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BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE VIETNAM VET WAR HERO, KNOWN AS THE “AMERICAN GANGSTER” WHO RAN A COVERT CIA OPERATION AND EMERGED AS VIETNAM’S ‘OSKAR SCHINDLER’
A great historical fictional work on ‘Vietnam’s mobbed-up late 1960s – 1970s Saigon, Pearl of the Orient, Vietnam, “American Gangster – Operation Beaucoup Dinky Dau”
In the best-selling tradition of the world’s master historical fiction storytellers, Mario Puzo’s, “The Godfather”; Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”; Winston Groom’s Forrest Gump; Victor Hugo’s, “Les Misérables”; Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”; Norman Mailer’s, The Naked and The Dead; Gore Vidal’s Lincoln: A Novel; and Graham Greene’s “The Quiet American”
Steve Murphy, Network TV and Documentary Film Producer, Writer, and Combat Vietnam Veteran, tells the extraordinary story of a never before told, top secret covert CIA operation, known only as “OPERATION BEAUCOUP DINKY DAU”, that served as the unofficial covert Logistics operation to the CIA’s Phoenix Montagnard fighters, fighting the North Vietnamese forces during 1968-1973.
“This I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-fiction” tale has it all: a Marlboro- Man handsome Vietnam War Hero, a parade of impossibly gorgeous women, sex, spies, copious quantities of booze, drugs, and enough violence to take Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Terminator scriptwriters through several more sequels. It’s both a rip-roaring expose and harrowing.
It’s the story of the underbelly of the Saigon metropolis like few others. Corrupt Generals, shady Politicians, gangsters, prostitutes, bootleggers, opium addicts, jazz musicians, deserters, black marketeers, and your run of the mill criminals, murderers, thieves, and con artists….
Casting light on the Federal Government’s links with organized crime and how a highly decorated American MAT Team Advisor Vietnam Veteran, Johnnie Walker, known in Saigon, as “The America Gangster”, became Saigon’s most successful Criminal Mastermind, as well as the most influential “unofficial” Defense Attaché Office (DAO) “Contractor” to the CIA’s Phoenix Program, and the owner of the famous supper club and casino, “Beaucoup Dinky Dau”, and who had unparalleled connections leading all the way up to Vietnam’s Presidential palace and the CIA.
It’s a story most Americans have never heard of and shines a new and disturbing light on the role of the United States in the creation of communist Vietnam, and their treatment of the indigenous tribes that fought for the CIA’s Phoenix Program.
Johnnie Walker dominated Saigon’s War profiteering, Black Market, Money Laundering, and Drug Trafficking for all the major Vietnamese Crime Lords Generals in Saigon, as well as for South Vietnam’s President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Air Marshall /South Vietnam’s VP, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
His astounding metamorphosis from criminal mastermind to Vietnam’s ‘Oskar Schindler’ began in 1968 when he discovers that Washington intends to abandon his friends and former MAT Team CIA Phoenix program Montagnards, “The Yards”, fighters that he’d fought side by side with as a MAT Team Advisor in Pleiku. He loved “The Yards” and the War Orphans the Yards took care of, and he was going to make sure he did the “Right Thing” for them.
It was an amazing turnabout for the once money-hungry Walker, because even though he did not begin his journey as a hero, by the time the war was winding down, he became one. He used his cunning to bend the system to help him and his over 600 Yards and 100 Orphans escape Vietnam. He was strong in the face of constant danger and double-cross, and he placed the well-being of The Yards and Orphans above his own well-being.
Based on real historical events, the suspense and intrigue of the story carries larger-than-life qualities and heightened reality. It’s about 90% historical basis and 10% creative license, but it adds up to 100% spellbinding story. It has more political intrigues, more suspense, more intense psychological analysis, and more technological know-how than anything Tom Clancy or Robert Ludlum could fantasize about.
And it has something else besides: It’s based on a true story, depicts the courage and shrewdness of an unlikely savior, a man who is a flawed mixture of hedonism and decency and who, in the presence of unutterable evil, transcends the limits of his own humanity, and the pragmatic triumph of good over evil, a triumph in eminently measurable, statistical, unsubtle terms.
Set in his adopted hometown, Saigon, Vietnam, where he spent over six years, American Gangster – Operation Beaucoup Dinky Dau, is the book that Steve Murphy has been building up to for his whole career. From its opening fusillade to its astonishing conclusion, it’s that rarest of literary creations: a book that combines spectacular elegance of craft with a kinetic wallop as fierce as the Monsoons and Tsunamis bringing torrential rains to the Pearl of the Orient.
They were here before us.
They are here now.
They will be here when we are gone.
This is a story of love, laughter, hopes and shattered dreams. Happiness, passion, humor and self-discovery are interwoven in a candid, provocative, and romantic way. It captures the life of Aurelia, taking you thru WWII and ending in the U.S. where her parents’ values conflict with the culture of modern America…. http://amazon.com/Desire-Red-Wine-Lifes…/dp/1600478271 … … … … Trailer: http://youtu.be/R8hmF58s8Vk
The Autobiography of Jimmy Lee.
Jimmy Lee has led some sort of life!
He had a start in life few would have survived; he was taken into care at three years old and by the time he was eleven he had moved home ten times and attended nine different schools.
His early adolescence was hard by any standards. At fourteen, he ran away to join the Royal Navy and was sent, along with 2000 other boys, to the notorious HMS Ganges at Shotley, in Suffolk, a training establishment where a harsh regime held sway.
He had the misfortune to be placed under the care of two particularly brutal instructors, prone to drunkenness, whose continual bullying and abuse proved too much for his emerging free spirit.
Jim fought back and deserted on numerous occasions. Among his many punishments, he suffered ‘cuts’, a particularly brutal form of naval punishment. The next six years passed with regular naval detentions in the Royal Naval Detention Quarters, Portsmouth, involving exhausting routines and solitary confinements, which ended with a twelve month sentence in the infamous HM Military Prison Corradina, Malta, after which he was dismissed from the Service and returned to civilian life.
Then his troubles really began!
Winner of 20 book awards, SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted by the author’s father, was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgium border on February 8,1944.
Some men died. Some were captured and became prisoners of war. Some men evaded capture and were missing in action for months before making it back to England. Their individual stories and those of the courageous Belgian people who risked their lives to help them are all different and are all remarkable.
Even before the dramatic battle in the air and the subsequent harrowing events on the ground, the story is informative, insightful, and captivating. Prior to the fateful event, the book covers the crew’s training, their journey to England, what life was like on base as well as in London and the English countryside, and the perils of flying combat missions over occupied Europe and Germany.
Through personal letters, oral and written accounts, declassified military documents, and interviews – all from people who took part in the events that happened over 70 years ago (even the German Luftwaffe pilot who shot down the Susan Ruth) – the stories come alive. Adding to the feeling of “being there”, are more than 200 time period photographs interspersed throughout the book.
To add background and context, many historical facts and anecdotes about and surrounding World War II are entwined throughout the book so that the reader has a feel for and understanding of what was occurring on a broader scale. SHOT DOWN is an account about brave individuals, featuring pilot Howard Snyder, set within the compelling events of the greatest conflict in world history.
An American family in crisis and how they deal with it. An aging WWII veteran with dementia, a pregnant daughter bein stalked by her meth using boyfriend, and a preteen becoming a teenager are what we see. Behind the scenes, a greater crisis is gathering as an old enemy of one of the family gets ready to take revenge from his post as manager of a security firm contracted to the NSA. By the end of the story you will be wondering who has your information and what are they going to do with it. Available in both Kindle and paperback.
The Warramunga’s War is a sweeping narrative of the friendship that forms between a young Australian army officer, Jamie Munro, and an educated half-caste Warramunga aboriginal NCO, Jack ‘Jacko’ O’Brien, during the Syrian campaign against the Vichy French in World War II. Jacko rescues a wounded Jamie after which they are conscripted in Cairo by MI6. Here, Jamie and Jacko learn about the seamy side of war in counterespionage as they track down German spies. The principal fictional characters interact with actual historical figures and events throughout the story.
As the desert war escalates to the west of Cairo, the MI6 team confuses the enemy with misleading radio messages using German codes and using local entertainers as undercover agents. On one of his day leaves, Jacko meets a beautiful young Syrian-French girl and a strong romantic bond forms between the two during his time in Cairo.
Following the end of the desert war, Jamie and Jacko are assigned to wartime intelligence work in Southeast Asia. After the end of the Pacific war, they initiate the Darwin operations of the CIS, the Commonwealth Investigation Service. On the trail of two suspected wartime German agents, they discover the agents have formed a dangerous criminal gang with an individual they had known during their time in Cairo. The tracking skills of the Warramunga are needed to finally catch up with the murderous gang in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
Are you one of the elect?
Dr. Helen Hope is a lecturer in eschatology – the study of death, judgement, and the destiny of humankind. She is also a Calvinist nun, her life devoted to atoning for a secret crime.
When a body is found crucified on a Liverpool beach, she forms an unlikely alliance with suspect Mikko Kristensen, lead guitarist in death metal band Total Depravity. Together, they go on the trail of a rogue geneticist who they believe holds the key – not just to the murder, but to something much darker.
Also on the trail is cynical Scouse detective Darren Swift. In his first murder case, he must confront his own lack of faith as a series of horrific crimes drag the city of two cathedrals to the gates of hell.
Science meets religious belief in this gripping murder mystery.
After being left at the altar, Jade Roberts seeks solace at her best friend’s ranch on the Colorado western slope. Her humiliation still ripe, she doesn’t expect to be attracted to her friend’s reticent brother, but when the gorgeous cowboy kisses her, all bets are off.
Talon Steel is broken. Having never fully healed from a horrific childhood trauma, he simply exists, taking from women what is offered and giving nothing in return…until Jade Roberts catapults into his life. She is beautiful, sweet, and giving, and his desire for her becomes a craving he fears he’ll never be able to satisfy.
Passion sizzles between the two lovers…but long-buried secrets haunt them both and may eventually tear them apart.
Welcome to Whistle Stop…where anything can and most likely will happen.
The notorious cowboy meets his match…
Cord Lawson instantly distrusted the young woman in a smart suit who’d just arrived in Whistle Stop. She was very pretty and clearly a city girl—but with memories of his failed marriage still darkening his mind, he’s determined to steer clear! But she’s sniffing around his land—land that has been in his family for generations.
Alexis Greer had one mission—close the deal on the Lawson ranch; without it, her father’s land development company would go bankrupt. But the word around town is to keep clear of Cord and to stay away from his precious land. However, determination was Lexi’s middle name. She just had to keep on trying to breach Cord’s barriers, to appeal somehow to his head and heart—even if it put her in danger of losing both of hers…to him.
An Amazon bestseller with more than one million pages read.
It’s always darkest before the Dawn.
When the Blackout arrives, Dax Harper finds himself alone and fighting for survival on the chaotic streets of New Orleans. He is on the run, desperately searching for his estranged sister as the riots intensify. An unexpected encounter with his ex-girlfriend thrusts Dax into a leadership position—one he’s not sure he can accept. As the hours pass, the city floods, pitting Dax in an epic battle against time and a mysterious new enemy threatening the future of humankind.
Dawn is the new post-apocalyptic thriller from bestselling authors, J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon, the first book in the Final Awakening trilogy.
The war between mankind and beast is over. And mankind lost.
Earth lies in ruins. Billions of people are dead. Enormous creatures–behemoths–tower over everything, devastating cities and feeding on the scattered remnants of humanity.
Zach Caplan is a survivor. After war broke out, he fled to Maine’s remote wilderness. Hiding in the shadows, he salvaged supplies and lived off the dying land. He thought he was safe. But a sudden and brutal attack proved otherwise.
Rising from the ashes, he launches a desperate search for answers. Unfortunately, the stakes are higher than he could ever imagine. For a terrifying new threat is on the horizon. And Caplan is the only thing standing between mankind and a fate worse than extinction.
Survival expert Zach Caplan faces the Behemoth Apocalypse in this spectacular new novel from international bestselling author David Meyer!
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Chasing the Orchid is a story of a man, Chris, who had a traumatic accident as a child that caused him to be a little less than a man’s man. His inner conflict with his father caused much emotional trauma. He is a successful business man in rural Mississippi married to Black Southern woman. He is an atheist and she is a southern Baptist. But things are about to change for Chris, when he suddenly finds out that his wife, Tory, is profoundly unhappy with her life and is often the subject of bigotry and racism. They move to LA to find acceptance and fulfill Tory’s dreams, but the traumatic memories of his childhood accident suddenly resurface, setting in motion a chain of events that he is powerless to explain or to halt and he finds that he has traded Tory’s nightmare for one of his own which is much worse.
Their relationship falls apart and Chris heads to the Everglades to confront his nightmare!
This story has many aspects that set it apart including interracial relationship, differing religious beliefs, the south vs. LA nightlife, and the deep swamps of the Everglades. Chasing the Orchid will leave you guessing what is real and what is an illusion. Witness a man reach his breaking point and find out if love will see him through his nightmare.
Can he find a way to deal with his past before it is too late, or will the events escalate and culminate in a shocking conclusion?
For the record, this is not a “John Parker hates white people” book. Anybody who knows me at all knows that to be the farthest thing from the truth. This book is meant to spark (if you so desire) an open, honest and painfully true conversation about the most polarizing subject in American society; Race and Racism. My hope is that after reading it (both white people and black people alike) will seek to find common ground and understand that we do have two different cultures and that we can “disagree without being disagreeable.”
If we are to succeed as a country in the future, it is time that everybody “got comfortable being uncomfortable”
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He wanted to be my secret and so did she. They wanted me quiet, wanted me pinned, wanted my insides, wanted me to bleed. The secret is out! Only this time it is not just mine. If I’m going to tell it, I’m telling it all. I just hope they are ready for what is to come!
This book is about Mastering self-doubt and understanding the process of developing an intentional conscious harmony of the mind. The benefits of this publication are as follows:
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It will allow you to start learning how to uncover the deeply rooted thought patterns and limiting beliefs that have prevented you from getting ahead with your goals in life.
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You will obtain effective techniques about rewiring your mind in order to pursue your life more courageously.
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You will have opportunities to apply your personal knowledge to your own circumstances so you to can manifest better thoughts patterns about yourself and achieve clarity daily moving forward.
5-stars from READERS’ FAVORITE Book Reviews
“An emotional and page-turning story of passion, ambition, and desire.”–MEGAN CHANCE, bestselling author of Bone River and Inamorata
A striking and deeply human portrait of racial and gender inequality in ragtime-era New York City from the author of The Beauty Doctor, Finalist for the 2018 Eric Hoffer Book Award, 2017 AZ Literary Awards, and a Medallion Honoree of the Book Readers Appreciation Group
Seventeen-year-old May Convery, unhappy with her privileged life in turn-of-the-century New York City, dreams of becoming a poet. When she meets the talented young Mike Bernard, an aspiring concert pianist, she immediately falls in love. But after their secret liaison is discovered, neither is prepared for the far-reaching consequences that will haunt them for decades. As Mike abandons serious music to ruthlessly defend his hard-won title, Ragtime King of the World, May struggles to find her voice as an artist and a woman. It is not until years after their youthful romance, when they cross paths again, that they must finally confront the truth about themselves and each other. But is it too late?
The book follows the events in DeadSpace 3.
Isaac Clarke is awakened on a unitology space ship and discovers that the Earth has been infected by the Necromorph mutation and the Church is engaged in an orbital war against EarthGov.
the book has 80.000 words, 250 pages and it’s free. My email address is in the book purchase link, if anyone is interested, drop me a line, and i will send the pdf to you.
Charlie MacLeod, a young and beautiful girl, was gifted at birth with the power to set the world alight; a power she neither wants nor can easily control. A victim of tragedy, Charlie is adopted by David and Catherine McAuliffe, a young couple with similar god-like powers who only wish to live a quiet, normal life. Events quickly spiral out of control as Charlie is marked for death by the NSA, and later pursued by another, far more dangerous entity that seeks to exploit her power for its own dark ends
Steve’s days are numbered.
The illness has consumed him.
Would this stranger’s offer give him a second chance?
