Got books to re-home? Check out Operation Paperback

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 Here is a list of veterans and troops wanting books but haven't gotten any this year. All you have to do is pick a person, email Marisa, she'll send you the address and you mail the book (s). Just one book is more than enough!

Welcome to our End Of The Year PUSH For Shipments!

If you’ve been reading all of our emails lately, THANK YOU! We know there have been an unusual number of requests sent lately!

Remember – and I always say this – one book isn’t “too small a number” to send. If that’s what you have and you are willing to share it with a veteran or soldier, please do so. Your thoughtfulness goes such a long way -- in fact, here’s a snippet from an email received not too long ago:

"Thank you so much! You would be surprised by the number of individuals who look for a book to hold. It warms my heart, and I too am one who enjoys physically holding a book.”

The list below contains folks who are coming off our mailing list early next year, and they either haven’t received a shipment yet or have not received one in some time. It would be great if we could get a shipment out to everyone on this list.

The process – review the list below to see if you have any books that match the genres of the individual requests. These requests do NOT need large quantities – 1 book, 5 books, is perfectly fine to send. Email me with the number and name of the person you want to help support, along with the genres you are going to send.

I will respond to your email with the address information. You ship the books and then email me with the quantity sent. I will record the shipment in our system. And that’s it – all done!
FYI – the “non-standard” genre requests are always the hardest to fulfill – fantasy, any of the non-fiction genres, finance, true crime, etc. If you have these to send, it would be amazing!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Here's the list.
Marisa Falbo
Operation Paperback
EMAIL: marisa@operationpaperback.org
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For the Veterans – Hardcover or Paperbacks

 1 - Allen, N. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, Fantasy, History, Women's Fiction, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Finance/Investing, Self-help, Leadership/Management, Military History, Poetry, Military Fiction, Philosophy, Crafts and Hobbies, Home and Gardening, Personal Growth, Business and Economics, Cookbooks
2 - Johnson, R. - Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Audio Books (CD only), Finance/Investing, Travel, Movies (DVD only), Magazines (Current Year Only), Graphic Novels/Comics, Self-help, Poetry, Sports, Philosophy, Crafts and Hobbies, Home and Gardening, Personal Growth, Large Print Books, Mythology
3 - McLean, T. - Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, True Crime, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Puzzle Books, Graphic Novels/Comics, Self-help, Cozy Mysteries, Poetry, Philosophy, Mythology *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
4 - Evelyn, T. - Classic Literary Fiction, Fantasy, History, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Women's Fiction, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Travel, Self-help, Military History, Cozy Mysteries, Poetry, Military Fiction, Philosophy, Personal Growth, Mythology
5 - Francois, A. - Historical Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
6 - Glasstetter, G. - History, Finance/Investing, Leadership/Management, Military History, Personal Growth, Business and Economics, Cookbooks
7 - Miller, R. - Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Movies (DVD only), Magazines (Current Year Only), Cozy Mysteries, Military Fiction, Crafts and Hobbies, Home and Gardening *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
8 – Goldberg, S. - History, Mystery, Suspense/Thrillers, Westerns, Historical Fiction, Movies (DVD only), Sports, Large Print Books, Mythology
9 - Berrios, M. - Horror, Graphic Novels/Comics
10 - Evans, V. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Sports *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
11 - Gil Vargas, J. - Action/Adventure, Current Events/Political Affairs, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, True Crime, Puzzle Books, Audio Books (CD only), Finance/Investing, Travel, Movies (DVD only), Magazines (Current Year Only), Graphic Novels/Comics, Self-help, Leadership/Management, Military History, Poetry, Military Fiction, Sports, Philosophy, Crafts and Hobbies, Personal Growth, Business and Economics, Mythology
12 - Lindsey, J. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Military Fiction, Philosophy, Mythology
13 - Melendez Family - Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Puzzle Books, Travel, Movies (DVD only), Graphic Novels/Comics, Self-help, Poetry, Crafts and Hobbies
14 - Miller, E. - Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, True Crime, Graphic Novels/Comics, Cozy Mysteries *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS

For the Troops – Paperbacks only, please

15 - Handy, C. - Classic Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Finance/Investing, Self-help, Leadership/Management, Crafts and Hobbies *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
16 - Hearron, C. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comics, Leadership/Management, Military History, Military Fiction
17 - La Pierre, J. - Fantasy, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comics
18 - McKinney, S. - True Crime, Biographies, Finance/Investing, Magazines (Current Year Only), Self-help, Leadership/Management *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
19 - Sung, K - Leadership/Management, Military History *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
20 - Bernardi, A. - Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Finance/Investing, Graphic Novels/Comics, Leadership/Management, Personal Growth, Mythology
21 - Calderon, M. - Action/Adventure, Current Events/Political Affairs, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, True Crime, Biographies, Puzzle Books, Finance/Investing, Travel, Magazines (Current Year Only), Graphic Novels/Comics, Leadership/Management, Military History, Poetry, Sports, Crafts and Hobbies, Home and Gardening, Personal Growth, Business and Economics, Large Print Books
22 - Zeck, C. - Action/Adventure, History, True Crime, Puzzle Books, Finance/Investing, Self-help, Military History, Personal Growth
23 - Blasio, Z. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, History, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, True Crime, Biographies, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Military History *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
24 - Cobb, Q. - Mystery, Suspense/Thrillers, True Crime *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
25 - Daughtery, G. - Fantasy *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
26 - Harter, T. - Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Puzzle Books, Graphic Novels/Comics
27 - Jiles, O. - Mystery, True Crime, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Travel, Leadership/Management, Personal Growth
28 - Melendez, A. - Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Puzzle Books, Travel, Movies (DVD only), Graphic Novels/Comics *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
29 - Patriquin, N. - Action/Adventure, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Westerns, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Finance/Investing, Self-help, Leadership/Management, Military History, Military Fiction, Philosophy, Personal Growth, Business and Economics, Mythology *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
30 - Zielinski, J. - Action/Adventure, Biographies, Finance/Investing, Travel, Leadership/Management, Military History, Personal Growth, Business and Economics
31 - Buchinski, T. - Mystery, Suspense/Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Cozy Mysteries
32 - Fletcher, J. - Current Events/Political Affairs, Sports, Home and Gardening, Cookbooks
33 - Hendricks, G. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Westerns, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Puzzle Books, Finance/Investing, Self-help, Leadership/Management, Military History, Military Fiction, Sports, Philosophy, Business and Economics
34 - Hinkley, C. – Fantasy, Romance *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
35 - Meaney, D. - Action/Adventure, Classic Literary Fiction, Current Events/Political Affairs, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Westerns, True Crime, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Puzzle Books, Travel, Magazines (Current Year Only), Graphic Novels/Comics, Self-help, Military History, Cozy Mysteries, Military Fiction, Sports, Crafts and Hobbies, Home and Gardening, Personal Growth, Business and Economics, Cookbooks
36 - Mott, A. - Action/Adventure, Mystery, Suspense/Thrillers, True Crime, Movies (DVD only), Graphic Novels/Comics, Cozy Mysteries
37 - Saulmon, D. - Current Events/Political Affairs, True Crime, Biographies, Finance/Investing, Travel, Sports, Personal Growth
38 - Smith, W. - Science Fiction, Self-help *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
39 - Davenport, I. - Current Events/Political Affairs, History, Graphic Novels/Comics, Military History, Sports *** THIS ADDRESS PREFERS SMALL PACKAGES OF 5 BOOKS OR LESS
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Science Fiction Author Dagmar Rokita: 5 unknown Sci-Fi movies you probably missed in 2022

