The Control Center (Book 1) : THE CHINA AFFAIRS by Brad Good (134 Reviews)    Price verified 39 minutes ago

"A high-stakes political thriller with a deeply romantic undertone... With the way this book ended, I'm eager to find out what happens next." Independent Book Review A chance meeting one night in Shanghai introduces American banker Jack Gold to an Israeli man named Ari, who has a stunning proposition: Help Israel and the United States infiltrate China's heavily guarded Control Center and address the nation with the truth they deserve to hear. China, a country of 1.4 billion citizens, is an existential threat to itself and the rest of the world. With its news and media censored through the Control Center before being broadcast to viewers, the people of China have no hope of realizing their government is only looking to enrich and reward its most prominent leaders. But getting into the Control Center is not going to be easy. And even if such a dangerous undertaking proves successful, though, there is no guarantee that the growing tensions between China and the United States can be ...

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Dumped by I. C. Talbot (Icy Road Publishing) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Daphne and Marv have moved in together after a whirlwind courtship. When Daphne discovered she was pregnant she knew her boyfriend, Marv, would take it hard. But she never expected to be dumped on the side of a country road like a discarded pet. She has a duffel bag of possessions and no idea where she is. This short story is 3k words.

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The War On Butterflies by Antonio J. Hopson (Wildboy Concepts) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The War on Butterflies is a gripping novel that weaves a tale of adolescence, existential dilemmas, and the complex bonds of family. Tobias Stuart Daye, a fifteen-year-old grappling with the throes of puberty and perilous homemade fireworks, finds his life further complicated by an unexpected seduction and the relentless pursuit of a Pentecostal minister. As Toby faces these challenges, his world intertwines with that of his adopted cousin, Aiyana, who is on a tragic quest of her own. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Fairhaven, Washington, this story reveals a community in turmoil, battling the unexpected invasion of the Cabbage Butterfly. Toby's innocent backyard hobby spirals into a town-wide crisis, pitting him against his mother, a Unitarian minister with political ambitions and a determined stance against the ecological disaster. Her actions, driven by civic duty and a desire for power, create a chasm within her family, leading to a defiant disappearance to the enigmatic ...

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Ashes of Life by Erica Lucke Dean (2,012 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

"A beautifully rendered look at love in all its forms. A must read!" ~ Kate Moretti, NYT Bestselling Author of "Thought I Knew You" ""An emotionally rewarding story of hope, commitment, and the modern family." ~ Claire Ashby, NYT Bestselling Author of "When You Make It Home" "An exquisite tale of love and acceptance, rich with unforgettable characters." ~ Kelly Stone Gamble, Author of They Call Me Crazy Married for just three months, Alex Barrett is stunned when her husband, David, dies in a tragic accident. And the absolute last thing the pregnant young widow wants is to take on responsibility for his teenage daughter, Maddie. Reeling from loss, Alex struggles to deal with her grief and her troubled stepdaughter, but one question haunts her: why was David with his ex-wife when he died? All Maddie Barrett wanted was for her parents to get back together, but an icy road took that dream away. Afterward, Maddie is riddled with guilt that she can't share with anyone. Feeling angry and ...

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Crown Of Fire: Awenmell Series Book One by Lisa King (Felen Press) (39 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"What you believe about yourself, you will become." What's Ashling supposed to believe? Trapped within the ancient walls of Brennyn Hall for all of her sixteen summers, she's only known the horror story fed to her as a child; that she's nothing more than an evil sacrifice; a payment to appease an approaching sinister force. But what's this new tale? Could she be part of a lost fable, a legend that compels her to stand against the Hall's power? Hunted by the Hall, and armed only with a cryptic clue, she races toward the mountain village that promises answers. The Hall demands her silence. The people listen for her voice. With her tormentors closing in and intent on silencing her forever, can Ashling discover the powerful truth of her own story; one set to shake the kingdom to its core? If you love James Redfield and Paulo Coelho, you'll adore this unique and profound story of self-discovery, set amidst a dangerous, mystical and medieval realm. * "A breathtaking adventure with ...

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The Divided Stories of America: The Blue Sea by J. C. Finnegan (1 Review)    Price verified 39 minutes ago

What if the United States of America were no longer united? The Blue Sea is the second book in The Divided Stories of America, a series that offers a satirical glimpse of a fractured country through a collection of tall tales and colorful characters. The USA is dead. In its wake lie four autonomous territories: the Southeast, the Pacific, the Frontier, and the Northeast. The first of these is the region where freedom reigns alongside God. It's the place brothers Andy and Caleb Calloway call home. In the aftermath of the National Divorce, a schizophrenic named Andy is mired in a swamp, while his brother Caleb is living a charmed life with a gorgeous wife and an ocean vista. After the siblings meet up on Independence Day, they set sail on a journey that takes them through social media's virtual world and Florida's flesh and bones reality. As Caleb shepherds Andy through a ninety-day epic body transformation, past trauma rises to the surface. Caleb must examine his life as a social ...

