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Horse Crazy by Susan Kiernan (San Marco Press)

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Horse Crazy is part memoir and part how-to. It is a very funny perspective on the amazing process of loving, learning and caring for horses--well after the age most people begin! The book is a colorful step by step for the beginner rider, covering categories not found in your typical equine riding manual. Equal parts laughter and gathered wisdom--from New Zealand where the author was first introduced to riding to Atlanta where she bought her first horse--this book will bring a smile to veteran horseperson and nonrider, alike.

Reckless Magic (The Star-Crossed Series) by Rachel Higginson

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16 year old Eden Matthews has been in and out of private schools for the last two years. She can't seem to stop herself from closing them down. Kingsley is her last chance to finish high school and the last private school willing to accept her. She is focused on just getting through graduation until she realizes Kingsley is not like the other private schools she's been to. The students may be different, but so is she. And after meeting Kiran Kendrick, the boy who won't leave her alone and seems to be the source of all of her problems, she is suddenly in a world that feels more make-believe than reality. To top it off, she is being hunted by men who want to kill Kiran and her best friend Lilly is taken away to a foreign prison. Eden finds herself right in the middle of an ancient war, threatening everything she loves. She alone has to find a way to save her best friend and the boy who has captivated her heart. Reckless is an intricate story about mystery, adventure, magic and forbidden love. Eden Matthews is an unlikely heroine determined to save the world and be with her one, true love before it's too late.

Scars Of Defiance by Lorena Angell

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Paul Bronson’s family has housed defectors from the neighboring country ever since General Rawlings overthrew the favored monarchy thirty-years prior; several generations have been devoted to protecting the expatriates as they seek new lives away from the sadistic tyrant. The latest plane-load of refugees brings a beautiful young lady with a bounty on her head and a claim on Paul's heart.

Reginald Rawlings’ rule is crumbling and rumor brings word of an insurgent uprising. Desperate to regain his power, he feels the only way to calm the people is to have Princess Sierra Montgomery marry his son; thus placing the last survivor of the ousted royalty back in the palace. However, his plan goes awry when Sierra disappears with only four days to the wedding. The search is on for the missing princess and an infiltrator’s information puts all crosshairs on Paul’s new female refugee. The struggle to keep her safe and out of the enemy's hands will be the toughest thing Paul has ever done; for no one’s ever defied Gen. Rawlings’ fury and come out unscathed.

The Variant Effect by G. Wells Taylor

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VARION was a popular medication that could cure anything from Anxiety and Depression to Schizophrenia and Zoophagia. Everybody took it back in the day, because there were no side effects... ...AT FIRST. By the time they learned about the Variant Effect it was too late.

The old building in a rundown part of Metro was a perfect place to find a body, but they wouldn't have dragged Joe Borland out of retirement if it still had its skin. It's been 20 years since Borland battled the Variant Effect, and 20 since he let his partner get skinned alive. Now both of them are ordered back into action to meet a terrifying new threat.

Discovery of Death (Blood of my World Novella One): A Paranormal Romance by A.P. Fuchs

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"A refreshing teen fantasy full of bite, blood and romance." -- K. H. Koehler, author of Raiju

Zach and Rose had fallen in love during their sophomore year, their worlds completely changed and utterly belonging to each other’s. It was the first time either had fallen in love, deeply, purely. Aiming for a future together, plans were interrupted when Zach went missing for three long months, leaving Rose distraught, heartbroken and depressed.

Zach awakens in the dark of a coffin, his memory erased, his life and feelings for Rose forgotten. A strange group of people who identify themselves as his family reveal he has become a vampire, one of the undead, and is now a being with incredible power and a thirst for blood.

However, during Zach’s absence, Rose learns of her own secret heritage: she comes from a long line of vampire slayers, hellbent on eradicating the unholy threat of the undead from the face of the Earth. Now, not only does she need to try and get over the young man she loves, she must also come to terms with her new life and what that means for her future.

It is only when her path accidentally crosses with Zach’s does lost love begin to surface again.

Discovery of Death is an approximately 25,500-word novella that reveals secrets of the undead, the Slayer Order, and will touch your heart with a story that'll keep you up into the night.

Its sequels, Memories of Death and Life of Death, are available at the Kindle store.

In the Beginning (A unique Scifi Fantasy Story) (The Great Destruction Series) by Mrs. Melanie M. Ray

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Bonus now included: The Legend and Risk, my short stories are now included in the back.

In the world of Pagnia, there is trouble brewing. With the help of a special mineral dubbed inhibitor, the citizens remain peaceful. Only one problem causes them to go against being pacifists. Pheromones. Since the race is so peaceful, the only protection needed is provided for women by guards whose sole purpose is to protect them. They are Protectors, and are bred and trained to go against their calm nature. They are not allowed to have any romantic relationship with a female, but are revered on their planet.

Unfortunately, with the weak will to fight this sets them on bad ground with their only enemy: Themselves. Through greed and temptation with the inhibitor their race had split into two and would one day cease to exist with genetics pulling each individual closer to a soulless pink-eyed rat tail.

Yed is an A class Protector, the highest on the scale. He's given a simple mission, to talk to a woman about settling down. He is conned by the king and finds out the woman was his childhood friend, Ezra. Having no idea what the King had in store for her, he demands to be her Protector.

The King reluctantly agrees, but if Yed reveals the kingdoms involvement, he will receive a painful death. Life gets tougher as forbidden feelings increase between him and Ezra. With this deadly secret lurking between them, and an overshadow of war always hanging overhead, will he be able to pull through?

You will find yourself laughing and loving these characters, waiting to find out how it ends. This is not a book for children, no matter how wonderful this world may appear on the surface. With an ending that will shock you into waiting for that next book, In the Beginning will not disappoint.

Short stories:

Sixty-7 (Family Secrets) by Aynoit Ashor

Zane's Tale: A Succubus Diaries Short by Jill Myles

Stolen (Bitten Series) by Merrill Gemus

3 Mindful Experiments: 3 Short Stories by Joshua Scribner

Suck My Darkness by Hercules Bantas (The Reluctant Geek)

Hunting the Vampire (Short Story) by Tim Morrell

The Hot Girl's Friend (Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories) by Lisa Scott

Ex On The Beach (Beach Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories Collection) by Lisa Scott

Jessamine by Barbara G.Tarn

Tracking Down Gruppenführer Kunitz (Simon Wolfe Mystery) by David Del Bourgo