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The Friday 56 #9 ~ Shadows of Penumbra by Margaret E. Alexander

Posted: December 21, 2013 in Dystopian, Science Fiction, The Friday 56, urban fantasy
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The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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#1

The dead man had no blood, and lay there like an empty shell. When Diane turned around to witness the other bodies, they had disappeared.

#2

Below, the street was empty, with the exception of the bleeding corpses of hundreds arranged to form the letters of a single phrase:…

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Shadows of Penumbra

Apocalypse Exalted #1

By Margaret E. Alexander

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Seven sins. Seven souls. Seven weapons.

Something sinful resides in Diane’s memories, she’s certain of it. That’s why she traded them in to protect her father and her best friend.

Trained in the task of erasing criminal masterminds’ memories, Diane yawns at the notion of converting yet another Rebel. But when her target turns out to be a little less than human and a bit more than demon, a whole new breed of beings invade Diane’s world and lure her into another dimension, where the world is a ruined, enchanted mirror of reality.

Some of them are ideal doppelgangers of humans called Shadows; others are hybrids with sinister intentions. And they’re about to reveal a lot more than the reason for the trauma in her past or why the world is ending. Like who are the biggest pawns in a conspiracy to “perfect” mankind. Diane must push her mind past all limits and master a set of elements no human has ever controlled to stand any chance of confronting the organization responsible.

After they’re through with her, the Shadows give her a choice: to live the life she’s always wanted or conquer seven powerful devices that will even the odds. Good thing Diane always has a trick up her sleeve, and a partner in crime…

This New Adult (ages 18-35) urban fantasy thriller series is a story of a fight for independence and control, love and loss, and a search for one’s place in the world.

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The Friday 56 #8 ~ Dragon’s Game ~ Moonsongs Book #4

Posted: December 14, 2013 in Creatures, New Adult, Paranormal or fantasy, Supernatural, The Friday 56
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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#1

“As for me, I had to chew my lip to keep from screaming for help. This was one part Roman Coliseum, one part Fight Club, and I was beginning to understand: We’d been brought here for blood sport.”

#2

He strode over and dug his fingers into the sides of Ren’s throat, smiling the entire time.

#3

“…these people have paid me good money to see you die.”

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Dragon’s Game

Moonsongs Book #4

By E.J. Wesley

Dragon's Game (Moonsongs, Book 4)

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Jenny Moonsong recently inherited the title of “monster hunter” and an ancient tribal journal/how-to manual passed down by her Apache ancestors. She has already faced a werewolf, witches, and a troll. But nothing could prepare her for her latest confrontation…

Dragon’s Game, Moonsongs Book 4, finds Jenny out of her rural West Texas element, searching for an evil witch in an urban Houston nightclub. After attempting to help a handsome and mysterious stranger out of a jam, she finds herself on the run from a ruthless gang who are even more dangerous than they initially appear.

Forced into a twisted game of life and death, Jenny must navigate the complexity of a budding relationship, and somehow survive a night filled with unexpected horror and paranormal mystery.

Dragon’s Game is approximately 14,000 words or 45 pages, and is the fourth volume of the Moonsongs Books, an ongoing series of New Adult, speculative / urban fantasy novelettes by author E.J. Wesley.

(These stories contain language and content better suited for readers 17+)

~Moonsongs Series List~

Blood Fugue, Moonsongs Book 1
Witch’s Nocturne, Moonsongs Book 2
Dark Prelude, Moonsongs Book 3
Dragon’s Game, Moonsongs Book 4

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The Friday 56 #7 ~ Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth ~ A Vampire Intrigue

Posted: November 23, 2013 in Supernatural, The Friday 56, Vampires
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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#1

“Please. Let them kill me.”

#2

“If I didn’t know what you were, you’d be dead already.”

#3

“You don’t understand, you have to kill me….”

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Blood Oath

By Christopher Farnsworth 

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Zach Barrows is a cocky, ambitious White House employee until he’s abruptly transferred out and partnered with Nathaniel Cade, a secret agent sworn to protect the president. But Cade is no ordinary civil servant. Bound 140 years ago by a special blood oath, Nathanial Cade is a vampire. On the orders of the president he defends the nation against enemies far stranger-and even more dangerous-than civilians like Zach could ever imagine.

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The Friday 56 #6 ~ Salechii: A Shark Park, a fun, safe, educational place to learn about sharks

Posted: November 9, 2013 in Creatures, horror, The Friday 56
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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Cue the theme from Jaws!

