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They Call Me Gomer… TOUR

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NA Urban Christian Fiction

 Date Published: Release day Nov. 5th 2020

Publisher: Jess, Mo’ Books LLC

 

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“Dear Diary, On September 3, 1982, two things happened that I’ll never forget: I acquired an older sister, and I fell in real love. But tell me, what does an eight-year-old know about love?”

 

For nearly a decade, Hosea Felix and Gomer Williams were inseparable. She loved him from the moment she laid eyes on him. Their friendship was iron-clad until temptation rocked Gomer to her core. Somewhere along the way, she fell for another guy and traded young love for instant pleasure. Not only is Jeri Cole fine—he is a bonafide gangsta, unattainable, and off-limits. Jeri was all Gomer could think about, and the only thing she thought she wanted. Despite her big sister already laying claim to him, not much could stop Gomer from clawing at the possibility of love and diva status. Getting with Jeri felt right…but at what cost?

 

Gomer never backed down. She is the original bad girl—ratchet, bougie, and insatiable. Feel like you wanna dislike her? Well, get in line.

 

They Call me Gomer… JC Miller’s sophomore spin-off novel enthralls readers with a deeply woven, emotionally heart-tugging take on the Book of Hosea. By examining rape culture, drug addiction, family secrets, and the vulnerabilities of young Black girls in pursuit of fortune and fame, this contemporary tale gives those in search of a good dra-mance all the feelings!

 

She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will say, “I will go back to my husband as at first, for then I was better off than now.  Hosea 2:7

   

 

 

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Dear Diary: December 12, 1994 

My dream guy drives a midnight blue Lexus GS, pimped out in a full body kit with chrome BBS 

rims, and a sleek black leather interior. He cruises the streets in a gangsta lean, with tinted windows deliberately rolled down so that everyone can see him with me. 

 

My dream guy is a smooth chocolate brother, a Nubian king, who smells as good as he looks. 

From the crown of his S-Curl parted box fade to the sole of his Jordan Steel kicks, his gear is always tight. The gold and diamond-encrusted Jesus piece he wears around his neck cost more than the average yearly salary in the hood. Everyone gives him props. He earns respect, and you dare not cross him. He’ll shoot anyone who gets out of line and not think twice about it. 

 

My dream guy and me, we eat expensive seafood dinners at fancy restaurants. We sit at the VIP 

tables in the clubs and sip on bottles of Cristal while losers straight-up jock us hard. I can’t blame them though; we do look good together. 

 

At night, my dream guy lays me back in our king size bed, in our leather decorated penthouse apartment overlooking the city, and he makes…my…mind…and body…feel…free. 

 

You ever know a dream guy and wanted him so bad you’d do just about anything to be with him? 

I know mine, and his boo ain’t me. 

 Damn shame, 

Go-Go 

About The Author

 

JC Miller lives in the scenic Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with her husband, children, and floppy-eared Bassador pup.

Raised by a single-mother in the Bronx, JC pulls from early experiences to showcase the soul of the ghetto through faith-based novels. She also dedicates much of her time uplifting women via her blog and creating content with partner MR Spain, through their publishing company, Jess, Mo’ Books LLC. 

On her days off, you can find JC whipping up her famous Red Velvet Cake and listening to songs from her impressive vinyl record collection.

 

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The Wall Blitz

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The Refugees’ Path to a New Republic

 

Political Thriller, Action Thriller

Date Published: October 2020

Publisher: Museyon

 

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Captain Jadon Green has been labeled the Border Butcher after a terrible tragedy between the US military and illegal immigrants forcing their entrance into the United States of America at the Mexico border wall. Resigned to a life of misery and loneliness after losing not only his military career to a dishonorable discharge but also his family after his wife left him taking their daughter with her, Jadon is offered the chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the world and his family. His new mission is to lead a Revolutionary Army and found Nueva Cordova, a Central American country where no citizen will ever have to flee. Along with Professor Luis Escárcega—Cordova’s only hope for rebirth—and his daughter, Penelope, Jadon’s mission is on the brink of success when a bullet threatens to destroy it all. Will Nueva Cordova become a reality?

