“The Spear of The Centurion”
by Thom Vines
Fiction, Spiritual
ISBN: 9781943275038
The centurion who speared Christ also guarded the tomb. When the body is missing, Pilate orders his arrest. He flees. The spear has special powers. An angel orders him to write a manuscript and hide it. He writes a second manuscript and hides it, before being captured by the Romans in Ephesus. He writes his final testimonial, then hides it along with the spear.
After an earthquake in 2030, one of the manuscripts is found by two American archeologists. A hunt for the other manuscripts and the spear follows that takes them to Jordan, Israel, back to Turkey and finally America.
America has become very secular, and there is legislation proposed to limit Christianity in America. It will be voted upon on Good Friday. When word gets out of the found manuscripts a chase follows. The Christians want to publish it, and the atheists and Muslims want to destroy it.
Release Date: July 15, 2016
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Thom Vines grew up in Iowa, graduating from Central College, where he met his wife, Becky. They have three children, one of which lives on in heaven. Mr. Vines is a former history teacher and retired as the Deputy Superintendent of Lubbock-Cooper schools in Lubbock, Texas. He did not come to faith until 2006 at age 52, so he channels many of his books towards those spiritually searching, for he was once there.
“The Spear of the Centurion” is the sixth book by Thom Vines, five of which are novels. The first was a nonfiction work, entitled “Tragedy and Trust” about the spiritual journey after losing a child. It won four awards, including second at the 2012 Beach Book festival in New York City.
The second book was a Christian novel entitled “Hope’s Ante”, which won six awards, including a second at the Southern California Book Festival.
A World War II spy novel, “Twisted Crosses” followed, which led to two Christian novels released in 2014 and 2015, respectively: “Petroglyphs”, a love story set in New Mexico, and “The Power and the Prayer” about a Republican agnostic president who converts while in office. That book is meant to dovetail with the 2016 election.
“Paris Nights: My Year at the
Moulin Rouge”
by Cliff Simon with Loren Stephens
Memoir
ISBN: 978-1-943848-92-8
“Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge” opens with a bored twenty-seven-year old Cliff Simon staring out at the ocean from his beachfront house, wishing he was somewhere else. Gavin Mills telephones him from Paris inviting him to join him at the iconic Moulin Rouge. Cliff sells everything he owns, leaving Johannesburg, South Africa for the City of Lights. He learns that his spot at the Moulin is not guaranteed and is forced to audition. Making the grade, “he is put into can can” school before he is allowed into the company. His adrenaline is pumping from excitement and fear, both of which he has faced before.
Taking a look back, we see twelve-year-old Cliff helming a racing dinghy in the midst of a thunderstorm on the Vaal River. His father yells at him not to be a sissy, and he brings the boat back to shore alone. We then travel to London with his family escaping the tumult of Apartheid. He trains for the Olympics, but drops out, enrolling in the South African military where he subjected to harsh treatment and name calling – Fokken Jood. After a honorable discharge, he works in cabaret at seaside resorts and is recruited as a gymnast in a cabaret, where he realizes that the stage is his destiny. The memoir fast forwards to Cliff’s meteoric rise at the Moulin from swing dancer to principal in “Formidable.” Off stage he gets into fights with street thugs, hangs out with diamond smugglers, and has his pick of gorgeous women. With a year at the Moulin to his credit, doors open for him internationally and back in South Africa. He earns a starring role in “Egoli: Place of Gold,” and marries his long-time girlfriend, Colette. On their honeymoon to Paris, Cliff says, “Merci Paris for the best year of my life.”
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Cliff Simon: Best known as the evil Ba’al in Stargate and Stargate Continuum, Cliff has had guest appearances in the NCIS franchise, Twenty-Four, Castle, The Americans, and numerous other television series, usually playing the tough guy. With his rugged good looks inherited from his Lithuanian father and Polish mother, he has worked as a runway and print model in the United States and South Africa, and has done voice over work for video games. He makes his home in Los Angeles, where in his downtime, he windsurfs, practice martial arts, and hangs out at the beach with his pit bull, Duma.
“Throw Away Girls”
by Jennifer Vaughn
Fiction, Crime, Suspense
ISBN: 978-1-944245-62-7
Hard-charging, insightful, and ambitious, Jaycee Wilder wants to take her TV news career to the next level. The Los Angeles reporter is hungry for the big story. When dead girls begin to pile up at seedy nightclubs that cater to whimsical, fetish-seeking strangers, Jaycee suspects a serial killer is at work. She aligns herself with an east coast cop trying to resurrect himself- and his once stellar career- from a drunken skid.
The killer lives a normal life during the day, while hunting the Throw Away Girls at night, punishing them for their dark urges. He leaves messages behind in his victims’ blood, his explanation for enacting such brutal, twisted justice upon the unworthy. He watches the media coverage. He knows the wily reporter is chasing him. As Jaycee follows her gut, and the evidence, she forces him to act. But when a killer is clever and cunning, he can infiltrate anywhere. Jaycee must utilize all her skills to expose him before he gets to her first.
Release Date: July 15, 2016
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Jennifer Vaughn is an Emmy nominated, Edward R. Murrow, and Associated Press award-winning television news anchor for ABC affiliate, WMUR-TV, in Manchester, New Hampshire. She has contributed to internationally televised presidential debates alongside CNN, ABC News, and Fox News, and has interviewed every sitting president and presidential candidate since 1999. Jennifer has also been honored for her work by the Red Cross, earning a Sword of Hope Award, the NH Association of Broadcasters, and is a multiple Emmy nominee within the New England chapter of The National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. Her debut novel, “Last Flight Out”, was featured in the Swag Bag at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, CA in 2013. Jennifer is joyfully raising two children with her husband in New Hampshire, and remains an avid contributor to charities that directly funds and supports cancer patients. All proceeds from the sale of “Last Flight Out” were distributed among several New Hampshire organizations.
