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November 7, 2021
Trajan's Secret: Kaeden The Fair
In the year 97AD Emperor Domitian dies by his own hand following a failed attempt on his life. At the same time a young General named Trajan is seriously wounded but not in battle; he is fighting in the arena under the cognomen Kaeden the Fair, a professional Gladiator. It is then his identity is discovered by Domitilla, his former mistress, and sister to Domitian. She is a ruthless, ambitious woman who wishes to put her son on the throne as a boy Emperor allowing her to rule Rome through him. Trajan finds himself in Elysium and is asked to make a choice, Elysium or Rome. He agrees to return to save Rome and to protect Domitilla and her son Licenius by marrying Domitilla. For agreeing to make the supreme sacrifice he and a person of his choosing is promised the choice of time to return to Elysium. He chooses his friend and former Gladiator, Decius. Having seen the profile of every Emperor to come whilst in Elysium Trajan decides to wait on earth for several centuries; possibly until the end of the Empire. Decius agrees to stay with him; no one must ever know their secret. Both will retain the strength and vigour of young men thus allowing Kaeden the Fair to carry on with his passion and secret life of a professional Gladiator. His life, once he has regained his full strength, is strewn with deceit, betrayal and the battle to save a Rome near bankrupted by Domitian. He will succeed through discovering the hoard of gold bragged about by Sextus, the head of the Praetorian Guard. The gold is in Dacia which is ruled by Decebalus the villainous client king who Domitian was secretly treating with in the east. Trajan will eventually conquer Dacia and bring it in under the Empire. Following his marriage to Domitilla he subsequently finds she has tricked him by publicly announcing in the Senate he is to be her Consort and not the new Emperor. The marriage is doomed through her deceit. With the help of Senator Fabius the young Licenius chooses Trajan as his secret co- Emperor. When he meets Roma Julia Fabius the winner of a chariot race in the Circus Maximus Trajan falls truly in love for the first time. Now he feels his life is going to be complete at last; how wrong he is, Domitilla and Sextus have other ideas.
About the AuthorVera grew up in the West of Ireland and moved to London as a teenager where eventually she married and raised a family. In her working life she had many jobs of differing persuasions but the greater part being in banking and Insurance. It was always her ambition to become a writer but a busy family life meant there never seemed to be enough time. Vera, who is now retired, lives in Hertfordshire where she intends to make writing a full time occupation. She has three children and seven grandchildren. Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z69W4YU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o08?ie=UTF8&psc=1Twitter: @verareynolds
Destiny of The Wulf: (The Aduramis Chronicles - Book 1) (Er’ath)
A Master Storyteller.' - Jaime Polychrones. Book Expo America 2017.
In the eternal battle between dark magic and light, brothers Coinin and Marrok Wulf are called by an ancient Brotherhood to fulfil a great prophecy that will tip the fate of their world forever.
At play are the greatest forces of darkness in the universe: Death himself and dark wizard, Lordich Secracar, who will stop at nothing to thwart the brothers’ journey and pull Er’ath, their beloved home world, into the void.
To head off Death’s ultimate plans to rule the gods and bring chaos to the heavens, the two brothers must follow their destiny to unite the five sacred Swords of Cerathil, in the Tower of Elyia, as the ancient seer, Aduramis foretold.
In their path lie untold enemies and unspoken treachery. Torn between the powers that be and their call to fate, Coinin and Marrok must overcome all that stands in their way, or let their precious world fall into ruin …
Journey now into the brave new world of The Aduramis Chronicles, a coming-of-age fantasy series that is as diverse as it is dense--combining all of the classical elements of the fantasy adventures you love with the plot-driven, multi-faceted character dramas of the modern age.
Take off with Book One, Destiny of The Wulf, into a world unlike any other, as the ticking hand of fate moves ever closer towards destruction ...
