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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Title: Falling For Her Heart
Author: Christine Hill
Synopsis: Genre- fiction, adult/family saga, contemporary romance. Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl- no superior alternative has yet been found- Sir Winston Churchill. Falling for Her Heart, the sequel to Hostage to Her Heart, 2008 USAbooknews award finalist in the romance category, covers the reunion of Jimmy and Tara, who were unwittingly separated in their teens. Now successful adults what happens when two different lives collide and they discover that desire still lingers, even after all the years? Even more miraculous is that Jimmy is a father-one of three men to claim that status to Tara ’s special brood- and he never had a clue! Even with her secret out, Tara feels conflicted whether to let Jimmy back into her life, when there are other men who want her too. She’s too busy to think, with an upcoming concert debut and a family wedding to attend, yet the septuplets know the truth and want to know their true father better, even if bringing together two households puts their parents in danger from old lovers scorned. With the help of the Cross Family and Jimmy’s roommates, they embark on a journey of self-discovery whether true love can overcome obstacles and unite them all as one family.
Contact email: chrisshill@rocketmail.com
Website: http://www.chrisshillbooks.com
Author: Christine Hill
Synopsis: Genre- fiction, adult/family saga, contemporary romance. Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl- no superior alternative has yet been found- Sir Winston Churchill. Falling for Her Heart, the sequel to Hostage to Her Heart, 2008 USAbooknews award finalist in the romance category, covers the reunion of Jimmy and Tara, who were unwittingly separated in their teens. Now successful adults what happens when two different lives collide and they discover that desire still lingers, even after all the years? Even more miraculous is that Jimmy is a father-one of three men to claim that status to Tara ’s special brood- and he never had a clue! Even with her secret out, Tara feels conflicted whether to let Jimmy back into her life, when there are other men who want her too. She’s too busy to think, with an upcoming concert debut and a family wedding to attend, yet the septuplets know the truth and want to know their true father better, even if bringing together two households puts their parents in danger from old lovers scorned. With the help of the Cross Family and Jimmy’s roommates, they embark on a journey of self-discovery whether true love can overcome obstacles and unite them all as one family.
Contact email: chrisshill@rocketmail.com
Website: http://www.chrisshillbooks.com
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Title: Tenerife Tall Tales (Whortleberry Press)
Author: Tony Thorne
Synopsis: Seventeen unlikely stories set in and around the magical Canary Island of Tenerife, ranging from chilling to funny and SF to macabre, each with a twist in the tail. Incidentally I'M proud to mention that it has an introduction by the celebrated American SF writer, Harry Harrison ..!
Contact email: Tonythorne@aol.com
Website: http://www.tonythorne.co.uk
Author: Tony Thorne
Synopsis: Seventeen unlikely stories set in and around the magical Canary Island of Tenerife, ranging from chilling to funny and SF to macabre, each with a twist in the tail. Incidentally I'M proud to mention that it has an introduction by the celebrated American SF writer, Harry Harrison ..!
Contact email: Tonythorne@aol.com
Website: http://www.tonythorne.co.uk
Title: Why Me? The Dark Side of Man—A Novel
Author: Sheila A. Lacy, MBA, MS, BS
Synopsis: Haunted by his horrific childhood, lawyer John Johnson is no longer able to control his taste for blood, leaving no one is safe around him.
Contact email: Carolhoenig@carolhoenig.com -Publicist
Website: www.lacyaffairs.com
Author: Sheila A. Lacy, MBA, MS, BS
Synopsis: Haunted by his horrific childhood, lawyer John Johnson is no longer able to control his taste for blood, leaving no one is safe around him.
