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Katarina’s Dark Shadow by MJ Krause-Chivers

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The Only Certainty in war is Uncertainty.

When the Russian civil war erupts in the shadow of the Great War and Ukraine seeks independence, Katarina discovers that faith is more than a badge. During war-time, it requires resilience.

1915-1917: Fifteen-year-old Katarina dreams of a self-determined future. But when she’s injured during a rebel attack, she learns of threats against her German Mennonite people.
Conspiracy theories rise, servants take sides and loyalties questioned. Emigration beckons.
Amidst the confusion of shifting politics and growing lawlessness, Katarina must choose her fate. Growing up has never been more difficult.

1952: Germany. Peter questions his mother, Katarina’s mysterious death in Ukraine during WW2. Was there a cover-up? Will her teenage diaries from the Russian Civil War reveal buried secrets?

Inspired by true stories, Katarina’s Dark Shadow portrays the courageous human struggle inside a distinct faith during violent political times.

Series overview: The past and present converge in this enthralling, serpentine saga of a mother and two sons torn apart by the trauma of war. Set in Ukraine during the Russian civil war, this suspensive coming-of-age mystery carries a poignant lesson about the fragility of freedom.

****** “Russian Mennonite Chronicles is an amazing dystopian-themed novel. The author forges a demandingly engaging storyline that exposes the agony and suffering the Mennonites went through during the Russian Civil War…. What I love most is how the author beautifully incorporates the culture and beliefs of the Mennonites in the narration, highlighting their uniqueness from Russians and other Europeans.” Readers Favorites.

****** “A chillingly realistic, yet fictional account of what happened to ordinary people in Russian [occupied] Ukraine when their world was overthrown by social unrest, war, and then a revolution. I couldn’t put it down.” P.C. James, Author.

****** “An emotional and richly woven telling of a struggle for a life with strength and self-determination. You just can’t read this without feeling changed. AnnaMaria Nau, Author

Targeted Age Group:: 35+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
My Mennonite grandparents fled from Ukraine in 1920s during the Russian civil war. After visiting Ukraine in 2014, I decided their story needed to be told. But since I didn't know their entire story, I
decided to create a fictional story based on historical facts.


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Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series) by Ginny Dye

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Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series) by Ginny Dye

** Amazon Best-Selling Author & Series **

Review: Moses had come to watch his daddy die. I read the first sentence of the first book and knew I would read every word of what Ginny Dye writes. I’ve devoured this remarkable saga, and all 19 that follow! I will read every new one that comes.

Unforgettable characters that will capture your heart. Rich, accurate, historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Ginny Dye’s work. The bestselling Bregdan Chronicles novels have captured the hearts of fans all over the world. This enthralling saga encompassing the Civil War & Reconstruction has eighteen books right now, but many more are coming.

Warning – the Bregdan Chronicles will suck you in and never let you go!

Book Description:

Carrie had always lived a charmed life, but restlessness gnawed at her soul. She dreamed of a different future, but dramatic changes are taking place in the South. Her heart and mind would soon be tested by fire – sweeping away dreamed of freedom as chaos descends.

Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the storm clouds of the Civil War swallow America. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices. But when her decisions put her at odds with her heritage and challenge her dreams, will she be able to give up all that is precious to her?

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This first book of The Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series will pull you in and never let you go. You’ll experience the Civil War era (and all the years to come) through the eyes of both White and Black, Free & Slave, Southern & Northern – and you’ll fall in love with every character.

Review: I never thought I would find a series to enthrall me like The Bregdan Chronicles has. I was wrong! I am struggling to find appropriate words to describe the awe I am in, and find myself failing miserably. I absolutely could not put these books down. I would finish one, and immediately hop online to go get the next one, sometimes in the wee hours of the morning, when my tail should have been asleep. The writing style of this author brings you right into the story as if you are a part of it. She has amazing talent to capture the imagination, and bring you right into a virtual reality. I have fallen in love with every one of these characters – especially the strong women! – and have become completely entranced with each life represented.

