PROMO: Collateral Redemption

 

 

Action Romance

Date Published: November 14, 2024

 

 

"What doesn’t kill you can shatter you—but it’s in those broken pieces where true strength is found."

 

Amelia’s life is forever changed after a brutal home invasion leaves her as collateral damage in a crime she doesn’t understand. Her world unravels, but when her Wall Street husband hires two private security contractors—Gabriel and Daniel—to investigate the crime and protect her, the pieces begin to shift.

As the duo digs deeper, they uncover a web of lies and betrayal that puts Amelia in greater danger than anyone could have imagined. With each revelation, she learns to fight back, to heal, and to trust again. But trust is fragile, and not everyone is who they seem.

Set against a backdrop of suspense and action, Collateral Redemption explores the depths of human resilience, the bonds of loyalty and friendship, and the transformative power of love. Featuring mature themes, vivid action, and unforgettable characters, this gripping story transcends the boundaries of good and evil to show what it means to survive—and to rebuild.

Perfect for fans of action-packed romance and bodyguard thrillers with emotional depth, this book is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of redemption.

Warning: This novel contains explicit violence, mature themes, and adult content. Intended for adult readers.

About the Authors

John and Laurie Toomey are a husband-and-wife writing duo who bring their extensive professional and personal experiences to their storytelling.

Laurie is a Physician Assistant specializing in geriatric medicine, behavioral health, and medical rehabilitation. Her career spans pulmonary medicine, hospital medicine, and elderly psychiatric care, giving her a deep understanding of resilience and the human spirit.

John is a physician with a specialty in Internal Medicine and a diverse background in emergency response, tactical training, and security operations. In addition to his roles as a medical director, teaching attending, and statewide consultant, John has collaborated in the personal protection field, combining his medical expertise with tactical skills in high-stakes scenarios.

Together, John and Laurie channel their real-world insights into creating compelling fiction that explores themes of survival, resilience, trust, and redemption. Their debut novel, Collateral Redemption, is a gripping action-romance that reflects their shared belief in the power of the human spirit to heal and rebuild in the face of adversity.

When they’re not writing, John and Laurie enjoy spending time with their family, traveling, and sharing stories over a good cup of coffee.

 

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PROMO: Climate of Monsters - Breath of Fire

 

 

Climate of Monsters: Book2

 

Mystery, Thriller

Date Published: October 31, 2024

 

Saga and George against all odds must embattle the mistress of disease, Pesta, a creature of bone-chilling nightmares that resurfaces from black waters of Merrimack to the Chalrles River to bring a new plague and pestilence upon the world.

Saga Gunderson is a medical doctor that was trained in Sweden Special forces to combat terrorist groups around the world. She currently is a senior officer in Special Joint Operations Consortium (SJOC) Task Force in Sweden and Italy to track down and protect civilians from supernatural encounters. She was also tasked with protecting and serving George Fiori, the world’s last master swordsman to fight these monsters that seem to popup out of nowhere as climate change spirals out of control and the evolution and aggression of these monsters is untenable. George is a complex anti-hero who uses his deadly weaponry (armi mortali) training and neurodivergent gifts of clairvoyance and autism to unravel the mysteries and get to the source of these supernatural encounters to prevent evil from resurfacing and killing innocent victims.

About the Author

Mitchell Sanders is just another ordinary individual. As a scientist and serial entrepreneur, in his spare time he enjoys reading and writing horror books. His inspirations come from his lovely wife and best friend, Elisabeth, and three children and three grandchildren, who encouraged him to write and finish his first book. Mitch spent a good portion of his life studying biomedical sciences and advanced wound care. He has a BA in biology from Boston University with a minor in Latin language and literature, and an MS in molecular biology and a PhD in biomedical sciences, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Mitch did two postdocs at the Whitehead Institute / MIT, a world-renowned nonprofit research institution dedicated to improving human health through basic biomedical research. Mitch is a worldwide expert in wound repair and regeneration. Mitch was formerly founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of a diagnostic company for sixteen years and is currently the chief scientific officer (CSO) of an international health-care tech enabled services firm. His biggest achievement is having three amazing kids (Jake, Mia, and Ben), three exceptional grandchildren (Emma, Corey, and Geo), and an endearing wife, Elisabeth.