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Praise for The Wall:

“We were impressed with The Wall . . . Using a fascinating and sophisticated blend of socioeconomic and humanitarian issues, author Tetsuo Ted Takashima gives readers much to think about within an otherwise entertaining action thriller.” —Best Thrillers

“The Wall is a powerful story of nation-building and changing hearts and minds. It will prove an attractively absorbing saga for any thriller reader who likes politics embedded in the actions and changing purposes of leaders and followers. The close inspection of the roots and minds of refugees creates an added dimension of understanding not present in most other genre reads.” —D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review

“. . . earnest mash-up of politics and espionage set in the near future . . .” —Publishers Weekly

 

 

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After working as a scientist for the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Ted Takashima moved to California, where he studied at the University of California. He has published more than thirty novels in the action/thriller/suspense/mystery genres in Japan. His novels include the action thriller Intruder, which won the 1999 Suntory Mystery Award, and Pandemic (2010), which foretold the global spread of COVID-19 in 2020.

 

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Break the Darkness Tour

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Scepter Of Fire (The Vigilant Book 2.5)

 

Urban Fantasy/YA

Date Published: November 2nd , 2020

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press

 

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Rei was nosey. She’d been told it would always get her in trouble, but it never did. Until she met Megan, who promised her the job of a lifetime. Sure, the high school newspaper wasn’t the ideal job for most, but for Rei, it was a dream. She’d never considered putting her investigative nature to work, but what Megan was asking her to do was way beyond the requirements of a school newspaper. It was part of an underground news-for favor-service. Her partners, Asher and Eli, annoyed her by never trusting her to do a job alone. Maybe, this one time she should have listened, because being trapped with no one to bail her out may surely be the death of Rei. Spilling the secrets about her family she’d been withholding, will place every one of them in grave and serious danger.

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Maribelle’s mom was speeding off in her sports car when Rei arrived. 

Trey raised an eyebrow. “She’s not staying?”

“I guess not.” Rei gathered her things, “If I call you late tonight to come over, maybe, hang out with us, could you?”

Trey’s lip lifted to the side. “I’ll try to make it happen.”

Rei smiled and leaned over and kissed him. “Thanks for the ride.”

Trey’s thumb tapped his lower lip. “Does that mean you aren’t mad at me anymore?”

“It means I am still a bit irritated at you trying to tell me what to do, but that you are too irresistible for me not to kiss you.”

He chuckled. “I do love you, Rei.”

“I know.” She opened the door and scooted out of the car before he could run around and open it for her. Rei turned and waved at him.

Trey winked and sped off.

Rei pivoted around and dropped her jaw at the size of Maribelle’s house. It was huge, with a u-shaped driveway. There was a small porch, arched overhang over the door. She was likely the last one there tonight since she had to work and talk to Trey. She climbed the few steps and rang the doorbell.

Ivy opened the door holding a champagne glass with a fuzzed pink drink in it. She squealed. “Rei’s here!”

 

 

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L.M. Preston, a native of Washington, DC. An avid reader, she loved to create poetry and short-stories as a young girl. She is an author, an engineer, a professor, a mother and a wife. Her passion for writing and helping others to see their potential through her stories and encouragement has been her life’s greatest adventures. She loves to write while on the porch watching her kids play or when she is traveling, which is another passion that encouraged her writing.

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Vampire Chicago #1

Urban Fantasy, Noir, Detective

Date Published: November 25, 2020

Publisher: Indies United Publishing, LLC

 

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Former ADA Alastair Maddox pursues Prohibition Chicago’s most dangerous
monsters after witnessing the deaths of his parents and grandparents as a
boy. When a former colleague in Chicago PD comes to ask Alastair for help,
he comes face to face with the mysterious Alexandra DeLane. But something’s
off. DeLane is way too calm and her eyes are the color of blood. After she
escapes, Alastair goes on the hunt only to find himself the prey of an
ambitious and mysterious mob boss who plots to have him murdered. The
problem? Alastair doesn’t stay dead and comes back as something else.
Something more dangerous and straight out of a horror novel.

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Chapter One

Nothing stays buried forever. I learned that the hard way after I witnessed the brutal murder of my parents as a little boy, moved out to live with my grandparents, and relived the nightmare when they succumbed to the darkest sin of human nature.

After that, I built a career for myself by putting the punks who dared to cross a line away. If I were truthful, I guess I did it to fight the demons still haunting every moment of my life.

I was good at it, too.

Everything went insane the day I met her, found myself in something no one could have expected, standing on the threshold of death.

Only, I didn’t stay a stiff, and the statement nothing stays buried forever took on a whole new meaning.

Buzzing. That was the sound assaulting my ears. It sounded like hundreds of swarming bees hammering at me during my days on my grandparents’ land.

God, make it stop.  I shifted my head, still unaware of where I was or how I’d gotten there. Something cold dripped into my ear, tickling it, but my senses stayed so blurry, I couldn’t tell what it was.

