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The Bastion : Joshua Harkin
The Bastion
On a distant planet, men of power will risk it all.
Calix spent his entire life in the city known as The Bastion, on the planet Osessis. Unknown to Calix and the many citizens of The Bastion, the planet was once colonized by Earth, a long time ago. Protected by a strange vapor cloud layer in the planet’s atmosphere, the planet is completely cut off from Earth. Hundreds of years later, a small section of the vapor cloud mysteriously opens up, allowing Earth back into the once forgotten planet.
Arriving with advanced armies, the men and women of the Earth Defense Forces are immediately met by the soldiers of The Bastion. Calix is forced by The Bastion’s leader, the Administrator, to embark on a journey to defend his beloved city and family from an unknown enemy. He will venture across the planet’s vast desert plains, while the commander of the EDF and the Administrator fight for control of The Bastion.
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Rogue Elephants : Jane K Hunt
Rogue Elephants: One PR Girl’s Fight Through the Human Jungle
Rogue Elephants: One Girl’s Fight Through the Human Jungle is the witty and self-deprecating auto-biographical account of a PR career stretching from the mid-80s to 2012, written by Britain’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ winner of the title of ‘Best Freelance PR Practitioner’ 2012.
Filled with both humour and poignant episodes, the book takes the reader on a journey, beginning with Jane’s floundering around with a PhD at Cambridge University and then taking on the cultural challenges of working as the executive secretary for a Japanese stockbroker. It sees her launched into a career in in-house PR, before leaving the PR profession for a while to face huge personal challenges, from alopecia to death threats.
Her return to the industry and subsequent move to the agency side of the PR world is then sprinkled with funny episodes, bizarre encounters, famous faces and moments of public relations triumph, which will have both those in the PR profession and beyond laughing and wanting to read on, to find out how Jane then created a regional PR consultancy (Catapult PR), based in a sleepy Lancashire location which could create one award winning PR campaign after another. The book ends with Jane’s ultimate title triumph in 2012, when she grabbed her award from the hands of Olympian, Colin Jackson and wasn’t prepared to let go!
This book is a must for anyone working in PR or considering a career in public relations, but is also a witty read for anyone who likes books in the spirit of ‘It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet’, any woman trying to juggle motherhood with a career or running their own business and anyone who is seeking inspiration to overcome life’s obstacles.
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Jase (Men of Steel) : MJ Fields
Jase: Steel Brothers – A Family Affair (Men Of Steel) (Volume 1)
I sat in my room at our family’s tattoo parlor, Forever Steel staring at the phone. I hadn’t stopped looking at the picture of this crazy, quirky, insanely beautiful blonde haired blue eyed siren that invaded the Jersey Shore a month ago.
Carly Smythe was not my type at all. She was a twenty year old student at Stanford University in California, smart as hell, and funny. The shit kicker was she was so awkwardly unaware of what any man with pulse could see, and that was that she was a damn heartbreaker with a body that made me hard the very first time I saw her.
She made me crazy, she snuck out to see me, and then avoided any sexual advances I made on her, until I finally kissed her, and I didn’t wait for an invitation either: I took those pouty little lips and made them mine.
Carly was also an avid reader of those books, you know “Mommy Porn.” So my game had to be stepped up. Who the hell am I kidding? She could see through my game immediately, and it didn’t have the same effect it did on every other girl I hooked up with. And she didn’t go running for the hills, either. I fell hard… and fast.
Abe (her cousin) knew all the shit that had gone down in my life for the past five and a half years and in order to make this work, which I wanted it to… I needed to set the record straight, put it all on the line, give her the 411, and let her decide if after everything, she still wanted to give it up to a guy like me. A tattooed, pierced, f-up, with a past that was sure to send any girl into a tail spin. She was not any girl, she was…different.
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Two Feet : Mark Roper
A compelling collection of stories reflecting an adolescent’s memories of an unconventional upbringing in Southern Africa during the 1960’s.
Allowed to roam the veldt under the protective wing of the Swazi Warrior, Mabuza,the boy’s journey is merged with humour, witticisms, anecdotes and insights arising from having to navigate the potholes that are left behind by the abrupt disappearance of his father
From learning how to walk with bare feet and how to deal with the unorthodox teaching methods of Meneer Gerber, the reader is transported into a boy’s world where dreams triumph over reality. Set under the bigness of the African sky, the stories are pivoted by the boy’s imagining of his father convalescing in a distant hospital, where a natural remedy might be the potion for us all.
“I wanted to put up my hand and ask if God’s car had any gears, especially a reverse gear. I was thinking that a reverse gear would be a good idea for God’s car because if there were any mistakes to be fixed, God could just reverse over the mistakes and then drive forward again. This way He could repair the mistakes and make certain they never occurred again. But I did not ask. But I know I must.”
Mabuza once told me that if there are holes in the road you often travel, stop and fill them in, for this will help the man travelling behind you.
The Bone Traders by Mark Roper is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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What Would You Do If There Was Nothing You Had To Do? : Winslow Eliot
What Would You Do If There Was Nothing You Had To Do?
Practices to create your life the way you want it to be: If you’ve ever wondered about your soul’s purpose and what in the world makes you happy, you may find your answer by taking this journey.
Using a wide variety of wisdom sources, including Hawaiian Huna, Sufism, Buddhism, anthroposophy, Tarot, mystical Christianity, Jungian psychology, mythology, and her own life experiences, Eliot offers you a path to self-discovery. Is it really possible to create your life the way you want it to be?
Take this journey into a world that is original, daring, lighthearted, and wise and you’ll discover that it is.
