Subtle Felonies by Austin Camacho

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Welcome to It's Raining Books. Why do you write in your genre? What draws you to it?

I am a lifelong mystery fan, so when I decided to try to write it was the natural choice. As much as I enjoy solving the puzzle in other people’s books, I love building the puzzles even more. I am attracted to this genre most because it deals with real world issues and is a reflection of human motivations - better than any other genre.

Name one thing you learned from your hero/heroine.

My hero, Hannibal Jones, has taught me that nothing is more important than the truth, and that you only fail if you give up and stop trying. In his words, “Things are always okay in the end. If things aren’t okay, then it isn’t the end.

Do you have any odd or interesting writing quirks, habits or superstitions?

I don’t know if it’s odd, but I always have music playing when I write. It’s usually classic rock which tends to have surprisingly inspirational lyrics.

Are you a plotter or pantser?

I always write to a fairly detailed outline. I am both stunned and impressed by those authors who can sit down and write without knowing where their story is going.

Look to your right – what’s sitting there?

A small handful of cashews - my go-to snack when I’m working. Beyond that is my warrior wall - coins from my military days, a painting of a soldier’s grave and a ceremonial sword I inherited from my father-in-law.

Anything new coming up from you? What?

Subtle Felonies has just been released and I’m probably a year away from the next release - but you can look for short stories in various anthologies.

Do you have a question for our readers?

I would love to know how your readers decide which books they will read. What information should we writers share to help them make that choice?

 

Is retired basketball star Xander Brown missing, or kidnapped? His crazy family and dangerous friends draw DC detective Hannibal Jones into a deadly chase to find – or rescue – a complex man. In public, Xander is a husband, father, partner, friend, but who is he in private? Which role took him away? The search moves at breakneck speed across the posh suburbs and angry alleys of the nation’s capital, forcing Hannibal to confront tough truths and deadly risks. Will DC’s troubleshooter save a life or lose his own?

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Hannibal saw the five inches of stainless-steel arcing toward his stomach and managed to swing his right arm down fast enough to stop Cawfee’s arm, wrist against wrist. He gripped Cawfee’s knife hand with both of his own and twisted hard. It didn’t break Cawfee’s grip on the weapon, but he did release Hannibal’s jacket, waving his free arm to keep his balance.

Hannibal let go and jumped back away from Cawfee. Wrestling with a knife in the hand of a bigger man was a losing proposition. He back pedaled, trying to get more distance from that knife, but Cawfee kept charging at him.

“I seen your gun,” Cawfee said, “but I saw how you acted around the women and I figured you wouldn’t go around strapped here at the house. Not so stupid now, huh?”

At that moment, Hannibal felt stupid, thinking Cawfee might make the rational choice. Now he faced a man who looked like he knew what he was doing with a blade, making short feinting slashes at Hannibal. He would have to wait until Cawfee committed before he tried to disarm him.

Cawfee’s eyes lit up and he leaped forward faster than Hannibal thought he could. The blade swished past in front of him, but he lost his footing and fell. His back thudded into the turf and Cawfee dropped on top of him, switching his grip to stab down. Hannibal crossed his forearms, stopping Cawfee’s arm between his fists. Cawfee applied all his weight, forcing the knife down to within an inch of Hannibal’s throat. Both men panted hard with the opposing effort, Hannibal gearing up to push hard to one side.

Then there was a short whoosh and a loud crack sound. The impact sounded to him just like a man driving a ball down the fairway.

About the Author:

Austin S. Camacho is the author of eight novels about Washington DC-based private eye Hannibal Jones, five in the Stark and O’Brien international adventure-thriller series, and the detective novel, Beyond Blue. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies and he is featured in the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey. He is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and one of the directors of the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity literary conference - now in its 10th year. The 8th Hannibal Jones mystery, Subtle Felonies, is scheduled for a September 27 release.

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The Un-Diet Diet by Dr. Douglas Pooley

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The UN-Diet Diet is a health reclamation strategy. It is designed to give the participant simple and effective tools to aid in improving overall health, effectively deal with weight management issues, and to serve as a guide for empowered aging. The program is aimed at those over the age of 55 with existing health compromise. It examines the true genesis of both health and disease through the lens of our evolutionary footprint, drilling down to the essence of what it means to be alive. It is here within the principles which create and maintain life, that we also find the keys to health and longevity.

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We have been so conditioned to tie well-being to pills and/or altering our eating habits that we instinctively look for a medication or diet to solve our health problems hoping that directional change will miraculously offset years of accumulated insult and neglect. The truth of it is, the more we come face to face with life’s challenges but fail to resolve them, the easier it becomes to sidestep the warnings than it is to act, so we end up sliding deeper into that pit of denial or regret.

In purchasing a book called the Un-Diet Diet, I am assuming that this is likely not your first rodeo; you have already come face to face with the pressure to change, felt the pain, made what you thought were the right moves but inevitably ending up back at the same place. After each bout, even though you feel further depleted and a little more discouraged, you keep looking for something better. As such, you plunge down the latest rabbit hole, only to find the frustration of repeating things you know don’t work… because you have done them before. At the end of the day, as a matter of course, you tend to slide back into old routines and habits only to emerge at a familiar crossroads going nowhere.

You want to scream, “What the hell am I doing, and why is it not working?”

Einstein supposedly said something like, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result.”

