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Weak Link

Weak Linkby C. Shell Genre: New Adult Romance 
Life is hard.
Chloe knows this better than most. After losing her mom to cancer, she is left to pick up the pieces. The bills are piling up and with only a few months left of schooling, Chloe's got some tough decisions to make.
A final letter from her departed mother opens up a world of opportunities but they come at a cost.Forced to move to another city with a father she's never known, Chloe digs her heels in determined to do things at her own pace. Her new lifestyle is fit for a queen but Chloe prefers a simple life, one that isn't complicated and doesn't include the Davenport brothers.
Ryan sees Chloe as a problem that needs to be dealt with. She pushes his buttons and drives him crazy with her smart-ass mouth and sexy body. With his future on the line, she holds the power to ruin it all. With tensions running high sparks will fly and tempers will flare.


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C. Shell lives in the hot state of Texas with her husband and two beautiful girls Romance books are her obsession. One that includes a bad boy or an alpha male who knows what he wants is her own personal version of heaven. She finds the happy endings and endless possibilities of books alluring and addictive. When she is not thinking up her next kick-ass character, she is working in the community rescuing dogs.

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Revelations

Revelationsby Robert SellsGenre: Science Fiction
Aster Worthington spearheads the First Contact Team to unravel a message from an alien race. “The Lambdons” promise free energy if humanity builds a few special robots and downloads their message into a super computer to direct construction of the fusion reactor. An excited world agrees and builds a massive structure called the Dome to house the alien enterprise.
Seven years later, there’s no “free energy” and strange things happen in and around the Dome. Aster and her colleagues mount an expedition under the protection of Army Rangers to investigate the interior. Instead of friendly aliens, they discover hordes of deadly intelligent humanoids with insect-like characteristics.When the military team is brutally murdered by the Lambdons, the scientists scatter. It’s soon apparent that the Lambdons intend to take over the planet using biological warfare. The only hope for humanity lies with a two-thousand year old scroll hidden by the church. The question is, can Aster and her team unravel the scroll's mystery in time to save the planet?


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I attended college at Ohio Wesleyan where I struggled with physics. Having made so many mistakes in college with physics, there weren’t too many left to make and I did quite well at graduate school at Purdue.I worked for nearly twenty years at Choate Rosemary Hall, an exclusive boarding school in the heart of Connecticut. More often than not, students arrived in limousines. There was a wooded area by the upper athletic fields where I would take my children for a walk. There, under a large oak tree, stories about the elves would be weaved into the surrounding forest.Returning to my home town to help with a father struggling with Alzheimer’s, the only job open was at a prison. There I taught an entirely different clientele whose only interaction with limousines was stealing them. A year later Alfred State College hired me to teach physics. I happily taught there for over ten years. A rural, low income high school needed a physics teacher and the superintendent, a friend, begged me to help out. So, I am finishing my teaching career in a most fulfilling way… helping kids who would otherwise not have access to a qualified physics (and math) teacher.My wife pestered me about putting to “pen” some of the stories which I had created for the children and other relatives. I started thinking about a young boy and a white deer, connected, yet apart. Ideas were shuffled together, characters created and the result was the Return of the White Deer. This book was published by the Martin Sisters.Years ago I gave a lecture on evolution. What, I wondered, would be the next step? Right away I realized that silicon ‘life’ had considerable advantages over mortal man. Later this idea emerged as the exciting and disturbing story called Reap the Whirlwind, my most recent novel.I have many other stories inside my mind, fermenting, patiently waiting for the pen to give them breath. Perhaps someday I will even write about those elves which still inhabit the woods in the heart of Connecticut.

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April Fool with The Martian Zombie

The Martian Zombie is out!!


