Eternal Flame

16-year-old Julia Olsen’s world is falling apart. Her quarterback boyfriend broke up with her. Her family’s new home under renovation is a mess. Her high school counselor won’t stop harping on about her grades. A time-traveling WW2 soldier crashing into her room is the last thing she needs.

In 1944, 18-year-old Edmond Ferris answered the draft and headed to war in France. A chance discovery brought him home to Chicago…in 1989! He’s back in his own room, except a strange girl is living in it. She drives a Japanese car and she listens to Milli Vanilli, a German band.

Is their encounter an error in time or a will of fate?

Find out in this timeless tale of two young people whose love for each other knows no bounds.

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Elthea’s Realm (The Story of Elthea’s Realm Book 1)

Science fiction and fantasy novel Elthea’s Realm is a land with islands held high above the ocean by a slender pillar and stars that float down from the heavens to bestow an amazing gift. It’s a place where five friends involuntarily find themselves after they were attacked by a destructive computer virus turned corporeal.

The five companions are soon befriended by the Astari, a race of people who were once computer software programs on Earth. The deadly virus, called Bots, continue to pursue the five friends because of their participation in a college course called The Utopia Project. And the Bots will stop at nothing to kill or capture them, even as the virus begins to wage war on Earth’s computer infrastructure.

The members of The Utopia Project and their Astari protectors band together and hatch a plan to stop the Bots before being killed by them first, and before the Earth is left in ruins.

What ensues is a harrowing tale of magic and survival, set against the backdrop of what makes us human. Ultimately, it’s a story of friendship and brotherhood, without which none would survive.

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Fallen Heart: Book 1 of the Fallen Trilogy

What happens when a fallen angel forbidden to love defies the Gods and falls for a mortal girl?

Trained from a young age to take part in the ancient tradition of the Fallen, sixteen year old Bailey is instructed to guard and protect his mortal charge Celeste. When his mission’s completed, like all Fallen he’ll be recalled to serve one of two Arch Angels – Thorus or the Lightbringer. It’s been that way for millennia, or so his Guardian, Ganor says.

What he’s not supposed to do is fall in love.

Warned from getting romantically involved with Celeste by an ex-angel, Bailey decides to ignore advice and follow his heart instead. But when he defies the laws of the Unseen Gods and tastes love with a mortal, he sets a chain of disastrous events in motion, placing himself and Celeste in danger. On a mission to protect her, Bailey uncovers a dark secret – Thorus was overthrown by the Lightbringer long ago. Now the Lightbringer reigns supreme and intends to use the Fallen to bring a reign of terror upon earth.

When the only item allowing Bailey to exist in the earth realm disappears, he must race against time to protect Celeste and save a world on the brink of crisis. But if Bailey wants to rescue humanity from darkness and ensure the safety of the girl he loves, he might have to make the greatest sacrifice of all – his own life.

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Aisuru (Hakodate Hearts, Book 1)

Party? Cake? Friends? No, for Sakura Takeshi, her eighteenth birthday was spent meticulously preparing for her coming death. But all of her planning didn’t include meeting the star of her late guardian’s fairy tales in her garden one night.

Now she has a handsome yokai now sharing her house and her bed, a jealous young tengu living in her cherry tree, a cheerful classmate determined to push past her walls to be her first friend, and a heart in danger of being stolen…

Aisuru is a young adult love story with a charming prince of hero, a sweetly conflicted heroine, a sprinkling of fantasy, a dash of family drama, and a little spice to warm the heart.

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Joy to the World

Unbeknownst to Eliza Berkeley, the second daughter of a baron, the man she thought she was going to marry was not Stephen Huntington, the Duke of Wyndale. Thankfully, the reprobate does not appear for the wedding. The true duke arrives instead. Will a match formed originally through deceit blossom into love this Christmas? Or will the imposter ensure neither experiences happiness ever again? Joy to the World originally appeared in the Bluestocking Belles’ Mistletoe, Marriage, & Mayhem box set.

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The Christmas Reunion

I still love you… That’s why I’m still so angry with you after all these years…

Bad boy billionaire supermarket tycoon Grayson Lawrence keeps himself so wrapped up in business that life keeps passing him by. For the first time in years, he’s returning home to Cherry Valley to enjoy Christmas with his family while he conducts some business on the side. The one person he hopes he won’t run into… the one person he can’t face is his old high school sweetheart.

Famous movie star, Sydney Silverlake talks her way out of rehab early to return to the set of a major production. When the going gets tough, Sydney decides a good old fashioned holiday season with her family might be exactly what she needs. Returning home to Cherry Valley she looks forward to a much needed vacation from the limelight… as long as she doesn’t run into the man she despises most.

Will Grayson and Sydney spend the holidays together or will they each find happiness in the arms of another? Personalities clash, stocks plummet, and Christmas parties rock in this heart warming second chance holiday romance novella.