Alastair,  a gentle voice of a woman purred in my ear, joining the assault on my senses.

I shifted again, more of the tickling in my ear. All I knew for certain is how damn tired I was. Let me sleep.

Wake up, my love.

Leave me alone. Please, let me rest.

She called again, adding a stronger desire for me to wake. It’s not your time. Come, lover. Awaken to your new life.

My new…life?

My eyes opened to see nothing except darkness. Something fell into my eyes causing me to blink from the stinging invasion. The scent of earth wafted in my dirt filled nose.

Then everything came through the blur. Oh God, have I been buried alive?

Terrified, I clawed my way toward freedom, finding my way out of the darkness to feel the source of the buzzing soaking my face.

Rain. It’s the rain hitting the leaves on the ground, the branches, and the ground.

Breaths heaved from my chest, but it felt strange. Bouts of coughing helped to clear my lungs of the mud and roots.

Maggots slithered over my skin, making me shriek and shove them off. I’d seen maggot-ridden corpses during my career, though I never thought I’d become one of them.

Somewhere in the distance, a swollen river gurgled and bubbled. A hunting owl’s call sounded as near to me as my own breath or heartbeat.

Wait.  I reached to touch my chest. My heart didn’t beat. I had no need for breathing.

Memories failed me, save for a few. Lingering bitterness on my tongue reminded me of her words. “All you need to do is die.”

I blinked. Even without the moon, light stung my eyes, forcing me to cover them to shield them from the light of the moon. Things inaudible to a normal person – the pounding of hooves in the distance, fluttering heartbeats from the creatures in nestled out of the storm and even the sound of insects skittering over the leaves — became as vivid as a radio speaker on an unstable station.

Disorientation added to the confusion, unease, and fear. I looked at my hands, baffled at how young they appeared.

 

About the Author

Blaise started her journey in writing at the age of the fifteen with her
first unfinished urban fantasy novel based on a popular video game series
known as .Hack. From there she moved her journey into designing characters
and doing concept art for various paying clients. In her older career,
Blaise moved into working for the Indie Gaming industry where she did
concept art for the company HollowRobot and their debut game, Johnny Reboot
and various other clients. Sadly, the game didn’t go anywhere and Blaise
found herself losing interest in what she had done for fifteen years.

In 2017, Blaise embarked on her first ever NaNoWriMo challenge where she
finished the Paranormal Shifter Romance, Blessing of Luna which she indie
published. It has then produced a second installation into the Wolfgods
series titled Bane of Tenebris. Both have recently been picked up by
BlackRose Writing.

Both of these books gave birth to the first of Blaise’s three businesses.
The first, FyreSyde Publishing, a small press, has recently opened its doors
to authors and works alongside them in the ever difficult challenge of book
marketing. A running joke is Blaise considers herself an “odd duck” in the
sense that she loves the marketing phase more than the writing phase of
production. Her other two businesses include full-time freelance
ghostwriting and the independent bookstore, GreenWood Grove
Booksellers.

After falling in love with the Dresden files by Jim Butcher and later
Saints & Shadows by Christopher Golden, Blaise found a new love for
Urban Fantasy. Reading the beloved Vampire Files by PN Elrod prompted Blaise
to initiate her next phase and begin producing paranormal detective and noir
novels. Now she combines the two and loves every minute of it.

She currently lives in the hometown of Bonnie & Clyde with her husband,
two adorable kids, two cats and a dog.

 

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Cleo Can Tie a Bow Blitz

A Rabbit And Fox Story 

Children’s Picture Book

Date Published: September 2020

Publisher: Sybrina Publishing

 

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Cleo loves bows. She wears her hair in a bow and decorates her room with bows. Cleo is bow crazy.

Learning to tie a bow is very difficult for some people but Cleo remembers how to do it from a cute story she once heard. It is about a little rabbit with very long ears and a very helpful fox who shows her what to do to keep them clean.

This is the story of how Cleo learns to tie a “bunny ear” bow. You can follow along with the rabbit and the fox to learn to tie a sash or even shoe laces.

Exercises in manual dexterity build self-esteem in children. Knowing how to tie shoe-strings, scarves and more into a bow is a useful and rewarding skill.

“Teach a child a useful skill. Build confidence and self-esteem that lasts a lifetime.”

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Sybrina Durant writes both factual and fanciful books. She is the author of the “Learn To Tie With The Rabbit and The Fox” series of books.

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