About The Author: It could be said Nicole Thomas was born with a book in her hand. Reading has always been her favorite pastime, whether a physical copy or an eBook, she is never far from a current read. That love led to her creating a world where anything is possible with enough faith. Title: Shadows of Elhaanai : Wleia's Tale Genre: YA Christian Fantasy Book Synopsis: Three women, Two sons, one crown… Their mothers' died believing in it. Devona paid the price trying to stop it. Alric may lose his soul if he doesn't surrender to it. The Prophecy is not what they have been led to believe...Nothing is. Discover what tragedies thrust our heroes and villains upon roads of destruction or light. See the seeds of darkness planted, the heartbreak and the regret. Witness the rise before the fall of kingdoms from new perspectives. Find The Book HERE! Visit Nicole's Website HERE! Watch the YouTube video HERE! 
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About The Author: Boyana has been publishing workbooks, guided journals, and planners for over two years. She has recently ventured out on the journey of becoming a children's book author. After reading many books with her two kids and inventing countless stories for them, she took a leap of faith by making some of those stories into actual books. Her goal is to create wholesome books that will inspire good character and teach good morals to the little ones. Title: Maya’s Big Feelings Genre: Children’s Fiction Book Synopsis: Everything should be fine, but Maya seems to be having "one of those days". It just doesn't seem to be going the way she would want it to. And how does Maya deal with it, you ask? She has a meltdown and lashes out at her best friend. But a little wisdom from her Dad helps her overcome the emotional rollercoaster. This story explores the topic of big feelings and shows a practical way of dealing with them. It introduces young children to early learning about emotional intelligence, suppressed feelings, and sharing with others. However, the bright colors and the rhyming verses keep this topic light and delightful. Find The Book HERE! Visit Boyana’s Author Page HERE! Watch the YouTube video HERE! 
About The Author: Amy Klco wrote her first book in 4th grade when she was only ten. The book, Where Am I?, won second place in a writing competition in school, and on that day, Amy decided that she wanted to be a writer. It's taken her years of writing and learning and dreaming, but she now has eight books published, four of which can be found in the Mystekos Fantasy Series. Amy has Bachelor's Degrees in English and Art, as well as Master's Degrees in Education, Literacy, and Special Education. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher. She has been a middle school and high school teacher for the past fifteen years, where she has seen young people struggle with bullying, learning to accept themselves for who they really are, and even dealing with the death of their parents. All of these experiences, in addition to her own, are woven into her stories. She currently lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where she likes to spend as much time as she can outdoors, communing with the trees, the stars, the birds, and the lakes. It is through nature that she has been able to discover the answers to questions like why and how… why things happen the way they do and how we can find meaning in the bad things that happen in our lives. For Amy, the answer is to help others. And the best way she knows to help others is through her writing. Title: Mystekos Summer (Lake of Two Worlds Book One) Genre: Middle-Grade to Adult Fantasy Book Synopsis: Emily Moss’s mother is dying from some mysterious disease that is causing her to age beyond her years. Emily wants to stay with her mom, but instead, she is sent off for a week at Camp Tender-Heart. One night, she sneaks out of her cabin and finds a magic necklace that leads her to the world of Mystekos. Once there, she is asked to help defeat an evil witch who is trying to take over the world. Eventually, though, she sees how what is happening in Mystekos will help her learn to deal with what is happening in her own world. Find The Book HERE! Visit Amy’s Website HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE! 
LISTENER ADVISORY: Strong Language About The Author: As an attorney and civil justice advocate, author Mark M. Bello draws upon over 40 years of courtroom experience in his Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series. A Michigan native, Mark received his B.A. in English Literature from Oakland University and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. After working extremely high-profile legal cases, Mark wanted to give the public a front-row glimpse of what victims face when standing up for justice. Combining his legal experience and passion for justice with a creative writing style, Mark not only brings high-quality legal services to his clients but captivating novels to his readers. When Mark’s not writing legal and political novels, he writes and posts about fairness and justice in the civil justice system on his website, Legal Examiner and NotFakeNews. In his spare time, Mark enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. Mark and his wife, Tobye, have four children and eight grandchildren. Title: You Have The Right to Remain Silent Genre: Legal Thriller Book Synopsis: Mia and her husband, progressive Congressman Bradley Crawford, are not getting along these days, personally or politically. When Crawford is found brutally dismembered and murdered, the evidence points to Mia as his killer. Zack takes Mia’s case, but has his work cut out for him because Mia has been hospitalized, shocked into a catatonic state at the discovery of her husband’s mutilated body, and unable to assist in her own defense. Sensing he must prove Mia’s innocence to avoid an eventual life sentence, Zack enlists the aid of his crack investigator, Micah Love, and Micah’s cyber-specialist, Reed Spencer to dissect and poke holes in the case. But, for this case, Micah is convinced that Zack needs more—he recommends beautiful, sharp, brash, foul-mouthed, cocky-confident New York-based jury consultant extraordinaire Shari Belitz and her team of mock trial/focus group gurus. Shari is the best of the best. She’ll flyspeck the evidence and unleash her arsenal of psychological techniques and predictive skills—including using focus groups or mock juries to determine what evidence or circumstances would cause the real jury to declare Mia Folger innocent of all charges. Zack, Micah, Reed, and the irrepressible Ms. Belitz join forces in an all-out attack on the evidence, while evil characters lurk in the background, engaged in a sinister plot to assure Mia’s demise. Find The Book HERE! Visit Mark's Website HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE!  Indie Reads Aloud with Clay Boura and "The Elephant In The Room" and "The Proof Is In The Pudding"6/20/2022
