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Now they have a deadly new strain of swine flu.
A pharmaceutical profiteer has recruited a bent, egotistical scientist and a merciless terrorist to experiment on human subjects. At a secret camp hidden in Northern Ontario, using a low-tech method available to anyone, they are cultivating a lethal virus that will kill millions of people.
Businessman Morris Parker, ex-soldier, and his ex-army friends intervene in a robbery at the Cumberland Arms pub. In self-defense, Morris kills a young gang member who is shooting at him. A corrupt cop charges Morris with murder. The cop is delivering homeless people to the secret camp.
To save himself, Morris must uncover a plan for mass murder, and he cannot turn to the public authorities for help. Morris and friends face bureaucracy, corruption, and incompetence in a series of early defeats. The more they learn, the greater the danger.
In this game, Morris and his team must go all-in, and ultimately choose between self-preservation and self-sacrifice. The world faces a frightening new weapon of mass destruction.
Have our public authorities learned enough from 9/11 to prevent a recurrence? Morris and friends learn the unfortunate truth.
BaconBoxcutters.com


I'm so excited to announce that my debut novel is finally in print. I hope you all will enjoy it as much as I did writing it! It's available on my website www.risingsignbooks.com or you can find it at the standard online retailers:
Amazon.com (print and kindle)
BarnesandNoble.com
Smashwords.com (multi-format ebook)
Blurb:
Walking back home through the badly-lit campus of UNLV, twenty-five year old Alyssa is brutally attacked by two savage men. By the time a handsome stranger intervenes, Alyssa has almost bled to death, and doesn't even struggle as her new protector sinks his sharp teeth into her neck.
Alyssa wakes to a harsh new reality, and to a raging thirst she's never felt before. Lysander, the sexy yet aloof man who turned her, must now teach her the way of the immortals - and with such a desirable teacher Alyssa starts to realize that her fate is not as dark as she first feared.
But, just as sparks begin to fly between the pair, Lysander is alerted that his enemies are on the move and determined to destroy them both.
Led by the cunning and ruthless, Santino Vitale, the fanatical Acta Santorum have vowed to hunt down and destroy every last immortal in God's name, and they have the vampires of Las Vegas in their sights.
Meanwhile, after seeing that Lysander has taken a new mate, the beautiful and pitiless Kallisto, is out for revenge. Alyssa soon finds out that hell hath no fury like a vampire scorned.
Together the pair must face two separate enemies determined to destroy them. It's time to, Carpe Noctem, or submit to final death.

More soon
John

Secret Speakers won Textnovel's Reader's Choice Award as on online, serialized novel in 2009. The online launch party at Bitten By Books brought hundreds of comments.

Amazon.com
The Official Secret Speakers Website
What's the book about?
Thirteen year-old Fair O'Nelli is set free after spending nine years of her life in a cellar. She knows her father and brother are missing or possibly dead. When she sets out to find them she discovers a deep, dark secret the parents of Cloven Grave know nothing about, where the key to survival is learning to see things as they are. Textnovel's Reader's Choice Award recipient. Audiobook read by Booklist's Voice of Choice, Simon Vance.
Anne Whitfield
Avenue of Dreams
Avenue of Dreams
Long Distance Love
Hooked On You
Woodland Daughter
Broken Hero
Kitty McKenzie
Kitty McKenzie's Land
Avenue of Dreams
Avenue of Dreams
Long Distance Love
Hooked On You
Woodland Daughter
Broken Hero
Kitty McKenzie
Kitty McKenzie's Land

