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My third Casey Holland mystery, Beneath the Bleak New Moon has just been released in print and e-book formats. The story takes place in Vancouver, BC and opens when a street racing vehicle hits a jogger in an intersection. This is only the beginning of what becomes deliberate hit-and-runs. Can Casey find the killer before he comes after her?
My newest book, Simple Pleasures, is now available in Paperback and as an eBook for Kindle on Amazon.Simple Pleasures is the story of 3 generations of women in Hollywood. The story spans 70 years and begins with Gwen, a Hollywood starlet who is trying to overcome a horrific childhood and find love in a town that is known for disastrous relationships. Her daughter, Vicky, grows up in her mother's shadow and comes of age in the free love era of the 1960's. Vicky's daughter, Jenna, must come to terms with the choices of her free spirited mother without becoming a victim.
Simple Pleasures follows these women as they look for love and try to build relationships with each other all while trying to leave their own mark in the acting world. Fame and fortune does not guarantee happiness as they learn the most important thing in life --- Simple Pleasures.
Paulyanna: International Rent-boy is an honest and frank portrayal of a working-class male prostitute’s life. Many factors contribute in delivering the main character onto the streets. Some very typical, such as early abandonment, poverty, lack of education and sexual abuse. But Paul does not dwell too much on the past and refuses to allow these events to mar his ambition.
At eighteen a lost train ticket leaves him stranded in the city after a job interview. He uses his questionable wits to make a quick decision that steers him down a rather dodgy path.
Without added glamour or grit, Paul shares the raw accounts of his life as a rent-boy in the 90s, from London to Los Angeles. It may not have been pretty, and there was risk and danger as well as fun and thrills, but Paul had the audacity to succeed in his quest to obtain happiness, security and wealth.
This is not an erotic tale. It is an ordinary account of day-to-day life as viewed from a unique perspective. A peek into what really goes on behind the glassy-eyed smile of a male street worker. Read about his life in this optimistic and fascinating roadbook adventure.
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"This romantic novel captures the magic of Sinai; it becomes alive." Gabriele Mahler.
"The plot is moving and the first person perspective is used in the best fluid sense. Beautifully written in its own flowing, nomadic lifestyle…"
C.J. Michael
This novel has received all 5 star reviews on Amazon!
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Here's the Amazon blurb for Destroyer (Abaddon), the latest novel by John Reinhard Dizon:Richard Mc Cain is a retired Special Forces operative whose underground activities during the Tribulation Era of American history places him on the FBI’s Most Wanted list as the mysterious Destroyer. He is called upon by his ex-wife to rescue her sister from the tragedy of a “dirty bomb” terrorist strike in Mexico City. In doing so, he is forced to rely upon the Angel Train network of Christian activists spread across the country. The network, a major target of Homeland Security, absorbs the full force of the agency’s technological arsenal as no effort is spared to seek and destroy Mc Cain. In a series of supernatural events, Mc Cain realizes that there are even greater forces at play threatening his life and that of the beautiful Isabel. It seems that only a miracle can save him, and at last he finds the answer to the ultimate question: is God truly in control?
What makes Destroyer unique is the fact there is no Antichrist, no Beast or False Prophet. Rather, we find the Anniversary Attack of 9/11 resulting in a third-party Administration amending the Constitution to `forever separate Church and State'. The Organized Religion Act and the Hate Crime Act effectively ban all forms of proselytization in America and end all tax breaks for offenders. Churches, synagogues and mosques across the country are forced to close as a result. A `dirty bomb' attack in Mexico City creates a flood of refugees from across the border, causing the standardization of the Verichip as a foolproof method of identification for citizens throughout the country. The damage done by the terrorist attacks creates an economic recession sending millions into unemployment. The entire planet sees the War on Terror and the end of crime and lawlessness as a `final solution' to economic disaster and the prelude to world peace.
Enter Richard Mc Cain, an itinerant preacher turned vigilante who goes by the name of the Destroyer. His ex-wife contacts him in an effort to rescue her sister, an illegal immigrant trapped in the exodus from Mexico City. Mc Cain employs the services of the Angel Train, a transportation network devised by underground Christians operating under the auspices of the World Christian Society. Unknown to him, his movements are being traced by Homeland Security in an effort to bring him to trial before an international tribunal. Supernatural events underscore the spiritual war raging beneath the surface, and when Mc Cain is finally arrested and put through the ordeal, it takes a miracle from God to deliver him from evil.
