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Her Untamed Soul (3 in 1)

About Her Untamed Soul (3 in 1)

This book is about the life journey of a free-spirited and intelligent small-town girl who grows up into an empowered woman through various phases of the epic saga.

The first book is about her intriguing and adventurous childhood & adolescence when she romances with her class friend from her engineering college. Latha has grown up in a class-divided and rigid society. But she defies the love laws that bind her. She has to fight for her right to choose her lover as they passionately love each other. All hell breaks loose as the family spies inform her father. Her family house arrests her and stops her education.
All exit points are blocked. The first book asks if the persecuted girl will find her way to reach out to her lover.
The Book2 is about her insane struggle with society and her criminal father, who is politically powerful. On the one hand, the police are on their trail, and the local goons try to find her hideout. Life becomes unbearably complex and challenging when Latha fights out her life’s battle to protect her love and independence. Her father takes appalling revenge, and the world of Latha burns to ashes.
Book 3 is about Latha’s story of rising from the ashes and fighting out a bigger challenge legally. It is a harsh world of crime and intrigues. The trajectory of Latha’s life completely changes as she learns, gradually, to survive and discover her happiness. She rediscovers love in a much more excellent way. Would she find joy and redemption from her existential crisis as a woman?

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The Holiday Plan: An Utterly Charming, Feel-Good Romance by Emma Lynden

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About Featured Book: The Holiday Plan: An Utterly Charming, Feel-Good Romance by Emma Lynden

From one of the freshest new voices in clean and wholesome romantic fiction, The Holiday Plan is the perfect escape for fans of Courtney Walsh, Annie Rains, and Debbie Mason.

Native New Yorker and author Verona Scott is battling heartbreak, both personally and professionally. Coming off a disastrous split with her ex, she’s struggling for inspiration to write her next book. And she’s lost without her favorite Aunt Theoni’s wisdom and guidance.

Hoping for a fresh start and to avoid the holiday completely, she’s planned a Valentine’s detox: a luxurious trip alone to the historic Courtington Castle hotel, near the adorably quaint town of Camelot Creek, tucked into a picturesque valley in the Adirondacks.

But escaping the heart-shaped balloons and red roses isn’t as easy as she thought.

This won’t be the restful retreat she’d imagined. Instead, she’s just walked into one of the biggest matchmaking events of the year. Not to mention, the incredibly attractive single dad and dating coach Troy Turner is heading the whole thing up, and he’s on a mission to include Verona in the festivities.

Troy is in the midst of a professional crisis of his own. After a bit of unfounded bad press, the very last thing he needs is a guest to cast doubt in the minds of his attendees.

Will Troy change Verona’s mind about the most romantic day of the year? Just when sparks begin to fly, an unexpected visitor checks into the castle, stirring up the past. No matter what, for Verona, Valentine’s Day is the day where everything changes.

A heartwarming, sweet romance that will whisk you away to a magical winter wonderland and have you reaching for the hot cocoa and box of chocolates long after the holidays.

This Romance book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

Samba in Brazil

About Samba in Brazil

Samba in Brazil, written by Paul Yanuziello with illustrations by Joshua Miller, is a fun story about a lovable puppy and his best friend on their first overseas vacation. Great news, this children’s picture E-Book is free to all — starting January 15, 2022, but only for a limited time. In book 2 of the series, Samba the Bernese Mountain Dog and his best friend Ariela are ready for adventure in the land of beautiful beaches, samba dancing and  Carnaval parades. Cuddle up and join in the fun with a delightful story that will transport you to a land of incredible beauty. Joshua Miller has captured the majesty of Salvador, Bahia, with breathtaking illustrations.

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The Pumpkin

About The Pumpkin

A cute non scary Halloween story for youngsters to be read at bedtime, story time with friends, and sleep overs.

Currently this e-book is on an Amazon countdown deal for the next four days.

