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Stealing Liberty

When Reed Paine is sent to a secret detention school for teens whose parents are branded enemies of the state, he doesn’t expect to find friendship – especially after coming face to face with Riley Paca, a girl who has every reason to hate him.

But when Reed, Riley and a few others start reading the old books they find in tunnels under the school, they begin to question what they are taught about the last days of America and the gov-ernment that has risen in its place.
Then the government decides to sell the Liberty Bell and Reed and his friends risk everything to steal it – to take back their history and the liberty that has been stolen from them. Jennifer Froelich's new novel, STEALING LIBERTY, is now available from Clean Reads books. Readers praised her debut novel, Dream of Me, as "well-orchestrated with outstanding imagery." Her second novel, A Place Between Breaths, was called "a roller-coaster ride with enough twists and turns to keep everyone interested" and awarded an Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest's 23rd Annual Self Published Book competition. Jennifer worked for many years as a freelance editor and ghost writer before publishing her own work. She lives in Idaho with her husband, two children and a cat named Katniss. Links:Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/yargmgaq Twitter: @jenfroelich

A Lancaster Love: An Amish Inspirational Romance Series

One choice. Two possible futures. Three hurting people. Follow the ex-Amish woman Eve Miller, her childhood sweetheart Noah Lapp, and her business partner Flynn Munro through an inspirational Amish romance entwining love, loss, redemption, and the healing power of God.

Book One--Eve Miller returns to her Lancaster County home for her beloved father's funeral, only to be confronted with her traumatic memories, a family crisis, and her lost love, Noah Lapp. Will Eve's past destroy her future?

Book Two--Noah revives their romance, and Eve accepts the challenge of righting her family's fortunes. She enlists the help of her new business partner, Flynn Munro, in a venture that she hopes will provide her family an income. But her estranged brother Abel and a sudden disaster threaten Eve's success. Will she be strong enough to justify her family's faith in her?

Book Three--Disaster reveals a dangerous secret, and Eve and Flynn's friendship deepens. Noah's pursuit of Eve meets opposition from the Amish church, and he faces an important decision. Which should he choose--faith or love?

Book Four--Flynn and Eve begin dating, and Abel suffers a crisis that leaves him fighting for his life. Will Eve be able to hang on to her family--and her faith?

Book Five--Eve comes to a dramatic crossroads and makes a decision that determines the fate of her family, her own heart, and her relationship to God.

Follow Eve as she makes her perilous journey from past to present, from doubt to faith, and from loneliness to love, in this 550-page saga of faith, family, and sweet romance!
 Mary LingerfeltI love a good yarn, and it's my goal as a writer to provide entertaining, uplifting romances that satisfy the reader's desire for a good story. I strive to create genuine, complex characters who are worthy of love and respect, characters who struggle with the issues we all face, yet who triumph over their mistakes and obstacles to find God in a new and meaningful way.
I hope that my books will encourage readers to persevere in adversity, to reach out in faith, and to overcome obstacles in that greatest of all romances -- a love relationship with God.
Amazon Review:This is a great book about god and love and family and friends.I couldn't put it down.
I laughed, cried and was so into it as if I was there.
I want more!
Mary is a very good writer.
Thank you Mary.Marilyn E Rileyon Links:Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/yamxjybwTwitter: @MaryLingerfelt

The Mirror Masters

 Leah Ellis never knew why she was abandoned on the beach at two years old. That is, until her life takes a bizarre turn when she begins seeing images in mirrors she can't explain--cloaked figures using powers that manifest like lightning bolts, or flash-frozen beaches on another world beneath a purple sky.

She practices mirror-gazing, driven to understand these images and their possible connection to her forgotten past, and discovers a wild, boundless power coursing through her veins. Soon, she learns to control what the mirror shows her.
When new neighbors move in, Leah is shocked that they're dead ringers for the people in her visions. According to Brian, with the gorgeous ice-blue eyes, and his father, she is a MirrorMaster--an alien with a gift that lets her travel through mirrors, even to worlds light years away. Her birth parents sent them to take her back to her homeworld of Jantyr.
But Leah's long-lost birth sister activated an ancient device to trigger a cataclysm on Jantyr as a bid to consolidate her own power. Leah must return to Jantyr, master her newfound ability in order to disable the device, and thwart her sister's plans. Otherwise, the destruction will consume the entire galaxy, including Earth and everyone she loves. Lora Palmer writes science fiction and fantasy for young adults. Bucks County, Pennsylvania is her home, where she resides with her wonderful husband and their mischievous cat. She has earned a graduate degree in Psychology and works at a local residential facility serving autistic children and teens. In her spare time, she also sings in a praise band, Chalice Sounds.

