Author Archive

Featured Author Interview: M.D. Fryson, Co-Author of ‘Meridian Chronicles: Black Widow Curse & The Coven @Madelyn_Fryson #Interview

“Meridian couldn’t help but keep looking at the ghost.  John took her by the hand and helped her walk to the back where the bathrooms were.  John was kissing Meridian all over, and it was obvious that he wanted more.  Relic and the rest of the guides, along with Luna, walked to the bathrooms and watched.  Meridian and John had gone into a bathroom stall, and he began to pull her underwear down from underneath her skirt. As the pair continued to get to know each other in the stall, the ghosts hovered above and watched with a look of concern.” –From Meridian Chronicles: Black Widow Curse & The
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Featured Interview: Mike Martin, Author of ‘Sgt. Windflower Mysteries Series’ @mike54martin #interview #puyb

“Tessier didn’t speak long but he spoke of the history surrounding the fishery in this part of the world and how many times they had been told it was a thing of the past, only to see it reclaim its place as part of the town’s on-going economy. “Ya can knock us down, b’ys, but ya can’t keep us down.” With Tessier’s speech the protest was over, and while the smaller boats found a place to tie up along the wharfside, the long liners and larger vessels left port to return home. Windflower thought it was a sad moment, but at the same time he felt the pride the
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Tinsey Clover Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ChelseaFlagg #middlegrade #children #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Chelsea Walker Flagg’s TINSEY CLOVER Virtual Book Tour March 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: TINSEY CLOVER Author: Chelsea Walker Flagg Publisher: Independent Pages: 216 Genre: Early Middle Grade BOOK BLURB: Tinsey Clover is smart. She’s brave. Also, she can’t carry a tune to save her life. Oh yeah, plus she’s an elf the size of a chipmunk. When her bizarre magical power grows in and makes her feel like a total outsider in her own village, Tinsey sneaks into the forbidden forest on a journey to find someone more like her. From trolls to dragons, what she discovers
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Featured Interview: Michael McMenamin, Author of ‘The Liebold Protocol’