It looks like a game. Looks can be deceiving. Paul Nelson, the CEO of Tempest Inc, has developed another world and he’s ready to send in another consciousness. This time, though, things are different. Those that came before have caused some troubles and his world is in peril.
For Steve, it’s a last chance. He’s got nothing to lose. And who knows, it might be fun?
As a warrior named Abalonious, his body gone, Steve must adapt, learn, and grow to survive. But this world isn’t exactly as advertised. There’s a darkness coming. It looks like fun will have to wait.
And there’s a secret nobody wants to talk about.
Will Steve piece together enough to live?
If you like unforgettable fantasy heroes, pop culture references, epic battles, and immersive gaming worlds, then you’ll love this LitRPG adventure.
“To sum it up, Jeremy took a Fantasy, SciFi, and a gaming idea, and mashed them together skillfully, pushing Legend of the Sword Bearer to the same quality of Ready Player One.
We at NeoLeaf Press give this book our Gold Recommendation and rate it 5 out of 5 stars.” -NeoLeaf Press
On the morning of October 08 2015, Alpha Intercontinental Flight AHA 113 was approaching Cape Town International Airport at 09:15 in the morning. It had originally departed New York the previous night on schedule. From New York it traveled to Dubai and after its regular stop for refueling and fresh catering etc, it departed Dubai and fourteen hours later, approaching Cape Town and due to touchdown in the next ten minutes, simply vanished from both visual sight and radar. It was not the only disappearance of aircraft in the surrounding space.
But, it is the one I know about.
Flight AHA 113 was never seen or heard from again, despite extensive rescue efforts mounted. No wreckage was ever found, no traces of luggage were ever seen. It was as if Flight AHA 113 had simply never existed.
But … Flight AHA 113 had existed. It did in fact crash into the sea, close enough to land that while 237 passengers perished either as a result of the crash itself or trying to make it to shore, 28 survivors eventually made it to safety.
This is their story told through the ‘When the Sun Blinked’ 3 book series.
When the Sun Blinked : Search for the Truth
When the Sun Blinked : The Soldiers
When the Sun Blinked : The Lions
Follow Jesus, Mary, and Joseph on a riveting adventure as they narrowly escape the clutches of King Herod and proceed on the harrowing journey to Egypt. While based on biblical facts, this fictional account of Jesus’ early years on this earth allows readers to join the holy family through some of their most difficult journeys. The descriptive text will make you feel as if you were an eye witness to history as our world transitioned from before Christ (BC) to the year of our lord, Anno Domini (AD).
–WisePath Books
In 1930, the rag-tag riffraff of a railway stop called Las Vegas need a fighting man to shepherd their tiny church after their pastor is murdered. Might David Gold, a washed-up boxer and Bible-school dropout who fights as the Pummelin’ Preacher, be the answer to their prayers?
At the same time, Luke, a native Alaskan boy, is on a quest to find his father, who has abandoned his family for a beautiful woman his mother vows to kill. Little do mother or son imagine that their journey will take them to a small town in Nevada where demons and angels walk among men.
In 2011, Science Cable T.V. producer Tim Faber is determined to prove that mankind has no need of God, while his lover, Joan Reed, strives to regain the faith of her youth. They’re bound for Las Vegas to meet with a 99-year-old man who holds the key to a mystery they must solve–and answers that will forever change their lives.
Hearts Set Free is a coming-of-age story and love story, with strong female characters and historical figures (including Jack Johnson, Georges Lemaitre, and Bugsy Siegel) who interact with an unforgettable fictional cast.
“…a riveting ride…Christian fiction fans will enjoy this book.”
—BlueInk Review
“…uplifting and compelling…a powerful and inspiring novel.”
—Foreword Clarion Reviews
The God Process is a Memoir where the reader gets to discover again why faith matters. In the mystery of our soul we find our hope, our miracles and the why we pray.
The God Process spans four generations and Ethereal messages… Angels, premonitions, near death, the answers to prayer and in this Whisper that speaks. When we stop, look back, look in and look up, the Whisper comes. The desires of our heart become grounded in our prayers and it is here that we see this movement of God in all our lives. In the depths of our soul comes the why we are here and what it is that God is trying to do.
Although I am Christian and I see my life lessons from my faith, The God Process is inspiring to all readers.
https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-god-process
Read the real stories of real people who survived the Santa Rosa Fire Storm. These accounts are not interviews, These are accounts written by the people themselves: In Their Own Words. Grab a box of tissues before you begin reading. You will need it!
Called a book for all ages, Green Kitty was written for children ages 8 to 12 to help explain Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and is both entertaining and educational. It was a finalist for both USA Book News “Best Books 2011” and “International Book of the Year 2012” in children’s fiction, and is filled with true, laugh-out-loud animal antics. Green Kitty will please any child who loves their pets and parents will enjoy reading it out loud to younger children.
It is a series of stories within a story with a grandmother that recalls old anecdotes, mostly about family pets, for a visiting grandchild. The grandmother has recently been placed into assisted living due to her dementia and their bond grows stronger through the visits despite the illness. Helpful information about Alzheimer’s disease is deftly woven into the work.
Green Kitty will capture the imagination of both boys and girls. Overall the books shows what true family love is all about.
From the moment Alana met him, she knew her life would never be the same. For the universe never allows a dream to go unanswered, but remember be careful what you wish for. You might just get more than you expect.
This is my second book called “All those Tears we can’t see” which addresses a lot of topics – immigration, opportunity, spirituality, myth, wisdom, class, customs, poverty, corruption and physical assault in India. It is a story of India and USA. The book displays these two countries under microscope so that we can see clearly the differences between beliefs and way of life in each country and began to understand the challenges immigrants face. It was difficult and traumatic for Samantha (The immigrant in my book) to leave everything behind and start a new life where the language, culture, traditions, morals, beliefs and everyday way of life are totally foreign. To assimilate into a new country while still retaining one’s culture and beliefs, as Samantha puts it that it is her destiny to come to this wonderful country to serve her even though it is not her country.
“All Those Tears We Can’t See” is also a story of a first generation Indian-American girl and how she figures out her life and finds out that she has love for both sides of her cultures. We follow Monica, who believes that she is all American at heart, even though both her parents are Indian. Although she loves both her parents and respects their beliefs and their customs wholeheartedly, there is a cultural gap that seems to never fill. Samantha and Monica both like the Spirituality, wisdom, music, dance, cousin and ancient culture in India but do not like many customs like dowry system, corruption in all level, poverty and marriage system. When English left India many families still followed the English culture in their household. Now the modern India brought many technologies to enhance middle classes wealthy life. The fragile and loving relationship between daughter and mother broken over interracial relationship with an American boy named Brandon because her mother feared that her Bengali culture will be lost. To understand her mother better Monica now a journalist undertook a remarkable journey to India from her job assignment in finding out about her mother’s root that resists all American value and culture. In India, Monica, thought she had found her own identity as an American, as she describes it “she is all American in heart” but she was partially wrong. She fell in love and felt attachment, and was fascinated by Indian people and their spirituality. Later when she faced physical assault (based on 2012 gang physical assaults in Delhi, India) everything went upside down for the whole family and Samantha chooses the ultimate justice for her daughter. What will happen now? Can Monica go back to America and share her new found love with her mother and Brandon? Will she even get the chance?
With all those tragedies there was a silver lining in this book when Samantha realizes that love between two people had no boundaries. She made a big mistake by pushing her daughter to think like her eastern belief but Monica has grown up with western belief and morals. Would Samantha embraces and accepts Brandon who was Christian as her own family by breaking her predefined set of value about race and religion?
It’s a helluva job, but someone has to do it. And for Rhune it’s a small price to pay for his past sins. He’s taken a new name and a somewhat normal life, except at night when he transforms into a hellhound to take souls to the City of the Dead for purgatories legions to deliver them to Hell. For fifteen centuries he’s lived in happy solitude until Hanna, a paralegal with the most amazing eyes, rear ends him in the small town of Rio Morden. He’s seen those eyes before, but it’s been years since the last time. Now she’s all grown up and involved in a murder trial that has its sights set on her becoming its next victim. What’s a hellhound to do? Surely not fall in love—and certainly not with a Dreamwalker. And is that all she is?
Mix in a diabolical lawyer and his lover, some Voodoo magic, and it’s a recipe for mayhem and murder.
Can Rhune keep Hanna safe, or is she destined to be Hellhound Bound?
Hellhound Bound is a Supernatural Thriller.
Detective Barry Marshall hunts for a hardened serial killer with the ultimate endgame, one intended to strip Marshall of everything he holds dear—his career, his wife Erin, and his reputation. Unbeknownst to Marshall, the killer had dated Erin years ago, and seeing Marshall with her pushes him over the edge. Determined to punish Marshall for stealing his beloved, the killer plays a deadly cat-and-mouse game of murder. As the body count rises, Marshall is forced to face his worst nightmare.
Three Novellas in One Book. Check out the review at the Online Book Club.
A stolen artifact. A lethal banshee. A murderous demon. A giant fairy hunter who hears voices in his head. And a mysterious redhead with an otherworldly agenda. Then it gets complicated. Doesn’t every love story? Screamer is an international sci-fi thriller!
The King of the otherworld, Manannán, witnessing changes to how the love between those who chose differently was being accepted, intervened. Wanting the world to have love and hope eternally, ensuring that soulmates connected without restrictions regardless of the person they chose to love, he created the Manx Cat Guardians.
Maximillian, born in the eleventh century, King of his kind, he struggled to always follow the rules King Manannán had laid down. Given no choice about his destiny like his fellow guardians, he’d been granted a Wiccan guide to aid him.
Never having had any problems with his past charges, Maximillian finds himself struggling to get his current charge, King Óláfr the Black, to accept his soulmate Magnus, a lowly servant. The connection is strong between them, but the changing times that Manannán witnessed and the introduction of Christianity had Óláfr struggling to accept his soulmate.
Ignoring the dire warning from Christina, his Wiccan guide, about interfering, Maximillian finds himself creating ripples from his actions with untold consequences that cause devastation. As he is left to wander this earth, his role irrevocably changed by his actions. He must now ensure promises that were made are honoured, no matter the length of time that passes.
Can he help fulfil those promises made by another without breaking the rules again? Or will the souls searching for love be destined to never find each other?
Only time will tell.
“The Vampyre Blogs – Coming Home” introduced a new cast of characters to the Para-Earth Series. This anthology answers and raises questions about their backstories and relationships.
What otherworldly threats has the Professor dealt with? How did Nathan’s altered self affect his service in the Civil War? What other mysteries linger on Nathan’s estate? What did a German like the Professor do during WWII? Who are some of the other people Nathan has met over his unnaturally long life? Are Nathan and the Professor the only ones who’ve had close encounters with Para-Earth beings?
These and more, including the return of certain characters from “The Bridge” and “The Ship” will be explored within these pages.
In 1861 sixteen year old Nathaniel Steward joined the 7th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment to help end slavery and preserve the Union. Before he left, Nathaniel promised his little sister Isabella that he would not let the war change him… he was wrong.
While serving the Union Army, Nathaniel found himself fighting on many battlefields. But his toughest fight took place on a parallel version of Earth (a Para-Earth) where evolution took a very different turn. Although he managed to get back to his own world, this particular battle leaves him so altered there was no going home. For now he needed to drink blood, sleep in the ground, and avoid sunlight.
Today, after 150 years of wandering and touching the lives of others, he is finally coming back to claim his family mansion which has stood empty for decades. But unknown to Nathaniel, his homecoming will not be as lonely as he anticipates. For someone has been waiting all this time to welcome him back.
But, there is another who wishes to meet up with Nathaniel again as well. A creature he faced in that Para-Earth, back in 1862, has found its way into this world and has caught his scent. Now it is drawing closer to his hometown, bent on his destruction. For this foe knows he is the only force that can stop it from enveloping this world and its dead.
Infinite Possibilities – A Spiritual Awakening is Bill Geringswald’s attempt to put our beautiful world back on track. Bill Geringswald’s chief role in life has been to identify issues in companies and put them right. With this book, he puts that experience, knowledge and skills to work for the world.
We all know that this world needs fixing. However, there’s a distinct lack of blueprints for us to follow. But, when you put Bill Geringswald’s business experience to work on the world’s issues, Infinite Possibilities – A Spiritual Awakening is what you get.
He poses that well-known theory, that we have the tendency to do the same things over and over again, but expect different results and realises how insane this notion is. In Infinite Possibilities – A Spiritual Awakening Bill Geringswald’s covers four areas:
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Foundations – Life Passages: In human terms, we need to understand the world we experience has been created by man’s free will. Today’s events serve as a ‘push-back’ to our collective consciousness. We can reverse it anytime we choose.
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Inner Workings – Generational Slide: Every day our perceptions and decisions based upon them bring about the lifestyle we experience. What we empower in the world, we become.
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Infrastructure – A Kaleidoscope: Everything we experience acts as a guiding message from God. When following God’s guidance, all is possible. Here, I’ll provide a plan of action for our nation’s future.
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Choices—Empowering Prosperity: Each one of us can choose to focus on specific events to happen in our lives. Our choices draw people and situations into our lives. When in God’s will the extraordinary becomes ordinary.
Buy this book if you want humanity to get back on track.
Love at first sight. It’s every girl’s dream. But Tara Simpkins is finding out it’s not as easy as it seems. Is this truly the man God sent to be her husband, or is she just desperate to escape her loneliness? The recent loss of both parents has left her reeling, and close friends don’t think she’s in any position to make major life decisions. She and her new-found love are convinced they can live happily ever after in the home of their dreams. His family thinks he’s moving way too fast and might disappoint the kind-hearted woman he’s fallen head over heels for. And then there’s Leah. Leah is supposed to be part of his past, but what if she decides she’s his future? Tara’s match made in Heaven may be over before it truly begins.
EDITORIAL REVIEW-
Which line stood out from all the others in the book?
“He once confided in me that he would prefer to die standing up.” The reason for this, he was told, was “So the world would know that I managed to stay busy on my last day… or that I died trying.” In the end, Percy Miller got his wish.
The book The Plainview Lottery by Markas Dvaras is an interesting read. I found this book very reminiscent of a young adult novel I read many years ago called The Wish Giver by Bill Britain. In both stories, the authors are trying to teach the reader a lesson on human behavior. Each time the easiest route turns out to be the one of most peril. The book starts off with the introduction of mysterious strangers to a nearly perfect town. The strangers introduce a new concept, the lottery. The lottery slowly wheedles its way into everyone’s lives and brings the town to its knees creating litter, layoffs, and laziness. The town never discovers the origin of the strangers or how they were able to do what they did in the time period given. As predicted with any lottery, no one wins the enormous pile of gold and overnight the men and gold disappear. The town slowly returns to normal with a greater appreciation of what they had. The connections between the last two chapters or short stories mostly point out and reinforce those lessons that were learned and that the reader may have missed. I did find that Dvaras’ overuse of the verb ‘was’ weakened his prose just a bit. This story took a hard look at society as a whole and how “we are the generation that would rather just sit there.”
-International Review of Books
How Could a Lottery be a Mistake?
Welcome to Plainview– a town with everything going for it, and with none of the problems one would expect to see in a typical American town. No poverty, no homelessness, no unemployment– not even a litter problem.
But all that changes when five mysterious strangers show up in the town square one day, pulling a wagon-load of gold bars behind them. They’re going to run a lottery for Plainview, with the gold as the grand prize. With little discussion, Plainview readily agrees– and that’s the first in a series of hilarious mistakes.
Is the Lottery a Scam?
Now meet James Henderson– he’s an award-winning journalist for Plainview’s local paper, The Plainview Review. He suspects they are being swindled after he notices there are no winning numbers being drawn. Yet the residents of Plainview are becoming obsessed, and soon start losing their jobs while focusing on the gold bars.
Can James prove anything for his article? Can he stop his hometown from succumbing to “Lottery Fever?” Does it even matter?
A satire on economics and the human condition, The Plainview Lottery will have you rethinking how money is supposed to work.
ROCK IS DEAD THEY SAY. . . VOL. I explores rock ‘n’ roll’s history, with a focus on rock’s early ’90’s “last wave” as the National Soundtrack, before becoming the B-side to Hip Hop. Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Joey Kramer (Aerosmith), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), and Kosmo Vinyl (the Clash’s major-domo and occasional manager) bare their rockin’ souls in never-before-published COMPLETE interviews, spurred on by the probing questions of writer Mark Barsotti, ex-music critic for Denver’s Westword, whose work also appeared in Musician, D.J. Times, Request, Livewire, Syracuse New Times, Bad News and New Times (Miami).
