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Do you believe in reincarnation? I am not sure. I've done some reading on it but I'd like to hope that we are all in heaven with our loved ones instead of coming back and reliving those difficult choices of our lives. However, to know that soul mates can connect again after death is something I would love to believe. Knowing that my love is someone I have been with in many times throughout the centuries is a part of the Happily Ever After I long to live. In Brian Sheehy's latest book, we get to meet a man who's job it is to help people cross over after death. But what happens when he has to take the soul of the woman he has always loved? Here's an excerpt.... “You see, Mr. Campbell, what I have to tell you may be difficult for you to accept. I only hope you’ll listen to what I have to say with an open and unbiased mind. I realize that may be difficult, given how outlandish my claims will seem, but I promise you that I am telling the truth. You may be skeptical or, more likely, disbelieving, but if you would just humor me until I can finish my explanation, I think eventually you’ll realize I’m being completely and utterly honest with you.” He paused again, offering Campbell a second opportunity to speak if he wished to. Campbell frowned and did not say anything, but gave the stranger a slight nod of consent. “Thank you,” Ira said, solemnly. “I’m here, Mr. Campbell, because you are dead.” He said the words so matter-of-factly that for a moment Campbell was sure he had misheard him. “Dead?” he repeated and then gave a small, scoffing laugh. “How can I be dead? I’m sitting here right now, talking to you.” “Yes,” Ira allowed, nodding, “but I’m something of a special case. As far as every other living being on this planet is concerned, Michael Campbell died in his sleep a few moments ago, just as I walked through the door. You died of a heart attack, the result of complications from your surgery.” “The surgery was a success,” Campbell said, shaking his head, for a moment allowing himself to believe this stranger in his room was not the madman he obviously appeared to be, if only for the sake of argument. “I spoke to my doctor a few hours ago— he told me everything went well. I’m supposed to be going home tomorrow for chrissake!” The man gave his small, gentle smile again. “Unfortunately, Mr. Campbell, doctors are often wrong. Reapers, on the other hand, are scarcely ever.”  Love doesn't end after death... but dying certainly complicates things... For Ira Collins, death presented a far more purposeful alternative than life. Serving as one of the proud members of the Reaper Corps, he found meaning and fulfillment in the process of helping those who have died adjust to their new existence in the spiritual plane. For Ira, the work was so rewarding that it was even worth forgoing reincarnation for. However, when he is tasked with reaping the reincarnated soul of the woman he loved back when he was alive, Ira finds himself in a very difficult situation. Should he betray the Corps for the sake of the woman he loves, or live up to his responsibility to the rest of the reapers, and let her die? And as if this was not complicated enough, Ira must also help solve a disturbing mystery plaguing the spiritual plane, involving the disappearances of souls… Pre-Order your book today |
 On the run from the Organization, Starr never planned on falling in love. |  A Starr falls, and a family is found. |
About the Author:
Kim Briggs once smashed into a tree while skiing. The accident led to a concussion, a cracked sternum, temporary notoriety as a sixth grader returned from the dead, and the realization that fictionalized accounts are way more interesting than just slipping on the ice.
An unhealthy obsession with conspiracy theories combined with a love of travel and happily ever afters led Kim to write her YA novel, Starr Fall, where a secret organization decides 17-year-old Starr Bishop is not only the model student, but the ideal assassin. While in hiding, Starr meets dark, moody, and dead sexy Christian Evergood. Cue the swoon worthy music. But it’s not all happily ever afters for Kim. Her NA novel, And Then He, explores the dark and scary corners of the human psyche. Following a night of innocent flirting with a handsome stranger, Tiffani finds herself in the midst of a nightmare she can’t escape. And Then He is available through Amazon and other major book retailers. Starr Fall released November 2016 with Inkspell Publishing, followed by Starr Lost in January 2017 and Starr Gone in June 2017. Her novella, Avalanche is part of the Valentine Kisses Anthology and released February 14, 2017.
When she’s not doing something writerly, Kim can be found jumping into snowdrifts with her three kids, husband, and dog. She’s careful to avoid trees.
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Kim Briggs once smashed into a tree while skiing. The accident led to a concussion, a cracked sternum, temporary notoriety as a sixth grader returned from the dead, and the realization that fictionalized accounts are way more interesting than just slipping on the ice.
