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Sneak Peek: Surviving the Battleground of Childhood

Today we have a sneak peek from author T.D. McKinnon’s  book, Surviving the Battleground of Childhood.

This is the true story of the first fifteen years of a boy’s life – growing up in the coal mining communities of Scotland and England in the 1950s and 60s and how he survives the adversities of that battleground.

Enduring the interminable beatings and psychological tribulations at home and facing the predators, antagonists and bullies in his immediate environment; will his inner courage, determination and indomitable sense of adventure carry him through? Surviving near death experiences, and in spite of all adversities, will Thomas reach young adulthood, and still keep the balance of his mind?

Surviving the Battleground of Childhood is available at Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and other major online retailers. Continue reading “Sneak Peek: Surviving the Battleground of Childhood”

Sneak Peek: Ghost in the Machine by Ed James

Today we have a sneak peek from Ed James’ mystery novel Ghost in the Machine.

Ghost in the MachineDetective Constable Scott Cullen of Lothian and Borders has only been three months in CID as a full DC. He is assigned a Missing Persons case which has stretched his uniform colleagues. Caroline Adamson – a young, recently divorced mother from Edinburgh – has disappeared whilst on a date.

The more Cullen digs into her disappearance, the more he unravels her private life. Who was she on a date with? What happened during her divorce from Rob Thomson? As Cullen’s own private life gets messier and the relationship with his DI deteriorates, Caroline’s body turns up and he finds himself hunting for a ghost in the machine.

 

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Sneak Peek: Lunar Regeneration by Debbie Hope

Lunar Regeneration - Debbie HopeToday we have a sneak peek of Lunar Regeneration, the first book in Debbie Hope’s young adult romantic fantasy Immortal MacAbre Series:

A dark fifteen year old girl, Danni, isn’t a natural heroine, more of an anti-heroine. Everything terrifies her; Sports day, a school phobia and especially the dark are all problems. Danni has always been frightened of the dark but she doesn’t know there is good reason for her fear until she moves to Edinburgh. As soon as she meets James MacAbre with his perfect face, fair hair and soft Scottish lilt; he draws her gaze like a lit Christmas tree in a darkened room. He is film star gorgeous and she immediately mistrusts him because of those exceptional looks. 

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Sneak Peek: Hunters & Prey by Katie Salidas

Today we have a sneak peek from Katie Salidas’ urban fantasy book, Hunters & Prey:

Hunters & PreyThe exciting sequel to Immortalis Carpe Noctem. Rule number one: humans and vampires don’t co-exist. One is the hunter and one is the prey. Simple, right? Not for newly-turned vampire Alyssa.

A surprise confrontation with Santino Vitale, the Acta Sanctorum’s most fearsome hunter, sends her fleeing back to the world she once knew, and Fallon, the human friend she’s missed more than anything. Now she has some explaining to do. However, that will have to wait. With the Acta Sanctorum hot on their heels, staying alive is more important than educating a human on the finer points of bloodlust.

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