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Lost And Loster

Boozy, sexy, and troubled, Massage Therapist Samantha Black can’t figure out how her friends make life work when she couldn’t possibly! Men, rent, and simply cooking a cup of tea seem to completely confound her. Is she suffering from the effects of alien abduction, or is her condition genetic? Maybe she is plagued with paranormal activity, since large objects do seem to fly out the window without her having any memory of the event. Even the popular site Lust for Life has blocked her from its members, stating that she is not a good dating prospect to any man in the entire world. What is wrong with Samantha Black? How can such an attractive creature be so lost? Who or what will save her, and is salvation even possible?

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What Happens in New York

Navigating the post-university world is tough. Unable to find a direction, Hollie moves back in with her mum and nan and gets a job at the local electrical store. It’s boring and under-stimulating, but it pays the bills.

Until one day, when she can’t handle her boss’s customer stealing, or leering, or games of Spider Solitaire any longer.

She quits.

Once again without a direction, she drives to Scotland to visit her best friend Fayth.

Fayth lost her mum and sister in a car accident just six months ago, and she can’t wake up, go to work, or even walk the dogs without something reminding her of them.

To make matters worse, her ex-husband cheated on her not long after their death, and he still thinks she’ll take him back.

Fed up with their lives and in need of a change of scenery, the two friends go on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New York.

When Hollie goes for a last-minute toilet break and gets locked out of the theatre, little does she realise she’s about to meet model-turned-stunt performer Astin Mack.

Astin introduces them to the Hollywood elite, but is all as it seems? Is the grass any greener just because they have fame, money, and power, or are they just as susceptible to love and loss as everyone else?

What Happens in New York is the sexy, sassy debut novel by author, poet, and blogger Kristina Adams. If you love stories of fame, fashion, and friendship, it’s not to be missed!

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The Undead Pool

Superheroes battle the living dead in this hilarious spoof on the comic book universe!

The Undead Pool is a humorous and demented origin story of former mercenary Mace Murdock, who after being subjected to an experiment from the evil clown Zarathustra that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and the hunger for human brains, adopts the alter ego The Undead Pool. Armed with his new abilities and a twisted sense of humor, he joins forces with superheroes Stable, Psychotic Menacing Schoolgirl and Tigernaut to battle Zarathustra and his zombie clown army. The comedy never ends in this science fiction and horror parody of every superhero and supervillain that comic book enthusiasts love and hate.

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Confessions of a Wedding Musician Mom

Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Meg Cabot, and Jen Lancaster will love this laugh-out-loud funny book that is also filled with sweet moments.

Stay-at-home mom Heather Hershey hadn’t thought about playing the piano in years. After what happened in college, she could barely bring herself to learn the theme song to Millie Mallard’s Pond of Fun to amuse her kids.

When she ran into an old college acquaintance at the grocery store things began to change. You were the piano player kept reverberating through Heather’s head. She couldn’t shake the idea, and she decided to take a leap of faith.

Acting on suggestions from her patient husband, a zany neighbor, and even her out of control kids, Heather dives head first into the quagmire of starting her own business. In the beginning, it didn’t seem as hard to get prospective clients as she’d imagined. It soon became obvious that sealing the deal was the problem . . .

Will Heather realize her dream of becoming a professional pianist, or will it just be misstep after misstep yet again?

Jennifer McCoy Blaske sews together a wonderful patchwork of quirky yet relatable characters in this delightful story of one mother’s struggle to juggle her home, her kids, her husband, and her fledgling business. Blaske brings Heather’s hilarious trials and tribulations while starting a new business into Technicolor—amidst the pandemonium of family life. This laugh-out-loud tale is a most entertaining quick read, and not to be missed!

“This is a quick read, and a lot of fun, whether you are in the Wedding Industry, a busy Mom, or any combination thereof. Loved it!”—Rev Gurley, Amazon reviewer

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Two Beating Hearts

Only One of Us Can Survive.

Wren knows only one thing: she is being hunted by the most powerful woman in Aria and she won’t stop until she is dead. Born a defective clone and cast out of society, Wren is a liability to have around because of her mirror image of the famous face.

Reece is the soldier who let her escape. A dedicated member of the Resistance hiding in plain sight with the city’s trooper division, he is determined to change things from the inside. Being a spy is deadly, especially when every move he makes is being watched.

When their paths cross everything changes. Wren must decide whether she can trust the soldier in order to find safety. When her best friend is taken by a guard, she has no choice except to beg Reece to help her find him.

In a fight for justice, the truth, and the lives of all Defectives, Wren and Reece are the unlikely duo who must risk everything they’ve ever known for the cause. In the first book of the Aria Clones Trilogy, be prepared to question everything you’ve been told.

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Truce or Dare

“Sherry Jasmine Clayton… I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”

I wasn’t ready for it then.

He was my anchor.

And then he wasn’t.

As swiftly as we’d fallen, he let me go.

Two years later, a phone call sends me running back to the last place where I thought I’d be – Fortuity.

The plan is to stay for a couple of weeks before I return to Chicago, keeping my head low and avoiding trouble.

Problem is, Chase starts to make my walls crumble. Only he’s not interested about the past. He insists we make one harmless deal – keeping the peace for as long as I’m here.

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