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Author Tonie J. Short comes back to The Odd Mind with his knew book LIMELIGHT, The sequel to Sherri's Song. You will love the knew book as well as you enjoyed the last.
Carl Pittman is the only one to vote for!!! “I am not a politician, I am a native Texan, United States Marine, businessman and veteran law enforcement officer. I believe that in order to have the assets available to keep our community safe, we must be fiscally responsible. Losing is not an option - Too many have paid too much for us to fail.” - Carl Pittman, Candidate for Harris County Sheriff
Jonathan Maxwell s compellingly readable book takes the reader inside Nazi Germany on many different levels. The book provides a portrait of a people and a country in continuous flux, from the events that led to Hitler s popularity, to the Hitler Youth movement, to the embrace of national socialism, to Hitler s warped inner circle. A fine piece of work, Maxwell s book will appeal to general readers interested in the inherent drama of Hitler s unnerving rise to power and his subsequent apocalyptic fall. --Jean Sasson, New York Times bestselling author
http://www.liquid-imagination.com/ John Arthur Miller Everybody calls John Arthur Miller "JAM." You might as well do it, too. A writer at heart, he feels he understands writers. Has a private web office of over 300 writers, editors, poets and artists at www.americanzoetrope.com. Loves promoting others, has an addicting fascination with short stories, appreciates poetry, and named two of his children after famous artists (Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gough), hence his love and appreciation for art. His greatest quality is his ability to dream big. Like balloons, his dreams carry him away.
Sonar 4 Publications
http://www.myspace.com/backseatwriter http://www.sonar4publications.com/bloom.html An Erotica Horror tale:
When a documentary film crew is hired by an award winning botanist to film the wild life of a remote tropical island, they end up with more than just footage of trees and samples of bugs. The doctor is in hot pursuit of a rare and powerful flower, while the rest of the crew is overwhelmed with sudden desire and find themselves in hot pursuit of each other. But things take a turn for the deadly when they learn the flower they are seeking is not only a powerful aphrodisiac, it also causes a unique infection that changes its victims hunger for flesh from sexual, to literal.
How do you balance running for your life from flesh eating zombies, with the overwhelming need to screw the brains out of anything still alive?
http://www.myspace.com/esbrown4 Zombie author and fan. Published works include Unabridged Unabashed and Undead: The Best of Eric S Brown, Zombies II: Inhuman, Cobble, Madmen's Dreams, Dying Days, Waking Nightmares, Space Stations and Graveyards, The Queen, The Wave, Zombies: The War Stories, among others. Over 300 short stories published in markets ranging from Dark Wisdom to Ethereal Tales. Later this year SEASON OF ROT will be released from www.permutedpress.com as well as the first of two novels under contract from Coscom Entertainment. Married to an amazing and beautiful woman named Shanna and father to a three year old son, Merrick. Life long comic fan.
http://www.lisapietsch.com/ Sarah Stevens finally has a life.
Instead of the same old life with no man around who is worth the energy, now she has three! One she loves but cannot have, one she can have but cannot love, and another who wants her and doesn’t care if she loves him.
What’s a girl to do?
Look for A Taste of Liberty coming soon from Sapphire Blue Publishing!
http://www.carolaspradling.com/ Harrison Jackson must defend his family against British spies, Colonial advocates, and himself. Secret meetings are destroying his good name and nightmares from a life he thought buried threaten more than his reputation. Victoria Greyson steps onto Boston streets and back into Harrison's life without warning. She wouldn't blame him for hating her, but his rage will have to wait. Her sister is dead and Victoria intends to extract revenge on the man responsible. While Harrison fights to keep his past a secret, Victoria and Colonial Independence demand more than he wants to give--and neither of them will be denied.
www.heatherwoodward.net http://www.pisaparanormal.com/heather/ pdf/HeatherWoodwardMediaKit.pdf Take a ghostly road tour of Central Arizona. Ghoulish legends and the author's personal experiences make for an entertaining — and sometimes scary — trip. Visit the Jerome Grand Hotel and stay in one of their "Death Rooms." Travel through vortexes at Bell Rock and Boynton Canyon. Learn about the ghost sightings at the Chapel of the Holy Cross and, if you get hungry, the Haunted Hamburger serves up a good ghost tale. From Superstition Mountain to Flagstaff, with just a touch of "Hollywood in Arizona" legend thrown in for good measure, you will experience Central Arizona's ghost stories. So come along for the ride … if you dare.
http://www.jenniferchase.vpweb.com/ In this Video Game, "Game Over" Means You're Dead
In her independent efforts to catch child killers, Emily Stone discovers the evidence that the cops can't - or won't - uncover. Now, this covert investigator is back on the hunt for the world's most sick and twisted murderers. But even with help from ex-police detective Rick Lopez, this time she's facing her most dangerous opponent yet.
The headlines in the San Jose Mercury News blare updates on a serial killer who seems able to slaughter with impunity. Men, women - it doesn't matter; the victims serve only to satisfy a perverted need to kill. The killer watches the moment of death on multiple computer screens, over and over again. The only connection is that they're all devotees of the latest video-game craze - a sophisticated brain-puzzler called EagleEye.
When the killer goes after Lopez's law-enforcement mentor, Lopez and Stone decide to give the cops a little extra, unsolicited help. What follows takes them deep inside a shocking high-tech world, a kind of social-networking community for serial killers. But when they start getting too close to the truth, all hell's going to break loose.
Now, Stone and Lopez become the killer's next target as Stone must make a difficult decision to leave the ones she loves in an all-or-nothing effort for survival. Can they stay alive long enough to blow the whistle on this unlikely perpetrator?
www.davidgreske.com When the rain of blood begins, the reign of blood will end. When Todd Remington and his college friends pickup a mysterious hitchhiker, they soon realize there is something strange about their new passenger. Annabella is a perfect woman whose pale blue eyes, snowy hair, and milky skin arouse men and woman alike. She knows things she's never been told, and can manipulate the minds of others, make them see and hear things that aren t there. Remington s vehicle breaks down, and the sensual Annabella lures them to Blood River, a town not found on any map, where the sidewalks roll up come sundown and townies find solace behind locked doors. Inside a boarding house located on the town's fringe, she awakens a creature of pure evil with a taste for human blood. Trapped within a house more a living organism than a stone structure, Remington and his gang must battle a resurrected being born out of fear, cowardice, and blood.
http://www.plainviewpress.net/gallery2/pages/auf_Wiedersehen.htm dramatic, tender, funny, frightening, earthy, quirky, wise and heart-warming. The tale of young Christa and her family as they leave a comfortable home to become penniless immigrants in their quest to survive the collapse of the Third Reich and flee the horrors that it has unleashed, opens up to universal themes of suffering, loss, love and hope. MICHAEL JOSEPH, Rutgers University Rare Book Librarian, Instructer of Childeren's Literature
http://seanharrisbooks.blogspot.com/ www.myspace.com/seanharrisbooks Allysen Coles is so close to having the perfect life. She has a great home, a husband who loves her and a talent many people wish they could have. The problem is her home is in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the coldest places on earth, her husband was murdered seven years ago and her talent for seeing ghosts leads many people to believe she’s crazy. She’s a single mom with a secret talent. One of the few people who know of Allysen’s abilities and doesn’t think she’s crazy is her friend Harry Abernathy. Harry has his own supernatural talents. Although he can’t see ghosts, he attracts them. He is, as Allysen calls him, “a metaphysical Elvis.” In Dead of Winter (86,428 words) Harry asks Allysen to help him investigate a local doctor’s house and convince the spirits who haunt it to leave. Because she is reluctant for people to know about her gift, she initially refuses. When Harry explains that the doctor has been seeing a strange red-haired woman in his house and in his dreams, she changes her mind as she, too, has been visited by the same spirit. Rose, red-haired woman, leads Allysen to uncover the details of a century-old murder and reveal a sordid story of kidnapping, murder and prostitution in the early boom-town days of the small Alaskan city. The closer Allysen gets to the truth, the more dangerous the hunt becomes. During the investigation, Harry begins to change. Twice he attacks Allysen and tries to kill her, yet he has no memory of what he has done. Rose visits Allysen in a dream and tells her Harry has been possessed by the evil spirits that are holding her captive. They are the spirits of the men who killed her and even in death they are desperate to hide their crime. As Harry’s behavior worsens, Allysen turns to her friend Joe for help.
http://seanharrisbooks.blogspot.com/ www.myspace.com/seanharrisbooks Allysen Coles is so close to having the perfect life. She has a great home, a husband who loves her and a talent many people wish they could have. The problem is her home is in Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the coldest places on earth, her husband was murdered seven years ago and her talent for seeing ghosts leads many people to believe she’s crazy. She’s a single mom with a secret talent. One of the few people who know of Allysen’s abilities and doesn’t think she’s crazy is her friend Harry Abernathy. Harry has his own supernatural talents. Although he can’t see ghosts, he attracts them. He is, as Allysen calls him, “a metaphysical Elvis.” In Dead of Winter (86,428 words) Harry asks Allysen to help him investigate a local doctor’s house and convince the spirits who haunt it to leave. Because she is reluctant for people to know about her gift, she initially refuses. When Harry explains that the doctor has been seeing a strange red-haired woman in his house and in his dreams, she changes her mind as she, too, has been visited by the same spirit. Rose, red-haired woman, leads Allysen to uncover the details of a century-old murder and reveal a sordid story of kidnapping, murder and prostitution in the early boom-town days of the small Alaskan city. The closer Allysen gets to the truth, the more dangerous the hunt becomes. During the investigation, Harry begins to change. Twice he attacks Allysen and tries to kill her, yet he has no memory of what he has done. Rose visits Allysen in a dream and tells her Harry has been possessed by the evil spirits that are holding her captive. They are the spirits of the men who killed her and even in death they are desperate to hide their crime. As Harry’s behavior worsens, Allysen turns to her friend Joe for help.
http://www.heatherlong.net http://dailydose-fantasyromance.blogspot.com/ PRIME EVIL, a new urban fantasy novel from author Heather Long, will be released as an e-book November 8, 2009 and explores the charms and intrigues of hedge witch Chance Monroe. Founder of the pop culture blog, THE DAILY DOSE OF FANTASY AND ROMANCE, Heather Long captivated readers with the release earlier this year of her period fantasy romance, REMEMBERING ASHBY. Both books are published by Sapphire Blue Publishing.
In her first full-length novel, Heather Long takes readers to the farm rich countryside of Northern Virginia as hedge witch Chance Monroe fights for her way of life when serial killer Randall Oakes returns from the dead. Chance must confront a troubled past, a supernatural adversary and a sizzling passion that’s lain dormant for years.
Frantically running towards the open doors of her life, instantly they slammed shut! Boldly marked with a “going out of business” sign and dead bolted closed. There it was, her life, vanishing immediately before her eyes. After years of struggling and searching for an understanding of her life, K.M. Johnson found herself stumbling upon a spiritual journey, which reveals the true meaning of having faith in GOD. Knowing The Struggle Is Over takes you through a 3-step process in restoring your faith. http://www.kmjohnson3stepstoknowing.com
http://www.frankebittinger.com/ My Hexology:
Into the Mirror Black - In stores now Angels of the Seventh Dawn - In stores now Angels of the Mourning Light - In stores now
Shadows Amongst the Moonlight - October 2010 Illusions of Darkness: The Forbidden - October 2011 Lair of the Scarabae - October 2012
"If Lovecraft were around to read Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse, I think his first reaction would be annoyance ("They're building on my concept"), followed by a giggle or two ("They had a lot of fun doing it,"), and ultimately pride ("They updated it and did it right.") He isn't the only one. I think Edmond Hamilton, Jack Williamson, Clark Ashton Smith, and even Robert Sheckley could see bits of their ideas or approaches here, all filtered through this band of motivated writers, and they would be just as pleased. It's a hell of a book." Mike Resnick author of "Inescapable", (TALES OF THE DYING EARTH ) "Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse is a wild mix of the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and end of the world genres that is well worth the time of any Survial fiction fan." Eric S Brown, Author of Season of Rot and Cobble. The Sha'Daa has its dark, eerie, terrifying roots anchored deep in the soil of fictional horror and mythic apocrypha. The end-of-days is a concept reinvented multiple times by each generation of writers with every new century, and our own 21st is no exception. We offer up this humble tribute to those who came before us. A gruesome shout out is given for Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Bloch, H.P. Lovecraft, F. Paul Wilson, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens, Brian Lumley, Homer, Arthur Conan Doyle, and all the rest who have given us reason to fear the night. Be warned. The Sha'Daa is coming.
http://www.shadaa.com
http://www.melissamwilliamsauthor.com Melissa M. Williams Melissa Williams is a children’s author, public speaker, a children’s columnist at The Westside Story Newspaper, and the Founder of LongTale Publishing. Melissa has been writing stories since the age of eight years old. Many of her stories were inspired by real-life experiences with childhood pets she owned while growing up in Houston, Texas. Melissa started the Iggy the Iguana chapter book series while pursuing a Master’s degree in professional counseling. During graduate school, Melissa began substitute teaching for third and fourth grade classes, which inspired her to get the students involved in the creative writing process of her books. Melissa continues to connect to her young readers by visiting schools and speaking to students about her journey as an author. It is extremely important for her to leave a lasting and positive impression on young people, as Melissa encourages students to be creative and follow their dreams.
Connor Moran Children's Cancer Foundation. http://www.connormoran.org/ A place for families facing Cancer and other traumatic illness or injury.
Six Wild Rose Press authors make up the An American Rose Christmas Anthology due out on December 11 in print and E-book.
Authors in the anthology are Beth Trissel, Donna Dalton, Carol Spradling, Lauri Robinson, Susan Macatee, and Tori Anne. A stellar group of writers.
Reclaimed by his wealthy uncle, former Shawnee captive Corwin Whitfield finds life with his adopted people at an end and reluctantly enters the social world of 1764. His one aim is to run back to the colonial frontier at his first opportunity–– until he meets Uncle Randolph’s ward, Dimity Scott Tory captain Dr. Nicholas Clayton discovers stolen military secrets on a severely injured female spy. When her wounds heal, Holly Masters must decide if she can kill the man who saved her life. While pretending to be a male soldier, farm girl Sara Brewster falls for a handsome Union army surgeon. When her secret is revealed, will a lavish Christmas Eve ball work in her favor--or will her heart be broken? Southern belle Marybeth Dawson discovers Santa Claus can’t cross the Mason Dixon line--but handsome Union soldier, Trevor Sutton can. When a strong willed upper class New York girl falls for a dashing, compassionate stable boy, it will take a Christmas miracle to bring them together. Thankfully, true love is on their side. All reformed prostitute Eva Baird wants for Christmas is to have her daughter back in her arms. But gun-toting outlaws, spiteful in-laws, and a sweet-talking stranger with arresting gray eyes threaten to turn her dream into a lump of coal.
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James wanted everything. A Law career, a wife of his current sweetheart, and just to be normal. Wishes do come true, so to speak. James gets his Law degree, and marries his wife with a catch, her father-in-law who just happens to be the devil.
With a plea from his wife, James takes on a case defending the Devil agaisnt contracts by the souls he has taken in some different type of court he's never seen. And with another catch that if he loses the Devil grabs his soul.
He loses the case
Not only is his soul lost to the Devil, but now he has become the Devil's personal attorney and his first case becomes a battle of morals, adventure and dealing with one of the most noted serial killers of all time!
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Tobias is a time traveler from Earth's future who is part of a Rebellion that is fighting to save the planet from an alien life form that has taken over Earth. He is sent off to the year 1989 to eliminate a serial killer named Limon who is a mortician taking pride in kidnapping hitchhikers that walk through his town of Woodbury. He straps them down on a table and injects embalming fluid into their veins while they are still alive. Then buries them in burial plots long before the deceased - the ones who are supposed to be buried in them - are lowered into the ground.
In the next town over Abain, one of the aliens, arrives through time to observe and make sure that Limon does his job. Limon is actually possessed by an another alien named Zifir. When the aliens travel through time, their DNA breaks apart and upon entry they immediately find a host to attach to that has a yellow and black color of aura around them.
About the author:
Married to a woman who keeps him chained up in a room so he won't try and escape from home and turn his fiction into reality, Brick Marlin silently resides in the Ohio Valley. He is the author of many short stories. Dark Places of Rest is his fourth book.
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Author Alan Draven, Brandon Ford and Jessica Lynne Gardner with Creeping Shadows A Trio of Dark Novelette.
Creeping Shadows, a collection of 3 short novels, featuring yours truly, Alan Draven (author of Bitternest), and Jessica Lynne Gardner. Featuring dark and gruesome tales of knife-wielding slashers, vicious madmen, and voodoo curses, there's sure to be something for everyone in this 300+ page anthology.
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In the last days of World War II, an unknown force returns the dead to life. As a new war between the dead and the living rages on, three men hold the key to defeating them. Will they be up to the task before all of Germany and the world fall to the hungry teeth of the undead?
Eric S Brown is a 34 year old zombie author living in NC. Some of his books this year include Season of Rot, World War of the Dead, Barren Earth (with Stephen North), Unabridged Unabashed and Undead: The Best of Eric S Brown, War of the Worlds Plus Blood Guts and Zombies, and the upcoming Bigfoot War. Some of his past works include Madmen's Dreams, Cobble, and Zombies II: Inhuman to name only a few. His short fiction has been published hundreds of times and he was featured as an expert on the genre in Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead.
Back Cover blurbs for Season of Rot (samples)- "Eric S Brown is a whirlwind of talent, dedication, and good old fashioned scares." Brian Keene, Author of the Rising
"Fast, Furious, and Straight out of your worst nightmares!" Greg Gifune, author of Children of Chaos.
"Eric S Brown writes stories that would even give Geogre Romero nightmares!" Flashes in the Dark magazine
"Eric S Brown is the master of the Living Dead!" Blood Moon Rising Magazine
Bertha, a thirteen old teenage girl, living the South Bronx, is having trouble dealing with everyday issues that children face in school and just growing up. Bertha is uncoordinated, not very pretty and has trouble doing any physical activities. Bertha has a sister named Tillie who is very pretty, very agile and has no problem making friends or doing all of the things that Bertha cannot do. They are total opposites. Tillie and many of Bertha's cousins enjoy laughing at her when she tried to ice skate; take dancing lessons or even bowl. Bertha attempted to do all of these things but could not. However, she is smart, sassy and has a great sense of humor, which helps her to deal with these experiences and others. Growing up can be difficult when you are over weight or not really good at sports or dancing. I hope you will learn from reading my book that you can be anything that you want to be and no one can stop you from reaching your goals and dreams. Not everyone is born athletic, beautiful, thin or a genius. However, every one is smart or excellent in something whether it is drawing, jumping rope or even running track. Who you are as a person is what makes you special. I hope that you enjoy reading about Bertha and Tillie and learn that there is a little bit of Bertha in everyone. My first two books send a positive message to children. They both deal with real life issues that children face today. Being over weight, bullied in school, and not very pretty made life hard for me. I know that it makes it even more difficult for children growing up today. In Bertha Fights Back Bertha learns that following the path of others and not being true to who you are can be costly in many different ways.
— Sherry Decker, Author of Hook House and Other Horrors What makes Blanket of White stand out from other collections is the emotional response to common themes: death and sadness, love and sex, loss of innocence, and twisted family relationships. These are some very powerful stories that wrench at the human heart and plumb the darkest depths of the soul. Bravo.” — Nate Kenyon, Author of Bloodstone, The Reach and The Bone Factory “Blanket of White is a collection of short stories that leave the reader fighting an attack of shivers and wondering if, perhaps, there more dreadful truth to the tales than fiction. Sometimes we remember people the way we want to remember them, instead of how they really were. We forget the fear, the horror, the torture, and we remember their beautiful eyes and hair—their soft voice. Sometimes we try to justify terror, try to make sense of it. We try to adapt. Sometimes, we manage to convince ourselves that murder can be a loving thing. There is a strong sense of winter in these stories. Chilling details and coldness pervade the characters and the tales. For the reader these stories leave more questions than answers and readers may find themselves remembering these tales for a long time.”
About the Author: Amy Grech has sold over one hundred stories and three poems to various anthologies and magazines including: Apex Digest, Fear on Demand, Funeral Party 2, Inhuman Magazine, The Book of Dark Wisdom, The Flash Fiction Offensive, The Horror Express, Visit her Web site: http://www.crimsonscreams.com .. .. for a good fright. Follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/amy_grech.
