This provocative story is about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual society. He was spirited to the Middle East, from his UK boarding school. He attended the Bahriji School (Oasis,) in The United Arab Emirates in preparation for serving in Harems for the wealthy and elite. It is also a love story between the young man and his ‘Valet’ who served as his chaperone and mentor during the boy’s Harem service. Author’s note: I had a privileged and unique upbringing in … [Read more...] about A Harem Boy’s Saga – I – Initiation; a memoir by Young by Bernard (aka Young) Foong
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Mom’s Island Bakens: Over 50 Altered Recipes for a Happy Gut and a Healthy Heart by Martha Char Love
What inspired you to write your book? Some years ago, I started making up recipes to fit the health needs of specific family and friends. After moving to Hawaii, I started systematically altering dishes of my own, my mother's family recipes that she handed me down, and of others to include higher nutrient density, to be lower on the glycemic index, and to be pH balanced. My family and friends seemed to really love these dishes and began asking me for my recipes. I have never cooked strictly by … [Read more...] about Mom’s Island Bakens: Over 50 Altered Recipes for a Happy Gut and a Healthy Heart by Martha Char Love
Mom’s Island Bakens: Over 50 Altered Recipes for a Happy Gut and a Healthy Heart by Martha Char Love
What inspired you to write your book? Some years ago, I started making up recipes to fit the health needs of specific family and friends. After moving to Hawaii, I started systematically altering dishes of my own, my mother's family recipes that she handed me down, and of others to include higher nutrient density, to be lower on the glycemic index, and to be pH balanced. My family and friends seemed to really love these dishes and began asking me for my recipes. I have never cooked strictly by … [Read more...] about Mom’s Island Bakens: Over 50 Altered Recipes for a Happy Gut and a Healthy Heart by Martha Char Love
Noise by Brett Garcia Rose @BrettGarciaRose
Noise was published in June 2014 and is available for sale on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Noise-Brett-Garcia-Rose-ebook/dp/B00KYY4MM4). Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery Synopsis: The world is an ugly place, and I can tell you now, I fit in just fine. Lily is the only person Leon ever loved. When she left a suicide note and disappeared into a murky lake ten years ago, she left him alone, drifting through a silent landscape. Or did she? A postcard in her handwriting pulls Leon … [Read more...] about Noise by Brett Garcia Rose @BrettGarciaRose
Time of Death: Induction by Shana Festa @bookiemonstersf
When nowhere is safe to hide, where do you go to escape the monsters? In a few short days, 37 year old Emma Rossi’s hard work will finally pay off. She will don her cap and gown and graduate with a degree in nursing, but not before she loses her first patient and is confronted with a new reality. In Cape Coral, Florida, a storm approaches. The dead are coming back to life. And they’re hungry. Infection ravages the Eastern Seaboard with alarming speed while attempts to contain the spread … [Read more...] about Time of Death: Induction by Shana Festa @bookiemonstersf
Leo Tolstoy’s Family Recipe Book by Sergei Beltyukov
“Cookery Book, second edition, revised and corrected in 1874. Imprimatur. Publisher Stepan Andreevich Bers dedicates this book to his sister, countess Sophia Andreevna Tolstaya”- these words on the first page preface the Tolstoys’ cookery book that serves as the foundation of this work. Initially meant to be a joky gift of a loving brother to the great writer’s spouse, Sophia, this collection of recipes helps us get a glimpse of the family life of the author of Anna Karenina, War and Peace and … [Read more...] about Leo Tolstoy’s Family Recipe Book by Sergei Beltyukov
Bioprints by R.C. and J.P. Carter
In the first book of the O'Rourke Crime Novels series, Ryan O'Rourke, an insurance fraud investigator, learns that his best friend has been murdered and is compelled to bring the killer to justice. From the beaches at Malibu to the cornfields of Illinois, Ryan and his team are drawn into a web of murder, mystery and suspense. Romance also finds it's way in as the team puts their lives on the line. The downside of 3D printing technology is exposed when a mad scientist goes rogue and pulls out all … [Read more...] about Bioprints by R.C. and J.P. Carter
Awakening: Book One of The Geis by Christy Dorrity
. . . because some Celtic stories won’t be contained in myth. A little magic has always run in sixteen-year-old McKayla McCleery's family—at least that’s what she’s been told. McKayla’s eccentric Aunt Avril travels the world as a clairvoyant for the FBI, and her mother can make amazing delicacies out of the most basic of ingredients. But McKayla doesn't think for a second that the magic is real—it’s just good storytelling. Besides, McKayla doesn’t need magic. She recently moved to beautiful … [Read more...] about Awakening: Book One of The Geis by Christy Dorrity
Shadows of Deceit by Mell Corcoran @MellCorcoran
Shadows of Deceit is the second installment in the thrilling Series of Shadows. Three bodies. No clues. No heads. It takes more than a near-death experience to keep Detective Lou Donovan off the job. Three decapitated bodies are discovered in the empty house of a high-profile Colombian coffee mogul putting a drug cartel at the top of the suspect list. Or is that the perpetrator's intent? Lou and her team find themselves dancing on the edge of an international incident where every twist … [Read more...] about Shadows of Deceit by Mell Corcoran @MellCorcoran
Dead Medium by Peter John@ AttemptedAuthor
The deathly silence is about to be broken. She disliked the company of others and death did little to warm her spirit. She had led an independent life and she faced death in much the same way. She was finally alone, finally free from the mindless babble of others, at least that's what she thought. May Elizabeth Trump was the rarest of spirits and she was none too happy about it either. She was a dead medium, a ghost who can speak with the living, and her services were to become in great demand. … [Read more...] about Dead Medium by Peter John@ AttemptedAuthor
Dirtbags by Eryk Pruitt @reverenderyk
The blame for a county-wide murder spree lies at the feet of three people broken by a dying mill town: Calvin, a killer; London, a cook; and Rhonda, the woman who loves them both. No one sees the storm brewing until it's too late in this Southern Gothic noir that adds a transgressive, chicken-fried twist to a story ripped straight from the pages of a true crime novel or an episode of Dateline NBC. Calvin Cantrell searches for meaning in life and believes he's stumbled across it when … [Read more...] about Dirtbags by Eryk Pruitt @reverenderyk
Zodiacts: Aries Adventure: Camp On Camping On by Donna McGarry @ariesadventure
Zodiacts: Aries Adventure: Camp On Camping On introduces young readers to the concepts of astrology in a colorful, whimsical manner. Quirky, original and innovative, this enchanting tale is filled with bright images of the constellations and features character embodiments of the astrological signs. Join Leo, his flamboyant sidekick Starrkitty, and their adventurous thrill seeking pal Andy Aries as they embark on the camping adventure of a lifetime! Merging surreal visual imagery with melodic … [Read more...] about Zodiacts: Aries Adventure: Camp On Camping On by Donna McGarry @ariesadventure