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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 12-01-2009
Lacey Cash is successful, self reliant and ready for a family. She has given her desire for a baby considerable thought and has employed a lawyer to draw up her requirements in legal form. She sees no reason why she can´t contract a man to get her pregnant and then get out of her life.
Major Jordan Cain, recently retired from the military, has just moved into the area and has accepted a job from a friend as the new mall security guard. Major Cain is unprepared for Lacey Cash and her contract when he arrives at her office to introduce himself to her as the new Griff security guard.
Jordan finds he cannot walk away from her cursed contract, but neither can he take making love to her, lightly. He has no desire to get her pregnant until she falls in love with him. He holds out against her wishes as long as is humanly possible for him, and then carefully and gently guides her into his arms. He teaches her what it means to have a gentle and caring man in her life, before giving her the child she so desires.
Read an excerpt below.
This is a repost from a blog I’ve seen that also eulogizes self published books.
About the Author
Connie Von Bruton, the author of The Karate Instructor and The Contract, lives in West Virginia. She takes an avid interest in preserving the beauty of the state and supports the ´I love mountains´ effort. Connie hopes that everyone will visit West Virginia at least once in their lifetime. She believes the beauty of West Virginia and the people who live there will leave a wonderful and lasting impression on all who visit the state.
Connie carries a degree in creative journalism and a degree in criminal justice. She continues with her education, exploring new classes every chance that she gets. She also enjoys photographing her surroundings and carries a camera with her everywhere she goes.
Connie is a much sought after artist and writes romance novels for the entertainment of her readers as an enjoyable way for them to spend an afternoon.
Connie would love to hear from you.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 10-01-2009
Philip Ephraim self publishes a book depicting President Barack Obama as an inspiration not only to American citizenry but also to people from different countries all over the world in ‘Barack Obama, The Audacity of Inspiring the World’.
The book author underscores how President Obama’s ‘yes we can’ mantra positively energizes and influences people from different walks of life in different countries.
 “His generational appeal shatters age and geographic limits. The impact of his unique qualities and likeliness is felt by every one in every nation. He doesn’t only stir up political activism, build coalition, but unleashes energy for creativity and personal positive ambition,” Ephraim says.
The self published book attempts to highlight President Obama’s symbolic significance being an icon of boundless possibility and hope not only among Americans but also among different groups of people coming from different ages and social status in different countries.
“He has inspired public service in the young and political involvement in the old, thus brining back to the fold those who were politically apathetic and cynical… He summons the better angels in us,” Ephraim says in the preface of his self published book.
Philip Ephraim has written extensively in international journals including A Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Measures in Collection Analysis and ERIC, the database initiative of the US Department of Education.
The author is formerly a Senior Librarian at the University of Calabar, a consultant Law Librarian to the African Development Bank, consultant to Bobel International and Associate Ltd., and After School Leader in the Andorra Library in Philadelphia. He owns Innovative Ventures Group in Philadelphia.
Ephraim also authors ‘Barack Obama, The Audacity of Being a Global President’. His books are published by Xlibris.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 11-12-2008
Self-published author Jay Smith defends his case by pointing out the collaborators who framed him for the murders that placed him in jail.
Just because you are the Upper Merion High School principal doesn’t mean the law gives you free reign over its mandate.
Self-published author Jay Smith was that Upper Merion High School Principal. He was sentenced to death in 1986 and spent six years on Pennsylvania’s death row for the murders of Upper Merion teacher Susan Reinert and her children. Jay is the only person to receive a double-jeopardy decision in a capital case and was released when the Supreme Court dismissed his case. He aims to redeem himself by making his story known to the public.
In the self-published book, Joseph Wambaugh and the Jay Smith Case, Smith names another Upper Merion teacher William Bradfield, the state police investigators and the case’s prosecutor, and Joseph Wambaugh, the California crime writer as the collaborators responsible for placing him behind bars. “A frame-up” is an understatement because, as Smith asserts, the evidence privy to help his acquittal was concealed.
The author refutes in this Xlibris release everything that he was wrongfully accused of, and lambasted Joseph Wambaugh as the prime mover of the entire operation. Readers will be enlightened at the events that transpired as Smith describes them in detail. One event exposed in the book is the emergence of hard evidence through a “junkman” who uprooted stems of documents stashed in the house of the state prosecutor, who apparently hoped to hide everything along with Smith’s innocence.
Smith says that even if he was a likely candidate because of a few accidental brushes with law, it was not enough for people to point their fingers at him. Joseph Wambaugh and the Jay Smith Case is an expression of the author’s suppressed cries for justice and freedom, which he was deprived of during his time in prison. He battled for the people’s unbiased understanding and judgment and is now fighting for an end to death penalty.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 02-12-2008
It’s time to cut to the chase about A Guide For A Job Search – Keys For Moving Up. This self published self help bookhelps create a positive approach to life while you reach your greatest achievement. This guide isn’t written about what your mother and father learned in their job search. This material is now, new, exciting and useable. It will bring success. The no-frills, common-sense presentation will answer the question, “What’s up with me”?
