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Book Genre: Tween Fantasy Adventure<br />
Publisher: AZ Publishing Services<br />
Release Date: June 15, 2015<br />
Buy Link(s): <a href="http://grendelmen.com/" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://grendelmen.com/ </a> <br />
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Dani is a young orphan girl, living on the streets of a medium-sized border town. Her only friend in the world is a dragon. At fourteen years of age, she should be starting her apprenticeship, but all her schooling has come from a dragon. The same day he promises she can some day become a dragon herself, a Mage finally comes looking for her. But is he there to help her, or control her?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Why
do we use Genres?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Some
people have a hard time understanding why the publishing industry
insists on labeling every book with a genre. There are many to choose
from and so many novels that cross genres, such as a love story set
in the old west. Is that Historical Fiction, Western, or Romance?</span></div>
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are two answers, and I’ll give the easy one first. Bookstores,
including online sellers like Amazon, want to help readers find the
types of books they like by allowing them to browse in certain
categories. There is a shelf for Westerns, a shelf for Historical
Fiction, and a shelf for Romance. Without a category, the physical
bookstore won’t know where to put it, unless you are already a
famous bestselling novelist, and then it goes in a big pile where the
customers can see it as they walk in. For the rest of us, we need to
understand our genre to make the bookstore’s job easier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now
for the more important answer, and the reason why the easy answer
exists at all. If the book is mislabeled as to its genre, then people
looking for a Western, who pick up a Romance novel set in the old
west are probably going to be very disappointed, if not outraged, and
never recommend that book to their friends. Why? Because a Romance
novel focuses on the love story, or love life, usually of a woman,
and is often told from that woman’s point of view. There are
certain keywords and phrases that Romance readers are looking for.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">On
the other hand, people who read Westerns want to read about the
conflict between the sheriff and the outlaw, or the rancher and the
cattle rustler. Sure, the main character may have a love interest,
and the good guy always gets the right girl at the end, if he isn’t
already married. But the focus of the novel isn’t about how they
fell in love. It’s about a world where usually the person with the
fastest draw makes the law, and how unexpected people stand up to the
outlaw, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Think
of it like a menu. At any decent restaurant, the menu is broken up
into at least three sections. There are appetizers, entrees, and
desserts. If a dessert is placed in the appetizers menu, less people
are going to order it. Or if a fine dining establishment puts
lemonade on their wine list, even if it is hard lemonade, it’s in
the wrong spot, and people looking for wine usually won’t order the
hard lemonade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
genre isn’t just about putting your book on a certain shelf. It’s
about giving the reader what they want in terms of content, message,
and length. No one is going to read a Children’s novel if it’s
1500 pages. But some Science Fiction writers hit that length, as well
as some Epic Fantasy authors. Most publishers would encourag</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">e that
author to break it up into five books, or at least a trilogy.</span></div>
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said it before, but it’s so important that I’ll say it again. New
authors can’t break the rules unless they understand the reasons
why the rules exist in the first place. When they do, they only sell
books if they are also a good salesman. Personally, I want my readers
to be the salesmen by telling their friends how much they enjoyed the
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Author Bio: Simon Driscoll has published several books, including the Dragons’ Bane Chronicles, and the Warriors & Watchmen series. Writing is his passion, as well as his hobby. He studied creative writing in college to learn the mechanics of written stories. He has been influenced in his writing by great authors such as Sir Isaac Asimov, Terry Brooks, and Orson Scott Card, to name only a few.<br />
Simon has been a student of the scriptures all his life, and feels passionately about helping others understand them better. The most difficult aspect of scriptures to comprehend is prophecy. That is why Simon has combined his passions for writing and the scriptures to create a fictional account of the fulfillment of End Times Prophecies. The first book in the Warrior and Watchmen Series was published in 2015.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://grendelmen.com/" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://grendelmen.com/</a><br />
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Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10654758.Simon_Driscoll" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10654758.Simon_Driscoll</a><br />
Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Simon-Driscoll/e/B00ZYKDBZ2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1467414313&sr=8-1" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Simon-Driscoll/e/B00ZYKDBZ2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1467414313&sr=8-1</a></div>
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Smooth stones shifted beneath my feet as I limped toward the dragon’s cave. Anger buzzed in my head with no outlet. Two miles of walking on a sprained ankle hadn’t helped my mood, or the injury. In addition to the ankle, which continued to complain with every step, my left eye felt swollen from a recent blow. The blow itself didn’t bother me so much. Instead, I was concerned by why she hit me and how I got away.<br />
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Two miles south lay Barrington, a village sandwiched between the kingdom of Puji and the mountains of Goldoon. Almost five thousand people lived in the village, including the families who had taken me in. Every winter for the past six years one family or another had taken me in as a housekeeper or cook, and shared what little food they had with me; rarely enough to truly satisfy me, or them. Eventually they would start to resent having me there. Thus every year, around the start of spring, I would find some reason to leave.<br />
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This year, the reason had reached out and grabbed me by the throat, literally. There was no real love for me there, and hadn’t been since my nanny died almost six years ago. Why should they care about a little orphan girl?<br />
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The cave before me wasn’t the adventure others might see. I wasn’t here in a vain attempt to gain treasure or impress someone with my bravery. No one else in the village knew there was a dragon nearby. For me, this was my one escape from the cruelty of the world. The only place left where someone showed me kindness instead of hatred and violence.<br />
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The last few feet were the trickiest of all and my injured ankle gave out. I scraped my hand on the cliff in a failed attempt to stop my fall.<br />
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“Cortiban’s bones!” The curse escaped my lips. Frustration boiled over and I had to close my eyes to contain the anger. Pulling myself up by grabbing the face of the cliff before me, I put all my anger to the task of overcoming the pain. I kept my eyes shut as I limped through the protective magic hiding the mouth of the cave. If someone watched as I entered, they would see me walk through solid rock. A protective spell hid everything inside. Now the magic hid me as well.</div>
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Book Genre: Post Apocalyptic, Dystopian. Can fit in Thriller, Literary, and Science Fiction (not so much on the sci-fi part, but I know Dystopian is usually categorized under Sci-Fi).<br />
Publisher: Brandon Zenner<br />
Release Date: October 20, 2016<br />
BuyLink(s):<a href="https://www.amazon.com/After-War-Complete-Novel-ebook/dp/B01JMS9CA4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/After-War-Complete-Novel-ebook/dp/B01JMS9CA4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8</a><br />
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<span style="color: #262626;"><em style="position: relative;"><strong>Two years have passed since mankind faced extinction.</strong></em></span><span style="color: #262626;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626;">Brain Rhodes and his cousin, Steven, are leaving the protection of their underground bunker for the first time, after a cataclysmic war and unrelenting disease ravaged the earth. </span><br />
<span style="color: #262626;">On the other side of the North American continent, young Simon Kalispell is leaving the safety and seclusion of his cabin deep in the woods, traveling with his aging canine companion, Winston. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626;">For individual reasons, these men are traveling east, where the fragmented lives of a small number of survivors will soon be decided by the choices of a corrupt few. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626;">Simon Kalispell and Brian Rhodes are not yet aware, but the strength that resides inside them will soon be tested, and destiny will call for their fates to be forever intertwined.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e;">Brandon Zenner is an American fiction writer and an Amazon best selling author. His short fiction has been published in both print and online publications, the first being submitted when he was 19 years old. THE EXPERIMENT OF DREAMS, his debut eBook thriller, has reached Amazon's best seller list many times. His second novel, WHISKEY DEVILS, was released in early 2016. THE AFTER WAR, a dystopian thriller, was released in fall 2016. His genres of choice are thrillers, crime, dystopian, and science fiction.</span><br />
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Book Genre: Nonfiction (political)<br />
Publisher: Finlee Augare Books<br />
Release Date: July 1, 2016<br />
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Amazon: <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Side-Effects-What-Candidates-Dont-ebook/dp/B01G0KUW0G" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Side-Effects-What-Candidates-Dont-ebook/dp/B01G0KUW0G</a></u><br />
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Book Description:<br />
The book candidates don’t want us to see.<br />
“A must-read guide to campaign promises.” “Facts everyone should see before they vote.”<br />
Candidates rally for our support and appeal to our anger and frustrations, often offering radical solutions, but what aren’t they telling us? Sure they pitch the good times they’ll bring. What about the side-effects and costs of their medicine.<br />
<em style="position: relative;">Side-Effects: What Candidates Don’t Tell You</em> takes you behind the scenes on issues of the day and campaign promises. It focuses on consequences, issues, and options. It also challenges myths such as who are the wealthy, and what is the history of depressed wages. The emphasis is on shedding light, exposing myths, examining consequences, and exploring options, not on personalities. Sorry, no dirt on the people, just on their promises.<br />
<em style="position: relative;">Side-Effects</em> will answer questions such as:<br />
<ul style="list-style-image: initial !important; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 5px 0px !important; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Will raising income and estate taxes hurt the billionaires and redistribute wealth?</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Why healthcare is broken and what options we have.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Why wages are depressed and what we can do about it.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> What are the implications of immigration plans?</li>
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<em style="position: relative;">Side-Effects</em> cuts through the BS to look at campaign promises on wealth redistribution, taxes, Social Security, healthcare, depressed wages, and many other topics and aims to bring facts to these issues.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Author Bio:</span><br />
Tomas Payne is a CPA and has an MBA in Finance, BS in Political Science and over 30 years of business experience. He is a longtime student of business, the ever-entertaining field of economics, and of the political shell game.<br />
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Website/blog: <a href="http://www.whattheydonttellu.wordpress.com/" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.WhatTheyDontTellU.wordpress.com</a><br />
Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30251510-side-effects" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30251510-side-effects</a><br />
Amazon: <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Side-Effects-What-Candidates-Dont-ebook/dp/B01G0KUW0G" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Side-Effects-What-Candidates-Dont-ebook/dp/B01G0KUW0G</a></u><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tomaspayne76" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tomaspayne76</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Giveaway - </span><br />
US Only: 1 signed print book of <em style="position: relative;">Side Effects </em>plus $15 Amazon gift card<br />
US Only: 1 signed print book of <em style="position: relative;">Side Effects</em><br />
Worldwide: 2 ebook copies (mobi/epub) of <em style="position: relative;">Side Effects</em><br />
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Genre: Woman's Fiction</div>
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Published: Xilbris Publishing</div>
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Released: December 13, 2007</div>
