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The Half-Known Life: What Matters Most When You’re Running Out of Time

About The Half-Known Life: What Matters Most When You’re Running Out of Time:

“I’m going down now,” I said to a young woman a few seconds before the darkness-my first cardiac arrest. As I returned to work as a behavioral coach, it became maddening to hear about all-consuming, everyday problems and misguided priorities while I fought to merely remain conscious.

The Half-Known Life challenges conventional thinking of success, identity, and personal change. Most often, truly profound change happens following events that shake someone to their core-a car accident, death of a family member, or cardiac arrest that pulls them into a moment of clarity. Priorities change when time becomes precious. Problems look different when you have no energy left to give them. Why wait until you’re burnt out or for a life-changing event to occur before getting real about your life? Who are you when all of the accolades and accomplishments are gone? What does how you manage your time say about what’s important to you-about what matters most? Get out of your head and get into your life, before it slips away.

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Remembering You by Barbara A. Luker

About Remembering You by Barbara A. Luker:

Up and coming architect Paige Cooper is invited to Chicago to be the keynote speaker for a convention. Little did she know that the big event would change her life in an unexpected way. Nervous about her big speech, she happened to catch the eye of a man who immediately captured her heart. Jake Baxter was a successful contractor in his own right. A man whose company was well known for renovating rundown homes on Chicago’s south side. Handsome, charming, and dedicated to helping those less fortunate, he too felt an immediate draw to the beautiful young woman. With one shared smile, their worlds changed forever. Life was good and it was a fairy tale romance until tragedy struck just as they were planning their wedding. Suddenly life as they knew it was turned upside down as the accident cost Paige all memories of the man she loves. Will she remember the truth before it’s too late?

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Morphosis

About Morphosis:

In 1987, Ollie, his children from a previous marriage, Sam and Jodi Lee, and his romantic partner Dwayne start anew on a farm near a small and quiet farming community tucked deep in rural and open country.

Ollie takes employment as a deputy with the local Sheriff’s Department, leaving Dwayne home to help with toddler Sam and teen Jodi Lee.

Dwayne adjusts to his new role and struggles to balance AA support, his own medical illness, and tending Ollie’s children. He is met, also, with harsh homophobic attitudes from locals, most notably from the local pharmacist who refuses to fill his prescription outright, worsening his condition and allowing Ollie’s children to wear him to his breaking point.

Headlines explode when a high school girl is found murdered and Ollie works tirelessly in catching the murderer named The Visitor. Ollie’s eagerness and his drive keep him too busy to notice his family spinning apart.

Thus unravels a tense and unsettling queer character study that examines narcissism, codependency, and self-worth, and explores if we are truly capable of escaping the worst parts of ourselves or are we prisoner to our self-destructive cycles?

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The Final Frame by Harmony Reed

About Featured Book: The Final Frame by Harmony Reed

Free for a limited time from 3/25/2023 through 4/10/2023

He sacrificed his family for ambition — but now they’re all he has left.

Cameron Parrish became Hollywood’s #1 action director by refusing to use AI-assist technology. Every film is a box office success, but neither fame nor fortune makes up for the fact that Cameron’s dying to make real cinema — an Oscar-worthy movie that will show the world he’s an auteur, not the clever hack that the critics make him out to be.

But mere hours after being greenlit for the film he knows he was born to shoot, director Cameron Parrish is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. There’s no treatment, and if he’s lucky, he might make it another year, but more likely, he’s got a few months left.

As word gets out about his illness, Cameron realizes he has no true friends. No real family either: his obsession with finding perfection behind the camera lens has long since alienated his ex-wife and his adult son.
Desperate to make his final days matter, he signs up for an experimental program that promises to help him discover the meaning of his life — and his death.

Accompanied by an artificial intelligence named Sofia, Cameron embarks on a bucket list journey — from the Maldives and Bhutan to Toledo and Morocco — designed to round out his unbalanced life and help him make peace with his impending death.

But what if it’s too late for Cameron to see the world through a new lens?

Eat, Pray, Love meets The Bucket List in this vibrant but poignant story exploring the possibility of second chances and the unexpected beauty of an imperfect life.

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Dracula’s True Story

About Dracula’s True Story:

he most historically accurate Dracula novel ever written — plus vampires. Vlad the Impaler was not a count from Transylvania, but a blood-thirsty prince of Wallachia like his father and brothers. Feast your eyes on the fascinating man who impaled thousands, got praised by the Pope, and fought kings, cousins, and Mehmed the Conqueror.

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

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A war in a distant land. Two men from the same streets. One of them will die.

Lofty Lofthouse is going back to Afghanistan, but this time he must face his greatest enemy, himself. In a war there are always two sides and it isn’t always clear which is the right one. Then a drone strike kills a family and makes the decision clear.

When two young men from the same streets find themselves on the opposite sides of the conflict, only one of them can make it home. One of them will be responsible for the other dying.

