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message 501: by Roger (last edited Feb 11, 2014 09:37AM) (new)

Roger Weston | 31 comments **On Kindle Countdown Deal now**

Fatal Return by Roger Weston

Fatal Return http://www.amazon.com/Fatal-Return-Ro...

Only 99c/99p for a limited time.


message 502: by Jim (last edited Feb 09, 2014 05:39AM) (new)

Jim Liston (jimsgotweb) | 26 comments I've written an eBook called, "Sell More Books: Amazon Marketing and Promotion Strategies." It has a lot of information to help you increase your book's visibility on Amazon. It's currently on sale for $0.99.
http://amazon.com/dp/B00HUZNRXA



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Jill Steeples | 6 comments My debut novel is on promotion with Amazon UK, only 99p

HarlequinJunkie ‘absolutely loved’ Desperately Seeking Heaven calling it a ‘fun, sweet, heartwarming and heartbreaking romance!’

"...the most wonderful romcom I’ve read in a while ... a truly magical novel."
Chicklit Reviews and News

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Desperately-S...


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Abby Vandiver | 71 comments Jill wrote: "My debut novel is on promotion with Amazon UK, only 99p

HarlequinJunkie ‘absolutely loved’ Desperately Seeking Heaven calling it a ‘fun, sweet, heartwarming and heartbreaking romance!’

"...the mo..."


There's no pricing info on your book. I was interested in it, but can't find a price. Are you interested in a swap? Still, let me know about purchasing it.


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Abby Vandiver | 71 comments My new book, Irrefutable Proof, is .99c. It's a cozy mystery/suspense novel that mixes fact with fiction. It needs reviews and I am willing to do purchase swaps for like priced books. Let me know if you're interested.

Irrefutable Proof by Abby L. Vandiver


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Pattimari | 152 comments I just published my kindle book on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...


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Shondreka Palmer | 20 comments Happy Monday all! My book "Independently Raising a Man" is currently priced at $2.99 . Check it out here--->>>http://www.amazon.com/DP/B00DGETX3M


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Colette Wheeless | 2 comments My book, "Runaway: On the North Side" is available on Amanzon.com Kindle for $2.99. It's a Young Adult Fantasy/Adventure.

http://www.amazon.com/Runaway-Adventu...

Short summary: "Sámusa, Tal, Risai, and Kaliko are four strangers with one thing in common: they've all run away from their homes, and somehow found themselves imprisoned in the Crystal Palace. Princess Icilla of the North Side makes them a deal: embark on a journey to retrieve a powerful item, one of the three North Sapphires, from a wealthy nobleman who has stolen it from her, in exchange for their freedom."


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Miriam Davison | 12 comments http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intercessor-M...

When Abigail decides to start a new life in a new home; she doesnt realise how much things will change for her forever.

Although the previous owner of her house has died, she hasn't exactly moved on. She has to teach Abigail the ways of the Intercessor, a race of women born to a special job. and she is next in line.

Abigail finds out everything she imagined when she was young, really do exist, and she was born to keep the balance of good and evil in the mythical world, to keep both worlds safe. Can she succeed in her quest to keep Human kind safe?


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Roger Weston | 31 comments Looking for an exciting fast-paced weekend read? Check out 'The Recruiter'.

Nobody in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama knew who Chuck Brandt really was. All they knew was that he rented apartments to immigrants. What they didn’t know was that he was a recruiter of spies, that he was a legendary ex-assassin trying to start over and live honestly. His employer, a top secret government intelligence agency knew the truth. They should have known better than to target him. They should have left him alone.

"The story captures the reader from the first few pages and keeps you on the edge as this double crossing philantropic network unravels."

"I thought this was a very good, well written book. It shows how greed, broken promises, and mind manipulation can end up bad."

The Recruiter http://www.amazon.com/The-Recruiter-T...

