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The Wise One, K.T. Anglehart’s Award-Winning debut is changing the way historical fiction is scribed!

 

The Wise One

 

K.T. Anglehart’s Award-Winning debutis changing the way historical fiction is scribed!

 

Released by Magic Dwarf Press

The book is available worldwide in all formats

 

 

Worlds collidefor both teen and adult readers, who will love the fast-paced thrills andinterplay of witchy fantasy, Celtic folklore, and reality in The WiseOne—book one of The Scottish Scrolls series.

Mckenna's never thought much of her nightmares, but on herseventeenth birthday, a vivid dream of burning at the stake awakens her dormantabilities, thrusting her into a world where faeries are real, spirits hold agrudge, and a High Priestess obsessed with a 16th-century prophecy is trackingher every move.

Now, her overprotective dads, Seán and Andre, are forced to tellher the truth—they know who her birth mother is, and her life is not thesurrogate story she's always been told. Abigail, Mckenna's mom, is some sort ofmystic, and Mckenna a Wise One.

Whatever the hell that means.

With the help of a persistent little wren and company of anewfound friend, Mckenna journeys to Ireland in search of her mother and realanswers. Along the way, she learns to harness her innate magic and trust herintuition, as best she can anyway—Cillian, a kind and passionate delegate who 

Only hermother could truly help her halt her ill fate and prepare her for what's to come. . . before she gives in to the darkness she knows is buried deep within.

Author K.T. Anglehart expertly weaves a story set in Ireland that is bothtimeless and unique, a perfect cross-market read for those searching for thenext endearing urban fantasy classic. 

*WINNER OF CHANTICLEER PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS*

*REEDSY DISCOVERY'S BEST NEW YOUNG ADULT BOOKS*

 

 

Amazon.com: TheWise One (The Scottish Scrolls Book 1) eBook : Anglehart, K.T.: Kindle Store

 

 

What authors and reviewers aresaying about The Wise One

"A heartwarming coming-of-age story withcharacters that resonate, rich European folklore, and enchanting details that ticklethe senses long after the last page is read." —V. G. Anderson, authorof The Light in the Sound

“Much like a young adult versionof A Discovery of Witches, this story expertly blends the folklore of theCeltic people with present-day life. This book is highly recommended to readerswho enjoy young adult literature and the magical landscape of Ireland.” —MaryLanni, Reedsy Discovery reviewer

 

 

Coming InNovember 2023!

Mckenna O'Dwyer knows she's impulsive. Sometimes reckless. Shealso knows she's a witch and keeps reincarnating as one, for reasons only hermother, Abby, can help her fully understand.

After weeks of searching, mother and daughter finallyreunite—just like Elizabeth Dunlop’s prophecy states—and Abby is keen onhelping Mckenna get a firm grasp on her abilities. She teaches her the properway to channel elemental magic…but Mckenna soon discovers there’s a shortcut,something Cillian fully supports if it means getting quicker, more powerfulresults.

At first, Mckenna will do anything to thwart the High Priestessonce and for all, before her powers are used to wipe out billions of souls. Butthe white horse Eachna’s devastating vision of Mother Nature continues to haunther. Is that the future awaiting them if the Scottish Scrolls aren’t fulfilled?

Which is the lesser evil?

Enthralling, passionate, and withtwists you won’t see coming, Mckenna’s magical education begins in book IIof TheScottish Scrolls.

 

The ScottishScrolls (2 book series) Kindle Edition (amazon.com)

  About K.T.Anglehart:

 

KatrinaTortorici Anglehart is an award-winning author from Montreal, with amultilingual prowess in English, French, Italian, and “Spanglish”. A dedicatedacademic, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, a graduate certificate inScriptwriting, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Inspired by thewizarding world, the land of Narnia, and parallel planes, she penned The WiseOne, inviting readers to connect with nature and its everpresent magic. Herexploration of the landscapes and folklore of Ireland and Scotland greatlyinfluenced her debut YA urban fantasy, marking the inception of The ScottishScrolls series. K.T. Anglehart is a passionate advocate for bunnies, thanks toher late Netherland Dwarf, Magic—the inspiration behind her imprint, The MagicDwarf Press. When she’s not writing or diving into magical reads, she revels inhiking, antiquing, and Netflix binges alongside her highschoolsweetheart-turned-husband, Andy. They currently live in Toronto withtheir three pets: Nessie, a mysterious rescue dog from Puerto Rico, and theirwhimsical bunnies, Onyx and Stirling. 

Torequest additional review copies or an interview with K.T. Anglehart, pleasecontact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.   We look forward to the coverage!

