The Hunt (The Shifting Truth Series, Book 1)by Evie Platt

Gareth Cane has drawn the ire of the Roman goddess of punishment, is on uneasy terms with the Greek goddess of the night, and has just discovered that someone very unpleasant is sharing his hideout on Earth. He’s going to need help to get out of this jam, and he finds it in the unlikeliest of women.

Undercover officer Ginger Lorris has never believed in the supernatural. But after meeting the mysterious Gareth Cane, whose eyes sometimes shift to a smoldering gold and skin to a blistering white mane, belief is easy to come by. So she trusts that the drug dealer she’s hunting is actually an ancient vampire who threatens her family, Gareth’s life and all of Earth.

To survive, they’ll need the help of a vampire-hunting werewolf, the cooperation of a Greek goddess who has her own agenda, and perhaps even the sacrifice of something neither of them can conceive.

***This is the first book in The Shifting Truth series. Book 2, THE REAPER, is out now!***

Club Luxe 1: The Private Room (Billionaires Underground)by Olivia Noble

A girl with a thirst for danger. A man who’s used to getting exactly what he wants…
Victoria Chase is Chicago’s hottest new reporter, looking to make the scoop of the century. Rumor has it that in the bowels of the city lies a private sex club for the wealthy elite. Willing to do anything for a story, she infiltrates the club, determined to uncover this urban legend. She didn’t expect to run into him:
Malcolm Cage.
The famous billionaire bad boy is the king of Club Luxe. Every Friday night, he reigns supreme over untold sinful pleasures in his underground kingdom. His one rule? He never participates and only watches–until he sees Victoria. She sets his body and soul on fire, and Malcolm does not plan on letting her go. Can Victoria keep it professional and get her story? Or will her heart betray her under Malcolm’s smoldering gaze?
This is book one of a sizzling new contemporary erotic romance series by Olivia Noble. All endings are cliffhangers until completion.

Clarityby Loretta Lost

Her world has always been dark, but he might be able to change everything…

Fiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods–where no one could ever hurt her again.

When a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time, Helen stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to rely only on herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an answer. He makes it his personal mission to rescue Helen from her loneliness, and bring joy into her world once more–the joy she has denied herself for so long.

When Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip her apart and destroy the…

BOWMAN’S SIXby J Bryant

Rainbow is a living planet. Bowman is Rainbow, he has been watching us since we landed. When we built machines from locally sourced elements from Rainbow, and subsequently installed on the network, Bowman gained the ability to communicate with us, to interact with us, and he chose Marissa as his companion. She is the Firstborn here on Rainbow. In addition to Bowman there was another consequence, also one that would forever benefit Humans living on Rainbow, Bowman had ‘kids’. When the new servers came on line, replacing the old Earth computers, each one had a surprise, one that even Bowman didn’t expect. So the ‘kids’ attached themselves to the people responsible for their operation, or in some cases they became independent.

Bowman has a past one they may impact the lives of those on Rainbow. Was Bowman always here, or was there another explanation. There are others that are very much interested in Bowman. Who are they? What are their intentions?

Marissa, JJ, Michael and the rest of the inhabitants of Rainbow must sort out their feelings about the sentience of machines, while dealing with a subversive element intent on the destruction of Bowman. Should they alert the Earth…

It Takes A Fool: A Tough Lesson Learned On Bullyingby Sasha Dreams

Life couldn’t be sweeter for ten year old Sasha…

She’s the darling of her fifth grade class and her best friend always has her back…just like a sister. But simmering beneath the beautiful life are the dark secrets her parents harbor, secrets that slowly wind their way around the heart of the family, choking the life from Sasha. Helpless, afraid and alone, she fights the only way she can but her desperate quest for survival could lead to her own destruction!

It Takes a Fool explores the darkest depths of poverty, addiction and bullying, and how even the innocence of a child can be twisted into something monstrous. Sasha will do all she can to survive a nightmare she can’t wake up from, but in protecting herself, she might just destroy everyone around her.

Veterinary Secrets: Natural Health For Dogs and Catsby Andrew Jones DVM

From the #1 bestselling author and former practicing veterinarian, Andrew Jones DVM, the only resource you’ll need to finally start using natural remedies to heal your dogs and cats at home.

This manual draws from Dr Jones’ 17 years’ experience in veterinary medicine to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to home pet care and disease remedies.

Dr. Jones opens by explaining how he came to question conventional veterinary treatments then began to share his concerns publicly and openly educate pet owners, empowering them to provide their pets with quality, holistic care at home. Eventually, his efforts led to his expulsion from the British Columbia Veterinary College, resulting in a ban from practicing animal medicine.

In this book you’ll find what you need to know about feeding your pet, vaccines to give and vaccines to avoid, along with specific conventional medications to be wary of. The book offers ways to treat your pet at home with holistic options that can and will likely extend your pet’s life.

Some of what you’ll find in Veterinary Secrets…

The primary problems contributing to the epidemic of pet disease, and what you can do differently.

Dog and cat food: How to choose a quality food, and what you should be feeding

When to treat your pet at home, when to seek veterinary care

Most important healing techniques that you can immediately use to begin treating your dog or cat

How to save thousands of dollars in veterinary fees

Comprehensive manual of the dog and cat diseases, with over 1000 safe, natural and effective remedies

Step by step instructions to begin healing your pet, avoiding conventional medication side effects

Circle of Nine: Beltanyby Valerie Biel

A Gotham Writers’ Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest Top Six Finalist.

“Since I was a little girl I’ve been labeled a freak in my small town. There’s no blending in when your mom practices an ancient pagan religion and everyone believes she’s a witch. On my 15th birthday my secret wish is the same as always – to just be normal. But that’s not what I get. Not even close.” – Brigit Quinn

Instead, Brigit is shocked to learn she’s descended from a legendary Celtic tribe – powerful people who serve as guardians of the stone circles of Ireland. A spellbound book of family history reveals the magical powers of her ancestors. Powers that could be hers – if only she wanted them.

And when someone sinister and evil returns to steal her family’s strength, Brigit has to make a decision. Fight to keep her unique heritage or reject it for the normal life she’s always wanted.