The Recruiter by Roger Weston


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J. Percy (jglenpercy) | 35 comments Looking for an unconventional love story this Valentine's Day? I promise you will not regret your time spent evading the Commission along with Thomas, his little sister, Abbi, and their two hapless companions. $3.99.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HERH8S4


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Eric Praschan | 30 comments Enjoy psychological crime thrillers? Check out Blind Evil, only $2.99!

http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Evil-Eric...

Blind Evil


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John Bell (johnhb2) | 22 comments One disk, 900 files, a scorned mistress, and the man who would kill to keep it all a secret…

If you enjoy character-driven thrillers with strong female protagonists, mixed with a good ol' fashioned conspiracy, then THE STRATEGIST may be the read for you.

Available now on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Strategist-Nove...


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Allen Smith (sgospel) | 16 comments A New Book by Rev. Allen Smith has just been published! If you are interested in formatting, publishing, and marketing your own Amazon Kindle book, then “THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO KINDLE PUBLISHING USING MICROSOFT WORD” was written just for you. The 5 Star Reviews are already coming in. Here is an example of what is being said:

“One buys many nonfiction books online hoping to get some real golden nuggets in the content and sad to say most times one gets zero. The Ultimate Guide to Kindle Publishing with Microsoft is fantastic. The thought and the planning that went into this book was incredible. Full, full to the brim with golden nuggets. I am not a techie person so really needed a book like this so clearly explained for the inexperienced like myself. I really can recommend it. Thank you so very much Rev. Allen Smith.”

Be sure to check this book out for yourself today! You can find it at http://smarturl.it/PUBLISHING


message 517: by Diana (last edited Feb 17, 2014 03:46PM) (new)

Diana Clayton | 9 comments Hi all!

I am looking for about 15-20 authors to participate in a "purchasing swap".

We will all set the price of our books to $.99 a few days ahead of time, and on a designated date we will purchase each others' books. Twenty sales in one day will move you up in the rankings which is great exposure, which also means more sales!

We will not allow more than 20 authors to participate at a time to keep the price low for everyone involved. All authors interested, please inbox me. First come, first served!

*If you have participated in a purchasing swap before, please state so in your message. You may be ok, but I need to ensure that we don't have several authors who have already purchased one another's books.


message 518: by A.L. (new)

A.L. Waddington (alwaddington) Essence, Book 1, EVE series by A.L. Waddington

YA, paranormal, romance. "Our minds wander, can our souls?" Book 2, Enlightened to release in April.

http://www.amazon.com/Essence-The-Ser...


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M.K. Theodoratus (mktheodoratus) | 22 comments Looking for readers of my Half-Elven #novellas.

Taking Vengeance -- http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Troublesome Neighbors -- viewBook.at/B009ST7IAY for Amazon

KOBO & Nook links at my website: http://www.half-elven.com


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Jamie | 1 comments My erotic romance, ALWAYS, is $3.99 on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Always-Jae-John...

Tired of sex-crazed billionaires getting the naive, inexperienced girl? Read ALWAYS where everyday married, middle-class couple, John & Amelia Foster, show you that regular people can have really hot sex, too!

John and Amelia Foster have let life get in the way of their five-year marriage. Careers, temptations and betrayal threaten to tear them apart, but instead of giving in, they decide to pick up the pieces together and go on a journey of discovery to find their way back to each other. Desire and passion battle jealousy and insecurity. Will they find their ALWAYS?


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J. Percy (jglenpercy) | 35 comments Thomas loves the outdoors. He doesn’t love battling the unforgiving elements and relentless deprivation in a minute-to-minute struggle for survival. What teen would? But when the United States collapses suddenly and regional authoritarian powers establish their rule, he is forced to make a terrible decision for his future, and more importantly, that of his younger sister. Nature and the wilderness aren’t his only enemies though, as the ruthless Commission, an unlikely pair of companions, and Thomas himself, all work against his ultimate pursuit of life and liberty. What follows is an unimaginable near-future journey laced with extreme hardship, impossible choices, and bare emotion that ultimately examines what it means to grow up free. Free of worries, free of oppression, free of fear. What will Thomas do, how far will he go, and just how much of himself will he give to protect the only person left in his life?

