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The God Letter by Laura J Bloom

About The God Letter by Laura J Bloom

It has happened again.
Barefoot and lost, Daisy closes her eyes and prays for a sign.
After mourning her late husband, moving to Nicollet Island was meant to be a new beginning. Instead, at sixty-two, Daisy’s life is cruelly being stolen from her by dementia and the pandemic. Forced into isolation, she must navigate her cognitive decline while fear of death and societal turmoil overtake the country.
When Daisy was young, before bitterness corrupted her mother’s soul, she asked, “How can we know for sure that Jesus was God’s son and that everything in the Bible is true?” Her mother responded, “There are many things we can’t prove, but we must choose to believe them anyway.”
But it has not been that simple.
As the tapestry of her life unravels in her mind, Daisy pulls out threads of pivotal relationships, traumatic losses, and historical tragedies that intermingle with current events. In pursuit of spiritual resolution, she struggles with the dualities of human nature in this provocative reflection of life, spirituality, and politics.
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Salted Plums

About Salted Plums

Salted Plums is a moving coming-of-age tale for anyone who has ever felt as if they don’t belong.

In the tradition of coming-of-age memoirs such as Sigh, Gone and Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, Salted Plums explores the nuances of race and culture for a young immigrant girl growing up while caught between two worlds.

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The Guardian

About The Guardian

Medusa vacays on the Italian Riviera to stop her best friend from destroying the world.

I’m staying off the coast on the Italian Riviera in Portofino. Have you ever been? It’s this gorgeous bay surrounded by rectangular red and yellow pastel buildings with swanky shops, restaurants and gorge trails.

Well, I don’t want to be here. And I really didn’t want my lover to join me. See, I came to protect my friend. The ancient Greek gods of Olympus claim Arachne holds the Scepter of Azure. The Scepter is a weapon that can freeze an entire city. Well, I don’t really care about the Scepter, I care about my friend. Of course, Arachne can hold her own. Don’t ever underestimate animals like spiders—or snakes, like me, for that matter.

The Guardian is a short story novella.

Medusa returns from My Evil Eye in this vacation urban fantasy novella. Although The Guardian is chronologically Book II in the Furies series, this book is a distinctive stand-alone that was written to be enjoyed without having read the first novel, My Evil Eye.

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If Love Didn’t Hurt

About If Love Didn’t Hurt

He loves her ♥He loves her not♥ She doesn’t need the last petal of a daisy to answer this question.

She already knows.

She fell in love, he and he didn’t.

Oh, he waded into the pool of love, but while she dived headfirst into the deep end, he remained in the shallows.

Piper Reynolds has spent the better part of a decade crushing on Nick. And he’s spent just as long oblivious to this fact.

She’s not that awkward, shy girl anymore. But he’s still popular, far too handsome, and out of her league. And he still hasn’t noticed her.

Until he does.

Until he makes her dreams come true.

Almost.

Piper has shaken off the unpleasant high school years. She has a great teaching job, the man of her dreams, and a fairy tale wedding in the works. Her life is perfect.

Almost.

♥♥She may have fallen for the one guy guaranteed to break her heart.♥♥

Nick Taylor doesn’t do serious. He definitely doesn’t do head over heels. Losing both his parents at a young age has made him cautious and closed off. But he’s sure a relationship with the sweet teacher is possible while still protecting his heart.

Until he caught feelings.

Almost.

Until the unresolved past came crashing back demanding resolution.

Sometimes love isn’t always clear lines. It becomes blurred with confused minds and hearts torn in two.

Sometimes love hurts.

A heart felt friends-to-lovers romance of second chances, overcoming loss, and finding self-worth. Set in a charming small town with quirky town folk, it is the second novel in the ‘What if’ series but can be read as a stand-a-lone. A unique alternative ending series to the ‘Blythe Landing’ series. All books are free to read in kindle unlimited.

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Minotaur by Simon Cluett

About Minotaur by Simon Cluett

After twelve brutal murders, a vicious killer continues to elude the police—but one desperate father may prove to be his downfall . . .

A cunning and sadistic serial killer known as Minotaur has already murdered and mutilated twelve women. When novelist David Knight returns from his latest book tour, he is shattered to find that his wife is the latest victim. But why has Minotaur taken David’s young son? And what is the significance of the maze drawn in blood at every crime scene?

