Do You Believe in Monsters? Dark Circles | Book 2

Do You Believe in Monsters?: Dark Circles | Book 2 (Teen Fantasy Adventure Series) (Dark Circles Trilogy)
From the author of The Death Wizard Chronicles comes a new adventure suitable for teens and adults.

Do You Believe in Monsters? is book 2 of Dark Circles, a fantasy trilogy for readers 13 and older. This is a great coming-of-age series for fans of J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, and Brandon Sanderson.

Book 1: Do You Believe in Magic? (May 25, 2023)
Book 2: Do You Believe in Monsters? (Oct. 23, 2023)
Book 3: Do You Believe in Miracles? (February 2024)

Book 2 synopsis:

When Charlie Magus enters a fantastical world hidden deep in the forest, his life is turned upside down.

The timid 13-year-old transforms into a powerful wizard wielding formidable magic.

In the real world, life goes on as usual. But in the fantasy world, a war is brewing that will dwarf all others. Charlie’s newfound powers stand between victory and defeat.

But in which world does he truly belong?

Dark Circles is an adventure of epic scope. Only those with a hero’s heart will dare to stand at Charlie’s side as he battles an army of monsters led by an evil being of immense power. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Bridge to Freedom Series

The time, place, and people are easy to engage with and easy to read about because they are familiar. Come along and take a peek at the characters, see how and where they lived, get a sense of what was considered acceptable or not. Join Everett and Violet Banks and see beneath their many layers as they experience joyful and poignant moments in their lives from the time they met as children until they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

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The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection

Marcie Kane is a strong, independent, and divorced woman living in St. Petersburg, Florida. The sometimes impulsive Marcie is a magnet for trouble as she becomes embroiled in one international crime related incident after another. Each book in this four-book series stands alone but the characters evolve. Marcie helps look for a friend’s missing wife, tries to help young women sucked into a human trafficking ring, races against time to try to prevent the assassination of the president of the United States and tries to stop a serial killer who is picking off his perceived enemies one by one using drones. Meanwhile, she finds time to become attracted to an FBI agent names Nathan Harris.

Buy this series and follow Marcie’s exploits as she travels around the world finding trouble wherever she goes, each time with deadly consequences.

And don’t forget Never So Alone, the exciting prequel novella to the series, where we learn more about Nathan’s background as he goes undercover in a drug operation.

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Free: Caught In Between

Caught In Between
Sixteen-year-old Sadie is a vampire who faints at the sight of blood, trips over her own feet, and can only, at best, be called cute. As the imperfect middle child in a perfect vampire family, she struggles to fit into a world where she is different from everyone else. Her troubles only increase when she attends vampire finishing school where danger and teen angst collide in a startling way. Free on Kindle.
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Free: The Lilac Code

Free: The Lilac Code
Will a case of mistaken identity be the death of her?

Madison Reynolds is looking forward to a few days of rest and relaxation. Her best friend Genny is judging a celebrity bake-off near DC, so it’s the perfect opportunity for a girl’s getaway. With fun-loving Granny Bert in tow, the trio heads to the very heart of the Intel community. Deep in alphabet soup territory—surrounded by CIA, NSA, FBI and more—it takes only moments for things to go awry. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove

Free: Escape to Osprey Cove
What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change his life. It will also change Catherine’s. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in “happily ever after” — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home. Follow the twists and turns of Book 1 of the Osprey Cove Lodge Series. Follow Doug and Catherine’s story to see if there is a “happily ever after” and with whom. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Must Love Mutts

Free: Must Love Mutts
Charlie Rockwell prefers to live her life one day at a time. But when she sees a sad-eyed Rottie on TV, she knows she is meant to rescue him despite the overwhelming size of this new commitment. Unfortunately, she has no idea what it takes to be a dog-owner, and her new canine companion has even less of an idea how to be a pet.

Will Porter believes in order and routine. He’s quiet and well-behaved, just like his model canine, a golden retriever named Tuck. A simple trip to the dog park turns to disaster when an unruly Rottweiler sets his sights—and his teeth—on Tuck. Will’s determined to report the dangerous dog, until he catches the tearful eye of its beautiful owner.

Will the two find a way to put their differences aside in order to help a rescue dog secure his last chance at a forever home? And will the old dog be the only one to learn new tricks, or might Charlie finding her heart wanting to sit and stay for Will? Free on Kindle.

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Free: Grace

Free: Grace
Brothers, Antony and Sonny Luciano grew up knowing exactly what their lives would hold.

Antony, driven by power and money, is prepared to take over the streets his father runs. Sonny reluctantly surrenders to a similar fate until their mother’s fresh talk about her faith births in him a hope of a better future.

One bullet changed their destinies forever.

