Quotes

​1.    The choices made at each of his crossroads, good or bad, right or wrong, caused him to be who he is.
2.    An ultimate representative my new friends is a unique nightmare I created for myself very early on in life to hide behind everyday, convinced that it was the right choice
3.    Remember, opposite choices will always exist at each of your crossroads. To lose my darkness is the equivalent of losing my light since one cannot exist without the other.
4.     despite all of the steps forward I have taken, there are days I feel like I am still at the beginning. I still falter and lose my way but the difference is that now I am in control. I choose each step I take, each path I journey down with my eyes wide open.
5.    Changing who you are is difficult if not impossible, believe me, this whole book is about my attempts to do that my whole life before realizing that who I am is just fine. Here’s the hook: changing how you handle life is totally in your control. Choosing happiness is up to you!
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​About the Book

Title: Your crossroads. Your choice.
Author: EJ Apicello
Genre: Self-help
Welcome to my diary, my journey, as I tripped and crawled through the darkest time in my life- when I witnessed  people that I held incredibly close to me shatter my very existence with their words and actions. The things within this book spine are extremely raw and exceptionally real. You and I are going to get very close, the details in this book, although oddly general, are incredibly specific. Yes, I realize what I just said and as you read my words you will see what I mean. As you silently gasp and mentally bitch slap me, please be kind because my story is just that – my story. It is not any more or less special than yours. In fact the only difference between our stories are the choices we made at each of the crossroads in our lives. For most of my life the choices I made were not based on my happiness but on everyone else’s. This book describes what I have experienced in my journey to finding my happiness and hopefully never letting it go. Sadly, it took me thirty six years to find the strength I need to detoxify my life and self view and find someone who is worthy of my awesomeness. Thirty six years to shatter the negative foundation I had built shatter the ultimate representative I created to hide behind and begin the process of building a new foundation. Only this foundation will be built on strength, confidence and above all, happiness. So take a minute or thirty and sit with my story for a while. You never know what you might find out.

Author Bio

Welcome to my real, crazy, emotional, probably too honest journey. I am an everyday girl in this everyday world trying to keep my head above water and within the pages of this book you will learn about the things that have broken me down  and the steps I am taking to build back up. You will see, my new friends, that this story is written in a unique, general, conversational voice, which was my choice. I want you to be able to picture yourself in my shoes, relate my trials and tribulations to yours and see that you too can find your happiness. Even if you don’t realize this yet, every single one of us possesses things inside of ourselves that we didn’t know were there. It took my life taking a crazy right turn and dumping me at the lowest possible point before I could see the strength within myself. We are not defined by what we do, we are defined by the choices we make. I decided when I put pen to paper that I want my choices to start defining me as strong, confident, secure and above all else, happy. So, who am I? How about I tell you who I was – a self loathing shell of myself who put everyone else’s happiness before my own. Herein lies my story to find that happiness and all of the ups and downs along the way. See who I was and who I am trying to become and maybe, somewhere in there, you will find out a little about yourself too.


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Book Excerpt

After a few more hours, the forest gave way to the foothills that bordered the Northern Mountains.  They paused to survey the landscape.  
                “Granite Hills…you did it, Riv.  We’re here.”  Alex paused to glance around.  Gray stones jutted out of the ground with green moss growing out of cracks.  Small trees and bushes struggled to find footholds.  Even though it was spring, a brisk wind chilled her cheeks and snow coated the tops of the tallest peaks in the mountains to the north.
                “My friend herds his goats right over there.”  Riv kicked his heels into his horse’s flanks.  “His family just moved the goats up here to the spring meadows.  They’ll stay for the summer.” 
Ahead of them, the goats were spread out through a shallow valley, perhaps as many as a hundred mature goats with many young kids.  The goat herder appeared to be the same age as Riv, but shorter and thinner.  He wore a tattered wool coat over a pair of worn britches and old boots, topped off with a goatskin worn like a cloak. 
Riv waved to his friend and trotted over to him.  He jumped off his horse and hugged him tightly.  “Thicket, you’re not going to believe who this is.  She’s the Keeper of the Keys for the Council of Elders.  Really.”  Then he turned to Alex.  “Keeper, this is my friend, Thicket.”
                Thicket’s eyes bulged.  “You’re the real Keeper?”  He looked at his friend and back again.  “What are you doing here?”
                Alex grinned.  “Riv said that you saw Lady Opaline’s carriage nearby.  Can you show it to me?”
                Thicket glanced at his friend.  “It’s just over the hill.  Why did Lady Opaline come all the way out here?”
                “Show me the carriage.”
                “This way.”  Thicket ran to the next hill.
                “Are you out here alone?”  Alex glanced around for his parents.
                “My parents went to the market to get some food.  I’m all right by myself.  I like it.”
Alex and Riv tied their horses to a small tree and climbed up the side of the hill.  Thicket hunkered down behind some rocks and pointed ahead. 
“Down there.”
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About the Book

Title: Gossamer: The Chronicles of Eledon Book 3
Author: Joni Parker
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Lady Alexin, Eledon’s Keeper of the Keys must continue to prove her powers when her grandmother, Lady Lestin and her friend, Lady Opaline of the Gossamer Elves are kidnapped by rebels and held for ransom. Alex attempts a daring rescue, only to discover that there is far more to this plot that she immediately suspected and the betrayal extends to the highest levels of the High Council of Elders. Threatened by rebel factions, suspected by Council members and under attack by deadly spiders, the young warrior has only her wits, her fighting skills and the powers of the Keys to help her. But will they be enough to save them all?

