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The Eye of Icarus
by Michael D'Ambrosio
 Will
Saris, an ambitious and young officer in the Space Fleet, embarks on
his first mission alone with one directive – be discrete. He
disobeys that directive and sets off a chain of events that not only
change his life but much of the universe as well. The Eye of Icarus,
book one in the Space Frontiers Series, starts off with
edge-of-the-seat action, heart-throbbing romance, and chilling
suspense where Will Saris goes from a rookie Officer and boy to a
mature master manipulator of the alien races. The Eye of Icarus is
the long awaited follow-up to D’Ambrosio’s Fractured Time Trilogy as
Will Saris, son of Fractured Time’s Billy Brock, proves to be much
like his father as he weaves his own thrilling and romantic
adventures in a hostile universe.
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Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle
By Scott Michael Kessman
Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle
melds together influences of Celtic and Irish mythology with
modern-day folklore, and is a fantasy novel to be enjoyed and
cherished by all ages. Within the pages of this tome you’ll
find the adventures of Colin, a child who is fully aware of the
hidden world of myth and wonder hiding within the woods just beyond
his home, long kept secret by old magic. Only the fey magic
which runs through Colin’s veins has enabled him to find what others
cannot; the Tanglewood, the ‘wood within the woods’. Full of odd
characters and fey beings, the Tanglewood is a world of magnificent
folklore come to life. As Colin begins to explore the
Tanglewood, he’ll find friendship with the ferrish Ailfrid, the
elfin girl Deidre, and Doc Muffingrow, a wise druid. Colin will also
find that there is much magic in himself, as well as dangerous
enemies who’ll not let him find solace in the wood so easily. Ailil,
King of the Sprites and ruler of The Below, has laid claim to
Colin’s spirit, and Colin will need the help of his friends and
quite a bit of magic to save himself. The Tanglewood is
a place like no other, and Colin is a boy like no other. Throughout
his adventures, he’ll uncover the secret of the fey blood within
him, and help dispel the poisonous corruption and hidden dangers
that threaten the inhabitants of the wood and the Tanglewood
itself.
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Castle Ladyslipper
by Lee Grantier
 ...When
a chauvinistic knight lands in a castle full of women, somebody has
to change…
Soldier of fortune, Garrick of Hawkwood is ill prepared for the
women of Castle Ladyslipper, especially its hostile mistress, Emma
d’Arcy. Garrick is haunted by the spirit of Emma’s great-great
grandmother Rose. Her actions caused the curse plaguing Emma and her
female relatives. Though clearly at odds, Emma and Garrick cannot
deny the sultry heat rising between them.
Liberally laced with
humor, Castle Ladyslipper resonates with a timeless theme: Love can
flourish even when sown in the rocky soil of misunderstanding.
"Fantastic
characters...rip-roaring hilariously funny ~~
grace, sass, and charm, all in one well-told romance."
Amy Lignor, Author of The Heart of a Legend
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$15.00
The Dictator's Astrologer by Roberleigh H. Claigh
 The
Dictator’s Astrologer, an historical novel, is based on the life
of Afra Waesch, a real astrologer in Nazi Germany. Though the
dark forces, personified by Hitler, destroy Germany, a still
higher power protects Afra from the treachery of the Hitler
regime. Surviving several attempts on her life, Afra develops
into a master spiritual astrologer with psychic abilities of
clairvoyance and astral travel. Hitler summons Afra to Eagle's
Nest, his secret observatory and coerces predictions of his
future from her, but would she have the strength
to tell the Fuhrer what she reads in his stars?
Includes the Astrological Charts of Hitler, Geli, Eva, and
Hitler's Cabinet.
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The Cowgirl and The Colts by Paul Travers
In 1959 Carolyn Clark and her pony Dixie rode into the pages of
football history as the first female mascot in professional
football. Carolyn was an accomplished horsewoman by the age
of ten and daughter of the legendary jockey Willie Clark. She
dreamed of starting a riding academy for handicapped children. Her
fame as a Baltimore Colt created a touching story of faith, family,
friendship and football. This is her story – a look at life in the
1950’s, professional football, horses, and rock and roll as seen
through the eyes of a young cowgirl.
