How To Leave

How To Leave

Still Whole

In my family, showing one’s emotions
was considered to be a flaw.
Flagrantly raw,
I was willing to bear their
pompous, parental scorn
so as to remain true
to that which drove me,
relentless, inherent, untorn.

– Neela Arnaud

FROM THE AUTHOR: This book of poems bears witness to my journey of learning to leave toxic people and situations as I progressed in my recovery and healing from toxic family abuse, narcissistic partner abuse.

It is also a book that reflects my growing ability to recognize various forms of covert and overt abuse and do whatever was necessary to protect my mind, body, heart, and soul so as to keep my self (and spirit) alive. I hope you find inspiration in these 32 short poems that bear witness to my journey of recovery from relational abuse. $2.99 on Kindle.
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FROM THE PAINTED TOMB: Something Ancient is on its Way

FROM THE PAINTED TOMB: Something Ancient is on its Way

In his desire to protect a copper-haired slave who becomes queen, Ancient Egypt’s Prince Rahmor undergoes a dangerous magical ritual to become immortal. His love and admiration for this woman not only changes his life, but the consequences of that love carry through the ages to a contemporary copper-haired American woman. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Free: At Large

At Large

John Vance is a hardened criminal of the worst variety. He runs a drug cartel and orders hits from behind prison walls as part of his daily routine.

Narcotics Detective Jesse McCord had looked for Vance for years, and Jesse finally landed the break he needed to apprehend him and all the big players, but in the takedown, Vance’s brother Jake was killed. Another year passed before Jesse was finally able to put cuffs around the wrists of the head honcho himself—John Vance. And Vance hasn’t forgotten what Jesse did to him and his family.

Now, John has pulled off a daring escape and is at large, and what Jesse believes is an unrelated murder leads him closer to the man he is hunting. Jesse vows to put John Vance back behind bars, but John has a plan of his own. Now the question is, who’s hunting whom?
Free on Kindle.
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Southern Sunshine

Reed

I never wanted to be a cowboy, living in a small town was suffocating. The military was my out. I saw every place I ever wanted and everything that nightmares are made of. Until I almost lost my life and then I ended up back home.

 

Hazel

Finding out that I was pregnant the night before I left for college changed everything. I left that small town and vowed to never return. When my grandfather died, I had no choice but to go back home. The plan was just for two weeks. I thought it would be quick and easy until he was standing at the back door asking questions. Secrets never stay secrets for long in this town. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Sentinels: The Complete Collection Boxed Set : (A Dangerous Bargain, A Dangerous Hunger, A Dangerous Fury, A Dangerous King)

The Sentinels: The Complete Collection Boxed Set : (A Dangerous Bargain, A Dangerous Hunger, A Dangerous Fury, A Dangerous King)

This boxed set of The Sentinels includes all four books in this series . These paranormal romances contain graphic language, steamy love scenes, and lovable alpha males that also happen to be just a little bit demon.

A Dangerous Bargain: Kat Larson is haunted by demons. Literally. And how was she to know that there was more than one type of demon? The Evils want to destroy her soul, while handsome billionaire Sentinel, Zachary Winston, claims that he wants to protect her. Kat opts for Zach’s protection but it requires a bargain and what he suggests surprises poor Kat almost as much as the fact that demons really do exist. Zach must protect Kat from the Evils that will corrupt her soul. She is his “radiant,” the one woman who can lighten the darkness of his Sentinel existence and be his eternal mate. Zach also has to fight an internal war. He’s one-part Sentinel, one-part man, but they both yearn for Kat’s lush, full figured body and kind, compassionate heart. As Zach becomes more and more enchanted with Kat, he’s hoping she can learn to love a lonely man/Sentinel that’s only slightly wicked. A Dangerous

Hunger: Dr. Talia Maris had lived her entire life as a freak—a too tall, too plain, too odd woman who sees and senses the presence of otherworldly entities. A total recluse, Talia spends all of her time on her research with only her loyal feline companion for company. Until that sedate existence comes crashing down around her when she starts being pursued by Evils. And if there’s one thing she hates…it’s Evils. She ditches every one of them until tall, handsome Sentinel , Drew Winston, finally wins the game of pursuit by trapping her with a deceitful, underhanded trick. Not only is she infuriated by Drew’s stunt, but when he tells her that she is his mate, all she wants is to get rid of Drew as quickly as possible! Drew had never wanted or expected a mate of his own, but once he has Talia in his grasp, he’s determined to keep her safe and make her want to stay with him forever.

