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Sailing off the Hook by Marian Blue
Fiction, Short Stories
“By turns bittersweet and hopeful, surreal and surprising, these dazzling short stories kept me turning the pages late into the night. No matter what she writes—poetic vignettes or fantastic, speculative fiction—Marian Blue never disappoints. An absorbing collection, not to be missed!”
––Anjali Banerjee, bestselling author of nine novels for children and adults. www.anjalibanerjee.com
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Release Date: January 1, 2021
“By turns bittersweet and hopeful, surreal and surprising, these dazzling short stories kept me turning the pages late into the night. No matter what she writes—poetic vignettes or fantastic, speculative fiction—Marian Blue never disappoints. An absorbing collection, not to be missed!”
––Anjali Banerjee, bestselling author of nine novels for children and adults. www.anjalibanerjee.com
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Release Date: January 1, 2021
Araya by E. Detorres
Fantasy Thriller
Ellis leads his Gundogs into Hell's Heart to hunt Gluttons and shred their armour. But Gluttons are the apex predators of Hell's Heart, the forest that heed their own gods and spits on the laws of men. And while hunting their dangerous prey, Ellis' Gundogs must battle The Song of the forest because when The Song casts its rhythm into their bones, self-slaughter and murder are the only thoughts the Gundogs have left.
In Hell's Heart, the trees are lord and master.
Dram, an imperious soldier commanding the respect of men, appears in the Gundogs' mountain stronghold whilst Ellis is fighting The Song to reclaim his mind. Dram promises Ellis riches if he will venture into Hell's Heart and use his specialist skills to retrieve a weapon that could end the war. Ellis grudgingly accepts, knowing he must use all his training to endure The Song and lead his Gundogs through hell. But as Ellis watches his friends die around him, his mind disintegrates, and he slowly succumbs to the madness spilling from the trees.
Araya is a work about the fragility of the mind and how emotional resilience can lead an individual to achieve great feats. It is a story of friendship and love, loss and madness, and that delicate balance between light and darkness which reminds us that we are made of flesh, and all flesh is doomed to die. A thriller about the human condition that explores the tyrannical hand emotions have over our decisions and quality of life, with prose that emphasises-we must be great with the time that we have.
Gundogs race against time in Hell's Heart because with every passing second the forest tightens its noose and sharpens its blade.
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Release Date: December 19, 2020
Ellis leads his Gundogs into Hell's Heart to hunt Gluttons and shred their armour. But Gluttons are the apex predators of Hell's Heart, the forest that heed their own gods and spits on the laws of men. And while hunting their dangerous prey, Ellis' Gundogs must battle The Song of the forest because when The Song casts its rhythm into their bones, self-slaughter and murder are the only thoughts the Gundogs have left.
In Hell's Heart, the trees are lord and master.
Dram, an imperious soldier commanding the respect of men, appears in the Gundogs' mountain stronghold whilst Ellis is fighting The Song to reclaim his mind. Dram promises Ellis riches if he will venture into Hell's Heart and use his specialist skills to retrieve a weapon that could end the war. Ellis grudgingly accepts, knowing he must use all his training to endure The Song and lead his Gundogs through hell. But as Ellis watches his friends die around him, his mind disintegrates, and he slowly succumbs to the madness spilling from the trees.
Araya is a work about the fragility of the mind and how emotional resilience can lead an individual to achieve great feats. It is a story of friendship and love, loss and madness, and that delicate balance between light and darkness which reminds us that we are made of flesh, and all flesh is doomed to die. A thriller about the human condition that explores the tyrannical hand emotions have over our decisions and quality of life, with prose that emphasises-we must be great with the time that we have.
Gundogs race against time in Hell's Heart because with every passing second the forest tightens its noose and sharpens its blade.
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Release Date: December 19, 2020
Let Discomfort Be Your Guide by Terry Drew Karanen
New Age Thought, Personal Growth
Discomfort is a natural reaction that, while uncomfortable, can hold many answers for us. Is the discomfort telling us to stop, or is it an indication we should push through to a new level in our lives? Whether to stop or push through is discussed in light of all five areas of life: Health, Wealth, Love, Career, and Spirituality. Writing exercises are included to help the reader process thoughts and concerns that may arise.
