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Title:   Kate Jones 1 – 4 Author:   D V Berkom Genre:   Thriller, Suspense Pages:   250 Published:   July 2012 Source:   FMB Author Promotions Buy Links:   Amazon , Smashwords Synopsis: A boxed set of four novellas in the best-selling Kate Jones Thriller Series. Kate Jones Thriller Series Vol. 1 includes the complete text for the following four novellas: BAD SPIRITS (Books 1-5): Kate Jones is on the run with a backpack full of money, intent on finding her way back to the United States from Mexico. Unfortunately, a ruthless drug lord named Salazar is just as intent on finding her, retrieving his stolen money, and making her pay for ever having left him. Is there anyone she can trust? DEAD OF WINTER : Kate Jones is hiding out in small town Alaska when she witnesses an execution-style murder. Convinced the killers are Salazar's men and desperate to stop them from finding her, she reports the crime to local law enforcement, hoping to put them off her t...

"...Great story, fast-paced, quick read and all around fun!" "...it's a non-stop thrill ride..." "...It's fast-paced from the get go and the action continues through to the end. This is how I like my books!" Kate Jones Thriller Series Vol. 1 includes the complete text for the following four novellas: BAD SPIRITS (Books 1-5): Kate Jones is on the run with a backpack full of money, intent on finding her way back to the United States from Mexico. Unfortunately, a ruthless drug lord named Salazar is just as intent on finding her, retrieving his stolen money, and making her pay for ever having left him. Is there anyone she can trust? DEAD OF WINTER: Kate Jones is hiding out in small town Alaska when she witnesses an execution-style murder. Convinced the killers are Salazar's men and desperate to stop them from finding her, she reports the crime to local law enforcement, hoping to put them off her trail so she can escape. DEATH RIT...

Title: A Practical Arrangement Author: Nadja Notariani Genre: Historical Romance Pages: 195 Publisher: Indie Published Published:   September 2012 Source:   FMB Book Tours Buy Link: Amazon Synopsis: Miss Evangeline Grey, intelligent and sensible, has no desire to marry, her reluctance born from the dire warnings of her overly emotional mother. Her father has other ideas, however, and decrees that unless she weds by the spring, he will choose a husband for her. Prim and proper Evangeline accepts her father's issue with little more than mild alarm. Knowing herself plain of face and sharp of tongue, she believes herself capable of warding off any perspective suitor. Her plan goes awry when the scandalous seducer, Mr. Thomas Masterson, visits her family's home, for Thomas has learned that he must procure a wife to receive his full inheritance. When he discovers Evangeline's predicament matches his own, Thomas determines to orchestrate a practical arrangement. A w...

Title: A Practical Arrangement Author: Nadja Notariani Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Indie Published Pages: 195 Buy Link: Amazon Synopsis: Miss Evangeline Grey, intelligent and sensible, has no desire to marry, her reluctance born from the dire warnings of her overly emotional mother. Her father has other ideas, however, and decrees that unless she weds by the spring, he will choose a husband for her. Prim and proper Evangeline accepts her father's issue with little more than mild alarm. Knowing herself plain of face and sharp of tongue, she believes herself capable of warding off any perspective suitor. Her plan goes awry when the scandalous seducer, Mr. Thomas Masterson, visits her family's home, for Thomas has learned that he must procure a wife to receive his full inheritance. When he discovers Evangeline's predicament matches his own, Thomas determines to orchestrate a practical arrangement. A war of wit and word results, and Thomas finds himself e...

Title:   Snap The World Unfolds Author:   Michele Drier Genre:   Paranormal, Romance Published:   July 2011 Publisher:   Michele Drier Source:   Author Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: SNAP, a multinational celeb TV show and magazine, is the holy grail for Maxie Gwenoch. When she snags the job as managing editor, she's looking for fame, fortune and Jimmy Choos. What she finds is a media empire owned by Baron Kandesky and his family. A family of vampires. They're European, urbane, wealthy and mesmerizing. And when she meets Jean-Louis, vampire and co-worker, she's a goner. The Kandesky vampire family rose in Hungary centuries ago. They gave up violence and killing to make a killing on the world's commodities markets and with that beginning they built SNAP, an international celebrity multimedia empire. Now cultured...and having found food substitutes for killing...they’ve cornered the world market for celebrity and gossip journalism. They haven't full...

Author Spotlight was inspired by Book Soulmates “ Month of Indie Epicness ” Event they hosted in April 2012. Author Spotlight is a once a month showcase of my current favorite Indie Author. About the Author: My husband and I live outside Atlanta, Georgia, with our two children and two dogs.  I have a journalism degree from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) and I’m a member of Atlanta Writers Club, the Romance Writers of America, Georgia Romance Writers and the Women’s Fiction Chapter of Romance Writers of America.  I’ve been writing seriously since 2004 and made the decision to indie publish in 2011. Many people have helped me along my path to publication including my wonderful critique partners Laura Butler, Susan Sands, Tracy Solheim, Kate Bowman and Lourdes Esquilin.  I’ve had valuable input from professional editors Lisa Hazard ( hazardediting.blogspot.com ), Cassie Robertson, Susan Snowden, and Peter Gelfan.  My author photo was taken by my friend an...