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<strong>Ungolden Silence</strong> will explore the world of rape and expose the myths through articles that are based on facts. The main question that needs to be answered is why one human being would rape another human being. These reasons are explored in a compelling story that will make the reader ask questions. Beatrice James wanted to take her co-worker Elaine on her first professional trip, she had to convince her employers and Elaine’s parents that she wanted to take Elaine on the trip. Elaine was in charge of the campaign.<br />
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Thomas Paige is a well-respected community leader, however, there is whole other side of side of him. The man can be charming when he needs to be and that is why he can get away with sexually harassing and raping women. He began to harassed Beatrice did not want Elaine to have to deal with it. Beatrice did not want to deal with the fact that she was being sexually harassed.<br />
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When any crime takes place, the families of the victims as well as the criminal are involved. <strong>Ungolden Silence</strong> will illustrate that the criminal is a real person, and rarely does he commit crimes just for the fun of it.<br />
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It is important to know that rape is a part of violence. Through the characters of <strong>Ungolden Silence</strong> it is hoped that society will begin to find a way to eliminate the acceptance of violence, which includes the act of rape.<br />
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It is through Beatrice, Elaine, and their colleagues that <strong>Ungolden Silence</strong> begins to explore the world of rape. Each of the main characters discovers what he has believed about rape and violence is not entirely true. A good example of this is when the firm’s secretary is told what happened on the trip. She discovered that some things that she was told when she was young was a myth.<br />
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Through all of the characters, Ungolden Silence offers an alternative to the everyday acceptance of violence. When it comes to rape, it tells us that the rapists are human beings and there is a way to curb the crime.<br />
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What does the author wants the reader to take away is that the story is about a woman was rape while she and her business partner was away on a business trip. Her business partner is disabled but that is an important part of the story. However, it is not the main story.</div>
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About Lydia E. Brew:<br />
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Lydia E. Brew has Cerebral Palsy and as a child she could not go outside and play with the other children like she wanted to, so she daydreamed about that and other things she felt unreachable instead. This allowed her mind to journey in unimaginable places. With a love for drama, daydreaming and writing, Lydia combined them when she started writing. Her essay, “Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?” was place on the front bulletin board of Roosevelt Elementary School. Lydia had no idea that was the beginning of her writing journey.<br />
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When she took literature in Junior and Senior high, Lydia to write composition papers. One in particular was about a talking horse; another one of Lydia’s daydreams put on paper. The teacher would give out the assignments at the beginning of class, and most of the time Lydia would have the story in her head before the end of class. She realized then that being a great storyteller with the written word wasn’t something she had to dream about but she could actually achieve it.<br />
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When she turn fourteen years old Lydia met Edith Irby Jones, M.D. When Lydia walked into office and the walls are covered with award and plaques and she knew that there was a story behind the walls. She wanted to tell the story. Lydia attended Texas Southern University and with the help of her Journalism Professor, she wrote Edith, The Story of Edith Irby Jones, M.D.<br />
Lydia, along Mrs. Annie Brew, her mother and Mrs. Helen Lewis, her aunt wrote an activities book, Our Learn Together Book, base on the biography.<br />
Lydia is the author of Ungolden Silence, a thought provoking novel about rape and how it affect not only the victims but the people that surround them. Go to Ungolden Silence.com and Amazon.com.<br />
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Book Genre: Self-Help/ Career & Business Advice<br />
Publisher: Mind Body & Spirit Entrepreneur<br />
Release Date: September 29, 2016<br />
Buy Link(s): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LDWGNOA" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LDWGNOA</a><br />
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What is Your Life Purpose?<br />
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Are you looking to find the answer to the age-old question “What the hell should I do with my life”? Do you want to find work that simply makes you happy? Are you sick of dreading each day and only living for the weekends? If your current job situation does not bring you happiness but you do not know how to fix it, this book will help answer all of your questions. It will not, however, answer these questions in a typical fashion. It is not going to give you a personality test or an aptitude assessment. You're not going to find a list of career or business options that you could try. This book dives much deeper than other typical career or business books you will find. The theory behind this book is that one must unlearn everything he or she has been taught before being able to authentically explore the best business or career choice.<br />
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How this book is different than typical career guides or business books: Clothing Analogy<br />
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Imagine you are asked to find one outfit to wear the rest of your life. Would you rather choose from a pre-filled closet or have your apparel custom-made? With other books, you are essentially looking in a closet full of different clothes and picking out the best option; it may not be your favorite color or fit just right but it will do. In this book, you will design your perfect ensemble<br />
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The book is structured into three parts:<br />
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The first section describes and gives examples of psychological concepts to explain how you have been shaped and exactly why you are in your current situation.<br />
The second part is all about relearning how to live and think authentically. This is where you begin to explore and research, with fresh eyes, the best business or career choice for you.<br />
The third part is focused solely on techniques that you can apply to assist in this process. Complex theories are broken down into simple steps, with examples to help explain how to apply these concepts in your own life.<br />
Whether you want to find the perfect job, or start your perfect business, it will guide you through each step necessary to reach a life of happiness and fulfillment.<br />
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Sneak Peek at Everything that will be Covered:<br />
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Each of the following topics will be broken down into simple, easy-to-understand explanations and steps.<br />
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<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Psychological Learning Principals</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Societal Norms and How They Affect You</li>
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<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Techniques to Explore Ideal Career or Business</li>
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<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Affirmations</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6 Powerful Meditation Techniques (Mindfulness, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Imprinting Beliefs)</li>
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Website: <span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.mymbse.com/" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;">www.mymbse.com</a></u></span><br />
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Book Genre: Non-Fiction, Nature, Art, Animals<br />
Publisher: Falling Leave Press<br />
Release Date: August 25, 2016<br />
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Nature Inspired: Animal Edition offers you the opportunity to see animals both big and small through the eyes of different artists. With more than sixty works in this full color edition, it is a treasure trove of touching, charming and curious images.<br />
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Publisher: Magenta<br />
Release Date: April 1, 2016<br />
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You ever have a neighbour whose behaviour is so mind-bogglingly inconsiderate and so suicide-inducingly annoying that you just want to ask him, in a polite Canadian way, to please stop?<br />
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TurboJetslams isn't like that.<br />
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Jass Richards' new novel, TurboJetslams: Proof #29 of the Non-Existence of God, tells the tale of one person's pathetic and hilarious attempts to single-handedly stop the destruction of a little piece of beautiful Canadian wilderness by the increasing numbers of idiots who couldn't care less.<br />
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A quick and entertaining summer read. and/or A perfect cottage-warming gift. and/or Boomer lit. and/or Sure to resonate with paddlers everywhere.<br />
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<em style="position: relative;">Extraordinarily well written with wit, wisdom, and laugh-out- loud ironic recognition, TurboJetslams: Proof #29 of the Non-Existence of God is a highly entertaining and a riveting read that will linger on in the mind and memory long after the little book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf (or shoved into the hands of friends with an insistence that they drop everything else and read it!). Highly recommended for community library collections.</em> ~Midwest Book Review</div>
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On the Monday, when she and Shiggles went for a walk down the
lane—Shiggles liked to say hi to Nutter, Caramel, and Beast, but
they didn’t go there on weekends when the Bullerts were up—they
saw a new dog at the edge of the road. Right across from Bullerts.
A big black one.</div>
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Correction. They saw a bear at the edge of the road.
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Correction. Three bears.</div>
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Ah, she thought. A Teddy Bear Picnic.</div>
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Next morning, she saw that Bullert and his buddies had tossed a
couple plastic bags of garbage into the bush, into the treed swath of
land between the lane and Campbell’s road. The swath was actually
Andy’s property, but she didn’t think Bullert realized that. It
wasn’t <i>his </i>property, that’s probably all that mattered.
Oh well, she thought, looking at the torn plastic bags, the scattered
tins, licked clean, the packaging of various materials, torn and
scattered, but also licked clean—let Andy deal with it. Problem
is, he probably wouldn’t notice it. Since Bullert had dumped it
across from his own driveway, not across from Andy’s driveway.</div>
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Which, by the way, how stupid is that, she asked Shiggles, safe in
her arms just in case. Even you don’t like to shit in your own
yard if you can help it.</div>
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He probably also left his barbecue grill outside. Yummy bits of meat
and fat. What self-respecting wolf within a hundred miles would
ignore that?</div>
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It happened every time a new seasonal moved in. They’d just toss
their leftover food: hamburger buns, pasta, rice, wieners, vegetable
soup— She’d seen it all.</div>
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Including a car battery. And a bag full of used diapers. But that
was along the road, not beside someone’s cottage.</div>
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Thing is, would they do that in the city? She didn’t think so.</div>
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Then why do it here? Do they really not even <i>consider</i> the
possibility that their actions might have consequences for others?
Who might not see Mama Bear, or raccoons, in time to grab their
Shiggles?</div>
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Maybe they figure it’s organic, it’ll decompose. (How slow <i>are
</i>city raccoons?)</div>
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Maybe, like so many other things, being here, at a lake, in a forest,
brings out the primeval in people. They think they’re in the wild.
Where there are no dumps.</div>
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But where there <i>are </i>bears. And raccoons. And wolves, and
martens— Anyone in the wild with an ounce of grey matter, let
alone moral responsibility, buries their garbage. Or carries it out.</div>
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She put on the pair of gloves she’d brought with her and moved all
the leftover garbage back onto Bullert’s property. Maybe he’d
get the message.</div>
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Or not. The following weekend, late Sunday when the ATVs had gone,
she headed out for a walk in the forest, using the entrance, loosely
speaking, at the bottom of the hill because Frankie was at his cabin,
getting ready for deer season, or duck season, or mastodon season,
and although she had the legal right to use the road past his cabin,
she wasn’t in the mood for a confrontation. If he <i>was </i>preparing
for deer season, or duck season, or mastodon season, he’d be
cleaning his rifles.</div>
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And she saw right there, just ten feet off the road and just two feet
to the left of the path, four bags of garbage. What the fuck.
