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Guess who’s my new friend?

About Guess who’s my new friend?:

Jonas is moving with his mom and dad to the farm in the village.
What is happening inside the barn?
Will Jonas meet new friends there?
What makes us become friends?
Discover the animals and what they do around the farm. Also, find out who is going to be Jonas’s new best friend.

This story is a great way to explain to children at an early age what are the ingredients that make us friends no matter how different we are, we can share activities that we both enjoy with, this book also encourages children to keep their openness and kindness with others even if – for any reason – they can’t be friends with us.

This book features vivid, full-color layouts with Kindle Text Pop-Up, a delightful bedtime story for your kids + free bonus inside!

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Featured Author A. Kidd

Featured Interview With A. Kidd

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Toledo, OH, which is often considered the heart of it all. I went to college in Michigan, earning a B.S. in Written Communication with a minor in Language, Literature, and Writing from Eastern Michigan University and an MLIS with a specialization in children’s librarianship from Wayne State University.
My poetry has been published in literary magazines. I am also an artist and a performance poet. In my free time, I enjoy finding and hiding painted rocks in my neighborhood and going on adventures with my family and friends.
I currently live with my husband and daughter in a suburb of Detroit, MI. We have many pet rocks. The Healing Star is my debut novel. I often wish on stars but haven’t caught one yet.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I am the middle child in a family of three girls. I started making up my own stories at age four. Because I couldn’t yet write, my mom wrote the stories down for me while I painted the pictures. My first story was called Wagland and featured an island community with sea creatures that ate tuna fish sandwiches. I attended a young author’s conference several times in grade school and wrote my first picture book as an assignment for Spanish class in high school. I guess you could say I’ve always been writing.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
So many! In no particular order: Sharon Creech, Grace Lin, Kate DiCamillo, Avi, Polly Horvath, Katherine Rundell, Philip Reeve, Paul Stewart, J. K. Rowling, E. L. Konigsburg, Philip Pullman, Jandy Nelson

I especially like reading middle grade and young adult fantasy, including dystopian. I also like steampunk, magical realism, light sci-fi, and novels in verse.

I’m inspired by J. K. Rowling for writing such an epic story with a fully-developed world, for persevering despite obstacles, for being a great female role model, and for getting kids to read long stories.

Without a doubt my biggest inspiration is Toni Morrison. Her use of symbolism is really quite genius. Sharon Creech is also one of my favorites, particularly the book Heartbeat. That’s when I became a fan of novels in verse. I admire her use of poetic language. To that end, I’m also a fan of Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun and Francesca Lia Block’s Weetzie Bat series.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Stars with healing powers are falling from the sky.

My middle grade light fantasy for grades 3-6, The Healing Star, will appeal to readers of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, Keeper by Kathi Appelt, and Savvy by Ingrid Law.

Feisty fourth-grader Julia’s best friend in the entire universe is her grandmother. Julia and Grammu share secrets while cooking soup together, stay up late eating junk food and watching scary movies, and go stargazing on Blackberry Hill. They even wish on the same star every night.

But everything changes when Grammu catches the disappearing disease: little by little, she’s turning invisible. If Julia can catch a falling star, then her wish to save Grammu will come true. All Julia needs to do now is find the legendary ladder to the stars…

This novel took me about a year to write, but several years after that were spent revising based on reader and writer feedback. The character, Grammu, is slightly based on my own grandmother, which makes the story near and dear to my heart.

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Featured Author Catherine S. Buck

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Featured Interview With Catherine S. Buck

