by | June 18, 2019 · 5:00 am

GSR Countdown Blitz – Healing Hands

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Parents to four wonderful children, Jerry and Stephanie Jaeger enjoy working together as J.S. Jaeger to write uplifting, entertaining stories. 

 Jerry overcame bullying to earn his black belt in Kempo Karate. He served as a special agent for the FBI and currently works as a prosecutor. 

 Stephanie ran her own accounting practice for several years before turning her focus to writing Scrolls of Zndaria with Jerry. 

 Together, they are excited to bring readers of all ages into the magical world of Zndaria.

Denya’s excited to attend the Healing Hands Academy. It’s her chance to become a handmaiden, help others, and live a life of adventure.
 
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But studying at the Academy isn’t everything she’d
hoped. The headmistress and many of the students still look down on human
handmaidens. It seems as quickly as she makes friends, she has to say goodbye.
And just as she starts gaining acceptance, she puts the other students in
danger.
 
Is Denya’s determination enough to see her through,
or will she be sent home, back to the peasant life she’s trying to escape?
The second Short Scroll of Zndaria, Healing Hands
parallels The Golden Wizard and allows readers to see the magical world of
Zndaria through Denya’s eyes. Readers will be reunited with favorite characters
from the main series as well as experience life in the Redwood Forest.
Buy this book today to get a glimpse into the world
of Zndaria or delve deeper into the journey that began in The Golden Wizard!

 


  
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Denya dashed forward, closing the gap between her
and the wolves. A wolf caught the back of one of trolls’ worn-out shirt in its
teeth. Denya brought her stick down on the wolf’s head. It skidded into the
ground with a piece of fabric stuck in its mouth. The young trolls escaped
across the bridge. The second wolf lunged at Denya. She met its chest with a
blow in mid-air. It fell to the ground. Snarling, both wolves rose and circled
Denya.
“Leave me alone!” She swung the stick frantically.
“Leave!” She fought to keep from panicking, but tears stung her eyes.

 

The wolves nipped at her. She struck one in the
snout. It growled and snapped at her again. Denya continued swinging her club,
searching for an escape that didn’t exist. One of the wolves bit her cloak,
ripping through the hem. She couldn’t remember a time she’d feared for her life
like this.
 

 

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by | June 17, 2019 · 12:10 pm

GSR Countdown Blitz – Stevie-Girl and the Phantom Pilot

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Ann has been a writer since junior high, but to
pay the bills she has waited tables, delivered newspapers, cleaned other
people’s houses, taught school, and had a stint as a secretary in a rock-n-roll
radio station. She also worked as a 911 operator and a police dispatcher. 

Her fiction began to win awards during her college days. Since then she’s
published several short stories, novels, and novellas. She’s always reading and
always writing, but even if she never sold another story, Ann would not stop
writing. For her it’s a necessity, like breathing. Most of the time, it even
keeps her sane.

 

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No matter who dares you, no matter what lures
you, do not go in the spooky old house…
 


When a small planes crashes behind Jase’s rural home, the ghost of the pilot
begins to haunt him. Jase can’t figure out what to do until the day he sees his
classmate, Stevie-girl, enter the legendary haunted house. That’s when he
decides if anyone can help him solve the mystery, she’s the one. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The West Texas night wind
whispered and whistled around the window frames. I was in my mom’s favorite
chair reading The Tell-Tale Heart
when I heard the stuttering drone of a small plane. In our rural setting, it
sounded very low and very loud.
Then the noise stopped.
Lady, the German shepherd I’d
found lying mangled and near death beside the road, was standing in front of
the picture-window, head cocked to one side.
The silence was thick and cold.
As we watched, the tail of a small
plane disappeared behind the line of firs west of the house. There was still no
sound but the wind.

 

I dialed the operator and told her
what I’d seen. She immediately patched me through to the Sheriff’s office so I
could tell the dispatcher what had happened. Then I ran outside to see what I
could see. Lady was right behind me.
 