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PERSONAL LOG: SOL 4

Acidalia Planitia, Mars
YOU CAN’T BECOME an astronaut unless you have the brains, that’s what everyone at NASA used to say. But now the slogan has changed. Now it’s: You can’t become an astronaut unless you eat brains.Yep. Zombies are all the rage at the moment. Zombie is the new sexy. This is how I became an astronaut and was shipped far away from Earth.Four zombies, one human. Nope, I’m not the human, and yes, I do eat brains. My name is Mike Addison, Ensign, biologist, mechanical engineer, and I’m about to describe myself, because this is NOT a novel. It’s the personal log I’m supposed to record for NASA every day. Although I’m not sure there’s a point to continuing to make entries, but I’m going to do it anyway. For posterity. So I can totally take a minute to describe myself.I have brown hair so curly not even the experimental centrifuge of NASA could make it messier. Grey-green skin. One of my eyes is milky blue, which freaks many people out—as if the eating brains part isn’t scarier. But the milky eye isn’t dead. In fact, I see better from that eye. My other eye is chocolate brown. My mum thinks I’m a great guy. Really, I’m pretty ordinary. Perhaps a little smarter than your average zombie. I guess you could say NASA chose me because of my brain, which is kind of ironic.Officially, our mission began eight months ago when we left Earth on the Zeus, our long-distance cruising spaceship currently parked in orbit around Mars. Three days ago (Sol 1), my crewmates and I touched down on Mars’s surface in the MAM, our landing shuttle—too much bumping and jumping if you ask me. The aeronautic folks at NASA should work on providing better suspensions.Waiting planet-side for us were all the supplies we needed to set up our solar grid, water reclamation unit, and ZAC (Zombie Aggregation Center), the white, premade, inflatable, some-assembly-required hub. I laughed the first time I saw it. It’s like a padded igloo with some bumps and alcoves that’s supposed to separate us from the extremely cold and unbearably red environment of Mars for the thirty-one-day duration of our mission.Home away from home.Our mission title? Hades 4. Yes, Hades 4. They named our mission after the Greek god of the dead since the crew is mostly undead. Fitting, isn’t it?And yep, there were three previous Hades missions before us.It all started back in 2032 after that astronaut guy—you might remember him—got stranded up here on his own, and NASA figured out sending zombies to Mars was less risky and would cost a whole lot less than dealing with humans.Sure, it might sound a little crazy, but think about it. Zombies don’t breathe oxygen. We don’t care if the temperature drops to -160 C degrees, and unlike some other undead creatures I could mention, we’re just fine with sunlight. Give us an endless supply of dried brain slices, and we can go on forever. So why not send zombies to Mars to explore and prep the groundwork for future human missions? We’re ideal! We don’t even need spacesuits! It all sounded fantastic. NASA got to work recruiting, and Hades 1 launched a couple of years later.Problem was that, yes, zombies don’t use oxygen . . . technically, although we need an atmosphere with at least 2% of oxygen while humans live well with 21%. What NASA didn’t foresee was the effect of Mars’s strong winds on the undead’s bodies.Mars has pretty strong winds. We’re talking about 170 Kmh. That’s like a Formula 1 car. And it’s not just wind, but sand and rocks, etc. The entire zombie crew of Hades 1, dressed in jeans and t-shirts, dissolved into the red oblivion of Mars during a single sand storm. Poof.Goodbye Hades 1.For Hades 2, NASA got smarter. They provided the crew with a modified Extravehicular Activity suit called ADAMZ (Automated Dynamic Application Model for Zombies). Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: NASA’s not very original when it comes to naming things.The ADAMZ suit is basically your average spacesuit without all the complicated tubes and valves an EVA suit usually comes equipped with. No filters to clean the air from CO2, no oxygen pump, no heating, but—and this is the important part—it’s weighted down and reinforced to withstand winds up to 300 Kmh. Impressive. The suit’s heavy and scratches my skin when I put it on, but hey, I don’t want to be turned into dust. Heavy and itchy I can handle.So, what happened to Hades 2? The problem was food.NASA packed tons of dried brain slices and flakes and preserved them in citric acid (lemon juice, in case you didn’t pay attention to your science teacher in high school. I didn’t because I couldn’t stop thinking about eating my teacher’s brain, but hey, I’ve got a medical condition. What’s your excuse?)It turned out that zombies are highly allergic to lemon juice in Mars’s gravity and low atmospheric pressure. Harmless on Earth, but here it’s like venom. Lemon juice dried out the crew and shriveled them to the size of raisins. Nasty way to go.So, goodbye to Hades 2.Hades 3’s failure was more subtle. ADAMZ suits worked fine. Dried brain was stored in a new kind of harmless gel. Everything seemed perfect. Except for one thing.Apparently, zombies do need water after all. The brains we eat consist mostly of water, about 70%, and dried brain has barely 5% of it. After twenty Sols (Mars’s days are longer than Earth’s days by 39 minutes) the crew of Hades 3 died of dehydration. Adios Hades 3.Which brings us to my mission, Hades 4, and how I came to be here on Mars.Oh, and that pyramid-shaped thing rising into the sky behind the ZAC? Remember the landing shuttle? The MAM? That’s my crewmates taking off without me. Unbelievable.Yep, I’m seriously fricked, fracked, fu—you know what I mean.Stuck on Mars. To survive, I’ll have to rely on my wits.Good thing I’m already dead. 

