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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "century gothic" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The long awaited final book of Ann Marie Frohoff's "Heavy Influence" series is almost here. Coming October 25, 2016. Make sure you add it to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17451033-love-amplified" target="_blank">Goodread's </a>page and watch the author's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ann-Marie-Frohoff/e/B00BU8RDFQ/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1474326997&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> page for the release! Join us today as we share the bittersweet feeling of the final chapter in the series, "<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>LOVE AMPLIFIED</b></span>"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "century gothic" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The author has been working hard to get this ready and as usual Ann Marie doesn't let her fans down. Along with original music, she also produced a classic short called "<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>JUST JAKE</b></span>" which premiered at <a href="http://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/ann-marie-frohoff-author-event" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Pages Bookstore</span></b></a> in Manhattan Beach, CA July 1st of this year to a packed house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "century gothic" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Join us today by celebrating this beautiful final cover in the series by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Regina-Wamba-274065129592156/" target="_blank">Regina Wamba</a> with an original tattoo rendering by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyliejames_tattoo/" target="_blank">Kylie James</a> and photography by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/y.h.truong" target="_blank">Yves Huy Truong</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "century gothic" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: justify;"><b>by <span style="color: #741b47;">Ann Marie Frohoff</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "century gothic" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Release Date: <span style="color: #741b47;">October 25, 2016</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "century gothic" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Genre: <span style="color: #741b47;">Contemporary Fiction/Tough Issues/Mature New Adult</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Ann Marie Frohoff</span> grew up in sunny Southern California. As a teen and young adult she spent her time frequenting and living in nearly every beachside city up and down the coast. She settled in Hollywood at 19 working in film and TV. Soon her itch to keep moving took over again, taking her to Hawaii for a time and then back to LA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">She’s now settled in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Her wanderlust and propensity to live life out loud has brought her many life experiences so many of us only dream about. Always the storyteller, it would be of no surprise to those who grew up with Annie, that she made the transition into a book and screenplay author. You could say that she woke up one day and had an epiphany, deciding to go to school for screenwriting. It’s with this inner fire she set out to write her first screenplay. Soon after, such work made it into the hands of an agency creative executive who challenged her to write a novel to support the complex ensemble cast of characters she’d created. Thus, after only a couple of years and many hours on the road immersing herself in her subject matter; her edgy modern day "Walk The Line meets John Hughes Classics” debut novella, <b><span style="color: #741b47;">SKID OUT</span></b>, has been completed, along with the first installment in her Trilogy. <span style="color: #741b47;"><b>SKID OUT</b></span> is the prequel novella to the HEAVY INFLUENCE TRILOGY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The first installment in her Heavy Influence Trilogy, <b><span style="color: #741b47;">FIRST KISS</span></b>, is tentatively set to release late spring 2012 — The series is a story about young, reckless love between a rising rock star and his younger muse, spanning 10 years of their tumultuous and passionate relationship. Each book in the Trilogy will come with a soundtrack of original music, of which the lyrics will appear in the pages of the books. (Alternative Rock Genre).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Annie has now also delved into the supernatural fantasy world with her writing partners Shaun Barger and songwriter/musician Matthew Reich. Taking inspiration directly from song lyrics and building an entire realm of vastly complex characters and plot lines; weaving history, fantasy and heavy doses of romance together. You will be kept turning the pages of “The Zodiac Wars: My Gemini” novellas and “Precious Metal: The Prince and the Gypsy” book series. Both series of books are currently in development.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/heavyinfluence/?fref=ts" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/heavyinfluence/?fref=ts</a></span></div>
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We are a committed writer collective focused on promoting quality erotica of all predilections, from steamy romance to the more transgressive and taboo topics and everything in-between. At Pen & Kink you will find books you can trust will be of the highest quality that contain so much heat your ereader might just melt in your hands. Check us out at <a href="http://pen.andkink.com/" target="_blank">Pen and Kink</a> and follow along, we promise, it's going to be one hell of a ride.</address>
