Retirement Can Be a Time of Fulfillment

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Enriching Your Retirement: How To Find Your Niche, Change Your Thinking, Enjoy Your Future by C.L. Ferrari

Enriching Your RetirementAre you approaching retirement age? Have you just recently retired? Are you one of the thousands who retire every day wondering what they’ll do with all of the free time? In this easy to read and relatable book, the author shares numerous testimonials from people she’s personally interviewed who share your concerns about reaching this juncture in life. This book offers insight into the struggles and victories they’ve experienced with these issues. You’ll learn how they’ve found new interests and are living their retirements with more joy than they’d previously thought possible.

After 25 plus years of working inside of a structured environment, the sudden change to retirement freedom isn’t always comfortable. Especially when the majority of hours spent awake were hours spent at work. Even the necessary structure required to get personal things done on weekends and evenings fed into a reliance on schedules and calendar appointments.
Habits acquired over a time period probably exceeding fifty years, including time spent during high school and college, can be hard to break. Dependency on that structure, and its sudden absence, leave many feeling that they’re without a purpose.  The author’s comfortable and sometimes humorous style of conveying the information you need to move forward, makes this a uniquely enjoyable read.
Enriching Your Retirement covers topics that will get you to take a deeper look into your own life and weigh the pros and cons of:
• Where and how you want to live?
• What kind of lifestyle you want to pursue?
• How you’ll discover new things you might like to try?
• Why your attitude about change sabotages your happiness?

Follow the advice in this book and in a few short weeks you’ll begin to feel a difference, a relief from the pressure of facing the unknown. You’ll be able to look at your future through new eyes. Build your bucket list and start living it now. Tomorrow isn’t a promise, make every day count.

What’s stopping you from having a positive outlook and great expectations for your remaining years?

Rafael Bettencourt’s eBook is free today!

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Free today on Amazon Rafael Bettencourt outlines the essential steps needed to help you unleash your inner greatness and live a fulfilling life.

Decoding Happiness: How can I be happy by Rafael Bettencourt

Rafael Bettencourt Decoding HappinessLEARN: How to become happy

While being happy is a natural goal that drives all humans, the truth is that most people do not know exactly what happiness is – which means that they do not know what they are really pursuing and how they can accomplish it. That’s why frustration is such a common feeling – people want to be happy now but have all kinds of misconceptions about what being happy actually is.

That’s why DECODING HAPPINESS – 10 STEPS TO UNLEASH YOUR INNER GREATNESS AND LIVE A FULFILLING LIFE asks two very important questions:

What if happiness is far simpler and more achievable than we are often led to believe?  And what if our ability to experience joy and to welcome greatness into our life is the only key that we really need to be happy – and that we are already born with?  More than asking these questions, this book offers a simple yet powerful answer – which is based on 10 essential steps that you can easily follow every day to be as happy as you’ve always wanted to be.

Here is what you will learn in this book:

  • What true happiness actually looks like
  • How to stay positive
  • Different ways to be happy
  • How to become the unique character your are supposed to be
  • How to be happy every day
  • A step by step guide to apply all these principles to your everyday life

As simple as they may sound, this book proposes that these are the very accessible but life-changing principles through which you can become a happy, balanced and successful individual.

In short this book answers the question how to be happy in life and its message is that happiness is a mindset that you can practice through these steps – so that you can unleash all the happiness and greatness that lies within you.

More about the author, Rafael Bettencourt:

Rafael BettencourtRafael’s journey began with a choice, the choice that life has much more to offer.
The choice that life lies in his own hands. The choice he will change.

Rafael grew up in a small village in West Germany. His loving family took care of him and gave him the best conditions for a bright future. But something was missing.
In his past, he never had the urge to leave his comfort zone. In a small village, it is easy to get to know people, because everybody knows each other, so he never learned this task.
Then he moved to a different city to study in college, and everything changed.
He didn’t know how to talk to strangers,
how to be comfortable in such a strange environment.
Everything felt weird and uncomfortable, which led him to stay on his own. After a long time of feeling lonely and depressed, he made the choice to change his life.

He stepped out of his comfort zone often. It became one of his daily habits to give people high fives on the street, to approach strangers everywhere he goes, to walk through life with a big smile on his face, and to enjoy his life, instead of staying in his head.

Today, he is an entrepreneur and author, has a beautiful woman by his side, is travelling the world, and is enjoying every moment he has in this beautiful world.
It became his ultimate goal in life to share what he experienced.
He wants to show people there is much more in life than average.