 

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Blog Tour: Camp Coffee

 

 

Tales of a Wyoming Cowboy

 

Memoir / Nonfiction

Date Published: October 16, 2006

Publisher: The Lowell Press

 

Camp Coffee is not just about a person-Grant Beck-and his stories, it's about a way of life-the cowboy way of life. Most people will never feel the warmth of a high mountain campfire or experience the eye-burning smoke wafting from the branding coals. Few will have any firsthand experience of what the American cowboy was all about. Lots of books have been penned about lots of cowboys, both fictitous and real. But few cowboys have touched as many people in the encouraging way that Grant Beck has through his chosen profession. This is a must-have volume for all that are drawn to the essence of the western experience.

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Camp Coffee is not just about a person – Grant Beck – and his stories, it’s about a way of life – the cowboy way of life. Most of our children, but especially their children, will never feel the warmth of a high mountain camp fire or eye-burning smoke off the branding coals. The twentieth century half-heartedly embraced the legacy of the American West. Few born into this century will have any firsthand experience of what the American cowboy was all about. Lots of books have been penned about lots of cowboys, both fictitious and real. But few cowboys have touched as many people in the encouraging way that Grant has through his chosen profession.

While destiny is a debatable notion, I certainly feel there was some higher order leading me to Pinedale, Wyoming, the Two Bar Spear Ranch, and Grant Beck. For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a cowboy.

Heading west from Kansas City to Wyoming in a ’66 Mustang, I was fully prepared to trade-in my fuel burner for a hay burner.

Throughout the course of scribing these stories, Willie Nelson’s words ring as true for me now as they did the first time I heard his hit song: “I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy, and lovin’ the cowboy way. Pursuing the life of my high ridin’ heroes…”

Grant Beck is one of my high ridin’ heroes in much the same way his older brother, Wells Beck, was for him. While I chose not to make a career of cowboying, I am privileged to know the man and his life, and compelled to share what I learned with anyone interested in saddling up.



So much of who we evolve to be is tied into those we know and what we’ve done. If you’re blessed, you can thank your parents, as I can, for providing a solid foundation. Hopefully, you all are lucky enough to have met a number of people who’ve made a real difference in your life – like Grant has for me and for so many others. The distinction in the West is that the meaningful difference can come from both the two-legged and four-legged variety. And with a cowboy you can rarely separate the two.

About the Book

Bob Sullivan, Jr. of Kansas City dreamed of being a cowboy from his earliest years. Not until an abrupt disillusionment with college athletics in 1975 did he drop out of school and move to Wyoming to pursue his dream at age 19. There he met and worked for Grant Beck at the Two Bar Spear Ranch in Pinedale, WY which had a life-changing impact on the author's life. His experiences in Wyoming and subsequent relationship with Grant Beck over the next 30 years inspired Sullivan to share the remarkable story of Grant Beck with others.

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Blog Tour: Airmail & Chocolate Pie

 

Back to Boonetown

Memoir

 

Airmail and Chocolate Pie: Back to Boonetown is a heartwarming and nostalgic journey of unexpected discovery. One moment, Bobby Evers had no plans to write another book; the next, a phone call and an old duffle bag changed everything. The bag, belonging to his father, contained letters from his mother during his father's military service. These letters rekindled Bobby’s passion for storytelling and sparked a deeply emotional connection with his late parents.

Through these letters, Bobby found himself transported to another time, filling the pages with stories rooted in love, family, and history. This compelling book is not just a collection of memories, but a testament to how life’s surprises can lead us back to our passions. With each letter, Bobby connects to the past, shaping a narrative that’s as personal as it is universal.

Join Bobby on this touching adventure, where past and present intertwine, and see how the discovery of his parents' letters inspired him to create something truly special. Whether you’re a fan of heartfelt stories or historical reflections, Airmail and Chocolate Pie: Back to Boonetown will resonate deeply with anyone who cherishes the power of family and the written word.

Introduction

Things change.

One day you think you are settled in for a while, with plans to write a new play. People occasionally asked me if a new book was in the works, and I’d say, “No, not anytime soon.” I’d written a few stories that I liked, but I just wasn’t feeling the desire to work on another book. I wanted to try something different. At least that’s what I was thinking.