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Aftermath cleaner, Nia Mora, is destined to die—tonight. Severin, the inscrutable and utterly delicious harbinger of death has already arrived to bear witness… but damn his duty. He will not stand by and watch. Not when Nia Mora may be the Fae's last hope of survival. Damn Severin and his heroic delusions. Fae-tech mogul, Zan Wynn, is equally drawn to Nia'Mora and as the quintessential--yes, those are your panties dropping--bad boy he can't be bothered to play fair. Oblivious to her doom, Nia Mora's concern is for the missing Way, the very essence of the Fae and the reason they are trapped in the mortal world. That and the small matter of remaining single when she can't deny Severin's power over her or Zan Wynn's hypnotic pull. But is the nefarious Wynn a second potential mate or the prelude to her destruction?
James Schilling is a twenty-something man trying to find his way in life. The one great thing in his life is his best friend Frank. He has his back in any situation. James wants more out of his boring ordinary life. When a situation arises at work, he decides to make more out of his current life to be someone. While searching for his life's true calling a family issue unfolds. He decides to track down his estranged father who had left him when he was ten years old. James must decide to fix his past or let it be. He struggles with work, his family, and a possible new relationship at the same time trying to figure out where his life will lead him. Will he find love? Can he track down the man who had left him at an early age? Most of all will James discover who he is truly meant to be in his life?
James is at a crossroad in his life. He isn’t satisfied with his current job and wants more in life in general. His father left him when he was younger and he has to decide whether he should try to track down his father again. At the same time he is also deciding about what to do with his current work situation and if he can get enough courage to ask out a girl who he has had a crush on for a while and further their current friendship. http://www.myspace.com/rmhamilton www.blueplanetpublishing.com
"The tree of life represents the roots of man. The branches are the different directions a man can take, live or exist. When you're dead, those that you leave behind will put you in a part of that tree. It represents what was, what is and what will be. It's eternal." -- John Holmes Most people might, understandably, predict that the world's first star was a woman, but they would be wrong. John Curtis Holmes was just a simple country boy from Ohio when he moved to California in 1964. It was the infancy of hardcore, so in Holmes' wildest dreams, he could not have predicted the turbulent ride on which he had embarked by publicizing his private parts. With the fame he achieved by playing his most famous character - a gun toting detective named Johnny Wadd - came money. Holmes was pleased to spend it on his wife and mistresses, but soon was in over his head after he became addicted to Unfortunately for Holmes, in the years that followed, his addiction led him into several desperate choices - including setting up a robbery at the home of Ed Nash, a powerful L.A. nightclub owner. The robbery resulted in one of the most gruesome, unsolved, multiple-murders in Hollywood history. Amazingly, before his untimely death in 1988, Holmes regained his momentum, remarried and rebuilt his life and career. However, the grave consequences of his addiction, his association with the Wonderland murders, and his AIDS-related death made him an infamous figure in pop culture. http://johnholmesinches.blogspot.com/ http://johnholmes.bizland.com/index.html
A book of Andrew Wolters latest short stories.
About The Author:
Andrew Wolter is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Nightfall and the forthcoming collection Much of Madness, More of Sin. Since as far back as he can remember, Andrew Wolter had always felt the urge to create entertainment through the written word. As a child, he was highly influenced by the plethora of horror films, both unforgettable cult and "B" classics, he would incessantly watch in the late evening with his mother. Sure, he was an eleven-year-old child at the time, and a few of them managed to scare him out of his wits! Still, he saw an art in the unknown, an insatiable portrait of dread that revolved a setting without boundaries. So it was, that he decided he wanted to create such dark tales too.
http://www.andrewwolter.com/
Fun and entertaining journey through leadership that includes an interactive website (www.pokerleadership.com); proven & tested; high impact; ease of application; high road approach
About the Authors:
Dr. Andrew Harvey, Ed.D served in law enforcement 25 yrs, 12 as a Capt. BA & Masters; & a doctorate in organizational leadership (Pepperdine); graduate of FBI National Academy; CA POST Command Coll, West Point Leadership Prgrm. A prof at the Univ. of Phoenix, & advisor at the Union Institute and Univ.(UI&U). Expert in leadership & career development, & was an instructor in command leadership for LAPD Acad. Published in national & intnl publications, 1st book was The Call to Lead. Andrew Harvey Seminars provides leadership training/consulting. Lt. Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.) 24 yrs law enforcement experience. BA from UI&U in Criminal Justice Mgmt & a Masters in Public Financial Mgmt from Cal State, Fullerton (CSUF). A Prof at CSUF & UI&U & has taught univ. courses in law enforcement, policy, tech & leadership. As an author, published in a wide range of venues & appeared on television & radio as an expert in policing; 1st book, Police Technology is used in over 90 colleges/univs.
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A girl, pushed by a voice nobody can explain, falls in love with a quiet artist hiding a secret in his attic....a ghost, fueled by centuries of rage, finds a foothold of power in the heart and talent of an innocent.....a succubus, a lover in death - a black widow, finds a new puppet to revitalize her passions.....a rogue vigilante, whose path is a trail of blood, gore, and mayhem, stalks the father of his madness....and a boy - the artist, the innocent, the puppet - who nobody understands....all together entangled in a bizarre story of love, death, and power from beyond the grave. Brace yourself for the ultimate supernatural thriller, told in whispers....Grave Whispers.
About The Author:
Ryan B. Clark was born in Tucson, Arizona to Stephen Clark and Daphne Tompkinson. His early years were spent in various towns, but always in Arizona. Eventually, after his parents seperation when he was still very young, his mother married Hendrick W. Seaney, Jr. and the family settled in the small mining town of San Manuel, about an hour North and East of Tucson. Ryan graduated high school at the top of his class in 1992. He went on to graduate with a BA in English Secondary Education from Arizona State University and get an MA in Creative Writing from Lacrosse University. www.ryanbclark.com
Snuff Books is a small publisher shining a light on the brutal and bizarre in literature.
Launched in 2008, Snuff Books looks to push the boundaries, with a small staff dedicated to bringing readers the best in unique horror, bizarro and whatever else catches our collective eye or mess with our minds.
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How does one deal with a drug they were told to take?
What happens when they get strange side effects, none that are supposed to happen?
What happens when Beth finds another part of herself not known before, a part that takes her to so many different places in her life?
And a puppet, what has a puppet have to do with what Beth is going through?
The strange yet, explosive story of Suspended.
About The Author:
Born in September, 1962, Kathleen G. Collins struggled her entire adult life with Bipolar Disorder. After being properly diagnosed in 1994, she began the difficult journey to recovery. The long and uphill battle began shortly after the marriage to her true soul mate and the birth of her beloved son. She spent the next 15 years in a haze of constant mood swings, hundreds of medication combinations, suicidal tendencies and even hospitalizations. With the loving support of her family and friends, she finally stumbled upon several medications and a series of therapy sessions that proved to be effective. She is now happily living with her husband and son in the quiet San Joaquin Valley of California.
In the past, Kathleen had never professionally written anything, let alone a novella. However during her ordeal, she came to realize that she might actually be right brained and she found a great deal of comfort in writing. She had many poems published and wrote of her experience with Bipolar Disorder in her short memoir published at www.Storyhouse.org/Kathleen.html as well as in the Mar/Apr 2005 edition of Today's Health and Wellness magazine.
Then the time came for her to let out her anger and frustration with the many side effects that often come with taking so many different mind altering medications. The result of her efforts was the completion of the novella Suspended. It is the perfect medication Science Fiction story based on fact and personal experience.
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Raised by the Prince of Antaka, Celina Rodriquez, is forced to leave the island and live life in America. Refusing to follow in the footsteps of her mother, she promises herself she will not fall for the charms of any American. When Drake is asked to teach the Antakian princess the way women in California live, he thought he'd be busy teaching her about movies, yachting, and the local fashion. Instead he finds himself losing his heart to a woman who swears she has sexual moves that will rock his world, and thinks nothing of walking around naked. Will Drake succumb to her wicked ways?
Bio: Debra Kayn resides in the coastal mountains of Oregon with her husband and four teenaged kids. When she's not busy creating fascinating stories, she enjoys the outdoors where playing tennis, fishing, and riding motorcycles with her family top the list of favorite things to do. Writing since childhood, she now focuses on romance books because she's a true believer of a happily ever after.
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BIO of Band:
Pure and simple, SFD is an explosive hard-rock trio that has been called everything from the “Hardest working band in the Indie scene” to the “Real Deal”. Often compared to greats Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, the band delivers a gut-wrenching, in-your-face wall of sound with songs that have meaningful lyrics that leave a lasting impression on the listener. Whether it’s one of their heavier songs or a charged up ballad, their music always displays a very personal side of the band that taps into their strong emotions about human life and social issues of the day. The intense energy the band delivers live is something that must be seen and has often left fans dazed and confused as to how a 3-piece band could be capable of delivering such a big sound that has resulted in humorous accusations by fans that the band hides another guitar player back-stage. As legendary engineer/producer Nick Blagona (Deep Purple, April Wine, Tea Party) once said after hearing the band’s track Little Girl, “This is one band I would really want to see live. You just know they would kick some serious ass”. With their second release So Far Down in 2006, the band suddenly found themselves gaining in popularity all over the internet airwaves, being heard by scores of listeners and becoming one of the most requested bands on many of the major internet radio stations. “If you had told me that we would end up with the number 6 song for 2007 on the hugely popular syndicated Scott and Pam Show, or have the top requested song on Broadcast Asylum, reaching as many as 450,000 listeners per show, I would have said that’ll never happen,” says vocalist & guitarist BRAD WILSON. “We put our heart and soul into our music and sometimes we have this feeling like 'is it as good as it needs to be?' But to get both the fan and industry response we’ve received in the past couple of years validates everything for us.
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When Serena Edwards was given a terminal diagnosis, she both recognized and feared that it was time to return home. Probably there waiting for her, and madder than hell, was Jake Warner, the love of her life who never got over her leaving. But on the road home, Serena meets Courtney Morgan, a woman with such a horrific past that Serena knows it was destiny playing a hand in their encounter. As Courtney and Serena’s brother Austin grow close, and bit by bit Courtney comes out of her shell, Serena fights to give in to what her heart wants…Before it is too late. When these four friends are brought together by fate, their only chance for happiness is to forgive.
About The Author:
Kelly Moran is a native of Milwaukee, WI, where she resides with her husband, Darren, twin sons, Logan & Evan, and her black lab, Willow. A good portion of her family lives in the Carolinas so she spends time there, as well. She attributes her success to her family and friends. Kelly learned at a young age that she loved to spin a good story, and that she was good at it. She has been known to say that she gains ideas from everyone and everything around her and that there is always a story playing out in her head. She is the author of several published books, recipient of an Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in 1993, inducted into the Who's Who Book of Americans in 2006, was a Finalist in the 2008 Best Books Award, Finalist in the 2009 Indie Excellence Book Awards, a respected book reviewer for Bookpleasures, writes articles for Poetic Monthly Magazine, and is a Romance Writer's of America member. Kelly's hobbies include: reading, writing, movies, cooking, gardening, card games, and spending time with loved ones. She is a practicing Catholic and works part time in the healthcare field.
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Over the centuries, Frank Bittinger has experienced many lives. In this incarnation, Mr. Bittinger lives and writes in Western Maryland , sharing his home with a menagerie of pets, several alternate personalities, and the occasional ghost. He enjoys working as a cosmetologist in Cumberland.
Since he is eccentric, he has been known to be interested in books, frogs, and Christmas trees, amassing large collections of each—sometimes combining his interests, like the Christmas tree decorated entirely with frog ornaments and stuffed animals. And he also collects books on Dianetics and Scientology.
Ancient Egypt holds a fascination for him; he has a scarab beetle tattoo between his shoulder blades as well as a collection of Egyptian items in his bedroom and a somewhat large collection of books on Egypt.
He enjoys creating stories for his fans to read, saying, “I am a writer, a novelist. I write in the Gothic horror tradition: dark and moody. Someone once complimented me by saying my second book is ‘Sleek, sinister, and seductive.' I very much enjoyed hearing that.
"I've also been told I am across between Clive Barker and Anne Rice. A compliment, indeed, considering these are two legends of the craft.”
Frank believes writing is an art form, whether the writing is great literature or his own writing which he refers to as ‘schlock horror.'
“L. Ron Hubbard said ‘The artist injects the spirit of life into a culture' as well as ‘A culture is only as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamed by artists.'
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Dakota Travis and Steve Earnest have survived the zombie apocalypse for a whole month.
Forced to travel away from their beloved safe home when a violent gang makes its presence known, they find shelter in a converted asylum with a group of soldiers. One of these soldiers, a man by the name of corporal Jamie Marks, fears for their safety when sergeant Brooks starts making irrational decisions and rearranging the chain of command.
Regardless of this small issue, they have more to worry about other than who's in command or whose rank is higher than the other. When the zombies flock to the base and break in through the gate, Dakota is split away from his best friend.
Now, forced to face the reality of not seeing Steve again, he turns to Jamiein his time of need.
When the sun rises, the fight for survival is only beginning, especially when a new kind of zombie is just starting to make itself known.
Bio of Author:
After a lifelong dream of becoming a published author, Kody Boye's first short story, [A] Prom Queen's Revenge, was published in the Yellow Mama Webzine in 2007. Since that date, he has gone on to sell over a dozen short stories. His first novel, Sunrise, was published by Library of the Living Dead Press in 2009.
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MIKE WALSH is a young Patrol Officer with the Indianapolis Police Department. On a frigid, snowy Christmas Eve, he and his partner are dispatched to a domestic dispute. As they arrive shots pierce the still air, his partner is seriously wounded. A derranged gunman stands at the door; gun in one hand, holding a little girl hostage with the other. Arriving Police units and Fire-Rescue can do nothing but watch the unfolding drama. Walsh crawls on his belly to place himself between his fallen partner, then stands to face the gunman, with his gun in hand. After several tense moments, he succeeds in talking the man into surrendering and releasing his child-hostage. Walsh's partner is rushed to the hospital. His heroic act leads to his promotion to Detective in the elite Robbery-Homicide Division, where he is partnered with his one-time mentor, Detective Sergeant Jack Lovell. In the ensuing months, they handle a variety of cases; armed robberies, and a couple of murders. Walsh finds that the hours required of being a detective are much longer than being on patrol. His marriage begins to suffer, and his alcohol intake increases. He and his partner, Lovell are assigned the case of a vicious gang of armed robbers. With no real clues to follow, victims' and witnesses' descriptions that are strange and conflicting, the gang is on a spree and they become more violent with each crime, resulting in the cold-blooded murder of a Brinks Armored Guard. In a subsequent bank robbery, memebrs of the gang get involved in a shoot-out with an off-duty cop. He wounds one of the fleeing suspects, who begs for help from his cohort, the gunman shoots him in the head. The slain robber is identified, and provides Lovell and Walsh with their first solid lead to the gang's identities. http://www.michaelphelpsnovels.com/about.html
At the height of the French and Indian War, a young English widow ventures into the colonial frontier in search of a fresh start. She never expects to find it in the arms of the half-Shawnee, half-French warrior who makes her his prisoner in the raging battle to possess a continent––or to be aided by a mysterious white wolf and a holy man.
About the Author:
Beth Trissel, author of historical and light paranormal romance, published with The Wild Rose Press. I'm married to my high school sweetheart and live on a farm in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with children and multiple animals. The beauty of the valley is an inspiration, as are my roots which go well back into Virginia’s history.~ My fascination with the colonial frontier and the Shawnee Indians is an early and abiding one. My English, Scot-Irish ancestors had interactions with this tribe, including family members taken captive. Intrigued with all things Celtic, much of my writing features the Scot-Irish who settled the valley and spread into the mountains and the Carolinas. ~ This absorption with early America also extends to the high drama of the Revolution and ancestors who fought and loved on both sides of that sweeping conflict. ~Moreover, I am ever intrigued by ghost stories, and Virginia has more tales than any other state. I find myself asking if the folk who’ve gone before us are truly gone, or do some still have unfinished business in this realm? And what of the young lovers whose time was tragically cut short, do they somehow find a way? Love conquers all, so I answer ‘yes.’ Please also visit me at my author website: http://www.bethtrissel.com/ http://www.thewildrosepress.com/
Calling live from Melbourne Austrialia
Features exclusive interviews with JOHN CARPENTER, ROGER CORMAN, BONG JOON-HO, LARRY COHEN, GREG MCLEAN, RYUHEI KITAMURA AND ADAM SIMON...
From the year dot, things that go bump in the night have coloured our collective storytelling experience. The hypothetical ‘monster’, in whatever guise or otherworldly shape it may take, is the manifestation of our fears and social paranoias, and an effective watchdog for making sure we all toe the line.
Through literature, the monster has found a lasting legacy but, through cinema, it has developed from black & white into full Technicolor glory making the monster movie an enduring document of social times, movements, fears and desires. This book peels back the flesh on a few monsters that have tingled our spines and caused more than a nightmare over the past 100 years.
About The Author: Emma Westwood is a writer, journalist and dedicated cinephile from Australia. As a media correspondent, her writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers in both Australia and South East Asia. Her first clandestine viewing of 'The Exorcist' at age 11 kicked off a love affair with the horror genre that has placed her in good stead to write Monster Movies. This is her first book for Pocket Essentials.
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"Until The End of Time," is about a five year old peasant girl in Scotland who unknowingly meets young Prince Draco of her kingdom. During this brief moment and at this young age, each knows they are destined. Not until years later, when they are reacquainted, does their unique love truely begin. Their love grows stronger through all the tribulations they must endure until the ultimate sacrifice has to be made.
About the Author: My name is Julie Dunnigan, a Minnesota resident, wife, and mother of three daughters. I am a new writer whose first book UNTIL THE END OF TIME, combines romance with historic fantasy. This novel is the first of a planned trilogy that begins in midieval Scotland and tells the story of a prince and a peasant girl whose destinies meet over centuries
In the years leading up to the 1950’s there were no resources for the challenged. They were placed in asylums or back rooms and left to die. They were never talked about or acknowledged. They were the silent children. The ones no one wanted. The ,ones who never given a chance to live. Florida Author Yvonne Mason has given us a story of success in a time of failure for the challenged. She has given a voice to a child born in 1952 who became challenged. This young man was not put away. He was not shunned and he was not ignored. In her book Dream Catcher, Ms. Mason tells of Stan who was never supposed to succeed. He was supposed to fail. Ms. Mason takes the reader into the life of Stan’s family as they deal with an older child as well as a baby who is challenged. She brings to life the pain, heartache and deep emotion of the mother as she learns to cope with Stan. Ms. Mason also brings to life the hope, the love and the deep abiding loyalty of the family as more siblings are added to the mix. The stories bring tears, laughter, anger and feelings of hope, success and belief that behind all of us there is the ability to succeed even when we feel we can’t. Dream Catcher a book that should be in every home and in every teacher’s hands to use as a yardstick for success. Dream Catcher can be purchased at Amazon.com as well as Ms. Mason’s online store at http://thebookattic.ecrater.com
About the Author:
I was born and raised in Georgia. I moved to Port St Lucie, Florida in 2006. I graduated from Lanier Tech in Gainesville, Ga in 2006 with an Assoicates Degree in Criminal Justice. I am an accomplished Bounty Hunter and author.
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Peace among the clans has been nonexistent for the past centuries. But now that clan Lairds have decided to summon the God-touched people from their magical Isle to perform the rituals of Beltane to bless the peace talks between the clans, peace is within reach.
Melanie is honored to be chosen as one of six maidens to represent the Goddess at this important event. She is meant to be a vessel for the power of the Goddess while forgetting the failures of humanity during the festival. She knows should be concentrating on her part as a Maiden of the Hunt, yet she cannot banish the handsome Scot from her mind. Running in the Hunt is as sacred as the Goddess herself, and should her desires be known, there could be dire consequences for her and the clansman. However, she can’t find the will to deny his pull. The mists of the Black Mountains enhance the excitement of their forbidden love while providing an escape from the Islanders encampment. Can they give in to their desires at the expense of their destinies? Especially once The Sorcerer discovers their dalliance.
About the Author:
Heather has written dozens of stories over the years and has completed three full length novel manuscripts and is currently working on her fourth. In 2009, Heather published her first novel Remembering Ashby and graduated with a Bachelor's in Science in Psychology. She plans to focus on writing for a year before returning to college for a graduate program in Clinical Psychology.
