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Review: "I've Loved These Days" by Bethany Turner

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About the Author Bethany Turner was born and raised in Kentucky, but now lives in Colorado with her husband and two sons. She studied theatre at the University of Kentucky before going on to a career in bank management, which eventually gave way to writing. She finally knows what she wants to be when she grows up. About the Book "The very first time you met me you knew that he would never be the same again, didn't you? For the record, I was never the same again either. And while times have changed and opportunities have been lost, I still know in my heart of hearts that I never will be. But we can't go back, and we can't undo. What's more, I don't really want to. While my life is not perfect, it is uniquely, ridiculously mine, and I would not trade it." Abigail Phelps has written her memoirs, but the world has never heard of her. So why should anyone care? Perhaps no one would, if the letter in which Abigail reflects on changing times a

A.E. Albert: A Writer's Blog: How to Write a book (Part 1): Getting StartedHo...

A.E. Albert: A Writer's Blog: How to Write a book (Part 1): Getting Started Ho... : How to Write a book (Part 1): Getting Started How to Write a Book Part 1:   Getting Started Many say we all have a boo...

Review: Torg's First Death - Short Story from The Death Wizard Chronicles

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About the Author Jim Melvin was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years. As a reporter, he specialized in science, nature, health and fitness, and he wrote about everything from childhood drowning to erupting volcanoes. Jim is a student of Eastern philosophy and mindfulness meditation, both of which he weaves extensively into his work. Jim is the author of The Death Wizard Chronicles, a six-book epic fantasy. Book 1 of the series, titled Forged in Death, debuted Aug. 20, 2012 via Bell Bridge Books and has attained best-seller status several times on Amazon. The electronic version of Book 1 is now available for free. It also can be purchased in trade paperback and as an audio book. Books 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Chained by Fear, Shadowed by Demons, Torn by War, Blinded by Power and Healed by Hope) also are available, completing the series. Three short stories related to Jim's fantasy series (Torg's First Death, The Black Fortress and Rise of the

Review: Four Pieces For Power: Book 1 of the Vendicatori

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About the Author Accomplished writer, Marc Estes, is proud to present his award winning debut novel, Four Pieces For marcestes.net  and follow him on twitter at @Vendicatori33 . Power, Book One of the Vendicatori. Four Pieces For Power marks the first in a series of Vendicatori novels developed by Mr. Estes. He is a two-time winner of the Vermont Playwright’s Award for his plays, What Would Dickens Do? and Glass Closets. What Would Dickens Do? also won the 2012 Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence. His play, Gumbo (adapted from the short story by Charles Huckelbury) was a finalist in the 2011 Safe Streets Arts Foundation Short Play Competition and was presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. His play The Practice of Killing (co-written with Robert Johnson, and adapted from the short story by Mr. Johnson) has been published in the Spring 2013 edition of Tacenda Literary Magazine. In 2013 he was also awarded the Robert Chesley Award from the Chesley/B

Ann's Afterthoughts ~ Ann Swann ~ Suspense and More: Enter "End Game" New Horror Writing Contest!

Ann's Afterthoughts ~ Ann Swann ~ Suspense and More: Enter "End Game" New Horror Writing Contest! : Inkitt's latest Horror writing contest "End Game" is now open for submissions! Inkitt is a free writing platform that ...

Review: Silent Night Violent Night by C. J. Verburg

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About The Author A storyteller ever since she could talk, Carol Verburg spent the 1990s collaborating on theatrer  projects with the late artist and writer Edward Gorey. Their friendship inspired her novel "Croaked: an Edgar Rowdey Cape Cod Mystery" and her multimedia memoir "Edward Gorey On Stage," as well as her play "Spin, or Twilight of the Bohemians," winner of the 2012 Centenary Stage Women Playwrights' Series and the 2011 Ashland New Plays Festival. Since moving to San Francisco, Carol has worked with the legendary Eureka Theatre and Fellowship Theater Guild ("Lady Day in Love") and leads the Mechanics' Institute Library's indie publishing workshop. Her international literature collections "Ourselves Among Others," "Making Contact," and "The Environmental Predicament" have inspired thousands of college writing students. In her latest novel, "Silent Night Violent Night: a Cory Goodwin Myst

Book Sales Galore

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Amber Quill Press Sales Yes, I'm an Indie author but I also have a GREAT publisher, and I have one book, Suspicious Minds, and a FREE short story listed with Amber Quill Press. If you like book sales, here's an Independence Day sale you don't want to miss! All e-books at Amber Quill Press that aren't already discounted, are 50% off all week. Suspicious Minds is already discounted at 99 cents and my short story, All For Love is FREE, but only through Amber Quill Press. Just click on the covers (on the left & right of this post) to be taken directly to the site where these books are on sale. Enjoy the sales and tell them Kim Cox sent you. And if that isn't enough, you can get the sequel to All For Love , Love Conquers All for only $1.99 at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , iTunes , etc. Other Great Sales Haunted Hearts , Novella 1 pf the Lana Malloy Paranormal Mystery Series , is  still FREE at  Barnes & Noble and Amazon  until Mon

Book Launch Sale: GET OUT OR DIE

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Announcing Great Book Launch Prices New Book Release: GET OUT OR DIE Novella 2 - LANA MALLOY PARANORMAL MYSTERY SERIES In celebration of the new book launch--for a limited time get GET OUT OR DIE for only 99 cents and for TWO DAYS ONLY get HAUNTED HEARTS for FREE. LAST DAY IS TODAY!!!! Get your copy now while the sale lasts.  GET OUT OR DIE is the second novella in the LANA MALLOY PARANORMAL MYSTERY series. Lana Malloy is a psychic, private investigator who is on a mission to help the dearly departed even when they don’t realize they need help. In the first novella, HAUNTED HEARTS, Lana sets out to solve her first case—the twenty-year old cold-case and double murder of her great aunt and her great aunt’s fiancé. If she succeeds, they’ll spend eternity together; if she can’t, they’ll be stuck as Haunted Hearts. With the help of the ghosts and a new love interest, she is able to find the murderer. Get HAUNTED HEARTS at Amazon , B&N , iTunes , Kobo , etc. In GET OUT O