“Mattie frowned. It had been well over a year since last she had been in Germany. As a consequence, her reputation in Germany as ‘Hitler’s favorite foreign journalist’ was beginning to fade. The last thing she wanted to do was revive that by doing a story on the SA and the German Army, notwithstanding that she had many high-level contacts in Nazi Germany including Göring and the Nazi foreign press chief Ernst ‘Putzi’ Hanfstaengl as well as Hitler himself.” –From The Liebold Protocol by Michael & Kathleen McMenamin Michael McMenamin is the co-author with his son Patrick of the award winning 1930s era historical novels featuring Winston Churchill and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Other Side of Cancer: Living Life with My Dying Sister @Find1Cure #memoir #biography #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Annette Leads’ THE OTHER SIDE OF CANCER: LIVING LIFE WITH MY DYING SISTER Virtual Book Tour March 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: THE OTHER SIDE OF CANCER: LIVING LIFE WITH MY DYING SISTER Author: Annette Leads Publisher: Find1Cure Pages: 194 Genre: Biography/Memoir BOOK BLURB: The Other Side of Cancer: Living Life with My Dying Sister is a passionate story of two sisters and their extraordinary bond and friendship reignited in the face of cancer. Theresa conquered many hurdles in her lifetime, with victorious highs and shattering lows, but at fifty-four years old, she took on the biggest challenge
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Running From Demons @KayTheod #paranormal #fantasy #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you M.K. Theodoratus’ RUNNING FROM DEMONS Virtual Book Tour March 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: RUNNING FROM DEMONS Author: M.K. Theodoratus Publisher: Independent Pages: 279 Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy BOOK BLURB: Pillar Beccon travels across Andor to discover her mother’s mysterious past. But danger is never far away as a demon seeks to destroy her. An orphaned null without a hint of magic, Pillar can’t remember ever belonging anywhere, especially not in the Freemage commune where she grew up. After she graduates from high school, she jumps at the chance to learn why her mother ran away from her family. During
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Josephine Baker’s Last Dance @SherryJones #historical #biography #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sherry Jones’ JOSEPHINE BAKER’S LAST DANCE Virtual Book Tour March 4 – April 26! Inside the Book Title: JOSEPHINE BAKER’S LAST DANCE Author: Sherry Jones Publisher: Gallery Books Pages: 304 Genre: Biography/Historical From the author of The Jewel of Medina, a moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and Hidden Figures. Discover the fascinating and singular life story of Josephine Baker—actress, singer, dancer, Civil Rights activist, member of the French Resistance during WWII, and a woman dedicated to erasing prejudice and creating a more equitable
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour @mike54martin #mystery #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Martin’s SGT. WINDFLOWER MYSTERY SERIES Virtual Book Tour February 4 – March 29! SERIES BLURB The Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are a light mystery series set in Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada. These cozy-like books follow the adventures of Sgt. Winston Windflower, a Cree from Northern Alberta as he finds a new life and new loves in the tiny village of Grand Bank. There are crimes and mysteries for the Canadian Mountie to investigate and solve but the Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are more about family, friends, good food and good times. The recurring cast of characters include the
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Obsessions of a Djinni Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ClaudiaHerring #Romance #Fantasy #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Claudia Herring’s OBSESSIONS OF A DJINNI Virtual Book Tour February 4 – 28! Inside the Book Title: OBSESSIONS OF A DJINNI Author: Claudia Herring Publisher: Caravanserai Publishing Pages: 374 Genre: Romantic Fantasy BOOK BLURB: A djinni seduces his master’s young bride, forcing her to make a fateful choice. A world of mysterious powers and tumultuous intrigues comes to life in Regency England as a djinni, burdened with a dark secret, is thrown into a love triangle fraught with subterfuge. Will he defeat his nemesis or be betrayed? ORDER YOUR COPY: Amazon | Barnes & Noble ______________________ Meet the Author Claudia
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Moses & Mac Virtual Book Publicity Tour @FrancaPelaccia #Action #Adventure #Mystery #Fiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Franca Pelaccia’s MOSES & MAC Virtual Book Tour February 4 – 28! Inside the Book Title: MOSES & MAC Author: Franca Pelaccia Publisher: Solstice Publishing Pages: 303 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Adventure/Mystery BOOK BLURB: On her dismal 30th birthday, unassuming Victorian scholar Mackenzie Braden receives a mysterious package from her Aunt Sara, urging her to locate Moses’ rod. The most powerful weapon in history will start global chaos if it lands in the wrong hands. Sara was an agent for the top-secret Vatican Archaeological Service. She has also been dead for 30 years and the agency dormant for just as long. Mackenzie’s
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Passengers Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Historical #Fiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Elizabeth Collums’ PASSENGERS Virtual Book Tour January 28 – Feb 28! Inside the Book Title: PASSENGERS Author: Elizabeth Collums Publisher: Amite River Press Pages: 309 Genre: Historical Fiction/Family Drama BOOK BLURB: During the Great Irish Famine the Ewing family made their way from their rural cottage to the village of Highland Way. Annie, the oldest daughter was left to care for her mother and younger sister after her father left to find work in Dublin. A mysterious letter arrives from America forcing Annie, Lily, and Katy into a harrowing journey. The hand written note not only will expose deep secrets,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Finders Keepers Virtual Book Publicity Tour #SFR #Menage #VBT #FindersKeepers @PGForte

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you PG Forte’s FINDERS KEEPERS Virtual Book Tour February 4 – 28! Inside the Book Title: FINDERS KEEPERS Author: PG Forte Publisher: Chapultepec Press Pages: 150 Genre: SFR/Menage BOOK BLURB: Sometimes finding what you want is the easy part. Caleb is a bionic soldier with little-to-no memory of his past. Aldo’s an undercover cop who’s searching for the man who got away. Then there’s Sally, an ER physician who used to be married to Aldo’s late partner, Davis. Sally’s just looking for a reason to keep on getting up every day. This holiday season, chance will bring them together and give
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📢 {Mystery/Police Procedural} New Book Review Campaign! GAME PIECE by Alan Brenham #reviews