About the Author:

Dr. Pooley has been in practice over 43 years, and during that time worked with over 20,000 individuals in close to 500,000 clinical encounters. He is married to his soulmate Patti Mugford-Pooley and lives in Lighthouse Cove in Canada. He has served his profession and community in various roles, and lectured nationally and internationally on professionalism as well as the importance of natural approaches to health and wellness. Doug is a former bodybuilding champion and continues to explore new frontiers in health and successful aging.

He is currently in his early seventies going on seventeen.

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Racing the Dream by M.T. Bass

 

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Thank you for visiting It's Raining Books. Why do you write in your genre? What draws you to it?

I don’t read in only one genre, so why should I only write in one? That would be boring. What’s most important to me is the story and sometimes it’s an adventure tale (Somethin’ for Nothin’), and sometimes it’s a dark humor satire (In the Black). Sometimes it’s a Romance (like Lodging) and sometimes it’s a Sci-Fi Serial Killer Murder Mystery (Like the Murder by Munchausen). Scenes and characters just percolate up into my brain and I go with them—wherever they take me. And that keeps it interesting for me, too.

What research or world-building is required?

Whether it’s fantasy, Sci-Fi, or twentieth-century air racing, a writer needs to get the world-building right for the story. Although only small bits of it get into my stories, I do a ton of research for my books, whether it’s murder investigations and AI/Robotics for the Murder by Munchausen stories or air racing and wing-walking for Racing the Dream. I guess it would be easier if I only worked with things in my own wheelhouse, but that’s a pretty shallow pool. A good friend of mine, author Jay Spencer Green (Breakfast at Cannibal Joes), said that it’s not about writing what you know, but knowing what you are writing about.

Name one thing you learned from your hero/heroine.

As a Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, I know a lot about what goes on in the cockpit of an airplane. But Allison taught me a whole bunch about what it means to step out from behind the stick and climb out up top to do a wing-walking routine. And it’s kind of crazy.

Do you have any odd or interesting writing quirks, habits or superstitions?

I never finish a novel. I finally just abandon them into the eBook and print world, because I’m a constant re-writer. I’m always tweaking my manuscript—even five or ten years after a book’s been published. I just can’t stop.

Are you a plotter or pantser?

Definitely a pantser. I get started and never really know where the story is going to end up. I was eighty percent done with Somethin’ for Nothin’, but I didn’t have an ending. Then one morning it came to me and I think it’s the best ending in all my books. There was one time, because there were so many characters in my satire, In the Black, that a plot outline was definitely needed. So, I spent weeks and weeks working out all the timelines and actions in a spreadsheet. But when I started writing it out, the characters simply refused to cooperate and it was better that they had their own way. So I gave up altogether on the plotting thing.

Look to your left – what’s sitting there?

Anything new coming up from you? What?

I’m working on a sequel to Article 15, which follows ex-Navy SEAL and legal troubleshooter Griff as he helps Country-Western singer Samantha Cross deal with a stalker. I’ve also got an idea for Hawk and Allison going to Costa Rica to fly crop dusters in the war on drugs. With more to follow…

Do you have a question for our readers?

I’d like to know how many folks actually read paperback or printed books and how many readers use Kindle Unlimited. Thanks.

“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” ~Mario Andretti

Strap down the 5-point harness in the cockpit of a Formula 1 air racing plane and join Hawk as he chases victory! First on their amateur make-shift course over Antelope Acres, then on the re-emerging pylon racing circuit in the early 1960s. And finally, as Hawk battles 7 other top-level pilots at the very first National Air Racing Championship event in Reno!

Abandoning the cloth and his African mission, Father Bob returns to his slide rule to design Hawk’s racer. Sparks, his loyal yet surly mechanic, built it and wrenching both on the engine—as well as on Hawk—keeps them at the front of the pack. Home again in Los Angeles from behind the stick of a T-6 Texan as a mercenary in the Congo civil war, air racing is a new aviation adventure for Hawk. Ride along as he tangles with fellow pilots in “uncooperative formation flying” at two-hundred miles per hour a mere fifty feet off the ground!

And then one day cruising home to Van Nuys airport, Hawk spies Allison, a beach-blonde surfer girl, insanely wing walking on the top wing of a Stearman PT-17 bi-plane. He quickly sets his sights on her.

Fly low…Fly fast…and Turn Left…

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Allison kicked off her shoes and dropped them in the car. I stripped off my jacket and left it, then we wound our way around the Albatross to the waterfront where she skipped ahead and waded into the surf.

Staring out to sea, she took a deep breath. “You’ve got to love it. It’s the law.”

“Well, I’m kind of a desperado.”

Allison spun around to kick water at me, then started walking north.

I followed along just outside the retreating waves.

“Sure, sure—a desperado. Well, don’t make me walk out here all by myself.”

“But—”

“But nothing.”

So I slipped off my shoes and socks, then rolled up my pants legs. She didn’t stop. “Hey, wait for me.”

Allison ran ahead, stopped, then turned to face me.

“I’m beginning to think that you’re the one who’s an outlaw,” I said walking up to her. “A real Black Rebel.”

“Maybe…”

“So, what are you rebelling against?” I asked.

“Whadda ya got?”

I looked her in the eyes and smiled.

“Well, then, don’t wait too long.”

I leaned in and we kissed, softly. Then more passionately as I took her in my arms.

“Mmmm…” she moaned sweetly, then put her head against my chest. “Come on.”

