Thursday, July 13, 2023

The Echo Series

 


The series readers are calling, "Hot, steamy, and deliciously complicated."

Echoing Hearts

The Echo Series Book 1

by C.R. Alam

Genre: Contemporary Romance 

From the series readers are calling, "Hot, steamy, and deliciously complicated."

The harder they resist, the louder their hearts echo each other.


Rae Allen doesn't believe in the happily-ever-after. After watching her mother deteriorate from a broken heart into a full depression, she vowed never to fall in love. She is living her dream, traveling the world, and getting paid for it. She does not need a man.

Dean Rowland has no complaints. He has a thriving business, more money than he'll ever need, and supportive family and friends. Even after his fiancée ditched him at the altar, he kept going like nothing had happened. Swearing off women and affairs was his best decision.

One spring afternoon in Georgia, their lives collide. Rae's first impression of Dean is that he's hot; her second is he's an ass. Dean isn't expecting a sassy redhead trespassing into his property, let alone having to play host to her. Unknown to them, this unexpected weekend is only the beginning that will change their lives forever.

Until Rae's rockstar best friend, Brandon, comes into the picture, stirring up jealousy and doubt between them. Struggling with unexpected passion, longing, and distrust in this emotional rollercoaster ride, will they recognize and embrace love when being in love is their biggest fear?


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His Forever Muse

The Echo Series Book 2

From the series readers are calling, "Hot, steamy, and deliciously complicated."

What if you've known the love of your life since he was six years old and happens to be your little brother's best friend? But the man whom Callie runs into in the middle of the desert in Morocco isn't the little Brandon Rossi she once knew. He is a work of art.


Brandon Rossi is the boy-next-door in a rock star package. As the front man of the rock band Canis Major, a visual artist, and an avid stargazer, he expresses his thoughts and feelings through his music, arts, and tattoos. When he hits an invisible wall that hinders his ability to create, he starts on a quest to find inspiration. Who knew Brandon's ultimate inspiration comes in the form of an unconventional beauty with golden eyes? He did. He always knew because she was the one who got away.

Calliope Chen-Bisset is a hard-working Parisian art gallerist who has gone through many hurdles in life. She was once broken, but she has tried her best to put herself back together—piece by piece. She doesn't think she'll be whole again until a blast from the past reminds her of who she is. The years haven't dulled their connection. They've intensified it.

Brandon is willing to lay down everything for her, but will Calliope open up to him like she once did? Will she let a little fact that he is her little brother's best friend stop her? Or will it be her past that cast a shadow on their future?

This book has mature situations and some domestic violence themes, though without graphic depiction, which may be considered triggers for some. However, it is also a story of rising from the ashes stronger. Reader discretion is advised.


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Unexpected Entanglement

The Echo Series Book 3

From the series readers are calling, "Hot, steamy, and deliciously complicated."

When a simple favor turns into an unexpected entanglement.

Rowan Kelly has one goal for the next two weeks: throw the most beautiful wedding for her cousin. So what if the inn she inherited isn’t quite ready or staffed? She’s resourceful and scrappy enough to make it happen all by herself. She doesn’t need some nosy, charming stranger with smiles that both irritate her and make her woman’s bits tingle to swoop in to save the day.

World-renowned hotelier Chris Sullens only planned on spending twenty-four hours in Vinalhaven. So why the hell did he sacrifice his well earned vacation and offer to help the fiery gorgeous innkeeper plan a wedding instead? He tries to keep things professional, but his self-control has its limits, especially when he suddenly has to play the role of the stubborn woman’s doting fiance.

As strange occurrences threaten the wedding, the inn’s future, and Rowan’s safety, can they work together to keep things from blowing up in their faces? Or will their unbridled passion entangle them into something more than they bargained for?


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C. R. Alam loves to write heartfelt and steamy love stories with strong yet vulnerable characters readers would root for. There hasn't been a main character she's written about whom she didn't fall in love with despite their shortcomings. She'll laugh with her characters, cry along with them, then laugh again in the end. When she's not reading or writing, you'll most likely find her in the kitchen, cooking, baking, or eating while wearing her trusted Birks, sweatpants, and "I'm emotionally attached to fictional characters" T-shirt. After a whirlwind decade of living abroad, C. R. now lives in Durham, NC, with her husband, daughter, and cat.


