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Jessie Hunter
is spoiled and always has been. He is in college when his father unexpectedly
dies, and he must return home to sort out the family funds. Jessie expects to
become lord of the manor, taking over his father’s business and land and
becoming the high-powered man his father always wanted him to be. But nothing
is as it appears to be.
Jessie soon
comes to suspect that his father was murdered and that whoever killed his
father now wants Jessie dead as well. He can’t be sure why, but he knows he’s
being hunted and must go on the run. Jessie must place his trust in an
estranged uncle he never knew in order to stay alive.
Now in
hiding, Jessie leans on others to find safety and answers. But how will this
spoiled, sheltered young man be able to solve the mystery of his father’s
death? In order to get his life back, Jessie must be strong or end up dead at
the hands of his father’s assassin.
Richard Williams is also the author of the Guardians series. He and his wife, Janice, have two children and two grandchildren. They currently live in Mississippi with their two shelties.
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Harriet Hathaway has only ever wanted one man: the Earl of
Roxley. After a passionate interlude at a house party, Harriet is convinced
Roxley will do the right thing and propose. But when she returns to London, she
finds the roguish earl on the verge of proposing to another.
Yet Harriet refuses to believe that her hopes of a happily
ever after are completely lost—for she can see the desire still flickering in
the earl's eyes when he looks at her from across the dance floor. And when they
are alone...there is one wish neither can deny.
The Earl of Roxley is in a dangerous fix—and to keep Harriet
safe, he must hold her at arm's length. He won't entangle her in the murderous
mystery that is threatening to destroy his family and his future. But keeping
Harriet Hathaway out of his troubles proves as impossible as it was to keep the
determined beauty from stealing his heart.
About the Author:
According
to her family, Elizabeth Boyle has always been a storyteller. That is if you
count the far-fetched tales she used to make up about her imaginary cow, John
Clapper, or the fictitious accounts she'd conjure as to who exactly broke the
cookie jar. So it was no surprise to them when Elizabeth's first novel, Brazen
Angel arrived on the scene with a great splash, snagging the Dell Diamond Debut
Award and went on to win the Romance Writers of America RITA for Best First
Book.
Since
then, Elizabeth has penned twenty more adventurous and romantic novels, which her fans call "fast-paced" and
"tremendously fun," with the most common complaint being that her
books have kept them up too late at night reading. Her upcoming release,
If Wishes Were Earls,
is the third book in her latest series, Rhymes with Love.
In
addition to writing, Elizabeth loves gardening, knitting, reading, traveling,
and trying to find low-fat recipes that taste like something her grandmothers
would have made. She lives in Seattle with her household of
heroes-in-training,
and considers her hectic life the best slice of heaven one could ever wish for.
Ghost Sanctuary is a factual accounting
of a family’s struggle with ghosts living in their home. The book explains in
detail the happenings faced by the family and their reaction to the invasion of
the spirit realm into their own. The book contains fascinating photo and video
evidence of what the family has and continues to experience. The author
identifies how her own belief in God and the afterlife has helped her to
overcome and understand the trials and tribulations of her family’s ordeal.
Becky J. is an equestrian lover and spends her days in Western activities, teaching, riding, training, and breeding horses. For more information about her unusual nonfiction tale, please visit www.GhostSanctuary.com.
Values in
Conflict: Reflections of an Animal Advocate offers an account of changing and
conflicting social values regarding man’s role in the natural world. Author
Georges Dupras compels us to think about man’s role in animal suffering and
leads us to the inescapable conclusion that we must speak and act for those who
have no voice.
Dupras
presents a pragmatic approach to peaceful coexistence with nonhuman species,
without sacrificing idealism. The humane field has developed from a nonprofit
mission to a profession over the past forty years addressing questions,
comments, and issues that are foremost in the minds of the general public.
While highlighting opposing social values, Dupras encourages those who feel
marginalized due to their lack of professional training and offers advice to
help them find their right path.
Dupras also
chronicles the evolution of the animal rights movement, one that uniquely
transcends differences among species. This thorough review and reflection on
both Dupras’s personal experiences and of animal advocacy in general seeks to
address questions, comments, and issues that are foremost in the minds of the
general public, in hopes that future generations will recognize animals for
their intrinsic value, equal in their own rights.
