About Preben Ormen: Preben Ormen was born in 1953 outside of Oslo, Norway where he spent his first seven years in a small seaside community after which the family moved to the north end of Oslo proper. After high school, he completed his national military service in the Royal Norwegian Artillery where he trained as a communication platoon leader in a motorized artillery battery attaining the rank of sergeant. He then went to Canada for a BA in business administration and later, an … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Cathy Ann Rogers
About Cathy Ann Rogers: CATHY ANN ROGERS has a penchant for creating literary characters who imitate reality through their skewed sense of justice as well as their bittersweet victories. Cathy attributes the shaping of her writer’s prowess to her solitary upbringing as an only child. Armed with a library card from her neighborhood branch in Cincinnati, she spent her childhood absorbed in suspenseful scenes depicted within the fiction of Christie and Conan-Doyle. Simultaneously, she built a … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Jinx Schwartz
About Jinx Schwartz: Jinx Schwartz is the author of the bestselling Hetta Coffey Mystery series. Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it! Jinx Schwartz is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it. What inspires you to write? I love weaving a good, entertaining tale. In addition to the Hetta Coffey series, I've written The Texicans, an epic saga of Texas during the thirty tumultuous years leading to the fall of the Alamo, … [Read more...]
Maximilian and Carlotta Are Dead by Scott R. Larson
In the summer of 1971, Dallas Green and Lonnie McKay made a spur-of-the-moment decision to leave their hot, dusty farming town and head south to Mexico in Lonnie's 1965 Chevy. They told each other they were going down there to find a friend who had disappeared a few years before, but the truth was that what they were really looking for was an escape from work, the draft, the war, and the prospect of having to finally grow up. Scott R. Larson has drawn on his own memories of growing up in the San … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Birthright by Nichole Giles
Genre: Young Adult romantic fantasy adventure Two months ago, Abigail Johnson saved the life of the boy she believes is her destiny and defeated an army of demons that have pursued her ancestors for centuries. Now, she and Kye should be taking their place as leaders of the new generation of Gifted, but the curse they thought was broken has returned, and every minute together brings them closer to death. When remaining shadow demons attack again, the Dragons send Abby to Mexico. But she … [Read more...]
Things Latinos Love or Hate by LILLIANA RIOS
Latinos are extremely passionate souls who can love something as much as they can hate it. This book will give you a glimpse of the Latino culture with descriptions of the things they favor or abhor. Do they believe in superstitions? Which foods they love to eat? What are their likes and dislikes? The author will take you through an amusing journey as she shares her personal funny experiences and how they relate to her Latin roots. Targeted Age Group:: 18+ What Inspired You to Write Your … [Read more...]
The Origin Of Murder by Jerold Last
Roger and Suzanne take a vacation cruise through the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador. Suzanne finds a dead body floating with a couple of bullet holes in its back floating in the Pacific Ocean and we're off to solve another deadly mystery. Among the suspects is a treacherous travel agent with an eye-opening secret, a cheerful couple of bird watchers from Germany, a happy honeymooning couple, two sensual sisters from San Francisco, two recent retirees from Australia working through … [Read more...]
Corvette Nightfire by Daniel Wetta @Cursillo86
Can just one dance change destiny? Only the Queen of hearts knows! As Corvette Nightfire approaches the casino in Las Vegas, the doors burst open to the sound of gunfire. A beautiful woman rushes to him and thrusts a heavy bag into his arms. Instructing him in Spanish, which he doesn’t understand, she runs past him to a waiting car. A professional poker player in town to play in the Final Nine in the World Series of Poker, Corvette soon discovers that he is inexorably connected to Valentina, … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Sylvia Sarno @SylviaSarno
Author Bio: My love of stories started when I was very young. Listening to my father's simplified version of Shakespeare at bedtime awakened my imagination. When I was six, I moved from suburban Boston to Italy with my family. Living in a two-bedroom apartment in the industrial city of Turin we didn't own a television. I spent my free time reading The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and many other juvenile fiction classics. My passion for literature really took hold during those years. We returned … [Read more...]
Sufficient Ransom: A Novel by Sylvia Sarno @SylviaSarno
Ever wonder what it feels like to have it all—family, career, health, money—and not be happy? Ann Olson takes her life for granted until her young son, Travis, disappears from the backyard one evening. Searching for her son, Ann throws caution to the wind. Soon, she finds herself enmeshed in the seedy world of Mexican drug dealers who operate just across the border in Tijuana. Does Ann, an atheist, embrace Christianity despite her husband warning that her pastor friend is more interested in … [Read more...]
Mexican by Cabi Bib @mexicanslang101
This book is bargain priced from 12/12/2013 until 12/18/2013 Cabo Bob's MEXICAN SLANG 101 © is the ultimate guide to Spanish slang as spoken in Mexico. This slim, but potent, book allows you to: --Be Cool! --Fake Multiculturism! --Make Friends! --Impress Dates! --Get Your Ass Arrested! --Be the Hippest Gringo at your Beach or Bar! --And, of course, mucho, mucho mas. Mexican Slang 101 is a unique book that reveals the hip talk and occasionally lewd eloquence of the Spanish commonly … [Read more...]
Hurricane Hole by RP Dahlke @rpdahlke
While anxiously awaiting confirmation on the renewal of her TV contract, Leila Hunter Standiford, opts for a sail on the boat she and her sister co -own in Mexico. But when she impetuously invites a family friend, and fugitive from justice, Gabe Alexander, as crew, she has no idea of the trouble that will follow. Now, at the end of her vacation in Puerto Felice, all she wants is to get Gabe off her boat. Then a beautiful vintage Alden sails into the anchorage, and though she admires the boat, … [Read more...]