This campaign is over. We are no longer taking requests. Thank you! We are taking review requests for Alan Brenham’s GAME PIECE. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than May 10, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via paperback (U.S.), Mobi or gifted from Amazon Kindle store. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: GAME PIECE Author: Alan Brenham Publisher: Black Opal Books Pages: 261 Genre: Mystery/Police Procedural BOOK
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📢 {Self-Help} New Book Review Campaign! DEAD SERIOUS: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TEEN SUICIDE by Jane Mersky Leder #reviews

We are taking review requests for Jane Mersky Leder’s DEAD SERIOUS: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TEEN SUICIDE. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than May 10, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via PDF or ePub. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: DEAD SERIOUS: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TEEN SUICIDE Author: Jane Mersky Leder Publisher: Independent Pages: 210 Genre: Self-Help BOOK BLURB: The numbers of young Americans taking
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Society Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Suspense #Thriller #VBT #TheSociety

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you C.G. Abbot’s THE SOCIETY Virtual Book Tour February 4 – 28! Inside the Book Title: THE SOCIETY Author: C.G. Abbot Publisher: Blazing Sword Publishing Pages: 367 Genre: Suspense Thriller BOOK BLURB: When Elizabeth Grant sees her childhood friend, she is thrown into a world of secret societies laced with conspiracies. Elizabeth has been plagued with visions since the disappearance of Loralie. When she returns to the small town of her childhood, she’s unaware that she’s walking into the middle of what killed her friend. Unknown to the rest of the world, The Society for a Restored America has been preparing
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Sweet Justice Virtual Book Publicity Tour #LegalMystery #VBT #SweetJustice

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ken Malovos’ SWEET JUSTICE Virtual Book Tour February 4 – 28! Inside the Book Title: SWEET JUSTICE Author: Ken Malovos Publisher: Independent Pages: 461 Genre: Legal Mystery BOOK BLURB: Judge Robert Tilson is a retired judge now working exclusively as a private mediator and arbitrator. One night he is murdered. The police focus on criminal defendants who appeared before him and past clients. They also are interested in litigants who have appeared before him when he was serving as an arbitrator. But progress is slow and the judge’s daughter, Kathy Lamb, decides to investigate on her own. She makes friends
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Featured Interview: A.L. Bryant, Author of Blessed: The Prodigal Daughter @ALBryantHSW #supernatural #Christian #Thriller #Horror

“Glory sat up sharply. A full minute passed before she stopped gasping and coughing. She had made some progress in controlling the duration of her illusions. Standing, she dusted herself off and picked up her cellphone. From what she could tell, she was underground in a place that resembled a dungeon carved from the rock that the mansion had been built on. It was large and dark. There was no place for light to shine through, so even during the daytime, the room would still be pitch black.” –From Blessed: The Prodigal Daughter by A.L. Bryant A.L. Bryant was born and raised in St. Petersburg FL. She became interested
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📢 {Psychological Fiction} New Book Review Campaign! You Can’t Force Love by Marie Drake #reviews

We are taking review requests for Marie Drake’s YOU CAN’T FORCE LOVE. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than April 5, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via PDF and epub formats. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: YOU CAN’T FORCE LOVE Author: Marie Drake Publisher: RedBird Books Pages: 286 Genre: Realistic Fiction BOOK BLURB: “A battered butterfly, he’d build Kimberly up, nurture her strength and watch her
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents People Skills 101 Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ps101_book #Nonfiction #VBT

