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Catwalk, Dream : S. Q. Orpin
Catwalk, Dream
In a world of glitz, glamour, and excess, sizzling hot Casi Roberts is the reigning queen. Swimsuit model by day and club girl by night, 29-year old Casi thrives in the LA culture, on the arm of her celebrity boyfriend, Alix Grey. Documenting her charmed life on social media, Casi has mastered the art of hiding her insecurities in a world obsessed with youth and beauty.
Ruggedly handsome, blue-eyed, Kyle Jensen has built an enviable life in Blackberry Falls, WA. When Casi walks into his life, Kyle’s carefully crafted lifestyle begins to unravel, igniting a passion in him that is electrifying. Captivated by her beauty and seduced by her provocative nature, Kyle is left reeling from their chance encounter.
As Casi’s life implodes after a tragic accident, she finds solace in a passionate relationship with Kyle, but the temptation of the glamorous lifestyle she has been living and the pressures of her career, threaten to shatter that dream.
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Louis: The Life of a Real Spy : Derek Haines
Louis – The story of a very real spy.
“The writing is superbly descriptive and Louis’ life was tragically wonderful.”
“Suffice to say, if you don’t feel you have read a great tale told well when you reach the last page, then quite frankly you seriously need help.”
“Loved the complexities of the turns in Louis’ life.”
Louis is a gripping story of the life of a professional wartime spy.
From his boyhood education in Egypt in the early 1900’s, he was being prepared to serve in the newly formed British Secret Service Bureau on the orders of Abbas II Hilmi, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, as part of secret arrangement with the British government to supply young operatives for the newly formed bureau.
In his early teens, he is separated from his foster mother to make the dangerous journey to England, in the middle of the First World War, to complete his education and training as a British wartime spy. From Dulwich College through to Oxford University, he is meticulously prepared for his life as a British undercover war operative.
From his first dangerous mission in Port Said through to his last in South Africa in the 1960’s, Louis is the story of a professional chameleon, who survived wars and conflicts on his instincts, cunning and ruthlessness. Louis was a quiet heroic man who lived an extraordinary life – a life of service that should never be forgotten.
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Not Quite Eden : Dominique Kyle
Not Quite Eden
The one word you could never use to describe sixteen year old Eve is ‘passive’. But she never expected to have to step in to save the life of that annoying idiot next door, Adam Quinn! And she only did it because she’s reserving the right to kill him herself..
When Eve’s younger brother, Jamie, is invited to join the rock band that the irrepressibly flamboyant Quinn and his friends have formed, Eve is pleased on his behalf.
But unfortunately the members of the band have made some dubious decisions in their eagerness to get a recording deal. When things turn nasty with the local psychopathic night club bouncers and drug dealers, Eve feels she has no option but to step in to prevent her brother being dragged down with the rest of the boys.
As the consequences spiral out of control, Eve is forced to spend a lot more time with Quinn than she ever really wanted to.
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Revenge Of The Dragon Lady : John Bushby
Revenge of the Dragon Lady
In 1938, the tropical waters of the South China Sea and its myriad of islands are unknown to most Americans. All the while Tokyo’s militarists are working on how to seize those isolated atolls from which to launch their nation’s aggression against the American-held Philippines.
Reports of clandestine naval activity in those waters have reached Washington and US Navy flier Jack French is sent to the islands to investigate.
From the moment he steps aboard the China Clipper bound for Manila he is thrust into a world of danger and intrigue. Who is more dangerous to him; traitors, Japanese spies, German agents or the elusive Dragon Lady, the queen of Philippine crime?
Long before Pearl Harbor, French is engaged in battle as he searches from island to island to uncover a conspiracy intended to bring war to this tropical paradise.
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A Princess Wish : Maria Jordan MacKeigan
A Princess Wish
A Princess Wish is a story about a girl who longs for a sister by her side. She dreams of a forever friend to play with and enjoy everyday moments with.
An endearing story about wishes coming true in unexpected ways.
When the little princess finally comes along she has something a little extra. The big sister excitedly runs to meet the new baby and examines her all around, announcing that she is indeed perfect.
The moral of the story is that sometimes we dream with expectations, but the outcomes though they may not be what we imagined, can lead to a new journey filled with excitement and happiness.
This book was inspired by my precious daughters. It is a true story in every way except for the fairytale part.
I am a mother of two lovely little ladies. Our youngest one living the beauty of Down syndrome. This diagnosis is just a little something extra. Sure it makes her different.
I wrote this book for every child, boy or girl, in hopes that every parent will openly and lovingly teach their children to love all those around us, whether the same or different. We all have something in common. We all have a heart, we all have feelings, we all want to be included, loved and respected.
Wicked Prayers : S.D. Moore
Wicked Prayers
The award winning S.D. Moore returns with a scary, entertaining literary ride. Wicked Prayers is a fast paced, action packed horror story in which an unusual band of heroes desperately fight all manner of hellish incarnations to thwart Evil and his infectious hideous creatures.
In the action-filled spirit of Underworld, 28 Days Later, and From Dusk ’til Dawn – Wicked Prayers offers original creatures for a helluva scary fun thrill ride.
