Indie Author Book Reviews is pleased to announce the opening of the entry period for our awards. We believe authors should be recognized for their talent and creativity. Beginning in March, authors will be able to submit their works for the Indie Author Book Review Awards. The winner in each category will receive a digital award that you can print and display. You will also receive a digital file with our logo, year, and Winner or Finalist. This will be great to display on your social media or have made into a sticker for your book cover. We also will have a category for the best book cover in each genre. It will be an add-on entry. The fee to enter a book will be $75 per book. If you want to enter the book cover contest, it will be an additional $40. To enter, you will need to fill out the entry form and pay the fee. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on where to mail two copies of your book. The entries will open on March 1, 2024, and run until May 31, 2024. Books will be judged in June 2024. Awards will be announced on July 1, 2024. Some special things to take note of are:
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Knowledge without God is not the Truth. Only Truth leads us to the meaning of life as the power of life is in God. God is the everlasting Truth. Faith without understanding of Faith is an unfinished work in Faith. Each and every one of us needs to discover our true identity of who we are before we could truly inherit the fullness of life – a life filled with gifts in fullest measure of Peace, Love and Joy in our hearts now and forevermore, with an assured destiny of eternal life! In Christ and through Christ, we shall all live again. Blood and flesh do not inherit the kingdom of God. All men shall be born again of the Word of God, to fully embrace Him and live eternally in His divine Truth and Spirit. Each man is born with a given measure of faith in the Word of God. Every living soul in the history of mankind is a child of God. The spirit of Man is the seed of righteousness of God, in the spiritual realm. The future middle eastern war is coming soon.The return of Christ is a certainty! Amen. Jesus is the Alpha (beginning of all) and Omega (end of all). The objective of this Book is not to put down any religious beliefs, teachings, laws, and practices we embrace. Its intention is to discover our true identity of who we are in the spiritual realm and how our identity relates to God, who is our Creator and Master of this universe, and how this Father and Child relationship gives us freedom of Peace, which is the ultimate goal in humanity in the kingdom of God. I humbly express this Book as the priceless companion guide in studying the Word of God that shall bring forth healing to all souls throughout the nations on earth. All Glory be unto our Father God. Jesus loves you. God bless! Amen. The Word of God shall bring forth an abundance of insightful revelations and joyful enlightenment in your heart and soul. You are glory destined!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR……….
A professional Accountant by education and training. Have been working for umpteen years in the field of financial reporting, corporate finance and taxation in multiple organizations of various sizes ranging from small medium enterprises to public quoted companies. A firm believer in the Gospel of Light through Christ Jesus. The greatest joy in life is to discover man’s truthful identity in God. I am eternally grateful for God’s gift of truth and grace in the Word of God, in Christ Jesus. Every living soul in the history of mankind is a child of God. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free! Amen.
IN A WORLD WHERE LOVE BATTLES TRADITION, ONE COUPLE’S PASSION IGNITES A FIRESTORM OF INTRIGUE.
Elizabeth is on a mission. She’s a tempest of conviction, an activist and philanthropist from the vibrant lands of Trinidad with a desire to change the world. But everything becomes more complicated when she meets Michael, a socially conscious European prince with a heart as noble as his lineage.
Elizabeth, with her commanding presence and thought-provoking speeches on equality, becomes a beacon of change. Her fearless dedication to her cause earns her admiration and love from some, but also paints a target on her back from religious extremists. Michael, bound by duty yet driven by a deep-seated desire to protect Elizabeth, finds himself in a precarious balance between his royal obligations and the dictates of his heart.
As their love story unfolds, Elizabeth and Michael navigate a treacherous path of political intrigue, secret adversaries, and the stark reality of their divergent worlds. The question remains: How much are they willing to sacrifice for their kingdoms, their beliefs, and each other?
Elizabeth and Michael’s sensual love story crosses continents and cultures, places and races, and captures the heart and imagination while reminding us that we each have our own kingdom for which we make sacrifices. Romantic, spicy, thought-provoking, and daring, Sacrifices For Kingdoms is the first novel in the Sacrifices and Kingdoms trilogy. Perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon, Barbara Taylor Bradford, and Nora Roberts.
