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TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE Volume III by Jewels Of The Quill
Genre: Anthology
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-684-1
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-683-4

Seven DISTINCTIVE AUTHORS offer new, short, exciting Tales from the Treasure Trove—each featuring a sparkling jewel!
Seven COMPELLING COUPLES discover romance, suspense, second chances, forces of nature, a love triangle, or the supernatural.
Seven ENTERTAINING SITUATIONS feature destined lovers, threatened worlds, cursed stones, dangerous secrets, mysterious talismans…or even poisoned pies!

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INCOGNITO SERIES 2: UNTIL DEATH DO US PART by Karen Wiesner
Genre: Adventure
SubGenre: Suspense
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-698-8
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-697-1

Network operatives Kirsten Ulrick and Ash Barnett have sacrificed their personal identities to live in the shadows and uphold justice for all—no matter the cost.
Captain Shannon McKee has restored order to the Network, a covert government agency. However, corrupt former Head of Operations, Giles Jameson is MIA, intent on destroying the reporters who uncovered his corruption. Operatives Kirsten Ulrick and Ash Barnett go undercover to protect Raven Harris and her husband from their seemingly invisible enemy.

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THE WITCH STONE by Brenda Williamson
Genre: Torrid RomanceContemporary
SubGenre: Torrid Romance Paranormal
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-707-7
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-706-0
Rating: Sensual Romance - Sensual

Azrielle Marris, a young witch not fully in charge of her powers, goes out one night using the magic of astral projection, and lands into danger. After crashing into an attractive man, she soon finds herself in bed with a passionate lover. When he leaves, claiming they can never be together again, she's left heartbroken, and yet, hopeful that she can change his mind.
Bram Latimer is a witch of a coven in charge of Wicca law. While investigating the mysterious deaths of witches, he meets the woman meant to carry his seed. There's an unwritten rule against emotional involvement. However, not even Bram anticipated the intense connection, and he challenges the high council's orders to abandon the woman he loves.
In the end, Azrielle wins Bram's heart, and he proves rules can be broken, when he dies to protect all that he loves.

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THE HYGHCOCK CHRONICLES by E. Michael Fisher & James C. Bird
Genre: Historical Fiction
SubGenre: Adventure
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-933-0
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-932-3

There’s adventure aplenty when an Anglican priest, Maynard Hyghcock, is forced to become a whiskey smuggler to support his church in 1680’s colonial America. Pirates and smugglers, Indians and African slaves, a co-conspirator beautiful widow who runs the local tavern and a British Naval officer determined to capture and hang our good priest as a pirate make for an exciting cast of characters. Authors E Michael Fisher and James C Bird’s America of the 1680s is vibrant and alive, and THE HYGHCOCK CHRONICLES is a thrilling adventure you’ll long remember!

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SHADOWS IN THE HEART by Jewels Of The Quill
Genre: Anthology
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-686-5
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-685-8

Rediscover chills and thrills…and quills…on Halloween!
Seven JEWELS OF THE QUILL AUTHORS offer stories with horrors, romance, shudders, woo-woo and a few giggles. Halloween lovers can expect to be charmed, bewitched and scared freaky.
A collection of scary and humorous stories for readers to enjoy during the spooky season...or any day of the year!

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HOPE: AN INSPIRATIONAL ANTHOLOGY by Whiskey Creek Press Authors
Genre: Anthology
SubGenre: Inspirational
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-569-1
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-568-4

Hope can be found in myriad ways: from tired old men who give and receive gifts of the future and past, in new beginnings and lessons learned, and in the revision of our priorities and the acceptance of our memories.
Hope is the sifting of time like endless bits of sand, an unexpected gift of responsibility, a sad song of love and possibilities. It holds our rejections and turns them into triumphs, and it is always there to uplift our spirits.
Hope is that elusive spirit that makes us all human…
Hope is the sifting of time like endless bits of sand, an unexpected gift of responsibility, a sad song of love and possibilities. It holds our rejections and turns them into triumphs, and it is always there to uplift our spirits.
Hope is that elusive spirit that makes us all human…

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ROAD KILL ART by Niles Reddick
Genre: Humor
EBook formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-804-3
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-803-6

You never know who's going to turn up in one of Niles Reddick's stories.... a lapsed evangelist working as a motel night clerk, a bargain-hunting father, an aunt who makes peroxide tea, or a seventeen-year-old girl just admitted to a mental hospital.... not to mention wild dogs, snakes, and UFOs! Each one of these short, down-to-earth and often surprising stories packs a considerable punch. Reddick's characteristic humor allows for some revelations as well.

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THE DRAGONFLY

Cover Artist Jinger Heaston

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ON THE OTHER SIDE: JOURNEY OF A CANCER SURVIVOR

Cover Artist Melissa Summers

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DIRK A WOLF HONORABLE MENTION
IN EBOOK ART OF EXCELLENCE

SHADOWS IN THE HEART

Cover Artist Karen Wiesner

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