May no more dark doors be opened tonight. Contains mystery, action, supernatural erotic scenes, violence, adult language, and a little faith.
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The Bagheera Chronicles : R. B. Mage
The Bagheera Chronicles : The Tiger King
From the mystical land of India, we bring to you an eastern fairy tale; that of a lonely prince, a beautiful witch and an ancient curse.
The Bagheera Chronicles is a four part series and the first book in the series is called The Tiger King. It is a fantasy fiction set in modern day India. The mythology of this book is inspired by the many eastern tales (India, China and Burma) of the notorious Were-tiger.
A Bagheera is an infamous shape-shifter of the east that transforms into a tiger under the full moon.
An ancestral curse forces eighteen-year-old Rajput Prince Vanraj Sisodia to live the life of a Bagheera. His life of luxury is thrown off-course and he must cope with this curse and the burdens of regular life. With no real friends to help him through this ordeal; he leads a reclusive life.
His solitary existence takes a magical turn when he meets the beautiful and vivacious Lasya — a teenage witch.
It is a feminist fairy tale, as Vanraj is not your typical knight in shining armour. In fact it is the heroic witch, who saves the prince in peril.
At the heart of it, the book is about the emotions we experience as we grow up and how we learn to accept our life despite our flaws and ill fate. All we need is a certain pair of ‘eyes’ that see the light in us. Hope those who read the book identify with it.
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Reborn : Clodagh Gray
Reborn Book One
Do you believe in angels? What about angels with attitude?
Abigail Benson’s life could have ended when a car crash on a wet, deserted Southern California road leaves her injured, and barely conscious. Instead, a mysterious stranger keeps her awake until help arrives, before vanishing without a trace, leaving Abbie to wonder if she has a Guardian Angel watching over her.
When she meets the intriguing Beck, she quickly learns that not only are angels real, but so are demons, and her life is balanced precariously between the two; her Guardian Angel and soulmate, and the terrifying Silas whose demonic power can send her to an eternal hell of pain and torture.
As the age-old war between good and evil manifests in a battle for her life, nobody is safe until Abbie realizes her purpose, and the young lovers find themselves racing against time and fate in an ethereal love story that challenges the very meaning of life and death.
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God Has Gone Fishing : Derek Haines
God Has Gone Fishing : The Destruction of Paradise
Empires rise, yet only by sowing the seeds for their downfall
The Economic Apocalypse arrives with biting venom following the collapse of capitalism, rapidly turning paradise into hell for those who are unfortunate enough not to be among the very few, who selfishly enrich themselves by profiting from the misery of others. It signals the beginning of the end for an empire built on greed, and for the new poor, they are sentenced to suffer the consequences.
Nathan Smith and his father, endure long, hard and tough times in a small forgotten outer suburb – yet Nathan refuses to bow to the will of the wave of evil that spreads across the country.
Instead, he thumbs his nose at the new dictatorial regime, defying their cameras and surveillance, as well as their black-suited thugs.
He taunts the government brutes; even inviting an occasional beating, because by doing so he can lay claim to small personal victories – and the opportunity to supply the thugs with what they desperately want. Drugs.
When money becomes worthless, Nathan learns to play both sides, and to trade in booze, cigarettes and drugs to survive – and to keep the thugs at bay. With the help of an unlikely ally, Nathan becomes a small-time stock keeper of all that is valuable, and tradable. Yet with his new venture comes risks and dangers that he fails to fully understand.
While life after the apocalypse is tough, unjust and sometimes even brutal, Nathan never bows his head to anyone and refuses to give in to the surveillance, intimidation and threats.
Until that is, he is suddenly implicated in the murder of a government agent, which puts a very hasty end, not only to his thriving business operation – but also to his long, yet awkward relationship with Julia, as he is forced on the run with danger lurking at every turn.
His only hope of survival rests with the Rider, but is he friend, or foe?
Find out more when you read:
God Has Gone Fishing – A dark, disturbing and dramatic dystopian thriller.
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The Scarf : E. J. Bancesco
The Scarf
Romania, 1967. Bucharest teenager Clovis Dorian visits his grandmother in the remote countryside village of Rusalca, and all seems well … for a while. But a serendipitous liaison with a beautiful movie star and a run-in with Communist Party apparatchiks lead Clovis to become entangled in the Romanian underworld–and to discover truths about his nation and himself that will change him forever.
Part political thriller, part coming-of-age story, The Scarf is an elegant phantasmagoria of love and hatred, beauty and horror, offering a unique perspective on the struggle against the brutality and injustice of Eastern European communism at its apex.
Born in Bucharest, Romania, E. J. Bancesco graduated from the Institute of Architecture in Bucharest in 1975. In 1983, he and his wife immigrated to the United States and they established their home in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2005, he accepted the position of Principal at an internationally renowned architectural firm, and since then, has been practicing his profession domestically and across East Asia. He and his family currently live in Chicago, Illinois.
Passionate about art, literature, and music, Bancesco is also a tireless writer. His first novel, Adrift (2016), was published by All Things That Matter Press. The Scarf is Bancesco’s second novel.
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