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Paola Lujan Announces the Free eBook Days for "Happiness Your 7 Mind Powers" ebook
Paola Lujan announced the 5 Free eBook days for her book “Happiness Your 7 Mind Powers” in a small press conference here on July 9th. It is available for free download until July 14th at Amazon. The book would help readers to understand their potential and live a happy life. - July 11, 2015 - Mindfulness and Happiness Movement
New York Times Bestselling Author K.M. Scott Publishes Sequel to Contemporary Romance Novel, "Satisfaction, (Club X4)"
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K.M. Scott will publish the sequel to her novel, “Possession, Club X 3” on July 14, 2015. The sequel is titled “Satisfaction, Club X 4” and has already received high praise from early reviewers. Set in Tampa, FL.,... - July 11, 2015 - K.M. Scott
Author C.P. Kemabia Promotes His Suspenseful Mystery Novel – "Head in the Box"
Author C.P. Kemabia is pleased to announce the promotion of his suspenseful mystery novel, "Head in the Box." - July 11, 2015 - C.P. Kemabia
Author Jeannie Hudson Promotes Her Historical Suspense Novel "Behold A Lone Horseman"
Author Jeannie Hudson is pleased to announce the promotion of her historical suspense novel, "Behold a Lone Horseman." - July 10, 2015 - Jeannie Hudson
Author Rob Guy Releases New Science Fiction Novel with Dark Humor – "Harry Watt, Bounty Hunter"
Author Rob Guy is pleased to announce the release of his new science fiction adventure novel, "Harry Watt, Bounty Hunter." - July 10, 2015 - Rob Guy
As the Confederate Flag is Coming Down, Prize Winning Journalist Ron Argo Promotes His 1960’s Era Civil Rights Historical Thriller, "The Sum of His Worth"
As the confederate flag is coming down all across the south, prize-winning journalist and author, Ron Argo is pleased to announce the promotion of his 1960’s Civil Rights era, historical fiction thriller, "The Sum of His Worth." - July 10, 2015 - Ron Argo
Alabama Author Loretta Wade Release Her 5th Novel Titled "Where the Willows Weep"
"Where The Willows Weep" is a sentimental journey that is sure to captivate any reader. The story is told in Loretta's signature southern style and it centers around a caretaker's struggle to help her patient fight through his serious illness. - July 10, 2015 - Author Loretta Wade
Local Author and Artist Offer Free Graphic Novel Class to Teens
At the Ellet Branch of the Summit County Library on July 11th at 1pm, Dan Cuthbert and Matt Miller are offering a free graphic novel development class to teens. - July 10, 2015 - The Shipyards of Sing
Local Author Captivates with New Novel Street Light
Local author captivates with new thriller "Street Light" … the third book of an award-winning coming-of-age trilogy. "Street Light" (CreateSpace, June 2015, $12.99) R.L. Herron’s third book in a trilogy about growing up in the turbulent Vietnam War era, begins with... - July 09, 2015 - R.L. Herron
Now in Print & eBook: The Anthropologist’s Daughter by Vanessa Furse Jackson
Barking Rain Press announced the paperback and eBook release of the second book in the "Imogen Hearne" series, "The Anthropologist’s Daughter" by UK author Vanessa Furse Jackson. - July 09, 2015 - Barking Rain Press
"Played" by Jessica McWilliams Released by Copyhouse Press
Exciting Debut Novel by UK's Hottest YA Talent Now Available Through All Major Channels. - July 09, 2015 - Copyhouse Press Ltd
"The Auschwitz Volunteer" Chinese Rights Sold
Extraordinary Report on WWII Auschwitz Undercover Mission Goes to Beijing World Publishing. - July 09, 2015 - Aquila Polonica Publishing
TV Director Eric Dean Seaton Makes Waves at San Diego Comic Con with Legend of the Mantamaji Film
Eric Dean Seaton’s “And… Action!” Entertainment offers a sneak peek at the anticipated “Legend of the Mantamaji: Live Action” digital short and Seaton is a part of San Diego Comic Con’s famed “The Black Panel.” - July 08, 2015 - “And… Action!” Entertainment
Da Vinci Press Announces Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Awards: "Tweeting da Vinci" Wins Gold
"Tweeting Da Vinci" was honored with the Gold award in the category of Nature at the Foreword Reviews IndieFab book awards for 2014. - July 08, 2015 - Da Vinci Press
