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Augland

About Augland:

No matter how hard she tries, Ashton cannot keep her head down. Not after Sheva is dragged off a train in front of her.

Augland 54 is the Pacific Northwest’s most extravagant theme park. Those with Suits choose the body they want and live the life of their dreams…and those without Suits work for the Artificial Existence Center, or AEC. As long as the workers keep their heads down, Augland provides food and shelter from the post-war world outside its domed walls.

When Ashton is sent to the new Land of Legends park, she discovers that Augland is keeping secrets—inside and outside of its walls—and they’re more violent than she ever expected. So she decides to fight back. After all, if Augland is going to make her dress up as a red-headed warrior princess, then she’s more than willing to become one.

In a corporation-ruled world inhabited by the augmented bodies of the wealthy, securely cut off from the rest in life-extending pods, Ashton exposes the sham of corporate success and refuses to remain a cog in the machine. The only thing that matters now is freedom.

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THE END by John Barnes

THE END by John Barnes

This is not your classic love story. “The End” is a thought provoking tale set at the end of the world—filled with wars, earthquakes, flooding, and more. Shining light on some of life’s most pertinent questions, this is an ambitious story of romance and adventure, with shocking events that will make you think about your personal journey on earth. The end is near, but life and love go on in a California town.

Jake Peterson is the captain of the football team, senior class president, and a good Christian guy. Jake’s grandparents were killed by a drunk driver when he was 12, and because of that, he made a commitment never to drink alcohol. He falls in love with the prettiest girl in school—Katie Martin—who is in the party crowd and likes to drink. Jake and Katie’s love grows amidst their differences on drinking and during major tragedies leading up to the end of the world.

During their senior year, there are natural disasters, diseases, wars, political fighting, and more. They have to deal with extremist groups too. But the only thing that slows Jake and Katie’s relationship is their difference of opinion about drinking. As graduation nears, Katie gives Jake an ultimatum to break his commitment on drinking or move on. Jake struggles to make his decision, but before he can tell Katie his answer, something changes their relationship forever.

Katie and Jake deal with shocking events that are part of the end of the world—even stars falling from the sky. Can their love survive the most astonishing changes happening in the world?

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Forever Sheyanne: A Sweet YA Romance by K.L. Penaluna

Forever Sheyanne: A Sweet YA Romance by K.L. Penaluna

>>>Forever Sheyanne will be available on Amazon for $ .99 from October 29th to November 5th.<Read it now before the sequel is released in a couple of months!<<

"This story is beautiful and heart-filling."

Sheyanne (Shy) meets Lanny on the first day of high school, and they become fast friends.

As their relationship blossoms into first love, Shy is captivated by his enchanting Native American ways and his endearing spirit animals.

In time, their bond grows stronger despite challenges. But then they face the greatest challenge of all, forcing Lanny to make a potentially life-changing decision that puts the strength of their love connection to the ultimate test.

Which path will he choose?

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Death’s Fair Maiden

About Death’s Fair Maiden:

Love empowers both mortals and immortals alike.

There is something about Eve that can only be described as “enchanting” or “magical.” She is a young hospice worker assigned to work with seventeen-year-old Tommy Kennedy’s beloved great-grandmother. Eve charms Tommy and his family. She always has the right thing to say, and her mere presence comforts them in their time of need.

Only Tommy has seen Eve before — in a nightmare he’d had that took place in ancient Ireland, where Eve was brutally murdered.

Tommy and Eve grow close even though he remains haunted by her presence in his dream. Eve reveals her secret. She is the girl in his dream. She died and was reborn as a banshee, a guardian spirit that helps her descendants, which include Tommy and his family, during times of need.

Eve becomes a fixture in Tommy’s life, and what starts as a friendship promises to turn into more. Unfortunately, Eve has a powerful enemy who could threaten their happiness. Tommy and Eve risk a lot by staying together, but they believe their love is worth fighting for.