 

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Hunt of the GodsAreios Brothers #2by Amy BraunGenres: Adult,Urban Fantasy
Publication date: June 4th 2019

Two months have passed since Derek Areios—war-scion and heir of Ares—and the band of rogue scions he’s aligned with recovered both the Thunderbolt of Zeus and the Heart of the Devourer and returned them to the Gods. During the battle, Derek discovered he could control not only the element of fire, as all war-scions can, but also the dark element “aether,” making him the only scion alive to wield two types of elemental magic.
Commanded by Zeus to retrieve the Trinity Weapons and the Shards of Cronus, Derek and the rogue scions are thwarted in their goal by a gang of water-scions with a grudge against one of the rogues—Thea, heir of Poseidon. Both groups travel to an uninhabited island to recover one of the Shards––the Eye that belonged to Cronus, King of the Titans. But what they encounter will lead them down a path of brutal betrayals, hard truths, painful memories, and desperate actions.
With angry and impatient gods breathing down his neck, a curse that allows Ares to control him, a prophecy he’s desperate to avoid, a magic spear corrupting his thoughts, and two forms of elemental magic, Derek has a lot of baggage—and a lot of power. Will the price of using that power to satisfy the Gods be too much for him to pay?
Mythological monsters, explosive magic, and devastating truths take center stage in the second novel of the action-packed AREIOS BROTHERS series from Amy Braun.




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Amy is a Canadian urban fantasy and horror author. Her work revolves around monsters, magic, mythology, and mayhem. She started writing in her early teens, and never stopped. She loves building unique worlds filled with fun characters and intense action. She is an active member of the Weekend Writing Warrior community.
When she isn't writing, she's reading, watching movies, taking photos, gaming, struggling with chocoholism and ice cream addiction, and diving headfirst into danger in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns

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Aries 181

Aries 181by Tiana Warner Genre: SciFi, LGBT
A crime spree to steal aerospace technology. An intern with the brains to stop it.
When Jess uncovers evidence that her boss is stealing technology to build his company, her coveted internship at Aries turns from dream job to catastrophe. Worse, her boss cons another young woman into becoming his accomplice, and the duo’s chemically enhanced skills and weapons help them become the most infamous supercriminals to sweep the tech world. Before they pilfer every aerospace lab in North America, Jess must use her ingenuity to stop them—risking her career, her relationships, and maybe even her life.

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Tiana Warner is the best selling author of the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy. Her books have been acclaimed by Writer's Digest, Foreword Reviews, and the Dante Rossetti Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia. Tiana enjoys riding her horse, Bailey, and is an active supporter of animal welfare.
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The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littlemanby Robin Gregory Genre: Fantasy, Magical Realism

Early 1900s, Western America. A lonely, disabled boy with a nasty temper and uncontrolled mystical powers, Moojie is taken by his father to his grandfather's wilderness farm. There, Moojie meets an otherworldly clan of outcasts that he wants to join. Following a series of misadventures--magical and mystical--he is summoned by the call to a great destiny ... if only he can survive one last terrifying trial.
Having won a number of awards, Robin Gregory's The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman is being lauded as a classic. A haunting, visionary tale spun in the magical realist tradition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the profoundly unique voice and heart-stirring narrative recall great works of fiction that explore the universal desire to belong.


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ROBIN GREGORY is a devoted wife and mother, and student of mystical teachings. Born in Pensacola, Florida, she grew up in California, accompanied by seven siblings, and surrounded by horses, real cowboys, and the occasional rattlesnake. She has always been drawn to helping others, a trait that began, to her mother’s horror, with bringing home swallow chicks stricken from their nests. She has worked as a journalist, lay minister, and infant massage instructor for mothers and babies at risk. Her studies include Literature and Creative Writing at University of California, Santa Cruz and Stanford University’s Writer’s Workshop. She lives with her husband and son in a Carmel cottage old enough to make you sneeze. “The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman” is her first published novel.

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The Bulwark Anthology

The KnowingThe Bulwark Anthology Book 1by Brit LundenGenre: Paranormal Thriller
Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth from the outside world. Bulwark, Georgia, isolated, hidden. Who knows what strange things can happen when the rest of the world can't see you? JB Stratton is alone in the world, and all he has left are the memories of his beloved Ellie. Dirt poor JB and wealthy Ellie feel an instant connection that is as intense and primal as the blood red earth of their home. Unseen roots connect them, pulling them into an impossible relationship. Will the memories of past lives help or hinder the path of their love? Based on the original novella Bulwark, by Brit Lunden, The Knowing continues the story of a town isolated from the rest of the world where the impossible becomes plausible, and logic is determined by reality.
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The IllusionThe Bulwark Anthology Book 2by DJ Cooper
Things are not what they seem in the small American town of Bulwark.


Hospital lights flicker for no reason. Townsfolk are overcome with a salacious appetite for the demise of others.
Accompanied by would-be boyfriend Deputy Terence Blake, Dr Peter Kent is caught in the middle of mind-bending events.
A café opens in town. The food is great. It’s the unexpected distortions in time and the surrounding world that make Peter question his mind and his grip on reality.