David’s world is in ruins. The police have failed him, and time is running out. If he has any hope of saving his son, he must enter the killer’s labyrinth. But can he do the unthinkable and submit to the darkness within himself?

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Calm, Happy Kids – 23 Mindful Activities to Help Children Feel Calm, Focused & Happy

About Calm, Happy Kids – 23 Mindful Activities to Help Children Feel Calm, Focused & Happy

Calm, Happy Kids is a beautifully illustrated guide to helping children learn to manage their emotions using mindfulness, meditation and breath work.

With the ideas and activities shared in the four main sections, your child will learn:

· how to calm down when restless or fidgety,
· how to focus and concentrate,
· how to feel happier when facing difficulties,
· how to prepare their mind and body for sleep

These incredibly valuable life skills are delivered in a fun, engaging way using a series of practical exercises and activities children love.

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Plucked (Cultivating Midlife Magic) by Paula Lester and M.E. Harmon

About Plucked (Cultivating Midlife Magic) by Paula Lester and M.E. Harmon

Come Home NOW!

A three word text from my father sent me and my sisters scrambling for home. When we arrived he wasn’t there. Instead we found him at the home of the woman rumored to have been his secret lover for years.

Turned out, it wasn’t my dad or the mysterious widow who wrecked our lives that day. The cliched man in black did that. An hour later, my life shifted from being a semi-successful middle-aged artist with a decent (if not a little boring) boyfriend, to becoming law enforcement for the big, bad, and scary things that go bump in the night.

Did I mention I’m effin fifty?

I don’t like it and neither do my creaky knees. But there’s a bigger price to pay if I say no. So for now, I’ll play sheriff against supernatural baddies, deal with an injection of men into my life that make me go all tingly inside, manipulate monsters who delight in eating humans, wrangle rich paranormal one-percenters and—oh yeah, help solve the mystery of a party hostess gone missing.

As if I didn’t already have enough to do. I’m tired just thinking about it.

My name is Violet Bryson. I’ll do what’s right or die trying.

Unfortunately, dying is a real possibility.

Plucked is a paranormal women’s fiction adventure with plenty of suspense, mystery, and spicy time while showing midlife could be the beginning of a bigger, bolder story.

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Falling Light (The Falling Light Saga Book 1) by Dayana Morency

About Falling Light (The Falling Light Saga Book 1) by Dayana Morency

This will be the summer of love… and death. When Rosalynn begins working at the Millennium Hotel, she meets the mysterious and formidable Victor Gregorie, who happens to be her boss. Drawn to Victor, Rosalynn is desperate for answers and oversteps her boundaries when she enters Victor’s room. He’s hiding something and she soon discovers that some secrets are better left as secrets.

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Find a Job You Love and Get the Job You Want

About Find a Job You Love and Get the Job You Want

Are you looking for a new job or considering a career change? If so, this book is for you! How to Find a Job You Love and Get the Job You Want provides readers with key steps they can take to improve their chances of finding success in their job search. The concepts discussed are based on proven methods that will help anyone who is looking for a new job or career change. By following the steps outlined in this book, you will see results immediately. So if you’re ready to find the job you love and get the job you want, this book is a must-read!

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A Quickening Wind

About A Quickening Wind

In a time before history — when Athens was only a little town and Rome not even a dream — a great civilization flourished on the island of Crete. With paved roads and indoor plumbing and a palace with a thousand rooms, the city of Knossos was the wonder of the world.

In a small mountain village, a girl called Lyssa is about to set off on an adventure that will take her to the center of Minoan civilization, the grand city of Knossos — in search of answers. Her best friend, a boy named Tak, has disappeared. She believes he is in Knossos.

But what she finds in the city is far more mysterious, far stranger than what she could’ve imagined. To find out the truth behind the messages she has received, the visions she has seen, she will have to go even deeper into the unknown, and take actions that could change the course of history.

A Quickening Wind is the first book of an epic historical fantasy, a thousand page adventure exploring themes of friendship, purpose, belonging and belief.

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School Leadership from A to Z

About School Leadership from A to Z

School leadership is hard, and it’s hard on school leaders.

