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directtextbook
The site helps students
and book lovers find textbooks and books by searching over 30 online
stores and 1000s of libraries throughout the US
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Laura Orsini
Book Editor Content
Editor Writer
As a writer, you want to
hire the best freelance editor to give your book, eBook, articles,
or Web copy the polish and professionalism that will set you apart
from everyone else. YOU are the subject matter expert; the freelance
editors at Words Made Easy are the editing experts. Trust your
content editing needs to the best editors available
anywhere.
http://www.wordsmadeeasy.com/Articles.htm
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Stories of Strength
edited by Jenna Glatzer
With more than 100 pieces
from writers all over the world, and the gracious efforts of
prominent editors and graphic designers, Stories of Strength is a
tribute to the human spirit: celebrating true stories of courage and
endurance in challenging situations that range from the death of a
child to living through natural disasters, to smaller-scale trials,
like dealing with returning an overdue book to the local Library
Troll.
Headed by Jenna Glatzer,
author of acclaimed Celine Dion biography For Keeps, this project
attracted contributions from many well-known writers, including a
story and an original hymn by award-winning science fiction novelist
Orson Scott Card, an essay by famed actor Wil Wheaton (Star Trek,
Stand By Me), and a short story from Christian romance author Robin
Lee Hatcher.
http://storiesofstrength.com/
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Books by Frankie
Lassut: Excommunicated Priest. Wanted by the CIA, the FBI but,
unfortunately, not the BBC!
Frankie Lassut is a writer who writes exactly what comes into
his mind. It's usually zany comedy, and a lot of the time it has a
cynical line or two in it, which is unacceptable to publishers and
99.99% of people he has given free copies of stuff to (most of them
never make contact again with feedback or mention it if he runs into
them). Never mind, he carries on relentlessly. In the end, he gave
up on publishers and agents, and decided to self-publish. His books
aren't the thickest in the world as he can't afford that (is there a
sexual pun there about how thickness doesnt matter?), so he produces
on demand booklets he calls Wonky Novlets that can be ordered on his
site. He has managed six up to now. If you would like a good laugh,
click on this link and check them out:
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Matthew and
the Highland Rescue by Sabine Muir
If you've
never visited Loch Kinord on the edge of the Scottish Highlands,
then Sabine Muir's novel will transport you there. If you have, then
you will recognise and take great pleasure in reading about an area
of Scotland steeped in ancient history. Matthew's adventure through
time, back to the eleventh century, is shared with his two young
cousins, Rory and Morag. The three children have a great time in the
court of King Malcolm III of Scotland and his kind-hearted wife,
Margaret, where they rediscover more than just lost time. This is a
cracking read, thoroughly absorbing and highly recommendable to
adults as well as children.
http://www.freewebs.com/sabinemuir/
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Dragon
Blaze: A Sweet Adventure by Peter R. Harris
Dragon Blaze
is in another place... another time. This thrilling tale begins when
Steven and Susan Sweet discover a portal to another world, at the
bottom of their garden. With three of their closest friends, the
children set off on a perilous quest to help ancient dragon-king,
Lythos Heatstirrer, find four magical weapons, which, he says, will
destroy the legendary Golden Ice Apple of Never Melt and end Queen
Morla Shiverspine's evil reign. As if that wasn't enough, odd things
are happening at home, too. The Sweets' next door neighbours are
utter busybodies, and Mum and Dad are acting weird, as well. An
action-packed adventure unfolds. Our brave heroes face mystery and
wonder at every turn. Will they succeed in their quest? Or will they
remain trapped inside the realms of another world forever?
http://www.freewebs.com/harrisfantasybooks/
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The
Little House On the Corner by H. J. Simmons
The Little
House on the Corner is a wonderful children's book that will hold
the interest of any child. While reading this book, the reader can
identify with the storyteller's innocence and love for life.
Children that read this book may very likely begin to appreciate the
wonderful things they have in their life, without even realizing it.
This is a very touching tale that teaches a very simple lesson to
all its young readers. Most of us forget how important our family
members are to us and that spending quality time with them does not
compare to any item that can be bought in a store.ÊIn my opinion, I
think this book should occupy a space on every child's
bookshelf.
http://hometown.aol.com/dcfive1964/
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The Sword
and the Staff by Raymond Mayotte
Dragons are a
myth. At least that's what everyone thought until one swooped from
the sky to destroy the mighty Ebony Castle. When Larn Surfin and his
friend Tark went to investigate, they found that the fire breathing
dragon was a contraption that sailed through the air with strange
beings inside of it. Beings that had also harnessed the dragon's
fire in little sticks they carried at their sides. Barely escaping
capture by these beings, Larn accidentally discovers an ancient
cavern illuminated by a huge crystal. There he finds the wounded
wizard Mordrid who convinces Larn that the crystal has summoned him
to be the next wizard of the land. For two years Larn remains in the
cavern learning the ways of the crystal until, armed with a staff
instead of a sword, he sets out with his new found power to do
battle with the dragon..
