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The Curse of the Gateway: Part Two of the Gateway Series

3rd Edition "Author Aimée Marie Bejarano’s tale has its portions that’ll have you biting your nails thinking ‘what the heck is going to happen?” Also, some twists. It is quite original just like the first in the series: The Gateway: Part One. I found them both to be very exciting with Christian inspiration throughout." RJS When Aiden's buddies, Detectives Jade and Hill, discover the murder of a young woman with a severed hand, the only one to break the case for them is the blabbermouth journalist, who is willing to risk life and limb.After a serious death threat is made against Grace and her children, Aiden finds the connection to the culprits and a dangerous, murdering cult. The case heats up as violent threats and a string of murders and assaults are related!One thing that wrenches Aiden by the heart is not only Grace's impending marriage, but when the creature resurfaces by the summoning of the cult leader, being summoned by the cult leader... the gateway remains open...Will Aiden end the creature's reign and make it out alive? Or will someone finally die, perhaps even the infamous Aiden Jenson?A must-have and must-read with an exciting, poignant conclusion!DISCLAIMER 11-17 should have parental consent! Readers want to begin with book 1 "The Gateway"

 

Aimée Marie Bejarano 
A Christian YA multi-genre author, Reverend Aimée Marie Bejarano writes inspirational, historical fiction, Messianic, Jewish, paranormal, science fiction, horror, supernatural, and urban fantasy novels. She is the author of the bestselling Kindle novel, "Angelica, You Have Chosen Well," Part One of the Angelica Series & "My Name Is Not Saul" Part Two of the Angelica Series. Her inspiration and passion come from the Lord who uses her love of good books, movies and things of the supernatural and paranormal to show readers what God’s Word (The Bible) says regarding controversial subjects. No matter the genre, each of Aimée's novels proclaim Jesus as the King and Conqueror while spreading the gospel.
This country gal lives in the great state of Texas. A musician, Aimée has worked with the youth for years. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and playing with her four-legged kids, movie fright nights with the family, and caring for her small fowl flock. On cool evenings, she loves taking leisure walks and adores thunderstorms.
Though dealing with chronic pain, from several disabling diseases, Aimée presses on eager to encourage others to fight against their physical limitations. For this talented servant of God, writing is not only a calling, but a means to fly away into the world of her imagination. A talent for writing in the present tense, readers are pulled into the story while it’s happening.
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Love by the Letter (Unexpected Brides): A Novella

2014 Carol Award Winner for Best Novella

Dex Stanton has never had much time for book learning. He's been too busy helping to provide for his family. Now that he's heading west, Dex is hoping to start a family of his own. However, his attempt to acquire a mail-order bride fails miserably when the lady writes back ridiculing his terrible spelling. Rachel Oliver may be the last person he wants to know what a dunce he is, but she's also the smartest woman in town--and it's clear he needs her help.

Rachel Oliver has lingered in town for three years secretly mooning over Dex Stanton, but now she's done. If the fool wants to write to a mail-order bride company, so be it. Once she begins giving Dex lessons, however, Rachel realizes she may not be prepared to give up just yet.

As their time together runs short, can two of the most stubborn people in town set aside their pride long enough to find love?

Love by the Letter includes an extended sneak peek at A Bride for Keeps. Love by the Letter is the prequel novella for the Unexpected Brides Series.

Love by the Letter can be found in print within the With All My Heart Romance Collection.

About Melissa Jagears

Quick pronunciation lesson! Jagears is said like the last name of Mick Jagger, but with an "S" added to the end.

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Much to her introverted self's delight, award-winning author Melissa Jagears hardly needs to leave her home to be a homeschooling mother and writer of Historical Christian Romance. If you're looking for authentic characters, true-to-life issues, deep, gripping storylines, and sweet and clean romance, her stories are tailor-made for you.

Melissa can be found staying up far too late at night writing stories or folding laundry. You can also find her online at www.melissajagears.com, Instagram, and Goodreads.

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The Dragon Rider's Daughter

After Minna's father loses his career, health, and wealth due to a rogue wizard, he forbids his daughter from studying magic. She carries on in secret, all the while plotting revenge against the man who ruined her father's life.