Then, out of the blue, my nephew got a phone call, and picked up a bag someone found in an old shed: a seventy-year-old duffle bag of my dad’s. You wouldn’t think that would change any of my immediate plans, but it did.

Suddenly, I was reading letters. Lots of letters. Letters sent from my mom to my dad when he was in the military. And a story was forming in my head as quickly as I could digest the words on the pages.

Suddenly, I was writing stories I felt a strong emotional connection to, stories I wanted to publish.

It felt very much as if I were getting a kick in the pants from my parents, urging me to keep writing.

They both died long before I wrote anything, so I always wondered what they might think about my books. Would they be proud? Offended? Shocked?

That very unexpected discovery sent me on a writing journey, with renewed enthusiasm for the practice of storytelling. It fueled my desire to publish this book, and it re-connected me with my mom and dad in a new way.

So, yes, things do change. Sometimes in the most unexpected way. And then your mind changes, your focus changes and, suddenly, you have a new book to share.

It’s a book I am proud to share. I hope you enjoy.

About the Author

Bobby Evers is a life-long Tennessean, a theater enthusiast, and avid traveler. Being a keen people-watcher, he has always been a storyteller, and now he brings those stories to the page in his first book. He has worked in the construction business, and as an interior designer and architectural consultant for over thirty-five years.

 

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PROMO: Growing Up Girl, Book I - Untethered

 

 

Growing Up Girl, Book I

 

Fiction

Date Published: September 10, 2024

 

 

In Growing Up Girl: Book One, a young Bernadette Aller floats through her life - job to job, lover to lover, place to place. She is an untethered spirit trying to find her way in a world that's not been too kind.

Now, as she barrels toward her seventies, she wants to tell her story, not because it's hers alone, but because it's a surprisingly common story. It's a story much of which happens behind doors that display the word unspeakable. Bernadette hires Scully Trippe to ghost write, translating Bernadette's personal experience into the third person, in what might (or might not) be a misguided attempt to extend the story's reach.

The time frame is malleable, with the storytelling moving back and forth through several stages of Bernadette's life.

In this first book of the Growing Up Girl trilogy, BernadetteWorld is populated with Patience, her housekeeper; Maddie, a former lover and now a ghost; and Lucinda, a time traveler who drops in and out.

It's a quirky group.

 

Cover artist is Matt Smith. The image of the five-year-old on the cover is Matt's mother whom he never met. In his own words, "Although I have no memory of her, I treasure the stories of Lynn's strength, stubbornness, and ferocious loyalty. My hope is to bring her from the muted mysterious shadows into the light with love."

About the Author

Caroline Fairless is a writer and a ceramic sculptor. She is a retreat facilitator with a focus on the interdependence and connectedness of every being, visible or not. She served several congregations as an ordained pastor for twenty-five years, publishing several books during that time. Now in her retirement, Caroline is writing fiction and learning new art forms.

Over the past twenty years, Caroline and her partner Jim have been fortunate to stitch back together three land parcels that once were one. One of them borders on one of New Hampshire’s many small ponds. The other two border a marsh that hosts otters, beaver, herons, turtles, geese, ducks, and an occasional loon passing through.

In the New Hampshire summers, Caroline gardens and walks the dogs she and Jim have rescued. New Hampshire winters will find her at her computer, still walking dogs, and camping in front of the wood stove.

 

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PROMO: It Takes a Village to Raise a Reader

 

A Vital and Essential Resource to Unlock a Student's Success

 

Education / Nonfiction

Date Published: July 1, 2024

Publisher: Lighthouse Manuscripts, LLC

 

Discover the ultimate resource that every educator, teacher, parent, and child mentor should possess to promote a student's success. Based on her research and dissertation work "Reading Fadeout", the experienced and respected Dr. Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton authors this transformational and in-depth research study that formulates a strong case and need for a child's reading proficiency; and how their learning infrastructure and living ecosystem can hinder or promote it. Based on her foundational research, Dr. Bobien-Blanton shows you why and how children must be capable and competent readers by third grade.

Unlike other individual research theory books, this collective and holistic analysis is exactly what is needed to modify reading instruction and positively change the educational trajectory and future of our children. Don't miss out on this vital and essential guide to shape young minds.

