June 21, 2023 – M.C.V. EGAN ❧Defining Ways❧

Reflections on the Boulevard

Published on June 21, 2023June 20, 2023 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 2

by L.J. Ambrosio

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age

A teacher and his protege take a haphazard journey of joy, friendship and discovery.

Reflections on the Boulevard

Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 2

by L.J. Ambrosio

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age

Michael’s story continues from A Reservoir Man (2022) where we find him teaching at a university ready to retire. He unexpectedly meets a young man named Ron who becomes his protege and journeys in a haphazard adventure with him throughout America and Europe, each twist and turn of the road bringing unexpected adventures. The journey taken is one of joy, friendship and discovery.

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Louis J. Ambrosio ran one of the most nurturing bi-coastal talent agencies in Los Angeles and New York. He started his career as a theatrical producer, running two major regional theaters for eight seasons. Ambrosio taught at seven universities. Ambrosio also distinguished himself as an award-winning film producer and novelist over the course of his impressive career.

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The Hidden Cries Behind Her Smile

Published on June 21, 2023June 16, 2023 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

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One Woman’s Journey to Finding Her Voice as She Unpacked All the Trauma That She Endured in Her Emotionally, Verbally, and Mentally Abusive Marriage

Nonfiction / Memoir

Date Published: December 14, 2022

Publisher: LifeRich Publishing

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The Hidden Cries Behind Her Smile is a book filled with journal entries from one woman’s journey of discovering that she was living in an emotionally, mentally and verbally abusive marriage. In this book you will find some of her deepest and rawest emotions as she began to unpack all of the pain that this abuse had left on her mind and her heart. This type of abuse is one that is not talked about a lot because you cannot see the marks that it leaves on one’s body. In the pages of this book the writer paints a picture of the wounds and the scars that emotional, mental and verbal abuse does to a person’s heart and mind. You can almost hear her cries as you read through her journal entries, the cries that were hidden behind her smile for so long.

About the Author

Felicity is a woman who was married at the age of 19 and has been married for 30 years. She has devoted three decades of her life to her husband and kids, being a stay-at-home mom, homemaker, and home-schooling her children. Throughout her marriage, she always knew that something wasn’t right in her relationship but she never quite knew what it was. It wasn’t until 25 years into her marriage that she began to discover that she was in an emotionally, mentally, and verbally abusive relationship. During this time she began doing research on the topic of emotional, mental, and verbal abuse. This new revelation began opening up many painful wounds inside of her as it painted a new picture of what her marriage had done to her emotionally, mentally, and physically. To express her feelings she began writing about the pain that was surfacing inside of her. During this season in her life, she knew that she wasn’t the only one who was going through the deep pain of this hidden abuse, which led to her desire to put her writings into a book to share with others. Her hope is that her words will help others feel seen who are living in an emotionally, mentally, and verbally abusive relationship. Her prayer is that those who read her words will know that they are not alone as they navigate through healing from this painful and hidden abuse.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT A. Blackbird

Published on June 21, 2023June 13, 2023 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

Bluestone Academy

Bluestone Book 1

by A. Blackbird

Genre: Paranormal Academy Dark Romance

I’m just like them. I’m an elite, my brother is in with the it crowd, but I’m shunned.

Money can’t buy you everything. Well, it certainly can’t buy me acceptance in our world.

At Bluestone Academy, it doesn’t matter that I’m a witch like the rest of them.

I’m a deadblood—a witch without power.

And I pay for my acceptance into the witching school every single day.

It doesn’t end out of the doors, either.

This is my life. I’ll always be one of them, and forever be shunned—by the one I’ve loved my whole life.

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Hearts

Hearts & Spades Book 1

by A. Blackbird

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance, Wonderland Retelling

Mad as hatters, here they all are. To home and from, Rose is very far.

What would you do to claw your way back to the only home you’ve ever known? How far would you go to win?

To save herself, Rose must work with a dangerous, mysterious ally Night, who might just be her greatest threat.

When the rebels attack the small Hearts village, blacksmith Rose is thrown down the forbidden well and down it, she finds the Three Sisters of horror stories and folklore. With half the village down the well, the Sisters open the doors to the Hatterthon–a deadly game of murder and survival.
If Rose ever wants to make it out alive, she must be more brutal than any other player and stick with Night–the mysterious player she’s allied with, threatens all she knows with his dangerous smiles and even deadlier eyes. In the Hatterthon, everyone is a little mad…
And the only way out is to win. By any means necessary.

HEARTS is a Wonderland retelling, hold the Alice! Set in a medieval Wonderland, this series welcomes old favourites with a dark twist to a beloved story.

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Hunted

by A. Blackbird

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance, Red Riding Hood Retelling

A Dark Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

The villagers call her Red.
It’s the colour of her lips, her cloak, and the blood that stains her when she returns from the woods. The villagers call her Red for many reasons, but most of all, they’re too afraid to call her what she really is. Witch. But when a wolf stalks the village, Red might be the only one who can save them from the beast…the beast who has his sights set on her already. Red races against the three days until the full moon to uncover the wolf’s identity, find out what he wants from her, and save herself. To hell with the village, Red just wants to save herself. That’s what good witches do.

A dark re-telling of the old tale, where Red Riding Hood isn’t so little, and mightn’t be so good after all.

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“A. BLACKBIRD” is a sister penname to “Q. BLACKBIRD”

With “A”, you’ll find all the Blackbird “SOFTER STORIES” – those with less graphic scenes, put simply. Cleaner tales that still explore dark themes, and more YA friendly reads.

With “Q” – the main penname – you’ll find those darker themed tales written in gritty, dark detail. Those books don’t pull their punches!

To keep these stories and content separate for the readers, “A” and “Q” BLACKBIRD are not connected on the book pages, but if both themes are to your liking, check out Q BLACKBIRD’s best-selling series, DARK FAE BLACK WORLD!! *all the content warnings apply*

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