The ethnic flavor of Destroyer adds to its uniqueness. Mc Cain's wife Agnes, her sister Isabel, and her children Sandra and Felipe are native Colombians who are deeply rooted in their culture. His connections in NYC are largely Puerto Rican, and result in a hit team from the Caribbean being called against him to speed his demise. His flight through Texas exposes him to the Mexican Mafia, called upon by other gangs to expedite his demolition. The scenarios are authentic and augment the taste of Americana found throughout Mc Cain's flight across the Heartland.
The gradual immersion of the USA into the darkness of the Tribulation gives us all food for thought. We can see how civil liberties are sacrificed for the security and protection of the many, and how global solidarity becomes the new imperative in a world effort for peace and stability. Suddenly the Verichip allows us all to become citizens of a world community, and religious fervor is eclipsed by a sense of international inclusivity that holds secular humanism as the greatest good. The newspapers and tabloids are slowly reflecting the prophecies of Scripture that will eventually bring us to the doorstep of the Tribulation. Hopefully books like Destroyer will help us delay the process, at least in our lifetimes.
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this is my latest review for The Nano Experiment. This book will be free on Kindle October 9 through October 13.
Oops. For got to list the review for The Nano Experiment How silly.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hang onto your hat for a hell of a ride..., August 15, 2013
By Joseph "Joe Perrone Jr." (United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: The Nano Experiment (Kindle Edition)
Writing a novel successfully from varying points of view is difficult enough (especially when the central character is not only that of a person of a different ethnicity but also one's opposing gender), yet that is exactly what author Richard Brawer has so successfully done in the Nano Experiment.
This fast-paced thriller tackles both the world of high-powered drug companies and the politically-charged issue of the death penalty with equal panache, combining the two into a riveting story.
Without giving too much away, suffice it to say that
Eileen Robinson, a middle-class African-American woman sentenced to be executed and Mark Chetney, a convicted serial killer, similarly destined, have more in common than one might imagine. To learn more, however, you'll just have to read the book, but I assure you that you won't be disappointed. I look forward to reading more from this author. Excellent job, Mr. Brawer.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hang onto your hat for a hell of a ride..., August 15, 2013
By Joseph "Joe Perrone Jr." (United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: The Nano Experiment (Kindle Edition)
Writing a novel successfully from varying points of view is difficult enough (especially when the central character is not only that of a person of a different ethnicity but also one's opposing gender), yet that is exactly what author Richard Brawer has so successfully done in the Nano Experiment.
This fast-paced thriller tackles both the world of high-powered drug companies and the politically-charged issue of the death penalty with equal panache, combining the two into a riveting story.
Without giving too much away, suffice it to say that
Eileen Robinson, a middle-class African-American woman sentenced to be executed and Mark Chetney, a convicted serial killer, similarly destined, have more in common than one might imagine. To learn more, however, you'll just have to read the book, but I assure you that you won't be disappointed. I look forward to reading more from this author. Excellent job, Mr. Brawer.