For over forty-five years, Georges R. Dupras has worked in many areas of the animal protection field. He is a member of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA), Director of the Animal Alliance of Canada, and past member of the Board of the Canadian SPCA. He currently lives in Quebec, Canada.Elizabeth.
Readers are
fascinated with the wives of famous men. In Becoming Josephine, debut novelist
Heather Webb follows Rose Tascher as she sails from her Martinique plantation
to Paris, eager to enjoy an elegant life at the royal court. Once there,
however, Rose’s aristocratic soldier-husband dashes her dreams by abandoning
her amid the tumult of the French Revolution. After narrowly escaping death,
Rose reinvents herself as Josephine, a beautiful socialite wooed by an awkward
suitor—Napoleon Bonaparte.
�A debut as
bewitching as its protagonist.” —Erika Robuck, author of Hemingway’s Girl and
Call Me Zelda
�Vivid and
passionate.” —Susan Spann, author of The Shinobi Mysteries
Rose Tascher
sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris to trade her Creole black magic
culture for love and adventure. She arrives exultant to follow her dreams of
attending Court with Alexandre, her elegant aristocrat and soldier husband. But
Alexandre dashes her hopes and abandons her amid the tumult of the French
Revolution.
Through her
savoir faire, Rose secures her footing in high society, reveling in handsome
men and glitzy balls—until the heads of her friends begin to roll.
After
narrowly escaping death in the blood-drenched cells of Les Carmes prison, she
reinvents herself as Josephine, a socialite of status and power. Yet her youth
is fading, and Josephine must choose between a precarious independence and the
love of an awkward suitor. Little does she know, he would become the most
powerful man of his century- Napoleon Bonaparte.
BECOMING
JOSEPHINE is a novel of one woman’s journey to find eternal love and stability,
and ultimately to find herself.
“Webb adds
new frisson to the often fictionalized travails of an unlikely empress…Although
the book covers the same ground as many other treatments of Josephine’s life
and times, Webb’s portrayal of the range of Josephine’s experience—narrow escapes
from bloodshed and disease, dinner-table diplomacy, and her helpless love for
Napoleon, her children and a small dog—is exceptionally concise and colorful. A
worthy fictional primer on Empress Josephine.”–Kirkus
As a former military brat and traveling addict, it was tricky choosing a landing pad. At last, I settled in a rural town in New England. For a decade I put my degrees in French and Cultural Geography to good use teaching and coaching high school students.
Currently, I am a historical novelist and work as a freelance editor (For rates, check my EDITING page.) You may find me lurking at the popular RomanceUniversity.org where I contribute to their blog with editing advice, and at the award-winning site, WriterUnboxed.com, where I pose as Twitter Mistress (@WriterUnboxed). I also kick around a local college teaching classes called “Write to Publish” and “Crafting Your Novel”.
When I’m cross-eyed from too much screen time, I flex my foodie skills or geek out on history and pop culture. My debut historical novel BECOMING JOSEPHINE will be published by Plume/Penguin on December 31, 2013. (See my BOOKS page for more details.) I am represented by agent Michelle Brower of Folio Literary Management. – See more at: http://www.heatherwebbauthor.com/author/#sthash.r3MSVxon.dpuf
On the 50th anniversary of the JFK
assassination comes a new edition of the extraordinary time-travel thriller
first published in 2003, now extensively revised and re-edited, and with a new
Afterword from the authors.
On November 22, 1963, just hours
after President Kennedy’s assassination, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as
President aboard Air Force One using JFK’s own Bible. Immediately afterward,
the Bible disappeared. It has never been recovered. Today, its value would be
beyond price.
SUSAN SLOATE is the author of 20 previous books, including the recent bestseller Stealing Fire and Realizing You (with Ron Doades), for which she invented a new genre: the self-help novel. The original 2003 edition of Forward to Camelot became a #6 Amazon bestseller, took honors in three literary competitions and was optioned by a Hollywood company for film production.
