Matt Archer: Monster Hunter by Kendra C. Highley
Posted on Mar 9, 2013 in Winners
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The Indie Book of the Day for 9th of March, 2013!
Genre: Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure
Fourteen-year-old Matt Archer spends his days studying Algebra, hanging out with his best friend and crushing on the Goddess of Greenhill High, Ella Mitchell. To be honest, he thinks his life is pretty lame until he discovers something terrifying on a weekend camping trip at the local state park.
Monsters are real. And living in his backyard.
But that’s not the half of it. After Matt is forced to kill a strange creature to save his uncle, he finds out that the weird knife he took from his uncle’s bag has a secret, one that will change Matt’s life. The knife was designed with one purpose: to hunt monsters. And it’s chosen Matt as its wielder.
Now Matt’s part of a world he didn’t know existed, working with a covert military unit dedicated to eliminating walking nightmares. Faced with a prophecy about a looming dark war, Matt soon realizes his upcoming Algebra test is the least of his worries.
His new double life leaves Matt wondering which is tougher: hunting monsters or asking Ella Mitchell for a date?
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- File Size: 434 KB
- Print Length: 297 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1478312696
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- Language: English
- ASIN: B008ZFFZPC
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
- X-Ray: Not Enabled
- Lending: Not Enabled
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Kendra C. Highley lives in north Texas with her husband and two children. She also serves as staff to two self-important and high-powered cats. This, according to the cats, is her most important job. She believes chocolate is a basic human right, running a 10k is harder than it sounds, and that everyone should learn to drive a stick-shift. She loves monsters, vacations, baking and listening to bad electronica.
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Sedition by Tom Abrahams
Posted on Feb 16, 2013 in Winners
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The Indie Book of the Day for 16th of February, 2013!
Genre: Action & Adventure, Political
The President of The United States is dead. There is no Vice President to take his place.
As the nation slips into a constitutional crisis, a small group of disenfranchised neo-patriots conspire to violently seize power. They have the will. They already have someone on the inside. And they have the explosives.
Standing in their way is a woman who listens to conversations not meant for her to hear. She reads mail not intended for her to see. She knows their intention. But can she stop them in time?
SEDITION is a smart, fast-paced, modern day political novel woven in reality and based on the 1820 British plot, The Cato Street Conspiracy.
It navigates the thin line between good versus evil and patriot versus traitor, proving there’s always a reason behind treason.
So if you like the realism and historical context of a Dan Brown thriller, mixed with research of a Tom Clancy novel…you’ll love SEDITION.
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- Print Length: 390 pages
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- Language: English
- ASIN: B009G76250
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Tom is a Texas television reporter and anchor who has spent 20 years covering local, national, and international news. He’s interviewed Presidents, cabinet members, and leaders in congress. He’s reported live from the White House, Capitol Hill, and the United Nations. Tom’s covered five national political conventions. He has flown with presidential candidates, gone backstage at their rallies, and broken stories about them on television and online. He was at the Pentagon while smoke still rose in the hours after 9/11 and was in the room when Secretary Colin Powell made his case to the U.N. Security Council for war against Iraq. Tom lives in the Houston suburbs with his wife, Courtney, and their two children. SEDITION is his first novel.
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Zoey Le Mar and the Veil of Fear by Michael S Lopez
Posted on Feb 9, 2013 in Winners
Book Description
The Indie Book of the Day for 9th of February, 2013!
Genre: Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Zoey Le Mar has, what she thinks, is a typical preteen life in the suburbs: soccer, dancing, a strict yet loving father and mother, a pesky little brother, Owen, and two best friends, Danielle Hernandez and Lucy Le Mar. Without warning, during the preparations for Owen’s birthday party, Zoey receives her first premonition, based on a secret truth. It starts to undermine her once peaceful, eleven-year-old existence. The forewarning matches a recurring dream that has plagued Zoey since Owen’s current age. The premonition and dream involve mystery, monsters, and magic. At first, Zoey ignores off the forewarning, not really realizing what’s going on or the importance of it. The premonition involves a family secret, a forgotten responsibility, many generations removed.
As Owen’s birthday party begins, more premonitions intrude and stagger Zoey. Even her cousin Lucy gets pulled into one somehow. A strange present, another two-feet-tall gargoyle statue, adds to the continuing mystery of her family and this evolving day. Still wary, Zoey dismisses the warnings and all the coincidences guiding her. Humor becomes her favorite avenue to deflect the strangeness. Though ignored, the premonitions expand and continue to haunt Zoey.
