tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83683557644965632382023-11-16T16:39:04.819+05:30the FirstLinkBook Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08367576437986427768noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368355764496563238.post-63905340438223424682017-07-07T22:49:00.001+05:302017-07-07T22:49:34.106+05:30Designed To Go The Distance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It’s Not About The Creativity. It’s About The Career.</span></span><div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Designed to Go The Distance touches upon many career and
lifestyle issues specific to those in creative career fields – cultural topics
that are not often talked about or adequately prepared for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Think of this book more as a late-night barstool or
coffeehouse conversation between two creatives. A creative “pep talk”
so-to-speak. And just like any pep talk in life, these pages provide a healthy
serving of food-for-thought, as well as a few tips along the way, too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Whether you are a graphic designer, artist, fashion
designer, songwriter or a solo entrepreneur - or even a non-creative who needs
to understand the mentality and culture more in-depth, Designed to Go The
Distance is sure to be an engaging and informative read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Chapter 1: Square Pegs in a World of Round Holes<br />
Chapter 2: Introverts, Extroverts, and Creativity<br />
Chapter 3: Getting Comfortable With Risk<br />
Chapter 4: The Inconvenient Nature of Creativity<br />
Chapter 5: Establishing a Philosophy<br />
Chapter 6: Bridging The Creative Divide<br />
Chapter 7: Your Obligation to Non-Conformity<br />
Chapter 8: The Emotional Intelligence Advantage<br />
Chapter 9: The Benefits of Boundaries<br />
Chapter 10: Understanding Comfort Zones<br />
Chapter 11: Understanding Burnout<br />
Chapter 12: Balancing Career and Life<br />
Chapter 13: Handling Criticism Like a Pro<br />
Chapter 14: When Side Projects Just Make Sense<br />
Chapter 15: Depression and The Creative Pro<br />
Chapter 16: The Final Word: Paying it Forward</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>“Solid advice without any fluff”</i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>“Great coping tips for creative types”</i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>“A must-read for all creative professionals”</i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>“Give to spouses/partners of creatives!”</i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>“Highly recommended”</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Mitch Dowell is the author of “<i>Designed to Go The
Distance: A Survival Guide for the Creative Professional</i>,” and has been
involved in visual branding, design and creative marketing for over 20 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">After having worked for a variety of tech startups during
the dot-com and post-dot-com boom, in 2008, Mitch founded Branding
Experiences – a consumer-facing marketing, branding and design company in
the Baltimore/DC metro area – spending nearly a decade helping U.S. and
Canadian small businesses in a wide range of business sectors leverage
a mindset to better make a connection with their target audiences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Among many marketing disciplines, his primary focus is on
the initial, visual branding experience and leads organizations to adopt a more
consumer-friendly, outside-looking-in marketing approach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Mitch is often sought out by mainstream and business
media for his expertise on the topics of marketing, branding and design, and is
frequently booked for speaking engagements on similar topics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seven years ago you stole my child, now I want her
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Zoe and Ollie Morley tried for years to have a baby and
couldn't. They turned to adoption and their dreams came true when they were
approved to adopt a little girl from birth. They named her Evie. In the days
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daughter struggles – she is battling the severe effects of the drugs her birth
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grown in number: a wonderful surprise in the form of baby Ben, conceived naturally
against the odds. Ollie is earning good money and Zoe is pursuing her career as
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But then Evie begins to receive letters and gifts. The
sender claims to be her birth father. He has been looking for his daughter. And
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<i>PRAISE FOR <b>STOLEN CHILD</b></i>:</div>
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<b>The Stolen Child</b> captivated me, terrified me and left me
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-<i>Holly Seddon</i></div>
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Gut-wrenching... <b>The Stolen Child</b> succeeds as both a
fast-paced thriller and a haunting tale of a fragile family.</div>
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-<i>Peter Swanson</i></div>
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Beautiful terse writing and the build to the shattering
climax is palpable.</div>
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-<i>Peter James</i></div>
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This story grips to the very last page as it explores
every parent's worst nightmare... I couldn't put it down.</div>
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-<i>Amanda Jennings</i></div>
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A gripping and totally unpredictable story.</div>
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-<i>Daily Mail</i></div>
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In this chilling story of fragile family bonds and
obsessive love the unforgiving West Yorkshire landscape becomes a character in
its own right through Sanjida's vivid and atmospheric prose. Just wonderful.</div>
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-<i>Nuala Elwood</i></div>
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Haunting and real... Sanjida Kay deftly explores
dangerous, unthinkable questions as a mother fights an invisible force for the
adopted child who is her own.</div>
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-<i>Julia Heaberlin</i></div>
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An excellent piece of work [that] triumphs both as an
edge-of-the-seat whodunnit and a psychologically perceptive study of the impact
of grief, loss and alienation.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</span></b></div>
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<i>Sanjida Kay is the author of psychological thrillers,
'<b>Bone by Bone'</b> and ''<b>The Stolen Child</b>', published by Corvus Books. She lives in
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So for fifteen minutes I prayed. I prayed to God or whoever runs the show, begging for the result to come back negative. Losing my driver’s licence would have a great impact on my job and my life. It wasn’t something I would look forward to trying to explain at all, but I knew I would be able to come up with something if I had to. I am a very good liar but I didn’t want to go through that. Every day, everything I did was a lie, and I was already telling too many. So I prayed, and promised on my soul’s very existence that if I got out of this, I would get in my car, drive home, and never do anything like this again. I would give up the trannies, the mistresses, the beautiful girls they call prostitutes; I’d give up the whole lot. The focus and intensity of my prayers was all-consuming. I felt it through every fibre of my being as I begged the heavens for just this one favour.</span></div>
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<i>Alexandra Forry has an
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intriguing escapades of her strong female characters and successful
leading men. Her first book, “Omerta Affair,” based on the true
story of mafia boss Tony Torino and his paramour Evelyn Rosenberg has
recently been adapted and re-released as “Timeless Endings”–romance
fiction. Her latest book, “Wildflower,” is an adventure in
coming of age for both a young orphan and her repressed aunt who is
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where she lives with her loving grandparents. Alexandra has
conquered the limitations of Cerebral Palsy to write exciting and
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<span style="color: black;"><i><span style="background: #ffffff;">In
this beautiful and moving story of love, growth, and redemption among
the stunning red rocks of Sedona, Arizona, Sydney—a teenaged Army
orphan—discovers that love knows no bounds and life has many twists
and turns of fate. After she is forced to move in with her late
mother’s sister Blanche and Blanche’s abusive alcoholic husband
Dean, Sidney finds purpose and friendship in Lexy, the daughter of
Max Heller the City’s most prominent widower and business magnate.
