Sol Invictus: A Christmas Tale, by J. Paul Roe

Nolan Ridgeway hates Christmas. His wife is dead. His daughter is missing.

A powerful stranger promises to make things right, and a deal is struck that raises more questions than answers.

Now, an ancient demon is hunting the children of men and only Nolan can stop it...with a little help from an elder god and his half-sized helpers.

To save us all, a man with nothing left...must give up everything.

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J. Paul Roe's premier novella on Amazon.com explores the most frightening aspects of growing up human. A dark past full of abusive parents, loneliness, teenage angst and unbridled violence haunt the protagonist as he struggles to defeat the demon that he, himself, empowered. Touching on true-to-life topics from the pagan origins of Christmas to the dull, selfish commercialism of modern holidays, this story grabs hold and doesn't let go of you until the end!

About the Author

J. Paul Roe was born in Miami, Florida. He started writing at a very young age, making hand-bound books with crayon and typing paper. His parents were proud of his curiosity and creativity, and would often find him looking up words in the dictionary well before his first year in public school.

His early literary inspirations came about while Roe was in elementary school. He began reading Michael Crichton novels obsessively after being caught up in the "Jurassic Park" craze. It was during this time that he also discovered Edgar Allen Poe, whose works had managed to not only survive through the years, but permeate many forms of modern media from film to Saturday-morning cartoons.

His formal writing experience stretches back to high school, where he served as the editor for the school newspaper for four years. It was during this time that he was introduced to the writing of Ernest Hemingway, and quickly found a role model that would inspire him for the rest of his life. After graduating, he served in the Marine Corps, and was discharged honorably due to injuries sustained while serving. He then continued onto college, where he studied psychology and philosophy and developed a passionate drive to seek a better understanding of the human condition.

In the spirit of Hemingway, Roe has always pursued an "interesting life." He believes that there's more value to experience than to material gain or worldly success, and has often been heard saying, "what's the point of living a life that wouldn't make a good movie? When people see my story played out, I don't want them falling asleep."

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Held Hostage: A Story of Love and Mental Illness, by Bonnie McKeating

Meet James: A secret agent trapped inside the dire confines of the Mayview Hospital, a mental health facility, on a mission to liberate the prisoners of this institution. Only one thing stands between James and his freedom, his sanity. James is a paranoid schizophrenic, although this truth often eludes him, especially when the voices call to him in the form of a mysterious and dangerous woman he calls Eve. As he struggles on his road to redemption James must learn to confront his past in order to better accept and control his illness.

On this journey he meets Emily, a woman who will change life as he knows it. As James and Emily grow closer together James is forced to make a decision to either continue with his treatment or be with the woman he's come to love. What James must understand is Emily has her own dark secrets and that love does not always conquer all.

"Held Hostage" is a story about mental illness and the sometimes deathly hold it has on its unwilling captors.

It's a story about life, loss and the friendships in between.

But mostly, it's a story about love.

“The writing style was absolutely superb, well edited and frankly just amazingly written that will capture the imagination from the very start.” ~Alexander

About the Author

Bonnie holds a BA in Political Science from Concordia University. She previously worked as a Coordinator at the Royal Victoria Hospital, and as a Research Assistant and Policy Analyst at Transport Canada. Presently, she is a Program Administrator at McGill University. She is also finalizing her MA in Public Policy and Public Administration at Concordia University. Bonnie lives in Montreal and "Held Hostage: A Story of Love & Mental Illness" is her first novel.


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The Little Girl, by Thatcher C. Nalley

“Why does God make bad people?”

Little Molly had asked this often. Therapist Lindy Wellbrook never answered. Yet if the counselor would have just answered, even in just the simplest of terms, could it have prevented the little girl from suddenly jumping to her death? Lindy could deliberate this over and over, but as she was about to find there was would be no easy answer.

The little girl Molly sees her world as being the princess in The Land of Pretty, that she has the power to communicate with dolls, and that her friend Pen protects her though no one can see him.

Lindy sees Molly’s world as delusions created from a traumatic childhood.

Only one of them is right.

Lindy Wellbrook is a new therapist hungry for the challenge to get clients through a speedy recovery. She has no time for those who sit in self-pity. Her approach is to get clients up and on with their lives in the quickest time possible. No matter how deep the wound. Then Molly walked in. Eager to prove that her theories of recovery are accurate, even with traumatic cases, Lindy takes on the troubled 8 year old Molly. Having no idea what she is about to take on. In the easy first steps Lindy quickly first finds herself in the bizarre imaginary world called “Pretty” and that Molly is convinced she can talk to dolls. But when Molly’s volatile split personality Pen surfaces, the therapy turns fierce for he will stop at nothing to sabotage the little girl’s recovery. However, Lindy will stop at nothing to get Molly through a fast track of recovery, not even Pen.

