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Mirror Mirror A Collection of Memoirs and Stories by Stephanie Hart

Mirror Mirror A Collection of Memoirs and Stories by Stephanie Hart

A Collection of Memoirs and Stories, Stephanie Hart’s third book, is composed of a series of fast-paced vignettes that explore her childhood, youth, family, and ancestral background through a mix of real and imagined memories and events. She recounts and interprets the unique details of her own life,
bringing to life the personalities and experiences of various relatives and friends in an intimate, heartbreaking, and often humorous manner.

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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in happily ever after — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home.

Authors Note: The Osprey Cove Lodge series is uniquely written, spanning seven geographic locations from the scenic Canadian region of the Rideau lakes to the beautiful shores of the Caribbean. An interesting web of mystery develops as the characters’ lives intertwine. The Osprey Cove Lodge series setting was born from my love of the beauty of this region in Canada. The description of the lodge is so beautiful and inviting that you will want to pack your bags and head there. The series is written in a continuing fashion; please be sure to read the books in the order written.

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Dragons of Introvertia by James and Bit Barringer

Dragons of Introvertia by James and Bit Barringer

Introvertia is – get ready for this – a kingdom full of introverts. People there enjoy reading, spending time at home or with one or two friends, and eating good food; you know how it goes. Small talk is explicitly banned in the constitution and no one will mind if you spend the entire day in the Reading Square with a good book. I bet you’d love it there.

Fifteen-year-old Eza Skywing is training to join the Rangers, the kingdom’s legendary protectors – the ones who can talk to dragons! He’s just finished his Year of Silence, the final step before getting a dragon of his very own, only to be devastated when he learns that hundreds of dragons have gone missing and there are none for his class at the Dragon Academy! What could possibly have happened?

Fifty miles away, on the far side of the Very Large Forest, the brilliant Cammie Ravenwood has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday. She loves living in Exclaimovia, with all its loud parties and chaotic streets and constant interruptions – although she hates the way people look at her sideways when she wants some time alone, in silence. That stings, but what could she do…flee to Introvertia?

Everything changes for Cammie when she learns a horrible secret: her people have stolen Introvertia’s dragons and are planning to start a war. Her father, a famous general, will be thrown into danger again. There’s no way Cammie will let that happen, so she does the unthinkable. She sets off for Introvertia, desperate to find someone who will help her.

In the Very Large Forest she meets Eza, and the two of them immediately discover why their kingdoms have been bitter enemies for thousands of years. It’s up to them to find the stolen dragons and stop the war…if they don’t annoy each other to death in the process! Yet they find that there are forces behind the scenes more sinister than anything they ever suspected – and that both Exclaimovia and Introvertia may merely be pawns in an even bigger scheme…

Dragons of Introvertia is a young adult series like no other. It’s optimistic in tone, a deliberate push-back against all the bleak, dismal, and dystopian young-adult fantasy that seems to be everywhere these days. It also highlights the introvert experience, letting introverts of all ages know that they’re awesome because of who they are. (Our ideal reader is a teenage introvert who flips the pages and exclaims, “Wow! There’s a word for people like me!”) It also hits on big issues, like mental illness, losing a parent, war and its effects on normal people, and staying positive when everything looks impossible. There’s humor, adventure, magic, and dragons…what more could you want?

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Nightlight: Soul Calling, Body Listening, Heart Speaking by Cara Barker

Nightlight: Soul Calling, Body Listening, Heart Speaking by Cara Barker

In this, my third book, all I can share is those experiences of struggle I’ve had, in four domains. The conflicts have centered around: (1) Loss and Trauma; (2) challenges to find the best Direction, that ‘now, what’ dilemma ; (3) battles to find and empower inner and outer Voice; and (4) conflicts arising from Love, or the appearance of its absence. You will find the four are not distinct entities, but are interwoven with one another. This is so for clients, over the last 50 years, as well. Think of these categories as bumper cars, where when one car hits an obstacle, it sets off a chain reaction. While struggles to survive each experience is painful, it has proven true that the toughest conflicts have been the most prolific seedbed for growth. The urge to grow is embedded in all creation. Blocked growth thwarts development.

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Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis

Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis

Working with a joint multi-law enforcement task force, Detective Pat O’Connor infiltrated a Ukrainian crime family headed by Dmitry Andruko. O’Connor and his control, Detective Paul Eiselmann were the linchpins in the guilty verdict.

The two detectives thought it was over, but it was only the beginning.

Eiselmann planned for a quiet weekend with his family at home. O’Connor planned on attending a high school soccer game and then head to Northern Wisconsin for a fishing trip with another cop, Detective Jamie Graff and four teenage, adopted brothers: George Tokay, Brian Evans, Brett McGovern, and Michael Two Feathers.