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The next time the bull shark hit, the tiny crack split into dozens as they spread up the glass tunnel.

#2

They needed to stop the bleeding, literally.

#3

“We’ve got to keep the sharks away from each other and from the guests.”

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Salechii

A Shark Park

a fun, safe, educational place to learn about sharks

By Carolyn McCray

Salechii: A Shark Park that is a fun, safe environment to learn about sharks, what could go wrong? (Book 1 in the Apex Predator Thriller Series)

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Salechii: A Shark Park is supposed to be all about learning to respect and protect sharks, however after a Level-5 Hurricane hits and the sharks get out of their pens, the only lesson learned is how fast can you swim?

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The Friday 56 #5 ~ She stands between the living and the dead. ~ A Touch Menacing

Posted: November 2, 2013 in angels, Paranormal or fantasy, Romance, The Friday 56, YA
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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#1

When Eden licked her lips, she tasted ash.

#2

She could smell the cinders on her cheeks, the  ashes flaking from her hair.

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A Touch Menacing

By Leah Clifford

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Eden is dying. For real, this time.

She is crumbling to ash, and an unnatural plague is ravaging mortals and immortals alike. With both Heaven and Hell out to destroy her, Eden can no longer tell the difference between good and evil.

Friends become enemies. And enemies are everywhere.

But don’t underestimate Eden. She’ll fight for her life, for the lives of those she loves, and for every life she has ever touched.

She’ll fight for revenge. For redemption. For—just maybe—the chance to be mortal again.

Everything began with forbidden love.

What will be sacrificed at the bitter end?

The dramatic conclusion to Leah Clifford’s dark, alluring trilogy of life, death, and epic love.

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The Friday 56 #4 ~ It’s Horror. No, It’s Humor. No, It’s Eat, Brains, Love

Posted: October 26, 2013 in horror, Humor, Romance, The Friday 56, YA, Zombies
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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#1

I remembered this stupid trick my ex-sort-of-boyfriend Jason used to do when he’d take me on dates to the diner. He’d palm one of those plastic things of coffee creamer, hold it up to his eye, and stab it with a fork. This was just like that. Except for real.

#2

An old lady with curlers in her hair aimed a beat-up camcorder at Jamison. I could imagine what this looked like to them. A huge man in a government truck massacring a couple of innocent teenagers.

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Eat, Brains, Love

By Jeff Hart

Eat, Brains, Love

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Two teenage zombies search for brains, love, and answers in this surprisingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel with guts.

Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake’s whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.

Now Jake definitely has Amanda’s attention-as well as Cass’s, since she’s been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.

Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC’s The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that’s coming in Summer 2014.

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The Friday 56 #3 ~ Released: The Shapeshifter’s Library ~ Free today!

Posted: October 18, 2013 in Excerpt, Freebies!, Meme, Paranormal or fantasy, The Friday 56, werewolves, YA
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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#1

Most of all, she loved her cozy alcove for those days she curled up with a fantasy novel, a pot of French Roast, and a pan of brownies.

#2

She didn’t want change: she wanted the status quo, just better.

#3

She’d meet Chronus’s friend, have a pleasant evening, eat well, come home early, and read all weekend. It wasn’t as if she were looking for a soul mate.

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Released ~ The Shapeshifter’s Library

This is FREE right now on Amazon

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Released (The Shapeshifters' Library, #1)

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Love dogs?  Love books?  Love libraries? Hate Book-burning werewolves?

Once long ago the Shipsfeather Academy was a training ground for an ancient race of dog-shifters whose mission was to protect the world’s knowledge. A powerful curse sealed these librarians in the basement of their building and gave the control of the town to a pack of book-burning werewolves.

Librarian Liberty Cutter watches in horror as the town’s public library goes up in flames and plans to re-establish the library in the abandoned Shipsfeather Academy building. Chronus, the Old English Sheepdog headmaster of the academy and leader of the dog-shifters, knows he must make some changes to continue to keep his pack safe. But even if he could persuade Liberty to believe in a talking sheepdog, how far can she be trusted? And will she ever be able to care for him as a man. He has to try, because Liberty Cutter and her staff of zany librarians may hold the key to the dog-shifters’ freedom…and the future of the town.

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Amber Polo

Amber Polo

As a quirky librarian I love bringing to my books a look into another world with a little humor and a story to keep  pages turning. My new series “The Shapeshifters’ Library” features a library full of librarians and dog-shifters trying to stay one step ahead of the book-burning werewolves.
Book One “Released,” Book Two “Retrieved,” and “Recovered” Book Three.