Author Bio

When I was younger, I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Part of my reason for dropping out of college was because I didn’t know what to major in. I was envious of my sister who knew from an early age, she was going to major in math. Good for her, but math was the last subject on my mind. I joined the Navy and found a track I liked. I became a photographer. I covered local news items, accidents, and even shot portraits. It was fun, but not a career path. When I got out of the Navy, I wanted to finish college but I was lost again. What to major in? I chose accounting because all businesses needed it and I went on to get my Bachelor’s and an MBA. After working in the field for a year, I went back in the Navy and asked for any assignment other than accounting.  It worked. After 22 years in the Navy, I retired. My husband and I moved into our motorhome and hit the road. Unfortunately, he passed away and I went back to work at a government job. Then I found writing. I hadn’t written a thing since I was 14 but I was smitten by the bug and have been writing ever since. “Gossamer” is the sixth book I’ve had published and is the third book in a four book series, “The Chronicles of Eledon.” Hope you enjoy it. I had fun writing it.




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​It was New Year’s eve, and I couldn’t believe another year had flown by.  I had barely gotten my degree a year ago, and now I had published a paper, made presentations, and was granted a patent.  And, we were on the verge of selling KS Biotech, and stood to make a lot of money.
 
Julie came over in the late afternoon, and Sam opened a bottle of French Champagne.  We toasted to each other’s success in the coming year, and marveled at what had transpired over the past twelve months.  Kathy had gotten married.  I’d become a pro-domme.  And Sam and I had traveled to Europe twice and Japan once.
 
We went to the French restaurant, which we hadn’t been to in a long time; actually, the only times this year may have been on my birthday, and when we celebrated the patent granting with Raj.  There was a special multi-course New Year’s menu, with wine-pairing.
 
George, the waiter, told us that they had only one seating, so we could stay as long as we wanted.  And that there would be fireworks in the nearby park.  I suspected that Sam, Julie and I would have some ‘fireworks’ of our own, tonight.
 
We really hadn’t seen much of Julie since Kathy’s wedding on Kauai.  It wasn’t for lack of friendship, or desire, but just a fact of our current existence, putting all of our time and energy into the company.
 
The dinner was incredible – both the dishes and wines very special, and George ‘sneaking’ a platter of all the desserts, as well as a nearly-full bottle of the dessert wine, onto the table for our enjoyment.  And weight gain.  Sam and I were only running sporadically now, but we would have to resolve to keep fit in the new year.
 
Sam drove us home in silence, all of us fading rapidly, due to the excessive food and drink.  We went downstairs, and Sam stepped behind the bar.  I was about to get upset with him – we certainly didn’t need any more alcohol – until he emerged with three bottles of water in his hands.
 
“Thank you, Sam,” Julie said gratefully.
 
Taking a swig of his water, Sam asked, jovially, “Anybody up for the sauna?”  Both Julie and I groaned.
Julie said, “How about if we just take a quick shower together, and then climb into bed?”
 
We undressed by the desk, and got into the shower together.  Sam bathed Julie, while she bathed me, while I bathed Sam.  I held his cock and teased him a little, but – as I had suspected – he wouldn't be ‘up’ for anything tonight.
 
But the shower had awakened me, at least enough to think about making it with Julie.  When we walked into the playroom, Sam groaned, “We missed midnight!”
 
I kissed Sam, and then Julie kissed Sam, and finally Julie and I had a prolonged deep kiss, our naked bodies pressed together.  When we came up for air, I turned to Sam, “I don’t think we missed anything, tonight.”
 
We crawled into the big bed in the playroom, and dimmed the lights.  I held Sam, and whispered, loud enough for Julie to hear, “You’re not going to get it up tonight, so Julie and I are going to make it … and we’ll let you watch.  And then, we’ll both take good care of you in the morning.”
 
I lifted my head so that I could see Julie, “If all of that is OK with Julie.”  She smiled and nodded.  I kissed Sam again, “Good night, Sam.  And happy New Year!”
 
Julie moved over and kissed Sam, “Good night, Sam.  And ditto for me.”  Then, Julie moved back to the other side of the bed, and I crawled over Sam and on top of Julie.  Sam knew his limits, and hadn’t complained.  He would get to watch us now, and ‘have’ us in the morning.
 