Seriously?</div>
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She carried them back where they belonged. To Bullert’s property.
Specifically, into Bullert’s screened porch.</div>
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The bears did their thing. The raccoons did their thing. There was
a lovely mess to clean up when they arrived the following Friday.
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And the hardware store was, oddly enough, all out of screen.
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Right in the middle of blackfly season.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Author Bio:</span></strong> Jass Richards has an M.A. in Philosophy and used to be a stand-up comic (now she’s more of a sprawled-out- on-the- couch comic). Despite these attributes, she has received four Ontario Arts Council grants.<br />
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Her most recent novel, TurboJetslams: Proof #29 of the Non-Existence of God has been called “highly entertaining … and a riveting read” (Midwest Book Review). In addition to her Rev and Dylan series (The Road Trip Dialogues, The Blasphemy Tour, and License to Do That), which has reportedly made people snort root beer out their noses, she has written This Will Not Look Good on My Resume, a collection of short stories described as “a bit of quirky fun that slaps you upside the head,” followed by its sequel Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun. “The O & D” was published in The Cynic Online Magazine (Sep 2011), two excerpts from This Will Not Look Good on My Resume have been selected for Contemporary Monologues for Young Women (vol.3), and Substitute Teacher from Hell was produced and performed by Ghost Monkey Productions in Winnipeg (2014).<br />
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Her worst-ever stand-up moment occurred in Atlanta (at a for-blacks- only club) (apparently). Her best-ever stand-up moment occurred in Toronto (when she made the black guy fall off his stool because he was laughing so hard at her Donovan Bailey joke).</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14936028127127421318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290800482400848246.post-32312111745490113842016-07-09T11:10:00.001-04:002016-07-09T11:10:55.289-04:00NCAA Penn State Nittany Lions Folding Umbrella | eBay<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't get caught in the rain ☔ </span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/252455377087">NCAA Penn State Nittany Lions Folding Umbrella | eBay</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14936028127127421318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290800482400848246.post-27263368796656740112016-05-09T11:09:00.000-04:002016-05-09T12:37:41.306-04:00Interviewed by God - A Journey to Freedom by Beth Banning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome! Ready to ride?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: Tell us about your
latest release...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BB: This book is an
exploration of my life. From the outside, my life may seem perfectly
ordinary, but from a very young age I experienced phenomena that took
me out of the ordinary and dumped me smack dab in the middle of what
could only be called extraordinary. I’ve received messages from
spirit animals, I’ve felt tremendous bliss when the kundalini
energy that lies dormant in most people awakened in me, and I’ve
experienced dimensional shifts in my awareness that have allowed me
to witness what only a few have seen.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve come to believe
these events are manifestations of spiritual awakening – my
conscious connection with “All That Is” – God, the source of
everything. With each strange occurrence, my connection to this
source became stronger and more alive. All this I have done without
the benefit of a particular spiritual teacher – this personal
expansion has come about through my believing in, allowing and
listening to my inner guidance. It has brought me to a level of peace
and joy that I didn't know was possible, and I'm convinced that this
is attainable for every human being on this planet.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is an account
of my journey and the lessons I’ve learned. It is meant to be a
mirror for the reader to reflect their own experiences back to them,
and a gentle guide for those who are at the precipice of an
extraordinary adventure, and are either scared to jump or who hunger
for answers and understanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: What inspired you
to start your writing journey?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BB: I've been a writer
for a very long time. I've written books, blog posts and articles. I
have written and created seminars and workshops. What inspired this
book, and all of the writing I have done, is the polarity I see in
the world; the right/wrong thinking about religion, politics, the
validity of science, etc. One could look out at the world and say
that we'll never have a more peaceful world, we will never have a
world that is more supportive of everyone and all things. Yet, I
have experienced evidence that if we are willing to be present and
non-judgmental, we can help change the world in a very extraordinary
and beautiful way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel this book
creates a new conversation around an age old topic; how we experience
each other, beauty, and grace. It delves into how we experience
spirituality. It explores a new way of communicating with ‘that
which is bigger and more profound than each of us as individuals. It
puts words to what I was and many others are confused about in
relation to hope, love, and the purpose of life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: Who have been some
authors that have inspired you along the way?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BB: The funny thing is
I'm not much of a reader. I have dyslexia and reading has always been
quite difficult for me. But when I did it was those writers who wrote
about universal truths, consciousness, and human evolution. Writers
like Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Gary Zukav, Neale Donald Walsch, Dan
Millman, James Redfield, and many others. The concepts, ideas, and
quality of thinking presented by these authors held my attention well
enough that I was willing to read even with my challenges. They
aren't what inspired me to write my latest book. What inspired me to
write was my expanding connection to Source, God, the Divine or
whatever you choose to call it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: What is one piece
of marketing advice you can give to new authors?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BB: Start doing
everything way sooner than you would think. When you start writing
your book, begin looking for someone to write the forward, for people
to review the book, and for an editor. Start building an audience
immediately, through as many channels as possible. Use videos,
articles, social media, your community, any place you can have your
message seen, heard or experienced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: If we went on the
ride of our life, where is one place you'd like to be sure to stop
along the way?
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>BB:
I'm assuming since this is the bikers with books blog you're talking
about the ride of our life on the back of a motorcycle… So the one
stop I'd like to make – sooner rather than later – is at car
rental place. :o)
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: Would you be
afraid to ride on the back of my bike?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BB: The short answer is
YES! Afraid, worried, uncomfortable, and downright scared. When I was
15 both my brothers had minibikes and I loved riding them until I
spun out and hurt myself pretty badly, never quite came back from
that fall and I haven't been willing to get back on that particular
kind of metal horse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: What can we expect
from you in the future? Any new projects?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BB: I'm in the middle
of writing two new books. One is a book about using mindfulness to
reduce stress and the other is a how-to book in relation to
connecting with your inner guidance and your higher source of wisdom.
I'm also creating a certification course with my husband. We're
certifying Incite Coaches in the personal growth work that we've been
doing together for 20 years. You can find out more about that work at
FocusedAttention.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for
chatting with me today. I wish you the best of success and to always
leave your hair blowing in the wind!</span></div>
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Interviewed by God - A Journey to Freedom</div>
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Beth Banning is a best-selling author,
inspirational speaker, and spiritual catalyst who lives in California
with her husband, their cat, and their six pound poodle. She was born
in New York City and from a very young age could sense the feelings
of people around her, felt kundalini energy running through her body,
and experienced other unusual events that she didn't understand. The
well-meaning adults in her life told her she was depressed and that
these experiences were just her imagination. Growing up in this cloud
of ignorance and disbelief, these gifts were buried and unable to
flourish and so she was left confused and lonely.</div>
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As a young adult she recognized the
same sense of confusion and loneliness in others and became
passionate about helping people better understand themselves and
those around them. Later in life she took this passion into her work
with her husband Neill and co-founded Focused Attention, Inc. She has
written numerous books, co-created the Pathway to Personal Freedom,
and the Art of Conscious Connection Seminar Series.</div>
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After many years of integrating this
consciousness shifting work into her own life and teaching it to
others, she experienced a profound reconnection with God that turned
her life upside down. This radically changed the way she perceives
the world and functions in it. Beth now lives her life guided by her
inner source of divine wisdom. She is committed to helping others
discover this for themselves and fully experience the essence of who
they truly are.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">GoodReads:
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<u>Book Genre:</u> Spirituality</div>
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PuddleDancer Press</div>
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September 1, 2014</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><i>Interviewed by
God </i></span><span style="color: black;">is an account of Beth Banning’s
journey of spiritual awakening—her conscious connection with God
and the lessons she’s learned along the way. From a very young age,
Banning experienced phenomena that could only be called
extraordinary: she’s received messages from spirit animals, felt
</span><span style="color: black;"><i>kundalini </i></span><span style="color: black;">energy
awaken in her, and experienced dimensional shifts in her awareness
that have allowed her to witness what only a few have seen. She was
visited by totem animals, took ritualistic baths, and visited shamans
and healers; she experienced ecstatic states and received messages;
her ego mind began to battle against her higher mind. As she
experienced her spiritual journey, a small voice within guided her.
With doubt as her constant companion she continued to follow her
inner promptings, which led her to higher levels of truth about her
connection to herself and the world and reality as we know it.
Written in a format in which the author is “interviewed by God,”
the book is meant to be a mirror for the reader to reflect their own
experiences back to them, and a gentle guide for those who are at the
precipice of an extraordinary adventure and are either scared to jump
or who hunger for answers and understanding.</span></div>
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<i>Interviewed by God</i></div>
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<i>Chapter 2, What is REALLY Real?</i></div>
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<b>God: </b>Are you ready to get going?
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<b>Beth: </b>I'm not sure why I'm writing about any of this. Who's
going to care?<br />
<b>God: </b>There are many people who are having experiences
similar to yours and they're embarrassed or think it's all their
imagination and are not allowing these experiences to blossom. There
are others who are right at the precipice of these extraordinary,
life-changing experiences, but they are pushing them away. These
people need to know they're not alone and what they're experiencing
is actually more real than what they thought was true.<br />
<b>Beth: </b>They need to know that there is more to life than
they are told about, is that it? They need to know that the world is
much richer and more wonderful than they ever imagined.<br />
<b>God: </b>Yes, it's time for people to know just how much more
there is to life. You've already begun the process of transformation,
and your experiences can help to guide them. I've heard you say you
have had many unusual experiences. What do you mean by this?
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<b>Beth: </b>Over the last four years, many things have happened
to me that are outside the realm of ordinary human life. They come in
different forms. I may feel them, hear them, or see them, but they
are nothing like my previous day-to-day existence. Research has
showed me that these types of experiences are not completely
uncommon. On one hand, knowing that others have had similar
experiences helped me at times when I thought I was going crazy. On
the other hand, I mostly found that saints, eccentric geniuses or
gurus in India were the ones having these experiences. There were
only a few stories involving ordinary people like me.<br />
<b>God: </b>So what has changed in your life over the last few
years?<br />
<b>Beth: </b>In short, I have gone from wanting to know
everything, understand everything and control everything in my life,
to a place of peacefulness and acceptance to a degree that I've never
known. I don't mind now when plans change, or someone else thinks
they have a better idea about how to do things. And I don't have to
agree with or understand exactly what someone is talking about in
order to hear what they're saying and be able to empathize with them.