Highlights from the original stories intro the long form interviews, which are followed by a “Re-Listenability Index” and the writer’s current take, two decades into the 21st Century.
Barsotti’s passionate, sometimes outrageous opinions also crackle through features on AC/DC, censorship, the ’60’s vs. the ’80’s, loads of album reviews, rock’s greatest movies, and his unique take on the past and future of rock ‘n’ roll. . . if – facing the coming Great Die-Off of the ’20’s – it still has one.
But hey. . . What can a poor boy do but TURN IT UP!
“Every party plate of cocaine strapped to a midget’s head cost 10,000 days of dogged, road warrior work, as bands schlepped to gigs in overcrowded vans with no ac but plenty of beer farts and insane drummers explaining that Jackie killed JFK (or maybe it was the Masons). Rockers worked their asses of, wooing their muse and chasing the dream, even if precious few ever rose to penthouse cocaine-midget status. So who better to tell the story than the musicians themselves?”
– from ROCK IS DEAD THEY SAY. . . VOL. 1
Set in the rural south in the 30’s, Mulberry Creek washes away and reveals the true story of one mans family secret and exposes his own worse fears thru a series of brutal actions.
From starting his career as U.S. Border Patrol agent patrolling the mountains near the San Diego and Mexico Border to going on to become a U.S. Customs Service/ICE special agent disrupting major narcotics-smuggling organizations to landing an assignment to the prestigious White House Security Council’s Human Smuggling Cell. Piccolo’s homeland security career ended abruptly in 2015 when he uncovered thousands of alien children were released to criminals, including sex offenders, by members of the very government he served, and blew the whistle, putting a target on his back.
Follow Piccolo from the front lines of the southwest border to Iraq and back again. Piccolo details the never ending border war as someone who witnessed it for decades.
Abandoned by his part-Cherokee Ma, Charlie Kincaid escapes servitude with his uncle. He jumps a boxcar, accompanied by his schoolmate Roxy, who is escaping troubles of her own. Charlie becomes a US Navy Diver.
Mattie Blanc is from a genteel New Zealand family. But when her brother’s friend persuades her to take a ride, it all goes horribly wrong. Desperate, she flees her family’s stifling expectations for a new life in Auckland.
After the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, Charlie sets sail for Auckland aboard the USS Rigel. And there she is, the girl of his dreams. Mattie is everything that Roxy isn’t—sophisticated, tender, and patient. But the war intervenes… Rigel embarks for the Pacific war zones.
Charlie’s letters are sporadic. Mattie is tormented by doubts; did he truly love her, or was it only a dream?
The Rigel Affair produces a rip-roaring wartime romance and chilling danger unknown to most.
Love, War, and Glory 3 things that we all have seen, experienced or been a part of. As with life, in general, all 3 of these concepts have their ups and downs. This book explores those themes via poetry and spoken words and examines what these themes mean for everyday life. Explore what it means to go beneath the surface and find out what you are truly capable of and how to rationalize life events, both good and bad. This book also explores how to keep your perspective when you achieve your life ambitions and aims. From dealing with heartbreak and finding your true love, to tales of warriors fighting never-ending battles, making dreams become a reality, overcoming the odds to finally reach your goal, to tales of supreme champions and reviews of global figures of interest and understanding the changes and the journey we all go through in life you will find it in this book. We believe there is something in here that everyone can relate to.
A German spy in Atlanta? It is 1917. The US has just entered the Great War. Two young women, bored with their place in Southern society, play a deadly game of cat and mouse to unearth a dark secret. From the well-known neighborhoods of genteel Atlanta to the seedy warehouse district they try to uncover a spy in their midst. Actual key figures, locations, and events of Atlanta 1917, documents and memoirs from that critical time in Atlanta history, intermingle with mystery, suspense, and ultimate horror of the Great Atlanta Fire in this gripping romantic suspense page-turner.
Brion never meant to start a war. But when they murdered his parents and enslaved his sister and his sweetheart, they left him no choice.
Brion of Wexford is the son of a crippled trapper living a quiet life on the edge of the vast and unruly heathland. But when Salassani raiders destroy his world, he must venture into the heathland to attempt the impossible task of finding the girls, rescuing them, and conveying them safely home across hundreds of miles of enemy territory.
Now Brion finds himself pursued by men bent on his destruction, deprived of his protectors, and haunted by the knowledge that his murdered father has hidden a dark secret that could reshape Brion’s entire identity. Brion must find a way to stay alive long enough to get the girls safely home.
“Is life itself merely a dream? Are we the pawns within that dream?”
In the year 1979, Reinah is only focused on her future. She is moving across the country in pursuit of the path towards her dream job with the F.B.I. in Washington, D.C. Leaving her roots at home may be a little hard, but she knows they run deep within her. Her whole life she has felt a deep connection to her ancestors and those that came before her. As many things are about to change, she knows the main thing she can count on is her spirituality and strong familial roots. Now in D.C., she is facing more challenges than just settling into a new city and a new job. Strange things around her are beginning to happen and unaware to her, this move may test Reinah’s faith in more ways than she thought, and may reveal a greater future than what she could have prepared for.
Meanwhile in the spiritual realm, a battle bigger then good versus evil is about to begin. The Council of Innocent Souls is forced to make difficult decisions while they continue to search for the Written One, the only soul who has the power to save not only their realm, but all of humankind. At the forefront of this battle are two brothers; one who is fed by his greed and thirst for want, and will stop at nothing to destroy the Written One, while the other brother must do everything in his power to push his brother back as he and his defenders search and prepare for the Written One. What happened on 13 Cornfield Road?
In this first novel of the Fourteenth Floor Book Series, join award-winning, genre-bending Autor R.A. Monday as she confronts us with questions about our own mortality, death, and our souls.
Rain is a collection of 30 short stories. From the sorrow of heartbreak and broken relationships to mysterious disappearances and alien visitations; from the strangeness of the open badlands to the magic of lands that never were; from ethereal beauty to Gothic horror – let Steve Carr take you on journeys into little worlds which seem like keyhole glimpses of much larger universes in this, his third collection of short stories.
In a remarkably personal and intimate story, Jerry Tillinghast talks about his life and the choices he made.
Battling alongside his brothers on the streets of Providence. Enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, fighting in Vietnam, and becoming a victim of the politics of that war. Returning to Providence as an angry young man and his choice to hang with the wise guys.
The cost of his reputation as a “feared mob enforcer” and the effect on his family. Meeting Raymond L.S. Patriarca, the notorious head of New England Organized Crime family, and how he came to embrace him as a father figure.
He reveals the inside story of the two of the most infamous cases in Rhode Island history; BondedVault and the George Basmajian Homicide.
Jerry was found not guilty after the Bonded Vault trial, but his luck ran out with theBasmajian murder. Convicted with Jerry was his brother, Harold Tillinghast. Since the moment of their arrest, Jerry has said just one thing.
Harold wasn’t in the car.
Jerry Tillinghast, a featured character on the Crimetown podcast, one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world, tells his life story with honesty and emotion. Setting the record straight after forty years of silence.
Silent no more…
Don’t like the company or boss holding back your career and income? Looking for independence, flexible hours, and more choice in how you make a living? Has your advancement been blocked by someone in power who doesn’t like you? Have you ever asked yourself whether you could make it on your own?
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IT management consultant and business author Bill Yarberry, CPA, will show you how to plan your move to independent consulting. He guides you through steps to acquire clients, survive the critical first year, create trust and most importantly – avoid breaking the unwritten rules.
This book is written for people who are competent in what they do but frustrated by all the roadblocks built into corporate jobs. Have you: Been blocked by fixed (and low) ceilings on raises? Been asked to move to a city when you’d rather stay where you are? Made a small mistake early in your career and then been held back ever after? Been stressed by possible layoffs? If you want to escape corporate life’s straight jacket and dramatically increase your income, $250K Consulting is for you.
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This book gives real-life examples of what brings in clients and keeps them satisfied. Caution: $250K Consulting is not a fairy tale or random event, like winning the lottery. It is about hard work, continuous learning, some risk taking and, in the beginning, some uncertainty. But success in independent consulting is both achievable and likely if you follow the guidelines. You don’t need to be any particular age or gender or even good looking. Just do the work, satisfy all the needs of the client and watch your reputation and referrals work their magic; see your net worth grow, slowly at first, then faster each year.
Mercy’s last few months have been the hardest of her life. Her mother tried to kill her on the night of her graduation, and now someone is following her. Every sound, every shadow, every movement makes her feel unsafe, even in her own home.
As she tries to convince herself it’s all her imagination, the handsome and enigmatic Caleb Blackwell stepped out of the shadows and tells her the truth about her past . . . and her identity. Caleb not only tells her that she once belonged to him, but that she’s part of a centuries-old coven of witches whose sole purpose for existence is to seek out and destroy a supernatural force which threatens mankind.
Mercy has a choice to make. She can run and hide from her calling, or stand and fight for her life.
Former DEA agent Hardin Steel is now the duly elected sheriff of Cameron County, Texas. Life along the Rio Grande is good. His two ex-wives are behaving, his girlfriend is beautiful, owns a condo on South Padre Island, and is helping him win—most of the time—his battle with booze. But then the Ochoa Cartel shoots down a DEA Blackhawk helicopter using a US-made Stinger missile, the wife of a corrupt judge dies in a mysterious accident, and Steel’s friend, Dennis Deleon, is found murdered on his fishing boat—his privates impaled on a large fish hook.
Steel’s life is turned upside down as he goes after the killers the only way he knows how—down and dirty—winner take all….
Across from Boston Common, nestled into the corner of a cobblestone mall, sits The Bookseller, a bookstore owned by a lovable rare book dealer and his wife, who runs a coffee parlor inside the store. The parlor is the morning greeting place for business people from around the mall where the complementary coffee is hot and delicious, the croissants are a quarter and the lively banter is free. George and Elizabeth lead a happy life surrounded by many friends. Their happiness is about to be shattered by a violent South American drug cartel with a new, high tech process for smuggling cocaine.
When the village of Little Upham comes under attack, Tatty Moon must try to save it – difficult when you’re only three and-a-bit inches tall!
A wonderful middle grade adventure that both children and adults will love.
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Alison Freeman met Keene Marshall because of a dare she wholeheartedly regrets accepting.
As her family’s corporate lawyer, Alison discards the idea of love as quickly as she negotiates contracts. Brutally. She realizes she’s been a fool over Keene—who is now intimately embedded in her family. It only adds to the enormity of emotions churning inside about her life.
Keene Marshall is arrogant enough to know his time with Alison left a lasting impression. He has yet to determine what place she’s going to hold in his life, but he knows there will be one. They burn too hot for there not to be.
Having closed himself off from his humanity for so long, finding Alison again presents its own set of challenges. Keene struggles with everything from his family to the walls Alison persistently builds between them. And he can’t handle the emotions that come with being denied what he wants.
Alison’s wary of Keene. Something is holding her back, except every time his lips touch hers, she’s flung into the race of her life for the one thing she claims she never wanted to win.
During the depths of the Great Depression in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a seven-year-old boy is found frozen to death under the Frog Island footbridge in Depot Town after being reported missing the night before by his parents. Upon closer examination, the Washtenaw County Coroner discovers the child was the victim of foul play. Local gossips and some police were convinced they knew who the guilty party was, but proving it in a court of law was a different matter.
Book eleven in the Shandra Higheagle Mystery Series
Jealousy… Drugs… Murder…
At the reservation to make final arrangements for her upcoming wedding, potter Shandra Higheagle gets caught up in the murder of a young woman about to turn her life around.
Having no jurisdiction on the reservation, Detective Ryan Greer pulls in favors from friends in the FBI to make sure there is no delay in their wedding.
However, the death occurs in a sacred place and could place the nuptials on hold. Following the clues may not only stop the wedding…
But separate Shandra and Ryan for life.
“This is a truly impressive and inspiring travelogue.” – Anne Cater, Books are Cool
“Wow, what a book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about David and Helene’s amazing around the world adventure.
David’s writing style was friendly, while being informative, funny and also conveying sometimes sad historic events which happened in the 15 countries they visited”. – The Spoonie Mummy
“An entertaining must-read for any discerning traveller” – Audley Traveller magazine
“New book ‘Turning Left Around the World’ has just made the TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2018 list” – Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews.
“A book well worth reading, it has geography, history, adventure laughs and pathos, a truly enjoyable read. – E.M.Parker, Amazon Reviewer
“David writes with a warmth and humour that charms the reader from tears to laughter and back again with a turn of the page. An easy to read guide of their travels with an often tongue in cheek view of the countries visited. A truly entertaining and informative read with a good dose of humour – highly recommended. – Emma Jane, Book Reviewer
Sammon gives Trump common sense advice on how he can become a more effective leader by becoming a human being instead of a jerk.
Trump doesn’t think he needs to be honorable. Sammon tells him different.
As in the first book Oh Don, installments of Oh Don, Once Again were posted weekly to Trump’s Facebook page where they were erased by someone 10 minutes after posting.
Trump or his cronies can erase the comments in Oh Don, Once Again, off of his website. But they can’t erase the difference between right and wrong. That’s what this book is all about.
Logan’s Choice is a contemporary romance, the first in a series of five books dealing with the great love stories of one family. When Chelsea Collins’ grandfather Joshua Collins dies, he leaves her his business empire which she doesn’t want. She tries her best to get herself thrown out of the company, but all of her attempts fail. Logan Sherwood wants Collins Industries and presents a codicil to Chelsea’s grandfather’s will stating that if he marries her for a year the company will be his. Logan wants the business. Chelsea wants Logan. Will they both get what they want?
Blood of the Unknowns, a sequel to Guns of the Abyss, is the second of two novels of political intrigue and warfare that follow a woman’s attempt to prevent the spreading cataclysm of events that ignite World War I. In Blood of the Unknowns, we visit the outcome of her vain political activism, and the misfortunes of her husband, a former assistant to the German Chancellor, now consigned to the machine of war as a low-ranking army private fighting at the behest of militarist aristocrats supportive of the imperialist government’s expansionary view of a European continent.
Under the moonlight, he and a fellow German soldier, a dark-skinned Gypsy recruit, share the same crowded stand in a muddy, hand-shoveled trench on the deadly Western Front. As oddly paired as two men of different backgrounds and experience might be, Privates Frieslaven and Maruska hunker in protective friendship, a vital, cooperative defense against enemy sniper fire, bombs and bayonets, and the failures of German leadership that result in the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men pushed beyond human capacity.
The human toll of death and gruesome injury soars on a daily basis as constant waves of courageous soldiers snip through braced lines of rolling barbwire, crawl across pock-marked fields, and watch in war-weary horror as compatriots ordered to charge are felled by machine gun fire so thick that retreat is inevitable for those few left standing. Unilateral surrender is not a choice, however bloodied the troops.
REVIEWS:
An absolutely staggering account of soldiers at war. Makes you seem to be there, gasping with fright, sick to the stomach at the horror of war in having to kill and killing advancing ground troops. A must read for any soldier.
Keith Reeve
Wow! Powerful! Well written, scary, sad.
Larry Bryan
Brings the horror of trench warfare to“ life”; no pun intended.
Mike Cooke
THE WOMAN IN THE YELLOW DRESS is a Private Eye story set in 1948 Los Angeles. A beautiful wealthy woman, Rachel Stone Barbieri, hires Patrick Miles Atwater to discover if her husband, Cesar is cheating on her. Patrick senses she is lying but takes the case to find out what her true agenda is all about.
The romance between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre has been celebrated as one of the greatest of the 20th century. From the beginning, their relationship was a tumultuous one, in which the couple’s excesses were as widely known as their passion for each other. Despite their love, both Scott and Zelda engaged in flirtations that threatened to tear the couple apart. But none had a more profound impact on the two—and on Scott’s writing—as the liaison between Zelda and a French aviator, Edouard Jozan. Though other biographies have written of Jozan as one of Scott’s romantic rivals, accounts of the pilot’s effect on the couple have been superficial at best.