She took my hand and we walked north through the moonlit surf.

I watched her looking out to sea. “What are you doing?”

“Oh, nothing,” she sighed. “Just counting waves.”

“Why?”

“Force of habit. It’s what you do in the lineup.”

“The lineup?” I asked.

“Uh-huh. When you’re surfing.”

“Oh, no. Don’t tell me you’re a surfer girl.”

Allison began to sing The Beach Boys song: “Do you love me, do you, surfer girl? Surfer girl surfer girl.”

“Seriously?”

I stopped walking, but she pulled me along. “Everything’s a song.”

“Aye-Yi-Yi,” I moaned.

“And, you know, it does make sense—considering my job and all.”

I thought about it a bit. “Yeah…I suppose. A surfboard is kind of like a wing. And how long have you been doing that?”

“Before I started flying. I learned in Hawaii when Dad was based at Hickam. I think I might have been twelve. And, of course, there are great waves up north when I went to Stanford. It gets in your blood. You’re not fighting gravity, you know? You are riding a wall of green that some storm has thrown at you from way out at sea. And some of them get pretty big and mean and, man, you are racing for your life with the wind blasting in your face as the wave crests over your head. You’re scared, but your juices are flowing like crazy, too.”

“Sounds wild.”

“Yeah. Yeah, it is. Some say it’s better than sex.”

“You?”

She smiled at me. “Haven’t decided, yet.”

“Right…and you surf here?”

“Up north past the Malibu pier, at Surf Rider Beach. And Zuma Beach and County Line.”

“Well, what do you know: flying, philosophy, and surfing.”

“I do lead a full life.”

I looked out at the waves, then back at her. “So you do.”

We walked another half-mile north, then turned back south towards the Albatross, got in the car, and drove back to Hollywood.

When I walked her to her apartment door, we kissed again.

“Don’t wait so long to call, again,” Allison said as she slipped inside. Before she closed the door, she looked back at me. “Who knows, one of these days you just might get lucky.”

About the Author: M.T. Bass is a scribbler of fiction who holds fast to the notion that while victors may get to write history, novelists get to write/right reality. He lives, writes, flies and makes music in Mudcat Falls, USA.

Born in Athens, Ohio, M.T. Bass grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, majoring in English and Philosophy, then worked in the private sector (where they expect “results”) mainly in the Aerospace & Defense manufacturing market. He is the author of twelve novels, two novellas, and a book of verse. His writing spans various genres, including Mystery, Adventure, Romance, Black Comedy and TechnoThrillers. A Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, airplanes and pilots are featured in many of his stories. Bass currently lives on the shores of Lake Erie near Lorain, Ohio.

Website: https://www.mtbass.net
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Stories by M.T. Bass

White Hawk Aviation Adventure Stories
My Brother's Keeper
Jungleland
Racing the Dream

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Murder by Munchausen Sci-Fi Thriller Series
Murder by Munchausen
The Darknet
The Invisible Mind
Motherless Children
Murder by Munchausen Trilogy: Books 1-3

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Article 15
Somethin' for Nothin'
In the Black
Crossroads
Lodging
Untethered

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A Lesser God by Don Hackett

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As a young man, Dion Athamas was spiritually summoned to rapture then tenured god status. He had been endowed with all the benedictions to achieve sacredness: a devout flock, the power to heal and a covet for control. He also held a deep desire and ability to influence justice and universal liberty. The setting: the fictional town of Forgedmont, Mississippi, in the 1950s. Against great opposition he strived to become a new-age god; the earth was his oracle. He found faith-based conviction to be lacking in reason and truth. He chose to maintain an instinctive path to holiness. Regrettably for him and his followers, there were a great many roadblocks. He was forced to face off against the church, community, prejudice, family and scheming dreams influenced by fallacious spirits, all set forth to hamper his ascension to divinity.

 

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Test-tube love,
your hands are full,
your mind
is empty,
your pride can kill.
Pressure for life within the womb
With no clearance from God
On the road to the tomb.
Inside,
Outside,
No reason to stay,
A meaningful art in an
Inartful way.
Bring into light!
From
The darkness
Of blood,
The unwanted bare
With a shield from above.

I still had no idea who could be sending these poems. One wouldn’t have to be a Scotland Yard detective to figure out that the same person wrote both of these ludicrous poems. Who and why was a complete mystery to me. I was not an old man, and I knew nothing about any abortions. I was positively sure that my mom wasn’t having an abortion. I thought someone might be trying to be ironic, or just a pain in the rear—the latter being more likely.



About the Author:I have been writing poems and short stories for most of my life. It was not until I retired from my government position working with Special Needs individuals that I was able to focus on writing full time. The treatment of Special Needs people fostered in me a search for the explanation for the absence of morality in mankind. I have degrees in psychology and sociology from the University of Calgary, Alberta.

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The Highland Heir by Allison B. Hanson

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Kieran has spent his life living in the shadow of his late older brother. Brody had been the heir his father had loved and wanted, while Kieran was born to a woman his father despised for her betrayal. Kieran has only ever felt the bond of family with his best friend, Ella.

Ella knew one day Kieran would be called on to do his duty to his clan and marry for an alliance. But she never expected his engagement would suddenly force her to see him in such a different way. They’d known each other all their lives, but aside from one exploratory kiss, she had never been attracted to him as a woman is to a man. Until now.