Unknowingly, the girls’ antics awaken Blanche’s lost and
suppressed passions and stirs Max’s long-thwarted drive to build a
loving and complete family. What emerges is the wonderfully
successful Epicurian Café, the brainchild of Blanche and Sydney
actively encouraged by Max and Lexy. The Café quickly becomes a
center of the community, the start of a new life for Blanche and
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Like a simple sandwich and coffee shop,” Sydney announced with a
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A sandwich shop?” Blanche asked,
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Yeah, why not?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">While Sydney waited for an answer,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> “Sydney, I would love to open a
sandwich shop, but it takes a lot of money--money that we just don’t
have.”</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Oh please, Aunt Blanche! I bet you
can get a loan from the bank. It will be exciting!” Sydney pleaded.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I don’t think that your uncle
will approve. Sydney I love your idea, truly do! I was taken aback at
first, because it has always been a dream of mine to open a little
shop of some kind on Main Street,” Blanche said wistfully. ”It
costs a lot of money to open up a business, besides I have an offer
for a job in Prescott.” </span>
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pooh on Uncle Dean, and turn down
that job. For me, please? You can ask Annette how to open a
business--she will know, since she owns her own business.” Sydney
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“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I will think about it,
okay, Sydney?” Blanche said making her way to her closet and
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<b>Title:</b> Runaway Clothes | <b>Author: </b>Mrs. D | <b>Publication Date:</b> May 1, 2014 | <b>Publisher: </b>Dog Ear Publishing | <b>Number of pages: </b>44 | <b>Recommended age:</b> 6 to 10
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<b>Summary: </b>An enlightening story about a little girl named Nika who didn't want to take care of her clothes and toys. One hazy morning when Nika opened her closet, she discovered that it was empty. Her clothes had disappeared! What had happened to her shirts and pants? Where did her favorite dresses, coats, and socks go? Why did they leave her with just her pajamas on this misty morning? Will they come back? Taking a closer look at her room, Nika starts thinking about her attitude toward her clothes and toys. "How easy it is to lose something you love so much." She learns an important lesson at the end of this story. Watch your children have a blast reading this story while learning valuable lessons.
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<b>Title:</b> The Royal Palm | <b>Author: </b>Mrs. D | <b>Publication Date:</b> October 21, 2014 | <b>Publisher: </b>Dog Ear Publishing | <b>Number of pages: </b>40 | <b>Recommended age:</b> 6 to 10
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<b>Runaway Clothes: </b>"Runaway Clothes by Mrs. D is full of delightful imagery. The words flow in such a fanciful way that children are sure to be immediately engaged and pulled into the story. Its endearing quality teaches young ones the importance of taking care of their valued belongings in such a way that they will not realize they are learning a lesson in the proper care of one's possessions. Excellently executed!" <span style="color: purple;"><i>~ 5 Star Review, HopefulSerenity, Amazon</i></span></div>
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<b>Runaway Clothes: </b>"Runaway Clothes is a whimsical and charming tale that educates children on the importance of taking care of their belongings... The delightful illustrations add to the enjoyment of the story... I highly recommend picking up Runaway Clothes." <span style="color: purple;"><i>~ 5 Star Review, Stacie T. BeachBoundBooks, Amazon</i></span></div>
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<b>The Royal Palm: </b>"As is the case with Mrs D's other books, the language is lyrical and colorful... Mrs. D effectively employs the techniques of alliteration, personification and analogy to communicate her message... Mrs D addresses many of the difficult issues children face in dealing with their peers in a whimsical, charming tale. Highly recommended." <span style="color: purple;"><i>~ 5 Star Review, Barbara M., Amazon</i></span></div>
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<b><b><b>The Royal Palm</b>:</b> </b>"<span class="MHRHead">A meaningful children's book by a fantastic writer Mrs. D! An unforgettable story that provides life lessons for our children! Mrs. D. is a very talented storyteller who knows how to convey magic into each of her stories. So far her magical books, full of delightful illustrations, never disappointed my children or I. </span>" <span style="color: purple;"><i>~ 5 Star Review, Olga G., Amazon</i></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mrsdbooks.net/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mrs. D, Author" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-21178" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Author2-218x300.jpg" height="300" width="218" /></a><b>Olga D’Agostino (aka Mrs. D.)</b>, an award-winning children’s author, was born in western Ukraine. She lived in the historical city of Lviv, where she studied business in Lviv Business College. In 1992 she immigrated to the United States with her two small daughters and for years worked in her own business. In 2011 she began her career as a writer, focusing on writing children’s books that have meaning and provide valuable lessons. Two of her children’s books,<i> The Trees Have Heart</i>s and <i>Good Morning, World</i>, won Mom’s Choice Awards in 2013, and three are winners in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite contest. She is a member of SCBWI and speaks a few languages fluently. She lives in the famous town of Smithville, N.J., with her husband Patrick and a meticulous old cat named Nyda.
Published children's books by Mrs. D. include <b><i>Carlo the Mouse on Vacation,</i> <i>The Trees Have Hearts</i>, <i>The City Kittens and the Old House Cat</i>, <i>Good Morning, World!,</i> <i>Runaway Clothes</i>,<i> The Royal Palm</i>, <i>The Little Girl Praying on the Hill</i></b> (short story) and <b>Carlo the Mouse, Book 1:</b><i> Too Many Rules for One Little Mouse</i>.
The full series of <b><i>Carlo the Mouse</i></b> and her new books <b><i>The Mysterious Life Inside a Closet,</i> <i>That Is How Things Are </i></b>(two connected stories: <b><i>The Autumn Wind </i></b>and <b><i>The Kitten and the Sparrow</i></b>)<i>, </i>and her new book,<i><b> The Cat Who Wonders, by Itself</b>, </i>and three rhyming stories in <b><i>Who Is Most Important in the Fridge?</i></b> will be published in the near future. Her books are available in print on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and as e-books for most popular e-devices.
She is presently working on her first novel, <i><b>The Chinese Princess</b>,</i> and a short story, “<i><b>A Taste of Bread</b>.</i>” For updates on Mrs. D.’s books, please visit her website: <a href="http://www.mrsdbooks.net/">www.mrsdbooks.net</a>.
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When his baby cousin Zander runs away, Chaz finally has a chance to live his dream of rescuing someone and proving his bravery. But Zander doesn't want to be rescued, and he certainly doesn't listen.<br />
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Although her attic is currently vacant, the squirrels outnumber the humans in her neighborhood and could decide to take over at any moment. She watches for signs of invasion as she plots more stories of squirrel bravery.
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<b>Book Summary: </b>A parade! Watch from the sidelines, as a little fellow follows the magnificent marching band go by. He is overcome by the sounds of the big brass band, and every instrument is his favorite. How can he decide which instrument he will play? Will it be a bassoon, a drum, a tuba? In this delightful rhyming tale about a parade, a band, and a boy, Pam Bonsper and illustrator Jessica Ziegler take us on a very loud, decision-making journey while we learn the names of the instruments in a marching band. But be aware...your children may want an instrument after reading this book! Which instrument will they choose?<br />
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"The poetry in the book is lyrical and when read out loud you feel the music of the band. This will draw a child's attention and introduce vocabulary that is sure to stimulate. Really like the colors and emotion in each page. Well done! " ~ <i>5 Star Review, kmhorgan, Amazon</i></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8534816.Pam_Bonsper" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pam Bonsper, Author" class="alignleft wp-image-21461" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pam-profile-222x300.jpg" height="203" width="150" /></a><b>Pam Bonsper</b> has been a free-lance writer for many years. Her articles have appeared in numerous periodicals and professional publications. She is currently a feature writer for Coastal Canine magazine. Pam also enjoys writing children's poems and stories and has been published in <i>The Bee Hive</i>, <i>Mexican World, Happy Times</i> and <i>Classmate</i> and <i>Bumples.com</i>. She has now published her first children's rhyming book and will launch her new <i><b>Friends and Feelings Series</b></i> in December. She lives with her husband in Carmel Valley, California and is inspired daily by her two young grandchildren.<br />
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<b>Title: </b>John Bloom and the Garden of Victory | <b>Author: </b>Leigh Shearin | <b>Publication Date: </b>October 27, 2014 | <b> Publisher:</b> Independent | <b> Pages: </b>195<b> | Recommended Ages: </b>9+<b>
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<b>Book Summary: </b>John Bloom and the Victory Garden is the rollicking tale of 3 boys at the dawn of America's involvement in WWII. John Bloom, and his best friends Joe and Chewie live, play, and get into adventures in 1940's era Appleside, NJ. Because children are generally joyful and tend to put more importance on the goings-on of their own worlds than those of grown-ups, the events of the war are woven into the boy's daily lives. Along the way, a bitter and cynical old man is drawn into their hijinks, and contributes his own joy to the lives of these 3.