There lies Greatness within all of us, and everybody can build the life of his/her dreams that he is supposed to live.

 

Free contemporary romance available now!

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Download this contemporary romance story by Melissa Foster while it’s free today on Amazon.

Seized by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders, Book 1): Blue Ryderby Melissa Foster 

Contemporary Romance by Melissa FosterSEIZED BY LOVE is a USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger sister’s education. To keep friends and family from finding out about her sexy secret, she’s put her social life on hold until her sister’s education is paid off and she can stop filming the webcast.

Blue Ryder fell hard for Lizzie Barber when he met her a year ago, and he hasn’t been able to get her off his mind since. Everything about the feisty little brunette, from her tight bod to her seductive smile, cuts straight to his heart. Though Lizzie has turned down every invitation he’s extended–Blue is not about to give up trying.

Renovating Lizzie’s kitchen brings Blue further into Lizzie’s life, and the oven is not the only thing heating up. One night and one powerful kiss changes everything. But when Lizzie’s secret is revealed and the safe bubble she’s hidden in shatters, true love may not be enough to put the pieces back together.

More about the author of this contemporary romance story, Melissa Foster

contemporary romance author, Melissa FosterNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

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Melissa writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Readers adore Melissa’s fun, flirty, and sinfully sexy, award-winning big family romance collection, LOVE IN BLOOM featuring the Snow Sisters, Bradens, Remingtons, Ryders, Seaside Summer, Harborside Nights, and the Wild Boys After Dark. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented. She is the founder of the World Literary Café. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success.

Melissa has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Her interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.

Melissa is available to chat with book clubs and welcomes comments and emails from her readers. Visit Melissa on social media or her personal website.

“Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!” -NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely

“With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!” -NYT Bestseller Julie Kenner

“What sets Melissa Foster apart are her compelling characters who you care about… desperately. I dare you to read the first chapter and not be hooked.” NYT bestseller, M.J. Rose

“You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that’s fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won’t want to stop reading. Every book’s a winner!” New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak

“Melissa Foster is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Fated For Love was amazing. It kind of reminds me of Jill Shalvis’ books and they are my benchmark for contemporary romance awesomeness.” –Books Like Breathing

Comments from Melissa:

Hello everyone! I grew up in Maryland with my mother, a slew of wonderful brothers, and never a shortage of friends. I am passionate about writing, reading, living healthy, and helping others do the same, and enjoy just about anything outdoors (and anything chocolate!). I love to chat with readers and book clubs, and welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me. You can also catch me on Facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor.

Thanks for reading!

 

Read the complete Black Room Saga

Jim Liston
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FINALLY, THE COMPLETE BLACK ROOM SAGA, ALL IN ONE VOLUME!

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE STONE MAN, SHORTLISTED FOR AUDIBLE UK’S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015

In The Darkness, That’s Where I’ll Know You: The Complete Black Room Story by Luke Smitherd  

Black Room

There are hangovers, there are bad hangovers, and then there’s waking up inside someone else’s head.

The morning after a boozy night before comes with the rudest of awakenings for young bartender Charlie Wilkes. Instead of finding himself in his bedroom, he awakes in a prison consisting of moving, undulating black walls and a huge glowing screen that seems to float in thin air. But the prison isn’t a prison, and the screen isn’t a screen; incredibly, he is somehow inside the mind of a young woman – Minnie – and the screen is actually a projection of what she sees.

How did he end up in the Black Room? What has happened to his life? How is it that he recognises Minnie, feels a bond of some sort with her …even though they’ve never met? Can he exist inside the mind of a troubled, terrified, but beautiful woman with secrets of her own? Most important of all, can he ever get out? 

Uncertain whether he’s even real or if he is just a figment of his host’s imagination, Charlie and Minnie must work together – and learn the secret of their strange connection – if he is to find a way out of The Black Room, a place where even the light of the screen goes out every time Minnie closes her eyes…

IN THE DARKNESS, THAT’S WHERE I’LL KNOW YOU tells the complete story of THE BLACK ROOM PARTS ONE TO FOUR all in one book, and contains all of the adventures of Charlie and Minnie. All the answers are revealed in a story guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of their seat.

Bobby Adair’s Black Virus is free today!

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In Bobby Adair’s Black Virus, people are dying by the millions and safety lies far from the city, but just getting out will be tougher than anyone knows.

