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Book Teaser: Die Back by Richard Hacker @Richard_Hacker #fantasy #thriller

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Inside the Book Title : DIE BACK (Book One of the Alchimeia) Author : Richard Hacker Publisher : Del Sol Press Pages : 332 Genre : Fantasy/Thriller BOOK BLURB: In 272 AD Egypt, an enemy thwarts an attempt by League Inkers, Thomas Shaw and Nikki Babineaux, to obtain the Alchįmeia , a document holding alchemical secrets. Sensing his impending death, Thomas secures Nikki’s promise to keep his son, Addison, from the League, an organization defending the time continuum. After his father’s death, Addison inherits a mysterious pen, accidentally inking himself into the consciousness of a man who dies on a muddy WWI battlefield in France. Hoping to make sense of his experience, he confides in Nikki, his best friend and unknown to Addison, an Inker. Keeping her promise to Thomas, she discounts Addison’s experience. Fixated on the pen, Addison inks into a B-17 bombardier in 1943. The pilot, whose consciousness has been taken over by ...

Book Teaser: A Broken Reality by Rob Kaufman @robkaufmanct #thriller #suspense

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Inside the Book Title: A BROKEN REALITY Author: Rob Kaufman Publisher: Independent Pages: 320 Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Psychological Thriller BOOK BLURB: On a fateful night in the dead of winter, an unimaginable tragedy changes the lives of two families forever. How will they manage to deal with reality while stopping the sociopath who is pushing them toward the edge of sanity? Ten-year-old, Danny Madsen, has been missing for four days when Jesse Carlton begins his own search for his godson on a frigid, snowy night. Driving along a deserted rural road, Jesse hits a stretch of black ice at the same time Danny appears from the thicket. Unable to control the car, Jesse slams into the boy and watches helplessly as Danny’s body flies back into the dark brush. When Jesse regains consciousness, he has no recollection of how he and his car wound up in a ditch. However, there’s a witness: Charles Hastings, the sociopathic kidnappe...

Book Teaser: The Atlantis Deception by Mark H. Jackson @markjackson873 #thriller #adventure

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Inside the Book Title: THE ATLANTIS DECEPTION Author: Mark H. Jackson Publisher: Unbound Digital Pages: 288 Genre: Adventure/Thriller BOOK BLURB: A German property developer, Hans Hoffmann, revels in the belief he has discovered the key to unleashing the weapon responsible for sinking Atlantis. Hoffmann requests the help of Cambridge archaeologist, Dr John Hunter to validate his mysterious find. Hunter’s acceptance leads the maverick academic on a journey from the headquarters of a clandestine organisation in England, to a lost city in the heart of the Brazilian Rainforest, and climaxes inside a chamber hidden deep beneath Egyptian Heliopolis. Pioneering theory is spliced by epic battles, daring escapes, and elaborate schemes aimed at unravelling a secret history hidden from humanity for the past twelve thousand years. Atlantis is a very visual word. A word evoking mystery, forgotten realms, underwater palaces… the list goes on....

Book Teaser: Slay Bells by T.C. Wescott @mousetrapbooks #mystery

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Inside the Book Title : SLAY BELLS (A CHRISTMAS VILLAGE MYSTERY) Author : T.C. Wescott Publisher : Better Mousetrap Books Pages : 230 Genre : Cozy Mystery BOOK BLURB: ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the village, the night settled in over swirling-smoke chimneys; the air was alive with pine and holly, with sugar and cinnamon and cider, by golly! Along snowy lanes and through shadows it crept, past windows behind which each villager slept, where sleeping dogs lie and cats rest a’purring- Tonight, in Christmas Village, a killer is stirring. Welcome to Christmas Village, a magical hamlet where even in December the roses hold their luster and bees buzz among the bluebells. Nestled betwixt an opulent garden with meandering footpaths and an ancient grove of plum trees, Rose Willoughby’s boarding house is plum-full with lodgers. There are no vacancies, but just wait. Soon there will be one…and another…and another. Wh...

