Daily Archives: December 18, 2016

Numbby Jeff Menapace

A trip into an underground world of depravity and desire…where murder is the only way to feel alive. Calvin Court is a massage therapist with a few secrets. He battles depression. He medicates with too much booze. And he's got a thing for one of his clients. She claims the feeling is mutual. That is until she frames Calvin for murder and blackmails him.
What does she want? Not much. Calvin just has to do her bidding in a black-market industry catering to the very rich and extremely depraved. Maybe he's just better off at the bar. From Jeff Menapace, bestselling author of Wildlife and the Bad Games trilogy, comes Numb, a dark and disturbing thriller with tongue firmly planted in cheek…until it's ripped out.

Joe Soapby Andrew Peters

Meet second rate crime writer Jed Higgins…no, not Jack…Jed. Yes it does cause confusion, but Jed’s just beginning to earn a little success when the events of a night thirty years ago threaten to come back and destroy him. Things go from bad to worse, as he finds himself in the power of a shadowy government organisation. Innocent people are marked for death, and Jed has to make horrendous decisions as to who lives and who dies. Things turn nasty. Very nasty indeed.
‘Joe Soap’ is Jed’s fictional detective, but it’s also slang for a sucker, and that’s what Jed is being played for. Exactly how far can an ordinary bloke be pushed, and how much guilt can one man cope with?

Black Raven Innby Rebecca Patrick-Howard

The Black Raven Inn was a hub of the 1960’s music scene–a scene that was vibrant, electrifying, and sometimes even deadly…

When artist Taryn Magill discovers that her newest client is legendary country music singer Ruby Jane Morgan, she couldn’t be more thrilled. Working with her idol, in her own hometown of Nashville, is a dream come true.

But the job is far from ideal.

The Black Raven Inn might have seen its heyday back in the 1960s but today it’s a sad, derelict relic from the past. Over the years it has seen more than its fair share of crime, broken dreams, and even death. In fact, Ruby’s own musical partner died there more than forty years earlier. Most people in Nashville think the abandoned hotel should be demolished, so everyone is surprised when the music icon buys it for herself.

Everyone, that is, but Taryn. She knows how hard it is to let go of loved ones who have passed on.

There is something dark inside the hotel’s walls, however, and soon Taryn finds herself dragged into a paranormal game of “Cat and Mouse.”

Was it a coincidence that lost souls found their way to the Black Raven Inn, or did it call to them?

Can old buildings really maintain memories from the past?

Or is there something sinister slithering through the rooms and courtyard, waiting to wrap its diabolical arms around anyone it can seduce?

The Doms of Club Mystique Vol 1by Mardi Maxwell

In To Love and Obey, Addison Mathews has been wary of people since a young age. She claimed Cade Ramsey when she was too young to understand what love was all about. Since then, Cade has been her protector and one of the few people she trusts. Years later, Cade decides to give up the Dom lifestyle and settle down with Addison. As Addison learns more about Cade’s past and his former life, she becomes intrigued and wants to show Cade she can be the perfect sub as well as the perfect wife. But when an enemy from his past targets Addison as revenge against Cade, he must fight to save her and their future together.

In Jackson’s Sub, Jackson Ramsey sent Jenna Parnell away after she gave him a night of passionate submission. He believed he was saving her from his jealous nature, but she thinks he was just slumming with the chubby girl from the poor part of town. A year later Jenna finds herself at the Ramsey ranch preparing for her friend’s wedding to Jackson’s brother. Jackson has learned he would never hurt a woman, much less the only one he has ever loved. Now he has to convince Jenna he will never break her heart again.

In Their Temporary Sub, Cassandra Edwards blames herself for her father’s death and keeps her distance from her loved ones as a way of protecting them. When she meets twins Luc and Logan Ramsey, she has to decide if she can be their temporary sub without endangering them. Logan decides she is the woman for them, but Luc thinks she has too many secrets. But all bets are off when they discover the truth about her past and vow to protect her from the men who abused her and killed her father. ** A Siren Erotic Romance

Children of a Broken Skyby Adam J Nicolai

Book 2 of The Redemption Chronicle, A Season of Rendings, will be released in December, 2016.

The peasants called it "The Storm."

On a cold autumn morning seven years ago, the sky exploded with silent lightning. In its wake, everything changed.

Now the sun rises in the south, if it rises at all. Animals go mad. Crops ripen and die overnight. The Church – a body of miracle-workers who can heal the sick and walk through fire – warns that God's final judgment is at hand.

The world will soon end.

Now, stories tell of men that speak with beasts and peasants who work their own miracles. The Church decries these heretics, hunting them like animals and demanding the same of the faithful.

In a remote village, a small group of childhood friends are caught in the crossfire. Accused of heresy by the Church and sentenced to death, they escape their village as it burns behind them.

But some may find hope.

Their Church hunts them. A cursed world assails them. To survive, one of them will learn the true meaning of her beliefs; another, that some portents can be deceiving. But only one revelation has a chance to save them:

That they are not forsaken. They have each other.

Bestselling Kindle Suspense author Adam J. Nicolai invites you to a land beneath a broken sky, where sorceries clash with miracles, mountains are crowned with lightning, and conviction can topple empires.

Power: The Hero Chroniclesby Tim Mettey

–This book was written for junior high/high school age readers as well as all who are young at heart–The entire Thusian world is thrown into chaos as the impending ChriÖ Trials draw near. The new Keeper has yet to discover any vital information that could help The 4 in their quest to defeat Xavier and the Seekers. As Nicholas enters Vanderbilt University, his personal life seems to spiral out of control. He continues to struggle with protecting the ones he loves, while accepting that he is the one responsible for putting them in the greatest danger imaginable. Will he be able to prove that The 7 has been formed once and for all? And who truly controls the ultimate power to defeat the Seekers?

