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The Pearl by Marco Lobo, Podcast
SHORT STORY: "THE PEARL" by Marco Lobo June 15, 2022 • 30 min Evil travels through the ages via a beautiful object held in esteem by the rich and powerful as well as the poor and weak. How that evil manifests is as unique as the evil that the object's owners can imagine. … [Read More...]
THE FORGOTTEN ARTIST, The Story of Evylena Nunn Miller by Leslie Compton
Much of the evidence of women's struggle for recognition in the arts has disappeared and so have those who have taken part in them. In the 21st Century, where women comprise fifty percent of the professional artists, we cannot afford to neglect their achievement. Leslie Compton introduces you to one of those women, her Great-Aunt, Evylena Nunn … [Read More...]
7 Things Publishers Really Want: Book Business Plan
What publishers seek in an aspiring author doesn’t just involve your book idea or even your writing. You need a book business plan. By producing a business plan for your book, you'll have done the work to prove your idea is, indeed, one publishers want. … [Read More...]
SPECTER ~ The Lazarus Project, A Paranormal Suspense Thriller
In the afterglow, the grid vanished, and Ryan’s breath caught in her throat when she saw what remained. There was Jean, walking through her living room just as she had imagined her. Except, this woman was outlined in a halo of blue light—a hologram with every living detail that had been Jean—when she was alive. … [Read More...]
Where I’m Bound, A Civil War Novel by Allen Ballard
Where I'm Bound, a stunning and engaging Civil War novel, was the first novel (in 2000) to focus solely on the soldiers of an African American regiment. Throughout the war, more than 180,000 African-American men fought for the Union Army. Many were escaped slaves, others were freed men; yet all voluntarily enlisted for one cause: freedom. … [Read More...]
Voices in the Past: Journeys Beyond the Peaks (The Journeys Saga) by M.F. Erler
In this historical fiction novel, thirteen-year-old Cinda Parker knows she and her brother Ian have a special mental connection. When a mysterious stranger, Lexi, arrives from the future, they realize they are more than typical mid-twenty-first century children. … [Read More...]
Time of Death, Not all Secrets Stay Buried by Carrie Merrill
Evan finds herself lost in a world between life and death, but something else is there with her. Something sinister, demanding that its secrets be revealed. … [Read More...]
TATTOO 313, a political thriller
When Jack Quinn’s friend, Tom, is found dead by apparent suicide, Jack turns to a cryptic email for answers. Then, when Tom’s wife goes missing, he uncovers a far more disturbing truth that will send the country spiraling out of control. … [Read More...]
Where All Worlds End, Book 7, The Peaks Saga
Martina's past and her depressions have come back to haunt her, even though she should be content to see her time-traveling daughter, Celestia, married to Laken Meta, a Time Portal Guardian. Instead she flees to The System, putting herself and all her family in jeopardy. Will they be able to get her back, despite the dangers they all face? Will … [Read More...]
Beyond the World, Book 6, The Peaks Saga
Celestia, daughter of Jon and Martina has been taught well by her Gap-crosser father. Like him, she has learned to leap the Galactic Antipaterminal Passage across space and time. But she has also committed herself to the True Lord and to use her power to help others in need, whether physical or spiritual. … [Read More...]
Carried By Six, A Novel of Urban Bravery in America by Allen Ballard
Release Date: June 1, 2020 READ A SAMPLE | SHARE | BUY " . . . a fast paced, page turning story of a black community determined to rid itself of the drug-driven plague of crime and violence. . . . It entertains, ennobles, and inspires." --Darlene Clark Hine, co-author, The African-American Odyssey "Ballard keeps it real and writes with … [Read More...]
A Covetous Spirit: A Shelly Gale Mystery Book 2
READ A SAMPLE | SHARE | BUY ~ HONEYMOON CRUISE TO MURDER What was to be a wonderful honeymoon has turned into a nightmare as people are being murdered, and Shelly’s husband is the security guard's number one suspect. “Oh, them poor things! To lose your pa like this! And you knew them? If I’s you, I’d be real careful. You’ve … [Read More...]
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