But Andruko is ruthless and vindictive. From his prison cell, he hires two contract killers to kill both O’Connor and Eiselmann and anyone else in the way. The killers can be anyone. The killers could be anywhere, and the killers could strike at any time.

The quiet weekend and the short vacation turn into a deadly nightmare as O’Connor’s and Eiselmann’s lives and the lives of the four boys are in peril.

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Building in Bronze: Creating the Future through Healing the Past by Cayla Pothan

Building in Bronze: Creating the Future through Healing the Past by Cayla Pothan

Building in Bronze is an inspirational manifesto written by a woman who has never stopped dreaming and working to create space in the world where she could live her most authentic life. Cayla Pothan created just such a space, and in the process, discovered how to share her insights with other people who long to live with joy and purpose. After a difficult journey from a childhood of feeling trapped in a victim mindset, she emerged into a life filled with creativity and growth, eventually founding the Tootsie Gallery. Tootsie is a symbol of the dreams and creativity in the life of the child. As an artist, mentor, coach, gallery owner, and community builder, she reaches out to help others find purpose by getting in touch with the child within. Readers who may have lost sight of their own dreams, lacking purpose or creative outlets, will find inspiration to re-engage with their creative energies and the courage to chase those lovely dreams.

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The Family Flywheel

About The Family Flywheel

Why do some families have success for generations, while others fail?

3 elements: Strategy, Structure, and Culture.

Using proven business principles, The Family Flywheel creates a holistic family model which will change the way you invest your time and money. This book will teach you to quickly identify small things to change on a day-to-day basis to improve your finances, relationships, health, and happiness. The Family Flywheel outlines how successful individuals like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Lebron James, and Ben Carson were the result of successful families investing in their children.

Learn to build your own family flywheel and gain momentum with good investments.

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Skincare for Relaxation

About Skincare for Relaxation

Do you need to relax? Would you like to find ways to make your self-care time more beneficial?

Learn ways to use essential oils and skincare to enhance your self-care routine. And if you don’t have one, this book can help you create one that is relaxing and suited to your skincare needs. Discover how to use essential oils, and what carrier oils and other ingredients you can combine them with to create helpful skincare products for your skin type. Carrie Scharf has a skincare business and loves to find ways to use natural ingredients to solve skincare issues. Included are recipes for face, hair, bath, and over 200 essential oil aromatherapy blends for issues like stress and anxiety, skin types, muscle pain and PMS.

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Zero Waste Hero: Going Plastic Free and Tips to Live a Waste Free Life by Athena Black

About Zero Waste Hero: Going Plastic Free and Tips to Live a Waste Free Life by Athena Black

Do you feel guilty every time you throw something away? If you’re tired of feeling like a garbage-generating machine, this ebook is for you.

We’ll take you by the hand (figuratively, of course, unless you’re into that sort of thing) and guide you through every room and area of your home and life.

And don’t worry, we won’t judge you for that embarrassing amount of plastic in your pantry.

But seriously, we’ll show you how to eliminate plastic, toxins, and wasteful habits from your life, one checklist for success at a time.

From your kitchen to your bathroom, your wardrobe to your cleaning supplies, we’ll help you transform your life into a sustainable paradise (and have a few laughs while we’re at it).

And speaking of checklists, we’ve got a bunch of them! Each section of the book includes its own handy-dandy checklist, so you can track your progress and feel accomplished every step of the way. Who knew saving the planet could be so satisfying? 



In this ebook, you’ll:

① Discover plastic-free alternatives, and tips to make less garbage and reduce your waste—So you can have more money to spend on the things that really matter (like chocolate).

② Find out how to live a green life without sacrificing your comfort or style, and enjoy the benefits of a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle—So you can finally feel calm and organized in your home (and stop tripping over all the junk).


③ Develop a checklist for success with practical steps and actions to make your home a zero waste haven—So you can feel good about doing your part for the environment (and impress your eco-conscious friends).

④ Gain courage and confidence to be a minimal mom or dad, raising your children in an eco-conscious and sustainable way–So that you can feel good about doing your part for the planet, and inspire others to follow in your footsteps (all while creating a better future for your children and generations to come).


So if you’re ready to become the eco-warrior you were always meant to be, grab a copy today and let’s get started!

With staggering amounts of waste produced every day, it’s time to vanquish the trash and conquer a green lifestyle together.

You don’t have to be a superhero to save the planet, just a Zero Waste Hero.

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Demon Dawgs MC – Collection #1: San Diego: Books 1 – 5 by K.L. Barstow

Demon Dawgs MC – Collection #1: San Diego: Books 1 – 5 by K.L. Barstow

A single act of violence changes the course of the Demon Dawgs’ MC. Discovering a woman, broken, beaten and left for dead sets Dante and his men on the path to finding their women, their Ride or Die.

