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K9 Mine

Shannon MacLeod
Travis dreamed of partnering with a police dog—but Fate handed him a faery and something unexpected instead…Corporal Travis McLean is a man on a mission and doesn’t have time to waste ...

One of Three (Cercians Book 3)

S.H. Jucha
Conclave warships fended off four enemy fleets intent on attacking the Malia system. No one believes the fighting is finished. As anticipated, a fifth fleet of more sophisticated warships arrives. The...

Apocalypse: Regression (Book 7): (A LitRPG series)

R.A. Mejia
The siege is over, but the war is far from won. After narrowly defending the Black Witch’s castle from a monstrous assault, Nick Gallows returns home to a city in mourning. But War waits for no one....

Burning Escape (Chasing Fire: Alaska Book 3)

Michelle Sass Aleckson
RESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION.THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.She was born to fight fires...When Tori Mitchell said goodbye to the handsome stranger after their heart-stopping dance on her last nig...

X Rubicon: Crossing Life, Sex, Love, & Killing in CIA Proxy Wars: An indictment of US Citizens: ignorantia non excusat

Sean Griobhtha
“Sean Griobhtha’s work—particularly X Rubicon—has a profound emotional impact on readers, often described as jarring, transformative, and deeply unsettling, but also compassionate and hopeful....

Dragonfly Illusion

Peter Bond
A hidden technology. A global conspiracy. A truth buried for centuries.Jack Sugarman never questioned the accident that took his parents until a long-forgotten letter forces him to confront ...

Labyrinth of Shadows: The Witch's Rebirth Part I

Michaela Riley
Labyrinth of Shadows: The Witch's Rebirth Part I by Michaela Riley - A Dark Fantasy Series You Can't Put DownThe first installment of "The Witch's Rebirth Series" has been lauded for its intricate wor...

Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

Geoffrey R. Jonas
A young woman dies alone in a hotel room, her fentanyl-poisoned cocaine still on the desk. She had been missing for nearly 2 weeks. Social Services had been trying to find a place for her to live with...

Small Town Hero: A LitRPG Adventure (Butcher of Gadobhra Book 1)

Walrus King
Conquer Dungeons. Slay Monsters. Become a Hero.When Ozzy signs a five-year contract to work as an "NPC" Serf in Gadobhra, a new fantasy world intended to be a playground for the incredibly wealthy, he...

The Last Dungeon Crawler: An Epic Modern Fantasy Novel (The Fahlgrim Firebeard Saga Book 1)

Mike Simpson
HE’S THE LAST DWARF ALIVE—AND HUMANITY’S FINAL SHIELD AGAINST ANCIENT EVIL.By day, he’s Dr. Franklin Barbarossa, quirky NYU history professor.But beneath the tweed and tenure lies Fahlgrim Fir...

The Altered Moon 2: The Tyrant of Unity: Military Sci-fi Series (The Dust Cosmos)

James Alan McGettigan
Faced with encroaching alien forces, a daring officer's journey unveils a hidden history between humanity and their cosmic adversaries...Galiza, a planet besieged by an enigmatic alien force, finds it...

K9 Mine

Shannon MacLeod
Travis dreamed of partnering with a police dog—but Fate handed him a faery and something unexpected instead…Corporal Travis McLean is a man on a mission and doesn’t have time to waste on trivial...

After the Fall by Ellis Grayson

Ellis Grayson
AFTER THE FALL By Ellis GraysonThe world didn’t end overnight— it rotted, one scream at a time.Six months after the collapse, Derek and his group cling to survival in a fortified school. But when ...

The Juliet Code (A Freddie and Grace Mystery Book 3)

Pepper Basham
Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley Finally Reach Their Honeymoon Destination Only to Encounter a New Mystery in Need of Solving Frederick and Grace Percy finally make it to Italy to enjoy a delayed h...
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Author Interviews — Real Stories from Real Authors

Our interview section brings you candid conversations with writers from every genre. Whether it’s about their latest release, their writing journey, or what inspires them — these interviews offer insight and connection straight from the source.