Contact email: Carolhoenig@carolhoenig.com -Publicist
Website: www.lacyaffairs.com
Title: The Martin Files
Author: Bob Stidham
Synopsis: Pete Fowler seems caught between dullness and more action than he can handle. He moves at top speed from stakeout duty on a Denny's parking lot to a murder scene on Memorial Avenue. Tulsa is growing and crime has kept in the background...until now. When he is put in charge of the murder scene at the upscale Memorial Avenue address it looks like a simple killing. When blackmail rears its ugly head, the simple factor disappears. A very complicated case of murder and extortion arises and grows like a festering wound. Pete has morals, is likable, and wants better things. Nancy Martin though, seems totally out of his class and yet, she is one of the things that he wants. Before he can make a move on her, he must prove that she is not involved in these crimes.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Author: Bob Stidham
Synopsis: Pete Fowler seems caught between dullness and more action than he can handle. He moves at top speed from stakeout duty on a Denny's parking lot to a murder scene on Memorial Avenue. Tulsa is growing and crime has kept in the background...until now. When he is put in charge of the murder scene at the upscale Memorial Avenue address it looks like a simple killing. When blackmail rears its ugly head, the simple factor disappears. A very complicated case of murder and extortion arises and grows like a festering wound. Pete has morals, is likable, and wants better things. Nancy Martin though, seems totally out of his class and yet, she is one of the things that he wants. Before he can make a move on her, he must prove that she is not involved in these crimes.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Title: Haunted Investigators
Author: Tammie Ainsworth
Synopsis: Jennifer Stewart is a psychic and it's something she didn't want anyone to know about. So when her grandfather, Edward, asked her to take a position on a popular TV show as a psychic, she felt that she couldn't tell him no. Not after he took her in when her parents died at a young, tender age. Scared and nervous that her one secret will become world known, Jennifer did her best in front of the camera. What she didn't count on was getting the attention of the cameraman, Zane Boyd.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Author: Tammie Ainsworth
Synopsis: Jennifer Stewart is a psychic and it's something she didn't want anyone to know about. So when her grandfather, Edward, asked her to take a position on a popular TV show as a psychic, she felt that she couldn't tell him no. Not after he took her in when her parents died at a young, tender age. Scared and nervous that her one secret will become world known, Jennifer did her best in front of the camera. What she didn't count on was getting the attention of the cameraman, Zane Boyd.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Title: My Sister's Keeper
Author: Mary H. Collins
Synopsis: This story shares the bond between sister's. When Cathy's husband dies in a tragic plane crash her younger sister Cassie, leaves her glamorous career in New York to be there for her and her children. Having experienced the loss of their own father at a very young age she understands what her sister's children are going through. Cathy doesn't know how she will survive after her husbands death, he is the only man she has ever loved, but after four years she finally realizes that Daniel isn't coming back and she is going to have to take control and raise her children without a father. She decides it's time to take her daughters on a family vacation to Disney World. She has the shock of her life when she walks out of the restroom and comes face to face with Daniel, her husband, the man she thought was dead, he's with another woman and two young boys.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Author: Mary H. Collins
Synopsis: This story shares the bond between sister's. When Cathy's husband dies in a tragic plane crash her younger sister Cassie, leaves her glamorous career in New York to be there for her and her children. Having experienced the loss of their own father at a very young age she understands what her sister's children are going through. Cathy doesn't know how she will survive after her husbands death, he is the only man she has ever loved, but after four years she finally realizes that Daniel isn't coming back and she is going to have to take control and raise her children without a father. She decides it's time to take her daughters on a family vacation to Disney World. She has the shock of her life when she walks out of the restroom and comes face to face with Daniel, her husband, the man she thought was dead, he's with another woman and two young boys.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Title: Dante's Lady
Author: Tamela Quijas
Synopsis: Dante's Lady commences with the demise of the Eleventh Earl of Ravensmoor, Nathan Burroughs. Tormented by images of a love that he lost decades prior, the man pleads upon his deathbed with his grandson for one simple favor, to await the return of his lady. Desperate to appease the man, the grandson agrees to await the return of the Raven's Lady, despite the passage of time, and vows to assign the quest to each of his heirs.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Author: Tamela Quijas
Synopsis: Dante's Lady commences with the demise of the Eleventh Earl of Ravensmoor, Nathan Burroughs. Tormented by images of a love that he lost decades prior, the man pleads upon his deathbed with his grandson for one simple favor, to await the return of his lady. Desperate to appease the man, the grandson agrees to await the return of the Raven's Lady, despite the passage of time, and vows to assign the quest to each of his heirs.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Title: The Sandman
Author: Joe Carangi
Synopsis: The Omen meets the Seventh Sign in this frightening odyssey of one man's transformation from mere mortal to that of a supernatural figure. The Sandman explores the world of Satanic cults, a possessed soul and the devil himself, giving new meaning to the phrase 'be careful what you wish for'.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Author: Joe Carangi
Synopsis: The Omen meets the Seventh Sign in this frightening odyssey of one man's transformation from mere mortal to that of a supernatural figure. The Sandman explores the world of Satanic cults, a possessed soul and the devil himself, giving new meaning to the phrase 'be careful what you wish for'.