This contemporary coming-of-age novel will appeal to teen (and adult) readers who enjoy stories of magic steeped in the mysticism surrounding the standing stone circles of Ireland.

Club Luxe 1: The Private Room (Billionaires Underground)by Olivia Noble

A girl with a thirst for danger. A man who’s used to getting exactly what he wants…
Victoria Chase is Chicago’s hottest new reporter, looking to make the scoop of the century. Rumor has it that in the bowels of the city lies a private sex club for the wealthy elite. Willing to do anything for a story, she infiltrates the club, determined to uncover this urban legend. She didn’t expect to run into him:
Malcolm Cage.
The famous billionaire bad boy is the king of Club Luxe. Every Friday night, he reigns supreme over untold sinful pleasures in his underground kingdom. His one rule? He never participates and only watches–until he sees Victoria. She sets his body and soul on fire, and Malcolm does not plan on letting her go. Can Victoria keep it professional and get her story? Or will her heart betray her under Malcolm’s smoldering gaze?
This is book one of a sizzling new contemporary erotic romance series by Olivia Noble. All endings are cliffhangers until completion.

Their Private Need: A Death Lords MC Romance (The Motorcycle Clubs Book 7)by Ella Goode

Annie: I’ve been the good girl too long. I don’t drink, don’t smoke, and live at home with my preacher father. The most daring thing I’ve ever done is work part-time at the library. Rule-breakers and lawless men aren’t part of my world but not doing doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about it. And every fantasy I’ve ever had is promising to come true if I just take a chance.

Easy: The moment I laid eyes on Annie, I knew she was the one for me and Michigan. We’ve been partners ever since we served and now we do everything together. And by everything I mean riding, drinking, and women. If we can get Annie on board, it’ll be perfect. Not only do I have to convince Annie, though, I need to convince Michigan, too.

Michigan: Easy seems to think sweet, delectable Annie’s just going to fall into our laps. But my one experience with a preacher’s daughter left me scarred–emotionally and physically. A good girl like Annie wants to experience a little danger but she doesn’t want to live it and I’m not going all in unless this is for the long haul.

Three hearts…

Stars and Other Monstersby Phronk

Stan Lightfoot is the perfect paparazzo. His dog, Bloody, can track down anybody, anywhere, which comes in handy whenever a celebrity involved in a juicy scandal tries to avoid public attention. He’s about to get the perfect picture—a real privacy-invading winner—when he runs into a vampire who ruins his life.

From the dark and vulgar mind of Phronk splashes a neo-vampire trip through nightmare America, full of movie stars and other soulless creatures, mind-numbing romantic comedies, and a Wal-Mart in every town.

When the vampire reveals a celebrity crush of her own, Stan finds a way to keep her from eating him. Helping a murderous monster screw a movie star wasn’t exactly what Stan had in mind when he got into photography, but it’ll buy him a few days. Can he find a way to escape a creature with god-like power before she reaches her destination?

Probably not.

Simultaneously a parody of and a tribute to sappy vampire romance novels, Stars and Other Monsters is a fast-paced and blood-soaked urban fantasy with twists you’ll never see coming.

“It steams ahead like a locomotive hell-bent on arriving straight to its destination, then switches tracks when you least expect it, resulting in a wickedly entertaining and surprising trip.”
– Cal Chayce

Then Like The Blind Man: Orbie’s Storyby Freddie Owens

“Every once in awhile, you read a book in which every element fits together so perfectly that you just sit back in awe at the skill of the storyteller. Then Like the Blind Man is one of these books.” —-The San Francisco Book Review—-

A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten back country of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story tells the story of a white youth cast aside in the segregated South of the 1950s, and the forces he must overcome to restore order in his world.

Nine-year-old Orbie already has his cross to bear. After the death of his father, his mother Ruby has off and married Victor, a slick-talking man with a snake tattoo. Orbie hates his stepfather more than he can stand, a fact that lands him at his grandparents’ place in Harlan’s Crossroads, Kentucky. Orbie grudgingly adjusts to life with his doting Granny and carping Granpaw, who are a bit too keen on their black neighbors for Orbie’s taste, not to mention the local Pentecostal congregation of snake handlers. Soon, however,…

Firemancer Collection (Fated Saga Box Set Book 1)by R. H. D’aigle

A Contemporary Fantasy Series with Old Fashioned Charm. This Fantasy Box Set includes Books 1,2 and 3 from the Fated Saga. Awaken, Shifting and Embrace… Mind reading teens, Meghan and Colin Jacoby, help a young man whose family is forced to flee through a magical portal to another world, without him. Young adult friendly, mild/moderate violence and scary situations.

Meghan and Colin Jacoby are looking forward to a typical summer, which means their uncle (and guardian) will pull into the Cobbscott Campground just off the coast of Maine and park his travel trailer for three full months.

Normally, they’d never spend more than a couple weeks in any one place, their uncle preferring to stay on the move. Why did he do this? The twins have never thought to ask.

Their only concern being that their friend Sebastien will be in Cobbscott as well… the one person who also happens to know their secret- that the twins are telepathic. Something they’ve never even told their uncle.

Within hours of arrival, Meghan and Colin are making plans to meet up with Sebastien, but before they can, unexpected guests arrive. Guests with reserved campsites… reserved,…

A Guide to The Present Momentby Noah Elkrief

A Top 5 Best Selling Kindle Book In Amazon’s Counseling And Zen CategoriesDownloaded by over 50,000 people…

A Powerful 5-Step Process That Can Immediately Bring You More Peace

Do you want to stop living with anxiety, shame, depression, anger, sadness, worry, or fear? It certainly seems as though these emotions are inevitable, and directly created by our circumstances, our situations, and the people in our lives. However, it is possible to discover that all your unwanted emotions are actually created by the thoughts in your mind. More importantly, each of these emotions can vanish in an instant if you just stop believing the thoughts that create them.