How I Ended Up Writing A Multi-Genre Contemporary Romance
I was born of British and French ancestry in Trinidad, an island which is home to a multinational population of every creed and race. When I was in my late teens, I wanted to write a romantic story, so I jotted down my observations of other people’s stories for many years. I actually wrote a romantic play in Shakespearean language when I was about 15 years old at school in England. I became a world traveler from a young age and was exposed to a large variety of cultures,religions, and traditions. I became fascinated that, despite the varied lives that people lived in different countries, their emotions, desires, and dreams were pretty much the same. What intrigued me the most was the human need to love and be loved and I paid close attention to the desire for romance along with passion and sexuality. I’ve lived in several different countries, and have traveled to every continent except Antarctica. People ask me all the time what inspired me to write love stories and I tell them I am easily inspired by the details of the many stories told to me in addition to experiences in my own life.I’m deeply interested in other people and I’m not reluctant to converse with friendly strangers. Somehow, people often open up to me about private details of their lives. Perhaps, it’s because they can feel my genuine interest in them, and eventually learn that they can trust me not to divulge their names if ever I should write about their experiences. In my travels, my husband and I often went to historical countries, toured religious and cultural sites, and ruins, and made sure we visited museums that displayed relics from ancient societies.We were startled to learn of numerous societies that existed before the Common Era of the last two plus millenia which worshiped primarily goddesses, and goddesses together with gods,unlike the newer, discriminatory patriarchal societies under which we are still ruled today.After studying and reading every religious book I could get hold of to investigate why this radical change had taken place, I realized I couldn’t just write lovely romance stories and the great sex that usually accompanies such. I also had to get serious and enlighten readers as to what kind of people started the concept of a single male God and why. In weaving the love stories of several types of people into a series, I knew I must include the damages to all genders of humanity by the patriarchal indoctrinations that encourage the oppression of females, and often treat them as lesser than males. Thus, I ended up with not only a spicy, royal/commoner Contemporary Romance, but also,according to one Amazon reviewer, “a magnificent amalgamation of love, conflict, history, and philosophy that serves as a feast for the mind.” Additionally, Glenda Cates from The Mommies Reviews said of Sacrifices For Kingdoms, “If I was asked what genre of book it is I would say romance but then again it could be a suspense. Or I might say literary/women's fiction. Instead I will just say it's all of them, which I didn't think was possible.” That hard-to-pigeonhole complexity is something of which I am very proud.
About the Author: Born in Trinidad of British and French ancestry, Patricia D’Arcy Laughlin is a world traveler,international award-winning artist, and author of The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series. She lives in Sarasota, Florida.
In 1778, war is men’s business. That doesn’t stop Anna Stone from getting involved in the fight. As the wife of a preacher-turned-soldier, a healer, and mother of three, Anna knows her place in this world. She tends to things at home while her husband and brothers fight for liberty. But when her loved ones face starvation at Valley Forge, she refuses to sit idly by. Armed with life-sustaining supplies, Anna strikes out alone on horseback over 200 miles of rough and dangerous terrain. Despite perilous setbacks along the way, sheer determination carries her toward her destination. When she learns of a plot to overthrow General Washington, her mission becomes more important than ever. With the fate of the American Revolution in her hands and one of the conspirators hot on her trail, Anna races to deliver a message of warning to Valley Forge before it’s too late. Based on events in the life of the author’s sixth-great-grandmother.
SERENA ROBINSON and TOBI DOYLE have been friends for sixteen years. Living next door to each other along the Ainsley River in South Carolina, they built sandcastles, played pirate ship, and collected shells virtually every day until a freak accident at the Robinson Phosphate Mine Company takes away someone near and dear to Tobi’s heart. From then on, Tobi’s mother, Mrs. Doyle, blames Serena’s father, Mr. Robinson and his thirst for money for her husband’s death. Serena and Tobi are torn apart by their parents’ animosities, and the lifelong friends must go their separate ways in a town devastated by a recent war.
When Serena and Tobi witness the neighborhood apothecary DR. NATHAN TRASK lifting a limp body from his fishing boat, they don’t realize they will be forced back together in a life-or-death effort to save the mermaid, MARI-MORGAN, from Dr. Trask’s greedy plans. Serena has tried for years to convince Tobi that mermaids are real—her nanny ROSIE told her so—but he doesn’t believe. However, Tobi discovers that not only do mermaids exist, but they have magical charms that are almost impossible to resist.
Serena may lose her best friend unless she can return the bewitching merwoman to the sea before she takes Tobi’s heart and soul to the bottom of the ocean.
When a collision of ancient magic and trans-dimensional technology rips him from his world and threatens the Omniverse, Jason’s mind opens to the impossible as he becomes Gaea’s greatest defender, The Argonaut!
Fifteen-year-old Jason Sullivan’s search for his idol, the eccentric and elusive comic book creator Brice Caldwell, leads the young man to Gaea, a world of magic, super-science, and meta-powered heroes and villains! There, he finds himself at the center of an epic struggle for an ancient talisman and a power greater than he ever thought imaginable!
