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by | November 7, 2025 · 5:00 am

Murder on the Squid Row Run Blitz

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Mystery

Date Published: June 10, 2025

Publisher: MindStir Media

 

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Set sail for suspense in the thrilling first installment of the Sailing
Mystery Series!

In Murder on the Squid Row Run, oboist Georgiana Quilter is finally hitting
her stride—with a dream orchestra job and a new apartment. But when she
agrees to pose as a celebrity’s girlfriend during a glamorous
international sailing rally, things take a dark and deadly turn.

A body turns up on board. A child disappears. A saboteur strikes. As the Squid
Row Run heads from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, Georgiana races to uncover
secrets buried at sea—all while navigating a fake romance that’s
becoming dangerously real.


Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, strong female sleuths, and nautical
adventures, authentic maritime details inspired by the author’s own
seven-year circumnavigation. Suspense, wit, and danger at every port

“… action-packed with a pitch-perfect ear for all the craziness
of an international sailing rally.”

 

—Cap’n Fatty
Goodlander, Cruising World Magazine

 

Love mystery series set on the water? This is your next great read.

 

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About the Author

Julia Shovein

 Author Julia Shovein brings authenticity and edge to her mystery novels, drawn
from a life spent at sea and in service. After a thirty-year career as a
university professor of nursing (Professor Emeritus), Julia retired and
embarked on a global sailing adventure with her husband, circumnavigating the
globe over seven years.

She lived and wrote in exotic locations like New Zealand, Turkey, and
London’s St. Katherine Dock. Upon returning home to Paradise,
California, Julia and her husband narrowly escaped the devastating Campfire
wildfire. These life-altering experiences shaped her writing—and her
heroine, Georgiana Quilter.

Now living in Bremerton, Washington, with her husband Horst and husky Blue,
Julia is a proud member of the Poulsbo Yacht Club. She’s truly, as
Cruising World puts it, “the real thing.”

 

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by | November 6, 2025 · 5:00 am

The Philosopher’s Guide to Life, Suffering and Kidney Stones Blitz

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Nonfiction / Health

Date Published: June 5, 2025

 

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 Let’s face it—life throws rocks at all of us. Sometimes
metaphorical, sometimes literal, and occasionally they hit you directly in the
kidneys.
Welcome to the survival guide you didn’t know
you needed—for pain, philosophy, and the Dirty Rotten Bastards known as
kidney stones.
Written by Dr. Carmin Kalorin, a
board-certified Urologist and Navy Veteran with a sharp sense of humor and a
well-loved copy of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, this book is equal
parts medical manual, philosophical deep-dive, and brutally honest pep talk.
From ancient Greek tragedy to Zen detachment, from Schopenhauer’s
existential gloom to modern pain meds that actually work, Dr. Kalorin arms you
with science, insight, and just the right amount of sarcasm to help you endure
the worst pain imaginable—and maybe even grow from it.

 

Inside,
you’ll discover:

 

●  Why kidney stones hurt so damn much (hint:
it’s not just the jagged edges)

●  How to suffer like a
philosopher—or just survive like a human

●  What Stoics,
Buddhists, and Navy SEALs can teach us about pain

●  How to stop
these unholy invaders from ever coming back

 

Whether
you’re mid-attack, recovering, or just preparing for the day your body
decides to throw a mutiny, The Philosopher’s Guide to Life, Suffering,
and Kidney Stones offers clarity, catharsis, and some much-needed
laughs—because if suffering is inevitable, we might as well face it with
wisdom and a plan.
Grab some water (seriously, hydrate),
settle in (writhing optional), and turn the page. You’re not alone!

About the Author

 

Carmin M. Kalorin, M.D.

 

Carmin M. Kalorin, M.D. is a board-certified
urologist and founder of the Kidney Stone Center in Raleigh, North Carolina,
one of the highest-volume kidney stone treatment centers in the nation. Over
the past decade, his team’s dedication to patient-centered care has
placed the center in the top 1.5% nationally for stone treatment volume.

 

With
over 20 years of experience specializing in minimally invasive surgery and
kidney stone management, Dr. Kalorin has seen firsthand how painful and
life-disruptive kidney stones can be. His mission goes beyond
treatment—he is passionate about empowering patients through education.
By helping people understand why kidney stones form, how pain develops, and
what prevention truly looks like, he believes patients can reclaim control
over their health.

That philosophy led to his book, The
Philosopher’s Guide to Life, Suffering, and Kidney Stones (but Mostly
Kidney Stones)—a blend of practical medical insights and timeless
philosophical wisdom. Drawing from thousands of patient conversations, Dr.
Kalorin translates complex medical science into approachable, often humorous
lessons about resilience, suffering, and the human condition.