When You Don’t Believe Words, Those Words Don’t Create Emotions

If a random person tells you, “The world is going to end tomorrow”, and you believe them, how would you feel? You would likely experience fear. But if you didn’t believe them at all, then how would their comment make you feel? You almost certainly wouldn’t be emotionally affected. This demonstrates that when you believe someone’s words to be true, those words create emotions. But if you don’t believe someone’s words, those same words don’t have the power to create emotions.

RIDING DARKNESS (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novella)by Karolyn James

RIDING DARKNESS
A Back Down Devil MC Novella

Ares Rhyne has worn a leather cut with a patch before, but the pain that came from having it taken away almost killed him, so he has no desire to accept the patch that Back Down Devil MC keeps offering. Living as a prospect allows him time to heal his wounds and the quiet chance of survival.

On a mission to break up an underground gambling ring, Ares gets caught in a bloody and deadly shootout. When he escapes, he doesn’t expect to have a passenger on the back of his ride…

Desperate to finally escape the hell she has been living in, Brooke Danyers was supposed to put the gun to the sexy, tough biker’s stomach and pull the trigger. Instead, she froze… and then left with him.

There’s revenge to be had, but when Ares discovers who is behind it all – and that his fate with Back Down Devil is on the line – will his steamy romance with beautiful Brooke finally destroy his ties to the…

Amy’s Amazing Adventures (Across Time and Space)by Juliet Chase

Enter a world, if you dare, where romance novel clichés rebel against the chains of their subgenres and invite the overdone fantasy quest stereotypes over to play – what would a red-haired, independent Regency heroine do if confronted with a hot Navy SEAL who spends most of his time eating stew and looking fierce? Especially if she’s headed out on an unplanned fantasy quest with the potential of hooking up with an Elven prince or lounging under the crystal chandeliers decorating the silken tents of Araby. Maybe Amy can take care of herself and the cosmos too, with a little help from her friends. Any self-respecting heroine should be able to do that. But can she handle the nefarious schemes of the intergalactic rabbit overlords?

Beyond My Body: A true story of child abuse and an eating disorderby Holly Alastra

Have you ever wanted to look or feel better about yourself? Gain amazing awareness about how your experiences, thoughts, and beliefs can hold you back. Beyond My Body is a brutally honest story that will make you stronger for having read it.

Please note: This book was previously titled “Naughty Girl.”

Beyond My Body is the compelling story of a young woman’s desperate attempts to find self-worth through her appearance. The author recounts growing up in a violent and abusive home and her later struggles with deadly eating disorders – anorexia, bulimia, and exercise addiction.

Holly is in the throes of a passionate, yet dangerous love affair with food. Food is her greatest friend and her worst enemy–a fatal attraction. Holly keeps hoping she can run from her problems, but she can’t escape herself, the one person she wants to get away from most.

In Beyond My Body, the author learns that her past can either define her for the better or worse. Holly offers hope to readers that like her, they have a choice to move beyond their past and commit to recovery.

REVIEW

“Holly’s honest, vulnerable, and heartbreaking…

Real Santaby William Hazelgrove

“This heartwarming and humorous Christmas story shows the determination of one man to bring magic to his daughter’s childhood.”
Foreword Reviews
George Kronenfeldt is an unemployed engineer with one shot to keep his daughters belief in Santa intact. When Megan tells him the only way she will believe in Santa is if she can videotape him and then tells her fourth grade class she will prove the existence of Santa Claus by posting her video to YouTube, George realizes he must become the Real Santa.
Real Santa is a funny heartwarming story of parenthood gone wrong and illuminates what lengths parents will go to keep their children happy.

Southern Belle (Max Porter Mysteries Book 3)by Stuart Jaffe

Max thought he had enough trouble dealing with one witch in Winston-Salem. But a new case brings to light an entire coven of witches.

Angry, cursed, dead witches.

Lucky for Max he has the aid of his partner, the ghost of 1940s detective Marshall Drummond, and his sharp-witted wife, Sandra. Together, they’ll face enemies at every turn, and things only get worse when the mysterious Hull family and the FBI start poking into Max’s life. He’ll need all his team can give with a case that involves the theft of a cursed bell, dark magic, spirit possession, and ghastly murders.

All in all, just another day at the office for Max Porter.

Vardin Villageby Maggie Spence

George Vardin and his friends are typical teenagers in a small, affluent town. They seek the same goals; to make the varsity team, date a pretty girl, hang with the guys, goof around ‘til college. But George can only pretend. He doesn’t have the money or the time to play football, no pretty girl will ever date him, and his friends have no idea he’s one step away from being homeless. George hides the anxiety and the hopeless reality as he waits for his world to crash along with the leaky roof over his dilapidated house. The mind-blowing irony is that his hometown was founded by his great, great, great, great grandfather, the first George Vardin, who built the miserable cottage that’s about to implode that sits in the shadow of the magnificent mansion that the people of Vardin Village consider the crown jewel of the community. The Vardin family used to be rolling in money but George’s grandfather gave the family fortune to the village and George got nothing thanks to his alky parents.

Uncle Morris shows up with a crazy idea. The crown jewel just sits there empty all day. Why let a good mansion go to waste?

Clarityby Loretta Lost

Her world has always been dark, but he might be able to change everything…

Fiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods–where no one could ever hurt her again.

When a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time, Helen stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to rely only on herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an answer. He makes it his personal mission to rescue Helen from her loneliness, and bring joy into her world once more–the joy she has denied herself for so long.

When Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip her apart and destroy the…

Drowning Mermaids (Sacred Breath Book 1)by Nadia Scrieva

Gold medal winner in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Awards for Paranormal Romance!

She started a revolution under the sea. Now, she must escape to a foreign land to survive…

Left with no other options, the destitute daughter of a murdered king must flee to Alaska. Doing all she can to keep her younger sisters safe, Aazuria tries to assimilate and work among the Americans. She tries to hold her head up high even in the lowest of places, until she meets a somber man in a dark corner with eyes that remind her of home.