“Seven Seeds of Summer”
by Chantal Gadoury
Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 978-1-944247-03-4
Summer has to decide to follow her heart or follow the same footsteps of the mysterious woman in her past life.
“Seven Seeds of Summer” is a young adult novel retelling the famous Greek Mythology romance of Hades and Persephone.
What if you were the missing piece in one of the most famous Greek Mythology Romances?
“Seven Seeds of Summer” follows the story of a girl named Summer, a college art student who has grown up obsessed with Greek Mythology. She has spent most of her life completely in love with the darkest of all Gods: Hades. Summer returns home from her first semester to Point Judith, Rhode Island to find a mysterious figure on their family beach. The stranger comes to her with questions regarding a familiar myth: Persephone and Hades. The man tells her a version of the story Summer never knew and how she might just be the missing piece of the greatest mystery of Persephone and Hades.
A trip to Greece leads to tragic twists, leaving Summer in the arms of the strange figure whom she had met in Point Judith. The strange man who claimed to be Hades himself. He takes her on a whirlwind through the busy streets of Athens, down to the lowest point of Greece where his lair awaits: The Underworld. Determined to find the truth about herself and her piece in the myth, Summer journeys with Hades in hopes of unlocking the secrets that await her in the Underworld. In the end, Summer must decide to follow her heart or follow the same footsteps of the mysterious woman in her past life, and in his.
Release Date: July 15, 2016
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Chantal Gadoury is young author who currently lives in Delaware, though originally from Muncy PA, with her two cats, Theo and Harper, and her fiancé Robert.
Chantal enjoys to paint, drink a good cup of coffee when she can and enjoy her favorite Disney favorites. When she’s not busy crafting or reading, Chantal is dedicated to her family which include: her mother, one sister, and a puppy who she lovingly considers as a furry brother. Chantal also sends prayers to her father who now resides in heaven.
As a 2011 college graduate from Susquehanna University, with a degree in Creative Writing, ‘Seven Seeds of Summer’ is her first book, with a new novel to follow soon.
“Peace, Love n’ Mud”
by Kraig Geiger
Biography
ISBN: 978-1-943849-41-3
Set against the rainy, muddy backdrop known as the Woodstock ’94 Music & Art Fair, Peace, Love n’ Mud tells the not-so-classic tale of a young boy, who despite hailing from a damaged family where he encounters negativity at every turn, Kraig uses his passions along with a little luck and unwavering faith – to find his way to salvation.
Don’t let the name fool you, there’s more to “Peace, Love, n’ Mud” than one might think. Sure, part of this multifaceted read takes place at Woodstock ’94, where Kraig Geiger, the novel’s author and protagonist, recounts much of his tale but that is just part of it.
“Peace, Love n’ Mud” tells the not-so-classic tale of a boy who hails from a damaged family. It begins generations ago, where he treats his readers to a thoughtful and insightful look at the “how’s” and “why’s” of his situation.
Despite his continual attempts to be loved at home, he must endure continual negativity. But don’t despair—after all, Kraig doesn’t. Instead, he finds and ultimately uses his passions along with a little luck and unwavering faith to find his way to salvation.
“Peace, Love, n’ Mud” is a book about strength, pain, loss, love, hope, faith, lust, music, art, belief, and beauty. It’s for anyone who dares to dream, but is not afraid to live in reality.
Release Date: August 1, 2016
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Kraig Geiger: On July 14th, 1963, Sharon Niman-Geiger gave birth to her first and only son, Kraig Steven Geiger. Raised from birth, in North Miami Beach, Florida, Kraig, his mother Sharon, father Paul, and his only sibling Tobi would live together until he reached the age of nine. At that time, Kraig’s tumultuous home life would take a turn for the worse, when seemingly out of nowhere, his parents began proceedings on what could only be described as a horrific divorce. The move would leave Kraig disenfranchised and heartbroken. His parents’ divorce would make it that much tougher, yet imperative, for Kraig to find his calling, or purpose in his life.
On the evening of October 7, 1978, at the age of just fifteen, Kraig borrowed his father’s camera, a Pentax K-1000, and used it to photograph the very first rock n’ roll concert he attended. For Kraig, that was the beginning point of what quickly become a passion, before blossoming into his calling, as a concert photographer.
Kraig Geiger has captured more than 4,000 of the world’s most famous recording artists, all on 35-mm film, at more than 1,200 concerts; including the Woodstock Music and Art Fairs, in 1994 and ‘99. However, that’s just the beginning of Kraig’s amazing journey toward salvation, while working over the past 37-years, as a professional concert photographer.
“Lucy in Her Secret Wood”
by Christina M Pagès
Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel
ISBN: 978-1-943848-09-6
One night, Lucy’s angry stepfather takes eight-year-old Lucy from the little room she has been locked away in for years, puts her in the backseat of his van, and leaves her in a remote English wood. Lucy has learned to read in her ‘room years,’ and her only knowledge of nature comes from books. When she experiences the miraculous outdoors directly, she is full of wonder at the beauty and life all around her. Most of all, she is relieved to be free of her stepfather.