Book Teaser: Bargaining With the Billionaire Bodyguard by Lisa Weaver @dreamweavings #romance #suspense

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Inside the Book Title: BARGAINING WITH THE MILLIONAIRE BODYGUARD Author: Lisa Weaver Publisher: Independent Pages: 244 Genre: Romantic Suspense BOOK BLURB: Having miraculously survived the bombing that blasted his private jet out of the sky, billionaire Donovan White has dedicated his life to the pursuit of justice. Now a covert operative for the Sentinels Agency, he is closing in on the man responsible for the crash. When his mission is nearly botched by a spunky reporter with a score of her own to settle, he reluctantly strikes a bargain with the one woman who just might be capable of decimating his love proof armor. Reporter Madison Tremaine will do anything to nab the exclusive she must write to secure the promotion she desperately needs—even if it means bargaining with a devilish billionaire. Once burned, twice shy, she has serious reservations about partnering with Donovan, but there’s more than a career upgrade at s...

Book Teaser: Twelve Days by Hope Waters @hopewatersbooks #romance

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Inside the Book Title: TWELVE DAYS Author: Hope Waters Publisher: Independent Pages: 212 Genre: Romance BOOK BLURB: Zoey Blake is having a perfect holiday season. Finals are over and it’s time to head home for Christmas, but when she wins the Hartbreakers True Love contest to join them on their tour, she has a chance to follow her favorite band for twelve days — and twelve steamy nights. Mackenzie has been a player since and joining Hartbreakers has only edged up his game, that is until he meets Zoey. She’s turned his world upside down and only she can make it right. Now all he has to do is convince her to stay with him forever. For a guy like Mack, that shouldn’t be too hard but it’s gonna take all he has and twelve days to win her true love. Twelve Days is available at:   You can also watch the book teaser at :

Book Teaser: Radio Underground by Alison Littman

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Inside the Book Title: RADIO UNDERGROUND Author: Alison Littman Publisher: Last Syllable Books Pages: 354 Genre: Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB: After years of suffering under the communist regime in Cold War Hungary, Eszter Turján—fanatical underground journalist—would sacrifice anything, and anyone, to see the government fall. When she manipulates news broadcasts on Radio Free Europe, she ignites a vicious revolution, commits a calamitous murder, and is dragged away screaming to a secret underground prison. Her daughter Dora, then a teenager, cowers in her bedroom as the secret police arrest her mother. Haunted and hurt, Dora vows to work against everything Eszter believes in. But, it’s not that simple. After nine years, Dora meets a strapping young fan of Radio Free Europe and is unwittingly drawn back into Eszter’s circle. She finds her mother, driven mad by years of torture, ...

Book Teaser: 50 Ways To Get Your Way by Juliet Huck @juliethuck #nonfiction

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Inside the Book Title: 50 WAYS TO GET YOUR WAY Author: Juliet Huck Publisher: The Huck Group Pages: 120 Genre: Motivational/Nonfiction BOOK BLURB: 50 Ways to Get Your Way by Juliet Huck Promotes the Art of Persuading Others Using the Simple Power of Commonsense Values  In 50 WAYS TO GET YOUR WAY , Juliet Huck shares the lessons she learned while growing up on her family’s farm in rural Ohio—values such as being grateful, nurturing relationships, and listening intently, which she used to build a successful career as a persuasion strategist working with corporate clients and on high-profile legal cases. Huck teaches readers how to be persuasive in a manner that is honorable and respectful, while making genuine human connections. The tools Huck shares in 50 WAYS TO GET YOUR WAY are familiar, but the author notes that many of these values are missing in the current social climate. Using beautiful images (many photographed by t...

Book Teaser: The Sheltering Palms by Preston Howard #historical #satire

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Inside the Book Title: THE SHELTERING PALMS Author: Preston Howard Publisher: Preston Howard Press Pages: 519 Genre: Fictional Autobiography/Historical Fiction/Satire BOOK BLURB: Renowned police labor lawyer, Preston Howard, reached a watershed in his life—a forced retirement from the firm he built from the ground up and a cancer diagnosis. These two events made him take a step back and reflect over a life that had at times been hilarious, irreverent, self-mocking, eerie and even a bit, make that, quite lewd. A family of unique characters guided the lawyer’s formative years: a bourbon-swilling, brilliant yet flawed grandfather who mentored the young lad in matters of religion, politics and the quest for knowledge; a psychic mother; an oversexed nanny; an aunt and uncle who fought on the front lines of integration; and a fire-balling uncle who got his fifteen minutes of fame in The Show. Preston Howard first made his mark as a...