My whole being has shifted. As I continue to have these unique
experiences, they change me and how I perceive the world in
incredible ways. I've gone from an almost compulsive need to "know"
everything to an acceptance of just what's going on in the moment,
and a sense of calm trusting about the future.
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Jordan has come home to Charleston to begin a new life—a life
interrupted when she was a young child, and still haunted by vague
memories of danger and mystery. After years of living the fast-paced
life of New York’s publishing world, Riley will be the
editor-in-chief of Charleston’s </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Premier
Health</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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It should be the perfect life. But things are not what they seem.
Soon, Riley, who has suffered amnesia since a traumatic event in her
childhood, finds herself embroiled in the past history and current
events of the powerful Radisson family, a family whose evil deeds
have evaded the long arm of the law, and whose influence reaches far
beyond the city limits. When Riley is confronted with three tiny
coffins upon a visit to the former Radisson Estate, she begins a
journey into the past that will bring her into contact with Summer
Radisson and her sister Hayden. Forced by current events to return to
her tortured past, Riley is confronted with long-buried secrets that
have an impact not only on her life, but on the lives of Alex Keys, a
detective who is trying to find out who she really is, and his former
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The intriguing saga of the Hamilton and Gianelli families continues as book two takes them back to Salerno and Paige proves herself to be the asset the Gianellis have hoped she would be. Dominic’s aunt, Sophia, sees the couple as her last and only tie to a glorious but tragic past in Italy. With the nephew's marriage to Paige, Sophia's unspoken dream is rekindled, for in her mind, she now sees a chance for Dominic to rebuild what once was.<br />
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The drama builds as Paul Hamilton's betrayal of Dominic Gianelli fuels the D.A. to action. A fiasco of events causes Paige to fall ill and nearly costs her life. Dominic learns of the betrayal and the vile and duplicitous acts by his father-in-law and the D.A. Sacred boundaries have been crossed and forgiveness is not an option.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><strong style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Author Bio</span>:</strong><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="color: #303030;">Alex Disanti lives in the Texas Hill Country. While writing has been a lifelong love for her, </span><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">A </span></span></em><em style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative;"><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Separate Heaven</span></span></em><span style="color: #303030; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="color: #303030; line-height: 1.5;">is her first novel. Early works were mainly poetry and short stories. As</span><span style="color: #303030; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><em style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative;"><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">A Separate Heaven</span></span></em><span style="color: #303030; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="color: #303030; line-height: 1.5;">progressed from thought to paper, friends and family began reading the manuscript. Then, in an effort to test the marketability of the material, she enlisted the aid of what she calls her “test readers.” These readers vary in age, occupation and background. It simply grew from there. Alex’s rich detail brought the characters to life, and the ensuing chapters could not come quickly enough for her readers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Release Date: October 30, 1015 and Oct. 18, 2015 for the ebook</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Book Description:</span></strong><span style="color: black;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Beating Cancer is a powerful illustration of God's healing power through the eyes of one of His favored daughters, Melinda Hill. This book is for anyone who is in the fight of their lives and wants to experience victory, discover their true identity, and achieve great success in their health, both physically and spiritually. Use the action steps in this book for living a healthier life, walk in your God-given authority, and live the life that God intended when He sent His son to bore our sicknesses. TAKE UP THY BED AND WALK! I won my fight and I continue to battle on a daily basis to remain cancer-free. In this book, I will share how the combination of faith, favor, and fulfillment can cause you to win your battle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">INSIDE:<br />* Actions steps for living a cancer-free life.<br />* Discover God's promises and keys to unlocking your inheritance.<br />* How to develop a winning mindset.<br />* 5 ways to beat cancer every day.<br />* American Anti-Cancer Institute's number one recommendation for natural products<br />* What to do while waiting on the next doctor's appointment.<br />* And much, much, more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Melinda is a coach, author, researcher, and cancer survivor. Melinda is an ordained minister; however, it’s not a title she uses because it is every Christian’s role to minister; licensed or not. Melinda's educational background has been focused in the areas of business, coaching and counseling. She holds a doctorate in higher education and organizational change, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in organizational management. She is also a graduate of the Executive and Professional Coaching Program from the University of Texas at Dallas.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Working primarily in the health care, communication and education arenas, Melinda has devoted herself to helping individuals meet their goals; whether it is personal or professional.<br />Partnering with people for success is her mission. Leading an ethical, balanced, purposeful life while living your dreams are guiding principles for Melinda.<br /></span><br />
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incredible talent for living vicariously through the colorful and
intriguing escapades of her strong female characters and successful
leading men. Her first book, “Omerta Affair,” based on the true
story of mafia boss Tony Torino and his paramour Evelyn Rosenberg has
recently been adapted and re-released as “Timeless Endings”–romance
fiction. Her latest book, “Wildflower,” is an adventure in
coming of age for both a young orphan and her repressed aunt who is
trapped in a destructive marriage. It is a beautiful story of life,
hope, growth, and triumph and deals with many of the traumas of
youth, such as bullying.</i></div>
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<i>Alexandra Forry is familiar with
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where she lives with her loving grandparents. Alexandra has
conquered the limitations of Cerebral Palsy to write exciting and
engaging novels. She has completed a number of talks and internet
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orphan—discovers that love knows no bounds and life has many twists
and turns of fate. After she is forced to move in with her late
mother’s sister Blanche and Blanche’s abusive alcoholic husband
Dean, Sidney finds purpose and friendship in Lexy, the daughter of
Max Heller the City’s most prominent widower and business magnate.
Unknowingly, the girls’ antics awaken Blanche’s lost and
suppressed passions and stirs Max’s long-thwarted drive to build a
loving and complete family. What emerges is the wonderfully
successful Epicurian Café, the brainchild of Blanche and Sydney
actively encouraged by Max and Lexy. The Café quickly becomes a
center of the community, the start of a new life for Blanche and
Sydney, and a chance for Max and Lexy to discover true love and the
meaning of commitment. An emotional roller-coaster with its exciting
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Why don’t we open a business?
Like a simple sandwich and coffee shop,” Sydney announced with a
glimmer of hope in her eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> “Sydney, I would love to open a
sandwich shop, but it takes a lot of money--money that we just don’t
have.”</span></div>
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can get a loan from the bank. It will be exciting!” Sydney pleaded.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I don’t think that your uncle
will approve. Sydney I love your idea, truly do! I was taken aback at
first, because it has always been a dream of mine to open a little
shop of some kind on Main Street,” Blanche said wistfully. ”It
costs a lot of money to open up a business, besides I have an offer
for a job in Prescott.” </span>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pooh on Uncle Dean, and turn down
that job. For me, please? You can ask Annette how to open a
business--she will know, since she owns her own business.” Sydney
said begging her aunt. </span>
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okay, Sydney?” Blanche said making her way to her closet and
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<span style="color: #141823;"><i><span style="background: #ffffff;"><b>Hello
and thank-you for having me on your blog, today! My latest book
release is tilted Wildflower. Wildflower is set in the heart of
Sedona Arizona, It’s a delightful read about a teenage girl and her
aunt opening a coffee shop in Sedona and how their life's turned
upside down when they meet a billionaire and his daughter.</b></span></i></span></div>
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<i><b>I had away wanted to be a author
since I was little. What got me on my writing journey when I
decided to try my hand at writing a Fanfiction to the 1995 movie
Casino, a short story on my interpretation of the Nicky and Ginger’s
affair. Then I thought to take it forward a generation and let
their children (Ginger's daughter and Nicky's son) sift through the
intrigue that colored their parents' lives. That turned out to
be my first book, Omertà Affair.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>I have to say that La Vyrle Spencer,
Frank Cullotta, Dennis N. Griffin, and many other wonderful author’s
that wrote books that inspired me one way or another over the years.
Some of my closes friends are great authors. </b></i>
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<i><b>Let’s go to Yellowstone! I been
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<span style="color: #10131a;"><i><b>I am written
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in today's Las Vegas and Wildflower 2!</b></i></span></div>
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<i>Alexandra Forry has an
incredible talent for living vicariously through the colorful and
intriguing escapades of her strong female characters and successful
leading men. Her first book, “Omerta Affair,” based on the true
story of mafia boss Tony Torino and his paramour Evelyn Rosenberg
has recently been adapted and re-released as “Timeless
Endings”–romance fiction. Her latest book, “Wildflower,” is
an adventure in coming of age for both a young orphan and her
repressed aunt who is trapped in a destructive marriage. It is a
beautiful story of life, hope, growth, and triumph and deals with
many of the traumas of youth, such as bullying.</i></div>
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<i>Alexandra Forry is familiar with
life’s challenges. She was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada,
where she lives with her loving grandparents. Alexandra has
conquered the limitations of Cerebral Palsy to write exciting and
engaging novels. She has completed a number of talks and internet
book tours and is a member of the Las Vegas Romance Writers and RWA.</i></div>
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27, 2014</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Evelyn turned toward the lights
of the city. The view was breathtaking as she stood looking down on
Las Vegas, lovingly wrapped in Tony's arms. It was a moment she would
keep deep in her heart, forever.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">"Look at this-The City of Gold!"