A Dangerous Fury: When Hunter Winston is sent on a mission to find a mysterious female who can help the Sentinels finally win their battle against the Evils, he’s not happy about the errand interrupting his constant compulsion to kill the red-eyed, ugly Evils. But he owes his brothers and their Sentinel king his life, so he hopes he can get the task done as soon as possible. But Hunter is about to discover that retrieving a single female can be very complicated when it is the goddess, Athena, who has been held prisoner for thousands of years. The time of the gods is long gone, and she’s ready to go to her final rest as soon as she knows the balance between good and evil is restored. Unfortunately, that isn’t what the Fates had planned for her. Can an angry Hunter and a virginal but powerful goddess embrace their destiny, or will the many forces working against them destroy their one shot at
happiness?A Dangerous King: Kristoff Agare $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Night People

The Night People

Sam has been interacting with aliens since he was five. Poor, with abusive, neglectful parents, he has coped alone, afraid to make friends or confide in adults for fear of being thought crazy. Now 15, he meets Jade, who becomes his friend and partner. While tackling the alien mystery, the two accidentally discover an entrance to the DUMBs, secret underground military facilities hiding aliens and other mysteries. Threatened—for reasons they don’t understand—by a furious army major, and afraid to seek help from adults, they plunge into a series of adventures that leave them unsure if the real threat is alien or human. As the teens deal with high school and their growing attraction to each other, Sam must learn that some people (even adults) can be trusted and that he deserves love. And together, Sam and Jade must figure out the aliens’ agenda and their place in it. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Fire and Ashes

Fire and Ashes

An asteroid on a collision course with Earth. A government coverup. A family caught in the middle.

Welcome to Falling Skies. Do you have what it takes to survive? $0.99 on Kindle.
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Connor: A Bad Boy Dark Romance (Angel Shot Book 1)

Connor: A Bad Boy Dark Romance (Angel Shot Book 1)

Connor Sullivan is having a bad night—getting shot will do that. But it’s all part of the job. So now he’s hiding in an alley, waiting for the chance to go get patched up when help arrives in the angelic form of Dr. Lauren Fry.

Someone is following Lauren home from work, and it’s terrifying. She just wants to go home and rest after a long shift at the hospital. But when she’s pulled into a dark alley by an injured man, she finds a savior in the last place she expects.

Connor is struck by Lauren’s beauty, and Lauren feels safe in Connor’s strong arms. Both need help of different types: $0.99 on Kindle.
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You’re The Author!

You're The Author!

The Wealthful Adventures series inspires mental and financial freedom. These books are a means of liberation through the teaching of life skills that traditional education often fails to acknowledge. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl

The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl

 

Yorkshire Dales 1850
As a terrible storm rages, Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed young woman at her cottage door, heavy with child. Moments later a baby girl is born. But by dawn, the mother has vanished, leaving behind the helpless child wrapped only in a silk peacock shawl.

When news spreads that Lady Eliza Hartley, sister to wealthy estate owner, John Hartley, has been found dead, Annabelle realises the terrible secret she has stumbled on. Terrified she’ll be blamed for Eliza’s death, Annabelle flees to the filthy slums of York, where she plans to raise the precious orphan as her own.

The cobbled streets of York’s slums are no place for a young woman like Annabelle or a Hartley babe and John Hartley is determined to bring them both home. But Annabelle proves impossible to find.

Annabelle can’t hide forever from the wealthy Hartley family, but can she ever give up the baby she loves? $0.99 on Kindle.
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Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation

Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation

“Pitch-perfect” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

An ingenious “take on Jane Austen’s immortal EMMA.

Gold medal winner in Global Book Awards, Editors Pick (“outstanding”) on Publishers Weekly, Finalist in International Book Awards.  $2.99 on Kindle.
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Free: Dirty Dom

Dirty Dom

From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a HOT mafia, standalone romance. I’m not always proud of the man I am, but when you grow up in a crime family, there aren’t a lot of options. I do what I have to do, and more than often, I crave it. The power, the women, the money. All of it comes easy to me. Until Becca walked into my office. Everything about her was tempting. Her beautiful eyes that pierced into me, her body that was made for sin. She came to pay off a debt, but I wanted more. So I did what I’ve always done, I took what I wanted. She’s a good girl who never should have walked through that door. I never should have touched her, but now that I have, I can’t stop. I’ll push her boundaries, she’ll cave to temptation. We’ll both forget about the danger. And that’s a mistake I can’t afford… Free on Kindle.
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Free: Winterbourne

Winterbourne

Winterbourne is an evocative tale of murder, revenge, and love. Here is a riveting account of crime, murder, and madness that terrorizes the small-town surgeon and his family in the formerly innocent California community, known as Winterbourne. Free on Kindle.
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Wolfsgate

Wolfsgate

Forced to marry in a cruel game of family greed, no one counted on Brandon and Justine falling in love.
Not even Brandon and Justine.

An epic steamy friends-to-lovers historical romance and family saga!

