Kensington Celebrates the International Day of the Book Festival 2015

Sunday April 26th 2015 * Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington * 11am-4pm

AUTHORS
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	Lynda Jones-Burns (Elkridge, MD) heart2handpublishing.com A Complicated Love Song Publisher: Heart 2 Hand Publishing Fiction A young woman's rise to stardom in the 1980's music industry is set to menacing mischief while she confronts pesky paparazzi, preposterous propaganda, and private problems presented to the public. By Bettina Charles's side is a flamboyant cousin Carlton and three great-aunties: Gina the sex-crazed guardian, Trudy the religious advisor, and Zooni the dispatcher of evil. Mentored by an eccentric maestro and closely guided by her record label, will success be enough to soothe the Pop-Diva’s woes of loss and loneliness?

	Spencer Stephens spencerstephens.net Church of Golf Publisher: Saint Pete Press Fiction “Church of Golf” is the poignant, funny and insightful story of Donald Gibson, a University of Maryland football hero who led his team to the school’s first national championship. He had a squared-off chin and amber waves of hair. He embraced the profane and ignored the sacred. For a time, he enjoyed regional splash as a minor celebrity. But by the time he reaches middle age, he’s drunk, heavily in debt, lumpy around the middle and sucking for air. He’s the last one to realize that he’s a lost soul. The way back? Religious devotion to the study of golf. The golf course is where Donald is forced to confront his grandiose self-image and his illusions of perfection.

	Neal P. Gillen (Potomac, MD) nealpgillenbooks.com See his other listing in the Children's Authors section Moments of Truth Publisher: Woodside Press/Create Space Fiction A revealing collection of over a hundred true and untold stories - a rich amalgam of people, places, and events involving the author and those who have crossed his path in life from five U.S. Presidents to lunch with and advice from Lucky Luciano and closing bars with Peter Ustinov. Kitty's Rules Publisher: Author House Fiction Sexual high jinks, mayhem, murder, and humor lace this fast-paced New York City thriller when a psychopathic sexual predator lures two NYPD detectives into her controlling web as they achieve hero status in a deadly confrontation with a vicious leader of the Russian Mafia. Slamming the Close Publisher: Author House Fiction A Chinese Temptress orchestrates murder and mayhem in a worldwide commodity scam. This fast-paced story of treachery, deceit, love, violence, and ruination begins with the murder of a Memphis cotton merchant in Hong Kong harbor. It quickly becomes a deadly chase for gold bullion across the globe.

	Edward L Jefferson (Fort Washinqton, MD) eljefferson.net See his other listing in the Children's Authors section What Do You Fear? Book 1 Publisher: E L Books/Lulu.com Fiction Ten fictional short stories that depict the evil and violent acts that man commits upon his fellow man. What Do You Fear? Book 3-Dark Hearts Publisher: E L Books/Lulu.com Fiction A compilation of short stories that graphically showcases the violence that lives within us all. This book was awarded honorable mention in 2014's Halloween book festival in LA.

	Richard Morris (Hyattsville, MD) Website See his other listing in the Children's Authors section Cologne No. 10 For Men Publisher: iUniverse Fiction "A superb novel of the Vietnam War" (Writer's Digest); "A funny and serviceable satire about the gross generalizations that propel war and peace." (Kirkus Reviews) Well Considered Publisher: iUniverse Fiction "A multilayered thriller that tackle issues of race and history in America." (Kirkus Reviews)
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	Allan Savage (Kensington, MD) www.savagechess.com Play Chess against Allan, an International Chess Master, at the Festival! More info here Reconciling Chess: A Marcel Duchamp Sampler Publisher: Thinker's Press Non-Fiction The Anti-Indian: Trompowski’s Attack Publisher: Thinker's Press Non-Fiction Introduction to Chess: The Creative Game Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade Non-Fiction

	Edward Faine (Takoma Park, MD) FaineBooks.com \| howtocowboy.com \| Twitter See his other listing in the Children's Authors section Ellington at the White House 1969 Publisher: IM Press Non-Fiction The book details the long road that jazz traveled to reach the White House and Elllington's big night: the banquet, the ceremony, the ninety-minute concert of Duke's music, and the freewheeling jam sessions. Lots of photos.

	Julie Castillo (Frederick, MD) eatlocalforlessbook.com Eat Local For Less: The Ultimate Guide to Opting Out of Our Broken Industrial Food System Publisher: Ruka Press Non-Fiction "Eat Local for Less" is the ultimate guide to local, organic, sustainably grown food: How to find it, grow it, and fit it into a busy lifestyle - all for less than you pay at the supermarket.

