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The Full Spectrum : Phoebe Quinn
The Full Spectrum
Who are you?
Strange flashes of light, the train that only stops at one station, the girl who reappeared, and a plant with unusual properties – these illuminate the dark corners that have been forgotten or ignored, and cast new shadows on unexamined faces.
The Full Spectrum is a novel of interlinked stories about expectation and suppression, liberation and oppression, and whether there is truth in your true self.
We can try to hide parts of ourselves, but sometimes the colours bleed through.
Entromancy : M. S. Farzan
Entromancy: Book One of the Nightpath Trilogy
2076 is not a good year to be a special agent. A quarter of the world’s power runs on ceridium, a newly discovered element that has had the unintended consequence of spawning a new race of people, and several forms of magic that were once thought to have been forgotten.
Eskander Aradowsi is an agent of NIGHT, a paramilitary force created to contain and control this new perceived threat, but he soon learns that not all within his organization is as it seems.
A botched mission turns out to be the least of his troubles, when he unearths a plot that threatens the uneasy truce between the aurics and humans of San Francisco, and centers on a form of magic that toys with the very fabric of the universe: Entromancy.
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The Sex Thief : Edwin Jones
The Sex Thief
“The Sex Thief” is the working title of my first novel.
I am trying to express escapist ideas in an erotic way, whilst not forgetting to tell a human story woven in an intellectual plot. I have chosen realistic scenarios and driven them into a fantasy world.
I expect my readers to be worker-bees who toil hard from 9 am to 8 pm on every business day of the week. I can sense that my readers are looking for a way to escape the burdens of normal life. I draw a ‘Magical Door’ for them through my gift of sensual imagination and take them into a world free of mundane worries.
The novel which I have completed has escapist scenarios which are not limited to:
· Receiving a blow-job while brushing your teeth
· Women masturbating inside a ‘Maserati Granturismo Sport’
· Catching a cab-ride into blue waters with the help of ‘Bottle-nosed’ Dolphins
· Witnessing a fight between a Jaguar and a Tiger
· Heeding to a Blue Whale’s heartbeat
· Listening to a Sea-horse explaining Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony”
The plot involves a scientist – Catherine who dreams of a world without humans. She commits suicide after destroying her ultra-secret lab. She has created an unstoppable monster that consumes humans without mercy. Detective Michael has been chosen to unravel vital secrets hidden in an unexplored mind. When Michael travels into Catherine’s mind he is exposed to a dark side of Catherine that no one had ever witnessed. Catherine refuses to show Michael the secret until the very last moment.
Femme Fatale : Dominic Piper
Femme Fatale
When private investigator Daniel Beckett foils an assault on a young girl in London’s West End, it leads to an offer of work from a sinister and unlikely source in Soho’s Chinatown.
But what starts out as a straightforward missing persons’ case soon takes on a more ominous aspect as he discovers a trail of blackmail, sadistic violence, conspiracy and murder, plus an influential, privileged and poisonous presence that seems to permeate all spheres of society.
The perpetrators, however, are not expecting to encounter an individual like Beckett; an intelligent, amoral and fearless individual with a skill-set that points to a covert and violent past.
Acquiring an entrancing and mysterious female associate, his investigation leads him into London’s electrifying burlesque scene where it seems some of the answers may lie.
But no one is as they seem, and the truth is unexpected and disturbing.
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The Perennial Wanderer : Steven D. Orr
The Perennial Wanderer: An American in the World
Describes my experiences in 75 countries, living fifteen years overseas. Taken hostage in El Salvador, seriously wounded by a Claymore mine in Vietnam while working there as a civilian but still receiving the Purple Heart.
I have worked in 42 countries and am experienced in 33 more countries. Have worked and lived in many war-torn countries, including Colombia, El Salvador, Sudan, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, and others.
Experienced with American Red Cross/International Relief & Development in Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia.
With American Red Cross/Disaster Services I have worked in many hurricane- and tornado-ravaged areas of the United States. Life has been interesting.