Evelyn exclaimed as Tony kissed her forehead.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">"And it's all ours, Eve!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Thus begins a heartwarming and harrowing
tale of life and forbidden love lost to one generation and found in
the next. Caught between a turbulent love triangle that shook the
very foundations of the Mafia's Las Vegas Empire, and a deadly
struggle for wealth and power, Mob Boss and "King of Las Vegas"
Tony Torino, his mistress hustler and onetime showgirl Evelyn
Rosenberg, and her husband top Chicago mobster Charlie "Gus"
Rosenberg live and love in defiance of the violent and unforgiving
laws of the Mafia. All that remains is Evelyn's carefully preserved
diary left by Gus to be discovered by his daughter Adriane and Tony's
son Victor as they pack up her late father's belongings. Through the
vivid and brilliant use of flashbacks, juxtaposed with current
events, we witness one of the most beautiful and ill-fated love
stories of the last century. As Victor, a forest ranger who fled his
family's Mob past, and Adriane, an attorney being pressured to work
for the Mafia, read through the diary old hatreds and new alliances
rise leaving us to wonder if history will repeat itself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Adriane,
look at what I found,” Victor said peering closely at the photo.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"What?"
she said, walking over to him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"It's
a picture of your parents, my parents and two other couples sitting
on the sofa at your old home. Hey, I remember taking this photo at a
party!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Ah,
it must have been taken before my mom went and slept with your dad,"
Adriane said, looking at the photo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Seems
like your dad was trying to figure out what happened back in Las
Vegas. What a coincidence this is. We were just talking about it!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Victor!
It's a photo that my dad kept in his desk, nothing more!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">She
rolled her eyes as Victor looked over at her and then down at the
very bottom drawer of the desk. He bent down and pulled it open.</span></span></div>
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look of astonishment crossed his face.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Adriane,
what if we have the story wrong about what happened in Vegas long
ago?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Victor,
did you forget? My dad told his side of the story to the person who
wrote that sickening movie. My dad had no reason to lie about what
happened!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"If
you say so, but I think that you need to take a look in this drawer."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glen
writes both fiction and nonfiction from his forty-year career and
experience as a trial lawyer and consultant in international business
and banking.<br /><br />His nonfiction work as the observer in The Prison
Trilogy tells the tales in chronological order of how he came to be a
lawyer for a Wall Street Journal heiress and her gay husband and how
that representation landed him in federal prison. That is the first
in The Trilogy. The second book tells the story of his cell mate,
Colonel George Trofimoff, serving life for spying for the KGB, and
the final book of The Trilogy describes the prisoners, Glen's
experiences and takes a hard look at the American criminal justice
system.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Interview With Author, Glen Aaron</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome! Ready to ride?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: Tell us about your latest
release...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The
Prison Trilogy begins with <i>Observer:
The Ronnie Lee and Jackie Bancroft Spencer Morgan Story, a tale of
people, greed, envy, manipulation – – even crime.</i><br />This
is the first book in The Prison Trilogy, which tells the story of my
representation as a lawyer of a <i>Wall
Street Journal</i> heiress
who married her gay interior decorator, who was also in bankruptcy.
After designing a blind trust in order for the heiress to pour $40
million worth of cash and assets into it for the benefit of her new
husband, I ended up with a two-year federal prison sentence. This is
that entire fascinating story.<br /><br />
</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The
second book in The Prison Trilogy is Observer<i>:
The Colonel George Trofimoff Story, the highest- ranking American
military officer convicted of spying.</i>
This man was my cellmate, and I discovered that the FBI abused him in
a sting and his trial was a sham. My source was the entire trial
record from the federal court. Injustice often ranks high in our
court systems at each level: prosecution, defense counsel, and judge.
This expose will open your eyes.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The
third book in The Prison Trilogy is <i>Observer:
The Prison People; The Prison Experience.</i>
In prison, I met some fascinating people. Some dangerous, some funny,
and some sad. This third book describes them, and the experience.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: What inspired you to start your
writing journey?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I
had a 40-year career as a lawyer and international business and
banking</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>consultant.
I had written a lot of legalese but never anything else. When I spent</b></span></div>
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a year and a cell with Colonel George Trofimoff, I decided, "now
here is a</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>real
story. I wonder if I could write it," so I tried. Before I was
through, I had</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>written
The Prison Trilogy.</b><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: Who have been some authors that
have inspired you along the way?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I
have always been amazed how John Grisham can take a complicated
injustice and tell it in a simple and intriguing plot. That is quite
a talent. I have also been inspired throughout my life by the
classics, such as Dostoyevsky.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: What is one piece of marketing
advice you can give to new authors?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Belong
to APSS for a broad resource, but analyze critically how a given
service purchase is going to get you to your end goal of selling
books. You can quickly spend yourself into poverty, if you are not
careful.</b><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: If we went on the ride of our
life, where is one place you'd like to be sure to stop along the way?
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I
would like to stop by New Orleans and hang out with my biker buddies
in the</b></span></div>
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quarter.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: Would you be afraid to ride on the
back of my bike?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I
would prefer to be the operator.</b><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GR: What can we expect from you in the
future? Any new projects?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I
am researching a potential book, The Race To Destruction, on which
will destroy the earth first: nuclear proliferation or
eco-annihilation.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for chatting with me
today. I wish you the best of success and to always leave your hair
blowing in the wind!</span></div>
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Jackie Bancroft's husband died in 1952, he left her an heiress to the
income and value of The Wall Street Journal and one of the wealthier
women in America. Almost 50 years later, Jackie would mary Ronnie Lee
Morgan, a 50 – year old gay interior decorator. Morgan was one of
many clients in the active law practice of author Glen Aaron. This
unusual marriage lasted until Jackie's mysterious death five years
later. Throughout that period, Aaron became entwined in the personal
lives and demands of the couple, along with handling many of their
legal affairs. The huge money and property distributions made by
Jackie to her husband, designed and handled by Aaron, resulted in a
two – year federal prison sentence for Aaron. The first book in the
Prison Trilogy is this story.</span></span></span></strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ron
Morgan always knew what he wanted – – to be rich and beautiful,
to live in the places you see in Architectural Digest.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">He
knew certain things about the rich: that they were different, that
they liked beautiful things, power, and influence, that, if they saw
that another had something more beautiful or impressive, they had to
have it, too. He also knew that every rich person would take
advantage of him if given the chance. So he devised ways to reverse
this probability. While making it appear that they were getting a
good deal, a special deal, he always made money.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ron
had developed his expertise in interior decorating over the course of
many years. It took him even longer to perfect the personality that
attracted and pleased wealthy clients. His involvement as an interior
decorator for the wealthy, his intuitive knowledge of how to deal
with them, was an evolution of fits and starts.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Although
it didn't hurt that Ron was gay, in his early life he had had
difficulty figuring that out. He tried a heterosexual marriage. It
didn't work.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then,
in his 50th year, in the New Mexico mountain village of Ruidoso, Ron
met Jackie Bancroft Spencer ("Jackie"), a wealthy Wall
Street Journal heiress possessed of a unique personality. Jackie was
building a stunning theater for the performing arts in Ruidoso, for
which she would pay $23 million cash. At the same time, she was
caring for her terminally – ill second husband, Dr. A.N ("A.
N.") Spencer. Ron Morgan came to know Jackie by creating
interior decor for her home, making suggestions regarding the
theater, and in assisting with A. N.'s care during his final
illness.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
was Ron Morgan's lawyer for many years. On numerous occasions, I
defended lawsuits and negotiated a way out of touchy problems.
Ultimately, I placed Ron in bankruptcy protection in El Paso, Texas.
Not long after, he introduced me to Jackie. Through numerous golf
games and dinners, I became fascinated with this lady, her history
and that of the Bancroft's and their ownership of The Wall Street
Journal.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Two
years later, Ron, a 52 – year old gay man, and Jackie, a 72 –
year old heterosexual heiress, decided to marry. At the time she met
Ron, Jackie, was married to Dr. A.N. Spencer; it was her second
marriage. She wanted to travel the world after AN's death, and she
wanted Ron to travel with her. For his part, Ron had his own designs
on what this should cost Jackie. Whether pressing for marriage was a
manifestation of Ron's ulterior financial desires, or whether it was
at Jackie's urging is unknown. What is known is that Jackie accepted,
indeed, relished, the arrangement.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While
the relationship was filled with intrigue, greed and Machiavellian
manipulation from within and without, the ultimate mystery for me was
the nature of Jackie's illness – – the illness that led to her
death – – while she and Ron were on a world cruise. It was my
task to get her off the ship in the middle of the Atlantic and
arrange for medical care in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That would be my
last service on her behalf.</span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #464760;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
have always been an observer of people: what motivates them to do
what they do, how they view their quality of life, why and how this
plays out in relationships. This book has a dual purpose: to share my
observations of Jackie and Ron's unusual relationship, and to share
my experiences as Jackie's some time – confidante and as Ron's
lawyer until Jackie's death. Ultimately, these experiences with my
last client would change my life.</span></span></span></strong></div>
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Title: <span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Moses
Son of Maimon: The Life of Maimonides, 1135 to 1204 A.D.</b></span></div>
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Author Name: <span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Ilil
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Welcome! Ready to ride?</div>
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<b><i>Moses, Son of Maimon</i> is a
biography of the great man we usually know as Maimonides, published
by 21st Publishing. I consider him one of the most important and
influential philosophers/scholars in Western culture. All the books
about him dwell on his work – but I am a biographer, so I have
created a real life story. Since I am bilingual in Hebrew, I found
extremely interesting facts about his life, his family, and the
places he lived. Letters, in particular, revealed much about his life
that does not exist in English. I believe anyone interested in his
work would find it enriching to know more about his own story – he
was the most magnificent mass of contradiction you can imagine.</b></div>
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GR: What inspired you to start your
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<b>Writing is my second career. I was an
artist, an illustrator, for years. But I have always wanted to write
and so slowly shifted my focus. I started with illustrated articles I
created for a science magazine, called Science Probe.</b></div>
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<b>There were many, but I generally think
Van Loon, with his book Lives, made me want to write biographies. W.
