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Philly Heat Series #6

by Becky Flade

Genre: Romantic Suspense  

 Can Maddi keep Kat safe and protect her own heart?  

A Safe Place

Philly Heat Series #6

by Becky Flade

Genre: Romantic Suspense  

15-year-old runaway Kat Anderson witnesses a gruesome murder. Social worker Maddi O’Hara is called in to provide emergency housing for the flight risk teen.

While Maddi works to reunite Kat and her brother, Nathaniel, it becomes clear the man the police are looking for is hunting Kat. As the danger escalates, Nate finds himself falling in love with the woman protecting his little sister.

Tragedy and betrayal are everywhere. Does Maddi have the courage to accept the chance at the family she’s being offered? Or will a murderer make the decision for her?

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by Susan Myhre Hayes

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 Historical Fiction

Date Published: August 28, 2024

Publisher: Universum Press

Historical Fiction

Date Published: August 28, 2024

Publisher: Universum Press

All families have their secrets. How far will they go to keep them hidden?

Savannah Schaeffer believed she was protecting her daughter by keeping the dark truths of their family’s secrets. Now, facing her imminent mortality, Savannah realizes her efforts may have caused more harm than good. With little time to waste, she finds a way to work around her inability to speak the truth. She prepares a scavenger hunt to reveal the secrets of her past that she had withheld from her daughter, Chloe.

The scavenger hunt will lead Chloe to two explosive journals—her great-grandmother’s and her grandfather’s—to reveal how intergenerational trauma impacted Savannah’s life and why she kept it secret. Chloe also has plans for the final week of her mother’s life. She has promised to honor her mother’s wish for a peaceful passing.

A palliative care physician, Chloe is ready from a medical standpoint but feels unprepared personally. She has called off her engagement at her mother’s request and is now second-guessing her decision. She also wants to understand her mother’s choice never to marry.

Making Up Stories: A Novel tells the story of family secrets and explores a mother’s and daughter’s desire to break free from intergenerational trauma. It’s a story about their love for each other and the sacrifices they’re willing to make for each other. Complex characters and situations raise profound, sometimes unanswerable questions about family, life’s gray areas, and the promise of hope.

About the Author

Susan has had many successful careers in philanthropy, public relations and education, but when she wrote the book, Peace in the Puzzle: Becoming Your Intended Self, she found her true purpose. Utilizing the material in her book and her personal experience, she is passionate about supporting both individuals and groups become who they were born to be.

Susan’s coaching is tailored to each person’s unique needs, and each group presentation is crafted to align with the interests and needs of each specific audience.

Through compelling stories, she engages individuals and groups by taking them through her journey to find purpose, shares the tools she developed and encourages them to do the same.

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by Linda Hurtado Bond

Genre: Thriller, Suspense  

 A tenacious TV reporter has 48 hours to illegally enter Cuba, find her sister, and avenge her mámá. Don’t miss the spine-tingling sequel to Emmy-award winning journalist Linda Hurtado Bond’s immersive thriller, All The Broken Girls.  

All the Missing Girls

by Linda Hurtado Bond

Genre: Thriller, Suspense  

Once you enter their world, there is no escape…in this gripping and undeniably chilling thriller from Emmy-award winning journalist Linda Hurtado Bond.

As a crime reporter for a Tampa TV news station, Mari Alvarez knows when an investigation enters dangerous territory. But with her estranged sister missing and almost no information to go on, Mari can’t trust anyone but herself to find the truth. Now she has just 48 hours to sneak into Cuba undetected, track down her sister…and pray to her orisha that she’s not too late.

This is nothing like reporting in her neighborhood, though–a place she knows like the back of her hand. In Havana she has no contacts and only an ice-cold trail of cryptic clues. When Detective Tony Garcia offers to help, Mari puts aside her instincts and tries to let someone in. But soon they’re caught in a maze of lies, deception, and an undercurrent of the island’s own witchcraft, a sinister Brujería.

Every lead draws Mari further into this world of shadows, especially when her sister isn’t the only young woman who’s gone missing. Each step pushes Mari and Tony toward a revelation they never saw coming. And as they close in on the horrifying truth, one thing becomes clear…no one will let them leave Cuba alive.

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by Christine Barker

Genre: Epic Paranormal Fantasy Romance  

 Maya’s tale is not one for the faint of heart.