I kissed Julie savagely, and we held each other tight.  Then, I turned around, and we lay in a sideways ‘69’ position.
My arm hung over Julie’s waist, and I held her butt, as I used my nose to massage her hood, then let my tongue swirl around her clit.  Julie was doing the same to me, my body and mind responding nicely, as I remembered some of our prior experiences.
 
We climaxed nearly together, then I turned around and climbed on top of Julie again, kissing her languidly, and holding her hair.  As we came down, I realized that I’d completely forgotten that Sam had been watching us.
 
I lifted my head and looked over to him, ready to  thank him and tell him good night again … but he was gently snoring.  Kissing Julie, I whispered, “Thank you for being our friend, Julie.  Happy New Year.”
 
Julie hugged me tightly, and then I crawled back over Sam, and lay next to him.  My fiancé, the man I loved.  How different my life would have been had I not met him!  I couldn’t even imagine.
 
Of course, we would keep our promise:  As I drifted off, I already started thinking of how Julie and I could creatively take care of Sam’s needs, in the morning.
 

About the Book

Title: Domme Experience
Author: Simone Freier
Genre: Erotic Romance
Beyond    50    Shades    …    Way    Beyond!
DOMME    EXPERIENCE    is    an    intimate    exploration    of    kinks    and    fetishes    by    an    unlikely    couple,    with    thoughtful    and    philosophical    discussion    by    the    characters,    and    graphic    descriptions    of    their    erotic    adventures.
Kelly    takes    the    upper    hand    –    in    a    manner    of    speaking    –    exhibiting    her    dominant    side,    and    impressing    her    parents    and    Sam,    as    roles    are    reversed.
Her    formal    training    as    a    dominatrix    leads    to    new    and    unexpected    experiences    for    Sam.        Kelly    and    Sam    explore    new    cultures,    and    enjoy    further    adventures    with    friends,    as    their    world    travels    continue.        Kelly    demonstrates    her    technical    and    business    prowess,    and    the    company    that    she    and    Sam    founded    takes    off,    changing    their    lives    forever.        There    are    a    billion    reasons    why    they    should    be    happy.        But    they    are    unaware    that    a    storm    is    brewing    on    the    horizon.
The    Experiences    series    is    an    epic    love    story    of    erotic    relationships    and    sexual    desires.        Written    in    a    ‘literary    realism’    style,    the    series    introduces    Sam    in    the    prequel,    and    the    blossoming    of    his    intimate    relationship    with    Kelly    as    the    series    progresses.        Fantasies    and    real-world    adventures    coalesce    to    mold    a    unique    bond    between    unlikely    lovers.        Where    needs    are    mutually    satisfied    in    an    open,    creative    and    trusting    environment.        Where    physical    and    mental    boundaries    are    pushed.        Where    the    concepts    of    love    and    sex    are    never    confused,    but    sometimes    confusing.        Where    openness    is    required    and    intimacy    is    expected.        And    where    fair-is-fair,    regarding    the    punishment    of    transgressions.
Contemporary    erotic    romance:    Suitable    for    mature    readers,    aged    18+    years.    Experiences:    Book    8    is    187,000    words,    18    chapters,    621    print    pages
Acclaim    for    Simone    Freier    and    the    EXPERIENCES    series:
“Fun,    intense,    sexually    erotic”
“One    of    my    favorite    series    in    recent    memory”
“Simone    Freier    is    a    sexually    charged    and    inspired    writer”
“It    is    quite    a    tale    and    a    very    good    read    that    explores    an    intimate    topic”
“The    writing    is    well-done,    engaging,    and    erotic”
“The    characters    are    rich    &    believable,    while    the    eroticism    is    thick    &    lush”
“Freier    writes    some    incredibly    powerful    scenes”
“I    have    enjoyed    this    whole    series    and    don’t    want    it    to    end”
“Freier    holds    poignant    insight    into    the    complexities    of    interpersonal    communications    and    behavior”
“The    desire    crawls    out    of    the    pages    and    into    my    mind”
“The    writing    style    is    relaxed,    even    playful,    and    always    fresh”
“Steams    up    the    pages    –    very    sensual    and    erotic”
“Simone    Freier    entertains    her    readers    with    a    story    of    love,    trust,    respect    and    exploration”
“Unexpectedly    thoughtful    and    intensely    passionate”
“Simone    Freier    has    an    intoxicating    way    with    words”
“Fifty    shades    greyer    in    this    deep    look    at    sexual    explorations”
“Freier’s    attention    to    detail    in    her    books    is    awe-inspiring!”
“I    have    enjoyed    this    whole    series    and    don’t    want    it    to    end”
“Fine    writing    from    an    author    who    knows    her    genre”
“If    you    love    erotica,    then    you’ll    love    this    series”
“Definitely    a    five-star    series!”
WARNING!    This    work    contains    mature    content,    including    graphic    sexual    descriptions    and    scenes,    and    is    provided    for    adults    only.    The    Experiences    series    contains    scenes    of    psychological    and    physical    submission,    discipline,    and    medical    fetish.        The    characters    explore    various    fetishes,    which    evolve    throughout    the    series.        ALL    CHARACTERS    IN    THE    BOOK    ARE    21    YEARS    OLD    OR    OLDER,    and    all    activities    are    consensual.