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Chloe Bright suspects that her twenty-ninth birthday will be just another ordinary boring day, in her ordinary boring life. But she discovers that her roommate has moved out without warning, the library she works at is closing, and her parents tell her she’s adopted. Just when she thought her life couldn’t get any worse, a new roommate moves in, bringing a bizarre world of trouble with her. This sexy seductress reveals that Chloe is a nymph, with the power to bring a life changing epiphany to anyone she sleeps with. Can Chloe balance her new found purpose with her over-amorous roommate, and still save her only source of real world income without losing her mind?
About the Author: Just another random writer here. I hail from North Carolina, but am a bit of a world weary traveler thanks to a military upbringing. I like coffee and fudgesicles, though not always at the same time. I write everything from horror, to humor to erotica. I am the proud author of three books, one of which is available from Sugar and Spice Press. Go and download your copy today! I appear somewhere in the following websites, books and magazines: Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes: Zany Zombie Poetry for the Undead Head coming soon from Coscom Entertainment Tooth Decay Anthology coming soon from Sonar 4 Publications
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The United Protectorate is under attack by the reptilian alien race known as the Brelac. The Brelac's bloodthirsty onslaught brings forth the creation of the genetically engineered humanoid weapons called Reploids. These Reploids are the perfect weapon in every way; they are identical copies of real humans that have been captured, killed, cloned, embedded with powerful psionic-based abilities, and programmed to kill for the Brelac. They are untraceable, they blend into human society, and they are believable-so believable, that the Reploids themselves do not know they are clones. Colin McKenzie is a second generation Reploid planted in the Protectorate military. When he turns on his commanding officer in an attempt to protect a shipwrecked band of Brelac soldiers, he is captured and reprogrammed-along with two other arrested Reploids-to serve the government they were originally created to destroy. A dark alliance between the Brelac and the separatist organization Vendetta looms over the Protectorate. The balance is upset when the traitorous Doctor Howard Fenlow-the scientist who is the very creator of the Reploids-manages to produce a weapon powerful enough to bring the Protectorate to its knees. And there are only three that can stop it.
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Calling LIVE FROM QATAR (Get a map and look to the East). We are live around the world.
Lincoln Crisler's New Short Story collection is being released this summer by Nick Grabowsky's Black Bed Sheet Books.
Lincoln Crisler writes genre fiction and comic books. He loves punk rock, dark beer and single-malt scotch. He’s a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a devoted husband, a father of three and a bassist and drummer. This is his life.
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Distracted by years of abuse and racial bigotry, Renee Toliver emerges from her ashes to find happiness miles away from her family farm and the dark secrets that have been kept hidden in a barn. But when Renee finds solace in her new friends, friends her father would never approve of, will she cower under his lies or rise like the Phoenix she is? Soon enough, Renee finds that it is true that the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest and resisting temptation isn't in the cards for her. If only the Oracle could have shown her the dangers of engaging with jealous men. As lies unravel and careers end abruptly, Renee is forced to face the truth of her actions and the devastation it promises to bring.
Bio:
A writer inspired by the human condition, Avah LaReaux uses the power of the written word to captivate and entertain her readers. She has a talent for penning stories that focus on the lives of everyday people while conveying messages of empowerment, optimism, and inspiration. Avah LaReaux’s work and prose has been featured in various anthologies including In-Between Days and Under A Quick Silver Moon in the United States and abroad in the United Kingdom in the anthology Theatre of the Mind. Her current novel What’s Done in the Dark is the first installation of six in the Lost and Found saga series. www.AvahLareaux.com
Minnesota's Best Horror Mag Necrotic Tissue is a magazine dedicated to helping new and professional writters to publish quality horror, and to provide great new horror stories every quarter to the fans of quality dark fiction. www.necrotictissue.com
I write a lot of short stories and have one novel accepted. Most of what I write is Dark Fiction, but occasionally something else slips out. Here is a list of fiction that I've had accepted: A Boy and His Gun (www.blazingadventures.com) Daydream at 30,000 Feet (www.redjackbooks.com/Anathema) The Rules (www.fracturedpublisher.com) Day 20 & The Morning After & Horse Cusser (www.bewilderingstories.com) Cruch (Runner up in Shroud Magazine's 1st MySpace Photo Flash contest, featured in Shroud Magazine Issue 2) Good Dog (Shoud Publishing's Abominations Anthology) Awakening (Runner up in Shroud Magazine's 2nd MySpace Photo Flash contest, featured in Shroud Magazine Issue 3) The Rules (P&E Help Anthology) Jihad (Strange, Weird and Wonderful Issue 1) Best Dressed (The Drabbler Issue 12) The Offering (Shroud Publishing's Northern Haunts Anthology) My first Novel will come out from Shroud Publishing early 2009, we are still working on the title. The Beast & Frostbite (that's right baby, two in one book!) (Darkened Horizons Issue 6) One Thousand (Flashes in the Dark) Garbage Man (New Bedlam Project) I also publish a kick ass horror zine called Necrotic Tissue (www.necrotictissue.com) currently in PDF format, but going to print for July 09, with great horror from new and professional writers. The PDF is free, but I'm going to have to charge for the print :)
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A young ruler, a robot with human wants, needs form an alliance to save their planets and eventually their love.
Shells Walter started writing when she was about 11 years old. First came poetry. As a person at one time who was shy and had trouble communicating with others, Shells put her poetry as a diary.
Mostly dark poetry at first that even scared the school she was attending thinking she was going to do something awful.
As it turns out, Shells continued with her writing since she picked up her first story by Edgar Allen Poe at the same age.
She became enthralled with Horror writing and soon developed a much needed taste for it. Later on Science Fiction followed.
Now Years later she still writes stories, flashes, micros, screenplays, plays, novels and novellas. She also freelance writes for a living.
In 2008, she ventured into the publishing world with Sonar4 Publications a Science Fiction and Horror Publications company.
The idea expanded into several different publications housed under that company, staff and friends, sometimes both, have developed through this venture.
Soon she will dive into the film industry with Sonar4 Productions.
Both Sonar4 Publications and Sonar4 Productions will be housed under Sonar4 Enterprises.
Shells still writes amongst everything going on and is participating in a few upcoming projects. Along with having a few novellas coming soon. And she doesn't plan on slowing down anytime in the future.
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The Monster Within Idea by R. Thomas Riley
The monsters lurk in everyone: monsters of greed, of guilt, of the pleasure found in pain, of the pain found when pleasure dies. Carefully disguised, the monsters can sit down beside you or take up residence within you at the slightest twist of fate. Will you try to stop them? Will you want to? This collection of 18 stories from R. Thomas Riley deftly explores the monsters born of the human mind. “Attrition” offers a future prison system that frees only those who repent sincerely—but what can an inmate do if he finds that sincerity is not really the key? “Twin Thieves” and “Tautology” throw a devilish spin on relationships gone wrong, while “The Lesser Evil” twists the abuses of race and power into a gritty, noirish nightmare of the choices a man must make to protect a lesser man and a greater good. In “Touching God,” a young man’s past catches up to him when worlds bleed into each other and the past crosses into present, bringing back the abuse he once escaped and the brother who wasn’t so lucky. Sacrifice, selfishness, and the worst of good intentions: all combine in The Monster Within Idea. From vampires and aliens to hit women and Wild Bill Hickock, Riley gives a subtle psychological turn to dark science fiction and horror. Let the monsters walk the paths of your mind. The idea is already within.
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The Secrets of New York Caves.
Fantasy Fiction. The first intallment of The Secret Of New Yorks Caves, takes a look of a week of the life of the band IdLaberynth. From two rehearsals to two gigs. This edition also looks a bit at the lead charactor, Johnathan Boyle. From his home life with his wife Dawn to his carreer in landscaping and light construction with his partner and bandmate Randy Quade (lead singer). The other part of the story covers John getting lost ina cave in the Munnsville, NY area. After getting lost in the cave he finds himself lost in a labyrinth of tunnels. Upon finding the exit, John finds he's not where he should be. From his exit on top of a plateue of an emence rock face, he overlooks a valley like nothing he had ever seen before. After finding a way down from the precipice he finds himself invaded by what turns out to be Spirit Brother who works with him smbiotically. After restarting his exploration he finds: The Grandal village where he also finds Randy Quade who had gotten lost in a cave on Blue Mountain in the Adderondack mountains in New York State. John, Randy,and new found companion Ferd, head out to see if they can find anyone who can get them home. After the discovery of an abandon village of the Spirit Brothers they continue on. The second village of the Spirit Brothers produced two more human beings Sam and Louis, each lost in two different caves in New York State. Joining John and Randy the group headed on to the last Spirit Brother village to get their directions home.
Id Laberynth: Writings, Mentality, Recovery
Self Help. This book is semi-autobiographical it covers just about everything I had written, and done from April '03 to December of '04. it covers how I became homeless in my home town of Oneida New York to how I got back on feet. This book covers three distinct areas of mind-exploration, poetry, and how I went through my recovery from substance abuse (being a drunken pothead). This was the first time I h
"To be eaten alive, to be prey instead of predator—this is an ancient fear humanity still holds in that primal part of our minds. Losing our place at the top of the food chain—the very thought of it—strips us of our civilized arrogance. We are no longer the hunter; we’ve become the hunted. This is the essence of vulnerability, and it reminds us that no matter how far humankind has advanced, we can still be meat for the beast.
The Devil’s Food anthology offers you eighteen variations on the grisly theme of being eaten alive—becoming the prey, and losing that coveted predator status we humans take so callously for granted in a modern age of safety glass and auto-lock doors.
Eyes watch you from the shadows. Something licks its lips and growls. Your heart beats harder when you hear the footsteps shuffling ever closer behind you. You’ve entered a playground where survival is the ultimate goal. If you lose this game, you become The Devil’s Food." --Louise Bohmer
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List Of Authors:
Tim Curran Elizabeth Twist John A. Miller Mark Onspaugh Dave Dunwoody JH Hobson Ken Goldman Camille Alexa EL Pallai Jameson T. Caine S.D. Hintz Lyn McConchie Bret Jordan Aaron Polson Myrrym Davies Michelle Howarth Gregory L. Hall Natalie L. Sin
Marvin Simon is the unfortunate recipient of terrible misfortune. He lost his job, his wife, his parents, and now he is forced to raise his small son all alone. One night his misfortune is about to change. He is met by a mysterious guest who offers him a lifetime of happiness, and for a period of time everything his heart desires. This is a wager Marvin cannot refuse; all he has to do is give up his only son in return. Join Marvin in an incredible journey that leads from the utter pit of despair to the top realm of happiness. Many questions arise; does this mysterious stranger want more than Marvin’s son? Unlock Marvin’s story as it takes you into the depths of the human heart. The betrayal, the innocence, the lies, the murder, and ultimately the wager truly allow Marvin Simon to see what happiness is all about.
About the Author:
Brian D. Sandell is a young twenty-two year old author. He is the proud published author of The Wager and The Christmas Rose. Brian is a senior in college at the moment, and he is planning on going to graduate school in the fall. Some of his favorite activities include movies, sports, video games, hanging out with his beautiful girlfriend, being involved with his youth group, and writing of course. Brian is a HUGE Denzel Washington fan. One of his favorite pies is mixed berry, and he secretly desires to learn how to play the violin.
What happens to you when you die? Is there anything after life, or is death truly the end? Do your loved ones meet you to help you cross into the next realm or is it something more sinister that greets you when you leave life behind?
Haunted by the memory of his mother’s death, Micah Graves has made it his mission in life to find the answers to his questions. For most of his childhood, he watched the mother he loved waste away, the victim of insidious cancer. He remembers the agony she suffered on a daily basis--agony the prescribed painkillers couldn’t even dull.
But what he remembers even more vividly is the smile that graced her face, as if all pain ceased, in her final moments; she smiled at someone or something he couldn’t see.
Searching from one funeral to thousands, what he discovers is there is much more to this life and the afterlife than he’d ever imagined.
About the Author:
Over the centuries, Frank Bittinger has experienced many lives. In this incarnation, Mr. Bittinger lives and writes in Western Maryland , sharing his home with a menagerie of pets, several alternate personalities, and the occasional ghost. He enjoys working as a cosmetologist in Cumberland and can be emailed at lairofthescarabae@hotmail.com .
Since he is eccentric, he has been known to be interested in books, frogs, and Christmas trees, amassing large collections of each—sometimes combining his interests, like the Christmas tree decorated entirely with frog ornaments and stuffed animals. And he also collects books on Dianetics and Scientology.
Ancient Egypt holds a fascination for him; he has a scarab beetle tattoo between his shoulder blades as well as a collection of Egyptian items in his bedroom and a somewhat large collection of books on Egypt.
He enjoys creating stories for his fans to read, saying, “I am a writer, a novelist. I write in the Gothic horror tradition: dark and mood
2012 Kin Bin Tin Nah is a Fantasy/Horror Novel by John Miller.
The Mayan legend speaks of changing the world. A leader of a Psychic Circus, Calvin, sees strange events occurring. People changing and speaking differently. Can he race with his group to help save the world in time? Or will this Mayan legend chose his fate for him?
About the Author
John "JAM" Arthur Miller has custody of three children. They are his life, his world. Someday, when it’s time for him to move on, he hopes to leave behind a substantial inheritance, desiring that one of the items his children jointly inherit will be a publishing company, as well as a body of written works John has written that will bring them pride. The one thing John has learned above all else is that family is the integrity of life on Earth, and his mother (whom he considers a saint) has proven this time and time again, helping with his children while John tries to change the world, sitting in front of the computer writing, endeavoring to capture a dream that is always rising, always fading... yet forever shining in hopeful skies
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YOU-TURN: Changing Direction in Mid-life is a collection of “over 40 stories of people over 40.” The inspiring stories are from a diversity of real people who started a new path—and will motivate you to do the same. A grieving mother started a school for the leprosy-affected in India; a crack dealer became a real estate investor; a 73-year-old singer enrolled in law school; a catering director started rehabbing used cars for low-income people; a Harvard lawyer became a New Age healer, and more. Click on “About the Book” for complete chapter-by-chapter synopses.
Whether you’re looking to change careers, begin a relationship, have children, find meaning, or just find balance, this book is for you. It also includes a “driver’s manual” and tips on easing yourself into a life change.
THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU. . .
• Identify what’s not working for you anymore • Explore where you might want to go • Create a roadmap for going in the direction of your choice • Transfer skills from your “wrong” direction to enhance your right one • Overcome fears that prevent most people from changing • Learn how your unconscious has been programmed—and reprogram it • Design and live a life that fulfills you • Get motivated to pull a 180!
About the Author: In her own words, Dr. Irwin says, "I believe every child's birthright is that his or her sexuality will blossom in its own time. Sexual abuse thwarts that right.
With all humility, I wish there had been someone like me around when I needed help. We, fortunately, live in terribly exciting times when this issue is 'out of the closet' and help is readily available.
I can't remember a time when music wasn't a part of my life; indeed I believe I'm a connoisseur of beautiful sounds. And there is nothing on earth more exquisite than the sound of children's laughter. We can heal and find that happy, loving child within us again ... that child who simply wants to celebrate the joy of living." Dr. Nancy Irwin graduated f
About the Book:
When we make love, when we’re stroked, when we spend time with close friends, and even when we pet an animal, our brains respond by releasing pulses of oxytocin. This chemical, produced by the hypothalamus, floods the brain and body with feelings of connection, trust, and contentment. Researchers believe that this natural, powerful "love drug" plays an important role in all human social relationships. The Chemistry of Connection offers new information about how brain chemistry affects our platonic and intimate relationships and explains how oxytocin research can help us understand the psychological differences between men and women. But the book goes beyond detailing the biochemistry of love. It offers practical tips and guidance to help readers increase their natural supply of oxytocin in order to develop deep connections with family, friends, and romantic partners.
About Chemistry of Connection: You may have heard of oxytocin, known as the "cuddle hormone." It's responsible for letting us feel life's most wonderful emotions. When we make love, when we’re stroked, even when we spend time with close friends, oxytocin floods our bodies with feelings of love, trust and contentment. This naturally secreted brain chemical is also the secret to forming committed relationships, turning lust into long-lasting love.
But this love chemistry can go awry. When it does, we may bounce from one disastrous relationship to another, falling madly in love with wrong person after wrong person, while caring suitors leave us cold.
The good news is, we can revitalize the body's powerful urge to bond when it's safe and right. I want to tell your listeners how to maximize their supply of this feel-good chemical in everyday life and how they can work to fundamentally change their emotional chemistry so that loving and trusting become as natural as breathing.
About the Author: Susan Kuchinskas is a journalist with more than fifteen years of experience wh
Agent Logan Hunter travels to a crime scene in the backwoods of North Carolina where her cast iron stomach and steeled nerves are put to the test in Hell Swamp, a place where snakes, skulls, and sinister secrets abound. She finds the victim in the foyer, blood tracked in all directions, obliterating key evidence. Deer hunters are the prime suspects, and Logan owns the nightmare.
About the Author:
A life-long resident of North Carolina, Susan has published three mystery novels, Genesis Beach, Just North of Luck, and Hell Swamp, the latest one, set around Black River where she lived for nineteen years. She is currently working on the fourth novel, Gator Creek, set along the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. Whitfield lives in Wayne County.
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Holy Hell is a horror novella based in dealing with a question of a lie.
Synopsis While researching material for his final sermon assignment, Jackson uncovers a horrifying truth about God and Lucifer. A truth that if revealed could undermine the very foundations of Heaven and Hell.
About the Author Michael Jodoin – is the author of the screenplay adaptation of "Holy Hell," "Love Sucks," a vampire love story, and "The Wolf with the Red Rose," a werewolf tale. In addition he has co-written a zombie/western entitled "From the Darkness," and a religious horror, "Lucifer’s Hero."
He has recently completed the pilot script for a web series entitled "Salvation," centered on a paranormal detective and his dysfunctional friends and is set to begin pre-production on his film "Wooly Swamp: The Legend," with a Michigan based production company. He currently lives with his wife on a small farm in South Central Kentucky. March 2009 from Sonar4 Publications in Ebook format on http://www.sonar4publications.com/nstore.html
Author, Shirley A. Roe divides her time between Southern Ontario, Scotland and Florida. Shirley travels extensively with her husband and is always researching her newest project. She is currently working on historical fiction novels number four and five, to be published by RealTime Publishing. Her website is: www.booksbyshirleyroe.bravehost.com
Shirley is the Managing Editor and founder of Allbooks Reviews an author's source for reviews and promotion. Website address is: www.allbookreviews.com
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Shirley Roe, Managing Editor Allbooks Review Where books are appreciated and judged by their merits
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About the book … Growing up was difficult for me being overweight, too quiet and really afraid to speak out in order to defend myself. In this book Bertha learns that she needs to let her voice be heard and no longer allows herself to be the scapegoat. Not everyone is beautiful, looks like a model or even dances like the pros, but everyone in the world every child and adult is good at something. Find out what your strengths are and build on them and success will be yours. Bertha also learns in this book how to deal with a family member’s disease and how she and her sister Tillie work together to help the other members of her family when grandma gets Alzheimer's. I hope that you enjoy reading about Bertha and Tillie and learn that there is a little bit of her in everyone. Love Bertha, Tillie and Fran Lewis
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Burnout is the story of a fictional Space Shuttle disaster which turns out not to be an accident. As the principal investigators dig deeper, they discover the signs of something unusual - and as they do, friends, lovers, and colleagues involved in the investigation begin to die in mysterious "accidents.".. They find themselves on the run, searching for answers, wondering who they can - and can't - trust, in a game of cat and mouse that spans more than one continent, and may span more than one planet... About the author: Stephanie Osborn is a former payload flight controller, a veteran of 20+ years of working in the civilian & military space defense programs. She holds degrees in 4 sciences & writes sci-fi mysteries based on her knowledge, experience, and travels. www.myspacec.om/novelist_stephanie_osborn http://www.Stephanie-Osborn.com
CAROLINE BLUE is a Melodic Hard Rock Band based in Syracuse,NY (USA). Our music has been described as being similar in style to KISS with touches of LA Guns, Type O Negative, Chevelle, Motley Crue, Dokken, Megadeth & more!