Lost Angel Unleashed: Stories from the Heart (Lost Angel Travel Series, Book 3) by Linda Ballou – Travel Memoir Amazon: https://amzn.to/49yH42k @RABTBookTours #RABTBookTours #LostAngelUnleashed #LindaBallou #TravelMemoir In this captivating collection of tales, Linda shares how her lust for adventure was spawned early in the wilds of southeast Alaska. As we follow her in the footprints of such legendary trailblazers as Jack London and Isabella Bird, we come to understand why being in nature is the cornerstone of her work. She seeks to know the joy and wonder of those who have gone before her on a deep and personal level. In these entertaining and illuminating pages find armchair travel at its finest. It stirs the imagination and awakens a sense of adventure. From safari in Africa, to cringe-worthy rafting in the wilds of Alaska, trekking in far-flung Patagonia, or hiking in mystical New Zealand, Linda leads the way.
The Sower of Black Field (Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany) by Katherine Koch – Historical Fiction @RABTBookTours #RABTBookTours #TheSowerofBlackField #KatherineKoch
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As he struggles to rekindle the faith of a guilt-ridden Wehrmacht veteran, a morose widow, and her grieving teenage son, Fr. Viktor Koch, C.P. is haunted by self-doubt. What is driving him to stay in the Third Reich? Is he following a higher plan, or the mystic compulsion of his German heritage? Exposed to American ideals, his parishioners grow restless under Nazi rule. Relying upon his ingenuity to keep them out of prison, Fr. Viktor solicits aid from an unlikely intercessor—the Nazi charity worker who confiscated his monastery for state purposes. In April 1945, American liberators make a gruesome discovery: the SS have left a mass grave of concentration camp victims on Schwarzenfeld’s borders. Enraged by the sight, the infantry commander orders the townspeople to disinter 140 corpses, construct coffins despite material shortages, dig a grave trench, and hold a funeral ceremony—all in 24 hours. If they fail to fulfill this ultimatum, he vows to execute all German men in town. Fr. Viktor has to pull off a miracle: he must convince his countrymen that his followers are not the enemy. Their humanity is intact. And most of all, they are innocent.
We’re celebrating the release of High Tea at the Beach House Hotel (The Beach House Hotel, Book 8) by Judith Keim – Women’s Fiction Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aPHUsd @RABTBookTours #RABTBookTours #HighTeaattheBeachHouseHotel #JudithKeim
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Ann and Rhonda continue their work at The Beach House Hotel, always striving to make their upscale property the best on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As they’ve learned, not all guests are easy. When they receive a request from Hilda Hassel, a member of the Bavarian royal family, for a two-week stay at the hotel in January, demanding the best room and high tea every afternoon, Ann is uneasy. Other Hassel family members cancelled a large, fancy wedding at the last moment leaving a mess behind. But Rhonda convinces Ann that having a royal guest could increase important European business, and Ann agrees. After deciding to give Hilda the Presidential Suite for two weeks during their high season and welcoming her to the hotel, Ann and Rhonda are left to wonder if they’ve made the biggest mistake of their lives when Hilda arrives with her “nephew” and strange things begin to happen.
Anywhere But Schuylkill is the story of Mike Doyle, a teenager living in the coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania in the 1870s. After a fire kills 110 miners, including Mike’s father, his family must move in with their alcoholic uncle, who resents having to care for his brother in-law’s “brats.” It’s the middle of the Long Depression. Children are dying of hunger. The Reading Railroad has hired Pinkerton spies to infiltrate the miners’ union. And there is a sectarian war between the Modocs, a Welsh gang that the bosses utilize as their own private gun thugs, and the Kohinoor Boys, an Irish gang whose members are union activists. Amidst all this turmoil, Mike must protect his younger siblings from their uncle’s violence and wrath, while navigating a secret romance with Hannah, daughter of the Kohinoor gang’s jealous leader. But everything Mike does just worsens his problems, forcing him to question his assumptions about manhood and courage. Ultimately, he decides his uncle must die and enlists the Kohinoor Boys to help. And that’s when things go from terrible to catastrophic.
The day before the start of middle school, life for thirteen-year-old Isaac Strawbridge is upended when the words “Mom has cancer” are spoken. Mom, Dad, and his little sister, Sammie, all find ways to deal with this tragic news. Isaac’s only refuge? Shelly Park, where he escapes to dribble and shoot his way toward making the school team.
An old man, Mr. Brooks, visits the park. He’s 6’8”, hobbles around with the help of a cane, and is eager to impart his basketball wisdom. Isaac soon discovers he’s a local legend hiding a secret—an NBA past that went from fame and fortune to shame and isolation. Although he left the game behind decades ago, coaching Isaac resurrects his love of hoops—giving him the opportunity to mend the errors of his past.
Isaac hides his mom’s cancer from everyone at school, and as the frustration builds inside him, he explodes when a teammate makes one too many “momma” jokes. Suddenly, this game he desperately needs no longer wants him.
If Isaac can finally step to the line with confidence, maybe he can GOOSH the game-winning shot, and his coach and his family can find the healing they need.