About The Author

An adventuress and traveler, Simone is a sensual being who loves to read stories that excite her.  She takes exception to authors who promote their works as ‘dirty’, ‘filthy’, or ‘smutty’:  She believes that sex is wonderful in all of its incarnations, and doesn’t shy away from graphic descriptions of realistic sexual experiences, no matter how messy.  Her writing is mainly in the ‘literary realism’ style – i.e., it is wild (even outrageous) … but could really happen to you!  She values openness in relationships, and demonstrates this through her characters.
Prior to becoming an author, Simone was a nurse.  One of her pet peeves is reading erotica that gets simple anatomy wrong!  She is continually bewildered by women who haven’t explored their own bodies.  Another pet peeve is the mostly hung-up Victorian society prevalent in the U.S. and U.K., and she tries to do her part to change that by introducing people to new sexual and sensual experiences through her erotic writing.  The activities in Simone’s books are quite realistic, as she has participated in most of these in ‘real life’, as surreal as it may seem.
Simone is currently completing the Experiences series, which will run an estimated 1,000,000 words!  That is why she refers to it as an ‘epic’ romance, although each volume is intended to stand on its own, with a ‘happy for now’ ending.  Experiences combines literary style and philosophical discussion by the characters with graphic portrayal of sex in all of its kinks and fetishes.  You may not like all of the things Simone’s characters do … but neither do they.  Their exploration of new experiences will hopefully motivate some readers to explore their own sexuality to a greater extent.
Simone loves to hear from her readers, so feel free to contact her.   In fact, she hopes you will feel ‘free’ sexually and spiritually, as well.  Please follow her on social media and her blog.  On her website, you may interact directly with the main characters in her books, including asking them questions in order to understand their perspectives in more depth.


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Book Excerpt

​The creature looked at him and stepped forward, its body rippling as if made of water. Its tail shattered rocks into dust. Kefier fought hard to keep his eyes open; he could not figure out where the creature began or ended. It had no definite shape. One moment he thought it stood as tall as the mountains behind them; then it was suddenly Faci’s size, weak and hobbled and paler than the moon.
Kefier managed to draw the sword, the scabbard cluttering uselessly beside him. The creature bent around the point, closer to him, a foot away, half a foot away…
The shadows began to dance faster. Kefier felt his heart at his throat, smelled the thing’s breath and remembered rain falling on dry soil. He swung. The creature laughed and danced away.
“Futile!” it said. “What good are your weak attempts? For me, the Kag cleaved! Who are you against my power?” Kefier didn’t wait to see what it did next, and lunged. He might as well have been stabbing air—the creature was beside him at once, the breath on his ear, like rain…
Kefier felt himself thrown against the rock face, beside the rune, narrowly avoiding crushing his head. The creature pressed against him. His body felt rigid, bound, near bursting. He looked up and into the deep knot of shadows in its eyes.
He saw a face.

About the Books

Series Title: The Agartes Epilogues
Author: K.S. Villoso
Genre: Epic Fantasy

Jaeth’s Eye

It has been years since his brother’s accident. Kefier was only just beginning to live a normal life–at least, as normal as it could get for a mercenary from a run-down town. And then an errand goes wrong and he finds himself holding his friend’s bloody corpse. Already once branded a murderer, he is pursued by men he once considered friends and stumbles into the midst of a war between two mages. One bears a name long forgotten in legend; the other is young, arrogant Ylir, who takes special interest in making sure Kefier is not killed by his associates. The apex of their rivalry: a terrible creature with one eye, cast from the womb of a witch, with powers so immense whoever possesses it holds the power to bring the continent to its knees.
Now begins a tale with roots reaching beyond the end of another. Here, a father swears vengeance for his slain children; there, a peasant girl struggles to feed her family. A wayward prince finds his way home and a continent is about to be torn asunder. And Kefier is only beginning to understand how it all began the moment he stood on that cliff and watched his brother fall…

Aina’s Breath

Enosh, apprentice to one of the richest merchants in the Kag, is secretly heir to a broken line of mages. Because of The Empire of Dageis’ quest for sources of the agan–the life-source that mages use for power–his people have been reduced to scavengers, his culture diminished to a speck in the wind. For more than ten years, he has helped raise a conjured beast to use as a weapon against the Dageians. But Enosh’s plans are falling apart. A powerful enemy has escaped and Enosh needs to capture him before he reaches Dageis. His quest is further complicated after he finds himself used as a pawn by Gasparian nobles.
On the other end of the continent, Sume, daughter to a Jin-Sayeng hero, must return to her roots to save her country and bring honour to her father’s name. To do this, she must befriend a prince and understand the terrible, corrupting nature of power and the reason her father was driven to walk away from it all those years ago…
Meanwhile, Kefier, Enosh’s agan-blind brother, is forced back into a life of violence. As he struggles with the notion that hands, once bloodied, never stay clean for long, he finds himself occupied with an unexpected burden: his own brother’s daughter.

