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Loyals Series, Book 3: Snowfields by Frances Evlin

Continue the Series:   Chapter 1   Braeth straightened from a crouch beside the fire where a gill-skewered herring roasted for himself and his twelve-year-old grandson Vachel. Up-mountain on the snowfields, beyond the spring-green fairplain but close enough to be discernible as human beings, two figures moved. With awakening dread, Braeth squinted at the pair. A drift of wind blew downhill and his two dogs sprang to their feet. The animals' silver-tipped black hackles rose, their amber eyes glowed, their…
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Stories from the Vale Series: Gifts of the Elven by Kathy Ann Trueman

Generations ago, ships full of refugees from a vast war accidentally blew into a narrow, sheltered harbor between the cliffs of two mountain ranges. The people called the vast and fertile valley beyond the harbor the Vale and settled there. The Vale was also home to wild animals, dragons, and magical creatures called elves...and magic.   As the years passed, humans with no actual magical talent came to be born with a Gift--a single ability. Among the Gifted, only healers…
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Fudge Shop Mystery Series: Undercover Fudge by Christine De Smet

Candy shop owner Ava Oosterling has her hands full when her best friend Pauline Mertens takes a summer job as a wedding coordinator--with the nuptials and reception scheduled in mere days in the back yard of Ava's Blue Heron. Then the sheriff informs Ava that a band of thieves storming the country may have targeted this wedding. And that's because there's proof Pauline's mother is associated with the thieves... When the sheriff asks Ava to go undercover, she finds herself…
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Fudge Shop Mystery Series by Christine DeSmet

  Deadly Fudge Divas  A taste of trouble is in the air when a group of well-heeled, fudge-loving women descend on Ava Oosterling's newly acquired and lovingly refurbished bed & breakfast inn for a chocolate lovers' getaway. When one of the women turns up dead--and Ava's grandfather is a prime suspect--Ava plunges into the thick of a murder case stickier than her candy store's line of Fairy Tale fudge flavors and the chocolate facials the women adore at the local…
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Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series, Book 6: Hidden by Karen Wiesner

Nestled on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin is a small, secluded town called Bloodmoon Cove with volatile weather, suspicious folk...and newly awakened ghosts. Sometimes what you don't know can hurt you...     Continue the series:           Chapter 1   Since his marriage--or more aptly, since the day he'd met his better half, Sybilla Nygard--Tobias Ocampo had come to dislike arriving home alone, knowing his wife potentially wouldn't be joining him for hours.  He grimaced as…
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Loyals Series, Book 2: Firehills by Francis Evlin

  Continue the Series: Chapter 1   The wind caught its breath. The brindle milch cows stood like blocks of jasper, waiting. Beyond the tall wooden fence that defined the boundaries of the lordshare, the night-feeding tersaks lifted on great barred wings, even though sunset was eight hours away. Kelber gripped the worked-iron rail of the balcony and looked west toward the treeless peak twelve miles distant. Above the firehill an ominous sienna glow crept upward; highly heated air melted…
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A Vince Torelli Mystery, Book 4: The List by John Schembra

A former soldier who becomes a San Francisco police homicide investigator after the war, Vince Torelli is dedicated, intelligent and highly principled--all skills that serve him well given the difficult, almost impossible murder investigations he's assigned that force him to the razor edge with equally resolute, extremely ruthless masterminds.   Continue the Series: Chapter 1   He liked it down there. Yes, it was damp and cold, but without the constant wind off the ocean, it was tolerable, even comfortable.…
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Romance Book and Book-themed T-Shirt

  Our "A Perfect Match" novel being read by a lady in our Bookaholics Shirt:) Both the book and the shirt can be bought at Amazon. A Perfect Match: http://mybook.to/APerfectMatch Bookaholics Shirt (and others): http://bit.ly/WEBookAddictsBrand   #romance #romancebooks #romancenovels #contemporaryromance #Tshirt #Teeshirt #Clothes #clothesforwomen #casualwomensclothing #clothesformen #casualmensclothing #amazonwomensclothes #womensclothes #books #reading #bookblogger #WritersExchangeEPublishing        
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Hyksos Series, Book 7: Sons of Tao by Max Overton

The power of the kings of the Middle Kingdom have been failing for some time, having lost control of the Nile Delta to a series of Canaanite kings who ruled from the northern city of Avaris.   Into this mix came the Kings of Amurri, Lebanon and Syria bent on subduing the whole of Egypt. These kings were known as the Hyksos, and they dealt a devastating blow to the peoples of the Nile Delta and Valley. War breaks out…
Loyals Series Boxed Set
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Loyals Series by Francis Evlin

Book 1: Eternal Trees Chaff, a stable boy in the employ of Lord Yoad, receives Awareness magic--the ability to manipulate Life Force particles--on his sixteenth birthday. He flees Yoad Hall and travels to the Crown to see the Eternal Trees and Prand's First Loyal who provides the connection to the Eternal One. King Neel, First Loyal, astonishes Chaff by revealing that he is a Second Loyal. The Non--the antithesis of the Eternal One--manipulates Lord Yoad's men into felling an Eternal…
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Loyals Series, Book 1: Eternal Trees by Francis Evlin