5 unknown Sci-Fi movies you probably missed in 2022

2022 seems to be a hit or miss for sci-fi movies. We get excellent "Predator: Prey," awful "Moonfall" and messy "Jurassic World: Dominion" that broke the hearts of many "Jurrasic Park" fans (including me). All movies mentioned above have been put on the back burner by "Avatar 2". It caught the attention of all cinema-goers and sparked many debates.

In this post, I'm going to set the blockbusters aside and focus on some lesser-known sci-fi movies.

1. "Vesper"
Directors: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Genres/Themes: biohacking, postapocalyptic, dystopian

“Vesper” is a vision of the future after the collapse of civilizations and ecosystems. A 13-year-old girl named Vesper and her disabled father try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. On their way, they meet Camellia. Vesper uses her bio-hacking skills to help their new companion and get a chance to live in a new, better future.

This movie captivated me with its atmosphere. The slow pace lets me focus on the well-thought-out plot and father-daughter relationship.

2. "After Yang"
Director: Kogonada
Genres/Themes: androids, family, AI, loss

“After Yang” is based on a sci-fi story by Alexander Weinstein. It tells a story of a family and their friend, Yang. Yang is an android and when he breaks down, Jake (the father) wants to bring him back to life. Jake discovers that their friend knows more than everyone thought.

“Yang” doesn’t need any big expensive special effects to tell a sad but suspenseful story. The futuristic aesthetics is very simple and credible, the movie focuses on common everyday life but there’s still a gentle feeling of anxiety. Something is up.

3. "Dual"
Director: Riley Stearns
Genres/Themes: satire, illness, clones

Sarah, the main character, receives a horrifying diagnosis – a terminal disease. She decides to clone herself. Later, it turns out that the diagnosis was a mistake. Sarah is absolutely fine, but she has a great trouble – the clone is alive and well too. The law says that only one of them can live on. Sarah and her clone prepare for a duel to the death.

The movie surprised me with a simple but original idea and a pretty specific sense of humour. Is a big chunk of action and entertainment.

4. "The Deal"
Director: Orsi Nagypal
Genres/Themes: postapocalypse, dystopian, family

Earth and natural resources were destroyed by a pandemic. The Bureau builds a new totalitarian society and established “The Deal”. By accepting it, people get job, healthcare and housing but after 20 years they have to die. A mother and a daughter need to escape The Bureau and break the deal.

Even if that movie really isn’t a masterpiece, it bribed me with its gloomy atmosphere and interesting worldbuilding.

5. "Deus"
Director: Steve Stone
Genres/Themes: space, message from the space, Mars

Spaceship "Achilles" is supposed to study a mysterious object on Mars. The object sends a transmission with one word – Deus (latin word for "God")

I know "Deus" turned out to be a quite dull movie with overused tropes but it's my guilty pleasure. All this creepy stuff from outer space has a special place in my heart and Deus satisfies my basic needs.

Bloodstained Skies: The Core Of Rage
by Dagmar Rokita

March 19, 2023

Genre, keywords: sci-fi, grimdark, military, space opera

Length: 70 000 words
After years of tension, war has finally come to the Union worlds. Hordes of rebels, seeking revenge for their lost worlds, ravage the Peripheral Zones.

One of the leaders of the rebellion is Charon Antares, a strict and shrewd warrior who doesn’t accept any weaknesses or cowardice. He has been struggling for years to liberate his planet, Zetherion, from the Union control. When another one of his braver mission ends in disaster, the rich and powerful sovereign plans to deprive him of his authority. To save his status, Antares agrees to execute her insane order that may cost the lives of thousands of his people.

A young and easy-going girl named Cerridwen lives in a peaceful world. One day, by accident, she comes in Antares’s way. When she finds out about the tragedy that happened to her family, she vows revenge, but without collaboration with Antares and the rebels, she will not be able to fulfill her plan.

Meanwhile, a group of the Union scientists decides to end the rebel’s invasions, once and for all - they build a deadly, inhumane weapon out of sight of the government.

Content warnings: graphic violence, abuse, gore, drugs

For fans of Dune, Halo, Star Wars, Warhammer

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Dagmar Rokita is a Polish writer and artist. She writes and illustrates dark sci-fi series called "Bloodstained Skies." There are two things that inspire her: the imaginary world of geek culture and the deepest corners of human psychology. Huge doses of heavy metal and history are her creative fuel. She wants to become a famous artist because she needs money to buy sophisticated food for her cat.