Sapphire’s Flight

The battle at Shi-uin has left scars. The rise of Gorrhen yn Garr to power seems unstoppable. As nations fall, the lines between love and duty become blurred and Kefier, Sume, and Enosh must learn to live with the choices they have made.


Author Bio

K.S. Villoso was born in a dank hospital on an afternoon in Albay, Philippines, and things have generally been okay since then. After spending most of her childhood in a slum area in Taguig (where she dodged death-defying traffic, ate questionable food, and fell into open-pit sewers more often than one ought to), she and her family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, where they spent the better part of two decades trying to chase the North American Dream. She is now living amidst the forest and mountains with her family, children, and dogs in Anmore, BC.


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Aina’s Breath
Sapphire’s Flight

Excerpt: Spiral Eternity
 
I build the blocks up like a mountain.
Now i stand it to watch you 
from a distance.
Rising to the top
Marks the birth of a star.
I barely touched the top before falling so hard,
Before i stumble,
Feeling so weak at the knees.
 
Fainting in a spell,
Oh, Sandy, pour water on me
Build up a mountain out of blocks.
Starting from all the alphabets
A through Z.
God can you see blocks up so high,
Reaching all the way up to heaven.
 
I stand upon the blocks,
Rising to the top after recovering from a relapse.
Can you see walking toward 
A spiral eternity?
Here are the gods of past history myth.
 
 
Counting on fingers awaits a fantasy
Which i stand upon mountains set way back.
I will walk to you, my God
Elevated by powers to walk on the line
Rising to the top.
I fell to the botttom 
When scars covered up my body,
But i get up and continue to walk on forward
Through the mountains of blocks.
 

About the Book

Title: Thy Paintbrush to Abstracting Images
Author: Shavonda Robinson
Genre: Poetry
A collection of poems that will take readers on a constant journey by creating a world between an abundant imagination and reality based situations.
This poet has a way of waving her magic wand and putting up a persuasive point of view.
This poet also has super pen powers on the page with a creativity level that cannot be tamed and she will dazzle you with her captivating gift when it comes to connecting with others by using images and musicality to tell different poetic stories throughout the entire book.

Author Bio

Shavonda Robinson is an accomplished writer whose credits include being published in a few anthologies and magazines. She also is the founder of Create something for the future an online poetry magazine for upcoming poets and writers. She has won a few awards in poetry and songwriting.
She is inspired by the power of words when it comes to transforming ourselves and our thoughts by the written word.
She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her two beautiful children.




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When I was a little girl, we lived across the street from the local library. It was small and old and dark, and sometimes it smelled kind of musty and rank, but I’d go there every Friday anyway and come home with an armful of books that I would read over the weekend and then return on Monday. The librarians there were always so excited that I loved books the way they did. They took an interest in me, listened to me, made it a point to get to know what I liked and disliked, and treated me like I was the most special reader they’d ever known. I loved it there.
I don’t spend much time at the library anymore, and when I do, it’s mostly to work on school projects, which really is not all that much fun for me. So these days, when I want to be surrounded by books and have conversations with people who love them like I do, I go to the Mahogany Bookshelf, this little bookstore right next to the downtown mall. They mostly carry books written by black authors, and pretty much all their customers are from neighborhoods like mine. There are probably bookstores closer to where most of us live—even the mall itself has a bookstore—but I think we all try to buy from this particular spot because if we don’t, the big chain bookstores that started taking over will put them out of business. I don’t want to see that happen. I like the owners and the staffers at the Mahogany Bookshelf. They make everyone who comes through the door feel like family. And no one can sell black books the way black bookstores can anyway, that’s just my opinion.
I’m here today because they’re hosting a book signing event for one of my favorite authors, Nairobi St. John, and there’s no way in the world I’d miss that. I want her to sign my personal copy of her latest book, which I’m buying today with the cash I earned babysitting this bratty little girl that lives down the street from me. I’m spending nearly half my earnings from that gig. Hardcover books are expensive, but I love owning as many as I can afford.
I can’t wait for the day when I’m an author and people are lining up on a Saturday morning to have me sign their copies of my books the way they are today for Nairobi St. John. The line is all the way outside the store and bent around the corner, and people behind me are complaining that it’s moving too slow. I want people complaining that way about my book signings someday too when I have a bestselling title on the shelves.

About the Book

Title: K My Name is Kendra
Author: Kamichi Jackson
Genre: Young Adult
Fifteen-year-old Kendra James’ life begins to spiral out of control with the return of her long-lost runaway sister Meisha, and the visit of a young celebrity uncle with questionable intentions. Things take a particular turn for the worse when that uncle exploits Kendra’s loneliness and untreated depression and makes a move on her that sends her world into a tailspin from which she’s not sure she’ll ever recover. Will she survive this tragedy…or will she hit rock-bottom before anyone even notices?
 