Chapter One invites the reader to join John and his friends in Appleside, NJ on the afternoon of December 6th, 1941. Through newspaper headlines and radio bulletins, the boys learn about the incredible events of the war- beginning with the attack on Hawaii by the Empire of Japan. As the story moves along, John and his friends learn that everyone- not just soldiers- can make a difference. They learn that commitment leads to ultimate success and that taking a seemingly insurmountable task one step at a time will make that task simple. John, Joe and Chewie learn about where their food comes from, and how important good food is to the Allies overseas.
John Bloom and the Victory Garden is not just a story of Homefront USA during WWII. Its about faith, endurance and sturdy values that transcend time and cultural differences. It's about accepting tough times, struggle and adversity and overcoming them anyway. It's about seeing the humor in life, and helping others to see the humor too.
But mostly, they just have a gut-busting great time!<br />
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<a href="http://leighshearin.weebly.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Leigh Shearin, Author" class="alignleft wp-image-21063" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Leigh-Shearin-247x300.jpg" height="231" width="190" /></a>I am a Writer, Chef, Baker and Farmer.
I earned a B.A. in Studio Art from Maryville College in Maryville, TN, and worked as a Graphic Artist and Photographer before earning my A.A.S in Culinary Art. I've worked as a Chef, Baker and Culinary Art Instructor. Most recently, my husband and I have bought rural land and are developing our own small, sustainable farm, Winter'Rest Farm in north Central New York. Through it all, I've written stories and poems, some published, some tucked away. The older I get, the more the stories stalk me, so I hope to move into full-time writing in the very near future.<br />
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<b>Title: </b>The Mystic Princesses and the Whirlpool | <b>Author: </b>PJ LaRue | <b>Illustrator: </b>Aristides Rodriguez | <b> Publication Date: </b>June 28, 2014 | <b> Publisher:</b> Independent | <b> Pages: </b>63<b> | Recommended Ages: </b>5 to 10<b>
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Have you ever wanted to ride a dolphin or dreamed of playing on a rainbow as if it were a waterslide? How would you feel if someone tried to kidnap you, and you were forced to move to Hawai'i to hide and live with people you don't know? That happened to Harmonie. Come meet Harmonie, her new Mystic Princess friends, and find out what happens when her enemies, the Children of Ares, find her again.
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"The Mystic Princesses and the Whirlpool has a delightful plot. P. J. LaRue uses mythological characters to tell a lively story of bravery and friendship. The book teaches important lessons on strengths and weaknesses, conservation and safety. This is the first book in the Mystic Princesses series, and I cannot wait for the next princesses' adventure to come. Young girls will love The Mystic Princesses adventure on their bedside table." ~ <i>Kelly Santana, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews</i></div>
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<a href="http://www.mysticprincesses.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PJ LaRue" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-21436" src="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/PJ-LaRue-Author.jpg" height="192" width="144" /></a><b>PJ LaRue</b> wrote poetry in high school, but she discovered writing children’s books and short stories later in life. Her writing inspirations are hiking, photography and environmental consciousness, but she links these interests to much larger social issues. A person very close to PJ was molested as a child, making PJ passionate about providing child safety tips. And, PJ was bullied in the third grade by girls much larger than she, who demanded that PJ give them her lunch money. As a result, PJ is committed to spreading the word that bullying must be stopped.<br />
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<b>Aristides Rodriguez</b> has worked with clients to create websites, social media graphics, print graphics, and logos. His print media projects include cards, posters and magazine ads. He is comfortable working with a team, but has also designed client projects independently. While in school, Aristides participated in job shadows to Central Florida design community members including Disney Event Group, Orlando, SeaWorld, Orlando, and large offset and digital printing companies. Currently, Aristides is a Winter Park Tech Advisory Board member.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The Eleventh Commandment:
</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">“Prevail together or surely perish together.” </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">—Prophet NarajiIlkani, 4082 A.D.</span><br />
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The mighty Ambros clan have reined over the Imperium for many centuries, having first seized power following a series of brutal intergalactic wars known as “The Wasting” that ravaged the universe for hundreds of years, destroying entire star systems, sterilizing planets, and decimating populations with natural and engineered plagues. Only through absolute control and their strict adherence to The Eleventh Commandment have the Ambros been able to bring about centuries of inter-planetary peace and economic prosperity. But at what cost? Rigid conformity and homogenization?</div>
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Now, after many years of study at the Academy on Tempel where he’s been carefully groomed as the next leader of the Imperium, Pfizer Ambros is returning to Earth to join his family in inaugurating the Omnividome, a multi-galactic instalink connecting every being in the Imperium. His mother, Emperor-Executrix AnastaciaAmbros, intends the Omnividome to usher in a golden age of planetary autonomy and unprecedented inter-galactic collaboration. But many fear that a new era of autonomy and self-determination will bring back contentiousness, greed, war and worse—a second Wasting. There are dark forces that want to see this happen, forces that seek to destroy the Ambros and everything they have built.</div>
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Pfizer and his family are about to discover that even for the most powerful clan in the universe, a single day can change everything.</div>
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R.V. White has long been fascinated by space travel and the infinite mysteries of the universe. His love affair with science fiction began while watching Star Trek on a black and white television in 1969, the same year that man landed on the moon. He soon developed a voracious appetite for all things sci-fi—from classics by Robert A. Heinlein and Frank Herbert to Dr. Who, Space 1999, and the Star Wars Trilogy. This is R.V. White’s first science fiction novel. He resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but also spends considerable time in Maryland with extended family.</div>
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Ashley isn't looking for love. She has a dream to travel the world, and getting tied down by a man doesn't fit into her plans. Relationships always get so complicated, and men always lie. It's better just to have some fun and no one gets hurt.<br />
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When she graduates college and the job offers don't come rolling in, her life continues as usual: working as the manager of a college town bar and hanging out with her friends. Then a tragic event pushes her to take a chance on romance.<br />
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But things are not always as they seem, and Ashley’s white knight has secrets. Her friends try to tell her something isn't right, but her common sense is smothered by his kisses and soft endearments.<br />
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When the job offer she has always wanted arrives, will she follow her heart and choose love, or follow her life-long dream?<br />
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<b>Title:</b> The Shadow of the Unicorn: The Legacy (The Shadow of the Unicorn, Book #1) | <b>Author: </b>Suzanne de Montigny <b> | Publication Date:</b> October 15, 2014 <b> | Publisher: </b>MuseItUp Publishing <b> | Number of pages: </b>124 <b> | Recommended age:</b> 9+
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<b>Summary: </b>A loud, hissing sound filled the air. The unicorns looked up, their eyes filled with horror.
Azaria, a unicorn colt, is intrigued when the young clairvoyant dinosaur, Darius, foresees a terrifying change in the world. When a giant fireball smashes into the earth, the unicorns struggle to survive the hurricanes and starvation that follow. Danger of a more sinister nature threatens when the creatures-that-walk-on-two-legs settle in the valley and their leader, Ishmael, discovers the healing power of the unicorns’ horns. Azaria, now a young stallion, must use his wits to save the herd from complete extinction.