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in New Castle County, Delaware and later (when I was 8 or 9) moved with my mother to North Carolina. I have two wonderful kids and 8 grandchildren. I was educated at a private college in North Carolina and have a degree in history.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Learned to read at a very young age and actually won first prize in my school’s (1-6 grades) poetry contest in the first grade. I cannot remember when I didn’t love books. I am an avid reader of all types of things and have been known to read as many as three books at a time.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
It’s pretty eclectic: Shaun Tan, Tim Burton, Carl Segan, Alan Moore, Preston and Child, Suzanne Collins, Neil Gaiman and of course, Stephen King to name a few. I love everything from poetry to Science fiction, non-fiction, biographies and classics.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The manuscript took me three years to write. The book is called Granny Buck’s Dibs and Dabs: Appalachian Traditions and Magical Ways. The idea for this book occurred to me years ago when I lived in the Uwharrie Mountains. During that time, I started collecting interview notes and information while traveling through the Asheville area of North Carolina as well as the mountain towns and retreats of Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and the West Virginia border.
Loaded with information, it was an interesting book to write and I still enjoy reading over it. I have not found any book yet where this variety of material is been brought together. I think the Table of Contents says it all:
Table of Contents
Welcome to Appalachia……………………………..………………
Reading the Signs of Nature…………………………………..
Water-Witching……………………………………….………
Wildcrafting……………………………………………………………….
Planting by the Signs……………………………………………………
Poultices, Tinctures, Tonics, Ointments, Oils and Teas………
Natural Dyes, Candle and Soap Making……………………………
Honeybees………………………………………………………………….
Making Mountain Moonshine……………………………………….
Tracking: Animal Signs………………………………………………..
Spirit Guides: Animals………………………………………………….
Powwow, Hoodoo, Serpents and Prayer ………….………….
Appalachian Midwifes and Folk Healing Ways.……..….
Crossroads, Graveyards and a Bone n’ Bits Bag…………………
Mountain Witches………………………………………………………..
Knot work, Poppets and Corn Dollies .………….……………….
Love Spells and Sexual Allure…………………………….…..
Critters and Creatures…………………………………………………….
It’s All in the Song…………………………………………………………
Storytelling: Haint or Haint Not ……………………………….
Mountain Terms and What They Mean.………………………..
References………………………………………………………..

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Featured Author Grady P. Brown

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Featured Interview With Grady P. Brown

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a science fiction, fantasy, and superhero author with high-functioning autism. I was raised in Southern California and I have lived there ever since. I have two pit bulls named Wally and Fitch and they are the light of my life. I also have a miniature poodle named Piper and she is the alpha of the pack. My two pit bulls are being dominated by a small, elderly poodle! I also have a desert tortoise named Speed, who I have had since I was five-years-old. He is definitely the oldest of my pets and he thinks he’s a dog.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always had a story in my head for as long as I can remember. When I was little, I started telling these stories through pictures I would draw on tablets my parents would give me. When I was in sixth grade, I not only started telling my stories through words, but I also developed the ambition to publish my stories. After I spent the past three years studying medieval history, my stories became more complex, especially my fantasy books.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite author would be Christopher Paolini, author of the Inheritance Cycle. Not only do I enjoy his work, but he also inspired and influenced the way I write today. Christopher Paolini was the one who inspired me to be an author myself. My favorite genres to read would be science fiction, superhero, and fantasy.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book “The War of the Gilded Beasts”, is about a feud between House Magnus and House Sylva. The main characters from House Magnus are Kemrin, Caelum, Daegar, Vaeron, and Ymir. Kemrin, Caelum, Daegar, and Vaeron are quadruplet brothers while Ymir is their little sister. All five are budding sorcerers and dragon riders. The Magnuses also possess the Imperial Sword of Power known as Gramfyre, which can only be wielded by the descendants of its creator. The main characters from House Sylva are Emperor Autem, his triplet sons, his witch wife, and his infant granddaughter. To counter the Magnuses and their dragons, the Sylvas engage in blood magic and dark alchemy, resulting in the creation of mindless, unholy monsters. The ultimate prize of their feud is the Imperial Throne. Whoever holds the Imperial Throne has absolute power over an empire that consists of nine ancient kingdoms.