Author Bio

In addition to K My Name Is Kendra, Kamichi Jackson is the author of an eBook entitled Where Present Meets Past (originally available as part of the now-defunct Amazon Shorts Program), the middle reader book You’re Too Much, Reggie Brown, a forthcoming adult novel entitled The Brownstone, two unproduced screenplays, and several short stories. KJ has made numerous appearances in support of her work, among them the Baltimore Book Festival. When not writing, Kamichi is likely off somewhere singing karaoke. The South Norwalk, Connecticut native currently resides in Northern Virginia with family.


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About the Book

Title: Vision Seeing is Achieving
Author: Allan Sealy
Genre: Self-help, Spirituality
Each of us needs to have vision. Not the vision that is seen through our eyes but that which is revealed in our hearts. The vision of your heart will enable you see pass the limitations of time, revealing to you a future that only you can create. The vision of your heart will reveal your true potential and power. The vision of your heart will elevate your mind and expand your thinking so that you would truly believe that all things are possible. We were all created on purpose for a purpose. Your parents cannot assign purpose to you. You must discover this yourself. However, the clues to your purpose are not hard to find. They are hidden in plain sight! It is only for you recognize that what you see in your heart is not a pipe dream but a window into your future and a revelation of your purpose.
This book was written to help you realize your purpose and your destiny by enabling you to:

• Understand who really you are,
• Discover your passion
• Understand the significance of your vision
• Discover your creative power
• Manifest your vision
• Unleash your awesome potential.

This book will inspire you to believe in your dreams and hang

Author Bio

Born in London’s East End, Allan Sealy began his career in the creative industries of fashion and design before going on to start Ministry In Art (MIA), a conglomerate that use creative and inspirational media to give it’s customers the winning edge. With over 17 years combined experience, MIA has serviced a worldclass mix of authors, coaches, motivational speakers, artists, filmmakers, and thought leaders. MIA is also the marketing force behind the UK’s biggest gospel concerts, featuring the likes of Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton and many more.
Over the past 2 years, Allan positioned himself in the success and personal development arena, with the formation of Life and Success Media (LS). Under the LS brand, Allan seeks to utilize his media and marketing experience to promote and advance the profile of life coaches, authors, thought leaders and success-experts worldwide. Spearheading this brand is MVP-Life – a popular online magazine that presents critical insights, strategies and the very best ideas from field leaders, success technicians and captains of industry. MVP-Life aims to be a key resource for achieving outstanding success in all areas of life. MVP-Life can be seen in e-zine format at mvplife.com.
Allan Sealy’s passion for excellence and the success of other people is reflected in everything he achieves. As a trained life coach, prolific author, and inspirational speaker, his teachings on life mastery has become the focal point of his published books and magazines, empowering many to renew their thinking and making positive change to their lives. His book ‘Wisdom Brings Success’ serves as an effective tool in communicating success principles and key life lessons that unleash the unlimited potential within each and everyone of us. Allan seeks to inform readers of their innate ability to influence the outcome of any situation, and create their own human success story. A man on a mission, Allan Sealy is shaping the international concept of what is possible to achieve in one’s life by recognizing their inner genius, creative power and immense value. He also conducts Wisdom Brings Success Seminars, where many have been impacted by his eloquent, yet passionate delivery of practical wisdom and strategies for success.
In addition to being trailblazing businessman, Allan Sealy is an inspirational leader who relentlessly demonstrates strong cultural sensitivity, with a commitment to driving change in the perceptions, attitudes and disabling self-limiting beliefs of those he addresses. He has empowered people of all ages and enabled them to maximise their potential and discover their purpose. Overall, the resulting impact has positively influenced their lives, their families, their communities and beyond.