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"<i><b>The Shadow of the Unicorn</b></i> provides an innovative and interesting plotline exploring how the fictional unicorns, the extinct dinosaurs, and early humans may have interacted if they co-existed in a post-apocalyptic world. Suzanne de Montigny does an excellent job of exploring the themes of natural disasters and environmental change, human greed, compassion, and courage. At the end of the day, <i><b>The Shadow of the Unicorn</b></i> is an entertaining read that I think will be enjoyed by children who love the fantasy genre and are keen on reading about unicorns. Ages 9+" ~ <a href="http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/25-book-blast-giveaway-the-shadow-of-the-unicorn-by-suzanne-de-montigny/" target="_blank" title="$25 Book Blast Giveaway: The Shadow of the Unicorn by Suzanne de Montigny"><i>Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews</i></a></div>
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"Kudos to Ms. de Montigny for writing an original variation on the fantasy epic--unicorns intermingling with dinosaurs! The book's themes include the humane and environmental concerns that Watership Down and the films of Hayao Miyazaki have in common. If you have a middle grader or are just young at heart, pick up The Shadow Of The Unicorn." <i>~ 5 Star Review, Stuart W., Amazon</i></div>
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"The Shadow of the Unicorn is a must-read for all unicorn lovers, but even more so for the ones, like my self, who hadn't read anything about them yet. It is a thrilling and encouraging story about a young unicorn that has to save his herd after a meteor nearly destroyed their environment and killed the dinosaurs. Suzanne de Montigny created a compelling universe with believable characters and a great adventure story to challenge them with. While the story finishes in this book, I can't wait to read about the new adventures the unicorns will face.." <i>~ 5 Star Review, Antje H., Amazon</i></div>
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"This story pulled me in with a beautiful portrayal of a time and place where unicorns and dinosaurs live side by side. It moved me forward with unexpected twist and turns (a requirement in any good story). I found it hard to put the book down and was totally engaged in seeing the young characters (unicorns and dinosaurs) survive and grow because of the challenges they faced." <i>~ 5 Star Review, NW Harris, Amazon</i></div>
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"What a delightfully unique book. Unicorns and dinosaurs facing changing conditions. Darius is a young dinosaur capable of seeing the future. Azaria is a young unicorn who becomes a friend and learns from Darius. Yes, there are humans in this book. They are the villains of the story. Greedy beasts. I think both boys and girls will love this story. Very quick paced and easy to read. A delightful story, and I look forward to more from this author<i>.</i>"<i> ~ 5 Star Review, DM Lawrence, Amazon</i></div>
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<b> Suzanne de Montigny</b> wrote her first unicorn story at the age of twelve. Several years later, she discovered it in an old box in the basement, thus reigniting her love affair with unicorns. The Shadow of the Unicorn: The Legacy, is her first novel. Suzanne lives in Burnaby, B.C. with the three loves of her life – her husband and two boys.
For more information about Suzanne and <i><b>The Shadow of the Unicorn</b></i>, please visit <a href="http://www.suzannedemontigny.com/" target="_blank">http://www.suzannedemontigny.com</a>
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that decides their worth to society and whether they live or die. After a young
boy is killed because of a low Score, his brother plots to take down the
System.
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Sounds good, right? Well, this exciting YA Dystopia is on
sale for just 99 cents Thursday, November 27 through Monday, December 1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NFNEOP6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NFNEOP6&linkCode=as2&tag=novelpubli-20&linkId=6KWCUEPIJ2XBDEEI"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">You can pick up
your copy on Amazon.</span></a></div>
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To celebrate, we are offering a giveaway for an
autographed copy and a $100 Amazon gift card—hooray!</div>
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Check out this interview with Joel Ohman, the author of
the book critics are calling, “The Hunger Games meets The Village with a young
Jack Reacher as a protagonist”, then scroll to the end of this post to learn
more about the giveaway. Happy reading, and good luck!</div>
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<u><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Interview with
Joel Ohman</span></i></u></div>
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<i><b>Other than an author, who are you?</b></i></div>
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My name is Joel Ohman. I am 32 years old, married to my
best friend, Angela, and have 3 kids, ages 5, almost 3, and 6 months. My
writing companion is my 130lb Bull Mastiff, Caesar (who's asleep on the job
most of the time, to be honest). I am a Christian who likes to talk about the
good news of Jesus Christ. I do volunteer work with the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes and also with my church in Tampa. I am a serial entrepreneur, having
founded a number of different startups in the web space. I am currently the
President & CEO of 360 Quote LLC and Real Time Health Quotes LLC, and we
own a lot of different web properties, one of the most popular ones being our
workout website/iOS App/Android App for WeightTraining.com. You can learn more
about me at <a href="http://www.joelohman.com/"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">JoelOhman.com</span></a>.</div>
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<i><b>What is the most surprising thing you learned while
writing?</b></i></div>
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One of the most important things I learned is maybe not
all that surprising, but definitely important—the value of an editor. I worked
with 3 different editors while writing <i>Meritropolis</i>. Each of them
provided extremely valuable feedback and advice that was instrumental at
various stages of the book writing process. The book that is available for
purchase now is a much better book than it would have been without the expertise
of my editorial team.</div>
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<b><i>What are you doing to market your book now?</i></b></div>
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Right now I am concentrating on getting my book in front
of as many of the awesome book bloggers and book reviewers out there as
possible. <i>Meritropolis</i> is fortunate to have received a large
number of 5-star reviews on both Amazon and GoodReads, and I am definitely
hoping this trend will continue. I also recently started working with Emlyn
Chand over at <a href="http://www.novelpublicity.com/"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Novel Publicity</span></a>,
and she has been great, so I am excited to see what she can do!</div>
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<b><i>What are your views on marketing your book through social
media such as Twitter or Facebook?</i></b></div>
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I believe that social media can be an effective marketing
technique if done the right way. The key is that social media is primarily
about building relationships and about delivering something of value. We all
know those Facebook friends who incessantly clog up our newsfeeds with pleas to
join their health and wellness MLM—don’t be that kind of author! That being
said, I do think that Facebook, Twitter, GoodReads, etc. can be a great way to
meet other readers and authors and discuss fun and interesting things.