“The
Baltimore Colts were a complete team: that was not just the players
but the fans. What would that team have been without Carolyn and
Dixie? They were special part of that team, the magical and fragile
bond between players and fans." Raymond Berry, Baltimore
Colts 1955-1967, 1958 and 1959 World Championship teams, Pro
Football Hall of Fame 1973
PRICE $15.00
The Separatist
by Gordon Snider (Author of Sigourney's Quest)
 At
the onset of this novel we meet journalist Julia Rice, who is sought
out by a mysterious Mr. Anderson with the promise of giving her a
very interesting story that would definitely help her career. Julia
follows her curiosity and meets with Mr. Anderson. At first
she is taken back by his ways but something makes her continue to
meet with him as he begins to reveal a story that goes back into
time and one that seems to have some connections with one she is
working on in present day. A connection perhaps with her own life
and a story that will definitely bring her to the brink of extreme
danger, yet lead her to the love of her life. Mr. Anderson was at
one time a Separatist, hired for a case that would change his life
forever. The
Separatist is based on a Japanese custom where people hire such a
specialist to end relationships. This might involve a spouse, a
lover, a business partner, or any other kind of personal
relationship. The idea is to create a situation that is so
embarrassing to the “mark” that he or she will agree to severe the
relationship without public displays of discord, publicity, or court
proceedings .
This
is the story he must reveal to our Julia that will in turn change
her life. Just who is this mystery man, Mr. Anderson, and why has he
chosen Julia to confide the details of the evil he knows and the
people involved? Will Julia come out of this alive or has Mr.
Anderson put them in a situation that will end both of their lives?
PRICE $15.00
A Gift of Dreams
by
Robert A. Benjamin
 A
Gift of Dreams is a classic American coming-of-age tale cast
well outside the ordinary mold, a memoir with roots deep in youthful
experience. It invites the reader to share my challenge of making a
remote controlled vehicle fly in the days when even NASA had trouble
doing it, while still trying to act like a normal teenager
worried about working at the town drugstore and getting into college
and handling the joys and perils of young love and emerging
sexuality, all in the unique context of society in a New England
seacoast village. Today, thoughtful readers everywhere are looking
for optimistic, engaging storytelling that endorses positive values,
and they will find it here. A Gift of Dreams is about a lot
more than building model airplanes that will fly...it is about
finding the courage in daring to be different.
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Lord Emberstone's Quest
by Michael E. Hill
 The
stone of the dark Wizard of Chaos has been discovered in an ancient
passage beneath the Tower of Glory. The priests whose monastery is
within the Tower are quickly overcome by the terrible power within
the stone of chaos. Those who do not succumb to its evil are
imprisoned, while those that do are unknowing slaves to the holder’s
dark designs. However, in the nearby town of Elmwood, Eramil, (Lord
Emberstone of Elmwood), a long time friend of Melorn (the head of
the Towers priests), has begun to wonder as to why he hasn’t heard
from his friends at the Tower of Glory. He sends three of his
closest companions to investigate. Claw, a halfling fighter/thief,
is captured at the tower, Farimain, an elf, and Bearmug, a dwarf,
avoid capture but are pursued by a group of wargriders. On their
return to Elmwood they encounter some old friends and a dwarf who
has escaped from the Tower of Glory. Will Lord Emberstone be able to
save his friends from the wrath of the Wizard of Chaos?
PRICE: $9.95
Tutor
by Tom Te-Wu Ma
 For
thousands of years the Chinese people have believed that a person
will become a ghost after death living in the underground. It will
be arranged for the ghost to reborn as a person again by the rules
of the immortals. If a person has performed a great deal of good
deeds in his life, after death the spirit (ghost) of the person will
be reborn into a rich and dignified family to enjoy a good life. If
the person has committed a great number of bad deeds, the spirit of
the person will be reborn into a poor family to suffer a miserable
life or simply reborn as an animal to live a cruel life. A love
story between a human and a spirit is much more attractive and
complicated than those that occur between two humans. The spirits in
the book are all vividly personified. They live with humans in the
human world, and also in their world. They travel from one world to
the other easily and frequently. Although they have the advantage of
supernatural powers, they still like to show themselves in human
form. They look and act like human beings when they live in the
human world. It is hard sometimes to distinguish which one is human
and which is spirit. The ingenious revelation of that secret,
therefore, often becomes the most exciting part of the story. Tutor is a collection of 21 such complex and enticing stories which
I selected and translated from an old Chinese book, Liao Zhai, by Pu
Song Ling (1640-1715) Liao Zhai has been unanimously acknowledged
both academically, and popularly, as a most remarkable work of this
sort in the thousands of years of the Chinese literature history.
