NORVEL: An American Hero

NORVEL: An American Hero
FINALIST: 2021 Next Generation Book Awards

Norvel Lee won gold in the Olympics, but he was so much more than just an Olympian! On a September morning in 1948, a member of the U.S. Olympic team and a Howard University student was arrested for taking a seat in the white section of a segregated train in rural Virginia. The resulting court case eventually made its way to the Virginia State Supreme Court resulting in a landmark civil rights decision. Norvel Lee spent his childhood in a rustic, segregated black community nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. His father was a day laborer for the railroad while his mother expected her children to get an education and become involved in community affairs. In spite of obstacles such as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws, limited schooling opportunities, and a speech impediment, Norvel’s life journey led to exceptional accomplishments in the larger world. After graduating from high school, he was selected for flight training at Tuskegee Army Airfield. He served in a segregated unit in the South Pacific during World War II. Afterward, he enrolled at Howard University to pursue engineering and took up intramural boxing. As a pugilist he excelled, becoming the national AAU heavyweight champion. In 1952 he once again was on the U.S. Olympic team, making history at the Helsinki Games. Norvel married Leslie Jackson of Leesburg, Virginia, graduated from Howard University, and started a family. Later he received several advanced degrees and devoted himself to a career in education. He and Leslie became prominent mentors and sponsors of young people in the greater Washington, D.C., area. He also served as a senior officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

Based on true events, NORVEL is a meticulously researched story about a remarkable man. $1.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Chasing Rabbits

Award winning book about a medical student unwillingly coming face to face with life and death during an unexpected clinical clerkship. The Pediatric Oncology ward and its patients will show Rudy a side of his education he did not expect, finding the most courageous patients among the children of the ward. Free on Kindle.
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Free: From da Big Island: New York defined her – Hawaii changed her

From da Big Island: New York defined her - Hawaii changed her How can Hawaii change a New Yorker? Find out – get it now! Free on Kindle (limited time only)! Ruth’s life is in peril; she leaves the Big Apple for the Big Island of Hawaii & needs to deal with the customs of the islands, unusual neighbors, marijuana, pigs, & more. Is this the change she expected? Free on Kindle.
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The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

Something strange is happening in Seabrook. The town’s lighthouse–dormant for over thirty years and famously haunted–has inexplicably started shining, and its mysterious glow is sparking feverish gossip throughout the spooked community.

Amy Tucker is only visiting for the night and has no plans to get caught up in the hysteria, but that changes when she meets Ryan, the loyal, hard-working son of a ranch owner who lives on the outskirts of town.

Their chance encounter turns into an unforgettable weekend, and against the backdrop of the lighthouse-obsessed town, the two of them forge a deep connection, opening their hearts, baring their souls, and revealing secrets long kept hidden.

But as they grow closer, and as the lighthouse glows ever brighter, a startling discovery about Ryan leaves Amy questioning everything she thought she knew. To uncover the truth about her new friend, Amy will need to enter Seabrook’s ominous tower, where waiting inside she will not only find the reason why fate has brought them together…but a shocking secret that will change the course of their lives forever. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Pitty Party

Pitty Party
Sometimes the best medicine is a dog who loves you.

Maggie Allen hates being a delivery driver, but she can’t leave her small town to find a better job; her father’s too sick to take care of himself, her younger brother Jake can’t stay out of trouble, and her nagging aunt won’t stop meddling in their lives.

The last thing she needs is a dog to take care of. Especially one that’s spend most of his life chained up by neglectful owners.

But when Dad goes behind her back to adopt a pit bull named Cappuccino, she has to admit that the dog is good for the family — Dad’s tackling physical therapy with new determination, and Jake’s been helping out more. Despite the messes he makes, Maggie’s fond of the eager-to-please dog.

Her luck can’t last, though. In his enthusiasm to please, Cap accidentally disconnects Dad’s oxygen, convincing Aunt Josephine that Maggie can’t do anything right. Can Cap keep Maggie sane —and the whole family safe — when Josephine moves in and turns the chaos up to 10?