As the time comes for Kieran to marry, he realizes he has feelings he shouldn’t have for the lass who’s been by his side all his life.

When the marriage contract is breached, Kieran hopes it means freedom for them to be together, but instead, it leads to war and a secret that will change their lives forever.

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Ella wasn’t worried there was a raid, but she knew his claim that everything was fine was not true. Something was wrong with her best friend. Kieran was beyond upset.

Being friends since they were old enough to walk meant she knew him better than anyone, and right then she could tell he was as frantic as a wounded animal.

Wiping her hands on her apron, she hurried away and followed him outside, where he leaned over, pulling in deep breaths of warm July air.

If Ella was forced to guess, she’d say this had to do with the laird. For only the laird could upset Kieran in this manner. The laird never found an end to the list of grievances he held against his son for doing nothing more than existing.

Rolfe Sinclair was a fair laird to his clan, but didn’t often extend that same courtesy to his second-born son.

Kieran was too old to cry as he had when they’d been younger, but she could tell it was serious all the same.

“What has happened?” she asked, reaching out to rest her hand on the hard muscle of his shoulder.

He remained in his position, bent at the waist with his hands braced on his knees, breathing as if he’d just run a great distance.

“I’m to be married,” he managed while heaving in gusts of air.

She gasped and gripped his shoulder harder.

“How soon?” she asked.

About the Author:

One very early morning, Allison B. Hanson woke up with a conversation going on in her head. It wasn’t so much a dream as being forced awake by her imagination. Unable to go back to sleep, she gave in, went to the computer, and began writing. Years later it still hasn’t stopped.

Allison’s historical romances are filled with kilted heroes. She lives near Hershey, Pennsylvania, and enjoys candy immensely, as well as long motorcycle rides, running and reading.

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Sweet Silken Bondage by Bobbi Smith

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NUN ON THE RUN

Desperate to escape an arranged marriage, Reina Alvarez needed a way out of California fast, a way that would elude the ruggedly handsome and very determined bounty hunter her father had sent after her. What better way to hide her voluptuous curves than with a chaste nun's habit? But as the ties of love pulled her and Clay Cordell closer together, chastity became the furthest thing from Reina's mind and she wanted only to be bound to the sexy bounty hunter forever.

When Clay got to New Orleans, he was almost fooled by Reina's virtuous act. However, it was soon evident that the vixen who disguised herself as a nun, was no nun. No nun could ever kiss so sweetly. The last thing Clay wanted to do was bring Reina home to another man. Her raven tresses and fiery manner made him only want to surrender himself to her...SWEET SILKEN BONDAGE.

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Clay looked down at Reina to find her dark-eyed warm gaze upon him. Excitement lurched through him, and he realized he wanted this. He desired Reina. He had when he’d thought she was a nun, and he did even more so now that he didn’t have to feel guilty about it

As the music came to an end, Clay whisked her out the double French doors to the balcony and the privacy of the cool, dark night.

Reina was startled by his daring, but she did not resist as he drew her gently away into the shadowy splendor of the evening.

He gave her a wicked smile. “Now that I’ve finally found you, I don’t ever want to lose you.”

A thrill coursed through Reina.

Clay held her close, and she went willingly.

Passion erupted as their lips met for the first time. He crushed her to his chest, deepening the exchange.

Clay’s kiss was powerful, unlike anything Reina had ever experience before. A burning need grew within her. Linking her arms around his neck, she pressed herself even closer to him. Engulfed by heart-stopping pleasure, she wondered if this was love….

Clay was stunned by his own reaction to her and by her passionate response. His mouth left hers to seek out the softness of her throat as he caressed the soft curves of her breasts.

“Clay…please…” She didn’t know what she was begging for, she only knew she wanted to be nearer to him.

At her urging, any thought of restraining himself disappeared, and Reina moaned in pure ecstasy.

Only the sound of voices nearby jarred them back to reality. Clay pulled away from her.

About the Author: After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982. Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and 6 novellas. To date, there are more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists. When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writer's groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs. Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year NY Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta Literary Fraternity Amazon Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Silken-Bondage-Bobbi-Smith-ebook/dp/B00FQOAQ5E/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

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Men of the 65th by Talia Aikens-Nunez

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Honor and Fidelity. That is the motto of the 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, the only Puerto Rican unit in the United States Army.

Since the regiment’s creation in 1899, the men of the 65th have proudly served the US through multiple wars, despite facing racial discrimination. Their courage, loyalty, and patriotism earned them hundreds of accolades, including the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014.

But the honor and fidelity of the men of the 65th came into question in 1952, in the midst of the Korean War, when ninety-one Borinqueneers were arrested and tried for desertion and disobeying orders. How could this happen in one of the most distinguished and decorated units of the Army?

In this telling of one of the forgotten stories of the Korean War, author Talia Aikens-Nuñez guides us through the history of the Borinqueneers and the challenges they faced leading up to what was the largest court martial in the entire war. Rediscover the bravery of the men of the 65th through Aikens-Nuñez’s thorough writing and the soldiers’ firsthand accounts of the Korean War.

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The Borinqueneers successfully defended the 1st Marine Division’s retreat, but they soon realized this was only part of a much larger withdrawal of UNC [United Nations Command] troops. As the retreat continued into mid-December, news came that the enemy buildup had accelerated. Chinese and North Korean forces were gathering and converging on Hungnam. The UNC’s worst fears were coming true: they were losing ground in the war.

