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Next Christmas in Girouette

Next Christmas in Girouette

by Michael Welch

5.0 stars – 4 Reviews

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Next Christmas in Girouette… is a full-length novel for people of all ages—nine to ninety-nine—who want to share a classic, heart-warming literary adventure at Christmastime.

Set on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, this is the story of a brother and sister—Autry and Oxana Quinn—who find themselves stranded in a Girouette, a virtual ghost town, from Thanksgiving through Christmas when their father is taken seriously ill. Their grandfather, a Marine Captain long retired, plus an eccentric old café proprietress, a Blackfeet Indian horse trader who once served as the town’s mayor, a couple who published the local newspaper and an ancient deaf-mute trapper are the only remaining inhabitants of Girouette. These self-styled, “diehards” all seem to have one thing in common. Thanks to a mysterious event 60 years earlier, they still believe in Santa Claus.

Girouette features something for everyone: carefree cowboys who race their horses over snow covered country road, a team of wolves trained to pull a dogsled, a stroll that nearly turns tragic on a buffalo jump, a serialized newspaper story titled “The Adventures of Rocky Mountain Santa,” a desperate attempt to escape from an abandoned copper mine, a night-time journey through the mountains on a frozen river and the miracle that delivers wayfaring strangers to Girouette during a storm on Christmas Eve.

The book revels in the solitary beauty of winter in Big Sky Country, the enduring wisdom of the elderly citizens of Girouette, the excitement of frontier history coming to life, the inspiration of a family healing itself and the magic of an old-fashioned western Christmas. Read Next Christmas in Girouette with your family this year, and you’ll want to revisit it for years to come at holiday time.

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Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out

by Pandora Poikilos

4.6 stars – 14 Reviews

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Without the cloy of drama, and with a clear, steady voice, Pandora Poikilos has been writing about her journey through life in the face of daunting challenges. If you’d enjoy a graceful author who’s worked her way out of the chaos and frailty of the human condition, I think you won’t need to look any farther. – Obscure Writer

In a style reminiscent of Sandra Cisnero’s “The House on Mango Street” Pandora Poikolos shows us all that Anya is thinking. This book is about LIFE – the ups, the downs, the people we encounter, the dreams we have and the world around us.” – N Rivera

Product Description Anya Michaels is having the time of her life. She has the man of her dreams by her side. She has graduated at the top of her class. She has the job others were lining up for. Between late night drinks at her favourite bar and fancy dinners at the most expensive restaurants, she has a string of adoring friends. Everything changes when she hears the dreaded words, “You are sick.”

Being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder, her world starts to fall apart, one piece at a time. Now dumped, her four year relationship is nothing but a memory filled with pictures, thoughts and a very broken heart. Her job becomes an even further challenge as she tries to hide her condition. Her friends suddenly have more important things to do, what is a party without a party girl? Perfect could not crumble any faster.

Soon, caught between situations, people and pieces of life that she never dreamed of planning for herself, Anya begins to wonder if her brain condition is all that bad. As she absorbs the changes in her life and realization sets in, she begins to wonder if she is the only one saying: Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out.

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December 17, 2011 by KND

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A Kingdom’s Possession by Nicole J. Persun

4 stars and 17 reviews!

A Kingdom’s Possession blends ancient magic, love and intrigue in a romantic fantasy told in a fresh new voice. A wayward prince, his twin brother, a mystical woman of fire, and an escaped slave band together, to free an outcast goddess – if they can elude a powerful rogue kingdom intent on their destruction. A captivating tale of love, freedom, and choices, Nicole J. Persun’s debut novel proves to be an early glimpse into a successful writing career.

Sweet Song by Terry Persun

4 stars, 23 reviews!

An archetypal American story of self-discovery, set against the turmoil of post-Civil War America, Sweet Song tells the story of the mixed race son of a white landowner and a black house servant. Leon, raised black but an outcast from both cultures, finds himself suddenly on his own-and passing for white. Wrestling with a divided heritage in a world where honesty, even with friends, might prove fatal, he falls in with dispossessed thieves, mill workers, saloon keepers, musicians, businessmen, thugs, freedom loving idealists and malevolent racists-a vivid panorama from America’s past. This tender, raw, provocative novel speaks from the heart about where we’ve come from and who we are.

Cathedral of Dreams by Terry Persun

5 stars, 8 reviews!

In Newcity, bad feelings are not allowed because your monitoring chip will alert the police to bring you in for treatment. Getting better is mandatory. At least that’s the official story, but Keith knows something is wrong. Strange visions lead him to become one of the few who escapes Newcity. He finds freedom and companionship outside, as well as growing pressure to revolt against the city’s insidious regime of social control. Leadership is thrust upon him, and the fates of both Newcity and the outside world are suddenly at stake. Cathedral of Dreams is a compelling tale of a dystopian future and personal heroism.

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Tessa Stokes’ Devon Ruthin and A Vampire in Love Is Our New Romance of the Week!

