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Brave The Sisterhood Series Book 1 by Chelsi Arnold Genre: New Adult

Four women dared to defy the rules… Twenty-two-year-old Greer Connally believes life is about choices and consequences. When she is drafted with the first group of women in U.S. history, she is constantly challenged by those that neither want nor respect the women draftees. Greer quickly learns teamwork is the only way to endure the mental and physical abuse of training. She and her teammates must find a way to overcome their differences and learn how to work with one another in order to survive BUD/S. With the country divided, tensions mount as protests and terrorist attacks break-out across the world. Willing to sacrifice anything for their country, Greer and her teammates embark on a top-secret mission. But when the mission becomes compromised, Greer’s loyalties are quickly tested. Forced to choose between the lives of her teammates or defying a direct order, Greer must decide which consequence she is willing to live with before time runs out for everyone. Buy today to read this story about sisterhood, bravery, and sacrifice. Goodreads * Amazon

Courage The Sisterhood Series Book 2

No matter the odds, and no matter the risk, they will defend their country…To the death. Greer and her Navy SEAL sisters are willing to do whatever it takes to save what’s left of their country. After losing one of their team members during a mission, the pain and anger they feel fuels their need to avenge their best friend’s death. Unfortunately, an unwelcome and untimely suspension has put their plan for retribution on hold, forcing them to stand back and watch the country they love fall apart. But not for long. Buy today to read this story about sisterhood, bravery, and sacrifice. Goodreads * Amazon

Chelsi Arnold was born and raised in Texas, (And yes, like most Texans she tends to be a little biased to the fact that everything is bigger and better in Texas) – but hey, it ain’t bragging if it’s true 😉 Chelsi grew up in a single-stop-light town where she spent most of her time playing sports and going to rodeos. Throughout Chelsi’s life, her goals and dreams have changed, but having a close relationship with her friends and family, and her love for creativity has always remained. Chelsi is a firm believer that anything is possible, as long as you work hard and have determination; there is nothing you cannot accomplish. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

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A Step Backward The New World Series Book 1 by Andy Skrzynski Genre: SciFi Action Adventure

“The New World” book series, by Andy Skrzynski, is a creative, science-fiction adventure depicting the life-and-death struggles on Earth after an apocalyptic period between 2019 and 2025. If you enjoy a thrilling tale full of suspense, action, a touch of romance, and a crazy twist here and there, “The New World: A Step Backward” and the sequel, “The New World: Blue Moon Generation,” will help you escape your current world worries. The action’s so real and descriptive you’ll feel as if you’re alongside Thoruk, his loyal friends, and the younger generation as they fight the warriors and vicious creatures stalking the villagers of Ukkiville in the nearby forests, lakes, and mountains before the turn of the next century. Read more to get a taste of what’s to come in, “The New World: A Step Backward.” In 2075, following the World Annihilation Period and Earth’s 50-year transformation, the detested Skalag clan periodically pillages Ukkiville to murder and enslave its inhabitants. Dangers intensify as vicious, mutant beasts lurk in the shadows, preying on villagers. At the heart of this evil, the twisted scientist, Zolokt, creates killer combinations of animals, plants, and insects to inflict his acts of revenge. Infuriated by the savage attacks, a young leader, Thoruk, and his two lifelong friends pledge their lives to protect Ukkiville. The determined ruler aims to forever put an end to Zolokt and his followers, for only then will true freedom reign in The New World. Goodreads * Amazon

Blue Moon Generation The New World Series Book 2

Many peaceful years have passed since the devastating battle of 2075. The new generation, conceived under a mystical blue moon, is about to awaken to the vicious attacks unveiled through their parents’ tales. Once, living only in youngsters’ nightmares, ferocious mutant beasts now stir in the shadows of Ukkiville — even during the light of day. Blood-thirsty predators with glowing eyes, gnashing teeth, and razor-sharp claws prey on unsuspecting victims. Caru, the brave but brash young daughter of Ukkiville’s ruler, fears nothing. Trained by the best and possessing powers of the mind greater than her father’s, she leads her two lifelong friends into the teeth of intensifying perils. Meanwhile, in enemy caverns on the other side of the mountains, descendants of the evil Zolokt prepare as well, cloning savage creatures from DNA combinations of animals, insects, and plants. Only time will tell how many of the deadly muclones get released. Goodreads * Amazon

