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By Vicki Landes
Europe For The Senses ~ A Photographic Journal is a collection of photography and creative writing meant to transport the reader to each respective destination with stimulating sensory imagery.

Experience the sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and touch that make Europe a remarkable compilation of uniquely beautiful countries. Whether a novice or a seasoned traveler, EFTS hopes to invoke a craving for Europe – not only for the major attractions that attract so many but the small, much overlooked details awaiting to be discovered. Continue reading »

By Kathryn Jordan

The Hidden Springs spa is a place where fantasies can come true, and that’s exactly what this unhappy housewife is looking for. Calling herself Julia Reeves she books a getaway at the spa and hires a man to spend the time with her there making her sexual fantasies come true.

William is a professional, paid by women for a variety of reasons. Taking Julia’s offer and meeting her at the spa should be an easy job, but life is never as simple as it should be. Spending this time with Julia and keeping it professional will prove to be one of William’s most difficult jobs yet.

Hot Water is an absorbing and passion filled story. Julia and William have the kind of instant chemistry that makes for a sexy and very touching read. Wonderfully vivid characterization makes the interaction between Julia and William easy to visualize. Ms. Jordan has penned a delightfully delicious tale that readers will be happy to be lost in.

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Buy Peter Zindler

A juvenile fiction novel, Spirit Warrior, An Epic Adventure to the Blue Ring Galaxy, is a heartwarming example of the greatness of God and the triumph of the spirit.

An excerpt:

Fortified with their overwhelming verbal support, Megog dipped his muscled shoulder and shot forward. Quickly I dodged to the right, but he had anticipated my very move and crashed straight into my chest. He had guessed my path of escape. With a loud thud, my back slammed the mat and my head bounced off the hard rubber surface. Starbursts of pain rocketed through my brain like a meteor shower. I lay there dazed, unable to move.

The crowd jumped to their feet and cheered! Megog had executed a brilliant combination move. This society’s love of violence in sport was particularly keen.

Pulling myself to my knees, I couldn’t breathe. My eyes refused to focus and all I could see was a colorful kaleidoscope of fuzzy objects. My head felt like it was in a hot steel vice that someone was tightening. Again, I gasped for air, but none came. I knew what would happen next and tried to raise my arms to defend myself, but my body rebelled. My brain couldn’t activate my muscles. “Dear Jesus,” was all I could say before I fell to the mat in an unconscious heap…

About the Author
Peter H. Zindler is an author of children’s and family-oriented books.

He is an associate minister at Bayview Baptist Church in San Diego, California, a high school wrestling coach, and a bodybuilder.

Zindler has been a youth pastor and has gone on several short-term missions to Romania. He is available for speaking engagements.

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By Ed Oakley and Doug Krug

Leadership Made Simple reduces your greatest management challenges, often people issues, to the most simple and practical solutions. It captures and defines what the best leaders do naturally in a powerful Framework for Leadership. Practical, simple solutions are included for many management challenges, including: Getting critical projects back on track; Resolving conflict among people or cross-functional teams; Shifting resistance-to-change into whole-hearted commitment;

By Mary Carter

Clair Ivers is a psychic with a gift that tends to get her into trouble more often than not. When a woman tries to bribe Clair into a reading that would encourage her soon-to-be sister-in-law to go through with her marriage vows to Jack Heron, the trouble begins. When the bride-to-be counters the bribe with a suicidal threat, Clair is thrown into a situation that pulls her deeper and deeper into Heron family secrets.

Finding the engagement ring with a note to return it to Jack, Clair sets out to do exactly that. What should be a simple thing turns complex when she meets Mike along the way and her feelings go haywire when she’s thrust into the middle of two gorgeous men and a family surrounded by mysteries in their own home.

Accidentally Engaged is a fun and sexy romance with an entertaining dash of the paranormal. Clair is torn between the two gorgeous men she’s found herself involved with, and the harder she tries to get a handle on what’s going on around her, the more she manages to foul things up. Ms. Carter has woven an absorbing tale full of humor and enchanting characters. A perfect read for romance lovers who enjoy a passionate story with a liberal dose of comedy that will have you laughing from the first page.

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By Michael Mihalik

In August 2006, United States consumer debt reached an all-time high of $2.35 trillion1. Real estate foreclosures are soaring nationwide2, millions of jobs are being shipped overseas, and pensions are being cut at iconic American companies such as Delta Airlines3. The American family is under a level of financial stress that hasn’t been seen for generations.

In the past, Americans were taught to avoid debt, but lately we have been persuaded to embrace it. The process starts early—high school students receive pre-approved credit cards although their only income may be from babysitting or mowing their neighbor’s lawn. People don’t realize that embracing debt subjects them to financial servitude—a form of slavery—in which their bills determine when and how much they work, often at jobs they don’t even like.

Can anything be done to help Americans regain control of their finances?
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By Annie B. Kay

Every Bite Is Divine’s essential message is that we each have a perfect natural weight and shape. By remembering how to care for ourselves lovingly, we allow ourselves to gracefully create our unique and healthy body. Crash diets are not in this picture.

Through yoga and other methods of relaxation and rediscovering our individual self-care basics, we can find our true self. We can enjoy life—including eating as we love to eat—and reach a healthy contentment with our own reality even if it doesn’t match the picture popular culture sells.
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By Paul Horton

When Chief Paul Holton returned from Iraq in 2004 he couldn’t believe what he was reading in the American press about the war. It certainly didn’t match his experience. Every story seemed to be about the misbehavior of US soldiers or the successes of the insurgents. War is tough. But American soldiers, who were willing to do that incredibly tough job, were paving the way for a free Iraq.

Saving Babylon is not the perspective of the all-too-frequently co-opted embedded reporter from the major media. This is the firsthand account of an Army interrogator who worked hand-in-hand with Iraqis at all levels in building a new nation
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By Lori Avocato

Ex-nurse-turned-insurance fraud investigator Pauline Sokol’s willing to risk anything to put a bad doc out of business—even her best friend Goldie’s near-perfect proboscis! Her cross-dressing compadre has agreed to get his shnozz bobbed so Pauline can pose as his private nurse and gain entry into Highcliff Manor—a posh plastic surgery “spa” making an illegal killing with their repeat clientele.
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From Smart Cents Inc.

SmartCents, Inc. is a company dedicated to spreading the essential principles of wealth accumulation and financial independence to all. Their goal is to support you as you change your views on money, learn new habits of wealth accumulation, and start walking a time-tried path to financial independence. With that in mind, they offer three titles to further those goals.
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