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Murder Under A Bridal Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Mystery by Abigail Keam

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Mona Moon is planning her wedding to Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth, when preparations go haywire after one of her maids is found murdered. With just days before the blessed event, unwanted guests invade Moon Manor throwing a wrench into Mona’s plans and making it more difficult to seek the truth. Now Robert is a suspect in the maid’s murder. A missing gold brooch and twenty five-dollar bills are the only clues Mona has to find the murderer. She must clear Robert from suspicion or he will call off the wedding, saying he refuses to taint Mona’s good name. Can she discover the killer before the wedding, or will the murderer witness the breakup between Mona and Robert? Was that the intention all along?

Targeted Age Group:: adult

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I wanted to write about American history without writing a history book.

Featured Book: Leave the Bottom-Cook Islands by Randy Slapnicka

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About Featured Book: Leave the Bottom-Cook Islands by Randy Slapnicka

…You know I’ve seen everything, everything but the bottom of the sea.

Dr. Melody Foster holds a Ph.D. in Marine Biology, a Master’s in Genetics, and is the real Octomom.

She was professor of the Octolab, and while she wasn’t fond of the first day of classes, she was a professor. A damn good one who knew how to leave a lasting impression on her students and keep their attention.

After receiving an email that stated all funding for her Octolob would be halted, Melody needed to think fast. She couldn’t afford to keep the whole thing running on her own, and she definitely wouldn’t allow her beloved octopuses to be taken away from her.

Dr. Foster takes a consulting job in the Cook Islands for a deep sea mining operation for the Poly-metallic nodules littered on the ocean floor. When she is suddenly faced with highly intelligent Mimic octopuses that are trying to shut their whole operation down.

As the higher-ups come to a decision to kill the octopuses getting in their way, Dr. Foster interjects as she would never stand by the deliberate killing of her babies.

Jack Pa, multi-billionaire Chinese mogul and Dr. Foster’s boss, instructs her to fix the problem… or else.

With her life on the line, Melody must descend into the depths of the ocean and put a stop to the killing of the octopuses. The only problem was, Chino’s expendable prison graduates were a part of the diving program that was beta testing the extractor harvesting the nodules for the electric vehicle batteries.

Surrounded by inky black water, convicted rapists, murderers and a convicted child molester, Dr. Mel’s battle was only beginning.

Will she be able to survive in the depths of the ocean? Will she secure funding for her prized Octolab? And will she come face-to-face with remnants of her past?

Deep Sea mining is one of the most debated global topics in the world today. Giving you, the reader, insight into some of the most highly controversial ocean questions for the next 100 years.

Leave the Bottom is a high-action, fast-paced, and intensely funny work of fiction that will suck you in. Deep Sea mining is one of the most debated global topics in the world today. Travel 500 feet below the surface and explore the amazing world of octopuses, future battery harvesting, that is currently being done as you read this book. Read in bated breath whether or not Dr. Foster will be able to make it out alive.

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Featured Book: Killing Rebecca by K. J. North

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An Ordinary Life…
Marni Rome lives a happy life with her husband and two wonderful children. Her heart is filled with love for them. It’s a life that excites her every morning when she gets out of bed. She’s lucky to be living in a beautiful home overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and she loves her career as a writer of crime fiction.

Until Her Life is Shattered…
A late-night knock at the door destroys her world, and the news of her family’s fate is too devastating to bear. Her life turns into one of the stories she’s previously only written about.

When She Finds Out Who’s to Blame…
Marni must act on the shocking truth. As in her books, the perpetrator needs to be caught and held prisoner until she decides their fate. But nothing too quick. They need to suffer slowly.

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Featured Book: Victim of a Delusional Mind by K. J. North

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Tragedy enters the quaint coastal town of New Haven, Oregon when the recently released convict, Ross Conrad, vows to make good on a ten-year-old threat. Private Investigators, Troy and Eva Winters take on the case when they realize their good friend, Jasmine, is the object of his delusional obsession.

When the threat becomes deadly and Jasmine turns up missing, Troy and Eva go on the hunt for Ross and his captive. The chase leads them from the Oregon coast to the dense forest of Puget Sound, Washington. Following clues and evidence of bodies left behind, Troy and Eva must find Jasmine before her time runs out.

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Shadowed Souls by Mark Edward Jones

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Detective Henry Ike Pierce joins his colleagues to celebrate a destination wedding in Hawaii. Amid beautiful scenery and new friends, paradise has its surprises. A dying man on a beach utters seemingly disjointed words that may be a warning. Henry finds himself pulled into another maelstrom, pursuing elements of Miomir Kurić’s criminal enterprise, while a man seeks revenge for his father’s death, one caused by Henry Pierce.

His responsibility for the death torments Henry. The man’s lifeless face and staring eyes haunt his dreams, and Henry’s internal turmoil imperils his colleagues and endangers his loved ones. A friend warns him that our worst memories and grief hide in the shadows of our souls. This young detective’s guilt casts a long shadow.

Targeted Age Group:: Middle school and older

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I love Hawaii, especially Maui. The next book in my detective series needed a place for a destination wedding, so I thought of Maui. Writing about a place I enjoy visiting, made the writing all that easier.