http://free.prohosting.com/sbook/
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Wooffer-Stories You
Can Read To Your Dog (And Other Children) by Betty
Fasig
This book is a
compilation of thirty-three short adventure stories about Wooffer,
the animals who share his world and how they all become friends of
the truest kind. Although he is only a little dog, his brave heart
and gentle spirit changes the lives of each of the animals in small
ways that make a big difference to them all. Every animal, from the
matriarch of the field mice, Old Agnes, Mother of the Thousands, to
Cho Lee Yen, the proud peacock, has had a better life because of
their good friend. These are their stories.
http://www.woofferstories.com/
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Wizardess Born
by Lucia Bibolini
"Wizardess Born" is a
tale of magic, fantasy and adventure. Set in the imaginary world of
Prithvi, the story draws its inspiration from the author's own
experiences, Western fantasy lore and Eastern mysticism. Born at the
joining of Prithvi's two moons, Avaishya is teased for being vague
and slow. Little do people realise she wields the greatest magic
Prithvi has seen in generations! Only Shuvinya, a Leiralai girl, and
Moordy, her cat, know Avaishya's secret. However, the secret will be
revealed when the peaceful kingdom of Tansaan is threatened by the
evil magician Ravin, and Avaishya is drawn into a dramatic quest to
save the world she knows. Besides Shuvinya and Moordy, the gods have
chosen another three companions to aid the young wizardess:
Vaarteiss, a dreamy minstrel; Taiksh, a trainee warrior; and
Mikshalya, a playful Piskel. Each of the six unlikely heroes will
discover hidden strengths as they prepare to meet their
destiny.
http://www.wizardessbooks.com
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The
Adventurous Journey of Willowby Went by J. S. Harrison
Join me in a
world where trolls are our friends and fairies are warriors;
vampires are assassins and black rabbits are evil beasts of terror.
Come and travel with trofkins, small creatures that live within the
trees of Everwind. Welcome, my friend, to a world of fantasy, the
world of Willowby Went who, although being the son of the governor
of Everwind, was nothing more than a daydreamer and mischief-maker;
the most irresponsible of trofkins. Trofkins are small creatures
with stuffy personalities, extreme appetites, a tenacious desire for
poetry and reside within the large trees of the village of Everwind
and would never dream of doing something like mischief and wanted
nothing to do with adventure, it being very untrofkin-like. But
Willowby was anything but the average trofkin.
http://jsharrison.bravehost.com/
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The Magic Elevator: The Adventures of Johnny & Joey by
Pol McShane
Brothers Johnny and Joey are two typical boys who enjoy
playing with their dog, Choco, in the woods behind their home. For
the boys, the woods are a wonderful place to have make-believe
adventures. But one day, they find something there that will change
their lives forever--a magic elevator. At first, the boys are
worried about where the strange elevator will take them, but before
long they are off on a series of unbelievable adventures. In
Imagination Land, the boys find that anything is possible. Traveling
to Animal Land, they discover that danger lurks in even the most
wondrous of places. When they find themselves in a place called
Mythology Land, the boys face their most amazing foe yet--but they
have too much spirit to turn tail and run, even if it's from a
three-headed dragon. Through it all, Johnny and Joey look after each
other while making new friends and discovering sights they never
would have believed possible.
http://www.johnnyjoey.com/
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Back to the
Elevator: The Adventures of Johnny & Joey Pol
McShane
In Back to the Elevator, Johnny and Joey are off on more
adventures to exciting places, like Monster Land, where they find
themselves running from an angry ogre. Then they're off to Wooden
Land, where splinters are a common nuisance. And finally in Aqua
Land, the boys realize they're in way over their heads--not only do
they have to fight one mean fish, they also must help bring an
outcast eel back to the fish society. The light is on--the doors are
closing--hurry--Back to the Elevator!
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Stories for a Stormy
Night, Vol. 1 by Mario S. Fedele
Double your reading
pleasure with two delightful tales that draw you in and won't let go
till you're done. In "Fear-o-Lots", you'll find a most unlikely
group of heroes who must confront an onslaught of fear-provoking
characters. These include the Hags and their Drag-o-Not, Og and his
Ogites, and the dreaded Worg. Faced with such insurmountable
obstacles, it appears that the heroes are doomed to certain failure.
Or are they? In the next story, the ever-fascinating folklore of
vampires is revisited. A new twist, however, is added whereby the
blood-thirsty night creature, whose name is Lenny, bites a victim
stricken with AIDS. This playsÊhavoc on his emotional system, and he
careens out of control. Does he have the wherewithal for recovery,
or will he forever languish in his dire condition?
http://www.freewebs.com/mario5o/
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Coco Twain Tells The
Truth By Judith Porter
How would you feel if you
came home one day and found two escaped convicts in hiding in your
house? Most of us would be terrified! Not so with the flamboyant
Daisy Reynolds. She is not about to cower in fright and let these
two men take over her household. Coco Twain is caught up in this
intrigue when she spends the weekend with Daisy's teenage daughter,
Sonja. As the story unfolds, author, Judith Porter gives you a peek
into the minds of the two very different teenage girls... The ending
will surprise you.
http://www.jaykay100.com/
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Quest for the Source
of Darkness by Patricia Perry
Mahn, an evil demon from
ages past seeks the Source of Darkness, an obscure and potent magic.
