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Trails in the Sand

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Trails in the Sand is Southern drama on the scale of Anne Rivers Siddons, where family secrets lie as deep as a mangrove swamp, skeletons molder in the woodwork, and the honeyed smiles of Southern belles mask seething resentment. -Clare Chu, Amazon top 100 reviewer

Zick’s latest novel is totally different than Live from the Road. I loved that one, but her latest is more serious, more “today’s headlines” and more drama that shares a contemporary love story like no other I’ve read… It is a novel that covers three generations and shows the dark side of things learned through and from our ancestors. An important book in several ways. -Glenda Bixler, Book Reader’s Heaven


From the Author

During the real-life drama of BP’s DeepWater Horizon oil spill, I served as a public relations director for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. I handled the media for the sea turtle nest relocation project that took place during the summer of 2010. At the same time, I was beginning a new relationship with a lost love from thirty-five years ago and was in the process of moving to Pittsburgh. Two weeks prior to the oil spill, twenty-nine miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in West Virginia, just a few hours from where I was moving. It all fell into place to write about the oil spill, the coal mine disaster, and a family facing disaster. Trails in the Sand explores  the efforts to restore and redeem what has been damaged.

Fables of the Reconstruction

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Pomba Gira Mysticism. Creole Voodoo. The zombie apocalypse. Sex, drugs, magick.
Paranormal erotica.

Meet Pierre von Minzle and Mary Moore. They are the Adam and Lilith, definitely not Adam and Eve, of today’s zombie apocalypse. Fables of the Reconstruction is a playful yet graphic sexual adventure consisting of what might have been, combined with what possibly might be happening now. It contains Pomba Gira mysticism, Creole voodoo and the seeds of the zombie apocalypse set in Victorian London’s notorious Whitechapel District. Sex, magick , zombies. This ain’t your daddy’s shotgun zombie story. Mature content warning.

The Dark Mist Of Autumn: Autumn’s Mist

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In the peaceful, quiet town of Malapaso, a small town in the Adirondack

Mountains in upstate New York, homicide detective Marc Collins begins

to investigate the deaths of two well-known college students. At fi rst it

appears to be the crime of youths involved in satanic worship that got

out of hand. But as the investigation wears on, Detective Collins learns

there are more sinister evils at work that will push him beyond his own

boundaries as a cop and test his own faith in God. Along with Police

Psychologist Dr. Shannon Medford, who will aid him in his investigation,

they will have to fi ght to keep Kathy Westscott, the only witness to the

murders, alive as they face the most supreme evil of all. Marc learns the

deception of evil goes far beyond his understanding; it brings him back to

the reality of his wife’s murder fi ve years before. In the end, Marc risks his

own life to save a young girl who holds the key to the future of the most

ancient evil itself to exist.

Where’s Emma: Olivia Looks For Her Baby Sister: A Children’s Book Ages 2-4

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Another great kids book for ages 2-4 from one of Kindle’s best-selling authors. Where’s Emma allows you to experience the excitement of a new baby coming into the family. Curl up and cuddle with your little one to find out where she is hiding.

When Mama said Emma was coming, Olivia wanted to know where she was. Olivia thought Mama was fibbing when she told her, so she went looking for Emma herself.

Fans of Leslie Patricelli and Sharlene Alexander will want to meet the new girls on the block. In this first of the Olivia and Emma series, let your child watch the bond between two sisters develop from the moment when Mama tells Olivia that new baby Emma is coming.

And Olivia, turning cartwheels because she is so excited at having a baby sister, demands to know where Emma is. Right now.

Where’s Emma encourages your child’s imagination as Olivia embarks upon her quest to find Emma. Your child will recognize her disappointment when she isn’t where Olivia wants her to be. See if your child can guess where Olivia ultimately finds Emma.

This whimsical book delivers life lessons on patience, curiosity and family bonds with over twenty sweet cartoons and a heroine with whom all toddler and preschoolers can relate.

Here’s what some mothers are saying:

“I love the illustrations in this book. The colors are so perfect for this story. And following Emma around her favorite places until Olivia is finally delivered was a joy! Well done, Ms. Page on another great children’s book.” Angela, mother of one daughter:

“Beautiful story and illustrations. The very first book I read to my newborn daughter and she seemed very content listening.” Sanem, mother of twin girls.

Hit the BUY button now and get your children started on the hunt for Emma.

Vámonos! (Humorous Action Adventure Novels)

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“Bill Stephen’s Vámonos! takes a wry and realistic look at human nature and the result is fun, lively, innovative, and highly entertaining. Instead of editorial comment on the character’s foibles, the various critters do the job, and the result is often hilarious and deeply revealing. Though the protagonists get themselves into heaps of trouble, the general tone is upbeat throughout, often left me laughing out loud. I recommend ¡Vámonos! in the highest terms.” Florence Weinberg, Ph.d Author of The Storks of Caridad and Unrest in Eden