	Mark Carp (Baltimore, MD) Abraham: The Last Jew Publisher: AuthorHouse Fiction A Holocaust takes place in 2250 and survivors are forced to confront questions of adherence to faith, personal loyalty, and confronting horrific wrongs - difficulties that have long faced the Jewish people - and help create identifiable characters in trying times. The story asks: Is Abraham the last Jew? The Extraordinary Times of Ordinary People Publisher: AuthorHouse Fiction Alvin Carpman, a Holocaust survivor, goes through life with a foreboding sense of the world. Yet should he count himself among the lucky? The End of Hell Publisher: AuthorHouse Fiction Sargeant David Kravitz tries to make amends for words he spoke as World War II was about to end. But even at the beginning of the twenty-first century, after a journey from Normandy Beach on D-Day, to Dachau concentration camp, to New York City on 9/11, he realizes that Hell will never end. Segalvitz Publisher: Xlibris Fiction Joe Segalvitz is a high-school dropout, murderer, and former prizefighter who works for a political machine and rises to become the mayor of a populous American city. However, can he ever escape the past that threatens to undo him? Cain, Abel and the Family Cohen Publisher: Xlibris Fiction Jonas Cohen, a rabbi's son, has made an impressive record as a member of a New York hedge fund. Yet he always remembered an admonishment for one of his graduate-school professors: "Everyone reads the same books and articles. However, the day will usually belong to those who can best read between the lines." How capable is Jonas Cohen of reading between the lines as he is stalked by adversity?
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	Dea Schofield (Alexandria, VA) vitaortus.com \| Facebook \| Twitter Vitaortus: Book One Publisher: Amazon Fiction The quiet world of a gifted horticulturist is disturbed by mysterious beings attracted to her unique talents. They have life and death plans for her and a new partner -- The Vitaortus. She must help save the supernatural beings from their food source --humans-- without being exanguinated herself! If you don't believe in Vampires, then you haven't been to Washington DC! Book One of Vitaortus Series. Vitaortus: Book Two Publisher: Amazon Fiction This supernatural fusion tale twists and twines along as Devi Trevathan, the world’ s only Prime Channel (and herb-growing, immortal horticulturist), comes to grips with her critical new role. Nefarious forces and dueling romantic distractions vine around her, causing plenty of trouble and strife. New revelations about the tricky vampires she helps shed light on their ancient mysterious ways, as well as the special relationships with their human ‘bonded’. Can Lord Alec Gregory, Devi’s ‘Champion’ and facilitator, keep her safe and on track after horrifying events? And what of the magical wild card, Demetrios? Can the strange new friends Devi makes along the way help save them all from the looming, mysterious, apocalyptic plans of ‘The Brotherhood’? From Washington DC, to New Orleans, to Crete, Devi and The Vitaortus are in for a tasty, tangled, dangerous ride!
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	Magdaline DeSousa (Laurel, MD) Website \| Facebook The Forgotten Mourners Publisher: Outskirts Press Non-Fiction This book is for siblings (or anyone) who have/has lost a loved one to suicide. It provides strategies and insights for coping with the loss.

	Mary Behre (King George, VA) MaryBehre.com \| Facebook \| Twitter Spirited (A Tidewater novel #1) Publisher: Berkley Sensation/Penguin Books Fiction She's running from who she is... All Jules Scott wants is to live a normal, quiet life--preferably one that doesn't include ghosts. Jules's ability for communicating with the dead has brought her nothing but trouble. Despite her best efforts, needy spirits always find her and draw her into their otherworldly drama. When one implicates her in a series of deadly crimes, she may need to entrust her secrets to the person least likely to believe her... He'll do whatever it takes to catch her. Detective Seth English can't get distracted from the big case he's working on, not even by his alluring new neighbor. He doesn't believe that Jules had anything to do with the string of robberies-turned-murders that he's investigating, but when she keeps showing up in all the wrong places, his gut tells him she knows more than she's letting on. To solve his case, he'll need to expose what the sexy redhead is hiding--no matter how impossible the truth may be... Guarded Publisher: Berkley Sensation/Penguin Books Fiction She’s given up on finding love… Veterinarian Shelley Morgan has always preferred animals to humans, and not simply because she can communicate with them psychically. Unlike most people she’s known, animals have never broken her heart. But after six months in her new town, some of her favorite four-legged companions begin disappearing from the local zoo. Determined to track down the animals and their thief, the telepathic vet decides to investigate, unknowingly delving into a deadly mystery… He’s ready to make her heart go wild… Although his bear-like physique has been an advantage in the Tidewater Police Department, Dev Jones’s size often intimidates people. Only Shelley has seen past his massive build to the intelligent man inside, but that was years ago. So when she contacts him requesting his help to solve a series of animal kidnappings, he’s eager to reconnect with her. But the thefts escalate to murder and all the evidence points to Shelley as the killer, and Dev faces a devastating choice: forsake his career or risk losing the woman he’s grown to love…

	Tracey Livesay traceylivesay.com The Tycoon's Socialite Bride Publisher: Entangled Publishing Fiction Romance novel, marriage of convenince Pretending with the Playboy Publisher: Entangled Publishing Fiction Romance novel, pretend engagement
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	Lynne Silver (Washington, DC) lynnesilver.com \| facebook Cruising for Love Fiction Romance novel, reunion love story TBD Publisher: Grand Central Forever Fiction Romance novel