They had to accelerate their plans in response to protect their troops and evacuate the Korean refugees that had fled to Hungnam. They ordered troops to board ships, division by division, and sail south to Pusan… Meanwhile, the 65th and the 3rd Infantry Divisions would hold the main line of resistance, providing enough cover for everyone to make it safely out of Hungnam…With each withdrawal, the enemy continued to push the Borinqueneers and the 3rd Infantry Division.

…They were exhausted from several days of fighting…The soldiers of the 65th were some of the last to leave Hungnam. They were hurried and squeezed tightly onto the final boats. Finally, they could rest and relax. Once they left, the military would destroy the port so the enemy could not use the equipment and facilities against them.

…After they loaded onto the final ship and set sail, the dynamite detonated. The soldiers looked back and watched the port explode…everything – erupted in smoke and flame. -pages 65-67

About the Author:

Talia Aikens-Nuñez writes chapter books, picture books, and nonfiction for children. Her daughter inspired her to write her OMG Series of books about an accidental little witch. She and her husband live on a river in Connecticut with their daughter and son.

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My Thoughts are Coloured Purple by Marina Quindiagan

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This is a book of poems on love. Love is a universal language. Love yourself, love your neighbours, love your parents, love your siblings—even love your enemies. Most of the poems are on romantic love. When you are in love, you get an awesome feeling. You walk on the clouds. However, love can be unrequited, unanswered and can bring an awful feeling.

Love is in the movies, in songs, and in music. Love is in this book of poems, ever so strong and powerful. It's there for you to enjoy.

 

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One-sided love

My love, I can only watch you from a distance,
Admire your gestures as you sing and dance,
But with tears in my eyes, I play your music once again,
And see your gestures speak to me of your pain.
My heart aches to see your eyes beg me to ease your chest pain,
And as tears roll down your face,
I see it in the thought you cannot express,
And so, I become helpless in watching your mournful gaze.
Your gestures of pain in your chest and head pierce my heart,
How can I help to make this pain subside?
I wish that I could bridge the gap, the distance,
Instead of looking at you from afar.
I know that you are someone I can’t have,
You are not a mirage, but you come in my dreams, day and night,
End this one-sided love I have,
Would the gods bring us together at last, my love?

About the Author

When Marina left her home country she began to write her experiences living a life which was completely different from what she was used to. She became a nomad, visiting several countries where she never put down roots. My Thoughts Are Coloured Purple is the result of staying stuck in North America during the pandemic. She picked up her love of poems.

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The Adventures of Captain Jimmy Jams by Summerton Thompson Connor

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A bedtime storybook for parents to read to their children, depicting the excitement for possible adventures in dreams and the sensation of letting thoughts wander as you drift off to sleep. Meant to invoke soft imagery and imaginative thoughts of adventure and fun, it's a relaxing read for pleasant sleep.

About the Author: I am a father to a baby girl and hope to read to her just like I was read to when I was little. I grew up with a love of stories and creative settings and views. This gave me a love of adventure and appreciation for great imagery that I hope can be experienced by many parents and their children someday. It gave me a lot of happy memories and I hope to give the same happy memories to at least one child.

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Balancing Entropy by M.H. Cali

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When life catches up with young and brilliant investment banker Lucas Blake in the form of anonymous threats, his existence is exactly what he always wished it could be.

Or is it really?

He can barely remember what his true aspirations looked like a decade ago. All he knows now is that everything he worked so hard to build could crash down in a split second if whoever is blackmailing him decides to act on it.

To make matters more complicated, the team he ends up hiring to silently find the culprit of those menaces includes Raven Collins. A woman Lucas lost touch with, but who he still can't get out of his head completely even years after having met her.

As the race to keep him out of harm's ways unfolds, he enters a journey of self-discovery that might very well make him question the core of his life choices.

When greed, power, and old ideals pair together within a perfect storm is it possible to come out of it unscathed?

Can one's principles thrive in a system that seems to bend even the strongest minded to its will?

Lucas and Raven are about to find out for themselves.

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She has to call him out on it. “I thought your standards were higher than this.” He follows her movements on the dance floor to position his hands low on her hips. She intuitively places hers on top. “The man I met back in Mykonos had higher ones at least.”

She can vividly remember that he once confessed to her over dinner, Money can corrupt the soul, he said. I want to make enough of it to go by and live a good life, but I won’t make a deal with the Devil to make it happen. He took a bite of his Moussaka. I would rather work for a smaller investment bank and be able to look at myself in the mirror than reaching the highest spheres and helping corrupt people.

How could he have forg—

He drops his voice to a whisper, oscillating his pelvis to the rhythm of the song. “Sorry to disappoint.”

She inattentively trails her fingers along his forearm. “Do you think that everyone who’s here tonight is doing it for the most righteous reasons?”

He snorts. “Of course not.”

“I don’t think so either.” She leans more into his front. “You and I both know that a bunch of them are only here to show that they want to help people, but in their daily lives they only care about profit and themselves. They’re inherently egoistical.” She toys with his matte black skull shaped cufflinks “They’re here because they can deduct it from their taxes. All this hypocrisy is making me cringe.”

He bends down to brush his scruff below her ear. “People do whatever makes sense to them.”

She breathes in to stay composed, deciding to throw him back his own words from years ago. “As long as they can look at themselves in the mirror, right?”