 

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Karda – Blitz

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Karda:
Adalta Vol. I
Fantasy,
Sci-fi
Publisher:
Green Canoe, LLC
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On
the beautiful world Adalta, an ancient threat emerges. Young Marta is dropped
to the planet for her first secret mission alone. Raised by her father on an
orbiting trade ship, he trained her for this – and to live by two rules: Don’t
get attached. Don’t get discovered.
As
cover for her mission, Marta joins the Mi’hiru, the all-female elite guard who
patrol the skies on Karda, majestic hawk-headed flying horses.
On
this planet where the only weapons allowed are arrows and swords, Marta
discovers a high-tech weapon she knows could only come from her ship. Someone
is smuggling them to use in the bitter power struggle between two noble
brothers. She knows she must stop this threat, and she reluctantly joins forces
with the handsome but arrogant Altan. As their connection grows, Marta
struggles to keep her secret and to keep the rule of not getting attached.
As
tensions rise and the ancient threat grows, will Marta accept the frightening
elemental magic powers Adalta wants to give her to save the planet she loves?
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Books in the Adalta Fantasy/Sci-fi Series:
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Hunter:
Adalta Vol II
Publisher:
Green Canoe, LLC
Published:
August 2018
Tessa,
a young girl with a shattered dream, must unite with Galen, a young man with a
shattered emotional shell.
Tessa’s
dream to reclaim her trauma-blocked elemental talent and become a healer
fractures when a powerful flying hawk-headed horse claims her as the
Austringer, one who hunts with hawks. Instead of learning to heal, she must
learn to kill the ancient evil arising on the planet.
Galen
has no dream, and the emotions he can no longer hide threaten to explode.
Assaulted by overwhelming elemental forces from the planet, he becomes the
legendary Kern––with power over plants and soil he doesn’t believe in and
doesn’t want.
When
a blood-and-death magician releases an ancient alien imprisoned for centuries,
its horrific creatures rise to kill everyone who threatens to block its
returning powers and its invasion of the planet. Together Tessa the Hunter and
Galen the Kern must fight this alien evil that threatens to enslave their
planet.
Excerpt
The
wagon slowed, and Bren poked an elbow into her ribs. Marta
caught
herself on the side of the seat before she tumbled off and embarrassed herself.
“Look there,” he said, pointing up through a break in the clouds. “Karda.”
Joy
swelled in her chest, and she forgot to breathe. Two enormous
flying
figures were high in the sky, wings outstretched as they circled
up
a thermal. Sun glinted from bronze and gold wingtips. Their
forelegs
were tucked under, hind ones stretched behind. Manes and
tails
streamed.
“Oh,
by the Lady Adalta,” Bren breathed. “Did you ever see
anythin’
more beautiful?”
She
watched the creatures rise ever higher into the sky, spread their
wings
wide in a glide, and disappear into the clouds. And something
inside
her shifted. Her whole body prickled with the need to see them
again.
To get close to them. She grabbed the side of the wagon to
anchor
herself. The few images the spy bugs had sent couldn’t
compare.
I can’t believe I might fly on one of those beautiful beings. They are
magical.
What if I’m rejected for the training program? What if my cover
story
has too many holes?
Well-trained
as she was at blending in on a new planet, the possibility of getting recalled
or caught was too real. On this, her first mission alone she would not, could
not, fail. A cold, hard knot formed in her stomach. Getting expelled was not
the only danger. She was going to have to guard against commitment that went
too deep. That might be worse than not being accepted. The beautiful
horse-bodied, hawk-headed Karda filled her mind. A sharp, involuntary shiver
shot up her spine. How could she not become attached to them? But Adalta
wasn’t
her home. She couldn’t stay here forever.
About
the Author