In The Gatsby Affair: Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal That Shaped an American Classic, Kendall Taylor examines the dalliance between the southern belle and the French pilot from a fresh perspective. Drawing on conversations and correspondence with Jozan’s daughter, as well as materials from the Jozan family archives, Taylor sheds new light on this romantic triangle. More than just a casual fling, Zelda’s tryst with Edouard affected Scott as much as it did his wife—and ultimately influenced the author’s most famous creation, Jay Gatsby. Were it not for Zelda’s affair with the pilot, Scott’s novel might be less about betrayal and more about lost illusions.
Exploring the private motives of these public figures, Taylor offers new explanations for their behavior. In addition to the love triangle that included Jozan, Taylor also delves into an earlier event in Zelda’s life—a sexual assault she suffered as a teenager—one that affected her future relationships. Both a literary study and a probing look at an iconic couple’s psychological makeup, The Gatsby Affair offers readers a bold interpretation of how one of America’s greatest novels was influenced.
Sometimes we experience something so traumatic in our lives, it changes us forever…
Renee Johnson has found herself in the midst of turmoil. She has made nothing but a complete mess out of her life and nothing could prepare her for the path laid out before her. An unexpected turn of events plunges her into the most challenging situation she has ever faced. With her best friend, Miah Hunter at her side, Renee must traverse a course that most would not even dare.
Chase Randall, Renee’s new love interest and her light in a dark world, has been challenged by something he never expected. A surprise situation sure to test his resolve and ultimately, his humanity. Despite the negative impact of their plight on their lives, Chase weather’s the storm, only to face the biggest tribulation in the end.
Together, Renee and Chase withstand the beating, leaving them to face a new world in the aftermath of their tragic loss.
Subjected to the indecision of medical professionals who insist on perpetuating a practice they claim is safe, every woman should learn to question them. Doctors are human too and are far from perfect, but patients tend to say nothing, never challenge their practices, and therefore things will never change. The events described in this memoir were either a direct or indirect result of a doctor’s dismissal of signs of impending difficulties, or their failure to act in a timely fashion using interventions that could have otherwise made a difference. In A Flash calls them all into question and, with any luck, will force them to at least look into what appears to be the source of devastating loss for thousands of women everywhere. End the madness: Question their motives, stand up for your rights, and never allow them to disregard even the slightest concern.
Best friends must find a way to release hidden passions, save a true mate, and expose the evil that threatens true love and an entire Fae realm…
Devitt St. Clair is the youngest and favored son of the King of the Fae. While patrolling the land that holds the Pit, a gateway between Earth and his territory in Faedom, he runs across a beautiful female. This human now owns the home that sits at the opening of the Pit. That spells trouble for his people and leaves a mystery of how a human acquired the home of a powerful Fae.
Sienna Hurston has just lost everything. Her cheating boyfriend has been embezzling money from her Veterinary Clinic leaving her destitute. Luckily, the grandfather she’s never known leaves her his property. Heartbroken, but with nowhere to go, she finally makes her way to her new home. When a gorgeous man knocks on her door, she has no idea her life is about to drastically change.
The instant attraction between Dev and Sienna hides a secret evil and hidden memories that could destroy them both and set in motion the downfall of Dev’s realm in Faedom. With the help of Dev’s best friend and Guard, Rhys McNamara they set out to discover the evil Mage who would dare come between true mates.
This story contains lots of growls, wolves, bears and a surprise attraction between friends when they come together in an intense healing. Be prepared for lots of m/f and intense m/m/f loving, lots of biting sexiness, and the magic of love.
This book is intended for readers age 18+ and those with an open mind.
Readers first met Angel Ariel in Claire Candy Hough’s previous work, a #1 Amazon International Bestseller, “One True Home: Behind the Veil of Forgetfulness, and followed her remarkable journey through her earthly incarnations as she fulfilled her spiritual quest. Now, in I Am an Angelic Walk-In, also a #1 Amazon International Bestseller, Mrs. Hough completes the story as Angel Ariel embarks on her most challenging mission ever.
Like many of us, Candy felt as if her life were spiraling out of control. Her marriage to a cold, controlling attorney ended in divorce. A new relationship started out promising, but crashed into a nightmare of deceit. Her health and finances in ruins, this desperate woman wished only for death. Then one day, seemingly out of nowhere, everything changed. Candy’s entire existence was amazingly and irrevocably transformed. What happened?
We’ve all encountered – or at least heard about – those rare individuals who change their lives overnight. The miracle cure of a terminal illness, the addict who simply decides one day to quit – how do they do it? What happened to them to create a dramatic turnaround? I Am an Angelic Walk-In explores these tantalizing questions and provides thought-provoking answers, a glimpse into the eternal and the divine. Follow Angel Ariel and Candy as their two paths become one and Angel Ariel manifests a reunion with her beloved Twin-Flame. For all those who read One True Home, this volume is the ideal companion. For those new to the story, I Am an Angelic Walk-In introduces the fascinating characters and intriguing concepts of the previous book and continues their stories to a breathtaking conclusion. I Am an Angelic Walk-In will open your eyes and touch your heart, that rare book that provides both an entertaining read and deep insights. I Am an Angelic Walk-In is a treat to be savored and treasured.
Since the beginning of time, humankind has been asking the same questions: Why are we here? What is our purpose in life? What happens to us when our bodies die? Claire Candy Hough explores these mysteries and more in her remarkable new novel, One True Home—Behind the Veil of Forgetfulness.
Follow the adventures of one extraordinary heroine as she lives through many life- times, each a step on the path to spiritual awakening and self-realization: a princess in ancient Egypt, a peasant with the power to heal in medieval Scotland, a spoiled, pampered courtesan in renaissance Venice, a slave captured in Africa and brought to colonial America, and a native American of the Lakota tribe, finally ascending to the angelic being she was always meant to be. More than just a series of fascinating earthly experiences, One True Home shines a light on the biggest mystery of them all: what happens to us between incarnations? Is Heaven real? Claire Candy Hough answers the last question with a resounding “Yes!”, pointing to her own connection to Spirit during two near-death experiences. The author brings an extensive background as a clairvoyant and intuitive counselor to craft a story that is accessible and down- to-earth, as well as highly imaginative and deeply spiritual.
At times thrilling, heartbreaking and tenderly romantic, One True Home is among those rare books that is both a page-turning tale and a work of profound wisdom and insight. Ariel is a heroine you won’t soon forget, and her earthbound adventures and spiritual evolution will stay with you long after the last word has been read. A must-read for seekers of all ages and walks of life, One True Home is destined to become a classic of new age literature.
When skeletal remains turn up in Baltimore’s Leakin Park, Detective Paul Solomon is pessimistic about their chances of solving the case. But a clue discovered near the bones soon leaves his partner, Tim Cullen, in little doubt as to their identity. As the case leads him close to home, Tim struggles to find a balance between professional responsibility and family, testing Paul’s patience and loyalty in the process.
In his personal life, Paul wrestles with his own increasingly precarious balancing act. His friendship with David Haygood threatens his new relationship with Owen, and he finds himself questioning not only his own judgment but his motivations as well. When Paul makes a choice that may irreparably damage his budding romance, the only person he can think to turn to is his ex-lover and friend Andy.
As Paul and Tim sift through details of the short life of a young woman who died over a quarter of a century ago, what eventually emerges from the web of connections and coincidence is a story that’s both shocking and sadly familiar to the seasoned detectives.
Margaritas & Mexico! Murder???One Man’s Epic Journey across two Continents and four Countries with 50 years of Adventure. But,1986 changed everything forever. “It’s all good until it turns bad.” One event devastated the lives of 19 Students, 3 Chaperones and 1 Bus Driver. Was it the Tequila???
Thinking about sending your “Kids” to Paradise Unsupervised? THINK AGAIN!!!
EXCERPT from CHAPTER 1
I boarded the bus having a bit of difficulty due to the metal support brace that I had fixed to my right knee. I looked at my “amigos,” a word we had learned on this trip to Mexico, we each used it loosely – each person, place or thing that we encountered was our Amigo.
“Sorry for being the last person.”
It was 8:12 a.m., we were supposed to be gone and on the asphalt broken highway back to life as we knew it no later than 8:00 a.m. There was a silence of which I have never heard before nor have ever heard since. I trapped a bee with my thumb that had been swarming around my beer either attracted to the fruit inside my bottle or the rotten salsa that was smeared on the outside.
“Still nothing from Tina?” The words came slurred from my dry swollen, partly scabbed lips, which had enjoyed too much sun and salty margaritas.
My question was answered by the anguished looks of my fellow spring breakers. Tina had not surfaced. The last time any of us, including her two roommates had seen her was 36 hours earlier.
This is “My Bad Tequila.”
This spring getaway was supposed to be a fun experience and a pleasant memory. It ended up being more than a memory; it was an unpleasant walk through life.
Mystery/Paranormal:
If given the option to sign off on your afterlife and accept eternal peace and all that comes with it, or solve the mystery of your own death, which would you choose?
The bodies of high school and middle school kids are found dead from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl. The drug trade along the I-94 and I-43 corridors and the Milwaukee Metro area is controlled by MS-13, a violent gang originating from El Salvador. Ricardo Fuentes is sent from Chicago to Waukesha to find out who is cutting in on their business, shut it down and teach them a lesson. But he has an ulterior motive: find and kill a fifteen-year-old boy, George Tokay, who had killed his cousin the previous summer.
Detectives Jamie Graff, Pat O’Connor and Paul Eiselmann race to find the source of the drugs, shut down the ring, and find Fuentes before he kills anyone else, especially George or members of his family. The three detectives come to realize that the ring has its roots in a high school among the students and staff.
A sizzling mystery-thriller
Serial murders of beautiful twins over a century. Impossible!
When Atlanta’s top Homicide cop, Suzanne Delacroix, catches a triple murder case – two teenage twins and their mom brutally murdered in Cascade Heights – something at the crime scene compels her to turn in her badge and gun. Something more than just the ritualistic mayhem jangles her very soul.
Later, as a legal investigator and as a favor to a longtime friend she takes on a nondescript case in a sleepy Atlanta suburb but soon discovers things are not what they seem. She again becomes entangled in the Cascade murders which she believes are related to those of several teen twins going back more than 100 years…and to the death of her cop father…and to what happened to her two decades ago at a frat party…and to an Evil she could have never imagined.
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BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE VIETNAM VET WAR HERO, KNOWN AS THE “AMERICAN GANGSTER” WHO RAN A COVERT CIA OPERATION AND EMERGED AS VIETNAM’S ‘OSKAR SCHINDLER’
A great historical fictional work on ‘Vietnam’s mobbed-up late 1960s – 1970s Saigon, Pearl of the Orient, Vietnam, “American Gangster – Operation Beaucoup Dinky Dau”
In the best-selling tradition of the world’s master historical fiction storytellers, Mario Puzo’s, “The Godfather”; Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”; Winston Groom’s Forrest Gump; Victor Hugo’s, “Les Misérables”; Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”; Norman Mailer’s, The Naked and The Dead; Gore Vidal’s Lincoln: A Novel; and Graham Greene’s “The Quiet American”
Steve Murphy, Network TV and Documentary Film Producer, Writer, and Combat Vietnam Veteran, tells the extraordinary story of a never before told, top secret covert CIA operation, known only as “OPERATION BEAUCOUP DINKY DAU”, that served as the unofficial covert Logistics operation to the CIA’s Phoenix Montagnard fighters, fighting the North Vietnamese forces during 1968-1973.
“This I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-fiction” tale has it all: a Marlboro- Man handsome Vietnam War Hero, a parade of impossibly gorgeous women, sex, spies, copious quantities of booze, drugs, and enough violence to take Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Terminator scriptwriters through several more sequels. It’s both a rip-roaring expose and harrowing.
It’s the story of the underbelly of the Saigon metropolis like few others. Corrupt Generals, shady Politicians, gangsters, prostitutes, bootleggers, opium addicts, jazz musicians, deserters, black marketeers, and your run of the mill criminals, murderers, thieves, and con artists….
Casting light on the Federal Government’s links with organized crime and how a highly decorated American MAT Team Advisor Vietnam Veteran, Johnnie Walker, known in Saigon, as “The America Gangster”, became Saigon’s most successful Criminal Mastermind, as well as the most influential “unofficial” Defense Attaché Office (DAO) “Contractor” to the CIA’s Phoenix Program, and the owner of the famous supper club and casino, “Beaucoup Dinky Dau”, and who had unparalleled connections leading all the way up to Vietnam’s Presidential palace and the CIA.
It’s a story most Americans have never heard of and shines a new and disturbing light on the role of the United States in the creation of communist Vietnam, and their treatment of the indigenous tribes that fought for the CIA’s Phoenix Program.
Johnnie Walker dominated Saigon’s War profiteering, Black Market, Money Laundering, and Drug Trafficking for all the major Vietnamese Crime Lords Generals in Saigon, as well as for South Vietnam’s President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Air Marshall /South Vietnam’s VP, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
His astounding metamorphosis from criminal mastermind to Vietnam’s ‘Oskar Schindler’ began in 1968 when he discovers that Washington intends to abandon his friends and former MAT Team CIA Phoenix program Montagnards, “The Yards”, fighters that he’d fought side by side with as a MAT Team Advisor in Pleiku. He loved “The Yards” and the War Orphans the Yards took care of, and he was going to make sure he did the “Right Thing” for them.
It was an amazing turnabout for the once money-hungry Walker, because even though he did not begin his journey as a hero, by the time the war was winding down, he became one. He used his cunning to bend the system to help him and his over 600 Yards and 100 Orphans escape Vietnam. He was strong in the face of constant danger and double-cross, and he placed the well-being of The Yards and Orphans above his own well-being.
Based on real historical events, the suspense and intrigue of the story carries larger-than-life qualities and heightened reality. It’s about 90% historical basis and 10% creative license, but it adds up to 100% spellbinding story. It has more political intrigues, more suspense, more intense psychological analysis, and more technological know-how than anything Tom Clancy or Robert Ludlum could fantasize about.
And it has something else besides: It’s based on a true story, depicts the courage and shrewdness of an unlikely savior, a man who is a flawed mixture of hedonism and decency and who, in the presence of unutterable evil, transcends the limits of his own humanity, and the pragmatic triumph of good over evil, a triumph in eminently measurable, statistical, unsubtle terms.
Set in his adopted hometown, Saigon, Vietnam, where he spent over six years, American Gangster – Operation Beaucoup Dinky Dau, is the book that Steve Murphy has been building up to for his whole career. From its opening fusillade to its astonishing conclusion, it’s that rarest of literary creations: a book that combines spectacular elegance of craft with a kinetic wallop as fierce as the Monsoons and Tsunamis bringing torrential rains to the Pearl of the Orient.
This is a story of love, laughter, hopes and shattered dreams. Happiness, passion, humor and self-discovery are interwoven in a candid, provocative, and romantic way. It captures the life of Aurelia, taking you thru WWII and ending in the U.S. where her parents’ values conflict with the culture of modern America…. http://amazon.com/Desire-Red-Wine-Lifes…/dp/1600478271 … … … … Trailer: http://youtu.be/R8hmF58s8Vk
The Autobiography of Jimmy Lee.
Jimmy Lee has led some sort of life!
He had a start in life few would have survived; he was taken into care at three years old and by the time he was eleven he had moved home ten times and attended nine different schools.
His early adolescence was hard by any standards. At fourteen, he ran away to join the Royal Navy and was sent, along with 2000 other boys, to the notorious HMS Ganges at Shotley, in Suffolk, a training establishment where a harsh regime held sway.
He had the misfortune to be placed under the care of two particularly brutal instructors, prone to drunkenness, whose continual bullying and abuse proved too much for his emerging free spirit.
Jim fought back and deserted on numerous occasions. Among his many punishments, he suffered ‘cuts’, a particularly brutal form of naval punishment. The next six years passed with regular naval detentions in the Royal Naval Detention Quarters, Portsmouth, involving exhausting routines and solitary confinements, which ended with a twelve month sentence in the infamous HM Military Prison Corradina, Malta, after which he was dismissed from the Service and returned to civilian life.
Then his troubles really began!