Trevain Murphy is a successful crab fisherman who has spent his life building an empire on the sea. When a graceful dancer captures his attention, he becomes fascinated with her old-fashioned speech and unique mannerisms. Learning that her father has recently died, he cannot resist extending his kindness in offering to guide and protect her.
As it becomes clear that the dark-haired woman is much more than she seems, Trevain is unprepared to uncover the staggering secrets behind her innocent facade. Neither…

Auraria: A Novelby Tim Westover

“Fact and fancy are intertwined cleverly and seamlessly in a top-notch, thoroughly American fantasy.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review

Water spirits, moon maidens, haunted pianos, headless revenants, and an invincible terrapin that lives under the mountains. None of these distract James Holtzclaw from his employer’s mission: to turn the fading gold-rush town of Auraria, GA, into a first-class resort and drown its fortunes below a man-made lake. But when Auraria’s peculiar people and problematic ghosts collide with his own rival ambitions, Holtzclaw must decide what he will save and what will be washed away.

Taking its inspiration from a real Georgia ghost town, Auraria is steeped in the folklore of the Southern Appalachians, where the tensions of natural, supernatural and artificial are still alive.

“Envision Lewis Carroll on a romp through the mountains of Georgia, discovering a land of shimmery mystery and spirits, humble monsters, quirky characters, singing trees and vengeful fish. The best part is that Tim Westover can really write.” -Josephine Humphreys, Hemingway/PEN Award Winner, author of Rich in Love

“Mr. Westover brings my beloved Georgia to life, complete with spells, haints, and moon maidens. Not since Wendell Berry has an author woven such a beautifully intricate southern community.” -Ann Hite, author of Ghost On Black Mountain

Sunset Risingby S.M. McEachern

Born a slave inside a secret government biodome, Sunny O’Donnell becomes the unwilling victim in a political plot that sparks a rebellion. Accused of treason and facing execution, she escapes with Jack Kenner, a man she considers the enemy, and discovers she not only has to work with him to survive, but also lead the revolution.

“If I could give more than 5 stars I would! One of THE BEST dystopian books I’ve ever read!!” – Midwest Book Review

“…a heart stopping ride until the very end. Romance, intrigue, and action all come together beautifully here to create an experience that will leave anyone asking for more.” – Readers Favorite

A Guide to The Present Momentby Noah Elkrief

A Top 5 Best Selling Kindle Book In Amazon’s Counseling And Zen CategoriesDownloaded by over 50,000 people…

A Powerful 5-Step Process That Can Immediately Bring You More Peace

Do you want to stop living with anxiety, shame, depression, anger, sadness, worry, or fear? It certainly seems as though these emotions are inevitable, and directly created by our circumstances, our situations, and the people in our lives. However, it is possible to discover that all your unwanted emotions are actually created by the thoughts in your mind. More importantly, each of these emotions can vanish in an instant if you just stop believing the thoughts that create them.

When You Don’t Believe Words, Those Words Don’t Create Emotions

If a random person tells you, “The world is going to end tomorrow”, and you believe them, how would you feel? You would likely experience fear. But if you didn’t believe them at all, then how would their comment make you feel? You almost certainly wouldn’t be emotionally affected. This demonstrates that when you believe someone’s words to be true, those words create emotions. But if you don’t believe someone’s words, those same words don’t have the power to create emotions.

RIDING DARKNESS (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novella)by Karolyn James

RIDING DARKNESS
A Back Down Devil MC Novella

Ares Rhyne has worn a leather cut with a patch before, but the pain that came from having it taken away almost killed him, so he has no desire to accept the patch that Back Down Devil MC keeps offering. Living as a prospect allows him time to heal his wounds and the quiet chance of survival.

On a mission to break up an underground gambling ring, Ares gets caught in a bloody and deadly shootout. When he escapes, he doesn’t expect to have a passenger on the back of his ride…

Desperate to finally escape the hell she has been living in, Brooke Danyers was supposed to put the gun to the sexy, tough biker’s stomach and pull the trigger. Instead, she froze… and then left with him.

There’s revenge to be had, but when Ares discovers who is behind it all – and that his fate with Back Down Devil is on the line – will his steamy romance with beautiful Brooke finally destroy his ties to the…

Amy’s Amazing Adventures (Across Time and Space)by Juliet Chase

Enter a world, if you dare, where romance novel clichés rebel against the chains of their subgenres and invite the overdone fantasy quest stereotypes over to play – what would a red-haired, independent Regency heroine do if confronted with a hot Navy SEAL who spends most of his time eating stew and looking fierce? Especially if she’s headed out on an unplanned fantasy quest with the potential of hooking up with an Elven prince or lounging under the crystal chandeliers decorating the silken tents of Araby. Maybe Amy can take care of herself and the cosmos too, with a little help from her friends. Any self-respecting heroine should be able to do that. But can she handle the nefarious schemes of the intergalactic rabbit overlords?

Beyond My Body: A true story of child abuse and an eating disorderby Holly Alastra

Have you ever wanted to look or feel better about yourself? Gain amazing awareness about how your experiences, thoughts, and beliefs can hold you back. Beyond My Body is a brutally honest story that will make you stronger for having read it.

Please note: This book was previously titled “Naughty Girl.”

Beyond My Body is the compelling story of a young woman’s desperate attempts to find self-worth through her appearance. The author recounts growing up in a violent and abusive home and her later struggles with deadly eating disorders – anorexia, bulimia, and exercise addiction.

Holly is in the throes of a passionate, yet dangerous love affair with food. Food is her greatest friend and her worst enemy–a fatal attraction. Holly keeps hoping she can run from her problems, but she can’t escape herself, the one person she wants to get away from most.

In Beyond My Body, the author learns that her past can either define her for the better or worse. Holly offers hope to readers that like her, they have a choice to move beyond their past and commit to recovery.

REVIEW

“Holly’s honest, vulnerable, and heartbreaking…

Real Santaby William Hazelgrove

“This heartwarming and humorous Christmas story shows the determination of one man to bring magic to his daughter’s childhood.”
Foreword Reviews
George Kronenfeldt is an unemployed engineer with one shot to keep his daughters belief in Santa intact. When Megan tells him the only way she will believe in Santa is if she can videotape him and then tells her fourth grade class she will prove the existence of Santa Claus by posting her video to YouTube, George realizes he must become the Real Santa.
Real Santa is a funny heartwarming story of parenthood gone wrong and illuminates what lengths parents will go to keep their children happy.

