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Fantasy and reality collide. The result is total chaos. Creatures from parallel worlds thought to exist only in our nightmares enter modern times, bringing their bloody and gory existence with them. This unputdownable dark fantasy has a huge cast of characters that includes humans, elves, ifrits, ORCS, barghests, satyrs, syartalfars, therians, shapeshifters, werewolves, wereleopards, vampires,…
Is it possible for vampires to blend in with the rest of us? For them to have jobs? Families? Lives? Would there be any way to know? Dan’s new wife is an author and she loves him, but she has no clue what he really is. You really need to be careful what you say…
What was the inspiration for In Defense of Guilt? When did he first have a desire to write? Which of the characters from his book would he like to have dinner with? What would they talk about? What advice does he have for writers? Have you ever known a lawyer to experience similar things to…
What happens when you give your all to your career? What happens when you sacrifice your spouse, your child, your family for your career? You might become the best you can be in your chosen career, but then what else do you have? In Defense of Guilt is a legal thriller and a Christian suspense/thriller.…
Miss Ethel Peacock has what she thinks is a brilliant idea. She wants to start a school! But this isn’t just any school. It’s not like Cub Academy, which is a school for the lion cubs. This school will be for all the animals! Mr. Densworth Lion doesn’t think much of her idea because, as…
Amanda Jayne’s hunger for traveling has filled her life with death-defying adventure. From riding on the edges of cliffs in rickety buses to having a tummy bug in the unbearable cold while climbing a mountain to falling out of a boat for the rapids to throw her any which way they pleased to being stricken…
What did the author do when she was charged by a wild boar? Has she ever taken a cat on an adventure with her? If she could change what happened on any of the trips she’s taken, would she? 1) The adventures you write about in the book are far more than most people have…
Are your relatives your ken or kin? Is a key or a cay a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt? Would you bake pottery in a kill or a kiln? Do you knead bread dough or do you kneed it? Is a wildebeest a gnu or a knew? karat,…
My books are about my favorite things—grace and friendship, home, and small-town living—spiced up with mystery and murder. I write about friends you can’t lose, even when you do something dumb. The friends in my books may shake their heads or laugh at each other, but they’re loyal and true. I write characters into my…
Whether enjoying a drive through the city or taking a walk through the woods during autumn, your eyes will feast on a spectacular seasonal palette of colors. Each of the below words describes a more precise shade of color than just saying an item is brown, orange, red, or yellow. Amber is a dark orange…
For any man who cheats on his wife and mistreats her, belittles her, and deceives her, what happens in this book is his worst nightmare. For any woman unfortunate enough to be married to a man like this, it is the story of how Imogen deals with her obnoxious ex and banishes him from her…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) Will you be the one to write those thousand words? When you look at a picture, do you only see what is right in front of your eyes? Or do you see…
Would you put jam or jamb on your biscuits? Does a gesture or a jester entertain the king? Is your crown in need of a jewel or a joule? Is the large vein in your neck a juggler or a jugular? jam, jamb Jam is preserves of fruit that has been slightly crushed and boiled…
Mark and Erin went on what was to be a dream honeymoon to Bora Bora. It was to be the beginning of their perfect life together, their perfect marriage. But then they find something in the water and everything changes. This book opens with Erin digging a hole to bury a body in, the body…
Ever wonder how we keep all these characters and voices separate in our author heads? Sure one, two, hell even three isn’t so bad, but what about when you start having novels with three- or four-hundred individual characters in them? As the author of the multiple point-of-view apocalypse thriller series, The End Time Saga, I…
Do you believe in ghosts and haunted houses? What if you didn’t and you were part of a paranormal investigation team? What would it take to convince you that ghosts and haunted houses are real? David Vaurien, the star of Ghost Search International, a reality show focusing on ghosts and haunted houses, doesn’t believe in…
The actions of the characters in Jar of Hearts will thrill and horrify you, yet you will want to know more. I read this book that I couldn’t put down in less than a day. Someone would have had to rip my Kindle out of my hands to get it away from me. It’s a…
What is imagination? It is the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. It is the ability of the mind to be creative. Can you imagine how boring life would be if not for the imagination? The Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books…
Reggie is a psychic who lives and works in Irvine, Kentucky, but no one else in that small town knows about her psychic abilities. And that isn’t the only secret this lady has. Her name isn’t really Reggie. Why doesn’t she want others to know she is a psychic? Why is she using an alias?…
The French are a strange race. I have heard it said that they are like their bread: crusty and hard on the outside, soft and malleable on the inside. Because of this, the veneer of standoffishness occasionally slips and we are given a look at what lies beneath. I can exemplify this by relating one…
Would you be willing to sacrifice everything to protect the ones you love? Guide Me Home is a story of addiction and how drugs can take over your life if you allow them to. Mia is addicted to cocaine. She and Devin have a beautiful little girl, Logan. Devin comes home one day and discovers…
To what lengths would you go to make yourself attractive to the opposite sex? Would you dye your teeth black? Down through the years, women have bound their feet or worn corsets. Today, some still wear lip plates or neck rings. Here in America, many wear high heels. But women aren’t the only sex to endure discomfort to…
What if once you died, you could be rebuilt and brought back to life? Before I began to read Bodacious Creed, I saw that it was steampunk zombie western. I know what a zombie is and I know what a western is. But what is steampunk? That is one genre that I hadn’t read before.…
How old was Melissa when she fell in love with books? Why did she start this business? What will you find in her store? If you’re having problems finding the perfect book-related item to buy for yourself or the book lover in your life, browse through the items in Literary Book Gifts, Melissa Chan’s online…
