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Greenspell Fantasy Anthology by Kathy Ann Trueman

Greenspell: A Fantasy Anthology In this collection of fantasy short stories all featuring female protagonists, you'll find diverse, imaginative tales, including: A sorceress unravels a spell and gets a result she could never have expected... A young girl wins a contest--her prize: to speak with a god... A vampire in hiding fears she'll be blamed for the reckless depredations of another of her kind... A minstrel travels with a witch who has a pair of very unusual cart horses... As…
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Lifelong Love by Wayne Winkle

An ambitious young man, Roger Hilton hates to lose. Having proven himself in the Army, he comes home to marry his first love. But another boyfriend Rachel had returns, and Roger finds himself with his ring back. Stinging, he moves away to find a new life for himself. When he was younger, politics has been his ambition and now he has the opportunity to enter the ring. Swearing off women, he plunges into renovating his life from scratch. But it…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: The Shadows Trilogy by Jennifer St. Clair

Are creatures of the night and all manner of extramundane beings drawn to certain locations in the natural world? In the Midwestern village of Beth-Hill located in southern Ohio, the population is made up of its fair share of common citizens...and much more than its share of supernatural residents. Take a walk on the wild side in this unusual place where imagination meets reality.   A Dreamer dreams the future when the past is not yet laid to rest. Ten…
Jacob Lane 5 Book Series Boxed Set updated 2023
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A Beth-Hill Novel: Jacob Lane Series by Jennifer St. Clair

Are creatures of the night and all manner of extramundane beings drawn to certain locations in the natural world? In the Midwestern village of Beth-Hill located in southern Ohio, the population is made up of its fair share of common citizens...and much more than its share of supernatural residents.   Jacob Lane has spent her life unaware of her magical heritage. After being sent to Darkbrook, a school of magic, supernatural mysteries seem to spring to life all around her…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: Abby Duncan Series by Jennifer St. Clair

Situated in Beth-Hill, where imagination meets reality, is The Rose Emporium, owned by elderly and not-a-little-odd Rose Duncan. The large Victorian house smackdab in the middle of nowhere is a cross between a pawn shop and an antique store that caters to supernatural creatures needing to barter. Rose's twenty-something niece, Abby Duncan, discovers that the world isn't made up of just run-of-the-mill, ordinary humans but an entire spectrum of unusual beings. With her preconceptions about what's normal and what's not…
A Beth-Hill Novel: Karen Montgomery Series Boxed Set
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A Beth-Hill Novel: Karen Montgomery Series by Jennifer St. Clair

Are creatures of the night and all manner of extramundane beings drawn to certain locations in the natural world? In the Midwestern village of Beth-Hill located in southern Ohio, the population is made up of its fair share of common citizens...and much more than its share of supernatural residents. Take a walk on the wild side in this unusual place where imagination meets reality. Karen Montgomery was an ordinary woman until she stumbled into the extraordinary... A bargain with elves…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: Full Moon by Jennifer St. Clair

Are creatures of the night and all manner of extramundane beings drawn to certain locations in the natural world? In the Midwestern village of Beth-Hill located in southern Ohio, the population is made up of its fair share of common citizens...and much more than its share of supernatural residents. Take a walk on the wild side in this unusual place where imagination meets reality.     (ebooks are available from all sites, and print is available from Amazon and Barnes…
A Bernie Bolton Book Series Boxed Set
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A Bernie Bolton Book Series by S. B. Sturdevant

Bernice Blossom Bolton--Bernie--is a nine-and-a-half-year-old force to be reckoned with as she charges head-first into the 21st century. Feisty and fun, liberated and opinionated, she's ready to take on the world.   Bernie Bolton's Big Apple Christmas Not all gifts are the ones you receive... Bernie is taking her first trip to New York City. Angry at the lack of Christmas presents she's received, she decides to explore the city on her own. Eventually she makes her way to Central…
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A Belinda Robinson Novel Series by Margaret Pearce

With her father getting transferred and a sick mother being sent away to recover, Belinda's grandmother will be looking after her. An ordinary grandmother, just like any other grandmother, her mother claimed. But Belinda's grandmother is anything but ordinary! She's a witch with a very bossy, superior Siamese cat. Belinda's life suddenly becomes full of new friends and very unusual adventures.   A Belinda Robinson Novel Book 1: Belinda and the Witch's Cat Belinda is an only child and lonely.…
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Katrina Ogden Mysteries by Victoria Heckman

Honolulu police officer Katrina Ogden, also known as K.O., intends to become a homicide detective but she keeps becoming embroiled in cases that find her rather than the ones she's assigned.  Paradise is filled with danger...   Book 1: KO'd in Honolulu Heroes, Homicide, and Honolulu... Brassy Honolulu police officer, Katrina (K.O.) Ogden, runs a tight ship, calling things as she sees them while serving and protecting the people of Hawaii. But, after K.O. becomes connected to a series of…
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Mischief in Moonstone Series by Christine DeSmet