Drowning Mermaids (Sacred Breath Book 1)by Nadia Scrieva

Gold medal winner in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Awards for Paranormal Romance!

She started a revolution under the sea. Now, she must escape to a foreign land to survive…

Left with no other options, the destitute daughter of a murdered king must flee to Alaska. Doing all she can to keep her younger sisters safe, Aazuria tries to assimilate and work among the Americans. She tries to hold her head up high even in the lowest of places, until she meets a somber man in a dark corner with eyes that remind her of home.

Trevain Murphy is a successful crab fisherman who has spent his life building an empire on the sea. When a graceful dancer captures his attention, he becomes fascinated with her old-fashioned speech and unique mannerisms. Learning that her father has recently died, he cannot resist extending his kindness in offering to guide and protect her.
As it becomes clear that the dark-haired woman is much more than she seems, Trevain is unprepared to uncover the staggering secrets behind her innocent facade. Neither…

Southern Belle (Max Porter Mysteries Book 3)by Stuart Jaffe

Max thought he had enough trouble dealing with one witch in Winston-Salem. But a new case brings to light an entire coven of witches.

Angry, cursed, dead witches.

Lucky for Max he has the aid of his partner, the ghost of 1940s detective Marshall Drummond, and his sharp-witted wife, Sandra. Together, they’ll face enemies at every turn, and things only get worse when the mysterious Hull family and the FBI start poking into Max’s life. He’ll need all his team can give with a case that involves the theft of a cursed bell, dark magic, spirit possession, and ghastly murders.

All in all, just another day at the office for Max Porter.

Too Many Secrets (Cleo Sims Mysteries Book 3)by Lynn Osterkamp

Sabrina Larson wants her fortieth birthday to be a major milestone–the beginning of a new life. But it looks more like the end for the Boulder, Colorado nurse when she mysteriously disappears while celebrating with her women’s group in a mountain wilderness area.

Search teams comb the region for days, but find no trace of her. Close friends and family fight bitterly amongst themselves telling different stories about what happened. Is she dead? Kidnapped? A runaway?

Cleo Sims, a local grief therapist who has discovered a process that lets grieving people contact the spirits of departed loved ones, is pulled in to help by one of Sabrina’s friends who is desperate to find out the truth. Cleo is reluctant to involve herself in yet another possible murder investigation, but the friend’s brother is Cleo’s benefactor who funds her Contact Project. When he prevails on Cleo to help find out what happened to the missing woman, she can’t refuse.

As the search goes on and the mystery deepens, Cleo finds herself digging into some dangerous secrets. As usual, her persistence, curiosity, and compassion keep her enmeshed in the investigation even when new developments threaten the very…

Colorado Hope (The Front Range Series Book 2)by Charlene Whitman

While traveling to the Western town of Fort Collins, Colorado, a new bride watches in horror as her husband is swept away in a flash flood. She fears she’ll never see him again, but a year later, he walks into town–with a beautiful woman on his arm . . .

A new sweet Historical Western Romance by best-selling author Charlene Whitman–Book 2 in The Front Range Series

1875 ~ Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for herself, praying that one day the man she loves will walk into town and back into her life.

Montgomery Cunningham wakens on the bank of a river with no recollection of who he is or how he got the gash on his head. A woman named Stella, who claims to be his fiancée, nurses him back to health. Plagued by images of a faceless woman who he is certain is the key to his past, Monty concedes to Stella’s pressure to marry him and move to Fort…

Ruin (The Ruin Saga Book 1)by Harry Manners

Six billion people vanished on the day of the End, leaving no trace behind. Only a few survivors were left behind, alone and scattered.

Forty years later, Norman Creek and the people of New Canterbury are fighting to keep the Old World’s memory alive. While famine lays waste to what remains of civilisation, thousands roam the wild lands, lost and angry.

Norman is the disciple of a great messiah, destined to lead the next generation in the battle against the coming Dark Age. But Norman never wanted any great destiny, and as New Canterbury demands ever more from him, he struggles to cope with the burden.

Beyond their walls old enemies emerge from the darkness, strange supernatural forces are at work, and somewhere an army is gathering under the sigil of a pigeon. Soon the perils mounting against the city make one thing clear: the End was just the beginning.

Vardin Villageby Maggie Spence

George Vardin and his friends are typical teenagers in a small, affluent town. They seek the same goals; to make the varsity team, date a pretty girl, hang with the guys, goof around ‘til college. But George can only pretend. He doesn’t have the money or the time to play football, no pretty girl will ever date him, and his friends have no idea he’s one step away from being homeless. George hides the anxiety and the hopeless reality as he waits for his world to crash along with the leaky roof over his dilapidated house. The mind-blowing irony is that his hometown was founded by his great, great, great, great grandfather, the first George Vardin, who built the miserable cottage that’s about to implode that sits in the shadow of the magnificent mansion that the people of Vardin Village consider the crown jewel of the community. The Vardin family used to be rolling in money but George’s grandfather gave the family fortune to the village and George got nothing thanks to his alky parents.

Uncle Morris shows up with a crazy idea. The crown jewel just sits there empty all day. Why let a good mansion go to waste?

Memoriesby Deanna Lynn Sletten

Do you believe in second chances at love?

Michael DeCara came home from the Vietnam War a wounded man, both physically and emotionally. He tried putting his life back together, but found civilian life difficult after all he’d experienced in Nam. Raising his young daughter, Vanessa, by himself after his wife left, he found it difficult to commit to one job or one woman for any length of time. Then he met a young woman who made him feel good about himself again and who fell in love with Vanessa as well. But a life-changing event occurred and he had to choose between his past and the present. He chose to leave without a word to the young woman, believing he was doing what was best for her. Now, years later, she has walked back into his life and he believes they may have a second chance at love-except she hates him and he doesn’t understand why.

