Today, I have a nonfiction book in our book blitz spotlight! Check out Everything I Know About the Universe by an anonymous author!

Meditations on Reality and Spirituality from a Doctor, a Patient, a Scientist, and a Reluctant Believer

  Nonfiction

Date Published: June 29, 2024

Written from the perspective of a doctor and scientist, Everything that I Know About the Universe is a selection of essays explaining why we need to rethink some of our basic assumptions about science and theology and how the two fields of thought can coexist. The need to ask where we came from and why we're here is a fundamental part of being human. This text seeks to take those two questions and reframe them to show how they can be scientifically answered, but spiritually informed, with appeals made to evolutionary biology, quantum mechanics, cosmology, and large number theory. Along the way, the author lays out definitions for the mind, consciousness, and spirituality, and shows that even if we can't have definitive answers to the big existential questions of life, asking those questions is one of the most important things that we can do. The essays also delve into some of the most important critiques of traditional religious and scientific perspectives on the universe.

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Today, I have a MC Romance novel in our book teaser spotlight! Check out Dread by J. Hali Steele and learn about the author!

Scorned Devils MC, Book 1

Contemporary LGBTQ MC Romance

Date Published: 9/6/2024

Publisher: Changeling Press LLC

  Dread: Nicholas "Dread" Derickson is all about his MC, Scorned Devils -- until he spies a young man who sets his rebel blood on fire. Sexy bastard might be his undoing if Dread can't get the president to turn a blind eye to his entanglement, which is cutting into club business just as a splinter group from another club moves into the area. One rider of the wayward gang rubs Dread the wrong way -- particularly when he discovers the biker had a prior relationship with the man Dread wants to make his.

Marvin: Marvin Branch hadn't planned on attending an outlaw biker club party with a woman he'd met at his new job, but now he can't stop eyeing the handsome older guy who's definitely a member. Marv's last liaison ended because the biker he hooked up with refused to be open about their relationship. Vowing not to go down that road again, Marv can't help being enthralled by Nicholas. Soon Marvin struggles with his new lover's actions, and his fear of what will happen when he walks away gets the better of him. The man is not only possessive, he's hell-bent on keeping Marv until he's had his fill.

About the Author

Growl and roar -- it's okay to let the beast out. -- J. Hali Steele

J. Hali Steele wishes she could grow fur, wings, or fangs, so she can stay warm, fly, or just plain bite the crap out of… Well, she can’t do those things but she wishes she could!

J. Hali's a multi-published Amazon bestselling author of Romance in Paranormal, Fantasy, and Contemporary worlds which include ReligErotica and LGBTQ stories where humans, vampyres, shapeshifters and angels collide -- and they collide a lot! When J. Hali’s not writing or reading, she can be found snuggled in front of the TV with a cat in her lap, and a cup of coffee.

Connect with the Author & Publisher

Author on Instagram/Facebook: @jhalisteele

Publisher on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok: @changelingpress

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This morning, I have a children's book in our book release blitz spotlight! Check out Cows Can't Be Clowns and learn about author Debra Daugherty!

Children's Book

Date Published: September 3, 2024

Publisher: Everimagine Books (Harbor Lane Books, LLC)

  Bella wants to be a clown, but she's a cow! Rooster, Pig, and Horse laugh when Bella tells them her dream, so she sneaks away to join the circus. Bella proves to the clowns she is moo-larious, and they welcome her into their act. As the star of the show, Bella should be happy, but she misses her friends on the farm. Will she choose circus stardom, or her farm-animal friends?

Debra Daugherty is a Central Illinois author and a member of SCBWI, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Debra’s publishing credits include Calamity Cat (2013, MeeGenius/HMH); The Dragon’s Ring (2016, Clean Reads); The Memory Jar (2023, Young Dragons); Cows Can't Be Clowns (2024, Harbor Lane Books/EverImagine Books), two children’s stories in Guardian Angel Kid's e-zine; three articles in SCBWI-Illinois Prairie Wind magazine, and a short story in an anthology, Adventures on the Go, Book 2, (2021, Offbeat Reads). Her short story, Heart of Stone, won first place in a writing contest in 2015.

Debra began writing children’s stories for her nieces and nephews when they were young. Now their children read her books.

When not writing or reading, Debra enjoys exploring flea markets, visiting local museums and historical sights, and playing ball with her pup nephew Elmer, her brother’s dachshund, when he visits from Texas.

Something most people don’t know about Debra - she’s kissed the Blarney Stone.

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This morning, I have a book cover reveal to share! Check out historical fiction novel Unexpected Detour, take a peek at the book cover & learn about author Lynn Marie Jackson!

Courage and Intrigue in Wartime San Francisco

Historical Fiction

Date Published: Coming December 10, 2024

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

When bombs fall on Pearl Harbor, the trajectory of Faye Baxter’s midwestern life takes an unexpected detour. Her fiancé Steve Connor enlists in the Army, and Faye follows him to California for a spur-of-the-moment wedding just days before he ships out. 

Eager to contribute to the war effort, Faye joins the workforce in San Francisco, a city awash with jobs, handsome soldiers, cheap cocktails, and nefarious secrets. When she is recruited to serve as a courier for a government intelligence agency, the assignment leads her into a web of misogyny, deception, and espionage. 

Will she learn to trust her instincts, value her own opinions, and raise her voice against injustice? Or are the risks too great?