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kerry C. O’Hallaron’s PEOPLE SKILLS 101 Virtual Book Tour February 4 – 28! Inside the Book Title: PEOPLE SKILLS 101: HOW TO HAVE MORE FRIENDS, FEWER CONFLICTS AND BETTER RELATIONSHIPS Author: Kerry C. O’Hallaron Publisher: Shamrock Publications Pages: 301 Genre: Nonfiction/Self-Help/Self-Development BOOK BLURB: A life changing modern-day twist on Dale Carnegie’s timeless classic – learn how to have more friends, show more charisma, and better manage every relationship – all in the comfort of your home. “Kerry O’Hallaron simply nailed it with People Skills 101,” says Jason Broadman, international book critic. “He took something everyone needs to know, which
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Meridian Chronicles: Black Widow Curse & The Coven Virtual Book Publicity Tour @Madelyn_Fryson#Paranormal #Romance #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you M.D. Fryson’s MERIDIAN CHRONICLES: BLACK WIDOW CURSE & THE COVEN Virtual Book Tour February 4 – March 29! Inside the Book Title: MERIDIAN CHRONICLES BLACK WIDOW CURSE & THE COVEN Author: M.D. Fryson Publisher: AMF Publishing Pages: 408 Genre: Paranormal Romance BOOK BLURB: MERIDIAN’S curse has left her in a state all her own of amnesia. She is on Earth lost and afraid with only fragments to piece together her mysterious circumstance. The curse has taken the unimaginable from her, but that is just scratching the surface. The Black Widow curse will reveal itself through the demon’s riddle, the Coven
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Feature Interview: The Kinfolk: Cult of Sex and Cheese by Josh Hickman

“To get close to something a million times is the same as being a mile away from it!” Papa Dilly reminded a hastily-gathered group of upper-level Kinfolk in a scornful shout, wagging his finger judgmentally. “What you see to believe in is what you need… If you need a doorstop, I’ll be your doorstop. As you need me as your aquarium, I’ll be your aquarium, for those of you that don’t have an aquarium… If you need me as your Pat Boone, I’ll be your Pat Boone. Need a pimp? Say ‘Hello’ to Silky Bradford, welcome to my stable! I am just a holy mirror. Turn your nose up
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Featured Interview: John R. Beyer, Author of ‘Iquitos, The Past Will Kill’ @drjohnrbeyer #interview

“Frank had gone from a crimes-against-persons detective to private detective when he retired from the Riverside Police Department. Jonas Peters had gone from homicide detective to falling into a bottle of Jack Daniels and then re-surfacing to finish a case which cost him a dear friend, along with many innocents. Fortunately, that story had a happy ending, with the killing of Zachary Marshall, the psychopath who had started it all. It should have meant the release of the demons Jonas had felt for so many years, but instead, it just reinforced the negativity of the world in which he had lived for so long. He wanted out, but did
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Lavender Shores Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour #GayRomance #MM #VBT

