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Sex: Baddest Sin or Goodest Pleasure

The purpose of this book is to help you, the reader, enjoy physical and spiritual intimacy to its fullest. Perhaps getting to know the author will help you understand why he is so passionate about this subject. A beautifully carved eagle by an artist who won first place in international competition is mounted on a beam under the peak of the gable above the front entrance to Ron Vieselmeyer’s home. This eagle symbolizes what Ron is all about (FREEDOM). John 8:32 “The TRUTH will set you Free.”

About the author:

It is Ron’s goal in everything he does, whether through preaching, teaching, counseling, serving on a board, or in the realm of politics, to help people experience and enjoy their sexuality to its fullest through healthy traditional marriage. He believes that freedom from sin, guilt, its consequences, and the penalty of sin comes from Jesus Christ who said, “I am the TRUTH”. Ron’s desire is for you to embrace the TRUTH and experience FREEDOM.

Mary Magdalene, Shaman: Healing Through Transplant Surgery

“Sara’s book is an inspiring spiritual testimony to the power of the sacred feminine personified by Mary Magdalene. Sara’s relationship to Magdalene is lovingly and tenderly expressed in her evocative paintings and dreams. This work is essential reading for those of us who would like to do justice to a neglected but important figure in our religious history. I hope the book does well; it’s a magnum opus, and I was deeply touched by it.”

Lionel Corbett, M.D., Ph.D.
“Psyche and the Sacred: Spirituality Beyond Religion.”

About the author:

At age 62, Sara Taft discovered she had a serious auto-immune disease that was destroying her liver. Her healing journey led her on a stunning shamanic path that revealed the power of the sacred feminine and brought her a successful liver transplant and a spiritual awakening. This transformation flourished in Sara’s own artwork, featured in this book, and deepened her wisdom as an archetypal astrologer in the tradition of C. G. Jung, her professional practice for over 30 years. Sara lives in Los Angeles where she continues to paint, offer astrological consultation, and participates in group dream work. She has two daughters and a son and seven grandchildren.

God and I and Elvis

God and I and Elvis, a striking title if ever there was one, merely hints at the eerie, complex subject matter of Ilona Bauer’s memoir. Chronologically, her story beings in post-WWII Bavaria, moves to New York and Memphis, and concludes in Tupelo, Mississippi (Elvis’ birthplace). But this is more than a travelogue.

While a teenager, Ms. Bauer hears, falls in love with, and eventually meets Elvis Presley, who was a soldier stationed in Germany at that time. What begins as a teenage crush takes on far-ranging spiritual aspects, as the author comes to recognize the singer’s degenerate lifestyle and struggles to reconcile this with her ardent Protestant faith. This obsession motivates her to travel to Memphis, where she marries “Little Elvis,” a Presley hanger-on and wannabe, by whom she has four children.

The story of this unsuccessful marriage, and the impulsive, disastrous second marriage to a physically and emotionally abusive man, by who she has her fifth through seventh children, all of whom wind up in self-destructive situations of their own, is the largest, and most affecting, section of the book. The end of the story, to date, is a welcome and well-deserved dose of tranquility after an extraordinary raw slice of life.

About the author:

ILONA BAUER was born in Würzberg, Germany in 1941. As a twenty-one year old, she managed to find a job as an au pair in Scarsdale, New York. A year later, her employment obligations fulfilled, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee in hopes of re-establishing contact with Elvis Presley. Eventually, having survived marriage to two less than suitable husbands and mothered a flock of seven rebellious children, she moved to the quiet little town of Tupelo, Mississippi, where she found the time and peace of mind to write her memoir.FREEDOM.

The Man With a Limp

We follow the adventures of a restaurant owner and Iraqi war veteran. The Purple Heart recipient returns home lost and bewildered. Lucky decides to hitchhike home to Santa Cruz; no money in his pockets, he walks into the Santa Cruz Experience, a restaurant on the beach and meets a generous owner named Jack. With one simple salutation; “ Hi! My name is Jack,” a friendship begins. A story is told through the eyes of Jack, a restaurateur in Santa Cruz, California. I hope you enjoy the many surprises along the way; the struggles, victory, and the love of family.

Author Bio

Hi book lovers, My name is Timothy M. Nugent. I live in Tilarán, Costa Rica and I am a Temporary Resident of Costa Rica. In 2008 my wife of thirty-eight years passed away and I began to travel the western United States. I did it on a full dress Harley Davidson Motorcycle and I had a great time taking pictures and writing poetry. My wife was a great influence with my writing. Check out my web site; understanding-online.com and my blog, timothymnugent.com. May you have a great life. Pura Vida!

Angels Survive

Dian Bingham, a young writer from Houston, finds herself living an exciting lifestyle in Los Angeles and writing for Chris Kendrick, one of the most talented producers in Hollywood. But when the Reverend Michael, leader of a mega evangelical church finds out about her relationship with “the bad boy of Hollywood”, she finds her soul threatened.