Stay tuned for the release of “Elle and The Escape,” a spin-off from the popular “The Hero Chronicles” series by Tim Mettey in Fall 2016!

Visit Timmettey.com for details about upcoming events and new releases!

Hope Roadby John Barlow

You can’t change your past. But what about your future?

When a young woman is found dead in John Ray’s car, he sets out to find the killer. But uncovering the truth will force John to confront his own criminal past and risk destroying his future.

Set in Leeds, HOPE ROAD is a novel about deception, trust and the boundaries of good and bad. It is the first crime thriller in the John Ray / LS9 series.

Forgotten Truthby Virginia Wine

Secrets hidden beneath the surface, trust destroyed. Danger, sex, and mystery.

From the moment I met him, I knew I couldn’t resist.

From the moment I met her, I knew I could change .

Nathan James knows what he wants, and that’s the beautiful, successful Bryer Reid. Both have to conquer their past, so it doesn’t dictate their future together. But neither of them can anticipate the depths of betrayal ahead.

Scared to Death (A Detective Kay Hunter novel)by Rachel Amphlett

A serial killer murdering for kicks. A detective seeking revenge.

When the body of a snatched schoolgirl is found in an abandoned biosciences building, the case is first treated as a kidnapping gone wrong.

But Detective Kay Hunter isn’t convinced, especially when a man is found dead with the ransom money still in his possession.

When a second schoolgirl is taken, Kay’s worst fears are realised.

With her career in jeopardy and desperate to conceal a disturbing secret, Kay’s hunt for the killer becomes a race against time before he claims another life.

For the killer, the game has only just begun…

Scared to Death is the first book in a new crime thriller series featuring Kay Hunter – a detective with a hidden past and an uncertain future…

The Funniest Things Said in 2016by Jefferson George

This book is a collection of the funniest lines mostly from stand-up comedians and the monologs of late-night-talk-show hosts throughout 2016. Enjoy it, then share it with a friend.

Vienna Woodsby Mary Lancaster

Intrigue, suspicion, and true love at the Congress of Vienna.

Esther Lisle, daughter of a general turned diplomat, wakes up in the Vienna Woods to find her royal betrothed dead and an agent of the dreaded Austrian secret police asking her awkward questions.

In trying to protect her father and her country, she enters a battle of wills and wits with the mysterious Agent Z.

From masquerade balls to desperate escapes, the more she gets to know him, the more fascinated she becomes. And the more anxious to discover the truth. Is he deceiving her?

Who killed the crown prince, and who is threatening her own life? It seems there is no one she can trust, and yet Agent Z is always there to aid or provoke her.

By the time he abducts her to his very odd home in the Vienna Woods, staffed by young and only partially reformed criminals, it breaks her heart to believe he is the villain of the piece.

Death to the Witch-Queen!: A Post-Apocalyptic Western Steampunk Space Operaby P.K. Lentz

If you love action-filled space adventure but are tired of reading the same stale ‘Earth vs. Alien Empire’ story over & over, starring clones of Johnny Rico & James T. Kirk, then come explore the ruins of a doomed universe with…

Williym Blaik – He’s lived all his life in a wasteland, stealing from its tyrant the Witch-Queen Jaxitza. He doesn’t know how a hot-air balloon works. He can’t pronounce tough words like facilitated. In times of stress, he speaks to inanimate objects… and hears them talk back.

Qilliara – She’s a glitchy cyborg who takes 37 minutes to reboot. She utterly lacks a sense of humor, so when she brutally mocks you, it’s no joke. Nor is she joking when she says she’ll kill you if you lose one of her guns. In fact, she doesn’t seem to care at all whether Blaik lives or dies, which makes it doubtful he can convince her to show him this thing she calls the universe that she’s on a desperate mission to save.

Half-mad drifter. Trigger-happy vegetarian cyborg. If the fate of the multiverse depends on these two, you can kiss your reality goodbye.

Death to the Witch-Queen! is a violent, darkly comic ride through a world of mutated humans and infernal killing machines. And it’s only the start of Williym Blaik’s epic avenjurs through what remains of a multiverse shredded by unrelenting war.

Sexy Magnetic Youby Vanessa Smith

What if everything you are searching for is alive and well living within you waiting for you to activate and ignite its spark?

When we dare to delve into the darker realms of emotions, armed with unconditional love, ready to embrace and heal the most unlovable parts of ourselves; we set our wounded beauty previously masked as a monster, free.

Vanessa Smith explores the endless possibilities available to us when we bravely decide to heal our wounds and take ownership of our beautiful lives.

7 Essential Writing Toolsby Marni Freedman

“
Marni Freedman invites you to fall in love with the magic that is writing with writer-tested-and-approved tools on story structure, scene creation, plot, voice and character.

You need this kind of kick in the pants.

The master coach whose credits include writing a play that was turned into a Disney movie offers fresh and practical ideas on writing, including:

The 15 Essential Plot Spots-a plotting tool for everything from novels to memoirs to screenplays

The big list of 55 Character Archetypes

Insights into figuring out how you (yes, you) work as a writer

The 5 elements that will ensure you have a compelling story idea

A clear explanation of anti-heroes, anti-villains and everything in between

The 9 elements of crafting a dynamic character

3 steps to finding and boldly using your unique writer’s voice

“Can a book be practical and inspirational at the same time? Offer both structure and soul? Oh, yes it can. Master writing coach and teacher, Marni Freedman, does it all with good humor, a little bit of sass, and a great deal of heart, in her book, 7 Essential Writing Tools. Get it and get to work!”

— Judy Reeves, author of Wild Women, Wild Voices and A Writer’s Book of Days”