Author Andrea N. Carr Releases New African-American Literary Fiction - "The Trees Outside"
Author Andrea N. Carr is pleased to announce the release of her new literary fiction short story, "The Trees Outside." - July 08, 2015 - Andrea N. Carr
Author Rayme Michaels Promotes His Urban Comedy Drama - "Screw the Devil's Daiquiri"
Author Rayme Michaels is pleased to announce the promotion of his urban comedy drama, "Screw the Devil's Daiquiri." When womanizer, and possible schizophrenic, John Hazel, is suddenly offered a serious job promotion by the CEO of his company, David Wall, under the condition that John... - July 08, 2015 - Rayme Michaels
Author Ted Bacino Has Optioned His Historical Drama "The Shakespeare Conspiracy" for a Movie
Author Ted Bacino is pleased to announce the promotion of his book, "The Shakespeare Conspiracy." The work has been made into a stage play that has had successful productions nationwide and the novel has been optioned for a movie. - July 08, 2015 - Ted Bacino
Glenn Rogers Releases "Abducted," the Third Mystery-Thriller Featuring Detective Jake Badger
In Glenn Rogers’ mystery-thriller, Abducted, featuring private investigator Jake Badger, Jake’s answer to the question, what do you do when the woman you love is abducted, is you go find her. The woman Jake is in love with is Monica Nolan, a friend who waited patiently for two years... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers Announces "Love and Lies," the Second Book of the Mystery-Thriller Series Featuring Detective Jake Badger
Glenn Rogers’ mystery-thriller, Love and Lies, featuring private investigator, Jake Badger, explores the question of whether or not there could be informants inside the FBI, the nation’s premier law enforcement agency. While an FBI agent, Jake had been in charge of a sting... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers Announces Book 3 of THE IMMORTAL Series, "Carnage"
In Glenn Rogers’ mystery, THE IMMORTAL Carnage, the third installment of THE IMMORTAL series, the mayor of Los Angeles and two other of the Southern California super rich are murdered: one by rifle shot, one by lethal injection, and one by arrow shot. Along with LAPD Captain, Frank McGarry,... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers Announces The Second Book of THE IMMORTAL Series, "Betrayal"
In Glenn Rogers’ THE IMMORTAL Betrayal, philosophy professor and crime consultant, Dr. Aaron Archer, faces one of his most baffling cases. College girls are being shot with a small caliber gun. Their nude bodies left lying near their cars in their dorm parking lot. Their neatly folded clothes... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers Releases First Book of Mystery Series: "THE IMMORTAL Alabaster"
In Glenn Rogers’ THE IMMORTAL Alabaster, philosophy professor and crime consultant, Dr. Aaron Archer, is hired by the LAPD to help solve the gruesome murder/mutilation of three religious leaders. In each case, the killer used a drug to immobilize the victims, cut their hearts out and left a... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers Releases Book 3 of "Frontier Thriller, The Colemans, The Knife"
In Glenn Rogers’ The Colemans Book 3 The Knife, Caleb Coleman is arrested in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the murder of his soon to be father-in-law, Colonel Edmund Cabot. Beth, the Colonel’s daughter and Caleb’s fiancée, is devastated. She believes Caleb to be innocent, as... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers Releases Book 2 of "The Colemans Trilogy, The Journal"
Glenn Rogers’ frontier thriller trilogy continues with The Colemans Book 2 The Journal. In Book 1 The Reckoning, the Coleman brothers learned that their father, Royce Coleman was a famous mountain man. In Book 2 The Journal, they discover that their daddy kept a journal of his days as a... - July 08, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Author Contracts Twenty-Three Middle Grade Children’s Books
Max Elliot Anderson has gone from struggling, reluctant reader, to the author of over thirty action-adventures and mysteries for young readers. He currently has contracts for twenty-three additional titles. - July 07, 2015 - Max Books