“Sexy, dark, and suspenseful…Definitely not your mother’s historical romance!” – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
$0.99 on Kindle.
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Mindfulness for Everyone: How to Stop Being F^cking Rude to People!

Are you rude to others? Did someone ever tell you they didn’t like the way you spoke to them? Do you know someone who is rude?

If so, this book is for you or them!

Dedicate this book to that rude boss…
That obnoxious co-worker…
Or that mindless parent.

This book shows you how to act in public…
How to behave properly in a restaurant…
How to be polite without being intrusive or unknowingly rude!
All of course, without the cursing.

You won’t get bored reading Mindfulness for Everyone because it’s straight-to-the-point without all the eight-hour read of high-level overly academic jargon.

Just read this baby for 5 minutes a day and those 5 minutes will give you a sense of purpose and a better understanding of how to treat others.

Also included in Mindfulness for Everyone is how to properly send an effective email to a co-worker without sounding insincere, rude, or terse.

Sometimes parents have to be reminded of mindfulness when dealing with their children.

With continued use of these mindfulness techniques, you will soon develop a sense of positive energy…
How to treat others well…
And contribute to a better world by changing it.

Take a journey toward kindness, and learn how to become unRude! $2.99 on Kindle.
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The Thief’s Lover

The Thief's Lover

First, he binds my wrists, then he blindfolds me. I should be terrified, but I’m exhilarated by the silent thief with the dark eyes.
Am I supposed to enjoy being stolen away this much? $0.99 on Kindle.
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Free: Fire & Flight

 

There are those that tell stories about the legends of the Shadow Forest, of magical waters that reveal answers to your deepest questions, and of times long ago when ancient sorcerers wielded unnatural power. After the death of her family and the appearance of strange physical changes she cannot explain, seventeen-year-old Nyla begins to wonder if she might be cursed with magic herself. Without a home and longing for the family she’s lost, Nyla retreats into herself. But when her new plan for answers brings her to a crossroads with a fellow traveler named Xander—whose own painful past is also a mystery—Nyla must decide if she can trust a stranger. But even if she can learn to trust, could her very connection to Xander place them both in peril? With an ominous force gaining power in Nyla’s homeland, she must choose how far she is willing to go to find answers when not only her fate—but possibly all of Tenebris—depends on it. Fire & Flight is Brianna R. Shaffery’s debut novel and the first novel in the epic young adult fantasy trilogy Heirs of Tenebris. Free on Kindle.
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Free: The Repository Suppository

The Repository Suppository

Edinburgh 2046. Fans have been waiting for thirty-three years for TDA 6 the next installment in the Taking and Driving Away (TDA) franchise, the world’s most popular video game. Only one copy of TDA 6 remains, lodged by North Star Games with the copyright library the day before the Political Correctness Division of Police Scotland raided their office.

Criminal mastermind Milton Mowbray plans the greatest heist of his career: liberating the TDA 6 source code repositories from the high security vault under the National Library of Scotland.

Science fiction and a smidgeon of litRPG fandom in a madcap crime thriller set in a dystopian future version of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Free on Kindle.
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Free: The Road Back to Me: 9 Principles for Navigating Life’s Unexpected Twists & Turns

The Road Back to Me: 9 Principles for Navigating Life’s Unexpected Twists & Turns

Only from the ashes of who we once were, can we rise up to become who we’re meant to be…

There comes a time in each of our lives when everything seems like it’s falling apart-our relationships unravel, our health declines, our finances crumble-and it can be easy to allow these circumstances to define us. When these seemingly insurmountable obstacles arise, we have two choices: to use our circumstances as an excuse to stay stuck, or to face our fears and move through them.

In 2008, Adena’s world came crashing down! Her story is one of excruciating heartbreak, severe chronic illness, and financial devastation-a 12-year journey that had her fighting for her life. Since then, she has taken everything she has learned about thriving in the face of adversity and is sharing those lessons with others as a roadmap to recovery and healing. In The Road Back To Me, Adena Sampson reveals 9 foundational principles that have helped countless people transform their lives.

In this life-changing book, you’ll discover:

  • How early trauma affects health across a lifetime and how having compassion is key when identifying your childhood wounds, codependent relationships, and failed attempts to fix things
  • How to understand the driving force behind the self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors that are holding you back, redefine the way you measure success, and adopt new empowering habits and beliefs that will improve your quality of life
  • How to forgive and let go of grief, no matter how someone may have hurt you in the past, and build a stronger sense of rapport, confidence, and trust in yourself and in all your relationships
  • How to uncover your authentic self by rekindling the joy in your life, reigniting your passion, and unlocking your true potential How to build resilience so that you can bounce back with courage, clarity, and purpose
  • How to experience a newfound freedom, bridging the gap between where you are and where you are meant to be-a happier, healthier, more empowered you!”