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Revisit Louisville, Kentucky, and the friends and members of the Walters family. You've watch Nikki and Tony fall in love, and seen Vic and Laura face their demons while coming together forever. See what' next - join us on May 19th and see if Steve McCoy can find a way to heal while Kelly Markham asks for what she needs and gets a lot more. Enjoy!</address>
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<span style="color: #141823;">Abused, neglected and the absolute bottom of the pile, the runt of her family, even below her half-breed father, Lea suddenly discovers she's to be given in marriage to a werewolf family from her mother's home town. But she hasn't even managed to turn for the first time yet, and if she doesn't, they'll slaughter her.</span><br style="color: #141823;" /><span style="color: #141823;">Her father can't oppose the marriage, but he can give his daughter a fighting chance, and forces her mother to take her home for the fire ritual at Beltaine. If she manages to turn then, perhaps she will survive and claim what's rightfully hers. All she wants to do is run.....</span><br />
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Jackson Grady met the love of his life. Unfortunately, he was running drugs for a pimp named Sasha at the time, who asked him to keep an eye on their new acquisition from Russia, the bedraggled beauty named Portia. She touched his heart and forced him to confront the kind of man he'd become.</address>
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From the #1 Amazon Bestselling Author in Westerns and Western Romance THE FORGOTTEN CHILD, comes the next volume of Finding Love~THE OUTSIDER SERIES with the exclusive short story Overdue, </div>
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Finding Love~The Outsider Series Volume 2 includes:</div>
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Secrets: "Jed always told me he'd take care of everything. And I believed him, I trusted him, I loved him."</div>
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Runaway: Andy sets out to find his runaway bride. And when he finds her he's in for a big surprise.</div>
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Overdue: (Exclusive to this box set - A Runaway to The Unexpected Storm bridge short story - Diana and Jed are having a baby.) </div>
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The Unexpected Storm: He can have any woman except the one he wants.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“It’s not much, but I think it’s kind of fun and cute, and Jed and I will be right next door if you need us.” Diana pressed her hand into the small of her back and rubbed her other hand with her gold wedding band over her almost eight months’ pregnant belly.</span><span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“One more. Come on, you can do it.” Jed was grinning ear to ear, watching as Danny pushed himself to his feet and ran straight to his mommy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“He’s a Friessen man; ‘slow’ and ‘easy’ aren't in their vocabulary,” Diana muttered just as Jed stepped closer and lifted Danny, tossing him in the air while he giggled and wiggled. Then Jed leaned down and kissed Diana.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“That’s not fair. I guarantee you I can take it slow and easy in some things you enjoy.” He winked, and Diana gasped before clearing her throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“Oh, that’s where you’re wrong, Laura,” said Jed as he set a kid-size cowboy hat on Gabriel’s head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“Tell you what, bud. Let’s let your mama get settled, and you come help me feed the horses,” Jed answered. The sound of a vehicle pulling down the driveway had him stepping toward the window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“You know, Andy has a lot of faults, but caring for Gabriel is not one of them.” Diana was standing in the window, watching as her husband approached Andy. “I knew it was only a matter of time before he found out you were here. He was served this morning, too. He will be furious, Laura. It was cold and impersonal.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“Diana, I don’t want to see him again, ever. I just want him gone and out of our lives for good.” Laura stepped back when Andy glanced up with those all-seeing hard blue eyes. At times, she’d swear they were etched in steel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“Laura, how he treated you was horrible. We know that, and we all agree with you, but you can’t keep avoiding him. He’ll find out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Centaur, serif; font-size: 16pt;">“Yes, we did, but don’t forget that Andy’s been having you followed,” Diana said. “I have to tell you, Laura, my husband doesn't agree with your decision. He’s honored it for now, hoping you’ll come to your senses. Andy does have a right to know where you are. You should know he’s offered to talk to Andy for you, too.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2012 was an amazing year in the publishing world for me, and it started with The Forgotten Child, which landed on<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2674771134016350625"></a> the Amazon bestseller list for western romance and romance series. </div>
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2013 has seen me posted in the top 100 authors on Amazon for romantic suspense, mystery/thrillers, and police procedures.</div>
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Where did it all begin? In 2008, I published my first novel, The Captain’s Lady, a contemporary military romance, through The Wild Rose Press. I’ve since received the rights back from my publisher, and I rewrote the book and republished it with a brand new title, Saved.<br />