Contact email: Jessica.HeartsonFire@gmail.com
Website: www.heartsonfirepress.com
Title: Love's Thrilling Dimensions
Author: Joyce Akesson
Synopsis: The poems explore such universal themes as the longing for love, the awakening of wonder, the magic of encounters, the uniqueness of journeys, the ambiguity of a few existential questions and the different changes that can occur in the inner and outer landscapes".
Contact e-mail: joyce.akesson@netatonce.net
Author: Joyce Akesson
Synopsis: The poems explore such universal themes as the longing for love, the awakening of wonder, the magic of encounters, the uniqueness of journeys, the ambiguity of a few existential questions and the different changes that can occur in the inner and outer landscapes".
Contact e-mail: joyce.akesson@netatonce.net
TITLE: Beltane
AUTHOR: Erin O'Riordan
SYNOPSIS: Beltane is a steamy romance featuring twins Allie and Zen. Allie, a Pagan priestess by night who works at a green architecture firm by day, is about to marry the love of her life, lawyer Paul Phillip. Zen, a free-spirited, fortune-telling witch, is falling for gorgeous Orlando. As the Pagan celebration of Beltane nears, each sister thinks she's found the perfect romance. But the Goddess moves in mysterious ways, and she may have another fate in store for the twins.
CONTACT: erinoriordan@sbcglobal.net
WEBSITE: www.eternalpress.ca/beltane.html
AUTHOR: Erin O'Riordan
SYNOPSIS: Beltane is a steamy romance featuring twins Allie and Zen. Allie, a Pagan priestess by night who works at a green architecture firm by day, is about to marry the love of her life, lawyer Paul Phillip. Zen, a free-spirited, fortune-telling witch, is falling for gorgeous Orlando. As the Pagan celebration of Beltane nears, each sister thinks she's found the perfect romance. But the Goddess moves in mysterious ways, and she may have another fate in store for the twins.
CONTACT: erinoriordan@sbcglobal.net
WEBSITE: www.eternalpress.ca/beltane.html
Title: A More Obedient Wife: A Novel of the Early Supreme Court
Author: Natalie Wexler
Synopsis: This award-winning novel blends actual letters with fiction to tell the stories of the wives of two Supreme Court Justices in the 1790s.
Contact email: natwexler@aol.com
Website: www.nataliewexler.com
Author: Natalie Wexler
Synopsis: This award-winning novel blends actual letters with fiction to tell the stories of the wives of two Supreme Court Justices in the 1790s.
Contact email: natwexler@aol.com
Website: www.nataliewexler.com
Title: Carpathian Shadows Vol. II
Author: Lea Schizas (ed.), Carol A. Cole, Kristin Johnson, Seana Graham, Kevin Tipple, Christina Barber and Donna Amato
Synopsis: A paranormal tour visits a haunted castle in the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania. Are rumors of black magic, vampires and a 17th-century ghostly nobleman true?
Contact email: wynlady@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook77687.htm?cacheVol. I: http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook51837.htm?cacheNote: Print edition also available.
Author: Lea Schizas (ed.), Carol A. Cole, Kristin Johnson, Seana Graham, Kevin Tipple, Christina Barber and Donna Amato
Synopsis: A paranormal tour visits a haunted castle in the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania. Are rumors of black magic, vampires and a 17th-century ghostly nobleman true?
Contact email: wynlady@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook77687.htm?cacheVol. I: http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook51837.htm?cacheNote: Print edition also available.
Title: Compulsion
Author: Jennifer ChaseBook
Synopsis: When Serial Killers Terrorize a California Beach Community, One Woman Stands in Their Way. Emily Stone doesn’t have a badge. But that hasn’t stopped her from tracking down some of the West’s most dangerous child-killers. Armed with a digital SLR camera, laptop computer and her trusty Beretta, Stone uses her innate gift for detective work to identify the perps — and then anonymously e-mail the evidence to the cops. Compulsion mixes CSI-style investigation with a ripped-from-the-headlines plot and a dose of romance for a keeps-you-guessing, fast-paced and savvy thriller, right up until the shocking finale.
Contact: JChase2000@aol.com
Title: Entering the Age of Elegance: A Rite of Passage & Practical Guide for the Modern Maturing Woman
Author:Chloe Jon Paul
Synopsis: Think F-A-S-T: *format *approach *style *tempo. These are the key elements which make this book original. It is written as a travel guide filled with valuable information that will whet the reader’s appetite to explore resources in detail on the topics featured in the book.