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Each Day Since (Heart Of The Canyon Book 4) by Jacie Middlemann (47 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Years ago Harry's cheating caused her heartbreak and a broken marriage... yet some bonds are unbreakable. Twila Westin has already visited the canyon several times since her mother's return to her childhood home. But unlike her sister and brothers she's yet to meet her mother's new neighbor and friend, Clay Tobin. So far their schedules hadn't allowed for it. Each time she was there to visit he'd been off somewhere filming another movie. And each time the simple fact that he was reminded her of her father and how much the two men had in common. She knew this time when she arrived at her mother's that wasn't going to be the case. It wasn't that she was avoiding him. Her entire family thought he was great including her mother. Then there was Lizzie. It was rare they had a conversation where she didn't bring Clay up. Twila adored Lizzie Patterson and even though she knew it was juvenile she wasn't keen on sharing her childhood hero with Clay Tobin... she also wasn't thrilled about her ...

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The Admiral's Daughter by Beth Jannery (96 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

In that moment of clarity, if we are lucky, and we see it, we realize what we've wanted for so long is right there in front of us. She looked up to her father, the Admiral, and attended the United States Naval Academy, not to follow in his footsteps, but because she wanted to prove to herself that she could rise to the elite. Her father climbed the ranks of the hardworking enlisted to join the brass as Chief of Naval Operations. They never accepted him as one of their own. As Lacy moves on to the CIA, she becomes a top interrogator, and she soon finds herself with power and prestige, but just as he was slated to fill the CNO billet, Admiral Redmond is killed, and his legacy is now left in the hands of his daughter. Lacy Redmond. Be strong. Discover your true north.

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Retired by Fatai Ajani (1 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

It was a dark and stormy night. The lightning flashed as I stepped off the transport shuttle. The long journey home was finally in its last stages. The luxury liner on which I had traveled the starways, to bring me from the Imperial homeworld to this world on the very edge of civilization, had finally arrived. To most of the empire it was known as Sial'nief IV. The locals just called it Mud. It was a farm world. It was where I was raised by my parents. It was where my friend and I had shipped out to join the military so many years ago. It was home...

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Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay (9 Reviews)    Price verified 39 minutes ago

What I wouldn't give for you. I would sacrifice everything. I would give my life. All you have to do is ask and I would stand upon the peak of a great mountain and fall to my certain death. In Victorian England, everything is done according to the rules of society, but when the Duke of Fetterfield dies, his daughter discovers a freedom that had been denied to her; the freedom to marry for love. And when Mr York comes back into her life, she believes her prayers have finally been answered. But her father's death also uncovers a shocking secret that could destroy them all. Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay is about the choices we make, and how those choices force us to confront the truth of who we are.

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Connections eMagazine Vol 9 Issue 1: 1st Quarter 2023 (Connections eZine Book 21) by MPSmith Publishing (2 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Connections eMagazine is a quarterly publication created to help authors connect with readers, reviewers, and bloggers. The magazine is produced seasonally. IN THIS ISSUE... Naked and Afraid - Sam Mouzer bares it all. Exclusive interviews with critically acclaimed authors KC Frifant, Jennifer Lieberman, WL Hawkin and the writing duo Charles Breakfield and Roxanne Burkey, short stories, new releases and so much more

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Choke (Fresh Hell) by Charity Parkerson (Punk & Sissy Publications) (119 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Rush just needs a job. He never expects to gain a whole new life and fall in love. After suffering a career-ending injury on the football field, Rush has no other choice but to start over. The bills are mounting, and his luck is getting worse by the day. When he interviews for a sportscaster position at a large sports channel in his area, he's on his last hope. Except the man in charge sees a different path for Rush, and it doesn't include Rush saying no. When Alaric overhears Rush getting propositioned in exchange for a leg up at his station, he can't let the harassment stand. One interview with Rush later, and Alaric sees something in the man he can't shake. With every encounter afterward, Rush climbs a little deeper beneath his skin. But taking Rush on a holiday getaway is the final nail in the coffin, leaving Alaric unable to keep lying to himself. Rush is the one. Now, he just needs Rush to fall in line. Choke is the prequel to Charity Parkerson's Fresh Hell series, where it's ...