His one and only objective is to wield it against the Races and
destroy all living things. Elves, Dwarves and the elusive desert
nomads, the Herkahs, must unite and defeat Mahn or become part of
his army of fiends.
http://questforthesourceofdarkness.com/
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Two Choices by
Sarah Richard
Two Choices by Sarah Richard is a story about two best
friends who must each make a choice that will alter their futures.
The two best friends Meghan and Karyn, who areÊjust starting their
senior year in high school, find out that they are both pregnant.
What should they do? What would you do? Follow along and see what
choice each young woman makes and how they felt about it afterwards.
http://www.publishedauthors.net/sarahvrichard/
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The Listening
Tree by Joyce Ann Edmondson
The Listening Tree Fifty
Stories of Grace-full Everyday Living" are the author's attempt to
share from her experience and imagination stories of faith, hope,
and love with a broader audience. A second goal is to give an
inspirational format for parents, teachers, or grandparents who may
wish to share memories and values with their own children or
teenagers by writing or telling family stories. Parents or
grandparents who find themselves in a situation where they must
provide most of the exposure to Christian values for their children
or grandchildren can benefit from knowing they are not alone in
their journey, but have Christ with them every step of the way. By
retelling stories children can identify with enables parents or
grandparents to pass on the values they believe in. At the same time
it assists children to choose books with similar content when they
do learn to read or write.
http://www..freewebs.com/jaebooks/
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Divorced at Six
by Nanny Doodle
Ellie sat under Harold's tree with Harold perched on her
shoulder. They were trying their best to figure out why Daddy had
left and why they had to sell their home. Was it their fault Daddy
didn't want to live with them anymore? They tried to stay out of
trouble but things just happened. They didn't mean to do anything
wrong. The mean old judge had called them divorced. Harold was very
smart for a squirrel but he had never heard of this thing called
divorce. Penny didn't know how to explain things to Ellie. She
didn't understand why Dennis had changed. He had moved out demanding
that they sell their home and get a divorce. All Penny did know was
she loved her daughter with all her heart and she wasn't about to
separate Ellie and Harold. She would just have to find a house with
a tree for Harold.
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Detachment X-Ray by Jess Parker
Jake Green, a
Navy Seaman, moves from the front lines of the Korean War and became
an assassination team leader during the cold war. After front lines
were reestablished late 1950, a battalion of Marines led the counter
attack against the North Koreans. The battalion outstripped the
supporting forces and were surrounde. After five days of intense war
fare the Marines were captured and five men, including Green,
escaped and made their way back to the friendly front lines through
the enemy forces and a North korean blizzard. After returning from
the front lines Green was transferred to an elite force--later named
Detachment X-Ray--charged with search and destroy missions loosely
arranged by the White House.
http://www.authorsden.com/
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Covert Avengers by Jess Parker
Jake Green emerged from the deep cover that had been ordered
after he left Detachment X-Ray and became Staff Assistant to a
United States Senator. His first assignment was to assist Senator
Sam Martin at a UN conference with a trade delegation from the
PeopleÕs Republic of China. Jake developed an attitude of hostility
toward one of the Chinese delegates. He recognized the future
Premier as a Chinese officer who had commanded the capture of the
Marine unit he was serving with. Then unexpectedly Jake became
reunited with his comrades from the Korean War and they decided to
assassinate the future premier of China. During the stalking phase,
other targets came within their sights. They took on a mountain feud
and stopped a drug running effort. Then the Washington, D.C. police
department came to their attention. Jake also made an operation with
a unit of former members of Detachment X-Ray.
http://www.authorsden.com/
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Black Ops by Jess Parker
The Jake Green saga continues as he becomes a
paid, but not recognized, employee of the government. He forms a
team from Detachment X-Ray and new recruits for an eight-man
terrorist-tracking team. A new terrorist group, AllahÕs Army, has
formed and is ready for raids into Canada and the United States. The
first contact was a four-man team known as the Fist of Allah. This
team was brutal because their signature was the beheading of a young
woman. After this first encounter, Jake and his team chased Fist of
Allah through the upper Midwest and the mid-Atlantic states. In
between the confrontations with AllahÕs Army, the team conducted
other operations in Canada, Gaza City, on the Gaza Strip, and a
small bayou town in Louisiana.
http://www.authorsden.com/
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Is Your Father Black? by
Joseph Frank Baraba
When Marie Brault's daughter, Maggie, wheedles
her way back into the family home after marrying a layabout young
man, who fails to keep a roof over his young wife's and daughter's
head, she fails to show her mother any love or respect. Maggie, who
respects no-one, seems to be incapable of love and, of Marie's five
sons, Joey, Alfred, Bill, John and Barney Douglas Jr., only Joey
shows any real affection for his mother. The title of the book, "Is
Your Father Black?" suggests that the Brault family's problems are
caused by Marie Brault's second marriage to Barney Douglas but the
narrative shows that the Brault children's biggest problem is
themselves.
http://www.joefrankbaraba848.bravehost.com/
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Lethal Option by P. J. Lawton
...PJ Lawton has a real winner with
'Lethal Option'... private eye Winston Simon, a tough, all business
detective manages to always be one step ahead of the bad guys...