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Release Date: December 5, 2020
Discomfort is a natural reaction that, while uncomfortable, can hold many answers for us. Is the discomfort telling us to stop, or is it an indication we should push through to a new level in our lives? Whether to stop or push through is discussed in light of all five areas of life: Health, Wealth, Love, Career, and Spirituality. Writing exercises are included to help the reader process thoughts and concerns that may arise.
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Release Date: December 5, 2020
A Ghost from Christmas Past by Richard Tremblay
Holiday Mystery
The holiday season is always special in Pierce, New Hampshire. The annual Christmas Village Holiday Festival attracts hundreds of tourists to this small northern New Hampshire town each weekend in December. This year, Police Chief Warren Wilson is hoping for an uneventful event, but bizarre cases always seem to find Wilson as they had with the "Unexpected Doppelganger" case, and more recently with the "Skeletal Remains" case here in Pierce several years ago. A Ghost from Christmas Past is part mystery, sprinkled with a little Christmas magic, and a mix of more information about Warren Wilson and the residents of Pierce.
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Release Date: November 15, 2020
The holiday season is always special in Pierce, New Hampshire. The annual Christmas Village Holiday Festival attracts hundreds of tourists to this small northern New Hampshire town each weekend in December. This year, Police Chief Warren Wilson is hoping for an uneventful event, but bizarre cases always seem to find Wilson as they had with the "Unexpected Doppelganger" case, and more recently with the "Skeletal Remains" case here in Pierce several years ago. A Ghost from Christmas Past is part mystery, sprinkled with a little Christmas magic, and a mix of more information about Warren Wilson and the residents of Pierce.
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Release Date: November 15, 2020
Simon's Tree Party by Stephen G. Bowling
Children's Picture Book
He’s inviting everyone to his house. But will anyone come?
Simon invites his barnyard friends to his birdhouse for lunch. He asks the goose, the cow, the pig….and soon discovers he has a BIG problem. Will anyone come? Can Mother Bird help?
If you and your child enjoy heartwarming, beautifully illustrated children’s picture books, with great rhymes and well-written, fun stories, you will love Stephen G. Bowling’s book Simon’s Tree Party.
Buy Simon’s Tree Party today for a wonderful read time and again for you and your family.
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Release Date: November 30, 2020
He’s inviting everyone to his house. But will anyone come?
Simon invites his barnyard friends to his birdhouse for lunch. He asks the goose, the cow, the pig….and soon discovers he has a BIG problem. Will anyone come? Can Mother Bird help?
If you and your child enjoy heartwarming, beautifully illustrated children’s picture books, with great rhymes and well-written, fun stories, you will love Stephen G. Bowling’s book Simon’s Tree Party.
Buy Simon’s Tree Party today for a wonderful read time and again for you and your family.
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Release Date: November 30, 2020
In the Shadow of Green Bamboos by C. L. Hoang
Short Stories; Literary fiction; Historical Fiction; Asian American Literature; Cultural Heritage Fiction; War Fiction
Remarkable Tales of Love and Hope, Resilience and Survival, from the Vietnam War:
"In the Shadow of Green Bamboos" is a series of snapshots in the lives of a cross-section of people, Vietnamese and American, whose worlds were torn asunder by the Vietnam War:
A fortuitous encounter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; a father-and-son outing that echoes a childhood trauma; a harrowing haunting finally laid to rest; two young brothers at their innocent play; the recovery of a lost family keepsake; Grandma sharing a fairy tale with her granddaughter.
These captured moments, ordinary though they may seem, reveal the blessings of love and hope in the course of everyday life. The stories they tell also stand as testaments to the resilience and courage of survivors struggling to rebuild from the ashes of war.
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Release Date: October 23, 2020
Remarkable Tales of Love and Hope, Resilience and Survival, from the Vietnam War:
"In the Shadow of Green Bamboos" is a series of snapshots in the lives of a cross-section of people, Vietnamese and American, whose worlds were torn asunder by the Vietnam War:
A fortuitous encounter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; a father-and-son outing that echoes a childhood trauma; a harrowing haunting finally laid to rest; two young brothers at their innocent play; the recovery of a lost family keepsake; Grandma sharing a fairy tale with her granddaughter.
