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The Hair-Raising Adventures Of Jayms Blonde: Project Popcorn

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Enter into the salaciously sexy world of “Environmental Espionage” and meet Jayms Blonde. He’s gorgeous, he’s gay, he makes the bad guys pay! A hairdresser by trade and a secret agent by choice, this former U.S. Navy Seal can handle an Uzi like a teasing comb. Aided by his faithful pedicurist, Precious Needmore, they lead an elite band of Pink Berets to save the planet from bad hair and bad air. Armed with bulletproof mousse, an Uzi blow-dryer, hair curler hand grenades, explosive peel-and-stick plastique nails, and laser teasing combs, they rescue the dude-in-distress and make saving the world look fabulous!

BOOK BEAT: The Hair-Raising Adventures of Jayms Blonde is hilarious, sexy, and definitely a joy to read. . . .

KIRKUS DISCOVERIES: Cabell makes the over-the-top zaniness and mock action-hero antics fun, and everything congeals into a wildly enjoyable ride for readers. . . .

CONETICUTT POST: The combination of wild, globetrotting adventure and stylish graphic novel illustrations every few pages gives the book a wonderful over-the-top feel. . . .

LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT WEEKLY: Riddled with playful double innuendoes, Cabell teases with snappy one-liners that makes a statement about Hollywood just as much it does about sex. . . .

HX MAGAZINE: Breezy and funny, Jayms is a hero for every gay boy out there. . . .

IN MAGAZINE: New York-based writer Robert W. Cabell creates an over-the-top gay fantasy world in The Hair-Raising Adventures of Jayms Blonde, This one feels like the first in a delightfully silly series. . . .

ABSOLUTE PALM SPRINGS MAGAZINE: It’s a very entertaining book that will keep you laughing ‘til the end. . . .

247GAY.COM: With a cast of over-the-top characters and a vein of irresistible sexiness, Robert W. Cabell’s Jayms Blonde is one book that delivers page after page of twists and turns. . . . .

GAYWIRED.COM: Grab Jayms Blonde, renowned stylist to the stars and secret agent, and hang on if you can. He is going to take you on an entertaining joyride. . . . .

AMAZON.COM BOOK REVIEW: A brilliant satire of the actual James Bond novels, complete with versions of the chief, the “gadget” guy, buffoonish villains and clueless CIA operatives. . . .

Flights of Angels (Exit Unicorns Series)

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Winner of the 2012 Global ebook Award for Best Historical Fiction

From the dark fairy tale forests of Russia…

To the steamy intrigues of a Hong Kong opium den…

From ancestral secrets long hidden in a Paris mansion…

To the rolling, bloody hills of Ireland during the Troubles…

Meticulously researched and brilliantly written, this, the third book in Cindy Brandner’s magnificent Exit Unicorns series continues the story of Casey and Pamela Riordan, Pat Riordan and Jamie Kirkpatrick.

Trapped by circumstance and the events of his past in the USSR, Jamie Kirpatrick struggles to survive in a hostile environment where not all is as it seems, and blood bonds are forged with enemies in order to survive.

In Ireland, Pamela and Casey Riordan attempt to live a normal life amidst deceit, betrayal and an unofficial war that claims more than just blood. Bequeathed a legacy by Jamie Kirkpatrick, they struggle to keep an empire intact but cannot know the surprises that await them.

Flights of Angels is not only historical fiction, but equal parts political thriller, love story and fairy tale. Richly embroidered with lush imagery, spanning continents and vastly different cultures, this is an epic tale of country and the turnings of the human heart.

Balance (The Divine, Book One)

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My name is Landon Hamilton. Once upon a time I was a twenty-three year old security guard, trying to regain my life after spending a year in prison for stealing people’s credit card numbers.

Now, I’m dead.

Okay, I was supposed to be dead. I got killed after all; but a funny thing happened after I had turned the mortal coil…

I met Dante Alighieri – yeah, that Dante. He told me I was special, a diuscrucis. That’s what they call a perfect balance of human, demon, and angel. Apparently, I’m the only one of my kind.

I also learned that there was a war raging on Earth between Heaven and Hell, and that I was the only one who could save the human race from annihilation. Dante asked me to help, and I was naive enough to agree.

Sounds crazy, I know, but he wished me luck and sent me back to the mortal world. Oh yeah, he also gave me instructions on how to use my Divine ‘magic’ to bend the universe to my will. The problem is, a sexy vampire crushed them while I was crushing on her.

Now I have to somehow find my own way to stay alive in a world of angels, vampires, werewolves, demons and humans that all want to kill me before I can mess up their plans for humanity’s future. If that isn’t enough, I also have to find the queen of all demons and recover the Holy Grail.

It’s not like it’s the end of the world if I fail.

Wait. It is.

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Balance is an Urban Fantasy set in New York City. It is approximately 100,000 words and is suitable for adults both young and old.
Updated 4/3/2013 – fixed the formatting issue which caused text to display incorrectly in night mode.