It's nice to see the good guys win again! ...'Lethal Option' is full
of suspense, twists, and unpredictable outcomes... a must read for
any fan of the genre, or anyone who just likes good quality
reading...
http://www.freewebs.com/pjlawton/
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Timothy's Take-Out
by Paul J. Barker.
You think YOUR job sucks??? Meet Carl
Fellows. Meet him, and pity him. The man has ambition. The man has
potential So what's he doing trapped in a dead-end job? Try to
envision it: A shy, sensitive young loner becomes "personnel
manager" of what could well be the busiest, noisiest, most
disgusting fast food joint on the face of the earth — TIMOTHY'S
TAKE-OUT. Children taunt him, adults belittle him, and his staff
show up for work pretty much when they feel like it. Our hero tries
to convert all this negativity into "positivity", and his efforts
are hilarious if not altogether successful. Less hilarious is the
fact that he is slowly becoming a misanthrope.
http://www.dontlikemyjob.com/
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Goldie by Saundra Julian and her daughter Molly
Jones
Rarely does a book come around that
captures the imagination of the reader like GOLDIE does. Set in
Oklahoma during the days of Prohibition, Goldie is a beautiful
teenager on the brink of womanhood being raised in a poor but loving
family with strong values. The story follows the highs and lows of
Goldie's life and her experiences of love, sorrow, friendship, and
enemies as she struggles against opposition to keep her family
together. Goldie is a story that will touch your heart and leave you
wanting more. I applaud Saundra Julian and Molly Jones for their
realistic, yet sensitive portrayal of the subjects of bootlegging,
Mafia and the KKK. I certainly look forward to reading more from
these two rising stars.
http://www.freewebs.com/goldieoftheblueflame/
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Unspoken Dream by Carol Bennett
Carol Bennett writes a stunning
mystery-thriller. Her chilling entrance is one I have encountered
only rarely in a book. Here, we have a victim who looks like he had
been swarmed by bees in the middle of a storm, but the reader is
lead to believe that it was something much more ominous and that it
is about to get worse.
http://www.freewebs.com/carolb/
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Zoranna's Quest by Monty
R. Ferbert
Zorana is a young woman of exceptional weaving
skill. She prepares a lovely lace fabric that is coveted by the
women of her villiage. However, her skill earns her little if any
respect from anyone other then a wandering merchant. He is her only
suitor. The villiage men do not show an interest in the slender
weaver.
http://www.publishedauthors.net/montyferbert/
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Pandemonium - A Journey
to the New World by Apina Hrbek
Pandemonium - A Journey to the New World is an
incredible true story about the impact of the Communist takeover of
Czechoslovakia on three generations of a prominent Prague family.
Told from the perspective of Edita, a physician's daughter,
scientist's wife, and mother of two young children, the story
poignantly describes the insanity, frustration, and desperation
associated with living under a corrupt communist regime. Many of the
scenes are unforgettable; they range from comic to heartrending to
bittersweet.
http://www.apinahrbek.com/
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Memoirs of a Chosen Time
by Andrea Millon
Through her narratives, Aalyiah takes you on a
personal journey. One that makes her ranting and raving about
societal ills but ending with her bitter sweet embrace of the
responsibility she has in ending existence. Through an intimate
relationship with her Divine Creator, she expresses the
disappointment by questioning salvation for society. She finally
realizes, through dreams and visits from Beings not of her world,
she agreed to a destiny that would end existence. All she wanted to
do in life was graduate, get a job, marry and have a family. This
short story explains, through unique ideas and a frustrated
narrator, how some of us choose our destiny in life even if the
choice seems an unlikely one.
http://www.aboutmemoirs.com/
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The Engineer's
Daughter by Mary V. Williams
"I left home for the second time at the
age of forty-seven. It was five o'clock on a freezing Sunday morning
in January and nobody was about. My mother, who always rose early,
was dead. The funeral had been in October; now it was New Year and a
terrible madness had settled upon the family. My brother was, I
imagined, locked in his bedroom as he always was, vigilant; still
waiting for my mother's call. I warmed my hands on the Aga and
rooted around for a biro in the kitchen drawer. I left a note for my
brother telling him that I wasn't staying where I wasn't welcome and
to please give back the things my mother had left me in her will.
Then I stepped out into the icy darkness... "
http://www.inkydigits.com/
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Legend of the Spear by
Jason Edwards
If you enjoyed Indiana Jones and found The
DaVinci Code fascinating, you will Love this fast moving, Historical
adventure story, co-authored under the pen name of Jason Edwards.
Synopsis: Without warning, machine-gun bullets ricochet off
buildings and hit the ground, raising ugly puffs of dust in the
village square. Screams of the injured and dying pierce the Easter
Sunday spring air. Terror holds the heroine in momentary paralysis,
and you, the reader, holding your breath. Legend of the Spear
launches the reader, and twenty-seven year old Dimiter Markovitz,
into a fast-moving perilous journey of terror, intrigue,
double-cross, and paranormal events, in search of two ancient icons
of the Christian world, The Cup of Arimathaea and the Spear of
Longinus. This novel will appeal to those yearning to escape into a
shadow world of danger, intrigue and magic. Aficionados of high
adventure and a fast pace - be they nineteen or ninety, will find
themselves breathlessly sitting on the edge of their chairs as the
story unfolds.
http://www.DanceInterrupted.com/
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Baring it All by Gena L.