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Sherrill
Nilson used to raise horses. Now she writes about flying horses–with hawk
heads and wicked talons.
Author
of the Adalta Series, she’s been a cattle rancher, horse breeder,
environmentalist, mother of three, traveler to exotic places-even a tarot card
reader. She’s lived in Santa Fe and Ruidoso, NM, San Francisco, and Austin
after leaving the hills of Eastern Oklahoma and her ranch.
She
has a Ph.D. in East-West Psychology, and those studies opened her to the world
of ancient myth and story. The rigor of writing so many papers and her
dissertation suited her. She loves science fiction and fantasy and is a
prolific reader.
One
day she put the book she just finished down and thought, “I’m going to run
out of books to read. I love imagined worlds. Maybe I could create my
own.” So she took a leap of faith and embarked on writing Karda and
Hunter-the first two books in the Adalta series. She’s now working on Falling,
the third book, and lurking in the back of her mind is another series about the
trees deciding whether or not to leave earth.
She
lives, writes, and reads SciFi/fantasy in Tulsa, Oklahoma–back where she
started as the oldest of seven kids (don’t ask to drive), three of whom are
writers who love telling each other how they should write.
“Sometimes,” she says, “They’re mean to me and use too much red
ink.”
She
doesn’t have a dog, a cat, or even a bird, but she does have an old Volvo
convertible and loves to drive around with the wind blowing her hair. It’s how
she gets her vitamin D.
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by | June 16, 2019 · 5:00 am

Galak’s Rising – Sale Blitz

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Sci-fi
Adventure, Dystopian Science Fiction Epic Fantasy
Date
Published: June 4, 2019


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What
do you do when the world’s greatest power has no conscience?
 
Two,
not of blood, but joined in blood,
 
may
conquer only as a selfless act of love.
 
-from
The Prophecy of the Dancers of Silence
The
illustrated dystopian science fiction epic fantasy BIRTH RIGHT TRILOGY depicts
the first battles of a brutal war between humans, cyborgs, robots, and
genetically enhanced beings. In the first book, BIRTH RIGHT: GALAK’S RISING,
you are introduced to the Valki and Galak.
At
the onset of a technological war that could destroy their race and the
technology that made them superior, the genetically enhanced Valki traveled
more than a century into the future.
In
this new civilization, Galak, a cruel cyborg obsessed with creating his own
race of superior beings, induces the remaining human feudal and native tribes
to war against one another. To limit the Valki population, births are
restricted to one per woman, unless they are twins. Galak demands that Valki
teen twins compete for a Birthright, the right to have children—or be
sterilized.
The
courage of two young Valki women to resist Galak’s law pits princes, kings, and
mighty warriors against a merciless and powerful foe.
To
save humanity, the girls, named only 99 and 100, and their allies must resist
an opponent who has the field and technological advantages. Only those willing
to sacrifice everything can defeat their enemies.
The
BIRTH RIGHT TRILOGY explores the ethical implications of technology with
adventure, romance, humor, and terror.
Kent
Burles created the nineteen illustrations for GALAK’S RISING.
Excerpt
99
and 100 watch in horror from their upstairs window as two Galak warriors drag a
girl toward the red doors of the Dall Building. Neither can guess what they are
doing with her or what the young girl did to deserve arrest.
Below,
the girl kicks and screams, then faints.
The
G warriors shrug, and then pick her up and carry her inside the wooden
building.
From
their room, the girls look on, waiting for something to happen, but nothing
does. The only movement below them is the dust sweeping across the dirt road.
99
and 100 look at one another, not believing what they have seen. Then, the girls
smell the familiar scent of Lavora, a rare rose and lavender perfume, and turn
to face their grandmother, Crystal.
Crystal’s
forehead is fraught with concern. “Girls, what have you been doing?”
The
two 14-year old girls cling to Crystal. 99, the most outspoken, speaks.
“Grandma, a girl was arrested and taken inside the Dall Building. She was our
age!”
“Who
took her?” Crystal smooths the simple cotton skirt over her slim frame. She
knows before she asks, though, that it has to do with Galak. Everything evil
does. Why did Galak have to follow them here?
100
answers now. “The G Warriors. Were they kidnapping her?” Crystal pulls the
girls closer. She hasn’t felt this frightened since she left Darissa da Vinci
in 2071. “We’re not to interfere with them, dears. They work under Galak’s
orders.”
“Who
is Galak?” 99 asks as she brushes a long wisp of dark hair away from her face.
If he’s important, she ought to know.
Crystal
looks from 99 to 100, uncertain what their mother, Sila, would have her say.
About
the Author