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Featured Author Amy Metz

Featured Interview With Amy Metz

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Louisville Kentucky has been home for most of my life. My family moved to Louisville when I was starting the first grade. I’ve lived here ever since, except for my years in college and a few years after that. I live just a few miles from where I grew up. I have two grown sons, one daughter-in-law, two granddogs, and three grandcats.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2009 after my mother was diagnosed with dementia and I became her caretaker. I wrote about the experiences I was going through for therapeutic reasons. While writing about it was helpful, living it and coming home and writing about it was like a double dose of stress. So to escape reality I started writing a humorous mystery (Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction) based on two murders that happened to family members in the 1930s—one of them was and is a cold case. I’d heard the stories about the murders as a kid and always thought someone should write a book about them. I finally did.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like mysteries the best. Robert B. Parker (Spenser, Jesse Stone, and Sunny Randall series), David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter series), Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series), John Sandford (the Prey and Virgil Flowers series), Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar series), Rick Bragg, and Michael Lee West are some of my favorites. I think every book I read inspires my writing to some degree. I also take things from real life and put them into my books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Liars & Lunatics in Goose Pimple Junction is the fifth book in a mystery series. It’s one of those books that was inspired by real life. Let’s just say Caledonia and I have a lot in common. Her love interest, Virgil Pepper, has an uncanny resemblance to a liar and a lunatic I once dated. In the book, Virgil wants to become mayor of Goose Pimple Junction as a means to become rich. He also wants to date Caledonia and every other woman who will give him the time of day. His unscrupulousness in his business and personal dealings catches up with him. But who finally had enough of his dirty dealings? There are some other assorted liars and lunatics thrown in the mix, a ton of cupcakes, and of course, a lot of levity.

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Featured Author Megan Sechrest

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Featured Interview With Megan Sechrest

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a transient. Being a preacher’s daughter, I went wherever my dad was needed. Now, I go wherever my husband takes me. His works moves us around a lot and I’ve lived in over 13 cities and 10 states. I currently reside in Ohio with my husband and four kids. I love animals and the elephant is my favorite, but American suburbia frowns on those. I make peace with my three cats and six chickens.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve loved reading since I knew how, I suppose. My love for writing has always been there too and I journaled and wrote poetry when I was younger and then they started growing into stories and longer ideas. The idea to write professionally was never actually there for me until I was an adult and nothing else fit. I couldn’t find a career that suited me, but writing did.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
It’s funny because I don’t really read fantasy, but that’s what I write. I stick to reading anything with a hint of romance but not necessarily romance genre. I just want the story to captivate me. I’m looking for characters I can relate with and fall in love with. I have so many books that I love, but I have always appreciated the classics the most. The way the words flow so poetically and the language used back then really captivates me.
Jane Austen has always inspired me, ever since I was a young teenager. I’ve always felt like the way she introduced romance into fiction and helped popularize writing for women will always inspire me. She will always be one of the greats in my eyes. I can only ever aspire to be on her level.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
As I said before, I write mostly fantasy. I think what I love about fantasy is the fun of creating a new world and unique and unreal but interesting characters. That’s what I did with THE SLAYER: Hell Awakens. I loved writing this book and working on this series. The first book alone, in conjunction with the outline of the series and prequel, has taken me four years. Honestly, I know that sounds like a lot for one book and an outline. However, this series has a pretty in-depth plot; the farther we dive into the books, and the more you read, the more you’re going to love everything about each character. Although, I’ve been told by some readers that some characters you will have a love\hate relationship with.
I think my favorite character is Arlington, the main character’s (Abigail) quirky and eccentric but also very powerful, warlock father. What I like about Arlington is that in spite of his weirdness, he has a genuine care and love for his daughter, despite what others say and think. Abigail and Arlington start off the book being kind of an estranged pair, and Abbi doesn’t really appreciate her dad for who he is; in fact, she actually calls him by his name– Arlington! But as the story progresses and she finds out secrets to who she truly is, what he is, unlocks the keys to the mystery unfolding around her, she starts to not only appreciate Arlington but also rely on him.
A lot of people ask me how I came up with the name Arlington and think that it’s after Arlington Virginia. Actually, I have the tendency to name my characters after street names! Let’s just say that he’s named after Arlington the street not Arlington the city.