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The Inked

About The Inked:

Yuri and her sisters, Britt and Tanis, were born with eight long tentacles instead of beautifully jeweled and sequined fishtails. Banned from Atlantis because of their deformity, they live hidden away and are forbidden from entering Merfolk territory. Britt unknowingly crosses over the ocean’s divide and leads her sisters into a sea of trouble. A flesh-hungry beast is hunting them while something much more foreboding is hunting the beast-Kaleb and Neo, the Princes of Atlantis, who are competing for the throne. Whoever kills the beast first becomes the rightful heir, but fate holds other plans. Can the three sisters survive a torrent of danger, desire, and deceit?

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America High by Dalton Lewis

About America High by Dalton Lewis:

America High is a high school as a microcosm of America. It features a murder mystery, a controversial election, a terrible secret, and arguments about racism and LGBTQ issues. It also features a wonderful cast of teenagers trying to navigate high school.

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Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King, USA Today Bestselling Author

Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King, USA Today Bestselling Author

There is a reason why people don’t believe in monsters and it’s not because zombies, vampires, mummies, and ghosts don’t exist…

Welcome to Grave Digger Academy- the last place anyone wants to end up.

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It’s Makayla’s first year in the paranormal academy system. When all three of the schools she applies to deny her entry, there’s only one left. Unfortunately, she’s more interested in finding a way out of Grave Digger Academy than in learning its curriculum.

Gravediggers actually do the digging. Grave Diggers, however, keep buried bodies where they belong—six feet under.

This year’s students are about to learn corpses can be temperamental, and when the dead refuse to cooperate, there’s Hell to pay.

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To Pieces

About To Pieces:

Jane Flynn – a self-described Plain Jane – finds life taking a dramatic turn junior year of high school when she undergoes her first bipolar episode. Hers is a wild ride through devastating depression and soaring mania as she navigates friendship, first love, and dark family secrets.

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Wilderness

About Wilderness:

A plague has devastated the land.

Bloodthirsty creatures stalk the night.

A loose band of survivors fight for their lives.

Can they make it through?

And what will become of them if they do?

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To Pieces

About To Pieces:

Jane Flynn – a self-described Plain Jane – finds her life taking a dramatic turn junior year of high school when she undergoes her first bipolar episode. Hers is a wild ride through devastating depression and soaring mania as she navigates friendship, first love, and dark family secrets.

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Ring Fold by Scott Swisher

Ring Fold by Scott Swisher

“High-octane, engrossing, and action-packed. A truly unmissable sci-fi read.” — Readers’ Favorite

“An exciting, heartfelt time travel novel. Scott Swisher mixes up scene-setting and action-based adventure exceptionally well. His imaginative descriptions of different historical periods transport readers with ease, and strong character development make this enjoyable sci-fi tale a standout.” — SPR

Jordan Zesker is one of only five surviving descendants of “The Ring.” She thinks the 1920s are tough, but family debt and speakeasy blues will soon seem insignificant. Her blood type, a bona fide blessing and a curse, has placed her in the sights of TEMPUS. Shadowy forces have long worked to weaponize the chosen few endowed with the gift to transcend time and space … and absolutely nowhere is safe.

When Jacob appears out of the blue, bearing news too strange to believe, a staggering decision must be made: will Jordan cling to her desolate life or trust this stranger and help assemble an intergenerational team to somehow save humanity?

Accessing the Fold, an extra-dimensional passageway through time, Jordan must race to find her fated kin across the ages. Rocco in 1956. Paul in 1973. Steffi in 1984. Carissa in 2015. Each will prove essential in the battle for humankind’s future—and past.

Should diabolic entities succeed in overtaking the Fold, it won’t just mean the end of Jordan’s kind but all things good.

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The Agency: The Norwood Nanny Chronicles by Monica McGurk

About Featured Book: The Agency: The Norwood Nanny Chronicles by Monica McGurk

Limited time $0.99 promotion from 9/2-9/16/22

The Norwood Nanny Chronicles begin . . .