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Christina
Goebel, M.A., was born in Texas and is a former secondary English teacher and
statewide disability conference planner. When she began college, her goal was
to earn a degree to be respected as a writer. She earned an associate degree in
World Literature from Miami-Dade Community College, a bachelor’s in Secondary
English Education from Florida International University, and a master’s in
Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
Since
her father was a computer programmer, Christina developed a curiosity about
artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Christina
is married and has son and a German Shepherd. Her son designed the book cover
for BIRTH RIGHT: GALAK’S RISING. Christina’s an avid traveler and has a read a
part of a book most days of her life.
Other
works by Christina Goebel: GoldenHeart: How to Love Humanity
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by | June 14, 2019 · 5:00 am

Dahlia’s Delights – Book Tour

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The Flowers of Avenel book 2 – DAHLIA’S DELIGHTS
Contemporary Romance
Date Published: June 8, 2019
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Dahlia Collins had sworn that she’d escape the sandy beaches of her little hometown of Avenel on The Hidden Banks Islands. She’d dreamt big for herself, craving the adventure and success that could only be found in a big city. But life in the big city turned tumultuous, and the overwhelming swells of betrayal and financial struggle carried her back home to Avenel. Taking over Dahlia’s Delights Bakery should have been easy for her, except it wasn’t. Someone was sabotaging her business. She prayed that with the help of a handsome police officer, she would save her bakery.
Mark Lane was a simple man with simple needs. He had his health and a successful career as the police lieutenant on a beautiful island off the coast of North Carolina. That was all he needed, or thought he needed, until he walked into Dahlia’s Delights. When he saw her, his brain whirled with surprise. The young teen he’d last laid eyes on a decade ago was now a grown beauty. His heart double-tapped. His blood heated and strummed through his veins faster than normal. Gone was the girl he’d teased in his youth. Instead, an auburn-haired beauty with emerald eyes robbed him of rational thought.
When Dahlia shares her concerns about the bakery with Mark, and he promises to help her, all the feelings she’d had for him rushed through her again. Her heart palpitated, desire cloaked her, and she was thirteen again. Falling in love with him would be so easy. Hell, she was already halfway there.

EXCERPT

“Thanks for tonight.” One side of her mouth curved into a coy smile. “And for your help with the fake camera.” Nerves zipped and zapped through her, sending little bursts of desire through her body. He’d been a fantasy in her head for so long that she’d never expected anything with him to happen. Yet, here she was, her hand in his. Even as the cool breeze off the ocean swirled around her, the heat of his hand and the look in his eyes scorched her.

She stared at his lips. She’d never noticed how perfect they were. She’d always been busy looking at his blue eyes or checking out his body. But now she noticed that his upper lip was the perfect complement to his bottom lip. As if Cupid had offered his bow to Mark for perfectly kissable lips.

She prayed that Mark would touch his lips to hers. Her heart beat faster in her chest.

He watched her tongue slide over her bottom lip as she stared at him. He wanted to taste those lips. He’d tried all night to be a gentleman, to balance the line between catching up with an acquaintance and pursuing a lover. Could he smear that line? Bring the two together?

He was over the notion of being her friend. He had no use for a female friend. What he wanted from Dahlia required a piece of her heart in exchange for a piece of his own. At that moment he just wanted to pull her to his body and show her how he felt about her.

Before she knew it, his hands encircled her hips and his fingers spanned her waist. The heat from his touch scorched her though her clothes and lit her up inside. Her pulse skyrocketed as he leaned down and placed his lips softly against hers. His tongue darted out and traced her lips, but the kiss was over as quickly as it began.  

About the Author

Karen Tjebben lives in central North Carolina with her wonderful husband, twin daughters, two hamsters, four guinea pigs, an axolotl, and a school of various fish. When her girls left for kindergarten, Karen discovered that she needed to fill her days with something, and that was the beginning of her writing career. She loves to create worlds filled with unique characters that will delight and raise goose bumps on her readers. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and seeing the world through her daughters’ eyes.

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