About The Author: Clay Boura is a loving husband and father of three residing in The Mitten State. At an early age, Clay developed a love for the arts. Whether he was creating new cartoon characters or writing wild, imaginative stories, he knew that some day art would become a part of his future. And over the years, his love and passion for the arts has continued to grow. Originally, Clay's dream was to become a cartoonist and have his very own cartoon strip in the newspaper alongside the famous Charles Schulz (creator of the Peanuts), Jim Davis (creator of Garfield) and Bill Amend (creator of Fox Trot) whom he idolized. Title: The Elephant In The Room and The Proof Is In The Pudding Genre: Children’s Fiction Book Synopsis: "Leave it to Beamer" is a children's book series about a young boy, Beamer, who dreams up wild, imaginative ideas for where he believes English idioms and other figures of speech may have come from! And in the end, Beamer also learns the TRUE meanings of these silly sayings! The series is humorous, adventurous and educational all at the same time! Find The Books HERE! Visit Clay’s Website HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE!
Listener Advisory: Adult Situations, Violence, and Language About The Author: James Michels was born and raised in southeast Michigan. Even when he was a child, he loved to read and had an active imagination. Some of his favorite reading topics were true crime and crime fiction. In 2015, he joined the Department of Corrections as an officer. Currently, he lives in Michigan and enjoys reading, playing video games, watching movies, playing pool, and exploring new places. Title: The Ballad of Johnny Carlo Genre: Crime Thriller Book Synopsis: Johnny “The Surgeon” Carlo is everything a made man in the Mafia is supposed to be. Smart, loyal, and honorable, he’s also one of the deadliest assassins on the streets of New York City, killing any who dare oppose the Argento crime family. Often working alongside him is his best friend, Vincent “The Shadowman” Lupo, and his girlfriend, Aurora “Lady Blood” Argento, who is also next in line to run the family. However, times are changing, and the La Cosa Nostra families have united together along with the Russian Mafia, Triads, Yakuza, and the Mexican drug cartels to form a national conglomerate with the intention to control all crime in the country. Unfortunately, as they expand, the new syndicate, known as The Family grows more ruthless. Johnny’s loyalty to the Argentos and his own personal code of honor clash. Then he makes a fateful choice; he goes on the run to New Orleans, hunted by those he once loved. Licia Abraham is the best homicide detective in New Orleans. Brilliant, beautiful, honest, tough, and dedicated to protecting her city, Licia is the example to follow in the police department. But after being put in charge of investigating the gangland slayings orchestrated by two opposing gangs, Licia must come face to face with her own father, Frank, the head of one of the warring factions. Love can be truly unpredictable, and when Johnny and Licia cross paths, they both find it harder to resist the mutual attraction for each other. Despite their respective paths in life, they fall in love. But The Family is growing tired of Frank Abraham’s defiance of their plans, and when Licia herself is added to their kill list, Johnny jumps back into the fray. With the odds stacked against them, will Johnny and Licia walk off into the sunset together or walk into their respective graves? Find James’ Facebook Page HERE! Find The Book HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE! 
This Book is LGBTQ+ Friendly About The Author: Amy Klco wrote her first book in 4th grade when she was only ten. The book, Where Am I?, won second place in a writing competition in school, and on that day, Amy decided that she wanted to be a writer. It's taken her years of writing and learning and dreaming, but she now has eight books published, four of which can be found in the Mystekos Fantasy Series. Amy has Bachelor's Degrees in English and Art, as well as Master's Degrees in Education, Literacy, and Special Education. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher. She has been a middle school and high school teacher for the past fifteen years, where she has seen young people struggle with bullying, learning to accept themselves for who they really are, and even dealing with the death of their parents. All of these experiences, in addition to her own, are woven into her stories. She currently lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where she likes to spend as much time as she can outdoors, communing with the trees, the stars, the birds, and the lakes. It is through nature that she has been able to discover the answers to questions like why and how… why things happen the way they do and how we can find meaning in the bad things that happen in our lives. For Amy, the answer is to help others. And the best way she knows to help others is through her writing. Title: The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe Genre: Science Fiction Short Stories This Book is LGBTQ+ Friendly Book Synopsis: This is a collection of science-fiction short stories in the vein of Ray Bradbury. The stories focus on the future and what it might hold–mostly with a positive spin. How can we learn from our past to make the future better for everyone? Find possible answers in these ten stories! Find The Book HERE! Visit Amy’s Website HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE! 