 

About the Author

Our LHM Author:  Dr. Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton is a distinguished educator with nearly three decades of educational experience. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Early Learning for Orange Township Public Schools, and holds a doctorate degree from Walden University, as well as a master's degree from Montclair State University and an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University. Certified in Preschool-Third Grade, Elementary Education, Supervision, and Principalship, Dr. Blanton oversees early-learning education, professional development, curriculum programming, budgeting, and coordinates governmental mandates. Recognized as an Exemplary Elementary Educator, she contributed to early childhood education protocols and revised teaching standards for the New Jersey Department of Education; and was also recognized by the Senate and General Assembly for dedication to scholastic achievement. Actively engaged in professional organizations, including the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dr. Blanton is committed to educational advancement. Among many other efforts, her dedication extends to community service, having assisted in creating the Shiloh Rainbow Academy in Newark, NJ. Beyond her professional achievements, "Jackie", a devoted wife and mother, values family closeness and believes in the transformative power of education for a fulfilling life.

 

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Blog Tour: The Start-Up Puzzle

 

Nonfiction / Business

 

There’s a lot of over-promises and incorrect advice being given online on starting a successful enterprise. This wrong advice could cost someone their life savings and importantly ruin their life ambition and dream. Therefore, in partnership with the Erasmus University Rotterdam, we decided to pull together a practical how-to guide explaining the process successful start-ups go through: The Start-up Puzzle. It explains the different steps by using real-life examples and has an academic section explaining the theory behind these steps, all augmented by interviews with experts in the field of start- and scale-ups. What makes this guide unique? Real-life examples and expert interviews augmented with a birds-eye overview of the academic theory create a practical guide that is both understandable, practical, and implementable.

 

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Introduction



GIVEN MY BACKGROUND as a law graduate, let me start with a disclaimer: This guide doesn’t pretend to cover every element of new business creation and entrepreneurship. It is also not meant to be an academic publication or research summary. It aims to give a practical birds-eye overview of the common factors & deliverables that successful start-ups seem to have focused on. The pieces of the puzzle or the academic framework are not meant to become a tick-thebox exercise but instead offer a holistic view to aid understanding of the key drivers of building successful enterprises. We have chosen and named the different pieces of the puzzle as we felt fit based on our own experiences in the start-up and scale-up world as founders, board members, advisors, angel investors, or acquirers of start-ups and scale-ups. We thus accept that our puzzle pieces will stem from our subjective biases, yet hope the simplification we have tried to capture will aid the understanding of the whole process of starting a new venture. We will leave it to academia to properly define the appropriate definitions, models, and frameworks of the start-up phases. We hope this guide will help entrepreneurs make choices about where they want the magic and/or superpowers of their start-up to be. On top of our own experiences, we held interviews with serial entrepreneurs, academics, private equity, investment banking, and other subject matter experts, with jointly more than 300 years of experience with start-ups & scale-ups. We hope their unique perspective will not only aid the understanding but also serve as an inspiration from those who live and breathe start-ups day in, and day out.

We have chosen this condensed practitioner’s format as we ourselves also would not have the time or patience to read multiple fourhundred- page business books to get a big-picture overview of what constitutes a successful start-up journey. Furthermore, we hope the practical examples will inform and inspire how to overcome certain challenges and navigate opportunities entrepreneurs will likely be confronted with during their start-up journey. We believe this practitioner guide can also offer food for thought for more established businesses, as most of the reflections and observations hold for businesses in general, not just start-ups.

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RvP is known as the go-to person to simplify & break down complex business challenges into understandable questions you can deal with. He has a remarkable 30+ year track record as both a senior leader in a Fortune 50 company in operational regional and local jobs, global marketing and strategy roles, innovation and external ventures jobs - world of abundance of resources, shortage of  entrepreneurship. On the other hand, he was closely involved as an entrepreneur and advisor to many start & scale-ups in FMCG, Luxury, and MedTech, a world that is often dominated by scarcity, and thus the only way to survive is by taking risk, and coming up with creative out of the box solutions that have never been done before. Currently, he is active as a senior consultant, advisor to start & scale-ups, an avid (public) speaker, a University lecturer, and a high-altitude tour skier, Robert strives to make a difference in the lives of those who aspire to be involved in creating new ventures, in starting enterprises as well as big Corporates that want to be inspired by the creativity that a culture of scarcity breeds.

 

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