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Passion is a Harsh Taskmaster

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Would you divorce your wife of 10 years after one night of wanton pleasure with another woman? What if a man claiming to be from the future told you it was the right thing to do? Tom Shallot faces this dilemma and more as additional visits occur. When the nature of these visits become known, Tom finds he must team up with the “other woman” to interpret cryptic clues. Lives are at stake.


About the Author

I grew up in Louisville, KY, and received a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Louisville in 1978. After graduation, I worked as an engineer for several years, but shifted to doing computer-related work when personal computers became popular in the early 1980’s. As part of my job, I authored or co-authored a number of internal company reports as well as many papers presented at conferences. Apart from my job, I wrote almost 40 articles for computer magazines and was a regular columnist for a computer journal for two years. Additionally, I wrote over a dozen philosophical articles, three of which were published in a philosophy journal. I authored a number of poems, some of which have been published, and wrote three fictional short stories. Finally, I have two published books. The first one is a non-fiction humorous philosophy book entitled “Beginnings to Endings: Philosophical Ramblings for Avoiding Global Destruction.” It is available in print and eBook formats. “Passion is a Harsh Taskmaster” is my first fiction novel and is also available in print and a variety of eBook formats.

 

 

A First Time for Everything

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Fourteen year-old Olivia has always been a play-it-safe kind of girl, enjoying a relatively simple life in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But her comfortable world is turned upside down when her dad marries mean, bossy Essie … who just happens to live in San Diego. Suddenly, Olivia, who has never moved before, is forced to leave her home and friends, and move two thousand miles away.

Olivia hates everything about California – until she meets Justin, the adventurous and athletic neighborhood hottie. With Justin at her side, will Olivia be able to brave the SoCal social scene and all the intimidating firsts that go along with it? Or will pressures from her new environment knock her down harder than the turbulent waves of the Pacific Ocean?

World of Archangels

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World of Archangels is a spiritual masterpiece designed by Archangel Uriel that retraces the self-realization process that allows you to interact with some of the most influential Beings in this Universe. Regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you are doing, this book contains Universal principles that will redefine your spiritual life. The book is filled with Enlightening meditations, Ancient wisdom and uplifting stories of ethereal encounters with the other side. Whether you are a beginner in this field or an old soul wiser than the day, World of Archangels will help you achieve the next level of your spiritual journey.

Throughout history we have been led to believe that there were only 7 primary Chakras within the human body. There are in fact 12 Chakras that act as representatives for the 12 Dimensions that make up our Universal learning environment. World of Archangels delves quite heavily into each of the Dimensions that collectively became known as Creator School. We are each of us developing souls that will one day achieve the 12th Dimension and leave Creation as powerful Creators ourselves. The fundamentals of achieving such a feat revolves around Unconditional Love and expressing ourselves within the extremely heightened existence of Enlightenment. The Archangels are the Beings who convey these teachings down in order to complete the cycle of learning. World of Archangels was written to simply orchestrate such a Divine meeting; the rest is entirely up to Destiny.

The book follows a self-realization process that Archangel Uriel hand-crafted for the sole purpose of awakening souls. Each chapter continues this powerful journey, where by the end of the book, descriptive meditations upon activating and cleansing the Chakras, raising the vibration of the human body, communing with ethereal Beings, psychic self defense, healing and the ability to understand Life beyond normal human perception becomes available. With self-realization in mind, World of Archangels aims to excel the spiritual aspirant onto a pathway of Enlightenment with dedicated meditations to empower the human energetic body beyond the normal limitations.

Here on Earth we may sometimes become bogged down with all manner of disharmonies that cause us to be shackled into a physical life that was effectively set up for us to fail at some point in time. Sometimes we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel and many times we may even feel burnt by Life itself for no other reason than for the justification of karmic debt. It may be one of the greatest answers to know the meaning of your life and to understand why you are even alive. To genuinely approach an Archangel; these answers may very well be given to you. To live a fulfilling Life, to be free of limitations, to recognize the nature of who you are and where you have come from; this is the result of becoming an awakened soul.

Love & The Goddess

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A woman’s voyage of self discovery starts on the internet, leading all the way to a famous Brazilian healer’s ashram and a shamanic journey through Peru.

When cookery teacher Kate Canavan’s perfect life falls apart her friend James urges her to love and nurture herself, but

mischievous Ella persuades her to dust off her unused dating skills. So

Kate explores the world of on- line dating using the name of a Greek

Goddess. In the midst of a mad dating frenzy, Kate has a traumatic

health scare, which convinces her to drop everything and go in search of

a guru.

Travelling with Ella, she visits a spiritual healer in Brazil, only

to find Ella is more interested in having fun than seeking

enlightenment.  Next stop Peru, where a shaman tells her how to harness

the energy of the Goddess and the Divine Feminine. Kate’s journey of

self discovery continues apace after she returns home and events unfold

in a surprising manner, as she learns to think for herself.