Diane Scott Lewis talks about her new book Outcast Artist in Bretagne

 

Welcome back to the lovely Diane Scott Lewis, a fellow BWL Publishing author! 

 

Diane lives with her husband and one naughty dachshundin western Pennsylvania. 

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Whatis your latest release?

OutcastArtist in Bretagne, a WWII romantic suspense. “Can a damaged Englishwoman find love with her worstenemy, or will the brutality of war rip them apart? Is she a spy? Will heretaliate against Hitler? A dangerous love affair.”

What are you working on now?

I just finished a YA novel, Ghost of Lakelustre House,with my granddaughter. Now I’m working on a time-travel set in 1851 VictorianLondon. I’m still thinking of a good title for it.

Was there a person who encouraged you towrite?

It seems I’ve always loved to write. Even before I learned myletters, I’d illustrate stories and ask my mother to write down what washappening.

What would you say are your strengths asan author?

Good research. I try to make my stories as authentic aspossible. One author just told me all my novels are out the gate with arollicking start. That’s something I’ve perfected over time.

How often do you write, and do you writeusing a strict routine?

I prefer writing in the morning, usually from 7am to noon.I used to carry around printouts and a red pen to edit and revise wherever Ihappened to be.

Five years from now, where do you seeyourself as a writer?

Like every writer, I wouldn’t mind landing on the NewYork Times bestsellers list. In reality I hope to still be enjoying theprocess and thinking up new stories to create.

 

 OUTCAST ARTIST IN BRETAGNE

 

https://www.amazon.com/Outcast-Artist-Bretagne-Diane-Scott-book/dp/B0C24NLLBK 

Augustloathes what Hitler is doing to his country and France but is duty-bound tocontrol the people in his jurisdiction. The lively young Englishwoman piqueshis interest. Is she a spy? He questions her and asks her to sketch hisportrait so he might uncover the truth.

Soon, theirrelationship evolves into a passion neither of them can deny. She endurestaunts from the villagers. His superiors warn him of not being harsh enough—hecould be transferred or worse. He plans to sabotage a major war machine of theReich, while she secretly helps the Resistance. Both acts are fraught withdanger while kept secret from one another. Will their love ruin her and end inheartbreak? Or will they overcome the odds and survive the surging threats onall sides? 

HOUSE OF THE MOON–SURVIVING THE SIXTIES, a riveting memoir by Donna D. Conrad. Drugs, sex, and rock ’n roll is just the beginning!

 

HOUSE OF THE MOON – SURVIVING THE SIXTIES

 

Ariveting memoir by Donna D. Conrad

wheredrugs, sex, and rock ’n roll is just the beginning!

 

Published by Cold Creek Press and recently republished withnew cover

 

       

Covina, California, in the 1960s is a clean, white place to live justtwenty-four miles east of Los Angeles. The maze of three-bedroom, two-bathhousing tracts is the perfect place for a respectable undercover agent for theState, his wife, teenage son, and two daughters. But beneath the veneer ofnormalcy lies the truth of a violent, psychopathic father, an alcoholic wife,their pacifist son who is sent to war, and their two daughters—prime candidatesfor a cultural revolution that is gathering recruits with every toke. House of the Moon is a haunting andultimately triumphant memoir about coming of age during the decade that changedthe world. From encounters with Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and other legendsof rock ‘n roll, to loaded shotguns at home, sexual violence in the streets,and flying high on drugs just to get by—this fast-paced memoir brings to lifeDonna’s quest to change the world—only to find herself changed by the times.

Amazon.com: House of the Moon: Surviving the Sixties eBook :Conrad, Donna D.: Kindle Store

Praise for House Of The Moon:

“This is a very moving, involving,disturbing, and enlightening book that deserves extensive attention. Highlyrecommended.” Grady Harp – Top 100 AmazonReviewer

“This astounding story is a book that youjust can’t put down, there is always something interesting in every chapter.Overall, this book was an amazing read and gives people who have struggled hopethat someday there will be a better future for them. Highly Recommended!” John Kerry – The Reviewer

“Raw, enlightening, and genius. Written invignettes, House of the Moon, is acohesive novel chronicling a teen’s drug-induced and violent journey intobecoming an adult. This book is both disturbing and beautiful for its honesty.”Terry Persun, Award Winning &Bestselling Novelist, Author of TenMonths in Wonderland.