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Featured Author Christian Warren Freed

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Featured Interview With Christian Warren Freed

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
This question always feels wrong and too self serving for me, but here goes. I was born in the blizzard in Buffalo, New York a long time ago. We moved down along the PA border and I grew up in the middle of farm country. That wasn’t the life for me so I joined the Army- or circus as my mother called it- in the fall of 1990. I mean like 2 weeks before Iraq invaded Kuwait. How’s that for a welcome to the party special? The Army took me all over the world but I settled on Raleigh, NC. It gets a little hot from time to time but there’s not 6 feet of snow to worry about. Aside from running our fish tank, I spend most of my time with our two Bernese Mountain Dogs.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
4. We went to go see the original Star Wars at the drive in and I was hooked. After that came the animated Lord of the Rings and my mind was off and running. I devoured everything my tiny brain could handle- and more it couldn’t. I even pretended to read the Fellowship of the Ring in 1st grade. I say pretended because I had no idea what I was reading and would have been totally lost if I hadn’t seen the movie. Then came goofy comic books and I eventually won the student of the month award in 10th grade for writing a very, very bad horror novel. (And no- there is no evidence of this project aside from a handwritten manuscript my mother has squirreled away)

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I am truly a man of few favorite anythings. For real, I didn’t realize I had a favorite color until I hit 45. But, my go to series is Steven Erickson. Not sure what it is about the Malazan Book of the Fallen but the intensity and complexity sucks me. Each book is over 1000 pages so it’s an investment, but damn do I like a good epic. David Weber’s Safehold series also provides me with great inspiration. As far as reading goes, I try to stick to military history, fantasy, and sci fi. I’ve gotten on a kick lately of reading war stories. I suppose that makes sense since I spent 20 yrs in an Army uniform and almost 5 of them deployed overseas: Korea (2), Afghanistan in 02, and Iraq in 03 and 05.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is called Repercussions: A Lazarus Men Agenda. This is a fun book to write. The sequel to the Lazarus Men, it is about a shady organization that has existed for centuries with the goal of manipulating governments and now planetary governments to get what it wants. The story is a cross between James Bond, the Maltese Falcon, and Total Recall- in space. I wrote the first one a few years ago, got sidetracked by other projects, and then started writing this one. Funny thing is, I spent months trying to write it and only got 20k words in before realizing it was not the time. I set it aside, wrote two other books, and picked this one back up. Now the story flows better and, to quote Happy Gilmore, I am feeling the flow, doing the bull dance. Can’t wait for you to read it. And if you haven’t, you want to pick up a copy of the Lazarus Men now to get caught up.

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Oddball in 3G

About Oddball in 3G:

In this wry thriller, a shy loner is pushed to unspeakable violence when confronted by an inner-city drug gang.
Robert Krieger’s life is quickly falling apart. He’s been fired from his job, split with his sexy girlfriend, and has a controlling overbearing mother he feels obligated to call at least once a week. As a result, he’s developed a distressing anxiety disorder.

Robert lends money to an acquaintance across the hall in his building, a small-time drug dealer named Skids. When Skids is later assaulted by enforcers working for the Dragons, an inner-city drug gang, he hands Robert a package to hold for him until he either asks for it back, or dies.

Robert is soon juggling an increasing array of anxiety-heightening issues, which together conspire to wreak havoc on his fragile sanity.

Gritty and violent, ODDBALL IN 3G is a psychological thriller that’s also surprisingly funny.

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Danny Smashed

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Born to an unstable mother whose death leaves him in the clutches of a sexual predator, sixteen-year old Danny escapes from a commune in the northern Arizona desert and makes his way to Los Angeles. In short time, the spectacularly handsome teen lands a modeling contract with a small West Hollywood talent agency. Cunning and charismatic, his climb to celebrity status is meteoric. But as true A-list stardom comes within his reach, Danny is jailed for a grievous crime that neither society, nor Hollywood, can forgive. His crash and burn, and shocking re-invention, ignite a catastrophic chain of events as a crazed stranger from his past unleashes a plot to destroy him.