	Gonzalo T. Palacios (Kensington, MD) americanerasmus.com From Watergate to Hugo Chavez, AN Ex-diplomat's Memoirs Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2009 Non-Fiction U.S. and Venezuelan political personalities described. An insight into the diplomatic life in Washington during the 70's, 80's and 90's. Desde Watergate hasta Chávez: diplomáticos, espías y farsantes en la capital del Imperio Publisher: Actum, Caracas, 2008 Non-Fiction Dr. Palacios' memoirs; 25 years at the Embassy of Venezuela to the White House. American and Venezuelan personalities described; corruption depicted. Venezuela XXI, y la Revolución de la Estupidez Publisher: Ibáñez, Bogotá, 2010 Non-Fiction In Spanish, an accounting of stupid decisions made by the people of Venezuela and her leaders from Simon Bolivar to Hugo Chavez. The Virgin Mary's Revolution or Love and Do What You Will Publisher: Sara Leeland (2013) Non-Fiction Human sexuality was revolutionized after the Virgin Mary accepted God's proposal.
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	Eve Ottenberg Stone (Silver Spring, MD) www.eveottenberg.com Realm of Shadow Publisher: America Star Books Fiction This combination of fantasy and science fiction follows the struggles of guardians and fighters, two groups entrusted with the defense of earth, here and off-world, Elsewhere, where war rages against humankind's enemies, a war in which angels assist fighters.The novel also follows the flight of a young man who knows a guardian's name-which has brought an enemy interrogator, who is not human, to earth for the first time. Zone of Illusion Publisher: American Star Books Fiction In this second volume of the series "The Human Struggle", fighters attempt to stave off a reality collapse in a universe contiguous to earth's. The enemy, determined to extirpate humanity from all alternate realities, is sacking, burning, conquering and murdering his way through the cosmos, and now enemy storm troopers have found a doorway into earth and are filtering into our world. Fighters and the visionaries they work with, guardians, struggle to keep them at bay, while a lonely few of their number must journey far behind enemy lines to destroy the power which keeps humanity losing the war that has been fought off-world for millennia. Dark is the Night Publisher: Publish America Fiction This murder story set in the great but run-down East Coast city of D______, against the backdrop of 1960s counter culture, political activism and revolutionary violence, chronicles the intent of a drug-dealing hippie, who doubles as a police spy, to cash in on his girlfriend's death. Mob violence, political corruption, a virulently reactionary mayor and a decent legislator's attempt to unseat him weave together in a pattern of plots and subplots that ensnare artists, union organizers, and people of good will in the coils of the coldly triumphant wicked. Sojourn at Dusk Publisher: The Plain View Press Fiction This sprawling novel, set in the 1960s and the two decades that followed, depicts a large group of hippies, anti-war activists and political radicals, as they participate in the volcanic events of an era that changed the United States. From the major east coast cities to Chicago, San Francisco, Texas, Wyoming, Kansas, Mexico and Peru, Sojourn at Dusk follows the peregrinations of its characters and how they changed or did not with the passage of time.
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	Bernadette Brodsky (Chevy Chase, MD) Ici et ailleurs: Parisienne dans le Maryland (Here and There: Parisian in Maryland) Publisher: L'Harmattan Non-Fiction Narrative where the author writes about her life in the United States - when she arrives - when she settles - with flashbacks on her native land: France. (In French) Montparnasse-Oregon: En passant par la rue de la Convention Publisher: La Plume d'or, Montreal Quebec Non-Fiction Going back to her childhood in Paris, during the War - then a student in the Latin Quarter to finally discover the west coast.

	Cathy Knepper www.cathydknepper.com Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt Through Depression and War Publisher: Carroll and Graf Non-Fiction This remarkable collection of letters offers a uniquely intimate view of our nation's most challenging era, as well as a refreshingly personal portrait of a woman in the White House dedicated to aiding the less fortunate. Greenbelt, Maryland: A Living Legacy of the New Deal Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Non-Fiction The story of a unique planned cooperative community. Built in the 1930s on worn-out tobacco land between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the planned community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was designed to provide homes for low-income families as well as jobs for its builders. Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six Publisher: Rivergate Books, an imprint of Rutgers University Press Non-Fiction This book tells the story of six African-American men in 1948 Trenton, New Jersey, who were picked up off the streets, questioned, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of a white man. This occurred despite the fact that no physical evidence linked the men to the crime. They were convicted solely on the basis of confessions given during their interrogation. At first their only help came from the Civil Rights Congress, an arm of the Communist Party USA. And this was taking place during the height of the McCarthy era! After the sentences were overturned by the New Jersey Supreme Court, the NAACP and the ACLU decided to become involved. Numerous individuals also helped, such as Paul Robeson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Pete Seeger, and Albert Einstein. The Trenton SIx became a world-wide sensation and the men were eventually released.. This case and others like it led the way for the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s.

	Dorothy M. Pugh & Karen Yoffe Lottes (Potomac, MD and Washington Grove, MD) Blog \| Facebook In Search of Maryland Ghosts: Montgomery County Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Non-Fiction Explore haunted places of Montgomery County, Maryland, and its surrounding area through 53 ghostly stories including photos. Where possible, the authors have tied the stories into local history, all thoroughly researched.

	Dick Ellwood (Timonium, MD) See his other listing in the Children section Cop Stories - The Few, the Proud, the Ugly Publisher: iUniverse Non-Fiction Spanning the turbulent times of the sixties through the decadence of the eighties, Cop Stories reveals what it truly means to protect, serve, and live the life of a tough, dedicated cop. Charm City's Blue Justice Publisher: iUniverse Fiction In this action-packed, suspenseful thriller, a friendship is on the line as two police officers become embroiled in a murder investigation that could change their lives forever.