When you read this book, you will both be inspired and empowered. Adena has captured the essence of what it means to struggle and overcome. Her story will give you hope, and her principles will leave you with the ability to move through whatever is going on in your life. A must-read for anyone who wants to truly thrive!” – Denice Kennedy, DMK Solutions.BONUS: You’ll also gain access to The Road Back to Me Soundtrack-an exclusive playlist of original songs to help move and inspire-not available anywhere else. Feel free to sing-along… you’ll find the lyrics in the book. Free on Kindle.
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GIVE FAITH A FIGHTING CHANCE: Healing WITHIN Tears to Success

GIVE FAITH A FIGHTING CHANCE: Healing WITHIN Tears to Success

Give Faith a Fighting Chance is an inspirational story of a young teenage immigrant who later became a mom of three boys and faced continuous struggles on her path to success. $9.99 on Kindle.
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Behind the Open Door: The Book of Light

Behind the Open Door: The Book of Light

Behind the Open Door, The Book of Light,is the first work in a five part series, unveiling the life of eight year old Cassie Murphy, a highly gifted and telepathic child and her invisible dog-friend Patrik. Cassie has unique abilities which uncover the secret past of their home in Maine and its connections to the elemental kingdom, the vibrational forces of nature, and the Angelic realm. Cassie’s talents and behaviors are not well understood, and the story revolves around the two worlds she lives in: her experiences within the dynamics of her family, school and social spheres; and her adventures with Patrik through portals to multiple dimensions.

The Book of Light is a magical and delightful story which creates a passageway to open our minds and hearts to envision a world beyond the present, a world of acceptance and connective enlightenment. $2.99 on Kindle.
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That Feeling

That Feeling

She’s one of those girls—Mysterious, driven, all kinds of sexy.

The first time I saw her wrapped up in skintight denim and a cowboy hat riding a mechanical bull, I knew she was trouble. The kind of trouble you spend all night praying never ends and a decade trying to forget. But somehow, after losing a bet, I not only promised her a date but I tasted her cherry-red lips.

So tell me why, come Monday morning, she’s sitting across from me at our quarterly board meeting as the new director of social media for Slade Brewing, my family company.

Brooklyn Dyer isn’t just a transplant from Chicago looking for the next step in her career, she’s kind of technically…my new boss. I wish that was the worst of it, but next thing I know, she’s got me shirtless on a horse posing as the model for her national social media campaign. She might be a fun, young distraction but I’ve seen plenty of tourists and transplants come and go ‘round here and I’ve learned the hard way that when they leave, they take your heart with it.

So no matter how many nights she spends in my arms, fulfilling all my fantasies—I can’t let myself think it’s anything more than what it is but my resolve doesn’t last long. Just about the time I think I can let my guard down and embrace these new feelings, life takes a turn when a pining ex shows up, there’s a baby on the way and some seriously dangerous drama unfolds that could change our lives forever.

She’s one of those girls alright. The type that makes you feel sorry for her exes when you realize what they lost. The type that makes you realize why all your past relationships never worked out. The type that makes you want to finally stop fighting that feeling.

Get ready to dive in to this delicious, steamy romance that will have you wishing for your own brooding cowboy that will knock your socks off and turn your world upside down. If you loved the Slade Brothers then don’t miss out on this all-new second-generation series. Each book is a stand-alone with a happily ever after and no cheating. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Harmony and Disharmony

Harmony and Disharmony

Orpheus wants to spread joy through his music. Jason wants to win back his throne and as much glory as he can grab. Forced to face hostile kings, monsters, and scheming gods, these two men face a terrible dilemma. Will they sacrifice their dreams, or will they die trying to preserve them? $0.99 on Kindle.
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Wood Worked: A Single Dad Reverse Harem Romance

Wood Worked: A Single Dad Reverse Harem Romance

When I’m injured saving a child, I’m nursed back to health by a very grateful—and very hot—single dad. He insists I recover at the home he shares with Raphael, a tall, dark, and handsome man who’s eager to help me with my physical therapy, and Flynn, a carpenter who’s extremely handy with his tools. Could a good deed lead me to the men of my dreams? $2.99 on Kindle.
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This Is Me Trying: Navigating Through A Lifetime of Trauma

This Is Me Trying: Navigating Through A Lifetime of Trauma

Out of the deep, murky waters of neglect and abuse, Wilsdaryon Prescher used the power of music to find strength and heal, and overcame the odds stacked firmly against him. His book, This is Me Trying, tells the story of a boy who has blossomed into the man he knew he could be, despite the darkness that engulfed him throughout his childhood and adolescence. Through the power of music, Wilsdaryon was able to discover himself after losing touch with who he really was. $0.99 on Kindle.
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