After years of working the streets his father once ran, Antony reunites with his brother to find Sonny has not only obtained the power and money Antony craves, but also the woman he loves.

The brothers must put aside their animosity toward each other so they can work together to protect those they love. Free on Kindle.

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Token (Daring the Kane Brothers)

Token (Daring the Kane Brothers)
I DARE YOU TO SAVE ME

Little did I know
The next Harley I’d pick up
Would give me the ride of my life
Harley Redbourne is a beautiful
Self-destructive, unpredictable, sassy, temptress
And my mission to take her just got complicated ~ Token Kane

One week out of the year
On the anniversary of the death of my family
I put away my good-girl, free the darkness, and completely let go
This year, my plans were cut short by TokenKane
The ex-boxer hired to bring me back to California
And, while I was thrown-off by the sexy, Irish rogue
I’m still not going anywhere with him ~ Harley Redbourne

Will Harley continue down a self-destructive path, or will she change gears, give into the undeniable attraction she has for the alpha brute and see where he takes her? $0.99 on Kindle.

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Crash Dive: A Novel of the Pacific War

Crash Dive: A Novel of the Pacific War
A WWII naval thriller in the tradition of the Hornblower series….

1942. Lieutenant Charlie Harrison reports for duty aboard the S-55, a worn-out WWI-era submarine. While the Battle of Guadalcanal rages, the captain plans a daring attack against Rabaul, the heart of Japanese power in the South Pacific. There, the hunter will become the hunted.

“… Crash Dive blew me away.” – John Dixon, award-winning author of Phoenix Island. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Sweet Retaliation

Sweet Retaliation
She watches the mob kill her twin and is too frozen by fear to stop them. How can she live with that cowardice eating away at her self-respect?

All she needs is the guts to make every one of those low-life gang members pay.

People might think detectives are hard-assed cops with no home life, but Trace McGuire has a dying mom he loves fiercely. Already stressed over his personal problems, he takes a bullet for a virgin beauty hiding while mobsters shoot her brother.
This chick draws out every protective instinct he thought had disintegrated over years on the job. He becomes invested – in her hot body, her plans for retaliation and her fighting spirit.

Helpless, he watches her enter the seedy underworld that’ll eat her alive.

Then he sees her fight.

And wonders if they’ll survive her. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Choosing

The Choosing

In a world where gods battle for dominion, mortals are gifted with great powers as champions to the gods they serve. Upon the field of battle, none can compare to those blessed champions who wield inhuman might and magic. In the great human city of Valdadore, a ceremony is to be hosted where teens are chosen into service for the crown. Some may be cooks, masons, and healers, but others are chosen into paths of glory. Seth and his brother Garret have been summoned to attend The Choosing, and neither knows what to expect for the future, but their very paths will influence the world of Thurr unlike any before them. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Circle the Sun

Free: Circle the Sun

What Secrets does the Earth still keep? “This is your path,” said the Whistling Tree in a creaking, earthy voice. “Beware as you step into the Shadow of the Light, for where there is Beauty there is also Darkness.” And so begins the other-worldly adventures of “The Traveler.” Embark on this trek around the globe while the Earth ‘Circles the Sun’, weaving a tale through all four seasons. Free on Kindle. 

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Millicent

Millicent
What a difference a few letters can make.

Millicent Jane Beaumont, southern belle and daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, is turning eighteen. After planning the birthday party of the century, all she wants is for her best friend and pen pal, Stephenie Treen, to attend. But Stephenie never asks for an invitation and the party becomes an opportunity for locals and foreigners to seek Millicent’s hand in marriage.

Stephen Green, southern gentleman and son of a wealthy plantation owner in South Carolina, has secretly been corresponding, under false pretenses, with a young lady in Louisiana. As her eighteen birthday approaches, Stephen acquires an invitation to the private party. But when Stephen arrives in New Orleans he meets another woman who intrigues his heart. Will he make it to the Beaumont Plantation and meet Millicent or will this new lady draw him away?  $0.99 on Kindle.

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Tiger Lily Part One (Erotic Romance)

Tiger Lily Part One
What started as an assignment became more than Lily could ever have hoped for.

Lily Salomé has encountered more challenges than the average twenty-four year old. After a horrendous crash killed her parents, an abusive relationship was all she needed to turn her broken heart to stone. So when Lily’s boss comes to her with a challenge most girls would balk at, she knows there isn’t much left in this world to be afraid of.

The target: Jonas Crane, a brooding business mogul who hasn’t smiled once since his very public divorce. Dark, dangerous and mouthwatering, Crane has written a book about life in the fast lane and with the recent publicity, Lily’s boss wants the rights. Problem is, Crane won’t return a phone call, let alone agree to a meeting. But if a pretty publishing assistant happens to run into him at the Waldorf, with a business card and a smile…what could go wrong? $0.99 on Kindle and iBooks.