The Secret Life of Fathers

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****READERS’ FAVORITE 5-STAR AWARD WINNER****

“…Awesome… I really loved this book!”

-Joy Hannabass for Readers’ Favorite

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>> FOR WOMEN and FATHERS OF DAUGHTERS <<

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[For FATHERS] Raising a daughter is different from anything you will ever experience. Here for the first time is a personal look at what it’s really like from a father’s perspective. This may be one of the best books on being a father to a daughter because it’s from real fathers.

[For WOMEN and DAUGHTERS]

What have you always wanted to ask your father, but couldn’t?

Do you truly understand… when a man says something, there’s often more going on beneath his words?

Behaviorist James I. Bond provides “…an emotional glimpse into the complex relationship between fathers and their daughters.”

Through powerful excerpts from personal interviews with 101 fathers of daughters, here for the first time, you get to eavesdrop on men chatting with other men, when no woman is in the room, about the most wonderful and complicated relationship in their entire life.

Go where few women have ventured. Here’s a subject rarely discussed—the private fears and feelings of fathers with daughters. Sometimes wildly funny, sometimes profoundly sad, this book could be the best training manual ever for understanding what men are really feeling, beneath their often carefully-guarded image.

For the first time, this collection from 101 personal interviews allows you to peer into a father’s world of hidden feelings, words unsaid, and a complexity and joy that’s too often misunderstood.

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“…Surprisingly candid…terrifically rewarding.

For women, here’s an emotional glimpse into the complex relationship between fathers and their daughters—from a father’s perspective.

Being the father of a daughter myself, I was really moved by the joys and heartaches many of these dads were willing to share.”

-Steve Harrison, Publisher, Radio-TV Interview Report (RTIR)

WATER: A Vic Bengston Investigation

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A POWERFUL POLITICAL FIGURE…dead in Denver’s South Platte River, the source of vital water sought by farmers, land developers and politicians.

BABY BOOMER VIC BENGSTON…returning to the newspaper world after 25 years in the PR business – is sent to cover the story.

After day one, he’s yanked from the assignment…to let the “pros” take over.

But that doesn’t stop Vic, once a relentless investigative reporter. Bucking his new bosses and the cops, Vic chases down leads on his own, taking him to the heights of Colorado political power, into the life and death struggle over water in farm country and, finally…

…to a deadly confrontation with the killer.

An Alien’s Guide to the Human Species

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Earth 1950s. The popular BBC Radio Sitcom ‘I Say Old Chap!’ was being listened to in kitchens and front rooms all over the UK. But it wasn’t just human beings who were listening to the broadcast.

Fast forward 25 years and the Terries are ready to send spies to film activity on Earth..

Caroline and Phil Gibson are going about their daily lives, trying to raise healthy, fulfilled children and have a few laughs along the way. What they don’t know is that their every move is being analysed and recorded for the enlightenment of the Terries on the planet Largo.

So what will happen when the Terries find out about human mating rituals, leprechauns, various customs and habits, and the vagaries of our waste disposal system?

What will the Terry Prime Minister Rodney Riverbank decide to do?

Are humans really the supreme species on planet Earth?

Rigged for Murder (Windjammer Mystery Series)

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High seas adventure turns to high stakes sleuthing when a beautiful but troubled homicide detective and a New England sea captain join forces in this award-winning mystery set on the coast of Maine.

On leave from the Minneapolis Police Department after being shot, homicide detective Brie Beaumont has gone to Maine where she has family roots. She ships out on the Maine Wind for an early season cruise with Captain John DuLac and eight others. Caught in a gale, they anchor off remote and windswept Granite Island. But when someone aboard is murdered, Brie must single-handedly stage an investigation that moves from the ship to the small fishing village on the island. Plagued by flashbacks, and fighting a growing attraction to Captain DuLac, Brie works to unravel a mystery that will place her directly in the path of a psychopathic killer.

Filled with suspense, colorful characters, nautical lore, and a thread of romance, Rigged for Murder will captivate the most steadfast landlubber.

Up in Flames (A Casey and Catt police procedural #1)

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#1 IN THE CASEY & CATT BRITISH POLICE PROCEDURAL SERIES

‘Well-researched. Intriguing plot. Good pace. Excellent characterisation and wry humour makes this a very enjoyable read. Highly recommended.’ MYSTERY WOMEN<

Fancy some light relief after yet another serial killer book about the unspeakable doings of the latest sadist? Then UP IN FLAMES, No.1 in the Casey & Catt procedural series, should do it. Up in Flames, is a Cozy Procedural, that has as much to do with family relationships as it has to do with crime.

If you enjoy some humour with your murders, you’ll likely love this British detective series.

When Chandra Bansi and her baby, Leela, are burned to death, DCI ‘Will’ Casey and his less than politically-correct sergeant, Thomas Catt, rapidly come under pressure from their superintendent to put a couple of skinhead thugs behind bars for arson.