Book Teaser: Wild Heart, Peaceful Soul: Poems and Inspiration to Live and Love Harmoniously by J. Autherine #poetry @loveautherine

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Inside the Book Title : WILD HEART, PEACEFUL SOUL: POEMS AND INSPIRATION TO LIVE AND LOVE HARMONIOUSLY Author : J. Autherine Publisher : Autherine Publishing Pages : 158 Genre : Poetry BOOK BLURB: Wild Heart, Peaceful Soul , is a beautiful collection of poems that provide inspiration to strong, vulnerable, badass women who love deeply, sometimes fall hard but always lead with their hearts. It is a deep and gritty, fresh and robust look at the thrill of loving unconditionally, as well as the mental and physical toll that it takes when peace and harmony are sometimes lost in the process. Drawing on personal experiences from her own journey of the past 30 years, J Autherine delves into the vulnerable hearts of women from around the world, including from her early years in Jamaica. Poems such as Quiet Storm reveal the pain of sudden loss, while The Rebel Soul carries with it that air of doubt or uncertainty we all feel when in love...

Book Teaser: Winter at the Beach by Sheila Roberts @_sheila_roberts #holiday #womensfictio

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Inside the Book Title: WINTER AT THE BEACH Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin/Mira Pages: 384 Genre: Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: Jenna Jones, manager of the Driftwood Inn, a vintage motel in the Washington beach town of Moonlight Harbor, is convinced that a winter festival would be a great way to draw visitors (and tourist business) to town during those off-season months. Everyone in the local chamber of commerce is on board with her Seaside with Santa festival idea except one naysayer, local sour lemon, Susan Frank, who owns a women’s clothing boutique in town. The beach gets hit with storms in the winter, no one will come, too close to Christmas. Blah, blah. What does Susan know? It turns out that Susan knows a lot. A big storm hits during the weekend of the festival, wreaking havoc with the parade and producing power outages all over town. Including at the Driftwood Inn. Jenna finds herself with a motel filled with pe...

Pump Up Your Book Teaser Feature: Darkest Before the Dawn by Mike Martin @mike54martin #mystery

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Inside the Book Title : DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Author : Mike Martin Publisher : Ottawa Press and Publishing Pages : TBA Genre : Mystery BOOK BLURB: Darkest Before the Dawn is the latest adventure of Sgt. Winston Windflower, a Mountie who finds himself surrounded by a new family and a new life in tiny Grand Bank, Newfoundland. There are signs of trouble that may disturb his pleasant life, including a series of unsolved break-ins and the lack of supports for young people in the most trying time of their lives. But there are always good friends, good food and the sense that if we all pull together, we can find a way to get through even the darkest days. Ghosts, mysterious deaths, and a new character enliven the pages as Windflower and Tizzard and the other police officers awaken the secrets that have been lying dormant in this sleepy little town. The deeper they dig the more they find as the criminals they seek dive deeper behind th...

Pump Up Your Book Teaser Feature: Miss Management by Traci Highland @tracihighland

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Inside the Book Title: MISS MANAGEMENT Author: Traci Highland Publisher: Cheshire Lane Press Pages: 215 Genre: Romantic Comedy BOOK BLURB: Mags has gotten herself in a ton of trouble: she’s lost her job, any hope for references, and she’s going to run out of money…. fast. Yeah, sure, it may be her fault for punching her boss, but the jerk totally had it coming. Nobody listens to her until she reaches her boiling point, and by then, well, she’ll admit that there’s no stopping Mr. Fist To The Face. Now her years of hard work as a speech therapist are about to go down the drain unless she can find some way to salvage her career. So when her Aunt Elise calls to say that she has a job for her, it’s not like she can say no, even if the job is up in the wilds of Vermont. Between stuffed moose, sloppy dogs and sexy men, Vermont proves to be a lot more interesting than she expected. But when she uncovers a scheme that would put her new ...