Political reporter Jack Macdonald is having a bad day. He wakes up with a terrible hangover, a hazy memory and an extra BlackBerry in the pocket of his wine-stained suit. He’s doing better than his friend, political staffer Ed Sawatski, who is floating face down in the icy Rideau Canal. The same morning, Prime Minister Bruce Stevens tells his wife he has decided to retire from politics, which sets off a ruthless, no-holds-barred power struggle in the backrooms and bedrooms of Ottawa. Macdonald … [Read more...] about Deadline by Stephen Maher
Kevin’s Last Walk, A Father’s Final Journey with His Son by Barry Adkins
Inspiration meets adventure in Barry’s book that chronicles the tragic death of his teenage son, Kevin, due to alcohol poisoning and his epic 1,400-mile journey from Arizona to Montana with Kevin’s ashes in his backpack. Author Bio: Barry Adkins has shared with tens of thousands of people the dangers of binge drinking, and his experience of losing his 18 year old son, Kevin, to alcohol poisoning. The day that was supposed to mark the beginning of Kevin’s adult life, turned out to be his … [Read more...] about Kevin’s Last Walk, A Father’s Final Journey with His Son by Barry Adkins
Five Simple Strategies to Boost Your Profits by Ram Iyer
A small company changes their sales technique and sees profits soar thru the roof and change the fate of the company and its founders. A mid-sized company discovers how to milk their cash-cow products to fund their next venture. A sales woman changes her day-to-day tasks ever so slightly and sees bigger and repetitive commission checks. What do these companies and people have in common? They have achieved their success by focusing on simple but oft ignored simple techniques. They … [Read more...] about Five Simple Strategies to Boost Your Profits by Ram Iyer
The Fall and Rise of Cain by Greg T. Nelson
In the tradition of Sam Spade, Phillip Marlow and Travis Magee The Fall and Rise of Cain is a modern day Mystery Thriller. Retired in disgrace, Houston Police Detective, Richard Cain, left the Department when a brutal ambush crippled him and killed his partner. Two years after the gunfight that broke his body and spirit he is called back to the town that turned it's back on him. He must know who was responsible for his shattered life and lost friend. Seeking the help of his ex-wife and former … [Read more...] about The Fall and Rise of Cain by Greg T. Nelson
Moondance by Kemberlee Shortland
Blánaid thinks there's something wrong with her. It's been months since she's dated, and even if she makes the first move to invite a man out, it seems he can't run away from her fast enough. If it weren't for her best friends, Ronan and Siobhan, Blánaid is sure she'd go crazy with loneliness and despair. Then, one night while watching the sunset, Ronan kisses her and suddenly, the world as Blánaid knows it is thrown into turmoil. She turns to Siobhan for advice and a shoulder to cry on. Can … [Read more...] about Moondance by Kemberlee Shortland
Gothic by Nicole D. Fergusson
Dahlia is starting a new life. New university, new home, new friends. This time, she's not going to be surrounded by werewolf packs and vampires. She has fought against a life filled with supernaturals since she was eight years old. Does it matter when she’s more attracted to the vampire in her class than the normal university boyfriend she picks up? Or when her werewolf kin start gradually start to go missing? Of course not. A normal life is what she wants. What she’s always wanted. A normal … [Read more...] about Gothic by Nicole D. Fergusson
Finally! My Love Has Come by Shalone Anderson
Abigail and Israel were the ideal couple until life threw a wrench in their relationship. Unable to continue, Abigail ended the only love she's ever known. Abigail thought life couldn't get any worse. Nkrumah, Abigail's violent ex-husband wants her to return to Ghana with their newborn child. Desperate for love Mogul Israel Strong is tired of industry women. He too is in search of love. Felicia has pulled out all the stops, but she can't get her hooks into the man of her dreams. Felicia and … [Read more...] about Finally! My Love Has Come by Shalone Anderson
The Proposition A Geek An Angel Series by J.A. JACKSON
Janeshia James is confused and bitter about love, but she is not confused about her drive to succeed. She is a beautiful, ambitious woman and she enjoys her career, as director of a prestigious nonprofit in Silicon Valley, California. Walker Perrault is a geek. He’s imposing in stature, but he is also handsome and very intellectually inclined. Walker had given up on love. He was looking for the one true love of his life. She slipped through his fingers when he was a boy. Now, he’s all grown up. … [Read more...] about The Proposition A Geek An Angel Series by J.A. JACKSON
NaNoWriMo Tips from Christina Li
What year(s) did you participate in NaNoWriMo? 2011 Tell us if you won or not, and what you learned from the experience I won. I wrote just over 50,000 words during the month of November. I highly recommend doing this if you want to write any sort of book. It's a great motivator. My teen-aged daughter and I both did it. We challenged and encouraged each other! She was able to write two 50,000 word books! What I learned was that with a little discipline, it is absolutely possible to … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo Tips from Christina Li
Season of Bliss by Craig Allen
When Jester came to Sasha’s world, their lives changed forever. Jester belongs to one of the many colonies of humanity that spread across the galaxy eons ago. His people merely wish to reach out to Sasha’s people in friendship as fellow descendants of humanity. But Jester has arrived on Sasha’s world on the eve of the Bliss, a madness that is both overwhelming and necessary for the survival of her people. The changes she experiences, changes they experience every two years, draw her to … [Read more...] about Season of Bliss by Craig Allen
The Courage to Surrender by John W.
The Courage to Surrender By John W. Unlike the memoir of a famous person, my story lives with the millions of baby boomers who passed me a joint and a beer in college and again at the corporate picnic. My memoir is rough around the edges, and so was I, as you will see throughout my life. My daydreams of the ’50s were interrupted by Dad’s paradigm for manhood, and my first beers at eight, those experiences came together to establish a lifetime of doing things I knew wrong. Having grown up in … [Read more...] about The Courage to Surrender by John W.
Oodle the Turtle vs. Fred the Frog by Gramps Doodlebug
Fred the Frog challenged Oodle the Turtle to a swimming race. The winner would become the master of the one who lost. Find out who tricked the other to win the race and how this encounter between the frog and the turtle changed both their lives forever. Targeted Age Group: All Ages What Advice Would You Give Aspiring Writers? write good book! Author Bio: Gramps Doodlebug has been writing children stories since high school. He simply loves nature. Website(s) Author Home Page … [Read more...] about Oodle the Turtle vs. Fred the Frog by Gramps Doodlebug