Interested? Am willing to send free e-copies for honest review/feedback (PM if interested!). Am willing to send the following link to anyone simply looking for an adrenaline-filled read!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HERH8S4


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Stephanie Collier (goodreadscomstephaniecollier) | 15 comments When a Nazi concentration camp murders Alhena, The Blood Countess damns Demyan to immortality, but his soul already belongs to the one who had died - bound by a Gypsy curse - and the promise of her rebirth is the only thing that can save him from an eternity of darkness.

My debut novel, The Blood of the Black Rose, is only $2.99.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I6BT6UA

I have also started doing Author Spotlights on my blog, which even though is newer it tends to get quite a bit of traffic. If anyone is interested in a spotlight, I would be more than happy to have you on my blog! Please send me an email if interested stephaniecollierauthor@gmail.com


message 523: by Tahnee (last edited Feb 21, 2014 05:10PM) (new)

Tahnee Fritz (trfritz88) | 6 comments Living in a world filled with zombies and vampires tends to have its perks sometimes. Nineteen year old Bridget has learned to make the best out of life due to these perks. She enjoys how great she is at zombie killing and she’s far from shy on letting it show. The vampires are a different story. She has to get pretty close in order to kill them and she’s not a fan of that.

As with every good thing, there is always something horrible lurking around the corner to make life harder. Bridget forces herself to get used to the hardships, even as every last member of her family is taken away by the monsters she loves to kill.

With a broken heart and a fully loaded 9mm gun, Bridget sticks to her father’s plan and continues North. Along the way, she meets a young man named Ryder and realizes there are still some things worth living for. Love is able to find a way back into her heart and the two of them travel together in hopes of finding safety inside a small city.

Safety is the last thing they find.

My debut novel The Human Race is available on the kindle for just $2.99!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G...


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Edward Lange | 1 comments The Grim Reaper wants to kill God.
His quest will take him across the dark landscape of Hell, and to the gold-paved streets of Heaven. He will come face to face with the perpetual cruelty of the underworld, and the endless hedonism of paradise. Sadistic demons, unsatisfied souls, and an army of angels stand in his way.
Can he succeed?

My first novel, Sins of Heaven and Hell is available in ebook for only 3.99!

Amazon Kindle link: http://www.amazon.com/Sins-Heaven-Hel...

Barnes and Noble Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sins-...


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Miranda Gargasz (miranda_gargasz) | 4 comments Lemonade and Holy Stuff available at http://tinyurl.com/lu5zfc7 for only $4.99

In Lemonade and Holy Stuff, Gargasz examines the small moments in life that help us turn bad situations into good and leave us feeling more blessed than we realize. Through the eyes of a mother, wife, daughter-in-law and aunt, readers will find more than their fair share of laughter and tears in her observations of everyday life. They may even find a glimpse of themselves. Whether observing the humor her children use to calm an upset cousin, complaining of "mining" for money her young son swallowed, or chronicling the lessons learned by a woman who should have been a statistic, Gargasz uses warmth and wit to convey one simple message: Cling to the little things in life. They make it so much worth the living.


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Ann Herrick (annh) | 29 comments Life Love and Surviving High School by Ann Herrick Only $2.99!

Becca secretly lusts after Brent, Claire's boyfriend--then Claire makes Becca an offer about Brent that she can't resist.

Becca's in high school, but she hasn't been on the same page as her best friends since just before the start of middle school and she doesn't know exactly how things got so different. Not different in some edgy, gritty, she's-a-rebel way. More of a Yes-she's-a-dork way. Which makes it all the more amazing that while other friendships have crashed and burned all around them the four of girls have managed to stay Best Friends Forever. She doesn't need to share in her friends' spotlight. Becca's happy to follow along in the shadows, as long as she's not totally cast aside.

