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THE WOMAN BEYOND THE ATTIC
By Andrew Neiderman
Celebrate the woman who took us to the heights of a secluded attic and the depths of our own dark psyches. This book reveals an intimate portrait of the famously private V.C. Andrews through family photos, personal letters, a partial manuscript for an unpublished novel and more. Known for her bestselling novel Flowers in the Attic, Cleo Virginia Andrews lived a fascinating life. Born to modest means, she came of age in the American South during the Great Depression and faced challenging health issues. Yet, once she rose to international literary fame, she prided herself on privacy.
This book aims to connect the subject’s personal life with the public novels for which she was famous. Based on Virginia’s own personal legacy, her long-term ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman tells her tale for the first time. It’s perfect for avid fans, but eye-opening and intimate, it’s also for anyone hoping to learn more about the enigmatic woman behind one of the most important novels of the 20th century.
THE AUTHOR
Andrew Neiderman is the author of numerous novels of suspense and terror, including Deficiency, The Baby Squad, Under Abduction, Dead Time, Curse, In Double Jeopardy, The Dark, Surrogate Child, and The Devil’s Advocate — which was made into a major motion picture starring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, and Charlize Theron. He lives in Palm Springs, California, with his wife, Diane.
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BOLT FROM THE BLUE
By Kerry J Charles
“The Costumes of Covent Garden”, a new traveling exhibit of costumes worn by the British Royal Opera, is making its debut at the Maine Museum of Art, and director Dulcie Chambers couldn’t be more thrilled. Opera is never a straightforward affair, however. Comedy turns to tragedy with a sudden death in the museum basement. Was it simply a terrible accident, or have the darker forces been at play?
Detective Nicholas Black enters the stage to investigate, but in scene after scene he is unable to move that plot forward. Yet, while the chorus is silent for Nick on the questionable death, they’ve clearly begun singing on the matter of love. He and Dulcie are definitely beginning Act II of their budding romance but are also painfully aware that the literal translation of the Italian word “opera” in English is “work.” Sorting through the increasingly nefarious clues, they come to realize that in life, as in opera, a dramatic accident is almost never accidental. Learn more at http://www.kerryjcharles.com/.
THE AUTHOR
Kerry J Charles has worked as a researcher, writer and editor for National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University and several major textbook publishers. She holds four degrees including a Masters in Geospatial Engineering and a Masters in Art History from Harvard University. She returned to her roots in coastal Maine while writing the Dulcie Chambers Mysteries.
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TRIGGER POINT
By Tony Roth
When the CIA recruited him, they said he would need to make sacrifices for his country. Did he understand they meant he’d give up everything?
Covertly groomed since middle school, Midwestern farm boy Nicholas Ford had no idea that when he signed up for the CIA, he’d be asked to give up his name, his personal life, his freedom, and his morals. Now he must ask — how much can a man sacrifice for his country and remain true to himself? Tony Roth’s debut novel is a nonstop thriller of historical suspense and international intrigue.
THE AUTHOR
Tony Roth has been a farmer, Eagle Scout, college athlete, musician and serial entrepreneur. A veteran in creating startup companies, Roth founded a national care management company in 2014 in honor of his late father. Nicholas Ford was created over many glasses of scotch, blending years of bar stories, long-standing friendships in the intelligence community and new research. Trigger Point is his first novel in The Nicholas Ford Series.
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WHEELBOYS
By Dd Jaseron
This emotional, action-packed debut novel won both the 2020 Readers’ Favorite medal for Fiction – Social Issues and the 2020 eLit Book Award for Popular Fiction. Tragedy, love and unintended consequences change everything for three families one summer in Blue Springs, Alabama.
Chad Gibbons and his best friend, Gary Lee, have worked their way through the ranks of competitive go-karting with the legendary Kilgore racing family. Chad is pursuing the opportunity to become a professional auto racer, but tragedy strikes. More than a coming-of-age story, this book challenges society’s complacency with the exploitation of youth, and questions adult and corporate responsibilities. The journeys faced by these three families are universal and resonate for any reader: overcoming grief, finding one’s path and discovering love.
THE AUTHORS
Dd Jaseron lives on the beachside of Central Florida with her husband, her son, and her Standard Poodle, Isabelle. Wheelboys is her first fiction novel.
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COVER YOUR TRACKS
By Daco S. Auffenorde
Margo Fletcher, very pregnant, is traveling by train from Chicago to Spokane, her childhood home. While passing through an isolated portion of the Rockies in blizzard conditions, the train unexpectedly brakes. Up ahead, a massive avalanche plummets down the mountain. Despite the conductor’s order for the passengers to stay seated, former Army Ranger Nick Eliot insists that survival depends on moving to the back of the train. Only Margo believes him. The pair end up as the sole survivors, stranded in the snowstorm without food, water or heat. Rescuers might not arrive for days.
When the weather turns violent again, the pair must flee the shelter of the passenger car and run for their lives into the wilderness. They must fend off the deadly cold as well as predatory wild animals foraging for food. Eventually, Nick leads Margo to shelter in a watchtower atop a mountain. There, we learn that both Margo and Nick have secrets that have brought them together and threaten to destroy them.
THE AUTHOR
Daco is an award-winning author of thrillers and suspense. Her thriller Cover Your Tracks was awarded the Best of 2020 Thriller Suspense by Suspense Magazine and the 2021 Action Thriller of the Year with Best Thriller Book Awards. She’s a storyteller who was raised in the heart of the south where tradition meets creativity. She loves to hear from readers, so feel free to make contact.
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UNCOMMON COURAGE
By Andrea T Edwards
Here’s an invitation to be your courageous best self every day. It’s also an antidote to the overwhelm, fear and rage rolling around the world. This book opens a path to inner contentment, peace, and happiness, and a path to meaningful action. It brings you an opportunity to reflect. What if we could do something about the bigger issues facing our world? What if we could make meaningful change? Well, we can. Despite today’s turmoil — which we can utilize as a springboard to action — a transformational journey is possible for all of us.
Uncommon Courage is as practical, funny, and grounded in optimism as Andrea herself, and it’s your toolkit for a journey towards joy, purpose and the kind of inner transformation that will make a real difference in the world we all share. Living a full life takes courage and this book is designed to help you build yours.
THE AUTHOR
Having spent more than half her life living in countries other than her own, Australian-born and bred Andrea T Edwards can’t get enough of Planet Earth or the people on it. Her latest book, Uncommon Courage, is a call to arms and it’s packed with life lessons, kindness and passion for a better, fairer world. It’s a challenge to rise up and be brave in a world driven by fear. It’s an invitation to be your courageous best self every day, and it’s an antidote to the overwhelm, fear and rage rolling around the world.
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