Black Virus by Bobby Adair

bobby adairAlienated in a world where he doesn’t fit in, Christian Black survives because he’s different. Then the virus came, and made the world turn different, too.

Now people are dying by the millions. Food supplies are short. Riots are blazing through the streets, and Christian’s only goal is to keep his family alive. But safety lies far from the city, and just getting out will be tougher than anyone knows.

 

 

 

About the author, Bobby Adair:

Bobby AdairAfter rewarding and successful careers in widow bilking, candy stealing, and puppy punting, Bobby served for a time in the peas corps. That last one was an accident of not paying attention. He thought he was joining the Peace Corp and instead found himself shacked up with migrant farm workers harvesting tiny vegetables.

It wasn’t until the winter of ’83 when the migrants were snowed in and forced to eat a three-legged transient in order to survive that Bobby began an introspective journey that led him to the summits of average-height mountains, through semi-arid deserts, and across relatively narrow oceans, that he discovered that the word introspection didn’t mean what he thought it did. So, he sat down on a heavily trafficked thoroughfare in Bangalore, India and thought about things for a while.

Affluent Indians with high-tech jobs often offered to lend him assistance and kindly left him with enough Rupees to buy fried-bug sandwiches and used apple cores. His hair grew long, and his beard turned scraggly. His clothes wore thin. Puny parasitic insects befriended him in one-sided relationships.

Then one day, a dark-skinned man with dreadlocks and a New Jersey accent came and squatted beside Bobby on the road and asked him what he was doing among the beggars and stray animals. Bobby told him that he was on a journey of the mind and was searching for a direction in a life that seemed to have no meaning.

Dreadlock Man laughed and laughed.

Bobby asked, “Why are you laughing?”

Dreadlock Man said, “You’re a writer, you idiot. Stop sitting on a curb doing nothing and go write something.” Then he smiled and walked away.

After sitting on the curb begging for Rupees for another thirteen years while his head told him that Dreadlock’s prediction made no sense, Bobby couldn’t overcome the contrary certainty in his heart that Dreadlock Man had spoken true. He had to be right. Bobby realized, he had to write.

So, he did.

Join me on my website or Facebook page if you just can’t get enough of my BS or want some insight into upcoming books.

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Free Science Fiction Available Now!

Jim Liston
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If you like science fiction and you’ve never read anything by Luke, I’d highly recommend this mysterious science fiction tale about the man who calls himself Mister Grief.

My Name Is Mister Grief – A Mysterious Science Fiction Tale (Tales of the Unusual) by Luke Smitherd

science fictionHave you ever felt like you couldn’t go on? That you were nearly lost under the weight of your own burdens? Were you told – or did you decide – that the only way out was to soldier on, to blindly grind out the days until you felt like you could breathe again, if not as well as before?

What if there was another way?

That’s the option that Jerry is presented with by his best friend Robert, along with an incredible tale of the man that came to Robert in his own time of need; the man who calls himself Mister Grief. The man who has a tale of his own to tell.

A story within a story within a story, MY NAME IS MISTER GRIEF continues the new Luke Smitherd tradition of making the reader wonder ‘what would I do?’ while transporting them to the place where everyone has a secret and the impossible is possible.

About the author of this Science Fiction fantasy, Luke Smitherd:

science fiction author, luke smitherdLuke Smitherd is the bestselling author of the hit novel THE STONE MAN, as well IN THE DARKNESS, THAT’S WHERE I’LL KNOW YOU and A HEAD FULL OF KNIVES.

A former singer and guitarist, Luke now writes full time for a living. He a: can’t quite believe it, and b: has to remember that he shouldn’t drink before lunchtime. Not on a weekday anyway.

He currently travels and writes, and ignores cheap jibes about not having a ‘proper job’.

Luke says: If you like my stuff, please leave a nice star rating for any books of mine that you liked. You’ll be doing me a bigger favor than I can say, and it’ll mean the work keeps coming. Thanks for reading.

Visit Luke Smitherd’s website and say hi!
www.lukesmitherd.com

Like him on Facebook:
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Amy Gettinger’s humorous story is free!

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You’ll love this humorous action adventure story by Amy Gettinger. Download it now while it’s free on Amazon.

Alice in Monologue Land by Amy Gettinger

free kindle bookPractice your snort laugh. Alice Chalmers, single mom, struggling to make ends meet with three teaching jobs, is coerced into speaking at a modern women’s literary event. Come on. Seriously? Reading a poem about female body parts aloud? On stage? At work? The mere idea brings on hot flashes, until her kids grab the script and hoot like a pack of monkeys. She might laugh, too, if her students were not slowly disappearing and three odd suitors were not chasing her around.