WAYNE W. JOHNSON
Lead & Backing Vocals/Lead & Rhythm Guitar/Keeper of Da Whadda-Wide
The leader and driving force behind CAROLINE BLUE,Wayne started playing at the tender age of 18 when he came to realize that musicians get laid more than scientists.He played Lead Guitar for several local Upstate New York bands-including X-Rated,Kupid's Kurse,Zealous,FRONT ROW,Smokin' Worm,Spider Babys,and the Black Sabbath Tribute band Sweet Leaf.Upon realizing that bassists get laid more than guitarists,Wayne made the switch and played bass for bands like Four Large Men and Tastes Like Chicken. Always a team player,Wayne decided to see what would happen if he could pursue his ideas to the fullest and CAROLINE BLUE was born! Playing in a Melodic Hard Rock style,Wayne plans on taking CAROLINE BLUE..."As far as I can."
ANDY "DOC" GORE
Bass/ Backing Vocals/ Master of Da "P" Note
Andy "Doc" Gore is a multi-instrumental musician having varied experience wielding bass, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, lead singer and even drums, trumpet and baritone. Hailing from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he studied guitar under Pete Trinas and art and music at the University of Florida, Gainsville.He has played in several bands including Beyond World's End, Silence Bleeds, Savage Jack, Mirage, Grim Reaper (not the 80's hair metal band), & The Garage Band. Doc first met CAROLINE BLUE at a show where both CB & his then band Silence Bleeds were on the same bill. When the bass position opened up , it was only a matter of time before Doc found himself with CAROLINE BLUE.
JOE BOYLE
Drums/ Backing Vocals/ Cougar of Love
Joe realized at an early age that he had a knack for learning songs quickly. The question was
Last spring, three girls went missing. Nothing linked the cases except a frustrating lack of clues. Then, one of them turned up headless in Lake Michigan. With his boss on his back and his girlfriend threatening to leave unless he commits, Detective Cale Van Waring struggles to put the pieces together before another girl ends up missing -- or dead. About the author: Janson Mancheski is a practicing optometrist in both Green Bay and Shawano, Wisconsin, and from 1992 to 1999, he was the team eye doctor for the Green Bay Packers. Mancheski is currently at work on the next Cale Van Waring Adventure. Janson Mancheski is a University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay graduate. His optometry degree is from Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. He functioned as team optometrist for the UW Green Bay Mens and Women's basketball teams from 1990 - 2005, and the Green Bay Packers from 1992 - 2000. Janson is an avid Green Bay Packers fan. He enjoys hobbies such as biking, horror films and novels, mysteries, and fencing. His screenplay "Nuck" won a Writer's Digest Award in 2002. Favorite authors are Michael Gruber, Richard Montanari, Chuck Palahniuk, and Carl Hiaasen. ....
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A collaborative story by, Jason Kepler and I, “Mother” will appear in The Monsters Next Door. This psychotic hell of a ride will be coming to you in March 2009. www.themonstersnextdoor.com "Would You Like Fries With That?" Will be included in Black Hound's Anthology: Atrum Tempestas, which is due out Feb/March of 2009 "The Butterfly Man" Jan. 2009 issue of Black Petals http://www.blackpetals.net/ndex.htm "Patience" June 2008 Premiere issue of The Ashen Eye http://www.ashen-eye.com/ "The Hungry House" Feburary 2008 issue of New Voices in Horror "Wanna Know What's In The Dark?" Fall 2008 Black Petals http://www.blackpetals.net/http://www.myspace.com/thoths_plan www.beneadsfiction.com
Yvonne and Lesa take a moment and talk about what is in the headlines and pissing them off.
Red Wet Dirt:
Introducing three short stories & three novellas: While on vacation, a young man's fiancé becomes a heart-collecting Yuletide Thing on Christmas Eve. Get stuck in traffic when The Freeway Reaper claims another soul. A suburban family is plagued by a horde of were-rats. Special Agent Sam Cross, mortally wounded by a Jamaican specter, journeys into a psychedelic Festival of Fallen Souls in search of a supernatural healer whose lover's touch brings in contrast instant death. A legendary flesh eater arrives on the shores of an ancient Minoan city, infecting its population, beginning with a teenage boy's father who's summoned by the pompous king to become an undead garbage disposal. In Red Afterworld, an ex juvenile preacher gets his childhood wish of becoming a vampire when he's recruited into a male-only biker fraternity and finds himself one of the few survivors of global nuclear war, discovers a time portal in the Arizona desert with the hope of saving the world, and finds true love. Including extra minor works from the author's youth and the short screenplay Cutting Edges, the basis for an upcoming film and the author's directorial debut, Red Wet Dirt is to die for and is destined to become a classic way beyond its genre! www.myspace.com/downwarden
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Tagline: Bullets won’t bring down this killer. It’ll take a vampire.
Mad Jack is back and he's killing the women of Oklahoma City. In homicide detective Beth Andrews’ eyes, murder is the ultimate abuse. She vows to bring the Ripper to justice, even if it costs her life.
When Beth is paired with a sexy criminal psychologist, he's a distraction she doesn’t need, but he gets under her skin in more ways than one. Sam Jordan knows he's two things Beth doesn’t trust: A shrink, and a man. He also knows "Bullets won't stop this killer. It'll take a vampire".
About the author:
My writing deals with the struggle of good versus evil, horror and the healing power of love. My poems and short stories can be found under Sarah Wilson or Sarah Basore at darkmoonrising.com, horrotica.com, and theworldofmyth.com.
I have two stories in an anthology from The World of Myth, (ISBN 978-0-6151-8339-2) available at Dark Myth Productions. My story "Sins of the Fathers" is included in Sinister Landscapes, a new gothic horror anthology. It's available now! Editor Alan Draven and the authors of Sinister Landscapes are proud to announce:
BLOOD ATONEMENT, a historical vampire tale, is available at Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (ISBN:1-59998-359-1) TRUST THE NIGHT, a contemporary vampire tale, is also available at Samhain. (ISBN:1-60504-118-1) Both are written under the pen name Sara Saint John.
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DARK ENTITIES, from Dark Regions Press. It's my first collection.
“Within the pages of Dark Entities you’ll find a mix of
artistic sensibility, extreme characters and gruesome horror
- crafted with both skill and aptitude.” -James Roy Daley, author of The Dead Parade http://www.myspace.com/thac http://daviddunwoody.com/
Christle Gray was born and raised in Ohio, but has lived in Kentucky for the past ten years with her husband and her cat. She's a Gemini, which means she's of two minds about everything, and have more projects in progress than she can ever hope to complete in one lifetime. Her interests vary as widely as her opinions, and she's in no short supply of either. Just go ahead and ask. Visit her on the web at www.christlegray.com
Book Blurb:
Gallery owner Kristin Shepherd is resigned to living a life on her own in London, England after losing her husband to cancer. That was before she met handsome Scottish actor David McDougal.
David swears the relationship with his fiancé, Sophie Miller, is for public convenience only, but Kristin finds Sophie’s unwillingness to release her hold on David quite a complication to the chemistry that exists between them.
Within David’s dark eyes, will Kristin find the courage to trust enough to love again? And, are there such things as Second Chances?
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Kerry A. Morgan http://www.myspace.com/krymrgn
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Chris Bartholomew http://www.myspace.com/horristchris
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was born in Tennessee, near the Smoky Mountains, a region abounding with natural beauty, the birthplace of country music and Jack Daniels whiskey. Even though I currently live in another state, Tennessee is, and always will be, my home. Now I'm called an Okie and I'm not quite sure I like that term but the natives don't seem to mind. Hey, even Merle Haggard sang about being proud to be an Okie from Muskogee! I live in a very small town on Lake Keystone, about 25 miles from Tulsa. I'm married (the reason I moved to Oklahoma) and I have two grown daughters and a very spoiled Boston terrier named Tiger. I won an essay contest when I was twelve. At the time I lived in France, thanks to being an Air Force brat. My mother heard about a European-wide essay contest about Law Day--May 1st. Looking back I realize this must have been a military "holiday" because no one else I know has ever heard of it. Being terribly patriotic I thought I'd give it a try. There were only ten winners across Europe and I was one of those ten. The winners got to go to a courtroom in their country and watch a day of trials with lunch at an outdoor cafe. Even though I hadn't learned a great deal of French yet, I thought it was wonderful! That night as I lay in bed, totally exhausted, I had an epiphany. "I think of something, put it on paper, and someone rewards me for it? Yeah, that's what I want to do when I grow up--BE A WRITER!" I played with writing for the next several years. I never dreamed of submitting anything (no one told me about S.E. Hinton writing that killer book, The Outsiders, at the age of 16!) but I never stopped writing. I'd write scary stories and tell them to my cousins, hoping one of them would cry or run away screaming. When I hit high school I wrote stories with my friends in the leading roles. They loved it. Then I allowed life to drag me away from writing. I came to my senses and went back to writing in 19
Gentlemen’s Pages:
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Playing devil's Advocate:
Blayre Tabers has the perfect life or so it seems. That is until the day he comes home from school to find his parent’s disgustingly mutilated corpses. Losing all sanity he runs away. Failed by the child welfare system designed to protect him, he spends the next ten years of his life in a downward spiral, sickeningly abused, twistedly tortured and finally—as an adult—homeless. Hating God he makes a deal with the devil to serve him. But what he doesn't realize is that the devil owns more than Blayre's soul. Blayre is furious to discover the devil’s treachery and plots to not only pay the devil back for his deceit but regain the object the Dark One stole from him. With the help of a kind cop and a renegade demon he sets out to do what no man has ever done before and lived...double cross and defeat Satan himself!
Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc:
MY FANS ARE MY LIFE, MY BLOOD AND HAVE MY UNDYING GRATITUDE. WITH THAT SAID, ANYONE WHO IS A FAN OF MINE OR WHO WISHES TO BE A FAN OR IS INTERESTED IN MY WORKS OR THINK THEY MIGHT BE, PLEASE ADD ME--NO MESSAGE NECESSARY.
EVERYONE ELSE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE GETTING CLICK HAPPY!
MY SPACE IS 100% BUSINESS FOR ME. I AM HERE FOR MY FANS...PERIOD! MY ONLY PURPOSE FOR BEING HERE IS TO MEET MY FANS AND TO MAKE NEW ONES.
IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF, I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO NETWORKING WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN HELP FURTHER MY CAREER. HOW? BY HAVING ME AT THEIR EVENT, ON THEIR RADIO SHOW, INTERVIEWED FOR THEIR MAGAZINE OR BLOG, FEATURED ON THEIR WEBSITE, AS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THEIR CLOTHING LINE/STORE, ETC AND/OR MAYBE A MOVIE OR MUSIC VIDEO CAMEO/WALK ON OR TWO.
ANYONE WHO WRITES IN A DARK/PARANORMAL/HORROR GENRE AND SELF PUBLISHES (I.E. LULU.COM) IS WELCOME TO ADD ME!
SMALL PRESS PUBLISHERS...DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT WASTE MY TIME BY SENDING ME A FRIEND REQUEST. I DON'T NEED YOU OR THE HASSLES THAT I ENDURED AS A PREVIOU
Matthew Abuelo is a writer, pot and activist. He works as a news analyst and his work appears regularly on www.wordpress.com, www.prologs.com and www.blogit.com . He is a member of Poetry House and has won the Editor's Choice Award from the National Library of Poetry in 1999, 2002, and 2004. This is his second published collection of poetry. Mathew Abuelo lives in New York City on the upper Westside with his wife Vivian and their two cats Harry and Bullseye. http://www.lulu.com/content/609313 http://writersprizefighters.ning.com/profile/MatthewAbuelo
The Trail Folks of Xunar-Kun It is four cycles later. The Folk and Trailmen have accepted that they are part of something greater than themselves. They have come together as “the Seekers”. Their purpose: to find the true Parents of the Orphans.
But they find something much more insidious and more lethal than any threat they have faced before.
Tina Field Howe lives in Corning, New York. Her first novel, Alysa of the Fields, Book One in the Tellings of Xunar-kun, won the 2006 Dream Realm Awards for Cover Art. She has published illustrations internationally in several books and other media. In addition to writing stories, poetry and screenplays, Tina has been a freelance communications designer since 1995. She creates everything from web content and graphics to business communications. Although creative in various media all her life, Tina became serious about writing during the 1980s. Tina is available for talks, writing workshops, readings, and signings. Visit Tina Field Howe Multi-Creative to view her extensive portfolio. She also teaches writing workshops.
Tina holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and Art. Her favorite college studies included physical and cultural anthropology, archaeology, studio art, and art history. Her love of creativity, her interest in diverse peoples, and the experience of her own struggles inspired her to write Alysa of the Fields, in which she created the cultures, religions, and creatures. She has been writing for several years, mainly business communications, poetry, screenplays, web content, and short stories.
Tina illustrated the book’s cover and graphics, as well. She has been involved in digital graphic design since the ‘90s and for most of her life has been creating artwork in some form.
Where did Tina grow up? Tina grew up in Waverly, New York, a village on the border of northern Pennsylvania. Although she lived in the middle of town, she was not far from nature,
The Whittaker Family Reunion In depth historical research makes this novel an education as well as a very entertaining read. With characters so real they feel like family, readers won't be able to put this book down. The Whittaker Family Reunion is the sequel to Of Dreams and Nightmares but stands alone for new readers. As with the first book in the series, this one leaves us wanting more. Emotion filled, heartfelt, with both suspense and romance, Shirley Roe has given fans another five star novel! We were introduced to the Whittaker family in Of Dreams and Nightmares. The Whittaker Family Reunion takes readers back to 1881 and the family is reunited once again. Martha and Jeremy await the arrival of their two sons, Abraham from Mississippi and Ezekiel, from England. The third son Isaac lives near St. Louis and is anxious to see his brothers again. Daughter Anna is spoiled and nothing but trouble. Abraham arrives with a woman, much to the family's surprise. Ezekiel makes a narrow escape in England. Will the reunion be a happy one? Who will leave St. Louis in disgrace? Will Martha get to spend time with her entire family before tragedy strikes? The reunion is shadowed by another man, one seeking revenge; will he get what he wants? Will he kill one or all of them? Author, Shirley A. Roe divides her time between Southern Ontario, Scotland and Florida. Shirley travels extensively with her husband and is always researching her newest project. She is currently working on historical fiction novels number four and five, to be published by RealTime Publishing. Her website is: www.booksbyshirleyroe.bravehost.com
Shirley is the Managing Editor and founder of Allbooks Reviews an author's source for reviews and promotion. Website address is: www.allbookreviews.com
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Shirley Roe, Managing Editor Allbooks Review Where books are appreciated and judged by their merits
Also with the new anthology Atrum Tempestas from Black Hound Publications.
hear all about the forthcoming anthology, Atrum Tempestas, from some of the writers whose work appear in the book!
Presented by Black Hound Publishing, Atrum Tempestas features tales from authors Andrew Wolter, Greg Hall, Sarah Basore, Jason L Keene, Dave Rex, Jessica Lynne Gardner, Ben Eads, John Grover and MANY MORE!
Listeners to the interview will be able to call in and ask questions, so make sure to be there to hear from some of the authors about this dark anthology coming from Black Hound Publishing!
Author and Radio Host Gregory Hall with Choate Road
A professional writer for the theater for over a decade, Greg has an impressive list of original productions to his credit. He is a national Telly Award winner and creator/producer of the annual Baltimore Comedy Fest. In his first year after switching his talents to horror, his short stories have appeared in over a dozen publications and he's gaining a reputation as one of the more twisted writers in the genre. With his background in entertainment, Greg is eager to see just how far he can expand Choate Road. Of course, this is solely to fulfill his own demented goal of being hugged by every major publisher and best selling author in the horror world. So far he has collected two. He wants more.
Choate Road is a fellowship of upcoming horror writers dedicated to bringing a fresh fun spin to a classic genre. Collectively their works can be found in Graveside Tales, Alien Skin, Screaming Dreams, Twisted Tongue, Tales from the Moonlit Path, The Monsters Next Door, Neonbeam, Black Hound's Aturm Tempestas, The World of Myth, Static Movement, the Horror Library, Ashen Eye, and Morpheus Tales. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-Funky-Werepig http://www.choateroad.com/ www.myspace.com/choateroad
J.K. Coi lives in Ontario with her amazingly supportive husband and son. She graduated university with a degree in history and in law, and has worked for many years in the legal field, with a current focus in intellectual property law. Writing has always been an important part of her life, and when she leaves the office, she leaves it all behind to immerse herself in a world of fantasy—of demons and magic, fascinating warriors and the women strong enough to love them.
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Mild-mannered Sarah McInnes just wants to be left alone. She’s looking forward to finishing graduate school and then working a nice, normal nine-to-five job as an accountant. But when fate interferes with her carefully laid plans in the form of the mysterious and sexy Dorian, her life takes an unexpected detour. Dorian is a take-no-prisoners kind of guy. For him, duty comes first. So when he intervenes one night to save Sarah from the murderous hands of a daemon and discovers she has the innate ability to fight them, he of course steps in and offers to train her. Daemons notwithstanding, the job would be much easier and their relationship less complicated if Dorian didn’t also happen to be the hottest thing this side of hell. Now instead of spending her nights in the library Sarah spends them with Dorian, keeping the city safe from monsters and sending them back where they belong. Whether she wants to or not, Sarah has to face the facts: daemons exist, she possesses the power to kill them, and she may never make it to Calculus on time again. That’s the Trouble with Destiny...
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Louise Bohmer is the editor-in-chief of Lachesis Publishing, based in Nova Scotia, and she is a senior editor for Lachesis’ two imprints, LBF Books and Sinful Moments Press, along with freelancing for some other small press publishers. Her writing leans mainly toward the dark fantastical and horror, but she has also dabbled in poetry and erotic fiction. “The Black Act,” her debut novel, will be published in April 2009. Synop:
The history of a curse is fraught with bloody battles, bitter hatred, and dark secrets.
Through five generations, ghosts of war haunt the Wise Women. When the Rebellion of Glenna ends, their curse sleeps bound in the Tunnels of the Dead, waiting for its chance to re-awaken the battle between the Wood People and Dalthwein Clans. Claire, a distraught young Wise Woman born in the sacred valley of the fae, unwittingly helps it escape imprisonment. While her twin sister, Anna, receives psychic glimpses of ancient secrets she must unravel. With her scribe teacher, Rosalind, she also struggles to uncover the reasons behind Claire’s strange behavior, ever escalating since the death of their Guild Mother, Grianne. The Age of the Wise Women will cease, if the curse does not end with Anna and Claire. Perhaps inheriting the mistakes of their ancestors, and learning the truths of their identities, will bring great suffering for these witch twins?
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Introducing The Most Dangerous Book in America Warning Before anyone decides to read this book please answer the following questions: 1) Have you ever heard of the US ARMY? 2) Do you know who M!CHAEL MAYHEM is? If you answered No to the first Question, then please step away from the book and return to your spaceship. Apparently, you're not from this Planet. If you answered No to the second Question, Well. That's All About To Change Michael D. Mayhew/Mayhem is an American Soldier and the Author of the unorthodoxed military scripture, Yes. My Retarded Ass Signed Up. Put away your civilian clothes and enter the explicit diary of a Soldier that went from the lifestyle of Sex, Money and Drugs to the service of Loyalty, Duty and Respect .And Sex. Whether you're in the US ARMY or just curious about some of the realities of military life, every reader will get the chance to sign up for an amazing journey that will take them through the strategies of Army recruiting, the challenges of Basic Training and then off to A.I.T to become part of the world famous U.S ARMY. Find out how it all begins and where the madness will end. You'll be out of breath before the last page. Only The Strong Will Survive. Yes. My Retarded Ass Signed Up It's not just a Book.It's an Adventure. myspace.com/mayhemdagod
Brandon Ford made his debut with the publication of “Elmer’s Grue”. The short story was included in ABACULUS 2007, an anthology released by Leucrota Press featuring the year’s best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Soon after, his first horror/suspense novel, CRYSTAL BAY, was released by Arctic Wolf Publishing and has received praise from such genre favorites as filmmaker Ryan Nicholson and horror author Garry Charles. In August of 2008, he contributed the short story, “Severed”, to SINISTER LANDSCAPES, an anthology of gothic fiction. He has also contributed to TWISTED DREAMS, an independent literary magazine founded by bestselling author, Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, and RAW: BRUTALITY AS ART, an anthology from Snuff Books.