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The CravingThe Bulwark Anthology Book 3by R.L. Jackson

Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth
from the outside world.

Savannah Daniels is looking forward to spending some alone time with her longtime boyfriend, Marshall. Everything during this fun-filled spring break was moving along fine, until his awkward cousin Stefano, and his equally weird girlfriend, Sheena decide to crash the party. It didn’t take a college graduate to realize something was definitely up with these two blood-sucking intruders, and it isn’t long before the true intentions about what they are and what they want become clear. Savannah is powerless to stop their attack on Marshall but with capabilities passed down from her grandmother, she finds the tools she needs to stop them and hopefully prevent Marshall's transitioning. When all three disappear before she can act, Savannah jumps into high-gear tracking their every move. Finally, her journey takes her to Bulwark, Georgia where she learns things are equally as complicated there, and more than just vampires go bump in the night.
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The WindowThe Bulwark Anthology Book 4by E.H. Graham
Brianna Scott has nothing but her window and pet cat to entertain her. Stuck inside for more years than she can remember with a degenerative disease, she has become invisible and has retreated from her small community. Only Jim, the town grocer and old high school friend, seems to care about her lonely existence.


However, when the window in her living room provides her a front row seat to the latest mysteries haunting her small town, Brianna discovers that some things cannot be unseen.
Based on Bulwark, a paranormal thriller by Brit Lunden, The Window is the fourth volume in the multi-author Bulwark Anthology.

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The Missing BranchThe Bulwark Anthology Book 5by Kay McLeod
Trapped in a tedious job without fulfillment, ambitions, or a boyfriend, Izzie Murray’s only passion is researching her ancestry. But the beautiful mural of her family tree switches from a distraction to an obsession once she hits a mysterious gap in the timeline. Why would an entire family just disappear?
With an intense craving to find the last pieces of the puzzle, Izzie ditches her life in England to investigate the last known whereabouts of the family - the little town of Bulwark, Georgia. Between the unnatural behavior of the local wildlife, tales of witches, and the overpowering draw of a puddle of weird goo, she’s only finding more questions to answer. The instant attraction to the one resident in town that seems to be on her side isn’t helping either.
Bulwark does not give up its secrets easily. And sometimes things were hidden for a reason.

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The BodyThe Bulwark Anthology Book 6by Kate Kelly
Small town values. Big time secrets


Troubled is an understatement when it comes to Rudd.
He’s a cage fighter with a sordid past, and has no family or any friends to his name. He does, however, have one enemy—Vic, his ultimate rival in the cage. But even a match with Vic isn’t enough to stir any emotions in the 28 year old man. He may as well be a shell. Body only, no spirit. 
It’s the anniversary of his sister’s death when he takes a walk through Bulwark’s strange woods and wanders a little too far. It’s there in the dense, secluded gloom that he meets a glowing, transparent woman named Lili. She isn’t real— she can’t be real, except that she’s the only one that makes him feel anything at all. The two form an unlikely friendship that quickly morphs into an attraction neither can act on.
As his final fight draws near, Rudd must face the demons of his past, solve the mystery of Lili’s murder and deal with the inexplicable love that is growing in his heart for someone who can never be his.


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The Battle of BulwarkThe Bulwark Anthology Book 7by Del Henderson III
Outside of being the sheriff's daughter, Claire Finnes' life was the same as any other 15-year-old. However, recurring nightmares and an encounter with dead civil war soldier send Claire and her friends on a journey that makes her question if those nightmares really were just dreams. As she uncovers the dark history surrounding her small town Claire begins to wonder, can a doomed future be changed?


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The DarknessThe Bulwark Anthology Book 8
by Brittney Leigh
Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth from the outside world.Bulwark, a quiet town... or is it? Four best friends, Sophia, Scott, Chloe and Chris, are just trying to manage their senior year at Bulwark high school when Sophia realizes that her feelings for Chris are really meant for Scott. Before she can deal with that though, the four friends then stumble upon Bulwarks darkest secrets when a spell is cast on Bulwark High. Students have been disappearing and no one has any clues as to their whereabouts. With a town curfew set and parents on edge, the four friends decide to take things into their own hands. Will they break the spell, or will Bulwark High and the town be changed forever?Based on Bulwark, a paranormal thriller by Brit Lunden, The Darkness is the eighth volume in the multi-author Bulwark Anthology