Somerset Maugham made me want to write, period. Desiderius Erasmus,
Thomas Mann, Charlotte Bronte, Brenda Ueland, Jane Austen, Charles
Dickens… the list is long.</b></div>
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<b>If you are good at marketing, go for
it, by all means. But don’t let it be a burden. If, like me, you
are not good at it, find help from your publisher, your publicist, or
a friend you can trade services with. Not everyone is a good
salesperson, and it is pointless to succumb to the pressure Indies
are under to become their own representatives or perish.</b></div>
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<b>I would go back to my mid-thirties, and
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<b>Yes, terrified. I have been once on the
back of a motorcycle – and vowed to never do it again.</b></div>
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GR: What can we expect from you in the
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<b>I am working on two projects. The
biography of Hillel the Elder, named <i>The Golden Rule</i>. Some of
it is already published as a blog on my website as “a book in
progress” since I believe that feedback from readers is extremely
important, and also because I suspect that many books will be done
like that in the future. The second project is a book I was requested
to write for the Angela Thirkell Society of North America, who had
published several of my books. It is a totally different field – a
historical mystery occurring in the 1920’s. The book does not have
a name yet – but it is the sequel to <i>Madame Koska and the
Imperial Brooch</i> and will be her third adventure.</b></div>
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Thank you so much for chatting with me
today. I wish you the best of success and to always leave your hair
blowing in the wind!</div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Ilil Arbel is
the author of a number of fiction and non-fiction books, including
biographies, memoirs, novels, and mythology/folklore. She has also
written articles, short stories, and Judaic myths.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Arbel has a
Ph.D. in the field of mythology and folklore but has also devoted
much study to her special interest in Jewish history, biography,
legends, and myths. She is currently engaged in writing the biography
of Hillel the Elder, the first century B.C. leader and religious
scholar.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Dr. Arbel was
born in Tel Aviv, Israel. She has lived and studied in Tel Aviv,
Paris, and New York and currently resides in Manhattan.</b></span></div>
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Book Genre: <span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Historical
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Publisher: <span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>21st
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Release Date: <span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Feb
12, 2015</b></span></div>
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Book Description (LONG): <span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>Born
into a distinguished family in medieval Cordoba, Spain, the young
Moses Maimonides was quickly recognized by his teachers for his
outstanding intellectual abilities and extraordinary versatility. At
the age of twelve, when his peaceful world was shattered by war and
persecution and his family was forced into exile, his religious and
secular studies continued. Despite the years of wandering and the
harsh conditions, he also developed into a writer and wrote
extensively until the end of his life. </b></span>
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<span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>After years of
wandering and relatively short stays in Morocco and Israel,
Maimonides and his family settled in Egypt. The Jewish community
quickly recognized his genius, and after completing his important
book, the Mishneh Torah, he was recognized internationally as the
chief religious and legal authority of the entire Jewish world. He
produced many books on diverse subjects such as philosophy, law,
religion, and medicine that are considered extremely important to
this day by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Despite experiencing
loss and controversies, Maimonides rose to eminence as both the
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>Remember
Della” is the story of Katherine, a sixteen-year-old girl who (on
occasion) has been known to have “portentous” dreams. But the
dreams she has begun to have of late are different from all the rest.
Repetitive, disturbing dreams of a yellow scarf and Della, a girl she
barely knows, quickly escalate into full-fledged nightmares. These
nightmares not only invade her sleep, they begin to affect her waking
life as well. So the question is - </b></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>how
far will sleep-starved Katherine go to salvage her sanity and make
the dreams go away? And the answer is that she will resort to about
anything to regain control of her life.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>In
her search for answers she discovers that Della, who seems to be all
but invisible to everyone, has simply vanished; and no one, including
the girl’s mother and step-father, recognizes—or will admit—the
fact she has disappeared.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>This
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you back to the fifties and in turn introduces you to the colorful
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>I began
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said, “You must be your book’s advocate. Just as you were your
children’s advocate when they were young - you must be your book’s
advocate.” And then she went on to impress upon me how important
both social media and book bloggers are to an author.</b></span></div>
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enough of it. I’ve been to the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion
National Park, to name a few landmarks, but there are so many sights
out that way I have yet to see.</b></span></div>
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said numerous times how much fun it would be to travel the open roads
out west on a bike. You could talk me into that in a heartbeat! But I
do quake at the thought of being on a bike in heavy traffic - say
like in Phoenix for example.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>I am
currently working on the sequel to “Remember Della”. In fact,
there is a sneak preview in the back of the book.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>Would it
surprise you to learn I have been working on a manuscript (which I am
dying to get back to) involving a biker? One of the bars he frequents
is a favorite biker hang-out.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>This book
is about the biker’s son, a young boy of thirteen, who commits
murder and what drove him to that point. I’m not giving anything
away here, since the book opens with young Marky on trial.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Thank you so
much for chatting with me today. I wish you the best of success and
to always leave your hair blowing in the wind!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>I thank
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I will most definitely take your advice to heart - both my hair and I
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<strong>Title: </strong><span style="text-align: center;">Remember Della</span><br />
<strong>Author: </strong><span style="text-align: center;">Cynthia Mock Burroughs</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><b>Length:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">274 pages</span><br />
<strong>Publisher: </strong><span style="text-align: center;">Self published</span><br />
<strong>Release Date: </strong>November 9, 2011<br />
<strong>Genre: </strong><span style="text-align: center;">Paranormal Mystery</span><br />
<b>Buy Here:</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Remember-Della-Cynthia-Mock-Burroughs/dp/1500199346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420753436&sr=1-1&keywords=remember+della" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><span style="text-align: center;">|</span><a href="https://www.createspace.com/4685682" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Create Space</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Kat, a “slightly" psychic sixteen-year-old, begins having disturbingly persistent dreams. Dreams of a yellow scarf - with a seeming life of its own - which taunts her and haunts her every dream. Dreams about Della, a fellow classmate, who to this point has remained all but invisible to any and every one at school. Kat eventually comes to the realization that until she unravels the mystery surrounding that “dagblasted” creepy yellow scarf and this girl she hardly knows, she'll not have another night’s rest. What Kat soon discovers is that she is the only person in Della’s life (including the girl’s mother and stepfather) who recognizes - or will admit - Della has simply vanished, gone “splitsville"! And Kat is helpless as her life becomes indelibly intertwined with Della’s – so much so, that she will carry the emotional scars for years to come.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Kat is surrounded by an extremely colorful cast of characters. You will meet: long-time friend and recent love interest, Em; Kat’s precocious eight-year-old brother, Gordy; her feisty octogenarian neighbor, Mrs. Harper and a chain smoking waitress named Clovis. All who, for various reasons, join Kat’s desperate quest to help a girl she hardly knows and to find answers to questions that, with any luck, will bring her the peace she seeks – the biggest question on her mind being, “Why me?” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">“Remember Della” - which is predominately set in the South during the mid-fifties - is chock full of facts, trivia and slang from that era. While an entertaining read, I believe this book addresses bullying - both physical and emotional - in a fresh and unique way during a time before such issues were “labeled” as unacceptable or problematic.</span><br />
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<b>Excerpt One</b></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I sat at
the kitchen table while Momma contemplated what to do</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">with the
ground beef thawing out on the counter. She settled on</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">goulash
and was checking the pantry to see if she had all the ingredients</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">when it
occurred to her she hadn’t heard a peep out of Gordy.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
quietude must have alerted her to his absence.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">She
turned to me, “Where’s Gordy—up in his room?”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I shook
my head no. “He’s not home yet.”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">She
checked her watch and asked, “Did you hear his bus come</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">by?”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">No’m.
It’s probably running late.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gordy
should be home by now, Katherine.” She gave me a doubtful</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">look and
asked, “You’re sure his bus hasn’t come by?”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The look
of concern on her face was fleeting, and we both cringed</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">as Gordy
heralded his arrival by slamming the front door so hard the</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">house
shook. Momma yelled at the top of her lungs, “Gordy!” When</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">he came
barreling through the doorway she asked, “How many times</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">have I
told you not to slam the door like that? You’ve already taken a</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">minimum
of ten years off my life!”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He never
even heard a word she said because he was talking louder</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and
faster than his customary mile-a-minute. His words practically</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ran
together as he said, “You shoulda seen it! Sammy Spellman</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">throwed
up all over prissy ol’ Becky Taylor on the bus! We had beets</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">for
lunch an’ Sammy ate a whole bowl of ‘em. I bet that’s what made</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">him
throw up. He says he likes ‘em, but I don’t believe it for a
minute.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I think
he just eats ‘em to show off. But the really good part is</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sammy’s
throw-up was all red—like he was throwing up blood! Then</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ol’
Becky started crying an’ everything, and Cindy Walker started</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">gagging
‘cause throw-up splattered all over her shoes an’ then </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>she</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">throwed
up. It was so cool! They were sitting across the aisle from</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">me, an’
I got to see it all. And Becky, with her weirdo-self, told Mikey</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Olson
she was gonna wipe throw up on him ‘cause he laughed</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">at her.
And the bus driver had to stop the bus an’ calm </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>everybody</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">down. It
was Coolsville!</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I could
see Momma was trying to keep a straight face as she said,</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gordy
that’s enough—there’s nothing cool about someone throwing</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">beets up
all over the place.”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Well
I couldn’t be sure, but from the smell of it I think Sammy</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">must’ve
been sick at both ends. I tell–”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gordy!!!”
Gordy was treading on very thin ice.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It’s
the truth! It was gross I tell ya. Gross enough to gag a maggot!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Everybody
sitting around ‘em looked like they were gonna</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">puke—’cept
me. The bus driver made everybody get off, and</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the
monitor had to go to somebody’s house to call for another</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">bus and
for Sammy an’ Becky an’ Cindy’s parents to come and</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">get
‘em.”</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dear
Lord, I hope Sammy’s not contagious.” And in spite of the fact</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">we
weren’t Catholic, Momma crossed herself.</span></div>
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<b>Excerpt Two </b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>I
HATED THAT despicable clock. I hated the way those two
nerve-jangling,</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>damnable
bells blasted me so urgently from sleep</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>every
morning. I snatched the clock up, shut off the alarm</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>and
slammed the offending thing back onto the nightstand.</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Throwing
the covers back and my legs over the side of the</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>bed,
I stood unsteadily a moment before aiming my body at</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>the
door leading to the hall. Destination—the bathroom. But as</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>my
fingers touched the doorknob the clock began its shrill intonations</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>again.