About The Author: Jordan J. Scavone created his first picture book at about six years old. This first book, written and drawn (well, stenciled), was titled The Animals Look For Food. It was about, well, animals looking for food. Though not the most well-thought-out (or well-written) book of all time, this planted seeds for the future. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Children's Literature and Theater for the Young from Eastern Michigan University, Jordan began working on his first picture book. Jordan received his M.A. in Children's Literature from EMU. He currently lives in Michigan with his wife Chelsea, toddler son, and cat, Lizbeth. Title: Night Warrior Genre: YA Fantasy Book Synopsis: When a bolt of lightning strikes seventeen-year-old Viranda’s home during a severe thunderstorm, she awakens, dazed, to find a strange blood-covered man sitting calmly on her bed. This man claims to be Cillian Balor, The Night Warrior, the same character Viranda herself had created in her novel. Cillian believes Viranda to be the Goddess of Fate from his homeworld of Lingard. However, Viranda claims there is no Goddess of Fate in Lingard; she should know, she did create it after all. When other characters from her book begin to appear in her world, Viranda fears what would happen if the likes of Finn Razorclaw, a deadly werewolf and the arch-rival of Cillian, or the feared witches of The Black Cat Clan arrived as well. With the help of her best friend Bee, and a protection gnome named Mo, Viranda and Cillian must discover the secret to Cillian’s existence and prevent catastrophic damage by powerful supernatural beings. Find the Book HERE! Find Jordan’s Website HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE! 
About The Author: Yvonne Rediger was born in Saskatchewan, and lived and worked in northern Manitoba, Alberta, New Brunswick, and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. She currently writes from her home in rural Saskatchewan. Yvonne has been writing since she was in her teens. Her favourite genres are Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance. Each with a bit of humor. She is a member of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Saskatchewan Romance Writers, and International Thrill Writers. She is married to her scuba diving buddy who is also her sailboat captain. She has two children. Title: Condo Crazy Genre: Cozy Mystery Book Synopsis: Gladys Wyatt is busy with her home bakery business. She needs to keep up with the expenses on her new condo. It would help if Linda would stop flooding the place. Freddie isn’t much bothered by the damage Linda's causes. He is more caught up in defending his medical plants from Lara Finkle, the one-time mistress of the late embezzler mayor. How can Lara afford a unit in the new building anyway? Arlie Birch thinks he knows, but not everyone agrees. It would also be great if Enid, the building manager and Dwayne, the condo board president, would stop coming up with new bylaws that threaten her bakery business. This makes the condo board meetings quite contentious. When Gladys is accused by Ann Westcott of hanging prank banners on the water works building, is it possible the pranks could be related to the thief plaguing the village? Gladys suspects it was the thief who injured Matthew's dog. She is shocked to find a body, half outside of the garage. Could the thief also be responsible for the murder? She reminds her granddaughter to keep the condo doors locked, but will that be enough? Find The Book HERE! Visit Yvonne's Website HERE! Watch The YouTube Video HERE! 
LISTENER ADVISORY: Strong Language About The Author: Holly Ash is the author of the underwater science fiction series The Journey Missions and the eco-terrorism story Cleansing Rain. She has worked for the last fifteen years as an Environmental Engineer after receiving degrees in Environmental Science and English Literature from Central Michigan University. Holly lives in the metro Detroit area with her husband and two tiny people who constantly want her to do things for them. Title: Cleansing Rain Genre: Science Fiction Book Synopsis: Earth is dying and the only way to save it is to eliminate its biggest threat. All Zoe Antos wanted was to make it home from work in time for date night with her fiancé Cole Wilborn, something her research had been preventing a lot recently. After managing to get out the door on time, all hope of making it home is lost when she is kidnapped by a man trying to steal files from her lab. Zoe is thrown into a world of conspiracy theories as her kidnappers reveal that they are trying to stop The Arrow Equilibrium, a powerful eco-terrorism group Zoe has never heard of, from going through with their plan to restore balance to the environment. It doesn’t sound too bad until she realizes the only way to have a shot at doing that would be to eliminate the human factor from the scales. Zoe almost starts to believe them, until it’s revealed that her kidnappers believe the Wilborn family is behind The Arrows, something she knows can’t be true. Once rescued, Zoe starts to notice irregularities with her future father-in-law that makes her question if her kidnappers might have been right. Zoe must decide who to trust, her fiancé’s family or her kidnappers. Her life, and the fate of humanity, could depend on her making the right choice. Find The Book HERE! Visit Holly’s Website HERE! Watch The Video HERE!  |
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