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When bubonic plague breaks out in Athens in the year 404 B.C., several families escape to a deserted Aegean island.As the refugees confront the external and social challenges facing them, they are attacked by pirates and are beset by crime. To cope with these pressures, Xanthippe's Dream offers solutions to these life-changing dilemmas. But in the end, there is no prescribed resolution and readers become involved in the novel's outcome.The titular character Xanthippe is a well-born Athenian who is modest about her talents. With her friends Philippa and Cleo, she sets out to domesticate her new homeland and a different world is created in this imaginative page-turner. Xanthippe's Dream offers a 50-year history of the island colony.Author Philip Edwards has been writing for over 30 years. He grew up in Kenya and now lives in Queensland, Australia. He is working on his next autobiographical book.Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/XanthippesDream.html

A group of strangers come to work at an isolated hotel restaurant in northern Arizona. Each is running from something or someone. As they get to know each other, the workers form a bond, especially after experiencing the death of a friend.There is Sydney, escaping an abusive husband, and Carmen, the general manager, who is grieving for her husband, a sheriff killed in the line of duty. Another worker, Marshall, is trying to gently break off from a woman who is too dependent on him. But also among the group is a killer, which they realize after a body is discovered on the night of a freak snowstorm. The hotel, located off the beaten track, is further isolated by the storm.Everyone is forced to look at each other in a different light as they try to identify who among them is the killer. They are trapped In the Middle of Nowhere.This tense murder mystery will have you in its grip as you come to care for the characters and worry over their every move.Author C.L. Barnes spent most of her life in the Southwest. She is a huge Stephen King fan and used to work in a setting quite like the one described in her novel. She now lives in Eastern Tennessee with her husband and son.Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/InTheMiddleOfNowhere.html

Life is a journey. But as 23-year-old New Zealander Tara Forbes discovers, the route we each must take isn't always the one of our choosing. After a shock departure from her home town, Tara undertakes a quest for the answers to a family secret, which propels her into a surprising adventure on the other side of the world.There, she finds much more than she'd expected - love, friendship, fame and all-night parties but, even more so, anonymity and the chance to reinvent herself. Yet experimentation and excesses come at a price, and sometimes we pay dearly for our mistakes.As she struggles to honor a promise to her cherished grandmother, Tara's journey of self-discovery brings her to a place she could never have imagined, and she learns that life, with all its joys and tragedies, shapes us into what we are truly destined to be.Rachel Knowles writes a refreshing and innovative novel that subtly intertwines the philosophy of human nature with scintillating fiction. The result is a thought-provoking and immensely entertaining read.Rachel Knowles has worked as a news reporter and magazine editor. She is currently writing her second novel and lives with her husband and two children in Nelson, New Zealand.Publisher's website: www.eloquentbooks.com/ExtraVirgin.html

How to Be Healed From the Pain of Your Past reveals how you can let go of your pain and get on with life.You no longer have to carry the burden of broken relationships, physical or mental abuse, loss of a loved one, addiction or other agonizing pain that prevent you from moving forward.Now is the time to rid yourself of encumbrances and finally let go, by implementing the simple steps in this poignant book.Jabin Sims is a renowned inspirational speaker from Benton Harbor, Michigan. He wrote this book because of the pain he experienced in his life. "For many years, I carried anger, resentment and bitterness on my shoulders. Broken relationships and medical issues were at the forefront of my emotional catastrophe. I didn't have a clue of how to let go of the pain and move forward with my life." He shares the lessons he learned in finally letting go of his pain and moving on. "I write because God has given me so much to say to the world."http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/HowToBeHealedFromThePainOfYourPast.html

Decorated officer Captain Thomas Harper has a successful military career, beautiful fiancé, and the promise of a great future -- until he is accused of being a pedophile.This sinister accusation forms the darkest cloud imaginable and releases a torrential downpour on his life that leaves him navigating through the storm with nothing but revenge as a guiding force.Will Captain Harper avenge the assassination of his character and clear his name, or will his actions uncover much more than he ever intended to expose?Dark Black is set in the military laden city of San Antonio, Texas before moving to the magic metropolis of Orlando, Florida and concluding in the enchanting Caribbean.Author Robert Lansford is a retired engineer and former U.S. Air Force pilot who resides in Florida. His previous books include The Secret Son and I Promise.Publisher's website:http://www.eloquentbooks.com/DarkBlack.html

When an innocent 16-year-old girl is viciously attacked and her mother is violently murdered, can she ever overcome the fears that have forced her heart to close completely for 10 long years? Will she ever be able to trust another human being again?Follow Jade Sullivan's story while she balances her will to be independent and distant, with her opposing desire to connect with and be loved by others. When Detective Sean McLeary, a man with a troubled past, walks into Jade's Washington, D.C., bar, Jade's life changes forever. Sean's efforts begin to break through Jade's resolve. But then photographs of a murdered woman release panic from the past that challenges Jade's very existence.When brutal, unwanted violent memories resurface, Jade is thrown back once again into the realm of killers and chaos.Author Brandi Mallette enjoys seeing where a good story line will take her and she treasures the sense of accomplishment she feels when she completes a writing project. Mallette has been writing for four years, and Sullivan's Jewel is her first novel. During the day, she works for a team of orthopaedic physicians. At night, her imagination wanders freely into unchartered territory. Mallette lives in Biloxi, Mississippi.Publisher's website: http://www.eloquentbooks.com/SullivansJewel.html

Tom and Jenna are two teens, suddenly orphaned and sent to live with their uncle. Their despondency was perhaps the porthole that allowed something different, something new into their young lives; as oftentimes, vulnerability can let life's strange mysteries in. But what is real and what is imagination? Is there a dimension in between those two existences?Tom and Jenna find this world when they discover a secret book in their uncle' s home. Thrust inside the book, they land in a world where the sky is dark, the trees lifeless, and the wind, chillingly cold. As they merge from one chapter to the next, they happen upon bloodthirsty beasts; some futuristic, others ancient. Only time will tell if the world they've entered is real or a fragmented part of their imaginations.Sharon Lea Ford writes a thrilling story that young fantasy fans will gobble up in one reading. With vivid imagination, she weaves reality and fantasy brilliantly, capturing the innocence of youth when faced with enormous challenges. The author is currently writing the sequel to The Pages of Lost Time. She lives with her family near the Gold Coast of Australia.Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/ThePagesofLostTime.html