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The Bahrain Incident: Beautiful Naked Dead by Mobi D'Ark (Martin Andrew Bower) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

The Bahrain Incident is an 8,000-word 'whodunit' set in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in the early 1970's. The tale commences in 2008, with a chance meeting between old colleagues in London, before flashing back to Abu Dhabi in the early 70's - at a time when 'Base Camp', an oilfield caravan site way out in the desert, was the largest centre of habitation in the country. There, the mainly American expatriate oilfield workers enjoyed a 'wild west' type of existence. They worked hard, drank hard, played hard, and fought hard. When they went to nearby Bahrain for R&R, they also 'screwed' hard. The murder of a Seychelles prostitute, who worked in Bahrain, results in the arrest of Steve, a young Vietnam Vet, who had just flown back his job in Abu Dhabi after a few days off. The evidence pointing to him is overwhelming, but the oil company management are determined to get him released from the 'hell-hole' of a stockade, situated out in the blistering, Abu Dhabi desert before he dies of heat ...

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Crowned By Love (The Yorkist Saga Book 1) by Diana Rubino (Next Chapter) (121 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

England, 1471. Adopted as a baby, Denys lives with her mother Elizabeth: queen and married to Edward IV. Denys makes numerous attempts to uncover her true lineage, but each effort comes to an abrupt and tragic end. Queen Elizabeth metes out Denys's ultimate degradation, when she marries her off to the ambitious Valentine Starbury. As her feelings for Valentine bloom into love, can she finally discover the truth about her past?

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Crossing the Mirage - Passing through youth by BS Murthy (Self Imprint) (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

If passing through youth was like crossing the mirage of life for Chandra and Nithya, it proved to be chasing the mirage of love for Sathya and Prema though for plain Vasavi, Chandra's pitiable sibling, it was the end of the road. As life brings Chandra, who suffers from an inferiority complex for his perceived ugliness, and Nithya, who was bogged down being jilted by Vasu, together, they script their fate of fulfillment. And as poetic justice would have it, Sathya, who caused Prema's heartburn, himself was led down the garden path by Kala, doing a Sathya on Sathya. Just not that, life has in store just deserts for Vasu owing to Nithya's retribution as he tries to stalk her. Besides, after many a fictional twist and turn, the way the story ends, challenges the perception that fact is stranger than fiction. The Beginning Youth is the mirror that tends us to the reality of our looks. The reflections of our visages that insensibly get implanted in our subconscious lend shape to our ...

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Jewel-less Crown: Saga of Life by BS Murthy (Self Imprint) (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

This is a story of the rise and fall of an ambitious man, the decline, and the decay of his conniving wife, the trials, and tribulations of their wayward son as well as the grit and gall of a spirited woman, who romantically enters into his life. It's the story of a lifetime, set in the Indian setting. The Beginning That New Year's Eve, all the nouveau riche of New Delhi seemed to have gathered at the Misty Nest in their ubiquitous wear. While women wore designer dresses, men turned up in safari suits. Hosting them at their grand dwelling in the Defense Colony were the Gautams, Prabhu and Sneha. By the time the last guest was hugged in welcome, Gautam's silk kurta and Sneha's mink coat were truly crumpled. Augmenting the warmth of their bonhomie was the Glenfiddich with soda. In time, while the lure of the Scotch drove many into the lap of Bacchus, the allure of Venus enticed others to ogle at the desirable. But, above all, it was Gautam's good-humored banter and Sneha's sensuous ...

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Phantammeron Book One by Mitchell Stokely (GiantIsland LLC) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Mystery, romance, tragedy, and treachery abound in the rich mytho-poetic fantasy world of the Phantammeron. The title of the book translates to "Book of the Forest", and is named for Phantaia, the mysterious Forest of Twilight where the One Tree and the Sacred Pool lie hidden. All of the books in the Phantammeron series will cover the mythical history of this forest and its divine children, whose conflict revolves around the cursed waters of an ancient pool. The global struggle surrounding the pool and the redemption of the characters tragically affected by it is the main theme in this high fantasy novel series. There will be 12 books in the series. Get book one and start the adventure. In later books you will find even more characters, mystery, and drama in the books, deepening the overall history of the Phantammeron world, and building upon its dark and tragic tale of woe.

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Lost Girl - part 1 by Elodie Short (40 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Anna Hayes is growing up in a bad place. A dirty mobile home. No dad in sight. A mom who's more concerned about how she'll get her next fix and an older brother who is always working, trying and make ends meet, leaving him unable to protect her. To Anna this is normal, until one day she hears men threatening to take her away. Terrified she runs away. Summer Ford doesn't particularly like kids; she prefers them at a distance. But when she comes across a sobbing little girl in the park, it tugs on her heartstrings. Something in Anna makes Summer want to keep her safe, and she sets out to make sure no one will harm her, but this turns out to be easier said than done.

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