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I write edgy romantic suspense (Walk the Right Road Series), western romance (Finding Love ~ The Outsider Series), and young adult mystery, and I warn my readers to expect the unexpected. I’m a mother of three children and we live on a small island in the Pacific Northwest. I encourage you to contact me by email; I do answer every email I receive.<br />
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Stay tuned. There is more to come from the Walk the Right Road Series and Finding Love ~ The Outsider Series, as well as a brand new western romance series coming later this fall, The One.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #993300;">Ken - Hi, and thanks! I’m looking forward to a little fun.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Kriss - You sure? Heh... things can get pretty wild here!</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #993300;">Ken - I write fantasy, bring it on Cabin Goddess!</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong>KF</strong> – Alright, the secret ingredient in my kickass hash browns is chili powder. Even though I’m a fantasy writer, I hate the Lord of the Rings books and movies. I scowl a lot in traffic, not because I necessarily want to drive faster than everybody else, but mainly because I hate having my speed dictated to me by lackadaisical slowpokes who won’t get out of my way. I think cilantro tastes like soap (because it totally does!). I’m almost certain I’ve spent more hours playing Star Wars: Battlefront II than I spent attending classes in college. I prefer reading history over fiction. And I do my best to write the kinds of stories I’ve always wanted to read.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><strong><i>CG –</i></strong></span><i><span style="color: black;"> Wait, you are a hater of THE ONE TRUE RING and yet you pick a hobbit for your dream cast.. hmmm...</span> *<span style="color: #ff6600;">hands you half of my second breakfast</span>* <span style="color: black;">chili powder is da bomb in anything.. and garlic.. and bacon</span> *<span style="color: #ff6600;">takes the bacon back* </span><span style="color: black;">you don't like LOTR no bacon for you! But </span><a href="http://cabingoddess.com/2012/06/zombie-candy-review-a-recipe/" style="color: black;" title="‘Zombie Candy’ by Frederick Lee Brooke – Zombie Candy Pizza by Me (review & a recipe)">Fredrick </a><span style="color: black;">doesn't like </span><strong style="color: black;"><span style="color: green;">Cilantro</span> </strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">either... me? I looooooooove it, I know odd huh?</span> *<span style="color: #ff6600;">handing bacon back</span>* <span style="color: black;">But you play </span></span></i><em><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/6060/">Star Wars: Battlefront I</a>I<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">... one of my favorite games to play with my twins.. you are doing well so far.</span></span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong>KF –</strong> Fantasy has always been the favorite playground for my imagination. The infatuation started when my dad brought home a copy of the original Dungeons & Dragons boxed set when I was five. The worlds and adventures portrayed in the illustrations fascinated me (and I still have that boxed set!). Since then I’ve read a lot of fantasy, but in order to make my own setting as credible and tangible as possible, I’ve also studied a lot of history.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;">And I hate to disappoint you, but I’m much more of a pantser than a plotter. I worked for decades to build the world of Avorath and its history. After that, I collected a cast of characters and simply turned them loose in my creation. I have premonitions about the overall plot of their odyssey, but from scene-to-scene, I usually have idea what’s going to happen next. The characters decide that for themselves, and I just enjoy a front-row seat to record their deeds for posterity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;">And as long as I’m fleeing an alien invasion, I reckon Arthur C. Clarke’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345347951/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345347951&linkCode=as2&tag=cabinb-20" target="_blank" title="Childhood's End"><em>Childhood’s End</em></a> would be appropriate.</span></div>
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<em><strong>CG -</strong> *<span style="color: #ff6600;">giggling</span>* Ohhhh <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345347951/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345347951&linkCode=as2&tag=cabinb-20" target="_blank" title="Childhood's End">Childhood's End</a> is pretty spiffy! I Agree! Ummm no <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XUBC2C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000XUBC2C&linkCode=as2&tag=cabinb-20" target="_blank" title="Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy">Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy</a> wrapped up in your towel?? hmmm *<span style="color: #ff6600;">handing you half a cookie because your book choices rock but lacking</span>*</em></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong>KF</strong> – Finally, I’d bring a copy of the fantasy tale I reread most often growing up, and the one to which The Rising Wind series owes a huge debt of inspiration: </span><em><strong>C. S. Lewis’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001I45UEI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001I45UEI&linkCode=as2&tag=cabinb-20" target="_blank">Voyage of the Dawn Treader</a><span style="color: #993300;">.