I'm looking for a few blogger to receive a complimentary copy for YOU and ONE to give away in an in interview/contest
You can contact me here if you read Historical Romance, and I'd love to hear from you!
ketadiablo@yahoo.com
Follow this link to read about Holding On To Heaven: http://tinyurl.com/y4f873p
About Holding On To Heaven:
When the blazing fires of revolt ravage the countryside, Lauren and Sage McCain are trapped amid the flames of destiny. The Civil War has crumbled a Nation, and the Dakota Sioux uprising has turned southern Minnesota into a violent battlefield.
Holding On To Heaven is a story of love between two men and a woman, love between siblings, and love that crosses all boundaries and forges all cultures.
Reviews:
What an outstanding book! Keta Diablo has penned the most amazing story! Five Roses! A Romance Review
Holding On To Heaven is a moving adventure about love, passion, revenge and family honor. Keta Diablo has created a story with characters as rich and adventurous as the Wagon's West Series, The North & South trilogy, and Donati's Wilderness epic." Fresh Fiction
Holding On To Heaven ends on a cliffhanger; surely there will be a sequel to the story of Lauren and Sage. A solid historical novel with attractive characters and a strong sense of place. RoundUp Magazine
Visit Keta on her Web Site; http://www.ketadiablo.com

Give a girl the right pair of shoes . . . And she can conquer the world!Stephanie Connolly
The Blurb. . . " Writer and self-confessed shoe addict, Stephanie Connolly, documents her own personal conquests in this real-life, modern-day fairytale, complete with Love, Tragedy, Battles and Happy Ending’s.
Situations such as the tragic loss of her baby boy, her battles with anxiety and depression and her survival of a horrific assault are peppered with heart-felt, comical and witty stories amongst Steph’s own perceptions of life as a 21st century woman.
Expect tears of joy and sorrow, laugh-out-loud moments, charm and honesty amongst the pages of Stephanie’s memoirs as she proves that given the right pair of shoes a girl really can conquer the world . . . "
http://www.stephanieconnolly.com
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Heal the Wounded is the much-anticipated sequel to Lynn Dove’s brilliant debut novel, Shoot the Wounded.
Heal the Wounded, like Shoot the Wounded, delves even deeper into the real world of teenagers trying to live out their faith in the midst of upset and struggle.
Will these youth find God’s healing and hope in the middle of hurt and heartache?
"Brilliantly written, poignantly told, readers who loved Shoot the Wounded will not be disappointed with Heal the Wounded‘s powerful message and the on-the-edge-of-your-seat storyline."
Both books were selected as resources on the largest anti-bullying website in the world: www.bullying.org


On Father-s Day 1982, a twelve year old was blamed for the multiple stabbing death of his father. The boy had no memory of doing it. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to two years at a mental hospital. Twenty-three years later, now a private detective and a father, his son is the same age he was when he was accused of murder. This prompts Joseph Hooks to discover what really happened that day two decades ago. Did he kill his own father or did something else happen?
As he searches for the truth, he must deal with an uncooperative Detroit police force, rekindle strained relationships with his siblings, protect his loved ones from the threats of a mysterious stranger and live with the knowledge his estranged wife is sleeping with another man.
Finding out the truth might prove deadly.
Lost Hours
Darkest Hours: A Joseph Hooks Novel



Here are links to some of my books:
Elizabeth Black
Fountain of Youth

Blurb:
What if you could have a do-over; a second chance at love and romance with the object of your heart’s desire? Sixty-eight year old housewife Syd eyes her strapping young gardener, Evan, and dreams of… What would “you” wish for? Careful, sometimes wishes do come true, but it might not always be exactly what you want. Syd finds romance, and changes, when she discovers a secret Fountain of Youth.
Genres: m/m, gay, paranormal, fantasy
Buy links:
Bookstrand
Amazon Kindle
AllRomanceE-Books
Feral Heat

Blurb:
Grant and Sam were more than lovers; they shared a special secret. They also shared Grant’s roommate, Amelia, who was beginning to get suspicious about the two hunky males who disappeared every month. The sexy trio was not without their crises: Grant and Sam had a curse that continued to dog them, and Amelia’s soon-to-be ex had a bite that was as bad as his bark. It’s a howlin’ sexy time when author Elizabeth Black turns up the – Feral Heat.
Genres: m/m, gay, menage (m/m/f), werewolf, paranormal
Buy links:
Romance Divine
Amazon Kindle
Bookstrand
All Romance E-Books
The Haunting Of The Sandpiper Inn