Hopefully that will lead to more exposure and more book sales, but coming
across as too salesy or pushy is something that I definitely aim to avoid.</div>
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<i><b>What are your thoughts on getting bad reviews?</b></i></div>
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Everyone has different tastes in what they like to read,
so I don't let bad reviews bother me too much. No matter what your favorite
book is, you can almost be guaranteed that it will have many bad reviews on
Amazon from people who just didn't get out of it what you did—that's<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>fine. I do try to stay objective and see if there might be
something I can learn from the criticism to become a better writer, if not,
then I just move on and don't worry about it.</div>
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<i><b>Any advice for aspiring authors?</b></i></div>
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Take the first step! Just do a little at a time. If you
decide writing is important to you then make time for it, be consistent, and
read a lot.</div>
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<i><b>Do you have any advice for authors who are considering
the self-publishing route?</b></i></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVRheF95K8cr_nVIQle4tqQ0lsFyTnOelz8Xc46XQDKohhMpLBYtTNZCMPzDi-pwwVvLKJNQ4F7uvE8OAim2-0HVCD-Zie77JKyrk8wYZBSdiTT0hegR9SNXzyM0gL5eL7rjJFj4bCus/s1600/Joel+Ohman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVRheF95K8cr_nVIQle4tqQ0lsFyTnOelz8Xc46XQDKohhMpLBYtTNZCMPzDi-pwwVvLKJNQ4F7uvE8OAim2-0HVCD-Zie77JKyrk8wYZBSdiTT0hegR9SNXzyM0gL5eL7rjJFj4bCus/s1600/Joel+Ohman.jpg" /></a>I am not one of those authors who will say that
self-publishing is the best choice for every single author, but I am absolutely
glad that I went this route. I love that I can fully control and fully own my
work, but I would encourage anyone who self-publishes to try and adhere to the
following advice:</div>
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Don’t be a cheapskate - be willing to pay for a
professional editor, a professional book cover designer, etc. It boggles my
mind that people will spend hours upon hours writing their book and then just
take a few minutes to throw some clip art and stock photos together to “design”
their book cover. Don’t. Just, don’t.</div>
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Work with professionals - by this I simply mean to
not overly rely on friends, family members, and co-workers, all of whom will
likely just tell you what you want to hear. You need someone who is not afraid
to point out the problem areas in your book and provide an honest critique. You
already know that your mom is going to say she loves your
vampire-Scottish-Highlander-billionaire-love-triangle-in-space book that you
wrote, so don’t even bother asking her for feedback. Instead, <i>pay
someone who does that kind of thing for a living</i>...</div>
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Sell, sell, sell - If you are a self-published
author and you are not actively involved in sales and marketing for your
book—which is essentially your mini-business—or you are not <i>paying
someone else </i>to be actively involved in the sales and marketing of
your book, then you are not maximizing the reach your book can have. As uncouth
as it might be to say this, writing is only half of what is required to see
success as a self-published author. Yes, you need to write a good book, but you
also need to effectively market and sell your book (either by hiring someone, or
doing it yourself, or both).</div>
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<i><b>What books would you would recommend to aspiring
authors?</b></i></div>
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Here are some books that I highly recommend for all
authors to check out:</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wordsmithy-Hot-Tips-Writing-Life-ebook/dp/B007Y90XNY/"><i><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Wordsmithy</span></i></a> -
Douglas Wilson</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016/"><i><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Bird by Bird</span></i></a> -
Anne Lamott</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/On-Writing-Anniversary-Edition-Memoir/dp/1439156816/"><i><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">On Writing</span></i></a> -
Stephen King</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Anatomy-Story-Becoming-Storyteller/dp/0865479933"><i><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Anatomy of
Story</span></i></a> - John Truby</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Fiction-Passion-Purpose-Techniques-ebook/dp/B002SS582W/"><i><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Fire in Fiction</span></i></a> -
Donald Maas</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Don’t forget!</span></div>
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Meritropolis is marked down from its regular price of
$5.99, but only for a limited time. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NFNEOP6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NFNEOP6&linkCode=as2&tag=novelpubli-20&linkId=6KWCUEPIJ2XBDEEI"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Feed your Kindle by
picking up a discounted copy for just 99 cents</span></a>, but make sure you do
it before December 2!</div>
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<b>Title: </b> The Ultimate Treasure Quest I: The Jewel of Peru | <b>Author: </b>Sharon Skretting<b> | Publication Date: </b>September 20, 2014<b> | Publisher: </b>Independent<b> | Pages:</b> 317<b> | Recommended Ages: </b>8+<b>
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<b>Summary: </b>The Jewel of Peru is a magical adventure through time, taking young Captain Christopher and his loyal crew of orphaned stowaways on a perilous quest in search of Christopher's missing parents.<br />
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After his father's ship is found abandoned at sea, Christopher makes an unexpected discovery on board—The Ultimate Treasure Chest! Inside is a message that beckons him to set sail after the treasure and his parents. When a savage pirate and a corrupt businessman join forces to steal the treasure for themselves, the gang gets caught up in pirate chases, time travel, and an underground network of spies. Will Christopher find the Jewel and his parents, or will all be lost for ever?<b>
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"Jewel of Peru took me on an adventure from page one. Sharon Skretting has captured Peru and deftly woven elements of the culture and geography into a fast-paced treasure hunt. It was well written, entertaining and introduced me to new ideas. I loved making little discoveries along the way about the people and places. I found some of the features of Peru so interesting, I looked them up the Internet and was delighted to find things just as she described. Fact and fantasy blend seamlessly in this delightful tale."<i> ~ Sara Marschand, <i>Quiethouse Copy Editing</i></i></div>
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"Engaging and meaningful, the author does an excellent job crafting this story. I don’t usually read middle school novels but made an exception for this one and will be passing it on to all the children in my life." <i>~ 5 Star Review, Love Reading, Amazon</i></div>
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"The Jewel of Peru is a wonderful piece of educational fiction that blends fact and fantasy to create a literary journey that is both informative and exciting for young readers... It's every bit as much of a page turner as it is a learning experience..." <i>~ 5 Star Review, Kelley, Amazon</i></div>
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"Sharon Skretting has captured Peru and deftly woven elements of the culture and geography into a fast-paced treasure hunt. It was well written, entertaining and introduced me to new ideas... Fact and fantasy blend seamlessly in this delightful tale." <i>~ 5 Star Review, Sara M., Amazon</i></div>
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Lady Marguerite lives a life most 17th century French girls can only dream of: Money, designer dresses, suitors and a secure future. Except, she suspects her heart may be falling for her best friend Claude, a common smithie in the family’s steam forge. When Claude leaves for New France in search of a better life, Marguerite decides to follow him and test her suspicions of love. Only the trip proves to be more harrowing than she anticipated. Love, adventure and restitution await her, if she can survive the voyage.</div>