She's definitely not ready for guys. In fact, she just wants to skip right over high school and jump straight to twenty-two. By then she figures she will have gotten through her first date, first kiss, passed her driver's test, taken the SATs, filled out all those college applications, somehow survived living in a dorm and gotten her college degree without all the anxiety and drama.

Instead, just after silently deciding to not even think about guys and concentrate on school work for the next four years, she is instantly mesmerized by Brent, a seriously great-looking senior who also happens to have a long-time girlfriend, Claire. Not one to be the "other woman," Becca imagines creative ways for Claire to be out of Brent's life.

Meanwhile, Becca forms a strictly friends-only relationship with Colt. Becca and Colt turn out be good partners when it comes to studying, taking pictures for the school newspaper and working on a term paper together. But when one day Claire makes an offer about Brent that Becca can't resist, that changes everything.


message 527: by A.L. (new)

A.L. Goulden (algoulden) August Fog
August Fog by A.L. Goulden
August Fog
Only $1.99

The story of an impossible love found where she least expected it. Monica Waters is a television editor living in Los Angeles reluctantly passing through her thirties in a damaged marriage to the love of her life Alex. They’ve worked hard since Alex’s affair years ago to get to a place of predictable happiness in all areas except the bedroom. She’s learned to accept the mediocre sex life in exchange for a comfortable and stabilizing companionship. When an artist from New York named Quinn Matthews moves in next door, all of the fire Monica has learned to suppress flares an obsession into a scalding and dangerously secret relationship. Quinn invigorates her lust for art, flesh and a life she hasn’t been living and forces her to make the most difficult decision of her life.


message 528: by Kelly (last edited Feb 22, 2014 11:56AM) (new)

Kelly | 1 comments Credit Repair Strategy Guide,"Fix Your Credit, Raise Your Score, And Keep it That Way" for $4.99.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HNTWQ58



The tools in this guide will teach you how to gain control of your credit and maintain it for the rest of your life. Anyone can fix their credit by using this book and keep it on track for a better financial future with customized legal letters and detailed instructions, including the fastest methods proven to improve your credit score for good. An excellent credit score will give you greater opportunities, save you more money, and protect your assets more than any other aspect of your finances throughout your life. Outlines free and low-cost methods to improve the single most important factor for financial freedom and success.

This is a great forum, thanks to Kait and all of the contributors for making it happen.


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J.R. | 290 comments Trouble follows Sticks Hetrick when he and Anita Bailey, the new woman in his life, go on a Caribbean cruise. Though he has no jurisdiction, Hetrick assists a Jamaican police inspector investigate two murders which have roots back home in Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, Officer Flora Vastine, Hetrick’s protégé and the team in Swatara Creek, are probing mysterious assaults on young women which will put Flora’s life in jeopardy.
http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Deceiv...


message 530: by Rebekah (last edited Feb 24, 2014 11:56AM) (new)

Rebekah Welch | 3 comments My business partner and I write non-fiction books teaching others how to market themselves more efficiently and more effectively!

ALL of our books are $2.99 and cover specific aspects of marketing. We are adding a new book every week, there might be something that resonates with YOU!

Thank you for considering,
http://amazon.com/author/rebekahwelch


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Callie Browning | 101 comments New look, same book! Get The Shadow Guardian, Lost Dreams for only 99 cents!

http://www.amazon.com/The-Shadow-Guar...


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S. Seay (slseay) | 4 comments Here is my book "Dreamwalker" On sale at amazon.com, barnsandnoble and smashwords! GO check it out!!!

http://amzn.com/B00I5B1BDQ

What would you do for your family, your best friends? Would you die for them? Jordan Lewis always knew she was a little different from her friends Lauren and Audrey but she never would guess just how much. As Jordan's seventeenth birthday draws closer her dreams become more vivid, almost real. Until she finds herself in her own dreams or is it really a dream? Jordan and her friends embark on a journey to find the truth about their past.While finding old loved ones and maybe new ones too. But at what cost? What price will have to be paid? A life for a life? Where there is death there will always be death...


message 533: by Shayna (last edited Feb 24, 2014 10:54AM) (new)

Shayna Varadeaux (ShaeAnn77) | 1 comments True Fate (True Fate #1) by Shayna Varadeaux My YA Paranormal Fantasy is out now and only $2.99!