These captured moments, ordinary though they may seem, reveal the blessings of love and hope in the course of everyday life. The stories they tell also stand as testaments to the resilience and courage of survivors struggling to rebuild from the ashes of war.
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Release Date: October 23, 2020
The Shadow Chamber: A Nick Temple File by Jonathan Dyer
Cold War Espionage Thriller
1966. Intelligence agencies on the other side of the Iron Curtain learn of a top-secret database that details every covert CIA operation in Europe stored near the Austrian-West German border. A refugee from Yugoslavia, a compromised U.S. Army officer, the KGB, and Stasi are circling, waiting for the right moment to grab what could be the Cold War’s biggest prize. Nick Temple has no choice; he has to stop them. And this time, it’s personal!
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Release Date: August 5, 2020
1966. Intelligence agencies on the other side of the Iron Curtain learn of a top-secret database that details every covert CIA operation in Europe stored near the Austrian-West German border. A refugee from Yugoslavia, a compromised U.S. Army officer, the KGB, and Stasi are circling, waiting for the right moment to grab what could be the Cold War’s biggest prize. Nick Temple has no choice; he has to stop them. And this time, it’s personal!
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Release Date: August 5, 2020
Anasazi Medium by G G Collins
Paranormal Mystery
Eight of the nine signs signaling the end of the Fourth World of the Hopi have come to pass. The ninth is hurtling toward Earth!
Ancient peoples enlighten contemporary humankind in a mystery as old as time. Rachel Blackstone is recruited by the spirit world to prevent a cataclysmic occurrence: the end of the Fourth World of the Hopi. As earthquakes occur and a super volcano threatens to blow, it becomes imperative she discover the root of all evil. But can she stop the greedy men intent on having their way and willing to kill to achieve it? The survival of an unaware civilization depends on her getting it right.
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Release Date: August 1, 2020
Eight of the nine signs signaling the end of the Fourth World of the Hopi have come to pass. The ninth is hurtling toward Earth!
Ancient peoples enlighten contemporary humankind in a mystery as old as time. Rachel Blackstone is recruited by the spirit world to prevent a cataclysmic occurrence: the end of the Fourth World of the Hopi. As earthquakes occur and a super volcano threatens to blow, it becomes imperative she discover the root of all evil. But can she stop the greedy men intent on having their way and willing to kill to achieve it? The survival of an unaware civilization depends on her getting it right.
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Release Date: August 1, 2020
I Want To Believe: My CE5 Contact Experience Part III by Kenneth Balfour
Cosmology
Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.
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Release Date: July 31, 2020
Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.
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Release Date: July 31, 2020
VanWest The Present by Kenneth Thomas
Science Fiction, Dystopian, Space Opera
The Present is the second book in the VanWest series. To defeat the Universal Council, VanWest is made to confront his dark past. Uncovering Mars’s many secrets and the coming together of Earth’s main opposition groups could prove pivotal in defeating the Council’s mighty Space Army. However, success is not what it appears, for there’s a twist that he could not foresee.
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Release Date: July 31, 2020
The Present is the second book in the VanWest series. To defeat the Universal Council, VanWest is made to confront his dark past. Uncovering Mars’s many secrets and the coming together of Earth’s main opposition groups could prove pivotal in defeating the Council’s mighty Space Army. However, success is not what it appears, for there’s a twist that he could not foresee.
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Release Date: July 31, 2020
The Horologist's Creation: Henri by Kenneth Balfour
Poetry
Henri was created by Jade Connor for The Prosthetics Event 2019.
Makeup, prosthetics and costume by Jade Connor.
Model: Kenneth Balfour.
Cover Photo by Ben Bentley.
A poem written by Kenneth Balfour.
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Release Date: July 31, 2020
Henri was created by Jade Connor for The Prosthetics Event 2019.
Makeup, prosthetics and costume by Jade Connor.
Model: Kenneth Balfour.
Cover Photo by Ben Bentley.