If he picks up on the reminder, he doesn’t let it show. “Something like that. It’s how people roll.” He curls his fingers around her hip bone to bring her flush to him. “Some are still well intentioned.”

She hums.

He’s steadily driving her out of her mind.

Only him could make her feel like dancing that ardently while talking about compelling topics is natural.

She can feel him respond to her as she sways into him in sync with the thumping bass.

Her entire skeleton is screaming at her to do something to release the tension coiling in her belly.

Her mind is shouting that it’s a way too dangerous thought to entertain if she wants to keep her sanity in the long run.

If they continue this, she has no idea which part of her will take over.

She tries to keep her increasingly ragged breathing under control. “The line between having good intentions and genuinely not giving a shit about others is getting blurrier by the second for a slew of people.” She has an urge to feel him caress her bare flesh. She glides his hand down her thigh. “I just couldn’t act that way anymore. Been there, done that, and saw it all before my eyes. I’m never going back.”

About the Author:

M.H. Cali is my pen name. From as long as I can remember, writing has been my biggest creative outlet. There are tales that take hold in my brain, and I have to write them. Which means that when it happens, I sit down and do just that.

The world is complex and flawed, and so are the characters inhabiting the universes I build. In my fiction novels, I thrive fleshing out stories that explore multiple themes within. If you ever read any of my works, you’ll notice that I love writing layered characters, having a diverse cast, and that to me quiet moments are just as important—if not more—than action-packed ones.

Storytelling is all about balance in the emotions and events throughout the narrative. It's my motto.

If I manage to make you feel what the characters are going through, live the events with them, and wonder what is going to happen, then I succeeded.

If you ever give my stories a chance, I hope you enjoy!

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Cruel Lessons by Randy Overbeck

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Welcome to It's Raining Books. Why do you write in your genre? What draws you to it?

I’ve been a mystery lover for a long time. Well before I penned my first novel, I read Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allen Poe, then later Agatha Christie and Robert Parker. The idea of deducing who the culprit was has always intrigued me and I wondered if I had the skill to pull off a believable whodunnit. Now, four award-winning mysteries later, I think I found the answer. “Cruel Lessons is one the best mysteries of 2023.”—ReaderViews

What research is required?

If an author wants to write convincing fiction, I believe research is one critical element. Cruel Lessons takes place in 1994 in a small school district in a rural Midwestern town. In order to render the setting correctly, I needed to research the happenings, the language, the school customs of that time and place, as well as extensive research on areas like the possible effects of drugs, how an automobile would function in a rollover, small town arrest procedures, just to name a few. Readers and reviewers often remarked on how authentic my settings are—and I believe that’s due largely to research.

Name one thing you learned from your hero/heroine.

Both the hero (Ken Parks) and heroine (Stacy Thompson) of Cruel Lessons have a tainted past. Both have personal tragedies in their past which still haunt them decades later. Through the story and their unmasking of the drug dealer, both Stacy and Ken find a way get beyond the problems of their past and move forward. Since many of us have something in our past that weighs us down—and that includes me—this is a lesson we can all learn.

Do you have any odd or interesting writing quirks, habits or superstitions?

I’m not sure I have any habits that would count as “quirky.” Outside my vivid imagination, I’m a pretty boring guy. I’m not very superstitious anyway, though I’ve been known to pick up a lucky penny.

How about this? I can write pretty much anywhere. Give me a little time and a space and I’m typing away on my laptop. Waiting while my wife completes her PT—writing. Sitting while they change the oil in my car—typing up a storm. Sitting in the doctor’s waiting room—inventing some of my best stuff. Grabbing a quick meal out by myself—my keyboard is getting crumbs on it. Give me a few undisturbed minutes and I’ll have words flowing onto the page. Writer’s block is almost never an issue for me. There are always more words, more ideas, more plot turns ready to spill from my brain onto the keyboard.

Are you a plotter or pantser?

I’ve found I’m somewhere between a plotter and a pantser. I often start my story with some basic structure points that I’ve “outlined” in a very loose manner, I’ve determined main characters (for which I have a character board) and I’ve laid out some other plot details. Since creating accurate settings is critical, I also have copious notes on these. From there, I let the muse take over.

Look to your right – what’s sitting there?

On the right is the leg of my beautiful, L-shaped wooden desk. A little farther right is a wide window which looks out on a pond and the woods beyond. It makes for a comfortable and inviting writing space.

Anything new coming up from you? What?

My latest project is a new writing direction for me. I’m putting the finishing touches on a historical suspense about the Culper Ring, Washington’s spy organization during the Revolutionary War.

Do you have a question for our readers?

How do you choose a new book or new author to read?

Readers have a tsunami of books flooding towards them everyday. According to the latest data from 2022, today alone 11,000 new titles will hit the market, the vast majority from unknown authors. Sorting through all these new offerings can be overwhelming.

How do you decide which title would be worth checking out?

On a school camping trip, fifth graders experiment with a dangerous new hallucinogen and die in a horrific accident, their deaths shattering the quiet town. Assistant Superintendent Ken Parks, hoping to redeem a fatal mistake from his past, grasps the opportunity to conduct the district investigation of how students are getting the drugs. Almost before he begins, the cops make a stunning arrest. But Parks battles on, convinced the real pusher is still out there, poisoning more kids until he receives an anonymous threat: if he continues, those close to him will pay. Is Parks willing to risk those he loves for a chance at redemption?