Contact email: jonpaul65@aol.com
Website: http://www.maturingmodernwomen.com
Author:Chloe Jon Paul
Synopsis: Think F-A-S-T: *format *approach *style *tempo. These are the key elements which make this book original. It is written as a travel guide filled with valuable information that will whet the reader’s appetite to explore resources in detail on the topics featured in the book.
Contact email: jonpaul65@aol.com
Website: http://www.maturingmodernwomen.com
Title: A Layman's Guide To Managing Fear
Author: Stanley Popovich
Synopsis: "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For more information and a better idea of my book please go to my website http://www.managingfear.com
Email: spopovich@managingfear.com
Website: http://www.managingfear.com
Author: Stanley Popovich
Synopsis: "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For more information and a better idea of my book please go to my website http://www.managingfear.com
Email: spopovich@managingfear.com
Website: http://www.managingfear.com
Title: The Wandering Heart
Author: Mary Malloy
Synopsis: While studying one British family'shistory, Lizzie Manning delves into the Medievalpast, her own family’s history, and a search for aCrusader’s disembodied heart.
Contact email: books@leapfrogpress.com
Website: www.leapfrogpress.com
Author: Mary Malloy
Synopsis: While studying one British family'shistory, Lizzie Manning delves into the Medievalpast, her own family’s history, and a search for aCrusader’s disembodied heart.
Contact email: books@leapfrogpress.com
Website: www.leapfrogpress.com
Title: How to Write at Work - Without Getting Fired!
Author: Dr Liz Hardy
Synopsis: There are many ways to write while you hold down a job. Learn how to claim the parts of the working day that belong to you - and then use them for your writing.
Contact email: monstersite68@yahoo.com.au
Website: http://www.monster-whisperer.com
Author: Dr Liz Hardy
Synopsis: There are many ways to write while you hold down a job. Learn how to claim the parts of the working day that belong to you - and then use them for your writing.
Contact email: monstersite68@yahoo.com.au
Website: http://www.monster-whisperer.com
Title: Not Another Office Party! The Writer's Guide to Painless Work Functions
Author: Dr Liz Hardy
Synopsis: for writers who struggle to be social at the day job. It covers all the nasty events - from dinner with the boss to drinks after work with people you loathe.
Contact email: monstersite68@yahoo.com.au
Website: http://www.monster-whisperer.com
Author: Dr Liz Hardy
Synopsis: for writers who struggle to be social at the day job. It covers all the nasty events - from dinner with the boss to drinks after work with people you loathe.
Contact email: monstersite68@yahoo.com.au
Website: http://www.monster-whisperer.com
Title: Baby and All
Author: Paige Warren
Synopsis: Fiona is tired of running. She'd made one stupid mistake, by the name of Garret. Pregnant and on the run, she collapses near a small town. Lucky for her, Aidan happens along. Aidan Forrest first notices the car on the side of the road. When he gets closer and sees a woman slumped over the steering wheel, he rushes to check on her. Imagine his surprise when he sees that she's pregnant. Fighting an attraction for his unexpected guest, Aidan wishes that Fiona would be more open with him. He knows that she's in trouble; just one look into her haunted eyes tells him that much. With Garrett on her trail, Fiona knows she can't stay with Aidan for long. But oh how she wants to! Being in his arms makes her feel safe, something she hasn't felt in quite a while. Is it foolish to wish she could have a happily ever after? Or will her wish come true?
Contact email: wildhorsepress@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wildhorsepress.webs.com
Author: Paige Warren
Synopsis: Fiona is tired of running. She'd made one stupid mistake, by the name of Garret. Pregnant and on the run, she collapses near a small town. Lucky for her, Aidan happens along. Aidan Forrest first notices the car on the side of the road. When he gets closer and sees a woman slumped over the steering wheel, he rushes to check on her. Imagine his surprise when he sees that she's pregnant. Fighting an attraction for his unexpected guest, Aidan wishes that Fiona would be more open with him. He knows that she's in trouble; just one look into her haunted eyes tells him that much. With Garrett on her trail, Fiona knows she can't stay with Aidan for long. But oh how she wants to! Being in his arms makes her feel safe, something she hasn't felt in quite a while. Is it foolish to wish she could have a happily ever after? Or will her wish come true?
Contact email: wildhorsepress@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wildhorsepress.webs.com
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