You are not too young or you are never too old to establish your signature. Your signature is more than a hand writing sample of whom and what you represent. It distinctly presents you in every capacity. One’s image, character and presence changes when the standard of living improves. One’s lifestyle changes when the quality of life is enhanced.
 In completing the exercises you are creating a new quality of life blueprint. Your lifestyle change will emphasize the importance of the new you. Personal and family satisfaction will reach new heights. Yes, this self published bookis a professional manual on employment and selecting the perfect position. But it also envisions the affect the entire 24-hour day can have on you and your entire life.
Author David Lasswell has written A Guide For a Job Search so you can find success and happiness. This is a chance for you to have a self-conducted, sophisticated evaluation. It is important to be confident and not fear the exercises. Keep in mind that your employment position takes about 40 percent of your time. You must be pleased with the other 60 percent of your life also.
This Guide will challenge you to achieve and help you discover your worth. The results of your efforts will make you proud. Your cover letter, resume, profile and references will showcase you as never before. This book will help you learn of what you want from life. It requires hard work, concentration and determination. It also offers a wonderful reward for those taking this challenge seriously and concludes with success.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 26-11-2008
“I believe that you create your own reality – that is, events of your life aren’t random occurrences. Things don’t just happen to you; everything comes from you. I believe that there is purpose everywhere, even if you don’t see it or can’t figure it out, and even when things appear to make no sense.”
Warren Goldie, the author of self-published book Waking Maya, expressed his philosophies in life with a passion that is evident in his love for nature, his daughter Meghan and the cosmos.
“Some people believe the universe is a chaotic, meaningless affair, that the soul has no reality, that physical life is all there is,” he explained. “If that is your view then you live each day with the thought that one day you will be annihilated. I believe in the continuation of consciousness after death, that I’m in some kind of ongoing process, and so that view affects my decisions.”
This spiritual inspiration generated the impetus for Warren Goldie to author Waking Maya. He culled to write a book for her when thoughts on how he would spend his last days on Earth came to his mind just before his daughter was born. Warren said Waking Maya is a kind of extended personal letter for his daughter. He hoped that she might be able to use them someday seeing that the book employs everything that he strongly has faith in.
The different permutations taking place in the physical world gradually becomes evident as readers experience Waking Maya page after page. This new age mystery Goldie is trying to portray weaves through a young woman’s search for truth, meaning, and adventure that profligates into an unveiling of life’s puzzles that one did not know existed not unless the reader gets to travel along with the character. The best way to deal with this folly is to materialize such a personal and intimate journey by sharing it to the public.
Warren Goldie, the writer who is famous for his essays on consciousness and human potential published in famous publications, had been scouring around for companies to get Waking Maya published and his search led him to meet someone who showed him his self-published poetry book by Xlibris. He liked how it turned out and hired Xlibris to publish his book.
“I liked the idea that I would control the rights,“ Warren claimed. “With self-publishing, you have control of the project. No one but you can change the book or the cover art. You determine what is in it, how it looks, and how you can sell it, etc. Another thing is you must be patient with the process because there are a lot of steps. You should make sure your book is completely ready when you start the process. If I wanted to sell to a traditional publisher at some point I could do that.”
Warren was satisfied with how Xlibris produced Waking Maya and admitted to how professional the entire production process went from the publication services to the people who handled his book. Traditional publisher or not, he said that self-publishing companies should be efficient, efficacious with producing quality products, and resourceful on distributing the book for sale especially to bigwig resellers like Amazon.com.
Goldie’s self-published book tapped into the serious artery of the human psyche and Amazon.com is not the only one who took notice of the book’s feasibility. BookReview.com rated Waking Maya as a Must Read and wasawarded as Book of the Month.
“Reading it triggers knowledge you hold within yourself, it resonates with the truths buried deep inside, and awakens parts of you by allowing you to remember that you already knew all of this.”
The author’s penchant for the far-ranging theories will lull readers to change the way they think about the natural discourse called life. Not only readers will take interest into metaphysical ideas through a fun and engaging story but also define metaphysics as a context through characters that they can relate to even if they have never even heard of the concept.
Self-published author Warren Goldie currently gives talks about the book. Waking Maya is for sale at Amazon, Xlibris, Barnes & Noble and Borders at local bookstores in Boulder, Colorado, where he lives.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 25-11-2008
Life is a journey we trek only once and time travels so fast that treasured moments are gone before we can even think of them. Nevertheless, we always have the option to stop, be still and start looking at the wonderful things around us.
This is the heart of Dr. Kay L. Jurgenson’s self-published book Hold On! Life is Precious! an anthology of short stories that revolves around five themes reflecting the book author’s own journey in life.