His second novel, SPLATTERED BEAUTY, was released by Arctic Wolf in December 2008. He currently resides in Philadelphia
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There are a lot of things Alyssa Peyton once had. She once had a prolific and lucrative career as a leading actress in a slew of low-budget horror films. She once had a loving relationship with her producer/director husband, Peter. She once had fans and a dedicated following. All of this has vanished in the blink of an eye. Now, Alyssa has acquired a serious problem with both substance and alcohol abuse. She possesses a strong sense of self-loathing that seems to intensify every day. She has also found a new friend in devoted teenage fan, Taryn. Watching her life crumble and deteriorate, Alyssa knows it is up to her to make things right. With the help of Taryn, she begins a string of brutal and sadistic murders, all in the name of a twisted form of retribution. It is up to an aging detective to stop them before the body count rises. But will Alyssa stop him first?
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Pretty When She Dies: A Vampire Novel
by Rhiannon Frater
In East Texas, a young woman awakens buried in the forest. After struggling out of her shallow grave, she not only faces her terrible new existence, but her sadistic creator. Abandoning her human life, she travels across Texas hoping to find answers to her new nature and find a way to defeat the most powerful Necromancer of all time. Her only hope is to find one of her own kind and learn to harness the powers she has inherited from The Summoner.
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Jennifer Chase holds a bachelor’s degree in police forensics and a master’s degree in criminology. Her intense curiosity in the psychological aspect of crime is what drives her to write crime fiction.
She lives in California, where she’s currently at work on her next book in the series.
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Emily Stone doesn’t have a badge. But that hasn’t stopped her from tracking down some of the West’s most dangerous child-killers. Armed with a digital SLR camera, laptop computer and her trusty Beretta, Stone uses her innate gift for detective work to identify the perps — and then anonymously e-mail the evidence to the cops.
Now, the hunt for two brazen serial killers on the loose right in her own coastal California town threatens to expose Stone’s identity — unraveling her carefully constructed cover and jeopardizing her life’s work. But when she gets too close to the action, this razor-sharp hunter becomes the hunted. Cooperating with the handsome local police detective could be the only hope for stopping the rampage directed at unsuspecting young women — and saving herself. Can they piece together the clues in time?
Compulsion mixes CSI-style investigation with a ripped-from-the-headlines plot and a dose of romance for a keeps-you-guessing, fast-paced and savvy thriller, right up until the shocking finale
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The Path to Freedom:
The Path to Freedom was published in September 2008 by Sapphire Blue Publishing. Sapphire Blue Publishing is a e-publisher. Electronic publishers are becoming more and more popular as people become aware of their carbon footprint. However convenient it may be to have a hardcover or paperback book you can take along with you,e-books can be just as convenient and are guaranteed never to be found in a landfill. E-books can be read on your computer or, if you want to take your e-books with you, consider the many electronic formats that are compatible with cellphones, PDAs, pocket PCs and the new Amazon Kindle. Of course, if you want to have a hard copy, you can always print one after downloading it in one of the many convenient formats available.
Another benefit of buying e-books as opposed to hardcopies is you never have to waste a trip to a bookstore that may not have the book you are looking for in stock. E-books can be purchased and downloaded all within a matter of seconds!
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Sarah Stevens is a washed-up military cop whose life is a shambles until she is offered a position as an agent with the CIA.
The thirty-year-old, overweight, down-on-her-luck Stevens goes to a secret training camp where she is transformed into a sexy and deadly agent whose mission is to stop, by any means possible, the financiers of terrorism against the United States and its allies.
Sarah soon discovers that this is an exciting new life loaded with adventure, danger and undeniable sinful temptations…
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Historical Western Fiction.
My fourth novel, THE DEVIL'S CRESCENT, was just released today through Lulu.com. This exciting western will grab your attention from the beginning and hold you spellbound until you turn the final page. What a great Christmas gift this would make!
THE DEVIL'S CRESCENT should be available on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and through Ingram's Distribution in a few short weeks. You can order a copy through Lulu.com or ask for the novel at your local bookstore.
NEW RELEASE!!! -- My fourth novel, THE DEVIL'S CRESCENT - Hardened bounty hunter Diego Montoya descends upon a small Texas village in the midst of a cloudburst and boldly plunges into the life of beautiful, small time cattle rancher, Maggie MacNaughton. Diego is a man haunted by a past filled with death and disappointment, a nobleman fleeing from the dictates of his demanding father and an arranged marriage. When a U.S. Marshall asks Diego to infiltrate a gun runner's operation, Diego reluctantly agrees, shadowing the powerful land baron, Morgan Lansing. Morgan's efforts play into the hands of a group of Mexican nationalists, who quickly claim the land vacated by the terrified settlers until only one parcel stands in the way of their march toward the border -- the one occupied by Maggie MacNaughton. Diego and Maggie match wits and wills as the danger mounts. When they are finally captured, it seems only their reliance upon each other might save them from a swift and certain death. Can a bounty hunter and a lovely cattle rancher stop a group of Mexican nationalists from retaking southern Texas? Find out in this action-packed western!
Bio:
I started writing when I was about 12 years old and have never stopped. I am the granddaughter of an award winning Ohio author and poet and already have several books published and screenplays awaiting production. I am also a veteran of the stage and was once asked to try out for the Metropolitan Opera.
I am the President o
Silent Scream
Port St. Lucie, FL - Oct 30, 2008 - Florida Author Yvonne Mason is pleased to announce the
release the true crime book Silent Scream. In 1972 Martin County Deputy Gerard Schaefer was
arrested for the aggravated assault of two young women by the name of Nancy Trotter and
Pamela Wells. They were the lucky ones. They got away.
On April 1,1973 the bodies of two more young women , Georgia Jessup and Susan Place were
found on South Hutchinson Island. They had disappeared from Fort Lauderdale on Sept 23,1972.
The police investigation which ensued led the authorities back to Gerard Schaefer who was by
this time serving six months for aggravated assault on Nancy Trotter and Susan Wells.
The firestorm and the evidence uncovered in the investigation led authorities to believe that Ex-
Martin County Deputy Sheriff Gerard Schaefer had killed more than just these four young
women. Evidence gathered during a search at his mother's home revealed at least nine and as
many as possibly thirty four over a span of six years beginning in 1966 and continuing until
Until this crime, Florida had never experienced anything like what is now known as serial
killings. Gerard Schaefer was considered the first perpetrator of this type of crime. Crime Scene
evidence testing, DNA testing and the ability to link similar crimes was primitive at best. Law
enforcement didn't communicate with each other and there was no way to tie these types of
crimes to one perpetrator. Gerard Schaefer was caught simply because he got sloppy.
Ms. Mason's Silent Scream gives the victims a voice - a voice which has been silent for over 30
years. Some of the young women were never found, some cases were never closed and there
were never any bodies to bury.
Gerard Schaefer took their voice away when he bound, gagged, hung, tortured, and buried their
bodies in remote areas. He killed in pairs so one co
The town of Spook Valley is far from the outcries of the city. Nestled in the rural deserts of Arizona, Spook Valley is a town in which neighbors congregate on their lawns, and doors remained unlocked throughout the midnight hours. However, it has reluctantly become home to an unknown force of evil, hellbent on destroying all humanity. For one man, life in the quaint town of Spook Valley is about to take a dramatic change as he commences a battle against creatures of legend and folklore. He will discover that the survival of the entire world rests solely upon his shoulders as he becomes entangled in a nightmarish web of the fantastic that consumes his every waking minute. The ultimate war between good and evil has arrived. It begins at nightfall.
Bio:
I like to be known as an author without genre boundaries. Many have referred to my fiction as homoerotic horror, due to the gay element that seems to make its way into my works. Perhaps, it is merely art imitating life. Notwithstanding, I'm not a whore like some of my characters in my first novel, The Rules of Temptation; nor am I an evil creature as depicted by the troupe of characters in my upcoming novel, Nightfall. I am a writer. Yes, I write what I know, and, perhaps, I have experienced such. However, a writer's job is to grip the audience; and one of the ways that he/she does this is by fabricating the truth and bending reality into a kaleidoscope of the fantastic. That said, I hope you all get a chance to enjoy my books.
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Set in the scenic mountains and college towns of upstate New York, as well as the author s beloved South, Half-Past Nowhere, chronicles the life of boy as he passes from innocence to experience. Written in a style that evokes Hemingway and Faulkner, experience the struggles of our young hero from an abusive childhood, through the joys and pains of young love and finally, self discovery. At times humorous, this collection is filled with memorable characters and real life obstacles.If you were ever young you may find yourself here.
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Ignoring the advice of teachers from grade school to graduate school to dedicate his life to writing, Cavano chose in his own words, the road most travelled, and opted for the secure life of an English teacher in the secondary schools and colleges of the Hudson Valley in New York. Semi retired now, he has begun to write again, and in less than a year has put together this collection. Phineas Rising and Mountain Men have been selected as finalists in the prestigious Glimmer Train Short Story Contest. An inveterate traveler, Joe and his wife, Stephanie, live in Charlotte, North Carolina and continue to travel throughout Europe and Asia. In his spare time he plays jazz piano.
After spending a good part of my life teaching in the secondary schools and colleges of upstate New York,I began to renew my love affair with writing one year ago.In that brief time ,I put together the collection of related short stories, Half -Past Nowhere, and had it accepted for publication by the first and only publisher I contacted.Patterned after Hemingway's In Our Time, it also traces the growth of a young hero as he passes from "innocence to experience." Two of the included stories have already been awarded finalist status by Glimmer Train,one of the most prestigious of venues for the short story.
Over the years, I've used the freedom afforded a teacher to develop a myriad of interests.One of these,has been improvising jazz piano, a process not
Joshua Jay was crowned champion at the World Magic Seminar in 1998, when he was still a teenager, and today is one of America's finest young magicians. He's performed and lectured in over 50 countries, is a headliner at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, and writes a monthly column in MAGIC, the leading magazine for magicians. He lives in New York City.
Joshua Jay, one of magic's most eclectic and accomplished rising stars, has a purpose: to show people that things aren't always as they seem. And that's important, because seeing things differently is where fascination, inspiration and hope come from. Through his performances blending sleight of hand, psychology and wit … through his photography, film and art … through his writing, lecturing and innovation … Joshua Jay challenges you to challenge your perceptions, because the secret is right in front of you.
Joshua Jay has performed and lectured in over 40 countries. He is an international award-winning magician, a critically-acclaimed author, a fine-art photographer and a monthly columnist for the largest independent magazine for magicians
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The Heckler
There are things magicians do and things they'd like to do. There are things we see and things we'll never understand. There are things people expect, and things they deserve …
Enlisting a classic card trick as co-star, Joshua Jay combines an insightful portrayal of a magician's work-a-day life with a fantasy of comeuppance. His love of film, both noir and contemporary, is apparent in the shifting shadows and compelling cutting of this six-minute film.
"The Heckler" has been screened all over the world, from the Las Vegas Art of Illusion Film Fest to the New York International Film Festival.
Click "play" and think twice before you heckle that nice young man offering to entertain you until your dinner comes …
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The Sampson Gene by R. Scott Rutherford and Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc
The Sampson Gene is the first story by Scott to see print and Andrea, as story writer, is honored to call this her first foray off the beaten path of the established genres she has taken by storm.
The Sampson Gene is a novel of Apocalyptic proportions!
Based on some biblical fact and a lot of fiction, The Sampson Gene follows a man of divine heritage who has lived decade after decade, though wars and all of the world's most memorable events.
He has lived long enough to see the present become the past and though he has tried to live as normally as possible, he has been called upon by a secret Vatican based organization to help stop the one enemy he hoped he'd never live to see...the Anti Christ himself!
Available in paperback and a special collector's edition hardback that differs slightly from the paperback, Sampson will thrill you and make you think about what the future holds for not only America, but the world in general.
Other books are The Two, A Man of Two Worlds, Michael, Playing Devils Advocate. New book covers for all.
I'm proud to tell everyone that my story, Her Promise, will be in the January issue of The Odd Mind! Gloria When I was a little red-haired girl I used to live in what was to become known as "The Zone", a place never to hear the voice of Rod Serling, see the profile of Alfred Hitchcock, or feel the jet-stream of a passing super hero, but a blend of all of the above. In "The Zone" I sang with Alvin and the other Chipmunks, rode with the Lone Ranger on my trusty stick horse, and wore my mother's voluminous half slip on my head, visualizing it as long golden tresses sure to capture the eye and heart of my prince. I was born in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains into the most wondrous, crazy family ever to bless a child. My family told me that my imagination could be my best friend. I've never had any reason to dispute that since it's helped me to cope with life's bumps and bruises. It's even boosted my checking account a few times. I've had over four dozen short stories published in national magazines, as well as serial and holiday stories published in regional newspapers. I have a short story published in the anthology Shades of Tulsa and I'm a contributing author to Book Marketing A to Z. In 2004 I won first place for a short story submitted to the OWFI conference contest in the confession category. I won first place in the America Nostalgia Prose category at the OWFI conference in May, 2005 for a short story created from a chapter in Saturday Night Cocoa Fudge. I won prizes for poetry and a Sci-Fi book in OWFI writing contest in 2008. It is my pleasure to be a member of Tulsa Nightwriters and have the honor of being the editor of NightScripts, the organization's newsletter. I'm also a member of Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI).
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SATURDAY NIGHT COCOA FUDGE is a coming-of-age story of not only a freckled-faced girl of the 1950s in east Tennessee but the maturation of the women of my family. This book isn't about a sugar-sweet mother and grandm
Lanaia Lee was born in 1957 to a Navy father and a schoolteacher mother who home-schooled her. In second grade, she was reading on a 4th grade level, so they moved her to a private school to enhance her education.
When she was nine years old, her mother died from a massive stroke. Because her father was rarely home, her grandmother, a professed black witch, gained custody.
When Lanaia was 14, her grandmother abandoned her, and she landed in foster care where she had four different sets of foster parents within a year, because she kept running away to avoid men who attempted to molest her. At age fifteen, she went to boarding school on her dad's GI Bill. She graduated in her junior year after which she drifted, living with various people with neither a family nor a home. At eighteen, she married and divorced having three miscarriages. By nineteen, she began working in management for convenient stores and restaurant chains.
She remarried at age 30, then had a stillborn daughter a year later. Five years later, her husband left her for a seventeen-year-old. She filed bankruptcy, and one month later suffered a massive stroke, which, after seven months in the hospital, put her in a wheelchair.
The next two years involved intensive physical therapy, but she would never walk again. She took the step of finding work to help her rehabilitation. She found employment at vocational trades where she met my soul mate, David, also in a wheelchair from a motorcycle wreck he sustained in 1984. They married in 1992 and are still happily married.
They, too, lost two children due to her disease, erratic hypertension. She and her husband live independently, and she still drives.
In 2001, David dared her to write a poem. Out of curiosity, she posted it in an online poetry forum. The feedback was so positive, she kept writing. At first, she wrote just poems, then short stories and finally novels. All of her work is typed one-handed because o
About the Book: These are the true life stories of the men and woman I have associated with in my twenty year career as a Paramedic. While reading this book, you will get to feel and understand some of the pressures of working the street. The Streets Ran Red is an account of the lives of a pair of deputy sheriff paramedics and the supporting cast of medical experts who helped them save lives. This is a true account of a group of special individuals who make up a very special team. The accounts described in this book actually happened and the victims were real. The names and locations have been changed at the requests of some of the characters. These are the men and women who, on a daily basis protect and serve the public, from the perils of the real world. The golden hour of trauma begins when a person is injured and the clock starts to tic. This is when the trauma team of Doctors, nurses and paramedics step up to the line and save your life. Some of the actions in this book are graphic in nature and intense in reality. This is the nature of the job. Split second decisions have to be made if you are to survive. So before you ask, "Why" read on and the answer will become clear to you.
About the Author: Morgan Lawrence has worked in the emergency medical services field for over twenty years in a number of states throughout our country. His experience has spanned rural and metropolitan rescue services. He is certified in air, ground, and marine rescue. He is a US Navy veteran. After a work related injury in 1986, he left the emergency medical services field. Morgan went back to college and received Degree's in Psychology on the Bachelors and Masters level with a concentration on forensic psychology. He is currently certified in Acute Trauma Stress Management and contributes to several trade magazines. He is currently living and working in south Florida. About the Author Morgan Lawrence has worked in the emergency medical services field for over twenty years in a nu
My name is Debi DeSantis and I am originally from the Philadelphia area and moved to Florida in 1991 where I now live in West Palm Beach with my husband and young son, who absolutlely amazes me and if it wasn't for him there would be no Spongebob in my life. I also have a daughter that is in college and is hoping to be a wedding planner. I adore my entire family and love spending time with them; which there never seems to be enough of. I truly love it in Florida, it's nice living so close to the beautiful beaches and the turquoise colored water, while watching the palm trees sway in the breeze. I have to honestly say though, I really miss the Philadelphia soft pretzel, South Philly cheese steak and tea biscuits(sweet biscuits with raisins) I can't forget the cream dried beef on white bread....yum Besides writing I also am interested in the Criminal Justice field and doing anything that involves being creative. I make gourmet gift baskets and design my own beaded jewelry when I have extra time (which is not very often). I love writing and it takes up hours and hours of my day. I rarely change out of my PJ's and usually have bed head. My husband calls it my "Secret WIndow" time. (for those of you who saw the movie, just picture me insead of Johnny Depp and there you go.) At times I think my husband is jealous of the time that I dedicate to my work and being on the computer, but in the end he is very supportive and proud of me. This is not a 9-5 job and almost every night I am sitting in my comfy chair listening to the T.V., numb butt an all, and the clock reads 12am. Its not just the writing but surfing the web to find sites to put the books on and promote, send out books for reviews and participating in chats and online interviews and updating my website, just to name a few. Its not glamorous, but its fun and I can't imagine doing anything else. Travel is my vice; my escape from the real world and my "Utopia" which contributes to some of my poe
Writer from the mid-west, author of HAWG, GODFORSAKEN, THOROUGHBRED, NOCTURNAL VACATIONS, BULLETPROOF SOUL and DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY Forthcoming books: TORMENTOR May 2009 Lachesis Publishing KING OF THE BASTARDS (with Brian Keene) sometime in the future Working on: BLOOD FROM THIS ALTAR (poetry collect) BLACK SON RISING (with Maurice Broaddus) BAD MAGICK (with Nate Southard) BEDLAM UNLEASHED (with Peter Welmerink) and more horror titles... I'm an assitant operator on a perfect binder at a major printing company. I write when I can. My new horror novel HAWG is up for pre-order at THE HORROR MALL. Synop: Blue collar tough Andrew White knows that in the rural community of Miller's Fork bad things are best left in the dark. He soon learns that monsters wear many shapes.
In a populace rife with of vice and deception, something has broken loose…something hidden and feral. Set free from a neighbor's barn, a force rampages through the locality. Hungry and insatiable, the berserk wrath unleashed from Mr. Solow's shed is holds a darker secret than anyone could imagine.
Only a factory worker, a twisted biker, an unsure sheriff, and a wounded addict stand in the way of the beast. Can they put aside their differences and defeat what lurks inside them in time to defend what they love?
Come, peer inside the souls of Miller's Fork and see if they possess the courage to stop the primal fury that is…HAWG. https://www.horror-mall.com/HAWG-by-Steven-Shrewsbury-p-18049.html And GRAVESIDE TALES webstore: http://www.gravesidetales.com/store http://www.myspace.com/stevenshrewsbury
Well my very first book has now been published. I figure it must be pretty good. After all, the first publisher I submitted it to want to publish it. Check out 'A TRUCK FELL ON ME'. It can be purchased through amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Target.com and other on-line book stores. The book is about a near fatal accident I was involved in. As the title suggests, a truck actually fell on me. Right across my lap. I missed being a pancake by about six inches. While the book was written in a light hearted manner, it does also touch on some pretty serious subjects such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder complete with graphic flashbacks and even suicidal thoughts. I also had an out-of-body-experience. Check out the pictures. Sorry they are in black and white. I hope to eventually have the color photos on my space.
Barbara Eden. Okay so she's 70 something now. Who cares. She'll always be ingrained in my memory like when I was a teenage boy. I would like to talk with anybody interested in my experiences. I am a survivor of life. The Grim Reaper has tapped on my shoulder 4 times. Each time he was sent packing. On one occasion, I even had an out-of-body experience. Also want to meet other authors, publishers, book reviewers and literary agents. I wish to make friends with as many firefighters, EMTs and law enforcement officers as possible. I owe my life to their brothers and sisters that came to my rescue on November 6, 1998. I owe my freedom to the men and women of our armed forces. Therefore I want to ask that they and their families also consent to be my friends. We as American owe them all a big thank you.
