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Splice Children – Book One

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Awakened in a strange capsule…

Memories gone…

And irreversibly changed…

Zen. Dana. The doctor. Larna Jacobsen. Who are these people?

Where am I?

What am I?

Avoiding a Legacy Nightmare

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You might not be worried about night time monsters hiding under the bed but you should be concerned with the many ways poor planning can turn your estate into a barren, nightmare landscape for your loved ones.

Avoiding a Legacy Nightmare helps you start an internal conversation about what your legacy means to you and what you want it to accomplish. More than that, it’s a simple guide to help you get started in creating an effective estate plan that achieves all that you intended.

Triage: A Thriller (Shell Series)

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Not quite Jack Reacher…

But certainly tougher than Tom Cruise…

There is serious trouble brewing on the cracked streets of Newark, New Jersey, and Shell, a former killer-for-hire, finds himself at the deep center of it all. Nevada, a past love interest, has gone missing from a seedy motel, and Shell is her only champion and possible savior.

In the blink of an eye, he is traveling a path littered with shocking betrayals, brutal ambushes, and senseless murders. One day he is ensnared in a Mob beef, and the next he is confronting an assortment of men linked to Nevada: a community activist with the comportment of a street thug, a possibly bent politician, an understated college professor, and a slick fire-and-brimstone preacher. At best, they are all very dangerous; at worse, at least one of them is a murderer.

PRAISE for Phillip Thomas Duck’s thrillers:

“…flows smoothly, with Duck revealing information with near perfect timing.”

–Romantic Times magazine

“A didn’t-see-it-coming twist ends Duck’s lively tale with a flourish.”

–Library Journal

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Phillip Thomas Duck straddles the line between two worlds. For paranormal fans, no he isn’t a vampire or werewolf, but instead an accomplished author that has published works with traditional publishers (Harlequin and Simon & Schuster) as well as independently. The author lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.

Kick Menstrual Cramps in the Nuts

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KICK MENSTRUAL CRAMPS IN THE NUTS is brought to you by touring comedian turned natural health expert, T.C. Hale (aka Tony Hale). Not only will Hale have you laughing out loud while he reveals the secrets behind cramps and how the human body functions, you will also learn how to look at your own body chemistry to understand the underlying cause of YOUR menstrual cramps. Since the reason cramps can exist varies from person to person, once you understand what is going on with your chemistry, this book will help you understand what foods, supplements, or lifestyle changes could eliminate your desire to scream at inanimate objects once a month.

If you are easily offended or if laughing is too painful while you’re cramping, you can read the more straightforward version of this book, DONE WITH MENSTRUAL CRAMPS. Both versions will teach the same science and the same secrets. In this version, the author just gets to crack himself up.

Here’s what some of Tony’s celebrity clients have to say:

“Working

with Tony is like jumping into the arms of your favorite aunt. Except

it’s not. At all. I mean, his methods work. But it’s not like that at

all.”

- Jane Lynch – Glee

“I

confess to being a full-blown ‘gymophobe.’  (I still have flashbacks of

my mean fourth-grade gym teacher!)  Tony actually makes the gym

panic-attack free.”

- Tom Kenny – Voice of Spongebob

“Wait.

You mean the short skinny trainer dude with the neon sneakers who

writes books about women’s menstrual cramps?  Did  he ever get  a single

menstrual cramp?  I don’t think so.  The guy who helps fat people get

skinnier?  Was he ever fat ? I don’t think so.  And what’s with the

whole fake I don’t talk thing?  Is it turrets?  If he did talk, would it

be a string of expletives even I would be offended by?   I guess he has

a sense of humor.  That’s something good.”

- Betty Thomas – Director – 28 Days, The Brady Bunch Movie, etc.

“You can argue with Tony, or you can do what he says and buy smaller jeans.”

- Kari Wahlgren – Voice of Tigres – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

A Way About

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Colonel Esseline Robinson was on administrative leave helping her niece, Ariana, adjust to living with Essie after the deaths of Ari’s mother and father.

The adjustment period is interrupted when Ari discovers a body at the archaeology lab where she works. Essie is now back on the job, as Planetary Police Chief of Ascendant, dealing with the emotions of her teenaged niece, her gallivanting parents, her detective partner, her ex-husband, and sundry office politics.

Tension mounts with the addition of a series of alien artifact thefts, numerous seemingly-unrelated murders, and aliens determined to cause havoc with the human civilizations of ten planets.

Exodus (Foundation Trilogy)

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Repression and governmental servitude has taken on new meaning for the citizens of the United States. Set in motion decades prior, the people must decide whether to bow down to the new ruling establishment or try and find a way to set things right. With the majority of Americans willing to release their free will to the dictations set forth by the administration, claiming freedom may prove to be an uphill battle.

Puppet of the Fates (Strange Curses)

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Meet Serene Poole, a 16-year-old girl cursed with horrible luck. She’s a walking disaster and can’t go a day without getting hurt- sometimes the injuries are minor nuisances, but other times they are more severe, requiring stitches, casts and stays in the hospital. She doesn’t understand why she suffers the way she does, until one terrible night she learns the truth. In a past life she committed a sin- a sin so terrible that she’s cursed by the Three Fates to have horrible luck until she pays off her karmic debt.

Meet Ryder Whyte, the 17-year-old boy next door who’s always been a friend, and now wants to be more. But this isn’t your typical love story, as every chapter has been woven by the Fates, who won’t let their blossoming love go untested. For the truth will come out about her past sins, and in this incarnation she will have the chance to redeem herself, and maybe even for true happiness- if she lives long enough.

The Devil Stood Up

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Could the Devil, Himself be our ultimate hero?

This is the brutally told story of how the Devil, after countless millennia of strictly doing God’s will of punishing sinners in Hell, decides to lay down a Judgment of his own.

Compelled by the horrific case of a young mother who murdered her child and the lawyer who gets her set free, the Devil comes to Earth seeking justice. Lesser Demons, Patron Saints, and seemingly, God, Himself, conspire against him and then, the biggest complication of all: he meets Kelly, and the Devil, Himself falls in love.

But is Kelly, herself more than she seems?

Heartbeat

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Katie and Adam are afraid of love.

She carries the scars of a first kiss gone terribly wrong.

He uproots his life to flee the stinging betrayal of an ex.

When trust is no longer an option, all romance is suspect.

As a young paramedic, Adam rescues people for a living but cannot save himself. Katie, just out of high school, struggles with a tortured home life she cannot escape.

Everything changes when Katie hops into the front seat of Adam’s ambulance. Overwhelmed by what they are feeling, neither possess the confidence to make the first move. They walk away from each other, full of regret.

To find her, Adam risks his future. To be with him, Katie sacrifices her security.

Little do they know, what little time they do have, is being measured by a heartbeat that is slowly dying out.

 

 

 

 

Just Like You

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Liam is having a great day. He’s getting ready to go clubbin’ with his girlfriend and her friends. He drops his pants off at the laundromat. When he goes back to pick them up, they are gone.

What happens next will throw Liam into the afterlife, where he meets Paul, a heroin addict. Mysteries unfold as they navigate their way through the next world, trying to find a way out, when Aaron appears.

Who is Aaron? This is what a cop named Mack is trying to figure out back here on earth. Mack is also on a mission to prove Liam’s innocence against the backlash of the media, when he stumbles into Paul’s best friend Roxanne, who is being stalked by a killer.

Racism, murder, and love collide in an emotional roller coaster, with rhythm and humor.  Twists and turns will lead to a surprise ending that will leave you with a feeling of gratitude, in this place, we call life.

This is a story, that can happen to you.