Pitty Party is the fifth book in the Soul Mutts series, heartwarming stories of lost dogs finding new homes with the humans they were born to heal. Free on Kindle.
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Hello, Rest of My Life

Hello, Rest of My LifeWhen Danny Maytree, an ambitious young 1970s film actor, met Samantha on a blind date and fell in love, he decided he no longer cared about Tinseltown stardom. He still acted sometimes, but he became a writer too.

Now married and in their seventies, they find a dog whose faded tag has the name “Tali” and a Beverly Hills phone prefix from fifty years earlier.

Writing a time travel novel in 2021, Danny gets a call from a mysterious, velvet-voiced acting agent. He has a meeting tomorrow.

Now, Danny is in Beverly Hills—not at the meeting, but in the elegant home where he lived in 1974, forty-seven years ago. He is twenty-seven again, bewildered, but with a second chance at his Hollywood dream.

He doesn’t want it, because Sam is not in this world. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Cat’s Whisker

Cat's WhiskerCat’s Whisker is the story of Samuel Baron, an engineer, inventor, and successful entrepreneur. Trained as a scientist, Baron nonetheless nurtures a lifelong fascination with mysticism and spirituality, investigating themes as varied and interesting as meditation, jiu-jitsu, biology, anthropology, tai chi, BDSM-and the search for the perfect cocktail. His life is a quest-ultimately a successful one-for a view of the cosmos where science and spirituality don’t just peacefully coexist but are instead intimately bound up as co-equal aspects of an integrated and inspiring reality. $0.99 on Kindle
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The Coldness of Objects

The Coldness of Objects
London 2030. The news a young postman delivers will cause 70-year-old Anthony Pablo Rubens to reflect on all the sadnesses and joys of the past, while he begins to prepare for the menacing surprises of the future. “Thoroughly gripping… a chilling vision of an abnormal ‘new-normal’ to come” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Free: A Region of Reverie

A Region of Reverie
In this collection of writings, D. T. Adams looks at the Lake District and how beautiful, inspirational and popular it is. The pieces in the collection are a reflection of what the Lake District is like today: a place of undeniable beauty that continues to evoke change in people, with parts that are becoming overrun with tourists. Free on Kindle.

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Ascension

Ascension
In Ascension Dalton Lewis faces mental and physical breakdowns as he becomes a writer of literature. Everyone tells him that it’s almost impossible to make it as a writer – but he fights like crazy to prove them wrong. $2.99 on Kindle.

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Free: No Going Back

No Going Back

Everyone wants their fifteen minutes of fame – not Brian. He’s a successful novelist, but he doesn’t want to become famous at all. So what’s going to happen when a photo threatens to out him to the world? However will he cope? Free on Kindle.

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Free: The Great Escape

The Great Escape
Dogs are the best judge of character.

Eliza Jacobson has always been the black sheep of her mega-successful family, who runs the HealthNut Corporation. She’s not as pretty, talented, and business-savvy as her older sister. But she loves volunteering to work with the dogs at Pretty Paws, especially Athena, a Great Dane whose high-anxiety habits make her nearly unadoptable.

After her last-chance opportunity to become a vet tech collapses, she takes a job at the call center of HealthNut’s competitor, Thetalife Supplements, where she meets the dashing, charming, sweep-you-off-your-feet CEO, Tony Costos. She thinks she may have finally found her Prince Charming and the fairytale life she’s always dreamed of.

At first, Tony showers her with compliments and gifts. But when he adopts Athena to use as the Thetalife mascot, Eliza finds herself shielding the dog from Tony’s temper, and the Great Dane’s increasingly anxious behavior mirrors Eliza’s own growing unease.

Will Athena’s friendship give Eliza the courage to stand up to Tony before his dark ambitions destroy everyone she loves?