The party ends and Lucy goes home. With that avenue of communication closed, Zoey finds solace by going to Danielle’s house. On her way there, Tricky O’Leary, a fellow classmate and local bad boy, stops her. He discovers something’s wrong and tries to help. Zoey brushes off his offer and ditches him. Once the coast is clear, she continues onto Danielle’s house and gets chased by what she thinks are monsters. But she’s not sure. She makes it to Danielle’s house and ducks inside. Another classmate and teammate, Rhea Khan, taking out the trash, sees what chases Zoey, and it becomes her problem. Danielle helps Zoey investigate the strange happenings of the day, the gargoyle present, and her family story. But an odd accident occurs when Zoey and Danielle get too close to the bizarre truth.
Now, inadvertently, all four girls, Zoey, Lucy, Rhea, and Danielle, are involved with the Le Mar family secret, possessing pieces of the puzzle. As night falls, the ignored premonitions start to come true. From a pocket dimension, the high priest of the monsters, the golems, orders some of his clan to cross over and hunt for the disturbers of the truth. Zoey’s ripple effect has many results: an accidental kidnapping of Rhea then Lucy, Owen getting taken, Zoey crossing over with an animated gargoyle protector, Danielle being dragged into this mess, and Tricky finding a way there too.
Can Zoey find a way to believe in herself and take control of this situation? Can Zoey find a way to fulfill her destiny and end this forgotten responsibility? Can Zoey find a way to do what’s right and save herself, her friends, and her brother?
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- Print Length: 348 pages
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- Publisher: Michael S Lopez (August 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0059UI1UM
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Michael Lopez Reveals Multicultural Girl Power in New Children’s Fantasy Book
Author Michael Lopez grew up as an Air Force brat and later became an elementary school teacher. Now he taps in those experiences in the first of a planned series of books which puts girls as forefront heroes. Book one, filled with monsters, magic, and mayhem, is entitled Zoey Le Mar and the Veil of Fear.
Michael drew from his many experiences growing up and teaching to come up with his characters and plot ideas. “Children say and do the most colorful of things,” Michael said. “I take from what’s right in front of me and transfer that genuine playful innocence into scenes that do them justice. It’s comical, and at times, poignant. Such is life.”
Starting him on this journey, Michael recalled an experience from a college children’s literature class that sparked this girl power idea. He was later reminded of that when his student’s requested more contemporary reading material. “I was asked, ‘Where are the smart girl characters? Where are the girls of color?’ These students motivated me to write.”
The series will capture the trials and tribulations of the main characters in their friendships, family life, and a newfound responsibility. Humor is a staple component in the books, but a serious side does popped up unexpectedly, prompting a stop-and-think mentally before it’s a learning-by-experience reality, sometimes perilously so. “Reality has a cruel mistress, so take detailed notes, and don’t make her mad,” Michael says in between laughs as he makes an abridged quote.
This is his first book, and Michael is currently working on book two: Zoey Le Mar and the Wrath of the Anasazi. .
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No Commitments by Val Sharp
Posted on Jan 25, 2013 in Winners
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The Indie Book of the Day for 25th of January, 2013!
Genre: Action & Adventure, War
Set in the era of the Vietnam War, this is a love story between a young man and woman caught up in the throes of that era. CLAY STONER: born and raised in the Ozarks, Annapolis graduate, navy pilot, a fun loving jet jockey – until he learns he is going to have to bomb real people. MARIANNA HAIZET: daughter from a renowned Swiss banking family, sheltered in boarding schools while pusuing her music studies, and recovering from a shattering experience after having known little joy in her life – until she meets Clay.
OUR COUPLE meet by chance in Nice during a Bastille Day weekend, and when they part neither imagines their lives will ever cross again. They are from two different worlds. But fate intervenes and they do meet again – and connect – and despite repreated vows of “no commitments” she becomes immersed in his world of rowdy parties and the tension and torment surround- ing young women and their pilots waiting to go off to war. They stumble into a quixotic love affair that each believes is hopeless.