About Harrison Davies Blog: http://theaduramischronicles.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAduramisChronicles/
Born in Hartlepool, United Kingdom in 1973. I grew up a typical 70's child, bad hair, and even worse clothes. I grew up reading books by Enid Blyton, and C.S. Lewis.
I live with my partner in Newcastle upon Tyne, a parrot called Oliver and a dog named Patch. I enjoy photography and filmmaking when I'm not writing.
"It is far easier to grow wings, than it is to write a book. Yet once you've mastered it, you will be soaring higher than the birds." -Harrison Davies 2012.
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Twitter: @HarrisonDavies
November 6, 2021
Where Shadows Fall: (Rangers of Laerean, #2)
When the Rangers discover that a deadly and horrific dragon of unspeakable power has been loosed upon their world, they must find a way to destroy the monster before the creature of shadows burns them all into oblivion. Complicating their efforts, the discovery of a secret and hidden dragon cult that worships the monster, and a conspiracy of dark forces from the realm of shadows, threatens to destroy the peace their world has known for centuries and bring war to the people of Hir.
Struggling to survive the deepest of betrayals, the Rangers face a dark and foreboding time, as the world of Hir changes dramatically around them.
About Tom Fallwell Early in his life, Tom Fallwell discovered a love for the wonderful escape into realms undreamed of through books of Fantasy and Science-Fiction. Weaned on greats like J.R.R. Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert E. Howard, Roger Zelazny, Robert A. Heinlein, and Michael Moorcock, to name a few, Tom's imagination was forever inspired by those marvelous tales.
One day, he discovered a simple book of medieval battle rules called Chainmail, by Gary Gygax, and found a new love. The love of creating adventures and stories of his own for other players to experience. Chainmail evolved into Dungeons & Dragons, and Tom played consistently with friends as both a player and a dungeon master (DM). Such activities fueled his desire to create worlds and stories from his own imagination.
Now retired after a long career as a software developer, Tom now writes about all the adventures and characters that constantly fill his mind, and gleefully shares them with the world.
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Twitter: @RhemaTom
November 5, 2021
The Trickster's Totem (Relics of Mysticus Book 2)
Life has returned to normal for fourteen-year-old Evan and his older sister, Claire. That is until Dunkle, a clever but stinky little imp, pays an unexpected visit to their school. He has come to take the siblings back to Sagaas, the mythical realm of the gods. Once again, a Relic from the ancient Mysticus Orb has fallen into the wrong hands. Only Evan and Claire, with their unique mystical abilities, can help find it.Through the power of the Trickster’s Totem, a coyote trickster has escaped. His laughter echoes throughout the realm, as he spreads mischief and mayhem. He burns an entire crop of popcorn, carves his grinning image into sacred artifacts, and things really get interesting when he shape-shifts into Evan’s friends.
Claire and Evan must capture the Trickster, retrieve the Totem, and be careful not to become sidetracked by robotic Steampunk animals, “sweet” pixie-like Pains, and a problematic mermaid … all while dodging Mothman-like aces. Most surprising, Evan discovers the true reason dragons exist in the Native American Spirit World.
Silver medal winner in 2013 Global Ebook Awards
Semifinalist in the Kindle Book Review Best Indie Author 2013
For readers of middle grade fantasy stories.
About H. B. Bolton
A magical part of H.B. Bolton's childhood was being swept into worlds of enchanting characters, fantastical creatures and extraordinary powers--simply by picking up a book. As a mother and a teacher, she was compelled to create imaginary worlds of her own in order to share them, not just with her children, but with all children. H.B. Bolton lives in Florida with her supportive husband and two highly spirited children.
Silver medalist in 2013 Global Ebook Awards
Finalist in the Kindle Book Review Best Indie Author 2013
Bronze Medal in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2014
Finalist for the BookBzz Prize Writer Competition 2015
Books by H.B. Bolton:
The Serpent's Ring (Relics of Mysticus, Book One)
The Trickster's Totem (Relics of Mysticus, Book Two)
The Dragon's Egg (Relics of Mysticus, Book Three)
The Mummy's Amulet (Relics of Mysticus, Book Four) - Coming Soon!