 

“Think you know about the 60’s? Thinkagain. In her vivid, compelling, and raw memoir, Donna Conrad takes you insidethe darker sides of that mythological time, including brushes with the likes ofJimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Conrad spares no detail, no matter how personal,to get to the truth about the challenges young people, particularly women,faced as the world convulsed with change around them. Read House of the Moon and you’ll never think about the 60’s the sameway again.” William Kenower, author of Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer’s Guideto the End of Self-Doubt.

 

 

About Donna D. Conrad      

Donna Conrad is an award-winning author, journalist,activist, and teacher. Her core values revolve around individual empowerment, asustaining ideal running through the books she writes. Her writing interestsinclude articles for fine-art periodicals, memoir/narrative non-fiction, aswell as historical, flash, and paranormal fiction. She is a regular presenterat writers' conferences. Donna's life is as varied as her writing. She embraceschange as an exciting adventure. She has studied writing with the likes of AlanGinsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Jack Whyte.

Her first published book, House of the Moon: Surviving the Sixties,is a memoir that explores life in the tumultuous decade that changed the world.Her upcoming four-book historical fiction series, “The Magdalene Chronicles”has been acquired by Cold Creek Press. Book One, The Last Magdalene, will be released April 9, 2024. 

To request additional review copies or an interview withDonna D. Conrad, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com | 403.464.6925.   

We look forward to the coverage! 

NYT Bestselling Author Tosca Lee to Keynote WRITE! CANADA CONFERENCE 2023

 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR TOSCA LEE TO KEYNOTEWRITE! CANADA CONFERENCE 2023

 

Tosca Lee, a New York Times bestseller, multiple award-winningauthor, former Mrs. Nebraska and first runner-up to Mrs. United States, willkeynote and lead three workshops at this year’s 2023 Write! Canada Conference sponsoredby the Word Guild. 

The event will be heldSeptember 15th and 16th. Lee’s keynote will focus onfearless and courageous writing for Christian writers. She will also teach the following threeworkshops on the Saturday: 

Ø 10-11:30 am (ET) - UnleashYour Writing Superpowers: Strengths-Based Writing

Ø 12-1:30 pm (ET) -  World-Buildingfor Every Genre

Ø 2-3:30 (ET) -  10Secrets of a Bestselling Author 

Lee,who is the author of 12 novels—most recently The Long March Home (coauthored with fellow New York Times Bestseller Marcus Brotherton)—currently has sevennovels optioned for television. 

The Keynote Speech andWorkshop is virtual so anyone is welcome and encouraged to join!

Registration for theevent:  Write! Canada Workshops - Write! Canada(writecanada.org) 

Novelcommemorating the Bataan Death March named to Booklist’s Top 10 HistoricalFiction: 2023 

The Long March Home: AWWII Novel of the Pacific took NewYork Times bestselling author duo 12 years to write. The book has earnedthree starred reviews and Historical Novel Society’s “highest recommendation.” 

“A must-read literary triumph.” Booklist starred review

“[A] tour de force.” PublishersWeekly starred review

 

About The Long March Home:

Jimmy Propfield joined the army fortwo reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank andBilly and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire. Life in the Philippinesseems like paradise--until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comesfrom Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenagefriends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning abattle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last standon the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troopsin history. What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities inmodern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the threefriends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginningof their nearly four-year fight to survive. Inspired by true stories, The LongMarch Home is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and thepower of unrelenting hope. 

 

ABOUT WRITE!CANADA 2023:

 

Write! Canada 2023, aprogram of  The WordGuild  runs throughout theyear online. This event’s theme: Courage,Creativity, and Craft

 

ABOUT TOSCA:

                                      “Impeccable and masterful.”

—Publisher’s Weekly for Iscariot

 

“Tosca Lee is a genius storyteller with a cinematic eye.”

—Ted Field, Founder/CEO, Radar Pictures

 

“One of those exceptional works of literature that will linger in themind.”

— Midwest Book Review for The Line Between

 

Tosca Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels including The Line Between, The Progeny, The Legend of Sheba, Iscariot and The Long March Home (May 2, Revell, withNew York Times bestselling authorMarcus Brotherton). Her work has been translated into seventeen languages andoptioned for TV and film.

She is therecipient of multiple awards including two International Book Awards, KillerNashville’s Silver Falchion, ECPA Book of the Year in Fiction, and the NebraskaBook Award. Her work has finaled for the High Plains Book Award, the Library ofVirginia Reader’s Choice Award, the Christy Award, and a second ECPA Book ofthe Year. The Line Between was aGoodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Mystery/Thriller of 2019. Inaddition to the New York Times, herbooks have appeared on the IndieBound and inspirational bestseller lists, Library Journal’s Best Of lists, and aspart of Target Stores’ “Target Recommends” program.