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Red Light Therapy: Miracle Medicine for Pain, Fatigue, Fat loss, Anti-aging, Muscle Growth and Brain Enhancement by Mark Sloan

About Red Light Therapy: Miracle Medicine for Pain, Fatigue, Fat loss, Anti-aging, Muscle Growth and Brain Enhancement by Mark Sloan

This book is regularly $4.99 on sale for only $0.99 from September 16th-20th.

If you’ve tried every pill, potion and lotion under the sun and still haven’t found the healing you’ve been looking for, this book is for you!

Red light therapy has been proven effective in over 50,000 scientific studies to date for dozens of diseases and conditions. The best part? Not a single negative side effect has been reported in the literature to date.

After losing his mother to cancer at age 12, science writer and bestselling author Mark Sloan has committed his life to finding safe and alternative therapies for all diseases.

In this book you’ll learn how to use revolutionary light technology to accelerate healing of virtually all disease and conditions. Don’t miss this opportunity to get this book at a fraction of the price. Buy this book today only!

This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

Oddball in 3G

About Oddball in 3G:

In this wry thriller, a shy loner is pushed to unspeakable violence when confronted by an inner-city drug gang.

Robert Krieger’s life is quickly falling apart. He’s been fired from his job, split with his sexy girlfriend, and has a controlling overbearing mother he feels obligated to call at least once a week. As a result, he’s developed a distressing anxiety disorder.

Lonely but determined to find a new girlfriend, while jogging one morning Robert meets the beautiful and willowy Lindsay Marriott, whom he awkwardly begins to romance. Not long afterward, he finds himself in a brutal one-man war with the Dragons, who believe Robert has money Skids owes them. Robert is soon juggling an increasing array of anxiety-heightening issues, which together conspire to wreak havoc on his fragile sanity.

Gritty and violent, ODDBALL IN 3G is a psychological thriller that’s also surprisingly funny.

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Sands Rising: The California Ballot Killings Book I by H. M. Wilhelmborn

About Sands Rising: The California Ballot Killings Book I by H. M. Wilhelmborn:

Janet Whitaker Virdis is a New York State transplant to San Diego at the very beginning of the longest drought in California’s history. Years after her arrival, she is happily married with four children and a very well-paid job at an elite San Diego law firm. Her work grants her unparalleled access to the rise of the firm’s most powerful client: an extremely wealthy political party with its own beliefs, uniforms, and hierarchy that is determined to lead California and the nation in a moment of crisis.

As the drought worsens and dust storms become the norm in San Diego, Janet insists on remaining in Southern California. Across the world, species are going extinct, people are forced across borders in unprecedented numbers, and entire regions are becoming uninhabitable. A mysterious disease associated with increased desertification, which only kills teenage boys, has made its entrance, and no cure is available. Janet is the mother of three boys. Awaiting public execution in San Diego, twenty-four years after the drought began, Janet tries to make sense of the many reversals she has suffered and how ostensibly innocuous choices upended the happy life she once enjoyed.

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Junior For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

About Junior For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

The marines prepared me for everything…
Except for the most important job on the planet.

A f*cked up world made me into the man I am today.
Then Piper walked back into my life.
She woke up the beast I had locked away.
I need to have her.
Own her.
Taste her.

But, men with a death wish want to harm her and Caleb.
I’ll protect them both…
And finally show my little sister’s best friend…
What she’s meant to me all these years.

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The Royal Arrangement by Jeana E. Mann

About The Royal Arrangement by Jeana E. Mann

NEW RELEASE 99 CENTS
A billionaire prince searches for a new wife in this intriguing tale of power and seduction from USA Today bestselling author Jeana E. Mann.

When I walk into a room, people look twice. Once because I’m the Crown Prince of Androvia, and twice because I’m that guy—the one who makes your panties wet with just a smile. My life is grand until the unexpected death of my father. To claim the throne, I’ve got to find a wife in twenty-four hours or be forced to marry the woman who cheated on me.