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Secrets & Ruin

About Secrets & Ruin

The only daughter in a very strict family, Winyo’s life has never been her own. Never wanted. Never touched. Never experienced pleasure. Until one day, something changed; stripped her innocence away. The hole inside making space for the darkness to come and play.
The vast savanah cannot shut out the cold eyes and wild rumours of the village. She is not quite sure what she wants for herself, or how to bring an end to this newly awakened darkness. And when Guma, the rumoured witch’s son, enters her life, survival becomes tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and forces her to push her boundaries. However, some walls are just not strong, and they crumble.
Let the secrets begin…

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The Philosopher’s Guild

About The Philosopher’s Guild

In The Philosopher’s Guild the greatest philosophers of all time are reimagined as characters in a fantasy city-state and given free reign to have adventures. Mina Beauvoir fights for women’s rights, the Buddha searches for enlightenment, Socrates and Plato try to figure out who would make a good philosopher-king, and Marx fights for the common man. They face off against Nietzsche, Hobbes, and even Nicky Machiavelli in this fantasy novel by Daniel Trump.

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The Waterstreet Button Factory

The Waterstreet Button FactoryAbout The Waterstreet Button Factory

This horror novella follows the journey’s of four individuals throughout their residency at The Waterstreet Button Factory. Read along as they face typical life struggles as well as the factory’s terror:

“The Waterstreet Button Factory, constructed in 1897 with a concrete base and four stories of solid bricks. Within its walls labored many Irish and German immigrants over the years, as well as housed the city’s heroin addicts. Yes, this building has seen it all. The Great Flood of 1924 which submerged just over one story of the factory, leaving buttons dispersed and scattered across a six-block radius. It saw the longest recorded power outage for the city, to date.

After being vacated in the 1960s, due to a declining economy, the open floor plan was divided in hopes of being used for an indoor farmer’s market. The renovations, however, were never completed after a City Councilman embezzled millions of dollars in tax-payer money through the project, and supposedly fled to Mexico before the arrest warrant was issued. The dividers from the failed project were not a complete waste, as they were used nearly four decades later when the property was converted into industrial apartments.

Now, within the factory’s walls in Apartment 41, is a woman in her late-twenties who has found herself calling this place home. Twinkling lights now encase the original steel windows. The windows were beautiful. Their enormous size and thin windows provide substantial lighting during the warmer months, but poor insulation during the colder ones. Penny hadn’t gotten to experience that yet. She has only resided in the housing for three months. The fall nights had her dreading the upcoming season. The low temperatures combined with insufficient indoor heating would prove less of an inconvenience and more of a nightmare. Unfortunately, that would not be the only nightmare Penny would face during her stay at The Waterstreet Button Factory.”

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Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery – 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

About Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery – 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

What skill can be more important than your college degree? According to 93% of CEOs, THIS skill, which also keeps self-doubt, wrong decisions, and beliefs at bay.

We’re talking about a basic skill that isn’t so basic – critical thinking.

Everyone thinks they have it, but most people are anxious, unhappy, doubt their decisions, and aren’t where they want to be in life.

Why do people smoke, drink to excess, and eat things they know are bad for them?

How come intelligent people wind up believing fake news stories?

Why do employers judge candidates on the first impression they make, even though they know it’s wrong and often misleading?

Poor reasoning, inability to tell facts from fiction, and flawed decision-making cause these kinds of fallacies.

A Nature.com study in 2015, “First results from psychology’s largest reproducibility test,” examined over 100 psychology studies to see if they could be reproduced.
Researchers found that only a third of the studies could be replicated. The other two-thirds had been skewed by errors or unconscious biases and couldn’t be trusted.

One of the reasons most of us fall short in thinking critically is that our educational system doesn’t teach critical thinking. They’re the reason most people never live up to their potential.

So, if you feel like you don’t have the right diploma or the right skill set to succeed at what you do, don’t worry.

You might be stunned by how many false biases you’re already carrying around. They bleed into your professional and personal life.

That’s why we’ve put together the needed resources to introduce you to what critical thinking is about, to build the habit of thinking critically, and to discern fact from fiction easily.