Lucy discovers freedom, magic, and an extraordinary friendship, her first ever, with a surprise visitor, nine-year-old Will, who, bewitched by her wild eyes, long black hair and strange speech, brings her live chickens to give her eggs, food daily, and a recorder to imitate the wood’s sounds. Lucy feels safe and at home for the first time, sleeping inside grandpa tree’s hollow trunk, and playing woodland music during the day that puts a spell on all who hear it. Lucy’s greatest fear is that she will be found.
But the police do eventually capture her and they take her to an orphanage run by strict nuns where the bullying and fascination for toys and television seem strange to Lucy who sees this man-made world as another prison, cut off from outdoor miracles. She eventually manages to escape back to the woods where she and Will, inside grandpa tree, experience magical guidance on how to continue their journey. Book 2 will be: “Lucy and the Forest School of Wonder”.
Release Date: August 1, 2016
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Christina Pagès grew up in the fields of Kent, England, and spent many carefree hours wandering the countryside with her three older sisters. After living in Spain for three years, Christina married and came to live in America in 1970. She began her studies in literature and poetry while raising four children, and received her Ph.D. in English in 1993. She received a publication award from the International Society of Poetry for her poetry collection, “Shadow Words” (Watermark Press, 2006), and was the California State Poetry Society’s 19th Annual Contest Winner in 2005. Her second full collection of poetry, “Remember Not to Forget” was published by Summerland Publishing in 2013. Her children’s chapter book, “The Mountain Boy” had been published by the same company in 2007. “Lucy in Her Secret Wood” is her first young adult novel. Christina began painting English and European landscapes in oils after moving to the U.S. out of nostalgia for the countryside there. Since 1987, Christina has taught in various English departments of universities and colleges on both the East and West Coast. She is now teaching composition and literature at Santa Barbara College, and living in the beautiful valley of Ojai. Christina claims that her writing, painting, piano playing, gardening, all come from her love of nature as a child. “Nature is a child’s best friend,” she says; “it patiently waits to be conversed with and to feed a child’s imagination/spirit.”
“Chike the Invincible”
by Dr. Ogo Okoye-Johnson
Folktale Genre
ISBN: 978-1-944244-32-3
“Chike the Invincible” is an inspirational picture storybook in the folktale genre that illustrates the indomitable human spirit while teaching lessons in perseverance and valor. In the mighty village of Awor lived a valiant young boy Chike. Chike grew up under the loving care of his famous father, Ike and his mother, Chi-Chi. Ike is the powerful and gallant chief of Awor who wins the biggest yam and the archery competitions year-after-year during the annual New Yam Festival. Chike boldly follows in his father’s footsteps and successfully competes in the archery competitions against older contestants.
Tragically, Ike’s jealous brother Obi lays a trap for Ike during an archery competition. Ike falls into the trap and dies from his injuries. Obi declares himself chief of Awor. Obi ruthlessly banishes Chike and his mother from their home, the chief’s compound. Fatefully, the chief of Abah annexes Awor after a border battle caused by Obi. While in exile in his mother’s home, Chike calls on Awor’s warriors to join him to reclaim Awor’s independence from Abah. With the help of Awor’s warriors, Chike is victorious in the battle and restores peaceful relations with Abah. In jubilation and gratitude for Chike’s valiance, Awor villagers installed him as their rightful chief. Dr. Ogo Okoye-Johnson’s thriller, Chike the Invincible, transports readers to a village chock-full of valor, poetic justice and intrigue.
Release Date: August 1, 2016
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Dr. Ogo Okoye-Johnson is a dynamic, visionary, results-oriented educator and writer. Ogo, as a seasoned and avid 
multicultural practitioner, recognizes the essential relationship between the cultural background of students and their academic success. Her years of research on multicultural education and her practical experience in the field of education as a teacher, principal, blogger and a college assistant professor bolster her belief in the importance of multiculturalism and diversity in the schools and in the larger society. Ogo is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Noon Productions, a Media Production and Publishing Company, which published her first book, “Oma, the faithful daughter”.
She has published scholarly articles on multicultural education and racial attitudes, and on Standard English Learners. She has presented papers from personal research at conferences in the US and abroad. She also created programs designed to assist teachers in understanding the various learning styles of their students from a multicultural perspective. Her scholarly research and articles have been cited many times and most recently to justify the development and offering of ethnic studies courses to students in the San Diego School District. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Services/Urban Education with expertise in instructional leadership, curriculum writing and staff development.
“Decades of Doubt”
by Eric Wilson with John Turner
Non-Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
ISBN: 9781943275366
A handsome, high-profile and tenacious defense attorney. Three elusive suspects. An investigation that stretches across four decades. And two frenetic murder trials. “Decades of Doubt: the John McCabe Murder Saga” is a gripping true-life mystery that follows the case of a 15-year-old boy bound and strangled in Massachusetts in 1969, the ensuing investigation that continues for over forty years, and the shocking events of the resulting trials.
As defense counsel for one of three men charged with the crime, New Hampshire attorney Eric Wilson undermines the State’s evidence, destroys the credibility of the prosecution’s star witness, and overcomes insurmountable odds in an attempt to bankrupt the prosecution’s case. And even before the verdict is rendered, Wilson again raises the question to which readers will beg for an answer: who really killed John McCabe?
