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The Coalition: A Novel of Suspenseby Samuel Marquis

“A promising thriller writer with a fine hero, great research, and a high level of authenticity.”—Donald Maass, Author of Writing 21st Century Fiction (for The Coalition)

From the fiftieth floor of an office building in Denver, Colorado, a longrange assassin calmly watches a procession of black Lincolns. When the motorcade pulls to the curb in Civic Center Plaza, a prominent leader steps from one of the vehicles and takes the stage to make an important speech. Moments later, a loud BOOM echoes through the Plaza and the man slumps to the platform like a stringless marionette. The mysterious sniper, whose very existence is unknown to the international law enforcement community, has just assassinated U.S. President-elect William Ambrose Kieger.

In the aftermath of the shocking political crime, the shooter escapes and a Task Force is swiftly assembled, headed up by Special Agent Kenneth Patton of the FBI’s Denver Field Office. A ten-year vet in Domestic Terrorism, the unconventional Ken is driven to solve the crime by both professional and personal motives. His search leads him to a secret society whose diabolical and far-reaching plot threatens the very highest levels of the U.S. government. Yet the group’s motives, secret membership, and ambitious plans remain elusive. Can Ken and his team uncover the plot in time to save the day? Can they beat the countdown on the clock and catch the assassin and the shadowy group in the background pulling the strings? Or will time run out?

Dark New World (Dark New World, Book 1) – An EMP Survival Storyby J.J. Holden

Society crumbles after an EMP attack, and the terrifying nightmare has only just begun…
Three people from different walks of life each experience the end of America. Cassy is a 33-year-old prepper and single mother, away on business. Ethan is a hacker and conspiracy nut living underground. Frank is a family man out camping with friends and family. When a devastating EMP attack in the middle of the night destroys America’s infrastructure, they are propelled on an unforgettable journey across an ocean of chaos to reach safety… Safety from an unknown invader and from once-fellow Americans now hungry and desperate. Dark New World is a prepper story of survival and the fight to retain humanity in the face of an apocalyptic event.

True Ghost Stories: Jim Harold’s Campfire 1by Jim Harold

A teen plays with a Ouija Board and gets a terrifying response

-A Deceased Musician Returns To Ask That His Final Record Be Completed

-A young bride makes a strange request that averts tragedy

280 Pages, 70+ TRUE, Spooky Stories From The Popular Campfire Podcast

22 Million Downloads Can’t Be Wrong!

Jim Harold’s podcasts have been downloaded over 22 million times, and the program that gets the most response is his popular Campfire show. In this his FIRST book, TRUE GHOST STORIES: Jim Harold’s Campfire, Jim shares 73 of the best stories ever featured on the program. You’ll read REAL PEOPLE’s experiences with ghosts plus some UFO and monster stories added for flavor.

The Mia Kazmaroff Mysteries: Books 1-3by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

This sexy romp through Atlanta’s underworld is a spine-tingling, page-flipping thrill ride. Mia Kazmaroff is able to tell the story behind any object simply by touch–a gift that comes in handy when she is solving cases with ex-cop Jack Burton. Together they create a partnership that breaks all the rules, skirts the law, and creates lots of sparks between them while they try to ignore an undeniable mutual attraction.

The Color of a Christmas Miracleby Julianne MacLean

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes a special holiday novel in her popular Color of Heaven Series, where people are affected by real life magic and miracles that change everything they once believed about life and love.

Claire Radcliffe has been blessed with a wonderful life–a loving husband, a fulfilling career as a schoolteacher, and a perfect house in a charming historic neighborhood. But with each Christmas that passes, the one thing she longs for most of all continues to elude her, and before long, her life doesn’t seem so perfect anymore.

When yet another holiday season approaches and her marriage suffers the worst possible blow, Claire must learn to have faith in destiny, and allow herself to believe that miracles can happen to anyone–especially at Christmastime.

Heartwarming and inspiring, The Color of a Christmas Miracle is the tale of one woman’s journey to find happiness, and to learn the power of forgiveness and redemption on the path to true love.