Susan has also written young-adult fiction and non-fiction, including the children’s biography Ray Charles: Find Another Way!, which won the silver medal in the 2007 Children’s Moonbeam Awards. Mysteries Unwrapped: The Secrets of Alcatraz led to her 2009 appearance on the TV series MysteryQuest on The History Channel. Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is a perennial young-adult Amazon bestseller. She has also been a sportswriter and a screenwriter, managed two recent political campaigns and founded an author’s festival in her hometown outside Charleston, SC.
After beginning his career as a television news and sports writer-producer, KEVIN FINN moved on to screenwriting and has authored more than a dozen screenplays. He is a freelance script analyst and has worked for the prestigious American Film Institute Writer’s Workshop Program. He now produces promotional trailers, independent film projects including the 2012 documentary SETTING THE STAGE: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and local content for Princeton Community Television.
His next novel, Banners Over Brooklyn, will be released in 2014.
For updates and more information about Forward to Camelot: 50th Anniversary Edition, please visit http://susansloate.com.
This memoir describes the challenges a young man faces in achieving his dream of becoming a veterinarian. Even a period of homelessness and limited resources do not interfere with his commitment to achieve success. And this is only the beginning! Soon he is faced with the challenges of working in the jungles of Panama, facing the ravages of a roaming black jaguar and the defenses of a native village against the entrance of man or beast. Then, how about Haiti, where the Tonton Macoute militias believe in instant justice, rarely valuing life, or Columbia, where the drug lords have absolute rule. As if that isn’t enough, consider working in the African continent, along the tales surrounding the first shipment of Charolais cattle to the United States or the many facets of working with the wild mustangs in Colorado. Each exciting adventure is told with suspense, drama, and humor! Enjoy!
About the Author:
Inspired by biblical passages and teachings, the author cherished his work as an international veterinarian. His passion for improving the health and welfare of domesticated and wild animals is most noteworthy. Working within diverse cultures, he observed vast health improvements in animals and, as a result, in people living nearby.
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“So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains, and we never even know we have the key” –Eagles
THE KEY is about finding that key, and freeing youself of your chains. It is about the alchemy of changing tension, anxiety, and stress into happiness, health, and prosperity. It is a compact manual for the human spirit, containing wisdom to help you realize your dreams. To discover one’s own true nature as a creator is to know the joy of an expanding universe in one’s heart.
THE KEY is a compilation of nearly a half century of reading, thinking, conversations, reflections and experience, boiled down into a book that is eloquent in it’s simplicity, clarity, directness, and honesty. It contains essential wisdom that was at times hard won, but in the end, helps one to move toward a happier, healthier, richer life.
We need a critical mass of people to reach this place of creativity and positive responsibility if we are to live in a world where creativity is the name of the game, and we are working together on a global scale instead of against each other.
Peter Cassels-Brown is currently owner of Mountain Woodworks/Green Mountain Renewable Energy, A custom design building renewable energy company in Bristol, Vermont. He studied solar design at the University of Vermont and went to Woodbury College for graduate studies in mediation. He currently lives in Bristol with his two children.
Hurled into
the time flow by a banishing spell, 13th century Edmund lands into the USA,
2007, in answer to Leona’s fervent prayers for help to save her town.
The
corporation employing the townspeople has left, the bank foreclosures have
created whole streets of empty houses, people are leaving in droves… the town
is slowly dying.
A black
magician in his old time, Edmund is forbidden to do any magic if it is not for
helping other people. He discovers and is fascinated by the magical powers of
Internet and wants to bring instant relief to the townspeople, but Leona, who
does not trust their dependency on magic, forbids him to do so.
Leo, Leona’s
adoptive son, and his friends, Squirrel and Raccoon, accept the magic with
enthusiasm and do their best to help the town to survive.
When
misfortune strikes, Leona gives her blessing for Edmund to use his magic.
Rocsanne Shield was born in Romania and traveled widely before settling in Canada. She spends her time among the flowers in her garden or at the computer writing more fantastic stories.
Are you
looking for a way to meet new people from all over the world, make new friends,
and help others? The solution is simple and affordable—become a pen pal. In
Dear Friend, author Cheri DeGroot shares the joys and rewards of becoming a pen
pal and provides tips on sharing friendships through handwritten letters.
