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Breaking Free to Be Me: Inspiring Reflections along the Highway From Breakdown to Recovery : Katrina Evans
I was just starting to come back to life after a major breakdown, when it all began to come together…
We were given the task of writing an intimate letter to ourselves during a recovery group session. As my hand flowed across the page and the words appeared in front of me, it soon became clear that to release myself from the anxiety and depression that controlled and overwhelmed me, I just needed to be Me.
Although it isn’t quite that simple, I do believe that the most crucial part of any journey from breakdown to recovery, is to explore and re-discover yourself and not be afraid to become the real You—the person you were created to be.
Breaking Free To Be Me has evolved from my own recovery process and a drawing together of the many years I spent studying and trying to understand human thinking and behaviour. It is a collection of short pieces that have been designed to be easy for the reader to ponder and will equip them with some powerful tools as they travel along life’s highway.
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The Calling of the Protectors, The Legend of Chief : Louis Paul DeGrado
When a small fluffy cat teams up with a canary, a cockatoo, and a fancy mouse to stand up to a villainous, hoodlum rat, a hero is born!
Chief is a Protector, a cat that has the calling to protect humans against vermin and evil. Nicknamed, The Bronx Bruiser, he and his owner, Sam, are called upon to move to a high-rise complex that has gone green and uses cats, not poisons, to drive out the rodents.
Unlike Chief, his daughter is born a runt and is given the name “Mouse” because of her size. She struggles in her father’s large world to live up to his reputation. She adapts well by realizing she cannot approach her problems with brute strength but through alliances. Her allies include Ladie, an advice-giving canary, Carl, an escaped Cockatoo who hangs out with pigeons, and Little Foot, a small fancy mouse.
When a group of hoodlum rats led by a deviant lab rat named Bragar break the truce between the cats and the rats, a battle for the apartment complex ensues. Faced with losing her home and all her father has fought for, Mouse summons her courage and rises to the occasion to stand up to Bragar.
Will Mouse succeed? Can she convince Wilber to help her? Will the lazy rats Slim and Slouch accomplish anything?
Join in the mighty adventure and find out what happens when a small amount of courage has a giant impact!
“DeGrado hits a home-run with this empowering read. Recommended for home and school libraries, The Calling of the Protectors, the Legend of Chief earns the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.”
“With its sweet kitten heroine and environmental themes, this novel will resonate with readers of all ages.” -Foreword Reviews.
“But despite its seriousness, the novel is also charming, fun, and entertaining. Its many wonderful songs (alley cats sing the blues, for example) absolutely beg for transformation into an animated movie. The satisfying ending will have readers cheering out loud—and waiting hopefully for the next book in this series. An exciting story for animal lovers about courage, resilience, and working together. –Kirkus Reviews
The 13th Month and 13 Days by Louis Paul DeGrado are also on Whizbuzz Books
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A Kind of Magic (Rainbow Reflections Book 1) : Ryder Phoenix
Magic school is about to begin! But will it be everything Zyn and Ren hoped for?
Zyn struggles to connect with her magic, while Ren collapses to strange visions. At the same time, Sarala arrives at the school after living wild for years, keeping her past secret from the twins.
The first year looks to be an interesting one as the three start learning magic together…
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13 Days : Louis Paul DeGrado
13 Days: In this sequel to The 13th Month, 2015 Finalist Foreword Review Book of Year Contest, forces of good and evil battle for power. Samar Hamish is an archeologist obsessed with confirming his faith by digging up proof of historical events. He is warned in a dream that he has 13 Days to prevent the Shadows, parasitic creatures waiting inside moments of time that warp reality and influence their hosts. The countdown begins. He seeks out a team made up of a priest, shaman, psychiatrist and a college professor, who have been waging a covert battle against the creatures.
Once banished into another dimension, the Shadows are fighting to take control. A secret plan to send soldiers through a portal to combat the Shadows in their dimension is in jeopardy and may backfire allowing the creatures to enter into the world of humans. With a limited number of days to react, the team must find a way to stop the plan. First, they must convince a council representing the world’s religions to delay the soldiers. They must also confront the demons and tragedies of the past, and learn to trust each other. Can the team find a way to stop the force that feeds on our own ill-intentions and insecurities or is it too late? What sacrifice must be made to turn back the tide and close the gates of Hell?
“In his page-turning Christian-themed novel, The 13th Month, Louis Paul DeGrado offers a fresh take on the theme of demonic powers among us. With its unusual theme, colorful characters and nail-biting plot, this book is sure to please anyone who appreciates a different take on evil or who loves Christian science fiction.” -Blue Ink Press
The 13th Month and The Calling of the Protectors, The Legend of Chief by Louis Paul DeGrado is also on Whizbuzz Books
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Ragnekai Winds : Peter Buckmaster
“There are those for whom old wounds run deep. There are those who do not forget the past. A kingdom without a king. A realm without a ruler. There are those who will see this as a sign. A sign to rise and take back what was theirs.”
The peace of the realm of Ragnekai is about to shatter. Lords will make their moves and soldiers will march. And there will be those who are small pebbles bumping into larger rocks, and these rocks shall in turn crash into the designs of the ambitious.
“The Winds still blow a merry dance.”