Inside the Mind - Gary Van Haas

Gary Van Haas
  • What inspired you to start writing?
    After reading "A MOVABLE FEAST" by Hemingway
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    It is an intense dive into the 1982 bank corruption between the Vatican and Mafia
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Inside the Mind - J.F Richards

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  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I wanted to come up with Stories that people would enjoy.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    The Legend of The Sacred Knights is the first in a Series of Adventures that I began.
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Moonbeam's Halloween Wish - Joan Enockson

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  • What inspired you to start writing?
    In the summer of 2015, I had an experience that I believe was planned by God. I was stressed about an upcoming job change, and I went for a walk on a foggy, pre-dawn morning. A conversation between two owls stopped me in my tracks, and I listened to them for a while. After that, I couldn't get the owls out of my head, nor would the frequency of seeing snowy white owls stop. During that foggy morning walk, I wrote a little rhyming poem about the owls. For the next four years, I pushed the signs away, even as the frequency of them increased. By 2019, with stories constantly swirling in my thoughts and battling intense insomnia, I finally decided to embrace the idea and start my educational journey. I knew it would be a lot of work, but I had already had experience of what life was like when you don't listen to God. It's not fun. I spent three years clearing my mind of ten stories and dedicated myself to learning everything I could about the self-publishing industry. This included building a website and creating my accounting sheets using Google Sheets. The deal that I made with God is that I will grind and do the work, and He will take care of the results. After all, this was His idea. The result has been one blessing after another. "Know the plans I have for you, to prosper and not fail." I am excited that He chose to prepare me for such a great retirement mission. It's so important to have a purpose and add value in life. I am looking forward to see what He has in store for Tall Girl Publishing.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    Moonbeam's Halloween Wish tells the tale of a lonely black cat who wanders the streets at night, looking for a family to love. One night, she encounters a group of children trick-or-treating, and one little girl, who is dressed as a black cat, chooses to give Moonbeam her forever home.
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Inside the Mind - Lillian Bricker

Lillian Bricker
  • What inspired you to start writing?
    As a child, my grandma would read books to me all the time. Listening to her stories instilled in me a passion for the written word.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    Claire Matthews has spent her life hiding her powers, just as her ancestors from Salem once did, knowing that one mistake could draw the attention of the ruthless Onyx Clan. When she learns that Killian Burns, a prisoner who may know the location of a buried ancient library tied to the fall of Mythicos, is set to be executed, she risks everything to save him. Their escape sets off a chain of events that reveals their true identity as Elementals and binds them to a dangerous mission to uncover the past, unite the remaining Elementals, and stop the Onyx Clan's merciless leader before she destroys what remains of their world.
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Inside the Mind - A-M Mawhiney

A-M Mawhiney
  • What inspired you to start writing
    I first started writing at age eight but I stopped after high school and didn’t write creatively until the first lockdown in 2020. I needed to find a place of hope and realized I would need to formulate a place of hope through creative writing.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    Fugitive Rifts is about four very different teens who meet in their last year of school: an elite basketball player, a privileged underachiever, a brainiac geek who just recently became re-housed, and a brilliant, brooding artist. Initially a few sparks fly but overtime as they get to know each other they find they have more in common than they’d originally. thought. They each face challenges that are life-changing. Then one disappears leaving the others shattered. This is a coming of age story and also much more than this. Fugitive Rifts explores social and environmental issues of our times and the ways the four characters, over a number of years, change not only other peoples’ lives, but also transform their community and even the world.
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Inside the Mind - CHANTAEY THOMAS

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  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I was inspired by a burden to address the rapidly changing events in my community and society at large. I realized that I had more inside information than I could contain or reveal on a strictly personal level as well as solutions.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    I have more than one book that I have released at the same time. "Warning to Black America about Barack Hussein Obama" addresses the Black American community and the devastating affects of his presidential administration as its legacy has continued through subsequent administrations. My other book, "Global Black Domination" is a 7-point summary of Black Divine Identity to overcome false identity complex and its pathologies as well as addressing our supreme responsibilities, rights and privileges.
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X Rubicon, Rubicon, & Sean Griobhtha

