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Anatomy of a Poet : CJ Heck
Anatomy of a Poet
“Poetry can be daunting and hard to understand, but it doesn’t have to be. A poet has an obligation to write so that everyone can understand. Poems should flow through a poet’s words and touch the mind and heart of its reader. If a poem comes from the heart, it will reach other hearts.” ~CJ Heck
Book Introduction:
“Like a rose with many petals sharing its sweet aroma, is how I see and feel about the love of my life, CJ Heck. She is my electric blue-eyed girl. She can be both little girl, or strong woman, whenever and wherever the situation calls for it. She is both sensuous and exciting, and soft and affectionate.
Tragedy struck her life early with the death of her husband in Vietnam. This experience laid open the very core of her heart and soul and opened the channel to a well of compassion and sensitivity deep within. Her pain was the fertilizer that helped her bloom as a writer.
CJ’s poetry is not a surface observation, but a soulful interpretation of the events and people that inspired her. She writes eloquently and simply of things that touch her heart, things she wants to share. She is gifted at painting a picture with words on the heart and imagination of others, thereby communicating not just an image, but a life experience.
I feel honored to have been asked to write this introduction, to share my feelings about CJ Heck. She is the water for my soil, the sunlight for my petals and the nurturer of my growth.
Sit back, open your heart and enjoy the journey through her words, images and emotions. You are blessed by this opportunity to know her in words, as I know her in life.” ~Robert S. Cosmar, (Author of four books)
Reviews:
“I am not a poetry critic, so I cannot compare CJ’s poetry with others, evaluate her mastery of the language use, or classify her to any particular school of poetry. But having read the poems in her preview, I felt something. The messages she conveys are clear and direct. She does not go through mental elaboration and her poetry touches the heart. Reading her poems made me feel nostalgic and longing at the same time — as if nostalgia and expectation are one and the same.” ~Eleftheria Egel
“This is my kind of poetry. Direct, beautifully expressed and without a hint of pretension.” ~Allison Cassidy
“CJ is predominately viewed as a writer of works for children, but CJ now expertly carries over her approach to more adult themes. In doing so, she presents a profound world that is deeply sad, incredibly humorous and at times very intimate.” ~Joseph Daly
“I have known C.J. Heck as a very talented author for well over a year now. Her words are enlightening and charismatic to people of all ages. It has been a privilege and honor knowing her and reading her prolific pen. I highly recommend her work to all.” ~Janet Caldwell (COO Inner Child Press)
“CJ’s writing ability is a testament to talent and passion. Her ability to craft words into emotion and movement is remarkable.” ~Lexy Page (Owner/Freelance Photographer at GA Page Photography)
“CJ is a writer that comes through as a great communicator but you also have a strong feeling of friendship with her and her pen. She touches your heart in special ways. She makes you feel like you have lived her story.” ~James McCraney (Owner, James McCraney Financial, LLC)
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Stay Calm and Content : Cat Williams
Stay Calm and Content No Matter What Life Throws At You
Are you sometimes stressed, anxious, or emotional?
Do you ever feel something is missing, even when you think you should be happy?
Are there people with whom you don’t get on well but wish you did?
Have you ever wondered why you behave a certain way, do or don’t do certain things, or have done something you now regret?
This is not a typical self-help book, because self-help books are usually read by people who think they have a problem to solve. This book is for everyone. Using straightforward jargon-free language it discusses many of the difficult issues of life, most of which are likely to affect us or someone we know at one time or another. It includes short discussions of stress, relationships, love affairs, work, parenting, sibling rivalry, motherhood, divorce, weddings, Christmas, teenagers, arguments, criticism, depression, communication, childhood, bullying, chronic pain, self-harm, addiction, suicide, bereavement, kindness, abuse, the battle of the sexes … and more.
People who can stay calm and content no matter what life throws at them all have similar thoughts and attributes which can be learnt by anyone. The central theme of this book is self-esteem and how it is affected every day by our circumstances and the people we come across. We are usually unaware that it is our self-esteem that drives our emotions, thoughts, and actions.