Excerpt: Neodymium Sacrifice (The Neodymium Chronicles Book 3) by Jen Finelli

Neodymium Sacrifice (The Neodymium Chronicles Book 3)

by Jen Finelli

Dec 6, 2022

374 pages

Publisher: WordFire Press

The Universe is nursing a morning-after hangover.

That’s how ex-freedom-fighter Lem Benzaran feels. Exiled after going AWOL to save her world, she lives in a changed galaxy in the aftermath of a purge that wiped entire planets clean of people like herself. A vague prophecy plagues her isolation: she’s destined to cause the Universe’s heat death.

Jei Bereens is one of Lem’s only contacts with her old life. Once his command team’s golden boy, Jei’s now under constant surveillance as a distrusted super-weapon. Worse, amidst waves of withdrawal from his lost love’s nerve pheromone, Jei’s struggling to break free of the childhood rival who’s learned to use that vulnerability to trap him in his mind.

That rival, Jared Diebol, now holds almost every card he needs to take full control of the forces bent on homogenizing the galaxy. Driven to desperation by Lem and Jei, Diebol’s created a mind-control device that may finally turn Jei into the world-destroying machine he needs to end this war. If Lem tries to stop him, Diebol vows to kill her at Jei’s hand.

Between Jei’s struggle for freedom, Lem’s desperation to escape her destiny, and Diebol’s hunt for control—someone has to give, and someone has to die.

Praise for Neodymium Exodus:

“The fascinating characters matched with inventive biological details makes this an adventure that’s sure to enthrall.”—Publishers Weekly

“Snappy teen protagonists (Lem is sixteen, Bereens a handful of years older), an epic conflict over the very structure of society, and battles both stealthy and dramatic combine to make an entertaining, quick read set in a lightly sketched but intriguing world.”—Booklist

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Lem

If only everyone could speak their own tongue.

The tunnels of the Beryllian mines echoed with crunching rocks, a constant baseline to one of the premier research facilities in the galaxy, where hands-on learning and work experience attracted almost everyone with a pulse. Along the rough hallways, through bubbling laboratories, lively classrooms, and bustling forges, teenagers of all species chirped, gurgled, or otherwise laughed or complained, chattering to each other in their various accents.

All in the same filking mandatory language, though.

Lem Benzaran shook bitterness and sweaty hair off her forehead with a violent toss of her head as she swung the pickax in the darkness again. Here in the shadows of this hidden shaft she couldn’t afford to use automated mining equipment herself—but she could hear it running in the lit tunnel outside, and its whir annoyed her as much as that one girl’s grating voice.

“Bla bla bla boys. You sound just like a lieutenant I used to know, Kym,” Lem muttered, tossing the pickax to the side again to get her fingers around cool stone. Still stone. Still not earth. Not that she expected real soil here on Beryllia, not dark and rich like the jungles back home, but she hoped to hit red dust and pebbles at some point soon.

Jei’s waiting.

It had been a couple weeks since Lem’s last communication with either her former sparring partner Jei Bereens, or her Biouk adopted brother, Cinta. She missed Cinta’s giant, expressive furry ears, and she wondered if his fangs had started to grow at all. Shyte, she hadn’t even seen his face in almost a year, since he had to kind of keep their long-distance conversations under wraps after—well. Cinta now had to travel all the way off-post, back to the Biouk village where they’d grown up in the treetops, to place short calls to her. Even Jei, once every commander’s golden boy, couldn’t reach Lem without sneaking off to find an open network in whatever civilian city he happened to be in for whatever mission, and from what Lem understood, the Frelsi’s top bigwigs had him on a short leash with lots of time-out in between.

No one else really wanted to talk to her these days.

Lem shook her head to snap herself into focus. It didn’t matter. It didn’t matter what anyone else wanted or said. What mattered right now was getting out of this idiotic school back to the real world. Lem’s palms sparked in the darkness as she gripped the boulder in front of her and pulled—come on, come on, dislodge—think backwards, think harder, get that electromagnetic nervous system powered up, pull—

No good.

She paused, glancing over her shoulder out of habit as she panted with the taste of iron in her mouth. There was no one else here. Far behind her, only the faintest ring of light outlined the rock that hid the entrance to her secret mine shaft from the people in the main tunnel. She was safe here.

Lem resented the forces that made her watch over her shoulder anyway.

The former Frelsi Cadet no longer had to hide her thoughts, but she’d kept her powers secret all this last year. Couldn’t have word getting back to the Growen that she’d turned up on the center for learning in the galaxy. Theoretically Beryllia was a pretty good place for a human Lem’s age to blend in: with high security and ample research programs, most young civilians spent some time here at one point or another.

Most young civilians didn’t get sent here after living most of their lives with a militant freedom force, though. Shyte, it was harder getting along with people here than undercover with the filking gray kid-killers. Lem gritted her teeth as she swung the pickax again. She resisted—swing—resisted—crash—resisted the urge to snarl. At least in the Growen torture camp she’d had a battle-buddy. Shyte, even disguised in Growen uniform at least she’d had a purpose. Most people like Lem ended up in refugee forts with the Frelsi, so most people here either sympathized with the Growen, or just knew nothing about the galaxy beyond “do your homework and get a good career.” If Lem had to hear one more teacher remark about the “Contaminated extremists...”

Lem grunted as a pocket of dust exploded under her next blow. Sure, Growen soldiers talked like that, too, but Growen soldiers actually had to cash the checks their tongues wrote. And most soldiers didn’t have time to actively spread nonsense to impressionable young civilians.

Impressionable young civilians...listen to me, like I got age on them or something. But the numbers didn’t matter. Everyone here seemed like little kids to Lem.

Lem straightened, dropped her pickax, and pulled her mace off her belt with a fierce exhale. Eh, she had nothing on the other civvies here. She was one, too, now. She wasn’t Frelsi. She wasn’t fighting to save the galaxy from homogenization. Gossip and accusations from Frelsi Command and former comrades alike rang in her ears, as if carried on the vibrations of the machines in the tunnel outside. She was erratic, they’d said, possibly even a traitor. She stopped moving for a moment, like her body had forgotten what she was doing—like it was locking her forever in that dark, curtained conference room, looping over and over through last year’s shyte hearing.