Transplant, a medical/techno thriller is available on Amazon, at select Independent Booksellers and all e-book outlets including Kindle, iBookstore, and B&N. 5 star rating on Amazon.In this gripping, fast-paced thriller, Dr. Robert “Doc” Lamb, trauma surgeon, former Army Special Forces Intelligence officer and CIA covert operative, swore he would never go back to his former life—not after his wife, Grace, was killed in a car bomb meant for him. But when Dr. Greg Johnson—the Broward County medical examiner, and an old friend—asks him to assist with the evaluation of a mysterious John Doe found floating in the Intracoastal Waterway, he begins to be pulled back into the world he had deliberately left behind. Identifying the John Doe sets a complicated investigation into motion, one that seems, implausably, to lead from a topless dancer, to a local drug house stocked with black market anesthesia drugs which appear to have originated in the Middle East, and then to a medevac jet leaving the country on the night of the victim’s death. It also becomes clear the victim is one of many. The trail eventually leads Lamb to a private island in the southern Bahamas, to a stem cell research institute on a remote Caribbean island, and eventually to a hospital in the tribal highlands of Yemen. When he finds the clues are leading him out of the country, Doc turns to Isaiah Jefferson, his old CIA partner, confidante and friend for help. Doc had sworn he would never become involved with the CIA again, but as he probes deeper and deeper into the case—and as the dead man’s wife pleads with him to find out why her husband was killed, and who killed him—he feels his own overwhelming grief and guilt over his wife’s death driving him further and further into dangerous territory. In the process of gathering intelligence at the hospital in Yemen, he makes a grisly discovery -- one that explains everything. When his cover story starts to unravel, he begins, in order to escape and report his discovery, to recall and utilize all the skills he had deliberately buried along with his former life. Finding himself drawn inexorably back into the battle between good and evil on the world’s stage, he is also forced to confront—once and for all—the demons living inside him. Bailey James, an orthopedic surgeon and fifth-generation Floridian, was born in Tampa, into a family of natural storytellers. He currently lives with his wife on Amelia Island. His experiences in medicine over more than thirty years have provided him with a deep catalogue of characters and situations he mines for his writing. While continuing to practice orthopedics, he spends most of his time writing the type of thrillers he's always enjoyed reading.
W,ell, we learn. Transplant is by Bailey James.
Dead Men and Cats The quiet agricultural community of Shadow Island is suddenly beset by violence. A dead man and a live calico kitten are discovered floating in an old rowboat in Shallow Point Cove. Then Dan Uley's bookstore is firebombed. With a black cat. 7 Five Star Reviews! http://www.amazon.com/author/ayawalksfar Good Intentions, Second Edition COMING SOON TO AMAZON!
Bev Ransom thinks her life can't get any worse after her father dies unexpectedly. At least she has her friend and employer, Rene Lawson, an intriguing older woman whose past is shrouded in mystery. Then, on a day like any other, Bev goes to work and by evening, Rene is dead.
Devastated and unable to let go of another loved one, Bev becomes obsessed
with unraveling the mysteries that surrounded Rene. When she uncovers a twenty-year old secret, Bev's world is shattered. Is there anyone she can trust?
Isabella wrote: "My first book released last week it is an adult romance. Here is the synopsis and buy links for "A Workplace Affair", please feel free to recommend it to your friends as well. http://www.goodreads...."Brian wrote: ""Screaming in Paris" is a crazed little travelogue about a generally-responsible family that abruptly forgets how to behave in public the very second that their plane touches down in a foreign land..."
Brian wrote: ""Screaming in Paris" is a crazed little travelogue about a generally-responsible family that abruptly forgets how to behave in public the very second that their plane touches down in a foreign land..."
Isabella - I am new to Goodreads but finding lots of super information. I also have a first book being published in 15 November "Home by Christmas" a holiday novella by Black Lyon Publishing. I hope to figure out how to navigate in goodreads. Best of luck to you. Rory Church
My latest novel, Flower Girl by Catherine Feeny, is now available on Amazon Kindle. Give it a go!
LOVE, LIFE and EVERYTHING ELSE:Meet Sarah, a nine-year old girl with a talent for painting and an adoptive family who supports her in everything she does. She lives a happy life with her foster-father who is her idol and her foster-mother who loves her unconditionally. Little does she know that her past will come back to haunt her and an atrocity that happened nine-year ago would come to light. What will be Sarah’s reaction when she is subjected to a past that she has no knowledge of?
Sandy is scared, worried and somewhat irritated because of the weird voices she hears from the attic above. With the help of her best friend, Anne, she decides to find out the source of this all racket but what will she find hidden up there? Would the truth shock her?
Will the frail, old and lonely novelist who had managed to incur an emotion so inside him be able to change the course of his life?
Self-made and hardworking Jenny was looking forward to the opening ceremony of her novel when she is subjected to the hatred and scorn of her best friend, Cindy and made a laughingstock in town. Will Jenny be able to hold her head high?
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"Marrow" by Sabne Raznik is a limited edition art book of poems inspired by Kyle Dean Smith's battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia with FLT3 gene mutation. Proceeds from the sales will benefit St. Jude's Research Hospital. One reader said: "The word that comes to mind for these poems is ... raw." Sabne Raznik is an internationally published poet, book reviewer, and writer. Her poems have been almost universally praised. "Marrow" is her second book. See her Goodreads profile for more info: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
"Marrow" can be obtained by reading the book description here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... Be sure to enter the giveaway! The brave children battling cancer thank you for your support.