Praise for the novels in the Color of Heaven Series:

“I never know what to say about a Julianne MacLean book, except to say YOU HAVE TO READ IT.” – AllRomanceReader.ca

“The Color of Time is an emotionally charged, riveting exploration of how our lives may change within the scope of a single event. And sometimes what we want isn’t always what we need. Fabulous, thought-provoking read.” — Tanya Anne Crosby, New York Times bestselling author

“I was so pulled into this story I thought at times I WAS the character. Julianne MacLean certainly grabbed me with this book. I absolutely loved it! …It all felt so real. It’s like Alice falling through the rabbit hole, I got to live out someone else’s life if only through my own imagination.” – Micky at Goodreads

“Wow! This is one of those “l couldn’t put it down” books. The penny dropped right at the end of this amazing story as to why it is titled “The Color of Forever”. Believe me when I say that this is a page turner like you have never read before.” – Zena at Goodreads

“It makes the reader think about what could have been, and loves past, and makes you wonder if you are leading the life you’re meant to be leading. Thought-provoking, emotionally-intense and riveting, Ms. MacLean delivers another 5-star romance in The Color of Forever” – Nancy at Goodreads

“There are just not enough words for me to explain how much I loved this book! ” – Debi at Goodreads

Onyx Webb: Book Oneby Andrea Waltz

Delectably Creepy. Gripping. Fascinating. Get Entangled in Onyx Webb: An Addictive New Paranormal Suspense Series

Onyx Webb is a multi-genre mash-up that combines supernatural suspense, crime, horror, and a touch of romance. Finalist: National Indie Excellence Awards: Cross Genre.

Onyx Webb is a ghost. Billionaire playboy Koda Mulvaney becomes obsessed with a girl he sees inside a mirror. Juniper Cole is on her way to the prom and… well, we don’t want to spoil anything – we’ve probably told you too much already. How all these events are related is part of the mystery that is, Onyx Webb.

The Onyx Webb series follows the unusual life of Onyx Webb along with a central group of characters in various locations and times. The billionaire Mulvaney family, piano prodigy Juniper Cole and her brother Quinn, paranormal show hosts Cryer and Fudge, and a few others make up the core of the series. Written like a book version of a supernatural soap opera (think: American Horror Story) each character’s story moves forward with most every episode.

It may appear that the characters are entirely unrelated and yet episode by episode, the connections will become clearer. Like being an inch away from a spider web, with each book, the web will move further and further away revealing the full story of every character and most importantly, the stunning conclusion for Onyx Webb herself.

Dogs with Bagelsby Maria Elena Sandovici

Liliana is the disappointing daughter of hardworking immigrant parents. She’s a girl looking to be rescued from her own insecurities and bad decisions. Unable to afford rent in New York City proper, she craves a life of luxury that isn’t hers, while subsisting on bagels and coffee. In desperate need of support – emotional and otherwise -, she clings to potential saviors, never bothering to question if the attachments she forms really fit her.

In a parallel story-line, her mother, Maria, is trying to reject all offers of help, especially those of her estranged husband. She’s never forgiven him from taking her away from Romania, where she was happy. She’s never forgiven herself for following him to New York. And she’s never come to terms with the ugly fights and mutual betrayals that ruined their marriage. Enmeshed in her own drama, she doesn’t notice her daughter’s troubles until it’s too late. Desperate to keep Liliana from making a mistake that will alter the course of her life, Maria reveals her best-kept secret, a story so shocking it might have the power to jerk Liliana back to reality. It could, on the other hand, alienate her forever.

DOGS WITH BAGELS is a story about the American dream gone bad. It is also a story about mothers and daughters, about female friendships, the struggle to survive in one of the world’s most expensive cities, and nostalgia for people and places one has loved in the past.

All characters in this book are deeply flawed, but they are so compelling that readers asked for a follow-up novel. LOST PATH TO SOLITUDE (coming soon!) revisits the same cast a decade later, to find them facing new problems, yet oddly enough stuck in some of the same patterns.