“From a literary standpoint, Vámonos! is a book about good. evil, redemption, and the human condition, and it handles those elements with grace, intelligence, and wit. Remarkably, it also does something that literary novels rarely do: while accurately capturing the zeitgeist of today’s Mexico, it delivers the kind of edge-of-the-seat entertainment usually found only in plot driven thrillers. Have you ever wondered what it might be like to ride a Harley, or maybe to ride one in Mexico? Vámonos! brings you those experiences, virtually in 3D, with as much excitement as anybody needs, and does so with close to zero predictability. And there is enough humor to keep you smiling through even the most suspenseful scenes. The ending is especially satisfying: not only do the main characters achieve redemption but so do readers, most of whom will not be able to finish the book without a surge of optimism and a renewed enthusiasm for their own slog through this veil of tears.” Jim Peyton author of The Vampires of Bustamonte

“I think the comparison to Christopher Moore and Carl Hiaasen is a good one. I’ve read several of their books. In fact, I enjoy listening to these types of books and think Vámonos! is perfect for the audiobook format. It’s funny with a charming, self-deprecating hero. It reminds me of a modern day Don Quixote. And the dialogue and situational comedy make it a great candidate for film.” Diana Lopez author of Confetti Girl and Sophia’s Saints.

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C&W singer/songwriter Skeets Hollaran and best friend, piano player, Jesse Suarez, are both underachieving Austin, Texas, musicians. Skeets finds himself homeless when his soul mate, Gena Koster, kicks him out for philandering. Jesse’s landlord evicts him and threatens criminal action for his hot rent checks. They flee, on their Harley motorcycles, into the Mexican desert. They hope for a life-changing, pivotal spiritual journey of redemption: sin seared from their souls by the desert sun, atonement, and absolution of Skeets by Gena.

Instead, a riotous romp follows from the Mexican border to the small town of Tolencita where the despot El Jefe jails them and threatens their lives.

As you ride along with Skeets and Jesse on this Don Quixote-esque adventure, you find (in spite of the playful tone and often thigh-slapping humor) mankind’s foibles arrayed, illegal immigration illuminated, greed uprooted and foiled, and political oppression confronted and vanquished – all without a single gunshot.

Wonderful Josefina, the Mexican burro, also shows us if we are steadfast in our faith and stay the course, we can achieve our dreams, even though we might get diddled along the way.

Racing the Reaper

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Jacob Myers was the normal, average, run of the mill kind of guy. He often believed he was meant for something greater, and then on one fateful night in August, his life completely changed. It was the tragic event he suffered that gave his life a new meaning, a new direction. If he only knew what was about to come, he might’ve thought twice about making such a change.





Editorial Reviews
About the Author

Jerrid Edgington has been a Paramedic for 15 years with a total of 17 years in the Emergency Medical Services field. He has experience in the inner city settings, small community, as well as rural settings. He began his career in Phoenix Arizona and then traveled to Boise Idaho, Spokane Washington, Moses Lake Washington and then eventually found his way back home to Oklahoma where he presently works for Le Flore County EMS as a Paramedic in Poteau Oklahoma. Jerrid has worked for several private and county EMS agencies. He also spent two years as a flight Paramedic in Boise Idaho. He is happily married to Jody, who is an Emergency Room Nurse. As well as writing, Jerrid spent several years as a high school football, and basketball official. Jerrid also played semi-pro football for six years until father time caused him to have to make a difficult decision and retire. In his spare time, he works with wood building furniture for his home.

Goodbye Mr Ex: A woman’s guide to moving on

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Transform your ex relationship struggle into freedom. Ever wondered what keeps most women struggling in the pain and anger of their ex-relationships and why they keep having their buttons pushed? This book identifies what these factors are and will give you a pro-active approach to free you from your past in a quick and painless fashion, giving you back your “inner mojo” and a sense of peace, so you can move on without looking back. Why struggle and go it alone when you don’t have to? Free yourself of the past today and create your new life!



Editorial Reviews
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“Marina has found the ideal way to support you in transforming a painful ending of your marriage into a great start for the rest of your life. For all the women out there that just turned single, it is the most practical and inspiring book to get your life back on track and to find happiness again.” — Marie Diamond, Transformational Leader and Feng Shui Master, featured in The Secret “The book is so refreshing – it feels like it’s part of a growing school of modern thought in the grand tradition of the Stoics, my favourite philosophers! I love the blend of gentle yet firm support. It’s not tough love to me; it’s nurturing necessity. I thought the combo was magic.” — Natasha Phillips, Researching Reform “An honest and plain-English guide to how to stop your ex – or how you react to your ex – getting in the way of a beautiful life. Just like her workshops, Marina’s book is engaging and accessible, yet does not dumb down the powerful effects of a break-up on the heart and spirit, nor the good that can come from learning how to shift through your divorce and break-up, leaving bitterness way behind you.” — Suzy Miller, Founder of Divorce In A Box


About the Author

Marina is an inspirational speaker, author and the founder of Divorce Shift, an organization that supports women who are struggling to get over their ex relationships with highly interactive online workshops, creating a powerful community of women so that they can express release and move on in the comfort of their own homes.She has been featured in the UK tabloids such as The Guardian and The Daily Mail, while being featured in women’s magazines discussing matters of divorce and her own journey. Marina has been there, done that, got the T-Shirt and written the book. She went through her own divorce, is the daughter of a divorcee and has been through a countless number of breakups. Because of these unique experiences and having worked with a growing number of clients, she has experienced the detrimental effects that hanging onto ex relationships can have on the individual as well as on their family and children.Marina is also the author of It’s Your Right to Be Wrong In Relationships and a number of e-books. www.DivorceShift.com

ANGEL OF MERCY

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What do you do when the choice you made was the wrong one? During the war, Jeff Hawkins’s tenderness had been nurse Angela’s sanctuary from the horrors of Vietnam, and his passion had been their salvation.