AMAZON REVIEW 
I loved the imagination presented in this story and sweet, sweet Leah. Her past is a mystery, but when she finds out just how special she is, it doesn't go to her head. She wholeheartedly wants to help her friends, family and world she has little memory despite terrible odds. I liked how you got to travel to her alien world. The mirrors were lots of fun where she could see bits of history, spy on others, or use them as a portal. This had lots of adventure and a little romance. I found myself wanted to know how it would all end.
By Julie on January 13, 2017LinksAmazon: https://tinyurl.com/yaskn9gl Twitter: @LoraReedPalmer

Surrender to Peace

Joy Worth arrives in Puerto Rico on her honeymoon trip--without her ex-fiancé. On a tour, she meets Park Ranger Benigno Arroyo.
On several more outings, he shows her the joy of living through the beauty of his beloved island. She begins to hear God’s voice again.
Joy so loves the island she decides to stay. Benigno falls in love with Joy but realizes her pain is still fresh. Joy loves him but doubts her judgment.
Can Benigno Cook earn her trust and love while helping her learn to hear God’s still, quiet voice again? Rose Allen McCauleyHi! I am a Kentucky gal who loves to write stories set in small towns with huge hearts. I'm a child of God, a wife, mom, and Mimi who taught school for over 27 years and now enjoys writing, reading, scrapbooking and walking. I love hearing from readers on my website or blog.LinksTwitter:@RoseAMcCauleyAmazon: https://tinyurl.com/yawz3q6w  Website:rosemccauley.com

Cloak of the Light: Wars of the Realm, Book 1

 Drew is caught in a world of light - just inches away from the darkWhat if...there was a world beyond our vision, a world just fingertips beyond our reach? What if...our world wasn’t beyond their influence?
Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn, but college offers Drew a chance to start over—until an accident during a physics experiment leaves him blind and his genius friend, Benjamin Berg, missing.
As his sight miraculously returns, Drew discovers that the accident has heightened his neuron activity, giving him skills and sight beyond the normal man. When he begins to observe fierce invaders that no one else can see, he questions his own sanity, and so do others. But is he insane or do the invaders truly exist?
With help from Sydney Carlyle, a mysterious and elusive girl who offers encouragement through her faith, Drew searches for his missing friend, Ben, who seems to hold the key to unlocking this mystery. As the dark invaders close in, will he find the truth in time? Chuck Black is the author of nine novels including the popular Kingdom Series and The Knights of Arrethtrae series. He spent eight years in the Air Force traveling the world as a communications engineer and an F-16 fighter pilot. Today, Chuck is a product design engineer and has invented or coinvented eleven patented construction products now being sold internationally. His passion in life is to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and to love his wife, Andrea, and their six children. The Blacks take their family music ministry on the road, singing Christian gospel, contemporary, and traditional songs. Chuck and his family live in North Dakota. Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ycstu3yo

Winds of Paradise (Paradise Valley Book 2) Kindle Edition

 Dusty Lewis has a hard heart. Years of loose living and of following the open trail have left him lonely and empty inside. All he has left, all he loves, is the homesteading life and the band of fellow ranch hands who he travelled with from Fort Worth Texas, to Montana Territory, to set up a new life.Paradise Ranch is his home now: he’s come to terms with not having a family of his own. That is until he meets Jane Wilder. She’s running from a troubled past as well, but that past is about to catch up with her.When the two of them are forced to work together on the run down schoolhouse where Jane is the schoolmistress, she does everything she can to keep her secret safe while he fights his growing attraction to her.A tragedy throws them together again, and they must each choose whether to follow the path of fear or love, honesty or lies. Can their love overcome the sins of the parents, or will Jane and Dusty miss their chance at happiness? Vivi Holt writes inspirational, historical romances with a western flavour. Of her books, readers say:

"The plot kept me enthralled and the pages turning"
"I cried and laughed"
"What an awesome ending. Can't wait for more!!"

Vivi lives in beautiful Brisbane, Australia with her husband and three young children. Growing up on a farm she learned to love the country life and now she writes about it in her books. History has always fascinated her as well, so writing historical romance seemed a natural progression. She loves horse-riding, hiking, and reading.

Her goal is to write touching, emotional and sweet romance stories that captivate the reader and transport them back in time.

Get your exclusive FREE Mail Order Bride short story - copy and paste into your browser to download: http://viviholt.com/newsletter/sign-up/Twitter:  @vivi_holtAmazon: https://tinyurl.com/yalk9b4k

Love Takes Flight: A Billionaire Love Story - A True Romance (Billionaire Endearment Series Book 1)

 Peter Vasiliev is a Russian billionaire who only has time for business and no time for personal entanglement, especially since his divorce five years ago. He had learned the hard lesson that all the women who desired him wanted him for his money.
Lisa Rhodes is a flight attendant who lived only for adventure and nothing more. She had no time for romance, not after so many heartbreaks. And when she finally got the offer to be a flight attendant on Peter Vasiliev’s jet, she saw it only as a path to the adventurous life she had always dreamed of.
But on the very first day of work, she got on the wrong foot with her boss and thought he was the most insufferable man she had ever met. Peter too thought of her as one of the many flight attendants he grew tired of, only this one seemed incompetent from the very first day. Do first impressions always last? Or can love spark?
Across many countries, from Finland to Paris, to Italy and then England, both of them had to brace themselves for the most rollercoaster adventure of their lives, something neither of them was prepared for.