Things take a drastic change when Molly suddenly jumps to her death and Lindy is left baffled in wondering where the sessions had gone tragically wrong. In an obsession to find out the therapist relives the past therapy sessions through recorded tapes. This time when Lindy listens her outlook on Molly’s horrific childhood takes a whole different direction. Each tape brings a new twist and turns everything Lindy thought she knew about Molly, Pen, The Land of Pretty, and even herself upside down. The closer Lindy gets to the truth the more she realizes that maybe some things are best left unanswered.

Especially the question -

“Why does God make bad people?”

About the Author

Thatcher C. Nalley was raised as an only child and has spent most of her life in Northern California. After graduation, Thatcher spent seven years active duty in the United States Army. Her enlistment afforded her the opportunity to travel the world and experience a multitude of societies and cultures.

Most recently she worked for a local Mental Health Crisis Unit center where clients were assessed during various emergency situations. This included interacting with people of all ages who have disorders ranging from depression to schizophrenia. Thatcher has also been a peer counselor and public speaker, educating for the prevention and dynamics of child abuse trauma. In addition, she has nearly a decade of experience working in a behavioral health environment which has included being a hotline counselor for sexual assault victims.

Thatcher's passion for child abuse prevention is evident through her work as an author. She has published several books, including Letters From the Looney Bin, The Lunatic Memoirs, and her newest release, The Little Girl. While each is a creation of fiction, they subtly convey the very real effects of childhood trauma.

"We may not be their parent, but every child is our child," is her motto. She is driven to share the importance of treating all children with kindheartedness and to understand the lasting effects it has on every life they grow to touch.

A single mom of two beautiful girls, Thatcher currently resides and writes in Northern California.

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Against Her Will (A Mystery Suspense Novel), by Peter Martin

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Rape is every woman’s worst nightmare, an act so vile, so devastating, it robs the victim of any sort of dignity, leaving scars that can last a lifetime. Having family and friends rally round can make all the difference in the world. But without this support the victim may never fully recover.

Donna is such a victim. When she is brutally raped, her life comes crashing down, bringing with it memories of an unhappy childhood. Having lost everything dear to her, she almost succeeds in making the ultimate sacrifice, but for a young male nurse, who slowly helps her come to terms with the past. Just when she thinks she’s over the worst, she makes a horrifying discovery that puts her in mortal danger.

About the Author

I was born in the West Midlands. The eldest son of an English father and a German mother. From a very early age I was encouraged to read, and did so avidly from the age of four or five. My hero's as a teenager were MacLean, Innes, Bagley, and Wilbur Smith. Later I discovered Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ken Follett and others. My greatest wish was to someday emulate these illustrious authors. However, as with everything in life, I had to earn a living, and had a family, which meant any aspirations I had to write, had to be put on the back burner.

As time passed, my family grew up and flew the nest. This and a redundancy/early retirement allowed me more time to devote to my dream of writing a novel.

Over the years since then, I have written about twelve novels mainly for my own pleasure. My main interest is in the ordinary man in the street put in extraordinary situations, fighting against all odds to get what he wants. My genre would fall under Thriller,/Suspense,/Psychological/Mystery.

I now use the pen name Peter Martin. This is my alter ego, for when I'm writing rather than at my day job.

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Something That Never Happens, by Arthur Black

Against the background of a rapidly changing metropolitan city, the return of a wounded soldier affects the lives of his family, his closest friends, and even strangers. The drama of his struggle to rebuild his life captures the heartbeat of a city bustling with intriguing characters from tenement-dwellers, to street singers and newspaper reporters to world-famous celebrities. How they cope with the social, political and personal challenges they face makes this engrossing story a true page-turner.



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Kindle Spotlight: "Charisma," by Barbara Hall

"Charisma"
By, Barbara Hall

Haunted by visions and voices for most of her life, Sarah Lange manages to shut them out, until a violent incident and near death experience shatter her earthly existence. She is plagued by heavenly voices and dogged by a desire to return "home". Frightened by her desire to terminate her existence on earth, she checks into a trauma center in Malibu, California and meets Dr. David Sutton, an intellectual, a scientist, a reductionist, someone who believes in nothing beyond his immediate experience. David’s world is as divorced from mystery and magic as Sarah’s is alive and animated by it.

Their sessions open up a dialogue about the separation of worlds—one easily defined and explained and one unknowable and waiting on some other side of human experience.

David, worn down by a mean spirited and demanding family, has grown disillusioned in his work as a therapist while Sarah has come to feel liberated by her impulse to escape all worldly demands. Even as his faith in his profession leaks away, David struggles to bring his disturbed patient back into the rules of the real world.

The sessions between the two evolve into an exploration of what it takes to exist in the world, the courage required to confront life on its own terms, and the even greater courage it takes to deny the constrictions of life.

In a desperate effort to define herself, Sarah "escapes", putting her own life as well as the life of a fellow trauma patient at risk and David must decide how far he is willing to go to save a patient and ultimately himself.

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