Winner of 20 book awards, SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted by the author’s father, was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgium border on February 8,1944.
Some men died. Some were captured and became prisoners of war. Some men evaded capture and were missing in action for months before making it back to England. Their individual stories and those of the courageous Belgian people who risked their lives to help them are all different and are all remarkable.
Even before the dramatic battle in the air and the subsequent harrowing events on the ground, the story is informative, insightful, and captivating. Prior to the fateful event, the book covers the crew’s training, their journey to England, what life was like on base as well as in London and the English countryside, and the perils of flying combat missions over occupied Europe and Germany.
Through personal letters, oral and written accounts, declassified military documents, and interviews – all from people who took part in the events that happened over 70 years ago (even the German Luftwaffe pilot who shot down the Susan Ruth) – the stories come alive. Adding to the feeling of “being there”, are more than 200 time period photographs interspersed throughout the book.
To add background and context, many historical facts and anecdotes about and surrounding World War II are entwined throughout the book so that the reader has a feel for and understanding of what was occurring on a broader scale. SHOT DOWN is an account about brave individuals, featuring pilot Howard Snyder, set within the compelling events of the greatest conflict in world history.
An American family in crisis and how they deal with it. An aging WWII veteran with dementia, a pregnant daughter bein stalked by her meth using boyfriend, and a preteen becoming a teenager are what we see. Behind the scenes, a greater crisis is gathering as an old enemy of one of the family gets ready to take revenge from his post as manager of a security firm contracted to the NSA. By the end of the story you will be wondering who has your information and what are they going to do with it. Available in both Kindle and paperback.
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The terrifying reign of the shadows has ended. But in their exit, they awakened something unseen, something sinister, something malevolent. The malevolent spirit, hell bent on revenge, seeks to possess and live in the human flesh. One name recurs through its consciousness—Susan. In addition, Susan is unaware that her doppelganger has penetrated the walls of her home. The other Susan lingers, unseen, contemplating the right moment to reveal herself.
Meanwhile, Tahoe has foreseen a face to face confrontation between the two Susans. Worried about Susan, the team faces other dilemmas. Tahoe has undergone a silent but obvious change since channeling the great chief’s spirit and battling the shadows. Dylan, haunted by dreams of the night on Eagle Rock Mountain, begins to remember. Yet all of it must wait.
Tahoe’s prediction comes to pass. As two identical beings meet, the malevolent force intercedes, and a showdown begins, leaving Susan’s life hanging in the balance, and the investigators embroiled in a battle between life and death.
This beautiful illustrated Animal/insect/bug in nature Children’s ABC book, teaches children to recognize the letters and sounds of the alphabet. Perfect for kids 0-7 years of age.
B.B.’s best friend Atty goes missing and he doesn’t know what to do, but then luck is on his side when the new coven leader Fabian Valentine and his brother, Silas show up asking questions about Atty’s disappearance. But when B.B. talks to the vamps, he brings trouble down on his head in the form of two thugs showing up at his door and beating the crap out of him.
When the gorgeous B.B. arrives for their private meeting, away from prying eyes, and shows up badly beaten, Silas is suddenly filled with a sense of protectiveness he has never known. Then getting one whiff of B.B.’s blood explains everything he needs to know about the sharp tongued hottie. B.B. is his mate.
The Valentine brothers take B.B. back to their home where Silas helps him heal and explains that B.B. is his mate. At first B.B. is excited, knowing what that means, even though he is just a human, but suddenly his is consumed with fear of what could be. Not that he doesn’t want Silas, because he does, B.B. is just afraid that he will hurt the gorgeous vamp because his parents were not the most faithful people, so B.B. is afraid of Silas tying himself to B.B. for eternity.
When Atty is rescued, but suddenly his new friend and one of Silas’s brothers, Jasper, is captured, and Silas beats himself up over Jasper’s kidnapping, B.B. can’t just sit back and do nothing. He wants to help find his new friend and in turn also help his mate from the guilt he suffers.
So B.B. sets out alone to find some answers, but ends up in the same predicament as Jasper. The two are now the captives of the same sick bastards that held Atty, a group of human traffickers, who want to sell them to the highest bidder.
When Silas and his brothers find out what has happened to B.B. and who is holding him and possibly their youngest brother Jasper, they know they are working against the clock to get them back before they are sold and never heard from again.
Can Silas find B.B. and Jasper in time? And if he does, will they be the same or will the horrors they had to face changed them forever?
When a ghost reaches out to Jessica, she knows she can’t turn away from him.
“…plenty of depth to the characters, plenty of action in the story, and a very surprising end…characters that will resonate with most of us. If you enjoy Dan Brown’s books, then I guarantee you will enjoy this.” – Readers’ Favorite, 5 Stars
Pursued across continents by Christian, Jewish and Muslim extremists, all seeking a priceless relic, antiquities dealer David Greenberg must decipher the sole clue to its whereabouts. Is humankind’s future at stake? Who is behind the plot — and why?
When Miriam Solomon, the love of David Greenberg’s life, phones him at his antiquities gallery in St. Louis, the black hole at the center of his heart shudders. Twenty years earlier, Miriam had inexplicably run off to Israel with his best friend, Solly, a brilliant but nerdy young scientist. Now she tells David that Solly has committed suicide and she needs his aid on a secret research project Solly left unfinished: to acquire the one remaining nail from the crucifixion of Jesus. Is she telling the truth? And why does that nail have such significance? (Available in paperback & Kindle; audio book coming soon!)
LEAH
I’d known him my whole life, but I never expected to fall in love with him.
I did. Deeply and irrevocably.
It was both the worst and best decision of my life.
He gave me no choice, but to walk away.
I spent my life since justifying it with being immature.
But I knew it was all a lie
When he re-entered my life by chance I thought fate was playing a cruel joke.
He saved me.
He destroyed me.
But he unknowingly revived me.
LEO
Falling in love with her was never in my plan.
I had plans, big ones, but she became my only focus.
I lost her and along with her my willingness to love and be loved.
I swore I’d never again give my heart to anyone.
When we’re thrown together, I know karma is messing with me.
But when I laid my eyes on her again, all I wanted to do was give.
I wanted to give so much more than I had to offer.
Could you go 21 consecutive days without complaining? Not a word about your best friend’s new shoes or the neighbor’s noisy kids? I took the challenge thinking “How hard could it be?” Read my hilarious, heart-breaking journey to achieve a more positive life!
Love Land is a set of poems that focuses on pain, love, depression, and confidence.
Kara is thrust into a decision of being a White Woman and the unbridled passion to a Red Man. Read as Mt Shasta also known as “The Lady” called by many locals and the tales of spheres where she lays at rest. While folklore says she harbors giants, magical elves, mystical creatures if all sorts and a gateway to the energy of lands beyond time. From her snowcap Mt. top she is majestic to anyone who lays eyes upon her. From skiers to hikers, from locals to worldwide travelers, she captivates her glory with spell bounding effects. Book 1 of 2 part series
Home should be the safest place for a child. Home should be the place they run to for protection from the outside fears. But what happens when home becomes the place of fear? When you’re too young to comprehend the things happening around you, and they’re too sick for any child to have to endure.
I’ve come to understand that you can learn from just about any one. Perhaps you can learn of good practices in a person that you want to imitate. Or perhaps you can learn of practices or mistakes you hope to never imitate in your life. Either way, you have learned something worthy from every individual that crosses your path in life. Well, what I learned was quite different. I was taught a very valuable life lesson by a three-year old girl by the name of Lynn. This little caramel complexion, dimpled smile, curly hair little girl experienced much in her young life. What could I possibly learn from this young child? Well, why don’t we start from the beginning shall we?
Part religious study and part scientific study The Age of Aquarius: The Golden Age of Mankind is a fascinating insight into religion, science and the stars. Split into chapters, providing tips on how to meditate, information on astrological symbolism, the Seven Seals and the planets, there is sure to be something to interest everyone in this book. There are chapters on each of the individual planets, and the book also contains diagrams and illustrations throughout, which will fascinate readers.
Karen was a witness and participant in the 1960s political protests, ecological, sexual and feminist revolutions that liberalized society and changed not only the way we dress but the way we think. In her third year of art school in Canada, inspired by Kerouac’s On the Road,she took off hitchhiking to San Francisco where she met Ferlinghetti and beatnik poets. From there to New York and Paris, as an artist in training, she attended art classes, hung out at the Beat Hotel and participated in Poetry and Art Events, becoming friendly with many artists and musicians. In London she became a highly successful designer, first in her own boutique – Twiggy modeled her clothes – with sales to Carnaby Street and Kings Road, Paris’ and boutiques and across America. She partied with the Pop world of Pink Floyd, Beatles and Rolling Stones and frequented Indica Bookstore and Gallery where Yoko Ono met John Lennon. With her Maoist friend Adrienne, she manned the 1968 Paris barricades. In 1969, she established the first textile design studio in London. In 1976 after winning awards and gaining international recognition, she moved back to Paris. In 1985, she created Trend Union, a design consulting and forecasting firm that became world famous for predicting trends for famous fashion houses. TIME magazine named Trend Union as ‘One of the world’s most influential fashion futurists’. Her Technicolor Dreamin’ in her own fashion has been published in Canada, US, Spain and England.
With World War II at an end, private eye Patrick Miles Atwater thinks he has left violence behind him. But then- enter a mysterious woman who drags him into a dark world of intrigue, suspicion, and danger.
The beautiful tragic Rachel needs his help. Everything inside Patrick- the very instincts that kept him alive during his wartime experience as a Marine- screams that this woman is not on the level. But who can turn down a good looking doll with eyes like hers?
Rachel’s case takes Patrick deep into the Los Angeles’ grimy underbelly where he discovers a convoluted web of lies, greed, and murder that threatens his very existence. Can Patrick wrap up the case before it takes a devastating turn?
Find out in THE WOMAN IN THE YELLOW DRESS.
Andrew Osher was just a normal guy. He ate lunch at the deli down the street, grabbed coffee from the coffee shop by the bus stop on his way to work at the bank, and played video games with his buddy. His was an ordinary life filled with ordinary things…until he fell asleep. His dreams carried him into a reality that was bizarre and certainly not ordinary. An
alternate reality…or was it something more?
Want to make money creating videos? Do you consider yourself creative? Are you serious about starting a creative business? Author Brien Lee has spent 40 years creating corporate videos, video tributes for industry leaders and family and friends, major meeting extravaganzas, and documentaries. In this book he shares everything he learned about running a creative video business, from getting business, writing and creating videos, growing a business, and the care and feeding of clients and co-workers. This is a book where Brien lays bare the lessons he has learned, and the way he survived 40 years in the business and the founding and operating of three separate companies. He shares his methods and techniques that led he and his compadres to major success, and confessed his failures (and the lessons learned) as well. The book includes samples of scripts, proposals, timelines, and actual videos. He offers links to additional helpful resources, equipment, and free video library sources. And he does it all in a breezy, anecdotal style. This is an honest book.
Brien details the keys to success, but shares some real life failures, and what he learned from them, as well. If you have ever considered using your creative talents to make money, this book is for you. The book covers 5 main “super topics”, each carrying many chapters on the subject. These include:
MINDSET: Examining what it takes to run a business, and deal with the challenges a creative business represents
THE BASICS: The basics of both the business and creative aspects of a Video Biz.
YOUR BUSINESS MATURES: Once you hit your stride, you will need to grow the business. Learn the various ways to create growth, and the new challenges growth brings.
REAL LIFE INSIGHTS: Anecdotes from the Author’s Life that represent various successes, failures, and the lessons learned.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: Sample proposal, budget, schedule, listing of web resources, listing of suggested audio, video, and picture libraries, and links to samples accompanied by case histories from the author’s career.
You’ll also gain access to a private facebook group where you can discuss your issues with the author and fellow producers.
After she receives a surprise job interview at the Dassindale mansion, sixteen year old Gretchen Roche is elated to have been offered a chance to start a new life with her family in the city of London.
When she arrives for the interview, a lone girl the same age as Gretchen, Helly Danaher, sits in a chair waiting with a forlorn face.
As things begin to unfold the girls quickly realise this is no ordinary job offer.
This is the Dassindale mansion, home of the notorious vampiress the Countess Bernadene Dassindale, who’s only prerogative is to become the most powerful vampire to rule the underground at the expense of young blood.
Together, Gretchen and Helly begin a fight for survival, friendship and trust, as they desperately try to find a way to escape the Countess’s clutches and embark on a journey they never would have expected in this lifetime, or indeed…in this world.
Middle grade school adventure.
Emily is in her second year at West End Academy, struggling to come to terms with her brother Robbie’s near fatal road accident and her increasingly distant mother. Everything around her is changing and so is she. The behaviour of little Jacob Gilbert whom Emily vowed to protect is leaving her feeling worthless and a failure. She is racked by guilt and self-doubt but begins to discover her identity and strength she never knew she had.
The arrival of new teachers at school, with a very different way of teaching, inject laughter, encouragement for Emily and her small group of friends, struggling with the onset of their teenage years.
While lost on an hilarious, school camping trip, the small group are forced to come face to face with their worst fears – but how will they cope with the reality?
Discover How To Start Your Own Business!
Although it took me a few years to build, I was able to go from making tens of dollars to tens of thousands of dollars while continuing to work a full-time job. This book is all about equipping you to take your side business (or “side hustle”) to the next level. From finding gyms/fields to figuring out how to obtain more clients, for some of you, this book is your last attempt at making it work. The good news is that you have come to right place. There is a great short story entitled “3 Feet From the Gold” by Napoleon Hill that tells the story of an ambitious man who went out to strike it rich during the gold rush. However, the man quickly became frustrated by his lack of results and decided to sell off his claim. He would later find out that his claim was indeed lucrative, and he was only 3 feet from the gold before he quit! The moral of the story? Don’t give up. I know you are working hard – trust me, I’ve been there. So instead of giving up, stay motivated and get going. You may only be 3 feet from the gold.
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…
- How to Get Started
- Find the Right Gym/Field
- Insurance and Banking
- Website Development
- How to Find Clients
- Logos and Branding
- And More…
If you have a hobby that involves sports training and you think that you could turn it into a thriving and successful business, then get a copy of Answer The Call and see how it can be done.
When Julia Ballard meets Kelly Nichols, she believed he was the man of her dreams. Julia’s best friend has doubts, and her investigation into Nichols’s life encourages her suspicions. Despite Jessica’s warnings, Julia is convinced he is sincere and cares for her. Nichols is hiding secrets from a legacy he cannot escape, and Julia is the key to a sinister plan. When two homicide detectives combine forces to search for a serial killer, it becomes a race to see who accomplishes their goal first.
Clarence Flannery was luckier than most men his age to discover his life’s ambition, particularly in the unpredictable years just following the Civil War. Born with an unmatched skill to play pool, he left his home in Kansas when he turned twenty-six and traveled throughout the Southwestern United States to make his mark as a legendary pool hustler, with every intention of amassing a fortune in the process.
Clarence needed help for both support and protection, and recruited James Skinner as his partner, along with nine other highly-skilled pool players to assist him in his quest.
Wanting to be included in the same sentence as Attila the Hun and Alexander the Great, Clarence changed his name to Hustle Henry, Skinner became the Cue-Ball Kid, and the eleven men would go down in history as The Hole-in-the-Table-Bunch, known far and wide for hustling wannabe pool sharks out of their life savings.
All goes to plan and life has a rosy and profitable outlook, but Henry and his men want more than what pool halls and saloons offer, so they decide to challenge the more affluent clientele on a riverboat.
Initially, the venture proves profitable, but the millionaire tycoon and owner of the fleet of riverboats, takes exception, and intends to bring down the Bunch and thrust Henry and The Kid into a life of destitution.