Blurb:
While psychic Martha Ellis McKay may have the Gift, a skeptic's heart beats in her breast. She has seen her share of fakes, and she does not take kindly to them. Evenworse is when she is accused of being one. So imagine her chagrin when she expects to spend a quiet weekend at the Sandpiper Inn working on a book about haunted houses only to meet a ghost hunting team with its own resident skeptic, who greets Ellis with a jaundiced eye.
She has met her match in both getting to the bottom of the haunting of the Sandpiper Inn and proving to skeptic John “Beck” Becker that she is the real deal. The problem is that Beck and Ellis have more serious worries. The Sandpiper Inn holds a dark secret that threatens to destroy them both. What awaits them as they delve into the history of the Sandpiper Inn? And will their investigations bring them closer together or drive them further apart?
Genre: Paranormal erotic romance
Buy links:
Whiskey Creek Press Torrid
Fictionwise
AllRomanceEBooks
An Unexpected Guest

Blurb:
Annie's life is in crisis, and it's time for her to change things. She is determined to be controlled no longer by her arrogant boyfriend and overbearing mother: for the first time in her life, she is going to follow her dreams and do something she truly wants for herself. Her dreams lead her to a picturesque Bed and Breakfast by the ocean that is rumored to be haunted. As she throws fear to the wind and opens up to life's new possibilities she meets Jason, whose long blonde hair and cheeky attitude she cannot resist.
Genre: Paranormal erotic romance
Buy links:
Fanny Press
Amazon Paperback
Amazon Kindle
For other books including short story anthologies, free reads, and sex article links, please go to my RomanceWiki page.


Hey everyone! I just self-published my debut novel, Her Sanctuary. It's available at over 25,000 bookstore websites including amazon.com, The Book Depository, and just recently BooksOnBoard.com.
Here's the synopsis:
Shannon Mallory was a woman on the run….not from outside forces but from her own wounded heart. When she pulled up into the parking lot of The Last Resort Café, in the town of Sanctuary, little did she know she would find the one thing she never even knew she was searching for….true love.
Seth Proudfoot wasn’t looking for anything, except an end to his miserable existence. Accused of a crime he couldn’t remember committing, he was ostracized by a town that, ironically, bore the name of the one thing he could never find….Sanctuary.
When the two meet, neither can ignore the magnetic pull between them, but will Shannon allow her damaged spirit to trust a man…a man who may have murdered his own family?
Though Shannon is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, it is her spirit that breaks down the iron-clad shield around his heart. Their desire burns hotter than the Arizona desert, threatening to melt the very mountains that loom like silent Gods above their heads. But can their love survive a betrayal that could very well cost them both their lives?
I've had great reviews and over 350 people from goodreads have added it to their "to read" list. That's pretty good considering I AM my marketing team and the book has only been out since January. It has an average of 4 out of 5 stars on amazon and right here at goodreads.
If you like adult romance/mysteries with a touch of the supernatural, then I highly recommend it.

Here's the deets:
"Lillian Hunt has never truly lived. Always sensing more to the world than is easily perceived, she fears that her instincts are stubborn flights of fancy, or worse, mental instability. But some things—disappearing strangers, tangible dreams, and visits from malevolent creatures—cannot be ignored. Before it's too late, Lillian is ripped from the only existence she’s ever known and thrust into a reality that she always suspected, but could scarcely believe. She must learn the truth about who she is, the powerful beings that wish to destroy her, and the two men who would die to protect her.
Jennifer DeLucy has created a unique, enchanting tale of destiny and the ageless power of love in her debut novel, Seers of Light. DeLucy's novel charms readers with quirky characters, while sketching a haunting portrait of one woman's journey on the path of the supernaturally gifted. But be prepared. Once you've entered the world of Seers, you will never be the same."