Charles Renne was born and raised in Kansas. His writing skills were honed while working toward a Communications degree at Wichita State University. After graduating in 1983, he began his professional writing career as an advertising copywriter. Other vocational achievements include marketing, broadcasting and managing a customer service department. Drawing on
Come and share your memories and stories. Joseph McGee was a wonderful author and person. I cannot think of one person who has ever had anything bad to say about him. He was one special man. Come and lets enjoy his life and work together. Make sure to check out his books. They are still for sale on Amazon.com. Joe was one hell of an author. You will not be sorry. Make sure to stop by his sites as well. www.josephmcgee.net and www.myspace.com/snowmac85 Thank you all for being a part of the odd minds of the world.
Title: Afterlife Crisis
Author: Steve Mayfield
ISBN 13: 978-1-934454-24-4
ISBN: 1-934454-24-9
Price: $17.95
Pub Date: September 1, 2008
Genre: Fiction
Page Count: 160
Trim Size: 5.5 by 8.5
Binding: Paperback with CD
Publisher: Synergy Books
Author Website: www.afterlifecrisis.com
Book Description:
Downsized manager Frank Moon dies and goes to an afterlife in the Resting Place. After learning
how his earthly actions have impacted human warmth, he is asked to return to earth on a special
mission. He must face his personal "afterlife crisis" as well as a life-and-death situation.
An original soundtrack provides a rich, contemplative rock-and-roll accompaniment to Frank's
journey.
Author Bio:
An MBA in management hasn't prevented Steve Mayfield from experiencing two corporate
downsizings. Now a successful business owner, Mayfield is a regular columnist for the Business
Ledger. Born and raised in Chicago, Steve is a founding member of the The Houndz, a 1960's style
rock band. For more information about Afterlife Crisis, Steve Mayfield or his band, please visit
www.afterlifecrisis.com or his new blog, Diary of a Renegade, at www.drc.typepad.com.
Marketing/Publicity:
National media campaign with Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
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Book tour/Author appearances
Science Fiction
Richard has two grown children and resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He continues to daily marry Linda, his bride of 33 years. His life's journey has taken him from his hometown Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Minneapolis, Minnesota, including some foreign travel before settling down in Milwaukee. Drawing from imagination and life experience, Richard writes for those who enjoy reading science fiction about real places.
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A common looking stone transports Rich, Mickie and Bill into a world wrapped in historical reality and fantasy.
This gripping story brings to life the Christina Nilsson, a working Lake Michigan schooner. The schooner sank in 1884 off the shore of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. Our story winds through historically real sites as well as a fantasy civilization, Urgin. Urgin is a 10,000 year old sunken continent. With the assistance of Aralic and Benowin, 8,000-year-old brother and sister from Urgin, will our three accidental heroes ultimately accomplish their purpose?
In the course of this tale you will be transported to 1954 Midwest as well as 1884. With the realities of anchors, bikes and masts, our story moves to floating rock boats, bubbles capable of turning solid rock into oatmeal, and a world 13 miles beneath the present earth's surface. Come and visit worlds technologically advanced; one seemingly locked in a "simpler time" and finally, one still operating with wind power.
Our 1954 reluctant heroes are chosen to save two children, Carl and Kate Jensen, from perishing when the sailing vessel sinks. If these children were to be lost in the sinking of the ship, the entire course of world history would be altered. Can they?
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Tom Tancin started writing when he was 13 years old after being challenged by his 7th grade English teacher. Encouraged by his 10th grade English teacher to continue writing and to publish the novels, the challenge never ended.
At 24 years of age, he is the author of seven novels and is currently hard at work on number eight. His novels have been read by people across the United States, Canada, England, and Australia. Quotes about Tom include "fulfilled his destiny as a talented author", "one of the best new writers on the market", "don't stop what you are doing because you do it so well", and "talented".
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Tom Tancin, one of the market's best new writers, brings fan favorite Detective Lindsey Scott back to the hands of readers everywhere in his new thrillstery.
Detective Lindsey Scott takes six months vacation from her stressful and grueling job. But she never expected to face her scariest case while on vacation. The 'solver of the unsolvable' is face to face with the task of raising her teenagers, something she avoided up to this point.
When a cohesive group of killers starts to target webcammers, she'll have to cut her vacation short, really short. Lindsey is on the case trying to track down multiple killers with unique personalities yet one common link. Tracking down killers, especially when you don't know how many there are, is not an easy task. Pressure adds as bodies continue to turn up across the country on practically a daily basis. And when Lindsey finally gets the upper hand, one of the killers targets her fifteen year old son. www.tomtancin.com
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Cozy Paranoramal Mystery Novel.
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A GHOST of a CHANCE Shannon Delaney's writing assignment in San Diego opens new doors for her young career. She has no idea that her temporary home, the Victorian-era Blackthorne House mansion is a portal to a century-old mystery. On her first night a ghostly encounter entangles her in the spectral mission of the mansion's original owner—Eric Blackthorne, master magician.
Complicating matters is Alex Blackthorne, handsome and charming descendent of the ghostly magician. Also, there's Zach Zavala, who has guy-next-door good looks and a straightforward manner. Plus, Zach's grandfather Francisco is a retired detective and a kindred spirit who appreciates Shannon's apprehension about her paranormal experiences.
Things-that-go-bump-in-the-night clues haunt Shannon's sleep. By daylight eerie occurrences make it crystal clear what path Shannon must take. After solving the Blackthorne House mystery, Shannon is left with the biggest question of all…
What about Alex and Zach; must she choose between them?
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SNM Horror Magazine is releasing it's annual anthology, entitled Bonded By Blood, as of October 1st through Lulu. com. Editor Steven N. Marshall just finished the promo and sent it to me via e-mail.
SNM Horror Anthology featuring the best 16 short stories from new, up-and-coming horror authors. All published from SNM Magazine. Published and edited by Steven Marshall & David Saliba. Cover by Crystal Adkins. Best new horror writers today.
Authors included:
Teri Jacobs Anthony Bernstein James Cheetham Jeanna Tendean Jason Keene Laura Bickle Jade Eckert Alistair Canlin Steven Marshall Alan Draven Ben Eads Charlotte Gledson Kent Upstis Tamara Wilhite Hether Ington Wendy Brewer
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Mindy is a Golden Mic Winner, Host of Blog talk radio's Wordplay and she does audio books for authors.
I am a culmination of life lessons. I am wise for the mistakes I've made and wiser still to know I will make more... hopefully not on purpose.
I am a writer...musician...painter...voice talent.
In the art world, they call me an "outsider" because I've had no lessons or training. when it comes to styles and techniques I have no clue except what I have discovered on my own.
Honestly, is there really a "right" way to be creative? Who's rules are those that dictate how we express ourself? Doesn't that go against the whole concept of "create"?
"We treat them like dirt and love them like no other. We renew ourselves in them. They strengthen us. They believe in us. We believe in them and their ability to make everything right again... or at least feel better."
M I N D Y (excerpt "Friends") http://www.myspace.com/basiamille http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wordplay
The signs of the end of the world.
Spiritualist, Metaphysical Writer, Poet and Inspirational Author.
Internationally acclaimed Author, Deborah Simpson, has revolutionized the tomes of poetry and inspiration by meticulously combining these two crucial genres within her volumes of uniquely chaptered renderings. She has been and continues to be widely honored for her extraordinary insights. Deborah is distinctive and has gained the respect of her colleagues across the globe.
Background
• Creator of educational series - The Poetry Addies (copyright - 2008) and Administrator of the online Addies Interactive Creative Writing/Reading Blog • Published Free-verse Poet and Inspirational Author • Founder and Moderator of the inspirational group, EternalSunrise on Yahoo.com • Founder and Moderator of Deborah Simpson's Poetry Forum • Poetry Editor • Former Director of Poetry Development of TRIAD Publishing Group • Sponsor of International Poetry Contests • 20 + Years Legal Writing Experience • Freelance Writer
Achievements
• 5 Time Winner of the Award of Excellence - PoetrySoup International • Poet of the Month - August, 2007 Edition - Mondial Amour Entertainment Magazine • Simpson is featured in several volumes of anthologies published by: The International Library of Poetry. • Inclusion in The International Who's Who in Poetry
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Imagine for a moment that you were given to see beyond sight into the spiritual realm and be given the vision of what is to come. Imagine being given the knowledge of what is to befall mankind. Visualize for a moment you are given the revealing of the inconceivable, the heightening of divination, and the materializing of what never was. From destruction to chaos, from freedom to constraint, to the Apocalypse and how to thwart it all.
Now, imagine that you were told to enlighten the world.
THE CONSTELLATION OF OMENS
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Genre: Metaphysical
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I'm a small town boy, turned big city technology manager, turned novelist. I spent my early years searching for an intellectual challenge, my adult years trying to find the humanity in technology and services that replaced people and now I'm right where I should be. I have a wonderful family, a new writing partner, my puppy Bella, and I love being with my kids out here in the suburbs and writing every day (and night). Life couldn't fit any better.
CJ West writes thrillers that feel like they're written about the family next door. Although his books are action-packed, each book explores a theme of character or faith. CJ attributes this combination to a strong Christian upbringing that valued piety and industriousness, but also athletic competition, shooting sports and an ability to live off the land.
Sin and Vengeance, the first book in CJ's Randy Black series, was optioned for film by a screenwriting firm in early 2008. The screenplay, written by Marla Cukor, is complete and has drawn interest from a number of producers. A Demon Awaits, the second book in the series offers a major twist in the storyline and challenges readers to forgive Randy Black's mistakes and follow his journey in future novels.
CJ embraces social networking and keeps in touch with readers on MySpace, Goodreads and Facebook. He personally answers his messages and regularly posts updates on his work. Links to each of CJ's profiles are provided at http://www.22wb.com.
About A Demon Awaits
A Demon Awaits picks up the action from the last page of Sin and Vengeance and kicks it into a new gear. When the dust settles, Randy Black is left to question his faith and his humanity. He's turned away from his teachings and done horrific things. Now Randy is being held to account.
From the Back Cover
Randy Black wants to die...
Overcome with anger and grief after losing his parents, Randy Black plans to sacrifice himself to avenge them. He plots revenge for 10 years then destroys th
Here's the lowdown on the book coming out in October: here's whatit is: 3 short stories, 3 novellas, extra tidbits, and a short screenplay. Here'sthe three shorts: "The Yuletide Thing"- originally published in DoorwaysMagazine, it's about a couple who take a Christmas vacation to see country singerToby Keith in concert and rent a cabin in a nearby lake resort. The guy has beenputting up with his fiance, an alcoholic, and it just so happens that at this timeof year she turns into a horrible creature who collects and eats people's hearts."The Freeway Reaper" was originally published by Vern in the anthology"From the Shadows." Ever get stuck in freeway traffic for a long time only for traffic to let up and find yourself wondering what the hold-up was? Usually,it's because an angel has come to claim the soul of one of the drivers, and in this case it's the soul of a man who's going to see his estranged girlfriendon Valentine's Day, who's connected with a serial killer. "Looks Likea Rat to Me" was originally published in the anthology "Echoes of Terror"by Lachesis Publishing, about a family plagued by wererats. Here's the three novellas: "The Festival of Fallen Souls"-- originallywritten for the graphic novel series "American Carnevil" by Johnny MartinWalters (www.myspace.com/americancarnevil), it involves a gunslinger-type guy recruitedby a division of the government that goes after shady supernatural characters usuallyassociated with vagabond carnival freaks. After an encounter with a terrible creaturein Jamaica, he finds himself dying and his only hope to live is by attending an annual festival in the Rocky Mountains where society's elite come to meet Salonica,an ageless woman who's touch heals and provides everlasting youth, whereas herlover's touch has the power of instant death. "The Father Keeper"deals with archeologists who discover ancient Minoan ruins and the remains of a young man who, through the power of a contemporary medium, tells the story of howa zombie
My guest did not show up. Morgan Lawrence author of The Streets Ran Red called in and we talked politics. Our message is Get out and vote. Only your vote can make a difference. Thank you Morgan for being a great guy.
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My web site: http://www.ritaschiano.com Publisher’s web site: http://www.reededwards.com My Blog: Rita’s Not-So-Daily Word http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rita My BTR show: “Talk To Me...Conversations With Creative, Unconventional People”
Books: Painting the Invisible Man - http://www.paintingtheinvisibleman.com In 2001, while researching the online archives of her hometown newspaper for a client, freelance writer Rita Schiano made a keying error—a simple mistake that led her to a path she'd been avoiding most of her life; on a journey inside the world of her father, killed gangland-style more than two decades ago.
Schiano turned that difficult journey into an engrossing novel. Painting The Invisible Man is a poignant, often hilarious coming of age story that explores the complex dynamics of growing up in an Italian family on the fringe of the Mafia.
Lesa, here is an excerpt from and interview to give you background.
Q: The disclaimer on the copyright page indicates that Painting The Invisible Man is based on a known event. Yes, that's true. The story is influenced by the 1976 murder of my father. Like the character Anna, I was researching the archives of my hometown newspaper for a client, and I made a keying error. I accidentally charged ten articles instead of one to my credit card. After retrieving my client's news article, I began typing in names of people I knew that still lived in Syracuse. Why I typed my father's name, I'll never know.
Q: What did you find? I found thirty-seven articles from the 1990s that referenced my father. It wouldn't have been all that strange had my father not died in 1976.
Q: Was there a particular headline that caught your attention? There was one that mentioned FBI surveillance tapes of the man who was acquitted of my father's murder, bragging about getting away with murder twenty years before. At that moment I knew I had to ex
Growing up the last of five children, I had both the privilege and the burden of watching my older siblings. One current throughout my family's life was basketball. I followed my brothers' footsteps and worked hard to be an All-State basketball player in high school, earning a spot on the McNeese State University basketball team. I sat out my first year in college and then joined the team my second. It was rough; constant pain in my knees, achilles tendons, not to mention three badly sprained ankles, made it impossible to compete like I wanted to. I turned to drinking and the night life of a college athlete to assuage my frustration in knowing that my basketball career, everything I had worked so hard to attain as an athlete, was seemingly out of my control.
On a night in February, 1999, everything changed. I was working on some homework in the computer lab at school when suddenly the most violent of shakes hit me. I tried to sleep that night, bundled up in layers upon layers of clothes, but I couldn't. I know now that had I gone to sleep, the poison in my blood would have reached my heart and killed me.
I didn't fall asleep, though, and my trainer and assistant coach took me to the emergency room. My hand was swelling, and that night was maybe the worst of my life. The pain was relentless, and the nurses could not administer any stronger medication without the approval of a doctor. I didn't know how fatal this disease could have been at the time as I do now, but I finally passed out that night somehow knowing my life would never be the same again.
I spent the next two weeks in the hospital. Doctors were in and out initially, and the head of the Center of Disease Control said he'd never seen a pathogen take over somebody's body so quickly. Monday afternoon I'm practicing with the basketball team. Five hours later I'm in the hospital fighting for my life.
I changed in those two weeks in the hospital. I watched my mother cry and the outpouring of support
Sean Harris grew up in a small town in Kansas, entertaining her friends and family by writing short stories, plays and radio dramas. In the end radio won over writing and Sean spent the ten years after high school working as a commercial radio disc jockey in Wichita, Kansas. Along the way, she found time to pick up a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Communication. Because she likes a good challenge, Sean also taught public speaking to college freshmen, most of whom would have rather been getting root canals sans Novocain than learning how to outline and deliver a speech.
In 2004, Sean and her family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska. Since winters there last nearly nine months and are very, very cold, Sean decided she needed to find a good indoor activity and returned to writing in the frozen north she soon grew to love.
However, Sean soon picked up her snowshoes and moved again, this time to the sunny warmth of Houston, Texas, where she currently lives with her husband, two sons, and four dogs.
The First Seal is set in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Near the city of Farmington, an archaeologist discovers an unusual artifact that indicates Europeans may have been in the New World long before history says they were. James O'Neal, another New Mexico archeologist, joins forces with graduate student Frank Tso and the mysterious Marjorie Carroll to uncover the truth behind this artifact. Hidden by Knights Templar hundreds of years in the past, it is now the object of shadowy groups bent on retrieving it at any cost. All these forces collide on the dangerous trail of The First Seal. Their actions may put the world a step closer to Armageddon….
Dead of Winter
Allysen Coles sees dead people…
A clairvoyant can run away to Fairbanks, but cannot hide from sinister spirits lurking in the long, dark Alaska winter.
When a young woman reaches out from beyond the grave, Allysen answers her pleas to solve a decades old murder.
Vivid dreams ab
I served in the Air Force for 20 years, my purpose was to be a part of something bigger than myself. I was fortunate and was a part of humanitarian missions my whole career. I have moved on from that life and I have fully embraced being a civilian. My next life seems to have grown legs. I am just ME and I will always be the very approachable and real woman I am today. Though I have worn combat boots, that did not dimenish my sensuality.
My View: There is nothing wrong with sex. I am not a sexually repressed woman. It is an incredible part of life. Not the only part mind you, but pleasurable intimacy is wonderful.
I adore the company of men. If that is not direct enough, well, I find them fascinating. It is easier for me to make friends with men than women. I think it is because I am very direct and appreciate the same from them.
I appreciate ALL creative spirits. This is NOT a place of judgement. This is NOT a place to place ads. I AM HOWEVER ALL ABOUT OTHERS! Artists, musicians, Writers, Poets, Playwrites, Actors, Film, and those who have an honest interest are more than welcome. If you have something coming up, LET ME KNOW!! This is a place for collaboration, for exchanges of ideas. This is a place of warmth.
I do contribute on a regular basis for Chic Today, I use that venue to PROMOTE OTHERS. This is a UK based publication and if you have a story that you want told, let me tell it. This is about giving. I use that as an opportunity to showcase talent and shine the light on others.
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Marilyn Campiz has served in the Air Force for twenty years and holds an MBA from Columbia Southern University, a BA from American Military University, and AAS degree in personnel administration from the Community College of the Air Force. She is a divorced mother of a seventeen-year-old son. Presently they reside in Miami, Florida. Marilyn has been performing technical writing for over twenty years in the Air Force and is a regular contributor to Chic Toda
Mr. Gilbreath is a nationally recognized author, publisher, speaker, and training instructor in subjects such as writing, programming, database design, web trend analysis, eCommerce activities, IT Project+, HIPAA, and utilization of the Internet. He has appeared on television, radio, web cast, and has toured the country in live appearances. Mr. Gilbreath is one of the originators of the Infotainment style of teaching/training. In October 1998, he was the featured author on the television show "Meet the Author". Mr. Gilbreath was also featured in October 2004 on the literary radio show "Curious Minds" by Jana Oliver. In 2006, Mr. Gilbreath appeared on stage as Mr. Smith in Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano.
Memberships: Horror Writers Association - Active Member
Writing Credits include: Galen - Novel published 1997, Darrell Award Honorable Mention 1998 Dark Chances - Novel published 2006,Darrell Award Finalist for Best Novel 2007
"Toradh Of The Gem" - Short Story in Mark Fitzgerald Presents Tales of Fantasy 2007, Darrell Award Recipient - First Runner Up - Best Short Story 2008 "Time To Come Out And Play" - Short story in Time Intertwined 2006, Darrell Award Recipient - Honorable Mention - Best Short Story 2007 "By the Numbers" - Short story in Time Intertwined 2006 "Lepus Europaeus" - Short story in Modern Witches, Wizards, and Magic 2005, Darrell Award Winner - Best Short Story 2006 "Good Intentions" - Short story in Thought Magazine - Online 2003 "Little Demon Doubt" - Short story in Darkness Rising - Demons at Play 2003 (UK), Darrell Award Honorable Mention 2004 "Just Beneath the Surface" - Short story in More Monsters From Memphis 1998 "Finding Myself" and "Time" - Poetry in Something Like Homesickness 1997 "My House" - Short story in Monsters From Memphis 1997, *Darrell Award Honorable Mention 1998
HIPAA in Daily Practice - Technical book published 2003 "HIPAA: Don't Wait to be Compliant" - Article for Certification Magazine 2
Your moment to shine. Your voice will be heard. Yvonne and I will be talking about what is hot and what is not. You can voice your opinion if you want. We just have ours.
He will be live to talk about poetry and what it means to him.