Lem shook herself off, spinning her mace with a frustrated grunt and a deep breath. I knew what I was getting into when I went undercover with the Growen. It’s fine. She flicked a groove on the mace to switch it on; red laser washed across the staff, rippling around and avoiding her fingers to blossom into a spiked orb on one end that danced like the ancient models of the atom. With clenched teeth she leaned in to the wall, pressing the spiked orb of light into the stone. Lem didn’t want to damage the staff casing or its DNA-sensing components by whacking it against rock over and over, but the controlled plasma could carve a good-sized chunk with gentle pressure…there, now the rock began to heat, crumble, and glow under her push. She’d alternated between this, the pickax, and her em-abilities for the last few hours.

It was fine. She’d just figured she’d die before getting disgraced. She kinda wished she had.

Of course you don’t mean that.

Oh, Njandejara. A cool draft in the darkness answered Lem’s thoughts; the still voice of her invisible friend sounded far away today, as if shouting into her thoughts from down a deep, deep tunnel, or from the distant past. You don’t mean that, it said—it, because he sounded like an it, today, just a sentient flicker of temperature in the stone. What about Jei?

Well. Yeah. Lem huffed, breathing through her effort. That was worth the stupidity of being alive. Her sparring partner was free from that witch because Lem hadn’t died.

“That wasn’t all me, though,” she grunted back. Jei could take down a filking regiment with his bare hands now. Lem grinned, despite herself, remembering the sudden lurch as he, deaf and blind, ripped her ship out of the sky in rebellion against his lady’s mind control. Lem had no doubts that Jei would have taken out his tormentors on his own eventually.

But—as a tiny rivulet of sweat began to trickle down Lem’s spine, the voice, or the coolness, or perhaps simple logic, rebuked her—she had to admit it wasn’t likely Jei could’ve then escaped with his life. Killed everybody, yes—survived, no. Not against two Stygges with that kind of hold on him.

She was glad, at least, that she’d been there—that, at least, was not a waste.

And if she could get through this filking planet crust to the extraction point, she could finally see him again.

Suddenly the boulder hiding Lem’s secret tunnel straight up exploded behind her.

The sound of the blast threw Lem’s nerves into high alert; sparks lit around her in a forcefield as she whirled, mace raised. Splintered rock fragments like knives shot past her as a beam of light hit her face.

“What the bloodseas?” Lem exclaimed.

The silhouette of a shocked civilian stood at the entrance to Lem’s secret tunnel, his hand outstretched like a claw, jaw agape. Lem couldn’t see any explosives or mining equipment on him—had he—?

“Did I just—did—did I do that?” he gasped.

Yup. He’d blown up the rock with his bare hand.

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Jen Finelli is a world-traveling scifi author who's ridden a motorcycle in a monsoon, swum with sharks, crawled under barbed wire in the mud, and hiked everywhere from hidden coral deserts and island mountains to steaming underground urban tunnels littered with poetry. She was once locked inside a German nunnery, and recently had to find her way through swamp-filled Korean foothills dotted with graveyards on Friday the 13th under a full moon without a flashlight. On her quest to rescue stories often swallowed by the shadows, she's delivered babies, cradled the dying, and interviewed everyone from prostitutes to Senators. If you want cancer-fighting zombie fiction, dinosaur picture books, scientists jumping into volcanoes, or talking cars and peyote legislation, you might like Jen. You're welcome to download some of her stories for free at byjenfinelli.com/you-want-heroes-and-fairies, or join her quest to build a clinic for the needy at patreon.com/becominghero. Jen's a practicing MD, FAWM candidate, and sexual assault medical forensic examiner--but when she grows up, she wants to be a superhero.

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Science Fiction Author Benjamin Spada: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Benjamin Spada

“5 Things You Didn’t Know About Benjamin Spada”

1. I wrote my first book in Fourth Grade.
FNG: a Black Spear novel may be my debut novel, but it wasn’t the first book I ever completed. My best friend and I in Fourth Grade wrote our own stories inspired by action and horror movies we loved. Mine was maybe all of thirty pages of poorly written juvenile zombie action, but I still managed to finish it and write those amazing two words: The End. I’ve been lucky enough to have a family that’s supported me being a writer since day one!

2. I love to cook.
“Traditional” gender roles be damned! My day to day treads on the side of high-stress on most days that end in Y, and being in the kitchen is my go-to method of destressing. It’s just a small piece of being able to control an outcome in an otherwise crazy world. It doesn’t necessarily show in my writing all the time, but food is a large part of my life. It’s an amazing form of self-expression that you can share with other people, but unlike other art forms you get to eat it.

3. I was once practiced in up-close card magic.
One of my weird habits is to spontaneously decide I want to learn a random useless skill, and thankfully in this day and age there’s knowledge and know-how for everything if you’re willing to look. Card magic was something that I learned on a whim. It was a blast to figure out the tricks, but just like writing a book the real kick was when you could show it to others.

4. One of my favorite jobs was a pizza delivery driver.
Call me crazy, but I actually genuinely miss it sometimes. Maybe it’s because I was paid to drive around and listen to music all day, what’s not to love about that?! The worst part was when I finished a delivery and actually had to go back into the store. Okay, actually the worst part was having a car that perpetually smelled like melted cheese and tomato sauce. Eventually I became smell-blind to it, my passengers though? Different story.

5. Tacos are my favorite food.
Bar none. Don’t even get me started on how varied they are these days. From a plate of street tacos off the truck on the corner or an upper tier restaurant that aims for that 5-star fanciness, the world has no shortage of deliciousness. Funny enough, some of the best tacos I’ve had in my entire life were from a hole in the wall spot called “King Taco” in Okinawa, Japan. Also, they had a killer cheeseburger. So, as weird as it sounds, one of the best burgers I’ve ever eaten was from a taco place in Japan.

FNG (Black Spear Book 1)

by Benjamin Spada

September 6, 2022

Military/Sci-Fi
Publisher: Acorn Publishing

FNG: noun. informal. Military term, “F****** New Guy”: a person just out of training or newly transferred into the unit, who either hasn't proved their worth or doesn't know how to operate properly due to lack of experience.