The author’s clients suggested this book be written so anyone could learn how to stay calm and content no matter what life throws at them. Personal stories highlight how you can control or change how you feel about yourself, and how you can positively influence your life and the lives of everyone around you.
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Soul Saviour : Ross A Lloyd
Soul Saviour
She was the hottest property on the planet and everyone wanted a piece of her, but some wanted a lot more than just a piece of Lana Richards.
On the surface she was just the latest hot American pop star flaunting her beauty and talent to make it in the fickle entertainment industry and this made her a prime target for those who mix terror with religion. But to others who knew much more about her, including just how pure of heart she really was, Lana Richards represented the perfect final element necessary for bringing about an apocalyptic destiny for us all.
While on a concert tour of the “Land Down Under” Lana’s survival and her very soul would come to depend upon one unique individual. Someone who, perhaps by chance, or perhaps by ultimate design she would encounter and who would intervene to stand up for her, to defend her and to fall for her, while defying all odds and Lana’s own seemingly predetermined dark fate.
Would the efforts of a loner, a single pawn in the eternal struggle between good and evil be enough to spare Lana from an unspeakable doom and thereby the world from everlasting darkness?
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At Her Beck and Call : Mistress Benay
At Her Beck and Call
Mistress Benay is a Dominatrix from Colorado who decided to write a journal about her work in Female Domination and Male Servitude. In this her first book, she details how she decided to search for a man, outside of her professional practice who she could groom as her personal slave.
Her journal documents how she found a man via the internet and the steps she took to convert him into first her slave, then her soul mate, and eventually her husband. Her easy to read pictorial journal is a great “how to” for women who want to take control of their relationships and become either the “Mistress of their Marriage” or the Dominant Partner in a Relationship.
The big bonus you receive in this book is that Mistress Benay has included many actual pictures documenting the journey of bringing her new found love to the eventual goal of being her slave for life.
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The Kult : Shaun Jeffrey
The Kult
People are predictable. That’s what makes them easy to kill.
Out of misguided loyalty, police officer Prosper Snow is goaded into helping his friends perform a copycat killing, but when the real killer comes after him, it’s not only his life on the line, but his family’s too. Now if he goes to his colleagues for help, he risks being arrested for murder. If he doesn’t, he risks being killed.
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Reality Boulevard : Melissa Jo Peltier
Reality Boulevard
New York Times bestseller Melissa Jo Peltier turns her attention to the brilliant, back-stabbing world of prime-time television in this wickedly funny new novel.
Peltier has worked in entertainment for more than 20 years, making the darkly funny Reality Boulevard a true insider’s view of Hollywood and some of America’s biggest shows.
In it, we see Oscar-winning producer Marty Maltzman and his staff out of a job – and out on the streets – when long-running docu-series Lights and Sirens is unexpectedly axed. But the Hollywood the team now faces is full of Kardashians and Real Housewives, and they need to survive in a world where it’s very hard to tell what’s true and what isn’t – both on and off screen.
Oscar and Emmy winning documentarian and veteran reality producer (Big Brother, Rescue 911) Arnold Shapiro called the novel “the best satirical look behind the scenes of reality television ever written”, adding: “It contains more truth than you would believe.”
Todd Milliner, producer of Grimm and Hot in Cleveland, said: “During her 20-plus years in the business, Melissa Jo Peltier had a front-row seat, watching it all unfold. In this novel, she puts her dry wit and storytelling ability to good use, pulling back the curtain to reveal what really goes on.
Entertainment writer Reel Life with Jane says: ” Her characterizations and descriptions, in particular, are original and visceral, and the book is simply a fun and engaging read.”
Kirkus Reviews declares Reality Boulevard “a zinging satire” and writes: “Can Marty trust the gorgeous, much younger actress Crimson Fennel, who’s making a play for him? Can anyone trust anyone else in Hollywood? Peltier uses her insider knowledge of Los Angeles, the TV industry and its players… In this smart, funny, insightful novel, reality TV becomes all too real, forcing several characters to confront their decisions. Peltier examines the Hollywood world of writers, producers, rich kids, actors, wannabes and con men with a keen and often compassionate eye. A dead-on satire—with a heart—of the reality TV scene from a knowledgeable, witty insider.”
