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The Code Blitz

Published on October 24, 2024October 21, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by David Daniel

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The Secret Code Hidden In the English Language

Non-Fiction, Historical Biography

Date Published: October 2024

The Code is a fascinating exploration of history, linguistics, numerology and philosophy that endeavors to explain the discovery of a secret code that is hidden in the English language. After conducting extensive research and hiring a statistician to independently test all of his work, the Codebreaker came to the conclusion that the Code is not accidental, but intentional and irrefutable. The existence of the Code is nothing short of life-changing and the implications are monumental.

The Code tells the story of the discovery of the Code and presents overwhelming evidence showing that there is a force at work – a force that many call God. The ongoing narrative of the discovery is supplemented with tables that demonstrate how particular historical events are related to central historical figures. The book also contains brief histories of the events and brief biographies of the people to give the reader some historical background. Pictures highlight each section, bringing the discovery of the Code to life. There are also statistics for significance, for the probability of the results occurring randomly, and for tests of four claims regarding the incredible propositions that the Codebreaker makes.

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David is The Codebreaker who has been cracking codes, ciphers and number theories all his life. From writing the book, “The Mentalist Code” which details his discovery of the identity of Red John in the TV series The Mentalist to revealing the identity of real-life serial killers, David has devoted his life to studying secret codes.

In addition, as an educator for the past twenty-four years, David continues to develop theories about personal growth and development, which has led to him writing parenting literature with his wife.

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The Silent Echo of My Childhood

Published on October 24, 2024October 21, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by Sylvie Lariviere-Traub

A Story of survival from foster homes and children’s prison to business success

Memoir

Date Published: October 4, 2024

At just twelve years old, Sylvie Lariviere-Traub’s world shattered. Abandoned by her alcoholic father and left to fend for herself when her mother became too ill, she found herself in the care of her older brother. But a cascade of unfortunate events soon thrust her into the harsh reality of the Canadian foster care system. Here, Sylvie endured juvenile institutions that treated her more like a prisoner than a ward of the state.

Against all odds, Sylvie battled through addiction, abuse, and poverty to rise as a successful entrepreneur. Yet, just as she began to find peace and meaning in her existence, the love of her life passed away, stirring the haunting echoes of her past. This profound loss sent her on a journey to rediscover her roots and find a place to truly call home.

The Silent Echo of My Childhood is a gripping memoir of resilience and triumph, where Sylvie’s indomitable spirit shines through even the darkest of times. Her story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the universal quest for belonging and peace.

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is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and aspiring author whose career has been marked by a series of groundbreaking accomplishments. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Sylvie moved to California to pursue new business ventures, a decision that led to the creation of several successful enterprises.

In 2004, Sylvie founded Dreamkeeper Films, where she and her late husband, Dan Traub, produced historical documentaries that captured significant moments in history. This endeavor not only fulfilled her passion for storytelling but also established her as a creative force in the film industry.

Sylvie’s entrepreneurial spirit has been recognized with numerous awards, including the prestigious 2002 Fresno Entrepreneur of the Year. Her contributions to the community and her outstanding achievements have also earned her several Congressional Recognition Certificates and the California State Assembly Award of Excellence.

Despite her success in business and film, Sylvie has always dreamed of becoming a writer. After the loss of her husband, she devoted herself to this lifelong dream by working on her memoir, The Silent Echo of My Childhood. Over the past four years, Sylvie has poured her heart into this deeply personal project, which recounts her journey from a challenging childhood to becoming a successful entrepreneur and filmmaker.

Sylvie’s story is one of resilience, creativity, and the relentless pursuit of her dreams. Following the publication of her memoir, Sylvie plans to continue her writing journey with two more books. The first will be a self-help guide on coping with the profound loss of a soulmate, offering insights drawn from her own experiences. The second will be a dystopian novel, a story originally envisioned as a film that evolved into a book after the passing of her husband. Through these works, Sylvie aims to touch lives, offering solace and imagination to her readers.