The Forgotten

The White Wolf Saga Book 1

by Christine Barker

Genre: Epic Paranormal Fantasy Romance  

 Maya’s tale is not one for the faint of heart. Her people are ripped from their homes on their island and thus become refugees on their land. This tale talks about the brutal truths about being a prisoner of war. This tale has helped those who have difficulties facing their trauma and can slowly start their healing process due to the monstrosities Maya has gone through at the hands of a madman, Jericho.

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The Awakening

The White Wolf Saga Book 2  

Maya’s tale is not one for the faint of heart. This is the second book in the series, showing how she has changed from the battered person she needed to be to stay alive and into a warrior for her people. She travels across the island in search of her people in the refugee camp and, along the way, discovers her soul mate, who helps her with her PTSS episodes. She has more to face before the Humans are rid of Nagule Island.

Kings, Queens, & Kingdoms, the Nagule Wolves led a prosperous life until one unfateful day, it all came crashing down, leaving the human wolf-shifters on the brink of extinction. Nagules are at war with Hunters, humans who want total domination of their kind.

A looming threat of Hunters awaits them, and it is up to one queen to fight and lead her people to survival.

Book One of The White Wolf Saga: The Forgotten begins the fantastical epic of love, war, betrayal, and survival.

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The Retaliation

The White Wolf Saga Book 3

  

 Maya’s back with her final adventure. Rouge refugees have entered the fortified Fortress and have brought havoc and chaos to the growing population. Maya must do whatever is necessary to protect herself and her people from extinction, even if that means accepting Niju’s help and possibly causing harm to her future lineage.

Meanwhile, the Hunters are plotting against the Nagules and will do anything to ensure they wipe out the Nagule population.

This is the final tale upon Maya’s island in the White Wolf Saga. There are trials and desparate moves needed to keep their people alive. Does Maya have what it takes to keep her reign alive?

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 Christine Barker is a Christian, full time mom, a medical prior authorization specialist, and best friend of a fully supportive husband. Currently living in rural Ohio, her husband and two children help assist in taking care of the animals on their small farm. With her love of the outdoors, she always tries to find new ways to engage her children in playing in the dirt and making memories.

She grew up being told to pursue a career towards cooking, but ventured towards the love of reading anywhere she was able. During the elementary years, there was a section carved out for creative writing, and it was her favorite part of the day. A blank slate was carved each day for her imagination to grow in unexpected ways. When not writing, her favorite pastime is watching her children become more independent and learning new skills.

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A Biography / LGBTQ

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The Military Career of a Georgia Drag Queen

Biography / LGBTQ

Date Published: February 13, 2024

Publisher: MindStir Media

Meet Jay Claypool, and his alter ego Dixie Crystal. On his own from an early age, and embracing his sexuality and the performance art of drag, Jay recounts his early years as a nightclub performer, the 9-11 tragedy; and how it propelled him into a 20 plus years military career in the United States Air Force. A collection of stories that are hilarious, heartbreaking; and at times surreal, Gay AF is the autobiography of an entertainer who has persevered through the often-changing legal landscape and demanding service reorganizations within the DoD. Jay finds himself working within some of the most elite Air Force organizations, planning and executing unique no-fail missions; and Dixie Crystal is always along for the adventure.

About the Author

Jay Claypool is a 20+ year United States Veteran, and freshman author originally from Augusta Georgia. As a young drag performer, and frequent night club fixture, Jay strives to be a source of inspiration to anyone which wild ambition, who also may be doubting their sexuality, individuality and artistic freedom, specifically within the ranks of the military. He currently lives in DC with his husband Douglas, a veteran Navy Corpman.

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The Skeleton Crew Paranormal Cozy Series Book 1

by Dahlia Donovan

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Cozy Mystery  

 Welcome to the Skeleton Crew. Bring your knitting needles and a good, strong brew.

A Curse for Samhain

The Skeleton Crew Paranormal Cozy Series Book 1

by Dahlia Donovan

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Cozy Mystery  

Welcome to the Skeleton Crew. Bring your knitting needles and a good, strong brew.

Gender fluid, autistic vampire Hyde Snodgrass runs Between the Leaves—a cosy village book store. Their life revolves around books, all things autumnal, and the two cats who rule their world. The shop also plays host to a weekly knitting group called the Skeleton Crew.

When one of the leaders of the village coven fails to show up for the weekly knitting meeting, Hyde finds themselves investigating a horrific murder side by side with their long-term crush, Teresa Vega.