Thank you, darlin! The support is way beyond appreciated!

Hetrick is the retired police chief of rural Swatara Creek, Pennsylvania, who is called back to service as consultant to his less experienced successor.
Other novels in the series are Something In Common, Cruel Cuts and Corruption's Child.
In addition to mysteries, I write historical novels. These include Watch The Hour, set in the 1870s in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region, and The Accidental Spy, which takes place during the Revolutionary War.

Thank you, d..."
You are quite welcome!! :)

Website: http://www.kikihowell.com
Blog: http://authorsbyauthors.blogspot.com
A Few of My Books:
A Modern Day Witch Hunt
Rituals
Mystic Stones
The Witch's Beast
A Questionable Hero
The Healing Spell and Other Stories

I have a question. What distinguishes an erotic romance from an adult romance? My book Her Sanctuary, is considered an adult romance/mystery. There are plenty of steamy sex scenes between the two characters, possibly more than the average romance novel. I personally don't think it would be erotica but I'm a little foggy on what warrants a book being called erotica. Can you clear it up for me?
Thanks!!

Did I answer anything for you there? :) Someone else may have a different opinion though. Just my experience.

But thanks for the explanation. I appreciate you taking the time to message me. :)
I would love for you to become my friend and for you to check out my debut novel, Her Sanctuary. Take a look "inside the book" on amazon.com to get a sneak peek.

Reviews of this historical fiction novel set in the 1920s are excellent and I am thrilled. Hope you will check it out.
Crestmont

"A dream, after all, needn't be fueled by particulars, only by desire." So notes main character, Gracie Antes, in CRESTMONT, a historical fiction gem set in the 1920s. Determined to take control of her life, sheltered Gracie Antes leaves her unhappy home in 1925 to pursue her dream of a singing career. On her way to the big city, she accepts a job as a housemaid at the bustling Crestmont Inn. Once there, Gracie finds a life-changing encounter with opera singer Rosa Ponselle, family she never imagined could be hers, and a man with a mysterious past. Relive the 1920s with a colorful cast of characters. Discover with Gracie that sometimes we must trade loss for happiness. Set in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania, the story is interwoven with details about the town, the rich history of The Crestmont Inn, and the family who passed ownership from one generation to the next. Many attempts have been made to explain how the mountaintop lake nestled in this tiny town came to be. Crestmont gives a new twist to an old Native American legend, setting the tone of grace around which the story is built. Let the period of the Roaring Twenties spark your interest with its unique social mores, fashion, jazz, and yes, a little bootlegging thrown in for pizzazz.
Please visit the author at http://www.hollyweiss.com
There is a downloadable Readers Guide for book groups on the "About the Book" tab.
Click here for a review http://www.featheredquill.com/reviews...
More can be viewed on www.amazon.com
Purchase an autographed copy http://www.hollyweiss.com
or from IndieBound bookstores, Amazon or Barnes and Noble

Reviews of this historical fiction novel set in the ..."
Hey Holly! I became a fan and put it on my TBR list and entered to win a free copy. I hope I win!!!

The Keeper's Promise
Sea of Hope
Irons in the Fire
Heaven's Blue
A Rush of Light
Beast of Blackbirch Manor
The Company You Keep
The Fiend of White Buck Hall


I neglected to say that Crestmont is currently listed on a Goodreads giveaway.

This is my first book, a new reading of the Ten Commandments for modern life. For more info, visit my website at http://bit.ly/dlglxx

I am a self-published author of my debut novel, Her Sanctuary. It's getting great reviews and I have been in several publications talking about my book and the self-publishing process. I will be taping a one hour spot on a local talk radio program sometime this week. Please help support all of us "starving artists" by going to amazon.com and taking a look inside for a sneak preview. Thanks so much!!