This collection contains the first five books of the Demon Dawgs MC Series. The road to happily ever after isn’t always smooth, but that only makes the destination sweeter. Five loyal men who exude bravery and sex appeal find their matches in strong, intelligent women.

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Money Changers and False Profits: A Suspense Thriller by Jane M. Bell

Money Changers and False Profits: A Suspense Thriller by Jane M. Bell

“Like the man seated across from him,
the one thing the detective hated more than anything else was a liar,
especially among his colleagues.
Yet, here he sat,
on the verge of telling the biggest lie he’d ever told in his life.

Lying to the D.A. was, in his mind, a horrible situation.
Dragging his supervisor into this deception was even worse…”

“Money Changers and False Profits” is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller that takes you on a journey through the seedy underbelly of 1970s New York City. Follow the story of seasoned NYPD detective, Francis Clavering as he delves deeper into the world of organized crime, uncovering a shocking alliance between the Vatican Bank and the American and Italian Mafia. This historical novel is based on true events, and exposes the greed, corruption, and murder that lies at the heart of this unholy alliance.

As the Detective Clavering travels from New York to Germany, Italy, and beyond, he uncovers a web of lies, deceit, and deadly collusion that threatens to shake the foundations of the Catholic Church and the American government. This gripping story will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow the detective’s desperate efforts to bring the criminals to justice.

With its richly drawn characters and expertly crafted plot, “Money Changers and False Profits” is a must-read for fans of true crime and suspense novels. Don’t miss out on this thrilling journey through the dark side of religion, power and greed. Order your paperback copy now, or add this new release from December 2022 to your Kindle Unlimited thrillers library list and experience the thrill of the chase!

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The Secret Within by Sean Platt


About Featured Book: The Secret Within by Sean Platt

Free from 2/18/2023 through 3/3/2023

From the best-selling author team that brought you Yesterday’s Gone, Available Darkness, Karma Police, ForNevermore, and more, comes a brand new urban fantasy mystery.

Delaney West, a tough-as-nails private investigator who’s not afraid to break the rules, operates out of an apartment she shares with her grumpy orange tabby named Pumpkin. Clients come to Delaney for her unique gifts — talents that helped her put away some of the city’s most dangerous criminals. But when Delaney takes on a case to find the missing Jay Sutherland — a 20-something playboy with a rap sheet and a penchant for beating women — Del realizes this case is much more than it seems.

With the help of her father, who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s, in a nursing home, Del discovers that the truth behind Jay’s disappearance is linked to a group called The Night Society. But they’re no ordinary villains. Anika, Jay’s girlfriend, is the only person who may know his whereabouts, but she harbors a dark secret that could pit Del against an enemy she hasn’t seen since her childhood.

As she delves deeper into this web of mystery and danger, can Del put aside her commitment issues long enough to save Jay and herself?

The Secret Within is a new stand-alone urban fantasy by masters of story Sean Platt and David W. Wright. Fans of Supernatural and Underworld will love spending time with Delaney West.

This Fantasy book is available in these Formats: eBook

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ARKO: The Dark Union (A Sci-fi Adventure Series)

About ARKO: The Dark Union (A Sci-fi Adventure Series)

A group of tweens unearth the most significant discovery in world history, designed to save the human species…from itself.

Ariel Hyden and his friends accompany their parents, some of the world’s top scientists, on a trip to the Yucatán where Dr. Hyden is conducting research for the Mexican government. On the kids’ exploration of nearby old Mayan grounds, they discover an impossibly advanced structure hidden for millions of years in the bowels of the earth that is responsible for the past—and future—of the world as we know it.

A perilous mission has the children and the scientists racing to find answers to the purpose of their incredible discovery and who created it. With federal officers, armed soldiers, and nefarious individuals in hot pursuit, the group must be successful—the fate of the world is counting on them.

With thought-transmitting abilities, an ancient entity buried for millions of years, hatching flying pterosaurs, and futuristic technology, ARKO: The Dark Union is a thought-provoking and realistic story steeped in scientific facts, speculating on humanity’s ecological destruction and its survival.

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Tequila Trails

About Tequila Trails

She’s my friend with benefits.
But I had to break it off. She’s my best friend’s sister.
Even though the woman is hotter than sin, sneaking around behind his back is too much.
I’m not sure what the hell I thought was going to happen.
That she was going to go good-girl and never see another man?
Not a chance. A billionaire in town has taken a liking to her and there’s one problem—she’s mine.
But I gotta be smart about this. This guy could destroy the town.
Or maybe I should hit the Tequila Trails and realize I made the biggest mistake of my life letting her go.
Maybe the billionaire would be better for her.
No. That’s not how I ride. This woman has one future.
The one with me.