Brownstone Poets Presents Virginia Walker and a Special Tribute to Michael Walsh, Saturday, August 1 at 2:30 p.m. at Park Plaza Restaurant
Brownstone Poets presents Virginia Walker and a special tribute to Michael Walsh, Saturday, August 1 at 2:30 p.m. at Park Plaza Restaurant in historic Brooklyn Heights. Brownstone Poets is celebrating its 10th year this August. Poetry grows in Brooklyn Heights and there's an open mic as... - July 07, 2015 - The Brownstone Poets
Glenn Rogers Releases his Frontier Thriller, "The Colemans Book 1 The Reckoning"
Philosophy Professor, Dr. Glenn Rogers has written a frontier thriller where two young men face unimagined challenges and overwhelming odds as they set out across a war-torn frontier to bring their parents’ killers to justice. The title of Dr. Rogers’ book is: "The Colemans Book 1... - July 06, 2015 - Glenn Rogers
Author Publishes First Fairytale Book
Stephen Papas publishes his first fairytale book about a knight who discovers a hidden world of magic. - July 05, 2015 - Book Venture
Imani Faith Publishing Signs 4 New Authors
Imani Faith Publishing is pleased to announce the signing of four new authors who are sure to become bestsellers in the near future. Denika Carothers, Esther Renee Wright, Olevia Henderson, and Shiraz Mohammed are the four new authors recently signed to Imani Faith Publishing. Each of these... - July 04, 2015 - Imani Faith Publishing
Announcing EMSA Publishing’s Very First Ever Fabulous First Lines Competition
The first line of a novel is incredibly important in that it sets the tone of a novel, establishes point of view, and hooks the reader. Here’s your chance to see how your novel’s first line stacks up. The Rules: The Fabulous First Lines Competition will be open to thirty (30)... - July 04, 2015 - EMSA Publishing
Baseball’s Civil War Origins Revealed in The American Game
Book reveals how the great American sport formed during America’s greatest struggle through a story of enemy soldiers coming together to play a series of games. - July 01, 2015 - Bandwagon Books
July 2015 Releases at Eternal Press
William and Kim Richards Gilchrist are releasing five titles on 1 July 2015 at Eternal Press. The publishing company is located in Santa Rosa, California. Eternal Press releases titles from new and returning authors on a monthly basis. Titles are available in epub, pdf, mobi and trade paperback. - June 30, 2015 - Caliburn Press LLC
Book Release Aims to Bring Faith to Millennials
Studies show children born at the turn of the century are leaving religion in large numbers. Author, Desiree Granby, hopes to change that. - June 29, 2015 - The Pocket Revolution Publishing Company
"Is She Available?" - A Book of Poetry, Comics, Art, Music and Motion
The ground-breaking, tour-de-force meshing Poetry, Comics, Art, Music and Animation by acclaimed producer Igor Goldkind, is being published in GooglePlay and iTunes editions this month by Chameleon Publishing. The beautifully illustrated, 160 page limited hard bound edition is available in all major bookstores on and offline starting July 9th. - June 28, 2015 - Chameleon
Announcing the Release of "Spirilet," a Suspenseful New Novel
M.A. Belarj, a new name in the fantasy genre, has released his first novel, "Spirilet." Paranormal, mystery, fantasy, and thriller elements abound in the suspenseful tale about a man named Joe and a doll that is struck by lightning—and comes alive. - June 28, 2015 - M.A. Belarj
The Lord's Children Publish "Rupture of Rapture" to Expose End-Times Apostasy
The Blessed Hope for Humanity is Christ and Resurrection, Not Rapture. - June 27, 2015 - The Lord's Children
Author Valerie Hockert Releases Her Novel, “As I Sit Here Fishing”
“As I Sit Here Fishing” is a novel that explores the pondering thoughts a man has while on a solo fishing trip that leads him to examine the people in his life in relation to the fish in the water. - June 27, 2015 - DGT Book Promotions, LLC
New Publishing Company Pays It Forward