	Ben Anderson (Linthicum Heights, MD) mcgunnegal.com \| Facebook \| Twitter The McGunnegal Chronicles - Books 1-3 - The Strange Land Trilogy Publisher: Creat Space Fiction The MGunnegals have always been strange. But when their crazy grandfather reveals a family secret hidden in the potato cellar - a doorway into the world of the Others - their world gets really strange as they encounter ancient superstitions come to life.
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	Timothy Johnson (Rockville, MD) timothyjohnsonfiction.com \| Facebook \| Twitter Carrier Publisher: Permuted Press Fiction Sometimes, the risk is worth taking. On the verge of consuming all of Earth's resources and with worldwide civil war imminent, humanity unified under one government. Their methods were brutal, their justice forced. New Earth was born in fire. Stellan Lund saw first-hand the cost of building a unified world, and like many others, when the space mining program launched, he used it to escape. As chief security officer of the carrier Atlas, he embraced a peaceful, free life away from New Earth's oppressive government. In the black, Stellan started over. But one day, all of that comes back to him as the Atlas prepares to leave New Earth orbit and Council Agent Adelynn Skinner boards, ordering the carrier to uncharted territory. There, an alien material has been found within a dying planet, and it could be the key to the future. When an accident exposes some of the crew to the material, weird incidents and reports of violence increase—and it seems to be spreading. Stellan must race to discover what they're carrying and how to stop it before it overtakes the ship, or no one can go home. What would you risk to survive?

	Neil Cohen (Fairfax Station, VA) exitzerozombie.com \| Facebook \| Twitter Exit Zero Publisher: Permuted Press Fiction The zombie apocalypse begins in New Jersey. A different take on the zombie pandemic genre.

	Slade Grayson (Silver Spring, MD) Twitter Autumn Moon Publisher: Permuted Press Fiction Tanneheuk, Montana appears to be an idyllic small town. There's no crime, no poverty, and no racism. The town is overseen by a small group known as "the elders," a tribe of people who have watched over Tanneheuk for hundreds of years. The elders are shapeshifters – werewolves – and they protect the townspeople from the corrupting influence of outsiders. In return for their protection, they only require one thing: Every year, on the first day of Autumn, they want to hunt a human... Blake Twenty-Three Publisher: Razorwire Publishing Fiction You know those shadowy government organizations that pop up as villains in spy thrillers and suspense movies? Ever wondered what would possess someone to work for an organization whose main agenda appears to be counterproductive to the good of mankind and most of its agents meet violent ends? Meet Agent Blake. He's not the first Jasper Blake to work for Argus, or even the second... He's the twenty-third Agent Blake and he's determined to outlast his predecessors in a job where his employers are more dangerous than his enemies. He's on a mission to save the world, or end it (he's not sure which), while he simultaneously re-examines the life choices that led to his present predicament. Blake Twenty-Three is a character study masquerading as a pulp action spy novel.

	Alix Moore (Clarksburg, MD) writerswithwings.com \| Facebook \| Twitter See her other listing in the Poetry section Tapping the Well Within: Writing from Your Source of Effortless Creativity, Deep Wisdom, and Utter Joy Publisher: Balboa Press Non-Fiction Meditation is a powerful gateway to creative flow. Learn to write from the deepest, most sacred part of your being: your higher self. Let your words fly free! Writer, the World Needs You: Get Past Your Fear and Write the Words You're Meant to Write! Publisher: Rising Moon Press Non-Fiction In Writer, the World Needs You, author Alix Moore presents the antidote to creative anxiety. Moore begins by helping writers discover the gifts they bring to the world. Then, with encouragement, insight, and truly practical advice, she shows writers the way to understand and release the fear that is preventing their success. The Gift: How My Horse Taught Me to Teach the Toughest Children Publisher: Apprentice House Non-Fiction The crucible: twenty-four unruly, illiterate six-year-olds;one angry young horse;and one persistent teacher. The result? Ten insights that will change the way you teach, parent, and live.
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	Izolda Trakhtenberg (Greenbelt, MD) IzoldaTWriter.com Life Elements Publisher: Healer's Arts Publishing Non-Fiction A self-improvement book that utilizes the ancient alchemical Elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water and their characteristics to help readers develop and live full, vibrant lives The Fiddler's Talisman Publisher: Healer's Arts Publishing Fiction Modern-day Fairy Godmother Evie Songbottom must save the world by helping her charge, prodigy violinist Joanna Brennan find her path back to the light.

	Lucas Salomon (Silver Spring, MD) See his other listing in the Children section Cerveau, drogues et dépendances Publisher: Belin Non-Fiction The world of drugs of abuse and their effects on the brain.

	Joram Piatigorsky (Bethesda, MD) jorampiatigorsky.com \| Facebook \| Facebook Jellyfish Have Eyes Publisher: IPBooks Fiction It’s the year 2047. Deep in the mangrove swamps of Puerto Rico, acclaimed government scientist Ricardo Sztein perceives a breakthrough discovery: Jellyfish possess an astounding visual memory, even more sophisticated than our own! Ricardo sets out to quench his intellectual curiosity and uncovers what he believes to be a boon for modern science. These ancient marine animals have a complex eye that, like video, can record evolutionary memories of their surroundings. Rather than receiving acclaim, Ricardo is ensnared in a witch-hunt for the misuse of government research funds. Will he prove the validity of his studies and the importance of creativity in science? Or will he be condemned by the current political climate?

	Shannon Morgan (Jefferson, MD) ShannonMorganCreative.com \| Facebook \| Twitter 100 Things to Do in Washington DC Before You Die Publisher: Reedy Press Non-Fiction A bucket list style travel guide to Washington, DC, featuring food, entertainment, recreation, and historical and cultural attractions.