Lee’s work hasbeen praised by Publisher’s Weekly, TheHistorical Novel Society, Booklist, Kirkus, Woman’s World, BookReporter, TheDallas Morning News, and The MidwestBook Review, as “deeply human…” “powerful…” and “mind-bending historicalfiction.” A public speaker with 30 years of experience, Lee is a featuredpresenter and guest of honor at writer’s conferences and literary eventsthroughout the nation and internationally. She is a member of the Tall PoppyWriters, Rogue Women Writers, and serves on International Thriller Writers’board of directors.

Born in 1969 in Virginia, Lee earned herbachelor’s degree in English from Smith College. She also studied at OxfordUniversity. A former Fortune Global500 consultant with the Gallup Organization and first runner-up to Mrs. UnitedStates, she lives in Nebraska with her husband and three of four children stillat home. For more on Tosca, please visit: www.toscalee.com.

 

To request review copies or an interview with Tosca,please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. 

 

Dakota Country Poems, a new direction for multiple award-winning author, Gary Wietgrefe

 

Dakota Country Poems

 

A new direction for multiple Award-Winning author, GaryWietgrefe

Released by Gww Books

The book is available worldwide in print format

 

Rhyming light-hearted poemsare rare today. There is no better stress reliever than a smile after readingHalf-Assed Ranch, Duck Lesson, Innuendo, Rock in the Road, Need Credit, Can,Time's Right, Anticipate Fishing, Dad's Desk, or a book full of relaxingpoetry. Keep Dakota Country Poems on your desk, end table, or nightstand andsmile.

Gary W. Wietgrefe is an inventor with six patents,an internationally published researcher, military intelligence veteran,economist, agriculturalist, systems developer, societal explorer, cyclist,hiker, outdoorsman, poet, and an award-winning author of eight books. He writespoetry for fun!

Dakota Country Poems: Wietgrefe, G. W.: 9780999224991:Amazon.com: Books

 

 

 

More from Gary: 

Destination North Pole is endearing, humorous, dangerous and sometimesquirky travelogue.
An old guy on an old bicycle supported by asag-wagon (his loving wife) ventures north. She traveled ahead to find nightlyfood and lodging as he peddled an average of 121 kilometers (75 miles) per-dayfor forty days searching for iconic North Pole.
Nature awakened history and imagination of thesenior pensioners. A love emerged from the flat Dakota Plains, Canada’s Prairie Provinces, British Columbia into the vast Yukonand Alaska through eight mountain ranges with pristine streams and hot springsover massive glaciated rivers and permafrost. 

Wildlife?Dangers? Risks? Constantly!

Hundreds of black bears and grizzlies blockeddeer, elk, moose, wood bison, wolves, bicyclists, and other critters from lushroad-sides. Elements (rain, wind, flurries and chilly mornings) heighten thedesire for sun, wildflowers, rippling streams, glaciated mountains, hot bathsand soft beds. A couple’s love and a path through nature opened opportunitiesfor others on this 5,000 kilometers (3,000 mile) adventure—Destination NorthPole! 

“Age is not the limiting factor, It is personalwillingness to take on, and accomplish something that you have been delayingfor too long. Now it is your turn,”Gary Wietgrefe, Author of DestinationNorth Pole: 5,000 km by bicycle 

View YouTube https://youtu.be/VX72RwOzfXk for a quick summaryof Destination North Pole. Recent books in Wietgrefe’s Relating toAncients series are Learning as it influences the 21stcentury and Culture and the mysterious agent changing. Formore background see  https://www.relatingtoancients.com/.

 

About Gary:

 Gary Wietgrefe (pronouncedwit’grif) is an inventor with six patents, internationally publishedresearcher, military intelligence veteran, economist, agriculturalist, systemsdeveloper, societal explorer, cyclist, hiker, outdoorsman, and author. He andhis wife Patricia live and travel from South Dakota. More information can befound about Gary at: https://www.relatingtoancients.com/news

 

Torequest additional review copies or an interview with Gary Wietgrefe, pleasecontact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.   We look forward to the coverage!

Find out more about Year of Yoga by yogi Kassandra Reinhardt

I offered to share this new book because I've been doing Kassandra's online yoga classes for well over 30 days now. She has a soothing voice, a great range of moves for those of us who haven't done yoga in a few years, and offers a 30 Day Morning and Evening Challenge, which I loved! Don't believe me? See for yourself at Yoga with Kassandra Am I going to get this book? You bet!!  

This has been hard to hold in... but the time is finally right!