Release Date: August 15, 2016
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Eric Wilson was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. After first serving in the United States Marine Corps, Eric began his legal career in 1992 as a trial associate working for a Nashua law firm. He focused and excelled in his new career as a criminal defense and litigation attorney. During that time he tried many cases for clients being charged with an array of crimes from murder, negligent homicide to other major felony matters. In 1998 he became partner in his own law firm, Wilson, Bush, Durkin & Keefe. Through the years, Eric has represented thousands of clients after they have been arrested for a variety of offenses. He has also successfully obtained precedent-setting decisions in the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Eric is a prominent attorney in the area and due to his expertise he has lectured other attorneys on aspects of criminal defense litigation.
When he is not busy with work, Eric enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He is also an avid New England sports fan, enjoys coaching baseball and relaxing at the beach.
“Angel Rock Leap”
by Ellen Weisberg & Ken Yoffe
Romance
ISBN: 978-1-943849-87-1
In “Angel Rock Leap”, Sarah discovers there is a fine line between love and repulsion, friends and enemies, and sanity and lunacy.
Can a person’s life really be over at just nineteen? Sarah challenges this notion when her chosen career crashes and burns, leading her to realize that she has to stop being a willing victim—both professionally as well as personally—in order to find her road to success. Passivity ends and rebellion begins once Sarah decides to return to her hometown to face down failed relationships and gain a better understanding of the things that might be holding her back in life. She uses her newfound knowledge about herself to pull others out of similar crises, as love is rediscovered and friendship is borne out of adversity.
Release Date: August 15, 2016
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Ellen Weisberg is a cancer researcher at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Principal Associate in Medicine at Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA), with a doctorate in pharmacology. Ken Yoffe is a pediatrician (Billerica, MA). He also holds a doctorate in genetics.
They perform as part of a circus troupe that promotes bullying awareness to Boys and Girls Clubs, retirement homes, and nursing homes throughout New England. The anti-bullying children’s fantasy, “Fruit of the Vine” (Chipmunkapublishing, 2010), is being used as part of this show. Ellen and Ken live in Chelmsford, MA, with their 10 year-old daughter, Emily.
“The Spectacular World of Waldorf: Mr. Waldorf Travels to the Great State of Texas”
by Barbara Terry, Beth Ann Stifflemire, Vladimir Kirichenko
Children’s, Educational
ISBN: 9781943276356
The Spectacular World of Waldorf allows children to discover new places in the USA & worldwide through humorous and intriguing travels for the picture book age reader. Bright-detailed illustrations combined with the attention savvy stories allow parents, educators and more to introduce the world to small children in a format while grabbing their attention.
This comical Labrador draws children into his whimsical adventures in search of his lost reading spectacles. The poor pup has a habit of misplacing them but children will be enticed into his many travels to help silly Mr. Waldorf locate them as he discovers new friends and places in a format that small children will easily recollect and adore.
On this adventure, Mr. Waldorf discovers the Great State of Texas. The curious canine encounters fun new friends and places while exploring the vast state visiting the Alamo, riding a bull for 8 seconds, making new friends in Dallas, exploring Austin and more. Children will fall in love with Mr. Waldorf and they will also discover the world in a fun & exciting way. Mr. Waldorf invites you to join his “Whoofishly” fun adventures! Where will the fuzzy canine end up next?
Release Date: September 1, 2016
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Beth Ann Stifflemire is a woman who decided to make dreams a reality in 2010. She created a bucket list and never looked back.
To date Beth Ann has tackled many items on that bucket list: written a book, published a book, run a half-marathon, started a blog, changed careers and much more.
Beth Ann has been featured in the Austin American Statesman, Monster.com, Texas Wine Trail, Texas A&M University Communications Department Feature, Georgetown View Magazine, Hill Country News, Lonestar Literary Life and Nerd Girl Books.
Through her bucket list journey Beth Ann uncovered an underlying passion for writing and decided to tackle it head on. She is a published author with her next titles to be released the fall of 2015: “Diverted Heart” (due out August 2015) and “Fates Betrayal” (due out October 2015).
Beth Ann suffered a devastating and tragic loss in 2003 that changed the entire course of her future. This one single event changed her outlook on life and she knew she wanted to leave a mark on this earth. This ignited the desire to follow her passions and in 2010 after contemplating a way to personally document her life journey and aspirations the bucket list was born.
“Wavelength”
by Angus Morrison
Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-944244-73-6
“Wavelength” captures the two dominant threads of the first decade of the 21st century – greed and terrorism.
Wavelength takes us from the stoops of Brooklyn to the bike paths of Amsterdam, to Afghanistan, Moscow and Zurich, to the backrooms of Brussels and Frankfurt and finally to the hazy diwans of Yemen.
Dazzled by his new boss but harboring a soft spot for the agency, Hayden allows himself to be pulled back in for one more run – a run that reminds him that people aren’t what they seem, a run that reinforces his belief that greed has no sell-by date.
Several years after the dot com funeral pyre, Hayden Campbell – a former CIA operative turned speechwriter – finds himself working for the sixth richest man in the world, Aaron Cannondale. From this perch, Hayden watches as a Dutch student discovers a technology to send voice, video and data through Europe’s municipal water system. Standing in the way are European technocrats, the Russian mafia, a Swiss banker and a new breed of terrorist intent on wreaking havoc on the West.
Release Date: September 1, 2016
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Angus Morrison is a Pulitzer-nominated, former financial journalist for Bloomberg, and has contributed to The International Herald Tribune, The New York Observer and the Globalist. He was a speechwriter for the U.S. Secretary of State and IBM’s senior executive suite, and served as Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. State Department. He lives with his wife and son in Paris.
