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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | February 2, 2025 · 5:00 am

Vaccines & Bayonets Virtual Book Tour

Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War

Historical Memoir

Publisher: Audiobook Empire

Narrator: Claudia Dunn

Run Time: Estimated 9.5 hours to 10 hours

Step into the heart of a turbulent era with Vaccines & Bayonets, a
gripping historical memoir that chronicles one woman’s extraordinary
journey through Africa. In this vivid recounting, Bee Bloeser unveils the
raw reality of her family’s part in the mission to eradicate smallpox,
revealing the triumphs and trials faced along the way.

As a young wife, Bee Bloeser followed her husband, Carl, to Africa, driven
by ideals and a sense of duty. In Nigeria the ravages of civil war and the
plight of starving Biafran children captured global attention. Amidst the
chaos, she witnessed the horrors of smallpox and leprosy, yet found moments
of beauty in the vibrant local culture.

Their journey continued in Equatorial Guinea, a nation newly independent
but plagued by the terror of a brutal dictatorship. In this land where
secrecy shrouded the people, Bee Bloeser confronted a world far removed from
her idealistic expectations. Forbidden from forming connections with locals
and surrounded by a landscape of oppression and suspicion, she documented
her experiences in hidden notes, capturing the essence of a desperate
struggle.

Through her eyes, listeners experience the intense battle against a
relentless virus and against tyranny. This memoir is not just a story of
medical triumph but also a poignant reflection on humanity’s capacity
for courage—the indomitable spirit of those who risk everything for a
better future.

EXCERPT

Cami Hensley · Vaccines & Bayonets Audiobook Sample

About the Author

Bee Bloeser has lived and worked in Africa, the Middle East and Native
American nations with her husband’s global public health work and her
career in speech-language pathology. An award-winning author, she is a
sought-after public speaker on topics related to her historical memoir. She
lives and writes in California.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | January 31, 2025 · 5:00 am

Secretary of Faith Virtual Book Tour

Political thriller, Dystopian theocracy, Corporate Oligarchy

Date Published: October 31, 2024

Publisher: ‎Rebel Island Press

Lies, fear, and the Holy Bible are the country’s undoing in K.C.
Boyd’s second, dystopian tale, a story that all too closely resembles
an America in which Project 2025 rules. Vividly depicting the present-day
racism, greed, and religious hypocrisy, Secretary of Faith serves as a
cautionary warning to Project 2025.

After an orchestrated victory, the newly elected President redefines the
country by changing its name to the United Christian States of America.
Next, he reduces the traditional number of seats in his cabinet to four, and
adds a fifth, the Department of Faith, appointing his lifetime mentor,
Christian Hillcox, as its first ever Secretary.

The rule of law is no more. Sanctioned by the administration, violent mobs
take to the streets. Media is state-run; neighbors inform on neighbors;
loved ones vanish, never to return. When a natural disaster strikes the West
Coast, an already well-organized Resistance emerges and Secretary Hillcox
finds himself in a battle to maintain both the administration’s
narrative and his own position through evermore frightening means.

In a showdown between Good and Evil, the question is—will citizens
rise to the occasion and save the Republic?

EXCERPT

Soon, citizens were given permission to assault anyone who wasn’t white and obviously straight, turning violence into a form of recreation, a way for the masses to release their tension. The constant drumbeat of fear must be maintained, no matter the cost.

About the Author

After twenty years of visiting megachurches in Ohio and across the country,
attending various ‘Values Voters” conferences, and watching untold hours of
televangelists preach the ‘Word’, K.C. Boyd decided to use her flare for
fiction to share the dangerous truths she saw. As human beings have always
responded to story, Boyd felt the need to communicate the grave danger we
face-particularly from religious extremists who now stand arm in arm with
genuine fascists-through story.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | January 30, 2025 · 5:00 am

Ominous Odyssey Blitz

(International Thriller Series Book 7)

Thriller / Sci-Fi / Time Travel / Romance

Date Published: October 1, 2023

WHO COULD SURVIVE IN A WORLD 50,000 YEARS AGO?

Ominous Odyssey is a thriller and a love story. It takes place four years
after teenager Amos McCabe escaped from kidnappers. Now, with a degree in
archeology and anthropology, he gets an invitation to work at a dig site in
Italy south of Rome. Archeologists discovered the bones of nine
Neanderthals. The young man can’t wait to learn the secrets of these
prehistoric people.

The lead archeologist informs Amos there are tunnels they have not yet
explored. His curiosity gets the better of him. The adventurer brings his
headlamp and investigates before anyone arrives for work. When the young man
reaches the end of the tunnel, something terrifying happens.