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Marguerite held the brass cricket gingerly in her hands. She kept it tucked under the table while she turned it over, her fingers blindly memorizing every feature. She knew it was childish for a sixteen-year-old to have a favorite toy, but she couldn’t help it. The design fascinated her. Occasionally she would trip the mechanism and the cricket literally sprang to life, launching itself against the underside of the table with a loud knock.<br /> “What was that?” Madame Pomphart cried.<br /> Marguerite caught the little metal bug with one hand and tucked it into the folds of her skirts. “Nothing,” she lied.<br /> “I heard a noise.” The sour-faced governess slapped the desk with her pointer and stepped closer. “What are you hiding?”<br /> Marguerite didn’t flinch. “You must be hearing things again. You are getting rather old.”<br /> Madame Pomphart swung her pointer, making sound contact with Marguerite's shoulder.<br /> “Ah!” Marguerite grabbed her shoulder and jumped to her feet, knocking her chair over. She quite forgot about the little toy cricket which launched right at the governess’s face.<br /> “What? Oh!” Madame Pomphart batted the air and stumbled backward, dropping her stick as the cricket ricocheted off her nose and landed at Marguerite’s feet. “How dare you bring vermin into my classroom? Your father will hear about this. Lord Vadnay will not be pleased!”<br /> Marguerite scooped up her prize and ran for the door, grateful for the chance to escape.<br /> “Get back here or you’ll receive double lashings!”<br /> It was too late. Marguerite ran much faster than her teacher and was already halfway down the wide corridor. Lined with portraits of long-dead relatives and her father’s collection of modern weaponry, each display tempted her with thoughts of challenging the governess to a duel. She could easily scoop up one of the automated cat-o-nine-tails and turn back to the classroom. She rather fancied the idea, actually. But it wasn't the right time or the right way to handle her heavy-handed caretaker, and honestly, she wasn't quite brave enough to do more than talk back—not yet.<br /> Her fear began to lift as she lightly descended the grand curving stairway to the ballroom, sprinting over the marble tiles and through the large doors to the gardens. The French summer sun blinded her. Marguerite blinked as she continued to run around the fountain filled with automated koi. A servant perched on the edge of the large pool, brass fish in hand. Its tail clicked furiously back and forth as he tried to oil it. The late-summer roses bloomed bright with color all around her. Butterflies seemed to flit merrily on every blossom, cheering her on. Human and automaton servants worked side by side grooming the large hedges … They jumped out of her way and bowed. None of them seemed surprised to see the young lady of the house running out of doors and they all knew where she was headed.<br /> She tried to slip away to the cool shelter of the small glen beyond the lavender fields every chance she could, but since her father came up with the idea that she needed to be a “real lady,” it had become more difficult to sneak away.<br /> At this point, she could have stopped. Pomphart wouldn’t follow her now, but it felt so good to move quickly after being at a table all morning. Her heart beat like an auto-hammer in her chest by the time she reached the work fields. More automatons and human servants stopped and bowed to the master’s daughter. Marguerite paid them no attention.<br /> Finally reaching the small grove of trees, she flopped merrily on the soft grass and took a deep breath, then giggled to herself. She was safe, for now. The wind picked up and tousled the leaves overhead, sending bits of sunlight swimming wildly around her. The grass outside the glen rustled under the heavy thud of work boots: Claude.<br /> “Hullo!” His voice sounded merry as he peered through the low branches that poked and tickled at the earth, surprised to see her there so early. “How’d you manage to beat me?” His wavy, light brown hair was just shaggy enough to soften his strong jaw and angular nose. His cheek was smeared with gear oil, right up to the corner of his smiling blue eyes. He was too tall for his work trousers and his chest had grown too broad for his cotton shirt. The buttons tugged a bit, but he wasn’t the type to care about his clothes. He pulled his welding goggles off of his head and wiped the sweat on his brow with the arm of his shirt.<br /> “I ran.” She smiled wickedly.<br /> Claude flopped down in the grass beside her. “That’s not very ladylike, and Pomphart doesn’t usually let you out till half past.”<br /> “I had to run after this marvelous toy you made for me attacked her.” She held up the cricket like a prize gem freshly plucked from the earth.<br /> “Marguerite!” he cried. “I asked you to keep it safe, not use it to get yourself tossed out of ladyhood!”<br /> “It was an accident. I swear. The lessons are just so boring. I needed something to do, so I had it under the table. She’s such a brute. You should have seen how she hit me with her blasted pointer.”<br /> “She struck you again?” his face turned dark.<br /> “Yes, but it's nothing, just a welt on the shoulder.” The last thing she wanted was to be the damsel in distress.<br /> “Still.” Claude's brow furrowed. “It's not right. Ladies don't strike other ladies. Please keep good care of that little bug. It took me a long time to build and I didn’t record the plans. I may need to borrow it back someday.”<br /> “All right.” Disappointed at his lack of enthusiasm for her naughtiness, she carried on. “But you should have seen her face! If only I could have a portrait made of that. I’d hang it over my bed and have a miniature made to keep by my heart.”<br /> A nasally voice attached to a pointy-faced, pale girl in bright pink skirts burst through the cool glen. “Whose miniature are you keeping by your heart? You haven’t even had your ball yet.”<br /> “Hello, Vivienne.” Marguerite sighed without enthusiasm.<br /> “Marguerite has just sealed her doom,” Claude chimed in. “She threw the cricket I made her at Pomphart’s face today, so there may not be a ball.”<br /> “That’s rubbish! I did no such thing. It just got away from me and bounced right off her nose.” Marguerite laughed again while recalling the image, but Claude’s words made her a bit nervous.<br /> “Oh dear,” cried Vivienne. “What are you going to do?”<br /> Of course Vivienne would make a big deal out of it, Marguerite didn’t expect anything less from her childish neighbor.<br /> “I’m not sure. That’s why I came straight here.” She turned pointedly to Claude. “I thought you’d want to celebrate my freedom and take the rest of the day off.”<br /> Claude was quick to reply, “I’m afraid I can’t. Lots to be finished at the forge and I am on stall-mucking duty with the bots.”<br /> “What do you possibly have to finish at the forge that’s so important?”<br /> Claude raised his eyebrows at her. “A certain girl’s father has requested automatic serving dishes made of twenty-four-karat gold for her introduction to society.”<br /> “Oh my!” Vivienne drew a dramatic breath. “How elegant. I so wish I were old enough to come.”<br /> “Don’t worry,” Marguerite patted the girl’s knee, “I’m sure you can borrow them for your own ball.”<br /> “Marguerite … ” Claude hissed at her.<br /> It wasn’t a very kind thing to say, but Marguerite had never been very fond of Vivienne. She mostly endured her company because she was the only girl within a hundred miles that was close to the same age and station as Marguerite. That, and Claude had insisted she be kind to her.<br /> “You’re right, Claude.” Marguerite smiled in repentance. “I’m sure your father will have loads of wonderful things for the guests to marvel at when your time comes, Vivienne. Still, it would be nice to have both of you there. I suppose I will be forced to talk to strangers.”<br /> “I can’t believe you’re not excited!” Vivienne chattered. “New dresses!Handsome suitors!”<br /> “I am excited,” Marguerite cut her off, “to have it over and done with! Dressing up might be fun, but dressing up to catch a man is not my idea of a good time.”<br /> “Don’t be vulgar.” Vivienne blushed. “It’s not like that at all.”<br /> Claude cut in, “I’d love to stay and discuss this matter with you girls, but I do have a few chafing dishes waiting for their motors in the shop.”<br /> Marguerite tensed at the thought of not only being left alone with Vivienne, but also being without Claude’s protection should Pomphart come looking for her. “Do you think I could come help you at the forge today?”<br /> “Not if you want me to get anything done.” Claude smiled merrily.<br /> “Stop it! You know I’m a whiz with gear-work.”<br /> “When you are actually interested in the work, yes, but I’m afraid that auto-spoons and brass tureens would bore you to death.”<br /> Marguerite tried to make her eyes look large and beseeching, but she knew it was no use.<br /> “No. But you can walk me there. I forgot my lunch anyway,” Claude said as he reached to help Marguerite up.<br /> “I didn’t exactly have time to grab a snack as I fled the dungeons,” Marguerite quipped.<br /> “Oh! I know!” Vivienne was bursting. “Let’s have lunch in town today. You’re not going back to your lessons are you? And Claude is busy with work. It will be such fun girl time!”<br /> Marguerite sighed, but Vivienne was right. There was no way for her to return to the estate house without being trapped by Pomphart, and she had nothing to do if Claude insisted on finishing his chores. Still, she was uneasy about the idea of being on her own with Pomphart’s wrath hovering around an unknown corner waiting to pounce. The woman was ruthless when no one of importance was watching. She had a way of getting Marguerite off on her own and exacting whatever form of punishment she felt was suitable for the crime. Marguerite tried to complain to her father, but he wouldn’t listen, he thought Marguerite just didn’t want lessons anymore.<br /> Claude knew all of this and sensed her fears in her quiet gaze.<br /> “Come with me, both of you. I have someone I want you to meet.” Claude smiled.<br /> Marguerite jumped up at his tug, tossed her wavy brown hair, and set her skirts aright, glad someone was helping her make up her mind. “Very well.”<br /> “Hooray! Oh, I know just the place,” Vivienne said. “There is a new little patisserie I saw the other day I’ve been aching to try.” She skipped up the hill ahead of the other two, babbling on about buns and cakes and half sandwiches.