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

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1-    Tell us about yourself? My name is Brit Lunden and I am best known for authoring over fifty children's books under the pen name Carole P. Roman. I am both a traditional and self-published author. I have published multiple genres, ranging from children's fiction and nonfiction, early reader chapter books, children's rhyming books, as well as, self-help marketing and promotion for indie authors.  I am the host of three monthly blog radio shows, have founded an online magazine with author, RL Jackson called Indie Author's Monthly, and handle the promotion and marketing for my son's books. Oh, and I have a day job. I am the CEO of a thriving transportation company.
2-    What changes did 2019 bring to your writing? While I have written many award-winning books, the majority of them were children's books. Last year I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and I published my first adult fiction. Bulwark received great reviews and imagine my delight when a group of seven authors asked if they could continue its story. I have decided to move into adult fiction and am planning to continue with this genre. 
3-    Why did you do an anthology? Was it harder or easier than writing a full out novel? What was the hardest part? Originally Bulwark was created for an anthology with another group of authors. No one met the deadline for publication, so I decided to publish it as a standalone. My book was the first in the anthology, so I created lots of "hooks" for the other authors to pull a story. There were hints of ghosts, vampires, and other things that go bump in the night. I sent it to Kirkus, BookTrib, and Foreword. The reviews were encouraging, especially when BookTrib said it was like, "Hansel and Gretel Meet Friday the 13th."
I was delighted when RL came up with the idea of using Bulwark for a new anthology and when I flipped open my book, I landed on chapter 2 and knew JB was going to be my contribution. 
I like the idea of these short bursts of stories. They are quick and easy to produce. The hardest part is tying up all the loose ends in a short book, but also, I find I forget my stories as soon as they are written. I had to keep going back to see what I did in the first book and make sure everything matched.  
4-    How did you come up with your story? I never come up with a story. When I agreed to write in the first anthology, I started with a scene in my mind. Sheriff Clay Finnes spoke to me, and before I knew it, a whole cast of characters jumped out from this fractured Mayberry town. I loved them all, from the slow-witted deputy to the town harlot, Dana Dalton. I don't plan my plots. My characters take over and tell me where they want to go. I actually had no idea there was going to be a witch when I started, and I certainly hadn't planned the two endings.  I think I wrote the entire book in little more than four hours, but then comes the hard work of tying it all together. 
5-    What is the hardest part of being an indie? The setbacks of trying to get word of your work out there. I think the idea of an anthology is a great way to showcase authors who can't afford the crazy expense of promotion. Sharing social media helps defray both time and money, as well as expose the author to a new and diverse audience. 
6-    Do you stay with one genre, or jump around? I am a genre jumper in both reading and writing. I love trying new books, different authors, or diving into a genre I've never read before. I love the challenge of writing in different voices, in these new genres. I think it's fun to be discovered by fresh readers who may not read my other work and maybe will take a chance because they've enjoyed something I've written.
7-    Share the process of this collaboration? What inspired you from the original story and how did you marry it to your own work? JB Straton called out to me from the moment I opened Bulwark to look for a character to write. He is an ex-football star. Now I want to add, I have never watched a football game. For a minute, I thought I was nuts, taking a sports person and trying to write about his life, but the human condition is universal, and JB's story is sweet and tender. On a personal note, I lost my husband and soulmate last year. I think much of what I was processing may have come out in the story. I haven’t reread it yet. I’m planning to and I think I will discover much about my own feelings of grief and loss in these pages.
DJ Cooper wrote one of my favorite books last year. I was delighted when she took on Dr. Kent and Terence, two of my favorite characters. I adore her humor. RL Jackson has to be the Queen of Vampire stories, and I was over the moon with her strong female characters which she manages to fill with both sweetness and spice in a delicious mixture. Her books bring a totally new element to the genre. E.H. Graham is a children's author like me, and dove into the anthology by contributing a Hitchcock- like thriller with a twisty ending kept me engaged to the end. Kay Macleod brought elegance with her chilling story and fleshed out interesting characters. Kate Kelly's gritty tale of a sensitive professional fighter was as unexpected as it was fantastic. Del Henderson's contribution takes the reader back to the Civil War with haunting and intrepid realism. I am proud of my assistant, Brittney Leigh who had penned her debut novella with us. She bravely jumped into the venture producing a creepy tale with charming characters.
8-    Would you do another anthology? Yes! In a heartbeat. It is far easier to pump out shorter books, and I do think readers enjoy these characters continuing on.
9-    What trends do you see in indie books? I think many authors are using continuing stories and producing shorter books almost like the 'penny dreadfuls' of the last century. These were series that were published in newspapers by famous authors. People waited for them and eagerly bought the newspapers to continue the stories. 
10- What makes your books stand out from the sea of indie authors out there? I think our group is diverse and multitalented. Each author bright a fresh style that compliments the entire series taking it to unimaginable places. They are the true voice of indie, untouched by media people who might reshape their talents for mass consumption. Indie authors reflect what real people are thinking, not a sanitized version. In the distant future when historians will try to understand out times, these are the works they will study- they are the reality of our lives. 
I think we should all do this for each other on our social media. I will start running this as soon as we do the last video- so we can feature both. I will also put this on my mail chimp every other day.