Get True Fate

Amazon

iTunes
B&N
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Strange things have always happened to Nia, and until now she’s written them off as flukes. At nineteen she has seen her fair share of odd occurrences and just feels lucky.

When Nia unknowingly spoke a prophecy on her eighteenth birthday she freaked out her best friend, Rhea. Nia realizes she needs to find some answers. Rhea makes her promise to go and see her Great Aunt Amarie, but she isn’t sure if her crazy aunt could really help.

Nia finds herself unexpectedly drawn to a stranger and begins dreaming of people who seem to know everything about her.

They offer little in the way of information as to how and why. It all feels too real but Nia is unsure, at least until she wakes up with a trinket from the encounter.

When dreams and reality collide Nia will have to face dangers she never knew existed. Ready or not she will have to discover her True Fate.


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Anna S (theannascanlon) Unravelled by Anna Scanlon

Unravelled is $4.99 on Kindle! :)

"No one heard us. They decided not to, to turn their heads away.

It was too much to bear. Too much to know. Too hard to swallow.

But now that the world knows, now that the world has heard, it all seems so simple, so easy to defray.

I screamed and no one heard.

Next time, will you be listening?"

Aliz and her twin sister, Hajna, are enjoying their playful, carefree and comfortable life with their parents in Szeged, Hungary just before the Nazis invade. Seemingly overnight, their lives change drastically as they are transported to the ghetto on the outskirts of the city and then to Auschwitz to be used in Mengele's deadly experiments. After several months of brutal torture, Aliz is liberated to find that she is the only survivor in her family. At not even 11 years old, Aliz must make the journey to San Francisco alone, an entire world away from everything she's known, in order to live with her only known relatives whom she has never met-- a depressed aunt and teenage cousin who is more than ready to escape her mother's melancholy. Told through the eyes of both Aliz and her cousin Isabelle, Unravelled tells a story of survival, hope, family and the lives war and genocide haunt long after liberation.


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Arianna Paige (Arianna_Paige) | 13 comments Arianna Paige

Second Chances $2.99


Looking for an unconventional love story? Here it is.

Richard is a sort of lost lamb when it comes to emotions. He doesn't handle them well. Between his childhood baggage and his desire to conform to society he struggles with how he feels about Adrian, or Rain as he calls him.

Rain, on the other hand, is a completely free spirit that could care less what society thinks about him and how he lives his life. He Adores Richard and has waited for him to "wake up" for years now and embrace what was between them. Unfortunately, addiction grabbed Rain first and it took more than a year for Rain to break free of it's hold on him.

This separated the pair for nearly two years but all it took was one chance meeting for them to pick back up where life had left off.

Just when things were looking like white picket fences and roses Rain's behavior starts to change and Richard fears the worst.

Can a newly realized love weather the oncoming storm?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSEWP2S

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...


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L. Y. | 1 comments Sneaky, Peeping Uncle Sam's Unpatriotic Principles: Covert Search Warrants Under the U.S.A. Patriot Act
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IMWJS56

New easy reader available on Amazon for $3.99!

Learn how clearly illegal searches became innocuous-sounding delayed notice searches targeting ordinary Americans. The Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is being eroded without our consent as law enforcement officials are given greater latitude for intrusions and sophisticated technologies make access to private information easier. The result is NSA spying, the U.S.A. Patriot ACT and more. We have constitutional rights when search and seizure may be a factor. This easy reader primer is designed to help you understand how the sneak and peek provisions of the U.S.A. Patriot Act might affect you.