The historical account of this time period was so right on, so very vivid, you almost feel like you’ve walked right into it. These books became so alive, I actually had dreams at night of battle. (I’m not even kidding.) But it goes further. There were conversations in these books that had me reading over them several times. Life lessons. Sage advice. The kind of wisdom that comes from every day life. Moments that were so profound, they pierced my heart with an accuracy that I can’t even begin to explain.

Many times, the lives and hearts of each character were changed and rocked with revelation that came about in a moment, yet, so deeply touching the deepest recesses of the heart, that you can’t go beyond it, without it having changed you as well, as you read it.

Thank you, Ginny Dye, not only for an amazing journey, but for those light bulb moments throughout each book, that reached beyond the pages, and made their home inside the soul. What can I say overall? Well, let me put it like this: these books are like… “Gone with the Wind” meets up with “Eat, Pray, Love”; then whispers some “Secret life of Bees”, forges some “Steel Magnolia’s”, and at times, wraps itself with the “Color Purple.” Sigh. Did I mention how much I loved these books?

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Featured Book: Saving Mozart by Victor Boda

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About Featured Book: Saving Mozart by Victor Boda

A doctor obsessed with his patient. A soldier on a dangerous mission. A girl on a quest to save the boy of her dreams. When their worlds collide, will each of them survive?

Michael Finch, an army psychiatrist, must determine whether Alex, a Delta Force commando who went missing in the caves of Tora Bora, is telling the truth. Seventy-two hours after the mission’s start, Alex was found unconscious at a gravesite nearby, the rest of his team having vanished without a trace. He was airlifted to the Bagram Air Base and subsequently transported to Fort Drum in upstate New York, where he spent twenty-nine days in a coma. On awakening, he claimed to have travelled back in time to save Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from early death. As Michael delves deeper into his patient’s twisted psyche, he inches ever closer to discovering the shocking truth.

“Each succeeding chord is a dagger stuck in the nest of happiness inside me. Each note pierces deeper, until I hit the ultimate one. My hands drop. Tears are streaming down my cheeks. My body is vibrating with unknown joy. I feel God inside me. Not the angry one, the other. The god of love.”

A fast-paced historical thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat until the very last page!

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Featured Book: TOO PRETTY TO DIE by Willow Rose

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Four women went on a weekend of fun to Miami. Four best friends who were inseparable.
No one returned.

The story made national headlines, and even after weeks of searching for them, they were never found.
What happened to them?
Are they still alive?

Ten years later, the teenage children of those same four women decide to take a trip together against the wishes of their families.
They are followed by a TV crew doing a true crime show. They’re returning to Miami to find out what happened to their mothers.

When they unearth the mutilated body of one of their mothers, they know they are in way over their heads, and soon they realize nothing is what it seems as this vicious killer is getting ready to chase them down.

FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas is called in to help when the second body is recovered from the trunk of a burnt-out car in the swamps outside Miami, bringing her old flame Matt to help.

Soon, she realizes she is hunting down a serial killer unlike any other she has encountered, who will next come after someone she loves.

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Within and Without Time by D. I. Hennessey

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Within and Without Time by D. I. Hennessey

Experience the Origin of a Prophet … A boy is caught up in a miraculous adventure that transforms his life and changes the world! – A Powerful book!

When a sixteen-year-old boy is suddenly caught up in a series of miraculous encounters, it heralds the start of a profound journey. For Jimmy Moretti it is the beginning of an adventure that will forever transform his life, rock his town, and trigger events that will ultimately change the world!

Befriended by a powerful angelic warrior, Jimmy finds himself in the center of God’s plan for Earth’s final Great Revival. The beginning of God’s amazing harvest at the End of the Age. Like an intense roller coaster, the journey he experiences is exciting and unpredictable. Heartwarming, as well as heart-rending. God prepares him for a mission more extraordinary than anything he could have imagined, placing him in the rare company of ancient prophets and apostles alike.

WITHIN & WITHOUT TIME, melds powerful Biblical truths with an imaginative and engaging story that envelopes the reader in an intense range of human experiences. Be prepared to laugh and cry, to be inspired, and find your heart rejoicing as Jimmy experiences the most profound truths of God’s immense power and immeasurable love.