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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Drunk Slutty Elf

 

 


The lighter side of the other side!

From sly humour to laugh out loud funny, Drunk Slutty Elf is a hilarious collection of stories in the styles of masters such as Terry Pratchett, Frederick Brown and David Barry.


Drunk Slutty Elf and Other Stories

Drunk Elves and More Book 1

by D.G. Valdron

Genre: Funny Fantasy, Wacky SciFi, Horror Comedy

The lighter side of the other side! Drunk Slutty Elf and Other Stories is a collection of humorous short stories of fantasy, horror and science fiction. In Drunk Slutty Elf, a drunken elf thief hooks up with a gray space alien searching for pieces of his spaceship; Djewel and Djinn features the Elf and Alien in the realm of Arabian nights. In Romance of the Undead; a vampire is pursued by his over-enthusiastic fans. Somewhere in The Monkey Sea, an infinite number of monkeys at typewriters plots rebellion. Lovecraft is parodied in Furry Tentacles of Menace ghost hunters confront hamsters from beyond time and space.; The Princess So Sweet and Fair gives us fairy tales gone horribly wrong, a wicked witch taking an unwanted job seriously and a kingdom overrun by frogs. Stone Blockage; ancient astronauts arrive and want us to build pyramids the old fashioned way. Silver Giant Sexy reveals the truth about Kaiju and the alien giants that fight them. Armageddon When, the antichrist shows up for armageddon and nobody cares. Hard Days Blight gives us a devil that cares too much, and damned souls that don't care at all. There is Simulaw about the future of litigation, and Courtesy Call about the future of telemarketing, plus many more stories, wicked, subversive and funny. From sly humour to laugh out loud funny, Drunk Slutty Elf is a hilarious collection of stories in the styles of masters such as Terry Pratchett, Frederick Brown and David Barry.


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Drunk Slutty Elf and Zombies

Drunk Elves and More Book 2

The Drunk Slutty Elf returns, in a new misadventure with zombies. Along the way, there are more funny science fiction and fantasy stories, the foibles of satanic goat hunters, apocalyptic teddy bears, barbarians behaving badly, King Kong's adventure with Dracula, aliens without a clue, the future of telemarketing, crunchy kaiju goodness and a helpful guide to neighborhood monsters. If you liked the previous collection, you'll love this.


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D.G. Valdron is a shy and reclusive Canadian writer, living in the wilderness of the Canadian Prairie. Like other shy woodland creatures, deer, bunnies, grizzly bears, he is probably more afraid of you, than you are of him. Probably. A longtime nerd who grew up working at a Drive-In Theatre, he loves exploring interesting and obscure corners of pop culture. A longtime writer of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror, his published works include a fantasy/murder mystery novel called The Mermaid's Tale, the alternate history novel, Axis of Andes, several collections of short stories including Dawn of Cthulhu, Giant Monsters Sing Sad Songs, What Devours Always Hungers and There Are No Doors in Dark Places. He's also a recognized expert on such obscure subjects as the worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, obscure science fiction television series and fan films. Drunk Slutty Elf and its follow up are his foray into the lighter side of the other side.


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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Midsummer Mischier at Caynham Castle

 

 


Enjoy five holiday romance novellas set in or near Caynham Castle, an ancient English castle that’s now a boutique hotel.

Midsummer Mischief at Caynham Castle

A Holiday Romance at Caynham Castle Collection #5

with stories by

Jeanne Adams, Caren Crane, Donna MacMeans, Gail Z. Martin & Anna Sugden

Genre: Holiday Romance  

Enjoy five holiday romance novellas set in or near Caynham Castle, an ancient English castle that’s now a boutique hotel.