If you liked Fifty Shades of Grey...then you will love Sex and the Social Network. FREE on Kindle today through Monday, October 14th.http://www.sexandthesocialnetwork.com
A modern, entertaining, upbeat memoir 28 septembre 2013 Par S. J. Dagg
It couldn’t be better timed that Paulyanna: International Rent-boy by Paul Douglas Lovell has been published exactly 100 years after Pollyanna (by Eleanor H Porter) first hit the literary scene. And yes, Paulyanna, coined by one of Paul’s friends, is a clever adaptation of Pollyanna. Paul is Pollyannaish through and through. And that’s a real word – Pollyannaish. It’s in the dictionary. (Check if you don’t believe me!) It means someone who’s incorrigibly optimistic and upbeat. And that’s what Paul is.
Paulyanna follows Paul through early adulthood as he begins to make his way in the world. Emerging from an underprivileged childhood in the Midlands, Paul heads to London to take up his first job as a kitchen porter. He’s delighted to be in the city, where he’s free to be himself – to be independent and to express his sexuality. From portering he moves on to barwork and later a responsible job in the music TV industry, but increasingly he comes to rely on his alternative career as a rent boy to support him.
A character himself, with his strength of personality, slightly unconventional interpretation of the Catholic faith and strong belief in karma, Paul encounters some equally fascinating people along the way. Some are good, generous and sympathetic, others less so. Others, such as his friend Richard whom he calls his ‘partner in crime’, are a bit of both. He travels to Spain, Holland and America and his amazing eye for detail really comes into play here in his depictions of the appearance and atmosphere of the places he visits.
Drugs, streetlife, friends succumbing to Aids, loneliness – there’s a tough, gritty element to the book but the overall impression is of hope and cheerfulness. The Pollyanna in Paul won’t be beaten. As you read the book you’re rooting for things to turn out well for Paul who doesn’t ask for much – a settled loving life with a husband and a dog – so when the dark, handsome Michael turns up, you’re holding your breath. Will he be the one to cement Paul’s happiness?
The book is so well written. Paul’s style is easy to read, ranging from the poetic to the pithy. He’s a great companion through the pages of the book. This is a thoroughly modern, entertaining memoir that I recommend to everyone.
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My new romance novel! It's a great story you won't regret it! If you have any questions or anything Chat with me! <3 Thanks guys!Beach Eyes: Beautiful gold surrounding the pupils, just like sand at the beach, and then
suddenly BAM! A deep blue like the ocean.
It all started with beach eyes for Scarlet Barnette. After jumping into bed with men without getting to know them first, she has learned it always ends in disaster. So she puts everything she has into running her self defense studio. As Valentine’s Day approaches Scarlet tries to steer clear of men who promise her a good time. Until she meets Darien Valentine and his beach eyes.
Resisting him is going to take every ounce of control she has. Especially when she finds out he is her sexy new neighbor.
Darien Valentine wants Scarlet.
As soon as he saw her, he knew he had to have her.
She says she wants to be friends before lovers. Well Darien is just going to be the best friend she will ever have. Looks like this Navy Seal has his next mission.
Will they be able to resist giving in?
And when Tragedy strikes, will they survive it at all?
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Hi allI have just completed a second series of saga romance novels (Phew!)
Working out will be released on 14 November to complete the second series of Palmerstone (The Friendship Diaries). The first book is currently FREE on Amazon.com (@ No 57 in Top 100 saga romance genre) :-0
I also have Starting Out FREE on Smashwords until the 14th Nov - enter code PY96D. Feedback and reviews gratefully received! xo
Author profile here on Goodreads: Sarah Bevan Fischer or sarahbevanfischer@wordpress.com Thanks
Hello,My name is Lance Carney and my hermit writing partner’s name is David Moss. We have a new collection of 13 short stories titled “Fin & Tonic; Talon & Tombstone”. The stories weave between horror, suspense, and science fiction with some humor and history thrown in. Twelve of the stories were previously published in magazines and anthologies and we are extremely happy to be able to put them together in an e-Book. Just right to get you in the Halloween mood!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Tonic-Talon-Tom...