An unhealthy obsession with conspiracy theories combined with a love of travel and happily ever afters led Kim to write her YA novel, Starr Fall, where a secret organization decides 17-year-old Starr Bishop is not only the model student, but the ideal assassin. While in hiding, Starr meets dark, moody, and dead sexy Christian Evergood. Cue the swoon worthy music. But it’s not all happily ever afters for Kim. Her NA novel, And Then He, explores the dark and scary corners of the human psyche. Following a night of innocent flirting with a handsome stranger, Tiffani finds herself in the midst of a nightmare she can’t escape. And Then He is available through Amazon and other major book retailers. Starr Fall released November 2016 with Inkspell Publishing, followed by Starr Lost in January 2017 and Starr Gone in June 2017. Her novella, Avalanche is part of the Valentine Kisses Anthology and released February 14, 2017.
When she’s not doing something writerly, Kim can be found jumping into snowdrifts with her three kids, husband, and dog. She’s careful to avoid trees.
Visit her website and sign up for updates: www.KimBriggsWrite.com
Please like her Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KimBriggsWrite/
Chat with her on Twitter: @KimBriggsWrite
She shares writing love with her INK Sister Alison Green Myers at INK Sisters Write http://INKSistersWrite.Blogspot.com
Identical Young Ladies
The survival of multiple births was rare in the Late Victorian Britain. Not surprising, given the myriad of poisons that contaminated their lives. While no woman managed to have even quadruplets in England. In other countries, not so contaminated, having quadruplets did happen, just not often.
However, in England, there were no quadruplets, quintuplets, nor sextuplets born during Late Victorian. Give all the poisons in their homes, including arsenic in the wallpaper, asbestos in the walls, raw sewage seeping up through improper toilets, not to mention tainted milk and mothers quieting their babies with laudanum, heroine, and cocaine it was frankly a miracle that any child managed to survive to adulthood.
In reality, the first set of English sextuplets weren’t born until nearly a century later.
- Dominica, 1790: According to The Times, a Dr. Giuseppe of Dominica reported that an unnamed enslaved woman living on the estate belonging to Thomas Jemmitt gave birth to four girls, three of them almost eighteen hours after the first was born. All survived birth.
- The Gehri quadruplets (born September 26, 1880, in Switzerland were the first recorded to have survived to adulthood. There were two boys (Oskar and Arthur) and two girls (Bertha and Rosa).
However, in England, there were no quadruplets, quintuplets, nor sextuplets born during Late Victorian. Give all the poisons in their homes, including arsenic in the wallpaper, asbestos in the walls, raw sewage seeping up through improper toilets, not to mention tainted milk and mothers quieting their babies with laudanum, heroine, and cocaine it was frankly a miracle that any child managed to survive to adulthood.
In reality, the first set of English sextuplets weren’t born until nearly a century later.
- The Thorns sextuplets (born October 2, 1968 in Birmingham, England, were born to Sheila and Barry Thorns. They were the first sextuplets known to have been born alive in the United Kingdom, but one baby died shortly after birth, and another two died within the next 2 weeks.
Six Sisters of Shame
By
Liza O’Connor
Blurb
In his second marriage, a marriage of true love, Douglas Marsh has acquired six beautiful, identical daughters, who have made a pact never to marry. All are a challenge to the strict mores and interests that young ladies of Victorian England should have, but all are uniquely wonderful. He strives to match his new daughters to men who can appreciate each girl’s talents and interests. Only, one of his daughters wishes to choose for herself, and her choice sets off repercussions that could destroy them all.
WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES SOME SEXUALLY EXPLICIT SCENES.
Excerpt
“So how is it we never met your beautiful bride before the wedding?” Teddy asked while impatiently waiting for the butler to reach his bowl and pour his soup.
Douglas chuckled at his ridiculous question. “Are you serious? I proposed on our second date, and when to my shock, she said yes, I arranged immediately for a special license and married her within a week. A man does not display his discovery of priceless jewels until they are legally his.”
“Douglas, really! You cannot refer to your wife in such a manner,” Margaret scolded. “And to deny a bride a beautiful wedding is unconscionable!”
Angelica came immediately to his defense. “I did not mind at all. I would have married him the same day he asked if such a thing were possible.”
Both Margaret and Kathleen paled at her words, but the men eyed Angelica with speculation. They were no doubt pondering what dark secret had forced her to settle so quickly for so little.