A chance encounter with the daughter of my sworn enemy changes everything. The first time I saw her, she was chained to a dungeon wall. The second time I saw her, I took her to my bed. The third time, I proposed marriage. If she accepts, I’ll rule her body the same way I intend to rule my kingdom—with an iron hand and no mercy. The stakes are high for both of us. If she turns me down, I could lose the throne to my traitorous uncle. Even worse, if she accepts, I might lose my heart.

Lies, seduction, and the struggle for a kingdom will heat up your e-reader. Grab this page-turning contemporary royalty romance today.

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TASTY FRIENDS

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Tanya hasn’t had sex for more than two years, and she is extremely frustrated. Attempts to please herself fail miserably, but perhaps other young mums in the schoolyard will come to her assistance. Can she find tasty friends who are willing to satisfy her? Unexpectedly she begins to experiment with Rochelle who proves to be a very hot girl indeed. Tanya’s sex life gets going, and it improves further when Charlene is added to the mix. Relationships develop like none of the girls ever imagined. Tanya’s adventures become increasingly fruitful and she finds more satisfaction than she’d ever dreamed of having, especially with her insatiable friends Rochelle and Charlene. She has mind-blowing threesomes and realizes that sex with her new lovers has brought her more physical pleasure in a few days than she’s had in a lifetime. Perhaps Rochelle can be more than a lover, and it is with her friend permanently in her bed where the future lies. The week finishes in triumph when Rochelle moves into Tanya’s flat, but the second week of their affair gets more daring, increasingly promiscuous as they live out the story of SATURATED, the follow-up to TASTY FRIENDS.

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Love is a Merciless God – found exclusively in the Playing with Fire Box Set

About Love is a Merciless God – found exclusively in the Playing with Fire Box Set:

When an angel falls, it typically isn’t in love.

When Guardian Angel, Evangeline, fell in love with her human charge, Liam, she never expected it to come with such a high price. She was perfectly fine watching his life from a distance, but when Liam prays for guidance and he can suddenly hear her, Evangeline can’t help but confess her love.

However, there are laws in place—laws strictly separating the affections of humans and angels—and Evangeline knows it. If the Guild found out about her love, she could be sent to Purgatory—or worse.

Unfortunately for them both, Liam’s prayer opened him up to more than just hearing Evangeline. All the demons in the known universe come calling to answer his prayer and one of them overheard Evangeline’s confession. Unless she can stop the demon from turning them into the Guild, it will mean the end of everything.

This title is Carissa Andrews’ submission into the epic forbidden love anthology: Playing with Fire!

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The Emotional Power of 3 Favorite Types Of Book

Do you remember the first time a fiction book ever left you with a deep and powerful emotional echo?

The most effective works of fiction do more than enthrall us with a gripping plot and memorable characters. They are written so effectively that they are able to masterfully tug on our heart strings, like a skilled musician playing an instrument.

The emotional mood of fiction changes depending on its genre. For some of us readers, we have a particular type of fiction we’ve fallen for. We want to read everything in this genre. If this isn’t you, you’re sure to know someone who’ll eagerly check out the latest mystery novel, or is first in line for a romantic release. For other readers, the type of fiction they prefer changes over time. Sometimes we find ourselves in the mood for a thrilling read, other times we want something to make us stop and think.

No matter which type of reader you are, you’re sure to recognize the power of the best fiction out there. Here’s a small celebration of three of our favorite types.

The Thrill Of A Page Turning Mystery

Of all the types of genre fiction out there, the mystery novel remains one of the most consistently popular.

There is something about the combination of a plot that keeps you guessing, a carefully crafted main character, and a diabolical villain that keeps the mystery genre an enthralling favorite.

Sometimes, snobbish readers dismiss mystery books as lacking any kind of emotional payoff. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

The best mystery books are able to effectively combine elements from every other type of fiction out there. Often, within a single novel, mystery tales will explore romantic subplots, moments of horror, and even flashes of dark comedy.

In fact, to read a great mystery novel is to have your emotions constantly played with. If mystery novels weren’t emotionally impactful, they would be easy to put down, and nothing is further from the case.