Thank you for your consideration!
This is John Reinhard Dizon, proud to announce the release of my new novel The Fury (available at Amazon). The Fury is a supernatural thriller set in modern-day New York City that provides a historical subplot with a medieval European flair. Bridgette Celine, a private investigator, is hired to track down the daughter of Giovanni Rossini, a notorious Mob boss. Annabelle Rossini has made contact on the Internet with a fortune teller in East Harlem who offers her an opportunity to develop her psychic abilities. Bridgette is unable to refuse a huge financial offer and takes on a case that catapults her into a vortex of devil worship, drug dealing and murder.
Anna has moved into a three-story tenement run by Miss Goyette, a West Indian voodoo priestess who has rented the second floor to one of the most notorious crack gangs in Harlem. The third floor is occupied by Buda Sakumbe, an illegal alien from the Congo who rarely leaves the building. When he does, only its residents realize that horrible catastrophe follows in his wake. Bridge begins piecing the puzzle together, and she grows inextricably entwined with Anna in making her acquaintance and discovering the nature of her predicament.
Unknown to anyone but Mrs. Goyette, Giovanni Rossini is the descendant of a 16th century Italian nobleman who entered into a satanic pact with a French noblewoman. Their rituals of blood sacrifice ensure that their seed would establish an empire of vast economic and political power. Goyette has foreseen that the prophecy would be fulfilled through the bloodline of the Rossini Family and that of Bridgette Celine. Bridge becomes an unknowing pawn in helping Rossini make the connection with her family in New Orleans where the final link can be established.
The key to Goyette’s influence in East Harlem is Sakumbe, who is under a curse that causes him to turn into a hyena when a satanic demon called the Fury overcomes him. Goyette uses her mystical powers to control the Fury, which she can unleash through the force of her spells and incantations. The leader of the crack gang in the tenement, Kenya Kilmanjaro, has sold his soul to Goyette in exchange for control over the narcotics racket in Harlem. His exultation over his absolute rule is quenched as all of his rivals, real or imagined, are found torn apart by what authorities believe to be a wild animal.
Enter the Zombie Squad, an undercover NYPD black ops unit headed by Johnny Devlin. He crosses paths enough with Bridge to bring her in as an informer, and eventually they discover that Anna is being sent to New Orleans by Goyette. Bridge makes herself known to Anna, and offers to accompany her on the trip. They end up staying with Bridge’s cousin Rebecca, on whose property lays the missing link to the Rossini prophecy.
A mystical amulet is exhumed from the family graveyard and brought back to Mrs. Goyette by Anna. None of them realize that Anna’s life is required as a sacrifice to consummate the satanic pact to establish the Rossini kingdom. It results in a cataclysmic confrontation between the cultists and Bridge and her friends that the audience won't soon forget.
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A mistake at a sperm bank sets off a zany romantic comedy in Designer Genes. I've just revised and updated this offbeat romance, first published (in print) ten years ago. It's even funnier now. Hope you'll take a look at the new cover. It's available on Amazon, B&N, Smashwords and ARe. I'm the author of more than 95 published novels, ranging from romantic comedy to Regencies to mysteries. I've posted free writing tips on my website, www.jacquelinediamond.com. Thanks!
Only $0.99 and book 2 Touched By You comes out Oct 31
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Hey Goodreaders!My romantic comedy should become available on Kindle in the next day or so and I’m looking for reviewers.
The novel, "Sex in the Title," is a comedy about the misadventures of five male friends living in NYC (circa Y2K), with Milan Kundera-esque reflections along the way.
Here is a brief description:
New York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst, and Evan's boss fires him with an email. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email. Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse. Fortunately, Evan meets someone whose legendary disasters with females eclipse even his own.
To reverse their fortunes, they recruit their friends into a group of five guys who take on Manhattan in pursuit of dates, sex, and adventure. With musings about life, relationships, and human psychology, this quintessential New York story about the search for happiness follows five men on their comical paths to trouble, self-discovery, and love.
If you’re interested in reviewing this book, please let me know how your reading schedule looks.
Thanks!
Zack
Quick update: SEX IN THE TITLE has just gone live on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Title-Comed...
New Release on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Shadows-B...