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Discovering Your Optimum Happiness Index (OHI) : Errol A. and Marjorie G. Gibbs
(A Self-Directed Guide to Your Happiness Index (HI) (Including Questionnaire and Self-Improvement (SI) Templates)
INSIGHT AND ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES FOR AN OPTIMUM HAPPIER EXISTENCE
What is happiness and how do I get it? There is a lot of information out there on the topic of happiness, especially as happiest nation and happiest state polls have become a bigger part of the international conversation about happiness and well-being. There is now a revolutionary resource with an insightful hypothesis supported by detailed research that analyzes what happiness is. Discovering Your Optimum “Happiness Index” (OHI): A Self-Directed Guide to Your “Happiness Index” (HI) by Errol A. Gibbs and Marjorie G. Gibbs offers interactive strategies that guide the reader towards identifying and achieving their happiness goals.
The authors offer an innovative perspective on the pursuit of happiness in a compelling narrative that profoundly addresses the questions we all have about happiness and fulfillment. A timely and relevant encapsulation of the multi-faceted dynamics encountered in one’s search for happiness, the book is destined to influence contemporary writers, researchers, visionaries, and great thinkers. “We focused our attention on events that alter human condition from perspectives of happiness and unhappiness.”
Errol A. Gibbs explains: “Events such as engagement, marriage, education, graduation or career, contribute to the social, economic and material well-being and happiness. Likewise, events such as marriage breakdown, financial failure, unemployment, or a major illness can contribute to unhappiness. Marjorie and I introduce the OHI project to the world to fill the gap in knowledge about happiness.” The authors assert that happiness is not merely a lifestyle, but that optimum happiness, underpinned by joy, is a higher value proposition for human survival, as a viable species than our typical notion of happiness.
Irrespective of your upbringing and experiences, we hope that this book will become your constant companion as you strive for Continuous Self-Improvement (CSI) and growth in areas that rob you of happiness, which is your birthright (spiritual, inherent, and constitutional). Marjorie and I have concluded from our religious teachings that happiness was central to the creation mandate, hence our “social and emotional interdependence.”
Women have a unique role to create the ecosystems (spiritual, moral, social, intellectual, and physical) that sustain “joy” and “happiness” in human lives. Women also have the capacity to empower the world through leadership in various fields of science and technology previously dominated by their male counterparts. Women lead unified by “heart” (soul) and “head” (intellect) with “empathy” and “authenticity,” and with “athletic” (physical) and “academic” (educational) prowess. Women have the capacity to imbue happiness in the lives of their partners, their children, their communities, and the world. A true measure of human progress, though, is the status of women as co-equals, co-partners, and co-owners, working together with their male counterparts to create a happier and healthier world for the present and future generations.
We also bring to the attention of readers excerpts from the works of thought leaders, philosophers, researchers, and writers who inquire about the correlation among faith, health, healing, and happiness. Institutions such as Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health, and Mayo Clinic lead in research into the relationship between health and happiness. Likewise, researchers and professionals such as Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, provide their relevant findings and perspectives on happiness.
“A potentially life enhancing, life changing read, “Discovering Your Optimum “Happiness Index”” is exceptionally well written, organized and presented, making it very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as both community and academic library, Self-Help/Self-Improvement collections.” – Julie Summers, Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
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Homecoming : Lorelai Huffman
Homecoming
Peyton Jameson O’Brien was twenty-two the last time she set foot in Chesterwood. Her mother was brutally murdered in front of her eyes. Peyton was the only witness, but she can’t remember his face. Peyton begged her father to believe that she was having visions of other murders, but he wouldn’t listen. There was a missing girl and no one believed her.
Peyton was tormented by her visions so she left behind her best friend, her family and everyone who protected her.
Peyton started a new life and tried to put Chesterwood out of her mind. She fell in love and got married, but the visions still haunted her. Especially the one where her best friend, the kindest and most gently woman Peyton had ever met Lindsay Brickman was the victim. Peyton tried to block out the horror and ignore the visions so she didn’t lose the new life she had made. And now Peyton would have to live with the guilt that Lindsay Brickman was murdered and left a husband and three small children.
Ten years later there was a knock on her door and she was face to face with her husband’s pregnant mistress. The betrayal was too much for Peyton to handle so she had to get away, to run away. Back to the only other home she had ever known.
A place where the man who murdered her mother is still free…a place where she let her best friend die and did nothing…a place where the sins of the past are catching up with her.
Trying to keep the ghosts of her past at bay, Peyton meets Duncan Macbain. His kind face and huge heart draw her in. Being wanted by Duncan eases the pain from her husband’s betrayal, but doesn’t stop the fact that the man who killed her mother knows she back in town.