<br /> Claude reached for Marguerite’s arm and squeezed a bit. He used this gesture when he was about to chastise her, but she didn’t think she’d been that rude to Vivienne. The girl got on her nerves with every word, but her intentions were good and Marguerite wasn’t cruel by nature, just impatient.<br /> “What?” she hissed.<br /> “I have some news, but I wanted to tell you first.”<br /> “Oh?” Relieved not to be in trouble, but also perplexed, Marguerite wished more now than ever that Vivienne would just skip into oblivion with her bouncy blonde curls and scattered thoughts.<br /> “Yes. You know how we spoke a few weeks ago about my plans?”<br /> “Did you find a position in Paris?” Marguerite could scarcely contain herself. Her friend was so talented, and she knew better than anyone that he was wasted working as a bondservant on her father’s estate. If he could secure an apprenticeship in Paris he could come back to La Rochelle as a master tradesman. Plus she could visit him there. Still, apprenticeships were hard to come by.<br /> “No, I think it’s better than that.”<br /> “What could be better than Paris?” In her mind, crowds of well-dressed ladies paraded down glittering avenues while the latest autocarts passed by in a blur of technology and innovation. Paris was the hub of all things Marguerite admired.<br /> “I’ve signed into His Majesty’s service. As of next week, I’ll be an official member of the Royal Corp of Engineers.”<br /> “You what?” She was stunned. It took her a moment to sort out her emotions. How could he have made this type of decision without consulting her? They had shared everything since they discovered each other as bored children on the estate a decade ago.<br /> “I knew you’d be angry with me for not telling you beforehand, but an opportunity just presented itself and I knew it was right—I had to take it.”<br /> “No, I’m not angry at all. Just shocked. You know how my father feels about the military.”<br /> “But you see, that’s just it. I won’t have to worry about your father anymore, I won’t owe him anything. My first assignment is to New France.”<br /> “Are you two coming or not? I’m starved!” Vivienne had doubled back when she realized she was talking to herself.<br /> Marguerite wasn’t sure she could eat or talk at that moment. She wasn’t sure she could even take another step.<br />
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Voices in 16-year-old Annabelle Scott’s head aren’t God or signs she’s going mad—yet. Despite being a Mech Warrior recruit, she rebels against her post-Second Civil War society by not only refusing to kill Morgan, a boy she’s attracted to, but also helping him to escape. After officially kicking her out of the program, Commander Samantha Hernandez gives Annabelle auditory implants and contact cams for an undercover assignment to investigate her corrupt police captain. Morgan hacks the implants to plead for her help in freeing his brother from a heavily guarded geek institute.<br />
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Unable to get either her commander or Morgan out of her head, Annabelle can’t confide in her adoptive mom, her beloved sister, or anyone else. While this rift tears at her bond to her sister, circumstance prevents her from searching for her birth mother or who tried to assassinate her adoptive mom.<br />
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As a pawn in a bigger game, who and what can Annabelle trust, including whether her mission is the commander’s vendetta? Can she find a way to help Morgan and discover the link between the attempted assassination, the geek institute, and her corrupt police captain without leading Morgan into a trap, being exiled and separated from her family, or getting herself and those she cares about killed?<br />
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Sixteen-year-old Annabelle Scott lives under the iron rule of a female-dominated régime that forces males to fight to the death to train the military elite. When pressed into service as a mechanized warrior to capture escaped boys, Annabelle stays true to herself by helping some escape. Her defiance endangers everyone she loves and thrusts her to a place of impossible life and death decisions.</div>
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Geo Shaw is a young Outlands frontiersman and a sworn enemy of the female-dominated Federal Union. Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Scott is a Union Mechanized Warrior charged with killing Outland rebels. During a skirmish, she should kill Geo but instead lets him escape, which mystifies them both. In a political power play, Annabelle is given to the Outland Warlord as a bride. She has no other choice than to get Geo’s help—but now there’s a bounty on him and his father. Betrayed by their own people, Annabelle and Geo have to overcome mutual distrust to rely on each other in order to survive.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">Lance Erlick grew up in various parts of the United States and Europe. He took to stories as his anchor and was inspired by his father’s engineering work on cutting-edge aerospace projects to look to the future. He studied creative writing at Northwestern University and University of Iowa.</span></span><br />
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Frosty had a magic hat.<br />
There was no explanation, just a special hat that turned a pile of snow into a walking, talking best friend. Flury is more than that. And doesn’t smoke.<br />
Born on the North Pole, Flury was created by an ancient race of elven that evolved during the Ice Age and continues to live in the polar ice today. Technologically advanced, they sustain themselves with innovation and wisdom. But even the most peaceful settlements encounter danger, such as polar bears. That’s why they invented abominables.<br />
What we call snowmen.<br />
The life of an abominable doesn’t magically spring from a top hat. The heart of an abominable is a metal orb—an intricately carved sphere that generates an electromagnetic field and builds a body of snow around it. Abominables are intimidating and selfless. They run, they fly. Above all else, they protect.<br />
In the late 1800s, Malcolm Toye was part of an arctic voyage that ended in disaster. The survivors of the expedition never saw him again. Malcolm had wandered into the snowy landscape to be saved by a patrolling abominable he would come to know as Flury.<br />
His rescue, however, became more of a curse than a blessing when the elven refused to allow him safe passage back home, insisting they remain secret from humanity. Malcolm was destined to live out his days among the elven, pining for home.<br />
Longing for his wife.<br />
Malcolm escaped by stealing the metal orb of Flury. Quietly, he arrived back in the United States to settle down and resume a normal life. But there was nothing normal about it. As the years went by, his estate becomes shrouded in mystery and rumors.<br />
A hundred years will go by before the mystery is solved.<br />
Oliver Toye, a teenage type 1 diabetic, will discover the magic hidden on his grandmother’s property. He’ll read about Malcolm Toye’s journey when he finds a set of leather bound journals. He’ll see the snowman trapped on the property, and the other things that haunt the forest. Most importantly, he’ll uncover Malcolm Toye’s master plan to harm others. And why he wants to.<br />
Flury will come to Oliver’s rescue more than once.</div>
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Life hasn’t been kind to Oliver Toye.<br />
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As if juvenile diabetes isn’t enough, he’s forced to live with his tyrannical grandmother in a snow-bound house. He spends his days doing chores and the nights listening to the forest rumble.<br />
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But when he discovers the first leather-bound journal, the family secrets begin to surface. The mystery of his great-grandfather’s voyage to the North Pole is revealed. That’s when the snowman appears.<br />
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Magical and mysterious, the snowman will save Oliver more than once. But when the time comes for Oliver to discover the truth, will he have the courage? When Flury needs him, will he have the strength? When believing isn’t enough, will he save the snowman from melting away?<br />
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During the day, I'm a horticulturist. While I've spent much of my career designing landscapes or diagnosing dying plants, I've always been a storyteller. My writing career began with magazine columns, landscape design textbooks, and a gardening column at the Post and Courier (Charleston, SC). However, I've always fancied fiction.<br />
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My grandpa never graduated high school. He retired from a steel mill in the mid-70s. He was uneducated, but he was a voracious reader. I remember going through his bookshelves of paperback sci-fi novels, smelling musty old paper, pulling Piers Anthony and Isaac Asimov off shelf and promising to bring them back. I was fascinated by robots that could think and act like people. What happened when they died?<br />
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I'm a cynical reader. I demand the writer sweep me into his/her story and carry me to the end. I'd rather sail a boat than climb a mountain. That's the sort of stuff I want to write, not the assigned reading we got in school. I want to create stories that kept you up late.<br />
