and copywriting company while enjoying nature and good food with family on the weekends.

About Alcoholic Control: How to Stop Drinking & Change Your Life: A Real-Life Guide to Help You Control Alcohol, Find Freedom and Happiness & Recover the Real You by Silvia Pala

Do you ever wonder whether your drinking has become a problem? Maybe you used to have a drink to wind down on a Friday evening, but now you don’t stop until you’ve finished the bottle? Perhaps your weekends are increasingly wasted because you’re—well, wasted?

Maybe you think that the only way to control alcohol is to give it up forever. What if we told you that you could transform the way you drink? You may be able to enjoy alcohol without it dominating your life.

This simple guide gives you the tools to control your alcohol intake for good. Find out whether you need to stop drinking forever, or whether you can discover a life where it is possible to enjoy alcohol without it controlling you. Our easy guide will help you to understand how addiction works, find out whether you are addicted to alcohol, and adopt a healthier approach to drinking.

You will discover:

• Traditional and cutting-edge ways to overcome alcohol addiction
• Pharmacological and natural treatments
• The role of therapists and other professionals
• How you can help individuals addicted to alcohol
• How to deal with those at risk of suicide because of alcohol addiction
• The role of family and friends
• How to determine whether you have an addiction
• Mindfulness techniques to deal with pressure situations
• How to avoid trigger situations
• If you are addicted, why your addiction may have developed
• The range of emotions associated with alcohol addiction
• How to reduce the dominance of alcohol in your life
• Why drinking is a habit that can be broken
• Which organizations really help
• How to avoid relapses
• The differences and similarities between alcohol addiction and addiction to narcotics
• How stress and anxiety respond to alcohol

Like to find out more? Simply click the Buy Now button to start a new relationship with alcohol—where you’re in control!

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Silvia Pala is Italian, and after traveling extensively she’s settled down in Italy with her family.
She began her career as a professional freelance translator in 2004. Ms. Pala received a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature (English and French) from IULM University in Milan, Italy in 2004. She also completed a Master’s course in Italian-English-Italian Translation, awarded by I.A.T.I. (International Association of Translators and Interpreters), an association she is now an active member of. She currently manages a translation and copywriting company while enjoying nature and good food with family on the weekends.

About Mister Sun And Friends by Subhalakshmi Bhattacharyya

‘Mister Sun And Friends’ is a refreshing little story that takes young readers on a day long nature trip from sunrise to sunset. A beautifully illustrated, simple narrative that makes easy reading for young children, captures their imagination while introducing them to concepts of nature. Meet Mister Sun and his amazing friends and learn how they work together to make everyday special.

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Hi, I’m Subhalakshmi, mom to a three year old who loves her bedtime stories. I read to her every night and had practically run out of stories to read when I decided to make some up myself. ‘Mister Sun and Friends’ was something that I cooked up one time and my little one was pretty happy with it. So I felt like sharing it with other kids. It is my maiden attempt at kid’s literature. Hope you all like it.

About Love on Board by P.C. Zick

He worries he’ll never find love. She fights to follow the career of her choosing. Flying across the Atlantic, love and careers collide.

Rock Crandall returns to the Rival in Love series as he contemplates why he can’t find a lasting relationship. Sabrina Holiday has never wanted to be anything but a pilot, but many obstacles stand in her way, including the handsome pilot who takes her for the flight attendant on his international trip to Paris. Sabrina manages to forgive Rock after a romantic dinner on the Seine, but the peace is short-lived when Rock attempts to control her career.

They share a love of old movies and flying, but Sabrina must learn to trust Rock, who struggles not to take care of Sabrina and all her needs. Turns out she can take care of herself.

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P.C. Zick describes herself as a storyteller no matter what she writes. And she writes in a variety of genres, including romance, contemporary fiction, and creative nonfiction. The bestselling author has won various awards for her essays, columns, editorials, articles, and fiction.

The three novels in her Florida Fiction Series contain stories of Florida and its people and environment, which she credits as giving her a rich base for her storytelling. She says her, “Florida’s quirky and abundant wildlife–both human and animal–supply my fiction with tales almost too weird to be believable.”

P.C. writes both sweet and steamy romances. The sweet contemporary romances in her Smoky Mountain Romances, are set in southwest North Carolina. Another sweet romance series, Rivals in Love, contains two books with four more in the works. All six follow the Crandall family of Chicago as the siblings find love despite their focus on successful careers.

