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A Place Called Grace

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Leah McPhillen is unlucky when it comes to love… every man she has ever cared for left her without explanation… When she finally meets a man who piques her interest, a horrendous crash interrupts their date…

Meet Fran Driscoll

Fran Driscoll (formerly Roberts) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although she loved the people and her Green Bay Packers, she relocated to the Gulf Coast to enjoy six months of summer and NO winter. She currently teaches middle school in Pascagoula, MS, and truly enjoys a challenge. Her first two books were devotionals, brought about by a curse she prayed upon herself as a young child: “Lord, please don’t ever let my life be boring.” The first book is “31 Prayers for the Addict I Love” written after the untimely death of two addicted loved ones. The second is “31 Prayers for When Life Isn’t Fair” at the request of a fellow teacher. Driscoll’s first fiction novel, “A Place Called Grace,” is an action-packed Christian Romance. The sequel, “A Place Without Mercy,” was released in December, 2016. Following that were several short stories, three in Mobile Writers Guild Anthologies “Pieces,” “Mardi Gras Pieces,” and “Valentine’s Day Pieces” as well as a short story in “The Trouble With Cupid: 10 Short Mysteries Spiced with Romance.” Novel number three, “A Broken Place,” is loosely tied to the first two “Place” novels, but can stand alone as can the 2019 novella “No Second Place.” Other McPhillen stories are still to come, since just about every day something happens that would make a great story (back to that aforementioned curse). Driscoll has also published several poems and short stories, and loves to read as much as write. She lives in Pascagoula with her sweet husband, two talented daughters, & four dogs (the amount of animals could vary at any time, though). She has a grown son in South Carolina who also happens to be her favorite preacher & who has recently married a wonderful girl named Kim. Driscoll is a former member of Gulf Coast Writer’s Association and Mobile Bay Writer’s Project, co-Vice President of Mobile Writer’s Guild, and is forever indebted to the wonderful and gifted West Mobile Writer’s Group. Visit her website at: https://frandriscoll.com/
Website : https://frandriscoll.com/

Journey to the Hopewell Star

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★★★★★ GOLD MEDAL WINNER, 2021 READERS’ FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (Young Adult – Sci-Fi)
A mysterious star could bring stability to her world…or lead her to a blistering end.

Quiet and introverted twelve-year-old Sam Sanderson is comfortable living a simple life on her family’s peaceful farm. That is, until a mysterious visitor arrives one night, thrusting her on a formidable and dangerous journey across galaxies.

With little direction and no training manual, her mission is to find the elusive Hopewell Star to save a dying planet. But with time running out, a destructive business mogul tracking her every move, and deadly disasters threatening her community, she’ll have to rely on her wits, courage, and friends to make things right and restore peace to both worlds…all while surviving seventh grade.

From discovering the secret of the Hopewell Star to locating a lost civilization, this book has it all: exhilarating adventures, mystery and intrigue, and fascinating characters—you won’t be able to put it down!

Praise for Journey to the Hopewell Star:

★GOLD MEDAL WINNER, 2021 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards
★WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Award (December 2020)
★GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT, MOM’S CHOICE AWARDS®
★“A RED RIBBON WINNER and highly recommended” – The Wishing Shelf
Book Awards 2020 (UK)
★A Must-Have New Brunswick Book of 2020 – Atlantic Books Today
★LONGLISTED for The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Book Awards 2021

“[A] spellbinding story that is impossible to put down.” – Readers’ Favorite

“A well thought out, entertaining fantasy adventure that works on several levels.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Young adult author Hannah D. State effortlessly blends science fiction and fantasy in Journey to the Hopewell Star, an engaging story featuring an alien culture and a destructive megacorporation that is as enjoyable as it is timely.” – IndieReader (starred review)

“Wonderfully imaginative!” – Cary Caffrey, bestselling author of The Girls From Alcyone

“Five stars for a fine debut novel!” – The Miramichi Reader

“A wonderfully engaging fantasy adventure for YA. Cleverly plotted and totally unique, I’d highly recommend it.” – A ‘Wishing Shelf’ Book Review