Garrison
Chocolate Paradise, the city's premier adult
entertainment nightclub, is the backdrop for this tale of murder,
sex, and romance between a sinner and a saint. Owned and operated by
Marcus Thomas, Chocolate Paradise is host to the city's most elite
clientele of politicians, sports stars, and entertainers. Its
dancers rank among the highest paid in the country. Marissa Rogers,
a young African American female, struggling to survive on her own,
becomes employed as a stripper in order to supplement her finances.
While working there she meets and falls in love with her
grandmother's married minister. Travis Leonard, a young good looking
African American male, struggles to fight against his temptation for
Marissa as he takes his appointment as minister of his first
congregation.
http://www.genalgarrison.com/
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Feather Kisses by Kay
Moretz
Shawnee Mason Mackenzie is a self sufficient,
and an independent young woman contented with the life she has made
for herself in the quaint town of Hillside, PA. She'd escaped from
the political roller coaster ride involving flashing cameras, and
public appearances necessary for her father, Massachusetts Governor
Mason's political position. Her profitable antique shop, Serenity of
Yesteryear had brought her the peaceful, quiet life she'd desired.
Until one day, the man of her dreams, Eric von Wick walked into her
shop thrusting her back into the whirlwind of life.
http://www.freewebs.com/featherkisseskaymoretz/
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Virtual Law By H.R. Seher
In another time and another generation, our
parents cautioned us not to speak to strangers... But in this
wondrous age of Internet communication, we take for granted as we
sit behind our computers, that we are safe to represent ourselves to
strangers as our imagination dictates. Beware... for predators lurk
just beyond your computer screen. In Virtual Law, author H.R. Seher,
spins a tale of terror about a homicidal maniac who seduces his
prey, young women he meets and chats with on the Internet, into
meeting him in person for a date... a date from which they will
never return.
http://www.hrseher.com/
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The Private Lives of Teachers by Joseph A.
Wellman
"A life beyond the classroom" is the plot of
this novel. It's the story of teachers and their private world, the
world beyond the classroom, the world most of us never see even
though they're in front of us fourteen to eighteen years of our
lives. We think we know them but all we know is an image, because in
most stories about teachers the lives of students is emphasized.
This novel is different. Set in a suburban high school, this novel
features the stories of teachers and their lives that takes place
beyond the classroom.
http://www.joewellman.com/
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The Jade Chalice by
Rudolph J. Girandola
The Jade Chalice, in fiction, lifts a veil
obscuring historic reasons why the Roman Catholic Church must today
pay the price of worldwide clergy scandals. The fictional characters
endure a Church, in 1938, that refuses to look into itself
regardless of finding, even then, shocking revelations of
homosexuality, pedophilia, adultery, and fornication. The Jade
Chalice underscores the vulnerability of clergy and religious
training. It describes a system built on absolute authority over its
faithful and its aversion for reform. It questions a widening
disparity of Faith with Protestants, Asians, Arabs and Jews over
doctrine and avenues for salvation. The Jade Chalice is a classic
novel delving also into Chinese history and culture. The Jade
Chalice portrays a story of Catholicism's mystery, beauty, power and
weaknesses, concluding that no one is immune to personal human
passions, especially those men and women who claim to hold in their
hands the only hope for spiritual and eternal reward.
http://www.publishedauthors.net/skyrocket
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Sila and the Beast Named
Gigas by Glenn Ross
Sila, a mystical bald eagle and powerful shaman,
will live forever, although there are two ways in which he could be
killed. Sila engages in a series of clashes with sinister monsters
that are under the influence of a treacherous beast named Gigas.
Sila encounters an evil alligator, befriends a young Comanche girl
who foretells the horrors of the forced migration of Native
Americans to a land west of the Mississippi River, prevents a Texas
Ranger from being killed by the treacherous Running Wolf, and,
through the decades, defends the descendents of the Texas Ranger.
Sila has powers thatÊgrow exponentially over the years, and he
learns to change himself into a human being, discovers how to use
the electronic communication networks, and eventually becomes
involved in the political arena in Washington, D. C. where the evil
shaman Gigas has also taken up residence.
http://www.freewebs.com/glennrossjohnson/
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Detective Colter -
Stalker Anthology by E.V. LeRoux
E.V. LeRoux has compiled several of her short
thriller-mystery stories in this anthology collection. All of the
stories center on Detective Colter and his Psychic side-kick,
Martin. Fast paced, involving crazed stalkers and multiple women
victims. Each one with a "happy-ever-after" conclusion. From the
first sentence, I was drawn into the pages. This anthology will take
readers on an afternoon adventure in high-action detective work."
http://evleroux.bravehost.com/
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Didn't See It Coming by
Laura W. Somers
Warning: This book stands as a protest against
the millions of novels that obligingly give female characters "ample
breasts" and "legs that go on forever." Both critical and comical,
Didn't See It Coming presents the story of Hillary Strife, a woman
whose quirky methods of fighting boredom and failure lead her down
an engrossing path of discovery and destruction. Faced with toxic
relationships, sexual harassment, and the eventual unraveling of her
life as a mother, Hillary allows others to slap her soul silly. She
seeks perverse gratification in an effort to strike a balance
between tolerance and all-out revolt. You'll find Didn't See It
Coming carries messages worthy of a time capsule about our
era.
http://www.publishedauthors.net/laurasomers
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Cullenville by Billy W.