About the Author

Lynn Marie Jackson has spent many years engaged in the creative process working as a marketing strategist, copywriter, podcast producer, blogger, and novelist. Raised in California and Washington, DC, she is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area resident. When not writing, she’s on the hunt for inspiration; she can be found visiting museums, hiking new trails, or exploring any place well outside her comfort zone.

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Instagram: @lmjauthor

I love cozy mysteries! I am adding to my fall and winter reading list today and I have a mystery to share! Check out Murderous Consequences and learn about author Nicole Leiren in this book spotlight!

Cozy Mystery

Date Published: 07/03/2024

Publisher: Harbor Lane Books, LLC.

Sadie Sabatini thinks of herself as a modern-day Robin Hood who uses her gift as a skilled con artist to help those who have nowhere else to turn. Leading this life is rewarding, but the number of enemies are piling up. Sadie decides to lay low and start over with a new (and legitimate business) in the small town of Wilson, Texas, situated on a small peninsula in beautiful Lake Amore.

Trouble is never far behind though and her past catches up to her in a big way when a friend of a former mark threatens blackmail for his silence. When he turns up dead and Sadie is the prime suspect, she realizes this time she must protect herself. Her skills prove helpful as she digs deeper into the web of revenge, blackmail, and secrets to discover she’s not the only one with a past to hide.

As the threats mount, Sadie knows she’s closing in on the truth. She now worries that the few new friends she’s made in town are in danger because of her. With time running out, can she protect those around her and find the real killer before this new chapter in her life is conned out of a happy ending?

About the Author

USA Today Best-Selling author Nicole Leiren likes to have fun -- in life, with her characters and, of course, family and friends. A Midwesterner at heart, she now proudly calls South Texas her home and lives with her husband on a beautiful peninsula in Lake Conroe.

Nicole enjoys sharing the laughter, mystery, and occasionally a little mayhem she forces her characters to endure all for the reader’s pleasure! Her stories allow you to take a break and immerse yourself in a page turning story until you reach the whodunit or happily ever after (usually both!)

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Follow the Publisher on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook - @harborlanebooks 

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Today, I have an apocalyptic thriller in our book blitz spotlight! Check out The Hart of God, The End of Days & learn about author Lawrence Deering! 

Fiction / Thriller / Apocalyptic / Christian

Date Published: July 14, 2024

Publisher: ‎ Manhattan Book Group

Successful, college educated men in their twenties and thirties are admitted to psychiatric institutions claiming to be angels in a satanic army. They know their rank, mission, and commanding officer. Many had no prior religious background. Friends, Jonathan Hart, a reporter, and Charles Atwater, a psychologist collaborate on studying these patients with Angelic Psychotic Disorder. They discover that what they call the Dark Angel movement has people placed in the highest levels of government. The book examines the ease of which a charismatic leader promising peace could persuade people to give up their individual rights. It questions the strength of faith, what normal people are capable of when confronted with enormous challenge, and the impact on individual relationships. 

About the Author

Lawrence R. Deering spent more than forty years as a healthcare executive. His first novel Youth Group, was based on his experiences in the Southern Baptist church. The Spider Web Charmer featured Michael and Michelle Crawford, married private detectives with unique abilities chasing down a serial killer.

He wrote The Brotherhood, The Hart of John, (the New Apocalypse,), and The Hart of God, (the End of Days) all part of the Hart trilogy.

He is an avid audiophile and enjoys listening to his rock vinyl record collection. He lives with his wife, Lisa, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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This morning, we have a horror themed flash fiction anthology in our book spotlight! Check out The Fear Doctor, the first in the trilogy from the Dragon Soul Press, learn about featured author C.L. Hart, & preorder your copy today!

Stories: Armageddon, Betrayal, The Cabin, Darkness, Deathly Silence, Don’t Speak, The Flavor of Death, The Frame, Night of the Living Stomach, Mystery of the Living Stomach, The Silence, Speak of the Devil, Transmission of Salvation, Whispers In the Dark

Flash Fiction, Horror

Publication Date: September 23, 2024

Bite-sized horror stories are brought to you by twenty-five authors. From creepy crawlies to the seemingly normal pets. From hideous monsters lurking in the dark to charismatic people showing their true colors.

Each tale is precisely 100 words and leaves a long-lasting chilling effect. Some will make you question the security of the world around you, and what’s more terrifying than that?

Featuring drabbles by Bernardo Villela, D.J. Tuskmor, Paul Lonardo, Joshua Ginsberg, Amanda Bergloff, Kelly Barker, Zari Hunt, Yuliia Vereta, Andrew Buckner, T.L. Beeding, K.J. Watson, Kelly Matsuura, Jonathan Reddoch, Petina Strohmer, Jacek Wilkos, Kailey Alessi, Vanessa Bane, Andreas Flögel, Natalya Monyok, Mattie Hernandez, Ken Whitson, Liam Kerry, C.L. Hart, Geneviève Lowe, and J.E. Feldman.

Meet a Featured Author

C. L. Hart is the owner and sole employee of Ornery Owl Ventures, is an editor who writes or a writer who edits. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.

When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.

Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.

Ms. Hart is a member of ACES Editing Society, The Denver Horror Collective, First Coast Romance Writers, The H. P. Lovecraft Society, Passionate Ink (writing as Lil DeVille), and Rocky Mountain Romance Writers.

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