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Blood Moon (The Huntress/FBI Thrillers)

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  —- Book II in the Thriller Award-nominated Huntress/FBI series —-

Twenty-five years have passed since a savage killer terrorized California, massacring three ordinary families before disappearing without a trace.

The haunted child who was the only surviving victim of his rampage is now wanted by the FBI for brutal crimes of her own, and Special Agent Matthew Roarke is on an interstate manhunt for her, despite his conflicted sympathies for her history and motives.

But when his search for her unearths evidence of new family slayings, the dangerous woman Roarke seeks – and wants – may be his only hope of preventing another bloodbath.

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It is highly recommended that you read Book I of the series, Huntress Moon, first.

 

Knowing His Secret

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He looked like the kind of man even my mother would call smokin’ hot. Eventually, she did.

He felt like the kind of man who didn’t just break the rules, but made new ones. He led and it was follow or get out of the way.

Why did a billionaire with a voice like liquid silk and a face like a bad angel take a second look at a girl in no-name jeans,  with a fifteen-dollar haircut and a beat up car she calls her “Eep” because the ‘J’ fell off long ago?

I didn’t want to know why and when I thought I knew I didn’t want to admit it. By the time I found his secret, it was already too late. His passion had me hooked like a drug. It didn’t hurt that he pulled the people I love the most out of harm’s way. A girl can get used to a knight in shining armor even when the armor has some very large dents in it.

This is part one of a series. Part 2 of the Year of the Billionaire is “Taking His Risk” and is available now on Kindle. Part 3 of Year of the Billionaire is “Keeping His Promise” and is also available exclusively on Amazon.

This work is approximately 33,000 words. It is an adult romance intended only for readers over 18 due to explicit sexual content.

THERE BE DRAGONS

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Predator meets Platoon in this action packed novel that moves at a breakneck pace.

Edge of your seat suspense and gut wrenching horror combine to leave you breathless … and begging for more.

Vietnam 1968: Lieutenant Ethan Jacobs took command of his platoon.

He had to fight for the respect of his men. He had to fight for his family’s honor. He had to fight for his country. He had to fight the NVA, Vietcong and the Russians. He had to fight the dragons … and for his life.

If you are easily disturbed, prone to nightmares or have a weak stomach then prepare yourself for the worst case scenario.

Peter Hallett originates from Haydock, England. He has written scripts for independent movies and worked for a leading genre publication. There Be Dragons is his first novel.

The Rogue’s Reluctant Rose

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Miss Araminta Barrington, clever, pretty and unexpectedly poor, bravely decides to sacrifice her own happiness in a marriage of convenience, in order to save her family from certain ruin. She sets out to win a proposal from the wealthy Sir Timothy Stanton while struggling with her guilt over using a good man so poorly.

Just when success is in sight, she catches the eye of Jasper Devereaux, the scandalous Marquis of Chestleton, whose own growing fascination with the enigmatic young woman compels him to pursue her at all costs. If he can only win her into his bed, his absurd fascination will surely evaporate!

Araminta knows that to be seen in Chestleton’s company could ruin her chances of securing a marriage that will save everything she holds dear. She knows that Chestleton is not the sort of man to take a wife, and with poverty looming, she knows that love is a luxury she cannot afford. When a riding accident forces her to be his unwilling guest at a secluded country house, will her undeniable attraction override her sense of duty? Will a night of passion really be enough for the dastardly lord? And does the strange bitterness she glimpses in his eyes have anything to do with the secrets he is determined to keep close?

Death By Lotto 5 (Mystery & Women Sleuths)

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Ethel Bradley thinks someone is trying to kill her, but doesn’t

know who or why. She enlists the help of her childhood friend,

Lady Elsmere, but Lady Elsmere has troubles of her own in

the form of a ne’er-do-well English nephew who’s trying to steal

her estate. Both women turn to Josiah Reynolds, who has just

returned from New York.

Josiah calls Detective Goetz who recommends a shamus named

Walter Neff. Walter and Josiah scour the Bluegrass for answers

that turn out to be deadly. To make matters worse for Josiah,

Fred O’nan is a free man and gunning for her.

Josiah, full of sass and vinegar, meets these challenges head on

with the support of her friends, Franklin and Matt. Will Josiah be

thwarted this time?