	Amita Shukla (Bethesda, MD) vitamita.com \| Facebook \| Twitter Enduring Edge: Transforming How We Think, Create and Change Publisher: Vitamita House Non-Fiction To lead transformation and innovation--in our lives, communities, organizations, and the world--what matters is not what we think but how we think. With this provocative premise, Enduring Edge takes us on a powerful journey that weaves engaging stories with distillations of cutting edge science to reveal the inner workings of the human mind. Grounded in diligent research and infused with practical insights, the book presents a new paradigm for understanding our mind to give us an enduring edge in how we use it. With this knowledge, we can increase our success in how we make decisions, how we create and innovate, and how we navigate and lead transformation in our lives and in the world. With far reaching implications for unlocking human potential, Enduring Edge offers an inspiring vision for anyone who wants to make the most of their life, health, work and, ultimately, our world.
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	Ellie Forder (Silver Spring, MD) Etsy \| Tumblr \| Facebook See her other listing in the Artist section Voices of Imagination 2: An Anthology of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Publisher: Daniel Howard, Amazon Fiction Voices of Imagination 2 is the second anthology in a series showcasing science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories. The stories are written by new and emerging writers from around the world. They are united only on the common ground of imagination's limits. Includes the short story "Pale Face" by Ellie Forder.

	Timothy Forder (Silver Spring, MD) Facebook The Lone Werewolf Publisher: Melange Books Fiction Tribe of Indian Vampires on the loose. US forces hiding behing fortress. Is the West lost, or can the Lone Werewolf save the day? Vampire Owner's Manual Publisher: Melange Books Fiction Ever dream of being a Vampire? Check out the Vampire Owner's Manual! The Blind Vampire Hunter Fiction Suburban family takes in a boarder, and the only one who can see she's a vampire is the blind husband. How does a blind man protect his family from a foul bloodsucker within the domestic security of his home? He becomes The Blind Vampire Hunter.

	Dennis McKay (Chevy Chase, MD) dennismckay.com The Shaman and the Stranger Fiction Following a terminal diagnosis, a synchronistic chain of events leads Peter Richards to leave his wife and son and strike out for a remote village high in the Andes in search of a shaman and a miracle. A Boy From Bethesda Publisher: iUniverse Fiction It's Bethesda Maryland back in the day: Black chucks and saddle shoes, Hot Shoppes, McDonald's Raw Bar, Ayrlawn Rec Center. Told through the elusive lens of time, A Boy From Bethesda follows the life of Johnny O'Brien. A natural leader and gifted athlete, ten-year old Johnny's life is forever altered by a sudden tragedy and an ensuing discovery that haunts him for the remainder of his life. Once Upon Wisconsin Publisher: All Things That Matter Press Fiction After the death of a wife who never loved him and son who meant everything, Bill Ennis travels to Wisconsin in pursuit of a vague yet stirring memory of his long dead father somewhere near the Dells.

	Allen J. Wiener (Potomac, MD) Website Channeling Elvis: How Television Saved the King of Rock 'n' Roll Publisher: Beats & Measures Press LLC Non-Fiction "Channeling Elvis: How Television Saved the King of Rock 'n' Roll" peers through TV’s unique lens to take a close-up look at his 20-year career. Based on more than a decade of research, dozens of fresh interviews, and careful review of hours of television and other footage, "Channeling Elvis" focuses on the role television played in creating, sustaining, and reviving the King’s unrivaled popularity. Only television captured the full arc of his career, from those initial steps on the national stage and highly anticipated return from the U.S. Army to his resurrection in the wake of some lame recordings and less-than-stellar movies, renewed acclaim as a concert artist, and premature, self-inflicted 1977 exit. Television captured it all, and Elvis Presley's TV appearances also provided us with the most extensive visual record of this incredible man doing what he loved best: performing live. David Crockett in Congress: The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man's Friend Publisher: Bright Sky Press Non-Fiction "Winner! 2010 Independent Publishers Award for Regional Non-Fiction!" Countering the widespread historical persona of David Crockett as little more than a coonskin-capped, buckskin-clad frontier hero, this remarkable biography chronicles his life in politics, revealing him instead as an inveterate entrepreneur, advocate for the poor, and career politician with a talent for hardball campaigning. Through a careful review of his letters, speeches, and political circulars, this provocative and insightful examination provides a unique, long-ignored perspective on the man behind the legend and corrects inaccurate portrayals perpetuated by previous works, most notably James A. Shackford's landmark 1956 biography. A truly exceptional volume, this exploration offers an alternative context for one of American history's most important figures and evaluates the political objectives for which he constantly strove. Music of the Alamo: From 19th Century Ballads to Big-Screen Soundtracks Publisher: Bright Sky Press Non-Fiction Interpreting the famous siege and battle that has inspired art for more than 170 years, this unique resource traces the musical history of the Alamo and offers the only complete discography and list of songs about the legendary battle. Chapters cover the many and varied musical interpretations of the Alamo and its heroes, illuminating various periods of American musical history throughout. From nineteenth-century folk ballads, minstrel show tunes, and orchestral marches, to recent pop chart hits, children's songs, theatrical productions, and big-screen film scores, all are gathered in this complete compendium, helping to remember the Alamo. Also included is a thirty-minute audio CD of music representative of the Alamo.
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	Alan Orloff (Herndon, VA) alanorloff.com \| Blog \| Facebook \| Twitter Diamonds For The Dead Publisher: Midnight Ink Fiction A man comes home to bury his estranged father and finds an old Russian Jew living in the basement. Killer Routine Publisher: Midnight Ink Fiction A stand-up comic searches for his missing protegee. Deadly Campaign Publisher: Midnight Ink Fiction A stand-up comic investigates shady happenings in a congressional campaign.

