Monthly Archives: November 2019

Pixie’s Parchment Paper by John P. DeVito

Patrick Shiner’s four years in a Long Island high school are sheer hell. He is oppressed in mind and body by bully Bobby Rocco. Finally he escapes to a college in upstate New York where he is delighted to meet high school beauty Paula Decker. In Creative Writing class, he exacts revenge on Bobby Rocco by describing vicious disasters that happen to him in college, only to discover that a reformed Bobby is indeed his new classmate and the disasters are all coming true. Back on Long Island during Christmas break, Patrick learns that the classwork pages of his Pixie Parchment Paper Notebook are infested with witchcraft and that Bobby is doomed to an early death. Patrick then races back upstate to confront the witch, the monstrous horsedogs that have seized control of the old town of Rhinebeck, and the evil forces that threaten Bobby’s life.

Forty Signs of Rain (Science in the Capital Trilogy, Book 1) by Kim Stanley Robinson

The bestselling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt presents a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation’s capital–and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly yet humorously realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines.

 When the Arctic ice pack was first measured in the 1950s, it averaged thirty feet thick in midwinter. By the end of the century it was down to fifteen. One August the ice broke.

The next year the breakup started in July. The third year it began in May.

That was last year.

It’s a muggy summer in Washington, D.C., as Senate environmental staffer Charlie Quibler and his scientist wife, Anna, work to call attention to the growing crisis of global warming. But as these everyday heroes fight to align the awesome forces of nature with the extraordinary march of technology, fate puts an unusual twist on their efforts–one that will place them at the heart of an unavoidable storm.

Rest You Merry: A Professor Peter Shandy Mystery (The Peter Shandy Mysteries Book 1) by Charlotte MacLeod

A Christmas scrooge discovers a murdered librarian in this holiday novel from an Edgar Award finalist known for her “witty, literate, and charming” mysteries (Publishers Weekly).
 
Each December, the faculty of Balaclava Agricultural College goes wild with holiday decorations. The entire campus glitters with Christmas lights, save for one dark spot: the home of professor Peter Shandy. But after years of resisting the school’s Illumination festival, Shandy suddenly snaps, installing a million-watt display of flashing lights and blaring music perfectly calculated to drive his neighbors mad. Then the horticulturalist flees town, planning to spend Christmas on a tramp steamer. It’s not long before he feels guilty about his prank and returns home to find his lights extinguished–and a dead librarian in his living room.
 
Hoping to avoid a scandal, the school’s head asks Shandy, sometimes detective, to investigate the matter quietly. After all, Christmas is big business, and the town needs the cash infusion that typically comes with the Illumination. But as Shandy will soon find out, there’s a dark side to even the whitest of white Christmases.
 

A Thanksgiving in Provenceby Susan Kiernan-Lewis

This year’s Provencal Thanksgiving at Maggie and Laurent’s is not the usual mail-order turkey and hard-to-find cranberry sauce. When unexpected and decidedly unpleasant dinner guests arrive equipped with an agenda at the traditional American feast, Maggie is faced with a shocking discovery that threatens to not only ruin the holiday for everyone—but destroy the very fabric of treasured friendships for years to come.

Dragon Heart: Stone Willby Kirill Klevanski

“Dragon Heart” is one of the top-rated Wuxia LitRPG novels in Russia.

The author has been writing the story for only one and a half years, however, it already has 1200 chapters spanning 13 books. The whole story is planned out and will have over 2000 chapters and 20 books.

The Russian version has been read over 10,000,000 times.

This story has made Mr. Klevanski the #1 author on the 4 biggest self-publishing sites in Russia.
From December of 2018 till now, “Dragon Heart” was being translated into English and published chapter by chapter on several American sites.

Within a month, the story became popular with foreign readers and caused quite a stir.
On Royal Road, it was holding the top spot in trending fictions and gathered more than 2000 followers.
On Creative Novels, it’s being followed by over 1500 readers.
Webnovel received the book warmly and the readers are eagerly waiting for new chapters. Hope you’ll like the story, too.

You can read the 1/2 of the book and warm reviews here:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/22034/dragon-heart-stone-will-litrpg-wuxia-series

Description.

He was born anew in a world where martial arts were indistinguishable from magic.
He only received a neuronet and meaningless desires from his past life.
What lies ahead?
He dreamed of adventure and freedom, but those dreams were taken away from him.
The same way his mother, father, and sister had been taken away.
They took the Kingdom, they took his own destiny.
But he is willing to wage a war, against the whole world if need be, to bring everything back.
Even if the army opposes him, his sword won’t waver.
Even if the Emperor sends the legions, his step won’t falter.
Even if demons and gods, heroes and enemies alike are to unite against him, he won’t bend to their will. His own will is iron itself, unstoppable.
His name is Hadjar and he heeds the call of the dragon heart within him.

XITPRO SYSTEM: Positioning Small Business Owners for Breaking the Mold and Successfully Selling Their Business by Tom Gledhill

As a former small business owner and Business Broker/Advisor I’ve talked to hundreds of business owners who wanted or needed to sell their companies. Most of them were not salable.The sad fact is that only about 1 in 5 companies in the $500k to $5 million revenue range actually sell, and the majority of the business owner’s net worth is in their company. These facts are backed up by studies by Pepperdine University, the University of Chicago, and Dunn & Bradstreet.A $1 million company could easily be worth $500K. That amount would have a huge effect on the quality of their retirement; but if they can’t sell their company they won’t have access to that money.Business owners are not building something from scratch. They have a company, they have a product or service, distribution channels, customers, they generate revenue, have some staff and infrastructure. All they need to do is tweak a few things to go from closing the company’s doors to receiving a substantial amount of cash when they sell the company.But small business owners are reluctant to spend thousands of dollars to have a consultant analyze their company and suggest ways for them to increase their company’s value.This book presents an easy to use and understand methodology to help the business owner make their company more transferable and sustainable — two elements a business must have in order to be salable; and save thousands of dollars in consultant fees.This book will provide you with a roadmap to help identify the strengths and weaknesses of your company. This book is actually a “workbook” complete with forms and tools to make the task easier. Most small business owners have not given any thought to the sale of their business. This book will help them improve those elements of a business that appeal to bankers, investors, and business buyers.

Second Chance Romance Christmas Box Setby Ali Parker

4 Second Chance Romance Christmas Novellas for your reading pleasure…

Baited Christmas

Age is Just a Number…

Rebecca and Jason are back for a Christmas Novella story. This holiday we’ll be revisiting some of my beloved second chance romance couples. The original Baited story was focused on the age difference between my 30-something protagonist and my 20-something alpha male love interested.

Jaded Christmas

Love is a lie…

Kari and Jake are back for a Christmas Novella story. This holiday we’ll be revisiting some of my beloved second chance romance couples. The original Jaded story was focused on the hope found after having your heart crushed. And how sweet that second chance love can be.

Justified Christmas

Lust over Love any day of the week…

Lisa and Marc are back for a Christmas Novella story. This holiday we’ll be revisiting some of my beloved second chance romance couples. The original Justified story was focused on the thin line between living a life filled with lust verses living one filled with love. The different between the two was vast, and yet Marc & Lisa found that a combination of both together worked beautifully for them.

Judged Christmas

Once Judged, Always Judged…

Sicily and Drake are back for a Christmas Novella story. This holiday we’ll be revisiting some of my beloved second chance romance couples. The original Judged story was focused on the pain associated with being judged in the past and having to overcome that stigma to make room for love for the future.