The Great Escape is the fourth book in the Soul Mutts series, heartwarming stories of lost dogs finding new homes with the humans they were born to heal. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Finger of an Angel

Finger of an Angel
After a romp in a North London wood, 60-odd-year-old Lily drives off in her classic Mercedes and takes a wrong turn. As she follows the meandering road in a state of dehydration, she experiences a series of encounters with angels and demons and ghosts from the past… “An erudite, richly layered, and unsettling psychological tale.” -Kirkus Reviews. FREE on Kindle.
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Before Our House Fell into the Ocean: Stories of Love and Death

Before Our House Fell into the Ocean: Stories of Love and Death
This offbeat collection of 12 short stories is a literary salad of genres, including coming-of-age, contemporary romance, crime fiction, mystery and suspense, and humor, with just a dash of the paranormal for seasoning. It features a cast of quirky, unforgettable characters who learn, for better or worse, that love and death sculpt our souls into shapes we couldn’t have imagined. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Pianist in a Bordello

Pianist in a BordelloWhat would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth—the whole truth? Richard Youngblood, aspiring Congressman, is about to find out. He’s running on a platform of honesty and transparency—and against the advice of his friends and advisers he’s decided to start with himself. His autobiography will lay his entire life bare before voters just days before the election. And what a life he’s had. Born in a commune and named Richard Milhous Nixon Youngblood as an angry shot at his absent father, Richard grows up in the spotlight, the son of an enigmatic fugitive and the grandson of a Republican senator. He’s kidnapped and rescued, kicked out of college for a prank involving turkeys, arrested in Hawaii while trying to deliver secrets to the CIA…Dick Nixon Youngblood’s ready to tell all. He’ll even tell his readers about the Amandas—three women who share a name but not much else, and who each have helped shape and define the man he’s become. Are voters really ready for the whole truth? Are you?

Pianist in a Bordello is a hilarious political romp through the last four decades of American history, from a narrator who is full of surprises. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Timeless Poetry

Timeless PoetryIs there a passion for romance in your relationships? Could poems on faith have some answers to some questions in your life journey? This selection of poems written by Marshall is a heartwarming ride through life experiences, romance, and faith. Come, escape into his poetry in this ultimate collection. Join in the journey and enjoy the many different places and visual treats created in this amazing work of poems. Come along and take a trip through Timeless Poetry.
Don’t wait, get your copy of this amazing collection of touching poems today!! $1.99 on Kindle
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Free: American Warrior

American Warrior

The year is 1961. America has a new president, named John F. Kennedy, and a new era the newspapers are calling the Dawn of Camelot. But for ten-year-old Paul Brett, dealing with an abusive father and the immigrant gangs roaming his slum neighborhood of China Slough, America is only a small, dead-end place he is struggling to survive. That is, until the night a mysterious stranger comes out of the darkness to his rescue, and initiates a journey—an unforgettable odyssey—beyond his wildest imagination. From his unlikely beginnings in a brutal California migrant camp, into the darkest underbelly of a distant and unpopular war, to his final and, perhaps, most deadly struggle for survival inside the bowels of a near-medieval military prison, AMERICAN WARRIOR follows one young man’s breathtaking and mesmerizing journey into hell. Free on Kindle.

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A Small Hotel

A Small Hotel

Suanne Laqueur’s eighth novel takes readers on a journey through World War II, and the events that shape an American family’s weakest moments and finest hours. A Small Hotel illuminates the experience of ordinary people thrown into extraordinary circumstances, and their once-in-a-generation camaraderie, courage and resiliency. $2.99 on Kindle.

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One Night With Finnbar

One Night With Finnbar

Imagine you go to a party with someone you think you know, but really don’t.

You have a good time; maybe drink a little too much. At the end of the evening your friend takes you back to your place where that night the unthinkable happens to you.

The next morning the police are at your door. They arrest you because a dead body was found in your alleyway.