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The Girl of Many Crowns

Published on October 23, 2024October 11, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by D.H. Morris

Genre: Historical Fiction

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The true story of a powerful Knight and a runaway Queen who unite to defy an empire.

The Girl of Many Crowns

by D.H. Morris

Genre: Historical Fiction

“The Girl of Many Crowns” is the true and inspiring story of Judith, the first princess of France, who is a pawn in a complex political game of chess as her father, King Charles, tries to hold on to his kingdom. King Charles, grandson of Emperor Charlemagne, is beset on every side by Vikings, rebel lords, and greedy neighboring monarchs. He marries 12-year-old Judith to Aethelwulf, the aging King of Wessex, for political advantage. When she is widowed less than two years later, he arranges a second marriage for her. But, when Judith refuses to marry a third time at her father’s command, King Charles imprisons her in one of his palaces.

Baldwin Iron Arm is a powerful knight from Flanders who pledges loyalty to King Charles and his family. As the companion of Judith’s brother, Louis, he fulfills his oath by protecting King Charles’ family from Vikings, rebel lords, wars, and assassination plots. He is conflicted when he must choose between obeying the king and rescuing his daughter Judith from her imprisonment.

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A native of San Diego, California, D. H. Morris has lived on four continents and traveled through many countries. She has four children and eleven grandchildren and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Choral Music education and pursued graduate work in English at USU and law at the University of Utah. She is also a published playwright.

As a descendant of Judith and Baldwin, the author discovered their intriguing story while doing a genealogical project. This journey inspired her to research everything about the 9 th Century – including food, politics, travel, war, education, clothing, jewelry, religion, holidays, marriage customs, and medicine. She loves talking about this remarkable time in history when the European countries we know today were being formed and fighting for their very existence.

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Everlasting Rose

Published on October 23, 2024October 21, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by Rose Murphy

Medical Memoir

Through a humorous lens, I took a dramatic journey of survival through three life threatening cancers (pancreatic, t-cell lymphoma, and leukemia), and their treatments (chemo, radiation, and bone marrow transplant), plus sepsis and other conditions from age 56 to my present age of 80. Everlasting Rose provides you with hope and disease prevention tools and techniques to overcome the odds. With all these conditions it was determined that I had a 1 in 1,000 chance of survival. My mission is to help you with your journey.

About the Author

In the beginning I was a Catholic Italian girl, growing up in a sheltered Italian community and in the end, I had traveled extensively in the United States and Europe. My education as a nurse with a Bachelor’s and Masters afforded me opportunities to experience many aspects of health care: teaching, administration, sales, and consulting. However, at age 56 I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and my long tortuous journey through disease after disease began. During these years I endured much pain, suffering and anxiety. However, I always stayed positive, even joyful and hopeful for the next day. I am now 80 and would like to share my unbelievable survival story with you.

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Ashes on the Wind:

Published on October 22, 2024October 17, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan2 Comments

The Love Story Behind the Crime of the Century

by Brandy Purdy

Genre: Dark Historical LGBTQ Romantic Suspense, True Crime

The love story behind the Crime of the Century

Nathan “Babe” Leopold was a socially awkward genius who used arrogance as a shield. He cultivated a philosophy of absolute selfishness cherry-picked from his reading of Nietzsche and indulged himself with vivid sexual fantasies about kings and slaves.

Richard “Dickie” Loeb was the brightest of the bright young things, a social butterfly as fragile as glass inside, hiding his insecurities behind a dazzling smile and a mouthful of lies. He found escape in thrilling tales and fantasies of crime.

They were two brilliant and privileged boys, each harboring secrets it would have been social suicide to reveal in their 1920s world.

When Babe met Dickie, it was like his favorite fantasy had stepped out of his dreams into real life.

When Dickie met Babe, he thought he had found the accomplice who would help make his criminal dreams come true.

Dickie was willing to give Babe what he wanted, if Babe would give him what he wanted. Quid pro quo. Until Dickie wanted something more, leaving Babe desperate and willing to do anything to hold onto his dream. Even if it led down a dark path to the Crime of the Century and infamy as the thrill killers Leopold and Loeb.