Danielle Westerly fell in love when she was only eighteen and her heart was broken when he left her without a word. Her heartache was increased when she made a fateful decision that would alter her…

Auraria: A Novelby Tim Westover

“Fact and fancy are intertwined cleverly and seamlessly in a top-notch, thoroughly American fantasy.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review

Water spirits, moon maidens, haunted pianos, headless revenants, and an invincible terrapin that lives under the mountains. None of these distract James Holtzclaw from his employer’s mission: to turn the fading gold-rush town of Auraria, GA, into a first-class resort and drown its fortunes below a man-made lake. But when Auraria’s peculiar people and problematic ghosts collide with his own rival ambitions, Holtzclaw must decide what he will save and what will be washed away.

Taking its inspiration from a real Georgia ghost town, Auraria is steeped in the folklore of the Southern Appalachians, where the tensions of natural, supernatural and artificial are still alive.

“Envision Lewis Carroll on a romp through the mountains of Georgia, discovering a land of shimmery mystery and spirits, humble monsters, quirky characters, singing trees and vengeful fish. The best part is that Tim Westover can really write.” -Josephine Humphreys, Hemingway/PEN Award Winner, author of Rich in Love

“Mr. Westover brings my beloved Georgia to life, complete with spells, haints, and moon maidens. Not since Wendell Berry has an author woven such a beautifully intricate southern community.” -Ann Hite, author of Ghost On Black Mountain

Sunset Risingby S.M. McEachern

Born a slave inside a secret government biodome, Sunny O’Donnell becomes the unwilling victim in a political plot that sparks a rebellion. Accused of treason and facing execution, she escapes with Jack Kenner, a man she considers the enemy, and discovers she not only has to work with him to survive, but also lead the revolution.

“If I could give more than 5 stars I would! One of THE BEST dystopian books I’ve ever read!!” – Midwest Book Review

“…a heart stopping ride until the very end. Romance, intrigue, and action all come together beautifully here to create an experience that will leave anyone asking for more.” – Readers Favorite

Clarityby Loretta Lost

Her world has always been dark, but he might be able to change everything…

Fiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods–where no one could ever hurt her again.

When a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time, Helen stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to rely only on herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an answer. He makes it his personal mission to rescue Helen from her loneliness, and bring joy into her world once more–the joy she has denied herself for so long.

When Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip her apart and destroy the…

Shattered Worlds: Six Dystopian Novelsby Various Authors

Read these bestselling tales of survival against the odds, dark worlds, dystopian regimes and heroic rebels.

Shattered Worlds features six full-length novels from bestselling authors. Immerse yourself in post-apocalyptic civilizations and bleak near-futures where hope still lives.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Elle Casey – Apocalypsis Book 1: Kahayatle

My name’s Bryn Mathis. I’m seventeen years old, and I live in a neighborhood outside of Orlando, Florida. I live alone because my dad died almost a year ago, along with all the other adults in the world. I’m almost out of food and the gangs of kids that roam around my town are getting more vicious by the day. It’s time for me to leave and find another place to live … a place where I can find food and shelter … a place where they won’t be able to find me. Alone, it might have been possible; but now I’ve got company. I’m worried that I don’t have what it takes to get from here to my final destination. And I have no idea what might be waiting for me when I get there.

**May not be suitable for younger,…

Taking Stockby Scott Bartlett

When You Hit Rock Bottom, There’s Nowhere to Go But Up – Right?

This multi-award winning novel will grip you, and make you rethink what you know about mental illness in the modern workplace

Just as Sheldon Mason is about to end it all, he meets his upstairs neighbour, a drug dealer named Sam. Sam gets him professional help, as well as a job at a local grocery store.

As he struggles to make sense of his life, Sheldon starts to notice something odd about one of his new co-workers, Gilbert Ryan. Gilbert seems to know about Sheldon’s mental health issues – in fact, he seems to know secrets about everyone.

And Gilbert sees value in Sheldon…

>>>Taking Stock will Grip you from the Start, with Parts that Make You Laugh and Parts that Make You Cry

*WINNER* of the Percy Janes First Novel Award

*WINNER* of the Lawrence Jackson Writers’ Award

*SEMI-FINALIST* in the 2014 Best Kindle Book Awards…

Never Look Backby Geraldine Solon

When Dana Simmons was ten years old, her mother disappeared. Twenty years later, with a successful modeling career, Dana faces another loss after her father dies of lung cancer. She soon discovers her mother might still be alive and harbors a secret that could endanger Dana. As she searches for answers, Dana rallies through a deadly chase which lands her in the Witness Protection Program. Although the program promises to protect her, they strip away her career, her home, and her identity hoping she would never look back. Determined to find closure, Dana is left with a choice that could destroy her life.

Beast: Great Bloodlines Convergeby Kathryn Le Veque

The blood lines of seven great houses come together in the greatest knight of them all. Prepare yourself for the BEAST.

Editorial reviews: “This is truly vintage Le Veque. This is the type of book that put her in the forefront of Medieval Romance writers. There is love, romance, political intrigue, knights fighting, knights drinking and laughing, a king that will grow up right in front of you. There is drama, suspense, silliness, honor, chivalry, love and legend.”

He bears the name of de Russe, but the bloodlines of seven great houses converge in the greatest knight England has yet seen. As the uncle of Gaston de Russe, the Dark One, Sir Bastien de Russe beholds a great and terrible legacy, one that makes him both the target and the leader, the hunter and the hunted. His story is the most powerful of all.

1431 A.D. – As the premier knight for the Duke of Bedford, Bastian has been assigned a great and terrible task – he becomes the jailer for the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc. At first her enemy, he comes to know the woman who has fought so…

Curate This!: The Hands-On, How-To Guide To Content Curationby Steven Rosenbaum

Curate This! The Hands-On, How-To Guide To Content Curation is now free on Amazon.com only until Decenber 18th. If you are overwhelmed with the sheer volume of tweets, blogs, facebook posts and emails – than you may be ready to embrace curation. With the right framework, curation can be a powerful solution to help you meet new challenges of the web’s content avalanche.