This sexual predator killed her mother and her best friend and he isn’t finished. Visions of him hurting the people she loved plague her visions. She can see all the torment, but the missing piece of the puzzle is his face. Remembering the face would solve everything.
Peyton tries to ignore the feelings that she is constantly being watched. She tries to block out the visions of new murders that she feels powerless to stop….tries to hide from the vision of standing over another coffin.
And now he has taken a little girl, a beautiful little innocent girl who Peyton inadvertently put in his sights.
“Where is she? She’s just a baby!”
“She’s at our special place Peyton. I have proved that I can get to her and to you Peyton. Leave Chesterwood or you die next.” He hung up.
Peyton’s mind was racing. Special place? Where is she?
“Oh God,” Peyton jumped into the truck and floored it. She knew where she was.
With her heart beating out of her chest, Peyton followed the back roads around the lake and turned onto the path that lead up behind her house and passed the Buford’s barn to the place where she watched the murder of her mother.
She pulled to the side, locked up the breaks, jumped from the truck and ran across the walking bridge. “Can you hear me?” She screamed in all directions with her heart racing, ears ringing and sweat pouring down her back, “Where are you?” You son of a bitch where is she? “Honey call out if you can hear me!”
Peyton heard a noise behind her, but as she turned she was struck from behind and the world went dark.
Harlem’s Love : James Malloy
Harlem’s Love
Growing up, Mike Theodore never thought is life would be so surprising or full of such unpredictable twists and turns. After losing his father to cancer at a young age, Mike and his family struggled. Soon after, Mike’s mother’s health also began to fail, forcing him to leave her in Maryland so he could pursue a new life with his Aunt and Uncle in New York City.
While living in NYC, an unfortunate turn of events occurred following Mike’s high school graduation. Instead of pursuing college or a career, Mike and his best friend Steve decided to hit the streets to sell weed.
Caught up in his drug dealing business, Mike never expected what came next: he fell in love with a woman. But this woman wasn’t any regular street chick, she was a “Bum Girl.”
A series of events bring Mike and his street girl closer and closer together – between the hustling, incarceration, and the streets, they formed an unbreakable bond. Things were going good, until the unexpected happened……
Landing On A Star In Umbria : Joyce DiLorenzo
A love story of a Dutch immigrant woman, married to an American man of Italian descent and how they followed their unimaginable dream of buying a vacation home in Italy.
Feeling emotionally drained and sad after my mother died without warning, my loving, insightful husband was my “rock” and supported me through my grief. “You need a project,” he said. “Why don’t you find us a home in Italy?” I couldn’t believe it! He couldn’t be serious, but that inane suggestion was the incentive I needed to veer me from the sadness.
Suddenly I had a new and exciting goal on which to focus, dream and talk about. We had visited Italy several times and always enjoyed the time we spent there. Italy is full of those welcoming and engaging Italians who know how to make you feel right at home and with Vince’s Italian heritage, the “ole’ country” was a natural place for us to buy a second home. In our quest to follow our dream to Italian homeownership, we learned a lot about our love and each other.
Although many books have been written about acquiring property in Italy, most are about buying a structure to restore into a dwelling. This uniquely different story tells the heartwarming tale of the perils and the wonderful people we encountered during our search to find the perfect home in Morcella; a meticulously well maintained medieval Borgo built in 975AD, in the middle of the country; Italy’s beautiful green belt region of Umbria.
I Know Your Every Move : Diane Ezzard
I Know Your Every Move
Is Sophie being followed?
Who is behind the menacing phone calls?
One woman is killed every three days due to domestic violence in England and Wales.
Thankfully Sophie isn’t one of them.
This dark romantic suspense novel tells the story of Sophie Brown, an attractive, vulnerable young girl from Manchester, England. She is trying to build a new life for herself, working as a counsellor in a women’s centre. She receives a number of sinister phone messages and wonders if her past is coming back to haunt her.
Sophie forms a close relationship with Cassie, one of her clients and tries to help her escape from the clutches of a violent boyfriend. However, her own life is being turned upside down after a series of disturbing events.
She believes she is being followed but the more she delves, the closer she gets to danger.
Reluctantly, Sophie has to search through the recesses of her broken relationships to bring back disturbing memories. from when domestic violence, depression and addiction were the norm. It was a time that still evokes fear in her but she is prepared to face her demons to discover what is going on.in her life.
Can she revisit her dark past before it’s too late?
This gripping story is full of twists and turns and will keep you guessing until the end.