Evan Valentine has attended a prestigious magical academy on scholarship, although he's cleverly managed to conceal the fact from everyone. He’s on the fast track to success—until he discovers he owes a debt that can never be repaid.

Minna and Evan don't realize it yet, but their destinies have been intertwined for years. Once the truth is known, they’ll be forced to choose between vengeance…or each other.
 

About Suzanne G. Rogers Suzanne G. Rogers is a California native, but she changed coastlines and now lives with her husband and son in romantic Savannah, Georgia, on an island populated by deer, exotic birds, turtles, and the occasional gator. She's owned by two Sphynx cats, Houdini and Nikita. Writing blush-free young adult fiction is her passion.
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Missing: Lessons from Fiori - Book 2

 We follow Elle Burton in her efforts to find her kidnapped baby brother, JJ. As a newly designated guide, sworn to protect the children of Earth, she's desperate to find her brother and get him back. Elle teams up with the winged warriors from the dimension of Fiori to save him, but JJ isn't the only one in danger. What will Elle sacrifice to bring her brother home?

"Missing" is an engaging coming of age fantasy for middle-grade readers to adults who love an action-packed adventure. Elle Burton is determined to find her kidnapped brother, but she what she finds is pure evil.

The author has blended the magic of a fairy tale with the contemporary realities of the world today's youth inhabit. She's built a new reality through the journey of a young girl who exhibits both compassion and jaw-dropping courage in her quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy. "Missing" is the second book in the "Lessons from Fiori" series.

In Book One, "Elle Burton and the Reflective Portals", Elle Burton is thrust into another dimension while her own world becomes vastly different from the world she thought she grew up in. The Earth is teeming with winged creatures who breathe the first breath of life into a newborn human child to ensure them a kind heart. These fairy-like creatures stay with children on Earth to help protect them until their eighth birthday. On that day, the Fiorins disappear as quickly as the child's memory of them does.

The author has provided a female role model who is flawed, but who always strives to show compassion to friends and family.

The leader of the Fiorins entrusts Elle with a magic pendant. Only the child of the prophecy in the ancient scrolls can unleash the magic. Boys will laugh at the antics of the class bully and cheer for the Fiorin warrior. Girls will cheer on their newest heroine in book two of the "Lessons from Fiori" series.

You will love this fast-paced and captivating fantasy adventure series. Buy this book to inspire a child to kindness and to empower them to find help whenever they're in trouble or threatened by something they can't control. If you were hurt as a child, you will bond with Elle and find healing in her journey.

 

Peggy M McAloon is on a mission to inspire kids everywhere to stand up to abuse and bullying. Her “Lessons from Fiori Series” about a young girl from Wisconsin, provides a strong female role model who isn’t afraid to show compassion or hack into a con man’s computer if the need arises. Peggy’s courageous battle with depression, abuse, and a traumatic brain injury has enabled her to identify with both children and adults who have suffered from abuse and bullying.

She’s a retired trainer and speaker in the field of commercial credit. Her first book, “The Art of Business Credit Investigation” was featured in Inc. Magazine. She’s been interviewed by the Associated Press and appeared on news shows in her efforts to protect our water resources. LinksWebsite:peggymcaloon.com   Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E5Z668U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Twitter: @PeggyMcAloon

The Mailbox: Priority: Murder (Elizabeth Stitchway, Private Investigator, Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)

She delivers mail by day and solves mysteries by night. But when a hurricane reveals a dead body, will her first case be her last?

Elizabeth "Stitch" Stitchway dreams of becoming a private investigator, but she remains stuck in her mail carrier day job. When a freak hurricane tosses her and her truck into fast-moving waters, a mysterious stranger is her only saving grace. But after a dead body bubbles to the surface, her raw PI instincts aren't sure if her savior is a witness or a suspect…

When Stitch starts to receive letters from her protector, she dives head first into a murder investigation. As she searches for clues, the mystery man asks her for help at the expense of her postal responsibilities. But will trusting the suspect make her the next victim?

The Mailbox is a PI murder mystery filled with clever twists and turns. If you like smart female investigators, puzzling plots, and page-turning surprises, then you'll love Mary Jane Forbes' parcel of thrills.