Pennington
Billy W. Pennington is the author of
Cullenville, a western/mystery novel to be published in the near
future. There is nothing so grand as to stand on top of a mountain
and look out over the distance and see nothing but other mountains,
to hear nothing, but the wind in the trees and the song of the
birds.
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-kymtwriter
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In the Gloved Hand by
Naomi Bigelow
This novel encompasses a time in living memory
when there were both banned books and banned music — when culture
and freedom of expression were endangered, along with the lives of
millions of humans.
http://www.naomibigelowbooks.com/
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Higgins: An American Story Jeffery S.
Miller
Come
and read the memoirs of a not-so-average self-made man. Follow J.D.
Higgins from humble beginnings in rural Mississippi as a boy to a
man of great political success. During a run for the U.S. Senate, an
IRS scandal erupts saying that he owes more than his family has ever
made combined. How could this be? After all, the government wouldnÕt
lie. Travel back into the thirties, a time before coverups were the
norm. Only a man of great success known as J.D. Higgins could lead
the government he works for on a manhunt of this great monetary
level.
http://www.freewebs.com/jefferysmiller/
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High-Profile Murder by A. J.
Dawn
High-Profile Murderer is designed to be a
thrilling story about Dex McMahon, a cop who must get to the root of
his best friends murder before he can continue his dream of becoming
chief of police in Los Angeles. What he will learn will change his
life forever as he battles a vengeful spirit haunting his family, as
well as a ruthless serial killer out to destroy all he holds dear.
He finds out about his friends suspicious death upon his return from
a business trip. The events become more questionable as another
prominent man is killed the next night, and yet another a few days
later. The horrible cycle continues until Dexs wife Juliana is
kidnaped. The truth behind the murders begins to show its ugly
faceDexs previously unknown connection to the murderer will shock
him and his family to their very souls.
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Journey to the
Magical Places of the Heart by Hope Fields
This book is dedicated to the countless
women and children who have found themselves traveling amidst the
forest of emotion. Domestic violence is something that occurs every
day. Its victims often try to wear the mask that prevents others
from knowing the depth of their pain and suffering. Bruises are not
only physical, but mental, emotional, and spiritual as well. Most of
us know what it is to carry a bruise on our body at some point in
our lives. However, victims of domestic violence know what it is to
carry a bruise upon their heart and spirit for years.
http://www.freewebs.com/hopefields/
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Surviving the
Single Dad Syndrome by Kevin James
This book is written for guys. Women may
also be interested in reading this text searching for clues to the
elusive male psyche. Since men and women began to form words some
20,000 years ago, there has been a gap in communication for the most
part, between men and women and how they relate to each other.
Simply we all have the same needs but communicating how those needs
are to be met may cause some dissension. It's interesting that we
may speak the same language as our mates, English, Spanish, or
whatever, but the amount of miscommunication, or non-communication
is amazing. Why is it that we use the same alphabet, the same words
and phrasing do we not understand what the opposite sex is
attempting to convey?
http://kevin-james.com/
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It's Just My Opinion by
J. Michael Grisanti
This is a story of my perceptions of life in
Canada. It is also about the unique way the Canadian people view
life here and visitors. There is a section there on the physical,
mental and sexual abuse that my wife and her family suffered at the
hand of her, now deceased, father. In this you will see how the
local authorities didn't seem to care about it, when it was
reported. There is also a part about when my stepdaughter was
sexually harrassed by a 30 year old neighbor, the police blamed her
mother and it took them two days to even come out and take a report.
Nothing was done about it by the way and the man is still living in
the same apartment complex with a lot of young children.
http://www.freewebs.com/justmyopinion/
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Empty Arms — A Heavy Load to Carry by Dorothy
Donham
Jody and I had been married a little over a year
and looked forward to starting a family. We embraced the perfection
our "Angel baby" would bring into our lives. Every time I held an
infant, I envisioned the day I would hold my own baby. In
anticipation of a quick conception, I started a journal to my Angel
baby. However, instead of a quick conception, we faced years of
infertility. Empty Arms — A Heavy Load to Carry documents the
struggles we faced.
http://www.emptyarmsaheavyloadtocarry.com/
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In This Valley I Grew, Life on Blacklog and
Happy Hollow by Mary Ellen Goble Preece
In This Valley I Grew is my own story of growing
up in the fifties and sixties in a small Appalachian neighborhood on
the outskirts of a town called Inez, population 500. It is a story
of hardships, innocence, and faith. It describes the people who
lived all around me who in some way or other helped shape and mold
my life into what it is today. I can honestly say truthfully, that
there isn't one person in my childhood that left such a negative
impression on me that I'd rather not remember him or her. It is my
prayer that those of you who read my stories, get the feeling that I
am just talking to you face to face, in a relaxed way, recounting
the events of my life, as I remember them and that you find yourself
reliving them with me, or better yet that they bring back to your
memory, things that you had long forgotten, and that a smile might
cross your lips, and make your day a little brighter. If you don't
like sentiment then you probably won't like this book for that is
the only way I know how to tell it, through the eyes of love as I
saw it and through my heart's emotions as I felt them.