Suspicion immediately falls on other members of their group. Hyde and Teresa struggle to find answers to the growing list of questions. It’s made all the more difficult when the killer has them in their sights.

Can working together spark the romantic flame within them?

Will they solve the mystery before death comes too close?

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by Glenn Thomas

Who Owns You?,  Book One 

Science Fiction

Date to be Published: October 11th

Set in the early 23rd century, THE STARS RAIN DOWN follows an android woman pursuing a renegade human. At the same time, he searches for his missing wife and child, abducted by alien pirates, and sold into slavery. Special Agent Catherine Mercer, an artificial intelligence and agent of Interplanetary Security (think FBI in space), is given the assignment to pursue and apprehend Rick McCabe, a freighter pilot suspected of illegally smuggling passengers to the free colony of Aranae, some 1300 light years from Earth. Rick, on the other hand, on route to Aranae, was attacked by pirates and separated from his pregnant wife, Sarah, who was captured. But, having come under the suspicion of IPS of illegally transporting passengers, Rick goes rogue and sets off to find Sarah while evading Catherine trying to capture him. Rick and his tech-savvy partner QR follow a trail of clues and tips that lead from one planet to another, from one hostile slave owner and alien race to more pirates and unsavory characters. Along the journey, Catherine learns that being human is more than possessing a flesh and blood body. The transitory body holds an eternal spirit that yearns to be free.

About the Author

Glenn Thomas’s life path has been a meandering one, setting new life goals at various points along the way, gaining skills in art, photography, film-making, driving, and ultimately, writing in screenplays and prose.  As a self-described “high-functioning daydreamer,” Glenn often finds contentment in self-imposed isolation, in conversation with characters only he sees and hears, in universes of his own creation.  Once in a while, he writes them down into scripts and novels to share with the world.

Glenn lives in the Los Angeles area and works as a driver for a major motion picture studio.  His first self-published work was a series of short Science Fiction stories called The Spiderboys of Aranae, which appeared in 2015.

In 1986, when Glenn was convinced he was at the start of a long and prosperous career as a visual artist, an idea for a sci-fi story came to him.  A guy loses his wife to space aliens, and he searches the galaxy to find her.  As a fan of the genre, Glenn sat down with paper and pencil to write the story, and two years later, No Longer Mourn for Me was finished.  It then sat on the shelf, unpublished, for nearly 35 years.  Glenn thought about that crudely executed early work, got ideas to improve it, and sat down at the computer for a rewrite.  The original story was completely gutted, retooled, and reborn with a new title: The Stars Rain Down.

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Little Dog Diner Book 7

by Emmie Lyn

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Turning thirty can be murder! 

Scooping Up Scandal

Little Dog Diner Book 7

by Emmie Lyn

Genre: Cozy Mystery

 

Turning thirty can be murder!

When a body is discovered next to the Little Dog Diner on her milestone birthday, Dani Mackenzie finds herself scooping up a scandal instead of cutting cake.

The prime suspect is the new owner of the Blueberry Bay Grapevine, but the victim’s stepbrother and ex-girlfriend also have means, motive, and opportunity.

With this trio of suspects, it will take a good nose to uncover whodunnit. At least Dani has her best friend—her Jack Russell, Pip—at her side to help sniff out the killer! But in the meantime, her kick-off to her thirties is turning into more of an upside-down cake than a celebration as she uncovers money, a business scandal, and thwarted love at the core of this crime.

It will take the victim’s black Labrador and finding a winning lottery ticket to solve this mystery, but Dani never throws in the towel. Will she and Pip once again use their experience at solving mysteries to bring justice to Misty Harbor, Maine, or will they be caught in the crosshairs of the killer?

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Emmie Lyn grew up in a small town in New England, much like the towns where her female characters live—scenic, quaint and filled with colorful characters. She loves to create mysteries with twists and unexpected turns that draw readers in and capture their imagination.

Emmie lives in rural Massachusetts with her husband, a rescue terrier, and a black cat with a bad attitude. She shares twelve acres with a wide variety of wildlife including deer, bunnies, turkeys, and many songbirds. When she’s not busy thinking of ways to kill off a character (for a book, of course!) she enjoys a cup of tea and chocolate in her flower garden, hiking, or spending time near the ocean.

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Detective Duo Ned and Uncle Jim Book 1

by Jessica Leigh Stevens

Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Adventure  

 Join Ned and Uncle Jim on their first adventure!