In college he flipped hamburgers and fixed fences in Wyoming. After graduation, he moved to Brussels where he lived in a nun’s cell in a former convent that had been converted into communal living quarters. In his free time he frequented a small Flemish pub that counted a large black Bouvier named “Zeus” as its most loyal patron. The Berlin Wall fell while Morrison was in Brussels. He hitchhiked to Budapest in 26 vehicles. The first thing he saw upon arrival in Hungary were Cold War statues torn down as the communist star was being wrenched off the parliament by a crane.
“The Spectacular World of Waldorf: Mr. Waldorf Travels to the Wild State of Alaska”
by Barbara Terry, Beth Ann Stifflemire, Vladimir Kirichenko
Children’s, Educational
ISBN: 9781943276677
The Spectacular World of Waldorf series allows children to discover new places in the USA & Worldwide through humorous and intriguing travels for the picture book age reader. Bright-detailed illustrations combined with the attention savvy stories allow parents, educators and more to introduce the world to small children in a format while grabbing their attention.This comical Labrador draws children into his whimsical adventures in search of his lost reading spectacles. The poor pup has a habit of misplacing them but children will be enticed into his many travels to help silly Mr. Waldorf locate them as he discovers new friends and places in a format that small children will easily recollect and adore.
On this adventure, Mr. Waldorf discovers the Wild State of Alaska. The curious canine encounters fun new friends and places while fishing for salmon, discovering glaciers, panning for gold and visiting Eskimos.
Silly Mr. Waldorf has a tendency to misplace his favorite reading spectacles and can’t seem to find them while discovering The Last Frontier. Mr. Waldorf will learn all about Alaska, while seeking his missing spectacles. Will you help him find them and learn all about this amazing state?
Release Date: October 1, 2016
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Beth Ann Stifflemire is a woman who decided to make dreams a reality in 2010. She created a bucket list and never looked back.
To date Beth Ann has tackled many items on that bucket list: written a book, published a book, run a half-marathon, started a blog, changed careers and much more.
Beth Ann has been featured in the Austin American Statesman, Monster.com, Texas Wine Trail, Texas A&M University Communications Department Feature, Georgetown View Magazine, Hill Country News, Lonestar Literary Life and Nerd Girl Books.
Through her bucket list journey Beth Ann uncovered an underlying passion for writing and decided to tackle it head on. She is a published author with her next titles to be released the fall of 2015: “Diverted Heart” (due out August 2015) and “Fates Betrayal” (due out October 2015).
Beth Ann suffered a devastating and tragic loss in 2003 that changed the entire course of her future. This one single event changed her outlook on life and she knew she wanted to leave a mark on this earth. This ignited the desire to follow her passions and in 2010 after contemplating a way to personally document her life journey and aspirations the bucket list was born.
“Journey to the Black City”
by Keith R Mueller
Fiction, Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-943847-58-7
On an Earth that is very much like our own, the civilizations of ancient man have been crushed; the giant glaciers that cover the northern part of the globe continue even now moving ever south; grinding the remains of the sky-touching cities of men beneath them. This ice age created warfare between two mighty nations; and in the midst of this mechanized slaughter, a virulent influenza plague ultimately killed most of the human population of the Earth within just one year. Now, almost two thousand years later, some of the survivors of that plague have again gathered together in a few vast city-states. In the wild lands between these megalopolises, the individuals who’d chosen not to return to the sprawl of the city-states, roam as the Free Tribes in the company of sabretooth cats, mammoths and dire wolves.
In this world there is only a tentative peace; there are those in the Black City of the West for whom only one thing matters; the power to dominate and subjugate; the power to kidnap and enslave children & women into a sexual bondage purporting to save their souls, but in reality to supply wealth to a priesthood whose hearts are as black as the zeppelins they fly.
Into this steam-power world, two young people must journey. It will be a journey from innocence that will carry them from their tribe into the black heart of the basalt city. It will be a journey that will change them forever; and bring them closer together than they’d thought possible.
Release Date: October 1, 2016
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Keith Mueller was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1949, the youngest of three siblings. Raised in Tucson, he attended Tucson High School. He then enrolled in the University of Arizona, Mr. Mueller ultimately finished with degrees in art and art education, after a 6 year break during which he served in the US Air Force he completed training as a firearms instructor at Lackland AFB in Texas, where he was assigned to the range and subsequently asked to join the Air Force Pistol team stationed there. He also served as an instructor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, where he met/ married his wife. After leaving the Air Force, Mr. Mueller finished his degrees and moved to Phoenix with his wife who was teaching there. Both Mr. Mueller and his wife followed their interest in antiques and built a business of buying and selling antiques at shows and in antique malls. They bought a store in Sun City, which they sold in 2009, and retired when Mrs. Mueller became ill. A few years after her passing, Mr. Mueller decided to begin a new path as an author of science fiction and fantasy. Today Mr. Mueller still lives in the Phoenix area, pursuing his new passion of writing.
“Building Faith Through a Carpenter’s Hands”
by Brandon Russell and Danielle A.Vann
Inspirational, Spiritual
ISBN: 978-1-943848-58-4
Faith is something you are innately born with or it comes after you’ve been served a hearty dose of “real” life. The latter road is a much tougher journey, and it just so happens to be celebrity carpenter Brandon Russell’s walk towards faith. In his first book, Brandon shares his own experiences while imparting the tools and lessons of wisdom he has learned along the way to create a life built on the solidest of foundations—a foundation of faith in God. The lessons are wrapped into an action-plan called The Toolbox at the end of each chapter. The Toolbox is packed with scripture and applicable lessons for living the best life TODAY!