He discovers he’s been transported to an alternate universe of 50,000
years ago. The explorer soon realizes there’s no way to escape. What
will become of McCabe? Has his exuberance gotten the better of him? Join
Amos for an adventure of a lifetime, in a new world of wonder.

About the Author

J.T. Kelly gained a love for the European continent while living in Rome,
Italy, for a year and traveling extensively. These incredible experiences
provided indelible memories. J.T. combined them with his fond recollections
of summers spent on Lake Maxinkuckee in northern Indiana. Coincidentally,
it’s a place where other authors such as Kurt Vonnegut also enjoyed the
area’s charms. Readers find that most of Kelly’s fictional novels begin at
the lake where crimes occur. The stories frequently expand to Europe as the
good guys search for the perpetrators.

Prior to developing his eight novels, Kelly honed his writing skills as an
award-winning communications professional. An avid reader, J.T. has enjoyed
numerous authors in the mystery, thriller & suspense categories. As a
result, his followers will be hooked on the fast-paced excitement that rival
many novels in these captivating and addictive genres.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | · 5:00 am

The Quiet Joy of Simply Being Virtual Book Tour

Discovering the Peace, Joy, and Happiness You Already Are

Self-Help / Spiritual

Date Published: November 7, 2024

Publisher: MindStir Media

The Quiet Joy of Simply Being takes us on a journey of discovering we are
already the peace, contentment, joy, happiness, and love we seek. These
attributes of our True Nature are not found in what we do, things we
acquire, status we attain, or even our state of mind. Rather, they are the
ever-present essence of who we are.

EXCERPT

The most important value of observing our many selves is not what we

learn about them. What’s most important is that the process of observing

our selves leads to developing the ability to step back, observe our selves from

the perspective of an observer, and disentangle and dis-identify from any

particular self that shows up. It’s the ability to have a relationship with these

selves rather than losing our Self in them.

About the Author

I go by the name Aiy’m, which is pronounced I-Yim. I live in Boulder,
Colorado with my wife Donna and cat Te’a. I am retired. I’m fairly active
physically mostly hiking in the Boulder foothills and Rocky Mountains,
gravel biking, skiing, and doing yard work – actually, since I enjoy it I
consider it yard play. Though I enjoy all those activities, what is of most
importance to me is spiritual awakening as such I love being out in nature,
sitting by a creek sipping tea, meditating and journaling. I also built a
tiny rustic space in my backyard for that purpose. I call it a tea-mitage.
Kind of like a hermitage. I call the journaling I do Writing Passing Clouds
as what I write about is more about the inward journey and not what I did
during the day.

I have been regularly journaling for over 40 years. As I mentioned above,
my journaling is about the inward journey of spiritual awakening. In fact, I
would say that journaling has been my main ally in this spiritual pursuit,
even more so than meditation and retreats. About 10 years ago I asked myself
what is it about journaling that I get so much from. Certainly, I learned a
lot about myself. I have come to know the way my mind works, my perceived
limitations, my behavioral and emotional patterns and conditionings, and so
on and on and on. But, what I came to realize what was most important about
my journalings was not what I learned about myself, rather, through
journaling I shifted my perspective to that of an observer and from that
perspective I was able to dis-entangle and dis-identify from my conditioned
thinking mind and emotions. This is very liberating. I call it the First
Great Freedom. In this freedom from the conditioned thinking mind and
emotions, there is a deep sense of peace, fulfillment, and happiness. I also
see this shift of perspective as the first step or phase of the spiritual
journey to self-realization.

My book, The Quiet Joy of Simply Being, began as being about my journaling
process but morphed into being about discovering the peace, happiness,
fulfillment and love we already are.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | January 29, 2025 · 5:00 am

Lost Cover Reveal

The Mistfits Series, Book 1

Fantasy

Date Published: October 1, 2025

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press

Penelope Pawn had an addiction. She liked candy, sword-fighting shadows,
and boys. Still, something was seriously wrong and she couldn’t put
her finger on it. Being homeless wasn’t as bad for her as it was for
most. She had a way of collecting kids that turned into family, like
brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, every time another kid agreed to come
with her to the hiding place she’d created, a rush of power would
surge through her like she’d consumed a drug, sealed a deal, or done
something wrong. There was one guy, though, who wouldn’t come. When
Terek showed up at her doorstep, a place well hidden from most others, and
demanded she heed his warning, it was the first time she feared an enemy’s
strength. Was he a challenge that could become her savior, revealing the
truth of her past to her? Could this boy show her how to repair the fiber of
the world she’d unknowingly ripped apart, causing a catastrophic end
to the home she’d built for herself and the lost ones?

About the Author

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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