This delightful series focuses on the humorous mystery and romantic adventures of the kind folks who live in the environs of a small village nestled on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. Along the way in the series, silkie chickens, a giant prehistoric beaver skeleton, a kidnapped reindeer, and other flora and fauna contribute to the amusing mischief and mayhem.   Mischief in Moonstone Series, Novella 1: When Rudolph was Kidnapped  When her pet reindeer, Rudolph, is stolen from the live…
Ascension Boxed set
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Ascension Series A Novel of Nazi Germany by Max Overton

Before he fully realized the diabolical cruelties of the National Socialist German Worker's Party, Konrad Wengler had committed atrocities against his own people, the Jews, out of fear of both his faith and his heritage. But after he witnesses firsthand the concentration camps, the corruption, the inhuman malevolence of the Nazi war machine and the propaganda aimed at annihilating an entire race, he knows he must find a way to turn the tide and become the savior his people desperately…
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The Stuff Series are Made of by Karen Wiesner

The Stuff Series Are Made Of By Karen S. Wiesner   "The disease of writing is dangerous and contagious," Abelard famously said to Heloise. So, too, can a book series become a relentless obsession: It's why readers follow series devotedly to the last, why writers write them for years on end, and why publishers contract them in spades. In our trend-driven world, series are hotter than ever. But if writing a novel can seem overwhelming, the idea of creating a whole…
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Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series by Karen Wiesner

  Nestled on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin is a small, secluded town called Bloodmoon Cove with volatile weather, suspicious folk...and newly awakened ghosts. Don't close your eyes...   The following is the suggested reading order, however, each book is a stand-alone.   Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series, Book 1: Bound Spirits "Harrity Scaritty, on the mountain-side, in the realm of the dead, how will you escape, how will you be fed? With the living and the undead". Nestled on Lake…
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Giant Stolen Cheesecake by Patricia Bernard

    A CUSTARD CHUCKER "What are you staring at?" sneered the shaven-headed blader as he frontsided down the brass handrail of the bank. Strobe moved back quickly before he landed on her. "Just watching," she said. "Then buy a ticket." "Don't upset the audience, Vulture," yelled Winston as he topside souled along the same rail. "Go buy yourself a pair of decent boots why don't ya!" yelled Vulture, cutting the Chinese boy off with a vicious skid. Winston shook…
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Sin Eater by John Schembra

;   [wp_social_ninja id="217179" platform="reviews"] Sin Eater; In folklore, a person who would take on the sins of a dying person through ritual means and for material gain, thus absolving the dying of their sins while taking on the burden of the same. Prologue   He clung tightly to his mother's hand as they walked down the dimly lit hallway toward the bedroom. He could hear the soft sobbing of his aunts in the living room, punctuated once in a…
Adventures in Amethyst Series by Karen Wiesner boxed set updated 2022
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Adventures in Amethyst Series by Karen Wiesner

Amethyst, Wisconsin is a small, peaceful town on a pristine lake with an active tourist season in summer. When the air turns chill, the area is transformed into a ghost town with only a handful of lifers who stay. Populated with colorful characters, Amethyst is bursting with mystery, romance, and jealousy. Come and visit a place where anything is possible all-year-round.   Adventures in Amethyst Series Anthology (Books 1-4) A collection of the first 4 novellas in the series: A…
Wild Sorceress Series boxed set updated 2023
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Wild Sorceress Series by Margaret L. Carter and Leslie Roy Carter

In a world where hostile nations wield magic in combat, twin sorceresses separated at birth and brought up on opposing sides of the war find each other. Together, they face persecution for using wild magic, fight against traitors and assassins, explore family secrets, and discover the hidden origins of magic itself. Above all, to protect their world, they must deal with ancient, powerful dragons that most people don't even believe exist.   Wild Sorceress Series, Prequel: Legacy of Magic  Most…
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TIES That Blind by Dee Lloyd

      Maybe life did begin at forty. Sylvia rolled onto her back and stretched lazily. The action drew the navy satin sheet off the bare torso of the fair-haired man who sprawled on the bed beside her. Philip had earned his rest, she thought with a satisfied smile. He'd always been a talented lover, but her threat to sue for divorce had spurred him to previously unattained heights last night. His stamina had been truly incredible. Long after…
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Scene business, style, and dialogue by Will Greenway

Scene business, style, and dialogue By Will Greenway Viewpoint is one the most important aspects of writing. It is the eye through which readers see your work. Creating a strong viewpoint "presence" within your story relies on several related narrative techniques. One of the most important is the handling of character interactions and specifically dialogue. Related to dialogue, one of the most common problems in beginning writing is the "talking head" syndrome. Essentially, characters in a scene begin talking, and…