eBooks and Paperbacks for Dad!

Happy Father's Day!  

Check out our top 5 reading recommendations for dads, 

including fiction, paranormal fiction, and nonfiction!

The Sleeper by Gary P. DeMarco

The Universe is an ordered, timeless place, guided and guarded by Celestial Messengers and Observers who are sometimes called Angels. Their supreme duties include insuring the normal progress of the Cosmos and of all life forms and to protect against any undue interference. But what would happen if one, or any, of these Celestial Beings decided to reshape things as they wished; in blatant contradiction of established norms?

When one of the Angels departs from his Continuum, interfering in the everyday lives of mortals and their respective destinies, the result conflicts with the Supreme Order of the Universe bringing chaos to dozens of worlds, upsetting established order and ruining countless lives.

Now, it is up to the other Angels to retrieve their wayward brother, to undo the damage and to reestablish the previous order throughout the Cosmos.

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Overdue by Lewis Stockham

Libraries have been around for centuries. Just like many other institutions in our society, they have changed and grown as society has changed and grown. Based on his personal experiences and stories he has collected, Lewis Stockham reveals the reality of working in the modern public library.

Libraries are not always quiet and peaceful. They can be loud, crazy and full of quite colorful characters. The stories contained in this book are meant to entertain but also to inform people. Stockham blends wit, humor, and his own philosophy into these unique experiences.

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The Royal Arch of Enoch by Robert W. Sullivan IV, Esq.

“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” - Genesis 5:24.

The Royal Arch of Enoch: The Impact of Masonic Ritual, Philosophy, and Symbolism documents an undiscovered historical anomaly: how a high degree Masonic Ritual - developed in France in the mid 1700’s - included elements of the Book of Enoch which was considered lost until Freemason and traveler James Bruce returned to Europe with copies from Ethiopia in 1773. These copies were not translated into English until 1821 at Oxford University. This high degree ritual - titled The Royal Arch of Enoch - documents the recovery of the “Lost Word of a Master Mason”, the Name of God. It is this ritual in particular that has defined, among other things, the American national character. The Royal Arch of Enoch also documents the symbolic restoration of the sun as the premier icon in all of Freemasonry and as the supreme emblem of imperial administration and religiosity lifted from the Ancient Mysteries, incorporated into the Abrahamic Faiths, and carried on in both Blue Lodge and High Degree Masonry.

This book presents a real life “Da Vinci Code/National Treasure” mystery which, until the publication of this book, was previously unknown to history and historians in both the East and West.

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Hunter by C.W. Nash

As Cole Alexander prepares to make his way in the world, luck would have it, he meets the love of his life, Leila McLerran. Cole is diagnosed with a horrible disease that forces him to rethink the way that he wants his life to go. With death staring Cole in the face, he makes the decision that he doesn’t want to live the rest of his days without Leila. As Cole and Leila plan for their future together, a vampire forever changes the course of their lives. Left a wreck of his former self, Cole meets Professor Job Fergusson, who steps in to tell him a secret: Cole’s disease gives him a slight edge over the undead and together they can dispose of the world’s plight. Will Cole join the secret society of the Venatori and seek revenge, or is it all too much?

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Insatiable: A Mermaid's Curse by Daniele Lanzarotta

Arianna always felt like she didn’t belong in the world where she was born. Ever since she was little, she used to hide behind the rocks in the sea, and watch the human family who spent their summers on that island. Over the years, there was nothing she wished more than to be like them, especially so she could get close to Blake, the human boy who she saw turn into a troubled teenager and then, an unhappy man.

Once her dad grew tired of her dreams and hopes for a reality that is not her own, Arianna is thrown into an arranged marriage, and her only way out of it is to make a deal with the power-hungry man who will give her everything that she has ever dreamed of. Dreams that turn into nightmares as she watches Blake’s world fall apart, because of her and Blake’s inability to control their desires for one another.

Due to sexual content and language, this book is recommended for 17+

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Insatiable - A Mermaid's Curse - Chapter 1 Sneak Preview

Insatiable - A Mermaid's Curse

Chapter One Sneak Preview

He’s smiling down at me and all I can do is look away.  Happiness seems to be such a rare emotion for him, it always has, and I know it’s only a matter of time until I become the one responsible for that smile turning into something dark.

He places his finger under my chin, lifting my head up.  “Well, do you regret it?” he asks.

I want to tell him the truth, that I don’t regret it, that I’d rather have had one day with him than none at all, but the words don’t come out at first.  I take a deep breath and I know that I have to lie.  I have to push him as far away from me as I can, because I have no other option.  So I focus on the part that I do regret.  I focus on the fact that when offered my dreams to be made true, consequences didn’t even cross my mind.  Not just consequences to myself, but I also never once stopped to think about how my choices would impact those around me, how they would impact him.

All I can think is that my next words are going to shatter everything that both of us have lived for in the past few weeks.

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There was only one thing that I ever wished for: to be human.  I always felt like I didn’t belong.  My dad used to tell me stories about the human world and how lucky I was to live in a place even humans considered magical.  I used to believe that to be true.  Everything seemed so fun: swimming all day, seeing the different colors around, and exploring the ships that ended up on the bottom of the ocean.  One day, I stopped feeling like that.

My dad and I lived near an island, which seemed to be owned by one family only; after all, they were always the only ones there.  Every summer when they came, I would swim as close to the island as I could and hide behind the rocks to watch them.  I wasn’t trying to be creepy, I was just curious about their world.