Out of Time - time travel novella
Shattered Earth - science fiction/alternate history
The Usurper - political thriller/historical fiction






I am very excited to announce my debut novella, Sculpting a Demon.
A lonely sculptress and an angelic demon find one another though the power of a love spell. And sparks fly, both inside and outside her bedroom.
Thanks so much for this opportunity to share my book with all of you!
All the best,
Lisa Fox
http://lisafoxromance.wordpress.com/


I'm excited to report that I have a short story collection forthcoming entitled To Begin Again. I will post that one soon.







~Jaimey Grant
http://www.jaimeygrant.com
http://jaimeygrant.blogspot.com

Hope you'll check it out.
-Ilie
Ilie Ruby



I've authored a number of freely available online serials, but here on Goodreads you can find the ebook Other Sides: 12 Webfiction Tales (free to download!) which contains 12 short stories from a range of authors.
You won't believe how excited I was to finally get a Goodreads author page after years of using the site. :-)

but wanted to add this 2 minute trailer for interested readers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fwyh...
Thank you!

Sample Chapters can be read free on-line.
THE RIYRIA REVELATIONS by Michael J. Sullivan
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THE CROWN CONSPRIACY
THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.
There is no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time...Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.
AVEMPATHA
THE SECRET IS IN THE TOWER. THE PROBLEM IS THE BEAST. THE ANSWER IS TWO THIEVES.
When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer. What begins with the simple theft of a sword places the two thieves at the center of a firestorm...that could change the future of Elan.
NYPHRON RISING
A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.
When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer. What begins with the simple theft of a sword places the two thieves at the center of a firestorm...that could change the future of Elan.
THE EMERALD STORM
A MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. A SINISTER PLAN HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.
Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing Hadrian is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his ex-partner for one last mission. Their journey finds them adrift amid treachery and betrayals forcing Hadrian to face a past he hoped never to see again.
WINTERTIDE
A FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO THIEVES HAVE OTHER The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide, the empress will be married, and Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar will be publically executed. Once the empress suffers a fatal accident, everything will be perfect. There is only one problem--Royce and Hadrian have finally found the Heir of Novron.
Michael J. Sullivan: The Crown Conspiracy | Avempartha | Nyphron Rising | The Emerald Storm | Wintertide

Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?: A Family's Journey Through Bipolar Disorder



They Only Eat Their Husbands

My new book is now available online and in stores.
Just a few places mentioned below:
Paperback from Amazon's CreateSpace at https://www.createspace.com/3477323 for $8.99, shipping $3.61
Paperback from Amazon at http://amzn.to/9IenR5 for $8.99, shipping $3.99
eBook on Kindle at http://amzn.to/cqZX9P for $2.99
WOW --- What amazing list of books that we have growing in here!
I just wanted to say thank you to every author who has taken the time to list their books.
Great work! :-)
I just wanted to say thank you to every author who has taken the time to list their books.
Great work! :-)

On Goodreads:
Chronicles of the Undead
Passing Fancies
Inside Realms
Shadows of Poetry
Tears of Poetry
The Incomplete Guide to Action Movies
The Incomplete List of Action Movie Clichés
On Smashwords:
Once Upon a Dark and Eerie...

Double Illusion, Wednesday's Child and Rabbit in the Moon Rabbit in the Moon won the Gold Medal for the Florida Book Award, the Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association and a Bronze Medal from ForeWord Magazine
I am now writing a series starring Sammy Greene, a bash native New Yorker with her own radio talk show. Dead Air was released in December and just won the 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers' Association Dead Air: A Sammy Greene Thriller
Devil Wind, the second in the series is due out in April, 2011.
Go to http://www.shlian.com and http://www.sammygreene.com for more information including podcasts, reviews, trailers and reading group questions for book clubs.

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I really need to buy this cookbook. I've seen your recipes and they look scrumptous.
Hugs, Keta

I write romantic comedies (more or less). LOL
Here they are:
The Role of a Lifetime
Georgie On His Mind
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