 

About Mary Jane Forbes

MYSTERY - ROMANCE - SUSPENSE

In other words, cozy romantic mysteries wrapped in suspense.

My goal is to entertain, to transport you away from the stress of the day, to live for a short while in someone else’s world—at times to shed a tear, other times to set your heart beating, and always to add a few chuckles.

Fodder for my books comes from news stories—cybercrime to tiny houses, the stock market to the emergence of bitcoins, family to ancestor’s DNA, cookie baking contests to terrorists. But more often than not my stories are about relationships, and about families.

Unearthing the facts buried under the headlines sends me on fascinating journeys gaining insight into the stories behind the news. I weave my research, what I learn along the way, into my plots making them richer.

Back to work. My mind’s swirling with notes tacked on another storyboard. Twists and turns as I tackle a new plot in my studio loft...a space overlooking a pond edged with palmetto bushes in Port Orange, Florida.

Please drop me a line, a review is always welcome…enjoy your reading!

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Complete Disclosure

After Sage Ritter loses her daughter to a rare form of childhood cancer, the grieving mother leaves the comfort of her pine-clad Georgia home for the wild, open desert of Alpine, Texas, to write a book about Texas Longhorn rancher Petra Harley. Her first deadly encounter is with a rattlesnake, but after she finds a body and seeks to solve that mystery—human contenders prove to be just as dangerous.
As pranks and threats surround her, Sage has no shortage of suspects, including elderly Petra herself and even the “cowgirls” on Petra’s reality show. Sage needs to finish the book quickly and get back to Georgia before she falls in love all over again with Chayton Rivers, the rodeo champ who betrayed her—but her research material keeps being stolen.
Plans are underway for a “Longhorn Rodeo” and the event proves to be a huge draw for Alpine residents and neighboring ranches. The stage is set for the performing longhorns and the ranch hand rodeo, complete with mutton busting for the kids. But will Sage survive to watch it? Stephanie Parker McKean Biography

I’ve survived mauling by an African lion.
I’ve survived being bitten by a water moccasin snake.
I’ve emerged victorious from having been sexually abused as a child. Fleeing that abuse, I lived under a bridge and washed myself and my clothes in the river—even during the coldest months of the year. I painted signs in exchange for money for meals. If I didn’t make enough money, I didn’t eat. Now instead of living under a bridge, I write about them as in Bridge to Nowhere, released by Sunpenny Publishing.
I’ve learned that what doesn’t make you bitter makes you better. As trite as the saying is, you can’t make lemonade without the lemons.
And thank God, I’ve made the transition from atheist to Christian. My two favorite Bible verses are: in everything give thanks, and all things work together to good to them that love the LORD.
The worst day in my life was the day that I lost my job; my mother died and I couldn’t make plans to attend her funeral because my husband had just been sent home from the hospital to die; our sheepdog died, and my truck caught on fire in downtown San Antonio. With flames shooting up from under the hood, I raised my hands to the sky and thanked God. I was safe! Everything bad that could happen to one person in one day had already happened to me. It could only get better. It did.
Thanks to Sunpenny Publishing, Bridge to Nowhere joins my other Christian mystery-romance-suspense books: Heart Shadows, Until the Shadows Flee, and Shadow Chase. I’m now married to wonderful Alan McKean, author of The Scent of Time and The Scent of Home. We live in the lovely Black Isle of Scotland with our rough collie, Angel Joy. But I bet you want to hear more about the lion.
First, I was born in Texas, which was at that time the biggest state in the U.S. I learned at an early age that everything in Texas is bigger and better. When Alaska became a state, I cried. But what about the lion?
Along with an innate pride for Texas, I was born with a love for animals. At age four, my first pet was a large grasshopper that I carried around on a silver spoon. When I accidentally dropped spoon and grasshopper down the radiator in the upstairs apartment building, I sobbed at the tragic loss of my pet. My mother sobbed right along with me. The spoon had been a wedding gift.
History repeated itself years later when my four-year-old son’s pet grasshopper was consumed by a much smaller spider. He sobbed inconsolably. Son Luke Parker is now a U.S. Marine, which would make any parent proud. But I’m most proud of him for walking with God. But back to the lion.
My love for animals led to the snake bite. Because I was an unpopular child, I made pets out of snakes. Other girls were afraid of them. Riding a bicycle with a snake around my neck made boys notice me—they thought I was crazy! The day after I appeared on a local television show explaining how to tell a poisonous snake from a harmless snake, I caught a snake to see which it was. It was poisonous—a water moccasin—and it bit me. Now, finally—the lion!
Ebenezer arrived in the back of a station wagon to join our family’s roadside zoo, a collection of animals that included opossums, raccoons, assorted harmless snakes, a fox, a large boa constrictor, monkeys, a skunk, and a jaguarundi. The 200-pound pet fit right in with our family, until he reached 400 pounds and became a lion.
Sadly, when I became mature enough to quit riding bicycles with snakes in my quixotic attempt to impress boys, I remained immature enough to use a gimmick like an African lion. I invited a fellow college student home to see Eb. Not realizing that Eb had transformed from pet to lion overnight, I boldly walked up to him. Eb grabbed me by the stomach, threw me to the ground, and began mauling me. My terrified college friend jerked me out of the cage—which made Eb bite even harder because he was about to lose his toy. “I hope I did that right,” he panted. “I’ve never had to rescue anyone from a lion before!” I never saw him again.
And now you know about the lion. And when you read Bridge to Nowhere, an adult Christian mystery-romance-suspense set in Three Prongs, Texas, where the misfits fit, you’ll understand a bit more about Texas.
And hopefully, you’ll learn how to make lemonade out of lemons. Because what doesn’t make you bitter makes you better. And with God's help, all you need to add is a little prayer, a little praise...a little sugar. 
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Comic Book History of Comics