New publishing company Crimson Cloak Publishing is leading the way with a new way of Paying It Forward to charities, who will benefit from their new Crimson Cloak Anthologies range. The Anthologies, collections of short stories and other items donated by authors and illustrators, are sold alongside the publisher's conventional catalogue, but with all profit going to the designated charity for that volume. - June 26, 2015 - Crimson Cloak Publishing
Humanitas Media Publishing Releases Journey to the Heart of the World, a Parable of Environmental and Indigenous Wisdom
Journey to the Heart of the World, a parable reminiscent of Paulo Coelho, has just been released by Humanitas Media Publishing from author John Lundin, whose last book was written in association with H.H. the Dalai Lama. - June 25, 2015 - Humanitas Media Publishing
Florida Sci-Fi Author’s New Post Apocalyptic Novel Debuts July 4th
After a genetic mutation has left the human species sterile and doomed to extinction, the citizens of New Sebastian live long and luxurious lives, thanks to Rejuvenation. But when Jericho and Gabrielle, two specimens from the Rejuvenation supply farm, escape prior to being harvested, the dark truth threatens the existence of the last society on Earth. - June 25, 2015 - IONized Publishing Group
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Celebrates Nathan M. Jones Online Radio Debut
Strathmore’s Who’s Who is pleased to announce the debut of Author and Artist Nathan M. Jones to Strathmore’s Who’s Who Online Radio Program. - June 24, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who
New Biography Looks at the Long-Term Effects of Bullying
New statistics show that the effects of youth bullying last well into the life of adults (see http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-bullying-worse-than-child-abuse-20150428-story.html) and Alan Eisenberg’s new biography, “A Ladder In The Dark: My journey from bullying to... - June 24, 2015 - Bullying Recovery, LLC
Fran Briggs Releases The Best of Spring Reading 2015, Part 1
From poolside to bedside, a sunny hill or treadmill, Americans are reading. - June 23, 2015 - eMediaCampaigns!
Fran Briggs Releases The Best of Spring Reading 2015, Part 2
"Worthwhile" reading promises to capture reader's attention - June 23, 2015 - eMediaCampaigns!
Kenneth Gayten, Author of "Give Me Strength," to Discuss Strategies for Resilience and Excellence
Expert helps individuals work through chaos and create simple systems for resolution. - June 23, 2015 - eMediaCampaigns!
Double Dragon Publishing Celebrates 15th Year
Join the Celebration - 15 years of service to the eBook Industry. Double Dragon Publishing will be releasing various free, discounted titles, and special edition hard cover books for the remainder of the year. This includes this free “sampler” of Double Dragon Publishing titles that... - June 23, 2015 - Double Dragon Publishing
Marie Osmond Biography Being Developed Into a Television Movie Says Creative Partners Publishing
Creative Partners Publishing announced this week their Marie Osmond Bio got a release date and is being made into a TV movie. - June 23, 2015 - Creative Partners Publishing
Kingdom of Angels Records Releases Oksana Angel’s Extended Debut Single "Unconditional Love" from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Available Now on All DSPs
Russian-American Supernova Recording Artist Oksana Angel is the “Musical Voice” of the Movie in Development "Unconditional Love, A Medieval Story with Her Songs Featured throughout the Film-Musical. Original motion picture soundtrack digital album release date is set for October 28, 2015. - June 22, 2015 - Kingdom of Angels Publishing
Leon Kelly Shares Firsthand Experience of Struggle, Pain and Perseverance in Bold Memoir, "Every Flower Grows Through Mud"
Professional blogger and screenwriter Leon Kelly's memoir, "Every Flower Grows Through Mud," is a painfully honest study of how life's trials and tribulations can make one a stronger, better person. "Every Flower Grows Through Mud" is available wherever books and ebooks are sold. - June 22, 2015 - KellyHead Multimedia
Ron Glick's Epic Fantasy Series Creates New Impact
“Three” in Print and Kindle Format. Third Book in the Godslayer Cycle Releases on July 1, 2015. - June 21, 2015 - Ron Glick, Author