Taking along the Kid’s girlfriend, Penelope Henderson, the Kid and Henry flee to South America – where there will be a final showdown…
Hustle Henry and the Cue-Ball Kid is a fiction work of Western humor with an interesting and amusing cast of characters.
| Chicago Homicide Inspector Aaron Randall faces his toughest case while dealing with doubts about his career and the potential of a romantic relationship. Jared Prescott, a Heisman Trophy winner and Vice President of a large and respected pharmaceutical company, is found murdered at a seedy motel. The investigation uncovers multiple suspects with multiple motives. When the body of his close friend and informant is found stabbed to death in a deserted alley, followed by the murders of two women, Randall suspects a conspiracy. Randall is hamstrung during the investigation by pressure from the commissioner down the chain of command because the president of the pharmaceutical company, anxious for resolution to Jared Prescott’s murder, is a close friend with a Senator whose sights are set on the Oval Office. |
Do you or someone you know have dishes stacked in the sink for days, kick things out of the way to make it to the bathroom, or can’t swing a dead cat without hitting piles of clutter? I have written a semi-autobiographical account of a reformed messy mom who was too overwhelmed, overworked and exhausted to keep a tidy home. Here are some tips and simple fixes for folks who need help. A quick and simple read. eBook on Amazon only $.99.
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A two-story collection from the World of Strangers and Pilgrims.
FIRST: What happens when darkness and malcontent come between two friends.
SECOND: Jonah, a known assassin, escapes a prison transport in search of the one who had set him up on his last job. He needs to find who is responsible before he is recaptured.
Book 3 in erotic Paranormal Romance series – Circle of the Red Scorpion
Dawned, Book 3 – is the love story that started it all and the prequel to the series.
Deep in the forest, Broderick Devereaux found her so unexpectedly and was instantly mesmerized.
He was the dark, handsome stranger Elise Munro dreamed of but never thought she’d find.
Putting Solomon in prison became Broderick’s obsession as his relationship with his wife imploded.
Broderick and Elise loved each other but was their love enough?
Book 2 in erotic Paranormal Romance series – Circle of the Red Scorpion
AVENGED, Book 2 – is the shocking conclusion of Drake and Ebony’s story.
Drake and Ebony are living the life they both dreamed of until Ebony vanishes.
As Solomon initiates his daring plan, Drake, his father Broderick and the Circle of the Red Scorpion race against time to find Ebony and stop the Rogue vampire from destroying Drake’s life.
A fierce battle between the two factions comes to a surprising end, and the shocking conclusion of Avenged brings Broderick to his knees. Can his team help him stop the new menace threatening to destroy the world?
Book 1 in the erotic Paranormal Romance series – Circle of the Red Scorpion
Drake Devereaux was haunted by a tragedy in his past until Ebony Jordan.
Drake and Ebony meet by chance and forge an unforgettable connection. As their relationship heats up, Drake realizes he’s falling in love. Instead of embracing it, he allows his fear to drive him away from the one woman who can heal him. After months of being apart, Ebony’s attempt to reach out to Drake ends with a heartbreaking discovery and an unexpected accident that nearly ends her life. Faced with another tragedy, Drake finds out what is truly important.
As Drake and Ebony plan a life together, Solomon Blackwell, a Rogue vampire plots to possess her and shatter their love forever.
A literary historical novel set in London 1860, where soon-to-be-widowed Adelaide Hadley seeks to stave of the suffocation of genteel poverty in a patriarchal world of contradictions, culture and corruption.
Fly, Lily, Fly explores the life of a young girl forced to face the harsh realities of a life filled with divorce, mental illness, poverty, chaos and uncertainty. Longing for love and acceptance, Lily creates a world a whimsy and make-believe. As Momma cycles from the depths of depression to the fevered highs of mania, Lily holds on for dear life and prays to sprout wings and fly away.
Destiny is a powerful epic with love stories, battles, testimonies, drama, politics, history, and even humor.
The sweeping family saga spans four centuries.
Inspired by true stories.
For the past twenty-five years supernatural beings have been kidnapped on Earth and otherworldly realms. The Facility imprisons them & experiments on them for the sole purpose of creating a super-warrior. A weapon of mass destruction.
But ten years ago, their super-warrior Pandora escaped, bringing down the walls and freeing all the other experiments, residents. Now Pandora’s only mission is vengeance, to annihilate The Facility and everyone involved for the pain and torture of all the residents.
In order to do so, Pandora must recruit the Elite Warriors, demons from the Underworld to aid in taking down the one’s behind this atrocity.
AWAKENED BY BLOOD- Book 1 of the Blood Series
A rogue vampire is targeting young women, murdering anyone who gets in his way. The Alliance, police force made up of hybrids, vampires and human warriors monitor the supernatural population are currently hunting this vampire. Determined to end his deadly rampage.
The feisty Dr. Sofia Pierce crosses paths with one of their own, a lethal vampire-hybrid Gage Gallegos, nicknamed Lucifer. He is one of the leaders & founders of The Alliance.
Now the killer is getting bolder, he ordered a mass murder of almost thirty women. The Alliance realizes Sofia may be in danger because they discover that the killer has been tracking Gage.
But why the killer has tracked Gage for the past one-hundred-fifty years is what’s disturbing.
And now Sofia and Gage are set on a path of discovery. They are forced to learn things about each other’s past that could tear them apart or bind them forever.
But they will have a fight ahead of them as their world begins to unravel.
Will her past catch up with her?
When Amelia Bailey moved to Cape Charles she fell in love with the beautiful small town. But what none of the residents know is that she’s in hiding from some people she wished she’d never met. People who want revenge and will do whatever is necessary in order to get it. Unable to trust anyone, she keeps everyone at a distance. Then Liam walks into her life, and try as she might, she can’t help her feelings of attraction toward him.
Liam Miller is a first-class criminal law attorney. But he’s reached a point in his life where he wants to step back and reevaluate things. So he takes a break from his job and agrees to help a friend whose construction company is doing some work in Cape Charles. While there he meets a woman who not only intrigues him, but attracts him more than any woman ever has.
Liam can sense that something is frightening her, but he has no clue what it is. Then not one but two bombs are deployed, and the only connection between them is Amelia. Soon Liam learns that she’s running for her life. Someone wants her dead. But he’s determined to protect her.
Content Warning: Contains adult language and explicit sex
Reincarnation in a Nutshell explains the argumentation and logic for reincarnation, it reveals how reincarnation takes place and it presents the evidence. It is a book based on spiritual science and it is not religious. It argues why the one-life theory is unsustainable and it explains why we are not identical to our physical body. Our consciousness survives the death of the body and after some time it reincarnates. The book also presents the master plan of life.
Z.O.S. is a memoir about Sex Blood Money and the CIA in Southeast Asia. Kay Merkel Boruff tells the story from her perspective of wife and widow of a Air America pilot killed during covert operations in Laos. She takes the reader there as only one who has been there can. You experience the highs, understand the efforts to escape the constant fear of the dangerous reality these American heroes face daily, feel the anguish of her loss and the isolation of the “zone of silence” she is required to live in for the rest of her life.
Kay Merkel Boruff, as a teacher at The Hockaday School 1973-2010, studies with Naomi Shihab Nye, Li-Young Lee, Tim O’Brien, Madeleine L’Engle, and Robert Olen Butler. She unveils the Air America Memorial at UTD with CIA Director William Colby. Armed with the philosophy “Carpe Diem,” she attends Burning Man and climbs Wayna Pichhu, chasing another adventure in her “zone of silence.”
“…an utterly compelling and smartly written tale of the Viet-Nam War and its aftermath.” –Robert Olen Butler, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A Good Scent from a Scared Mountain.
This book offers a different outlook on life and the situations that we may encounter on a day to day basis. Many of the topics touched on are considered “taboo” in which most people keep to themselves. More importantly in this text you will find various stories with unfavorable scenarios ending in triumph by simply changing your perception of a problem and choosing to respond positively!
Whilst dealing with a chaotic home life, Emily is having to adjust to life at her new comprehensive school. Her new school is noisy and she feels lonely and isolated from friends she left behind at her old school. She becomes friends with young Aled, a boy who is sensitive and bullied. When Aled is found dead, Emily blames herself. Emily hopes her big brother will look after her, but Robbie has problems of his own. How will she cope? The incidents portrayed are accurate representations of school life in 21st century and based on the author’s personal experiences of helping young people cope with the stresses and challenges of school. Through the medium of the story, self-help tips show how even the most traumatic experiences can be overcome. Emily provides a shining example for all 11-14 year old pupils of how to cope with what life throws.
Zak can see ghosts and talk to spirits from long ago. While on holiday in the seaside town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Zak discovers the tormented spirit of the Victorian Lady Agapantha Claypole. With the guidance of the ancient wizard, Osran and the spirit that lives in the fountain of knowledge, Zak strives to set free the tormented soul of Lady Claypole. Zak’s investigation triggers a series of events that will take him on a terrifying ride to set right past wrongs and smooth the spectral journey of Lady Claypole to a better place of peace and eternal happiness.A must read for all those who love a spooky tale or the Harry Potter series.
- This second Zackery Grimm adventure sees Zak and his young cousin, Amelie enjoying an idyllic holiday in and around the seaside town of Whitby; a place steeped in myths, folklore and legend.
Amelie meets the strange Billy Peanut and the even odder twins, Pearl and Boyd. But is there something even weirder about these people – do they even exist?
Zak is forced to use his mystical powers, guided by his guardian, the powerful wizard, Osran when Amelie suddenly disappears whilst out riding on the North York moors.
With his connection to the spirit world, Zak’s enhanced senses enable him to discover the reason for her disappearance, which is connected to mythical creatures of the sea and to embark on a hair-raising quest to rescue her.
Full of drama, suspense and adventure, this book will appeal to a wide readership, especially young teens and fans of the mysterious and spooky.
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Matthew Abuelo’s Forever Turn the Midnight Carousel is a head-spinning depiction of harshest reality in New York City. Reading his sequence of poetry and stories is like “visiting the world of the forgotten.” In subway tunnels, psychiatric wards, and single occupancy rooms are individuals depicted in such brutal honesty by Abuelo that the reader cannot turn away or forget. Those of us fortunate enough to live “ordinary lives with ordinary fears” won’t easily file away this writer’s images-a “shut-in” dreading an eviction notice, a depressed tenant conceding “the instinct to survive but with no will to live,” a suicidal pedestrian for whom no cab stops. Forever Turn the Midnight Carousel is poetic recognition of lives cordoned off from meaning by urban excess and corruption. Through his searing poems and unflinching narratives, Mathew Abuelo speaks for those who know “the voice can become a severed limb.” His stark reminder of desperation just up the block or down the hallway is a jolting call for compassion.
—Judith Austin Mills, author of Accidental Joy: a streak of poetry, and the Texas Revolution trilogy How Far Tomorrow, Those Bones at Goliad and The Dove Shall Fly
Makenna Grace Gold is just your average 12-year-old girl. That is, until she is told that she must protect her newborn brother and sister to safeguard the future of the world. Armed with a mysterious weapon, three Fairy mentors, and a wisecracking earthworm named Fluffy, Makenna must battle the forces of evil and became a defender for hope. Can Makenna truly be ‘The Virago’?
Fifteen-year-old Kendra Sibley is suicidal. Her frantic mother, Helen admits her to a posh psychiatric hospital near Philadelphia. They both quickly discover that instead of getting her the help she needs, they have placed her in harm’s way. Helen reaches out to her best friend and journalist/writer, Madison Blythe, Kendra’s godmother. Madison and Kendra are soon pitted against the controlling and corrupt Dr. Victor Aiken, putting both their lives at risk. Can Madison use her resourcefulness to save both of them before Aiken’s Haven becomes their final resting place?
Selina was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Selina learned to trust God more and his word. She was introduced to eating the herbs and meditation after chemotherapy almost killed her. Change of mind, family support, and change of lifestyle helped her heal. Now she is a Public speaker who encourages other people to be strong and eat the herbs/ vegetables and organic food.
St Patrick is the most well-known saint in the world. Mention his name, and many people think of St Patrick’s Day parades, parties, and green beer, or leprechauns and four-leaf clovers decorating office cubicles and classroom walls, with everyone wearing green for good luck. But when you get past all the revelry, you’re left with the question: Who was St Patrick, the man? Magnus Sucatus Patricius was born to a wealthy family of minor Romano-British nobility. Captured by the Scotti (the Irish) when he was sixteen, he endured six years of slavery before making his way to home and freedom. He eventually returned to minister to the people who had enslaved him. This young man of nobility and property foreswore everything—life, birthright, comfort, and home—to serve God. There were several attempts on his life and on his person, but he survived them all. Thanks to his writing, his is the one authentic voice we have from fifth-century Britain. Open the pages of Magnus Patricius: The Remarkable Life of St Patrick, the Man, and walk in his humble footsteps through slavery, freedom, marriage and fatherhood, and a ministry built on the practical expression of Christian faith and love.
In Harry Heron: No Quarter, Harry Heron and his best friend Ferghal O’Connor are cadets at Fleet College, eager to master their skills in preparation for commissioning to a ship. They’ve barely stepped foot on campus when they realize they’re targeted and sabotaged at every turn, but this doesn’t stop them from exuberant participation in the Sailing Regatta, the Gun Run, and the usual flirtations and hijinks of college life. Meanwhile, the Consortium, supporting the Johnstone Group, does everything in its power to keep them from testifying at an enquiry to expose Johnstone’s questionable research practices that nearly killed Harry in their secret laboratory on the planet Pangaea. No quarter given, none asked, Harry and Ferghal overcome every obstacle with youthful vigor and optimism, intelligence and training, and prove valuable to the Fleet as junior officers of the NECS Leander in the ongoing struggle against the Consortium.
A freak accident on board the HMS Spartan during a sea battle with the French navy in 1804 catapults Midshipman Harry Heron and his shipmates Ferghal O’Connor and Danny Gunn four hundred years into the future, landing them on the NECS Vanguard, flagship of the World Treaty Organisation Fleet. While Captain Blackwood and Major Heron sort out the mystery and determine whether the young men are alive or dead, Harry and his friends are faced with the challenge of learning new roles aboard a spaceship. Just as they have found their footing, they are called upon to assist the Fleet in a rescue mission on the planet Pangaea, giving them the opportunity to prove that their unique skills from the past are still very relevant in the far distant future.
In Harry Heron: Savage Fugitive, Book 4 of the Harry Heron Adventure Series, Harry and Ferghal lead a band of fugitives of the Fleet in a battle against the Consortium on Planet Lycania inhabited by the very canine-like Canids.
There are three things you need to know about Harry Heron and Ferghal O’Connor:
1.) Born in the late 1700s, they catapulted through time and space from the gun deck of the HMS Spartan during a sea fight with the French in 1804 to the starship NECS Vanguard in 2204.
2.) Best friends since their boyhood in Ireland, they’re smart, savvy, and fearless, as loyal to each other as they are to the British Royal Navy and the North European Confederation Fleet.
Are there places too dark for love to reach?
On the run after another betrayal, Tamara Jensen believes she’s too broken for love… then come the signs.
A breakdown strands her in Vancouver, Washington on the corner of 99th and Highway 99. Across the street is the Highway Ninety-Nine Diner where she lands a job as a waitress—however starting over is hard with all the broken trust.
Joe Phillips, the diner’s short-order cook, is rugged, handsome, sweet, and is determined to push past her walls—but he has secrets of his own. Tamara finds comfort in his friendship as she struggles with a past that haunts her, and a darkness she cannot shake. She could give her heart to Joe, if not for the fears that plague her.
Their friendship deepens and Tamara begins to hope again until she’s forced to make a choice no woman should ever have to face. Then the signs reappear, and lead her down her darkest path yet.
“Creek Bait” is a 27,780 word collection of previously published stories. The fourteen stories cover a range of genres. Each story portrays the world of characters who escape from life. Some succeed, others face heartbreak and the lucky ones find redemption. From the isolation of a husband and wife to a magician who offers a ray of hope reading these stories is a journey that is passionate, surprising and sometimes tragic.
Paranormal mystery sleuth Lillian Darkwood is back in an all new adventure. An opportunity of a lifetime has fallen into her lap: an all-expenses-paid trip to England to visit a castle that has been abandoned for centuries. Upon her arrival, Lillian discovers that she is one of eleven strangers chosen to participate in a quest with one chilling goal: find the Cabinet of Souls to break a curse. Nothing to it, right?
The glamor of adventure quickly fades when the quest turns deadly. As the near-death experiences and terrifying ghostly encounters start to piling up, Lillian realizes that this is no longer just a hunt through a castle. It is a fight for their lives.
Will the ragtag group of diverse participants Lillian has been thrown together with be able to solve their differences in time to work together and break the curse? Will any of them get out alive or will the ghosts and demons of the castle prevail?