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Book Excerpt

Stray Seasons of a Fox
“Hey, Mr. Fox, why don’t you get out of the snow?” Rich yelled across the short distance of tracks.
The fox clearly hadn’t noticed Rich or Francesca until just then. At the sound of Rich’s yell, he leapt back on his hind legs in a defensive stance so quickly that his hat fell off and went tumbling down the tracks with the wind and snow, revealing two tall, pointy fox ears. After a few seconds, the fox regained his composure. He approached his edge of the tracks and responded in a voice that sounded like a tin whistle. “It is a terrifying fright to make your acquaintance this night. Why don’t you introduce yourself, sir? You are an accomplice to the wind in the theft of my top hat!”
“Sorry, Mr. Fox, I didn’t mean to scare you. I’m Rich. What’s your name?”
“My name is Mr. Fox,” Mr. Fox responded gruffly.
“Glad to meet you, Mr. Fox. Where are you off to tonight?”
“East Side, obviously. I am waiting for the oh-so-slow Red Line. It is horribly late tonight, and every night it seems these days. I have to get to the old king, out in the harbor lighthouse at the breakwater of the river, on the horizon of the lake. The old king is the reason for the seasons and this damnable weather!”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“What on earth do you think it means? What explanation did you have for something as strange as falling snow in fall, not to mention here on the North Side? Look at this weather!” The Fox held his paws in the air.
“I guess it is strange weather we have here. A little early to be snowing, that’s for sure.” Rich realized how erratic the weather had been all night. It had started ordinary, but since then had snowed, rained, and snowed some more. The wind was also temperamental.
“Well, of course the snow has come early. It never does come on time, not anymore. You see, the old king partitioned the city into the four sides some time ago, when he was still old by young standards, and the city was young by old standards. The old king decreed each side of the city should have its own season, as was customary for kingdoms of the time. The East Side received summer because of the many beaches, the water, and, of course, the magic. The North Side was given autumn for the many trees in that part of the city, so that they might be magnificently colored all year. The old king flipped a coin to decide which of the remaining two sides would get spring, and the South Side won it. The South Side was wild even back then, and so got all the wilder, being quickly overrun with the springtime wildflowers. The West Side got winter because there was no place left for it, and it has been a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy for the West Side ever since, to be honest—more of the cold and less of everything else out there, wherever ‘there’ is. I’m not certain where the North and South Sides stop and the West Side begins.”

About the Book

Title: The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan
Author: Steve Wiley
Genre: Fantasy
“Did you know most anything that matters in this city was built by magic before it was built by men? Of course you didn’t. This city is different from other cities. The true history of it is unpublished. Lucky for you, I know it all by heart.”
~ Francesca Finnegan
In Chicago, a secret L train runs through the mythical East Side of the city. On that train, you’ll find a house-cat conductor, an alcoholic elf, a queen of the last city farm, the most curious wind, and an exceptional girl by the name of Francesca Finnegan.
When we first encounter Richard K. Lyons, he is a man who has long forgotten the one night, when he was still a boy called Rich, when Francesca invited him aboard the secret L for an adventure though the East Side. The night was a mad epic, complete with gravity-defying first kisses, mermaid overdoses, and princess rescues. Unfortunately for Rich, the night ended like one of those elusive dreams forgotten the moment you wake. Now, Rich is all grown up and out of childish adventures, an adult whose life is on the verge of ruin. It will take the rediscovery of his exploits with Francesca, and a reacquaintance with the boy he once was, to save him.

Author Bio

Steve is a father, husband, uncle, brother, friend, and purveyor of fairy stories. He grew up in and around Chicagoland, where he still lives with his wife and two kids. He has been published in an array of strange and serious places, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., to Crannóg magazine in Galway, Ireland. This is his first book. He has an undergraduate degree in something he has forgotten from Illinois State University and a graduate degree in something equally forgotten from DePaul University. You can email Steve at Lavenderlinepress@gmail.com, or visit thewileymancan on Instagram.

Illustrator Bio

Chris is an artist who studied at Columbia College Chicago. He is a Chicago native and has lived here all his life. Chris’s paintings have been showcased in many local galleries and beyond. When he feels like it, he travels elsewhere to find inspiration. You can reach him at Chris.cihon@gmail.com, or visit _ccihon on Instagram.

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​Book Excerpt

I followed Ruth into the kitchen to see a plump woman sitting at her table with a cup of tea and a plate of sugar cookies. She looked to be in her early sixties. With her sour expression and her gray hair in a bun, she reminded me of the portrait of Queen Victoria my Nan kept in the parlor.
 What surprised me most was how small she was. She couldn’t have been more than five feet tall.
 Her Majesty in the flesh.
 “Are you kiddin’ me, hon? This is the guy who’s gonna save my bacon?”
“Nice to meet you, too,” I said. “Thanks for inviting me over, Ruth. I’d best be on my way now.”
“Ian, there’s no need to be sarcastic,” Ruth said. “She didn’t mean any harm. It’s just her way.”
“The hell I didn’t,” Her Majesty retorted. “He shows up looking like he came in last in a marathon for geriatrics and you expect me to believe he can actually help me with this bottom-of-the-pickle-barrel situation I’m in? Let him crawl back under whatever rock he came from.”
“Listen, Melinda. You asked for my help and I got you the best in the business. Ian came over here on what I’d consider his day off. We took him away from time with his sons. You owe him an apology. Right now, he’s your best chance for getting out of that pickle barrel.”
Her Majesty said nothing and slurped her tea.
“I’ll make the introductions, shall I?” Ruth continued. “Ian Dodge, this is Melinda Barnes, otherwise known as Laura Lane, the Food Queen. Melinda, this is private investigator, Ian Dodge.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Melinda mumbled, wiping cookie crumbs from her mouth.
“Likewise,” I said. “So what is this pickle you find yourself in?”
“Ruth, get Ian here a cup of tea. And a towel to wipe off some of that sweat.”
“I’ll go freshen up,” I said. and made my way to the powder room at the front of the house. I could tell they were talking about me, but with the water running I couldn’t make out what they were saying. After I’d removed the worst of the grime with soap and water, I returned to the Court of the Food Queen.
“That’s better,” Melinda said. “Have a seat. Now take a look at this and tell me what you think.”
She ducked under the table for her briefcase and pulled out an envelope with the words LAURA LANE scrawled on the front in black marker.
“I found this in my dressing room yesterday,” she said. “Believe me, heads rolled because of it. Secure set, my foot.”
I opened it to find copies of two newspaper clippings and a handwritten note. Both dated back to 1973. One was headlined Town Comes to Aid of Sick Girl and the other was Relying on the Kindness of Strangers–Couple Cons Hundreds Out of Thousands. The note read simply, ‘Contact me here,’ followed by a phone number.