The Friessens: A New Beginning The Collectionby Lorhainne Eckhart

From New York Times Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart comes The Friessens: A New Beginning a collection in this big family romance series, which includes The Deadline, The Price To Love, A Different Kind of Love, and A Vow of Love

—“Author Lorhainne Eckhart is adept at showing deeply felt emotions through actions, instead of just telling us. ~ Reviewed by Natasha Jackson, Readers Favorite

–“My heart ached for Neil and Candy is this book.” Reviewer Amanda

In THE DEADLINE, Andy Friessen has packed up everything and moved his family two states away, to Montana, to protect his wife, Laura, his newborn babies, and his stepson, Gabriel, from the threats of his mother. What Andy doesn’t know is that they’ll soon face a new threat, one he never saw coming.

Gabriel is sick, and a trip to the doctor confirms Laura and Andy’s worst nightmare: Without a lifesaving transplant, their son won’t survive.

What Andy doesn’t count on, as he tracks down the young man who fathered Gabriel, as well as Laura’s estranged parents, is that a whole host of problems are about to be unleashed.

In THE PRICE TO LOVE…I knew my husband wanted a baby, but I couldn’t give him one. When Neil paid for a surrogate and moved her into our home, he told me not to worry, but I couldn’t help but notice that she recognized the strong, sexy alpha male inside him, and I suddenly felt as if I was on the outside looking in.

Then, one day, I met Cat, the young girl who stole my heart. I saw something in Cat that I couldn’t turn away from: a damaged, scarred soul filled with the kind of despair and hopelessness that should never have been in the innocent eyes of a child.

Cat needed me–my voice, my hugs, and my love–and she captured my heart. However, neither Neil nor his family understood my need to help her. I found myself alone, and I knew I was the only one who could save Cat before it was too late.

A Different Kind of Love brings back the couple that started it all: Brad and Emily. You fell in love with them in The Forgotten Child. Now, years later, they face an entirely new set of challenges with their preteen autistic boy when his mother, Crystal, returns. She wants a relationship with the boy she abandoned–something Brad and Emily never expected. She says she’s changed, but can the Friessens believe her?

A Vow of Love, A Friessen Family Christmas
Sometimes families need a helping hand…

Holidays are about family, love, and giving, but this Christmas, the Friessens are in for a rough holiday season.

Thirteen days before Christmas, a letter arrives that Candy Friessen was never meant to see. When she opens it, she discovers a lie that rocks her world, and she begins to question everything she and Neil have created together, including his love for her and their family.

Seven days before Christmas, her heart breaking, Candy considers leaving her husband for good, and she begins making plans–until a call one night alerts all the Friessens that Becky, their mother, is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Without a second thought, the entire Friessen clan is on a plane to her bedside. Faced with uncertainty, Brad, Neil, Jed, and their wives are together for Christmas, but there’s no happy celebration, no gifts piled under the tree.

For Candy and Neil, once trust is destroyed, can their family bond be strong enough to save their marriage?

If you enjoy THE FRIESSENS: A NEW BEGINNING, you may also enjoy, THE WILDE BROTHERS.

The Trouble With Goodbyeby Sarra Cannon

Two years ago, Leigh Anne Davis shocked everyone in tiny Fairhope, Georgia when she broke up with her wealthy boyfriend to attend an Ivy League university a thousand miles away. At school, she finds a happiness and independence she’s never known.

Until one terrifying night takes it all away from her.

With no place else to go, Leigh Anne heads home to reclaim her old life. A life she worked so hard to escape. On the outside, she seems like the same girl everyone has always known. But deep inside, she’s hiding a terrible secret.

That’s when she meets Knox Warner, a troubled newcomer to Fairhope. His eyes have the same haunted look she sees every day in the mirror, and when she’s near him, the rest of the world fades away. But being with Knox would mean disappointing everyone all over again. If she wants to save what’s left of her old life, she has no choice but to say goodbye to him forever.

Only, the trouble with goodbye is that sometimes it’s about courage and sometimes it’s about fear. And sometimes you’re too broken to know the difference until it’s too late.

**While each book in the Fairhope small town romance series can stand alone, you will see updates on your favorite characters throughout. You will get the most enjoyment out of them if you read them in order.

1. The Trouble With Goodbye (free)
2. The Moment We Began
3. A Season For Hope
4. The Fear of Letting Go
5. A Life With No Regrets (Preorder now!)