Will it be Lofty, or will it be Youssef who lives to return to London?

The Girl I Left Behind me is the intriguing story of two young men at war. If you like drama and action then you’ll love Robert Cubitt’s fascinating adventure.

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It Is Written by Ali Leonard

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New YA adventure fantasy by debut author!

Once—staring at the tips of five sword points.
Twice—fleeing from dozens of young people wielding farm implements.
Three times—cowering in the center of a homemade tornado.

Three brushes with death are not the worst consequences of Corine’s choice to leave home. She also faces the imprisonment of 13 of her friends and total upheaval of her life in the Fire Clans.

And the best consequence? A close friendship with Prince Petrus of the Walled City. Petrus should be Corine’s enemy after he helps assassinate her father, but an ancient religious text called The Scroll brings them together in a quest for peace.

Do the Scroll’s prophecies hold the key to ending the war between Corine’s people and the Walled City? Join her on a dangerous adventure to find out.

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Behind the Altar by PC Zick

About Behind the Altar by PC Zick:

A tattoo artist on a Harley. A do-gooder beauty. A forbidden passion. Love at first kiss.

Leah Bryant lives a quiet life helping others while preparing to marry the minister of her church. When her future mother-in-law, Geraldine, threatens her causes, she’s left confused by the hypocrisy and befuddled by a stranger who roars into town on a Harley.

Dean Davis, a famous tattoo artist from Miami, never wanted to return to his hometown. But when his father dies, he knows he must return and face his mother, Geraldine, and his ugly past filled with child abuse and neglect. When Leah discovers the stranger is the brother of her fiancé—who she’d been told was dead—she’s drawn to him and furious about the deception. Both are bowled over by an intense attraction to one another. The magnetic pull draws them into a passionate kiss within minutes of meeting. Leah, a homeless girl rescued by Geraldine, struggles to understand the cruelty of the older woman. Dean finally confronts the woman who threatens to destroy them all.

Leah’s controlled life and Dean’s emotional barriers both shatter and force them to examine their lives. Leah must choose between her safe engagement to Dean’s estranged brother, Jacob, and a dangerously passionate affair with Dean. And Dean must confront the demon from his childhood, his mother. Dean’s fear of loving and Leah’s need for security pull them together, rather than apart.

But none of it will matter if they can’t stop Geraldine, an unhinged woman on a destructive course to abolish everyone who opposes her thirst for power. When Dean and Leah, along with Jacob, threaten her, she goes on a rampage to destroy them all. The three of them must find a way to stop her first.

Behind the Altar is the first novel in the steamy Behind the Love small town Florida romance series that features sizzling attractions, dramatic confrontations, and intertwined and complicated lives. The romance set in small town Florida, show how friends stand up for one another and form families of their own choosing.

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The Financial System Limit by David Kauders

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Stock markets dicey. Again. Banks in trouble. Again. Consumer spending falling. Trade wars. Again. Households struggling with debt. Businesses with costly debt failing. Negative yield curve forecasting recession: thirty-year Treasuries much cheaper than one-year. And we haven’t got anywhere near the next financial crisis. Yet.

What is the common factor? Debt cannot expand to infinity, but one-fifth of economic output is spent on interest.

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Featured Author Lorelle Taylor

Featured Interview With Lorelle Taylor

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up just north of Brisbane, Australia, but moved to the United Kingdom a couple of years ago, with my husband and our Doberman.

As well as writing spiritual books, I enjoy posting a daily angel card reading. I am also an advocate for animal and environmental welfare.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have undertaken formal and informal studies of religion and spirituality, learning from spiritual teachers in the physical world and the spiritual realm.

In a similar fashion to the character in my books, my experiences with spiritual beings started late in life. These experiences, and the love they introduced me to, took some getting used to. In order to help others who may be experiencing their own spiritual awakening, I wrote my first book: Getting Used to Weird: A Very Different Sort of Love Story, which details the tools I learned.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My books were inspired by all of the spiritual teachers from whom I learned, particularly Neale Donald Walsch, with his Conversations with God books. I have learned from many others, such as Abraham and Esther Hicks, Eckhart Tolle, and Sonia Choquette.

Although I have read a lot of spiritual books, I also enjoy reading novels. These days I look for ones which are uplifting rather than depressing or frightening.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My second book, WE ARE ONE, gives God’s perspective on Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism and expands on lessons learned in Getting Used to Weird.

My third book, Messages from the Light, is a channeled book, with messages from the angels and God. These messages are aimed at helping us move towards the New Earth, where love rules, peace reigns and everyone is treated with respect.

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Picasso’s Motorcycle by Marc Sercomb

About Featured Book: Picasso’s Motorcycle by Marc Sercomb

France, 1940.
An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned.