</span></strong></em></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong> KF</strong> – My most common companions when writing are coffee and Budweiser (one or the other, depending on the time of day). I prefer waiting for inspiration to strike instead of forcing myself to write. That habit has tumbled me out of bed in the wee hours of the morning more times than I can remember, but it’s a happy sacrifice. I’ve been able to preserve the luxury of writing as a hobby, and I’d much rather do something I love because I want to, rather than feel like it’s a job I have to perform. My writing is all free-range, and never the result of any clock-punching obligation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong>KF</strong> – There are a few TV shows my wife and I enjoy watching together (although since our daughter came along, most of our TV time has been surrendered to that furry, red, squeaky-voiced usurper, Elmo!). I used to love playing Civilization, but as a parent I just don’t have four or five hours in my day to commit to a video game any longer. Still, we manage to host a gathering of friends about once a month. Aside from that, most of my free-time is now devoted to parenting.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong>KF</strong> – My favorite fantasy writers would have to be </span><span style="color: #073763;">Robert E. Howard, C. S. Lewis, Lloyd Alexander, Piers Anthony, Jack Vance, Michael Moorcock</span><span style="color: #993300;">, and </span><span style="color: #073763;">Gene Wolfe</span><span style="color: #993300;">. These authors are responsible for <i>Conan the Cimmerian, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Dying Earth</i>, among many others. I know there are plenty of other fantasy luminaries, but I haven’t had a chance to read them all yet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><em><strong>CG -</strong> </em>So wait if that was for breakfast....... *<span style="color: #ff6600;">handing you three and a half cookies, two pieces of bacon and a Budweiser</span>* yep... winner!</span></div>
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<em><span style="color: black;"><strong>CG -</strong> You and those storms.. OK</span> *<span style="color: #ff6600;">hitching up my costume and riding into the sunset to go wrestle me some storms...</span>*<span style="color: black;"> I still think a shotgun leg is pretty epic!</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #993300;"><strong>KF</strong> – The brave and the curious are invited to visit my website, </span><a href="http://southsidecavaliers.com/">southsidecavaliers.com</a><span style="color: #993300;">, to explore a collection of short fiction and true stories, and to find links to all of my available books. I’d also like to thank you at Cabin Goddess again for your time and attention. As for your time machine, I’ll forward you the name of a good quantum mechanic. Thanks!</span></div>
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<em><strong>CG -</strong> *<span style="color: #ff6600;">Looks at her plate of crumbs and depleted bacon</span>* <span style="color: black;">OK I guess you are a pretty good guy! Even though you like Coke... and Budweiser.. and you left me the dragon...dragons are almost as cool as </span></em><span style="color: black;"><i>bow ties and badass unicorns!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">After graduating into the Imperial knighthood, Marcavius and his cousin book passage aboard a merchant ship, the Rising Wind, to visit their family estate before reporting to the legions. They know no ship dares tread the heart of the Mennaidran Sea, yet along their voyage a strange fog suddenly sets the Rising Wind adrift in those haunted waters. Fortunately another passenger offers his skill as a navigator to save the day, yet he insists that the ship first detour to a nearby island to replenish its supplies. There the ship’s unlucky passengers soon learn that the monsters and magic of legend are no mere myths! Friends, strangers, and even bitter enemies must work together in order to survive and escape. Yet some of the greatest dangers they’ll face are destined to come from one another.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff6600;">Ken Floro III</span></h2>
<strong><span style="color: black;">He is pretty amazing huh? He is wonderfully creative, incredibly talented and look.. he is a complete sucker for that gorgeous baby! "<span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!</span>" is right!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">About the author:</span></em> </strong><span style="color: black;">Ken Floro was born and raised in the Southside of Saint Louis. After earning a degree in World Literature, followed by a degree in Culinary Arts, Ken soon made the obvious career move and went to work in medicine. If you’re having any trouble guessing why, then you’ve probably never served time in the literary or culinary fields. A little taste of reality can suddenly turn a healthy paycheck, normal working hours, and long-term job security into sumptuous delicacies. Despite the sudden change in his employment trajectory, Ken never turned away from his dream of writing. He’d nurtured a lifelong creative ambition, which had gained direction when a funny true story he wrote for a high school English class became so popular with his classmates they traded copies of it in the hall and passed them up and down the bus. Ever since that catalytic moment, Ken has been writing as a hobby and a passion. Thus far, he’s published eight books, along with several other tidbits.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">When Allison's long-lost father shows up, he claims he can bring her mother back from the dark place her mind has sent her. He reveals legends of a race of people long forgotten, the Tuatha de Danaan, along with the truth about why he abandoned her mother.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Reading took a backseat to diapers and babies when she had her first a little over a decade ago. She was lucky something she always wanted to be, a stay-at-home mom and stayed her focus until a release of a little saga called Twilight 8 years later and her love of fiction was reborn.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">After co-authoring some fanfiction (just for fun), something unexpected happened: two fictional characters began inhabiting her thoughts. Soon after, more characters began to make themselves known. There was only one thing to do: Write the story that was in her heart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660066;">Three years, hundreds of hours + several cups of coffee later, she has created a world for her two characters to live, love and discover. It is still a toss up at who loves the world more, her characters or her!</span></div>