The concept of “Curation” has rapidly moved from museums to mainstream media. As the sheer volume of Tweets, Likes, Blogs, , YouTube videos, and emails overwhelm the web, publishers and brands are increasingly being asked to provide a human face to content organization and editorial curation. With the right framework, curation can be a powerful tool to help editorial meet new challenges.

The Perseid Collapse (The Perseid Collapse Post Apocalyptic Series Book 1)by Steven Konkoly

Book One in The Perseid Collapse Trilogy.
America is under attack, in the epic, post-apocalyptic sequel to “prepper themed” bestseller, The Jakarta Pandemic.
2019. Six years after the Jakarta Pandemic; life is back to normal for Alex Fletcher and most Americans. Appearances can be deceiving. An undercurrent of paranoia and fear still runs strong below the surface; the collective angst spawned by 28 million American deaths forever stamped into population’s psyche.
On August 19, 2019, an inconceivable “event” will unleash a darkness over the United States. A human darkness with a vast appetite for chaos and violence. Alex Fletcher will wake to this new world, thrown headfirst into an impossible journey. His skills and preparations will be put to the ultimate test, in a brutally hostile landscape, where the forged bonds of friendship and family remain the only true constant.
Author’s note: The Perseid Collapse is the first book in The Perseid Collapse Trilogy, and chronicles the first 48 hours “post-event,” as the characters navigate a hostile landscape to reach their destinations. Event Horizon, book two in the series, picks up where book one ends, completing their arduous trek and unveiling a harsh, new reality for Alex…

The Overending (Wood Cow Chronicles Book 2)by Rick Johnson

VOLUME TWO in the WOOD COW CHRONICLES series.

For untold ages, the Granite Hulks at Tilk Duraow have been the impregnable center of the High One’s slaving system. Overpowering. Impenetrable. Final. The point from which there is no return. But now, fifteen-year-old Helga’s revolution–one she hardly expected to begin–is way bigger than she ever dreamed. Tilk Duraow itself is in danger. Unexpectedly finding common cause with a troupe of oddball characters, Helga and old comrades are reunited in a chain of events that portends the Overending. Now even the High One himself is no longer safe. The Overending opens a crack…

Rick Johnson’s slightly skewed reality brings readers another mind-bending, genre-busting adventure. Fantastic and quirky, exhilarating and addicting, this entertaining adventure takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end. Ridiculous, but deadly serious. Hits you hard in the funnies, while turning your mind inside out.

Clarityby Loretta Lost

Her world has always been dark, but he might be able to change everything…

Fiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods–where no one could ever hurt her again.

When a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time, Helen stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to rely only on herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an answer. He makes it his personal mission to rescue Helen from her loneliness, and bring joy into her world once more–the joy she has denied herself for so long.

When Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip her apart and destroy the…

The Lizard Queen Book One: This Shrinking Worldby H.L. Cherryholmes

Book 1 of 9 book series.

300 years ago, in a nameless world, a prophecy passed unfulfilled. A secret society that formed to prevent its occurrence believed it was their doing, while the secret society created to ensure that the prophecy came to pass wasn’t certain it had been stopped at all. Eventually, along with the mythology of time prior to the great Lizard Queen’s expansion of this world, the prophecy of Lacáruna fell into legend.

Split among three nations, nine ancient books hold the key to this world’s creation but no one has the ability to read them. And many have come to believe the world is shrinking. The indications are there–nations’ leaders falling ill, swamps drying, militaries gathering–that is, if those signs are being interpreted correctly. No one knows because the prophesied Lacáruna, a female from another realm and the only being who can read the Lizard Queen’s language, never arrived.

What they don’t realize is that Amy Darlidale is just a tad late.

Taking a break from a stressful workweek, Amy, recently divorced CEO, drives out to her desert getaway. While on a morning jog she crosses paths with an orange lizard and,…

Southern Charm – A Paranormal-Mystery (Max Porter Mysteries Book 2)by Stuart Jaffe

When Max and the gang are hired by an art forging ghost to find a lost painting, Max thinks it’ll be easy money. But villains old and new come out, and the race is on for the painting and the secrets it contains. A race that will lead Max into a mess of magic spells, haunted houses, ancient curses, and even Blackbeard the Pirate.

DESIRE & PREJUDICEby Jean-Louis McMillan

Desire & Prejudice is about the healing power of true lovemaking and the damning power of ethnic bias.
The poetic letter takes the reader into the minds of two lovers desperately wanting one another.
The erotic descriptions are vivid enough, but scarcely the right quantity of description to know precisely what is going on.
A realistic, believable story that readers haven’t heard before.

Beast: Great Bloodlines Convergeby Kathryn Le Veque

The blood lines of seven great houses come together in the greatest knight of them all. Prepare yourself for the BEAST.

Editorial reviews: “This is truly vintage Le Veque. This is the type of book that put her in the forefront of Medieval Romance writers. There is love, romance, political intrigue, knights fighting, knights drinking and laughing, a king that will grow up right in front of you. There is drama, suspense, silliness, honor, chivalry, love and legend.”

He bears the name of de Russe, but the bloodlines of seven great houses converge in the greatest knight England has yet seen. As the uncle of Gaston de Russe, the Dark One, Sir Bastien de Russe beholds a great and terrible legacy, one that makes him both the target and the leader, the hunter and the hunted. His story is the most powerful of all.

1431 A.D. – As the premier knight for the Duke of Bedford, Bastian has been assigned a great and terrible task – he becomes the jailer for the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc. At first her enemy, he comes to know the woman who has fought so…

Curate This!: The Hands-On, How-To Guide To Content Curationby Steven Rosenbaum

Curate This! The Hands-On, How-To Guide To Content Curation is now free on Amazon.com only until Decenber 18th. If you are overwhelmed with the sheer volume of tweets, blogs, facebook posts and emails – than you may be ready to embrace curation. With the right framework, curation can be a powerful solution to help you meet new challenges of the web’s content avalanche.

The concept of “Curation” has rapidly moved from museums to mainstream media. As the sheer volume of Tweets, Likes, Blogs, , YouTube videos, and emails overwhelm the web, publishers and brands are increasingly being asked to provide a human face to content organization and editorial curation. With the right framework, curation can be a powerful tool to help editorial meet new challenges.