A sneak and peek warrant is a unique and extremely invasive search tool. As such, it should be reserved for important extraordinary cases like emergencies or national security as intended, considering that the U.S.A. Patriot Act was rapidly passed and enacted to use as a tool against terrorism. However, that is not how these types of warrants are being used the majority of the time. The statute currently allows the government to get delayed notice search warrant authority whenever they want for any federal case, and to even sometimes steal evidence.


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Bill Ward (billwardauthor) | 77 comments New thriller Encryption now available!

In a small software engineering company in England, a game changing algorithm for encrypting data has been invented, which will have far reaching consequences for the fight against terrorism. The Security Services of the UK, USA and China all want to control the new software.

The Financial Director has been murdered and his widow turns to her brother-in-law to help discover the truth. But he soon finds himself framed for his brother’s murder.

When the full force of government is brought to bear on one family, they seem to face impossible odds. Is it an abuse of power or does the end justify the means?

Only one man can find the answers but he is being hunted by the same people he once called friends and colleagues.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bill-Ward/e/B...
http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Ward/e/B00...
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...


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Ryan Bracha (ryanbracha) | 134 comments Hey hey, my latest critically acclaimed novel Paul Carter is a Dead Man, is currently reduced to 99 cents in the US, that's an absolute bargain in any language! Here's the blurb and links...

"Bracha has established himself as one of the very best British authors, Indie or otherwise, with this wonderfully nasty, intelligent and exciting novel." - Mark Wilson, author of Head Boy and dEaDINBURGH

"True to form, Bracha projects scenery and characters in the back of your brain that play out like a brilliantly directed movie. Then he smacks you in the frontal lobes with his dark wit and wry humour. Paul Carter is legendary in a future Britain that makes Big Brother look like a bitch." - Craig Furchtenicht, author of Dimebag Bandits




In 2009 a bomb exploded, killing over 400 British citizens, including three generations of heir to the throne. Religious extremists took responsibility and the country went into meltdown. The British government was overthrown, and its troops withdrawn from overseas. The one-time empire closed its doors to the rest of the world. Law enforcement as it was no longer existed. The power was returned to the British people, and criminals were placed in online public courts for twenty four hours, to be judged.


The sentence for murder, death.


The sentence for anti-British behaviour, death.


The sentence for swearing, death.


In 2014 Paul Carter kills a man, and is now on the run. The thing is, Paul is smart. He's had enough of the new regime, and he's not the only one. He finds himself as an accidental revolutionary, and the voice of the disillusioned masses. He must learn to embrace the responsibilty that has been thrust into his lap, and kick hard against a system which has failed everybody.


Paul Carter is a Dead Man is a horrifying glimpse into the future from the Amazon best-selling author of Strangers Are Just Friends You Haven't Killed Yet and is set to be the first book of the Dead Man trilogy.


Link: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Carter-Dea...


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John Augustine (JohnEmilAugustine) | 1 comments From the Abyss Book 1 Available for only $3.99

"This is no doubt the most powerful book I've ever read. It is also the most heart-breaking and the most joyous."

http://www.amazon.com/Abyss-John-Emil...

How to find hope in an abusive relationship (Book 1)
How to find peace in a crumbling marriage (Book 2)
And how to find renewal, presence, and awareness in your life right now (CD)

It's all part of the same puzzle we each awaken to in our own way.

From the Abyss Book 1:
24-year-old John Augustine is looking for a lasting, loving relationship and finds one hidden where he least expects it. Knowing that no relationship is perfect, he walks in with eyes wide open but is unable to see the future swirling with hell and heartache. During the struggles of a new marriage, John begins to realize his wife is far different than the woman he thought he married. Her mental illness soon drags the new family past the point of no return. As a man, John struggles to be strong and tackle their problems single handed, though the marital foundation is eroding before his eyes. When his wife files for divorce, he finds himself in a free-fall.

