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July 31, 2017
Strength From Within
Follow the experiences of both men and women as they navigate their complicated lives. Learn how they deal with mental illness, social stigmas, sexuality, and troubling relationships with themselves and others. Throughout fifteen different stories, you’ll be taken on a ride bursting with passion, heartache, laughter, and the endless possibilities that the future holds.
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Maze of Mourning
‘Maze of Mourning’, the English translation of Frieda Voorhorst’s ‘Doolhof van de rouw’, is now available. The translation from Dutch is made by Manette Schönfeld of PhiMa Taalwerk. The hard cover edition and the e-Book are published at the same time.
In Maze of Mourning, Frieda Voorhorst describes the process of grieving after the death of her father. Her style is reflexive: in a detached way, she looks at her own emotions, thoughts and actions in retrospect. In this way, the book iscontemplative without being weighty: it focusses on the dayly events in this period.
The strong ties in the Voorhorst family between Frieda, her mother, her two sisters and her two brothers provide for a safe and harmonious background.
Although the book concerns a sorrowful period, the writing stays light-footed. Sometimes the book is even outright humoristic.
For readers who have to live through a similar period, the book makes consolatory reading, not in the least becourse the fases of the mourning process are so thoughtfully described. In this way the book can also function as a lived example of existing theories on mourning and grieving.
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The Olympus Project
A man rescued from a watery grave by strangers. Headhunted because of his particular skill set; that of a super efficient stone cold killer. This brand new series covers the activities of a secret organisation which recruited the man they have named ‘The Phoenix’ as they send their agents across the world removing anyone who poses a threat to political or economic stability.
We follow ‘The Phoenix’ as he exacts revenge and rights wrongs in his own inimitable style. Always a loner in the past, can he and his new colleagues work together as a team to prevent a terrorist cell from causing havoc in Central London?
“a protagonist that grabs and keeps the reader’s interest”
“several notches above other books in its genre”
“fast-paced, back to back, page-turning action”
“dynamic characters, intricate plots, action-packed and sexy!”
vigilante justice, secret organisation, crime thriller, action adventure, suspense, revenge, closure.
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July 28, 2017
The Ring of the Queen (Lost Tsar Trilogy 1)
Stacey had learned a lot about Soviet History from her grandma during her life. When her grandma died and gave her a mysterious Russian looking ring, she decided that she wanted to learn more. She wanted to know about the Tsars that once ruled Russia and the ring that her grandma had given her. During her first year in college, she goes to Moscow University to take a January Term class about the Tsars. What Stacey finds out is that the ring is an ancient right to the throne of Russia and that she is the last surviving direct connection to the Romanovs. There is a Tsarist movement that wants her in power, and a President that wants her gone. This leads Stacey, her friend Tania, her teacher Steve, and the new man in her life, Peter on an adventure across western Russia. As Stacey tries desperately to exit the country and return home, she makes her way to several towns, museums, and palaces that teach her the history that she went there to learn. As the game continues, Stacey has to find a way to save the lives of her new friends, and make her way home. Will she give President Yuri Kostov the ring that her grandma left her, or will she find a way to keep her family history in tact so that she can come back and battle the corrupt President another time? The Ring of the Queen is the first book of a trilogy about a young girl and a rite of passage that will take her from her home in rural Indiana to the leader of all Russia. It’s an adventure like no other, from a history like none other.
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The Seeker’s Guide to Being Catholic
Mitch Finley earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Santa Clara University and an M.A. in Theology from Marquette University. He is the author of more than 30 books on Catholic topics. Mitch has been happily married to counselor, teacher, and author Kathy Finley since 1974. They live in Spokane, Washington, and together they have three grown sons. Visit their website: www.mitchandkathyfinley.com.
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PULPED
Simeon Grist has been out of print for 20 years, and he’s pissed off.
his few remaining readers are being murdered . . .
. . . and there’s this girl.
“A triumph of imagination.” – Edgar winner Bruce DeSilva
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Back in the 1990s, award-winning author Timothy Hallinan wrote six highly-praised private eye novels featuring a Topanga Canyon slacker named Simeon Grist. They didn’t sell.
And now, the last unsold copy of the last book in that series has been pulped to make cheap newsprint, and Simeon finds himself somewhere neither he nor his writer could ever imagine: in a limbo for unsuccessful fictional detectives.
He’s aware for the first time that he’s not real, that someone else thought up his life. And down there in the “real world,” someone is killing his readers . . . and he might be falling in love with a nonfictional girl.
What’s a guy supposed to do?