Growing up in the charming South, Brandon didn’t realize what life had in store for him. A chance meeting changed Brandon’s course from would-be businessman to international male model turned television star. His father, a true Renaissance man and artist, who could build anything, taught Brandon the value of hard work. Yet, it wasn’t until Brandon lost his father to cancer did he realize his father’s actual tools would give him his true calling in life. While finishing his parent’s basement, Brandon began to understand God’s plan for him. After surrendering to the notion that God’s will was bigger than his own, Brandon came to understand his purpose on earth is to reach, inspire, encourage, and uplift others. That calling has been put into action by reaching people in the one place their hearts are most open: their homes. Brandon’s motto is when building any structure you must start with a good foundation.
Release Date: October 1, 2016
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Brandon has appeared on TLC’s Trading Spaces, A&E’s Drill Team, The Today Show, The View, and numerous other television shows around the globe. He has been featured in Elevate magazine, Epicurean magazine, Jezebel Atlanta Magazine to list a few. Although, all
of these are accomplishments he is very proud of, they are not the only things he hopes to be known for. As a dedicated LifeGroups leader, volunteer to various charities, and builder of his own foundation, Fix it Forward, Brandon’s mission is to teach both life and home skills that spark a change. His hope is that ministering his own faith into everything he does will inspire others to find their true calling. Just like his father’s tools did for him.
“Violet’s Magical Journey: A Story of Adoption”
by Aiyana Sequana
Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-944781-38-5
Adoptive parents will be drawn and enjoy this magical journey through the adoption process. Adopted children will be delighted to have the story told from their own perspective. Teachers and counselors for adoptive children may find this a refreshing way to approach the subject, one that empowers the child.
Violet is a fairy who lives in a magical land complete with both a wizard and wood nymphs. In her travels, she comes across human children. She is so intrigued by them that she decides she wants to become one. The wizard tells her that, in order to become a human child, she will need both birth parents and adoptive parents. She then undertakes the journey to the land of humankind. As a child, when she is about six, she suddenly remembers that she had once been a fairy. Despite once being a fairy, Violet is happy she made the choice to become human.
Release Date: October 1, 2016
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Aiyana Sequana is a California native who obtained her degree in Rhetoric and has always been fascinated by the power of the written word. More recently she has become a student of Compassionate Communication, and learning how a shift in the way we think about things can lead to better human connection. Since having become an adoptive mother, Aiyana is particularly sensitive to the dynamics surrounding adoption. Out of this came VIOLET, which was originally a puppet show that Aiyana scripted for her daughter’s fifth birthday. Recently, her daughter turned 21; the puppet show has now resurfaced and evolved into a book.
“Purpose Revealed Discovering Your Calling In the Midst of Trials”
by Jessica Smith
Spiritual, Inspirational, Ethnic
ISBN: 9781943276998
Why am I going through this? What did I do to deserve this? Will the pain ever stop? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, then you are on the right path to purpose. Author Jessica Smith takes you on a journey of overcoming depression, divorce, and heartbreak. Her story of enduring and overcoming is encouraging and extremely inspirational. This book will shed light on the use of trials to birth your ultimate calling. Just as the caterpillar must endure the darkness in the cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly, your midnight season is delivering an exquisite outcome.
Romans 8:28 states “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”. What does the word all mean? It means ALL! This means that the repossession, foreclosure, divorce, molestation, sickness, loss of your loved one, financial lack, business failure, bankruptcy, loneliness, depression, mental illness and every injurious situation that has come your way is actually working for you and not against you. Think of it in the terms of mathematics. If a negative number is multiplied by another negative number it yields a positive number. So, the plethora of hardships that you’ve had to deal with are being used to unveil your purpose and elevate you to a greater level.
Release Date: October 15, 2016
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Jessica Smith is a woman that is making a positive impact for the Kingdom of God. As a minister of the Gospel, she travels and delivers the Word from God in a distinctive and powerful manner. Jessica is a native of Poplarville, MS where growing up she faithfully served in various roles in church such as Youth President. For six years she served as a College Pastor to the students of Grambling State University and later co-founded Ignite Collegiate Ministries. During this time, she served as the Praise & Worship Leader and hosted the yearly “Daughters of the King” conference. Jessica is the founder of Kingdom Empowerment Ministries whose mission is to empower a generation of Kingdom Ambassadors. She founded the “I Declare Prayer” Movement which is sparking a prayer revolution and placing a “seek” back in the people of God. She established Daughters of the King Mentorship Program to enhance the lives of women of various backgrounds. Her book “Purpose Revealed: Discovering Your Calling in the Midst of Trials” is a journey of her personal struggles and how pain was utilized to pull the cover off of her purpose. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from Louisiana Tech University and has a rich corporate background. She is a proud member of Life Church under the leadership of Pastor Maize Warren, Jr. in New Orleans, LA. Jessica’s favorite statement is “we always win” because she is a firm believer that through the power of Jesus Christ that we are able to overcome anything.
“Kenny’s Garage”
by Kenny Wallace, NASCAR Drive
Automotive, Motor-Sports
ISBN: 978-1-944784-52-2
In Kenny’s words: I have compiled my lifelong history with cars, trucks, tractors; you name it. I will warn you, working on your car and feeling empowered can be very addicting. Learning to change your oil for the first time is as easy as baiting a hook or making Macaroni and Cheese.
This book is an extension to your cars owner’s manual; it picks up where your owner’s manual leaves off.