“Welcome to Black Spear.” With these four words Cole West is immediately thrust into the shadowy world of the military’s most deadly black-ops program. No warning. No training. No choice but to buckle up as Black Spear conscripts him to fight against a paramilitary group of renegade veterans known only as “Terminal.”

Terminal is no ragtag militia but a veritable private army of disgruntled soldiers with one mission: Stop at nothing to topple the government they think failed them. Armed with a highly volatile bioweapon capable of absorbing the properties of other contagions, they plan to wash the country clean through an ocean of blood.

It’s up to Cole West and Black Spear to prevent Terminal’s terrorist attacks and stop the insurrection before it can happen. To survive in Black Spear, West will have to prove himself. But even on day one, there are no second chances…

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His shoulder-length dark brown hair was slicked back and his full beard, though long, was clean and well-maintained. Abraham Jackson, known simply as Abe to his friends and Jax to his troops, was a born leader. Jax honestly believed that in a thousand possible lifetimes, he still would’ve found his way into the military. Service was often referred to as a calling; it was one he’d eagerly answered when he’d come of age. From the second he’d enlisted, he’d felt that he’d truly found his niche in life. While other men oftentimes grew discouraged with military life and frequent deployments, he’d thrived on it.
Jax had cut his teeth in Iraq, he’d done his time in Afghanistan, and despite how skilled a warrior he was he’d been passed over for promotion until the end of his contract. Four fucking years of back-to-back combat tours, spilling blood in a sandbox nobody gave a shit about, and all without ever strapping on a second chevron. Since he’d never picked up rank beyond Lance Corporal, he was denied reenlistment.
He was a “Terminal Lance”; one of thousands of Marines every year who simply hadn’t managed to get promoted before their time was up. “It is what it is,” is what he’d been told by countless superiors who appeared sorry to see him go, yet not concerned enough to raise a finger about his dismissal from the Corps. His entire chain of command watched as he’d been forced out. “Thank you for your service, now you’re on your own.”
Jax understood the importance of putting a group before the individual, but he also had enough perspective to know that deeming him unworthy was a mistake. That thought had put a brand on his soul that even now hadn’t healed. Pain can drive a man to great things.
When he’d been forced out, Jax had felt lost for a time. He was a warrior through and through. Yet he’d been considered worthless by the very organization that had become his family. After a time Jax grew sick of his own self-loathing and used it to fuel a new goal.
Upon a suggestion from one of his friends, a fellow Terminal Lance he’d served with named Rob Batson, Jax had formed a support group for veterans like himself. He’d called it Terminal; it was a cheeky joke that drew in a particular demographic. Originally, Terminal had been geared towards deterring suicide and unemployment through outreach. Build the community in order to build the network of support. However, what started as a tight-knit few quickly grew into a sizable organization. Spurred on by Jax and Batson’s influence, Terminal had blossomed into their very own military outfit.
By associating with military humor pages and other similar social media groups, Terminal was able to expand its recruitment efforts to an even larger pool. The convenience of digital networking had played a pivotal role in finding the veterans they needed.
Disillusioned. Disappointed. Frustrated. Most importantly: trained. In the military there was a position for every job you could think of. There were trigger pullers, wrench turners, armorers, logisticians, communications technicians, medical personnel, and even meteorological specialists. Each year thousands of military personnel were processed out of every MOS (military occupational specialty). Some were discharged voluntarily; others less so. Terminal didn’t discriminate against the circumstances.
In the beginning Jax personally handled recruitment. Each and every man had been approached one at a time. Now, he had an entire team going off of a nearly foolproof script. One of their members with a Master’s in psychology had even helped Jax perfect it. He had his men sitting behind computers pushing out private messages over Facebook, trolling the lobbies of VA centers, rubbing elbows and buying drinks at the local VFW, and even doing house calls. They’d gotten recruitment down to a science. It always started casually. Looking for work? That disability payment late again? Wife left and took the kids? Not everyone responded eagerly, but that didn’t matter. Eventually those who were interested got the final message: “You should meet Jax.”
All it took from there was one all-expenses paid bus ticket to meet the man himself, and Terminal’s numbers grew - one by one.

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Interview: Science fiction author William M. Hayes + giveaway

Where were you born?

I was born on Long Island, NY and still reside here.

What do you do to unwind and relax?

Watch my NY Rangers.

How do you find time to write as a parent?

I use my iPhone to jot down scenes and scenarios that come to me at work. At home, after my son is in bed, I'll write until I have to stop and get in my six hours of sleep.

What inspired you to write Save Him?

I'd just finished one of my other stories, I'm not sure if it was Our Own Christmas Eve or A Messenger. Anyway, they were both dramas and had bittersweet endings. ‘Enough with all the drama’, I remember thinking. So I grabbed a beer and went out to my backyard where there's a fire pit to think about what I would write next. I wanted my next story to have a lot of action. Maybe something with an elite military group and add some sci-fi to the story—a mash-up. Ok, military, sci-fi—ooh, time travel. So we have this military unit going back in time to do what and in what time in the past? How about in the time of…Jesus. And what if someone in the unit tries to save Jesus? I didn't make it to the fire pit. I turned around with my beer and walked back to my house. Downstairs in the man cave, I jotted down the first and last scene of the story. That's usually how it works when I have a story I can tell. I get the beginning and the end, and then I fill in the middle.

If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be and why? And what would you do during the day?

Sal would be the guy, I guess. He's a funny, unpredictable guy. As a writer, you create a character, and they sometimes write themselves. They say and do things without much thought from the writer— and it's awesome when it happens. As for your second question, during a day hanging with Sal, I could see us in a trendy Manhattan nightclub he talked our way into. Maybe Vegas for a day. Or in jail for a night. The officers would privately laugh about Sal's stunt resulting in our arrest, but we'd still be behind bars till morning.

Who designed your book cover?

Pam Cunningham at Graphic Design by Pam. I got lucky. She did amazing work and her prices were very good compared to others.

What did you edit out of the book?