Oh dear Lord! That sound, so early in the morning,</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>was
the equivalent of fingernails screeeking down a chalkboard.</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Hadn’t
I just turned the dad-blamed thing off? Maybe I</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>jarred
the lever into the ‘on’ position when I, perhaps a little too</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>vigorously,
delivered the clock back to its pocked resting place.</i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>I
retraced my steps and after turning the alarm off, again,</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>placed
the clock on the nightstand—a little more gently</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>this
time. And for more reasons than one, I moved a wee</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>bit
faster for the bedroom door. I reached it a second time</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>and
stopped cold—the God-forsaken clock was, once again,</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>clanging
for attention! With the strangest mixture of anger,</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>fear
and foreboding I walked back, turned the alarm off a </i></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>third
time and buried ‘Baby Ben’ not only under the covers, </i></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>but
both pillows as well. Then I ran back to the door, jerked</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>it
open and took off through it.</i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Instead
of the hall outside my bedroom door, I found myself</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>out
on the street in front of my house—still dressed in baby</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>doll
pajamas and walking toward my bus stop. There wasn’t</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>time
to go home and change. The school bus had arrived</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>and
it sat idling as a half-dozen students climbed on. I waved</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>and
yelled for them to wait, but no one seemed to hear.</i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Running
for the bus wasn’t even an option, for it was suddenly</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>as if
my feet and I were slogging through knee-deep</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>mud.
I could only watch as the door closed and the bus</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>pulled
off without me. Oddly, I felt thoroughly and utterly</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>bereft—as
if all my hopes and dreams had taken off with that</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>big
yellow bus.</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>As
the bus lumbered down the road something yellow flew</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>out
an open window. Even from where I stood I could see it</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>was a
scarf—a yellow scarf—lifting, floating and fluttering in</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>the
early morning breeze.</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>My
legs came unglued and I began running after that scarf</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>like
my life depended upon reaching it before it touched</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>the
ground. I caught up to it, but each time I attempted to</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>pluck
it from the air a breeze would whisk it away, lifting it</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>just
beyond my reach over and over again. I soon began to</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>tire
of the game and was about to abandon the chase when</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>the
wind picked up and blew the scarf toward me instead of</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>away,
pressing it against the lower half of my face. Slowly,</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>almost
as if caressing me, the scarf began to move along my</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>skin.
It slid over my mouth, under my chin, and down my neck.</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Snaking
round and round my throat, it became longer and</i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>longer,
tighter and tighter—and I began struggling for air . . .</i></span></div>
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Welcome! Ready to ride?</div>
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GR: Tell us about your latest
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<b>My novel, Failed Moments, poses the
question…what if the only way to survive your life is to go back in
history and right the wrongs of two other men’s lives? The main
character, Patrick Walsh, finds himself in this precarious position
as he goes back in time to the French Caribbean in 1790, just before
the slave revolt, which created Haiti, and 1863 NYC during the Draft
Riots. Tackling race relations from a unique perspective, Failed
Moments is a thought-provoking adventure through four centuries that
questions the measure of a man not by his decision to do no harm, but
his willingness to act on what is right.</b></div>
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GR: What inspired you to start your
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">The writing journey
responsible for this book began a few years ago I embarked on a very
detailed study of my family history. I was able to track my family
</span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria;">tree back hundreds of years and
uncovered roots that were white, black, Catholic, Protestant, and
Jewish, and the seed of a story began to grow. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><i>Failed
Moments </i></span><span style="font-family: Cambria;">is a fictional account of the
exploits of my ancestors during racially charged periods in the past.
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GR: Who have been some authors that
have inspired you along the way?</div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">For light reads, I’m a
sucker for a John Grisham legal thriller. I was deeply moved by
Khaled Hosseini’s, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><i>A
Thousand Splendid Suns,</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">
and </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><i>The
Kite Runner.</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">
In my own genre of historical fiction, I started out reading just
about everything written by James Michener, and now enjoy many of
Edward Rutherford’s works.</span></span></b></div>
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GR: What is one piece of marketing
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<b>Take the marketing as seriously as you
take the writing. Find people and organizations with knowledge and
experience to help you along the way.</b></div>
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GR: If we went on the ride of our
life, where is one place you'd like to be sure to stop along the way?
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<b>The ride of my life would be a
cross-country adventure and I would love spend some time in Texas. I
here so much about it, and I’ve never had a reason to head that
way. I’m particularly interested in seeing Houston, Dallas, and
San Antonio.</b></div>
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GR: Would you be afraid to ride on the
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<b>No. As long as you wouldn’t be
afraid to have me as a passenger! I’m a pretty big guy.</b></div>
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GR: What can we expect from you in the
future? Any new projects?</div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Well before I begin my
next novel, I plan to continue focusing on spreading the word about
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Moments.</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">
I’m very pleased that I was able to reach the #1 spot for
Historical Fiction during my recent KDP promotion. I’m doing all
that I can right now to get the book out in the public eye, and I’m
hoping your readers will give it a look.</span></span></b></div>
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Thank you so much for chatting with me
today. I wish you the best of success and to always leave your hair
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1790,
French Caribbean: biracial plantation owner Patrice Beaumont is known
as a “kinder” slave master, but his trusted friend reminds him
that is no cause for pride. He claims to be committed to ending
slavery, but his actions don’t back-up his words. Is being the
“best of the worst” all he’s capable of?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1863,
New York City: Giant Irish street fighter Patrick Allen is days away
from battling it out with a similarly oversized Black fighter, when
the Draft Riots ignite dangerous racial conflicts around the city.
Never one to take sides outside the ring or join a fight he can’t
win, he steers clear of the angry mobs. So when he stumbles on a
lynching in progress, who can expect him to do anything more than
look away?</span></span></div>
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day, New York City: Patrick Walsh, a day trader by occupation and a
daydreamer by disposition, sits alone on his terrace trading his
portfolio, and staring out at the city skyline. Alone feels
right…always has, and he’s fairly certain, always will.</span></span></div>
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having a similar name and a proclivity to make tragic mistakes, what
mystery ties these men together? </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chapter
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Boigen</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>NO
PICTURE. NO name. No background,” </i>he whispered to himself as he
realized none of this missing information mattered. In his
experience, first impressions made all the difference. Details
offered nothing more than preparation for yet another first date.
This time, however, roles would be reversed. She would need to find
him. Patrick Walsh chuckled as he settled back into the snug couch
inside the lobby of the elegant Boigen Hotel on the West Side of
Manhattan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The
Boigen had to be new, </i>Patrick thought, as he flipped through a
small corporate brochure. The hotel, which was south of his old
Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood and in the vicinity of a few favorite
hangouts, boasted ”Classic Swedish Charm in the Heart of the West
Side.” <i>What an excellent tagline, </i>he thought.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
beautiful chandelier in the center of the lobby, situated directly
above a multi-colored table, demanded Patrick’s attention. The
light passing through the table’s colored shelves reflected off the
marble floor and mesmerized him. A large bouquet of white tulips
occupied the small, purplish tabletop. <i>Perhaps amethyst, </i>Patrick
thought. Below that were three shelves: The first level, ruby, the
second, emerald, and the third, sapphire. Noticing the colored flecks
of light on the floor again, he looked up. <i>Where have I seen this
fabulous chandelier? In a magazine? A catering hall? Or somewhere
else?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patrick’s
mind turned back to his social life as he contemplated the newness of
a first date and the anticipation of a second, both acting as a
lovely build-up to the third date–the highlight of most of
Patrick’s relationships, when the increasing ease that came from
being somewhat acquainted was roughly equal to the remaining sense of
the unknown. Third dates provided Patrick with a brief and welcome
opportunity to smile. Fourth dates, however, brought on the
inevitable question: “Where is this going?” or the new phrasing
he’d heard twice this past year, “What is your end game?”
Whatever the form of the question, it always marked the beginning of
the end for Patrick, although he preferred to think of it as the need
for yet another new beginning. <i>She’s late. Where is she?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patrick
continued to survey his surroundings and tried to relax. The one
modern aspect of the hotel, a full-length glass wall, featured three
oversized doors with pearl handles, which provided access to Tenth
Avenue. The Limerick Liar, one of Patrick’s favorite Irish bars,
became visible in the distance as a large delivery truck pulled away
from the front of The Boigen. <i>How could I have missed this hotel?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two
distinct groups of people assembled in the lobby. The larger group
clustered around the ornate table with the white tulips. <i>Tourists,
</i>Patrick guessed as he detected a sense of anticipation when a big
luxury charter bus pulled up to the Tenth Avenue entrance. The second
group in the lobby lacked the excitement of the first and displayed
more control, as they sat in a collection of chairs about ten feet
away from the doorway that led to 20th Street. Patrick didn’t know
what this group was waiting for and realized he had no theories. That
was unusual. This game of analyzing the behavior and motivations of
strangers relaxed him when he got anxious, which was often. Patrick’s
blood pressure eased as he continued to watch.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
tourists left the lobby and headed toward the charter bus on Tenth
Avenue and the more sedate group departed onto 20th Street. Patrick
found it peculiar–actually rude–that each of the tourists peeled
a single petal off a tulip as they passed the bouquet and left for
the bus. He was tempted to say something to them, but realized as
much as it bothered him, he would not want to be seen in any kind of
a confrontation when his date arrived. <i>First impressions dictate
the outcome, </i>Patrick reminded himself. A young hotel employee
quickly replaced the ravaged bouquet as if it were a standard duty.
Patrick smiled. Good service standards, well executed. It was a
tightly run ship.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Boigen lobby was almost empty and all of the energy that had filled
the room a few minutes earlier exited with the two groups. His date
was late. As Patrick glanced again at his watch, he felt a tap on his
shoulder and then a brief, searing pain just below his right ear. The
extreme discomfort forced him to hunch over while pressing his hands
against either side of his head. After a few moments, he straightened
up and tried to regain his composure. He was unsuccessful. So much
for first impressions – Patrick turned to meet his date.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good
evening, Patrick, it’s been a while,” she said.
He didn’t
know how to respond.
“Patrick. This must be upsetting to you, but
we need to talk.”
His heart was pounding and beads of sweat
started to gather on his brow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patrick
loosened his tie and took several long, deep breaths. Finally, he
stam- mered, “I don’t understand. The last time...the last time I
saw you...” His words failed him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She
smiled gently. “I understand your confusion, but before I answer
your questions, I have one for you.” She paused. “Do you remember
the last time we were together?”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes.”
