Book Launches

Book Launch: Sweet Small Town Romance

Sep 11, 2020 | Book Launches

Fall is on its way, and that’s the perfect time for a cozy sweet romance in a beautiful small town. Beyond Hope’s Ridge is the second book of the Hope’s Ridge Small Town series, which can be read as a standalone or as part of the series, and is filled with realistic characters who make mistakes while trying to do what’s right. And still, dreams come true, romances ignite, and friendships are forged in this sweet romance series you don’t want to miss. Silver McKenzie is a talented romance novel author to watch!

When dark memories haunt you, is it possible to move forward with an open heart?

Twelve months ago, an accident destroyed Steph Jones’s easy-going outlook. Plagued with the horror and memories of that day, Steph is unable to forget and unable to forgive herself.

In the nearby town of Drayson’s Landing, one man has the ability to help Steph move on. Only, he’s hurting more than she is.

Can Steph muster the courage to leave the comfort of Hope’s Ridge, face the nightmare of her past, and confront the man she’s been avoiding for the last year?

Beyond Hope’s Ridge is the second book in the Hope’s Ridge Small Town Series.

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Read the Hope’s Ridge series by Silver McKenzie

Book Trailer: All Eyes on Me: A True Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Hope

Aug 31, 2020 | Book Launches

If you love inspiring true stories, Vinnie Lillie’s memoir will be at the top of your list when it’s released. Written by Kevin Zdrill, All Eyes on Me: A True Story of Addition, Recovery, and Hope is a raw and honest account of Vinnie Lillie’s life in gangs, prison, doing drugs, and his incredible redemption. Watch the book trailer below.

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Book Launch: Steamy Contemporary Romance Book

Aug 14, 2020 | Book Launches

The latest Max Watson book is here! Always unpredictable and full of surprises, Max doesn’t disappoint in this steamy romance novella that is at once complex and the heart of love’s simplicity.

Black & Blue is a twisty and steamy romance that explores coming-of-age love, heartbreak, overcoming tragedy, and rebuilding what was once lost.

Blue and I, we’ve been through everything together. She’s been my best friend ever since I can remember, all the way through now, our senior year of high school. And she still has no idea that I’m in love with her. When she asks to have her first time with me, only because she trusts me so much, I’m not sure I can go through with it. That must be why she got me drunk before making me promise I would. But it turns out to be the best decision—drunk or not—that I’ve ever made. Now that we’ve had our first time, Blue wants to be friends with benefits. One step closer to a real relationship.

But then my worst nightmare comes true. She stops speaking to me. Just like that, she wants nothing to do with me. Does she know the truth of my love for her but she doesn’t feel the same? If only things could go back to how they used to be…if only I had never made that promise.

Years pass and everything is a blur. Will I ever be able to tell fantasy from reality? Nothing makes sense anymore. All I have ever wanted, all I continue to yearn for, is Blue. Now, she’s out of reach more than ever before.

Fall in love with Black & Blue in this steamy romance with a lot of twists and a happy ending.

Hagador has made a deadly mistake in the pursuit of knowledge.

In a country that has outlawed the study of The Few, an ancient, lost civilization that disappeared 7,000 years ago, there are some still searching for answers and paying heavy prices for them. Hagador, now labeled a heretic for his pursuit, must leave his entire life behind and travel across a country prejudice against him and his kind to a secret safe haven wedged between what is known and what is forbidden. Ahead of him lies uncertainty. Behind him lies only death.

The Price is the first of three short stories that follow Hagador in The One-Horned Heretic Series. This series will act as an intro to a fantasy/sci-fi world that multiple short stories and future novels will take place in.

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BOOK LAUNCH: Softball Memoir

Jul 1, 2020 | Book Launches

Immediately a #1 Amazon new release, Jerry Miccolis‘s nonfiction memoir The Boys of Late Summer is at once inspiring and entertaining, a book to read more than once for motivation, fun, and comfort. Don’t be fooled by the softball topic—this book is uplifting and enjoyable even if you’re not into sports at all.

One man’s irreverent account of competition and comradery among an oddly inspiring squad of senior softballers

Twelve men, well past their prime, are on a sacred quest for one more shot at a slim slice of glory: winning a prestigious softball tournament against a bunch of equally time-ravaged old codgers from all across the country.

Join this spirited squad of sexagenarians, the Jersey Boys, as they trek to the famed Cape Cod Classic, play like pros (well, play their hearts out, anyway), bond like brothers, and teach each other a thing or two about life along the way. Meet crafty Jimmy, the Machiavellian mastermind of sundry clandestine enterprises; bombastic Howie, the irrepressible clown prince and erstwhile mime; silent Steve, the research chemist recruited by the Mob; and gentle John, the patient, paternal pastor who could snap you in half if he had to.

Root for them and the rest of this dauntless dozen as they battle creaky joints, reconstructed limbs, weak bladders, self-doubts, insult, injury, gravity, and Father Time. In defying the odds, the clock, and their own limitless limitations, they illuminate a profound truth: in softball, and in life, it’s never too late.

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BOOK LAUNCH: Lucky O’Toole Series

May 10, 2020 | Book Launches

Fans of the Lucky O’Toole series won’t want to miss the final book that brings Lucky’s life to a roaring crescendo, Lucky Enough. Deborah Coonts‘s signature style is at its best with quick wit, sparks of humor, plenty of mystery and action, and of course Lucky’s somewhat unlucky love life. If you haven’t yet read the series, here’s your incentive to get started—you won’t be disappointed and you have a lot to look forward to!

Lucky’s story comes full circle in the conclusion of the Lucky O’Toole Vegas Adventures.

Home: A refuge. An escape. Where the heart is.

