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Alex McKenna and the Geranium Deaths by Vicki-Ann Bush #YAParanormal

Alex McKenna and the Geranium DeathsAlex McKenna Series Book OneVicki-Ann Bush
Genre: YA ParanormalPublisher: Creative James MediaDate of Publication: October 17, 2023ISBN: 978-1-956183-42-9Number of pages: 316Word Count: 87837Cover Artist: Dark Angel Graphic Design
Tagline: The Dead Need Him
Book Description: 
The dead need him.
Seventeen-year-old Alex McKenna is a transgender boy who comes from a rich history of Strega witches. Possessing the ability to communicate with the dead, he uses his talents and understanding of what it means to be different to bridge the gap between the living and the beyond. With his girlfriend Margaret and his spirited great-grandmother by his side, Alex helps lost souls resolve their earthly connections and move on.
When a series of murders plagues his neighborhood, Alex discovers the gruesome truth behind a sixty-year span of deaths and the sinister being responsible.
Will Alex save the next victim and stop the murderer for good? Or will this be his final case?

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Excerpt:

     The shadow slowly turned its attention toAlex. He stood tall, not showing the fear that was ravaging his body.
     “Alex, be careful,” warned his mom.
     “It’s okay.” Alex stood firm.
     The dark figure let out an ear-piercing screech, and Alexburied his head in his jacket. Again, it changed its focus and twisted towardthe back seat of the car—Wilby. It held the statue down toward the earth, andthe car started to rock back and forth.
     “Wilby!” his mom screamed as she struggled to break free.
     Alex’s heart pounded; the death freeze of the dark spiritwas coming, and it was very close.
     “Ma, that thing is summoning the beast!” Alex’s voicedripped with fear.
     “Alex, I don’t know what to do. I can’t move. Is Wilbystill sleeping?”
     “Yes.”
     “Good.” She wiped her upper lip with her sleeve. “What ifhe wakes up?”
     The vibration in his front pocket distracted him. Alexslipped out his phone; his gram’s picture lit up like a beacon.
     “Gram, we’re in trouble,” Alex whispered.
     “I know. Listen carefully, Bonzetta. Tell your mother weare going to use the prayer of light. I will do what I need from here.”
     “What do I do?” Alex’s palms dripped with sweat fromanxiety, and he nearly dropped the phone.
     “Just repeat what we say, okay?”
     “Okay.”
     He didn’t want to shout their plan, so he texted it to hismom. “Ma, look at your phone.”
     She slipped it out of her purse and read the message.Then,nodding in agreement, she waited.

About the Author: 
Originally from New York, Vicki-Ann currently resides in Nevada. Writing Young Adult paranormal, she finds inspiration from events that have been in her life for as long as she can remember. Inheriting the sensitivity to the supernatural from her family, they continue to be an endless source of vision. 
When not writing, she enjoys watching movies with her husband, their loveable great Dane, Cuba and their baby girl, Curie, a little Chua Chua/Yorkie mix. Other past time faves include, dinner with family and friends, going out to breakfast, and sipping wine on the patio of a lovely Italian restaurant.
In 2022 Vicki-Ann signed a two book publishing deal with CJM Publishing. Coming in 2024, the YA paranormal romance, The Darkest Light, and a New Adult sci-fi, Liminal Space.
https://www.vickiannbush.com 
https://twitter.com/vickiannbush 
https://www.facebook.com/VickiAnn.Bush.Author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2947321.Vicki_Ann_Bush


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Mage Breaker by Sean R. Frazier #UrbanFantasy

Mage BreakerMage Breaker Saga Book OneSean R. Frazier
Genre: Urban FantasyPublisher: Creative James MediaDate of Publication: November 28, 2023ISBN: 978-1-956183-56-6Number of pages: 350Word Count: 95,030
Cover Artist: Dark Angel Graphic Design
Tagline: Magic isn’t a gift, it’s a prison.
Book Description:
The planet Seralune runs entirely on magic, a powerful force regulated by an Alien race known as the Kithrak. An ancient prophecy predicts their downfall at the hands of the most powerful mage ever to live.
Ellyne is a gunslinger who reluctantly agrees to assist a woman named Nicole, who is the answer to the prophecy, when the Kithrak discover that Nicole is the Mage Breaker.
Their quest to bring down this powerful threat leads them to the discovery of magic's dark secret. How will they cope when their mission must shift from one focused on their survival to one that must ensure the endurance of the entire human race?
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Excerpt: 

