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FAQ – Hybrid Publishing

October 7, 2019 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

FIRESIDE PRESS CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS PUBLISHING SOUL FIRE PRESS Are you a self-publishing company or a vanity press? Neither. FIRESIDE, CMP and Soul Fire Press are the hybrid divisions of First Steps Publishing. Self-publishing companies generally will publish whatever is submitted to them, regardless of writing quality, careless editing, poor cover design and unprofessional interior design…. 

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War Under the Mango Tree, a military satire

June 20, 2019 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

“Loaded with plenty of whiskey-tango-foxtrot moments, War Under the Mango Tree is a thoroughly entertaining lampoon of the US military machine via a fictionalized mission in an equally fictional Central African country… Not since Catch 22 has a novel this brilliant come along. Five cheeky stars!” —David Edlund, USA Today bestselling author of “Guarding Savage” … 

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Filed Under: Books, Military, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Satire Tagged With: FSPauthor, fspbook, Glenn Voelz, new release, political satire, thriller, Under the Mango Tree

A Vengeful Spirit: A Shelly Gale Mystery, Book 1

April 7, 2019 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

A Vengeful Spirit, A Shelly Gale Mystery Book 1, by Lizzy Armentrout

PILOTVIEW WAS A QUIET, PEACEFUL TOWN where nothing much happened…until now. As a series of shocking events unfold, Shelly finds herself entangled in the search for answers.

Filed Under: Self Publishing Authors Tagged With: book series, christian, clean read, cozy mystery, fspbook, Lizzy Armentrout, murder mystery, new release, small town

Off the Record: A Shae Rose Mystery, Book 1

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Off the Record, A Shae Rose Mystery by Diana Kilpatrick

Diana Kilpatrick’s debut novel, “Off the Record”, introduces us to Shae Rose, a feisty and loveable court reporter who lifts the veiled curtain, offering a unique and entertaining peek into the secretive world of deposition court reporting. – – – As a busy court reporter in a small Idaho town, Shae Rose ordinarily minds her… 

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When the World Grows Cold, Book 4 The Peaks Saga

January 18, 2019 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

When the World Grows Cold, A Peaks Saga, Book 4 by MF Erler

When the World Grows Cold (The Peaks Saga, Book 4) [UPDATED AND REVISED 2018] Thirty Years Later… Ginna and Dany have been back from their time travels with Jon, Jale, and Martina for almost thirty years. Danny has settled into a normal twenty-first century life. But Ginna, nothing has been ‘normal’ since her return —… 

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Filed Under: Books Tagged With: adventure, dragon, fantasy, FSPauthor, MF Erler, new release, West Wind Press

The Luckiest Guerrilla, A Tale of Love, War and the Army

December 31, 2018 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

The Luckiest Guerrilla by Patricia Murphy Minch

The Luckiest Guerrilla tells the remarkable, enchanting story of Philippines survivor Colonel Arthur Philip Murphy. Relying extensively on letters from Arthur and his wife Lillian, their daughter Patricia has penned an engrossing World War II narrative that is both a historical treasure chest and captivating on a personal level. Only ten hours after the Japanese… 

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Filed Under: Biographies / Memoires, Books, History (narrative/non-fiction) Tagged With: FSPauthor, fspbook, Luzon, Patricia Murphy Minch, WWII

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War Under the Mango Tree, a military satire

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A Vengeful Spirit: A Shelly Gale Mystery, Book 1

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Off the Record: A Shae Rose Mystery, Book 1

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When the World Grows Cold, Book 4 The Peaks Saga

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