Daily Archives: September 26, 2016

Brian, His Grandad & the Cup of Agesby P.J. Taylor

When eleven-year-old Brian Pankhurst has to stay with his grandparents, he’s not exactly enthusiastic. He barely knows them, after all, and they’re a little strange. They’re stranger than he realises, in fact. Very soon after he arrives at their ancient house, Brian starts to feel that something isn’t right. Why has someone sent his granddad a completely blank letter? Why don’t people who go in to the local bookshop ever seem to come out again? What does his granddad mean when he says Brian’s father wasn’t really an accountant? Then Brian wakes in the middle of the night and finds he’s going to have to adjust to three things very quickly: magic is real, monsters are real, and he and his family are in terrible danger…

Alexby Adam J Nicolai

Ian Colmes fears he’s going mad.

His son, Alex, was killed six months ago. The boy was only five years old. In the wake of his death, Ian drove his wife away and nearly lost his job. Now, alone in an empty house, Ian is seeing his son again.

Every vision is a repeat of something Alex said or did in life: aching memories replaying themselves for Ian’s eyes alone. Are these images of Alex real? Has he found a way back, to forgive or condemn his father?

Or has Ian’s sorrow quickened into psychosis?

With a masterful hand, bestselling Kindle Horror author Adam J Nicolai paints a picture of grief, madness, and the furious strength of a father’s love for his son.

Amazon readers are saying:

“Mr. Nicolai maintains a sense of creeping disquiet and uncertainty throughout the narrative; I was unsure whether Ian was haunted by his son or slowly going crazy until the last few pages of the novel.”
– Uncle Progress – 5 stars

“I … found myself marveling at how well-crafted many sentences are. I would find myself stopping and re-reading them, just so I could savor their beauty a little longer.”
– Basil Owen – 5 stars

“Mr. Nicolai uses language beautifully. He paints very vivid images in very few words and he does so brilliantly.” – Tifainé N. Highly – 5 stars

“Mr. Nicolai’s brutally straightforward prose and clear love for his characters… combine into something vital and hungry (like the early works of – dare I speak his name? – Stephen King).”
– Ryan J. Holthaus – 5 stars

“[O]ften it is easy to see why any given writer had to self publish (and often seemingly without any editor). That is definitely not the case here. The writing was intense, compelling and intelligent.”
– Beth C – 4 stars

“[T]he ending was nailed perfectly.”
– Jason Plowman – 5 stars

“For anyone who has been near people in the depths of horrific and insatiable grief, Ian’s hundred mile an hour flight into emotional and physical self-destruction rings true.”
– Shawna B. – 5 stars

“During the climax of the story my 1.5 year old daughter read my emotions and instinctively curled up in my arms and remained there [for the] rest of the book. This was not just a story for me – it was an experience.”
– Ben – 5 stars

“If Alex [is] a sign of things to come, keep your eyes on this author. You will not regret it.”
– Grace McDonough – 5 stars

Alex, by Adam J Nicolai. You will not sleep tonight.

Bless Me, Fatherby Neil Boyd

The inspiration for the hit London Weekend Television series of the same name, this is one confessional you’ll want to make a point of visiting

Young Neil Boyd has just finished divinity school and has been newly ordained as a priest. His first post? St. Jude’s parish, a corner of London with a raucous congregation full of Irish immigrants. The flock is an odd pairing with the gentle Father Boyd, but he just might be both mad enough and tender enough to get through to them.
 
Later adapted into a beloved British sitcom, Bless Me, Father is a humorous and sweet-natured look at Catholicism in the 1950s. Joining Boyd is the cantankerous, scheming, and brilliant Father Duddleswell, a man who is willing to do anything to make sure the Lord’s will be done, and Mrs. Pring, the sharp-tongued housekeeper who both coddles and cajoles her priestly family of two. If the church needs money, Duddleswell will place a bet to get it. If a Catholic wants to marry a Protestant . . . well, maybe he won’t go that far.
 
Father Neil’s adventures with his parishioners are sure to delight readers of all creeds.

Revenge is a Dish Best Served on the Mongolian Steppe: A Furtive Khan Thrillerby Kent Babin

January 2005. Intikam Chobanoglu is the newest interloper for industrial espionage firm Furtive Khan Global. His debut mission takes him to the wild steppes of Mongolia where foreign mining companies are only beginning to exploit the country’s vast mineral resources.

Furtive Khan’s client wants a piece of the country’s largest untapped copper deposit, but it needs a change in government to make that happen. With an election pitting the incumbent former Communists against the opposition coalition only a few months away, the client believes now is the time to take action.

When news of a fatal mining accident breaks on his first day in country, Intikam embarks on an adventure around Mongolia in search of evidence that will discredit the former Communists. What he does not know is that there are powers conspiring against him that will go to great lengths to maintain the status quo.

Will Intikam find what he needs or will his enemies prevail?

Diet-Free Me: How to Stop Struggling, Lose Weight, and Embrace a Healthy Lifestyleby Pamela Burke

Whoever said sharing the how to of losing weight and making lifestyle changes to begin living a healthy lifestyle couldn’t be fun and entertaining while at the same time authentic and informative does not know Pamela Burke.

Before getting to the fun part, think about what it would mean for you to become healthier, lose weight in the process, and have the frame of mind to keep the weight off for a lifetime.

Sounds great, right? But….

• You struggle with knowing what to eat and when to eat it.
• You find losing weight frustratingly out of reach.
• You struggle to get out of the lose weight to only gain back again cycle.
• You do not know what you need to do to be less confused about what it takes to lose weight and keep it off for a lifetime.
• You are unsure what a healthy lifestyle looks like let alone how do you embrace a healthy lifestyle.

Pamela Burke, the author of Diet-Free Me: How to Stop Struggling, Lose Weight, and Embrace a Healthy Lifestyle, completely understands that. She also understands that if you remain stuck on your “but” the following could be or already is your reality:

• Lack of self-confidence.
• Depression.
• Risk of preventable health issues such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes.
• Worsening of current health issues.
• Spending more to adjust to an increasing size wardrobe.

If the above is your reality, it does not have to stay that way. You can tackle those, “Buts” head-on. You can learn how to embrace a healthy lifestyle and lose weight or maintain your current weight in the process.

It is all within Diet-Free Me.