Crimson Winter The New World Series Book 3

On the verge of winter in 2105, a vicious attack soaks a pasture with blood and crushes Ukkiville’s serenity. Ominous premonitions haunt Hoot while similar dangers surge across Old North America. Tormented by nightmares, the courageous young warrior recruits her friends to join her and hunt the demon of her dreams. Before long, they encounter a beast far more ferocious than any discovered before. Suspicions fall squarely on the village’s nemesis, as Hoot and the leaders of Ukkiville fear Zo and his Skalags have advanced their DNA process to create monsters nobody can control. With little choice but to ready themselves to thwart increasing slaughters, Hoot, her brother, Skeeter, and a precocious android named Andralec hone their skills and special powers. Until the inhabitants of Ukkiville and the surrounding territory halt this growing threat, survival remains all but uncertain. **FREE on June 18^th & 19^th!!**Goodreads * Amazon

While writing The New World trilogy proved to be one of the most exciting challenges of my life, if anyone had told me six years ago I’d be writing science fiction action-adventure novels, I would have declared them bonkers! For most of my life, I had been an engineering and programming nerd whose main reading materials included technical scientific articles and books with little time to read novels of any sort of fiction. The few dreams I experienced during my lengthy career as a Sr. Software Development Manager at IBM mostly focused on conjuring solutions to tough technical issues at work. Never did sleep delve into imagining some fictional adventure. But that all changed after I retired from IBM in March of 2007 at age 53 with 30 rewarding years of service. The extra time on my hands provided plenty of hours to devote to more creative endeavors. My initial attempt at writing capitalized on my 30 years of investing in all sorts of financial assets. I wanted to share my knowledge with our children to aid their financial planning. After completing more than 400 pages of the manuscript, I joined a writers’ group. The members liked the technical content but advised me to liven it up to make in more attractive for my younger target audience of high school and collage graduates getting a start on life. I came up with an fictional world and a couple of quirky characters to weave into my investing lessons. The members loved the improvements, but an unexpected problem bared itself: my brain refused to churn out nightly ideas about investments. Instead, my dreams gushed with captivating characters and an intriguing new world with plenty of vicious beasts lurking in the shadows of my mind. I had no choice but to follow the fate which unfolded night after night, providing oodles of exciting material to more than fulfill any writing desires. I provided my financial manuscript to my daughters, and from that exhilarating change of direction in 2014, I’ve been creating a fascinating new world at the turn of the next century! I began writing my first novel, The New World: A Step Backward in June of 2014 and published it on June 28, 2015. A little over a year later, on October 1, 2016, I published Book 2 of the series, The New World: Blue Moon Generation. After a bit of a delay due to the challenges of a serious family illness, I completed the final novel of the Trilogy, The New World: Crimson Winter and published it on November 6, 2018. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

EXCERPT From Book 1, A Step Backward:
Thoruk sprinted to Mercivil’s side to untie the worn, chalky-white boat, tethered to the dock.
He looked back at his friends. “Come on, let’s see if we can help — he may be
drowning!”
Mercivil glanced at her pet. “Fluf — stay!”
Hopping in first, Thoruk seized the oars. “Be careful getting in.” The small vessel wobbled as
water from its bottom soaked his moccasins. “Here we go.” He rowed toward the
victim who was floating face down.
Stormulka blocked the sun with his palm for a better view.
“What on earth happened? Whoever it is has long hair — can’t tell if it’s a man or woman yet.”
As they approached, Thoruk stopped rowing to observe.
What could have done this? Not a bear or cat — they wouldn’t strip the skin like that. There would be
missing chunks of flesh.
He placed his hand over Mercivil’s eyes. “I’m not sure you want to see this.”
Pushing his arm away, she opened her eyes. “I’ve got to.”
After peeking, she sucked in a terrified breath. “Shivers! This is a demon’s work!”
Stormulka’s mouth gaped wide. “From what’s left, it appears to be a woman. There’s no way
she’s alive. Something has been chewing on the corpse. There’s bloody water everywhere!”
Thoruk maneuvered nearer the lifeless body. “I’ve never seen anything like this. It looks like a
thousand razor-sharp bite marks.” Almost all the skin had been eaten off, and the wounds still
appeared fresh, less than a couple of hours old at most. “What could have done this?”
He scanned the shoreline and pointed to a particular area.
“See the big skid mark by that hyacinth cluster on the shore? That’s probably where she fell. Let’s check it
out.” He tossed a rope to Stormulka and gestured toward the victim. “Here, tie this around her arm.”
Thoruk paddled closer. Is there something in this lake we haven’t seen before? Rumors of a
five-foot-long sturgeon were discounted several years ago. Is one actually lurking in these
waters after all? It would be huge by now!
Pictures of prehistoric-looking sturgeons from a tattered encyclopedia in the village’s library
flashed across his mind. A faint motion caught the corner of his eye. “Did you see that swirl
— by the hyacinth?”
“Yea, I saw it too.” Stormulka brushed his shimmery, black hair from his face and squinted.
“There, it’s moving again.”
The nearer they got to the buoyant mass of purple flowers, the greater the underwater
commotion. Thoruk extended the paddle to the edge of the pads floating on the surface. “What
is that? Be careful! Don’t stick your hands over the edge of the boat until we know what this
is!”
As soon as the oar touched one of the plants, three jaws erupted from the lake, attacking the
wooden paddle. The sudden pounce startled Thoruk, causing him to fall backward. Vicious
jaws with hundreds of tiny, sharp teeth gnashed at the oar. Each plum-sized chomper extruded