I have read all but one of Brandy Purdy’s novels, since 2010 and I have enjoyed them all including Ashes on the Wind. Brandy spends extensive time doing research and has the knack for telling a great story.

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Brandy Purdy is the author of several historical novels including The Ripper’s Wife, The Secrets of Lizzie Borden, The Boleyn Wife, and The Tudor Throne.

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The Spiderboys of Aranae

Published on October 22, 2024October 21, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by Glenn Thomas

Volume 1

Science Fiction

Date Published: 10-01-2024

To the people of Earth, it is generally agreed that there is no sight more extraordinary than that of their human cousins on the distant colony of Aranae jumping onto the backs of giant spiders and riding off as if going to a picnic.

To the people of Aranae, it means freedom. But for The Provenance, their Earth rulers, one of their colonies entertaining thoughts of liberty makes them uncomfortable.

In the first three Spiderboy adventures comprising Volume 1, we follow the sixteen-year-old runaway, Haley as she discovers for herself the meaning of freedom.

1. Haley’s First Spider Bite.

Billionaire’s daughter Haley Morgan joins forces with an unlikely ally in an escaped convict on a quest to track down and apprehend a dangerous outlaw while at the same time dodge the spiderboy search party sent to catch Haley and return her home. And as in all young-woman-joins-up-with-escaped-prisoner stories, things are bound to get out of hand.

2. Malady in Savoy.

Continuing her quest, Haley takes a job as a showgirl in the city of Savoy where she becomes the object of mistaken identity, gets caught up in interstellar intrigue and falls for a roguish fugitive agent from Earth. Shape-shifting does have its drawbacks.

3. Along Came a Spider.

Haley endures a marathon battle of survival with a monstrous Trap Door spider that is determined to pin the girl on its venom-laced fangs.

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Glenn Thomas’s life path has been a meandering one, setting new life goals at various points along the way, gaining knowledge in art, photography, filmmaking, driving commercial vehicles, and ultimately, writing both screenplays and prose. As a self-described “high-functioning daydreamer,” Glenn often finds contentment in self-imposed isolation, in conversations with an eclectic array of characters and personalities in universes of his creation. Once in a while, he writes their stories into scripts and novels to share with the world.

From a young age, those who spent time with Glenn quickly recognized his remarkable gift of daydreaming. According to his first-grade report card, his teacher, Mrs. Haslett, wrote, “Glenn is on cloud nine.” With that ringing endorsement from one of his earliest admirers, Glenn has made his circuitous path to this time and place to make some practical use of this often-misunderstood gift. With a nostalgic smile to his past, Glenn created his film production company, Cloud 9 Filmworks, shortly after completing film school in 2005, which has now expanded in 2024 to Cloud 9 Press to oversee his books.

Glenn lives in the Los Angeles area, and when he’s not writing, he works as a driver for a major motion picture studio where the real money’s at. His first self-published work was a series of short science fiction stories called The Spiderboys of Aranae, released in 2015 and revised in 2024. Also, in 2024, the first book in a science fiction series titled The Stars Rain Down debuted. Set in the same universe as Spiderboys, SRD has strong connections with the earlier work, and fans of one book will enjoy the other.

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What We Wished For

Published on October 22, 2024October 21, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by Lisa Crawford Watson

An Adoption Story

Memoir

Date Published: October 22, 2024

Publisher: Double Entendre Ink

A twin herself, Lisa Crawford Watson believes she has the insight needed to mother twins. Mounting obstacles impede the adoption process, and she examines whether such setbacks are signs that she shouldn’t adopt. But when identical twin infant sisters in need of a permanent, stable home come into her life, she falls in love with them and knows what she must do.