When American orphan, Bree, arrives at Norwood College—the elite English training ground of nannies to the world’s rich and powerful—she knows that making it through the first year to land a spot in the coveted certificate program is the key to her future. She also knows she can’t go it alone, bonding quickly with her groupmates: an errant (and broke) nobleman, son of one of England’s oldest families; the ambitious and whip-smart daughter of a self-made immigrant; and the ditzy, husband-hunting daughter of a disgraced playboy aristocrat. What none of them realize is that there is more to Norwood than meets the eye: the school itself may unlock the secrets of Bree’s own shadowy past, and the classmates’ very lives will depend on their ability to work together to meet the dangers ahead.

“Fast-paced and full of unexpected twists, Monica McGurk’s The Agency is the perfect mashup of Mary Poppins and James Bond. If you love deftly drawn characters in exotic locations and a compelling plot that will keep you reading past your bedtime, this is the book for you!”
—Kathy Wilson Florence, journalist, blogger, and author of Three of Cups, Jaybird’s Song, and You’ve Got a Wedgie Cha Cha Cha

This YA book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

Life Skills for Your ADHD Teen: Coping Skills and Life Lessons to Prepare Your Teen for The Emotional World Ahead

About Life Skills for Your ADHD Teen: Coping Skills and Life Lessons to Prepare Your Teen for The Emotional World Ahead:

All teens need help preparing for the adult world. For parents of an ADHD teen, additional navigation is essential—starting today!

The average human brain isn’t fully developed until around the age of 25. That’s already 7 years into adult life.

When you consider the neuro differences between a typical brain and an ADHD brain, your teen may have greater developmental challenges.

Think of how hard it is to sit down and dedicate time to your budget or to find a moment to stay on top of household chores.

When the world gives you (an adult) problem after problem, it’s almost impossible to control your emotions.

But you know how to manage your impulses, your focus, and your time. Does your teen?

The emphasis on early intervention is wonderful—if you have a toddler.

However, the support for parents who need to teach their teens complete independence is extremely limited. Until now!

In this companion for adults with ADHD teens, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:

● What ADHD feels like for a teen but how this doesn’t have to stop them from becoming self-empowered adults
● How a potential lack of dopamine and reduced frontal lobe activity makes life for an ADHD teen even more challenging
● How a teen’s enthusiasm for technology can help with personal hygiene
● 3 diets proven by experts to ensure your teen is getting all the nutrients they need
● How to get teens to use their senses and get excited about cooking before flying the nest
● Techniques to support teens when they are feeling stressed, anxious, or angry
● 10 ways for teens to get better at time management, along with a BONUS — the procrastination enemy!
● How color-coding makes organization simpler for the ADHD brain
● The answer to one of parents’ great debates—Should your teen get a job?
● How teens can start managing their money before they get into financial trouble
● What essential adult documentation a teen will have to be responsible for and how to model a practical filing system
● How to teach teens crucial skills like listening and positive self-talk to boost their confidence in social situations

And much more.

For sure you have done your research and found tips to help teens be more responsible or how to help your ADHD teen improve their grades. You might have found yourself more frustrated than when you began.

All children are unique and each child will go through the teenage years differently. The exact same can be said for teens with ADHD. Take it from someone who knows!

You don’t have to go through this feeling like you are alone. From personal experience and with the right advice, you can be a rock for your teen, improve your relationship, and prepare them for an amazing life.

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The End by John Barnes

The End by John Barnes

The end is near, but life and love go on in a California town. Jake Peterson is the captain of the football team, senior class president, and a good Christian guy. Jake’s grandparents were killed by a drunk driver when he was 12, and because of that, he made a commitment never to drink alcohol. He falls in love with the prettiest girl in school—Katie Martin—who is in the party crowd and likes to drink.

Jake and Katie’s love grows amidst their differences on drinking and during major tragedies leading up to the end of the world. During their senior year, there are natural disasters, diseases, wars, political fighting, and more. They have to deal with extremist groups too. But the only thing that slows Jake and Katie’s relationship is their difference of opinion about drinking.