Having grown up with a love of everything futuristic, space and macabre, DJ Cooperdeveloped a vivid imagination and is known for a warped sense of humour.
Desperately clinging to the real world, DJ has been known to cry: Why can't cars fly yet? Weren't we supposed to teleport by now?
In-between large mugs of annoyingly lukewarm coffee, DJ enjoys walks with earbuds full of loud music and ponders what it is Cossie the fire-breathing, flying pet bearded dragon thinks about all day.

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An interview with DJ Cooper

1- Tell us about yourself?I’m DJ Cooper and I’m very tired! I live in South East England, I’m married and I have two teenagers. I have successfully run my own business from home for the last eighteen years. For the last few years, I’ve juggled that business, family life, and writing.
2- What changes did 2019 bring to your writing?I got to call myself an award-winning author for Missing Remnants thanks to Indie Authors Monthly magazine. I never expected that to happen, so thank you IAM. This year is the first time in recent years I’ve written something set on contemporary Earth. The town of Bulwark is not real but the setting was small-town America rather than in space or on an alien planet where I usually set a story.
3- Why did you do an anthology? Was it harder or easier than writing a full out novel? What was the hardest part?Why? Exposure. Pure and simple. The more places you can showcase your work, the more chances you have of enticing one more reader into your world. The story for the anthology was shorter than a novel, so that part was easier. The anthology was challenging because it had a deadline, I don’t usually write to a deadline. I was also writing characters I did not create so I was mindful of building on them in a way that was credible. Another challenge was writing about something in America. I’m English. We wear trousers over here, pants are underwear. Everything had to be written with American terminology in mind.
4- How did you come up with your story?There were snippets in the original story that sparked something in my imagination. The original contained aspects of Hansel and Gretel. I watched a TV programme called Mr Benn when I was a child. A man walks into a costume shop, tries on a costume, walks through a door and has an adventure. Of course, when I re-watched Mr Benn recently, I found I’d not remembered any of it correctly and I’d written something completely different but that’s not a bad thing.
5- what is the hardest part of being an indie?Promotion and marketing. The trouble with being an indie is that you have to coordinate everything. Even if you’re passing things like editing and cover design over to a third party, an indie author is the publisher. We are responsible for everything. I wonder how many of us wish we could just write the book and have someone else do the rest for us. I know I do. Marketing is something that can be costly, hit and miss with results and just a completely alien thing for a lot of us to undertake. We have to promote ourselves. I’m sure there are many authors uncomfortable with the concept of waving their arms in the air and screaming I’m over here, look at me.
6- Do you stay with one genre, or jump around?I can’t even live in this reality, let alone write in one genre! I am happier when I’m not constrained to only one thing. I always have been. Writing flows easier and quicker for me when I am not tied to a single genre. I’ll write science fiction, but it’ll have aspects of horror and humour. I’ll write horror but it’ll also have humour because people crack jokes in real life and the same person can also experience something horrific. I write a mixture of things, but I find that’s more realistic despite some of my more unrealistic settings. Humans are humans whether they’re on this planet or you’ve imagined them in space.
7- Share the process of this collaboration? What inspired you from the original story and how did you marry it to your own work?The original story has a theme of weird things happening when a pool of green water is present. There were also modern-day characters who appeared to be from different eras. I kept those themes running through my story whilst also creating something that could be read as a standalone work.

8- Would you do another anthology?Yes, I think collaborating on an anthology is a great way to showcase what an author can do. Every author has a different set of readers they can reach. A collaboration means an author has a greater chance of reaching a wider audience.
9- What trends do you see in indie books?There’s a lot of them! Both trends and indie books. It’s very difficult to be seen. I’ve seen authors try many things. Free is a massive trend at the moment. I’m hearing more and more authors refusing to give their books away for free because they’ve spent money getting them to the market in the first place. Competition is fierce and always will be. I don’t think the trend of hard work will ever change.
10- What makes your books stand out from the sea of indie authors out there?I’m not unique, but I have a relatable author’s voice. I have a flair for humour and an ability to write a scene in a way that doesn’t drag. I zone out of books I read that interrupt the flow of action with passages of the description which don’t seem to move the story on. So, I like to avoid writing the things that bore me as a reader. We all have different preferences and that’s why there is potential for every decent author to find the readers who appreciate their work.