A poem written by Kenneth Balfour.
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Release Date: July 31, 2020
Endow: A Blood Inheritance Novel by M. Ainihi
Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
On the world of Sumir, the realms were put into place to keep peace by separating the magical races, but what will happen if those barriers collapse?
Picking up where Lost ended, Endow takes Emily, Amanda, and Kiami, on a dangerous trip through the realms. Amanda is determined to prove that the stones they were given are the very ones from the ancient myth. To do so she may have to divulge a few of her dark secrets.
But a powerful storm is on the horizon, one that crackles with magical energy, and it throws them off course. Taking the opportunity to get Emily to accept a leading role, Amanda pushes her at every turn. She needs her to see the warrior that she knows lurks deep inside.
Kiami’s customary optimism is quelled as more truths are unveiled. An encounter with the wizard Bloise may give them answers, but she fears it will cost them too, and even after he explains the source of her inherited powers, she is left feeling like she’s running and getting nowhere.
When Amanda is reunited with her mother, it is not the happy encounter she once imagined. In a world soon to be at war, she realizes their curses were meant to cause the planet’s destruction. Can they be used for salvation instead?
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Release Date: July 28, 2020
On the world of Sumir, the realms were put into place to keep peace by separating the magical races, but what will happen if those barriers collapse?
Picking up where Lost ended, Endow takes Emily, Amanda, and Kiami, on a dangerous trip through the realms. Amanda is determined to prove that the stones they were given are the very ones from the ancient myth. To do so she may have to divulge a few of her dark secrets.
But a powerful storm is on the horizon, one that crackles with magical energy, and it throws them off course. Taking the opportunity to get Emily to accept a leading role, Amanda pushes her at every turn. She needs her to see the warrior that she knows lurks deep inside.
Kiami’s customary optimism is quelled as more truths are unveiled. An encounter with the wizard Bloise may give them answers, but she fears it will cost them too, and even after he explains the source of her inherited powers, she is left feeling like she’s running and getting nowhere.
When Amanda is reunited with her mother, it is not the happy encounter she once imagined. In a world soon to be at war, she realizes their curses were meant to cause the planet’s destruction. Can they be used for salvation instead?
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Release Date: July 28, 2020
I Want To Believe by Kenneth Balfour
Cosmology
Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.
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Release Date: July 6, 2020
Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.
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Release Date: July 6, 2020
The Power Merchants by BR Chitwood
Mystery, Suspense, Love, Pandemic, Political Malfeasance
A man is found near death in a ditch on a state highway in Scottsdale, AZ with two bullet wounds to his badly beaten body....
Chapter One begins a novel that has murder, a beautiful love story, political intrigue, an under-age sexual component involving pre-pubescent girls and political perverts, and a raging worldwide pandemic..
"The Power Merchants" is a novel for our time...
This book will have you reading late into the night.
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Release Date: May 5, 2020
A man is found near death in a ditch on a state highway in Scottsdale, AZ with two bullet wounds to his badly beaten body....
Chapter One begins a novel that has murder, a beautiful love story, political intrigue, an under-age sexual component involving pre-pubescent girls and political perverts, and a raging worldwide pandemic..
"The Power Merchants" is a novel for our time...
This book will have you reading late into the night.
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Release Date: May 5, 2020
Skeletal Remains by Richard Tremblay
Mystery
It is often said, the son pays for the sins of the father. Not only did this son continue those sins he also took them to a different level.
Bones was one sick, son-of-a-bitch, and he knew it. It was not easy being the epitome of an upstanding citizen in public, while in the shadows of this small northern New Hampshire town, be a corrupt and sadistic murderer.
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Release Date: May 4, 2020
It is often said, the son pays for the sins of the father. Not only did this son continue those sins he also took them to a different level.
Bones was one sick, son-of-a-bitch, and he knew it. It was not easy being the epitome of an upstanding citizen in public, while in the shadows of this small northern New Hampshire town, be a corrupt and sadistic murderer.