Based on
fifty-three years of personal experience as a pen pal, DeGroot details how her
lifelong passion for pen palling began and how her friendships with people from
all over the United States have helped her through life’s good and bad times.
This guide demonstrates the positive aspects of pen palling—from sharing news
of family, hobbies and emotions to expanding their knowledge by learning about
different cultures and different people.
Stressing the
importance of communication, Dear Friend reveals how becoming a pen pal can
help those who are lonely to find friendship, love, and happiness through the
power of the written word.
Purchase your copy:
About the Author:
Cheri DeGroot loves writing letters and journals of her life. Pen palling helps her make new friendships by reaching out through written letters and by computer. DeGroot has initiated several pen pal clubs. She has three grown children and seven grandchildren and lives in Milverton, Ontario, with her husband, Joe.
An alien race
known as the Xzebuliens that exists in an alternate universe has developed the
technology to create a rift in our own, that appears on the blind side of the
moon. They send asteroids through the rift and deflect them to land on all the
major continents of Earth, containing a virus engineered to wipe out the human
race, so they can leave their dying world behind after we are gone. There will
however, be limitations to the virus, like how far and fast it spreads from the
epicenters of the land masses that they strike making our environment toxic to
humans, but not to most any other forms of life on the planet. The virus, also
designed to turn the environment against humans, including the plant and animal
life.
What the
aliens did not count on is that the rats of Earth are affected by the virus in
a way that mutates them, rendering the virus inert so as not to be dangerous to
us through them, but giving them an ability to become telepathic with people
through their Meta cognitive abilities that they share with human beings which
is evidently lacking in other animal species. They eventually become our allies
using their superior senses and intellect that work through us because of their
mutated telepathic abilities and the Meta cognitive powers that both our
species have in common in thwarting the alien attempts to invade.
An ancient
secret the rats discover in an otherworldly alien AI database that they reveal
to us through their enhanced mental abilities is so shocking it will change the
way people look at rats and our world forever. The human race becomes
subservient to the rats because of their accidental alien viral metamorphosis
as we depend on each other for the survival of both our species….
Gerald Rennie, currently working in Port Coquitlam in beer distribution, graduated High School in 1981, has a life long interest in the subject of rats. Previously published a short auto biography about experiences with them in The Rat Worshiper. Lives alone with his five rats in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
Title: The Next America: Moving Beyond a Fragile Economy
Author: Don A. Holbrook Publisher: Don A. Holbrook Pages: 304 Language: English Genre: Nonfiction/Business & Economics Format: Paperback, eBook & Audio Book Purchase at AMAZON
The economic chaos of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis that has created so
much destruction of wealth for regular Americans is far from over. This book
examines problems and possible solutions within national, international, and
local realms that will help us navigate these times and set a course toward
calmer waters. While some clamor for more taxes to cover our government's
programs, The Next America shows how we can restructure our tax code so it
positively affects all aspects of our communities: education, businesses,
innovation, political transparency, environmental issues, investments, and
more. Concerned citizens and economic players alike will be inspired and
motivated to act to reestablish the American Dream during this transitional
time. The Next America believes an informed citizenry can create a solution to
hold our elected officials accountable for real change that will be robust and
beneficial to all American’s not just the elite few at the top, without moving
away from our free market and capitalism based economy.
BOOK EXCERPT:
From
reading the newspaper, watching television, or listening to the radio, it
should be clear that the unsettling situation America finds itself in today has
presented us with several conundrums. We are concerned about where our nation
is headed, how to make a living, how to prepare for retirement, how to create a
better life for our families today, and how to leave our posterity with an
inheritance of economic opportunities.
The global
economy has created more chaos and hardships than most of us have previously
experienced. Not since the Great Depression have folks been so beleaguered by
so many tumultuous problems. Even more devastating is the degradation of our
main pillar of humanity, our core: the family unit. With the massive amount of
unemployment and underemployment that has arisen in this perfect economic
storm, many of us have burned through our benefit claims, extensions, and
options. We face loss of income and also hope and self-dignity. These immense
problems have made many of us rethink our values and dreams. In the worst of
cases, we have given up the ideal of aspiring for a better life—not only for
ourselves, but also for our children. The economic pressures are not the only problems
in this perfect storm. We face burgeoning pressure from religious zealots who
are not tolerant of religious differences. We face environmental calamities,
both
natural and man-made. In addition, the resources that we depend on to fuel our
global economy, such as energy, are peaking in costs and diminishing in
availability.