More and more school leaders are struggling with the ever-expanding expectations and associated stressors of the role. As a result, legions of leaders are limping into work every day—or worse, walking away altogether.

In The ABCs of School Leadership, Bradley James Davies hopes to turn the tide and bring some joy back to the principal’s office. Through a series of alphabetized essays, Davies draws on his two decades of serving elementary, middle, and high schools as a teacher, coach, and administrator to bring you the best practices, most effective approaches, and most tried-and-true tricks of the trade. Via stories of his struggles and successes, Davies’ refreshingly funny insights offer a way forward toward a place where both leading and living well need not be as rare as a copy machine that never breaks down.

The ABCs of School Leadership is a must-read insider’s peek behind the curtain of the good, bad, and ugly of school leadership. Part how-to, part memoir, this humble and humorous guide will help school leaders in every stage of their careers.

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The Empowered Athlete by Danielle McDonough

About The Empowered Athlete by Danielle McDonough

While every athlete deals with mistakes, hesitation, and fear of failure… the most successful athletes have the tools and techniques to overcome self-doubt and second-guessing.

The experience of a professional athlete combined with the concepts of sport psychology makes The Empowered Athlete a must-read for athletes ready to take their game to new levels.

The Empowered Athlete is your tool to success—both in the game and in life.
This ultimate step by step, self-paced, guide for teen and pre-teen athletes in all sports provides techniques necessary to effectively conquer negative thoughts and heightened emotions in any situation.

You will learn to feel confident, in control, and valuable—on and off the playing field—so you can consistently play to your fullest potential.

Professional hockey player turned athlete mindset coach, Danielle McDonough, championed The Empowered Athlete as your proven game plan to conquer mental toughness so you can consistently perform to your full potential every time you step up to play.

If you want to be the player your coach turns to in the clutch moments of the game and know that you’ve got what it takes to come through—become The Empowered Athlete now.
Build and maintain the confidence you need to consistently crush your performance…

Is the fear of failure keeping you up at night? Constantly replaying mistakes in your head and worrying about how that is going to affect your future performances, your playing time, and ultimately your future? Do you play great in practices, but poorly in games? Self-doubt wreaking havoc, causing you to second guess yourself?

If so, The Empowered Athlete is the book you must read today.

The Empowered Athlete is the ultimate step by step, self-paced, guide for athletes in all sports that will teach you the tools you need to effectively conquer your thoughts and emotions in any situation. You will learn to feel confident, in control, and valuable on and off the playing field so you can consistently play to your fullest potential.

In The Empowered Athlete you will discover how to:

– Build confidence, self-acceptance, and self-worth—no more, “I’m not good enough,” “I can’t do it,” “I’ll never be as good as them.”

– Learn to trust in your skills and abilities to eliminate second-guessing and hesitation.

– Overcome fear of failure and eliminate worry about making mistakes.

– Learn to use mistakes as an ally instead of an enemy.

– Learn how to maintain consistent motivation, even when it gets really hard.

– Become better leaders and teammates, no matter what the situation consists of.

– Ensure you’re always prepared and focused for each game and practice.

The Empowered Athlete is your proven game plan to conquer mental toughness. Now you can consistently perform to your full potential every time you step up to play… If you want to be the player your coach turns to in the clutch moments of the game and know that you’ve got what it takes to come through in that moment—The Empowered Athlete is for you.

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I call him HIM

About I call him HIM

FREE 12/15 to 12/19
A nameless warrior hungers for revenge. Can she save HIM from losing his soul?
Reeling from the loss of his family, a lone warrior embarks across a post-apocalyptic wasteland on a quest for revenge.

But his need for vengeance has consumed his soul and there is only one person who can save him from the call to darkness — a young girl with a mystical power.
In a desperate battle of good vs. evil, can the duo defeat the ultimate darkness? Or will they both be doomed?
From Bestselling Author Scott W Kimak comes a post-apocalyptic survival thriller featuring flawed, complex characters and high-octane action adventure. Perfect for fans of the Witcher, John Wick, or Punisher series.

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Fighter by Elin Peer

Fighter by Elin Peer

I’ve lived half of my life on each side of the border. I know what greatness women are capable of and how amazing men can be. For those Nmen who think I can’t be a police officer because I’m a “fragile female,” I have only one thing to say; watch me!