“Refreshing…well-written and thoughtful.” – Literary Titan

“A page-turner full of surprises.” – The Prairies Book Review

Meet Hannah D. State

Hannah D. State is an award-winning Canadian author. She graduated from McGill University with a BA and earned her MPL from Queen’s University. Hannah is bothered by inequality, violence, greed, complacency, snakes, entering a dark room, and not getting enough sleep. She enjoys writing about strong-willed characters who don’t fit the norm and who overcome great obstacles with perseverance, self-discovery, and help from others. Sometimes Hannah can’t keep up with her characters’ ideas and plans, so she takes breaks, drinks coffee, does yoga and tai chi, and takes nature walks to calm her mind and really listen. Journey to the Hopewell Star is her first novel. You can find her author page on Facebook.

THREAT NEXUS

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IT’S DIE HARD MEETS THE SIEGE
IN THIS ACTION THRILLER

Atlanta. Near midnight. A lone driver with a goal and little time to complete it. He needs help from Malcolm Hobbs, but there’s a problem. He’s suspended from his post as Sergeant of the APDs elite X-Men Homicide Squad, and that’s bad timing for his visitor. After the meeting Hobbs, compelled to serve and protect, launches his off-the-clock investigation.

With a flawlessly executed plan from the highways to the midtown and downtown surface streets, Hobbs encounters a deadly team of rogue military operatives who seize the city. Despite coalition efforts from the government alphabet soup authorities, the metropolis’ best hope may fall on Hobbs’ assaults against this invading force of evil.

With a city on the brink of chaos, Hobbs combats his most intense life-threatening enemy yet and risks all to save the people of Atlanta and the rest of America from a doomsday countdown.

Meet Cortez Law III

Cortez Law III is the author of eight independently published books. The romance novel, My Brother’s Keeper (2001), the Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad suspense/mystery/thriller novels Kremlin Tide (2014), Cold Lick (2015), Serial Rites (2017), Shadow Doctors (2019) and Threat Nexus (2020). He also wrote the science fiction/thriller, S.Y.P.H.E.N. (2015) and the supernatural thriller novella, Evil Realms (2019). He resides in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area. Visit him online at https://www.cortezlaw.net. He enjoys movies, TV, fishing, sports, reading and fitness.
Website : http://www.cortezlaw.net

Deadlock

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He’ll get her home safe…or he’ll die trying…

Honey Honig is used to infiltrating the most dangerous places on Earth and thwarting kidnappers. But he never expected to end up in Tanzania, at the wrong end of a hostage situation with the most intriguing doctor he’s ever met. Now, he’ll do anything to get them out of the deadly web they’ve landed in—and keep the woman of his dreams safe. Should be easy for an ex-Delta Force operator, right? He wishes…

No one kidnaps animal migration specialists. Or so Meg Finley thought—until she found herself in the clutches of terrorists, that is. She needs to keep her wits about her now more than ever. She can’t let herself be distracted by an untimely attraction to her ridiculously appealing protector. But…she is…

It will take all of Meg and Honey’s combined strength, knowledge, and skill to survive. But when all is said and done, will it be enough to get them to happily ever after? 

Deadlock is an intense, action adventure military romance suspense thriller filled with spies, conspiracies, and international terror. 

Grab your copy, and let’s go!

Meet Fiona Quinn

USA Today Bestselling Author, Fiona Quinn is rooted in the Old Dominion outside of D.C. with her husband and children. There, she pops chocolates, devours books, and taps continuously on her laptop.

Quinn writes military romantic suspense with a psychic twist. Her library of series include: LYNX, UNCOMMON ENEMIES, STRIKE FORCE, KATE HAMILTON mysteries, Cerberus Tactical K-9 series, and the Delta Force Echo series with more to come. All are part of the Iniquus World of high stakes national security.