Continue the Series: Chapter 1   Chaff limped into the speckled mare's stall and darted a glance over his shoulder as he kneed shut the gate. Earlymorn light silhouetted no figure in the stable's open doorway, nor did the dark-timbered interior reveal any sign of human life. And so, setting down bucket and broom, Chaff pulled two withered carrots from the pocket of his breeches. "I've brought you a treat, Lusala," he whispered, his throat choking. A pitiful offering for…
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Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 2: That Synching Feeling by Michelle Levigne

Far on the edge of settled space, the colony world Mallachrom is mostly wilderness. Years ago, during an invasion by the alien Talroqi, many adults were killed while most of the children vanished, spirited away to safety by the sentient canines known as Shadows.   Those children came back from the wilderness changed, bound to the planet in ways they can't, or won't, explain. Called the Taken, they live on the edges of civilization. The new government on Mallachrom fears…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: The Shadows Trilogy by Jennifer St. Clair

    When Alban's father Terrin appeared at the castle door with a vampire in tow, Alban fell under his spell. But Terrin didn't return to live quietly in his brother's kingdom. With Alban's untrained powers at his disposal, he begins his ruthless plan to destroy the Seven Kingdoms and rule them all, beginning with his brother's death.  Although the future looks grim, Alban and the vampire attempt to stop Terrin...and they almost succeed.   Publisher: https://writers-exchange.com/The-Prince-of-Shadows/ Amazon: http://mybook.to/PrinceOfShadows  …
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Mischief in Moonstone Series, Novella 5: A Moonstone Wedding by Christine DeSmet

Nestled against the sparkling shores of Lake Superior, the tiny village of Moonstone is anything but ordinary. Between romantic entanglements, quirky neighbors, and mysteries that seem to pop up with every season, the locals know life here comes with a generous dose of laughter and surprise. From silkie chickens and a giant prehistoric beaver skeleton to kidnapped reindeer and holiday hijinks, mischief is always waiting just around the corner. Fall in love with the humorous, heartwarming adventures of Moonstone--where romance…
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Avoid a Sagging Middle by Dee Lloyd

No middle should sag. The dragging, sagging pace of the middle of a romance is every bit as unattractive as the lax muscles of a person's physical midsection. No matter how enthralling your opening chapters are, you will lose your grip on the reader's attention if nothing significant happens or if the pace falters midway in your story. The last thing you want is the reader to think, "She already told me that!" Even if your hero is irresistible and…
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Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 1: Blue Fire by Michelle Levigne

Far on the edge of settled space, the colony world Mallachrom is mostly wilderness. Years ago, during an invasion by the alien Talroqi, many adults were killed while most of the children vanished, spirited away to safety by the sentient canines known as Shadows.   Those children came back from the wilderness changed, bound to the planet in ways they can't, or won't, explain. Called the Taken, they live on the edges of civilization. The new government on Mallachrom fears…
Woodcutter's Grim Series, Volume II {Classic Tales of Horror Retold} 3d cover updated 2023
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Woodcutter’s Grim Series, Volume II {Classic Tales of Horror Retold} (Books 4-7) by Karen Wiesner

For the ten generations since the evil first came to Woodcutter's Grim, the Guardians have sworn an oath to protect the town from the childhood horrors that lurk in the black woods. Without them, the town would be defenseless...and the terrors would escape to the world at large.   A four-book miniseries within the Woodcutter's Grim Series, dealing with the curse on the Shaussegeny family. Moonlight Becomes You (Book 4) {romantic paranormal} Very loosely based on "The Town Mouse and the Country…
Woodcutter's Grim Series, Volume I {Classic Tales of Horror Retold} (Books 1-3 and The Final Chapter) 3d cover updated 2023
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Woodcutter’s Grim Series, Volume I {Classic Tales of Horror Retold} (Books 1-3 and The Final Chapter) by Karen Wiesner

For the ten generations since the evil first came to Woodcutter's Grim, the Guardians have sworn an oath to protect the town from the childhood horrors that lurk in the black woods. Without them, the town would be defenseless...and the terrors would escape to the world at large.   Woodcutter's Grim Series, Volume I (Classic Tales of Horror Retold) is a compilation of the first three novellas in the series and The Final Chapter. Including:   Papa (Book 1) {romantic horror}…
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3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Volume 6: CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction: A Writer’s Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationship by Karen S. Wiesner

  Bonus Companion Booklet for CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction {A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships} Bonus Companion Booklet contains all the blank worksheets, checklists, charts, exercises, and/or other aids from the main book along with detailed examples. This companion booklet is provided as a supplement, assuming readers have a working knowledge of the methods discussed in Volume 6 of the 3D Fiction Fundamentals…
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Hyksos Series, Book 4: Possessor of All, A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Max Overton

The power of the kings of the Middle Kingdom have been failing for some time, having lost control of the Nile Delta to a series of Canaanite kings who ruled from the northern city of Avaris.   Into this mix came the Kings of Amurri, Lebanon and Syria bent on subduing the whole of Egypt. These kings were known as the Hyksos, and they dealt a devastating blow to the peoples of the Nile Delta and Valley. The Hyksos, themselves…