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Adventures Inside the Moon (Book 1 of 4) by C. J. Boyle

Adventures Inside the Moon (Book 1 of 4) by C. J. Boyle

An overconfident pilot with a stolen spaceship must fix an alien device before time runs out.

Star Trek meets The Big Bang Theory in this hilarious scifi mashup that follows Captain Kirk Rogers on his quest to save the universe. Scifi • Action • Comedy

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Forbidden Love by Dee Rose

Forbidden Love by Dee Rose

Mark and Jesse have been friends since they were kids and became best friends – like brothers in high school. However, Mark slowly begins to develop romantic feelings for Jesse, which puts a strain on, not only their relationship, but all other relationships they’d ever have. Fast forward twelve years later, and Mark’s feelings have only deepened because of their proximity in Salt Lake City. Both are successful in their chosen careers, Mark in advertising and Jesse in construction. Jesse married his childhood sweetheart, Annika Johnson, and they have a child with another one on the way. Sadly, Mark finds out he has an inoperable brain tumor and finally decides to tell Jesse how he truly feels. But Mark must tread carefully because even though he and Annika are also close, she begins to suspect Mark has a secret crush on Jesse. Several obstacles and side stories arise on the way to passionate night between Mark and Jesse in a remote cabin.

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A Bride for Harley – The Proxy Bride Series by Heidi Gray McGill

A Bride for Harley – The Proxy Bride Series by Heidi Gray McGill

“A Bride for Harley” is available in Kindle Unlimited

“I would have preferred to choose my destiny rather than have it thrust upon me. I’m not sure what I wanted out of life, but it wasn’t being a proxy bride to a man I never desired to marry. While others flock to the west to hide their past sins and start a new life, I killed any hope for a new life and live in my transgressions.”

“My name is Mrs. Harrison. The story I am about to tell you is not my own. Neither is my past.”

Set in the wilds of Montana above the Yellowstone River in Assiniboine Indian territory, the realities of life in 1868 come alive in this sweet, heartwarming, coming-of-age story.

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Jack Mathias and the Boonetown Bandits

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He’s known as the class clown—the kid with a lot of nerve. And some believe thirteen-year-old Jack Mathias is too confident for his own good. His audacious practical jokes and impulsiveness frequently land him in hot water and growing up seems a world away. However, a sudden wild adventure with his unlikely companions, Gene (the nerd) and Edgar (the shy outcast), thrusts Jack towards maturity with more of a shove than everyday life would ever have managed. Will he meet the challenge?
The trio’s illicit and desperate quest to find long-hidden treasure leads them into great danger, challenging their collective wits and testing the limits of their physical and mental endurance. Will Jack, the natural, fearless leader, discover the ancient jewels and a different version of himself in the process? Or will he avoid personal responsibility for the rest of his life?

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All Roads Lead to Shepherd Grove by Dania Voss

About All Roads Lead to Shepherd Grove by Dania Voss

Who says you can’t find your soulmate when you’re five-years-old?

Melissa “Missy” Green and Noah “Shep” Shepherd’s fates were sealed as childhood sweethearts one fateful day on the playground when they were just kids.

When she’s forced to leave Shepherd Grove, Texas by Noah’s spiteful, wealthy parents after high school, Missy’s world is shattered. Leaving Texas, her family, and Noah behind, she shoves her heartbreak aside and creates a successful life for herself in Boston.

After ten years, Missy returns to attend her sister’s baby shower. The attraction between her and Shep is undeniable, but she’s torn. Is she open to a second chance at love or are the wounds of the past too deep to ignore?

Please note: All Roads Lead to Shepherd Grove is a small town, second chance romance short story, on the sweet side – about 10,000 words.

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A Light in the Darkness: Transcending Chronic

About A Light in the Darkness: Transcending Chronic

Diagnosed with a rare, debilitating immune disorder (dermatomyositis (DM)), singer-songwriter Lisa Sniderman struggled to maintain a normal life with a body in revolt. An inspirational story of the healing power of creativity and finding your true purpose, and a light in the darkness to anyone struggling with chronic illness or life challenges. FREE DOWNLOAD of EBOOK FROM DEC 15th-DEC 19th on Amazon!

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