“Do you have any children?” Margaret asked.
Of course, the woman would burrow directly to the problem that had chased every other suitor away: Angelica’s daughters.
He spoke before Angelica could answer, preferring to take on John’s wife himself. Any offense he gave would be forgiven. That would not be the case for his dear wife. “Six girls.” Douglas laid his hand over Angelica’s to remind her she was no longer alone in this world. “Six beautiful, talented, and intelligent young ladies.”
“Six!” Margaret’s narrowed eyes and grim, tight lips left no doubt of her disapproval of such excessive proliferation. She had provided John one son in their first year of marriage and that had been all that was required of her. It was not her fault that her son, Sawyer, had died two years later from cholera. “And what are their ages?”
“All are twenty-one, born the same night.” He glanced at Francis seated on the other side of the table. “What’s the name for that?”
“Sextuplets.” Francis’ brow deepened with worry as he focused on Angelica. “Are they healthy?”
“Thriving beauties.” Douglas answered.
His eyebrows rose. “That is most fortunate. I have never heard of a case where it was so.”
“I am most fortunate.” Douglas lifted his wife’s hand and kissed it. “If not for those beautiful young ladies, I wouldn’t have had a chance for such a jewel.”
Angelica blushed. “Douglas, you cannot say that. I loved you from the first day we met.”
He kissed her hand again. “You are most gracious, my dear.”
She extracted her hand and touched his cheek lovingly. “I would rather be praised for picking the best man based on intelligence and character. I am quite certain your friends will support me when I say you have the finest character and extraordinary intelligence.”
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About the Author
Liza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
OTHER BOOKS BY LIZA O’CONNOR
HISTORICAL
The Adventures of Xavier & Vic
Humorous, Late Victorian Sleuth Series
The Troublesome Apprentice
The Missing Partner
A Right to Love (a romantic spinoff)
The Mesmerist
Well Kept Secrets
Pack of Trouble
The Darkest Days
The CrimeLords’ War
SINGLE HISTORICAL NOVELS
Untamed & Unabashed
Spinoff from Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice
Six Sisters of Shame
Romance/Suspense
Click here For ALL Novels by Liza including other genres
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In his second marriage, a marriage of true love, Douglas Marsh has acquired six beautiful, identical daughters, who have made a pact never to marry. All are a challenge to the strict mores and interests that young ladies of Victorian England should have, but all are uniquely wonderful. He strives to match his new daughters to men who can appreciate each girl’s talents and interests. Only, one of his daughters wishes to choose for herself, and her choice sets off repercussions that could destroy them all.
WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES SOME SEXUALLY EXPLICIT SCENES.
Excerpt
“So how is it we never met your beautiful bride before the wedding?” Teddy asked while impatiently waiting for the butler to reach his bowl and pour his soup.
Douglas chuckled at his ridiculous question. “Are you serious? I proposed on our second date, and when to my shock, she said yes, I arranged immediately for a special license and married her within a week. A man does not display his discovery of priceless jewels until they are legally his.”
“Douglas, really! You cannot refer to your wife in such a manner,” Margaret scolded. “And to deny a bride a beautiful wedding is unconscionable!”
Angelica came immediately to his defense. “I did not mind at all. I would have married him the same day he asked if such a thing were possible.”
Both Margaret and Kathleen paled at her words, but the men eyed Angelica with speculation. They were no doubt pondering what dark secret had forced her to settle so quickly for so little.
“Do you have any children?” Margaret asked.
Of course, the woman would burrow directly to the problem that had chased every other suitor away: Angelica’s daughters.
He spoke before Angelica could answer, preferring to take on John’s wife himself. Any offense he gave would be forgiven. That would not be the case for his dear wife. “Six girls.” Douglas laid his hand over Angelica’s to remind her she was no longer alone in this world. “Six beautiful, talented, and intelligent young ladies.”
“Six!” Margaret’s narrowed eyes and grim, tight lips left no doubt of her disapproval of such excessive proliferation. She had provided John one son in their first year of marriage and that had been all that was required of her. It was not her fault that her son, Sawyer, had died two years later from cholera. “And what are their ages?”
“All are twenty-one, born the same night.” He glanced at Francis seated on the other side of the table. “What’s the name for that?”
