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Can you escape the wrath of the Spirits?
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May 20, 2013 by KND

The Spirit Keepers

by J. S. Winn

4.4 stars – 11 Reviews

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Can you escape the wrath of the Spirits?

One of Sandy Jacobs’ ten year old students and his family are accused of witchcraft. Blamed for the mysterious deaths of two San Anselmo Pueblo children, they’re terrorized by “Boogeymen” Kachina. Sandy rushes to their aid, but her actions inflame the perpetrators and arouse the opposition of Native born faculty member, Ben Rush. Sandy and Ben clash over the issue while struggling against the attraction growing between them until the harassment culminates in violence. Together they risk their lives to uncover the truth and, in the process, learn lessons as valuable as any they have taught.

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J.S. Winn

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J S Winn has graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Metaphysical Sciences. After years of working in the “real” world, she decided to reinvent herself in mid-life and pursue her love of story.Out of the Shadow is her first novel published on Amazon, but she has one prior novel published in genre, and one play produced by the Actor’s Alliance Festival in San Diego. Her poetry has been anthologized in, For the Love of Writing, by the San Diego Writer’s Workshop in 2011. Her play, Gotcha!, was selected for a reading at the Village Arts Theater in Carlsbad, California, May 2012. Look for her next romantic suspense, The Spirit Keepers, in 2013.She presently lives by the beach in San Diego County, California. Visit her at her blog authorjswinn.wordpress.com or on facebook.com/authorjswinn

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“A delicious page-turner that will change your view of everyone you think you know.”

May 19, 2013 by KND

Cocktail Hour

by Tara McTiernan

4.6 stars – 17 Reviews

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What if your friend – someone admired, envied, and fervently sought after by everyone who knew her – was really a dangerous sociopath? In her latest novel, Cocktail Hour, women’s fiction author Tara McTiernan answers that question as she takes you on a wild roller coaster ride of thrilling highs and terrifying lows in this gripping novel about friendship gone horribly wrong.

Spring in glamorous uber-rich Fairfield County, Connecticut is a time of beginnings: a new diet for the approaching summer spent out on the yacht, fresh-faced interns being offered up at the office as the seasonal sacrifice to the gods of money, and corporate takeovers galore. Five women in their thirties have a brand-new friendship, too, one that fed and watered regularly at local hotspots over cocktails. With all of their personal struggles – Lucie’s new catering business is foundering due to vicious gossip, Kate’s marriage is troubled due to an inability to conceive, Chelsea’s series of misses in the romance department have led to frantic desperation, and Sharon’s career problems are spinning out of control – the women look forward to a break and a drink and a chance to let their guards down with their friends. And letting their guards down is the last thing they should do in the kind of company they unknowingly keep with the fifth member of their cocktail-clique: Bianca Rossi, a woman who will stop at nothing to have it all.

As each woman’s life is affected by this she-wolf in sheep’s clothing, the truth starts to come out, but will they see it before it’s too late? Or will their doubts about their own perceptions and gut feelings stop them from protecting themselves in time? Exciting, chilling, and emotionally charged, Tara McTiernan delivers a delicious page-turner that will change your view of everyone you think you know.

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“Tara McTiernan delivers a potent combination of love, lust, friendship, and betrayal in Cocktail Hour, a riveting read that kept me turning the pages far past my bedtime.”
-Kathleen Long, USA TODAY Bestselling Author”With incredibly realistic characters, witty prose, and a page-turning plot, Cocktail Hour is the first book I’ve read by Tara McTiernan but it certainly won’t be the last…”
-Emily Snow, New York Times bestselling author of Tidal and Devoured“Full of engaging characters you’ll love, and one you’ll love to hate, Tara McTiernan’s new novel Cocktail Hour will keep you on the edge of your seat.”
– Antonietta Mariottini, author of The Queen of Minor Disasters

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Tara McTiernan

Biography

Tara McTiernan grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and spent the summers of her youth on a small island in the Great South Bay on Long Island. Both Fairfield County, Connecticut and Long Island have served as the setting for her novels, Barefoot Girls and Cocktail Hour, as well as her short stories, including the collection, Earth and Air.

A voracious reader known to complete a book in a single sitting as a child, Tara became well known to her hometown’s librarians as she had a terrible addiction to certain books – re-reading them and continually checking them out until her parents had to be called in and limits set to the number of times she was allowed to take out a book. “Other children would like to have a chance to read this book, too,” she was told to her great consternation. To this day, there are certain books Tara will not lend out to others as she has to have them on hand at all times.

Although Tara started writing fiction as a child, finishing her first novel at the age of twenty-four, her work started and stalled for years due to the demands of her career in corporate office management. In spite of this, many of her short stories saw publication in literary magazines. In her early forties, she picked back up where she left off, completing her novel Barefoot Girls which was published in 2012.

Tara’s latest novel, Cocktail Hour, has just been released (March 2013). She lives with her husband, Ash, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Visit the author’s website at www.taramctiernan.com for more information including upcoming book releases and events.