The Mystery of the Missing Jewels

Detective Duo Ned and Uncle Jim Book 1

by Jessica Leigh Stevens

Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Adventure  

 This fun and exciting middle school mystery series sees Ned and his Uncle Jim use their super-sharp detective skills to solve mysteries in Lakeside. Incidentally, both are dyslexic. But that’s not going to stop them! Dyslexia might present some challenges with spelling and reading, but it also makes them great at solving puzzles, cracking codes and thinking outside the box. Armed with these superpowers, they make the perfect team for solving mysteries.

Ned and his uncle Jim, a retired detective, live in Lakeside Village. It’s a quiet place where nothing much seems to happen…or at least, that was the case. Now, there are mysterious events and they all seem to center around a cold case Uncle Jim had been working on before he retired.

On top of that, treasures are disappearing from the Cheap and Cheerful, a second-hand goods store. But who would want to steal from the owner? Uncle Jim and Ned find hidden secrets and uncover even stranger happenings than just the theft. Why are there unusual sets of footprints? What is the significance of the feather they find? And why does the owner of the shop suddenly seem suspicious?

It’s up to Ned and Uncle Jim to use their detective skills and dyslexic advantages to discover the person behind the thefts and maybe even crack the cold case. However, it might be more than the two can handle.

Will Ned’s detective career be over before it really starts?

Join Ned and Uncle Jim on their first adventure!

“A must-read for peers, friends and family members of dyslexic people to help understand how they see the world. Truly eye-opening!”. Pam, Teacher.

Children and tweens will enjoy seeing the action-packed adventure story unfold through the lens of a dyslexic child. Through effective storytelling they learn how the dyslexic brain works differently, and how children with dyslexia can excel using their special strengths.

Presented in a dyslexia-friendly format, this mystery series can be enjoyed by all readers. The large print dyslexia font and cream background make it an accessible option for dyslexic readers, allowing them to enjoy relatable and age-appropriate books.

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Jessica is a former teacher, having spent many years working closely with dyslexic children. Through her love for writing she hopes to educate readers about the challenges and triumphs experienced by people with dyslexia.  

In her spare time, Jessica enjoys baking and loves to go on long walks with her family.

You can connect with Jessica at jessicaleighstevens.com

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Flash Fiction, Horror Short Stories

 Flash Fiction, Horror

Publication Date: September 23, 2024

Stories: Armageddon, Betrayal, The Cabin, Darkness, Deathly Silence, Don’t Speak, The Flavor of Death, The Frame, Night of the Living Stomach, Mystery of the Living Stomach, The Silence, Speak of the Devil, Transmission of Salvation, Whispers In the Dark

Bite-sized horror stories are brought to you by twenty-five authors. From creepy crawlies to the seemingly normal pets. From hideous monsters lurking in the dark to charismatic people showing their true colors.

Each tale is precisely 100 words and leaves a long-lasting chilling effect. Some will make you question the security of the world around you, and what’s more terrifying than that?

Featuring drabbles by Bernardo Villela, D.J. Tuskmor, Paul Lonardo, Joshua Ginsberg, Amanda Bergloff, Kelly Barker, Zari Hunt, Yuliia Vereta, Andrew Buckner, T.L. Beeding, K.J. Watson, Kelly Matsuura, Jonathan Reddoch, Petina Strohmer, Jacek Wilkos, Kailey Alessi, Vanessa Bane, Andreas Flögel, Natalya Monyok, Mattie Hernandez, Ken Whitson, Liam Kerry, C.L. Hart, Geneviève Lowe, and J.E. Feldman.

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Night of the Living Stomach

The body was dead but the stomach was not. It lurched its way out of the incision and landed with a plop on the autopsy room floor. It inched along tasting cleaning fluid until it found the spotless break room. It climbed onto the pristine counter and enveloped the shiny coffee maker.

The stomach recoiled in disgust at the flavor of more cleaning products combined with bitter coffee grounds. It missed its host. Isaac Head never failed to feed it on command. In fact, he’d been about to bite into a juicy burger when he plowed into an oncoming semi.

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C. L. Hart is the owner and sole employee of Ornery Owl Ventures, is an editor who writes or a writer who edits. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.

When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.

Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.

Ms. Hart is a member of ACES Editing Society, The Denver Horror Collective, First Coast Romance Writers, The H. P. Lovecraft Society, Passionate Ink (writing as Lil DeVille), and Rocky Mountain Romance Writers.

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