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Coming to Rosemont : Barbara Hinske
Coming to Rosemont: The First Novel in the Rosemont Series
Forensic accountant Maggie Martin survives the sudden death of her husband, the charismatic President of Windsor College, only to uncover the secrets of his carefully-concealed double life.
Dealing with the financial and emotional wreckage left in Paul’s wake, she is stunned to learn he inherited an estate known as Rosemont in the seemingly-serene Midwestern town of Westbury. Why had he never told her?
Maggie travels to Westbury for the stated purpose of listing Rosemont for immediate sale, but what she really seeks are answers to her all-consuming questions about her sham of a marriage; her sham of a life.
She never anticipated the seductive charm of Rosemont. Throwing her trademark caution to the wind, and over the objections of her opinionated grown children, she pulls up stakes and moves halfway across the country, determined to make a fresh start in Westbury. Behind closed doors, however, lurks a cadre of evildoers, playing with multiple wild cards of fraud, embezzlement and arson.
With a quiet, orderly – and distinctively solitary – life in mind, Maggie is instead thrown headlong into a crusade against political corruption, where defeat and retreat are not an option. Still bearing the scars of betrayal, will she find joy, romance and possibility in Westbury?
This fast-paced, smart novel has enough twists and turns to make the reader want to buckle in!
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The Dark Murder Mysteries : Russell Allen
The Dark Murder Mysteries
A series of short stories, written in the style of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
The Dark Murder Mysteries follow the adventures of Don Dark, a recently retired Homicide Detective turned Private Investigator.
Each story is written in an era when being a detective meant just that, leg work, good luck, the aid of helpful eye witnesses was the way crimes were solved in the 1940’s and 50’s.
Like all good Detective stories the author keeps you guessing until the end. Of course how could you have a true mystery without their being a beautiful woman involved- has our hero met the woman of his dreams?
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Monster : Ben Burgess Jr.
Monster
Tormented while growing up for being dark-skinned, and the son of a womanizer who deserts his family regularly, Ken Ferguson longed for that feeling of being loved. Ken promised himself that he wouldn’t be a manipulating, deceitful man like his father, but after being cheated on and dumped by the girl he thought he would one day marry, he begins his transformation.
Fueled by anger, and tired of being the “nice guy”, Ken drowns himself in one-night stands, threesomes, affairs with married women, and sleeping with one conquest after another. He adopts the philosophy of having no commitment and no attachments, but meets his match with Ashley, a girl that makes him want to stop his promiscuous ways. But Ashley turns out to do even more damage to his ego and his heart, wounding him deeply. With his philosophy reinforced, Ken spirals out of control and becomes a MONSTER.
Sleeping with and mistreating random women he meets at bars and clubs, Ken uses sex to forget about his insecurities, his anger, and his sadness. Will Ken learn to let go of his heartbreaks, or will he be consumed by them and continue to be a MONSTER?
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Journey of an Apprentice Dreamer : Karen C. Silverstein
Journey of an Apprentice Dreamer: Behold the Keeper’s Practice
“I awoke in a sweat with a feeling of terror. Was it real or just a dream? Trite question I thought to myself, I am a Dreamer after all. I should be able to make sense of this feeling, realizing that the terror came from my other reality, the Dream world. Too early to get out of bed, I wrapped the blankets around me and put my journal within reach. Remembering that I had gotten up from my left side, I resumed that position, trusting that my dream body would be enticed to go back to this dream. I knew that by reentering this dream I could retrieve some answers. My intention being to discover what felt so terrifying”. “Dream of the Trump Seer Temperance”.
Journey of an Apprentice Dreamer, is a work composed of dreams, how to understand ones dreams as well as healing with them. The telling is also about acquiring wisdom from the master healers, who are The Keepers of Dreaming in the book. These Keepers encompass the wisdom of The Trump Seers, The Animal Seers and The Tree Seers. The reader is led by the ‘Dreamer Apprentice’ as the protagonist journeying through the lessons. This is a work comprised of dreaming and seeing with one’s intuition which then provides the reader, now a Dreamer with healing tools to be obtained from their own dreams. The journeys along the way entertain as well as enlighten.
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