	Steve Piacente (Rockville, MD) stevepiacente.com \| Facebook \| Twitter \| YouTube \| Pinterest \| Goodreads Bella Publisher: CreatSpace Fiction Isabel Moss knew she might lose her husband when he went off to war. When the call came, she was almost ready. What stopped her cold was the second call. Bootlicker Publisher: 9 to 1 Press Fiction In the prequel to Bella an unholy union exists between a racist US Senator and the candidate poised to become South Carolina's first black congressman since the Civil War.

	Oumar Javuan Hill (Upper Marlboro, MD) passionwith-in.com \| Twitter The Passion With-in: Birth of the Passionpreneur Publisher: O Hill & Associates Non-Fiction Full of interviews with passionate people from different walks of life, stories of overcoming adversity, inspiration for all ages, and realistic strategies to help readers remain focused on their goals in life with passion and purpose. Complete with creativity, imagination, motivation, faith, and helping the readers find the Passion With-In. As you read through the pages, you will begin to venture into the mindset of the author and find gems to resonate in your own passion journey. The intense from each chapter will keep you wanting to read more and help you believe all things are possible with faith and commitment. The author provides techniques to help you dig deeper, find the passion with-in yourself, maximizing your passion, and living with compassion. The Passion With-in:Birth of Passion With-in Workbook Publisher: O Hill & Associates Non-Fiction The Passion With-In workbook was created to give the readers a chance to mentally go where the author ventured when he was trying to define his passion. In addition this gives the reader to interact with their personal thoughts, creativity and possible team members to develop a plan to ignite the passion with-in. In addition, this workbook is helpful for people going through an adversity, life-changing event, or setback. The workbook is filled with true and false, mix and match and multiple choice questions to help the reader engage in their internal thinking process to dig deeper and retrieve the passion with-in. Reading a book from an author is helpful but being able to read questions the author faced during his journey and being able to come up with your own solution is life changing. Mastering Your Craft: 21 Acts to make your dreams come true Publisher: O Hill & Associates Non-Fiction Have you always dreamed of being a pilot or living on a beach? This book will show you how to turn your dreams into your reality! This book reveals the power within us to go after the visions in our minds and become a master of ourselves. Setting a standard for how we should attack every dreams and passion with hard work and determination. The purpose of the book is to change and uplift the lives of others. In addition, this book is for EVERYONE looking for motivation to take him or her to the next level. An easy read and out of the box thinking to help the reader come up with his or her own thoughts and opinions.
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	Carrolyn C. Pichet (Hyattsville, MD) carrolynpichet.com \| goodreads See her other listing in the Poets' section The Best is Yet to Come Publisher: KPG Book Publishers Non-Fiction Mind Body motivational book on how to eat, exercise, and live life well to stay young and healthy FOREVER! (Humorous) Growing Up in the Nation's Capital: We Made It, But It Took an Entire Village Publisher: AuthorHouse Non-Fiction Delighful stories about a group of childhood friends with many comical adventures and humorous tales that occurred in my neighborhood in Washington DC.

	Robert W. Gregg (Bethesda, MD) robertwgregg.com \| Facebook Death Comes on Silver Wings Publisher: Infinity Fiction A small pontoon plane crashes into the waters of Crooked Lake one beautiful summer morning. The pilot is dead, and the sheriff turns the case over to a federal agency that rules that he died of a heart attack. But the sheriff is puzzled by the strange behavior of the people mourning his death. Tragedy at Welcome Inn Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction What begins as a stalking episode turns into the murder of a former member of a law firm in which the sheriff formerly worked. The 9th in the Crooked Lake Mystery series. The Man Who Wasn't Beckham Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Who was the woman in the ravine? Had she fallen to her death? Or was she pushed? Can the sheriff and her partner uncover the truth, or will this be the perfect murder? Setting the Stage for Murder Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Star strangled! Show cancelled! The cast is a veritable hothouse of passions, and the sheriff and the professor who is directing the opera must find out who hated the leading man enough to kill him. The Scarecrow in the Vineyard Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction The scarecrow is not the usual strawman, but the victim of a bizarre murder. To catch his killer, the sheriff must first discover who he is and why he was working at a winery on Crooked Lake. The Cottage with the Many Keys Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Another in the series of Crooked Lake Mysteries. The body of a Swedish exchange student is found frozen in a lake cottage that has been closed and locked for months.

