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December 23, 2020

The Alluring Cook, (third book in the Regency series)

By Stein Willard

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BACK OF THE BOOK

 Geon Degas was aware of her effect on people, but the one person she desperately wanted to notice her, terrified her. Handsome, successful and coveted by the ladies, she knew she should steer clear lest her painful past repeats itself. Her wounded heart was slow to forget the pain, but her mind embraced the heady moments when in the butch’s presence.

Some women were born to belong to powerful men and Oliver Potts knew that he couldn’t compete with the many titled admirers of the dazzling Geon Degas. Yet, a mere glance from those mesmerizing blue eyes almost made him forget that he wasn’t anywhere near powerful enough to claim her. Instead, he admired her from afar, taking in every small detail, so he could immortalize her on his canvas. 

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New Release from Desert Palm Press

Sovereign Chance
(Five Points – Book 4)
by

CJ Murphy

Sheriff Chance Fitzsimmons and her wife Jax have had more than their share of turmoil in the last few years since reconnecting. The couple has finally settled peacefully into married life. A tragic twist of fate shifts their focus to something they couldn’t have been prepared for.
Self-declared Sovereign Citizens are discovered within Tucker County, one with ties to a violent group in the Midwest. Concern turns into a dangerous reality when a simple vehicle accident sends Chance, and Chief Deputy Taylor Lewis, down a path of investigation with more hairpin turns than the backroads of Tucker County.
In this fourth book of the Five Points Series, the winds of change, both political and natural, are blowing into Tucker county. Chance and Jax’s family comes under scrutiny as they stand together to protect someone with the deck stacked against them. The stakes are high as the Fitzsimmons clan proves nothing is impossible when you have love on your side.

Available at:
Desert Palm Press, Smashwords, Amazon, and Bella Books

 

December 15, 2020

part 6-26, A Twist of Ares by Brager Vicario [Classic/Alt/Complete]

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New Release from Desert Palm Press

The Crystal’s Curse

by

Jane Alden

Unconventional archaeologist, Dr. Cassandra Stillwell, seeks to solve the 3500-year-ago murder of a female pharaoh, Hatshepsut. She and her young assistant, Ari Morgan, travel to Luxor, Egypt in search of Hatshepsut’s mummy. Their quest is complicated by a modern-day murder, an inept police detective, an over-zealous government minister, and an ancient curse. Will Cass and Ari solve the murder and find Hatshepsut—and love—among the ancient tombs of the Valley of the Kings?

Available at:
Desert Palm Press, Smashwords, Amazon, and Bella Books

P.S. Desert Palm Press is continuing its 10% off sale until the end of the year. This includes all the new releases.

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December 7, 2020

2020 Royal Academy of Bards Halloween Special

A Twist of Ares by Brager Vicario [Classic/Alt/Incomplete]

After becoming separated from Gabrielle, Xena is thrown in to turmoil and attempts to find Gabrielle before she slips in to her old longing for conquest that will lead her to all out war with a new army.

Monkey Business by Norsebard [Uber/Alt/Complete]

Some things are inevitable: death, taxes and that unfathomable disasters of an otherworldly nature will regularly haunt the bad-luck magnet Wynne Donohue and her partner, Deputy Sheriff Mandy Jalinski. They - along with the rest of the hardy residents of the small desert town known as Goldsboro, Nevada - may think they have seen it all already, but there's always room for a little monkey business...

New Release from Desert Palm Press

Curling Vines & Crimson Trades
(Broken Chronicles – Book 2)

by

Kellie Doherty

Rare goods trader, Orenda Silverstone leads a happy life with her wife and friends. She’s an Elu—a race whose crafting is centered on protection—but her power is broken. Now, her sword is her strength. When her wife gets kidnapped and Orenda has to use her trading skills to complete some nearly impossible tasks to get her back, a good sword arm won’t be enough. Orenda’s time is rapidly coming to a close. She needs help.
But she’s been forced into silence. Two sun goddess worshippers, twins Lan and Lyra, decide to join Orenda’s quest in order to guard one of the rarer items to its destination. Orenda’s not sure she can turn her back on either one, but with no other options, she competes against the sunrises to complete her tasks before her wife is killed.
Then, the unthinkable happens. Orenda’s best friend, Jax, tries to kill her.
Between racing against the coming dawns and battles at every turn, Orenda’s list now seems insurmountable. No longer certain of who is friend or foe, she must come up with a plan to save them all before the sun rises on her wife’s final day.

Available at:
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