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rosalind Abel’s LAVENDER SHORES Series Tour January 2 – February 28! Inside the Series Lavender Shores is a charming little California town enclosed by the Point Reyes National Seashore. It has forests, wildlife, cliffs, beaches, and ocean views. At the center of it all is a fancy downtown of picture perfect restaurants and shops, surrounded by Victorian mansions and craftsman cottages. The town was designed to be a safe-haven in the 1940’s by five families. The series follows the descents of those five founding families as they discover romance, redemption, passion, adventure, and love. Like all small towns, everyone
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Liebold Protocol Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Historical #Thriller #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael & Kathleen McMenamin’s THE LIEBOLD PROTOCOL Virtual Book Tour January 2 – February 28! Inside the Book Title: THE LIEBOLD PROTOCOL Author: Michael & Kathleen McMenamin Publisher: First Edition Design Publishing Pages: 389 Genre: Historical Thriller BOOK BLURB: Winston Churchill’s Scottish goddaughter, Mattie McGary, the adventure-seeking Hearst photojournalist, reluctantly returns to Nazi Germany in the summer of 1934 and once again finds herself in deadly peril in a gangster state where widespread kidnappings and ransoms are sanctioned by the new government. Mattie turns down an early request by her boss Hearst to go to Germany to report on how
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Tandem Demise Virtual Book Publicity Tour #CozyMystery #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Duffy Brown’s TANDEM DEMISE Virtual Book Tour January 2 – 31! Inside the Book Title: TANDEM DEMISE Author: Duffy Brown Publisher: Independent Pages: 225 Genre: Cozy Mystery BOOK BLURB: Smugglers on the hunt, a police chief on the run, lost loot and a dead wedding planner have the Mackinac Island regulars riding in circles After solving two murders, bike shop owner Evie Bloomfield thought life on Mackinac Island would settle into boredom until she finds out Nate Sutter, island police chief and once-upon-a-time under cover cop is on the run. Some badass guys from Nate’s Detroit days think he stole
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Curse of the Sea Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ParkerJoni #UrbanFantasy #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joni Parker’s CURSE OF THE SEA Virtual Book Tour January 2 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Curse of the Sea, Book One of the Admiralty Archives Author: Joni Parker Publisher: Village Green Press LLC Pages: 287 Genre: Urban Fantasy BOOK BLURB: A NATO training exercise goes terribly wrong when five warships from different countries are mysteriously transported to Eledon, the Realm of the Elves. The warrior Lady Alexin is charged to escort the troops back home to London in the year 2031 with the aid of the Wizard Ecstasy and a magic shrinking potion. Yet, when the authorities question
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Blessed: The Prodigal Daughter Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ALBryantHSW #Supernatural #Christian #Thriller #Horror #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you A.L. Bryant’s BLESSED: THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER Virtual Book Tour January 7 – March 29! Inside the Book Title: BLESSED: THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER Author: A.L. Bryant Publisher: HSW Publications LLC Pages: 279 Genre: Supernatural Christian Thriller/Horror BOOK BLURB: On New Year’s Eve 2021 the staff at St. Ann’s Hospital witness a medical miracle when a semi-conscious woman walks into the emergency room. The Jane Doe has been stabbed multiple times and as the staff struggle to keep the woman alive in the end all they can do is stand back and watch as their mysterious patient revives herself. Glory wakes up
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Spiked: A Resort to Murder Mystery III Virtual Book Publicity Tour @My_AveryDaniels #Mystery #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Avery Daniels’ SPIKED: A RESORT TO MURDER MYSTERY III Virtual Book Tour January 2 – 31! Inside the Book Title: SPIKED: A RESORT TO MURDER MYSTERY III Author: Avery Daniels Publisher: Blazing Sword Publishing, LTD. Pages: 230 Genre: Cozy Mystery   BOOK BLURB: Julienne, a poisoned Private Investigator with her business card on his body, an MI5 agent taking a liking to her, and her heart on the line. Julienne needs only three things: successfully pull of a last minute wedding relocated to her resort, work out things with her stubborn ex- boyfriend, and solve the murder of a private
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Iquitos: The Past Will Kill Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Mystery #Thriller #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John R. Beyer’s IQUITOS: THE PAST WILL KILL Virtual Book Tour January 2 – 31! Inside the Book Title: IQUITOS: THE PAST WILL KILL Author: John R. Beyer Publisher: Black Opal Books Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery/Thriller BOOK BLURB: Jonas Peters and Frank Sanders team up to solve a string of murders, starting with the intentional and fatal bombing of a local coffee shop in downtown Riverside—a usually calm city in Southern California. Dozens are dead after an explosion rips apart the Coffee Grind, leaving dozens of others gravely wounded. Frank soon finds himself up to his elbows assisting the bombing
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Interview with Mark H. Jackson, Author of ‘The Atlantis Deception’ @markjackson873 #interview #thriller

“The Emperor thrust out a hand and one of his men pulled him to his feet. ‘Cut his throat and bury him in the bog.’ He clenched his fists. ‘Then find his belongings. Find them, or I’ll order you buried with him.’” –From The Atlantis Deception by Mark H. Jackson Mark H. Jackson is a qualified solicitor who splits his time between protecting the rights of academics, writing thriller fiction and raising five mostly lovely children. He studied Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Birmingham with a nod towards alternative theory, focusing on the relationship of the Giza complex to the stars; portolan maps; and the origins
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