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Hello all and welcome to my flashy abode. I work hard to keep it nice and fresh for you. As you may have noticed by this time, I am a music freak. What is life without it? Feel free to browse around and stay as long as you like. Mi casa es su casa. The players to your left are the pride and joy of my music stash here. Play with them. As you may not know, I am a writer and a poet. My poetry is blogged above for you to browse. Please leave me comments and criticism. I work from the heart. It means a lot! So, without further delay, read on and let the swearing begin!
Jason
Since As The World Dies was originally published online, I have a group of really awesome fans who have encouraged me to get their favorite zombie novel published and into their hands as soon as possible. Studying up on the way the publishing world works, I realized that the journey to publication via that route is a very long and mind-numbing one.
I became inspired by the new media and the many authors who are now declaring themselves Independent Authors and striking out on their own to take my writing career into my own hands and make it happen.
Being an Independent Author means I get all the creative control, all the responsibility and all the fun of making sure my novels are the best they can possibly be. Like an Independent Filmmaker or Musician, it is my responsibility to put out the best representation of my work possible and make sure the people who will enjoy it have access to it.
The amazing artist known as Detra did the cover artwork and a group of proof readers have been kind enough to help me with making sure the novel flows well and is as free as possible of all those pesky typos.
I keep a writer's blog at http://rhiannonfrater.blogspot.com/ and free fiction here http://www.scribd.com/people/view/112721 and my website and shop for the book and merchandise here http://www.freewebs.com/rfrater/
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As The World Dies: The First Days
A Zombie Trilogy By Rhiannon Frater Two women flee into the Texas Hill Country to escape the hungry clutches of the ravenous dead as the world they once knew is overwhelmed with death and blood.
One seeks to rescue her last living son from the clutches of the undead while the other is desperate to find a safe refuge and protect the woman she rescued from the zombie hordes.
Together they fight to survive as the world dies.
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I could tell you that I've been writing since I was old enough to pick up a pen. But, that's a cliche & I know you've heard it all before. I'd much rather tell you that I know what it's like to be on the recieving end of a damn good book; to be so captivated by a story & the characters that you just can't put it down. Yeah, remember that feeling? Almost like watching a great movie, only better because reading allows your imagination to run wild. This is where I live because fiction is so much fun! I write romance; I'm one of those hopeless romantics. But, I also love a good twist. Throw in some mystery, suspense, even some horror. My novel: LADY GABRIELLA is published by Blu Phier Publishing L.L.C, & is available at Amazon Lady Gabriella will soon be available at a bookstore near you. Visit the Blu Phier website: Blu Phier website
Where to begin. Well, I used to write for a small time, local newspaper. That was addictive. I had a blast doing it even though I managed to make a few enemies along the way. All part of sacrificing for the news. I spent several years in the entertainment business, putting on karaoke & DJ shows at parties & bars. That was fun, but late nights & terrible singing finally took its toll on me, although I didn't mind the free drinks. Then I bartended for awhile. Now, that was just plain fun. In between I wrote. I published a mystery/suspense/romance book entitled Lady Gabriella that has recently been released on the market. & I am presently writing a mixed genre novel, Twin Medallions which is a few chapters away from being completed. I also wrote a short crime/serial killer story with another author, Jimmy Gillentine that has been published as part of the Preditors & Editors Help Anthology. Nowadays I concentrate on doing what I love: writing.
Synop/Book blurb from Lady Gabriella
Nicole Valentine: Since the day she became heiress of a rare, British locket worth millions, her life was cast into a pitfall of treachery and deceit. She
Susan believes that life is meant to be happy and free of struggle - that life is an opportunity to remember our divine nature and to have fun.
The Hawaiians say there are many paths to the top of the mountain but the view from the top is the same for everyone. At the top of the mountain, no matter what path you take, you learn to love unconditionally and see the perfection in all of life. The Toltec tradition is one of the many paths that can help you reach the top so you can create a life that is a safe, joyous, loving and fun.
The Ancient Ones were men and women of knowledge in Teotihuacán, Mexico. Their spiritual teachings have been handed down for over two thousand years through generations of shamans, referred to as Naguals. For many years Susan studied with don Miguel Ruiz and his mother Sister Sarita. After she completed her apprenticeship don Miguel told her to go and teach in her own way. With deep gratitude to her mentor, don Miguel, she shares these powerful teachings with others.
Transformation is perhaps the best word to use when describing the life of Susan Gregg. Born and raised in New York City, Susan found her teenage world turned upside down when her parents moved to a small, rural town in northern Vermont.
Susan pinpoints a survived suicide attempt (doctors were amazed she lived after ingesting cyanide) as the turning point in her life. She realized at a profound level that she could no longer run from life's problems and that there are no outside solutions. Susan became willing to do whatever it took to create happiness and personal freedom for herself. From a very early age Susan always felt there was something beyond what she experienced with her five senses. That feeling sparked the exploration of human potential that led to Susan's life work.
After graduating from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in mathematics, Susan began to research human behavior and creativity in the mid-seventies. In the mid-eighties she moved to S
Carol Barton is founder of Popular Kinetics Press, is a nationally recognized book artist, teacher, and curator. Meet her in her studio and learn about her current projects.
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The Pocket Paper Engineer, Volume 2, covers four important glued pop-up structures: platforms, props, spirals and straddles. These forms are used in many of the fabulous pop-up books on the market today. As in volume one, projects can be detached from the workbook for construction, then stored in pocket pages within the book. Ten projects are included, along with lots of lively illustrations and design tips.This is a workbook for adults and children alike who want to hone their paper engineering skills! 6 x 9.5 inches, 68 pages, wire-O bound in hard cover.
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Born and raised in the remote countryside of Shreveport, La., Bruce
Hennigan knew his future was full of potential and possibilities. Much
of his time was spent playing with his siblings deep in the Louisiana
woods, and his childhood experience provided the frame work for a
fertile imagination and led to his lifelong love of creative writing.
The son of a postman, Hennigan's parents worked diligently to
provide for their family. His mother drove a local school bus, while his
father took extra jobs as a part-time farmer and music minister.
Hennigan's parents instilled in him a strong Christian foundation and
left him a legacy of storytelling. Members of his family often told
stories of life during the Great Depression and World War II, planting
seedlings that would eventually lead to his own creative endeavors.
With a love for creativity, Hennigan would learn to harness his active
imagination, write his first short story at age 13 and soon occupy his
time with drama. By the time he was a senior in high school he had set
his mind on becoming a full-time writer but was unsure of how it would affect his future. With deep
conviction rooted in his Christian faith, Hennigan turned to God for guidance and was directed to a
career in the medical field. While he focused his determination on medical school, he continued to write
throughout college and nurtured his ambitions to be a writer. In 1979, he earned his medical degree from
Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport and was certified by the American Board of
Radiology in 1983.
Hennigan married Sherry Kidd, whom he had met at church, in 1980. Together they have a son, Sean, and
a daughter, Casey. In 1995, a combination of a stressful work schedule and news that his daughter was
diagnosed with epilepsy sent Hennigan into a deep depression, a battle he faced for two more years.
Following in his father's footsteps, Hennigan went in to the
I am a self-published author and independent book publisher. I have been working to develop my writing skills for several years, receiving recognition for my unique style and prose, rare descriptive quality and keen insight into human emotions. Late at night...when all the world is asleep....and I am plagued by the desires of my inner muse... I write.
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HE HAD BEEN SUMMONED BY DEATH AND LIFE AND BOTH ENTITIES WERE NOW READY TO WAGE AN EMOTIONAL WAR AND STAKE THEIR RIGHTFUL CLAIM ON JUSTIN'S SOUL.
Set in the small west Texas town of Seymour—Proud Souls—is the emotional journey of one man, Justin Olerude Bower, and his pending decision to end his life or move forward with what life he has yet to live. Set six-years after the loss of his wife and son in a terrible accident, Justin wakes one morning to find a new emotion stirring within his soul, a faint glimpse of hope has awaken a desire to live coupled with a desire to know why he had to lose the most precious part of his life—his family.
Proud Souls is an emotional roller-coaster ride, taking the reader from one aspect of the human psyche—sensations of hatred and discontent—to varying emotions of soft sensual arousal, laughter and relief. Our hero is accompanied on this inner journey by the town pastor, Reverend Hillard Ray Polk, the town grocer, Ralph Winslow Parison and the lovely woman dubbed town whore and head barkeep to the Hawk's Nest, Tessa Jameson. Each of these individuals were devastated and affected by the loss of Justin's wife and son six-years prior to the opening of this story and each character now suffers to live within metaphorical prisons—a church, a grocery store and a bar—and their lives parallel the struggle and pending fate of our hero, Justin Olerude Bower.
Proud Souls is a thought provoking, must read, story that will leave a lasting impression on the reader. Its descriptive form will weigh heavy on the hearts and minds of its audience and the manner in which it cap
Ever go out without your knitting and realize you missed opportunities to do more knitting? Knit 1 for the Road is all about being portable & fun. These fabulous patterns are done with US size 8 knitting needles, with room for notes, sized to go along with you easily. There are color photos, tips, techniques and resources to keep you focused and motivated on your knitting projects.
Also, featured in the book, are two absolutely amazing indie artists, Jennifer Perkins www.naughtysecretaryclub.com and Rachel-Marie of www.knittydirtygirl.com
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With a flair for the eclectic, Diane Tegarden, Author and President of FireWalker Publications, Inc. brings you a selection of "Books That Fuel Your Imagination".
Diane Tegarden, an author of three published books, lives in Pasadena, with her husband, four cats and a dog (the head count is in constant flux!)
She's been a print journalist since 1992, writing on a wide range of subjects including; renewable energy, environmental concerns, holistic health, women's issues, and Native Spirituality. Her work has been published in: The Pasadena Star News, Security Sales Magazine, The Pasadena Weekly, The Solar Flare, The Feral Forest, Earth Luvyrs Calendar, The Daily Sundial, the West Coast Well Being, Associated Content and Health Breakthroughs.
In April 2004, she self-published her first book, "Getting Out Of Limbo– A Self Help Divorce Book For Women," which provides step by step instructions on how to achieve financial and emotional independence in preparation for a divorce. It is currently listed for sale at Amazon.com, Target.com and on her website, FireWalkerPublications.com.
Her company, FireWalker Publications Inc. was formed in 2004 to promote her passionate, original written works, materials, ideas and creations. Since 2005, she's written for two online content producers, Associated Content and Constant Content.
She released her first poetry ebook, "Light Through Shuttered Window", in December 2007. The 90 page ebook is a compendium of her poems about life, love and the process of creativity. If you're interested in a taste of the book, you'll find it on her website at www.Firewalkerpublications.com.
Recently she's been interviewed on Radio Talk Shows about divorce and domestic violence, referencing her experiences in "Getting Out of Limbo– A Self Help Divorce Book for Women" during Women's History Month, March 2008.
Her newest release "Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time" is a science fiction novel set in the distant future with its hooks
For Mike Hannigan, fleeing New York City ahead of a bullet seemed like a good deal. But when he reached Africa, he finds a whole new world of adventure waiting. Shortly after he arrives his interest is piqued when he hears about a treasure hidden deep in a lost city within the jungles of The Congo. Allying himself with Gregor Shotsky, an old friend, and Bridget O' Malley, a beautiful missionary and bush pilot, Hannigan finds himself on a quest for The Emerald of Eternity. http://www.myspace.com/Bill_Craig_Writes http://www.arcticwolfpublishing.com/author.html
Author and illustrator Sally O. Lee grew up in northeastern Massachusetts. She earned her BA in Studio Art and Art History (with distinction) from Colby College and studied graphic design and painting in Boston and New York City. Her work resulted in an art grant from MIT to conceive and create a series of paintings, and from this came her 2002 exhibition- A Journey Into Abstraction. Ms. Lee has written and illustrated fourteen childrens books, most of them dealing with the struggles of living with some form of handicapor, as the author prefers to call it, imperfection. Many of her illustrations have been published and she has earned both academic and public recognition for her important work in childrens books. For more information about her childrens books, click on http://www.leepublishing. net.
She has also written two novellas, "Tunnels" and "The Imperfect Daughter" both dealing with hearing impairment.
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http://www.myspace.com/mdg888 http://markdavidgerson.com/ Mark David Gerson is an internationally recognized author, speaker, mentor and coach whose inspirational writings are read in more than two dozen countries.
Through more than 15 years of classes, workshops, coaching and consulting, Mark David has guided groups and individuals to connect with their innate wisdom, open to their creative power and express themselves with ease.
Poets and playwrights, novelists and educators, amateurs and professionals, people who don't believe they can write and people with a compelling call to write — all have benefited from working with him, as have nonwriters seeking to move through life's challenges and awaken to their highest potential.
Mark David is author of the award-winning novel, The MoonQuest: A True Fantasy, and of The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write, a book and companion 2-CD set of writing inspiration, instruction and practice.
He is currently at work on a screenplay adaptation of The MoonQuest and on the first of two projected sequels to the book.
When he's not on the road with his talks and workshops, Mark David makes his home in New Mexico.
I like to be known as an author without genre boundaries. Many have referred to my fiction as homoerotic horror, due to the gay element that seems to make its way into my works. Perhaps, it is merely art imitating life. Notwithstanding, I'm not a whore like some of my characters in my first novel, The Rules of Temptation; nor am I an evil creature as depicted by the troupe of characters in my upcoming novel, Nightfall. I am a writer. Yes, I write what I know, and, perhaps, I have experienced such. However, a writer's job is to grip the audience; and one of the ways that he/she does this is by fabricating the truth and bending reality into a kaleidoscope of the fantastic. That said, I hope you all get a chance to enjoy my books.
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A True Saga of International Adventure and the U.S. Naval Intelligence Community. This is a true account of one young American man's 5-year career in the United States Navy.
During his time in the service the author traveled to eleven different countries spread across three continents. He served aboard a famous US war ship, the USS Reuben James (FFG-57)—known for her appearance in "The Hunt for Red October."
Following the events of 9/11 the author became a full time military police officer, standing guard duty on the gates of Pearl Harbor and searching for the now infamous IEDs used by America's terrorist enemies.
Finally, the author served as a tactical intelligence analyst at the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, located in Pearl Harbor, HI. His area of focus at JICPAC was North Korean military analysis. Book: http://www.fiveyearsinhawaii.info/ Blog: http://www.jmkwriteswell.com/
I was born in London, and spent most of my professional career in the music industry in both Los Angeles and New York, working for Atlantic Records. I currently work in artist management and also write for a series of lifestyle magazines. I live in New York with my husband and son.
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What would happen if we were given one more day to spend with a loved one we had lost? Ruby DuPont loses her husband Charles to cancer after 40 years of marriage. She is devastated. We get a glimpse into their lives, both before and after marriage. After his death, Ruby is given one amazing day with Charles to reconnect and reflect on their lives together as well as the inexplicable signs that pointed to his impending death. Inspirational, even miraculous, we come to learn that faith is the binary code in this tale of lost love. The result is clarity on dealing with loss in a positive, self-affirming way.
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D.J. Troville and Rick Dunn has allowed me to share their new music with you. Make sure to check out their music site and tell them how you like it. http://www.myspace.com/thedunvillebrothers
Graveside Tales is a small press that prides itself in bringing you the very best in horror and dark fantasy books at fair and reasonable prices. Our intention is to bring readers books that are not only suspenseful, but terrifying. All of our books will be based on two key elements; dark atmosphere and chilling character driven plots. We are looking to make an impact in the industry by working with some of the leading authors in the business today as well as new writers that have yet to be discovered. If you are new writer looking to break into the industry or someone who has a few books under their belt, please take a look at our submission guidelines and send us your very best work.
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Sinister Landscapes, is an anthology of Gothic tales edited by Alan Draven and featuring all new stories, never before published!
Churchyards, cemeteries, manors, and foggy streets are breeding grounds for specters of all walks. Ghosts, goblins, witches, and demons lurk in these dangerous places, stalking from the darkest corners. Mysterious noises, rattling chains, strange occurrences, and eerie shadows. These are just some of the spine-tingling oddities we encounter when we dare tread upon forbidden soil. Brace yourself readers. Sinister Landscapes takes you back to the roots of horror through eighteen gothic tales told by a new crop of authors that go straight for the throat.
Featuring the genre's newest and finest voices with a foreword by award-winning and bestselling author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, including:
Thad Linson Sarah Wilson Basore Eric Enck Jessica Lynne Gardner Ryan B. Clark Brandon Ford Jeani Rector David Boyle Gordon Anthony Bean Bret Jordan Alan Draven Stéphanie J T. G. Reaper R. Vance Jeff Ezell Charlotte Emma Gledson Charlie Glover Frank E. Bittinger
Trade Paperback, 260 pages, US $14.95, CAD $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-9810213-0-0
Wherever books are sold on September 19, 2008
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I'm a father of two children, daughter , and a son. View my free Web Blog Page at williamsawyers.com If you decide to purchase I'm donating 10% of money to Holbrook Elementary, Holbrook Day Care, 2nd book to Glen Brook Middle and Mt. Diablo High (P.T.A) All located in Concord, Ca and my 3rd Book to Local Cub Scout troop.
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John Sweet and Christie Marie welcome you to Words Speak Network. WSN The Network, is an independent community based organization committed to a vigorous presence for literature in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poets and writers and to place them before the largest possible audience. http://www.myspace.com/christiemarierocks http://www.myspace.com/johncsweet http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wsnradio
You'll also get to know me a little bit: Like I'm 22 years of age, my name's Joseph McGee—or Joe. I hope you check out some of my work; you'll be helping support a new author and you just might like the book, too! Okay—the most important part is you, Dear Reader, liking the book.
My first novel, In the Wake of the Night was on the bestseller list on BN.com for supernatural-horror; Phil's Place and Darkness Won't Rest has been on the bestseller list on Amazon.com, and Phil's Place has been nominated for two awards and was a top 6 finalist for the Predators & Editors Readers' Poll.
My next novel, Snow Hill is due out in July by Blu Phier Publishing
I'm also the author of many short stories that have been in electronic and print magazines. I started out with freebies going into circulations of hundreds, than getting small change for circulations of small thousands, and now some of my shorts are being in major anthologies and magazines, such as The Sound of Horror, Gifts of the Flesh, and I'm co-editing Winter Frights with David Montoya.
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In October of 2006, I left the cold winds of Nebraska, my family, and my job as a P.A. behind and moved east with my husband and three kids. In January of 2008, The Deputy's Widow was published and my life as a writer became official.
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1948 is drawing to a close and things couldn't be much worse for Private Detective Hamilton Baker. It starts with a simple phone call from Diana Kramer, a smooth tongued woman who begs the detective to find letters she's written to her lover, Sheriff's Deputy Chester "Chet" Ferrebee. Chet is to wed another woman this afternoon and Diana, the scorned mistress, wants the letters back where they belong.with her. Hours after the wedding, when Chet turns up dead in a roadside motel room, his bride beaten beyond recognition and unable to remember anything, Baker fears his client is somehow involved. As he searches for the letters, he unwillingly digs into the past of the sleepy town of Crane Haven and uncovers the dangerous secrets of a group of men who shattered a young girl's mind, as well as her chance for happiness, years ago.
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Do we have the technology enabling Christ to be born again of a second virgin mother? A six year old little girl in Alabama knows we do. The Pope is afraid we do. The world asks 'should we if we can?' The book follows the life of a little girl in Alabama who goes completely insane at the age of six and is confined to a state mental hospital. In a strange twist of fate, she is chosen, 'by God,' to become the mother of his son, the next Madonna in the second coming of Christ. Explore her life as there are those who adore and worship her and there are those who loathe her and will do anything to end her life before her son is born. This story is a true 'can't put it down' book.
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Amanda Crandall, Justin Bock-Jones, Joe Knetter, Sheldon Higdon, Scott Lefebve, Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, Cassandra Lee, and Eric Enck Come talk to all the authors of The Living Dead anthology. Hear their tales of the darkside. http://www.myspace.com/jtravisgrundon http://www.travisgrundon.com
J.L. Botelho, CEO and founder of Triad Pictures, has been directing since the early 90's. In 1999, Mr. Botelho turned Botelho Entertainment into a film production company. That same year he wrote, directed, and starred in his first feature length film titled "Dying for Attention." http://www.myspace.com/jlbotelho http://www.triadstudios.net/ http://www.myspace.com/intothebasement
Alan Draven's book review. Come join the fun and speak with authors, publishers and movie directors. Heck you never know who you will meet.