It was a time of free love, flower power and music. It was also a time of questions and conflict. Many would see the sixties as a time of turmoil. Jinx knew it as a time of survival. Children of that era did not have many laws to protect them or keep them from the monster in their own homes. Some survived, some did not. This is Jinx’s story of survival and death, sorrow and joy. There are worse things than that which goes bump in the night. Would you be able to live this life and come out the other side
My newest short story
IN THE EARLY HOURS, featuring Gwen Madden, main character in my full-length novel Death on a Dig.A family friend has been murdered, his body found on a park bench in a Toronto ravine. The victim wasn't a favourite with Gwen Madden, but her daughter Isabel is distraught. The best support Gwen can offer is to find the murderer.
For sale here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G1SKALO
A free copy to anyone interested in reading and reviewing it. Just reply to this message.
Bleu Moon ... is my newest release! You will find this on Amazon and Barnes n Noble as e-read or paperback. Read as alone or the second part of a duet(French Bleu).
Olivier makes brave choices as the leader of the special forces, while Brie embraces her new life when destiny is gifted to her.
Darlene discovers Maupiti holds more mystery than she sought, after she leaves her comfort zone, a jazz club called The Bleu.
This contemporary literature will have you page turning as you travel through France and beyond, following characters with depth and soul as mystery and intrigue plague their lives. Come visit the Loire Valley, Paris and the island of Maupiti.
Bleu Moon by Caroline Clemens
Four months after starting writing for fun, I'd completed by first book, 'Dangerous Minds' and after 2 years of not knowing what to do with it, it's now finally edited (more times that I care to remember) and ready to get out there and be read.'Dangerous Minds' is finally going to be released tomorrow as a eBook on every platform available, and I'm very excited!
It's a suspense thriller with a couple of romantic twists here and there I have a passion for Americana, I though it only right that there are some nice V8's in there too. Great for you men out there!
If you want to ask me anything about 'Dangerous Minds' or even me (I assure you I'm not too exciting though), feel free!
Website: www.llpearce.com
Twitter: @llpearceauthor
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My book, Pawn of Innocence is now on sale for the next 30 days for $1.49!Pawn of Innocence
Riddled with action, adventure, suspense, romance, secrets, drama, and a bit of humor, Pawn of Innocence will keep you on a roller coaster of emotions until the very end. It will grip you, make you cry, make you laugh, and make you angry, but most of all, it will make you love every minute of it!
Extended description:
Camile can hardly believe the luck of her chance encounter with a tall dark stranger, and it eventually leads to what she hopes will be a sizzling vacation romance. But she slowly learns chance had nothing to do with it, and unlucky is the word that begins to best describe it as events take a terrifying turn. She quickly finds herself knee deep in a web of lies and deceit, and the object of an abduction that turns out to have far reaching consequences. Once back home, however, she is still blissfully unaware of the secrets that seem to be common knowledge to those closest to her, until she overhears a conversation that leads her to uncover the shocking truth of her abduction, and forces her to face something she never thought she would have to face again. Him.
Website: www.chameleon-author.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ebooksbychameleon
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Hi all, thanks for the opportunity to learn about your books and post mine.I write women's fiction. My novel, PEACE BY PIECE, is about unshakable first love and complicated second chances.
Six years after fleeing college and Thomas's betrayal, Maggie has nearly given up on love.
Enter Izzie, a motherless eight year old, and every maternal instinct kicks-in. With Donald, Izzie's dad, Maggie waits for the thrill-for anything magic: a spark, a quickening, a quiver racing up her spine. The magic never comes, but it is precisely the ordinariness of his kisses and subsequent proposal that make her feel safe. She imagines that loving Izzie is enough to finally lock Thomas out of her heart.
You can find me at:
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I've just release my holiday novella, the latest in my Stories of Serendipity series...
ImperfectFor free on Kindle just today!
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My first mystery novel
Review: "I was surprised that this was a debut novel. It had the feel of a much more mature writer. I would highly recommend this book."
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I released my debut novel one month ago on Amazon, which has so far received only 5 star reviews. Urban Chicago, love triangle, counterculture youth. My book is available FREE all day today. Please rate and review, if you decide to read it. Thanks so much. Happy Halloween! Girl Without Borders
I decided to write a YA fantasy tale, A Different Kind of Hunt http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/eboo...
Rage's Echo by J. S. BaileyHe longs for heaven...and for revenge.