I can't believe it, but my brand new book and online program has just been published!

It's available for  order  right now on Amazon worldwide and I would be honored for you to go check it out.

>>  CLICK HERE ​

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Year of Yoga is an honest look at my own way of practicing in sync with the rhythms of nature through seasonal, daily and lunar classes.

A labor of love filled with sequences, seasonal meditations, affirmations and lunar practices to guide you through the year.

Now this isn't just any old book...

Since I'm primarily an online yoga teacher, I wanted to go above and beyond with this project by including ONLINE video yoga classes and audio meditations for each sequence in this book!

That's 22 video yoga classes and 4 audio meditations. 🥰

Every practice in the book has a QR code which you can scan with your phone and be taken to the class. You can also find all of the classes on a secure webpage which you'll get access to once you have the book. You can choose to follow along from the book or with me via video!

​

Year of Yoga has been a true labor of love and I'm so proud of the finished product.

Big giant thank you to all of you in the Yoga with Kassandra community for always inspiring me and supporting my work. I'm so grateful!!

Here's the link again:  https://geni.us/yearofyoga ​

Have a wonderful day,
Kassandra

Featuring Cultured, Book 6 in the Jake Longly Thriller series by D.P. Lyle

 

I am honoured today to be joined by podcaster, radio host, blogger, and mystery/thriller writer D.P. Lyle! Welcome to Escape With a Writer! 

DP Lyleis the Amazon #1 Bestselling; Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Award-winning; andEdgar(2), Agatha, Anthony, Shamus, Scribe, and USA Today Best Book(2)Award-nominated author of 23 books, both non-fiction and fiction (the SamanthaCody, Dub Walker, Jake Longly, and Cain/Harper thriller series and the RoyalPains media tie-in series). Along with Jan Burke, he was the co-host of Crimeand Science Radio and hosts the podcast series Criminal Mischief. He has servedas story consultant to many novelists and the screenwriters of shows suchas Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy,Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, TheGlades, and Pretty Little Liars.

Website: http://www.dplylemd.com

Blog: https://www.dplylemd.com/blog

CriminalMischief Podcast Series: https://www.dplylemd.com/podcasts

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LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dp-lyle-md-5368a816/

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InstaGram: https://www.instagram.com/dplylemd/

 

How manyhours a day do you write?

I don'thave a set time or a number of hours each day that I devote to writing.Basically I write when I feel like it and I don't when I don't. That said, I'musually up around four or five in the morning, and after I've had my coffee andanswered a few emails and other things, I write. That may last an hour orseveral hours. Along the same line, I don't have a specific word count goal. Iknow many writers have set times and word counts, but I don’t. When I beganwriting 25 years ago, I promised myself it would never become a job. I had ajob with my medical practice. I didn’t want another one. Writing was fun time.Not that I don’t take my writing and my career seriously, but I look at it asmy time to play with my imaginary friends.

How doyou choose which stories you will write?

I alwayshave several story ideas in play at any time for my two current thrillerseries—the Jake Longly comedic thrillers and the Cain/Harper darker and moretraditional thrillers. I try to write a book in each series each year. As forwhich story to choose, it's the one that wakes you up in the middle of thenight and the one that you're thinking about when you're"daydreaming." It's the one that intrudes into your thoughts the mostand if you don't address that one first, it will keep bugging you andinterfering with the story you’re working on. That’s the one you choose for thefront burner.

What isthe most difficult part of your artistic process?

I don'tparticularly care for first drafts. That's the heavy lifting. Since I don'toutline, that's also when I develop the story’s the plot. This means that thefirst draft is a lot of work, but it's also an adventure. I start with a coupleof scenes in mind, begin writing, and see where it takes me. By the time I getto around 40,000 words, I have the story well hammered out and I know whereit’s going and how it's going to end. I don't know any of that when I start thestory. Once the first draft is done, the fun begins. I love rewriting. That'swhen you really make a story a story.

Fiveyears from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?

I hopeto still be turning out two novels a year, doing a lot of teaching, andcontinuing to work on my blog and my podcast series—Criminal Mischief: The Artand Science of Crime Fiction. I don't see any reason to change because what I'mdoing right now is a lot of fun. And fun is what it's all about.

How manyunpublished and half-finished books do you have?

I'vebeen fortunate in that every novel and short story I've written has beenpublished. In May, I released my 23rd book, CULTURED, the 6th in the JakeLongly series. I’ve also completed and edited the next in the series, and itwill be available next summer. Right now I'm working on my 4th Cain/Harper bookand I am at that magic 40,000 words, so the story is really rolling. To answeryour question, I have 23 books in print, another one completed, and another onein the works.