Ellyne gently closed her eyes and breathed deeply, listening to the man mutterhis incantation. His deliberate and careful pronunciations were a starkcontrast to Nicole who simply teleported on a whim—as effortless as blinkingher eyes. The Kithrak, too, were more skilled at certain types of magic, thoughtheir ability came nowhere close to Nicole’s. For a brief moment, Ellynewondered if Nicole really could have beaten everyone here.                It was an interestingthought—a thought that was interrupted by hot, searing pain erupting from everypart of her body. She opened her eyes and screamed, feeling as if she would betorn apart.                “What’s wrong?” someoneasked.                “I … I don’t know!”Torval replied. “The spell failed! Why’s she screaming?”                “What the hell is goingon?” someone else shouted.                Ellyne would’ve likedto see the looks on their faces, but she only saw spots across her vision asthe pressure within her mounted, came to a head, and burst outward with adeafening explosion.                The hands supportingher fell away and she slumped to the ground, her vision dark and her earsringing. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, her trying not to pass out,and she was fully prepared for someone to hoist her back to her feet and dragher away at any moment.                But as her vision beganto clear and her hearing returned, she neither saw nor heard movement. Therewas no magic battle, no shouts or yells, no flashes of light from spells beingcast—nothing. The sound of her own breathing was deafening by comparison.                As she struggled to herfeet, standing on shaky legs, she began to see what transpired and wasn’t surewhether to laugh or be appalled. She staggered forward, stumbling but catchingherself on the bench she’d just a few minutes ago used as cover. It was nowbent, the metal having been twisted and shattered by the car that fell on it meremoments ago.                “It’s like the Metroall over again,” she muttered.

About the Author:
When Sean Frazier was growing up, he never really paid attention to the written word. It wasn't necessarily something he enjoyed at the time. Once he graduated college, however, the spark ignited and he decided to write something and try to get it published. And it was...well, not-so-great. Truly, it wasn't the highest caliber material ever produced. But the spark was still there, even if it was simply buried deep within.
Eventually, that overly-loquacious, meandering work of wordsmithing became his first book, "The Call of Chaos". It took many, many years, but Sean finally rekindled that drive and found that he did, indeed enjoy writing.
When he's not writing, Sean enjoys running, playing video games, and spending time with his family. He is a bona fide Halloween zealot, loves hot wings, is a grand master at telling terrible jokes and, oh, his cat can beat up your cat.(He's a total dork.)

https://seanrfrazier.com/
https://twitter.com/TheCleftonTwain 
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Lords of LA #2Frank Zanca
Genre: Graphic Novel, Action/HorrorPublisher: Destiny Horizons, Inc.Date of Publication: 11/5/23Number of pages: 48Cover Artist: Joe Sanchez
Tagline: Vampires, the Mob, 1950s Hollywood = Awesome
Book Description: 
Lena Morgan was an exotic-looking lounge singer with hopes of achieving the Hollywood dream in 1952. Here dreams were dashed when she became entangled in a lust triangle between the two mob bosses who ruled the city. She found herself turned into a vampire and was forced to leave her newborn son behind for fear of losing control and hurting him. She spent sixty years training to live among humans, building a fortune, and learning not only to fight, but to dominate. Returning to LA, she has one thought, one goal – revenge on both crime families.

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About the Author:
Frank Zanca is an award-winning writer and producer with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Frank’s first published work was the Shadow Raven comic book in 1995. He has since created the Destiny Aurora franchise, which has been wildly successful in both novel and graphic novel forms. It also spawned a board game, and the audiobook is now available on Audible. Also available on Amazon is Frank’s acclaimed WWII biography Escape from Berlin based on the life of Diane Jacobs.
Frank wrote and produced Six Gun Savior, the Supernatural/Western, starring Eric Roberts and Martin Kove (Cobra Kai), along with Star Trek: Renegades.
Website: https://www.destinyaurora.net/ 
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