“The Crime-Writing Hall of Fame needs to build Tim Hallinan his own entire wing.”—Edgar winner Lou Berney,
“Pulped is brilliant, funny, and oh so satisfying! It’s the kind of thing other authors wished they’d thought up.”—Brett Battles, Barry Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author
“With Pulped, it’s now official: the Crime-Writing Hall of Fame needs to build Tim Hallinan his own entire wing.”—Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone
“A Möbius strip of a romp . . . a real mystery solved by a fictional detective…no, wait, a fictional mystery solved by a doubly fictional detective…oh never mind, just read the book.”—Lisa Brackmann, author of Rock Paper Tiger and Go-Between
“ . . . a tour de force: . . .you won’t read anything like it again this year. Or probably ever.”—Bill Crider, Anthony Award-winning author of more than sixty novels, including the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series
“Pulped is . . . a triumph of imagination told in prose as precise as a sniper’s rifle by a novelist with the soul of a poet.” —Bruce DeSilva, Edgar Award-winning author of the Mulligan crime novels including The Dead Line
“The most imaginative, quirky, and fun book I’ve read in a very long time. If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your favorite story characters after you put the book away . . . read Pulped. I loved every bit it.” —Wendy Hornsby, Edgar Award-winning author of Disturbing the Dark
“ . . . a dazzler––a magnificent riff on writer and reader, fate and will, the imagined and the real . . . Worlds within worlds. Existential crags. Capes. Boredom. Fear. A hawk. Abysses. A not-very-jolly green giant. Wry takedowns of literary pretense, and lump-in-your-throat moments of deep sweetness. Pulped is a triumph.”—Jo Perry, author of Dead is Better and Dead is Best
“ . . . a fiendishly clever tour de force. Fiction meets reality in a tale that is by turns astonishing, thought-provoking, and hilarious. In other words, vintage Hallinan.”―Terry Shames, author of An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock
“. . . sheer genius. Hallinan creates a novel world that has you thinking Haruki Murakami, and looking at reading in an entirely new light. An instant classic.” —Jeffrey Siger, Barry and Lefty nominated best selling author of the Andreas Kaldis series
“Hallinan has combined wit and whimsy into a remarkable mystery novel. After you’ve read PULPED you’ll be hoping he keeps on writing about Simeon Grist―for a variety of reasons!” —Michael Stanley, author of the award winning Detective Kubu mysteries
“A fascinating premise with flawless execution. Pulped is hallmark Hallinan, with humor, hubris, and heart.” —Tim Tigner, international bestselling author of Pushing Brilliance
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KIDS, CAMELS, & CAIRO
Traveling across the globe to work in an international school in Cairo, Egypt, was not exactly the glamorous lifestyle I thought it would be. I cherished my travels to the Red Sea, delighted in visiting the Pyramids, and appreciated the natural wonders of the Nile River. However, I also spent days without electricity or internet, was leered at by rude Egyptian men, breathed in Cairo’s cancerous black smog, and coaxed school work from rich, apathetic students.
Why the heck did I do it?
So I could experience the unexpected, explore the extraordinary, and bask in the thrill of adventure!
Whether you’re a traveler or not, you will be astounded at this honest and riveting account of learning to live in an Islamic society, while confronting the daily challenges of being an educator in a Muslim school.
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HELLEN BACK/The Attic
Jennifer Luck is finally getting away from her crazy mother and the attic room, heading off for Kale University, a private school for privileged young women. Only, there is something dark and sinister going on at Kale. The students are disappearing. When Jennifer’s BFF, Kathy Barns up and vanishes without a trace, the questions needing answers are not so simple, and Jennifer soon discovers that certain rules can change unexpectedly, and monsters are real.
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July 27, 2017
Presence
A SPINE-CHILLING NOVEL WRAPPED IN SUSPENSE…
What is the dark and terrifying secret that haunts Mystic?
Presence is a gripping thriller from novelist Forest Harper that explores a town haunted by a Supernatural Evil.
Perfect for fans of Suspense.
The best secrets are the ones that stay hidden.
In the hollows of MYSTIC,WAYNE COUNTY, a story quickly unfolds. A story rooted in greed and politics, love and betrayal. A tale of Supernatural Evil and Deputy Sheriff Vince Russo,a family man with ruthless ambition and the most to lose.
While Vince struggles to cross the finish line,those around him have other ideas.
Ideas that will push Vince Russo to his limit.
Take my hand and let me welcome you to ‘MYSTIC’…..The small town where nothing is as it seems.
“HIGHLY SUSPENSEFUL WITH CLEVER TWISTS…
ONE THAT DARES YOU NOT TO BE HOOKED”
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State of Grace
Grace has a terminal brain tumour and will die in the next few months. Roman has an addiction to blood, and could possibly live forever.
Grace is twenty-seven years old. When they meet in the twelfth century Roman is several hundred years old.
And Grace has another problem – she’s from his future and neither of them believe it.
This is the first novel in the Resurrection series.
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