Wasthere a person who encouraged you to write?

I grewup in the south where everyone can tell a story, so storytelling has alwaysbeen part of my life. My family, my friends, and virtually everyone I knewcould tell a story. It's part of the culture down there. I’ve been an avidreader since I was very young and always wanted to write. I could spin a goodyarn, but could I write one? They are, of course, two entirely differentanimals. I assumed that I’d try writing the stories in my head once I retired,but I realized I was nowhere near retirement—-and indeed still haven’t.Approximately 25 years ago, I told myself, if not now, when? I took someclasses at the University of California Irvine in their extension program,joined a couple of writing groups, and began writing. I guess you would say therest is history. As for writers that have influenced me, James Lee Burke andElmore Leonard are at the forefront. There is much to learn from each of them,and I certainly have.

 CULTURED,Jake Longly #6

 

“Raywants you to join a cult.”

So itbegins. Jake Longly is yet again dragged into a private investigation he wantsno part of. This time into the world of the very rich and decadent. Self-helpand financial guru Jonathon Lindemann has built an empire, and a rustic, yetposh, retreat in rural Magnolia Springs, Alabama. As creator of The LindemannMethod, he is the golden goose for his investors and the Svengali to the manyyoung and beautiful women who work for him. Money, power, sex, what couldpossibly go awry?

 

 

SKIN INTHE GAME, Cain/Harper #1

Raised as siblings by an itinerant "gypsy" family, knife expert Bobby Cain, trained by the US military in the lethal art of covert eliminations, and Harper McCoy, nurtured by the US Navy and the CIA to run black ops and wage psychological warfare, are now civilians. Of a sort. Employing the skills learned from the "family" and their training, they now fix the unfixable. Case in point: Retired General William Kessler hires the duo to track down his missing granddaughter, a Vanderbilt University co-ed. Their search leads them to a small, bucolic, lake-side town in central Tennessee and into a world of prostitution, human trafficking, and serial murder. The question then becomes: Will their considerable skills be enough for Cain and Harper to save the young woman, and themselves, from a sociopath with "home field" advantage, a hunter's skills, and his own deeply disturbing agenda?

Terrific—trulysinister, scary, and suspenseful. Lyle never lets you down.—Lee Child, NYTBestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

SKININ THE GAME hums like a tuning fork in perfect thriller pitch. Heroes BobbyCain and Harper McCoy are skilled with blade and mind, and the villain heresent chills up my spine from page one on. This is further proof that Doug Lyleis at the top of his game.--T. Jefferson Parker author of THE LAST GOOD GUY

 

ForMore Info and to Purchase These or Any of D.P. Lyle's Books: 

https://www.dplylemd.com/books

 

Ghost Mark, A Dark Dreams Novel, by JP McLean is the newest winner of the B.R.A.G. Award

 

GhostMark, A Dark Dreams Novel

 

The newest winner of the B.R.A.G.Award is critically acclaimed author, JP McLean

Jane’snightmares are back—and this time, they’ve unleashed a brutal killer.

Jane Walker’s nightmares aren’t imaginary—they’re glimpses intothe traumatic past; and the past can be dangerous, especially now that Jane’sprotective birthmarks are gone.

Worse, she’s no longer invisible within her dreams—and learnsthis the hard way while using her power to incriminate a ruthless killer.Inadvertently revealing her ghost form, she launches him on a relentless huntto track her down.

Even more disturbing, Jane knows this man. She once tried to useher power to save him from injury, but instead set him on a path of violentcrime. Now, he’s targeted the man she loves, and Jane must keep one step aheadof this cold-blooded assassin before he gets rid of Ethan permanently.

Jane has one last chance to fix the mistake that altered thisman’s history, but that means taking her most dangerous dream journey yet—onefrom which she might never awaken.

Ghost Mark  is the second installment of the Dark DreamsSeries by JP McLean, an author whose writing the Ottawa Review of Books calls“relentless and original.”

 

Ghost Mark: McLean, JP: 9781988125633: Books -Amazon.com

About The B.R.A.G. Award:

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Praise for JP McLean: 

McLean's writing is as ingenious as her protagonist, ranging from grungeto repartee to sophistication to laugh-out-loud snarks. Ghost Mark is gripping.You won't put it down till it's done.  —Ottawa Review of Books

A captivating nail-biter that will leave readers thirsting for more! —InD'tale Magazine

Will keep you on the edge of your seat . . . an intense, riveting, and fast-pacednovel. —Literary Titan

An exciting blend of action, mystery, suspense, and thrills with asupernatural kick that will leave you wanting more! —AnnCharles, USA Today bestselling author of The Deadwood Mystery series 

 

OTHER BOOKS IN THESERIES

Blood Mark  is thefirst in a new paranormal thriller series by JP McLean, author of The GiftLegacy series and whose writing has been described as “. . . deftly crafted,impressively original, and inherently compelling from first page to last.”