There was this scene where the Devil and Lazarus meet up alone at night on a trail leading to Jerusalem. I liked the scene but thought I could cut it to save pages. I like my books to come in at 270-300 pages max. Thinking about it now, maybe I should have worked that scene in the book.

Convince us why you feel your book is a must-read?

Well, I'm not sure if my book must be read. But if you're asking if it's original—I don't think there are too many going-back-in-time-to save-Jesus books out there.

What is your favorite part of this book and why?

Friendship. In all my stories, there are always strong friendships shared between most of the characters.

Save Him
by William M. Hayes

September 19, 2019

Genre: Military SciFi Thriller, Time Travel

Winner - 2021 Pinnacle Achievement Awards—Time Travel
Winner - 2021 American Fiction Awards—Religious Thriller
Winner - 2021 Pacific Book Awards—Thriller
Winner - 2021 Firebird Book Awards—Time Travel
Winner - 2021 International Impact Book Awards—Military
Winner - 2020 Author Circle Awards - Novel of Excellence—Science Fiction

Military scientist Rydel Scott has discovered time travel. He also believes he's received a message from God. The message: go back in time and save Jesus from being crucified.

“Save Him combines the physics of chaos theory and the whiz-bang action of a techno thriller to fuel a military page-turner that tests the faith of everyone involved.” - Blue Ink Reviews
“Every time I thought I had this book figured out a little bit it surprised me...and then did it again and again.” Amazon Reviewer

Military scientist Rydel Scott is proud of the hi-tech gear he invents for battlefield heroes. When a secret mission involving one of his inventions goes horribly wrong, Rydel obsessively tries to learn what caused the system failure and accidentally reveals the ability to time travel. Overworked and massively sleep-deprived, he believes he has received a message from God—save God’s son. And the man of science embarks on a world-changing quest to rescue Jesus. As he covers his tracks to journey back undetected, he neglects to factor in the consequences of a devastating butterfly effect. And he’s terrified to discover The Unit, a highly-trained team of elite soldiers, is hunting him down to stop him from making choices that could upend all of human history. Will they find Rydel before he alters the past? And, if they find him, will some in The Unit be persuaded to join Rydel on his mission to save Christ?

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Book Review: Web of Extinction (Zone War Series Book 3) by John Conroe

Web of Extinction (Zone War Series Book 3) 

by John Conroe

October 28, 2019

Pages: 382
The finale to the Zone War series. Alone and weaponless, with a remote-controlled bomb in his neck, Ajaya Gurung must plan and fight better and harder than ever before. The last Spider is out there, in the Zone, plotting the end of man, and man is ignoring the danger. Left with only his skills, wits and courage, he must adapt and overcome before it's too late. If only he had an ace in the hole... oh wait... he does!

In the final book of the Zone War series, everything finally comes to a head. Ajaya and Rikki must figure out how to stop the final Spider before it finds a way out of the Zone to end mankind. Even though Ajaya has done everything in his power to stop the Spider, the public and the government aren’t taking his warnings seriously so the only thing he can do is something drastic that might get him killed.

Even though this series takes place in the near future, the reality of it is that this series is so very real. Humanity is becoming more reliant on technology in today’s age and it is unknown what the future could bring with these advancements. Zone Wars could be humanity’s reality in the future or maybe not that’s the fun in reading this unique and well-written series.

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With seven more books in the series and a stand alone novel (Black Frost), he doesn't seem to be slowing down. He cut his reading teeth on the likes of Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, JRR Tolkien, Robert Heinlein, Andre Norton, and H. Beam Piper.

Financial professional by day and author by night (actually by morning), he bangs out his stories with fingers that are usually sore from forge burns or getting beat up at the dojo.

Book Review: Storm (Reed Security, #18) by Giulia Lagomarsino + giveaway

Storm (Reed Security, #18)
by Giulia Lagomarsino
October 23rd 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Storm is book 18 in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order.

Storm
I had one job, get Jessica “Rabbit” Finley to sell her property to Reed Security. I could do that. I was Army Strong. Hell, I took down bad guys for a living. I could handle this sexy vixen. No problem. Except, she’s a little crazy. She thinks that there are ghosts on her property, and she has the men at Reed Security believing her too. But then I found out her history and it had me wondering….Was she really crazy?

Jessica
I’ve never known who I really am. My family history has been contorted into something that I can only hope to unravel in my lifetime. But then I got a clue that led me to buy this creepy insane asylum. I was told there were answers here and I’m finding them, along with ghosts that still haunt this estate. There’s an upside, though. There’s a sexy man here to keep me company. But the closer I get to finding my answers, the closer I get to being locked up in the asylum myself.

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What a read! From page 1 I was hooked and completed in one day. This could be classified as a Ghost Story, a romantic comedy or a romance novel. Lots of snark, anxiety, romance and comedy fill these pages. I would summarize the story but you can do that from the cover note and I would rather review the author and the writing.

I have not heard of this author and didn’t do any research prior to reading this book. Thought I would go in blind and get a fresh look at a new (to me) writer. I didn’t even pay any attention to the author’s name. Glad I didn’t because I kept going back and forth on whether the author was male or female, which made me anxious to finish and find out just who this person was!

Great writing and although a lot of it was what I would classify as “locker room vocabulary” I couldn’t get enough of the comedic male interactions. It definitely is a romance but you will find yourself laughing out loud. I will probably be thinking of some of the sections a month from now and I will still laugh about it. Some of the things about “relationships” were so on point I had to read it to my husband and he had the same reaction. It reminds me of a good comedian on stage that uses everyday situations to entertain an audience. The words just flowed and I could envision each situation, no contradiction, no confusion. Didn’t need to think about what the author was intending to portray, just read and enjoyed.

After I finished I found out the author was FEMALE! Wow, see, we women do know how a man’s mind works! At lease this author does. She did an exemplary job of capturing the angst, anxiety and thought processes of the male psyche before during and after a relationship. Of course the ending is predictable but the journey was definitely the best ride in the amusement park!

I also found out this is the 18th book in the Reed Security series but this one was fine as a stand-alone. I almost hate to read any others in case I started with the best. Yeah but I definitely am hooked on these characters so I will go back and start from the beginning. Give yourself a treat and pick this up. Just make sure you won’t be offended by any of the male vs female passages...we all know they happen!