“Often the value of a book is in the feeling that remains after the last page is turned. Heffron is a gifted storyteller and his poetic voice and melancholic mood left this reader with a feeling of yearning. The story is well structured, and the mood is worthy of comparison to that of John Steinbeck. The author, intends to haunt, as Steinbeck often did, and in this he succeeds, leaving the reader with both a sense of the `sixties-seventies’ high aspirations and the beginnings of the resulting fall back to earth.”
— Gridley, June 15, 2013, Asheville, NC,
“COLORADO MANDALA” is seeing a resurgence of sales and when sales go up, prices go down, so it is now on sale for $11. Please consider a purchase by reading the reviews on Amazon:
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Stephen is an ex-lifeguard, mystic, science enthusiast, home handyman, backyard mechanic, and writer. His cats know him as pride alpha. Well, servant might be more accurate.
He brings his varied experiences to the books he writes which range from Paranormal, Nukekubi, Worlds Apart and The Hollow Curse to Science fiction, Cats, Tinker’s Plague, Tinker’s Sea, War of the Worlds 2030 and Slaves of Love. For more on Stephen and his works please visit: www.stephenpearl.com
An erotic journey of desire, sexual exploration and a forbidden love for two men.
It wasn’t until I was introduced to an alternative lifestyle did I discover I wanted something more, him. My attraction for him intense, his desire for me unapologetic.
I had a loving boyfriend Matt and the perfect life until Matt encouraged me to accept the sensual touch of another man.
I tried to fight my desire for him but once a man like Duncan seduces you, he possesses you forever.
It was never supposed to be this way.
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Could you get swept away by a stranger’s kiss while your boyfriend watched? Would you beg to be touched by the stranger with your boyfriend’s encouragement?
You’d think I had the best of both worlds, a loving relationship with my boyfriend who just happens to enjoy watching a virtual stranger ravish my body. It’s complicated and the deeper we delve into this lifestyle, the love Matt and I share begins to unravel.
Knowing this, would I do it all over again? Maybe, you haven’t met Duncan.
A naïve teen sent out of Cuba on the eve of the Bay of Pigs invasion to retrieve smuggled family jewels, comes of age in New York City at the height of the sexual revolution and earns his political and economic freedom. By a twist of fate, he begins to lose his liberty when his oppressive parents arrive and refuse to assimilate into American Society. Take the journey and discover why success isn’t always measured by what one becomes, but often by what one overcomes.
The story of a young boy growing up in Maine who survived many dangerous situations. Born with partial deafness, he tries hard to overcome his shyness with girls. He learns everything the hard way and finds himself surrounded by very negative people. But eventually he overcomes extreme hardship and finds true happiness and love. More Chapters will be added soon
The story of a young boy growing up in Maine who survived many dangerous situations. Born with partial deafness, he tries hard to overcome his shyness with girls. He learns everything the hard way and finds himself surrounded by very negative people. But eventually he overcomes extreme hardship and finds true happiness and love.
Small town hotel owner, Lexi Kincaid was still spiraling from her last long-term relationship. Vince had belittled her, publicly shamed her, and emotionally tortured until he drove her past her breaking point. She has since sworn off relationships and vowed to never put herself in a position where she could be hurt again. A new guest at the highly regarded Kincaid Hotel may just be up for the challenge.
Troy Wilson a big city cop from New York, books a room at the Kincaid Hotel. Originally in town to see his brother, Troy quickly becomes infatuated with clumsy and kind natured Lexi. Taking over as the Chief of Police, Troy looks forward to having more time to get to know the beautiful Lexi Kincaid. That is if she will let him.
Troy opens up a whole new world for Lexi and he will go to any lengths necessary to prove to her that she is worth loving, but that she must first learn to love herself.
“St. Croix, US Virgin Islands – Photo Journal” (measuring 8.5” x 8.5”) has 175 pages with 169 full color, full page images from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Most images are 6.3” x 6.3” in size, and some measure 6.3” x 4.2” and 4.4” x 6.6”.
I took the photographs while living for a short time on this beautiful Caribbean island. What I loved about it, besides its friendly people, are the bright colors of flora and fauna, historical sites, residential buildings, and other objects These images were taken in Christiansted, Frederiksted, Chenay Bay Beach Resort, Susana Santana Park, Annaly Bay Tide Pools, and on various road trips around the island. Similar to my “Maui, Hawaii – Photo Journal”, you will find some close-up pictures of plants and other subjects, which always inspire me to stop and marvel at details created by both, people and nature. I hope you enjoy the vibrant tropical colors.
This is my self-published photo book and is available through Amazon in paperback (price: $30.59) and Kindle ($6.25 or $0.00 with Kindle Unlimited Membership) as well as through Barnes & Noble and other online stores.
“Maui, Hawaii – Photo Journal” gives you 157 full-color, full-page images from Maui, the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands. The photo book size is 8.5” x 8.5”, with paperback images measuring 6.8” x 6.8” or 5.4” x 6.8”.
Besides recognizable sites like Haleakala volcanic crater, the Big Beach, the “Needle” of Iao Valley and West Maui Mountains, you will find close-up photos of exotic plants and flowers, fruits, trees, details of rocks and ocean waves; colorful sunsets and rainbows; palm trees and chameleons; and sites from Lahaina Town and surroundings. Images speak for themselves.
If you missed some of the hidden treasures while visiting the island, or want to be reminded of its beauty, the book will bring you back into Aloha spirit. If you have never been there, you will find out why they call it paradise.
This is my self-published photo book and is available through Amazon in paperback (price: $31.35) and Kindle ($5.75 or $0.00 with Kindle Unlimited Membership) as well as through Barnes & Noble and other online stores.
The Business of Marriage…F@#k your feelings! The truth about every relationship is an absolute MUST READ for anyone currently in, looking to be or has ever been in a relationship of ANY sort. Most relationships struggle or FAIL due to a lack of TRUE knowledge, acceptance and application of self. EVERY relationship operates on the basis of business regardless to popular beLIEf that FEELINGS towards another rule. The truth of the matter is FEELINGS RUIN relationships because they do one thing on a consistent basis. “Feelings Falsify Facts”. This book gives you the opportunity to CHOOSE thought, unlearn TAUGHT concepts AND REMEMBER what you KNOW! Having the understanding of how you operate as a business entity is the only way to master your relationships.
MATERNAL FAILURE, by Barb Baltrinic
My mother made choices which would become the secrets she carried to her grave. I had been born illegitimately, put up for adoption, but at nine months old I was taken out of the process when my mother married the man who eventually adopted me. Despite her taking me back, she was never able to bond with me. It wasn’t until I had children of my own that I became brave enough to research the many questions I had about my bio-father, and trying to understand my mother’s inability to love me. After her death, I pursued uncovering all her secrets. This memoir follows the many dead-ends, shocking revelations, and extraordinary twists and turns I faced in my research. It was finally DNA which uncovered the biggest secrets my mother kept hidden.
This book offers hope to others who seek answers about their adoption, finding bio-parents and bio-families, and using DNA testing to help solve the mystery of their beginnings. My life is now incredibly rich with the answers I have found and embraced. My search for answers helped me overcome my own feelings of frustration with my mother and her inability to love me. I now believe she did love me, but her many secrets locked her ability to build a relationship with a daughter who only wanted her love.
The book is available on Amazon.
Luna
I was born conjoined to my sister, Rose. The doctors told our parents that we would never survive. Our bodies were joined from our shoulder to our hip. We only had one kidney, one breast, one arm, and one leg each. The thing that really wigged out the doctors was we had only one vagina but two uteruses.
Rose
Well, since my sister, Luna, thinks our lives will turn around, she has signed us up for a dating TV show. The thing is a three-day getaway to find our perfect mate. She thinks if we do this, our lives will be complete, but I, on the other hand, I think it’s a load of crap. What man would want a freak like us?
We have four men to choose from and lots of activities. Will we find a mate or end up alone forever together?
Following their marriage at Longbourn Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy begin their newlywedded lives at Pemberly, Darcy’s beautiful estate in Derbyshire. They are typical young marrieds, madly in love and happy, with the occasional bumps in the road as Lizzy learns the duties of wife in such an imposing manor home.
Returning home after years at war, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam, Darcy’s cousin and dearest friend in the world, re-enters Darcy’s life. The two are complete opposites in nature. Where Darcy is aloof, elegant and proper, Fitzwilliam is charming, gregarious and a rascal.
The last thing on Fitz’s mind is love and marriage after so many years away – well, love anyway; whereas, learning to live with an independent, spirited wife is the only thing on Darcy’s.
“Like no other Pride and Prejudice continuation you’ve read before.”
“Laugh until your sides ache and then laugh some more… delicious!”
“It is absorbing. It is intoxicating. It is excellent.”
“A bromance! Darcy and Fitzwilliam are the Butch and Sundance of Regency England!”
The Darcy and Fitzwilliam families return as Colonel Fitzwilliam’s volatile, passionate son, Matthew, confronts the woman he loved and lost years before to his rival… while his twin brother, Mark, the more steady of the two, decides to give up waiting for love to find him and settle in marriage with an old friend. As always nothing turns out as planned with the loves, laughs, tears and surprises of life pushing and pulling the families in directions they never saw coming.
BOOK FOUR OF DARCY & FITZWILLIAM, The Pride and Prejudice continuation…
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Divided by partition, war and politics, but united by creativity, brilliance and common humanity, Asian Voices has brought together 20 writers from across South Asia to shine a light on their diverse societies.
In 37,000 words, across more than 240 pages and two dozen images, these contributors paint graphic pictures of love, beauty, loss, patriarchy, disease and death in their respective countries of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
From chilly Kabul in the north, through Karachi, Delhi and Kolkata to the searing heat of Hyderabad in the south, their tales in poetry and prose are compelling.
The writers include an artist from Lahore, an engineer from Mumbai, a psychologist from Delhi, a social reformer from Jaipur, two 12th grade school students, plus many more.
The project has been pulled together by a retired British newspaper editor.
Most of the writers have, until now, only seen their work published on social media or in short order paperbacks. They are effusive in their excitement about this new book.
Nitika Das, a student from Jodhpur explains: “This book is the output of one dream shared by 20 writers.
“I believe everyone in this world is a writer, everyone has a story to tell… everyone knows how to put it into words. All we need is a pen and some blank paper.”
Fahmida Shaikh, an oceanographer from Bhiwandi believes that the diversity of the individual writers helped shape the book: “As individuals we are all so very different; different cultures, ages, nationalities and genders, but as writers we have been able to form an incredible bond that reflects the many ways that, as humans we have common needs, hopes, dreams and hearts.”
Sakshi Walia, an English Literature student from Amity University in New Delhi adds: “Together, I believe our words are shining a blinding light on the reality of being human, in a world of seeming chaos.”
Interior designer Pratibha Aasat from Hyderabad in says: “All our words are powerful emotions expressing varied feelings, the silent whispers of hearts, connecting every soul and thoughts, so vivid that they represent a complete lived life… to last in the memoirs forever.”
Nic Outterside from Wolverhampton, England is the editor and publisher of Asian Voices.
“I have edited many publications over the years,” says Nic, “But none has been as challenging and exciting as this. I am very lucky to have so many amazingly talented and beautiful people contributing to this hugely diverse project.
“I hope all the readers get as much pleasure reading this book, as I did editing it.”
Minnie Rai, a writer and 26-year-old refugee from Kabul, who now lives in London, sums up the ethos of Asian Voices: “We don’t become by knowing… we become by doing. It is in the present we live and share diversity from within outwards. Through love and death we learn the language of war within us that separates us from the truth that sits beside our heart. When we share that truth, we become one… Asian Voices.”
Not ready to throw herself into a lifelong commitment over a contract she never should have agreed to in the first place. Rebecca sneaks away and catches the next flight back to Victoria. She needs to try and convince Alex it was all just a prank and stop him from taking it to the press.
Of course, once Aiden and Max realize she’s left, their immediate concern is for her safety.
But, it seems rescuing Rebecca from Alex is the easy part. Aiden and Max are about to find out the biggest battle they’ll ever fight will be with each other.
Aiden has always gotten everything he wanted in life – his education, his successful business, even the women he’s dated have been over the top gorgeous.
Max is tired of letting Aiden have all the glory. He plans on having Rebecca sign a whole new contract.
This is the 2nd book in The Collins Brothers Series
Adult Content – Intended for persons age 18+
In 1941, on the heels of The Great Purge, Maryna was given information prior to her father’s death… a deep secret that she swore she would take to her grave, just as her father had.
While living in the large Soviet town of Rostov the Don, Maryna unknowingly uncovers clues to a deeply kept family secret. As she is forced into digging into her family’s past, she unearths information that turns her into hunted prey by the notorious KGB.
Now she has to explore the new world of espionage to not only clear her family’s name but to save her life…
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The Word of God (The Bible) is the major key when it comes to prayer. Prayer is not a genie in the bottle. You cannot just pray what you want and expect it to appear! Answered prayer is according to God’s plan! God is Sovereign. HE does what HE knows is best! God is Almighty. Prayer is the air in our lungs. Prayer is the blood in our veins! Prayer is the beat to our heart! Its needed! There is no perfect prayer, but there is power in prayer through the Word of God! Prayers are answered according to God’s will! HE is in control and HE is in charge! We need prayer to push us forward in God! Major and devastating things will happen in life and the only way to be able to stand on the solid rock of Jesus is through the Word of God! Trust God even when you do not understand His plan! The Word of God works if you work it! Prayer is crucial in these times we live in! The prayers, inspirations and quotes in this book were inspired and created by the scriptures in the Bible. They are designed to be prayed in faith, prayed out loud and with authority. The power of life and death is in the words we speak over our lives and in the atmosphere! Let’s begin to speak LIFE!
What is Tourette syndrome (TS)? To people who do not have it, it is probably not what they think. To fully understand this baffling disorder you must be afflicted with it. There is no other way. Even then, there are no guarantees. The everyday feelings and urges to perform the tics that are symptoms of TS are unlike any that a person without TS could imagine. There are as many cases of TS as there are people who have it. No two cases are exactly alike. This book was put together in order to raise awareness for TS. After reading the stories you will not totally understand TS. That is a given. It is my hope that the readers will understand it just a little bit better. Even if just one person learns more about TS or gains a greater understanding of TS as a result of reading this book, it will be well worth the time and effort it took to write it.
Tourette syndrome is an often, misunderstood neurological disorder. The main symptoms are what are called “tics”. A tic is defined as an involuntary, sudden, rapid, repetitive, unbalanced, motor movement or vocalization. The tics occur many times a day, nearly every day.
The most common motor tics are rapid eye blinking, shoulder shrugging, squinting, and facial grimacing. Some of the less common tics include grinding teeth, neck jerking, flailing arms, biting nails, and toe-curling.
The most common vocal tics are throat clearing, sniffing, grunting, coughing, and stuttering or stammering.
There are a few important facts about TS that are important know. Up to one in 100 schoolboys have some form of TS. Three to four males have it for every female. The diagnosis is often missed. TS symptoms usually decrease with age, but not always. TS is an inherited disorder. Learning disorders, panic attacks, school phobias, speech problems, and sleeping problems are common too.
People with TS usually also have either ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), or OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Many people with Tourette’s have both of these accompanying disorders.
When most people think of TS they think of the disorder where people with it swear uncontrollably and profusely. This symptom of TS (coprolalia) is the easiest symptom to recognize, but it is also the rarest. It is important to remember that coprolalia is present in less than twenty percent of TS patients.
Most people with TS, when describing a tic, say that they feel a sudden tension building up that must be relieved by performing the tic. Tics are suppressible for varying lengths of time. The longer the tics are suppressed the more the tension builds up and the more there is a need to release them.
Another major characteristic of TS is a waxing and waning of the symptoms. This includes both a change from one tic to another, to the complete disappearance of symptoms for varying periods of time.
The tics usually begin during the ages of five through nine, but symptoms can start at any time. There have even been some cases where they started late into adulthood.
While motor and vocal tics are the main symptoms used to make a diagnosis, and they are what are most identified with TS, there are many other problems that can be associated with it, the main of which are behavior related.