·       2022IAN Award Finalist Paranormal/Supernatural

·       2022The Reader’s House Editor’s Choice Award of Excellence

·       2022Global Book Award – Occult & Supernatural

·       2022Eric Hoffer Award Winner

·       2022Chanticleer Paranormal Award for Supernatural Fiction Finalist

·       2022Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist Adult Fiction

About JPMcLean

JP (Jo-Anne) McLean is abestselling author of urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers. She is an EricHoffer and Global Book Award winner and was a finalist in the Wishing ShelfBook Awards, the Chanticleer International Book Awards, and the Independent AuthorNetwork Awards. Reviewers call her books addictive, smart and fun.

Raised in Toronto, Ontario, JPhas lived in various parts of North America, from Mexico and Arizona to Albertaand Ontario. JP now lives with her husband on Denman Island, which is nestledbetween the coast of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. You can reach herthrough her website at jpmcleanauthor.com. 

To requestadditional review copies or an interview with JP McLean, please contact MickeyMikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com /403.464.6925.    

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Tequila Sunrise, the newest single by music phenomenon and Bram Stoker Award winning author, Nzondi!

 

Tequila Sunrise!!!!

 

The newest single by music phenomenon and Bram StokerAward winning author, Nzondi!

 

 

Nzondi is anindie rock artist from Elmont, New York. He released his debut single “TeenageRockStarr” in July 2022. It featured Dave Moreno (Puddle of Mudd) on drums andFredro Starr (Onyx). In 2023, Nzondi wrote his next single “Whatever” in thevocal booth from the top of his head without writing anything down but singingthe words onto the track on a first take. “I wanted lyrics that came from pureemotion, free of overthinking and self-destruction,” he said.  

A few monthslater, Nzondi recorded the singles “Tequila Sunrise” and “Tequila & Rock 'nRoll”. Both songs were co-produced by Luis Phatkat Vega (Queen Latifah, GangStarr, Naughty by Nature), and are featured on his EP “The Tequila AnthemsListening Party” along with his punk-rock driven song “Dirty Underwear” with arelease date of July 24, 2023—National Tequila Day. Thanks to the promotionalteam at Alternative Twist Radio who broke his first single, Nzondi’s songs arenow in rotation on nearly three-hundred radio stations globally with newstations adding his songs exponentially on a daily basis.

Now played onover 60 Radio Stations!!   

   Whatever by Nzondi on Amazon Music - Amazon.com

 

The rock singer, songwriter and Bram Stoker Award-winning author wrote,performed and produced the alternative rock song “Teenage RockStarr”. Itfeatures Dave Moreno (Puddle of Mudd) on drums. Both the radio and the cleanversions feature Dave as the drummer but the clean version also features HipHop icon/actor, Fredro Starr from the legendary group Onyx.  

Influencedby mostly Seattle-bred bands like Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Jimi HendrixExperience and Nirvana, Nzondi’s “Teenage RockStarr” carries the energy of aRed Hot Chili Peppers-charged track. 

 

Nzondi’s debutsingle being played in over 218 radio stations across the United States

 

“Teenage RockStarr” by Nzondi from the albumThe Toxic:

https://ffm.to/teenagerockstarrpromo 

Stream “Teenage RockStarr”: https://ffm.to/teenagerockstarrpromo 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7jQwYqQmPOYpJXJXJpNaac

 

  About Nzondi:    

Ace Antonio was born Acemandese Nzondi Hallin Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. Hall received his BFA with a concentration indrama from C. W. Post, Long Island University. He is also the author of theBram Stoker award-winning novel, Oware Mosaic (OmniumGatherum, May 2019), as well as the horror novels, Lipstick Asylum:Where the Dead Rise (Omnium Gatherum, September 2021), Confessionsof Sylva Slasher, (Montag Press, April 2013) and a non-fictionbook, Lord of the Flies: Fitness for Writers (Omnium Gatherum, April 2017).  

To requestadditional review copies or an interview with Nzondi, please contact MickeyMikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: |403.464.6925.   