Sean Griobhtha
  • What is the moral quandary faced in X Rubicon?
    Included in this work is a letter from the ODNI requesting that this work appear to be fiction. With that in mind, the following shall suffice to meet that requirement: It is impossible to load this account with lies to further an immoral agenda. THIS WORK IS FICTION in the sense of the lies, corruption, propaganda, and false agendas which made it possible. To suggest that the Truth must become a lie, or that Truth become subservient to a false and egregious cause is unacceptable and impossible. That said, THIS WORK IS NOT FICTION. Some people will believe nothing. Some will refuse to believe that which they know to be true. Some will readily believe that which they know to be untrue. Some will make excuses for lying and corruption. Rarely will a person believe anything without question – there’s ALWAYS motivation. Many years ago a great man, Abraham Joshua Heschel, wrote a great book, A Passion For Truth. I am an atheist, yet this philosophic Jewish scholar touched my heart. He wrote about his life-long endeavor struggling to come to terms with Love and Mendacity existing simultaneously. He gave the mythic account of Truth being despised by its fellows, Mercy and Righteousness – and Truth was buried in the ground (by God – imagine that): “Truth wants to emerge, but man does not want its appearance… They think they dance, yet they are paralyzed. Delusion holds them enraptured. They feel so comfortable in the clutches of their self-deception that when Satan himself embraces them, they think he is in love with them.” This then, is what we are facing here. The Mendacity of the United States Government and its agent of destruction, the CIA, and its Citizenry – unchecked and unbalanced, thinking Satan is in love with them. The colonial powers in the world still run amok creating evil for profit. Names have been changed to comply with the requirements. Some names have been changed to protect those who need protection. Some have been changed to that which fits the individual’s real or pretended character. Some names are so well known it doesn’t matter what the fuck we call them (just don’t call them late for feeding on the government teats), so we leave their names as they exist because they deserve it and because their words and deeds have already become part of a vast public record. “The challenge we face is a test of our integrity. We are all on trial, we are all under judgment. The issue is not political or social expediency. The issue is whether we are morally strong, whether we are… worthy to answer… Shall we continue to be deaf, shall we continue to be sensitive only when our own needs and interests are involved? “We have attained a high standard of living. We must seek to attain a high standard of thinking… There is nothing in the world that may be regarded as holy as eliminating anguish, as alleviating pain.” The Insecurity Of Freedom – Abraham Joshua Heschel
  • What is your background and your driving force?
    My name is pronounced gree-OH-tah (give the “r” a little flip). X Rubicon is a Love or hate read, corresponding to the types of Americans and colonialists with which you are (or should be) familiar. Rubicon and I are combat veterans. We are not proud of our "service". No one should be proud of such things. X Rubicon is Rubicon’s first-hand military experience in CIA proxy wars. The depth of his pain and experience, that I have personally witnessed, moved me to convince him, along with his wife, to open up and detail the events which changed him through time. Ignorance of the American (and other colonial) people is at the heart of much of the cause and effect. I have great respect for Rubicon, all combat veterans (excepting psychopaths), and all who must face the evils of their life or past and actually commit themselves to examination and change. I despise zealots of religion, politics, money, ego, etc... My writing is ferocious in this regard, yet deeply caring for the person involved in dealing with the propaganda and lies which led to the committing of atrocities. I've known Rubicon since the lead-up to Operation Eagle Claw; I knew Rubicon in training; I knew Rubicon in action. I'm committed to changing America's love affair with the military (at any cost) and educating against fascism (of any stripe).
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Inside the Mind - H. Melvin James

H. Melvin James
  • What inspired you to start writing?
    Influences included my mother, a storyteller and a poet, and a college professor urging me to pursue literature. Although I loved literary fiction, I couldn't find time or ability to disengage my technical-business mind of the aerospace/defense industry, until I finally retired from that career.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest book, "Death in Tomorrow's Shadow" is a murder mystery set in the Arctic Circle at a secretive military base. My background at such a site inspired my storyline and my experience provided authenticity.
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Inside the Mind - Hezekiah Morris

Hezekiah Morris
  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I was in downward spiral in my life and I wanted a change so I asked God what is it. So I just started writing my life story from beginning to end.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest book is *The Louisiana Purchase* You can find it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It's about a author Zavier, who is down on his luck who leads a boring lifestyle until he meets Jordan a cartel queen pin their relationship blossoms and then their life starts spiraling out of control with the drug cartels and Xavier is expanding is this relationship worth it and wants to go back to his boring life
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John Herbst

John Herbst
  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I have moved many times in my life and people would always ask why? My life story is complicated, so it was hard to give them a simple answer. I took Comp 1-4 and creative writing in college and loved it. Years later I was in a natural disaster back home in Colorado and evacuated. My wife and I lived in motels for awhile until we could get back on our feet. One day my wife suggested that maybe this was the time to write a book about my life, which would answer many questions regarding my moves and life in general. She had a good idea and I gave it some thought. A couple of weeks later I decided to write a book about my life for my daughter, mother, and two sisters. It would be kind of a legacy to the ones I love. The theme was based on places I lived and why I lived there. It covers a span from 1951-2017. I now have nine published novels.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest book is number three in the Destination series. Destination Unknown and Destination Still Unknown are about my lifestyles and moves. Destination Is Known, is about where I really belong on this beautiful earth. It's not a city, town or state, but the environment that I'm the happiest in. All of my books are adventure based and have life's twists and turns. Each book has messages and lessons to be learned or appreciated.
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