The people with TS who suffer from these behaviors are often angry, argumentative, and confrontational. Everything has to be their way or is someone else’s fault. One minute they’ll be fine and the next minute they’ll be in a rage. They tease their siblings relentlessly. They have a short temper, smart mouth, talk back, throw temper tantrums over nothing, and won’t take “no” for an answer. Many of them lie and steal too. Of course, it is difficult to tell if a person’s TS is causing these behaviors or something else is, but many studies of TS patients have shown that these behaviors are much more common in them than in people without it.
Very few people with TS have symptoms that are bad enough for them to require medication. Medication is usually only prescribed when a person’s symptoms prevent them from doing routine activities. Medication must be carefully monitored and doctors’ instructions must be followed precisely to benefit from them. Almost all of the medications have side effects, some of them many and some of them major. Many TS patients decide to live with their symptoms and stop taking medication because living with the side effects is more than they can bear.
This book will probably make you laugh. It might even make you cry. I have told my story in a brutally honest way. Even though there is almost no chance of you walking in my shoes, I have told my story the best way I know how to help the readers get a glimpse of what people with TS go through every day of our lives. I am proud to present to you my book about what makes me “tic.”
When Rebecca D’Angelo hears about a position at Collins Enterprises for an account executive paying a whopping $75,000 annual base salary, she can’t wait to apply. Putting together an impressive resume and a stunning portfolio, she marches downtown to the enormous office building with her aspirations high.
With zing in her step, she walks up to the building and reads the notice posted on the front door: DEADLINE – Resumes for Account Executive position must be received no later then 10am this morning to be considered. It’s 9:51am. In a rush, she ends up accidentally dumping her latte on the CEO – Aiden Collins.
Needless to say, she’s shocked when she receives a callback for an interview with the CEO himself, and even more surprised when she’s offered not one but two contracts to consider. Aiden Collins is not at all as she’s expecting. In fact, the entire interview is nothing as she was expecting. When the day turns into the evening, and things go sideways – she just might have signed the wrong contract in haste.
Either way, Rebecca D’Angelo’s boring life is about to get very interesting.
This book is rated 18+ Due to Adult situations and Language
Book 1 in The Collins Brothers Series
*See also Commitment: Collins vs. Collins – Book 2
Spice Up Your Wall Yoga, Instructional Manual presents 94 yoga postures using a wall as a prop. Through 381 black and white photos, along with instructions and benefits of each pose, it gives yoga instructors and practitioners, examples of easy, moderate, and advanced poses.
A wall can be used almost as a personal yoga assistant, as it will help you with proper alignment; it will stretch your muscles deeper; and make you work harder in some cases. On the other hand, it can help one perform certain exercises in a gentler and more relaxing way. On top of these reasons, a wall is a different, fun way to do your yoga class – when you sometimes want to take a break from your mat workout.
The manual is designed to give you a complete body workout, if you choose to do all or most of the postures on a wall. However, you can select only a few poses and mix them up with the mat exercises. You can use a wall to demonstrate proper body alignment to your yoga class. Sometimes you will want to use a wall for inverted poses, like a headstand, for example. I hope it gives you a new material to add to your classes and helps you to spice up your yoga sessions.
Recommended for yoga teachers, experienced yoga students and yoga teacher training schools. It will also help those who train with weights, as well as cardio, and sports people to stretch their muscles in an effective and fun way.
The manual is 8.5” x 11” in size and has 297 pages. This is a self-published book and is available in paperback through Amazon and other online stores. Also available on Kindle ($6.45 purchase price; or $0.0 with Kindle Unlimited Membership).
“Spice Up Your Yoga Warm-Up, Instructional Manual” is intended for yoga instructors, cardio and strength trainers, individual and group sports practitioners, as well as yoga teacher training schools. If you are a yoga student, this book will add to your understanding of yoga.
The exercises are fun and effective, and are presented through 248 black and white photos with detailed descriptions of each exercise. Additional tips/hints to further explain some complex movements are given. The ‘hints’ section offers examples of more advanced as well as easier moves for beginners. The practice covers major muscles and joints: from your feet, knees, hips, back, shoulders, arms, wrists, to your neck. It instructs you how to move and breathe properly to get most out of your practice. It will energize and re-charge your mind, body, and spirit and it will motivate you to continue with your main workout. These exercises can also be used in your cool-down practice.
The manual is 8.5” x 11” in size and has 207 pages. This is a self-published book and is available in paperback through Amazon and other online stores. Also available on Kindle ($3.49 purchase price; or $0.0 with Kindle Unlimited Membership).
“Taking Baghdad: Victory in Iraq with the US Marines” is coming to stores in March 20th 2019.
Taking Baghdad is one of the few histories of Operation Iraqi Freedom written by a Marine who actually served in the war. This book is for the soldier as it is for the civilian, and for the historian as it is for the young who need to understand war. So much more than history, the audience will keep Taking Baghdad on their shelves because of its personality, a deep connection with the author as he takes you on a journey through the desert, history and combat, context and strategy, tactics and even poetry; it will leave you speechless.
“This is a surprisingly candid inside look at going to war. From boredom to the battlefield, Aaron Grant has done a superb job of transporting the reader to the buildup and invasion into Iraq. I could feel the heat, the sand in my eyes, and taste the fear. His easy and readable style coupled with his poetry, prose and pictures make this an interesting journey to travel with him. Taking Bagdad is as real and gritty as it gets. I found it an interesting blend of battlefield realities and the inner battle of a decent man in engaged in a “total war.” His coming home chapter is every veteran’s story. This should be required reading for anyone who even thinks about sending our men and women into war. It is terrible and exciting, heart-breaking and inspirational.”
Thomas Paul Reilly, author of Hope in The Shadows of War
Command Sergeant Major Dennis Woods, author of Black Flag Journals
“Aaron Grant has written an especially vivid and insightful war memoir. It deserves wide reading.”
— Andrew Bacevich, professor of history emeritus, Boston University
Set within the surreal beauty of San Francisco Bay among the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, Masks of Morality is a contemporary rollercoaster about a woman who becomes obsessed with changing the world after becoming a mother.
Caryssa climbs the high-tech corporate ladder … until she has a child and nothing is about herself anymore. She recognizes “defense spending” was integral to the development of Silicon Valley, the tech-island which was the impetus of her career. This deeply conflicts her, with each hearing of yet another mass shooting, over-the-top surveillance and an increasing militarized economy touching every community.
Star Wars has come to America, and we can’t even rely on Obi-Wan.
Surrounded by parents turning inward to truth and empathy, each makes choices beneficially impacting lives, revealing the reality and spiritual costs of politics. For Parisian artist Anna, this means opening her heart to the boy that fatally struck her daughter in a skateboarding accident. After Anna’s security guard is murdered and a mysterious message in blood left behind her art gallery, the women smell a rat.
They uncover how dark money snakes its way across all sectors of our culture. Who murdered Anna’s security guard, and why?
Found: Between the Trees, TAK Erzinger’s debut poetry collection (Grey Borders Books, 2019) chronicles a life interrupted by mental illness. Its poems are a reflection of how love, nature and hiking nurtured and fostered an injured soul suffering from acute-childhood trauma and PTSD, leading to a path of redemption. This collection takes the reader on a journey of love, loss, forgiveness and healing. It is scheduled for release in April 2019 and is currently available for a special pre-order price of 10.00 CAD. Contact www.greyborders.com for ordering details and any questions.
Twenty winter thaws have passed since the mad king, Djaron Algast, was overthrown. In the seasons since, the Council of Lords has governed with an unrelenting and inflexible will.
Dennah is a young woman torn from home.
Conscripted into the earl’s service, she quickly learns that some folk have different views on a woman’s place in the world, but she isn’t interested in living as a man’s possession, but by the strength of her own arm. Their caravan stops in Bardstown, where she meets Roman, a likeable but troubled young man.
Roman is an orphan.
His mother died in childbirth and his father barely sixteen thaws later. He spends his days searching for meaning in a life filled with only questions. Who is he, and who is he supposed to be? He happens upon a grisly scene, but the horror follows him back to town. Suspicions rise, leading Dennah and Roman on a frantic search for answers. But can they discover the true killer before it’s too late?
Julian is a young nobleman looking for more than his highborn station provides.
Pledged to the illustrious Silver Guard, he trades status and comfort for a dangerous posting in the mountains. He meets Tanea, a gifted and beautiful young healer. A mysterious and powerful spark binds them, but with winter bearing down, their connection, and his loyalties, will be put to the ultimate test.
Evil will rise, toppling Denoril into chaos. The meek will fall, while the strong step forward, but will they see the greater threat looming within the Winter of Swords?
Louisiana 1902,
Mariah Kingsford – is the darling Prima Donna of the International Opera scene at a young age of twenty-five. Returning to sing in New Orleans at the French Opera House she is exhausted and anxious to return to her haven, Fairways Plantation, North Carolina.
Christian Mystery Romance
Considerable changes had resulted over her ten-year absence. At her first sight of the house and land, she is stunned to see the state of chaos, lack of repair and a ghost of the majestic home it always was.
The two servants show a deficiency for cleanliness and display defiance. Mariah’s Aunt Milly, the only family member still living in the house, is existing semi-drugged in an unclean state. She is fixated with terror about something, but what?
Years of secrets generate mysterious occurrences at the plantation which Mariah would not have known how to handle without the help of new friends. The tangled web built by her grandfather needs unraveling. Who better to help than Colonel Jeb Rigby-Carson the town judge and his son, the gorgeously handsome lawyer Hart Carson.
TEFL Teach and Travel:
How to travel the world, and make the most money living abroad, legally
This is a “how to” book designed for people who want to leave their dead end job, make a productive lifestyle change to be geographically flexible, and most important to help make the difficult decision to get certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language. To live, work and play in another country earning a tax free income is a memorable, often magical experience, and most certainly there are millions of ‘jobs’ available in just about every country on the planet. But what new job, new experience, new country and culture is right for you? It is all in the contract.
How to negotiate the best contracts, in the best countries, at the best educational institutions is a substantial part of this book. Sure, I will share with you the best places to find the right job. I say right job, because every job poster, and recruiter is looking for you, and while they might just offer you a job on the spot after seeing your CV (resume) and picture, and verifying you were born in and a citizen of a native English speaking country, and you hold your TEFL diploma… You have to be educated enough to think, “Is this job, this school, this contract, this pay rate and benefits, these holidays, even if this community is the right choice for you.”
This is not a backpacking guide, this is a book designed how to create a career you never knew was so rewarding, or supplement your income as you pay off debt. No matter what the outcome is after reading this book, you will be well aware of the opportunity on how to change your lifestyle and discover a new career that creates an opportunity to be geographically flexible. If you want to visit some, or many different geographic locations around the globe, and can’t afford to be a tourist, then this book is for you.
Don’t holiday in a foreign country, move there, live there, work there, play there. Immerse yourself in a foreign culture.
Thank you for reading. Look forward to upcoming publications regarding teaching multiple intelligences, travel adventures and teaching games to make learning interactive, entertaining and memorable.
A Long long time ago, the first magic was created.
It was by accident when the natural wonders of our world were captured and placed in the Living crystal pollen stone creating a magical power a phenomenon more powerful than time itself.
The Crystal pollen stone was created at first to protect the natural wonders of our world, but in doing so by placing them together, it created the first magic.
The creators were hunted by the then rulers of our world. The Dragonflyers, the creators the Haltija fled underground.
The Haltija made several stones and tried to use one of them to make peace with the Dragonflyers, but only empowered there nemesis more.
Our world changed from that day, the creators disappeared, vanished and the remaining stones were scattered lost and became myth.
But one day Belliza twin sister to Sindeena both Dragonfly Queens who ruled together, found one of the crystal pollen stones.
During an argument the stone was broken its magic changing Belliza into the very first Butterfly.
‘The Butterfly Bee Lady’.
This story follows the life of Bee the daughter of Belliza The Butterfly Bee Lady and her journey with Bramley Bee… A Hero who’s love and devotion is recognized in a powerful family way in this story.
You’re never too old to become a private detective.
Gunvor Strom may be in her sixties, her hands might be too shaky to perform
operations and her body complains every time she works out. But her mind is as
sharp as her scalpel.
And she embraces change. After the divorce, she moved from an affluent Stockholm
suburb to inner-city Fruängen. It gets a little lively, but she likes being in the middle of
things. She’s smart, experienced and innocent-looking – all qualities appreciated by a
detective agency.
As the agency’s rookie, she gets a surveillance job. A straightforward case, they say.
Typical domestic. A wife suspects infidelity. Just track the husband.
But when the husband is attacked and viciously beaten, his wife calls off the
assignment. Too late. Gunvor is on the trail. The agency aren’t paying her, but her
free time is her own business.
After intervening in an incident of bullying, Gunvor finds herself with two unlikely
allies. David is a young, jobless waster who hangs about Fruängen tube station. 19-
year-old Elin is shy and introverted, after spending too long in her bedroom hiding
from her parents’ fights.
Out of curiosity, the pair join forces with Gunvor. Who’s going to notice two young
people and an elderly lady slinking around the Stockholm streets?
Only someone who’s watching their every move, biding his time, waiting to pounce.
Curiosity can be deadly.
A story of violence, madness, passion and bravery. A cat-and-mouse game of life
and death. Never play with the lion’s tail.
There are so many things within the black community that we fear to discuss. We frown upon black folk who choose to be open about their problems, rather than uplifting them and supporting them. We think that because we don’t talk about it or because we sweep shit under the rug, it goes away, but I’m here to tell you in every grisly detail…IT DOESN’T!
Sky is an African-American salsa dancer. She claimed her title because her family influenced her into the dancing industry after she became an underground Hip-Hop dancer. She works for Rey’s Dance Theatre as she travel around the world as she dances salsa and a little tango on the side. She tours in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Paris, and Miami. Just to name a few places. But, she worries if somebody may take her place right after losing the salsa competition. But Sky most likely afraid of Denise. Denise has a wrath that is ruthless. Denise is after the likes of Sky’s fame as a salsa dancer. She soon threatens Sky’s life and tried to destroy Sky’s life to take the place of Sky. Sky’s life is even more complex when she had met Gnarley. Gnarley was a popular drug dealer in the Harlem streets, but he had changed his life to become a Program Director for the Harlem Mentors after school program. Gnarley and Sky had grown together to have this complex and confusing friendship. Gnarley continued to pursue Sky, but Sky wanted not to have a relationship with Gnarley. Things between the two of them began to get steamy when Sky had been caught up. She suddenly had feelings for Gnarley.
S-Dog, the “brains” of the Orange Zone gang, started the gang in Ocho Rios, Jamaica right after he was chased by the police in Harlem, New York. S-Dog quickly became a millionaire very quickly. He got caught up getting into trouble with the police for selling drugs and stealing items from many residences in Harlem, New York. S-Dog chosen Po Po, Polo, The Don, Youngin’, and Damon to be drug dealers in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The gang experience other enemies animosity towards the Orange Zone’s reign in the streets. The Orange Zone is new and upcoming street gang, but they have the strength to be the greatest in the streets as they progressed everyday as they gain fortune.
Delighting In Your Company is rich with the turbulent history of the sugar trade in the Caribbean including murder, deceit and a slave uprising. Interwoven throughout this intriguing tale is a love story that challenges the boundaries of time, between a dashing plantation owner from the past and a beautiful present day heroine, drawn into a series of events she would never have thought possible.
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When Amalie Ansett visits her elderly cousin on the Caribbean island of St. Clements, the last thing she’s looking for is romance. Just out of a disastrous marriage, she’s ready to swear off romance forever. That is until she meets local plantation owner, Jonathan Evans — tall, good looking, and incredibly sexy. What more could a girl ask for?
Then Amalie discovers the man she loves is a ghost. He was murdered two hundred years ago. Only she can see and hear him.
To save Jonathan, Amalie agrees to return with him to the 1800’s — to a time when the sugar trade reigned supreme, and the slave trade was making fortunes for wealthy planters and ship owners. During a slave uprising their love is put to a test, and when murder and deceit rear their ugly heads, Amalie wonders if taking a journey to the past is worth losing her life.
This is a re-launch of one of Blair’s first novels, with fleshed out characters and added thrills. The reviews are for the original version.