Adopting premature twin girls who were born drug- and alcohol-addicted, and jostled, separately, from foster home to foster home, creates one hardship after another. Lisa quickly learns that raising children is a feat of sacrifice and unpredictability, and caring for children born into trauma may be more difficult than she ever could have imagined. Over the years, the twins wreak havoc on every relationship within the family and on Lisa’s heart. Has adopting the girls caused more harm than good?

What We Wished For: An Adoption Story shares a woman’s quest to build a loving family. It is a tale of courage, perseverance, and what remains when things don’t go as imagined. This memoir speaks to anyone who has ever struggled with a life-altering decision, one from which there is no turning back.

About the Author

A fifth-generation Northern Californian, Lisa Crawford Watson has published seven books and thousands of articles in local and national newspapers and magazines. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociolinguistics from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s degree in education administration from California State University, Sacramento. She currently teaches communications, writing, and journalism at California State University, Monterey Bay.

Lisa lives with her husband in Carmel on the legendary Monterey Peninsula, where she focuses on fitness, family, and philanthropy. As a resident of the “Canine Capital of the Country,” Lisa has a devoted following for her weekly dog column, for which she has profiled more than seven-hundred furry friends.

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The Witches of Claw and Fang

Published on October 21, 2024October 11, 2024 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

by Zach Stivers

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Thriller

A hard-edged werewolf crashes into the life of an isolated witch who has temporarily given up her magic. They must overcome their differences and learn to harness their dangerous powers to stop a supernatural evil from corrupting their small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains.

The Witches of Claw and Fang

by Zach Stivers

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Thriller

Welcome to the cozy mountain town of Pineville, Virginia. It’s autumn, the leaves are gold and orange, the apples are crisp and sweet, town residents are going missing, and a bloodthirsty monster with ten-inch claws is loose in the forest.

Morgan Reaves tries her damndest NOT to use magic. That’s why she hid in Pineville, after all. But now, Morgan needs to dust off her spell-casting skills, ASAP. Problem is, she may have lost her touch.

She has another problem, too, and it smells like wet dog.

Max: AKA the naked man with rip-cord tight muscles that stumbled out of the woods near Morgan’s house, ranting about curses and conspiracies and a coven of witches.

Is he a werewolf? Well, yes. But he’s also the only one who can help her defeat whatever evil is threatening her adopted hometown. That is, if they manage to not kill each other first…

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Zach Stivers lives with his wife in Virginia, at the foot of the Shenandoah National Park. He loves to tell people they do lots of hiking in their free time, but usually they just go for a short stroll in the woods with their dogs and then stop off for a drink or two at the local brewery. That still counts as hiking, right? He has a degree in English Literature from Florida State University, runs really slow half-marathons, and leads an overly-competitive book club that reads a book a week … or else.

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Airmail & Chocolate Pie

Published on October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

by Bobby Evers

Back to Boonetown

Memoir

Airmail and Chocolate Pie: Back to Boonetown is a heartwarming and nostalgic journey of unexpected discovery. One moment, Bobby Evers had no plans to write another book; the next, a phone call and an old duffle bag changed everything. The bag, belonging to his father, contained letters from his mother during his father’s military service. These letters rekindled Bobby’s passion for storytelling and sparked a deeply emotional connection with his late parents.

Through these letters, Bobby found himself transported to another time, filling the pages with stories rooted in love, family, and history. This compelling book is not just a collection of memories, but a testament to how life’s surprises can lead us back to our passions. With each letter, Bobby connects to the past, shaping a narrative that’s as personal as it is universal.

Join Bobby on this touching adventure, where past and present intertwine, and see how the discovery of his parents’ letters inspired him to create something truly special. Whether you’re a fan of heartfelt stories or historical reflections, Airmail and Chocolate Pie: Back to Boonetown will resonate deeply with anyone who cherishes the power of family and the written word.

About the Author

Bobby Evers is a life-long Tennessean, a theater enthusiast, and avid traveler. Being a keen people-watcher, he has always been a storyteller, and now he brings those stories to the page in his first book. He has worked in the construction business, and as an interior designer and architectural consultant for over thirty-five years.

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