Mischief and Meringue by Jeanne Adams

Bakery owner Bram Osterman is has come to Caynham-On-Ledwyche to learn to infuse magic into his baked goods. He and Pippa Lund, another baker strike sparks of attraction off one another, but where can a vacation romance go? Midsummer mischief is afoot however, and Bram and Pippa are mixed up in it. The Greater Fae covet their sweets––and the bakers who made them. Can Bram and Pippa escape the clutches of the faerie realm? Or will one meringue too many seal their fate?

Summertime Blues by Caren Crane

Sophia Hughes created the life she wanted as a website designer with a cottage in her hometown of Caynham-on-Ledwyche. But friends from university all lived in and around London and Caynham felt a bit lonely. Then she met Carl Olsson, a visitor to the Caynham Castle Hotel, at the local pub. Carl realizes he wants to change his life. Not for Sophia, though his feelings for her are undeniable, but for himself. Midsummer magic and the rolling Shropshire hills make anything seem possible.

The Play’s the Thing by Donna MacMeans

A misapplied love potion could potentially end the career of Jake Ashton, the promising star actor of A Midsummer Night's Dream. With so much on the line, will an antidote be found for this centuries-old spell? Or will true love ultimately triumph?

Green Man Blues by Gail Z. Martin

Green Man Blues—Cassidy Kincaide and her boyfriend Kell Winston go on vacation to Caynham Castle, where they're looking forward to sightseeing, enjoying the Midsummer festival, and relaxing in the English countryside. When the theft of a magical heirloom endangers a centuries-old pact with the Fae, Cassidy and Kell must intervene to restore the castle's defenses and keep a dark entity from entering this world.

A Perfect Midsummer Dream by Anna Sugden

Midsummer mischief and mayhem!

When star NJ Ice Cats forward, Juergen Ingemar, finds the sexiest woman he’s ever met at Caynham Castle, he feels like he’s won the Cup. But is faerie-tales’ author, Daisy Malden, as lovely as she seems or the kind of fame-hungry publicity shark he’s sworn off? With a blast from the past, a vengeful ex-wife and a dash of faerie mischief stirring things up, can these two score a happy-ever-after and make their perfect midsummer dreams come true?

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Needles

 

 


Breaking Bad meets Nip/Tuck’ in a vodka soaked and cocaine infused crime drama deep in the searing Mojave Desert, Russian mobsters, dirty cops & a breeched Witness Protection program as deadly as the Bark Scorpion. 


Needles

by Jeremiah Treacy

Genre: Crime Thriller 

‘Breaking Bad meets Nip/Tuck’ in this vodka soaked and cocaine infused crime drama deep in the searing Mojave desert, now home to plastic surgeon Doc Martinez: he’s on the run from himself, Russian mobsters, a family of dirty cops, and a breeched Witness Protection program that’s as deadly as the Bark Scorpion.


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Jeremiah Treacy is a writer living in Marin County, California. His career in advertising as a writer and creative director has absolutely nothing to do with his first effort, NEEDLES, a tale of bad guys getting worse in the narrows of the Mojave desert, a hot, dry and dirty piece of topography that is far removed from his Key West, Florida, birth place where he learned to swim before he could walk. Jeremiah, the son of a Naval officer has also lived in Charleston, South Carolina; Greece; Annapolis, Maryland; Monterey, California. Jeremiah's misspent youth as a surfer in San Diego during the 60's is another story.


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The Renegades Series

 

 


I'm a country song waiting to happen.

No, seriously.

This Love

Renegades Book 1

by Lissa Lynn Thomas

Genre: Country Rockstar Romance

I'm a country song waiting to happen.

No, seriously.

Two lifelong best friends, my best friend and my ex, closer than brothers with one girl stuck in the middle. Of course, that girl would be me.

And, to make things even more fraught, they're both members of the area's hottest Country band.

That I manage.

The worst part of all this, though, is that I know I'm going to break someone's heart. Might even break all three of our hearts...

At least they're sure to get a hit song out of this?


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Desperately Waiting

Renegades Book 2

I’m a country song waiting to happen.

No, seriously.