I’m also really good at relaxing people, so my latest book Contains all the tips a librarian/yoga teacher wants writers and readers to know. I wrote “Relaxing the Writer – Guidebook to the Writer’s High” to help everyone to sits to read and writes and recorded my relaxation CDs “Relaxing the Writer Relaxation” and “Relaxing the Writer Hand Meditation” to offer a way to learn to release stress!

I’ve written 2 romance novels, one with a paranormal twist a “Romancing Rebecca” and another “Flying Free” about living on an airpark (as I do) and a couple of shorts.

I love to review books and my secret guilty pleasure is Goodreads Never Ending Book Quiz…current rank 492 – out of 76,7440 (old news)

Find me at www.amberpolo.com and www.relaxingthewriter.com.

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The Friday 56 #2 ~ A New Horror Serial ~ Cruelty by Edward Lorn

Posted: October 11, 2013 in horror, New Release, Series, The Friday 56, thriller, Uncategorized
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The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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The man in the baby doll mask had stuffed her into the trunk as if she were just so much luggage. 

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Cruelty (Episode #1)

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CRUELTY is a serial novel in ten parts.

Episode One.

On a lonely stretch of deserted Texas highway, Will Longmire breaks down. But he’s not alone.

In the dead of night, Innis Blake hits someone, or something, with her car. The figure shouldn’t be getting up. But it is.

An unstoppable force now stalks Will and Innis. And before the night is over, both strangers will know the face of Cruelty.

Forgiveness is only a few miles down the road, but safety is nowhere in sight.

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New episodes will be released each month.

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Edward Lorn is an American horror author presently residing in the southeast United States. He enjoys storytelling, reading, and writing biographies in the third person. Once upon a time, during a session of show and tell, a seven-year-old Edward Lorn shared with his class that his baby brother had died over the weekend. His classmates, the teacher included, wept while he recounted the painful tragedy of having lost a sibling. Edward went home that day and found an irate mother waiting for him. Edward’s teacher had called to express her condolences. This was unfortunate, as Edward had never had a baby brother. With advice given to her by a frustrated teacher, Edward’s mother made him start writing all of his lies down. The rest, as they say, is history. Edward Lorn and his wife are raising two children, along with a handful of outside cats and a beagle named Dot. He remains a liar to this day. The only difference is, now he’s a useful one.

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The Friday 56 #1 ~ Shadow of Danger by Kristine Mason

Posted: October 5, 2013 in Book Promos, The Friday 56, Uncategorized
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Freda’s Voice. The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56
or 56% in your eReader and find any sentence, or a few (no spoilers) that grabs
you and post it.

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As they moved down the embankment, despite what had happened in the sedan, he couldn’t keep his eyes from diverting to her ass, until they broke through the thicket. Neon yellow redirected his attention, and he once again took in the dump site. The area appeared serene, peaceful, and nothing like  the earlier makeshift graveyard.

“We found the first body here.”  Roy pointed toward the first area sectioned off by police tape and approximately twenty feet from the road. “The other three were found deeper in the woods. Lying side by side.”

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Four women have been found dead in the outskirts of a small Wisconsin town. The only witness, clairvoyant Celeste Risinski, observes these brutal murders through violent nightmares and hellish visions. The local sheriff, who believes in Celeste’s abilities and wants to rid their peaceful community of a killer, enlists the help of an old friend, Ian Scott, owner of a private criminal investigation agency, CORE. Because of Ian’s dark history with Celeste’s family, a history she knows nothing about, he sends his top criminalist, former FBI agent John Kain to investigate.

John doesn’t believe in Celeste’s mystic hocus-pocus, or in her visions of the murders. But just when he’s certain they’ve solved the crimes, with the use of science and evidence, more dead bodies are discovered. Could this somehow be the work of the same killer or were they dealing with a copycat? To catch a vicious murderer, the skeptical criminalist reluctantly turns to the sensual psychic for help. Yet with each step closer to finding the killer, John finds himself one step closer to losing his heart.

Kristine Mason

I didn’t pick up my first romance novel until I was in my late twenties. Immediately hooked, I read a bazillion books before deciding to write one of my own. After the birth of my first son I needed something to keep my mind from turning to mush, and Sesame Street wasn’t cutting it. While that first book will never see the light of day, something good came from writing it. I realized my passion, and found a career I love.

When I’m not writing contemporary romances and dark, romantic suspense novels (or reading them!) I’m chasing after my four kids and two neurotic dogs.

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