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The Forgotten Queen

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Avalon has long been considered the traditional place of Arthur’s burial. But what if that place was actually named after someone? As an infant, Avalon is stripped of beauty so that all that remains are her dramatic green eyes. She is taught from birth that Arthur is her destiny. Out of curiosity she watches him in the magical waters of the lake and finds it impossible not to fall in love–and yet he is the king. She has nothing to offer but a pure heart. And so with the future of Camelot at stake, Arthur turns his attention toward the politically strategic Princess Guinevere and makes her his queen. In this exciting retelling of Camelot, Arthur struggles against the forces of evil until he reigns supreme, only to discover that his closest friend, Lancelot, is having an affair with his wife. Upon discovery, Camelot is forced to the brink of destruction. It’s then that Arthur realizes what a fool he has been. Broken and alone, shamed before the entire kingdom, Avalon comes back into his life. With her he finds the kind of passion that he has so long sought. Raised in the shadows, subservient to the Lady of the Lake, Avalon rises above it all to become the true queen of Camelot. She is the for­got­ten queen … and the sole bearer of Arthur’s heart. Full of unexpected twists and turns, action, suspense, treachery, and deceit, “The Forgotten Queen” will tear at your heartstrings until the very satisfying ending.

Lantern in the Mist

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In 1899, stunning Kathleen Colby finds herself forced to embark on a perilous adventure with her disabled sister across America. During this unparalleled journey from Alaska to New York, she encounters compelling, dangerous characters, meets an attractive man of many secrets, and discovers what it is to be a woman in the late 1890s. This amazing trip will eventually change the naive Kathleen into…the new woman of the early twentieth-century.

My Emily

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Honorable Award Winner – 2012 Reader’s Favorite Book Awards

Finalist – 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards

Finalist – 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

This book tells the story of a hurting family, an amazing little girl and a mysteriously faithful God.

Emily wasn’t born perfect – so one might think.

She was born with Down Syndrome and many would jump to the conclusion that she would have very little hope for a life with any significance. Two years later came the diagnosis of leukemia. What little hope remaining turned to no hope whatsoever – or so one might think.

The life of this little girl, with all its perceived imperfections, had great meaning. Her loving nature and courage touched the hearts of everyone she met. She also taught them how to value their own lives – even with their many “imperfections.”

Note: A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will help families with special needs children, those who are battling pediatric cancers, as well as parents grieving the loss of a little one.

Visions of a Reject

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A dismal existence is all that’s left. America’s foundation is crumbling, and life is no longer recognizable. Plagued with lifelessness and disease, the world is deteriorating fast.

Gabriel Jones is caught in the middle. Just your average Joe, trying to find his place in this hopeless society, Gabriel is on the verge of knowing. Knowing the truth, and uncovering reality in a world that no longer makes any sense, where nothing is certain, not even our existence.

People are no longer in control of their own lives, but rather mindless pawns in the game of high-level, institutionalized deception with ulterior motives and global consequences. Knowledge and bounty have been replaced with darkness and drought as only a chosen few roam in search of a key to restore light and order to things.

Gabriel makes a rapid descent into this world of illusion, blind allegiance, and mind-numbing exercises in futility that leave him questioning his sanity. He’s unable to understand the things going on around him, passing from life to death, then back again.

But the question remains, can Gabriel do anything about it?

The Jungle of Rawr: Humphrey and Moe’s Story

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There’s a new visitor to the Jungle of Rawr, and not all of the animals are excited!

Moe the owl doesn’t like new and different things, and Humphrey the camel sure is different! Will they be able to get along?

Teaching empathy, tolerance, and understanding- The Jungle of Rawr: Humphrey and Moe’s Story introduces children to two new characters who show us that we don’t have to all be the same, and that seeing life from a different perspective can be fun, and educating too!

Get On The Shelf – How to get your Invention Selling & Making Money

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Inventors: Learn from a Pro How to Create a Product That Sells!