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Sin of The Poppas by
James McKinley Hibbard
James McKinley Hibbard is named after his Grand
Poppa His Grandmother is quoted, "I wouldn't have named a devil
after that man! Not the devil himself!" This was the start of a
generational curse which would plague the life of this child, and
generations to come. James gives a heartbreaking recount of the
violence, deaths, alcoholism, affairs, crimes, immoralities, car
wrecks, prison, murder, and much more! Through James' eyes we
experience his painful moments, his humor, and his desperation to
save his children and their children from such anguish. For those
who cannot identify with this book: well, their minds will surely be
entertained!
http://www.sinofthepoppas.com/
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To Beirut and Back: An
American in the Middle East by Abe F. March
A true story of adventure, international
intrigue, and danger! Frustrated with a salaried employee's life and
an insular upbringing, Abe struck out on his own to become a
successful entrepreneur with a will to risk. He eventually sought
his fortune in the Middle East, where he encountered a very
different mentality and business culture; and where events would
change his political attitudes. Just as the money began rolling in,
he and his family became caught up in the danger and tragedy of the
Lebanese Civil War. Despite being robbed, shot at, and kidnapped, he
remained in Lebanon even after westerners had fled as a matter of
self-preservation. Although financial ruin finally impelled him to
leave, he returned a year later and was hailed as "The First
American Back." In his travels throughout the Middle East he met
with representatives of princes, kings, and the Shah of Iran. But
could he resist the temptation of undertaking illegal activities for
high stakes?
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The King's Quinto:
The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) by Barbara
O'Sullivan
This very readable book chronicles the
life and political career of one of Tudor England's most colourful
characters. Miss O'Sullivan explores the political situation in
England and in Europe, which formed a background to Raleigh's life.
She also quotes directly from contemporary documents and looks at
the realities of day-to-day life in Tudor times, the coinage, the
food and personal hygiene. Told through the voice of Raleigh's
personal servant, John Talbot, this book is an interesting addition
to the considerable literature on a fascinating player at the Court
of Queen Elizabeth.
http://www.sirwalterraleightrialandhistory.com/
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Normandy 1944: A Young
Rifleman's War by Dick Stodghill
This is the Battle of Normandy, neither
glamorized nor sanitized, as seen from ground level during the
bloody summer of 1944 — the personal experiences of an 18-year-old
4th Infantry Division rifleman who joined his company shortly after
D-Day. He quickly came to admire and respect the men of G Company,
then was close by as one by one many of them died during the
horrific fighting in the fields and streets of a normally beautiful
and tranquil land. Here are the realities of that war: opening the
casualty blanket rolls, seeing the dead being buried in mattress
covers, the sounds, the smells and the fears of men in infantry
combat. A glimpse, too, of the boys who fought the battles of World
War II as they grew up or matured during the Great Depression, the
rigors of infantry basic training, life in England in the weeks
leading up to D-Day.
http://dickstodghill.com/
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The Other Casualty Of War
by Paul J. Bylin
I had awakened into in a nightmare when I
arrived in Vietnam. I was in a place where there was no respect, no
decency, only chaos and confusion. This is not where I wanted to be.
It was a constant fear that overcame me. Later, that fear turned to
something else. I'm not sure what it was, maybe hatred, or maybe
survival mode kicked in. No matter what it was, it was something
that brought me from my boyish thoughts of girls and cars to a man,
killing and surviving. This is not how I had pictured my life to
be.
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Pausing To Catch My Breath by Debra A.
Warren
Debra A. Warren brings forth poems that
are very creative and inspirational. They are well written as well.
In this book, Pausing to Catch my Breath, she takes the reader
through her life experiences with poetry that makes a person think
about their own life experiences. You can feel the emotions she
wants to convey in each and every poem. There are emotions of every
kind expressed. I've enjoyed reading this book and would recommend
any poetry lovers read it. It is a very good book.
http://www.freewebs.com/deb_w/
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Visions of the Soul by
Samia Muqueem
Throughout life we store information collected
from experiences and try in some way to make sense of it. When we
are not able to fully understand the things that occur in our lives,
we often externalize the information. By doing this, we are afforded
a different perspective, thus allowing us to think more clearly
about difficult or perplexing events and emotions. Art is one of the
ways in which we choose to externalize our thoughts. Within the
arts, needs of expression differ, but poetry is a very powerful tool
by which we can share sometimes confusing, sometimes perfectly
clear, concepts and feelings with others.
http://www.publishedauthors.net/samiamuqueem/
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Forever Moments by David A.