About the author:

STACY NEWTON is a native Houstonian and lives in Los Angeles as a writer and actress. She has finished writing a children’s book which will be her fifth book.

5 and The End of Magic

Magic … is it real? Was it once real? Were there ever such creatures as trolls, ogres, or dragons? A present-day band called The Power of Sound may have the answer to these questions. Follow this group of five singers as they take their new friend Anthony on a history lesson back to a time when magic and myths were real. Was there such a thing as magic? Was music a part of magic? We will let you decide.

About the author:

Peter Kargenian, raised in Prospect Heights, IL, was an avid reader of adventure-fantasy novels.

Pete’s history with music started at the elementary level and lasted throughout high school and into college. As a musician, combined with imagination and creativity, he has channeled those talents into writing his first novel. He graduated from Valparaiso University in 1992 with a BS Degree in Computer Science and works as an IT consultant. As a survivor of traumatic brain injury, Pete has climbed a mountain of obstacles, and has used his resourcefulness to create an original and fun story about music and magic.

Your Red Wagon: Short Mystery Novel

Who…or what…was Bobbie Ross running from? Or had someone forced her to “disappear”? Matthew Ross was almost as worried about her as her friend Phyllis Vincent. Bobbie’s mother Lesley Frobisher didn’t seem to be worried at all, but then Lesley never worried about anything, not even herself. Sam Macklin could testify to that, or he could have, until a week ago. So, could Mario Williams, Macklin’s right hand at the Marrakesch Casino. As for Bucky Wallace, the drifter Matt Ross gave a lift into town to, no one could figure out what his connection was to any of it. Not Dells, the cop. Not Ed Gurney, Assistant D. A. and Phyllis’s boyfriend. Not even Pete Hudson, the part-time private eye Phyllis hired to find Bobbie. The only one who seemed to know anything was a local Reno private snoop name Pinky, and he wasn’t talking. Well, not at first, anyway.

About the author:

Chris O’Grady has been writing all his life and has self-published several of his novels. Your Red Wagon started out as a long screenplay, too long, and ended up as a short novel. It’s a favorite work and he hopes it has a touch of luck riding with it. We’ll see if it has!

The Surface Beneath

From the last breaths of FBI Special Agent Kathy Stevens, former naval intelligence officer Jack Steele accepts a mysterious key. As he seeks answers, the key leads him to a forty-year-old secret that could bring down the Chair of the US Intelligence Committee and the official candidate to the presidency of the United States of America. Alone, overmatched and without resources, Jack must use all his special training and expertise to remain alive and to protect the woman he loves, from the hands of an international assassin and two FBI double agents ordained to kill him.

Author Bio

Dennis Quiles earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in business administration. A US military veteran and an accomplished professional of the protection business; he is the director of corporate security for one of the world’s largest multinational corporations. Quiles and his wife have three children and currently live in Illinois. The Surface Beneath is his first book.

Tales of Rattail the Squirrel

This is a story about a little squirrel that has very little fur in his tail. He gets constantly teased by all the other squirrels that named him Rattail. Saddened by the way he was being treated he turns to his mother for consoling, which helps him. When his mother leaves to find some food Rattail watches her from his nest and spots the Big Black cat that lived close, who was getting ready to pounce on her. He runs down the tree and saves her. During his adventure he meets Logan who becomes his best friend. That was the beginning of many adventures for him which in the end makes him the hero to all the squirrels.

Author Bio

Born in Massachusetts and have lived there all my life. I have had many life experiences to write about. I have 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, all of who also give me inspiration for my stories. I love my family, children, animals and traveling.

Fantasy Locked in a Criminal Mind

One vexatious thought always remained deep within Jeremy’s dysfunctional mind. It was the perpetual fantasy of his unquestionable inheritance of the large, beautiful Oklahoma ranch that he knew was sitting atop that huge chasm of natural gas.

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The haunting sound of the heavy steel doors were deafening, signaling confinement and despair. The relentless self-imposed fantasy that Jeremy Kendall once created within his mind was soon pointing him down a path of self-destruction. Fantasy Locked in a Criminal Mind is a gripping story of a young man’s fateful choices he made for himself and for others. The author has made Jeremy’s story seem too real for fiction. This book is sure to keep the reader riveted and turning the pages.

About the author:

Stan Briney’s penchant for creativity and detail is clearly shown in his work as a professional artist and in his recent works in freelance writing. This is his first novel.

The author obtained Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the State University of Iowa followed later by his graduation from medical school. His medical specialty in Diagnostic Radiology provided him a long and distinguished professional career in both clinical and academic medicine.

Since early childhood and without formal art training, his natural born talent in art has earned him recognition and honors. Following his retirement from medicine in 1995, he has developed a very successful second career as an award-winning professional artist. His realistic bronze sculptures and illustrations can be found in private art collections, homes, offices and schools within the United States.

Briney and his wife reside in the cattle ranching country of north central Texas where he has a small art studio and gallery in their country home. The Briney’s have three children, five grown grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.