From the Abyss Book 2 (Due out March 2014):
Having survived an abusive marriage, thirty-year-old John Augustine finds himself venturing into new territory. A girl with a son of her own lives far away but decides to uproot her life and make the move to be with John. However, John’s ex looms in the wings, and her fears of John’s new family situation threaten John’s relationship with his new wife, her son, and even his own son. A greater threat is John’s lack of time, as working two jobs and taking night classes leaves John’s new wife feeling alone and vulnerable in a strange town. Relationships will take dangerous turns, and chances will not return when John is faced with a crossroads for which he could never have prepared.

Chants For Renewal, Presence and Awareness CD (Available for $5.94):

http://www.amazon.com/Chants-Renewal-...

Why I Recorded This and Why Listen

I was driving my truck one day and decided to try a meditation mantra that I had just read about: “Om mani padme hum.” Meditation is supposed to help with awareness, so I figured what better time to be aware than while driving. Having not had much luck meditating up that that point, I thought it might be better if I were meditating during an activity because I have far too much energy to just hold still. And it was better. After ten minutes, I began thinking, “Everyone should do this.” Then it occurred to me that I could record mantras for people like me with which to meditate. Recordings of mantras that would ignite awareness, not put the listener into a trance. So this chant cycle began. As I recorded, I began to become invigorated, and I realized listeners could incorporate the chants into all kind of activities: exercising, driving, working, really any activity. Even sitting and holding still.

Recording this album caused unexpected Presence, Renewal, and Awareness in me, and I believe anyone who listens can experience it too. Anyone can approach listening to the chants with an open heart and mind the same way I approached recording them.

When I got the feeling that I should record this chant cycle, there was no cycle, no plan, just a feeling. With permission from my wife to be absent from our household for a week, I locked myself away in our back room, and decided I would use only the instruments in that room. Then I gave up my decision-making role and simply began. I understood just enough of what I was about to do in advance to continue as a car drives through a fog. I had only to follow the road ahead.

Midway through the first track, I began to understand that what I presumed was one track was actually two. After the completion of those two tracks, I then began to understand that the cycle would be six total tracks. The ideas were not my own; I was simply following directions during the process. What I was following, I cannot describe. I can only describe my body and mind as if charged with electricity for an entire week. The feeling was both elating and maddening. At times, I could see every part of the whole at once. Other times, I worried I may not finish because I had no idea how I was meant to continue. Soon after, I would get a new feeling and would know exactly what I was to do next. I was tired, recording in six or seven hour stretches without breaks, yet I could not stop nor get rid of the electricity fueling me. I believe this energy that comes from following one’s own feelings can be passed on through music. And I believe the energy in these chants is actually Renewal, Presence, and Awareness.

Love & Mercy,

John Emil Augustine


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Aimee Melendy | 2 comments Spring Reboot by Aimee Melendy

This book is not another cleanse but a lifestyle of healthy, seasonal eating and self-care to promote an abundant life.
Packed with easy recipes anyone can prepare, accessible to the health-nut and the junk-food-junkie alike.
It's time for a Reboot!

Purchase on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Reboot-L...


message 541: by Chris (new)

Chris Douthit | 5 comments Hey Alexandra, Writing With Inspiration looks like a great read, I have added it to my list.


message 542: by T.J. (last edited Mar 01, 2014 09:01AM) (new)

T.J. Alexian | 71 comments My latest novel, Pictures of You, is available in Amazon for just $3.99.


The blurb:
A story of a haunting. Of a memory that lingers. Of voices that hide in the shadows.

Living your life on video is fine, as long as you’ve got complete control. But what if one day you wake up and discover videos you didn’t know existed have gone public? That’s what happens to self-professed video geek, Ashes16, whose real-world past begins to haunt her when a strange video pops up on her YouTube account. Others soon follow, bringing back vivid memories of her older brother's grisly death and forcing Ashes to relive over and over again a nightmare scene she witnessed first-hand.

Are these messages from her dead brother, asking her to uncover dark family secrets some people want to keep hidden? And what happens when Ashes finally starts to understand the meaning behind the messages? That’s the chilling secret behind Pictures of You.

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