December 17, 2011 by KND

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Devon Ruthin and A Vampire in Love Volume one of The Ruthin Trilogy

by Tessa Stokes

4.7 stars – 7 Reviews

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This paranormal romance/urban fantasy is the first volume in The Ruthin Trilogy. It is a sexy mix of adult paranormal romance, and urban fantasy.Bliss is lonely and taking chances when she goes off on holiday and meets the man of her dreams, Devon Ruthin. She is trying to replicate the life of a character in a book she has read recently, and without realizing it, she enters a twilight world. A world filled with strange people, beautiful powerful beings who seem to be the saviours of the man she falls in love with. This is a darker tale than first meets the eye, and as the story unfolds, it becomes obvious that the beautiful people, who are seemingly so wonderful, have secrets of their own. On her journey, Bliss encounters the pale and attractive Drew. It seems fate has a trick up its sleeve when we discover that he has met the mysterious people before. The chance meeting with Bliss sets off a series of actions by Drew that uncovers a hidden past belonging to Devon.This is a love story, a story of revenge, hope, violence, immortality, and fate. Who ends up losing their life or their love? Is Devon as free as he thinks? Follow the incorrigible, dangerous, and strangely loveable Drew in his quest to recapture a lost love.

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December 17, 2011 by KND

Kindle Nation Daily readers have seen it happen — and made it happen — before, with a handful of indie authors of distinction who have soared out of nowhere to the top of the Kindle bestseller lists. Now, from Andrew E. Kaufman, author of the #1 bestseller While the Savage Sleeps, comes a psychological thriller you truly will not be able to put down: THE LION, THE LAMB, THE HUNTED – 10 Straight 5-Star Reviews, Just $2.99!

Just released last week, THE LION, THE LAMB, THE HUNTED jumped into the top 40 in the Psychological Thrillers category with yesterday’s Free Kindle Nation Shorts excerpt — a pretty clear sign that once you start reading this book, you will not want to stop. And we think its bestseller ride has just begun.

The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

by Andrew E. Kaufman

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SHE ONLY STEPPED OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE…But a minute was all it took to turn Jean Kingsley’s world upside down–a minute she’d regret for the rest of her life.STEPPING INTO HER WORST NIGHTMARE…   Because when she returned, she found an open bedroom window and her three-year-old son, Nathan, gone. The boy would never be seen again.

A NIGHTMARE THAT ONLY BECAME WORSE.

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A tip leads detectives to the killer, a repeat sex offender, and inside his apartment, a gruesome discovery. A slam-dunk trial sends him off to death row, then several years later, to the electric chair.

CASE CLOSED. JUSTICE SERVED…OR WAS IT?

Now, more than thirty years later, Patrick Bannister unwittingly stumbles across evidence among his dead mother’s belongings. It paints his mother as the killer and her brother, a wealthy and powerful senator, as the one pulling the strings.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO NATHAN KINGSLEY?   

There’s a hole in the case a mile wide, and Patrick is determined to close it. But what he doesn’t know is that the closer he moves toward the truth, the more he’s putting his life on the line, that he’s become the hunted. Someone’s hiding a dark secret and will stop at nothing to keep it that way.

The clock is ticking, the walls are closing, and the stakes are getting higher as he races to find a killer–one who’s hot on his trail. One who’s out for his blood.

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December 17, 2011 by KND

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“Re-imagining the William Tell legend—without William Tell.”

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A wild land too mountainous to be tamed by plows… A Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, his cunning overshadowed only by his ambition… A young Priestess of the Old Religion, together with a charismatic outlaw, sparking a rebellion from deep within the forests… And an ex-Hospitaller caught between them all. At the end of the thirteenth century, five hundred orphans and second sons are rounded up from villages in the Alpine countryside and sold to the Hospitaller Knights of St John. Trained to serve as Soldiers of Christ, they fight in eastern lands they know nothing about, for a cause they do not understand. Thomas Schwyzer, released from his vows by the Grandmaster of the Hospitallers, returns to the land of his birth a stranger. Once a leader of men, and captain of the Order’s most famous war galley, he now settles into the simple life of a ferryman. He believes this new role to be God’s reward for years of faithful service fighting the Infidel in Outremer.Seraina, considered a witch by most, a healer by some, is a young woman with a purpose. A Priestess of the Old Religion, and the last Druid disciple of the Helvetii Celts, she has been gifted by the Great Weave to see what others cannot. Her people need her guidance and protection now more than ever. For Duke Leopold of Habsburg, in his efforts to control the St. Gotthard Pass, builds a great Austrian fortress in Altdorf. Once finished, the Habsburg occupation will be complete, but the atrocities visited upon her people will have just begun. Set in medieval Switzerland, ALTDORF, a novel of The Forest Knights, is the first book in a two-book series.

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...This historical fiction, is delicately carved and shaped by J. K. Swift, to feel as rich and golden as a fantasy novel, but textured and tensioned with historical truths. The crisp detail will leave you humbled, while the breadth of the characters will steal your heart and leave you dreaming of alpine meadows, dense forests and raging storms. But that's not all...it has love, hatred, sharpened steel, mighty crossbows and of course...ale! Altdorf is not to be missed...don't go thirsty!

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If saving the world were easy, everyone would do it… Sensation: A Superhero Novel by Kevin Hardman

An emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken… Counting Miracles by Nicholas Spark

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Must-Read Historical Fiction: A powerful, sweeping novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany…. Only the Brave: A Novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel

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In which world does he truly belong? Do You Believe in Miracles? (Dark Circles Trilogy Book 3) by Jim Melvin

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Prepare and survive. When an EMP cripples the nation’s power grid, lawlessness erupts across the country. Frozen Farmhouse: An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Thriller Boxset by Robert J Walker

Perhaps going home can wait a little longer. Sorrento Soiree: An Italian Interlude Travel Romance by Toni Carrera, Robert Morrow

He doesn’t have time for love, but that doesn’t keep me from falling. Moonlighting with the Werewolf: The Bridgewater Pack Series by Cindi Madsen

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