Book 2 titled "Love Takes Root" in the Billionaire Endearment Series is available now and free on Kindle Unlimited. I’m a down to earth people lover with a case of wanderlust who loves to write weak at the knees, tingly, take my breath away romantic stories set in beautiful international locations. I am especially intrigued by the love stories of two complicated characters finding each other in the most surprising of ways and falling in love. I promise to continue to deliver just that in romantic novellas/novels set around the world for you to enjoy.
Please feel free to reach out to me on Facebook, SIGN UP at my website for news and/or send me a message via email.
Share your love story, tell me about the exotic and romantic locations you have visited with the one you love, and most of all lets get to know one another. I would love that!
I'm at facebook.com/chantalwilliamsauthor email at chantal@chantalwilliams.com
My blog is http://www.chantalwilliams.com Amazon  https://tinyurl.com/ycgpxaam

Like Dandelion Dust

 Kingsbury delivers a powerful new novel about two parents' love for their child and the surprising lengths they will go to keep their family together when a judge rules that their adopted son must be returned to his biological father. #1 New York Times Bestselling novelist Karen Kingsbury writes Life-Changing Fiction™ and has been called America’s favorite inspirational author. There are more than 25 million copies of her award-winning books in print, including several million copies sold in the past year. Karen’s last dozen titles have topped national bestseller charts and many of her novels are under development as feature films and television movies.

In addition, Roma Downey and MGM Studios announced this year that they are developing 22 of Karen’s Baxter Family novels into a TV series. She lives in Tennessee with her husband Don and their five sons, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. Their actress daughter Kelsey lives nearby and is married to Christian recording artist Kyle Kupecky. The couple recently welcomed their first child, Hudson, making Karen and Don grandparents for the first time.

Liberty University: Karen is a visiting professor at Liberty University where she teaches master classes in a number of disciplines two weeks each semester. Karen has often said if Heaven had a university, it would be Liberty.

Movies: Two of Karen’s bestselling books were made into Hallmark Channel movies. The Bridge 1 & 2 are now available on DVD through Hallmark. Roma Downey and MGM Studios announced this year that they are developing 22 of Karen’s Baxter family novels into a TV series. In addition, several of Karen’s books are in development as feature films and television movies. In 2011, Karen’s novel Like Dandelion Dust was made into a highly acclaimed feature film starring Barry Pepper and Mira Sorvino. Like Dandelion Dust released in theaters across the country and is now also available on DVD.

Radio: In addition, Karen has recently been added as an on-air talent with the #1 syndicated morning radio program Keep the Faith. Karen’s segment, “The Heart of the Story” airs several times an hour every day of the week during the program.

Speaking: Karen is also a public speaker, reaching tens of thousands of women annually through various national events. She talks about having “One Chance to Write the Story of Your Life”, encouraging her fans to love well, laugh often, and find a life of faith.

Readers: Karen is actively involved with her readers and often shares time with them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She has a free newsletter, which she uses to keep readers up to date on new releases, movies, TV shows, blogs, and book giveaways. Readers can sign up for Karen’s free newsletter on her website: www.KarenKingsbury.com  Amazom: https://tinyurl.com/yaanpq4t Twitter: @KarenKingsbury

The Rent Collector

 Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not working. Just when things seem worst, Sang Ly learns a secret about the ill-tempered rent collector who comes demanding money--a secret that sets in motion a tide that will change the life of everyone it sweeps past. The Rent Collector is a story of hope, of one womans journey to save her son and another womans chance at redemption. It demonstrates that even in a dump in Cambodia--perhaps especially in a dump in Cambodia--everyone deserves a second chance. Camron Wright was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a B.S. in Business from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in Writing & Public Relations from Westminster College.

Camron’s first book, Letters for Emily, was a Readers Choice award winner, as well as a selection of the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. In addition to North America, Letters for Emily was published in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, and China.

His book, The Rent Collector, won Book of the Year, Fiction, from ForeWord Reviews; Best Novel of the Year from the Whitney Awards; and is a nominee for the prestigious 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

His latest novel, The Orphan Keeper, will be released September 6th, 2016.

Camron currently lives with his wife, Alicyn, in Alpine, Utah. He is the proud father of four children (all girls but three). Links Amazon https://tinyurl.com/mtpev6w
Twitter @AuthorCamronW

My Body...His Temple a Bible study for 9-12 year olds on purity.

 A personal Bible study for 9-12 year olds teaching them why purity is important and what the Bible says about living a pure life. Heidi KreiderAs a mom, wife, and daughter of God, Heidi lives an ordinary life in the Midwest. Married 22 years to the one who holds her heart, she is Mom to 3 Es... one in college, one to graduate homeschool this year and one homeschooled for middle school. Heidi spends her time between her family and working from home as a social media manager.

In some form or another, Heidi has imagined, shared, told, and written stories for as long as she can remember. Being called to share her stories has been a journey out of the ordinary. The Secret of Counting Gifts is her first published novel. Immensely grateful for her gift to craft words into stories that move readers from laughter to tears and back again, she is quick to credit the Creator for her talent. She continues to count her God-given gifts every day. LinksAmazon: https://tinyurl.com/knkzwug Twitter:  @heidikreider