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Having a story unfold inside your head is an experience different than reading. You connect with characters in a deeper, more meaningful way. You feel them, empathize with them, cheer for them and even mourn. The challenge is to get the reader to experience the same thing, even if it's only a fraction of what the writer feels. Not so easy.<br />
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In 2008, I won the South Carolina Fiction Open with Four Letter Words, a short story inspired by my grandfather and Alzheimer's Disease. My first step as a novelist began when I developed a story to encourage my young son to read. This story became The Socket Greeny Saga. Socket tapped into my lifetime fascination with consciousness and identity, but this character does it from a young adult's struggle with his place in the world.<br />
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After Socket, I thought I was done with fiction. But then the ideas kept coming, and I kept writing. Most of my work investigates the human condition and the meaning of life, but not in ordinary fashion. About half of my work is Young Adult (Socket Greeny, Claus, Foreverland) because it speaks to that age of indecision and the struggle with identity. But I like to venture into adult fiction (Halfskin, Drayton) so I can cuss. Either way, I like to be entertaining.<br />
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The Search for the Stone of Excalibur by Fiona Ingram</h4>
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<b>Title: </b> The Search for the Stone of Excalibur (The Chronicles of the Stone, Book 2) | <b>Author:</b> Fiona Ingram | <b>Publication Date:</b> October 6, 2014 | <b>Publisher:</b> The Educational Publisher / Biblio Publishing | <b>Pages:</b> 399 | <b>Recommended Ages: </b>10+
<b>Summary: </b>Continuing the adventure that began in Egypt a few months prior in <i>The Secret of the Sacred Scarab</i>, cousins Adam and Justin Sinclair are hot on the trail of the second Stone of Power, one of seven ancient stones lost centuries ago. This stone might be embedded in the hilt of a newly discovered sword that archaeologists believe belonged to King Arthur: Excalibur. However, their long-standing enemy, Dr. Khalid, is following them as they travel to Scotland to investigate an old castle. Little do they know there is another deadly force, the Eaters of Poison, who have their own mission to complete. Can Justin and Adam find the second Stone of Power and survive? And why did Aunt Isabel send a girl with them? And how annoying for them that their tag-along companion, Kim, seems to have such good ideas when they are stumped.<br />
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Max's Arabian Adventure by Wendy Leighton-Porter</h4>
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<b>Summary: </b>In this spin-off adventure from the <i>Shadows From The Past</i> series, Max the talking Tonkinese cat goes on a solo mission without his usual time-travelling companions. Snatched from the house where he lives with eleven-year-old twins Joe and Jemima Lancelot, Max is dragged back into the past by an evil magician who has lined him up to perform a special task. Torn away from all he holds dear, the despondent cat fears he may never be able to return to the present and his beloved owner, Jemima. What will become of him? Will he make it back or will he be condemned to remain forever in a distant time and place, far from home?<br />
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<b>Summary: </b>Armed with what she considers her grandmother’s curse, 15-year-old Rosa agrees to help the ghost of King Tut find his lost queen Hesena. Though Hesena’s <i>ba</i> inhabits part of Rosa, finding the whole spirit of Hesena so that she and Tut can be together for the first time in over 3300 years proves to be a harder task than Rosa first thinks. Thrust back into Ancient Egypt with Tut, Rosa discovers that finding Hesena is not all she must do. She must keep out of the reach of the living Horemheb—who crosses mortal boundaries using Seth’s evil magic—if she is to stay alive to make it back home.<br />
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I love ancient history, mystery, legends, and travel. Join my young heroes Justin and Adam in an exciting quest as they search for the Seven Stones of Power. Each book is a new adventure, so be part of it!
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I’m a retired high school English teacher. My hope is to reach reluctant readers with my Arthurian Tales and soon a series of stories from ancient lands and legends that will take readers on adventurous quests throughout history.
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From bestselling Hawaiian author, Kiana Davenport, comes 'The Soul Ajar,' a riveting political thriller and love story. Set primarily in contemporary Russia and the United States, here is a novel that brilliantly knits together four seemingly unconnected lives: Adam, a CIA intelligence operative who suffers from albinism, and searches for the Russian assassin who killed his mother, an act he witnessed as a child; Lily, a young Hawaiian-Chinese journalist who falls in love with him; Bazil, an Indian intelligence operative from Mumbai who befriends Adam; and Zahira, a beautiful Afghani girl mutilated by the Taliban. In this searing and multi-faceted novel, Davenport reveals the paths these characters travel as their lives become intertwined in a haunting and timeless story of the love that binds humans together, and the wars that continue to tear us apart.
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KIANA DAVENPORT is descended from a full-blooded Native Hawaiian mother, and a Caucasian father from Talladega, Alabama. Her father, Braxton Bragg Davenport, was a sailor in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor, when he fell in love with her mother, Emma Kealoha Awaawa Kanoho Houghtailing. On her mother's side, Kiana traces her ancestry back to the first Polynesian settlers to the Hawaiian Islands who arrived almost two thousand years ago from Tahiti and the Tuamotu's. On her father's side, she traces her ancestry to John Davenport, the puritan clergyman who co-founded the American colony of New Haven, Connecticut in 1638.
Kiana is the author of the internationally best-selling novels, SHARK DIALOGUES, SONG OF THE EXILE, HOUSE OF MANY GODS, THE SPY LOVER, and most recently, THE SOUL AJAR, now available in paperback and on Kindle. She is also the author of the collections, HOUSE OF SKIN PRIZE-WINNING STORIES, CANNIBAL NIGHTS, PACIFIC STORIES Volume II, and OPIUM DREAMS, PACIFIC STORIES, VOLUME III. All three collections have been Kindle bestsellers. She has also been a guest blogger on Huffington Post.
A graduate of the University of Hawaii, Kiana has been a Bunting Fellow at Harvard University, a Visiting Writer at Wesleyan University, and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Her short stories have won numerous O. Henry Awards, Pushcart Prizes, and the Best American Short Story Award, 2000. Her novels and short stories have been translated into twenty-one languages. She lives in Hawaii and New York City.<br />
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Kira, a huntress plagued by dreams of fire and pain has worked tirelessly to rid her city of the scourge that has nearly destroyed it...nostvores, mythlend creatures with dark and vast appetites for blood and sex. She does this not only because they had killed so many people in her life, but also because she has an edge that no other human had...she has their abilities. The problem was, these abilities were killing her and she feared time was no longer on her side.<br />
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If that wasn’t dangerous enough, the more time she spends with the Vanatre nostvore Emmerich, and the mooran Kuron, who she brings with her for protection, the less she wants to kill them. Instead, she feels an unexplainable attraction towards them both, and she fears surrendering to such desire with either is a deadly game to play, for she would not only be risking her life, but quite possibly her heart.<br />
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Brought back to life, Kira awoke to a world where she no longer belonged. She was one of them now…a mythlend, the scourge that she’d lived her entire life hunting. What was worse, she had become the species that she and a number of other mythlends had tried desperately to stop from being awoken…the Hunrati.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">Kimberley lives by the idea that everyone should have a bucket list of things they want to accomplish in life, but not only to have a list, but attempt to mark off as many items as possible. One goal that was high on hers was writing a novel and having it published. This idea of writing a novel wasn’t new to her, but an inevitability, as her love of reading books and watching movies inspired her to create her own stories. When the day came that she finally did start to write, she realized that this was going to be something that she wanted to do more than once, emphasized by the fact that her first novel was to be book 1 of a trilogy, and that there are many more stories waiting inside her head ready to be created. Her hope is that not only for people to enjoy hers books, but that people are inspired by them as others have inspired her.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 19.2000007629395px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">Kimberley was born in Sydney, Australia, and currently resides in the Gold Coast hinterland.</span></span></div>
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