Each theme brings to light how our busy lives make us miss the lessons from ordinary things we always take for granted. Dr. Jurgenson includes stories about the wonder of life, the obstacles we must all deal with, our connectedness with our global family, our faith in God, believing that in Him all things are possible, and the humor we need for us to laugh in times of trouble when we must not take life too seriously.
The profundity of the author’s life puts substance to her stories. She is a wide traveler to more than 30 countries, a Peace Corp Volunteer for 2 years, a pastor and chaplain for over 12 years, a high school teacher, and a daughter of editors and publishers of a local newspaper in Minnesota. The life Dr. Jurgenson is living through ushers her journey as a self-published book author.
 The publishing of Hold On! Life is Precious! was inspired by an old picture of the book author and her brother riding a tricycle when they were still little children. Dr. Jurgenson mused, “Time and again as I stopped to view the picture, I was reminded of beauty and simplicity of life… So I began to write. The stories came, one after another. Each story brought another person, event or happening to mind. I wrote how grateful I was to be alive at this time in history and to be part of such extraordinary changes, which have occurred since those two little people rode that tricycle.”
She searched online for a book publishing company that would suit her needs and found Xlibris, whose excellent publishing services pleased her. Dr. Jurgenson shares her experience with an Xlibris Customer Service Representative: “She was an excellent listener, and thorough in her questions and answers. She expressed real interest in me and my book…”
Hold On! Life is Precious! is available at Xlibris, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 20-11-2008
Ok, I have somehow manage to switch to children’s books because number one, they are light and number two, they are fun. Meet Jessica and the Moonflower Fairies.
 Jessica and the Moon Flower Fairies is a children’s book that explores the world of eight-year-old Jessica and her two friends, Joey and Katie. Joey and Katie are cousins. The children play together during the long summers in Georgia, where Jessica’s family owns a summer house. One day the children play next to a field of beautiful flowers. Jessica informs the other children that the one type of flower they were looking at is called a moon flower. She explains that this flower only blooms at night. The children decide to come back at dusk to see the flowers bloom. The flowers do bloom, and beautiful butterflies and moths are attracted to them.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 18-11-2008
The self published book, Love Letters to Jesus, was initially written as a journal of author Felicia LaGrant’s thoughts of joy and sorrow to Jesus. At first feeling strange and foolish about the exercise, she later on realized that there was a greater purpose for writing her correspondence to the Almighty.
Continuing her letter writing and developing a routine for it helped LaGrant find focus and rhythm in her task of finishing her divine assignment of expressing gratitude to God. However, as she pursued this course, she was met with opposition in the form of pressure, frustration and discouragement – all designed to make her give up writing letters to Jesus.
In pursuit of her goal of encouraging others, LaGrant eventually found herself guided toward the completion of her book. Love Letters to Jesus became the result of the compiled pieces of correspondence she had written, which she published with the book publishing company, Xlibris.
Read more about Love Letters to Jesus here.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 16-11-2008
We’ve all ran into the crux of trying to sign into the whole concept of self-publishing and trying to see what its like if we actually DO THE WHOLE SHEBANG. I ran across one of my favorite sites and the writer was able to delve into the self-publishing concept like it is the most simplest thing in the world.
You’ve already finished your manuscript [Hooray!!!]. Now what? Any aspiring author knows that a manuscript isn’t gonna turn into a book by itself. So naturally, you’d wanna know how to publish your book, right? Of course, you do!
In this series of blog entries, I will be sharing some helpful tips and ideas on getting a book self published.
For starters, let’s talk about the process. Or at least an overview of it. Many self publishing companiesoffer complete book services, which include book production and design. When you finish writing your masterpiece of a manuscript, you wanna get on the phone and talk with a publishing consultant who will provide you with all the self publishing help you need, such as choosing the right publishing package suited to your particular requirements. These consultants will serve as your attendants on your self publishing flight.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Gianna on 12-11-2008
When it is a hop, a skip and a week to any championship game in the State, almost every baseball team in
America will psyche themselves to claim that title. This year, the Philadelphia Phillies happen to be the most psyched among the many teams and won the 2008 World Series Championship in baseball.
The last time the Phillies won a World Series title was in 1980. Their victory and other historical information on the who’s-who in the world of baseball are chronicled in Mark Cressnan’s self-published book The A-Z History of Baseball.
This release from the book publishing company, Xlibris, is a play by play look and a timely read on the famous personalities in the field of baseball such as Josh Gibson, Christy Mathewson, Satchel Paige, and Babe Ruth, to name a few. Cressman, who possesses a Master’s Degree in Sport Administration, is an authority on the subject matter having an expertise in the field of sports.
Reading The A-Z History of Baseball will definitely bring enthusiasts into a timeline where men rally over statistics and getting that trophy, award and recognition is second nature to subsisting in the sports world.
The self-published book is available at major online bookstores such as Amazon.com, and Xlibris.
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