Equal parts
clinician, teacher, and philosopher, Dr. Kalorin writes with the conviction
that knowledge is the most powerful tool in medicine—and that even
life’s sharpest pains can reveal deeper meaning.

 

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Kennedy Sloane Gets Scooped Blitz

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Contemporary Women’s Fiction/Contemporary Romance

Date Published: November 6th, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

 

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Faster than details break in a news story, Kennedy Sloane gets scooped.

On a rainy Manhattan afternoon, career-obsessed writer and news producer
Kennedy loses the interview that was guaranteed to catapult her to senior
producer status. Hours later, revered and feared book editor Muffin Evans, aka
the Manuscript Eater, shelves the publication of her promising debut novel.

Over a night of tears and too many glasses of wine, Kennedy responds to an
internet ad for a villa on the picturesque island of Hilton Head. She books a
five-week “hiatus from life,” to focus on herself, free from
distractions.

However, soon after arriving on the island, J.P. Long catches Kennedy’s
hesitant eye. Despite a series of serendipitous encounters around the romantic
oasis, Kennedy knows there’s no room in her life for a charming
professional golfer turned businessman who is battling his own personal and
professional insecurities.

But maybe he’s worth the trouble.

If there’s one thing Kennedy’s learned, it’s that life
rarely happens as expected, and sometimes, the best stories unfold when you
stop chasing the perfect headline.

 

About the Author

Caila Klaiss

 A graduate of Fordham University, Caila Klaiss is an award-winning network
news producer who spent seventeen years crisscrossing the country to cover
breaking and developing stories for platforms across ABC News. The bulk of her
career was spent producing true crime documentaries for 20/20.

Since making the difficult decision to leave a career she loved, Caila has
pursued her other life-long dream of becoming a writer. When she is not
reading, writing, or researching, Caila recharges by practicing yoga.

Born, raised, and currently living in northeastern Pennsylvania, Caila is a
New Yorker at heart whose happy place is a warm sandy beach, under a palm
tree.

 

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Alan Hovhaness Blitz

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Unveiling One of the Great Composers of the 20th Century

 
Biography

 

Date Published: October 28, 2025

 

Publisher: Peanut Butter Publishing

 

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In the year 2000, after Alan’s death, Hinako Fujihara-Hovhaness started
writing poems, which was the only way she could cope with her great loss. They
were written with her limited English, yet they were spontaneous and poignant,
straight from her heart. After she had written hundreds of poems, it was not
enough. Hinako started writing stories from my memories about Alan, events she
had experienced with him.
To Hinako, “Alan was a master of
counterpoint and an intellectual, yet he had many different sides to his
personality, from being a polite, distinguished gentleman to a wild savage,
idealistic, and old-fashioned man to sexy womanizer. He understood human
nature and emotion, and I think that is why his music touches people’s
hearts and is loved by them, even though his music is built on an intellectual
foundation”.

 

 

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by | November 5, 2025 · 5:00 am

The Well-Tempered Violinist Blitz

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Book 1 of The Gift

 

Historical Fiction

Date to be Published: November 5, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Marthe Adler dreams of making history as a great violinist. But in 1905
Germany, tradition and deep-seated prejudice against women musicians stand in
her way. To make matters worse, her beloved father’s sudden death
shatters her family’s comfortable life, pushing them to the edge of
poverty.

But the violin Marthe’s father left her is a constant reminder of the
profound bond between them, and it gives her the strength to begin healing.
When the Köln Conservatory offers her an unexpected scholarship, she
seizes her chance to reach for excellence.

Under the rigorous tutelage of Professorin Wolff, and subjected to predatory
harassment by a fellow student determined to destroy both her self-worth and
her chances of success, Marthe quickly learns she will need more than
motivation and talent to rise to the top.

Filled with heart, wit, and music, The Well-Tempered Violinist is an enduring
coming-of-age tale about an artist striving for greatness against enormous
odds.

 

About the Author
Barbara Thornburgh Carlton
Retired architect Barbara Thornburgh Carlton is an author of fiction,
nonfiction, and poetry. Though not a musician, she remains music-adjacent as a
volunteer for the San Diego Opera and the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
in Washington. The mother of two grown children who are remarkably considerate
about keeping in touch, she lives in San Diego, California, with her
photographer husband, Barry.

The Well-Tempered Violinist, Book 1 of The Gift series, is her first novel.

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