This book bundle includes:
1. Critical Thinking In A Nutshell: How To Become An Independent Thinker And Make Intelligent Decisions
2. Conquer Logical Fallacies: 28 Nuggets Of Knowledge To Nurture Your Reasoning Skills
3. The Habit Of Critical Thinking: Powerful Routines To Change Your Mind And Sharpen Your Thinking

Here’s just a fraction of what you’ll discover inside:
– The critical thinking framework developed by two of the most experienced critical thinking scientists of all time and how to make it your own
– The 8 critical thinking characteristics you already have, but you’re not using at their full potential
– How to identify fake news and misinformation – learn this, and you’ll have a MASSIVE leg up on almost everyone around you right now
– Why you should be skeptical of anyone quoting an authority figure
– How to make yourself “dumb” because smarter people are HARDER to teach
– 6 rules to turn your current routines into wholesome habits
– How to think like a scientist and make your decisions successful experiments
– Actionable, easy exercises to drill home every point covered. You won’t “”read and forget”” this book

This bundle isn’t a dry, theoretical textbook. It is a practical, easy to read and implement book dedicated to helping you build stronger arguments, make more confident decisions, and spot logical errors.

Critical thinking will elevate your personal and professional life. You’ll be better at assimilating information, noticing trends, and deciding on a plan of action. This one will be the last book you need to buy on thinking logically and building habits.

It’s time to stop second-guessing yourself – scroll up and click “”Add to Cart”” now.

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The Crypto Pursuit: Pursuing A Stolen Dark Net Fortune

About The Crypto Pursuit: Pursuing A Stolen Dark Net Fortune

As bitcoin’s meteoric rise minted millionaires overnight, one stolen fortune is pursued with a bloody passion.

After robbing a dark net marketplace for over $2.5 million worth of bitcoin in 2014, Aaron Aldridge sees an opportunity to uplift his family from poverty. He cashes out on part of the crypto hoard and then saves the rest by transcribing the wallet’s private key onto his favorite vinyl record in invisible ink.

Yet when the operator of the site retaliates, Aaron races home to find his mother killed and the FBI awaiting to arrest him for an unrelated crime. Sent off to federal prison, the record ultimately disappears, no one knowing it’s true value.

Trying to process the consequences of his greed while in prison, he almost forgets about the record until a surge of interest pushes bitcoin’s value to a record high, skyrocketing the wallet’s value above $100 million. Determined to do something positive with the money, Aaron is released from prison and embarks on a pursuit for the record—yet he’s far from alone.

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Don’t You Dare

About Don’t You Dare

He’s a playboy like no other…
The crown prince of New York City’s real estate industry. A pompous jerk who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a camera in his face.
All of which makes him absolutely perfect.
Not for me, obviously, but for something much more important—to save the online fashion magazine I’m the editor of.
It’s too bad I can’t get within a mile of the guy.
Until I can.
Well, I can’t, but my best friend can and she’s willing to sneak me into her photo shoot so I can take my shot.
Honestly, I don’t have much hope. I’m no makeup artist and he pegs me as an imposter immediately.
As it turns out, however, I’m not the only one who needs something.
I might need a model with clout for the fashion show that could save my job, but hot stuff needs a little help too.
A lot, actually. He needs a fiancée, and he introduces me as her without warning.
As if I had a choice?
However, it’s only one date, and if I don’t do it, the magazine is as good as dead.
So, yes. Yes, of course, I’ll fake it with him for one night.
What could possibly go wrong?

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Nowhere Man (The story of Everyone) by James Gault

About Nowhere Man (The story of Everyone) by James Gault

A gentle canter along Mankind’s journey from origins to now, in an engaging and easy-to-read form. It addresses not only events and their dates but provides for an understanding of what caused them and their historical context. It is the type of book that, once acquired, may well find itself being readily and frequently referred to. World history packed into a Kindle!

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AMY IV: The Final Chapter by RW Duder

About AMY IV: The Final Chapter by RW Duder

Amy’s back!