Breaking Down (a short story available for free on Goodreads)
Hungry (a short story available for free on Goodreads)
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Twitter: @H_B_Bolton
Duty and Betrayal: The SS Brotherhood and the NASA Connection
Everyone has a different agenda when a former Nazi scientist and a current NASA rocket expert arrive in 1960s London for a conference. International spies and war criminals alike are still looking to settle old scores from World War II.
Monitoring the conference are Spencer Hall of MI5 and Jack Stein of the CIA, top agents who became fast friends while fighting side by side for their lives. They’ve been called to protect their nations’ vital secrets, but one of them harbors his own plans for revenge. Meanwhile, Bernard Zimmerman, the NASA scientist, wants everyone to forget his past work with the Third Reich so he can create a new life in America. Unfortunately, both the Soviets , Mossad, and the Germans remember him all too clearly While Stein will stop at nothing to protect him, his loyal friend and intelligence source, Spencer Hall ois consumed with a personal vendetta.
About Toby Oliver
Toby Oliver was born in London, and since 2007 moved to the countryside of West Sussex with his family in England. For many years he worked as an Administrator in Central London. His first novel Codename Nicolette is based upon the real-life secret work of MI5's Double Cross System, who was responsible for controlling turned Nazi agents based in Britain during World War II. His other works include Mission Lisbon - The Double Cross, Dead Man Walking - A Spy Amongst Us, and The Downing Street Plot - An Agent's Revenge. His latest book is Duty and Betrayal, a Cold War thriller set in the 1960s.He decided to write books that he liked to read: and that was a mixture of crime and espionage stories, coupled with close family connections to the British Army, and his degree in politics, his books about WWI and the Cold War-era encompass all of the above. His latest novel To Catch A Spy And Traitor was published November 2020. LinksAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N1JLYRC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Twitter: @Juglet97Morris
November 4, 2021
The Last Longshoreman: A Chilling Tale of Crime and Corruption on the Boston Waterfront
Anthony “Tony” Costa grew up admiring his Uncle Dom—a made member of the New England mafia— so when Dom asks him to collect gambling debts from around the neighborhood, Tony is happy to help. Even after his uncle gets thrown in jail, he does his nephew a good turn from behind bars, getting him a job as a longshoreman on the Boston waterfront. The year is 1958, and Tony is only eighteen. His new job quickly teaches him what it will take to survive on the docks. Marc Zappulla
Marc Zappulla is an American author from the Boston suburb of Medford, Massachusetts. He has worked as a ghostwriter for celebrity figures such as Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Gerry Cheevers, and TV personality and host of NESN's Charlie Moore Outdoors, Charlie Moore a.k.a. The Mad Fisherman.He was inspired to write his first novel The Last Longshoreman by his father's thirty-year career as a longshoreman. Zappulla currently lives in Boston and is busy working on his next book. Links
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Twitter: @MarcZappulla
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November 3, 2021
Underworld: (The Aduramis Chronicles - Book 2) (Er’ath)
A Master Storyteller.' - Jaime Polychrones. Book Expo America 2017.Blown off the course of their heroic destiny, the Wulf brothers find themselves at the mercy of fate in more ways than one …
Separated, stranded, and deterred from their course, Coinin and Marrok must fight against all odds to reunite and resume the course set before them.
With Marrok kidnapped, Coinin Wulf, Curator of the Temple of Rindor, feels duty-bound to locate his brother, rescue him, and resume their journey to save Er’ath.
Confident his brothers’ violent capture was ordered at the behest of the dark wizard, Lordich Secracar, Coinin and his companions fall headlong into a series of events that will lead them to the depths of the Underworld and face-to-face with death itself.