PRICE: $9.95
An Unlikely Duke
by Debra Killeen
When Chris McCabe agrees to travel to an alternate dimension to
impersonate Duke Christian Lattimore, in order to prevent
Christian’s death, the last thing he expects is to be greeted by the
duke’s corpse. Nor is he ready for Christian’s widow, Helen. Helen
is not ready for Chris, either. While Chris prepares for the acting
job of his life, she and Prince Robert Claybourne quickly learn that
Chris’s resemblance to Christian is only skin-deep. With Chris’s
colleague Elijah Homes, the three of them search for clues both
Magical and mundane to solve the duke’s death, Unexpected
friendships, and more, develop. One larger question remains –
is Christian’s death the one foreseen by Bishop Edward Fitzroy when
he originally proposed the masquerade to Chris? Or is there another
threat to the duke?
PRICE: $15.00
Shadow in the Rain
By Harriett Ford
 A
cub reporter becomes convinced that an innocent man has been
convicted of murder. While she tries to untangle the truth of the
crime and free him from prison, she is stalked by a killer and
challenged to free herself from her own prison of grief and love
again. Based on an actual crime in Rockford, Illinois, the book
includes an addendum by nationally known forensics scientist,
Arthur Chancellor, who states, "There is not enough
evidence--motive, weapon, or witness accounts--to convict Ted Kuhl."
This is a "must read" for those who hope to see changes in the
criminal justice system, those who are hoping to see a new trial for
Ted Kuhl, imprisoned since 1997, and for any person who finds
himself wrongfully accused of a crime.
Click here to watch the video!
PRICE: $14.95
The Royal Quests
by Wesley
Lowe
 The
war to oust the usurper Lorkas from Kurault’s throne has begun.
King Macawin and the Army of the Alliance are confident in their
ability to overwhelm the city’s defenses with one mighty strike.
But the Alliance meets formidable resistance from Lorkas’s troops,
forcing them to settle around Kurault’s walls for a lengthy
siege. To gain support for King Macawin’s cause, the Blackwoods
Coven is divided into three groups, each one assigned a Royal Quest
by a city’s ruler in exchange for military aid. The first must
venture beyond the Rune Mountains to find Justin of Kurault, a man
who most believe dead. The second must hunt down and destroy the
powerful demon sorceress, Darklin Reed. The third must rescue the
King Solson’s twin children from an indestructible war machine with
a will of its own. But as the war drags on, Lorkas unleashes a force
that the Alliance is powerless against. Their only chance for
victory is the completion of the Royal Quests before their morale is
shattered and all hope is gone.
Purchase other Necromancer Series books by Wesley
Lowe
The Griffin's Gauntlet
The Coven Initiates
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Don't Crash My Party!
by Shirene Hansotia
 Don't
Crash My Party! critically analyzes the performance of the
Democratic and Republican Parties in recent years, and proposes a
bold new Democratic agenda spearheading reforms of our political
institutions and advocating initiatives to tackle issues as varied
as health care reform, debt control, educational improvements and
homeland security.
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the
war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes
invariably from people who are not fighting.
— George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia
One cannot impose a
cooperative, democratic society on people — they must adopt it and
claim it as their own. Activists who are truly progressive cannot
use force or trickery; we can only serve as mentors and midwives,
showing the way and facilitating the birth of a new society. Our
means must reflect our desired ends if we want our means to lead to
those ends. — Randy Schutt, Inciting
Democracy
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and
belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for
an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out
against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and
crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and
daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the
mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. — Robert F. Kennedy
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