To further frustrate and annoy our already
overloaded psyches, we have a complete lack of trust in our governmental
systems. People are weary of the either/or partisan politics and government’s
failure to look out for our best interests.
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WATCH DON DISCUSS MOVING
BEYOND A FRAGILE ECONOMY:
About the Author:
Don Holbrook is a private economist consultant involved in economic development public policy, site location decisions for private sector investments of new facilities, strategic destination tourism development feasibility and public-private partnership conceptualization, including public sector incentives to entice business investment into local economies. His non-fiction books on local economic development efforts to rebuild, renew and sustainably balance economic development public policy to create world-class communities have been groundbreaking successes within economic development. His first book, the “Little Black Book of Economic Development” has spawned a series of follow-up books on how communities, companies, individuals and families can navigate these treacherous economic times.
Holbrook is one of the worlds foremost thought leaders and public speakers on the subject of how communities can build smart and sustainable local grassroots driven economic development strategies to achieve maximum success in what he refers to as “The Art of the Deal Today.”
Holbrook was formally indoctrinated as a Fellow Member of the International Economic Development Council, for his lifetime achievements by his peers in 2008.
He lives with wife and two sons in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2010, Holbrook was formally Knighted at West Point USMA as a member of the modern day Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, a modern day Knights Templar Order.
Genre: Contemporary Romance Author: Prescott Lane Publisher: Prescott Lane Pages: 283 Language: English Format: eBook Purchase at AMAZON
Emory faces life’s
challenges at the one place that never failed her, the ballet barre. But even
the barre can’t steady her when fate brings her face-to-face with her old
college flame, Mason, who’s hoping to return to the NFL after a
career-threatening injury. Before they can surrender to their sexual desires
and find salvation in each other’s arms, they need to come to terms with their
past. Mason must confront the demons that have set him on a path of
self-destruction, while Emory must decide whether to keep her painful secrets
locked away, or expose them and risk losing the love of her life. But nothing
can prepare Mason for what Emory has kept hidden, or the possibility that he
himself may be to blame for the very secrets she keeps and why they continue to
haunt her.
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BOOK EXCERPT:
“So,
little miss, want to fess up to what you were doing yesterday?”
“Well,
it depends,” she said. “Before or after,
I threw my half-naked body at Mason?”
Wesley
dropped the knife. “Excuse me?”
Tomás
raised his eyebrows and gave her a smile.
“It was just for a little while,” she said playfully.
“How
little?” Wesley munched on his biscuit.
“Not
too long.”
“How
naked?”
“I
told you -- about half.”
“Which
half?”
“A
little of both.”
“Both
breasts?”
“No. Top and bottom.”
“Is
that so?” Wesley took a sip of his
drink, thoughtfully considering what she’d said, like he was some kind of
philosopher. “Any action?”
“I
tried.”
“How
hard?”
“Pretty
hard.”
“Was
he?” Wesley grinned at Tomás and took
another bite of his biscuit.
“Shut
up,” she said blushing. “We decided it
was best to take things slow.”
“That’s
too bad,” Wesley said, and Tomás slapped his arm. “In all seriousness, I’m happy for you.”
“Me
too,” Emory said, rising from the table with her and Tomás’ plates.
Wesley
grabbed her shoulder and whispered in her ear, “Did you tell him?” Emory shook her head walking to the sink, and
Wesley shot her a disapproving look.
Tomás eyed them both curiously.
“He deserves to know!”
Tomás
mouthed to Wesley, “Know what?” Wesley
shook his head that it was none of his business.
“No
lectures, Wesley.” She scrubbed the
plates. “Let me enjoy myself and Mason
before I ruin it.”
Prescott Lane is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from CentenaryCollege in 1997 with a degree in sociology. She went on to TulaneUniversity to receive her MSW in 1998, after which she worked with developmentally delayed and disabled children. She currently resides in New Orleans with her husband and two children.
Her latest book is the contemporary romance, First Position.
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