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Struggling desperately to force her mind to think, Amanda tried to consider her options. It was all happening too quickly. The next treacherous turn came at her fast. She had no way to slow down. White knuckles gripped the steering wheel.

The bend ahead showed a hard curve to the right, not quite as tight as the last one, but steeper. And she felt the car accelerating, though she hadn’t touched the gas pedal. Right before the car hit the curve, Amanda spun the steering wheel. The car lurched around the bend. The driver side of the car lifted up. Halfway through the long bend, Amanda watched the hood tilt in the turn until it was almost vertical. No seat belt on, she was catapulted down the leather seat, crashing into the passenger door.

“Hell!” she cried, reaching to grab her bruised shoulder.

She froze as the two wheels still on the ground shuddered in the gravel, sliding off the small road. Slammed against the side door, she heard the tall weeds and low branches whip against the body. But the car didn’t slow. Blood streamed from a gash on her forehead. For an instant she lay there stretched across the passenger door, holding her breath.

Then she sensed the car teetering. The front tire bumped something hard. Amanda stared, unbelieving, as the car began to flip. As the Regal made the first revolution, she screamed.

About the Author

Dr. Randy Overbeck is a best-selling author of the award-winning series, The Haunted Shores Mysteries, the three entries earning such national awards as the Gold Award from Literary Titan, Mystery of the Year from ReaderViews, Best Book from Chanticleer and Crowned Heart of Excellence from InD’tale Magazine. He hosts a new podcast, “Great Stories about Great Storytellers,” which reveals the unusual backstories of famous authors, directors and poets. He is also a speaker in much demand, sharing his multi-media presentations, “Thanks Still Go Bump in the Night” and “A Few Favorite Haunts” with audiences all over the country. More info about his novels, programs and podcast can be found at his website.

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Phate's Mate by A.M. Griffin

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The Peacekeeper. When his shy neighbor knocked on his apartment door, Phate’s mission to stay off the humans’ radar until the rescue team arrived changed in a blink of an eye. He not only wants to tell this delectable human about alien existence, but he also wants to take her back to Thelli with him.

Getting to know her was proving difficult when his new mission involves joining a dating app in an effort to see if humans are compatible enough to join the Intergalactic Dating Agency.

The Workaholic. Tasha worked hard building her small business on Main Street and didn’t have time for distractions. With a fire-cracker best friend and three new mysterious neighbors, Tasha was finding herself thinking of something other than her boutique for a change. But fate? Fate has a way of intervening, and she finds out the hard way that she can’t run or hide from her feelings, especially when distraction as fine as Phate lives right next door.

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Shock kept Tasha from speaking right away. Her heart threatened to leap from her chest.

Yes! Yes! A thousand times, yes!

“Um…okay.”

With his eyes focused on her lips, she waited, hoping not to appear too eager, while her nerves hummed in anticipation. And waited. And waited some more.

A nervous giggle burst through. “You asked. I said yes.”

The look on his face wasn’t confident at all. Phate gave her a short nod. “I did and you did.”

They continued to stare at each other in silence. Just when her nerves couldn’t take it anymore a thought occurred to her. “Wait. Do you know how to kiss?”

He’d admitted that he’d never done it before, but surely…?

He shook his head. A car horn blared in the background. Fuck it. She leaned forward, closing in the distance between them and claimed his lips. She gave soft kisses at first, then her kisses became lingering.

She captured his plump bottom lip between hers and sucked. He moaned softly. It was enough to do her in. She crushed her mouth over his, devouring the taste of him.

Phate’s strong hand found the back of her neck, bringing her closer to him. His fingers gripped her hair. She’d never been into the aggressive man-type, but this? This she liked. She enjoyed. She wanted more of.

With an abrupt groan, he suddenly pulled away. His heated gaze seemed to penetrate her soul.

“Do you…um…know how to have sex?”

One side of his lips lifted. “That, I do know how to do.”

Phate got out of her car, and she followed his lead. He held her hand as they made their way to the third floor of their building. They reached her apartment and he pressed against her back as she unlocked the door. She loved the feel of him against her.

Once inside, she anticipated the gentle Phate, the innocent Phate who’d never kissed a girl before. She thought he would follow her to her room. They would undress and crawl into her bed.

Yet, when he turned and pushed her against the wall, she knew they would make love in a wild frenzy, and she wanted it.

Phate’s lips crashed over hers as he pressed her back against the wall. The distinct sound of his pants being unzipped made butterflies erupt in her stomach. She simultaneously caressed his muscular arms, while her tongue explored his delicious lips. His cock pulsed against the fabric of her outfit.

When he broke the kiss again, she wanted to scream. His chest heaved with heavy breaths. “Are you certain you want to proceed with this?”

She nodded. Hands trembling, she undressed under his unwavering gaze. “Does this answer your question?”

He nodded and wet his lips.

About the Author:

A. M. Griffin is a mother of three, dog owner (and sometimes dog owned), a daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She’s a hard worker whose two favorite outlets are reading and writing. She enjoys reading everything from mystery novels to historical romances and of course fantasy romance. She is a believer in the unbelievable, open to all possibilities from mermaids in our oceans and seas, angels in the skies and intelligent life forms in distant galaxies.