Her steamy romances go from Florida to Long Island. The Behind the Love series, set in a small fictional town in Florida, feature a community of people who form bonds as they learn to overcome the challenges of their youth. Her Montauk Romances are set in and around Long Island and feature simple, yet sophisticated beach houses designed with romance in mind. The two books in this set are filled with steamy scenes as love grows and thrives.

No matter the genre of novel, they all contain elements of romance with strong female characters, handsome heroes, and descriptive settings. She believes in living lightly upon this earth with love, laughter, and passion, and through her fiction, she imparts this philosophy in an entertaining manner with an obvious love for her characters, plot, and themes.

About Dark World [Transformation. Book II] LitRPG series

The first book «Transformation» was translated from Russian into English and released on Amazon in November 2018. It reached #645 in Best Sellers Rank and #10 in Dark Fantasy. You can read the beginning of the story here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JR4S88K/

The familiar world collapsed overnight. As the Transformation progressed, disasters occurred throughout the Earth. Materials changed their properties, new species of flora and fauna appeared. The Game converted our world into a huge dungeon, completely replacing the previous civilization.
However, the alien plans for Earth began to go awry from the very beginning. The conversion was less successful than expected. An ordinary young man stole the bonus for the first gaming action, depriving the invaders of their perk.
How can he manage the situation? Which of the aliens will become his ally? Which ones are his enemy? Dare they rebel against the all-powerful invaders, regain their land and even create a new world?

Advice to readers

The author advises everyone to read the small print carefully, and to pay attention to details, especially with regard to magical artifacts, so as to avoid accidental travel to restricted areas and dangerous worlds. Nobody reminded Yar Dark and his companions of this, so they will end up facing the consequences of their overconfidence. Can they survive in this inhospitable place called the Dark World? Only true heroes have a chance. The Dark World laughs at them, exposing its fangs and claws, and mocks the heroes…

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My name is Valery Starsky and I am the Russian author of several sci-fi novels.
In Russia, at the end of 2016, there was a literary contest held by Arthur Stone and his S.T.Y.X. series. Having read almost all the books written by him, and enjoying them immensely. I decided to take part and write a short story about that world. Once I started writing, I couldn’t stop and over the next few months, I’d written my first book, The Snake.
As what I had written was based around S.T.Y.X., my book became rather popular with the readers, and I started writing my second book.
When I was out walking my dogs one day, an idea struck me. As I live on the outskirts of Saint-Petersburg in the midst of real forests and wild nature, had a forest fairy put the idea into my mind? No one knows, but when I returned home, I began writing Transformation.
I published the book on the same site as the contest had been hosted, and the novel became popular in just one day. In the beginning, both the readers and my wife encouraged me to continue writing The Snake and I couldn’t stop.
Transformation was written in December 2017. I published the book in several of the most popular Russian self-publishing sites, and suddenly the book immediately became a best seller. It was #1 winner of the literary contests: RealRPG, Cyberpunk & Science Fiction in 2018 and is still popular in Russia today.
During 2017 – 2018 the books in the series were read more than 1 000 000 times. There were hundreds of reviews, some giving thanks and the occasional crushing ones.
However, there were no readers who stayed indifferent. A year and a half passed, and Transformation is now read all over the world. The book was released on Amazon in November 2018. It reached #645 Best Sellers Rank and #10 in Dark Fantasy. Now, it still holds a high position.
I never could even imagine that I will become an author at 56 years. But I did it. Real magic…
I want to say those men, who really loves books, maybe even dreams to write their own one – Do it! Sit down, switch on the computer and give a chance to yourself. It’s not so hard as it seems to be))
I want to say “Thank you” to my readers and their reviews. You make my life better.
Many interesting books to you, readers and authors!

About Frey

Frey lives in a world where humans are fairy tales.
Where the powerful rule and her magic is broken. That life is a lie. Dark secrets unravel as she risks everything to rise above a dangerous past.

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Melissa is the author of the Frey Saga, Descendants Series, and Shattered Realms. She is currently working on the next book, but when not writing can be spotted collecting the things she loves at Goodreads and Pinterest. Contact her through the web at www.melissa-wright.com