“Sextuplets.” Francis’ brow deepened with worry as he focused on Angelica. “Are they healthy?”
“Thriving beauties.” Douglas answered.
His eyebrows rose. “That is most fortunate. I have never heard of a case where it was so.”
“I am most fortunate.” Douglas lifted his wife’s hand and kissed it. “If not for those beautiful young ladies, I wouldn’t have had a chance for such a jewel.”
Angelica blushed. “Douglas, you cannot say that. I loved you from the first day we met.”
He kissed her hand again. “You are most gracious, my dear.”
She extracted her hand and touched his cheek lovingly. “I would rather be praised for picking the best man based on intelligence and character. I am quite certain your friends will support me when I say you have the finest character and extraordinary intelligence.”
SALES LINK
Six Sister of Shame
AMAZON
About the Author
Liza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
OTHER BOOKS BY LIZA O’CONNOR
HISTORICAL
The Adventures of Xavier & Vic
Humorous, Late Victorian Sleuth Series
The Troublesome Apprentice
The Missing Partner
A Right to Love (a romantic spinoff)
The Mesmerist
Well Kept Secrets
Pack of Trouble
The Darkest Days
The CrimeLords’ War
SINGLE HISTORICAL NOVELS
Untamed & Unabashed
Spinoff from Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice
Six Sisters of Shame
Romance/Suspense
Click here For ALL Novels by Liza including other genres
Social Networks
Facebook Facebook Author Page Twitter Multiverse Blog
Remarriage always comes with baggage. But when Douglas Marsh married the beautiful, Angelica, the baggage was more than a past... he adopted 6 identical daughters who had vowed to never marry.
Ms. O'Connor writes stories which get me thinking. I am drawn into the characters' lives and can relate with some of the crazy things which happen to them. It all seems so natural...but this novel featured a mystery and I couldn't wait to figure it out! Then even once I knew, Ms. O'Connor sent my poor heart on another journey as the worst could happen! I couldn't put the book down!
Even with the near heart attacks and thrills, this book gave me such a smile. I enjoyed seeing the more complex pieces come together and found that love is such a powerful motivator. She reminded me of why I love romance...love is everything!
This novel will draw you in and never let you go. With Princes, men of a shady reputation, doctors, musicians, artists and high ranking government officials, this book has a character for everyone! I highly recommend it to fans of Gothic stories or true romantics! In fact, Ms. O'Connor might just have solved the Jack the Ripper case! :)
Ms. O'Connor writes stories which get me thinking. I am drawn into the characters' lives and can relate with some of the crazy things which happen to them. It all seems so natural...but this novel featured a mystery and I couldn't wait to figure it out! Then even once I knew, Ms. O'Connor sent my poor heart on another journey as the worst could happen! I couldn't put the book down!
Even with the near heart attacks and thrills, this book gave me such a smile. I enjoyed seeing the more complex pieces come together and found that love is such a powerful motivator. She reminded me of why I love romance...love is everything!
This novel will draw you in and never let you go. With Princes, men of a shady reputation, doctors, musicians, artists and high ranking government officials, this book has a character for everyone! I highly recommend it to fans of Gothic stories or true romantics! In fact, Ms. O'Connor might just have solved the Jack the Ripper case! :)
Strong female characters are very popular. We love our heroines to kick butt and even save the hero at times! Finally, you have an amazing Young Adult series (and the Bodyguard is just the beginning) about a secret group of women who are trained to guard the world's richest and most important. It's run by a company where women are the CEO's and make all the decisions. It's a woman's world!
Descended from a secret race of Amazon Warriors, Ana Thermadosa is not like other girls. As a student at Artemis Academy, the training grounds for a mysterious company called Cerberus Enterprises, Ana has spent her life learning what is important.
How to fight, how to win, how to kill, and, mostly importantly, how to follow orders and live up to the expectations of her powerful family.
Trained in the art of warfare since birth, now her skills are being put to the test. She’s been hired to defend Jordan Banks, the wealthy son of a nefarious businessman, from kidnappers.
She despises Jordan and all he stands for, but soon comes to realize that many things in the outside word aren’t as she’s been led to believe. She also discovers Jordan isn’t what she expected, and, against her better judgment, finds herself starting to care for him.