“Funny, informative, heart-warming and wildly entertaining. This book rocks!” – Ferdia Mac Anna

After the Summerland (The Witches of Spring Hill)

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Teen triplets are shocked to discover they are the reincarnation of three witches living on sacred land. The land magnifies their abilities, making them more powerful witches – and targets. They aren’t the only ones aware of the power the land gives . . .

Chloe, Kaiden, and Rowan Alexander can’t wait to meet the new triplets that have just arrived in town. They are determined to find out if they are anything alike. The attraction is instant, though they soon discover they share more than just being fraternal triplets – in fact, Brianna, Cian, and Xavier Silvan are also witches with a secret of their own.

They must overcome their distrust of each other and join together to fight a much stronger witch, who wants the sacred land for more than the power it gives.

It’s a paranormal coming of age story where the teens discover the purpose of their existence, explore their new powers, new relationships, and overcome family secrets, all while becoming stronger witches. They must learn quickly so they can protect themselves and the people they love from the force of dark magic bearing down on them.

Desert Chimera (Stone Quest)

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Desert Chimera, the first book in the Stone Quest Series, introduces the reader to recluse, tracker, and reluctant twenty-eight year old psychic visionary Luke Stone and to his paranormal universe. Luke has been sequestered in the serene woods of Northern Michigan under the tutelage of Cherokee guide Shadow Wolf. When the shaman suddenly dies, Luke flees on a desperate cross-country quest that takes him to the heart of Death Valley.There, Luke is assaulted by terrifying visions of the apocalypse. While praying in agony for release, a shimmering specter arises from the sands to stand beside him. But this is not the one Luke has sought. Instead, this is the One from whom Luke had escaped seven long years ago, the black magician and his arch nemesis Armand Jacobi.

Torrential rains flood; rivers of mud flow. Luke is forsaken. But deep within the cacophony of the storm, Luke hears a voice calling. Following the call, Luke stumbles out of the wilderness and into Eppie Falco’s Desert Inn and Café.

Gathered here also seeking shelter from the storm are an array of fellow travelers. However, upon a clap of thunder and a burst of lightning, the café door swings open and Armand Jacobi, the charismatic black magician Luke had seen as the vision in the desert in the desert and the man from whom he had run now stands before him in the flesh.

Among the travelers whom Armand eventually takes hostage in his struggle with Luke is Consuelo Arroyo, a woman whose life Armand threatens, a woman with whom Luke is falling in love, something he’d never thought would be possible for him.

As Luke’s battle with Armand heightens, Luke is confronted with the full horrors of his past. The battle that rages will culminate in either Luke’s final destruction or his ultimate redemption.

The Ghosts of The Tattered Crow

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12 year-old Jake Shillingsworth’s life as a serving boy in London’s most notorious Inn, The Tattered Crow, is about to get a lot worse.

Recently Jake has felt unseen eyes watching in the Inn’s vacant rooms, in the cellar and worst of all, the attic.

Is this feeling connected to the terrible, shuffling and scraping sounds he hears coming from above in the dead of night?

As Jake returns from one his odious masters errands, he’s accosted by a strange man with a blood curdling story, of ghosts and revenge.

Now, as Halloween draws near, Jake must confront his terror and the dark presence which has taken over the Tattered Crow.

The Ghosts of the Tattered crow is a short story which is sure to unsettle and bewitch readers of all ages.

Moon College

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A dead moon.

A mysterious girl with purple eyes.

This isn’t a safety school. 

His seventeenth year on earth went out with a whimper and anxious incoming freshman Hilary Litwack is headed up – straight up – to college on the moon and into a crucible that will burn away his past. Meeting up with his aggressively thuggish cousin Vladimir, he’s thrust into a new life filled with new friends, violence and treasure, the girl of his dreams, and ultimately the secrets of the moon and the people around him.

Gerard: Le Garçon Vampire

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From the author of the award winning A Death on the Wolf comes a vampire tale unlike any other.

“G. M. Frazier packs an emotional punch with Gerard.”  — Michael P. Clutton, author of Juice: Revolution.

At the age of ten, Gerard de Vigors died in the fall of 1855 at “Ransom,” his family’s plantation just south of New Orleans. Or did he?

One-hundred and fifty years later, Jack Trask, facing a death sentence from cancer, is lured by the sales pitch of an online “vampire hunter” and has spent a small fortune traveling around the world in search of the one being he feels can save him. Now, in the ruins of Gerard’s ancestral home, Jack comes face to face with the creature he has been seeking for nearly a year. And it’s not what he was expecting.

Secrets of the Red Box

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Bonnie has secrets to keep – secrets with the potential to destroy lives, including her own. Running from her destructive and pain filled past, she recreates herself, believing she has escaped the damning evidence hidden in the red box. When her former life is revealed by a cruel twist of fate, Bonnie faces losing everything, including Glen, the only man she’s ever loved. But is Bonnie the woman he thinks she is? A psychological suspense set against the backdrop of the 1940s, Secrets of the Red Box is sure to keep you guessing to the very end!