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If the Sun Spares Us by Brenda Marie Smith

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Two years ago, a solar pulse destroyed modern life. Bea Crenshaw organized her starving, suburban neighbors into a farming community. But now Bea’s gone, and her grandchildren must carry her legacy forward.

In the post-apocalyptic pressure cooker of Austin, Texas, 19-year-old Keno and his younger cousins struggle to ensure their community’s survival even as they’re forced to relocate to safer grounds. Northern Lights that don’t belong this far south grow increasingly intense, making Keno fear what harm the sun will cause next.

Even worse, a marauding militia called the Raiders is closing in, led by a deranged woman who preys on teenage boys. Despite Keno’s debilitating flashbacks from a firefight, he and his wife have a new baby to protect. Though Bea is dead, her spirit desperately searches for ways to shield her grandkids. When Raiders target two neighborhood members, the only hope lies in the community’s strength, Keno’s ingenuity, and the family’s fierce love for one another.

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I’m half-starved, about to drop in my tracks, and emotional pain is clawing me up inside. Living through this apocalypse, I don’t know if it’s the deprivation or the heartache that will kill me first.

I think I’ve been scouting South Central Austin for a place to move my family and neighbors for about two weeks, but I’ve lost track of time, and I’m not finding a freaking thing. We have to move; we just have to. I was hoping to find a place with walls and water, but no such luck.

It’s dusk when I come upon a row of warehouses, looking for a spot to sleep. Most warehouse doors are bent, with the jambs and locks broken. All looted inside, messes that don’t look like they have anything worth scavenging. One door has a big hasp and a bigger lock intact. Maybe I’ll break it in the morning to see if I can find some food.

A few doors down, there’s a stairwell leading to a basement door. A good place to hide where I have an escape route. I duck down into it.

“We’re so screwed,” I grumble to myself as I lean my rifle on the stairwell and slide off my backpack.

“You got that right.”

F***. Who said that? I whip my face around, my hand on the pistol behind my back.

“I wouldn’t fire that if I were you.”

A face looms above me… behind a crossbow that’s aimed at my head. I throw up my hands.

“Don’t shoot!”

About the Author:

BRENDA MARIE SMITH is attracted to stories where everyday characters transcend their limitations to find their inner heroism. She lived off the grid for years in a farming collective where her sons were delivered by midwives. A lifelong community activist, Brenda has managed student co-op housing, produced concerts, and raised a small herd of boys. She and her husband live in Kyle, Texas. They have more grown kids and grandkids than they can count.

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IF DARKNESS TAKES US (Book One): https://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Takes-Brenda-Marie-Smith-ebook/dp/B07WK9BQHN
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Quantum Reaction by Marc Wayne

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Life-altering tech is on the horizon, and someone wants it stopped—permanently. Can a murder witness escape paying the ultimate price?

Near future. Angela Kapp struggles with her past. Working remotely from an isolated cabin in a dead-end customer support job, she drinks too much and spends her days avoiding the world. But while on shift using a visual-interpretation headset to assist a blind person, the cynical loner is horrified when she virtually experiences the other woman’s gruesome slaying.

Shocked the next day when she recognizes the killer closing in on a second sightless client, Angela shouts for the software engineer to run. And after learning that he and the first victim are connected by a soon-to-be-released teleportation innovation, she convinces him to go to ground in her secluded home… only to become a target herself.

Can her paranoia and his unexpected skills thwart a sinister plot?

Quantum Reaction is a gripping science fiction mystery. If you like resilient heroines, unique blind heroes, and high-adrenaline action interwoven with humor, then you’ll love Marc Wayne’s flash forward to adventure.

Buy Quantum Reaction to take a leap into tomorrow today!

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“Hurry!” Angela called, attempting to take in everything as fast as possible. She had to guide JT safely through the T station. Rushing around close to fast-moving trains wasn’t safe for a fully sighted, agile youth, let alone a blind man like him.

JT hurtled down the stairs, making the image on her screen dim as he left the bright sunlight into the poorly lit subway. The staccato of the drums outside echoed against the concrete stairway and competed with her chest’s pounding.

Despite all the talk of upgrades to the T system, trains still screeched and rumbled below, their wheels and brakes protesting the rapid stops and starts.

Suddenly she was back in her nightmare.

Running through the night, flashes of light everywhere, rumbling and shattering the air.

“Angela!” JT yelled as he stumbled into someone when he reached the first landing, nearly falling from the collision and losing his white cane.

She snapped back. Aghast she had lost focus at a critical moment, she said, “Sorry. Another flight in two. You’re clear.”

As JT hurried down those stairs, she added, “After the next landing, one more flight, then straight to the fare gate.”

Biting her lip, she concentrated on her screen. She would not screw up again. “Okay, now straight,” she instructed as he reached the next landing.

But instead of going straight, he leapt sideways.

Abruptly everything turned black on Angela’s display.

“JT!” she screamed.

For the second time in eighteen hours, her view had disappeared.

About the Author:

Marc Wayne writes thrilling sci-fi mysteries. After publishing 8 novels in another genre under a different name and having several best-sellers, he has turned to his first love: sci-fi.

His years of marketing leadership positions in Silicon Valley honed his writing skills and sense of humor. Writing fiction was part of Marc’s everyday work for many years—these were just called ads, emails, and other marketing materials.

To Marc, it often felt like he was living at the intersection of technology and the future, where things you dreamt about could often become possible. After that, writing near-future sci-fi hasn’t felt like such a stretch.

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