The Secret of Heaven by Felix Alexander

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The Secret of Heaven by Felix Alexander

When investment banker Lazzaro de Medici is found dead, Professor of Biblical Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Aiden Leonardo is the prime suspect. In possession of an encrypted letter given to him by Lazzaro, Aiden utilizes his extensive knowledge of Scripture to piece together clues that lead to a Lost Bible dating back to the time of Christ.

Hidden within the text is an ancient truth about the most controversial message Jesus left to His disciples. But as Aiden embarks on his quest to unravel the mystery of redemption and faith, a secret organization known only as The Group hunts him down to destroy the Lost Bible and tie up loose ends.

With the help of his fiancé Dr. Miriam Levin—a cultural anthropologist and a professor of historical archaeology in her own right, their friend Nagi, a philologist, religious historian and an eccentric cryptographer, Aiden soon realizes the Lost Bible was written by a disciple who walked with Jesus and had his gospel omitted from Scripture.

Things are further complicated when a mysterious stranger warns Aiden that possessing the secret of heaven could cost him his life. Pursued by the F.B.I. for the ancient Black market relic and the Chicago PD in connection to the murder of Lazzaro de Medici, Aiden races against the clock to prove his innocence and fulfill his mentor’s dying wish.

“Expose the secret of heaven.”

Featured Book: Arbitrary and Capricious by Jim Lively

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Retired attorney, Sanders Pierce would rather spend his time painting in his art gallery, but when a former colleague, now general counsel of a major information technology asks him to investigate an improper disclosure of client information, he cannot resist. He insists he will abide by the standard of law, which could expose the firm to criminal liability.

He gets assigned to a small office located in the bowels of the corporation where he interviews various employees and studies flow charts. No one reveals much concern, until he receives a cryptic email from a mysterious source with a grim warning: Nothing is what it seems. As Sanders digs deeper, he meets others he did not expect such as an exotic dancer, a psychotherapist who could be a dominatrix, and someone who tries to assassinate him. What started as an innocent investigation has suddenly become very dangerous and Sanders must escape without getting himself killed.

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Featured Book: Alpha by John Henley

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About Featured Book: Alpha by John Henley

Ian Ridgefield thought he was done with the military. He had completed more than he ever expected and did it at a level few will ever reach. Back home and taking care of his mother, even if she didn't ask for it, while quickly moving up the corporate ladder, his days of being a door kicker and dealing with sand rubbing his skin raw were further and further away.

When Washington D.C. turns into a proverbial hellhole, the Pentagon razed to the ground, within a matter of seconds, he is presented with a request that he isn't sure he wants to accept. This decision is even more difficult to make when a woman he hadn't thought about for more than a decade has entered his life and keeping it more than a little interesting.

Ian's code of moral justice may land him into legal trouble and the stand he makes to save the life of one while taking others, is difficult to offset for the community he lives in but can they agree to overlook it? When two people with more money and legal power than any duo in the country are willing to help ensure he stays on the outside of the Tombs in New York City it is a reality he has a difficult time accepting.

Will Ian, finally, find peace in life and chemistry with the woman of his dreams, or will the skeletons come crashing out of his closet and destroy the foundation he has worked so hard to create? Travel through the journey of treacherous deceit, ecstatic highs, military men standing up to corrupt governments, and men being an impenetrable wall between pure evil and the women they have sworn to protect.

The first book in a wonderful series highlighting the men and women who have, or do, serve in the military. This is not a stand-alone book.

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Night of the Cupid by Kirsten Weiss

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Roses, chocolate, and a completed to-do list. Is that too much to ask for Valentine’s Day? When you own the Sierra’s best UFO-themed B&B, it might be. Because murder is about to collide with all of Susan’s carefully laid plans…

The Valentine’s special at her B&B has attracted all the wrong guests—a group of Bigfoot seekers and the ex-con who shared the worst night of Susan’s life in a small-town jail. At least she’s got her boyfriend Arsen for moral support.

Or does she? Because as the big day approaches, Arsen’s acting even more unpredictable than usual.

And when she discovers the body of a woman with a bevy of boyfriends, she learns that love gone wrong, means nothing will go right. But will Susan’s determination to set things straight land her on the wrong end of Cupid’s arrow?

If you love quirky heroines, twisty mysteries, and laugh-out-loud humor, you’ll love Night of the Cupid, book seven in the Wits’ End cozy mystery novels. Buy Night of the Cupid and start the hilarious caper today!

Targeted Age Group:: 32+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I love writing humor, and my imaginary UFO-themed B&B is a great place for it!

Featured Book: Canyon of Shame by Faye Duncan

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In Canyon of Shame, the second part of The Bungalow Heaven Mystery Series, detective Peter McGinnis from the Pasadena homicide unit has to solve the murder of a forty-year-old woman whose body was discovered in Eaton Canyon. What at first appears like a routine investigation, turns into a career and reputation salvaging operation for the detective, who is not only the main witness in a prominent Black Lives Matter case, but who becomes more and more entwined with the case the more facts he uncovers.
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