After escaping the detention center, following her mother’s death, Amy’s only family connection is with her estranged sister. With that in mind, she sets off on a killing spree of unprecedented size.

Riley Walker has discovered that she is the illegitimate daughter of the mass killer, David James Walker, also known as The Deathmask Killer. This also means she is the only living relative to Amy Walker, the zombified, unstoppable, undead killer that has slashed her way through countless victims. Believing everyone from that family was dead, she thought she was safe to proceed with life as a University of Chicago student. But when she starts to receive strange messages that her sister Amy could still be alive, she can’t believe it’s all real. Those close to her want her to know that Amy is very much alive and killing everyone in a path straight towards her.

The proof starts to appear in the form of bodies on campus. Can they stop Amy before a reign of terror starts at the university? Or is it already too late?

With dark forces seeking to use her and a small band of reluctant heroes gathering to stop her, Amy feels the walls closing in. Her last stand is now. Death stalks the university as Riley Walker tries to come to terms with her unreal past in this final chapter of terror and mayhem.

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Anna and the Missing Child

About Anna and the Missing Child

“Ms. Novalis has her own unique voice that makes it feel fresh and exciting, and the cast of characters were terrific, … It had it all, seriously…adventure, drama, magic, danger, friends, powers of nature and life and love, good and evil… takes us on an unforgettable, and ultimately fulfilling journey.”
-Nikki Turnage
“It has mystery and intrigue, … and it is very easy to get and stay lost in this realistic-fantasy world.”
-Shahade Faizie
The day has arrived for ten-year-old Anna to start her studies at the Quentin Academy, but she doesn’t want to fly to school despite the insistence of her magical frog.
On her first day at the academy, Anna meets the enigmatic singer Ingrid Andersson and her daughter, Miriam. Something is odd about the girl with the intense blue eyes and long flowing blonde hair, but Anna can’t put her finger on it.
And soon her peaceful home is thrown into chaos.
The teachings of the academy are powerful. But is Anna powerful enough to find and rescue the missing child?

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I Like You, I Love Her

About I Like You, I Love Her

Severin

It feels like I’ve been in love with Bryan Winthrop my entire life.
Before he kissed me in front of the entire school.
As he danced with her the night of our senior prom.
After his younger brother, Ben, made me smile through my tears.

“It’ll never work with him. He will never leave her…”

It’s been more than ten years since I let myself fall
for the boy whose heart wasn’t mine.
And the Prom King’s lips are finally mine to kiss.

“When I came back here I wasn’t expecting to see you,
and when I did, I felt this tumble…”

But he’s still keeping me in the shadows.
As his younger brother breaks me open in the day.

Ben

You shouldn’t covet whom your brother desires.
Our pastor father would say he taught me better than that.
But I knew over ten years ago my brother didn’t deserve her.
And nothing’s changed since she came back into both our lives.

“You think what you felt for my brother back then was love,
but what I felt can’t be the same?”

I’m still the one who makes her laugh—
the one who challenges her.
And he’s still the one treating her like a dirty little secret.

“You really are a watercolor, Severin Thompson. I can read you…”

You shouldn’t covet whom your brother desires.
This summer, I’ll remind him of that.

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The Grump’s Girl Friday by Sofia T Summers

The Grump’s Girl Friday by Sofia T Summers

I needed to be only what he had hired me to be.
His assistant.

Not his savior.
Not his girlfriend.
And definitely not the mother of his child.

And yet… there I was.

Eric was a total nightmare.
Much older than me, rich AF, refused to settle down.
Despite his mother threatening to deny him his inheritance.
He didn’t care about things that didn’t serve him.
And for that, I hated him.
But I pretended to be his perfect employee.
Surely, I could beat him at his own game.

Coffee? He would have it right on time.
A new contract? I would land it for him.
But pregnancy? That was not what I hoped for.

It could backfire everything.
Cost me my job.
My heart.
Basically, my entire life.
But somehow, somewhere…
Mr. Grump made the destruction sound all worth it.