R.L Jacksonis an independent filmmaker, magazine editor and screenwriter who writes romance and romantic suspense with an aim for readers to, "Get Lost In Intense Passion and Diverse Worlds." She lives in south Florida enjoys binge-watching Netflix, uses her treadmill as an over-sized coat hanger, but loves to dance to the Fitness Marshall videos on Youtube.


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Stepping into the world of adult fiction and penned under the name E.H. Graham, The Window is the debut novel of this award-winning children's author. Whether reading or writing, Graham enjoys the escape into worlds of mystery, fantasy and suspense.

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Kay McLeodConfession time, I’m a fantasy addict! For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the concept of magical worlds.
I was the kid with dragons doodled around the edge of her school work, the one with her head constantly buried in a book. As a teen, I shunned partying to play Magic the Gathering and DM Dungeons and Dragons games.
Through the years, I’ve always made up stories and took characters on amazing adventures, in the privacy of my own mind. Now I want to share them with other people.
I live with my husband and cat in Nottinghamshire in England. When I’m not writing (or planning something I’m writing) I’m usually working, reading, playing bass for my church’s worship team, playing computer games (World of Warcraft, Dragon Age, Pokemon, Minecraft) or drinking tea.
Mmm, time to put the kettle on…
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Kate Kelleyis a writer of epic fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance. She spends her days banging on a keyboard and chugging coffee while two small, feral children run around her feet.

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Del Henderson III, born and raised in Illinois, enjoys writing, fueling his passion and love for the noble art of putting pen to paper, or more appropriate, keyboard to computer. Diving into pure imagination he has produced works that grip his reader's minds with mystery and suspense as they are brought into the fascinating world of fiction.

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Brittney Leighis gracing the Bulwark anthology as a debut author. She is a proud graduate of SUNY Old Westbury College, with a bachelors degree in Media & Communications. Gifted in singing, acting, and dancing, she finds her voice reaches its highest ground in writing. She resides in Long Island where the darkness of New York City comes to sleep.
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The Accidental Mafia Queen

Mafia BossThe Accidental Mafia Queen Book 1by Khardine Gray Genre: Contemporary Mafia Romance 
From USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive Mafia Romance series. Enter the alluring world of the ruthless and the dangerous with book one.
LucBetter to be at the right hand of the devil than in his path…When you come from a crime family, you have a name to live up to.My enemies know I'm a bastard who shows no mercy—exactly the cold-hearted don my father would want me to be. Except we're not the ones in charge. Yet…The Boss wants me to take over his billion-dollar business, and the only way that's happening is if I can win the heart of his cop daughter.I planned to treat her just like all the other women who meant nothing to me, until I met her and everything changed.Money and Power. That was all this was supposed to be about… Falling in love wasn't part of the plan.Neither was finding out that her father has a hidden agenda, and I'm just a pawn in his game.
AmeliaRunning…Running away again. That was me.Always running from something. Running from my past and the terrible, dark, family secrets.Running away from myself, from the person I was and who I used to be.Now I’m running from my heart. It betrayed me and fell for the devil.Luc… A mobster, a criminal.The type of man I never wanted to end up with.The mobster, the criminal, who called me his goddess and worshiped the ground I walked on.I shouldn’t want him…because loving this man would be my worst nightmare.Loving this man could destroy me.But… I couldn’t resist him…I wish I could…
MAFIA BOSS is The Godfather and The Sopranos with the sexy edge of a drool-worthy Alpha male.Scroll up and one click to start this sizzling hot mafia romance today!
Mafia Boss is the first book in The Accidental Mafia Queen trilogy. Lucian and Amelia’s intriguing, sexy, story continues in Mafia Scars and completes in Mafia Love.



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Mafia ScarsThe Accidental Mafia Queen Book 2
From USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive Mafia Romance series. Continue your journey in the alluring world of the ruthless and the dangerous with book two.
I was the devil. The worst kind of man for her.I knew the truth would make her hate me. But, I still wanted her to be mine.My goddess.Damn, I’d never wanted a woman the way I wanted her.One simple kiss could scorch my mind clean of everything I knew. That was what she did to me. She took me out of the real world, where I was a mobster and she was a cop.
I was the imposter who lied to her…
Her father gave me a task: marry his daughter and get everything.Marry the daughter of the mafia king and get everything. The whole billion-dollar fortune.Greed made me say yes, and love blinded me to the danger we were in.
The web of lies I got myself tangled in was the least of my worries because her life was in danger.She had a target on her back.Blood for blood, that’s the worst kind of mark you can get in my world.It means death. Someone has to die…
I may be the devil and the worst kind of guy for this angel of a woman, but I’ll die trying to save her.I will be her savior, and God help those who come for her.
Mafia Scars is the second book in The Accidental Mafia Queen trilogy. Lucian and Amelia’s intriguing, sexy, story continues in this book and completes in Mafia Love. 