Return now to Er’ath and The Aduramis Chronicles at the turning of the tides, when Coinin is given an offer he cannot refuse and finds himself at a vantage point over his oldest enemy.
Continue the brothers’ epic journey into the pits of hell and beyond as they are tested like never before in a race against time.
Find out what fate has in store in Book Two, Underworld.
Blog: http://theaduramischronicles.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAduramisChronicles/
Born in Hartlepool, United Kingdom in 1973. I grew up a typical 70's child, bad hair, and even worse clothes. I grew up reading books by Enid Blyton, and C.S. Lewis.
I live with my partner in Newcastle upon Tyne, a parrot called Oliver and a dog named Patch. I enjoy photography and filmmaking when I'm not writing.
"It is far easier to grow wings, than it is to write a book. Yet once you've mastered it, you will be soaring higher than the birds." -Harrison Davies 2012.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Twitter: @HarrisonDavies
The Duke’s Wicked Wager - Lady Evelyn Evering: A Regency Romance Novel
Embark on a Wild Race for Horses and Hearts… A spirited Lady and a wicked Duke brought together by a tragic fall…locked in a desperate wager. Together they will find love is more precious than pride…and sometimes you must gamble your heart.200 Pages
Lady Evelyn Evering is an avid horsewoman.
But since the death of her father it seems Evelyn’s sole responsibility is to prevent her brother Frederic from squandering the family fortune with his drinking and gambling, though he is assisted in his vice by his rogue of a friend, The Duke of Pemberton.
Frederic thinks marrying Evelyn to a rich old Marquess will improve their fortunes, but the man is twice Evelyn’s age!
In her desperation, Evelyn makes a wicked wager with the handsome Duke, that her mare can beat his stallion in a turf match race. The Duke states that a mare can never beat a stallion, but he takes Lady Evelyn’s bet, commenting that it is only handful of horses…but those horses are Evelyn’s life, and all she has left of her father.
Now it seems Lady Evelyn has gambled her heart along with her beloved horses and stands to lose them both to the Duke.
A wicked wager made in haste, a stolen kiss, an unsuitable suitor and a tragic tumble threaten everything Lady Evelyn one held dear. She and the Duke will struggle with passion and pride…and learn that maybe one is not worth the other.
Will Evelyn lose her prized stable to the Duke…or will she lose her heart?
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Isabella Thorne is an author of Regency and Georgian Romance. The first grown-up books she read were historical, authored by Georgette Heyer, Victoria Holt and Anna Seton. Unfortunately, for her own daughters, the beauty and hallmark of Regency Romance, witty dialogue and the manners of the time, have been overshadowed by explicit books instead of true Regency Romance. Regency Romance includes a more formal language, longer sentences and ballrooms instead of bedrooms.
With a return to romance, Isabella Thorne hopes you will enjoy her light fun books. You can share them with your daughters with the guarantee that although there is romance aplenty, and a bit of sexual tension and a kiss, there is nothing explicit in her books. They are clean and wholesome reads with lots of humor and upbeat "fun poking" at the English mannerisms of the time.
Because I love the pageantry of the period, I love to include true events or set stories during a war--the English were involved in so many of them at this time! You will find bits of history scattered through the books and an occasional historical figure, but these books are FICTION and not intended to be a definitive history. None of the Peerage of (any land) actually existed. I hope that all the British and the die-hard historical readers will please forgive this passionate American if I make any mistakes, and send an email off to isabellathorne@christianromancestories.com I will make corrections.
I endeavor to make the heros and heroines true to their time period. That means that many women may seem weak at first glance, but they soon find their inner grit. Unlike today's heroines, the Regency heroine could not openly defy convention at the time. Instead, she had to find a way around the convention. That is half the fun! Likewise, heros were expected to be chauvinistic. In fact, the etymology of chauvinism shows that the word chauvinism did not appear until the late 1800's and then was a pejorative term the English had for the French who continued to be slavishly patriotic to Napoleon. What we call chauvinistic, the Regency called masculine or virile. I will always choose to make my characters as historically correct as possible, even if that means they seem a bit politically incorrect to today's audiences.
