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Avtandil’s Quest : HJ Buell
More than 1,000 years ago in the Kingdom of Arabia, a woman named Tinatin is crowned as King. She doesn’t know it yet, but a young Knight named Avtandil is in love with her.
He’s overjoyed by her coronation because it means he will be able to see her more often. However, before he has a chance to confess his feelings, tragedy strikes.
A Black Knight wearing the skin of a panther and riding a midnight steed appears from nowhere. He butchers countless Arabian soldiers before vanishing from sight. Despite searching the entire Kingdom, no one can find a trace of the man. It’s as if he never existed.
In an effort to uncover the secret of the Knight in the Panther Skin, Avtandil undertakes a perilous quest. Alone and facing impossible odds, he must succeed in battling himself and the world if he’s to ever return home and win the heart of Tinatin. The only problem is, he’s not sure if the Black Knight is a man or a monster…
Avtandil’s Quest is the first of three books retelling the Knight in the Panther Skin, a legendary epic poem set in an age lost to time and history.
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Spaghetti in a Suitcase : Felice Soru
Having been born and raised in a small town in Sardinia, Felice always felt a deep wanderlust. Days spent on his family’s vineyards left him eager to escape until a chance encounter with an ostentatious entrepreneur changed the course of his life. Signor Cossu was a flamboyant Sardinian businessman who offered Felice a job in his business, which was based in the Seychelles. A blind date had been set with the enigmatic archipelago somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Despite arriving when the country was in the throes of a coup d’état, Felice quickly carved out a good life in Mahé. While working for a company that was responsible for some of the largest developments in the Seychelles, Felice fell in love with Helena, a native Seychellois. They quickly became inseparable, indulging in all the islands had to offer, from the nightlife and intoxicatingly beautiful beaches to the unique Creole culture.
But life in paradise soon became overshadowed by the harsh reality of the Seychelles’ socialist regime, corrupt politicians, dishonest workers, and yet another coup that threatened to destroy everything Felice had worked so hard to build. Amidst the turmoil, he began to feel disenchanted with the islands. Although the Seychelles was like a siren, seducing anyone who set foot on her shores, mayhem so often followed. He eventually settled in England with Helena and started a family. But his years in the Seychelles would colour his life forever.
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The Ward : Andrew Pettie
A super spy assembles a team around a group of children that can save the world from being completely consumed by another dimension.
World leaders as the general public are kept in the dark.
The team travels to top-secret locations on advanced technology to reach their goal. Failure is not an option. Our reality hangs in the balance.
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Gimme Shelter : Margaret Wayne
Coleton “Cole” Ellis is a homeless veteran with a dark past. He’s accepted to a six-month shelter program meant to help veterans get back on their feet, and he has his work cut out for him. He needs to find a job, save up money, and find housing, but he keeps getting sidetracked by his attraction to Nate West, one of the therapists in the program.
Nate is kind, smart, funny, and clearly in a relationship… but Cole can’t help feeling that Nate is interested in him too.
More issues arise when Cole’s past deeds begin to impact his future and the thing he wants more than anything isn’t something he feels he deserves.
Can he begin to heal himself so he can finally live?
Or will he let the life he left behind destroy what he could be… and what he could have?
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The Jarl’s Shadow : Sean Michael Paquet
In a world full of wonders and terror Amra Raynecksdottir is unique. Among a people who live in relative harmony and acceptance for those who are gifted, she is feared.
During a childhood trauma that nearly claimed her life, she was embraced by a Dark Entity. While she survived, she was forever altered.
Now she is the Jarl’s Shadow, a near-emotionless killer who has the Power over Darkness and Light.
As she embarks on a diplomatic mission for the enigmatic Lady of the Lands, her will is put to the test in an almost constant inner battle with her dark partner known as Skadi.
Yet for all of her struggle, the strange companions who share her journey lead her to realize that no matter the trauma she endured she is still human.
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Masters of Energy: A children’s Guide to Balancing the Solar Plexus Chakra : Anissa Mendez
“Masters of Energy”, Book Three, begins the journey for the girl named Ms. Gwen, who is afraid to share her singing talent with others. The character, Sol, is a Giraffe who offers information and specific techniques on helping Ms. Gwen feel confident in her abilities to sing by opening and balancing her Solar Plexus chakra.
The “Masters of Energy” series, one through seven, focuses on stories to help balance each of the seven chakras. The playful characters represent a specific chakra. Root, the ladybug, connects to the Root chakra. Zac, the fox connects to the Sacral chakra. Sol, the giraffe connects to the Solar Plexus chakra, and so on.
The series will lay out a fun, child-friendly, and engaging way to teach children about the basic chakra energy system. The books offer wonderful techniques that could potentially help manage their emotions and empower them through challenging times.
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A Game of Gods : Sean Michael Paquet
What if? What if there actually was a reason why all of those lost civilizations disappeared? What of the many colonies lost in history? The people, animals, and things that have vanished without a trace. What about them? I submit to you this:
What if there is a sort of cosmic collection point out there, and beings of cosmic power have been guiding the forward progression of life far away from a doomed Earth?
Welcome to Threa. A utopian world where Vikings still roam, Aztec warriors travel through vast rain forests, and Atlantis thrives.
Travel with Jon, Son of Rayneck the Red as he chronicles his adventure through uncharted wilderness and frigid wastelands to come face to face with the same Darkness that doomed Humanity and Earth eons before.
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Helruna: An Anglo-Norse Tale of Terror : Bruce J Mitchell
An Anglo-Norse Tale of Terror
Young Bessie and Bryant enjoy everything an old New England family has to offer: hereditary wealth, a historical home on Long Island Sound, generations of connections, an all-but-assured successful future.
They have the world in their hands as they enjoy the warm, calm summer water of the Sound on a Connecticut beach, preparing to go off to college in Montreal.
Their idyllic life suddenly begins to unravel with the arrival of a new girl in town, a discovery in their parents’ attic, and the unveiling of a familial curse that has pursued their forebears for centuries.
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Those Diana Moments : James C Brook
Born in the UK when Hitler was still alive,
This fascinating life is
Sliced open and described by
Those Diana Moments
Of memories never, ever forgotten.
So funny and nostalgic,
So sad and poignant,
So direct and true,
Laid before you with humanity, joy, laughter and tears.
For without memories, we are as nothing.
And if you want a more conventional book description, look in Amazon.
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No Other Choice : Jennifer Ann Corgan
Sarah and her sister dream of escaping their lifetime of abuse.
Even as Sarah is abused by her father while her mother turns a blind eye, Sarah tries to protect her little sister.
When social services and the police fail them, Sarah takes matters into her own hands. She must face the consequences of her drastic actions.
Sarah must walk through the darkness to take the right path to hope, happiness and family.
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