Kentucky can be a cruel mistress to the those wanting

justice and exacts a high price for it. Sometimes the “dark and

bloody ground” demands double indemnity.

This is something Josiah knows very well. Very well indeed.

Drinking with Dead Women Writers

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“A rare mix of cleverness and intellect, and a total blast to read.” -Alan Heathcock, award winning author of VOLT.

“Engaging and revealing, but most of all, flat out funny.” -Flashlight Commentary

Essays on drinking with Dorothy Parker, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Erma Bombeck, The Bronte Sisters, Willa Cather, Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, Margaret Mead, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Margaret Mitchell, Carson McCullers, Flannery O’Connor, Sylvia Plath, Ayn Rand and Virginia Woolf.

Facts about Dead Women Writers:

Most early female writers used pen names because women weren’t regarded as competent writers.

Margaret Mitchell wrote only one published novel in her lifetime, but Gone with the Wind won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 and sold more than 30 million copies.

Emily Dickinson was so paranoid that she only spoke to people from behind a door.

Carson McCullers wrote The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at age 22. Her husband wanted them to commit suicide in the French countryside, but she refused.

Ambrose and Turner explore these and other intriguing facts about the most famous (but departed) women in literary history.

 

Dark Seraphine (The Seraphine Trilogy #1)

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“Mom always says the angels walk among us. She forgot to tell me that sometimes they’re not all fluffy and nice.”

Seventeen-year-old Caleb Wood has seen people he calls the walkers since he was a baby. It didn’t take long for him to realize something…no one can see these strangers but him. They never stuck around or tried to touch him. And they never said a word. That was until one day on the first day of class in his senior year when an incredibly gorgeous girl strolls into his life…and things are never the same again.

Soon Caleb realizes he has stepped into the middle of a growing conflict between two ancient groups. And his ability to see the invisible ones, the half-breeds that want to modify the human race, just might be the only hope both he and the mysterious, but infuriating, Gia, have of making it out alive.

Done With Being Fat

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DONE WITH BEING FAT is brought to you by touring comedian turned natural

health expert, T.C. Hale (aka Tony Hale). Not only will Tony have you

laughing out loud while he reveals the secrets behind weight loss 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 weight

issues. Since the reasons for weight gain vary 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 need to continue buying bigger pants.

This book is the straightforward version of the laugh out loud,

KICK YOUR FAT IN THE NUTS. Both versions explain the science behind

menstrual cramps. The version you choose to read is just a matter of

taste.

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 th 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

Rock-a-bye Baby

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Lisa Rasmussen just had a baby and everything in her life seems perfect at this point. Only she wishes that everyone else around her would be as flawless as she is and stop getting in her way. And if they won’t listen, then she’ll make them.

ROCK-A-BYE BABY, is a thriller novella from Willow Rose, author of the International Bestselling horror-series starring the Danish reporter Rebekka Franck. It is not for the faint at heart.

ROCK-A-BYE BABY is also included in Willow Rose’s short-story collection called Horror-stories from Denmark. This ebook also includes an excerpt from her novel One, Two … He is coming for you the first book in her popular Rebekka Franck-series.

The Storm Bottle

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‘Foam unzipped the waves. I saw a crescent fin, a glass-boulder forehead. The dolphin had come back.’

Swimming with dolphins is said to be the number one thing to do before you die. For 12-year-old Michael, it very nearly is. A secret boat trip has gone tragically wrong, and now he lies unconscious in hospital.

But when Michael finally wakes up, he seems different. His step sister Bibi is soon convinced that he is not who he appears to be. Meanwhile, in the ocean beyond Bermuda’s reefs, a group of bottlenose dolphins are astonished to discover a stranger in their midst – a boy lost and desperate to return home.

Bermuda is a place of mysteries. Some believe its seas are enchanted, and the sun-drenched islands conceal a darker past, haunted with tales of lost ships. Now Bibi and Michael are finding themselves in the most extraordinary tale of all.

Praise for ‘The Storm Bottle’:

‘I loved it… A real winner.’ L A Weatherly, author of the Angel Trilogy

‘The Storm Bottle is that rare thing; a story that is a story, rather than something trying to fit in with the trend that publishers happen to believe in this month.’ The Bookwitch