Fantasy with an emotional core. Every act, every decision, every death will have its consequences. Will you be able to foretell the road ahead for Ragnekai?
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The 13th Month : Louis Paul DeGrado
Forces of Evil once reigned in the 13th Month and are seeking to do so again.
Have you ever wondered why bad days linger or why moments of regret stick with you and bad situations seem surreal? What would you do if you found out that evil exists in these moments of time and forces of evil were working to control and extend them by warping reality?
Evil once controlled the 13th Month and is looking to do so again!
When a revered priest, Father Frank Keller, investigates a tragic murder in his parish, he is thrust into a covert battle between forces of good and evil. The leader of the group, Adnan, is convinced that the shadows, once banished from the world, are gaining a foothold. The only way to stop them is to go to the place where the shadows come from; a portal that may lead him directly to the gates of Hell!
“In his page-turning Christian-themed novel, The 13th Month, Louis Paul DeGrado offers a fresh take on the theme of demonic powers among us. With its unusual theme, colorful characters and nail-biting plot, this book is sure to please anyone who appreciates a different take on evil or who loves Christian science fiction.” -Blue Ink Press
13 Days and The Calling of the Protectors, The Legend of Chief by Louis Paul DeGrado is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Switching Hour : Robyn Peterman
Released from the magic pokey and paroled with limited power is enough to make any witch grumpy. However, if you throw in a recently resurrected cat, a lime-green Kia, and a sexy egotistical werewolf, it’s enough to make a gal fly off the edge.
Not to mention a mission…with no freaking directions.
So here I sit in Asscrack, West Virginia trying to figure out how to complete my mysterious mission before All Hallows Eve when I’ll get turned into a mortal. The animals in the area are convinced I’m the Shifter Whisperer (whatever the hell that is) and the hotter-than- asphalt-in-August werewolf thinks I’m his mate. Now apparently I’m slated to save a bunch of hairy freaks of nature?
If they think I’m the right witch for the job, they’ve swallowed some bad brew.
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EDEN: A Novel : W. A. Schwartz
Dark secrets and psychological suspense unfold over a half-century in the lives of a deeply troubled yet tightly woven Louisiana family.
It’s been thirty years since Evelyn Yates’s sister disappeared mysteriously from their home in tiny rural Eden, Louisiana, and twenty since Evelyn fled Louisiana to escape the demons of her past. When a body is discovered on the grounds of her childhood home, Evelyn is forced to make an impossible choice. Returning to Eden means facing her fears that something sinister awaits, perhaps something she is unable to remember. Her fragile internal world is suddenly threatened with collapse by this discovery and the pressure to return home to help identify the remains.
The discovery of the body sets in motion a series of events leading inevitably to the uncovering of secrets dating back multiple generations; terrible events that may involve the entire town of Eden. As Evelyn pursues the answers to the mysteries presented she finds her sanity, her life, and the life of her daughter threatened. She must face truths more terrible than she could have imagined. Ultimately she must peel back the layers of her own consciousness, face her memories, and delve deeper into painful questions about her sister, and finally herself.
Set against a background thick and sensuous with Southern beauty and imagery—the live oak and Spanish moss and cypress swamps play roles nearly as big as the characters themselves—the book explores the devastating nature of secrets as a silent conspiracy between generations and the ultimate power of love to overcome. Told in W.A. Schwartz’s elegant, witty prose, EDEN is at once a sweeping family saga, a compelling mystery, and the story of one woman’s heart-breaking and yet triumphant personal journey.
What readers are saying about EDEN: A Novel
Mesmerizing tale…gripping throughout! As a native of Louisiana, I found this author described the commonplace, unexceptional view of my world as a magical, mysterious place. A treasure trove of characters, some too familiar. Goodreads Reviewer Five Stars
An intelligent, fast-paced thriller with well-drawn sympathetic, flawed characters and authentic southern Louisiana atmosphere. A great read-into-late night novel. Goodreads Reviewer Five Stars
The characters are well written, their misery and fears overwhelming. Lots of surprises and twists. Well done! Goodreads Reviewer Five Stars
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Cadre Kids: Larceny : Mary Mulligan
An action-adventure where the decision to defend the right to homeschool children thrusts carefree-ghost-hunting teens into national headlines.
As plot twists ensue, the question remains: is public school prison?
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Daemon Rising : John William
Ramfiram: Imlod Nir is a young man caught up in a resurging conflict between primordial forces. Apprenticed to his sister – the self-styled Queen of Earth – in the dark art of necromancy, he hunts the wilds beyond the city of Ramfiram for those who would deny her rule. But with each passing day, he becomes less sure of his role and more unable to cope with his past deeds. Is he destined to play the pawn in his sister’s game until the end, or does fate have something else in store?
DoomBringer: Dragan Saedus is a bastard prince who cares nothing for thrones, desiring only glorious battle. As a peerless warrior and famed slayer of supernatural foes, he laughs at danger and answers to no one except his mother: a fanatical witch plotting to crush the West beneath her heel. Yet as the cost of retaining his dreadful power grows steeper than ever before, the DoomBringer has a decision to make. Will he stay on the path that shaped him into a living legend, or might he be drawn to another calling?
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