Superintendent Brown-Smith, acutely aware, after the fiasco that was the failed inquiry into the murder of black, south London, teenager, Stephen Lawrence, that he is in the hot seat, is desperate for a speedy and politically-satisfactory solution to the case. Worried that his previously smooth and upward career progression will be irretrievably damaged, he places additional pressure on Casey.

But the investigation quickly unearths suspects other than the skinheads, suspects unlikely to endear him either to his superiors or the Asian community.

The resolution of the most difficult case of his career is not eased by the arrival of his impecunious hippie parents. Urgently in need of a temporary home, they selfishly concluded that decamping to Casey’s peaceful haven will provide the solution to their current difficulties.

But their raucous, undisciplined lifestyle causes Casey sleepless nights at a time he most needs calm. Bedevilled at home by his irresponsible parents, bedevilled at work by accusations of discrimination from the usual quarters, Casey and ThomCatt must wend a circuitous path through all the additional problems the investigation throws up.

For instance, just how respectable is Chandra’s businessman father? And what about her in-laws, who seem to have blamed their westernised daughter-in-law for the death of their only son? Other members of the victim’s family also come under suspicion. Casey must use the utmost sensitivity in his handling of the case if he is not to cause unrest in the Asian community.

And, at the heart of the case is the fact that Chandra, a modern young woman, had been uncomfortably caught between two cultures. It’s hard to say which is the more dangerous.

In The Beginning…

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In the beginning was Man…and Man was lonely. Although he was given animal companions in the form of Kindreds (Lion, Bear, and Eagle), still there was a longing for more. Father, all too aware of His creation’s inner desires, dispatched an angel named Eva. The pairing ultimately exacerbated the situation—the crux of which coming from Man’s misplaced and, at the time, unfamiliar physical response during the throes of a spirited debate. Father heeded the call as Man cried out and quickly put him to sleep. In that moment, Father’s was struck with inspiration. With the essence of Eva and Man’s rib, Eve [Woman] was formed. As Man awoke to a beautiful stranger staring at him with an uncannily vaguely familiar face, all at once he felt whole.

From then on, Man had a renewed sense of energy and purpose, and was eager to get back to work for his wife. With his Kindreds by his side, he took on the second major task behind naming the animals: classifying plant life. Woman, on the other hand, started to feel the long hours pass with Man away and soon longed for a Kindred of her own. Man explained to her how one received a Kindred—their essence would be revealed to them in a dream the night before they were to arrive. But after weeks with no significant dreams to speak of, Woman started to grow discouraged.

After some time, while walking through the Garden, an animal came to Woman. This peculiar creature went by the name of Sepher. Woman excitedly brought her “Kindred” back to Man. Man—at this point deeply involved in his work—reveled in Woman’s happiness and welcomed the Kindred into the fold. The other Kindreds, however, intuitively saw the new creature in a different light. They could not put a fine point on why, but they reserved a wholehearted welcome. Despite their reservations, they accepted Sepher.

During their moments alone, Sepher started to make Woman question many things, but primarily why it was forbidden to touch the Tree of Knowledge. Woman finally gave in to her curiosity and took from the forbidden tree. In an instant, her eyes were opened. The sensation was extremely intense. Sepher calmed her anxieties, saying it was just her mind getting adjusted to this new level of enlightenment. From there, Sepher encouraged Woman to have Man take the fruit as well, “…In order to take his rightful place beside Father.” Of course the straightaway route would not prove effective, so Woman, with the help of her Kindred, devised a plan. She would use her newfound art of seduction and misdirection to get Man to take from the tree.

 

Sundial (The Light Bringer Series, Book One)

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SEQUEL UPDATE: Book two, The Light Bringer’s Way, is now available.

It is 1988 and teenager Whitney Forbes thought her biggest problem was surviving high school and determining if there was more to handsome Reid Wallace than just his looks and popularity. She was wrong. Her problems were about to get a lot more complicated.

Whitney always knew she was special. But when she discovers she is more “special” than she ever imagined, surviving another school day outside her posh D.C. suburb takes on a whole new meaning. Caught in the middle of a CIA plot and her undeniable magnetic attraction to Reid, she will need to decide who she can trust and what it means to become the Sundial…before she risks her heart and an alarming plan goes into motion.

SUNDIAL is an epic adventure full of romantic intrigue that questions the bonds of love and trust as well as social and economic issues. It unflinchingly dares its characters to overcome adversity to survive and nothing is quite as it seems in this character driven suspense that has a high intensity ending!

SUNDIAL is a 2012 nominee for the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) “Adventure Seekers” category and is the first book in The Light Bringer series. Book Two of the series, THE LIGHT BRINGER’S WAY, is now available for sale on Amazon.

Please visit sundialbook.com for more information and bonus material.