About the Book

Title: Pork Pies
Author: Judy Nichols
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Crusty British transplant Ian Dodge is back on the beat, this time in the service of Her Majesty, otherwise known as Laura Lane, the Food Queen, star of a popular TV cooking show. A blackmailer has threatened to expose her sordid past as a con artist, so she turns to Ian Dodge to get it sorted.
When her blackmailer is found stabbed to death in his hotel room, Her Majesty is the prime suspect. It’s Ian’s job to untangle a web of deception and pork pies (lies) to find the real culprit, all the while dealing with the antics of his twin sons, Jesse and Mac.

Author Bio

Judy Nichols grew up in a Batavia, Ohio a small town twenty miles east of Cincinnati and eventually found herself living in Aurora, Indiana, a small town twenty miles west of Cincinnati. She would be there still if GE Aircraft hadn’t made her husband Nigel an offer he couldn’t refuse– a chance to live near the ocean with GE footing the bill for moving expenses.
So now she lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.
She started her novel Caviar Dreams while her daughter was napping one day. Five years later it was finished. The biggest challenge arrived once her daughter stopped taking naps and eventually lost interest in watching the “Toy Story” video.
Judy holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kent State University. She has been a newspaper reporter, a teacher, a temporary office worker, a customer service representative, and currently stay-at-home mom with way too much time on her hands. (And never mind that her daughter has graduated from college and lives in San Diego).
In April of 2012, Judy achieved her lifelong goal of appearing on the quiz show “Jeopardy!” She was a two day champion winning a total of $46,500 and the distinction of being officially named the smartest person in a room full of very smart people.
She has earned only two awards in her lifetime. Neither of them has anything to do with writing, but she is immensely proud of them nonetheless. Adia Temporary Agency presented her with the “Temp of the Month” award for March, 1987 and The Ohio Chapter of The Nature Conservancy gave her a Volunteer Appreciation Award in 1991.
Her experience with The Nature Conservancy inspired her second novel Tree Huggers, about a single mom reporter covering the deadly clash between an unscrupulous developer and a militant environmentalists, published in 2008 She followed it up with a sequel in 2014 called The Reason for the Season.
Her latest book Pork Pies is the latest in her Ian Dodge mystery series.  Ian is a British national, living in a small town in rural North Carolina and stubbornly hanging on to every shred of his Britishness.  Any resemblance to Ian Dodge and her own prickly British husband is purely intentional. Other books in the series are Sportsman’s Bet and Trouble and Strife.
Currently, Judy is a volunteer with Phoenix Hometown Hires, a non profit group that helps people find meaningful work.

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About the Book

​Title: Believe in Me – Real Love Series Book 2
Author: Angela Coffey
Genre: Erotic Romance
With his rugged good looks and quiet demeanor, actor Dylan Cross was the epitome of mysterious sex appeal. Playing the role of the President of an outlaw MC Club put him in the spotlight and meant he never heard the word `no’, especially from California girls. That changed the day he met Tara Black; a small town tattoo artist trying to find her place in the world of modeling for the Alternative Girl agency.
With a past full of horrible memories and emotional demons, Tara hides her insecurities with a beautiful smile. Content being alone, she closets herself from any type of intimacy.
It was a simple twist of fate that sparked their unlikely friendship that quickly blossomed into a heated attraction and unbreakable bond. Since a person can only fight love for so long, they were left with a decision: all or nothing.
When a single phone call opens the flood gates of Dylan’s past, that decision is put on hold as he returns to his home town of Woodstock, NY.
Can Tara handle the life changing issues headed Dylan’s way?
Can Dylan convince Tara that, regardless of the past, he wants her to be his present and future?
Will they find a way to walk through each other’s trials hand in hand, leaving them with a love that is perfectly imperfect?

​Author Bio

Angela Coffey is an indie author from the beautiful town of Woodstock, NY. After the release of her debut novel, Alive With You- Real Love Series book 1, she decided to spread her wings and fly. Her new novel, Believe In Me- Real Love Series book 2, is the second book in a four-part series. The Real Love Series can be read in order or as a stand-alone series, either way you’ll fall in love with the reoccurring characters.
Angela is an epilepsy warrior, avid reader, coffee addict, tattoo enthusiast, and lover of B-rate Shark movies. You can find and follow her on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter.
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