When disaster strikes, Ana is put in a difficult predicament. Keeping Jordan safe would mean betraying her own people and everything she believes in, but letting him die would mean betraying something even more important.
Her own heart.
Excerpt:
“If you’d like a demonstration, I am willing to provide it.”
“A demonstration?” Roman asked with a snort, but Ana could tell he was intrigued. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Philip suppress a grin.
“Me against them.” She looked at the three hulking bodyguards standing behind him. One of them actually had the nerve to giggle. She decided he would be the first to learn a lesson. Bodyguards should never giggle.
Melani had to bite her lip to keep from smiling. “You don’t have to do this, Ana.”
“Yes, I do.” She removed her black jacket, part of the standard issue uniform worn by everyone at the company, and placed it over the back of her chair. Beneath it, she wore a snug, black t-shirt, and comfortable pants. “There’s a sparring room next door.”
“Would you like them to come in one at a time?” Roman asked, trying to sound like a gentleman. Ana knew he thought she was going to get beat up, and she also knew he kind of looked forward to seeing it. He wouldn’t be so lucky today.
She studied the bodyguards, sizing them up from head to toe. All three of them grinned at her. She opened a door that connected to the sparring room ushered them in, leaving everyone else in the conference room.
“No. I can handle them all at once,” she said, shutting the door behind her.
How to fight, how to win, how to kill, and, mostly importantly, how to follow orders and live up to the expectations of her powerful family.
Trained in the art of warfare since birth, now her skills are being put to the test. She’s been hired to defend Jordan Banks, the wealthy son of a nefarious businessman, from kidnappers.
She despises Jordan and all he stands for, but soon comes to realize that many things in the outside word aren’t as she’s been led to believe. She also discovers Jordan isn’t what she expected, and, against her better judgment, finds herself starting to care for him.
When disaster strikes, Ana is put in a difficult predicament. Keeping Jordan safe would mean betraying her own people and everything she believes in, but letting him die would mean betraying something even more important.
Her own heart.
Excerpt:
“If you’d like a demonstration, I am willing to provide it.”
“A demonstration?” Roman asked with a snort, but Ana could tell he was intrigued. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Philip suppress a grin.
“Me against them.” She looked at the three hulking bodyguards standing behind him. One of them actually had the nerve to giggle. She decided he would be the first to learn a lesson. Bodyguards should never giggle.
Melani had to bite her lip to keep from smiling. “You don’t have to do this, Ana.”
“Yes, I do.” She removed her black jacket, part of the standard issue uniform worn by everyone at the company, and placed it over the back of her chair. Beneath it, she wore a snug, black t-shirt, and comfortable pants. “There’s a sparring room next door.”
“Would you like them to come in one at a time?” Roman asked, trying to sound like a gentleman. Ana knew he thought she was going to get beat up, and she also knew he kind of looked forward to seeing it. He wouldn’t be so lucky today.
She studied the bodyguards, sizing them up from head to toe. All three of them grinned at her. She opened a door that connected to the sparring room ushered them in, leaving everyone else in the conference room.
“No. I can handle them all at once,” she said, shutting the door behind her.
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Wende Dikec has spent her life traveling the world, collecting stories wherever she visited. She majored in Japanese and International Economics in college and worked in import/export and as an ESL teacher before she committed herself full time to writing. She writes in several romance genres, and her books are quirky and fun. Wende is a Trekkie, a book hoarder, the master of the Nespresso machine, and the mother of three boys (probably the main reason for her caffeine addiction). A puppy named Capone is the most recent addition to her family, and she blogs about him as a way of maintaining what little sanity she has left. She is the author of TIGER LILY and STARR VALENTINE, and writes adult romance under the name Abigail Drake. She can be found on the web at www.wendedikec.com.
Wende Dikec has spent her life traveling the world, collecting stories wherever she visited. She majored in Japanese and International Economics in college and worked in import/export and as an ESL teacher before she committed herself full time to writing. She writes in several romance genres, and her books are quirky and fun. Wende is a Trekkie, a book hoarder, the master of the Nespresso machine, and the mother of three boys (probably the main reason for her caffeine addiction). A puppy named Capone is the most recent addition to her family, and she blogs about him as a way of maintaining what little sanity she has left. She is the author of TIGER LILY and STARR VALENTINE, and writes adult romance under the name Abigail Drake. She can be found on the web at www.wendedikec.com.
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