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Paul Anlee’s Deplosion Book 1 is Free Today!

Canadian author Paul Anlee writes provocative, epic sci-fi in the style of Asimov, Heinlein, Asher, and Reynolds, stories that challenge our assumptions and stretch our imagination.

The Reality Thief (Deplosion Book 1) by Paul Anlee

Paul AnleeRule the Chaos, rule the Universe

The already controversial Dr. Darian Leigh has outdone himself this time with a magnanimous gift to humanity: a device that can create whole new universes and alter the laws of physics. The theory alone sets the worlds of science, religion, and politics ablaze. Now, if only he could get it working. Little does he know, it already does. Lines between good and evil get blurry when a misguided lab associate and the scheming leader of an influential church join forces to harness the power for the glory of God. What—or who—are they willing to sacrifice to possess the machine? Mired in secrets, betrayal, good intentions, and murder, the struggle to control it will rage for eons.

Canadian author Paul Anlee writes provocative, epic sci-fi in the style of Asimov, Heinlein, Asher, and Reynolds, stories that challenge our assumptions and stretch our imagination. Literary, fact-based, and fast-paced, the Deplosion series explores themes in philosophy, politics, religion, economics, AI, VR, nanotech, synbio, quantum reality, and beyond.

More about the author, Paul Anlee:

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“Life is big enough for more than one dream.”

Canadian author Paul Anlee writes provocative, epic sci-fi in the style of Asimov, Heinlein, Asher, and Reynolds, stories that challenge our assumptions and stretch our imagination. Literary, fact-based, and fast-paced, the Deplosion series explores themes in philosophy, politics, religion, economics, AI, VR, nanotech, synbio, quantum reality, and beyond.

“When done right, I think sci-fi is the best genre for challenging what you think you know about the universe and your place in it. One reason I write is to shine a bright, rigorous light on the assumptions in our everyday interactions with our world.

“In large part, I became a scientist because of my love of science fiction. It made me think of a future I hoped to help create. Helping others to create their own visions of the future is another reason I write. Although my specialty was molecular biology and genetics, it was not long before I was involved in the new fields of nanotechnology and synthetic biology.

“As a scientist/storyteller, I try not to use “magical” explanations as the basis for any of my settings, conflicts, or resolutions. I think long and hard about a plausible scientific rationale for everything important that happens in my stories. If I can’t see some way that something could have a natural explanation, I won’t use it.

“That’s quite a challenge in the Deplosion series as I cover quite a range of ideas: a universe evolving naturally from virtual particles; a generated field that changes the natural laws of physics; a way to grow a supercomputer in your head; a combination of artificial intelligence and downloading of a human mind; instantaneous travel throughout the universe; virtual worlds; buildings you grow; genetic engineering for living on different planets; etc.

“For each of these, I can conceive of a scientific route that justifies the different technologies in question. Add in political intrigue, religion, philosophy, and human passion and you have the kind of story I enjoy reading. That’s what I try to write.”

Paul Anlee and his wife live in Cuenca Ecuador, where they are learning Spanish and Tai Chi, exploring the Andes, and crafting exciting and provocative stories guaranteed to challenge your thinking.

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Artie Kane’s Memoir is Free Today on Amazon!

Artie Kane’s music career as a pianist in the Hollywood studios spans from 1960 through 1978, working with Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, John Williams, and Quincy Jones, to name a few.

Music to My Years: Life and Love Between the Notes by Artie Kane

Artie KaneFrom radio to scores of TV and movie soundtracks, Artie Kane’s music has touched and inspired millions of people.

In his newly released memoir, “Music To My Years: Life and Love Between the Notes,” he captures the romantic as well as the unrelenting perfectionism demanded in the entertainment industry. Mr. Kane conducted scores for over 60 motion pictures, wrote music for over 250 television shows (“Wonder Woman,” “Vegas,” “Loveboat,” “Hotel,” “Dynasty,” “Matlock,” “Question of Guilt,” “Man Against the Mob”) and seven motion pictures, such as “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” “Eyes of Laura Mars,” “Night of the Juggler,” and “Wrong Is Right.”

Artie Kane, with candor and acerbic wit, recounts his quest to find love through eight marriages as he pursued his dreams as a pianist. His memoir is infused with provocative and poignant stories about the celebrities he worked with and gives an insider’s look at Hollywood culture, films, and TV shows of the last five decades. “Music to My Years” captures the romantic as well as the rough-hewn and unrelentingly perfectionist sides of the world of professional entertainment. For the love of music, and in quest of love through eight marriages, Artie reimagines his dreams, and with characteristic candor and acerbic wit, proves that the American landscape thrives as a place for misfits who follow their dreams to success.

“Music to My Years” is also the story of the ever-changing world of professional entertainment, told by an artist whose talents helped to define the transformative era. This memoir will delight and inform lovers of music, fans of Hollywood culture and films, and devotees of TV shows of the last five decades. This story will resonate with anyone who has pursued a dream or struggled to find true love.