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Release Date: May 4, 2020
The Reflecting Man - Volume Four by D.K.R. Boyd
Historical Fiction/WW2
England is in turmoil as ‘Appeasers’ square off against ‘Non-Appeasers’ or, as our loquacious and unreliable narrator, Kurtis De’ath, in his role as Lord Beaverbrook’s gossip-hound, Kurtis Tod, discovers…it is Sir Joseph Ball versus Winston Churchill. Fascism is in fashion in numerous high-stepping London social circles and also across the water in France, where the Duke of Windsor and Wallis are courted by the Nazis. Erl Echland continues to collect their secrets, but even he is gobsmacked by the Duke’s secret letters which wind up in Kurtis’ hands. It is ‘Herr Death,’ Kurtis’ German incognito, who learns of the formation of Einsatzgruppen and new plots against Adolf Hitler involving the Kordt brothers. Not to be excluded in this raucous time are William Joyce and his mentor, Macnab; as well as Maxwell Knight of MI5’s B5b bureau and his menagerie; and Robert Vansittart, England’s spy extraordinaire. As 1938 wears on, the possibility of war increases steadily and Chamberlain and Ball conceive Plan Z, an attempt to beard the lion in his mountain lair at Berchtesgaden. Ulrich Roller and the Wagners continue to enjoy Uncle Wolf’s patronage as Kurtis’ nemesis, the widow of Dr. Wentz, appears seeking vengeance. It is Kristallnacht which shocks the world in November and brings Europe ever closer to total war.
Set in multiple locales in Canada, America, France, Germany, and England, before and during the Second World War, Volume Four of The Reflecting Man is the antic, ribald journey of a loquacious and unreliable narrator, Kurtis De’ath, from the Maritimes in Canada, whose unusual talents lead him into the innermost circles of Hitler’s Third Reich and Churchill’s British government. Kurtis’ journey through the roots and branches of actual historical figures and events is, at its heart, in meticulous detail, an examination of how Europe went to war in 1939. The Reflecting Man is himself a reflection of his times. The novel is widely and deeply researched, employing hundreds of non-fiction accounts, journals, and diaries of actual participants and observers of the darkening clouds over Europe and the descent into war.
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Release Date: April 20, 2019
England is in turmoil as ‘Appeasers’ square off against ‘Non-Appeasers’ or, as our loquacious and unreliable narrator, Kurtis De’ath, in his role as Lord Beaverbrook’s gossip-hound, Kurtis Tod, discovers…it is Sir Joseph Ball versus Winston Churchill. Fascism is in fashion in numerous high-stepping London social circles and also across the water in France, where the Duke of Windsor and Wallis are courted by the Nazis. Erl Echland continues to collect their secrets, but even he is gobsmacked by the Duke’s secret letters which wind up in Kurtis’ hands. It is ‘Herr Death,’ Kurtis’ German incognito, who learns of the formation of Einsatzgruppen and new plots against Adolf Hitler involving the Kordt brothers. Not to be excluded in this raucous time are William Joyce and his mentor, Macnab; as well as Maxwell Knight of MI5’s B5b bureau and his menagerie; and Robert Vansittart, England’s spy extraordinaire. As 1938 wears on, the possibility of war increases steadily and Chamberlain and Ball conceive Plan Z, an attempt to beard the lion in his mountain lair at Berchtesgaden. Ulrich Roller and the Wagners continue to enjoy Uncle Wolf’s patronage as Kurtis’ nemesis, the widow of Dr. Wentz, appears seeking vengeance. It is Kristallnacht which shocks the world in November and brings Europe ever closer to total war.
Set in multiple locales in Canada, America, France, Germany, and England, before and during the Second World War, Volume Four of The Reflecting Man is the antic, ribald journey of a loquacious and unreliable narrator, Kurtis De’ath, from the Maritimes in Canada, whose unusual talents lead him into the innermost circles of Hitler’s Third Reich and Churchill’s British government. Kurtis’ journey through the roots and branches of actual historical figures and events is, at its heart, in meticulous detail, an examination of how Europe went to war in 1939. The Reflecting Man is himself a reflection of his times. The novel is widely and deeply researched, employing hundreds of non-fiction accounts, journals, and diaries of actual participants and observers of the darkening clouds over Europe and the descent into war.
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Release Date: April 20, 2019