from a pod at the top of a stem in the larger hyacinth cluster.
Getting antsy, Fluf crawled along the shoreline toward the commotion. One of her paws got
too close, and a merciless chomper sprung from the lake and nipped her foot. She yelped,
clutched the assailant with her huge, ivory teeth, crushed it and tossed the crumpled mass
aside. She roared as blood stained her paw.
Mercivil pivoted. “Fluf, get back! Stay!”
The injured bear limped away to lie in the grass.
A strong breeze blew the rickety craft closer. As it neared the edge of the vegetation, another
botanical jaw leapt from a pod and clenched the edge of the boat, fiercely chewing and
grooving the oak with each bite.
Thoruk tried to tear it off, but another brutal muncher bit his finger. Unsheathing his knife, he
sliced off the stem, pried the mandible from his finger, and chucked it in the lake. A
small chunk of his flesh went with it. Blood streamed down his pinkie. He yanked his shirt off
and wrapped it around his hand, exposing his lightly-tanned and muscular back.
The wind swung the vessel into the floating monster as hundreds of ferocious mouths
emerged to gnaw at the bottom of the craft. Gripping the other paddle, Mercivil whacked and
smashed the savage, snapping creatures as fast as possible with all the power she possessed.
The harder she swung the makeshift weapon, the more she bit her lip, until blood dripped
down her chin. The wicked, purple-flowered beast thrashed about feverishly, churning and
splashing the lake around them. Terror shrouded Mercivil’s face as she screamed. “Get us out
of here! Now!”
Thoruk glanced at her feet. Dozens of miniature, white teeth ripped at a splintered hole in the
bottom of the boat. Where it had slowly leaked earlier, now the water gushed.
“Storm, plug that hole with your shirt. Mercy, give me that oar.” He took both paddles and
rowed with all his might to get away from the bloodthirsty carnivores.
The contorted specter of a plant with flesh-gashing teeth confused him with a quirky mix of
wonderment and horror. His heart pounded as if ready to explode.
As they cleared the tumultuous waves, Thoruk noticed the corpse drifting behind them and
spotted a handful of jaws still clamped onto the shredded flesh hanging from the victim.

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Ambush in the Everglades by Petie McCarty Genre: Romantic Suspense

Plenty of action- adventure in this romantic-suspense tale. Photographer Kayli Heddon is given the biggest assignment of her career—a photo essay on the Everglades Restoration—and a special airboat safari is arranged, so Kayli can get her pictures. What she doesn’t count on is being stranded alone in the Everglades with her handsome and unpredictable airboat guide. Kayli is forced to learn some tough lessons. Trust means everything in the dangerous River of Grass, and a skilled partner makes all the difference in your survival. Skye Landers takes the airboat safari gig as a favor to his cousin who is called out of town. Skye doesn’t expect the governor’s photographer to catch his eye, but Kayli Heddon is unlike any woman he has ever met. He knows he should keep his distance, but common sense flies out the window whenever she gets near. Unfortunately, Kayli thinks honesty is the most important thing in a relationship—any relationship—and Skye Landers is a fraud. When secrets surface from his past, Kayli and Skye are soon on the run from more than just alligators. Goodreads * Amazon

Petie spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World—”The Most Magical Place on Earth”—where she enjoyed working in the land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her “day” job to write her stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time writing sequels to her regency time-travel series, Lords in Time, and her cozy-mystery-with-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel Romances. Petie shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy who made a cameo appearance in No Angels for Christmas. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

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Oklahoma Winds The Sydney St. John Mysteries Book 1 by Cary Osborne Genre: Mystery