	Matthew Kastel (Monrovia, MD) thirdstrikeproductions.com The Manager's Daughter Publisher: Moon Cove Publishing Fiction With an unsavory reputation and sex appeal in spades, underage Fran Mullen, the daughter of the tyrannical manager of a minor league baseball team, is found brutally raped and murdered in the dugout before a game. A local suspect who is employed by the team is tried and released, much to the consternation of the local community who are convinced of his guilt. Nine Inning Murder Publisher: Aberdeen Bay Fiction Twenty years ago Kevin Jenkins was a fresh Ivy League grad working for the bush league Westernport Keystones. Kevin was determined to work his way up the ranks and become the next big hotshot executive in Major League Baseball. That dream died in a gritty Central Pennsylvania minor league baseball stadium when his boss and tormentor, Rick Munster, died violently in his arms. Blackballed from baseball by the taint of questions arising from Munster's death, Kevin was destined for career purgatory.

	John L. French (Monrovia, MD) Paradise Denied Publisher: Books of the Dead Press Fiction A collection of John L. French's short stories featuring crime, horror, comedy, fantasy and a mystery that takes place at the North Pole Assassins' Ball (written with Patrick Thomas) Publisher: Gray Rabbit Publications Fiction The first Jack Gardner mystery. When a murder takes place at a convention of paid assassins, private eyes Jack Gardner and his beautiful and deadly wife Annie go undercover to find one particular killer in a hotel full of them. Here There Be Monsters Publisher: Dark Quest Books Fiction Bianca Jones is a Baltimore Police detective who once fought a monster. Then she learned, "Do a job once and it's yours." Now she's the BPD's unofficial paranormal investigator, fighting monsters both human and inhuman on her way to a showdown with the ultimate evil Past Sins Publisher: Padwolf Publishing Fiction A collection of linked stories about Matthew Grace, a one time CSI for the Baltimore Police Department who's now a private eye trying to make all the right choices while staying one step ahead of Homicide lieutenant Joshua Parker
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	Maya Corrigan (Monrovia, MD) mayacorrigan.com By Cook or by Crook Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp. Fiction Haunted by the car accident that ended her career as a cookbook publicist, Val Deniston has traded in the chaos of New York City for a quieter life near the Chesapeake Bay. Living with her curmudgeonly grandfather in the tourist town of Bayport isn't glamorous, but she enjoys running the Cool Down Café at the fitness and racket club. After a club patron is murdered, she cooks up a scheme to find the killer who framed her best friend. While she investigates five suspects and uncovers five key clues, Granddad takes up cooking, creating havoc in the kitchen even when trying recipes that have only five ingredients. But kitchen disasters are the least of Val's problems when a murderer targets her.

	Rabbi Joseph Friedman, Esq. (Olney, MD) Blog The Inside Story: Biblical Personalities Publisher: Authorhouse Non-Fiction The Inside Story: Biblical Personalities is an analysis of fifteen popular biblical stories, each chapter, self-contained. The author, Rabbi Joseph Friedman believes that women have a greater spiritual capacity than men and that Judaism was founded on feministic principles. This is a central theme of his book, in which he explores this and other bold spiritual claims. The Inside Story: Biblical Personalities is a cross-disciplined approach, with history, psychology, mysticism, and religion interwoven.

	P. J. O'Dwyer (Woodbine, MD) pjodwyer.com \| Facebook \| Twitter See her other listing in the Children section Relentless: Book One of the Fallon Sisters Trilogy Publisher: Black Siren Books Fiction With a horse farm rescue slipping into foreclosure, headstrong mother of two young boys must prove her husbands death wasn't an accident by catching his killer, and she's the bait. Defiant: Book Two of the Fallon Sisters Trilogy Publisher: Black Siren Books Fiction Western Maryland farm girl turned tenacious trial lawyer escapes her "so-called" fairy tale life and reinvents herself in an old Colorado mining town, hoping to remain hidden and very much alive as a general contractor. Three years later, wielding a nail gun instead of a briefcase, she is secure her nightmare is exactly where she left him. That is until the covert sting, she didn't see coming, forces her to return and face her demon: her corrupt, murdering husband, also the U.S. Attorney of Maryland. Forsaken: Book Three in the Fallon Sisters Trilogy Publisher: Black Siren Books Fiction Dani Flynn from Ireland is a trifecta of trouble for one American sheriff . Illegal and running from an Irish pimps prostitution ring, she's hiding out on Sheriff Kevin Bendix's father's Thoroughbred racing stable. He knows a liar when he sees one. Only Dani Flynn isn’t your average lawbreaker. She’s female and all of about five-foot-two with a face of an angel and a body of a sinner. He’ll get to the truth. It’s his job. But in the end, he could lose more than his quiet way of life. It’s not only his heart she’ll steal. Loving this woman could cost them both their lives.
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	Harley Mazuk harleymazuk.com \| Blog The Drowned Phoenician Vintner Publisher: Dead Guns Press Fiction San Francisco, 1949--Private eye Frank Swiver knows his way around the dames, the dark streets and a drink. His taste for wine takes him on a case to the sunny vineyards of Contra Costa County, where he discovers a dark side to the wine trade. His girl Vera finds the vineyard owner floating face down in the pool. Is the mysterious and attractive widow merely a blonde who can't keep her clothes on, or a dangerous nympho? Can Frank solve the case before he and Vera meet the same fate as . . . "The Drowned Phoenician?"