“Kenny’s Garage” is a 160 page book offering consumers buying and selling tips, seasonal preparation, easy maintenance and mechanical instruction, road trip advice and so much more. A bumper-to-bumper guide with a plethora of information about your car with funny stories blended in for a chuckle! Our cars are the second largest investment that we make in life and knowing how to take care of them will extend the health of our cars.
Release Date : October 15, 2016
Author Bio:
Kenny Wallace won the first race he ever entered in 1982. After winning that first race, Kenny decided that his place in racing was in the driver’s seat. In 1986, he joined the ASA ranks winning Rookie of the Year honors. Kenny is the youngest of the three Wallace boys, and racing was a household reality before any of the boys could drive a car.
Kenny is the co-host on NASCAR Raceday, NASCAR Victory Lane, and NASCAR Coverage on FOX Sports 1 each week. With his competitive battles on the racetrack and popularity on television, he has become one of the most sought after drivers in NASCAR racing for sponsor endorsements and speaking engagements. Kenny is a driver that is well respected by owners, drivers and sponsors throughout the garage area and racing community. Almost any weekend, you can find him getting back to the roots of short track racing in his #36 dirt modified race car.
Kenny is donating 10% of sales to the Greg Biffle Foundation for Animals
“The Buddha Journey: Questions and Answers for the Awakening Mind”
by Quang Trí
Spiritual
ISBN: 978-1-944781-70-5
Of the hundreds of Buddhist introductory books on the market, The Buddha Journey: Questions and Answers for the Awakening Mind aims at bringing real questions from real people in one simple book. A Mahayana Buddhism approach, without any specialties or traditions, The Buddha Journey gives over 100 answers and perspectives to questions for those new to, curious in or advancing their Buddhist practices from a general point of view.
“The Buddha Journey” aspires to answer the most commonly asked questions beginning or advancing students would ask. The Buddha Journey covers your basic “Buddhism 101” introduction, then answers over 100 questions about compassion, anger, forgiveness, meditation, impermanence, sex, karma, death, becoming a Buddhist and more! Quang Trí writes in a simple, easy-to-understand way that allows the reader to understand the content and contemplate the subject matter on their own for their own interpretation.
Release Date: October 15, 2016
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Quang Trí has been practicing meditation since 2002 and a Buddhist since 2006. He is a Dharma teacher and a Truth seeker, teaching others about Buddhism and meditation. As the writer of the popular website, BuddhaJourney.net, Quang Trí continuously aspires to help everyone with their path toward Awakening through compassion, loving-kindness, appreciative joy and equanimity.
“The Spectacular World of Waldorf: Mr. Waldorf Travels to the Mysterious China”
by Barbara Terry, Beth Ann Stifflemire, Vladimir Kirichenko
Children’s, Educational
ISBN: 9781943277636
The Spectacular World of Waldorf series allows children to discover new places in the USA & Worldwide through humorous and intriguing travels for the picture book age reader. Bright-detailed illustrations combined with the attention savvy stories allow parents, educators and more to introduce the world to small children in a format while grabbing their attention. This comical Labrador draws children into his whimsical adventures in search of his lost reading spectacles. The poor pup has a habit of misplacing them but children will be enticed into his many travels to help silly Mr. Waldorf locate them as he discovers new friends and places in a format that small children will easily recollect and adore.
On this adventure, Mr. Waldorf discovers the mysterious China. The curious canine encounters fun new friends and places while visiting Beijing, discovering the Great Wall of China, climbing Mount Everest and traveling the Yangtze River.
Silly Mr. Waldorf has a tendency to misplace his favorite reading spectacles and can’t seem to find them while discovering The People’s Republic of China. Mr. Waldorf will learn all about China, while seeking his missing spectacles. Will you help him find them and learn all about the ancient and beautiful country?
Release Date: November 1, 2016
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Beth Ann Stifflemire is a woman who decided to make dreams a reality in 2010. She created a bucket list and never looked back.
To date Beth Ann has tackled many items on that bucket list: written a book, published a book, run a half-marathon, started a blog, changed careers and much more.
Beth Ann has been featured in the Austin American Statesman, Monster.com, Texas Wine Trail, Texas A&M University Communications Department Feature, Georgetown View Magazine, Hill Country News, Lonestar Literary Life and Nerd Girl Books.
Through her bucket list journey Beth Ann uncovered an underlying passion for writing and decided to tackle it head on. She is a published author with her next titles to be released the fall of 2015: “Diverted Heart” (due out August 2015) and “Fates Betrayal” (due out October 2015).
Beth Ann suffered a devastating and tragic loss in 2003 that changed the entire course of her future. This one single event changed her outlook on life and she knew she wanted to leave a mark on this earth. This ignited the desire to follow her passions and in 2010 after contemplating a way to personally document her life journey and aspirations the bucket list was born.
“Hell Fighters from Earth”
by William C. Seigler
Fiction , Science Fiction, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 978-1-943848-42-3
The economies of Earth’s nations were tanking. It was a world full of desperate people; the homeless and dispossessed were everywhere. It was a world ripe for human Separatists, whose survival depended on building a legion of human fighters, to go recruiting. The Separatists broke away from the rest of humanity centuries ago and developed their own technology, but now they must return to the home world in order to build an army.
Lieutenant Commander Edgar Fitzpatrick is sent to begin the recruiting effort, right under the noses of Earth’s governments. A twenty-nine-year-old escaped prisoner, 1553441, who had been a college professor before he annoyed the government, was one such man. The sixteen-year-old runaway, Argentina de la Fuentes, was another such perfect recruit.