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“Can I just point out that she’s not actually my woman?”

“Yeah, she should be my woman,” Tony grumbled.

“Can we please forget about the fucking thumb war? Face it, you lost. You won the battle, but lost the war. It’s over for you.”

“I wouldn’t be too confident right now if I were you,” Coop said. “I think right now she’d take Tony Tacos over you.”

“There has to be some way to prove to her that it was a one time mistake. Okay, let’s just say that I wanted help getting her back. How would I go about this?”

“Well, you have to prove to her that you are good in bed,” Hunter said. “You are good in bed, right?”

“Well, it’s not like I’m gonna prove it to you,” I grumbled.

“He’d be the one you’d go to,” Cap chuckled. “Hey,” he said, holding up his hands as Hunter advanced on him. “Wax jobs, watching people fuck, thongs, pedicures, and hot tubs. I’m just saying.”

“That wasn’t all me,” he growled.

“Doesn’t matter. Enough of it was,” Cap laughed.

“Can we get back to my issues?”

“You know what you need?” Coop said. “You need a sex tape.”

“Excuse me?”

“Yeah, you know, to prove that you can do it the right way.”

“And who exactly would be filming this? And who would it be with?”

Coop scratched his jaw and shrugged. “Okay, well, unless you have any in storage, that won’t work so well, but there’s gotta be something you can do that will show you’re not a total douche in bed.”

They all stood there staring at the ground in thought. “Really? Maggie went to you with this issue and this is who you brought me?” Cap opened his mouth to speak, but I held up my hand to stop him. “You could have brought me Sinner, the lady killer. You could have brought me the man who made his woman think he was a superhero. Hell, you could have brought me the stalker, but no. You brought me the guy who won the thumb war, but still lost the girl. You brought me the man who has a sixteen-year-old, but no woman. And you brought me the man who fights with his woman for a living.”

I turned and headed for the door, determined to figure this out on my own.

“Hey!” Cap called from behind me. “I showed up.”

“Yeah, the man that’s hanging onto his woman by knocking her up repeatedly. Don’t think that’ll work here.”

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I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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Guest Post: CROSSROADS A Multi-genre Romance Anthology + giveaway

Crossroads is a multi-genre anthology of 21 authors featuring 20 stories. Have you ever wondered why in the world would anyone write in an anthology, collection or box set, with others? We thought it would be a nice idea to tell you why a few of us thought writing a story around a central theme might be fun. 

LaVerne Thompson says- I enjoy the camaraderie of working with other authors. And in this case, to help the authors in this set in any way I can achieve their dream of making a major bestsellers list.

Dahlia Rose says- If you look at the lineup, these are some of the best authors of interracial romance there is. This box set means something. We are trying to meet a goal where we don’t see many IR books. In the publishing industry, while our genre is one of the more profitable, we don’t get the press like other genres. This box set sends a message that we are here and damn our books are fantastic.

Olivia Gaines says- All of my buddies from my favorite conference are in the set. I was not coming to conference and have everybody talk about this box set and Olivia not be a part of the team! Besides, we have a chance to do something awesome here, and I think we can.

Afton Locke says- I met most of my fantastic co-authors at the IRAE convention in Florida, and doing a creative project together sounded very exciting. I also seek exposure to more readers.

Aliyah Burke says- I enjoy collaborating with fellow authors, especially ones I have such admiration for, and these authors nail that without any questions. This is my honor to be part.

Reana Malori says- I jumped at the opportunity to work with a group of amazing authors.

In truth, we just all enjoy working on a project together.

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April 23, 2019 Genre: Multi-genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Military Romance, Billionaire romance, New Adult, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
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Join 21 bestselling and award-winning authors as they bring you action, adventure and drama in these 20 multi-genre stories that will keep you entertained even after you finish the books.

These stories run the gambit of the paranormal, other worlds, contemporary millionaires, military themed, alpha males, romantic suspense and even a touch of intrigue. There’s something for everyone and enough for all.

LAVERNE THOMPSON- Wild Child- CroXroads Book 1 

NALEIGHNA KAI- A Lover Like No Other 

V VEE- Growl’s Queen 

AFTON LOCKE- Look Into My Eyes 

ALIYAH BURKE- Restricted Maneuvers 

S.K. LESSLYy - Broken Promises 

KASSANNA- Redemption 

ANGELA KAY AUSTIN- Broken Road 

REANA MALORI- Tangled Lies 

DAHLIA ROSE- Wrecked 

SAGE YOUNG- Shattered Promises 

PHOENIX DANIELS- Koto's Heart 

JAYHA LEIGH and JEANIE JOHNSON 

LATRIVIA WELCH- Good Luck, Charlie! 

SAVANNAH J. FRIERSON- A Professional Pact 

SHARA AZOD– A Promise Kept 

URSULA SINCLAIR and KASSANNA- Defiant 

OLIVIA GAINES - Blind Hope 

EVE VAUGHN - Invisible

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LaVerne Thompson is a USA Today Bestselling, Award-winning, Multi-published Author, an avid reader and a writer of contemporary, fantasy, and sci/fi romances. She also writes romantic suspense and new adult under the pen name Ursula Sinclair, her alter ego, who likes her relationships a little more complicated. Under either name chocolate is her Achilles heel.

Eve Vaughn is a New York Time and USA Today Bestselling Author she has enjoyed creating characters and stories from an early age. As a child she was always getting into mischief, so when she lost her television privileges (which was often), writing as her outlet. Her stories have gotten quite a bit spicier since then! When she's not writing or spending time her family, Eve is reading, baking, traveling or kicking butt in 80's trivia.

Aliyah Burke is a USA Today Bestselling Author an avid reader and is never far from pen and paper (or the computer). She is married to a career military man, they have four Borzoi. Her days are spent sharing her time between work, writing, and dog training/showing.

Latrivia Welch is a USA Today Bestselling. "Where's the fun in playing it safe?"