More about the author, Artie Kane:

Artie KaneGrowing up in Columbus, Ohio, as a child prodigy, Artie Kane (born Aaron Cohen April 14, 1929) began his piano studies with Agnes Wright at three-and-a-half years old, winning numerous contests against older children. Newspapers in Columbus reported many of his competitions and performances throughout his childhood. Later he studied with Madame Karyn Dayas at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Madame Herz in New York. Kane is a pianist, film composer, and conductor.

He is the author of “Music To My Years: Life and Love Between the Notes,” a memoir of his illustrious career, eight marriages, numerous girlfriends, and his own family—all of whom had a marked effect on his life.

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Mary McPhee’s Free eBook on Amazon!

If you haven’t read anything by Mary McPhee then now is a great time to start.

Absolution by Mary McPhee

Mary McPheeA burnt-out Catholic priest and a woman doctor with a past meet at a make-shift clinic on the Syrian-Iraqi border. It is a reconnection for them: ten years ago Father Joseph Luger (Lujhere) heard Jane Browne’s desperate, late-night confession. Jane—who was Angela Perrault in those days—was a seventeen-year-old student at a high school in a U.S. city where Father Luger taught religion. He was a young, untried new priest. She confessed to a terrible crime but evaded his questions about it, trying his patience. Although he doesn’t quite believe her, he gives her absolution. Soon after, there are serious consequences of his less than wise handling of a distraught young person.

Through their growing relationship under stressful conditions of aiding refugees from the Syrian rebellion, a strong attraction grows between them, plus the understanding that each is the reason the other is there, in such an unforgiving place. But forgiveness is what they both seek, or absolution. Their need for this is rooted in what happened ten years before. One of them is forced to make a devastating choice.

About the author, Mary McPhee:

Mary McPhee lives in Denver. It is the scene of most of her books with the exception of her fictionalized memoirs. Mary’s first book on Kindle was “Code Name Nora: Life in a Retirement Home.” According to Nora, it’s fun, companionable, and a little zany.
Her second book on Kindle is an imaginative stretch—about a woman who doesn’t age like her contemporaries. In “The Woman Who Lived to Be 150,” Katie Bonner awakens on the morning of her 75th birthday feeling distinctly different. The difference in Katie goes on for 75 more years. It’s an intriguing story and hard to put down, so reviewers have said.

Her third book is a novelized memoir, “A Small Flame.” If you want to read a loving portrayal of a Catholic parochial school education, this book is for you. “A Small Flame” isn’t all sweetness and light, however. Its protagonist, young Nora, has a hard time with a stepmother out of Central Casting, and an autocratic nun whose mere glance is said to “stop sin in its tracks. “Flame” presents a vivid picture of life in the 1930s in Middle America, leading up to the start of WWII.

Back to lighthearted semi-fantasy: “(What to do?) About Ben Adams” presents a man whom people love to hate. Ben Adams is a stinker both in his private and professional life. But when he has surgery to repair a brain aneurysm, the poking around in his grey matter throws his empathy center into overdrive. Ben awakens from a coma feeling unconditional love for the human race. While a wonderful change, those around him find it difficult to deal with the new Ben. He has a series of adventures, the last sending him to meet with a dreaded Mid-Eastern terrorist. But unfortunately for Ben, he’s losing his “mojo,” and the only way to keep his head (literally) is to charm the evil one.

“The Smell of Rain” is a short novella about the memory of walking in the rain with a special person; years later, the memory is relived.

“A Fresh Start in a New Place,” another fictionalized memoir, is about a fifty-something woman who drops out of big city life to live in the country. She hopes to embrace everything about her new life, but the best-laid plans don’t always work out.

Mary McPhee’s next book is a cozy mystery set in a rural village (as most delightful ones are). Again, the story has to do with aging. But in a strange way. “Green Old Age” is a malady that strikes young people. They become aged overnight. It’s almost worse than murder. Can green old age be reversed? This is what young investigative reporter Tory Grey races to find out before she’s put into a rocking chair herself.

“Flowers in a Window” is a suspense thriller. Interior decorator Andrea Clarke returns to her posh condo in Denver to find Maurice, her husband of less than a year, fully clothed in the bathtub, half his face blown away and a gun in his hand. Traumatized, Andrea seeks a place of refuge to await the birth of her baby. She recreates the scene of a farmhouse from an old decorating book and is content there until a stranger shows up. He tells her the man in the bathtub with the destroyed face was not Maurice, but his brother, a homeless man. Andrea must return to the city and go into a boarded-up, abandoned building frequented by homeless people to learn the truth.

For a change of pace, as if the classic “Pride and Prejudice” needed another take-off, Mary wrote “Darcy and Lizzy: Bewitched.” The Regency couple find themselves time-traveling to a recreation of the movie “Dirty Dancing,” and learn new moves to take back to Pemberley.
“Report from the Writers Conference,” a long short story, is a humorous take on an aspiring writer hoping to connect with an agent for her novel.

Mary McPhee’s next book on Kindle is “Absolution.” A burnt-out priest and a woman doctor with a past meet at a clinic aiding refugees on the Syrian-Iraqi border. It’s a reconnection for them: ten years before, Father Joseph Luger heard Jane Browne’s desperate, late-night confession. Their presence in the Mid East stems from that, and their mutual need for absolution.