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May 18, 2013 by KND

Hidden Depths

by Aubrianna Hunter

4.5 stars – 108 Reviews

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She is pierced, dyed and tattooed, born on the wrong side of the tracks. He is a traditional white knight born of the proverbial silver spoon. Their meeting was an accident, the fact that they became even the most tentative of friends, an anomaly. The only real thing they had in common… chemistry. Lots of chemistry. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough and Gia knew it. Now, if only she could convince her body…

Josh had always walked the line, lived the life he was expected to live. He had, by all accounts, the perfect life; a corporate lawyer, a beautiful home, a family empire to run, and the perfect fiancee. He was well on his way. The only question he had… was that really where he wanted to go? Plagued by dreams, Josh fought all his natural instincts, denying not only what he truly wanted but who he was deep down inside. Until one crazy night when he gave in to his desires…

Could these two polar opposites have more in common than even they realize?

From the Author

Hello All,First and foremost I want to take a moment to announce this is an Erotic Romance, definitely 18+. In fact, it is probably the sexiest of my books thus far. I have to say, this is certainly one of my favorite books, though it does contain more sex than even I had planned on. It seemed to fit with the story as they are each using the physical aspects of their relationship as a means to an end.
Hopefully you will enjoy spending some time with Josh and Gia. I know I did.Thanks,
Bree

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Aubrianna Hunter

Biography

I am the girl next door… only edgier! LOL. This was a description provided to me by a friend, and it seems moderately appropriate. I am a wife to a Navy Chief, a mother of two wonderful children; My son age 13 and my daughter age 9. I live in the suburbs in SoCal… I even have two Golden Retrievers (my other children). I am a stay at home mom, a football mom, a swimming mom, a BUSY mom! I am a student, studying Complementary and Alternative Health, I love Yoga, and I am a gluten free vegan. I have black hair, black shirts and purple lipstick. And I love it!
I started writing because I love reading, and I thought other people might like to read the stories I have playing on a constant loop in my head. My family thinks I am completely crazy, but they love me anyway. And really, who could ask for more than that??

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By Dakota Madison

May 17, 2013 by KND

Be Good

by Dakota Madison

30 Rave Reviews

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This NEW ADULT ROMANCE contains language and content indented for adult readers (18+).

The Bad-Girl and the Boy-Next-Door…
After getting completely wasted at a wedding reception, bridesmaid Anna Hart wakes up in a strange bed and can’t remember what she did or who she did it with. The stranger in bed with Anna is Brett Conner, a nerdy guy who she vaguely remembers from college, but only because everyone called him Clown Hair. Only Brett isn’t quite as nerdy as Anna remembers. His clown hair is long gone and Brett is almost cute–and kind of sexy.
Over the course of four weddings, in four cities, in one crazy summer, Brett and Anna start a mismatched relationship. But is there a future for the bad-girl and the boy-next-door?

** #1 Amazon (Kindle) Ranking in Coming of Age Fiction **
** #1 Amazon (Kindle) Ranking in Contemporary Romance **

About the Author

Dakota Madison has been writing since she learned to read and fell in love with books. When she’s not at her computer creating spicy new romances, Dakota is traveling to exotic locales or spending time with her husband and their bloodhounds.

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52/59 5-Star Reviews Say Lisa Regan’s

Finding Claire Fletcher

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May 16, 2013 by KND

Finding Claire Fletcher

by Lisa Regan

4.8 stars – 59 Reviews

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“Readers should drop what they’re reading and pick up a copy of Finding Claire Fletcher.”
-Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author

“A powerful, emotionally-charged story by a debut author you’ll want to keep an eye on!”
-J.C. Martin, author of Oracle

Newly divorced and with his career in jeopardy, Detective Connor Parks takes solace in the arms of a beautiful woman he meets at a bar. The next morning, Claire Fletcher is gone, leaving nothing behind but an address and a decade-old mystery. The address leads to the Fletcher family home where Claire’s siblings inform Connor that their fifteen-year-old sister was abducted from a city street ten years ago and is presumed dead.

During those ten years, Claire endured the cruel torture and depravity of the man who abducted her. Paralyzed by fear and too ashamed to return to her family, Claire is resigned to her life as Lynn, the identity her abductor forced upon her. Every time she attempts escape or betrays him in the smallest way, someone dies. Even now, her clandestine run-in with Connor Parks may have put his life at risk, as well as the lives of her family.

Connor is convinced that not only is Claire Fletcher alive, but that she is also the woman he met at the bar. Driven to see her again, he begins his own investigation, off the clock and without the police department’s consent. He is determined to find her and unravel the mystery of her abduction and odd reemergence. But finding Claire Fletcher proves more dangerous than he anticipates. In fact, it may be deadly.