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Burn Fat Fast Through The Revolutionary Ten UP System

About Burn Fat Fast Through The Revolutionary Ten UP System

The Ten Up System speeds up your metabolism safely, with no pills, or expensive exercise equipment. You will start to release fat, even later while you are sleeping. Learn the secrets that many boxing clubs use to release fat before a competition. Next is keeping the fat off, as this is the exciting part. It all begins with the mind and the image you hold about your body. When you shift that image, you will begin to experience a paradigm shift that comes with a feeling of being alive inside, maybe for the first time in your life. We share tools and techniques to help you to change your mindset because it is all about the information, you feed the subconscious mind that is keeping you stuck. (Free Your Mind And Your Body Will Always Follow)

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Endangered Species

About Endangered Species

Divemaster and charter boat captain Alex Nolen’s peaceful and nomadic life is suddenly turned upside down by a trio of poachers in their hunt for a rare, endangered turtle along Florida’s Escambia River. The illegal animal trade can be a lucrative business, and the poachers will let nothing get in the way of their quest to capture the turtle. This includes Alex, his friends, and the beautiful marine researcher he has just met. Poachers, however, may not be the only danger. Something lurks beneath the murky waters of the river that may pose an even greater threat. Could this be Alex Nolen’s last dive?

Endangered Species is an adventure/suspense novel that can be enjoyed by all readers in the family. The ebook normally sells for $3.99 but as a special promotion, it will be offered for FREE January 26 – January 30, 2022. Each book in the Southern Waters Adventure Series may be read in order of publication date or as a stand-alone novel.

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Love at On Deck Café by Leah Dobrinska

About Love at On Deck Café by Leah Dobrinska

**On Sale for $0.99 January 28!**

In Mapleton, love takes a village…

Julia Derks loves the small town of Mapleton where she grew up and launched her business, On Deck Café. What Julia doesn’t love is change. So when a smooth-talking stranger arrives with plans to develop the site of Mapleton’s cherished, shuttered paper mill, she doesn’t even try to hide her contempt. First impressions aren’t everything, though…

Samson Baker has never put down roots. He charms people wherever his development firm sends him, and he’s dealt with his share of pushback from communities unable to recognize the value of growth and change. Mapleton is no different. There’s just one problem, and her name is Julia.

As Samson and Julia’s worlds collide, sparks as bright as Mapleton’s Fourth of July Festival fireworks fly—until a damaging secret threatens both their brewing relationship and their livelihoods. With everything they’ve worked for on the line, can Julia and Samson reconcile their differences, save the café, and have a shot at happily ever after?

A heartwarming exploration of community, integrity, and having the courage to change course, even in the face of adversity.

Fans of…

– Jenny Hale, RaeAnne Thayne, Rachael Bloome, and Debbie Macomber
– Enemies to lovers
– Charming, small towns
– Secrets and self discovery
– PG-rated summer romances

…will adore Love at On Deck Café.

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Tommy Goes To Heaven by Lina Ali

About Tommy Goes To Heaven by Lina Ali

“We eat, we play, and we have lots of fun together. Then one day, they die…”

Having pets often fills our hearts with joy and happiness, and they can truly teach us the meaning of love. Losing them will never be easy. Everyone deals with grief differently, especially children. In such situations, sometimes the best way for us to communicate with children is through a story.

‘Tommy Goes To Heaven’ tells a story about a happy little girl who had some great times with her pet cat, Tommy. Tommy also shares many cute and funny moments with the other cats in the house, which will make people chuckle. Then one day, Tommy got sick and died, and the little girl became very sad. Tommy later appeared in her dream where something magical happened, which instantly helped her overcome her grief and be happy again.

Inspired by true events, Lina Ali (author and illustrator) wrote this remarkable book with a meaningful message and fantastic illustrations that bring smiles to children and pet lovers everywhere.

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A Dress the Color of the Moon by Jennifer Irwin

A Dress the Color of the Moon by Jennifer Irwin

Prudence Aldrich is a sex addict. Five weeks ago, she checked into the Serenity Hills rehab center to prevent that addiction from ruining every important relationship in her life. Now Prue must face the trail of destruction she left behind, including mending the broken bond with her teenage son, finalizing the divorce with her husband, Nick, and using a newly learned set of skills to ward off her insatiable cravings for male attention—a compulsion that puts her friendship with lifelong pal Lily to the test.

Adding ever further complications to the hurdles in her path is the arrival into town of Alistair Prescott, her in-rehab romantic obsession, and the one person in the world most capable of throwing Prue off her recovery. Meanwhile, Serenity Hills counselor Mike Sullivan is undergoing a crisis of his own—one that will drive him to the rediscovery of a lifelong passion . . . and causing him to cross paths again with Prue, his former patient.

A Dress the Color of the Moon tracks the rocky and sometimes disastrous path to recovery—a recovery that will require Prudence and her friends to face down the demons of their pasts while learning to accept the fearful uncertainty that comes with living life on your own two feet.

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