220 pages!
For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Herge, Osamu Tezuka - and more! Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.
  About Fred Van Lente

Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.

Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers! (American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Teens), The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats, and loves hearing from readers at fred.vanlente@gmail.com.

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Frosted Shadow: Toni Diamond Mysteries

There’s nothing pretty about murder!
Meet Toni Diamond, make up artist to middle America. She’s got a nose for trouble and a passion for solving mysteries. Imagine Columbo in a lavender suit. She never met a woman who wouldn’t look better with a little help from the Lady Bianca line of cosmetics. But don’t be fooled by appearances. Underneath the fake diamonds and the big hair is a sharp brain and a keen eye that sees the details as well as the funny side of life. When a Lady Bianca sales rep is murdered at the annual convention in Dallas, Toni is the one who notices things that some people, like sexy Detective Luke Marciano, might easily miss. Only someone who understands as much about how to make appearances deceiving could see into the mind of this killer -- a murderer who wants to give Toni a permanent makeover. Into a dead woman.

At the sales convention, Toni has to deal with her arch rival Nicole Freedman, a woman who would stab Toni in the back if it would get her the coveted top sales award. She's got her own beauty consultants to encourage, her mother who's taken Dolly Parton as her pattern and her patron saint, her daughter Tiffany, who, at sixteen, is mortified by everything her mother does. Including breathing.

In this humorous, cozy mystery, complete with a wily and entertaining amateur female sleuth, a sexy police officer, a murder or two, a little comedy and some racy scenes, a suburban cosmetics sales woman matches wits with a fiendish murderer.

New York Times Bestselling author Lori Foster calls Nancy Warren's writing 'sexy and wonderfully witty.'

 

About Nancy Warren

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Nancy's a USA today bestselling author of more than 60 novels. Nancy's originally from Vancouver, Canada but she tends to wander. She currently lives in an 18th century house in Bath, England where she loves to pretend she's Jane Austen, or at least a character in a Jane Austen novel. When she's not writing, she's hiking, skiing, traveling or sipping wine. She's appeared on the front page of the New York Times (when her book, Speed Dating launched Harlequin's NASCAR series), has been a clue in a crossword puzzle (National Post, Canada) and she's been a finalist for the RITA award three times, honored by Romantic Times Magazine and often shares her love of writing in her popular workshops.