Not so hard to imagine, right? It could happen to anyone.

It happened to Finnbar 250 years ago.

Martin Atwater has vowed to leave his old ways behind. But in a white-hot rage, he kills his childhood nemesis, Edmond Mattox, then carelessly leaves his bondservant, Finnbar, to take the fall for murder. As Martin struggles to rescue Finnbar from the executioner’s noose he stays just one step ahead of constables and bank examiners.

One Night With Finnbar is a timeless and compelling tapestry exposing the grotesque realities of life in 18th century London in a way that can never be forgotten. (Adult Fiction) $0.99 on Kindle.

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Picasso’s Motorcycle

Picasso's Motorcycle
France, 1940.

An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned. This book transports the reader to Nazi-occupied France, where Daniel unwittingly and unexpectedly finds himself working for the Resistance, and ultimately to the Russian Front in a twist of fate so startling that no one can see it coming. In turn quirky, heartwarming, beguiling and uncompromising, author Marc Sercomb weaves together many moods and colors to tell young Daniel’s story. Beyond engaging, Picasso’s Motorcycle has been hailed as a genuine “page-turner” by those who have so far encountered it. $0.99 on Kindle.

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In the Hall of Mirrors

In the Hall of Mirrors

A collection of short poems that are reflective of life, love, society, circumstances, and understanding. The concept of the book is that every page is like walking up to a new reflection in a wall of mirrors. Each reflection is different from the last, showing a person a different view of themselves. Most these poems were written with deeper meaning and subtext, although, many are straightforward and on the nose. To provide that similar feeling of being in a hall of mirrors, there is no order in how the poems were selected and placed in this collection. $5.33 on Kindle.

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Mazie

MazieA burdened old widow. A reclusive young bachelor. A lonely neighbor girl. A collision of fates that transform their lives forever.

After tragically losing her only child, then facing her husband’s death two years ago from Alzheimer’s, 72-year-old Mazie questions why God doesn’t take her too. Her grief leaves her aching to join her husband and son in the grave.

When Brian, a reserved young bachelor, moves next door, Mazie attempts to set him up with her young friend, Claire. Then, there’s the odd little girl across the street who is determined to be his friend. Brian doesn’t know what to make of the spunky old woman or the persistent young girl who both nudge their way into his life when he just wants to be left alone.

When a sudden tragedy leaves Mazie battling for her life, Brian steps in to help the old widow, and both discover that life’s purpose is often revealed in the unexpected. $0.99 on Kindle
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Free: Asymmetrical Woman

Asymmetrical Woman
A woman in a disintegrating marriage, on the brink of having an affair, develops Bell’s Palsy, paralyzing her face, and forcing her to reexamine her marriage, ambitions, and self. Asymmetrical Woman explores the inherent contradictions and dilemmas of contemporary women—the disappointments, compromises and anguish of marriage, motherhood and work. Free on Kindle.

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A Distant Horizon

A Distant Horizon

1851 Ireland.

After enduring years of a devastating potato famine, Ellen Kittrick is a survivor. Crop failures and a descent into poverty changes her from a happy wife and mother to a woman struggling to keep her children alive.

When several shocking events occur, it forces her to make an enormous decision.

But will the colony give her the security and happiness she longs for, especially when she has left her heart behind?

Can Ellen thrive in a strange land?

Or has she made the greatest mistake of her life? $0.99 on Kindle.

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Discovering How Complacency Leads to Government Control by Analyzing Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

By bridging Marxism and Deconstructionism, this essay proves how Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four parallels the modern-day complacency among Americans. Typically, most will point out the obvious similarities like constant surveillance through screens (phones, televisions, computers), the ever-increasing wage gap between the rich and poor, and the creation of new laws that interfere with our constitutional freedoms. The objective of this essay is to circumvent these themes by first deconstructing them, then using Marxism to explain how the deconstruction of the themes relates to our current times. $7.16 on Kindle.

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