This book transports the reader to Nazi-occupied France, where Daniel unwittingly and unexpectedly finds himself working for the Resistance, and ultimately to the Russian Front in a twist of fate so startling that no one can see it coming. In turn quirky, heartwarming, beguiling and uncompromising, author Marc Sercomb weaves together many moods and colors to tell young Daniel’s story. Beyond engaging, Picasso’s Motorcycle has been hailed as a genuine “page-turner” by those who have so far encountered it.
If you like “The Book Thief” and “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” you’ll love this book!

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The Burden of Hate by Helen Starbuck

About Featured Book: The Burden of Hate by Helen Starbuck

Free ebook 3/27 to 3/28
How far would you go for someone you love? How much hate would you need to commit murder?

Revenge. Hate. Fear. Not exactly traditional wedding gifts. But when convicted killer Ian Patterson escapes from prison, operating room nurse Annie Collins and fiancé assistant district attorney Angel Cisneros are forced to confront these realities head on.

Will Ian Patterson’s quest for revenge toward the two people responsible for sending him to prison—Annie Collins and Angel Cisneros—bring them face to face to settle the score once and for all?

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Orphans of War

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In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Christiaan joins the Resistance to fight for his country’s freedom, while his ruthless brother works for the Bureau of Jewish Affairs. Floris’ wife, Nora, defies him by secretly joining the Resistance to save orphans from the transport train. As ambition, fear, and desperation collide, no one is safe. Not the Jewish. Not the Dutch. Not even the powers-that-be.

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Playing Horseshoes With Aliens

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Laugh at the cosmos when UFO chaser Dale, along with his two friends, get pulled into a strange horseshoe contest hosted by a gnome-shaped, banjo-playing alien! It gets crazy when they fight off thugs who want the same mysterious horseshoes. This could result in an invasion of alien laughter. This is not a government cover up.

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Sweet Emotions

About Sweet Emotions:

Sweet Emotions is a book created by me o2 the emotions that my mother’s cooking & love for cooking & sharing it with others would bring. I hope everything within the covers of this book to bring those sweet emotions. When you would enjoy a great meal, you would then get an unbelievable rush & can’t wait for the next plate. That is what my mother’s food brought & I hope my word to do the same to have you wanting the next poem to have the feeling of ‘Sweet Emotions’ when you read my words. Then the same after you cook each recipe. The book takes you from your appetizers to your desserts.

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The Pawn

About The Pawn:

The second book in the No Credit Series revolves around Darren “Ren” Armitage. Ren is a normal teenager trying to understand why he is so powerful and gifted, when by all outward appearances he appears normal, if not average. After an incredible feat of strength Ren finds himself selected to attend a private academy to hone his skills. There, in the ACADEMY, Ren begins to discover his innate abilities and so much more. He is fourteen going on fifteen and one of the strongest people at the ACADEMY, but he can’t imagine why. This is an origin story, in part, and an object lesson in youth, acceptance, and blind obedience within a superhero story. There are some unexpected twists and turns in this seemingly straight forward tale. Hold onto your hats and be prepared to rethink what seems normal.

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Pray Without Ceasing

About Pray Without Ceasing:

God has been constantly reminding me to pray. Throughout my life, I have been burdened with trying to fight battles that only God could win. Ultimately, He laid a scripture on my heart from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 which says: “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.” (KJV). Since that time, I have been on a mission to use every opportunity I get to share with others that they too should never cease to pray. Starting and ending your day with a quiet time with God is always best. God wants to help us open and close our days wrapped in His arms of peace and comfort. One of the best ways to do this is to commune with Him through prayer.

This book has short passages of scriptures and prayer that are all intended to help you during your day. This book will also offer teachings on prayer to help readers overcome the fears and obstacles in their lives. As you read, I am confident that you will be more matured in your prayer life and become better at demonstrating what the Holy Scripture encourages us to do: “Be Careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God.” – Philippians 4:6 (KJV)

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The Grunts of Wrath

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Combat diaries from elite operators and commanding officers dominate the space. But what happens when regulars face the fire?

Ronny Bruce is a renaissance man: philosopher, drifter, Gen X rock ‘n’ roller, and gentleman. At thirty-two, divorced and burnt-out with the burbs, Ronny bails on his teaching career and seeks army infantry. It’s no joke when boot camp is mandatory since his marine corps’ service ended ten years beforehand. Assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Ronny’s platoon hunts an Afghan foe who’s never surrendered. Half collapse from wounds.

Ronny’s decade-long postwar journey examines victory and failure. Realities include grieving over friends’ deaths and processing crimes or addictions of old battle buddies. Six men expire before thirty-five as a result of four suicides, one unexplained death, and murder. Labels for the living include felon, vagrant, drunk, addict, depressed, and suicidal. Ronny checks some boxes. Graduate, businessman, engineer, teacher, accountant, and rich describes other paths. Ronny checks some of those too.

War through the eyes of this offbeat ATLien provides explosive payoffs that get smothered by each turning page – answering an age-old question: what drives warriors over the edge?

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