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Featured Book: The Rebirth: A Dark Noir Thriller by V.P. Evans

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About Featured Book: The Rebirth: A Dark Noir Thriller by V.P. Evans

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It’s been ten years since Jason and Mark last saw each other when a murder brings them together one night. Trapped in Chicago now, they must follow a secret path in the city by analyzing the works of some of the greatest minds in history to reveal the darkest scandal of all time. But each minute, their chasers are closing in, and haunting memories are coming to the surface, reminding them of the shadiest aspects of the human soul. And . . . soon, their last hope to alter the fate of the world seems to fade away . . .

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Eagle Rock by Fran Tabor

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Eagle Rock by Fran Tabor

Murder & Romance: Montana Style
Kila Kincaid never understood how her brother could leave Hollywood style civilization to buy Eagle Rock, a primitive Montana ranch. When an accident kills him, she rushes to Montana to bury her brother and sell the ranch.
Kila learns Eagle Rock holds more than scenery. It cradles a dream.
Warriors fight for their dreams, and for the people they love.
Eagle Rock awakens Kila’s warrior spirit. Blake Black Bear awakens her heart.
Eagles, warriors of the sky, mate only with those willing to plummet to the ground, risk death, together.
Only if Kila and Blake possess true Eagle Love, will they survive a killer’s onslaught. If either falters, both will surely die.

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Featured Book: The Color of Pain by E.G. Rose

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About Featured Book: The Color of Pain by E.G. Rose

In The Color of Pain, author E.G. Rose delivers a haunting horror novel that explores the dark side of human nature.

Raymond is an orphan with a talent for art who suffers from chronic stomach pain. He has been ruthlessly bullied about his strangeness and “special” abilities that sometimes frighten the other children at The Haven for Little Wanderers Orphanage.

When his new case worker, Ada, shows him affection and helps explain how he can see through people’s emotions and secrets, Raymond is thrilled. However, as he delves deeper into his strange abilities, he discovers the horrifying truth about himself – he must feed on the pain of others to survive.

Ada becomes increasingly controlling and possessive, pushing Raymond to feed off his only friend, leading him down a dark path that culminates in a tragic ending.

With chilling prose and a gripping storyline, The Color of Pain is a must-read for horror fans who crave stories that delve deep into the human psyche.

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Featured Book: Black Plume by Anne Mikaitis

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Jenna’s life is messy, but she’s young and it’s the summer of 1996. After she and her friends survived a tragedy six years ago, she figures they deserve to simply work hard and play harder, especially if they get to stick together. Then one of them is murdered.

As they try to cope with their fresh loss, yet another victim is found. In the small Indiana town of Lewton, it seems that the murders must be connected. But the only links the police seem to find are Jenna and her friends.

While Jenna is desperate to believe they’re all innocent, she can’t ignore the nagging doubt filling her mind as bodies pile up. Dubious of local law enforcement’s abilities, Jenna tries to figure out who has the best reasons to want them dead as macabre clues surface. Will the killer be caught before another one of her friends dies? Or is one of her closest allies a murderer?

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Mercury Rising by J.B. Aspen

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Mercury Rising by J.B. Aspen

Midlife—when the magic really begins…
Happy Birthday and hello Mid-life crisis. Hi, I’m Mercury Rodgers and at forty-five I thought life was over. Dead-end job, empty nest…it was just me and the cat starting over. Again.
But when I lost my house and moved in with my pickleball playing, ballroom dancing, super social senior citizen mom—that was the icing on my midlife birthday cake. Then, out of nowhere, my luck changed.
Or so I thought…
I won an all expenses paid trip to the Phoenix Inn. Now the bodies are piling up and I’m a suspect in a murder investigation. But the real surprise is: I’m not just a broke, divorced, empty-nester—I’m a witch.
And the magic is just beginning…
Join Mercury and her cat Mr. Yow, as she discovers her hidden past, murder, and the world of magic waiting for her at the Phoenix Inn.
The mystery begins at midlife…

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