WINNER Indie Excellence Book Awards – self-help / spiritual
FINALIST Next Generation Indie Book Awards – self-help
FINALIST Indie Excellence Book Awards – new age nonfiction
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Ties That Bind : Natalie R. Collins
Ties That Bind
In her acclaimed thrillers, Natalie R. Collins reveals the secrets that lurk in every town, the darkness that lies in every heart, and the ties that bind every family—till death…
The first victim is found hanging from a tree in her backyard. A popular cheerleader in the small town of Kanesville, Utah, she appears to have committed suicide. As does the next girl…Then comes a third death, and a growing suspicion that these are not suicides at all. Police Detective Samantha Montgomery has seen her share of tragedy back in Salt Lake City—but this is different. This is methodical, planned, perfectly executed. This is the work of a serial killer.
Visiting Detective Gage Flint knows Sam from her Salt Lake City days. After a brutal case left her traumatized—and Gage broke her heart—Sam decided to return to her hometown, never thinking she’d have another chance to work with Gage…or that another case would hit so close to home. The deeper she digs into the murders, the more she uncovers about her own family’s past. Somehow, the two seem connected—and Sam could be the next target of a killer’s obsession…
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Wade Boss: Hybrid Hunter : Marcus MacGregor
Wade Boss: Hybrid Hunter
DANGEROUS NEW WORLD. OLD-FASHIONED HERO.
Saddle up for a summer of adventure with the trail boss of YA fiction, Wade Boss: Hybrid Hunter!
Meet Wade: Texas-born stuntman, Hollywood animal trainer, and genuinely nice guy. He can’t say ‘no’ to someone in need, so when the LAPD asks for his help to catch an escaped tiger that’s gotten trapped in an old lady’s garage, he jumps in his super-sized pickup truck and races to the scene.
Wade finally corners the rogue animal, only to discover it is no tiger, but a half-tiger hybrid terror! By the skin of his teeth he survives and captures the ghastly beast unharmed, which puts him on the radar of a covert hybrid-hunting agency.
Wade’s conscience quickly embroils him in a desperate struggle to protect unsuspecting civilians from a growing threat: genetic hybrids being engineered – and then unleashed – by mad scientists-unknown!
But no sooner does Wade discover his affinity for hybrid hunting than he realizes it has turned his loved ones into targets…
Parents! Looking for teen boys books for Kindle? Teen girls books? The first installment of this YA fiction series will lasso ANY teen’s imagination with deadly monsters, worthy heroes, and a dash of CLEAN western romance!
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A Life Singular – Part One : Lorraine Pestell
A novel in six parts in e-book and paperback formats, the “A Life Singular” series tells the story of a successful man writing his autobiography.
In essence, a love story, “A Life Singular” is about dealing with mental illness, the choices we make between right and wrong, and how the one affects the other. Some of life’s lessons are harder to learn, and some amazing opportunities easier to take. The trick is always to understand the consequences of our choices before it’s too late…
Part One – 2013
What do you do when you lose the one who gave your life meaning? You write about it. You tell the world how amazing it is to love and be loved by someone so special, what love helps you achieve and how it makes you stronger.
Jeff Diamond had built a life of influence, adulation and wealth by making the right choices for the right reasons. He lived by the law of reciprocity, a lesson learned on the streets as a teenager with nothing but an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Plagued by the scars of a violent childhood, he created his vision and fought for it. And once he no longer needed to fight for himself, he fought for others.
Yet when Jeff’s dream girl was taken from him and their children by the ignorant act of a jealous misfit from his own hometown, the millionnaire realised just how far he had come. Why had he succeeded when so many like him fail? It wasn’t complicated. The secret lay in the endless pursuit of love and wisdom; life’s two magic ingredients. Now Lynn was gone, he resolved to use his remaining days to account for their life in a way that would inspire young people to make his type of choice rather than García’s.
Then after their story was written, he would be free to go after her, to begin the whole incredible journey over again.
Everyone has a life singular. One. Unique. Extraordinary.
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Another Year or Two : Robin Stephen
Another Year or Two
“You can’t put it down!”
“…a fantastically true to life story that readers both young and old will enjoy.”
“I found myself wrapped up in their small town experience.”
“A delightful and unique way to tell a story!”
“The author masters a range of voices and tones (complete with orthographic tics) through a series of blog posts “by” the characters realistic enough to create a relatable world… Another Year or Two is a quiet pleasure to read, one all too quickly devoured.”
[reviews from amazon.com]
Turnpost is a small town in rural South Dakota. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing going on.
Another Year or Two follows five characters and their five overlapping storylines. This is a book about the kid that used to live next door, the cute guy in English class, the trainer at the local barn. This is a book that gives you five glimpses into the world of Turnpost.
Each character writes in their own voice, from their own (sometimes unreliable) perspective, with their observations centered around their own concerns.
Lara has a (huge) crush on Chad.
Kyle is an insomniac.
Wendy has secret.
Casey misses his daughters.
Madison is trying to put her past behind her.
A story about unexpected connections and the difficulty of change, Another Year or Two is a charming, multilayered glimpse into the thoughts of people who have no idea who is reading what they post.
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Awaken : Humphrey Quinn
While summering in a New England campground, mind reading thirteen-year-old twins, Meghan and Colin Jacoby, discover they have until the rising of the Blue Moon to save the life of a young man whose caravan is forced to flee through a magical portal to another world, without him.
In the process, they have a dark awakening when their own simple world, begins to collide with the complexities of the magical world. The twins face unimaginable dangers, which thrust them into an unexpected choice: to live as they always have or to learn the truth about their past and enter a world that is equally thrilling and terrifying.
More importantly, however, is whether they even have a choice, or will destiny not only force this new magical reality upon them, but require them to sacrifice everyone they love in doing so?
Shifting by Humphrey Quinn is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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