The Perseid Collapse (The Perseid Collapse Post Apocalyptic Series Book 1)by Steven Konkoly

Book One in The Perseid Collapse Trilogy.
America is under attack, in the epic, post-apocalyptic sequel to “prepper themed” bestseller, The Jakarta Pandemic.
2019. Six years after the Jakarta Pandemic; life is back to normal for Alex Fletcher and most Americans. Appearances can be deceiving. An undercurrent of paranoia and fear still runs strong below the surface; the collective angst spawned by 28 million American deaths forever stamped into population’s psyche.
On August 19, 2019, an inconceivable “event” will unleash a darkness over the United States. A human darkness with a vast appetite for chaos and violence. Alex Fletcher will wake to this new world, thrown headfirst into an impossible journey. His skills and preparations will be put to the ultimate test, in a brutally hostile landscape, where the forged bonds of friendship and family remain the only true constant.
Author’s note: The Perseid Collapse is the first book in The Perseid Collapse Trilogy, and chronicles the first 48 hours “post-event,” as the characters navigate a hostile landscape to reach their destinations. Event Horizon, book two in the series, picks up where book one ends, completing their arduous trek and unveiling a harsh, new reality for Alex…

The Overending (Wood Cow Chronicles Book 2)by Rick Johnson

VOLUME TWO in the WOOD COW CHRONICLES series.

For untold ages, the Granite Hulks at Tilk Duraow have been the impregnable center of the High One’s slaving system. Overpowering. Impenetrable. Final. The point from which there is no return. But now, fifteen-year-old Helga’s revolution–one she hardly expected to begin–is way bigger than she ever dreamed. Tilk Duraow itself is in danger. Unexpectedly finding common cause with a troupe of oddball characters, Helga and old comrades are reunited in a chain of events that portends the Overending. Now even the High One himself is no longer safe. The Overending opens a crack…

Rick Johnson’s slightly skewed reality brings readers another mind-bending, genre-busting adventure. Fantastic and quirky, exhilarating and addicting, this entertaining adventure takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end. Ridiculous, but deadly serious. Hits you hard in the funnies, while turning your mind inside out.

Departureby A.G. Riddle

Flight 305 took off in 2014…
But it crashed in a world very different from our own…

With time running out, five strangers must unravel why they were taken…
And how to get home.

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Harper Lane has problems. In a few hours, she’ll have to make a decision that will change her life forever. But when her flight from New York to London crash-lands in the English countryside, she discovers that she’s made of tougher stuff than she ever imagined.

As Harper and the survivors of Flight 305 struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of the crash, they soon realize that this world is very different from the one they left. Their lives are connected, and some believe they’ve been brought here for a reason.

In addition to Harper, several other passengers seem to hold clues about why Flight 305 crashed. There’s:

Nick Stone, an American on his way to a meeting with The Gibraltar Project, an international group dedicated to building a dam across the Strait of Gibraltar and draining the Mediterranean.

Sabrina Schröder, a German scientist who has unknowingly sealed the fate of half…

Kill It With Magic (The Lillim Callina Chronicles Book 1)by J. A. Cipriano

Sixteen-year-old Lillim Callina is good at two things: running away and magic.

Now, Lillim’s half-demon ex-boyfriend is contacting her for help, she has somehow gotten herself mixed up in a kidnapping, and her long-dead rival has risen from the grave.

So when a dragon plotting to take over the world offers her a choice- work for him or else-

Lillim Callina is going to choose else.

Committed to Wellness: Motivation for Weight Loss, Fitness, and a Healthy Lifestyle! (Weight Loss, Fitness, Weight Loss Motivation Book 1)by Marta Tuchowska

How to Finally Stick to your Diet and Exercise Plan. Exciting Motivation Techniques for Health, Wellness, and Weight Loss

FITNESS, WEIGHT LOSS AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION MINDSET EXPLAINED

Did you know that…your mind is stronger than you believe? I never truly realized the power of positive thinking and really believing in yourself, until I studied what actually goes into being motivated…
Here’s a preview of what you will learn:

• Your motivation for preparation phase- make it exciting!
• How to combine different motivation techniques effectively
• Your motivation for the actual program
• Psychological aspects of internal motivation- how to ACTIVATE YOUR INNER FIRE and be successful with your fitness and weight loss goals
• How to deal with haters and bad influences when on a diet/fitness program (don’t let them stop you from succeeding!)
• Your motivational techniques for the feedback phase
• How to feel healthier and utilize it as your motivator
• How to actually keep on TRACK
• How to pull yourself together after falling off the wagon and take MASSIVE ACTION AGAIN!
• How to successfully plan your meals and how to enjoy them
• How to fall in love with WELLNESS
• Little weight loss tricks that work as massive motivation boosters
• How to aim for progress and stop being a perfectionist
• How I to utilize failure to actually achieve success
• The concept of self-coaching: how to be your own weight loss and fitness coach
• How to be creative during your weight loss/fitness/physical transformation journey (you need creativity to make the process as exciting and fun as possible!)
• The concept of holistic wellness- how to make the most of your wellness journey and use it as a personal development tool as well

Mexican Kimonoby Billie Jones

Samantha knows what she wants from life – and she’s got it!

1.A loving family. OK, her Mum’s plan to marry her off to the world’s most metrosexual man might not be ideal… but it’s only because she cares!

2.A great job. Or at least: a job that leaves plenty of time to update Twitter and shop for designer bargains online…

3.A credit card, with a very generous limit. So generous that she’s just spent over $10,000 on an antique kimono…

But suddenly Samantha’s charmed life starts to fall apart! From a hair-related fire to losing her job, Sam’s facing bad karma – and it all started when she bought that kimono…

Sure, it’s ridiculous. How could a piece of silk ever bring bad luck? But it can! Because, whether Samantha likes it or not, someone wants to teach her a lesson: it’s what’s inside that counts.

But will Samantha slow down long enough to listen?