Jessica Roman-Dell, a paranormal investigator from small-town Ohio, wants to find a ghost to prove to the world that life continues after death. But little does Jessica realize the danger she will face when the anguished spirit of a murder victim named Jerry Madison follows her home from a graveyard one night and refuses to leave. He says he is lonely. He says he wishes to go to heaven to finally be with God; watching the world pass by without him is more unbearable than death itself. But Jerry is there for another reason, too. A reason that Jessica can't even begin to guess at, but that will hit closer to home than she ever could have imagined.
For Jerry is not as innocent as Jessica believes him to be. Like his murderers, he, too, has killed--and he will stop at nothing to send those responsible for his death to the grave.
http://www.amazon.com/Rages-Echo-eboo...
Sketch of a Murder, Book 1 Special Crimes Team, is set in Seattle, Washington and written in multiple first person viewpoints. A serial killer, self-dubbed The Avenger, is murdering wealthy, prominent men and the pressure to find the murderer is exponentially increasing on Governor Marleton. To get the heat off of herself and to ultimately take the fall if the killer is not apprehended, she establishes the Special Crimes Team.
The unit is comprised of misfits and loners, good cops who’ve ticked someone off and have been “invited” to join the team. Even as new as it is, the unit is considered the Siberia of law enforcement.
Lieutenant Michael Williams, a black man with a penchant for doing things his way, heads the team.
His second-in-command, Sergeant Nita Slowater, is a mixed blood Native American, and is pissed at the world. She hates Seattle, she hates the media, and most of all, she hates being part of the Special Crimes Team. It doesn’t help that Williams is in a constant state of PMS and riding her case hard. She’s not sure she could deal at all if it wasn’t for Molly the Pack Lady, a homeless black woman. When Molly dies she wills all of her artwork to Nita. Within the old woman’s art lies the key to The Avenger’s identity.
Can Nita forge a working relationship with Lieutenant Williams before an innocent man dies? Will she discover the key to the killer’s identity hidden in Molly’s artwork? And, ultimately, will she be able to accept the life-altering truths she’s learned about herself?
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All the TIme in the World. In this third Andy Mackpeace time travel adventure, our bright, introspective main character, now fourteen, travels to Montana to visit his best friend Roger who has discovered his Cheyenne Native American roots. Andy has one of his grandmother’s incense sticks so that when they burn it together they expect to travel back to the Custer Battlefield… the day before the infamous battle. However, Roger’s history is inaccurate; they arrive in the wrong year, encountering, instead, a young Cheyenne Warrior on his Vision Quest.
Later, when Roger’s mother mistakenly lights the incense stick, the smoke sends the two boys travelling back to 1899…separately! While in search of Roger, for the first time in his life, Andy has to fend for himself against an extremely dangerous bully. He struggles painfully, attempting to navigate a world with few modern conveniences and where youth is short-lived. Andy finds himself on his own perilous Vision Quest and wonders if he will survive to return to the 21st Century.
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The second book of the YA paranormal romance The Mentalist Series is out today
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Siena Lazio is desperate to break the shackles of her pedigree, to be her own woman, to decide her own destiny. Strangled by the constant oppression of living in her family's shadow, she longs to demand the respect and happiness she's always deserved. The bar was always set high, as the heiress to Team Ferrelli and daughter of Alfonso Lazio, the greatest driver Formula One has ever seen, Siena's only purpose is to uphold her family's honor and public image in light of her brother Enzo's recent rise to fame. In her world family is everything.
Harrison Davies is Team McClain's secret weapon. A complicated man with looks that could kill, a devilish smile, and an accent that melts hearts. It's hard to imagine there's more to the notorious British Bad Boy than ripped abs, a hard chest, and muscular tattooed arms, but the scars of his past leave him only ever feeling truly alive when he's staring death in the face at 220mph. Already a racing prodigy from the time he was ten, Harrison set his sights on the Grand Prix World Championship to prove to the world once and for all that he is worthy of greatness.
As Siena begins to stake her claim as Ferrelli's Director of Public Relations, she falls helplessly into the arms of the enemy, the one man she can't ever be with—Harrison Davies. When the passion heats up between Siena and Harrison, the lines between right and wrong begin to blur. Driven by lust and ambition the two delve into a world of treachery, deceit, lies, and ultimate betrayal. Is she ready to place her fragile heart into the hands of a speed demon and will the thrill of falling for him be worth it when they wreck?