Get On The Shelf – How to get your Invention Selling & Making Money was written by Mark Christopher, the inventor’s helper who assisted two of the final Top 10 inventors in the Walmart “Get on the Shelf” contest.

Relying on his market savvy and years of experience, Christopher identifies the steps necessary to bring a good idea to market. This information is crucial to new inventors, because the failure rate for the uninitiated is huge. To quote one of the largest invention advisors and inventor helpers’ websites:

“From 2008-2010, we signed Submission Agreements with 4,756 clients. As a result of our services, 106 clients have received license agreements for their products, and 30 clients have received more money than they paid us for these services.”

The average fee for those services was $21,500 per inventor. So that means that in three years only 30 people out of 4,756 made more than $21,500 with their inventions. But the invention advisors did well in spite of that, because their model, as is true of most “inventor helpers,” is to make money off the inventors and not the inventions.

You don’t have to fall victim to this type of “help”!

Get On The Shelf will teach you the following:

Assessing whether you have what it takes to bring a product to market

 

Identifying whether you have a viable idea

 

Protecting your idea

 

Making a prototype

 

Getting feedback

 

… and much more, all from a successful inventor who is willing to share his extensive knowledge and experience with you.

LIFE’S WHAT HAPPENS

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Nine fraternity brothers’ lives are forever changed during their senior year at Kent State University. They start the year full of hope and promise, busy with their classes, their buddies and their girlfriends. But the Vietnam draft lottery took away their options and forced them to change their plans. Instead of choosing a career, they are faced with the choice between life and death.

LIFE’S WHAT HAPPENS is their story, as each is faced with questions much more complicated than any generation past. It is about the year they turned from boys to men, and where their choices took them.

“From characters that still your heart to writing styles that will captivate you, this is one awesome read.”

“This story was engaging and extremely moving, at turns both humorous and thought provoking.”

“Life’s What Happens is a gripping read, with its educational, historical, imaginative and very human ingredients. Brilliant writing.”

“Life’s What Happens is a book that everyone will want to read, especially those who remember the tumultuous times of the late 1960′s.”

“Baby boomers and those interested in history will want to soak up the knowledge found within these pages. This is a tale you will not want to miss.”

FREE BONUS CHAPTERS INCLUDED.

My Life Shattered

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It is hard to classify this book. It is an autobiography, a travelogue, an adventure into the European and Moroccan culture, a historical look back to the 1960s, a first-hand witness of the Russian takeover of a small country, a man’s struggle with his demons, a study of young love found and lost, and the author’s vulnerable passion to become an accomplished writer.

It is a touching, vivid and ultimately inspiring account of a young man’s life unraveling, and the journey that put it back together.

THE DARK MURDER MYSTERIES

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We are proud to present of THE DARK MURDER MYSTERIES, a series of short stories, written in the style of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

THE DARK MURDER MYSTERIES follows the adventures of Don Dark, a recently retired Homicide Detective turned Private Investigator. Each story is written in an era when being a detective meant just that: leg work, good luck, the aid of helpful eye witnesses was the way crimes were solved in the 1940s and 50s. Like all good detective stories the author keeps you guessing until the end. Of course how could you have a true mystery without there being a beautiful woman involved-has our hero met the woman of his dreams?

Follow the series to the end in the second volume for the dramatic climax.

Fair Play

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Detective Paul Friedman awakes to a disturbing phone call from his former partner. Officer Glenn Kelley has been abducted. Or, has he? Kelley’s mistake during an arrest may have guaranteed the release of child molester and murderer Jasper Davis. Friedman races against time to prove that his friend and partner did not take the law into his own hands. Doug Lipton is the defense attorney who aids in getting Jasper Davis acquitted and finds himself at the mercy of a madman calling himself Justice.

Fair Play is set in the city of Orlando, Florida and is a fast paced mystery thriller that will force the reader to ask, “Who is the real villain?”