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The Japanese Box And other stories, the newest collection by Award-Winning Horror author, Jennifer Anne Gordon

TheJapanese Box

Andother stories

 

The newest collection by Award-Winningand critically acclaimed Literary Horror author

Jennifer Anne Gordon

 

Released and publishedby Last Waltz Publishing!

The book is available worldwide in digital andpaperback formats

 

 

Simulacrumis a dark comedic tale about college life, and love. It is the story of whathappens when

two sociopaths attend art exhibits, drink lemon vodka, and sparover everything and anything.

Periods.

Coloring books.

Art.

This is the story of our unnamed narrator...an origin story of awould-be, hopes to be, serial killer.

The Japanese Box is a story that blends memoir, creativenonfiction, and the horror of a coming-of-age

story, and a coming of middle-aged story.

Imagine growing up with a reflection that is often absent, and aJapanese box that is filled with things that

should never have been there.

Memories.

Violence. 

The Japanese Box is a love letter to anxiety, trauma, grief, andlonging. It is a story of a child becoming

an adult, and all the ghosts and misfortunes that happen inorder to survive.

The Lithium Moon: Simone is an artist by day, and an emotionallyabused wife at night. She is a

successful artist with a long history of schizoid effectivedisorder with bipolar tendencies.

When her marriage goes from good to bad, she suffers her firstmiscarriage. The tragedy coincides with a

wolf moon-Trauma and magic converge seem to converge in Simone'shead.

This story explores sadness, illness, hallucinations, fullmoons, and the creative process.

What Stage of Grief is not a poem, or a song, but a dirge.

Fantasy and facts, this poem walks a fine line between nightmaresand memories. Grief stories and love

stories. Dogs, and drama.Nightmares, and nevermore.

The Japanese Box and Other Stories: Gordon, JenniferAnne: 9798986845135: Amazon.com: Books 

The Japanese Box and Other Stories: Gordon, JenniferAnne: 9798986845135: Books - Amazon.ca  

The precision of observation here speaks not only to the honestyof the writer, but to the respect granted in all phases of life; Jennifer AnneGordon is on full display. Smart, full of character, vibrant. You will feel,you will feel big, and you will return, too, to the richest moments of your ownhistory, landmarks that bring you to both smile and weep. -JoshMalerman New York Times best-selling author of Bird Box and Daphne 

I compulsively read anything Jennifer Anne Gordon writes. Likethe best contemporary filmmakers stitching together grief and horror, herstorytelling is a sharp needle that both pierces and tugs us close. Compulsiveand genre-slashing, with exquisite, rhythmic prose, THE JAPANESE BOX is an extraordinaryexploration of alone-ness that beats and breathes: grief is horror, grief islove. We as readers are drawn ever closer to this beautifully haunted narratoruntil we're face-down in the box with her. Does she feel us? She thinks she isalone. We all think we are alone. By the end we've become the ghosts in her blackroom, reaching out to gently touch her hair and whisper we're here.- DianeZinna, author of The All-Night Sun

 MORE BOOKS BY JENNIFER ANNE GORDON:

Beautiful,Frightening and Silent2020 KindleHorror Book Of The Year 

#1 Amazon Best Seller  

Pretty Ugly

2022Helicon Award Winner

2022Best Novel of the Year ReadersChoice- Kindle Award            

            

ABOUT JENNIFER

Jennifer Anne Gordon is an award-winning author and popular host ofthe Vox Vomitus podcast. Her novel Beautiful, Frightening and Silent wonthe Kindle Award for Best Horror/Suspense for 2020, Best Horror 2020 fromAuthors on the Air, and was a finalist for American Book Fest’s Best BookAward- Horror, 2020. It also received the Platinum 5 Star Review from Reader’sChoice as well as the Gold Seal from Book View. Her latest novel Pretty/Uglywon the Helicon Award for Best Horror for 2022, the Kindle Award for Best Novelof the Year (Reader’s Choice), as well as the Gold Medal from Literary Titan.Jennifer is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Horror WritersAssociation (where she serves on a jury for the Stoker Awards) and is theAgents and Editors chair of the New England Crime Bake Committee. 

Her upcoming collection The Japanese Box and Other Stories willbe published in August 2023 (Last Waltz Publishing) she is also a featuredessayist in Let Grief Speak by Diane Zinna (Columbia University Press2024).

Her personal essays on grief, trauma, and horror have beenpublished in The Horror Tree, Ladies of Horror Fiction, The Nerd Daily, andReader’s Entertainment Magazine.

For more information you can visit her website at www.JenniferAnneGordon.com

Torequest additional review copies or an interview with Jennifer Anne Gordon,please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.   

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