Escape to Osprey Cove

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

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

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

Meet Luisa Marietta Gold

Luisa Marietta Gold was born and educated in Pennsylvania, where she spent a large part of her adult life and worked for a large corporation. After her only daughter was born, she relocated to North Carolina, where she worked as a Realtor and began running a recreational business with her husband. She currently resides on eleven acres near a lake reminiscent of the Rideau lake chain that provides the setting for The Osprey Cove Lodge Series. The series was born from her love of that region of Canada, the outdoors, and lake life. Many years were spent enjoying the Rideau, staying in lodges, and for a time, her privately-owned cottage. Among her many interests are painting, cooking, baking. And of course, writing and storytelling. But it’s the simple things of life that bring the most enjoyment — the beauty of the trees outside the window of her writing room as they change with the seasons and watching her kitties interact and play. Nearly all of these interests and life experiences are reflected in her books.
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David DeLee Starter Pack

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This first in series bundle contains the first book in each of David DeLee’s thrilling, edge-of-your-seat series featuring bounty hunter Grace deHaviland, ex-DEA agent Nick Lafferty, and NYPD detectives Frank Flynn & Christine Levy. Join them as they deal with the worst society has to offer. As they track down criminals, solve vicious murders, and bring the offenders to justice without losing themselves to the darkness in the process.

Meet David DeLee

David DeLee is the author of the award-winning Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series, the Nick Lafferty thriller series, and the Flynn & Levy police procedurals, among others. Of David’s work, Grace deHaviland’s been called “original, interesting, and a fascinating point of view character” and SUSPENSE MAGAZINE called Crystal White “…a dark portrayal of the evil that men–and women–can do.”

David is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice and is a former licensed private investigator. A native New Yorker, David currently resides in New Hampshire.

For more information check out his website: www.daviddelee-author.com or join his mailing list: https://www.subscribepage.com/daviddelee

Website : https://www.amazon.com/David-DeLee/e/B004FS1RTG/

Don’t Kill Me Because I’m Beautiful

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Brooklyn Petitjean is young, hot, rich, and hunted in post-pandemic Los Angeles, 2023, a city that’s cracking with tension, tent cities, roving Neo-Nazis, and a nasty gang of unemployed salesgirls. In this helter-skelter landscape, Brooklyn clashes with her fading movie star mother, finds love with a celibate ex-child star, and glimpses a terrifying future through a young psychic who tells her, “Something’s chasing you and it’s not done with you yet.” 

Reader’s Favorite Book Reviews ***** 
“What an excellent read for psychological thriller fans who are also curious about what goes on behind the beautiful faces and places, the glitz, gloom, and glamour of Hollywood… Readers follow Brooklyn’s thoughts and movements with increasing tension, and when she comes face to face with the real monsters of her childhood, she can barely breathe, and neither can we!… The complex plot is thoroughly engaging and full of twists.”

IndieReader—
“Gewirtz writes with an enjoyable poison-pen tone… “…an engrossing story with a dizzying array of complicated plot lines, many of which speak to timely topics like ageism, cancel culture, and even… the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s a thrilling, engaging read that will keep readers in suspense until the last page.” 

Foreword/Clarion Reviews— 
“Fascinating descriptions of the machinations of the movie industry also come through… Ending on a note of grace, Don’t Kill Me Because I’m Beautiful is a dark thriller in which Hollywood’s beauty belies its true evil.” 

Online Book Club —
“Don’t Kill Me Because I’m Beautiful is an intriguing story with an array of complicated plots and twists in a storyline that examines human behavior.” 

“The book is a page-turner, full of terrors and compassion, with the sense that some of the events happened or came damned near close to happening.” —Amazon Customer

“Every plot twist (and there are many) had me guessing — and then surprised. Perfect, escapist entertainment…”
— Amazon Customer 

“An array of fascinating, funny, and freaky characters. I highly recommend.” — Amazon Customer

Meet H. Gewirtz

H. Gewirtz is a twice Emmy-nominated and three-time Writer’s Guild of America Award nominee for such television shows as The Simpsons, The Larry Sanders Show, Everybody Hates Chris, and many more. DON’T KILL ME BECAUSE I’M BEAUTIFUL is his debut novel and he says it’s the best and most satisfying writing he’s ever done. H. Gewirtz lives in Los Angeles with his artist wife, Karen. His son Connor, a RISD graduate created the cover art for the novel.