Years ago, when I was eleven years old, I was hiding behind the rocks when I saw the boy who looked a little older than me.  He seemed so mad.  I saw a woman coming out of the house yelling, ‘Blake!  He didn’t mean it!’

The boy just ignored her and ran toward the other side of the island.  That was the day my life changed.  I hated what I was because I wanted to go after him and see if he was okay, but I couldn’t.

All I could do was swim back as fast as I could and hide in one of the wrecked ships that wasn’t too far away from my home.  I was so mad about what I was and how limited I was because of it, that I didn’t want to see anyone.

I finally decided to go home when it started to get dark.  It was only a matter of time before dad decided to send the whole kingdom to look for me.

On the way back, I ran into my friend Desiree.  Like me, she liked to watch the humans every once in a while.  She came to tell me the humans were leaving and to ask if I wanted to watch them go.  I told her I had to get back and that was it. 

That was the last time I saw him that summer, but they always came back.  Year-after-year, I watched the boy come back to the island.  I knew that whenever he was alone, he was the saddest being I had ever seen.  I also knew that there were a few things that always made him smile.  He loved reading and writing, spending time with his younger brother, and years later, his little sister. I caught myself laughing with them several times, as he played with her at the beach.  And then there was this year, the most horrible year of my life… the year I turned eighteen.   That was when I saw him with a girl, both lying down on a blanket at the beach, and I felt things that I had never felt before.  When he leaned on top of her and I saw his lips touching hers, I wanted to be that girl.  I wanted to have legs instead of a stupid tail.  I wanted to be the one he kissed. 

©2013 Daniele Lanzarotta. May not be reprinted or reproduced in any manner, written, electronic or otherwise without express permission of author.

Kindle

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BRNGFK8

Nook

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Happy Book Release Day to Author Daniele Lanzarotta!

Congratulations to YA author Daniele Lanzarotta for the release of Sins of the Fallen (Academy of the Fallen #3).

Here is what reviewers have to say about Sins of the Fallen:

"There are a few twists to this book that will leave you with your mouth hanging open...  Loved the book a lot and I can’t wait for the last one because holy cow the end killed me!" 

- Starry Night Book Reviews

"There is a beautiful balance of drama and action. As always, there are twists and turns that you don't see coming and will keep the pages turning!"

 - Book Purses 

Sins of the Fallen Synopsis (from Hunter's POV):

Hunter

I knew how much Kayla had changed over the past few weeks, but it was nothing compared to what I had seen in her from the moment we stepped into this place. The Kayla from before she learned about this world, was gone. She was already attached to some of their kind and I could see that she felt as if it was her responsibility to protect them all, the haunted and the fallen. She was starting to put them before her in every decision she made. It started sometime before we left the Academy where her father is in charge. After her incubus half-brother and his allies attacked the Academy, we managed to leave and take shelter here. Only, everything about this place is completely different. Many of the beings that live here have earned back the privilege of being full-blooded angels. Well, some say that is a privilege; others see it as a curse. Either way, the place itself had already started to become my very own curse. From the moment Kayla stepped foot in this place, I could see her change complete faster and faster. This Academy was giving her the confidence to be who she was meant to be, and deep down, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would no longer be needed in her life. It may sound selfish, but as Kayla started her journey to save those who were left behind, I was fighting for her. I was fighting to be worthy of a Nephilim.

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RSP SUMMER BLOGFEST: Excerpt Friday!

Shattered Souls by Daniele Lanzarotta is now available on paperback (signed copies) at RSPLaunchPad.  Also available on ebooks.

Here is an excerpt from Shattered Souls, the final Imprinted Souls novel.  Happy Reading! 

I sat next to him.  I didn’t care about the rain, and he obviously didn’t either.  He had been looking down at the ground until I sat next to him. 

He looked up just enough to meet my gaze.  I could see that the alcohol was no longer impacting him much.

“You can leave me if you want to, Lexi.  I’ll let you go and it will be as if you don’t even have a maker.”

I gave him a sad smile.  “Whatever happened to fighting for me?”

He leaned back.  “I just want you to be happy, Lexi.  The way you felt earlier… I don’t even think I felt that way when Adrianne did what she did to me.”

I looked away.  “Things will get better.  They did before.”

“I know, Love… but…” he shook his head.  “Is that enough?”

“You don’t sound like yourself, Nick.  I don’t like this.”

“Yeah, go figure.  I need to get drunk to be serious.”

I gave a sad laugh.

“I’m not going anywhere, Nick.  I made a choice decades ago and I’m making that choice again.  This is where I’m staying.  With you.”  I hesitated.  “Unless this is all part of your plan to get rid of me so you can go back to having as many girls as you want,” I joked.

He rolled his eyes. 

“No.  I can’t believe I would ever be the one saying this, but there is only you.”

I smiled and we stood up to finally go back in the house.  For a moment I was glad we were out in the rain.  The rain was getting rid of that scent he picked up at the club.

Before he opened the door, I stopped him.

He turned around to look at me and held my gaze.

“You would really let me go?” I asked, wondering if it would be that easy for him to just get rid of me.

He turned around and gave me his usual cocky smile.  “Why would you want to go anywhere when you have me?  Come on, Love,” he winked.

That made me grin from ear to ear.  That was the Nicholas I knew and loved.

The rain was getting worse by the second.  “We should probably go in.”

Before unlocking the door, he turned his head back again so that he could look at me.  His hair was dripping wet and had this messy look that I loved on him.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

He didn’t say anything.  Leaving the keys hanging on the door, he turned completely around and pulled me toward him and his arms instantly went around my waist, lifting me off the ground, and his lips were on mine.

© 2012 Daniele Lanzarotta