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thought you would. So when was it?”
Patrick cleared his throat
and muttered, “April 11, 2008,” as he examined his surprise
visitor who hadn’t changed at all in the past five years. <i>How
could this be? </i>Patrick asked himself. <i>April 11, 2008, was the
day she died.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A.
Robert Allen is a longtime New York City college administrator with a
lifelong passion for writing. When he traced his family tree back
hundreds of years and uncovered roots that were white, black,
Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish, the seed of a story began to grow.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Failed
Moments </i></span></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is
a fictional account of the exploits of his ancestors during racially
charged periods in the past.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Find
out more about the author and his works at his website:
<a href="http://arobertallen.com/">http://arobertallen.com/</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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-</span><b> to continue peacemaking in relationships.</b></span></span></span></div>
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you so much for chatting with me today. I wish you the best of
success and to always leave your hair blowing in the wind</span></u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
– </span><b>Amen to that.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<i><b>As co-authors Waterford Adams, we
are sisters with a British cultural heritage, who were born in
Australia and spent our early years in rural and remote outback
regions of Queensland. During our personal histories we have lived
and worked in many and various situations, and have learned through
adversity that pain is a brilliant teacher. Now in our mature years
and with an honourable working relationship, we specialize in the
promise of romantic recovery through an ongoing commitment to
peacemaking. The collective outcome of this proposal is strengthened
by our individual contributions.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>WATERFORD: As a registered
nurse in public hospitals, I received extensive experience in
observing and treating trauma and recovery. Additional periods of
real life research have encouraged me to strive to locate the
definitive cause of less noticeable trauma. During this study, I
have developed through a foundation of insight, the wisdom to
appreciate that unidentified emotional pain, if not addressed, is
re-created in the form of various discordant and abusive relationship
behaviours. My contribution to this book has been refined and
inspired over fifteen years.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>ADAMS: Teaching for nineteen
years in state high schools, with further professional involvement in
human relationships education, school camps, term dances and the
senior formal, I had the opportunity to study young adults and gain
insights into their struggles. The additional years I worked as a
telephone counsellor developed my natural intuition, giving me
instinctive perception in personal pain and relationship issues. My
contribution to this book is to offer a potential for its readers to
secure greater awareness through self discovery.</b></i></div>
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Recovery" is a study of the modern relationships game, revealing
the drama in the lives of the characters who perform within it.
Showcasing eight well-known players: - Failed Family - Daddy's Girl -
Cheating Partner - Posing Friend - Mummy's Boy - Sexual Predator -
Bully - Fanatic this is a unique journey through the thrilling
Contest of Recovery where females and males score points in deciding
the fate of 64 relationship dilemmas. As a finale, there is an
intimate eight-day diary with questions and answers designed to
benefit singles or couples on a personal quest for romantic recovery.</b></i></span></div>
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failed family is the seat where generosity is dispensed in erratic
doses from nestling status through to old age. It lacks reform. The
family failure creates a group of infants who convince anyone who is
afraid, that less is much more than they deserve. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our
well being within this family unit is on high alert. While we may
pursue a commission of excellence and social standing, close scrutiny
reveals we bear the scars of bewilderment, manipulation and heavily
accented progaganda. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The
parents in a failed family corrupt with sentiment. They seduce their
children with a measure of affection and mix it with a dash of
disguised michief. They live and breathe self-contempt because they
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There
is little to be gained from the failed family portrait as it stands.
The foundations are crudely formed. The stays and props displayed are
listing badly with the trauma of old fear and unexamined pain which
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;">Book Genre: Charity Anthology, Veterans</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;">Publisher: Indie</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;">Release Date: March 9, 2015 </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
poems and stories included in this anthology, written by various
authors, tell of veterans outside of war, of how their sacrifice of
service changed their lives long after the war was over. Although
some of the messages of the sacrifices of war are sadly timeless,
they speak of unsung heroes, and I say unsung because nothing we
could ever do for them would ever be enough to say thank you for all
they gave. With that said, with these poems and stories, we will give
what we can. 100% of the profits made will go to charities for
veterans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To
all who have served and to all of those who love them, we offer our
undying gratitude because it is all we truly have to give you for
your sacrifices, told and untold. So, we give what we can to honor
you, to say thank you, and to, in some small way, give back. Although
it could never be enough, a million thanks or a million dollars, we
pray we can help some of the many who have given so much, so
selflessly, and then suffered even as they fought another battle, the
battle to go on…</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760;"><strong>Table of Contents:</strong></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>We Go On</strong></em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>An Enemy That Haunts My Mind</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Alan W. Jankowski</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Wailing Wall</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Judith Turner-Yamamoto</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>A Soldier’s Dream </strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;">by Steve Morse</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>No Man Left Behind</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Terry Rozum</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Waging Peace</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Kelly Talbot</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Just a Humble Hero</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by John Hansen</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Dead Man Walking</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Robin Merrill</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>That Time We Brought Some Veterans Down to Mexico</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Evan Harris</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Gregory Roorda</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>The Demons Will Someday Die</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Shruti Fatehpuria</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>To Love Again</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; 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color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>She - A Brutal Truth</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Liberty Samantha Michael</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; 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Bergmann</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Exit Wounds</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Lana Bella</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px;"></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"><strong>Not Perfect, Still a Hero</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 11.1428575515747px; position: relative;"> by Jason W. 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I was born in the bay area of
California but my family moved my sister and I back to Oklahoma,
where they were both from. I’ve lived many different places but I
always come back home.</div>
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I started the sixth grade in the
Oklahoma school system and graduated in 1967. I started to college
for a nursing degree but decided that “my man” was much more
important. I became an RN with an Associate degree in 1971. Then
many years later I went back to school with my sister who was also an
RN and we obtained our Bachelor’s degree in nursing.</div>
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I am married to a man who spoils me
rotten, and I love it. I have two grown children, six grandchildren
and twin Great-grandsons. My family has grown by leaps and bounds.
My husband and I now have a fur family at home. We have five dogs
and three cats and they are all spoiled rotten. It’s like living
in a house full of three year olds. When one is not into something
another one is.</div>
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it takes to write fiction? Writing it down is the magic that sets
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particular time daily to write. "Force yourself to stick to a
schedule." is a quote out of Writing Fiction by Gotham Writer's
Workshop. I personally write when I want to. I do write something
every day, but it may not be on my novel. I don't want to take the
pleasure out of my writing, because I have it scheduled to write
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I am a "free spirit writer,"
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disciplined editor. One who will go through the writing with a fine
tooth comb and make necessary changes. Right now my mind is
screaming, no ! no! I can't do that, everything I write is wonderful
and important to the story. Considering I am the "free spirit
writer" now I am going to play "Scarlet O'Hara," and
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Dobyns Chronicles is about a young boy
whose father was a cowboy and whose mother was Cherokee Indian. His
parents worked very hard on their ranch to raise their children and
survive, but tragedy ends Charlie’s way of life. He finds that it
is up to him to raise his siblings, David and Viola. His passion for
dignity and life is what helps him to survive.</div>
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and live the adventures, ups and downs that shaped him into the man
that he became and that of his family for generations. It’s a book
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Ma was Cherokee Indian. She had some
different ways about her, but she was a Christian. I think Pa said
she was Church of Christ, so I think that made us Church of Christ
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Ma was strict on us boys. I can't tell
you the number of times she warmed our backside with Pa's belt or
washed our mouths out with soap for saying a curse word. Pa could get
away with it, but my brother and me sure couldn't.</div>
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Since Viola was too small to be of
help to Ma. Until Viola was old enough, David and me helped with
house chores. We also helped Pa out in the field. Most of the time, I
was the one in the field and David took care of the chores around the
house. He may have been small, but he sure was strong. I guess we
were all strong, from cutting wood, pulling water from the well and
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It seemed like Ma was always making
clothes, and cooking even though I knew she did other chores. She
taught Viola how to make butter at an early age. Ma let her move the
dasher up and down in the churn for as long as she could. I think Ma
was helping Viola develop muscles like us boys. Sometimes Ma would
have Viola go out to the woodshed and pick up small pieces of wood
for kindling. That sturdy old wood cook stove used lots of wood. That
stove would use a couple ricks of wood a year.</div>
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In the summertime, Ma got up early and
got the rest of us up, and built a fire outside to cook, so we
wouldn't have such a hot house. She’d usually cook enough at one
time to keep us fed all-day I can still taste those biscuits made in
the Dutch oven. We always had fresh honey or molasses to eat with our
biscuits. Times were good then. It’s strange what kids think they
know, but really don't.</div>
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The summer I turned six, was a dry and
hot one with plenty of lightning storms, but no rain. We had a large
crop of corn standing in the field ready to harvest for livestock
feed. I’d ate my fill of fresh corn, so now the stalks and ears
were continuing to dry. Pa took some of the ears and had it ground
for ma, so she could make her crackling corn bread and mush during
the winter. We loved that sweet corn meal mush for breakfast.
Sometimes she would put it in a bread pan and let it get cold, slice
it and then pan fry it for lunch. I remember the temperature being so
hot outside; I could feel my skin burn through my shirt.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">Schedule</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 14 - January 30</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 16 - Spotlight at </span><a href="http://bookfreebiesandgiveaways.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Book Freebies, Contests, Sweepstakes & Giveaways</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 16 - Spotlight at </span><a href="http://www.dehaggerty.com/readsalot" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">ReadsAlot</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 16 - Spotlight at </span><a href="http://paranormalbookfairy.blogspot.com/2014/12/dobyns-chronicles-by-shirley-mclain.html" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Indy Book Fairy</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 18 - Guest Blogging at </span><a href="http://www.lorisreadingcorner.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Lori's Reading Corner</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 22 - Spotlight at </span><a href="http://mytangledskeinsbookreviews.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 24 - Author Interview at </span><a href="http://the-avidreader.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">The Avid Reader</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;">December 26 - Spotlight at </span><a href="http://http%3B//3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com" style="background-color: white; color: #945fc3; line-height: 7.80000019073486px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">3 Partners In Shopping - Nana, Mommy & Sissy Too!</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; line-height: 7.80000019073486px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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