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Hello! My first novel: The Basement was released in August. It is a suspense/thriller aimed at an Upper Middle Grade/Young Adult audience.“A kid shouldn't be aware of his own heartbeat”, he thought.
Never forget the unexplored territories in your own back yard, or under your house. Here, Vashti Quiroz-Vega gives voice to the young inhabitants of one neighborhood where things are more than they seem.
Robbie is an ordinary boy in a normal world, as we first enter the neighborhood and witness an idyllic scene of prepubescent children at play; but what happens in silence and in the dark will amaze you. Join Robbie as he journeys to explore unknown and forgotten tales of intrigue, fear and blind faith.
Ask yourself:
What kinds of monsters lurk in your world?
What will you do when you can no longer see?
The Basement is a tale of angst, teamwork and solutions, of treasure hunts and adventure, and of facing your fears. It is a focus on the small- but everything- world of one group of pre-teens and the very real and wondrous world they face.
The basement is available in paperback and eBook formats
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Bloodstone
New release on Amazon Kindle, a fantasy romance in the Beauty-and-the-Beast mode.Blurb:
What if looking at the face of the man you loved meant death?
Years ago, warrior Durren Drakkonwehr was cursed by a mage. Now feared and reviled as the Shadow Man, he keeps to himself, only going to town to trade rare bloodstones--petrified dragon's blood--for supplies. Though he hides his face, he can't hide his heart from the woman who haunts his dreams...
Needing bloodstones for a jewelry commission, Mirianna and her father journey across the dreaded Wehrland where the beast-men roam. When their party is attacked, only the Shadow Man can save them. Strangely drawn to him, Mirianna offers herself in return for her father's rescue.
Living in the ruined fortress with the Shadow Man, Mirianna slowly realizes that a flesh-and-blood man--not a fiend--hides there in hoods and darkness. But are love and courage enough to lift the curse and restore the man?
Hello, everyone! I just released my new Christmas story, sequel to the best-selling Clara Claus, which you can actually read for FREE now on almost all e-book platforms!
This is the second tale of Jack Frost and the Snow Queen...
Nearly a year has passed since that fateful Christmas in which Clara became the Snow Queen, and everything is about to change...
Jack and Clara arrive at the North Pole to find it under attack by mysterious forces, and in the fray, the unthinkable happens when Jack is kidnapped by none other than Rosaline, the former Snow Queen. Rosaline has somehow regained her powers, and challenges Clara to a duel to win back her title. In order to prove herself worthy, and attempt to rescue Jack, Clara travels to Rosaline’s castle in the South Pole with uncertainty in her heart.
But, Rosaline isn’t the only villain on the rise. The chaotic Immortal Eclipse has returned, with plans that no one can decipher -- plans that include Clara, and the destruction of everything that she, and the Winter Council, hold dear. Aided by her new friends -- Gertrude, a flying pink reindeer, and South, North’s eccentric brother -- can Clara hope to overcome the impossible by defeating Rosaline, and truly become not only the Snow Queen, but also herself?
The second book in the Snowflake Triplet, Clara Snow is a tale of wonder, hope, and of discovering the truth of who you are.
You can find out all about the series, and get the links to the first book FREE and the sequel at my website. Enjoy!
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My new trailer for my book. Just released last week. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PfWSuJcAOPc Hope you enjoy!
Hi all, my second novel CAPE MAYBE is Katie's story of love and loss. Katie’s life is shaped by her vow to be nothing like her alcoholic mother. Her reckless teenage choices test the strength of family ties, friendship, and first love. Ultimately about hard-earned hope, what we inherit, and what we choose to let go, in Cape Maybe, Katie discovers what she never expected about motherhood, forgiving yourself, and creating your own second chances.Thanks, Carol
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Enjoy my new contemporary romance,The Difference a Day Made, now available on Amazon for only $0.99. This is a limited introductory offer, available through November 2nd only. This is a full length, 90,000+ word novel. Thank you in advance for your interest. If you enjoy the story, please share a thoughtful review on Amazon and/or Goodreads. http://www.amazon.com/Difference-Day-...
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