After a high body count trip through Europe, Lucky O’Toole, the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas’s most over-the-top Strip casino, is home and searching for peace, quiet and a quick fix for a broken heart.

She should know better.

Her father is failing in his fight to regain his health after taking a bullet to the chest.

Her mother, Mona, is increasingly desperate to be “useful”, which usually results in her being anything but.

Her love life is in shambles.

The DEA is after her, but not giving a hint as to why.

The NBA is in town for their All-Star break extravaganza highlighting the new rookies.

Somebody got cute and put a Bugatti on top of her hotel.

And a dead guy turns up in delivery bay seven with his skull bashed in.

Not exactly the soft reentry Lucky had hoped for. But she can handle it.

Until her father, after checking himself out of the hospital, summons Lucky for a “family” meeting. A secret from his past puts the future of the Babylon and the family in jeopardy.

And he expects Lucky to fix it.

Worse, a financier who played cat-and-mouse with Lucky around the globe, striving to leave her holding the bag, could hold the key to her saving it all.

Can she trust him?

Does she have a choice?

Find out by getting your copy of this light, funny, romantic mystery today!

Read the whole Lucky O’Toole Vegas Adventure Series

Book Launch: Scottish Mystery Series

May 3, 2020 | Book Launches

Now is the time to travel through reading, so how about visiting a historic Scottish estate on a North Carolina island? Just add in a few murders, some bagpipes, and family complications for a wonderful immersion into a modern-day ancient Scottish clan fighting to retain their identity. Liam Ashe‘s debut novel Thou Shalt Not Kilt is the perfect staycation escape!

Elle’s Scottish-flavored mysteries will immerse you in a world of the Highlands, kilts, bagpipes and haggis.

For author and historian Elle Cunningham Mackay, six weeks on Cape Fear’s Roan Island is a desperately needed second chance. When her host and former flame Stuart MacUspaig invites her to his historic Aldermire estate, she jumps at the opportunity to research first-hand the disappearing Scottish clans who settled North Carolina.

She soon realizes that Stuart has something more in mind and his offer comes with complicated strings. After too many questionable choices—not to mention a failed marriage, a pink slip and a criminal record—Elle knows she is running out of options.

When Stuart is found brutally murdered, Elle fears that her past mistakes may finally be catching up with her. Relying only on her keen mind and mile-wide stubborn streak, Elle races to find his killer. As the body count grows, her only hope is to mend her ways and make a new start, or she risks becoming collateral damage in the extinction of Clan MacUspaig.

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There’s a thin line between devotion and obsession…

Tormented young Damian suffers at the hands of his sinister and abusive family. His saving grace comes in the sweet and innocent Rayna—the light in his dark world. Rayna fills an emptiness Damian never knew existed. Together, the children must commit the unthinkable to survive the evil that is meant to protect them.

But that was then…

This is now…

Damian and Rayna fight different demons as they attempt to forge a path of normalcy in adulthood. When Rayna shows up on Damian’s doorstep bruised and seeking his protection, her vulnerable state has her unstable, acting out in ways he can’t predict. Damian knows that pain is constant, and he’ll do anything to ease any that Rayna endures. But when their pasts come back to destroy them and unearth secrets long kept hidden, Damian and Rayna must rely on their deep bond to survive. Can two shattered souls come together to finally break the chains that have bound them their entire lives?

Chains of Nurture explores how far one’s love can push the boundaries of acceptance, and whether one’s story is written from birth or rewritten by demons along the way.

More psychological fiction by Proof Positive’s authors

Book Launch: Dark Fantasy Horror Book

Mar 13, 2020 | Book Launches

It’s Friday the 13th, and we’ve got the perfect read for such a day! A. F. Stewart has just released her latest anthology, Visions and Nightmares, and we’re having a hard time picking a favorite dark fantasy short story or horror indulgence from it. Included are stories from a darker side of Wonderland (our personal favorite), the truth behind a mirror (or in it), a very original take on paranormal shifters, a twist on a classic mythological creature, and lots more creepy, dark, and evil stories. So tuck yourself in on this Friday the 13th, turn out the lights, light a candle, and get ready for chills!

Tragedy spares no one…and takes no prisoners.

In the twilight shadows, secrets are revealed past the whispers of madness.

Wander into the realm of the old gods with Elenora, where humanity and marriage are a prison.
Step through a looking glass of dark horrors with an Alice you never knew.
Join with Zenna to seek the truth as her death by magic grows closer.
Journey with Olivia as she crosses paths with a monster of the forest and runs for her life.
Watch Isobel summon the faerie to solve her problem of an unwanted husband.
Shiver as Doctor Killbride experiments with corpses to create life from death.

All that and more await within the pages.

Ten stories. Ten women. Who will survive? Who will fall? And who will succumb to their inner evil?

Warning: This book contains disturbing scenes that may be upsetting to some readers.

From getting a Z visa to daily price negotiations, from dating to work life…

The Twists and Turns of Living in Shanghai consists of two and a half years (January 2017 to June 2019) in China’s largest city. We’ll encounter the trials and tribulations (both conventional and unconventional), which textbooks and colleges don’t prepare us to wrestle. In fact, there’s more Yang (chaos) compared to Yin (order).

If stories about quitting a job to experience wanderlust or preaching the perks of living abroad are what you’re craving, well, you won’t find it here. Now if reading stuff that makes eyebrows raise, to say, “What the f***?” and causes some chuckles along the way is your cup of tea, then I welcome you to taste my batch. We’ll explore the other side of the coin: the things we don’t see or hear about on social media posts. In this book, it’s the twists and turns of living overseas with twenty-four million people in Shanghai, China.

More travel nonfiction by Aldo Quintana about living in China as an American

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