Two strangers from backgrounds worlds apart, along with thousands of other undesirables are to be trained to fight a terrible enemy, huge Reptilian beings who live to fight. Yet the Separatists, who recruited them, have their own dark secret, a secret that would threaten them all and could lead to the destruction of worlds including Earth.
Release Date: November 15, 2016
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William C Seigler was born in Anderson, South Carolina, William discovered early on, a desire to see the world. While in the Army, he lived on the economy in Germany and worked on his German while making friends with the locals. He backpacked the Black Forest, visited the World War II concentration camp at Buchenwald, drank excellent beer at Oktoberfest in Munich, day hiked in the Swiss Alps, met a beautiful girl in Paris, consumed fish and chips late at night in London, and stood on the Acropolis in Athens. Later, William traveled by ship to Antarctica on a magazine assignment, flew cargo jets, and traveled in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. He received a MS in geology from the University of Texas at El Paso and now teaches geology at Weatherford College in Texas when not bow hunting, kayak fishing, or writing. He somehow managed to marry the prettiest Mexican girl and best cook west of the Pecos. He and Maria have a son. All these experiences and the people met are woven into his tales. These stories often deal with men and women struggling to live their lives free of the statists-collectivists.
“The Whizbang Machine”
by Danielle A. Vann
Fiction, Young Adult
ISBN: 978-1-943847-92-1
Everything changes the sweltering summer of 2007 for fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Yale. When Elizabeth’s father, Jesse, dies suddenly and with explanation her happy existences falls apart. Her grandfather, Jack Yale disappears in the middle of the night, unable to deal with the death of his son. During his travels, Jack spies an antique typewriter that he swears calls his granddaughter’s names. Despite Jack’s desperate attempt to purchase the machine, the merchant refuses, claiming he has been tasked with finding the machines’ rightful owner. After several dreams and bizarre mishaps, Jack returns to the merchant armed with the information he is seeking. The adventure that ensures will have readers on a wild chase for the truth from the United States to the Netherlands. The first book in this series will have you begging for more.
After years of running from his tragic past, Jack Yale books a flight home. With him is a typewriter that is intended to be a gift for his granddaughter, Elizabeth. The minute Elizabeth’s fingers cradle the large black and cream keys the machine responses: popping, sizzling, and roaring to life with a Whiz-Whiz-BANG! Elizabeth quickly discovers the typewriter has powers beyond anything she has ever seen. The more she types, the more the machine spells out guarded secrets that need to be revealed in order to set history straight and remove a curse that has been on their family for centuries. To solve the mystery, Elizabeth Yale, alongside Jack, will have to crack the code of the Whizbang Machine. What they find challenges their most basic assumptions of their family, the history of the typewriter, and even Elizabeth’s father’s death. The ultimate goal is to remove the curse. The question is: will Jack and Elizabeth be able to carry out their mission?
Release Date: November 15, 2016
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Danielle A. Vann grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As the only child, she loved to write stories and create wild characters at an early age. That love of writing sparked her career in journalism. She was a news reporter and anchor before she married her husband, Todd. After having three children, the idea of writing children’s books intrigued her. Her best source of inspiration is often her children’s zany antics. When she isn’t writing you can find her in digging in her organic garden, running and training for the next race, or playing chef in her kitchen. She currently lives in Mansfield, Texas. To learn more, visit www.authordanielleavann.com.
“The Spectacular World of Waldorf: Mr. Waldorf Travels to the Huge Russia”
by Barbara Terry, Beth Ann Stifflemire, Vladimir Kirichenko
Children’s, Educational
ISBN: 9781943274420
The Spectacular World of Waldorf allows children to discover new places in the USA & Worldwide through humorous and intriguing travels for the picture book age reader. Bright-detailed illustrations combined with the attention savvy stories allow parents, educators and more to introduce the world to small children in a format while grabbing their attention.
This comical Labrador draws children into his whimsical adventures in search of his lost reading spectacles. The poor pup has a habit of misplacing them but children will be enticed into his many travels to help silly Mr. Waldorf locate them as he discovers new friends and places in a format that small children will easily recollect and adore.
On this adventure, Mr. Waldorf discovers the huge Russia. The curious canine encounters fun new friends and places while visiting Saint Petersburg, the Ural Mountains, Lake Baikai, Russian State Library & more.
Silly Mr. Waldorf has a tendency to misplace his favorite reading spectacles and can’t seem to find them while discovering the largest country in the world. Mr. Waldorf will learn all about Russia, while seeking his missing spectacles. Will you help him find them and learn all about this historical and enormous country?
Release Date: December 1, 2016
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Beth Ann Stifflemire is a woman who decided to make dreams a reality in 2010. She created a bucket list and never looked back.
To date Beth Ann has tackled many items on that bucket list: written a book, published a book, run a half-marathon, started a blog, changed careers and much more.
Beth Ann has been featured in the Austin American Statesman, Monster.com, Texas Wine Trail, Texas A&M University Communications Department Feature, Georgetown View Magazine, Hill Country News, Lonestar Literary Life and Nerd Girl Books.
Through her bucket list journey Beth Ann uncovered an underlying passion for writing and decided to tackle it head on. She is a published author with her next titles to be released the fall of 2015: “Diverted Heart” (due out August 2015) and “Fates Betrayal” (due out October 2015).
Beth Ann suffered a devastating and tragic loss in 2003 that changed the entire course of her future. This one single event changed her outlook on life and she knew she wanted to leave a mark on this earth. This ignited the desire to follow her passions and in 2010 after contemplating a way to personally document her life journey and aspirations the bucket list was born.