I’m the angelic baby sister to an outrageously over-protective brother. I wear sundresses and smile on cue and keep to myself. I’ve never set even a toe out of line.

Until I slept with one of my brother’s best friends, anyway. And now he thinks he's going to keep me his dirty little secret for the band's sake.

Well, I’m tired of it. And I’m done being quiet.

Maybe the song they write about me will go platinum.


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Crash My Party

Renegades Book 3

I’m a country song waiting to happen.

No, seriously.

I’m Country music’s hot new artist. My good girl image has earned me everything from my record deal to opening the tour for the Renegades.

The band’s alluring bad boy drummer, Troy, leaves me wanting. Wanting something new, to throw it all away for even a moment under his touch.

Finding out he knocked me up kind of kills that little fantasy, though. There’s no escaping this—I’m ruined.

I’ll never see the stage again.



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Hard to Love

Renegades Book 4

I’m a country song waiting to happen

No, seriously.

Left at the altar. Hooked up with my best friend and she turned around and got with my bandmate. Oh, and another bandmate is a dad now, but that’s still easier to digest than the last one screwing my baby sister. But hey, we’re still in the midst of a meteoric rise to stardom in Country music.

I wasn’t expecting to find solace in a sunshiney beautiful girl, but… let’s be honest, I wasn’t expecting most of the things life threw at me. Especially not for my devil of an ex-fiancee to prove she’s not quite through with me yet.

Renegades next hit single could be a swan song… or a lullaby.


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Lissa was first inspired to consider a career in writing when she was in high school. Her English teacher recognized Lissa's gift for storytelling and encouraged her love of writing. She has 8 nieces and nephews whom she adores and a beloved cat who is her baby. Lissa loves the color purple and chai tea, and watches way too much TV.

Lissa writes flawed individuals living in stories that mix humor with the darker side of life and love. Currently, she's working on the sequel to Big Girls Bite Back.


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Friday, July 7, 2023

A Fatherless Curiosity

 

 


Becoming a father is easy, but choosing to be the father a child needs is incredibly difficult.

A Fatherless Curiosity

by Richard Quisenberry

Genre: Nonfiction, Parenting

Becoming a father is easy, but choosing to be the father a child needs is incredibly difficult. Some are blessed with proper role models, but the reality is many grow up without a father to guide them on the road of life.


A Fatherless Curiosity, stirring and empowering, is unique for two reasons:

    *the vision and curiosity of a female provoked the conversation and created this anthology, and

    *a group of men agreed to pull back the facade and reveal the heartwarming and gut-wrenching truths they have lived

Twenty-one men from all walks of life courageously share their truths to these questions:

    *What does it feel like to have a father?

    *How does it feel to be a father?

    *How are you doing as a father?

It begins with unmasking the truth of fatherhood and its expectations (spoken and unspoken). It will leave you reflecting on the long-term effects of your childhood with or without your father and its impact on your life’s journey.


A Fatherless Curiosity will leave you with guidance, encouragement, and hope for stronger families, beautiful lives, and prosperous, healthy communities.



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Richard Quisenbury (Coach Quis) has achieved and is still in pursuit of every dream he has set his mind to, including graduating from college, becoming a principal, driving across the country, learning many hobbies, traveling out of the country, falling deeply in love, creating a beautiful family, and identifying his life purpose, to name but a few.

With over 40 years of experience in the educational industry, Coach Quis is just as passionate today, as he was on his first day, about developing tomorrow’s personal and professional leaders. As said by Coach Quis, “If you want a different result, you must be willing to first take a different action. With the near epidemic proportions of unhappy employees, the need for personal and professional integration has never been more imminent.”

Note that he didn’t say work/life balance; he believes such a thing is both impossible and undesirable for we spend a disproportionate amount of our time working. Instead, the goal is to integrate all aspects of life so we thrive at our careers & our personal lives equally as well, where we aren’t leaving a part of us behind as we spend our days at work wishing we were somewhere else… anywhere else; or trying to be home with our children while distracted by the things not getting done at work. Instead of balance, it’s the power of presence we seek.


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