Lewis
"Forever Moments" is a collection of
warm-hearted poems. It is a collection that will causes each reader
to reflect upon their innermost thoughts and feelings. These words
will move each reader to experience their own emotion through my
expression of my own personal experience.Ê "Forever Moments" speaks
to the emotions common within all of us... it speaks of love in all
of its many forms... from its ability to sneak up on us in every day
events where we are less likely to recognize it, to our universal
need to share love with others...
http://www.dlouway.com/
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Flames of a Rose by Lorna
Joy Knox (nee Ramsamugh)
In a time when all poetry falls into aimless
free verse patterns, a return to form and structure is always
appreciated, even unique. Flames of a Rose is the debut collection
of author Lorna Joy Knox (nee Ramsamugh). As the title implies, the
stories focus on love, both romantic and familial, as the author
pulls us on a whirlwind journey through life in all of its
complexities.
http://www.rambles.net/knox_flames04.html
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Unscrambled Eggs by Nadia
Brown
Can you really unscramble an egg? The answer is:
No. Though, we often try to retrace our steps, go back in the file
cabinets of our memory and clean our mistakes. We tell ourselves if
we could only wash our past like laundry then everything would be
fine. The problem with that is that you can't undo what has already
been done. Life is not a chalkboard where you can go back and erase
errors that were previously made. And that is what the title
Unscrambled Eggs tries to convey. When you dwell on failures and
what happened in the past, doing so only serves to hold your future
in doubt.
http://www.nadiabrown.com/
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My Steady Catchphrase: Book of Poetry by Corey
Daniels
In My Steady Catchphrase: Book of Poetry, I
express my beliefs and dreams through a collection of fascinating
poetry. Many of my poems deal with common emotions. These poems are
expressions of failure, misunderstanding, and gratification. A focus
on change and growth is particularly dominant in this collection:
every step, every mile makes me conscious of how I have matured, how
I am growing and how I am not my similar self I once was. I work
through a number of personal changes with my unique writing style.
The structure of the poems in this collection is one that is
slightly complex, but my viewpoints are simple to
understand.
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In Walks Love by
Melanie Rutan
In Walks Love Melanie Rutan tells the
sweetly poinant story of a woman forced to choose between the
familiar present and the fightening past. Samantha is an eighteen
year old girl who finds herself pregnant and without emotional
support. Instead of bowing to the pressure placed on her by her
family, she leaves the only home she has ever known and starts a
life full of fullfulling challenges and more love than she had ever
imagined. In Walks Love is an inspiring look at the strength of
women everywhere.
http://www.melanierutan.bravehost.com/
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Druxel Manor by
Tarra Young
Druxel Manor is the type of suspence that
makes it real hard to put the book down. Angel is thrown into an
adventure full of danger, romance, and suspence when her brother
insists on finding their biological parents against her own desires
or will. The events that transpire keep you on the edge of your seat
trying to solve the mystery that is behind it all since no one feels
Angel should be made aware of the real dangers that lie ahead or
where they stem from. Almost immediately, Angel falls into a very
heated romance.
http://www.tarrayoung.com/
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A Bond of Love by Pamela
Gray Karges
Estie Caulder is on her way to conquering her
past, the tragic loss of her parents and her rebellious years in a
cult during her relationship with Hobert Asher Bolden, until her
world is shaken to her toes when a slate blue-eyed rancher with a
smooth baritone voice strides into her life. Can she trust her heart
to Kyle, raising his young son Kody, while still recovering from his
own losses? Can they develop "A BOND OF LOVE", overcoming obstacles
of their past and the interference of Hab Bolden, as they learn to
trust God for "such a time as this"?
http://www.geocities.com/angelk2/abondoflove.html
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Forever Yours by Donna
Laird
Samantha Kane is all alone in the world. Her
father no longer talks to her and she feels as if her life is going
nowhere. Longing to be an actress, she flees to the Big Apple and
lands the lead in an off-Broadway play titled, Here and Now. Jake
Alexander has everything a man could desire. He's
rich...famous...and his book, a New York bestseller, is being
produced as a play. He has everything...until he meets Samantha
Kane. Jake quickly learns that even the rich and famous can't have
everything they desire. Samantha wants to strangle the arrogant man
who saves her life. She hates him, yet the look in his steel gray
eyes causes her to shiver. Why does he have such an effect on her?
Samantha is running from her life, but she suddenly finds herself
running for a different reason...to escape the love she has for Jake
Alexander.
http://www.donnalaird.gb.net/
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Don't Say Goodbye by Anne Elwick
"We Don't Say Goodbye" is the story of a woman
who gives her love completely and unselfishly. Judith falls in love
with Riley as a teenager. Along with her best friend Kate, they
become known among their schoolmates as The Three Musketeers because
they are inseparable. While in college Judith takes a summer job
that keeps her in Sacremento while Riley and Kate return to their
homes and families in Santa Barbara. That summer Riley and Kate have
a "one-night-thing", and Kate becomes pregnant. The choices the
three of them make to resolve that crisis will shape their whole
lives. You will find common ground with the characters as
circumstances evolve through the years. The love, the laughter, the
tears ... all the joys and tragedies that affect them... touch the
lives of almost all of us at one time or another. The choices they
make, and the outcome will leave you asking yourself whether you
could love someone that much.
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