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</b></span></i></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16288155-the-forgotten-ones" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAI8aeexN6zgE5ynb3viR6EfOBiQzS2q4MKajaGtwll9oisCS_AyewWHg1qwCvGQY8_MDs9eAVOX3YN3nWQVno8FjJLudcQwx8bTR3LBtKIcvW5I9V3hEo37FW_T3N52LR8_CXsvNv9CqN/s640/TFO.jpg" height="400" style="border: 0px;" width="265" /></a><span style="color: #660099;">Author:</span> <span style="color: teal;">Laura Howard </span><span style="color: #660099;">Genre</span>: <span style="color: teal;">NA Paranormal Fantasy Romance</span></h4><h6 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #660099;">Age Group</span>: <span style="color: teal;">New Adult </span><span style="color: #660099;">Cover Designer</span>: <span style="color: teal;">Stephanie Mooney</span></span></h6><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n511/aKMamma/TheForgottenOnes_zpsde3d75ce.png">The Forgotten Ones</a></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">Allison O'Malley just graduated from college. Her life's plan is to get a job and take care of her schizophrenic mother. She doesn't have room for friends or even Ethan, who clearly wants more. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">Reading took a backseat to diapers and babies when she had her first a little over a decade ago. She was lucky something she always wanted to be, a stay-at-home mom and stayed her focus until a release of a little saga called Twilight 8 years later and her love of fiction was reborn.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">After co-authoring some fanfiction (just for fun), something unexpected happened: two fictional characters began inhabiting her thoughts. Soon after, more characters began to make themselves known. There was only one thing to do: Write the story that was in her heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660066;">Three years, hundreds of hours + several cups of coffee later, she has created a world for her two characters to live, love and discover. It is still a toss up at who loves the world more, her characters or her!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<br /><br />Chelle isn’t a typical 13-year-old girl—she doesn’t laugh with friends, play sports, or hang out at the mall after school. Instead, she navigates a world well beyond her years.<br /><br /> Life in Dawson, ND spins on as she grasps at people, pleading for someone to save her—to return her to the simple childhood of unicorns on her bedroom wall and stories on her father’s knee.<div>
<br /> When Troy Christiansen walks into her life, Chelle is desperate to believe his arrival will be her salvation. So much so, she forgets to save herself. After experiencing a tragedy at school, her world begins to crack, causing a deeper scar in her already fragile psyche.<br /><br /> Follow Chelle’s twisted tale of modern adolescence, as she travels down the rabbit hole into a reality none of us wants to admit actually exists.<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">Publisher</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">: Evolved Publishing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">Publication Date</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">: July 22, 2013</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">Audience</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">: Adult</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">Pages</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">: 250</span></li>
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White Chalk (Evolved Publishing) marks Tyler’s third full length novel and promises readers familiar with her work the same mind bending experience. Her other projects include: Shadow on the Wall (Fighting Monkey Press) and Two Moons of Sera (Fighting Monkey Press). Shadow on the Wall has been received many awards: Winner of the General Fiction/Novel Category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner in the Fiction: Multicultural category for The 2012 USA Best Book Awards, and Finalist in the Multicultural Fiction category for the 2012 International Book Awards.</div>
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White Chalk has been hailed as “brave”, “raw”, and “destroyingly beautiful”. In line with novels such as White Oleander, Thirteen Reasons Why and Gemma, White Chalk invites you to witness one girl’s heartrending story of confusion and desperation.</div>
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Award winning author of multi-cultural and transgressive literature, Pavarti K Tyler is an artist, wife, mother and number cruncher. She graduated Smith College in 1999 with a degree in Theatre. After graduation, she moved to New York, where she worked as a Dramaturge, Assistant Director and Production Manager on productions both on and off Broadway. Later, Pavarti went to work in the finance industry several international law firms. She now lives with her husband, two daughters and one very large, very terrible dog. She keeps busy working with fabulous authors as the Director of Marketing at Novel Publicity and penning her next genre bending novel.</div>
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