From page one, Alice’s life becomes more chaotic, romantic, and dangerous as she searches for the missing students. From treachery in dark campus parking lots, to students who are more than they seem, to pythons giving “hugs,” to some wild skydives, Alice’s life is literally in free fall.

About the author, Amy Gettinger:

Amy GettingerAbout Amy Gettinger’s “Roll with the Punches”: “This is a big, warm-hearted, hilarious book that wraps the reader up within its covers and holds them there until the last page — and that’s a very good thing. Roll with the Punches … is most highly recommended.” ~ Jack Magnus for Reader’s Favorite

More about “Roll with the Punches”: “I had tears rolling down my cheeks from laughing so much! Want your life to seem quiet and sedate, no matter what? Check out Amy Gettinger’s in-your-face, completely irreverent take on light-hearted romance and the struggles of a single woman caught between her own life and those she cares for.” ~ Dianne Bylo a Top 500 Amazon Reviewer, Tome Tender Blogger

About Amy Gettinger’s “Alice in Monologue Land”: “A fun-loving read, perfect to bring sunshine to even the cloudiest day, Ms. Gettinger lets us know it is okay to laugh at ourselves, just in case we can identify with Alice and that reading less than lofty tomes brings a certain sparkle and shine to the literary world. I might suggest you hang on tight, this tale has more spins than a tilt-a-whirl.” ~ Dianne Bylo, Top 500 Amazon Reviewer

More about “Alice in Monologue Land”: “Humorous! Intrigue!! A bit of 007! Shocking experiences! Love Interests! Alice embraces all scenarios, regardless of time or place. (And they are varied and interesting!) For a fun read, escape to “Alice in Monologue Land”. She’s ready to take you on an adventure!” ~ R. K. Holcomb

Amy Gettinger lives in Orange County, California with her husband and her two piteous poodles under the shade of a very noisy old eucalyptus windrow full of crows and wild parrots. When she’s not writing novels, she’s creating Reader’s Theater plays and coaching a local senior group to perform them, complete with big bad wolves, feather boas and tiaras.

Find her blog at http://www.amygettinger.com.

Find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Gettinger/1412625005719904

Afterlife wasn’t supposed to be this way

Jim Liston
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The afterlife doesn’t come with a manual. In fact, dead men have to work out the rules of their new existence for themselves.

The Physics Of The Dead – A Supernatural Mystery Novel by Luke Smitherd 

afterlifeWhat do the dead do when they can’t leave …and don’t know why?

The afterlife doesn’t come with a manual. In fact, Hart and Bowler (two ordinary but dead men) have had to work out the rules of their new existence for themselves. It’s that fact (along with being unable to leave the boundaries of their city centre, unable to communicate with the other lost souls, unable to rest in case The Beast catches up with them) that makes getting out of their situation a priority.

But Hart and Bowler don’t know why they’re there in the first place; if they ever want to leave, they will have to find all the answers to be able to understand the physics of the dead. What are the strange, glowing objects that pass across the sky? Who are the living people surrounded by a blue glow? What are their physical limitations in that place, and have they fully explored the possibilities of what they can do?

Time is running out. Their afterlife was never supposed to be this way, and if they don’t make it out soon, they’re destined to end up like the others. Insane, and alone forever…
In this creeping, mysterious debut novel from the author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller THE STONE MAN, the richly-built world of THE PHYSICS OF THE DEAD will slowly draw you in with an icy grip until you are left gasping.

About the author of this afterlife fantasy, Luke Smitherd:

Another free eBook!Luke Smitherd is the bestselling author of the hit novel THE STONE MAN, as well IN THE DARKNESS, THAT’S WHERE I’LL KNOW YOU and A HEAD FULL OF KNIVES.

A former singer and guitarist, Luke now writes full time for a living. He a: can’t quite believe it, and b: has to remember that he shouldn’t drink before lunchtime. Not on a weekday anyway.

He currently travels and writes, and ignores cheap jibes about not having a ‘proper job’.

Luke says: If you like my stuff, please leave a nice star rating for any books of mine that you liked. You’ll be doing me a bigger favor than I can say, and it’ll mean the work keeps coming. Thanks for reading.

Visit Luke Smitherd’s website and say hi!
www.lukesmitherd.com

Like him on Facebook:
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Another free eBook!