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Mafia LoveThe Accidental Mafia Queen Book 3
From USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive Mafia Romance series. Immerse yourself in the conclusion of the alluring world of the ruthless and the dangerous.
LucThe hour of reckoning was upon us…Amelia’s life was in danger.Amelia, my goddess.The time to watch the situation had long passed.Now, it was time to change things up.Time for me to change.Love made me go soft and allow the image and handle I had on things to slip out of my grasp.I needed to find myself. Now more than ever.All the secrets were jumping straight out of the closet. Right into the open for all to see.We weren’t playing games anymore.It was time for war. It was time to become the devil I was.
AmeliaNo more games, no more lies.No more running from the past.No more running from who I used to be.I knew I would lose my soul when I fell for Luc.I was a cop, and he was a mobster. Love lured me to the dark side.We could pretend to be whoever we wanted to be, but truth was truth.The games were over and right now I couldn’t see past the darkness that waited for me.

Mafia Love is the final book in The Accidental Mafia Queen trilogy. Scroll up and one click to start this sizzling hot mafia romance today!



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Khardine Gray is a contemporary romance author who lives in England with her husband, two kids, and three crazy ferrets.
She is well traveled, cultured, and a woman with a passion for dancing and ice skating.
When not writing you can catch her shopping, indulging on pizza and hot chocolate, or hanging out with her family and friends.
No need to spend money on an airline ticket. Simply pick up one of Khardine's books to become immersed in the fascinating stories and characters she creates.


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The Donet Trilogy

To Tame the WindThe Donet Trilogy Book 1by Regan Walker Genre: Historical Romance
“A sea adventure like no other, a riveting romance!” – SHIRLEE BUSBEE, NY Times Bestselling author
Paris 1782…AN INNOCENT IS TAKEN
All Claire Donet knew was the world inside the convent walls in Saint-Denis. She had no idea her beloved papa was a pirate. But when he seized Simon Powell's schooner, the English privateer decided to take the thing his enemy held most dear...her.
A BATTLE IS JOINED
The waters between France and England roil with the clashes of Claire's father and her captor as the last year of the American Revolution rages on the sea, spies lurk in Paris and Claire’s passion for the English captain rises.


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Echo in the WindThe Donet Trilogy Book 2
"Regan Walker sweeps you away to a time and place you'll NEVER want to leave!" ~ Danelle Harmon, NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author
England and France 1784
Cast out by his noble father for marrying the woman he loved, Jean Donet took to the sea, becoming a smuggler, delivering French brandy and tea to the south coast of England. When his young wife died, he nearly lost his sanity. In time, he became a pirate and then a privateer, vowing to never again risk his heart.
As Donet’s wealth grew, so grew his fame as a daring ship’s captain, the terror of the English Channel in the American War. When his father and older brother die in a carriage accident in France, Jean becomes the comte de Saintonge, a title he never wanted.
Lady Joanna West cares little for London Society, which considers her its darling. Marriage in the ton is either dull or disastrous. She wants no part of it. To help the poor in Sussex, she joins in their smuggling. Now she is the master of the beach, risking her reputation and her life. One night off the coast of Bognor, Joanna encounters the menacing captain of a smuggling ship, never realizing he is the mysterious comte de Saintonge.
Can Donet resist the English vixen who entices him as no other woman? Will Lady Joanna risk all for an uncertain chance at love in the arms of the dashing Jean Donet?


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A Fierce WindThe Donet Trilogy Book 3
"Simply Magnificent!" – Stew Ross, author of Where Did They Put the Guillotine?
France 1794. Zoé Ariane Donet was in love with love until she met the young commander of the royalist army fighting the revolutionaries tearing apart France. When the dashing young general is killed, she joins the royalist cause, rescuing émigrés fleeing Robespierre’s Reign of Terror.
One man watches over her: Frederick West, the brother of an English earl, who has known Zoé since she was a precocious ten-year-old child. At sixteen, she promised great beauty, the flower of French womanhood about to bloom. Now, four years later, as the Terror seizes France by the throat, Zoé has become a beautiful temptress Freddie vows to protect with his life.
But English spies don’t live long in Revolutionary France.


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Regan Walker is an award-winning, #1 Amazon bestselling author of Regency, Georgian and Medieval romances. She writes historically authentic novels with real historical figures along with her fictional characters. Among the awards she has won are the International Book Award for Romance Fiction, the San Diego Book Award for Best Historical Romance, the RONE Award for her medievals and the Gold Medal Illumination Award.

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