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Misty Winter (Misty Point Mystery Series Book 3)

 Tragedy befalls the town of Misty Point when local veterinarian, Dr. Arnie Stokes, is shot at the Hand in Paws Animal Clinic. The investigation leads the Misty Point Police Department directly to Megan Stanford who has now inherited ownership of the grant that has continued to keep the clinic running. When thefts of drugs and medical supplies are uncovered, the attacks appear to be coordinated with other animal shelters in the area.

As Christmas approaches, Megan, Nick and her friends look to keep the spirit of the holiday alive by restarting the town traditions and hosting a fundraiser for the misplaced animals, two of which Megan reluctantly agrees to foster. With the investigation and festivities consuming Megan’s time, she is introduced to the mysterious, handsome Jonathan Brandon Carter who will serve as the future attorney for her estate. The fate of the shelter and employees are at risk unless Megan and her friends can catch a ruthless criminal before he strikes again. About Linda RawlinsLinda Rawlins

Author of Misty Manor, Sacred Gold, Fatal Breach, The Bench

As a child, I loved to read, whenever and whatever I could get my hands on. I started to write my own "Nancy Drew" type mystery in fifth grade. As a student, I studied Biology in Vermont, Sciences and Literature in college and eventually became a physician. I enjoy writing mysteries that contain medical and light spiritual content. Either way, a good murder mystery is always fun.
Misty Manor - Three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey Shore as Megan Stanford returns to her childhood home to find her elderly grandmother and the family Grand Victorian home in a state of shocking neglect. As the town threatens to sue to ensure demolition of the guest cottages behind Misty Manor, mystery unfolds in the once quiet town of Misty Point, NJ. A dead body found in the debris, threatening messages, and vandalism, combined with an eerie sixty year old photograph, bring the investigation closer to home. Megan continues to dig for the truth and unwittingly begins to unravel a decades old secret, which threatens her and the future of Misty Manor.

My first book, The Bench, is set in the fictional town of Rocky Meadow, VT. The Rocky Meadow Mystery series then continues with Fatal Breach. Dr. Amy Daniels is a former trauma surgeon from Boston who moves to Rocky Meadow, VT to escape family tragedy. There she meets, Father Michael Lauretta, the psychologist pastor of St. Francis church and Rocky Meadow Retreat Center. Together, they solve mysteries with the help of Katie, the church cook, Willow, a teenage millionaire and Father Victor, visiting priest from Chicago. In Fatal Breach, the characters become involved with a murder at a local soup kitchen.

While solving crimes, the main characters deal with life, loss, starting over and developing an appreciation for the friends and loved ones in their lives.

Linda Rawlins lives in New Jersey with her family. When she is not working in medicine, she is writing.

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The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain: Inspirational Medical Romance

Who is the MYSTERY Healer concealed in the Great Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee? Why does he need to keep his identity a secret?

Marni Granger is a young woman who lives at the base of the mountain. As a child, falling against a hot cooking pot, she burns the side of her face.
Being teased at school and later stared at as an adult, Marni remains isolated away from society with her grandfather. Her one friend is a half wolf dog, rescued by her as a pup. Marni would like a life similar to other young women, yet she can never see this happening.
Heading off to the base of the mountains to pick berries, she wanders up and becomes lost in the dark. Her pet disappears after she falls asleep. Marni is terrified and cries out to the Lord for help.
A mysterious woman in white calls her name then leads her to a large cabin on the plateau. Here she will meet a handsome man and the hidden surgeon who performs reconstruction operations, disallowed in 1885.

Will there be life changes for this young woman?
  About Crystal Mary Lindsey

Crystal Mary Lindsey is an AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR.

A health professional of many years, Crystal has always loved to read. As a registered nurse and a professional counselor, she realized how stories can INFLUENCE, ENCOURAGE, and INSPIRE, the reader to feel happier. So began her journey as an author to write the kind of books that touch hearts with understanding and awareness. Her books contain an EXCITING mixture of Spirituality, Romance, Mystery, and Suspense, They are unique stories as her passion elevates the reader to overcome their many adversities and see life from an improved perceptiveness.

Credentials: BN (Aus). BSN (USA). MHN (Aus). Dip Counselling/Psychology. Cert Theology.

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AWARD WINNING AUTHOR (Editors Choice and Readers Favourite Award x2).

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