“The Third Memory” is about a man with total amnesia whose injured brain becomes the prize in a sinister plot. It’s set partially in the Middle East, and several of the characters from “Absolution” appear in this new book.

Mary McPhee has fourteen books available on Amazon for a fraction of their worth!

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Leeward Set Book 1 is Free Today on Amazon

Fury in the Storm: Where Christians Dare (The Leeward Set Book 1) by D.I. Telbat

The Leeward Set Book 1FURY in the STORM: Where Christians Dare, Book One of The Leeward Set by D.I. TELBAT, previously published as SEA SCRIBE, is a covert mission suspense that takes place in and around North Korea.

Protagonist Troy Forge was stabbed in a work-related incident, and now every ounce of his faith is tested as he lives to hate the man, Juan Ambula, who scarred and damaged him for life.  As a storm brews across the high seas, Troy, though still suffering from pain and loss, sets sail in his customized catamaran on a dangerous smuggling mission to the closed communist country of North Korea. Just days after leaving California’s West Coast, the voyage proves to be anything but a smooth trip. Facing many risks and dangers, Troy makes discoveries—including an opportunity for revenge—that change his life forever.

Ho Kichun—cut off from the outside world—is a networker for the Christian Underground Church inside North Korea. As he travels secretly serving the persecuted throughout the mountainous terrain, he prays to meet the covert contact—if Kichun isn’t killed by an assassin first!

Contraband smuggler Merrick Jolan is hot after Troy to kill the Christian sailor by way of his Russian bodyguard, Dmitri Volkov. But if Troy can’t meet Elephant on time, the Christian underground network may crumble.

Laura Zisk leaves a broken past in her wake that she refuses to face. As a professed atheist, she tries to run as far from her life as she can, only to be confronted with the hardest test of her being.

Fury in the Storm: Where Christians Dare (The Leeward Set Book 1) is a 70,000-word novel of clean action/suspense, with cover design by Streetlight Graphics. It reveals the boldness of Christians who risk everything to assist their foreign brothers and sisters in underground danger! This page-turning adventure will leave you gasping for air as the stormy deep threatens to drown God’s people in the closed frontier of forbidden land and waters of North Korea. And we see that God uses anyone who is willing.

About the author of the Leeward Series, D.I. Telbat:

D. I. Telbat is a Christian author best known for his Suspenseful Fiction with a Faith Focus, which includes his bestselling COIL Series and several End Times novels, such as The Steadfast Series. He wrote his first book at age 14, and hasn’t stopped since!

Telbat’s Tablet, David Telbat’s website/blog https://ditelbat.com, offers free weekly Christian short stories, or related posts, to entertain, but also to bring attention to the persecuted worldwide. Because of his interest in the Persecuted Church and missions, many of D.I. Telbat’s stories are about persecuted Christians—their sacrifice, suffering, and rescues.

Also on his site, he shares his author reflections, book reviews, writing research, and challenges for today’s Christian. His complete biography can be found at ditelbat.com/about/.

Getting into trouble with the law as a young man became a turning point in David’s life. The Lord used that experience to draw David into a personal relationship with Him. Re-focusing his life for Christ, David now seeks to honor God with his life and his writing.

David studied writing in college, and worked for a time in the newspaper field, but he is now doing what he loves: writing and Christian ministry. When not busy with ministry, he focuses on writing novels, short stories, blog posts, and prison Bible curriculum.

Though D.I. Telbat is currently living in California, he has kept his home office in the Northwest U.S. where his assistant, Dee, lives and helps with his writing and editing needs.

There is no redemption without sacrifice.

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Naughty Sci-Fi Romance Pre-Order Now!

This naughty sci-fi romance collection penned by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors will be available January 16, so pre-order now while it’s only $0.99! . This decadently naughty box set includes twenty-three ALL-NEW, stand-alone novellas full of hot alien alpha males, breathless passion, and reluctant surrender.

Alien Alphas: Twenty-Three Naughty Sci-Fi Romance Novellas by 24 Authors

Naughty Sci-Fi RomanceFierce warriors. Savage barbarians. Powerful warlords.
All ready to claim their mates.

Alien Alphas is a collection of panty-melting naughty sci-fi romance featuring dominant alien heroes, penned by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors. This decadently naughty box set includes twenty-three ALL-NEW, stand-alone novellas full of hot alien alpha males, breathless passion, and reluctant surrender. Take an exhilarating trip beyond the stars with this limited time only bundle that’s sure to leave you turning the pages late into the night.

Featured authors: Cari Silverwood, Cynthia Sax, Renee Rose, Lee Savino, Addison Cain, Kallista Dane, Maren Smith, Ava Sinclair, Sue Lyndon, Emily Tilton, Ashe Barker, Korey Mae Johnson, Grace Goodwin, Ivy Barrett, Jane Henry, Jaye Peaches, Katie Douglas, Lili Zander, Loki Renard, Maria Monroe, Megan Michaels, Myra Danvers, Sara Fields, and Sophie Kisker.

Publisher’s Note: The stories featured in this collection involve MF and MFM pairings. They include spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this box set.

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