The modern-day Runaway Acclaimed novel provides insight on todays homeless youth LEVITTOWN, NY. Simpson, who has appeared as an expert on nationally syndicated talk shows such as The Montel Williams Show, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, Geraldo, Ricki Lake and The Maury Povich Show. Running away is only a symptom of a greater problem at home its a last resort that results from feelings of hopelessness. www.PowerPublishingCorp.com.
The Holy G-rail (G-spot, R-relating, A-anatomy, I-into, L-lovemaking)The Holy G-rail is the fountain of Youth. I will lead you on a quest to creating great intimacy, lovemaking and climaxes. It not only feel great, but also captures the essence of the fabled The Holy Grail, which from times immemorial has been right before our eyes............. A self-help, relationship, stamina, and confidence-building book, promoting POWERFUL ORGASMS . http://www.myspace.com/theholyg
Tweens, especially girls, will love Freddy and her diverse, feisty friends as they battle teasing, bullies, and self-image in middle school as fat girls in a thin-is-in world. Music is their salvation in this coming-of-age novel. Based on true stories, the book deals with a pressing problem in today's world, childhood obesity, and its impact on kids http://www.franorenstein.com/
Lyn and Sharon Clarke are a husband and wife team that are fantastic authors. They are here to share their stories and love of writing. www.clarkebooks.com
CAROLINE BLUE is a Melodic Hard Rock Band from Upstate NY. We have an energetic show and melodic hard hitting originals. For more info,visit our website. Wayne W. Johnson-Lead Vocals/Guitar Johnny Sniper-Bass/Vocals Joe Boyle- Drums Offical Site http://carolineblue.com/
Author Tina Field Howe with "Alysa of the Fields - Book One in the Tellings of Xunar-kun" "The TrailFolk of Xunar-kun - Book Two in the Tellings of Xunar-kun" out Fall 2008 by Tina Field Howe http://www.tinafieldhowe.com/Alysa/ http://www..tinafieldhowe..com/Workshops/ http://www.readerviews.com/zResources/Trailers/TrailerHoweAlysa.wmv
Fran started a publicity service and has gotten subscribers placed in the Boston Herald, Oklahoman and Chicago Tribune as well as on Internet radio programs. Most recently, Fran began her own Internet radio show, Book Marketing with Fran, on Achieve Radio.
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I live in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. I'm the author of six thrillers, They Hunger, The Red Church, The Harvest, The Manor, The Home, and The Farm. I write songs, screenplays, graphic novels, really short grocery lists, newspaper articles, rough drafts of my own obituary, love letters in invisible ink, and diagrams for paper airplanes headed for black holes. I am obsessed with the words "Oreo" and "ouvre." My website is http://www.hauntedcomputer.com http://www.myspace.com/haun
Dr. Hairfield continues his writing, counseling, his lecture and workshop tours, and has even released two CD's the first is the "Seven Essene Mirrors of Relationship" and "The Power of Thought". There are also many of his seminars that are available as down loads from the web site. He resides in Reno, Nevada in the high Sierra Mountains.
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Single mother of three wild and crazy kids. Social worker and Famous Author. Book: Warming the Stone Children Get your personally Autograhped copy! Warming the Stone Children (2006) PublishAmerica, is the Story of my healing process from Mother-Daughter Incest. This book is intended to help, heal, affirm, and bring awareness to the issue of child sexual abuse in our world. While it is not intended to shock, the subject matter in and of itself is something that most shudder to think is possible.
The Author: Yvonne Mason is currently the author of several novels, including: Stan's Story- the true story of her brother's accomplishments, it has been compared to the style of Capote, and is currently being rewritten with new information for re-release. Tangled Minds - a riveting story about a young girl's bad decision and how it taints everyone's life around her yet still manages to show that hope is always possible. This novel has been compared to the writing of Steinbeck and is currently b
Mark De Binder, paves new territory in the Thriller genre. De Binder masterfully engages readers in an exploration of the other worlds with this imaginable thriller. If you like Patterson, with a smidgeon of Koontz, then Serial Connections is your next great read. A pager turner, Serial Connections mesmerizes readers with its quick pace, wonderful characters, and who-done-it style plot. http://www.myspace.com/whitefalcongroup
I wrote my debut dark fantasy novel "Unscarred" which was published in June 2006, by Aventine Press. My second novel is titled "Hello, my name is James", mainstream fiction, from Triad Publishing Group. Will be available June 27th 2008. I have started working on my third novel "Relinquish" which is fiction and hope to have it completed in the fall. I have also started a Music Profile and you can listen to my tracks http://www.myspace.com/rmhamilton http://www.myspace.com/mohawksquirrel
Deana Herbert Mother of Bianca Isabella Lozano http://www. myspace. com/lostbiancalozano colleen Kay http://www.myspace.com/stormyseagal This show is about children being abducted by parents and taken out of the Country. The fight and the laws. Deana Herbert is a mother still searching for her daughter. Come hear her story as the fight goes on to find her.
Ann B. Keller has been writing novels and screenplays for over forty years. Ms. Keller is the granddaughter of award winning Ohio author and poet, George Dell, whose novel, The Earth Abideth, was turned into a 1999 CBS mini-series starring Rachel Ward, Peter Strauss and Rip Torn. Ms. Keller graduated cum laude from Baldwin-Wallace College and is the President of Kodron Productions, Inc., a small film production company located in the western suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. http://www.myspace.com/
Author Paul Elwork and his book The Tea House. I'm a writer in Philadelphia and my first novel THE TEA HOUSE is available October 1, 2007 from Casperian Books. Here's a brief synopsis:
During the summer of 1925, on a riverfront estate in Philadelphia, a twin brother and sister pretend to contact the dead through ghostly knocking sounds (actually created in the sister's ankle). The twins start by fooling the other children in the neighborhood; when adults get involved, the stakes go up, and t
Avah LaReaux opens her debut novel, What's Done in the Dark, in the middle of the reformulated life of Marcus and Lynette Clayton. A single revelation cracks open this marriage, which is rife with deception. As their selfish deeds are exposed, both Marcus and Lynette are faced with the reality that they could lose each other, again. IBR Melissa B. Levine Says, "Smokin'" http://www.avahlareaux.com/ http://www.myspace.com/avahlareaux
Julia is an award winning spoken word artist, and playwrite. Strawberry Mansion: A Philadelphia Story is her first novel.
Her new book Murder, Madness and Love http://www.yolandarenee.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com/YolandaRenee http://www.myspace.com/yolandarenee
Deborah Simpson is in charge of Triad Expressions as well as a published poet. www.deborahsimpson.org
A mystery for Summer. Heather will talk about her love for horse. www.heathercshultz.com
You never know what will happen with a room full of beautiful women. It is girls night out and we are going to party. Come join us.
Her book is This Ain't No Hearts and Flowers. Brooklyn is not only a great author, but also the mother of 9 children and 15 grandchildren. Check her out at www.brooklyndarkchild.com and www.myspace.com/bklyndarkchild
Jessica is a kung-fu fighting novelist that wants to take you on a wild ride through bizarre recesses of her brain. http://www.myspace.com/jessicashin
Bring it on. Tell us what book is coming out. Read us something. This is your moment. Lesa
Speaking of "The Liberty Bell", Michael Molenda (editor in chief) says: "A lot of guitarists claim to be "orchestral" players, and the result is often dreadful to my ears, but Sindel is cagey enough to be both hilarious and enjoyable. His reading of this John Sousa march - perhaps best known as the Monty Python theme - is well arranged and goofy. It's whacked out genius!" http://www.myspace.com/dansindel
www. myspace. com/tonieshort. TJ Short is no stranger to adversity, just as the characters in his novels. Life changing events have led TJ to his career as an author. His controversial fisrt novel, The Gifted Child: John's Saga garnered a wide range of reviews from five stars to suggestions that maybe he should not have started writing as a career. Undeterred by criticism and spurred on by the praise, TJ penned Sherri's Song a year later; a novel that delves into relationships dealing with domes
Tamara also works as a Literary Coach to help self-published and aspiring authors increase their promotion and navigate the literary world. She is also an active member of Authors Supporting Authors. Tamara Angela Grant is a native of Baltimore, MD. She now lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband and son. You can contact Tamara Grant at www.tamaragrant.com or at www.thinking-outsidethebox.com
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He is a sixteen year old, 10th grade published author, signed by Living Waters Publishing Company in January of 2008. The Iris Series is a Sci-Fi/Romance series of novels, put together specifically so that ..every.. reader can have the opportunity to open the book and enjoy it. The Iris series was designed not only to give an unsuspecting reader an incredible adventure, but it was designed not to prefer gender, ethnicity, or age. The series is also impenetrable from picky readers! Written for
http://www.myspace.com/clfreire I'm a passionate writer with the first two novels in my Tween fantasy series complete. I've been writing since I was thirteen years old, but dreaming about it since I could hold up a pencil and locate the nearest blank wall. I remember scribbling on napkins at parties, on menus in restaurants and in every notebook I carried with me to school. An avid reader as well, my mom signed me up for the Reader's Weekly Book Club when I was seven. I would devour the books
Author,Children's Book Illustrator, and Artist Zander, the main character in "SleepyTown" Randy's sites: http://www.freewebs.com/artnbooks/ http://www.authorsden.com/randyyoung http://youngwriter-sleepytown.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/yrandy
Lieutenant Colonel Laura "Fox" Den is a fighter pilot and the first woman to command an F-22 Raptor squadron. Widowed five years before by a terrorist attack that left her with two kids and a heavy psychological burden, she isn't exactly the poster child the newly transformed Air Force wants. However, she's really good at what she does and probably has no more stress than other fighter jocks in an expeditionary combat unit fighting the Global War on Terrorism.
I've written the first and second novels in my Trevor Samuels Mystery series. "The Back of My Mind" is the first novel in the series. Trevor Samuels, an investigator with fifteen years experience, is commissioned to investigate three arson losses. After numerous leads fail to generate any suspects, he suddenly gets a break in the form of fifteen-year-old Goth boy named Jesse. www. geocities. com/samuelstrevor/index www. myspace. com/trevorsamuels www. authorsden. com/stevenpayette
Mr. Bradfute is a mysterious storyteller that captured my attention from the start. The ending left me wanting more, because I honestly still have no idea who the Mortal Vampire truly is! The Mortal Vampire: Second Bite is the first book in a Suspense/Thriller series that I would highly recommend and will definitely be reading as the stories seek another victim. Mr. Bradfute is a new name to the literary world and I know we will be hearing more from him in the future!
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D.H. Dublin is the author of a Philly-based forensic crime series from Penguin Books. The first in the series, Body Trace, came out Sept. 2006. Blood Poison was released in September 2007 and the third in the series, Freezer Burn, comes out June 3, 2008. http://www.myspace.com/jonmcgoran
Come share your news or your work with us. This is your time to shine. Come Celebrate Fathers for Fathers Day.
Lincoln Crisler is a horror, fantasy and sci-fi writer from Rochester, NY. He will be here to discuss his latest book. Join us in this rear interview. website, http://lincolncrisler.com. Contact him at crislerlincoln@yahoo.com.
Catherine R. Donaldson is a native of Maryland, having lived in various locations across the state. It was only after graduating from Western Maryland College with a degree in Communications that Catherine realized her heart was really in the written word and she decided to follow in her mother's footsteps as a writer. Catherine published her first novel, a pirate-themed work of historical fiction, in 2006 at the age of twenty-three. The follow up novel to that story was published in 2007, and t
Come hear all about the rave goin on about this book. Pre-order SNUFF: http://www.horror-mall.com/SNUFF-by-Eric-Enck-and-Adam-Huber-p-17955.html
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SNUFF ( recent review) http://www.fearzone.com/blog/snuff-book
Eric Enck's amazon:
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www.franorenstein.com or www.myspace.com/franorenstein We will be talking about Fran Orensteins new book The Ghost Under Third Base. What is "The Ghost Under Third Base?" Willie, who skips two grades and is still the smartest kid in his class, doesn’t have friends, until he meets Huby, a strange kid who always seems to be around when weird things happen. Together they explore the possibility that Willie’s favorite hide-out may be haunted. Willie comes up a great idea for a class project to ben
Frank E. Bittinger's books Both Into the Mirror Black and Angels of the Seventh Dawn have placed in Preditors & Editors top ten for Horror Novel of the Year: Mirror Black 2006 at #7 and Seventh Dawn 2007 at #9, respectively; and both books have been on Amazon. com's top 100 a few times each. Check out Frank E. Bittingers site www.myspace. com/sacredscarab
Texas Author Donnette Smith worked as a journalist for the Blue Ridge Tribune for a few years. She has enjoyed writing novels of romance with a twist of suspense & mystery. Donnette's first novel, Lady Gabriella will be published by Blu Phier Publishing & should be released soon. She is working on my second novel, Twin Medallions: a time travel with a twist of romance & horror. Donnette has co-wrote a short crime/serial killer story with horror author Jimmy Gillentine called The Chosen One, whic
Joseph McGee, the twenty-two year old Massachusetts' native and bestselling author of In the Wake of the Night and the Phil's Place trilogy is releasing his second full-length novel this summer. His official web site is: www.josephmcgee.net MySpace: www.myspace/com/snowmac85
Come tell us your tale and make us laugh, cry or pee in our pants. This your time to shine. You hams'.
Louise Aveni host her own talk radio show “Now That’s What I’m Talking About!” on Sedona Talk Radio found at www.sedonatalkradio.com Louise also pens children’s books and has just released “There’s An Angel in My Closet” with more tantalizing stories to follow. For the teen set, watch for the “The Prophecies of Jake Littlefeather” also slated for a 2009 release.
I write under my name: D S Haines / David Haines Graduated HS in 1990 and joined the US Army. My first duty assignment was with 1st platoon 10th MP Company, Ft Drum, NY. Where I deployed to Florida for Hurricane Andrew relief and Somalia for Operation restore hope. From there I went to Honduras, then Ft Eustis, Va where I was a member of the SRT (Swat team). From Ft. Eustis I went to K9 School on the way to Camp Humphries in the ROK. I left Korea returning to Ft. Drum where I was a bomb dog han
Brandon Ford is a newcomer to the world of publishing, though he has been a writer in the horror/suspense genre for several years. His short story, “Elmer’s Grue,” was chosen to be among the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror of 2007 for the Leucrota Press anthology, “Abaculus.” His work will also soon be seen in “Estronomicon,” a genre e-zine found at www.ScreamingDreams.com. He is an avid horror film enthusiast and a lover of all genre fiction. His favorite authors include Jack Ketc
David Boyle. is an author in the horror genre. Fans that have read his work often use words like demented, sick, weird, strange, crazy and perverted to describe what he pens. David's anthology BLOOD WORKS is available through BARNES & NOBLE online, AMAZON, BORDERS and many other venues. http://www.myspace.com/davidbfear
Come tell us your tale and make us laugh, cry or pee in our pants. This your time to shine. You hams'.
Bret Jordan is not only a fantastic author, but he is an amazing illustrator. He will be here to discuss his arts. Come join him. check out his sites. LINKS http://www.bretjordan.com Website http://www.myspace.com/bretjordan MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/plague_novel Plague Novel MySpace page http://www.plague.gravesidetales.com/ Plague online novel
Alan Draven was born the same year Stephen King's Carrie was published. He lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with his wife, their Greyhound and their two cats. He has written over 400 poems, hundreds of film and book reviews, and a dozen short stories. His stories have been published in the Darkened Horizons anthology, as part of Amazon Shorts, and in audio format on Dreadtime Stories. BITTERNEST is his first novel. You can visit him 24 hours a day at www.alandraven.com and on MySpace at www.mys
Jimmy Gillentine has written a book entitle 'Of Blood and the Moon'. It's coming out from Blu Phi'er Publishing this year. Want to know more? Go to his website: http://www.myspace.com/of_blood_and_the_moon
Horror author will be here live. Called “One of the most unique and twisted authors of our generation,” Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc is a best selling, three-time award winning author of Horror Sinisteria.
From ghosts to the paranormal, from the Occult to pirates, Andrea can write it, write it well and keep her fans and critics begging for more.
A force of nature, Andrea has blazed a path through a genre most often dominated by men. She is routinely sought out for appearances at everything fro
Got a book to talk about, a joke, what is going on in your life, read us something, or you can even sing. Open to all those who want to be hams or just say something.
Guys Don't Rat on Guys is his new book. About to be in a store near you. Grey Baker was born and raised in Boston Massachusetts. He spent many years as a broadcaster, traveling all across the country as a popular morning radio personality. After retiring from radio he is now living his dream as an author.
When he isn't writing he is spending time with his two kids, and is an advocate for abused and exploited children. If there is any time left in the day Grey likes working out at the gym.
C.L. Freire is a Tween Fantasy Author who lives in Miami with her husband and children. C.L. is the master-mind behind the popular MySpace Group http://www.myspace.com/writerstogether. Check out her other spaces and enjoy her work. http://www.clfreire.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/clfreire
Vern Firestone with Triad Publishing group will be here live to discuss publishing options. Join us as we find out about small press publishing and what it takes. http://www.myspace.com/triadpublishinggroup
This is the first night we are doing open mic for those of you that have a story to tell, a book to talk about, a joke, what is going on in your life, or you can even sing. Open to all those who want to be hams or just say something.
T. G. Reaper is the author 4 scary books. Dripping from the pen of the reaper, Night songs of the reaper, With-in these walls, and his lastest release Empty Grave. Come join him as he speaks about horror writing and publishing. His website, http://www.myspace.com/thegrinninggrimone
Steve Alten best selling author of Meg will be with us to discuss his new political thriller "The Shell Game". He will discuss his screen plays and his new Meg 4 book coming out. Steve will answer guest questions. http://www.stevealten.com/
Author Avah LaReaux is proud to present the first installment of her six-part “Lost and Found” saga series called, "What’s Done In The Dark." In this novel, you are introduced to Marcus Clayton, a highly successful and handsome former athlete turned sports analyst, his family, friends, and others who believe they are the center of his universe. Marcus has everything…including secrets… Check Avah LeReaux's websites at www.avahlareaux.com http://www.myspace.com/avahlareaux
Barbara Freethy has published 24 novels. Her books have hit the national bestseller lists like USA Today, Barnes and Noble and Borders. Her new book, SILENT RUN, is already receiving rave reviews. Come ask her questions and talk with her. http://www.barbarafreethy.com/
Hell yeah, Jazz is gonna let lose. We are gonna open the bar doors and pop the kegs and have a party. Come join us for a whole hour of brainless information. You may even laugh. All are welcome to come chat and call-in. Tell us the worst joke of the day. It is party time with AngelLesa and Jazz Shaw. If you have balls you will be here. lmfao
Marc Ladewig is a native of California and the father of two grown children. He is a swimmer, veteran, world traveler, mandolin player,language teacher and life long lover of poetry. He has written a novel length, narrative poem entitled Odysseus-The Epic Myth of the Hero, published by Infinity Publishing.com and available on Amazon.com and bbotw.com. Check out his videos of him reading excerpts of his work. http://www.myspace.com/marcladewig
On April 15, 2008 I will be interviewing Marc Ladewig who is a native of California and the father of two grown children. He is a swimmer, veteran, world traveler, mandolin player,language teacher and life long lover of poetry. He has written a novel length, narrative poem entitled Odysseus-The Epic Myth of the Hero, published by Infinity Publishing.com and available on Amazon.com and bbotw.com. Check out his videos of him reading excerpts of his work. http://www.myspace.com/marcladewig
I am an adoptee who successfully searched and found both my birth parents. I have written a memoir, Finding My Other Mother: The Hidden Side of Adoption portraying how my adoptive parents, family and society in general, frowned upon my search and reunion with my birth mother and how they especially chastised me for wanting to maintain an ongoing relationship with her. Anne Bauer http://www.myspace.com/anneadoptee
Interviewing Story Williams on Blog Talk Radio
Wednesday at 10:30 AM on April 2, 2008 I will be interviewing Story Williams on blog talk radio.
Be there or be square.
She is a poet, wife, mother of two, marine, college graduate, and writer. All accomplished under the age of 30. This is no stupid girl. She is a hero and more. We will be talking about it all. Come join us.
I will be talking with Judy Snyder. She has an editing service. Judy is a published poet and writer. We will be talking about all aspect of writing.
Contact Information for Editing valkricry@hotmail.com please put 'edit me' in the subject line.
Judy Snyder's website is Http://groups.msn.com/3PawsSaloonAttic