Jim Liston
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If you’re looking for another free eBook, here’s one from the author of the international bestseller, “The Stone Man.”

Do Anything – A Mysterious Science Fiction Tale (Tales of the Unusual) by Luke Smitherd

Another free eBookIn DO ANYTHING, Luke Smitherd brings you two more Tales Of The Unusual:
CLOSURE: A winter walk in the woods seemed like a great idea to Gary and his wife, Carla. Until a duplicate Gary appears and kidnaps Carla, vanishing with her into thin air. Could the strange mechanical devices Gary’s duplicate leaves behind hold the answer?
YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOOK: When John was eleven years old, he came home to find a book he’d never seen before lying on his bed; one full of names, some belonging to people he knew, each with a single number behind them. That was John’s first glimpse into a darker reality than he could have ever imagined, and that mysterious book would go on to affect every facet of the rest of his life. And potentially, his death …

 

About the author, Luke Smitherd:

Another free eBook!Luke Smitherd is the bestselling author of the hit novel THE STONE MAN, as well IN THE DARKNESS, THAT’S WHERE I’LL KNOW YOU and A HEAD FULL OF KNIVES.

A former singer and guitarist, Luke now writes full time for a living. He a: can’t quite believe it, and b: has to remember that he shouldn’t drink before lunchtime. Not on a weekday anyway.

He currently travels and writes, and ignores cheap jibes about not having a ‘proper job’.

Luke says: If you like my stuff, please leave a nice star rating for any books of mine that you liked. You’ll be doing me a bigger favor than I can say, and it’ll mean the work keeps coming. Thanks for reading.

Visit Luke Smitherd’s website and say hi!
www.lukesmitherd.com

Like him on Facebook:
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Another free eBook from Luke Smitherd!

Mysterious Science Fiction

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If you’re looking for some great mysterious science fiction, Luke Smitherd’s tale is free today on Amazon!

Hold On Until Your Fingers Break – A Mysterious Science Fiction Tale (Tales of the Unusual) by Luke Smitherd

mysterious science fictionTom’s entire world is about to come to a very definite end.

In a day that starts with amnesia, mysterious old men, and a scrawled, barely-legible note that says only “DON’T TRUST HIM”, follow Tom as he tries to piece together not only his memories of the day before, but the answer to the question … what happens when you never let go of the ones you love?

PRAISE FOR LUKE SMITHERD:
“I couldn’t help myself and read this is one sitting” – simon211175, Amazon Vine Voice

“Fantastically written characters who make you care about them right from the off.” – Andy Pettifer

“It was one of those books where you tell yourself you will read just one more page, then look at the clock and realise that it’s 2 hours later. I would thoroughly recommend it” – Elaine Hosegood

“I have owned a Kindle for about 2 years and downloaded some excellent books for very little cost but Luke Smitherd’s works beat the lot. Great mysterious science fiction.” – Silversmith, Amazon UK Review

“As soon as I started reading I was completely sucked in, which very rarely happens for me. I couldn’t wait to get home and read it each night. I laughed. I cried. I did actual real life gasps of horror.” – Katie, Amazon Review

“I spend a lot of time trawling through the kindle book store looking for cheap books, relying on reviews to make my purchases. I have come across some less than average books using this method, but also some real gems. This book definitely falls into the latter category. It had me gripped from page one.” – Steve Sut, Amazon UK Review

“This story could, probably should, be made into a movie at some point. I honestly have to believe that Smitherd should contact a producer/director and make a fabulous movie deal. Totally enjoyed the read.” – Bonnie Gleckler Clark, Goodreads

About the author, Luke Smitherd:

mysterious science fiction by Luke SmitherdLuke Smitherd is the bestselling author of the hit novel THE STONE MAN, as well IN THE DARKNESS, THAT’S WHERE I’LL KNOW YOU and A HEAD FULL OF KNIVES.

A former singer and guitarist, Luke now writes full time for a living. He a: can’t quite believe it, and b: has to remember that he shouldn’t drink before lunchtime. Not on a weekday anyway.

He currently travels and writes, and ignores cheap jibes about not having a ‘proper job’.

Luke says: If you like my stuff, please leave a nice star rating for any books of mine that you liked. You’ll be doing me a bigger favor than I can say, and it’ll mean the work keeps coming. Thanks for reading.

Visit Luke Smitherd’s website and say hi!
www.lukesmitherd.com

Like him on Facebook:
facebook.com/smitherdbooks

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