From the constant thrill of being one step behind the villain, to the sheer terror inspired by a coldhearted killer, the mystery genre is one which is sure to try the emotional fortitude of even a hardened reader.

The Joy Of Emotionally Moving Romance

The case can be made that romance is the most popular type of fiction out there.

The universal human experience of falling in love will never go away, and neither will stories that focus on this joyous sensation.

Romance is often a lot more literary than it is given credit for. While there will always be examples of cheap and trashy romance, there is also a wide range of different types out there. In fact, some of the greatest works of literature ever, from William Shakespeare to Jane Austin, are basically romantic tales.

Trends in romance come and go over time, but the basic emotional premise stays the same. The reader’s emotions are toyed with as the main characters go through and overcome obstacles in the way of their love, but in the end, things usually work out well.

Good romance stories are more than just entertaining. They can provide a little bit of light and warmth in a scary and cold world. They can give people hope in their own lives, when things aren’t quite going as planned.

The feeling of warmth and comfort is rarer than it should be in today’s world. As long as romance novel writers are around to provide that much needed emotion, they are sure to remain popular.

The Excitement Of Gripping Young Adult Fiction

A key trend in recent years has been the emergence of young adult and older children’s fiction being popular among even older readers.

The trend perhaps started with Harry Potter. Rowling’s tale of wizardry had a vast appeal, extending way beyond the younger audience it was originally envisioned for. Although many of the series’ fans are people who grew up alongside the novels, there are plenty of adult readers who were well above drinking age when the first book came out.

A number of other books aimed at younger readers have gone on to experience acclaim and even big screen adaptations, such as The Hunger Games. So what exactly is the emotional reward that readers get from this type of gripping young adult fiction?

Often, one of the key themes to emerge is rebellion and resistance against injustice. We live in a time where many youth protest movements, on issues ranging from the environment to school safety, are catching the attention of the news. It’s therefore natural that fiction aimed at younger readers would reflect this sense of righting wrongs.

To get caught up in a gripping young adult work of fiction is to feel as if we can all make a difference. No matter how much the odds seem stacked up against us, it’s always worth keeping hope and trying to make the world a better place. That is the powerful emotional truth at the heart of the best books for young adults.

The Endless Emotional Power Of Fiction

Although we’ve celebrated three examples of the emotional power of fiction today, in truth, it’s scope is endless. From the sheer terror instilled by a favorite Stephen King novel, to the sense of wonder and adventure found in fantasy, fiction always has a powerful emotionally payoff for those willing to discover it.

If you’re ever feeling a bit jaded or cynical about the world, it’s worth reflecting on the power of fiction to move our emotions.

Think back to a favorite book, and try and place yourself in that emotional moment. How did you feel? Would you like to relive it?

The great news is, you can. Pick up a beloved book today. Just be prepared to feel something real.

The Olympus Project: The Phoenix Series Book 1 by Ted Tayler

About The Olympus Project: The Phoenix Series Book 1 by Ted Tayler

Free on Amazon on Monday 16th September 2019
Rescued by strangers from a watery grave and given a new identity.
The Phoenix is a stone-cold killer.
An ideal fit for the Olympus Project, a secret organisation fighting injustice.
In the first story in this thriller series, Phoenix meets the five senior Olympians who occupy the Project’s HQ at Larcombe Manor. Erebus, the elderly gentleman who started the Project. Athena, his beautiful lieutenant. Minos, Alastor and Thanatos, all of whom have a personal reason to join the cause.
Phoenix receives specialist training from ex-SAS operative, Rusty Scott and has cosmetic surgery to mask his true identity even further. To prove to Erebus he can match the Project’s high standards he undertakes three solo missions.
Phoenix demonstrates his ability to exact revenge and right wrongs in his inimitable style. Erebus is content but is concerned whether his protégé can take the final step. Always a loner, can Phoenix work as part of a team to prevent a terrorist attack in Central London?
With hard, fast action and a cast of characters you can reach out and touch, this is the thriller series for which you’ve been searching.

This Thriller book is available in these Formats: eBook

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