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The Bow of Destiny by P. H. Solomon

The Bow of Destiny by P. H. Solomon

Haunted by his past. Hunted in the present. Uncertain what is real.
Athson suffered hallucinations ever since he was orphaned, including a dog no one else sees. The will in his possession, bestowed in a dream, can’t be real. But the trolls now hunting him are. A destiny, both inconvenient and unavoidable, drags Athson into an unwanted quest that challenges all his assumptions.
Can he trust anyone?

Sworn to secrecy by his dead father about the bow, Athson wants nothing to do with it. A dragon and a wizard want the bow – and Athson dead. Running from the quest and his destiny are tempting options.

Then he finds something unexpected. Will his discovery destroy him before he recovers the bow?

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The Adventures of Kirk Rogers (Omnibus) by C. J. Boyle

The Adventures of Kirk Rogers (Omnibus) by C. J. Boyle

The Kirk Rogers Series Omnibus Books One Through Four Adventures Inside the Moon;
Book One – Strangers suddenly find themselves inside the moon and are tasked with fixing an alien device before the entire solar system is destroyed.

The Adventures of Kirk Rogers; Book Two – The continuing series finds Kirk and his friends stranded on an alien planet and tasked with rescuing a woman in stasis before a prince kills her and takes the crown.

The Adventures of Kirk Rogers and The Illuminati; Book Three – Captain Rogers and his band of heroes must save Robyn from the Illuminati and prevent them from getting a foothold in Atlantis.

The Adventures of Kirk Rogers and The Queen of Hades; Book four – Kirk and Steven risk life and limb in their quest to save Laura and Ripley from the king of darkness… Hades.

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Tapestry of My Mother’s Life by Malve von Hassell

Tapestry of My Mother’s Life by Malve von Hassell

Tapestry of My Mother’s Life is a biographical account of a woman coming of age in Germany during the 1930s. Malve von Hassell explores her mother’s life through the fragmented lens of transmitted memory, and its impact on the second generation.

Born at her grandfather’s house in Farther Pomerania, 1923, Christa von Hassell had to contend with the increasing and pervasive impact of the Nazi regime. As the child of a German army officer, she moved with her parents often. Through boarding school, university, marriage, the Second World War, life under Soviet occupation, and a new beginning in the West that eventually took her to America, the biography is an emotional journey of childhood, survival, and relationships.

The portrayal of Christa’s life also focuses on the role of memory: shaped, distorted, and realigned in the continual process of telling stories of the past in conjunction with silence about many aspects. Children of women who shared similar experiences and life trajectories struggled with the challenge of learning about their parents’ lives during extraordinary times, confounded by a wealth of stories on the one hand and a seemingly impenetrable veil of silence on the other.

Working through such memorabilia, as well as the tales of the past, can offer ways in which one can come to terms with the inherited detritus of thoughts and memories. As such, this account of the life of a unique and complex individual has also wider relevance in that it addresses age-old questions of the relationship between one generation and the next.

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Reclaim Your Hero: Transform Your Pain into Power and thrive. Numquam Deficio (Never Quit) by Mathew Grace

Reclaim Your Hero: Transform Your Pain into Power and thrive. Numquam Deficio (Never Quit) by Mathew Grace

As first responders and military we are the heroes for everyone else. We are first on the scene to emergencies at home and abroad.

So what then do we do when we are drowning and searching for breath?
What do we do when we can’t escape the shadow that follows us in the sun and the darkness?
What do we do when our world is spinning out of control and our world is falling apart?

I know this world. I lived under the rough seas and the shadow of PTS(D) for 10 years. As a Navy Rescue Swimmer with service in the special operations community and as a firefighter, I embraced the suck! It took me 10 years to discover what is embraced, embraces you back. I wrote this book to share my journey and show you it is possible to reclaim fun, fitness and fortitude. It is possible to come out from under the shadow and the depths.

It is possible to Reclaim Your Hero and transform your pain into power and thrive. Numquam Deficio! Never quit! Hooyah!

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