Little do they know that their destiny is to be caught up in an international intrigue that will lead from the South of France through Switzerland and all the way back to the Ozarks, or that she will become a singing star, or that as a couple their names will become famous and indelibly linked to one of the greatest scandals of all time.
The questions raised throughout are simple…what is love…can ideals triumph in a world of compromise?
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- Print Length: 302 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0615634524
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 7, 2012)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B008TT5POA
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Occupation: Beach bum, Dog Sitter, Writer
Current location: Fairfield County, Connecticut
Some of my favorites:
Singers: Hank, Holly, Patsy, Piaf, Ray (I Say), Dylan (pre-1967) and The Boss
Books: Catcher in the Rye, The Prophet, We the Living, Still Life with Woodpecker, By-Line: Ernest Hemingway
Movies: Casablanca (whose isn’t), A Summer Place, Top Gun, Splendor in the Grass, Rebel Without a Cause (I wore levis, a white tee shirt, and a red jacket with the collar turned up to school everyday for six months after I saw that movie!)
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The Rise of Planet Rubicon by Dasrim Hasik
Posted on Jan 17, 2013 in Winners
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The Indie Book of the Day for 17th of January, 2013!
Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
The story is about Jack, a teenager who lives in a dysfunctional Missouri family. Jack loves chemistry and astronomy. His is fascinated looking at photos of planets, stars and galaxies. He wants to major in Aerospace Engineering and even work for NASA in some capacity. Yet, the environment he lives in is not encouraging at all.
His parents constantly fight. A father who gets out of control after a few drinks, a mother who just feels obligated to deal with her son, and a sister who, when not being cruel, just tolerates him, describe the place Jack is growing. While he has good grades at school, his family situation attracts jokes, stares, and feelings of pity from his peers.
Often, he gets bullied. Feeling that he is neither accepted nor loved, he often visits his imaginary world–planet Rubicon–a place where things are as he would like them to be. In this world people focus on their passions, never get bullied or laughed upon, and everyone’s opinion is valued.
This imaginary world has the potential to manifest itself into Jack’s life. Whether this world becomes a reality or not depends on Jack’s:
* Absolute clarity of purpose.
* Belief in the attainment of his desire.
* Decision to take the necessary action.
Planet Rubicon and its city “Reversia” is a place where each of us builds a world of dreams and desires. Manifesting this world is not an easy task. Yet, it’s attainable. Using the author words: Reversia is a city that needs plenty of work.” Everyone’s dream place needs a lot of work. It is the type of work that takes place in your mind.
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- Print Length: 61 pages
- Publisher: Dasrim Hasik (July 31, 2012)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B008RKPC8U
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Quiet Ops – The Bob Burton Series
Posted on Jan 9, 2013 in Expired Deals
Brad Bennedict, adventurer, bounty hunter and P.I., lives quietly in Montecito, and works in a blender of crime, corruption, and killings. His job is manhunting, and he and his crew at Quiet Ops do it better than anyone in the land. When billionaire Grenwald Stanton calls to report his beautiful twin daughters have been ‘ruffied’ and hooked on heroine by rapper Jo Jo Bling and that he’ll pay large for their return, Brad and his boys, T-Rex and Cocoa are on the hunt, and his main lady bounty hunter, Monique, is in the middle of it all. Then when Stanton is kidnapped without paying, ka ka hits the fan. From gold plated Montecito to the gator and snake filled swamps of Florida, it’s an action packed manhunt.
Falling (Girl With Broken Wings)
Posted on Jan 9, 2013 in Expired Deals
The intellectual challenge of college and the warm embrace of a serious boyfriend have given Maya the wings she needs to break away from her bookish and shy reserve. Her ideal life comes crashing down when she and her boyfriend are accosted by a stranger. A stranger with glowing hands.
Maya’s boyfriend is killed. She is kidnapped. Changed.
A rescue comes, but not soon enough.
Maya’s senses sharpen, her body becomes strong and agile, and she develops the ability to visually see the emotions of those around her as colorful auras…beautiful auras…tempting auras.
And then there’s the song…
Now, Maya must struggle to control the murderous appetite that fuels her new abilities, accept her altered condition and learn to trust two vigilante half-brothers she never knew she had. As she joins the battle against a secret network of powerful and destructive beings that call themselves “Angels”, Maya vows to find and destroy the one who changed her.
On the bright side, at least Maya’s oldest half-brother has stopped trying to kill her.