	David Bulitt (Olney, MD) davidbulitt.com \| Facebook \| Twitter Card Game Publisher: Wheatmark Fiction CARD GAME follows JB, a successful divorce lawyer whose best friend’s sudden death forces him to re-examine a lifetime of choices. The book's backdrop is the late 1970’s, when the card game boys gather in a suburban Maryland basement, and the moments when the now-grown friends gather at a funeral to remember all they’ve faced together, and, even more importantly, all that they have not. Moving back and forth through time, CARD GAME is an homage to an era of prank phone calls and fake ID’s, unsupervised boys’ nights out, and more than a fair share of head-shaking depravity. It’s a funny, poignant, and at times painful meditation on death, lifelong friendships and honesty, as irreverent as it is heartfelt.

	Bikem Ozturk (Silver Spring, MD) bikem.org Fire in the Dancing Heart Publisher: Balboa Press Non-Fiction A spiritual memoir about healing and living in joy after trauma and mental illness. Giving hope to weary souls.

	R. Lanier Clemons (Columbia, MD) Burial Plot Publisher: Journey Well Books Fiction When security officer and cop wannabe Jonelle Sweet discovers her husband Delbert's body is missing from his grave, everyone's a suspect. Refusing to give up or be stonewalled, Jonelle's persistence pays off. As her demand for answers escalates, Jonelle methodically tracks down a body snatcher and uncovers a conspiracy where cadavers are sold for research and profit. Jonelle learns that if she doesn't watch her step, the grave robber may just turn into a killer. And she will be his first victim.
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	William H. Cooke (Annapolis, MD) justiceatsalem.com \| williamcooke.com \|Twitter \| Facebook Justice At Salem: Reexamining The Witch Trials Publisher: Undertaker Press Non-Fiction A historical reexamination of the Salem witch trials. Witch Trials, Legends, and Lore of Maryland Publisher: Undertaker Press Non-Fiction A look at the witches of Maryland from the 17th century to the 20th.

	Tyrell James (Washington, DC) Facebook The Glass Ceiling vs. The Front Door Publisher: Amazon Non-Fiction The Glass Ceiling Vs. The Front Door is a self-help book that was written to serve as encouragement and motivation for anyone looking to become successful. It gives advice on overcoming obstacles, remaining grounded, and facing fears. But there is a twist. It was written from the point of view of someone in the process of becoming successful.

	Javier de Winthuysen (1874-1956) (Represented by Teresa Winthuysen Alexander) Website Reasonned Catalog With The Painting In Collections The purpose of this catalogue is to compile the painted works by Javier de Winthuysen y Losada (1874-1956). Memorias de un Señorito Sevillano and Memoirs of a Sevillian Master Publisher: Winthuysen Foundation, Inc. Non-Fiction Contain the Memoirs of a Spanish Environmental Painter and Landscape Architect Javier de Winthuysen, and discussions on Landscape Art theory that he finished writing in 1953. (Available in both Spanish and English versions) El Paisaje en el Arte y El Paisaje en la Literatura--Landscape in Art and Landscape in Literatura Publisher: Winthuysen Foundation, Inc. Non-Fiction Dated and signed by the author Javier de Winthuysen, in 1944, it contains the Landscape and Art Theory and its relation to Spanish Literature that he developed along his career. (Bi-Lingual: Spanish-English)

	J.D. Brayton (Silver Spring, MD) jdbraytonauthor.wordpress.com \| Twitter The Clabber Grrrl's Retreat Publisher: Collision-Publishing Fiction A lurid tale of exotic reptiles, bloody murder, and the fine art of baking. Post-Gonzo Crime-Pulp at it's best.
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	Bob Fuss (Falls Church, VA) kidnappedbynuns.com Kidnapped By Nuns And Other Stories of a Life on the Radio Non-Fiction Taking readers on a journey over the last four decades of news from Hollywood to Washington and around the world from Andorra to Zimbabwe. Ride the campaign plane with Ronald Reagan, get the inside story of why Congress is such a disaster and share adventure travel stories from a globetrotting correspondent. Retired CBS News Correspondent Bob Fuss has traveled with half a dozen Presidents, covered Congress for more than 20 years and includes travelogues from his adventures around the world.

	Debbie Berkelhammer (Potomac, MD) debbieberkelhammer.com \| Facebook \| Twitter \| LinkedIn Point of View on Dying and Living Publisher: Createspace Non-Fiction Exactly six months before my diagnosis, I turned 30 years old. Married and a mother to young boys, I was filled with hopes and dreams, oblivious to the reality that my world, as I knew it, would soon end. In August, 1996 I was diagnosed with a life threatening cervical spinal cord tumor. My doctors told me I would be a quadriplegic within five years. I began radiation treatment to shrink the tumor. Ten months later I was given one to three months to live. I would not see my next birthday. Yet I survived and thrived. I fought for my life with the help of my family and today I see life as an opportunity to love each moment. My illness affected every part of my life-as a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend and an individual. These roles made me who I was when my illness struck, and today my illness has defined those roles with greater clarity. Everyone has a story that lives within us. This is my story.

	Frank J Bennett (Ocean City, MD) biblebybennett.net Encounter With the Aberdeen Wildman, A True Story Publisher: Authorhouse Non-Fiction An account of my true life experiences with strange and bizarre creatures, spirits, and my extensive investigation and method of explaining them.

	Dennis J. Seese (Silver Spring, MD) seesedennis.wix.com/dennisjseese \| Twitter The Rebirth of Professional Soccer in America Publisher: Rouman and Littlefield Non-Fiction A colorful, meticulously researched history of a hidden, largely forgotten chapter of soccer's development in the United States featuring riots, legends, and lawsuits.

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