But Jeff had been wounded long before a bullet brought him to the EVAC hospital. Fearless, with nothing to lose, Jeff was the kind of soldier to whom they awarded Purple Hearts . . . posthumously.

Years later, when he encountered Angela again at a veterans’ reunion, she could no longer pretend that the madness of war had triggered their brief, all-consuming alliance.

Could they have a second chance? Or had she forfeited any claim to Jeff’s love when she did the unforgivable . . . married his best friend? Not all wounds are visible . . . and not all wounds can be healed by the soft touch of a nurse’s hands. But Angela knew he was worth fighting for . . . and Jeff was tired of fighting.

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This book burst full blown from a dream. I loved writing every word and had a great time picking the perfect songs to open each chapter. ASCAP wouldn’t let me use the words without paying a gazillion dollars in royalties, so I chose titles that would invoke the mood and atmosphere of each chapter that followed. Angela and Hawk were such wonderful, but heart-breaking characters. He was a great hero, and she was the perfect person to help him heal. This was the final book in the ANGEL trilogy, with KISSED BY AN ANGEL and PHANTOM ANGEL preceding it. I lived with them for years, and I will truly miss having them in my daily thoughts.

AWARDS: Winner of the “ROMANTIC TIMES” Reviewer’s Choice Award for Series Romance.

Finalist in the Romance Writers of America Golden Choice Award.

REVIEWS:

“RENDEZVOUS” . . . “A heavy theme but skillfully woven with love and compassion.”

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PHANTOM ANGEL

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He shouldn’t have survived. . . not the crash landing in the Vietnamese jungle nor the years of backbreaking labor. But the painfully thin man with the arresting blue eyes had paid a high price for survival.

The man Melora Delaney faced across a rice paddy, the man she was to bring back to America, had lost his youth and his memory. As a psychologist she couldn’t restore Bo’s lost years, but she could help him begin life again.

Melora planned two months of intensive work with her patient. But then she came to know the man, who existence was a miracle of strength and will. When the time came … and it would … would she be able to let him go?

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: When I wrote KISSED BY AN ANGEL, Scott’s RIO and best friend was supposed to be dead. But he spoke to me in a dream, telling me not only was he alive, but he was still lost in the jungles of Vietnam and didn’t know who he was or where he was supposed to be. That created the question of what would a person do who has amnesia and doesn’t remember anything of his past, including where he was, why he was there and where was he supposed to be? I came to the conclusion that he wouldn’t likely try to escape if he had no idea what was on the other side of that jungle. Instead, he would be living in limbo, waiting for something or someone to help him. Before KISSED was even completed, Bo had told me his story, and I had to write it down so he would not be forgotten. I truly believe there are Americans who were…or still are…surviving, waiting for us to bring them home.

And the story didn’t end with Bo because Hawk then demanded to have his own book. Look for the third in the Angel series ANGEL OF MERCY, also available for Kindle. Whether you were Vietnam era or not, these stories will make you laugh and cry and understand the depths of wounds a war can cause.

REVIEWS:

“RENDEZVOUS” . . . “What I liked most about this book is that it seems for the most part absolutely real. No super-perfect characters. No phony love scenes. And a touching story that doesn’t require unnecessary embellisment. Please don’t miss this gem.”

“ROMANTIC TIMES” (4-) . . . “This books gets off to a fantastic start…this powerful tale will entirely engage your interest.”

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Criminal Decision

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CRIMINAL DECISION is the harrowing story of one woman’s battle against a corrupt family court as she tries to protect her 3-year-old daughter from sexual abuse at the hands of the wealthy and powerful grandfather.

Suspecting that her little girl is being molested when she spends the night at the grandfather’s house, divorced mother Gina Seymour asks the court to change the custody-sharing agreement. But the judge, allied with the influential old man, believes she is fabricating the charges. Accusing Gina of “parental alienation,” he threatens to place the child in the hands of her alleged molester. The only way Gina can protect her daughter is to break the law and take her on the run.

Inspired by actual cases covered by award-winning journalist Jill Kramer, CRIMINAL DECISION addresses problems inherent in family courts throughout the nation which mistakenly place thousands of children in the homes of their abusers.

“A wonderful, knock-down true-to-life story! Horrifying and entertaining at the same time.” — Dr. Mo Therese Hannah, Professor of Psychology, Siena College, and producer of the annual Battered Mothers Custody Conference.

“Jill Kramer, an exceptional reporter, has written a fast-paced, engaging novel about an obviously important topic.” — Katherine Ellison, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of THE MOMMY BRAIN: HOW MOTHERHOOD MAKES US SMARTER.