As graduation nears, Katie gives Jake an ultimatum to break his commitment on drinking or move on. Jake struggles to make his decision, but before he can tell Katie his answer, something changes their relationship forever. Katie and Jake deal with shocking events—even stars falling from the sky. Can their love survive the most astonishing changes happening in the world?

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Souled Out

About Souled Out:

My name is Ell Clyne. I’m just a normal girl living in your average small town, trying to make a buck at a dead-end job.

Scratch that. Normal was thrown out the window the night I became the Cypher.

The truth is, I work for vampires. My bank account makes me feel like an influencer without the vagina-scented candles. And that spot in my chest—right where my soul should be—was metaphysically scooped out to make room for the revolving door of souls I read each night before I return to sender. It isn’t the philanthropic job of my dreams, but I told one hell of a lie to get it.

I did it in order to save someone I love more than myself.

When my lie is discovered, the vampires want answers… Even if it kills me.

In a world full of enemies—and one particularly hot yet extremely vexing coworker—I must discover who sold me out and why before I permanently lose my soul, my life, and my family forever.

Because liars pay in blood.

Fans of fanged urban fantasy with a dash of horror, humor, and family drama will savor the twists and emotional scars of Souled Out.

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Blood Ties (The King’s Chosen Book 1) by L. Waithman

About Featured Book: Blood Ties (The King’s Chosen Book 1) by L. Waithman

At the heart of an ancient prophecy is young Lucas, who has the sole power to save two medieval kingdoms from destruction . . . but will he discover this ultimate secret before it’s too late?

Lucas has been raised as a blacksmith’s son; an outsider ostracized by the other village children. One night at a nearby monastery, a mysterious black stone whispers a haunting premonition to Lucas. When his father is murdered, the monks take Lucas in, convinced he is an extraordinary hero foretold by destiny. However, a restless Lucas runs off to join a circus where he draws the attention of the powerful King Itan, who believes Lucas is one of “the chosen”―a group of boys who are descendants of great warriors. The king will stop at nothing to compel Lucas to join his chosen army, all while the soldiers who killed Lucas’s father are closing in. Before long, Lucas is embroiled in a plot to defeat the king while an unseen enemy begins planning to bring the young man down before he learns of his remarkable power.

This first novel of L. Waithman’s richly imagined fantasy series will leave you eagerly awaiting Lucas’s next adventure.

This YA book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony

About Featured Book: Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony

Kindle addition in sale for .99 from August 5th to August 26th 2022.

When Ace leaves home to spend the summer in Cherokee, North Carolina the last thing she expects to find is a boyfriend—until she meets Cherokee Tribe member John Spears. As Ace and John’s friendship blossoms, they find their life experiences mirror each other and they fall in love. Despite hurdles thrown by well-meaning family members and jealous frenemies, the star-crossed lovers remain committed to their mutual belief that the universe has drawn them together. However, when Ace sends John a strange text and then suddenly disappears, the two must rely on their trust in each other to save both their lives and their love.

This YA book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

Z2134 by Sean Platt

About Featured Book: Z2134 by Sean Platt

Free from 7/24/2022 through 8/18/2022

It’s 2134 in a dystopian America, one century after a series of zombie plagues first infected then obliterated much of the world’s population.

The survivors formed six walled Cities throughout the continent, all under the rule of a totalitarian government that enforces strict control over its populace.

You must obey your government.
You must be a good citizen.
You must be a productive citizen.
You must not break the law.
Or The City Watch will find you and arrest you.

Jonah Lovecraft, a former Watcher, was arrested for the murder of his wife. Like most criminals, he has one chance at freedom ― to participate in The Darwin Games, a televised survival show pitting two players from each city against one another in The Barrens, the uninhabited areas outside the City Walls.

He’ll also have to face another enemy ― the zombies still roaming The Barrens.

As he fights for his freedom against impossible odds, his daughter, Anastasia, stumbles into people who have information about her father ― information that will change her life forever.

While putting her in the crosshairs of her father’s enemies.

Z 2134 is the first book of a dystopian trilogy from the bestselling authors of Yesterday’s Gone.

This YA book is available in these Formats: eBook