5-Stars! “. . .heart wrenching, suspense ridden, and eye opening.”
-Amy Castellano, Chic Book Chick

5-Stars! “Her characters are strong and believable and they will fill you with emotions that will rock you.”
-My Cozie Corner Book Reviews

5- Stars! “. . .This was a fantastic novel and I am looking forward to many, many more in the future.”
-Alex J. Clatch, Amazon Reviewer

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Lisa Regan

Biography

Lisa Regan is a suspense novelist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters In Crime and Pennwriters. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter. Her first novel, Finding Claire Fletcher was recently nominated for the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards in three categories: Best Novel, Best Thriller and Best Heroine for Claire Fletcher. Her website is http://www.lisaregan.com

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SELLOUT follows three individuals in a quest to find what’s missing in their lives as they encounter guilt, fear and a mess they never anticipated…

May 15, 2013 by KND

… including murder.

Sellout

by James W. Lewis

4.3 stars – 96 Reviews

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Winner of the 2011 International Book Awards!

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People who date interracially are often called traitors to their own kind. Self-haters. Sellouts.

Loan Officer Tammy McDonald has just come out of another failed relationship with a wannabe thug. To break this destructive pattern, she leaves her home city of Dallas for San Diego. As she settles in rainbow California, fantasies of meeting an ebony prince fade, so she eyes Dale Bristol as a potential ivory replacement.

Terrell Jackson is San Diego’s only black optometrist. Women regularly drop in for more than just eye exams, but he stays true to his girl Tasha until a wet dream unleashes a ridiculous outburst. Fed up with her jealous fits, he denounces the common “dedramanators” in his life-black women.

Even though Penelope Miller was raised in the South by a racist father once affiliated with the KKK, she can’t ignore her attraction to black men. But she never expected to fall in love with one…nor did she expect her “interracial felony” to threaten their lives.

SELLOUT follows these three individuals and the consequences of dating outside their race. In the quest to find what they think is missing in their lives, they encounter guilt, fear and mess they never anticipated…including murder.

From the Author

Hello all and thank you for checking out my page!

SELLOUT is my debut novel about three individuals–a black woman, black man and white woman–facing the consequences of interracial dating. I’ve found that people sometimes have strong reasons for dating outside the race, which include negative stereotypes (i.e., black men are players). I once knew a black man who was in the middle of divorcing a black woman and he told me he would never date another black woman again. I thought that was sad and interesting at the same time.

I wanted to explore the root cause of the characters’ racial dating decisions by delving deep into their psyches. What makes a person completely ostracize their own race and “jump the fence?” SELLOUT answers those questions.

Hope you enjoy it!
–James W. Lewis

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James W. Lewis

Biography

JAMES W. LEWIS is a novelist and freelance writer published in several books that include Zane’s Caramel Flava, Chicken Soup for the Soul (two series), Gumbo for the Soul, Truth Be Told: Tales of Life, Love and Drama and Don’t Forget your Pepper Spray. Magazine credits include 3AM Magazine, Eyeshot, Dare Magazine, Naptural Roots Magazine, Lucrezia Magazine, Circle Magazine, Rundu Bedtime Stories and American Fitness Magazine. His debut novel SELLOUT launched in July 2010 and second novel A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND in July 2011.

James won the 2011 National Black Book Festival Best New Author award for his debut novel SELLOUT (July 2010). He also won the African American fiction category in the International Book Awards and placed as a finalist in the 2011 Global Ebook Awards and 2011 Indie Excellence Awards. He’s also a managing partner of the publishing company The Pantheon Collective.

After spending twenty years in the Navy, James retired from active duty and is now completing his studies in Kinesiology, hoping to eventually attend graduate school to study Physical Therapy. In addition to writing, he loves to DJ and has a collection of over 300 vinyl records.

In his spare time, James does extensive volunteer work at a local veterans assistance center and Boys & Girls Club.

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A gripping thriller of action, intrigue, and betrayal, in the tradition of Vince Flynn and Robert Ludlum.Thomas Jackstraw, heir to a long family tradition of proud military men, was drummed out of West Point twenty years ago when he wouldn’t denounce fellow cadets for cheating. In the two decades since, he has traveled the world as a highly paid mercenary, training Third World armies and guerrilla factions and sometimes leading them into battle. After his young bride dies in a suspicious car crash, he grows disillusioned and retreats from the world of emotion. His latest job takes him to a small backwater republic in South America, where he spends his nights drinking and his days trying to build an army from a ragtag group of rebels. So when Jackstraw, an excellent marksman, is offered a small fortune to fake the assassination of a U.S. vice-presidential candidate, things get really complicated—especially when he and the attractive, amoral politician, Rachel Valentine, meet and hit it off very, very well.Jackstraw suspects a double-cross, however, and plots an alternate escape route. But he’s a step behind the trickery. When the staged shooting goes horribly awry, he barely survives and makes his way back to the U.S., where he becomes a fugitive hunted by every law enforcement agency in the nation. As he works his way across the country, he must use all his considerable skills to evade capture and turn the tables on the shadowy forces conspiring against him.

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Praise For Author Ron Faust

“Faust writes well, with confidence and flair.” —The New York Times

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About The Author

RON FAUST is the author of fourteen previous thrillers. He has been praised for his “rare and remarkable talent” (Los Angeles Times), and several of his books have been optioned for films. Before he began writing, he played professional baseball and worked at newspapers in Colorado Springs, San Diego, and Key West.

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