In Oklahoma, spring brings storms raging across the American prairie, too often spawning tornadoes that lash the land. But this spring Sydney St. John finds herself fighting for her life against another danger, one from the past. When her intern’s body is discovered in the archives processing room, everyone wants to believe the girl’s death was an accident or a horrible mistake. But Sydney sets out to discover whether the cruel murder of today resulted from another crime committed nearly seventy years earlier, searching for clues as only an archivist can. Her search leads her to another danger, different, in the person of Ben Bartlett, grandson of the creator of the very collection at the center of the mystery. Is he to be her lover? Or her murderer? OKLAHOMA WINDS is an engrossing thriller that reveals the inexorable links present-day events (and crimes) always have to the past. We are forever connected to the history that brought us to where we are now, and unraveling the tangled truths of that history can shed a brilliant light on who we have become. Yes, OKLAHOMA WINDS is a murder mystery, and a fascinating one. But it’s also a testament to the power of the past over our lives. Having had some experience with research librarians and archivists, I’ve always known they were some of the most brilliant (yet unsung) detectives among us . . . and the protagonist of OKLAHOMA WINDS is long-overdue proof of that. Sydney St. John does for archivists what Indiana Jones did for archaeologists — and I can’t wait to see what mysteries she’ll tackle next! –Brad Denton, author of Blackburn and Sergeant Chip Goodreads * Amazon

Oklohoma Winter: Black Ice The Sydney St. John Mysteries Book 2

Oklahoma, the state that ranks second as most dangerous in the U.S. when it comes to weather. Too often, the wind comes sweeping down the plain, with a vengeance. In winter, black ice glides onto the roads, barely seen, and when the wheels of a vehicle run onto it, a driver had best beware. It’s winter in Oklahoma, and Sydney St. John finds murder among the papers of the Filmore County Historical Archives. The collection is that of Carl Blair, rancher, politician, father, and husband, who ruled his land and his family without the need for compassion, or love. Although gone these many years, his grandchildren and Lawrence, his only surviving son, still suffer from his cruelty and heavy hand. It’s Sydney who must untangle the web that begins with racism and murder. Ben Bartlett her lover, still living in California, is helpless to save her from natural disasters and festering family hatred. Goodreads * Amazon

Saving Souls The Sydney St. John Mysteries Book 3

Sydney St. John, still living and working in Gansel, Oklahoma, hopes to never be involved in a murder investigation again. She plans on being content with organizing the historical documents in the Filmore County Historical Archives. But when Patrick O’Kelley, preaching to no one on the corner opposite the archives in twenty-degree weather, is found murdered, her curiosity once again gets the better of her. The facts she discovers lead her to hidden gold, oil rights, and Edward Capeheart O’Kelley, the man who shot Bob Ford, Jesse James’s killer. What does the murder in the late 1800s have to do with Patrick O’Kelley’s death in the 21st century? Goodreads * Amazon

Cary Osborne has been writing for more than two decades, delving into many genres including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror, and romance. Having once been told that there aren’t enough generalists in the world, and having an interest in many worldly aspects, makes it difficult to settle into a single mold. Ancient history, being one of those interests, she uses her studies in the subjects and backgrounds for her stories, both long and short. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Bookbub * Goodreads

SAVING SOULS
As she began closing things down, she realized that the preacher was silent. Was he
done for the day? Most likely, as the temperature was already dropping further. Was he
coming back tomorrow? Not that it mattered. She was curious enough to think of going
across to introduce herself and ask his name. Maybe the next time she saw Otis, she
might ask him. That was her stock in trade: curiosity and seeking information.
She gathered her things together, turned out the lights, and turned the night lights on. She set
the alarm, then gathered her coat more tightly around her as she stepped out the side door to the
parking lot. First thing she noticed was that the pickup truck still sat on the other corner.
Guess he’s just folded his tent, she thought. Must be inside the truck, trying to get warm.
But there was no sign of exhaust nor engine noise. The depth of the cold made sound seem
sharper, so if the vehicle was running, she would hear it.
She shrugged and pressed the remote unlock button on the CR-V. Opening the back door, she put
her bags on the seat. As she started to close the door, she heard a sound, a moan. She turned toward
the street and made out a black mound lying on the ground near the rear wheel of the pickup.
Immediately suspicious, she reached into her purse on the seat and grabbed her cell phone.
She closed the car door and walked across the street to investigate.

The glow from the street light wasn’t bright enough to see the figure clearly, but in
the glow from the flashlight on her phone, she could see that it was the preacher lying there. She
dialed 9-1-1, then knelt down to see if there was a pulse. Checking the carotid first, she detected
nothing. His skin was cool. He’d been dead only a short while, she guessed.
When the emergency operator came on line, she asked for an ambulance and the sheriff. She
stamped her feet, trying to keep them from going numb while she waited.
It wasn’t long before Sheriff Otis pulled up in his black SUV. He got out and walked over to her.
“Not again, Sydney.”

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