Pagan’s Sphinx
Posted on Jan 9, 2013 in Expired Deals
A battered journal left by the lone survivor of a plane crash provides a tantalising clue to an ancient mystery…
After years of leading overland expeditions all over the world, Ben Drummond is trying to settle down in England and forget the woman who broke his heart.
But he is summoned to Oxford by maverick archaeologist Dr Sarah Pagan, who believes she has discovered the whereabouts of a lost statue. Pagan believes the statue – of an ancient sphinx – could be even older than the Pyramids.
Proving its existence would turn conventional history on its head –allowing Pagan to vindicate herself and reclaim her lost reputation.
Pagan wants Ben to lead an expedition that will take her team deep into the desolate landscape of the Western Sahara.
Their first hurdle is to find the unmarked wreck of the crashed plane – but Ben soon realises they are not the only ones on the trail. A gang of art thieves have got wind of Pagan’s quest and are trying to follow the team so that they can loot the site for themselves.
Valley of the Shadows by Amre Cortadino
Posted on Jan 9, 2013 in Winners
The Indie Book of the Day for 9th of January, 2013! Genre: Action & Adventure, Fantasy Cousins Claire and Barloe had almost forgotten the enchanting adventures their Aunt Mim told them of as little girls. Her tales always began with, “Long ago in a far away land…” A priceless treasure, meant to forge an accord between the kingdoms of the KinKades and the Kaebreans, was taken. Betrayed, the enraged KinKades warred against Kaebrea and slaughtered its inhabitants. Though victorious in battle, the KinKades failed to recover their cherished offering. Their consuming hatred eventually transformed the KinKades into a secretive, mythical, feared society – the Shadows. Bordering both countries, Hillael vowed to remain neutral and accepted all survivors. Secure within a prosperous nation, life in Hillael flourished. But now, conspiring to become King of Hillael, the ambitious, self-serving Rokhana forms an evil pact with the Shadows. An epic battle of good versus evil begins as Prince Gildeon ascends to the throne of Hillael. Get this book via:Book Description
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Amre Cortadino, the author’s pen name, pays homage to her rich heritage. Her paternal grandmother (Corti) raised 12 children during the depression (her husband passed away shortly after their last set of twins was born). Amre’s maternal grandfather’s name, Palladino, was altered at Ellis Island and is therefore lost to history… For Amre, growing up in small town America during the 1950s was a magical place to learn and draw from. Amre has been blessed with the beliefs, values and drive that come from sitting on the front pew of a small church in an even smaller town in NJ. One of three children born to a milkman and an accordion teacher, from large Italian families, God, family and friends were the mainstay of existence. Throughout grammar school and high school, every occasion had been celebrated by parades, school plays, Sunday School picnics, and tons of family. Married 30+ years, with four children and two grandchildren, Amre infuses her faith, friendships, humor, previous business and life experiences in her passion for writing. Some of Amre’s previous opportunities include home-schooling her four children, one of whom is autistic/pervasive developmental disorder; medical transcription; a bachelor’s degree in health science; and certifications and service as a childbirth educator (ICEA) and lactation consultant (IBCLC). Keeping chickens is also one of Amre’s pastimes. Follow the author on their blog, Facebook, or Twitter account for the latest updates on book releases:
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Desert Angels
Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Expired Deals
The end of the world, December 23. Nuclear war has come and gone, but planet Earth is now a radioactive graveyard, where the laws of physics no longer apply; the dead walk, and angels, demons and ghosts apparently populate the planet.
A survivor to this backdrop of horror is a scientist and medical doctor, Jack Calisto, whose wife had foreseen Armageddon shortly before she died two years earlier. He constructed a facility to take care of survivors and to ensure a small community of human beings survived. Plagued by mutants called Maddogs,
Jack and his people are also faced with irradiated horrors called Stiffers – zombie-like monstrosities that kill without reason. Jack is assisted by a mysterious entity that will not reveal itself to him – called the Guardian Angel. The Angel is actually the reincarnation of his dead wife who has come back to help him battle the forces of evil now unleashed on Earth. She is a bird by day, and turns human by night when Jack is asleep. She can only communicate to him in the written word, and informs him of a young woman he must save, Laura, who may be the new Eve to mankind. Jack Calisto is both scientist and warrior, up against impossible odds, in a world that now defies every known law of nature.