I am a meticulous perfectionist who taught AP English for 20 years at the high school level before moving to teach at a community college because I was disheartened by the decline in American education, especially the decline of the reading level. Be forewarned that the longer sentences in my books cause an upward trend in the reading level, which settles at about seventh grade, instead of the fourth grade level found in newspapers and many, so called, adult books. An occasional typo may slip by me, but is usually caught by my editor, who is a fellow teacher, or by my Beta and ARC readers who are marvelous. You can expect long sentences in my books, just like they were in yesteryear. You may even learn a few new words. I hope so! I guess I am still a bit of a teacher at heart.
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Isabella Thorne
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November 2, 2021
Amazing Grace (Hymns of the West Book 3)
Reader's Favorite Finalist 2016A searching man, a desperate widow; can they find love?
As Caleb struggles through some inner battles, he secretly starts a correspondence with a widow and her daughter. Their unabashed faith in God convicts him and increases his inner struggles, but he keeps writing anyway.
Unable to find a steady job, Maggie places an advertisement to become a mail-order bride. Her daughter, Rachel, is her motivation and encouragement, but if Maggie doesn’t find a job or husband soon, Rachel might not survive through the next year.
Can Caleb learn to trust God despite his past? Can Maggie and Rachel hold onto their faith despite all their trials? What will happen when they meet in person?
While this book can be read as a stand alone, it would be easier to understand some portions of the story if you read the second book of the series, Be Thou My Vision first.
About Faith Blum Faith Blum is a 20-something author of multiple books in various genres. She loves to write, read, play piano, knit, crochet, sew, watch movies, and spend time with her husband. She lives in Wisconsin in a small town with her husband and cat where she can write to her heart’s content during the day. Faith’s goal in her writing is to encourage Christians in their walk with Christ.
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The Angel Factor (The Cure Series Book 2)
Genesis Weatherby has been living the life of a fugitive for over three years. Genny, Nat, and their two children have found some comfort in the remote mountain village of Fieldmont, Oregon, where Chosen members, as well as their sympathizers, live inside a forgotten government bunker.
When the GOD-created deadly Angel virus strikes close to home, Genny devises a dangerous plan to stomp out GOD once and for all.
But, will Nat and their friends go along with her idea? Will Genny be able to live long enough to carry out her dangerous mission? Where can she run when everyone in the world thinks she’s their enemy? In the end, will she really know who’s on her side?
With the fate of the entire planet resting on her shoulders, Genny has to make some life-altering decisions that might lead to the destruction of her entire family. Or, is it already too late for everyone?
About Tania Hagan Tania Hagan was born in Illinois, but moved to Southern California as a young teen. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in Social Science and Psychology.
She began her writing career shortly after school, when she wrote for a major business magazine. She also read the nightly business report for the company's TV news. At the same time, she produced, and reported for a weekly TV news magazine program.
After she was married, Tania and her husband moved back to the Chicago area, where she worked briefly as a stringer for a local newspaper. She also became a successful Realtor, and continued to write for online, as well as for print publications.
They have one beautiful daughter. Her dream of dreams is to eventually adopt many more children. Out of everything she's ever accomplished, she is most proud of being a mom.
"The Ghost of Grey Gardens: Lois Wright's Life Story" is Tania's first full-length nonfiction, coauthored with Lois Erdmann Wright, of Grey Gardens and LTV fame.
"The Cure" was Tania's debut novel. Since that release, Tania wrote the sequel to "The Cure" - "The Angel Factor," in addition to "The Haunting of Tinley Hall," and "Severed." She also collaborated on "Lurking in the Shadows," and "Demons, Devils, and Denizens of Hell."
She's been nominated for and won several awards as an author, including her 2018 nomination and finalist status in the Author Academy Awards.
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