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Free: Promise Cove


Sometimes, a promise kept can change your life.

Reeling from the violent death of her husband in war-torn Iraq, Jordan Phillips is at her wit’s end, left to fend for herself and her baby. Alone and desperate in backwater Pelican Pointe, she faces an uphill battle against a judgmental and hostile town as she tries to rebuild her life. But when a mysterious and handsome stranger with a tragic secret appears, her fragile new world threatens to come crashing down around her. A heartbreaking story of love and romance, Promise Cove will hold you breathless until the very last page. Free on Kindle.

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Melancholy Manor


Private Investigator Hera Hunter finds it odd when no one steps forward to identify the woman found dead behind City Hall. Then another friendless woman is gunned down on the street. “My stepbrother murdered them,” Zoey Barnes cries. But everyone knows she’s a little crazy. Besides, she’s hated her stepbrother ever since he ran over her fiancé twenty four years ago. Her cries go unheeded until their mother, Caroline Dunham, hires Hera to prove her stepson’s innocence. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Free: “Saving Forever”

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Charity Thompson wants to save the world, one hospital at a time. Instead of finishing med school to become a doctor, she chooses a different path and raises money for hospitals – new wings, equipment, whatever they need. Except there is one hospital she would be happy to never set foot in again–her fathers. So of course he hires her to create a gala for his sixty-fifth birthday. Charity can’t say no. Now she is working in the one place she doesn’t want to be. Except she’s attracted to Dr. Elijah Bennet, the handsome playboy chief.

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Melancholy Manor

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Private Investigator Hera Hunter thinks it’s odd when no one steps forward to identify the woman found dead behind City Hall. Then another friendless woman is gunned down on the street. “My stepbrother murdered them,” Zoey Barnes cries. But everyone knows she’s a little crazy. Besides, she’s hated her stepbrother ever since he ran over her fiancé twenty four years ago. Her cries go unheeded until their mother, Caroline Dunham, hires Hera to prove her stepson’s innocence. But Caroline’s a bit strange, too. She hears weeping from those who generations ago were murdered in her stately home. Hera doesn’t believe in mournful ghosts. But she does believe that there’s a connection between these past and recent killings and that she must find it before another lonesome woman dies. $0.99 on Kindle.

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A Vow of Love

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Holidays are about family, love and giving, but this Christmas The Friessens are in for a rough holiday season. Thirteen days before Christmas, In the mail a letter arrives that was never meant for Candy Friessen. It is for her husband Neil, and when she opens it, she discovers a lie that rocks her world. And she begins to question everything they created together, including his love for her and their family. $3.99 on Kindle.

The Deadline

the deadline friessens

In THE DEADLINE, Andy Friessen has packed up everything and moved his family two states away, to Montana, to protect his wife, Laura, his newborn babies, and his stepson, Gabriel, from the threats of his mother. What Andy doesn’t know is that they’ll soon face a new threat, one he never saw coming… $0.99 on Kindle

Free: “Sweet Ginger Poison”

Sweet Ginger Poison Ginger Lightley Mystery Series

Cozy mystery about Ginger Lightley, a 61 year-old bakery owner turned sleuth. After a young man drops dead while eating one of her cakes, the new police chief charges one of Ginger’s employees with murder. Ginger is determined to save the young woman from prison by finding the real killer. But her initial investigation reveals the shocking truth that the police chief just might be correct. Free on Kindle.

Essentialism

EssentialismAdult themes and situations MATURE CONTENT. If you love sexy firefighters then this book is for you. Fair warning, you will need a change of panties. You’re welcome.

This book can be read as a stand alone. 

Some secrets can destroy… 

Bridgette Schaefer has been through more in her twenty-two years of life than most people survive in a lifetime. Finally, she can see the light at the end of the tunnel and control is within her grasp. With a fresh start ahead, there’s nothing but blank pages to be filled. Unfortunately, a lie by omission quickly weaves itself into a dangerous web of half-truths. As she battles between right and wrong, she discovers that sometimes there is only defeat when it comes to matters of desire. 

While others can set you free… 

Troy Sorano has one rule – no lies. Yet he’s spent years hiding behind a well-placed mask, forced to hide who he yearns to be. On the outside he’s confident, fun, and sexy-as-sin, but there’s so much more hidden within. When fate intervenes, he can’t help but wonder if Bridgette could be the one to accept him for who he is. As he struggles through his fear of rejection, he discovers he’s not the only one hiding the truth. 

Can Bridgette and Troy find what is essential for their happiness before it’s too late?

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