FUN FACT: Latrivia Welch is the "godmother" of the Russian Mafia Romance genre. She founded the genre in 2010 with Dmitry's Closet (Book One) of The Medlov Crime Family Series and has written over 20 books in the genre since. Now, hundreds of authors have joined the subgenre with books of their own.

If you're reading one of Latrivia's books, you'll have plenty of fun, because nothing is safe.

S.K. Lessly is a Bestselling Author and originally from Pittsburgh, PA. She has a love of action movies, hanging with family and friends, reading her loads of smut from her favorite authors and writing a bit of smut herself. Her debut to the IR world came on November 14th will hopefully flood Amazon with many more of her works. As a friend has coined, She is a 'artist of the written word' and is truly looking forward to sharing her misunderstood imagination with those that love a good romance book to escape to.

Phoenix Daniels is a Bestselling Author and a woman who has suffered through LIFE!! She loves hard and appreciates her "outlets". She writes to get through it all. She is a law enforcement officer and has seen it all. That is always what she writes about. Her men will always be "alpha males" and her women will always be the hero. You'll either love her or hate her. But, she will love you all. She prays you enjoy her work.

Kassanna is a Bestselling Author and a strong believer in love at first sight and happily ever afters. Writing has always been her passion but fate sometimes has other roads that must first be taken. Navigating the road less traveled was not only unexpected but in the end extremely rewarding. Her books are mainly contemporary romance but she has delved into the paranormal, fantasy, and plans on expanding into other areas as the ideas come to her. Right now she is enjoying life and seeing her works come into fruition make it that much more pleasurable especially when her books make others smile. Kassanna wouldn't have it any other way.

Afton Locke is a USA Today Bestselling Author who prefers romantic fantasies to everyday reality. Fantasies take her to different times, races, places, and beyond. She lives with her husband, several unnamed dust bunnies, and a black cat that can be scary or cuddly, depending on the current book. When she's not writing, Afton enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, and watching retro T.V.

Angela Kay Austin is a Bestselling Author and has always loved expressing herself creatively. An infatuation with music led to years playing several instruments, some better than others. A love for acting put her in front of a camera or two for her thirty seconds on camera before giving way to a degree and career in communications. After completing a second degree in marketing, Angela found herself combining her love for all things creative and worked in promotions and events for many years.

Reana Malori is a Bestselling Author her stories focus on Interracial romance, with lots of steam to keep things interesting. A firm believer that LOVE in all its forms should be celebrated, her goal is to weave a story that brings the reader into her world, even if only for a short time. On any given day, you can find her reading a book by one of her favorite authors, or bent over her laptop working to bring you more goodness.

V Vee is a Bestselling Author and started writing at the age of 10 and hasn’t stopped writing since. Now a multi-genre, bestselling, award-winning author, V. Vee writes diverse romance and believes in equality, justice, women, diversity, and Jason Momoa. Always in Jason Momoa. Because... it’s Jason Momoa.

Dahlia Rose is a Bestselling Author of contemporary erotica, suspense and paranormal romance. She was born and raised on a Caribbean island and now currently lives in Charlotte, NC with her five kids who she affectionately nicknamed "The children of the corn," and her biggest supporter/long time love. She has a love of erotica, dark fantasy, sci-fi and the things that go bump in the night. Books and writing are her biggest passion and she hopes to open your imagination to the unknown between the pages of her books.

Ancelli is a Bestselling Author she enjoys scribbling and making her words come to life. She loves writing romance stories about couples that go through trials and come out stronger.

Sage Young is a Bestselling Author of erotically sensual romance novels. Currently residing in Philadelphia, PA, she entered the self-publishing arena in the fall of 2013 with her debut novel DELUSIONAL LOVE. She continued the saga with DEFINED LOVE in the winter of 2014. Sage uses every spare moment to indulge in her second favorite passion, writing. Her favorite saying "Always explore the possibilities". She hopes that you will enjoy her novel and looks forward to your feedback.

Jayha Leigh and Jeanie Johnson are Bestselling Authors. Two pens...one-of-a-kind adventures...zero apologies. A kickazz tag-team bound together by the pen, Jeanie (the shagalicious wordslinger) and Jayha (the literary badazz) are forces of nature that will either leave you begging for mercy or begging for more.

Naleighna Kai is a National Bestselling and Award-winning Author of several controversial novels, contributor to a New York Times bestseller, and the E. Lynn Harris Author of Distinction. She has penned Every Woman Needs a Wife, Loving Me for Me, Was it Good For You Too?, Open Door Marriage, She Touched My Soul, Rich Woman's Fetish, and other contemporary fiction novels that plumb the depth of unique love triangles and women's issues.

Savannah J. Frierson is a Bestselling Author. She realized writing was her calling her junior year of high school. She began her first original work, RECONSTRUCTING JADA CHANNING, during her senior year of college and released her first novel, BEING PLUMVILLE, three years later in 2007. BEING PLUMVILLE earned Savannah SORMAG Readers' Choice Awards in 2007 and an Emma Award nomination for Debut Author of the Year at the 2008 Romance Slam Jam Conference. She has also spoken at several book fairs, including Capital Bookfest in Charleston, South Carolina, book clubs, radio shows, and classes about her work.

Shara Azod is a Bestselling Author. She is well let's just say touched. Born a Marine brat, Shara is a Navy Veteran with a pathological love for men in uniform, chocolate, and heroes that are maybe a touch psychotic. With over seventy-five books in her backlog, Shara has no intention of slowing down any time soon. She's definitely not safe for work, or the kids, or- you know what? She's just not safe.

Ursula Sinclair is a Bestselling Author and the alter ego of USA Today Bestselling Author LaVerne Thompson. Ursula’s work focuses on romantic suspense and new adult romances. She loves creating characters that are outside the norm. Her heroines don’t follow the traditional female expectations and her men won’t have it any other way.

Olivia Gaines is a Multiple Award-winning, Best-selling Amazon Author, Olivia loves a good laugh coupled with some steam, mixed in with a man and woman finding their way past the words of "I love you." An author of contemporary romances, she writes heartwarming stories of blossoming relationships about couples not only falling in love but building a life after the hot sex scene.

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