School, Sex and Secretsby Sheila Michelle

18-year-old Rosemont High School student Vanessa Ellis from Las Vegas, Nevada loves finding out about other people’s secrets, but never imagined how it would be if people found out about hers. Her secret begins her senior year when she ends up in a secret relationship with 18-year-old John Catchton . . . and then in one with 18-year-old Brad Johnston who has a girlfriend – and that’s not all. John and Brad happen to be very good friends with each other and go to the same school as her. But someone out there knows about her secret and lets her know it by sending her a series of threatening secret text messages, and this is not the only thing that she’s receiving. She’s also receiving unwanted roses that are always put inside of her car, so this now has her very cautious about the two that she’s secretly involved with and about whether or not her secret will be revealed. But it doesn’t take her long to feel uncomfortable about being in a secret relationship with John and Brad at the same time, especially since Brad has a girlfriend and there’s someone out there that knows about her secret, so she chooses to end it with one of them, and when she does, this starts a trail of even more secrets and lies. Also because of this choice, she ends up in an open, committed relationship that she doesn’t ever expect to be in, but what she doesn’t expect most of all is when a dark secret leads to a classmate’s murder.

Vanessa and her friends decide to conduct their own investigation into their classmate’s murder, and forensic science plays a huge part in their investigation, but the DNA results gives them news that they don’t ever expect to hear. Vanessa also doesn’t expect to hear who’s been behind the secret text messages and roses that she’s been receiving, and when the secret identity of the person is revealed, this changes the way she feels about the whole investigation. In addition to this, she also finds out that she’s more connected to this case than she ever thinks she would be, and because of this, she fears that she’ll be the killer’s next victim.

Unmarked Vampireby Belinda Laj

Julian Laurent is not like other vampires. He is yet to receive his racial mark from the Lord of Immortals and as a result, his time studying at the Damned Academy will not be easy. Not only will he have to deal with the scorn of the other vampires, angels, demons and half-bloods at the university, but he will also have to work things out with Mia, an ex-girlfriend he can’t even remember. Julian thinks he knows the full extent of his problems but he soon realizes that there is much more at stake. The subverts are hunting him and want to kill him, and there is a dangerous power growing inside him — the likes of which no one should have. Thanks to another vampire, Ray, he will soon discover what the racial mark really is: a tool used by the Immortal Lord Blake Night to keep the rest of the immortals under his power. Freeing the other students from the influence of the mark will not be at all easy, particularly since Julian feels that he is linked to Blake by some kind of invisible thread. The reality is worse than he could possibly imagine.

Transformation: The Clandestine Sagaby ID Johnson

Vampires don’t exist.
Unless they do….
And if that’s the case, then one better be prepared.
For Cadence Findley, Vampire Hunting isn’t a choice: it’s in her blood. Of course, she doesn’t know that until she happens to meet a Vampire.
When her friend Drew disappears at a creepy Eidolon Festival, it is up to Cadence to save her, and that’s when she realizes exactly who she really is: Cadence Findley, Vampire Hunter extraordinaire.
With the help of the Guardians, will Cadence successfully hunt down the ancient Vampire Holland, or will Cadence be the next victim?

This is not a cliffhanger, but books 2 and 3 are now available!
For updates and information, check out authoridjohnson.blogspot.com

Double or Nothingby Marie Carnay

Two billionaire brothers, one curvy jewelry designer, and a week in sin city. This time, two of a kind is the winning hand. Hank and Trenton might be heirs to the biggest casino empire in Las Vegas, but they've never been lucky in love. On the verge of giving up their fantasy of finding one woman to satisfy both their desires, a curvy beauty catches their eye. She's only in town for a week, but they've got more than a fling in mind. Willa came to Vegas to reboot her life. She'd work the jewelry trade show, dance the night away, and find a cute guy to kiss. Winding up in bed with two sexy-as-sin brothers was the last thing on her mind. When she finds herself falling for Hank and Trenton, she's torn. A threesome is a high-stakes gamble, but Willa's not leaving Vegas until the brothers lay all their cards on the table… and against the wall… and on the bed… Double or Nothing is the third novel in the standalone, steamy MFM romance series Double the Fun. Series can be read in any order. No cheating, HEA guaranteed.