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Fall’s New Fiction – Books for 2017

06 Thursday Jul 2017

Posted by Holly Collingwood - Collingwood Writing Services in Authors, Books, Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Inspirational, New Authors, New Releases, Reading

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BQB Publishing is proud to announce its fall fiction lineup. Don’t miss any of these…

Broken-Slate-cover-195x300Broken Slate by John A. Daly

Thirty years ago, Sean Coleman’s father abandoned his family in the Colorado mountain town of Winston, and was never heard from again. The reason for his disappearance was always a mystery, but a lifetime of blaming himself put Sean on a rough, dark path that took him years to return from.

Now content in his life, Sean receives unexpected word that his father has finally reemerged, on the other side of the country in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. . .as a murder victim.

At the wishes of his sister, Sean flies out to retrieve his body, and hopefully find answers to why his father left, and the life he went on to lead. What he discovers is a second family, a web of deception, and a brutal killer who’s still on the loose. . .and isn’t finished killing.

Release Date: October 1, 2017


Crisanta-Inherent-Fate-Front-Cover-RGB-200x300Crisanta Knight: Inherent Fate by Geanna Culbertson

I had learned a lot in the last couple of days. I’d figured out how to defeat a fairytale villain with a Toyota 4Runner, how to surf on furniture (à la Aladdin and his magic carpet), and how to confront my wicked step-grandmother. But these bizarre lessons were only just the beginning.

If I was to overcome the obstacles in my path, I had plenty of learning left to do—about myself, and about my enemies. Between Nadia the queen of villains, and the leader of the Fairy Godmothers, I was in for a lot of trouble in this final phase of our quest to alter our fates. Separated from our friends, Daniel and I had to work together to traverse the kingdom of Alderon and evade the antagonists who were trying to destroy us. Moreover, we had to do it while figuring out whether or not we could truly be friends. Not an easy sell when I was prophesized to put an end to his girlfriend. Can you say awkward?

With our mission drawing to a close, my significance to Nadia, my relationship with Natalie Poole, and my magical power were about to be revealed. But among these great truths, little did I know I was on the verge of discovering a strength that would be infinitely more powerful—one that had been inside me all along . . .

Release Date: September 1, 2017


daddy-239x300Daddy, I Want to Know God by Vanessa Fortenberry

Daddy, how well does God know me? Does He love me all the time? Will God ever leave me? In this rhyming story, children’s probing questions show their desire to learn more about God and His love for them. Compassionate and loving responses from their dads help to lead the children in growing a strong Godly faith.
This story depicts the spiritual leadership of fathers as they teach their children about a caring, unfailing, and capable God.

Release Date: October 1, 2017


leftover-201x300The Leftover by Brooke Williams

Megan Malone is the ultimate homebody. When her sister talks her into going on The Leftover, a local version of the TV show Survivor, she isn’t sure she’ll make it past the first vote. Cane Trevino is nursing a broken heart by joining the show as a medic. With time away from his regular job and a dozen contestants to distract him, he hopes he can finally get over the woman he thought was “the one.”

As the contests ramp up, Megan faces her shortfalls as well as the bullies that hit the beach alongside her while harboring a crush on the show’s medic. How far will Megan get on the show? Will Cane get over his broken heart? Join a host of characters for contests filled with laughs, blind sides around every corner, and the ultimate showmance. Who will be The Leftover?

Release Date: September 1, 2017


reality-200x300Reality: The Struggle for Sternessence by Daniel A. Liut

Duncan, a young college student, receives an extraordinary call. Hesitant, he accepts and is immediately immersed in a crisis and a universe, known by many as Reality. . .
The new environment has mysterious connections to Earth and to his personal life. Duncan starts a journey in the stellar navy of the race that made contact with him. During his deep-space assignments and visits to trans-universal worlds, his heart is tried and his views are challenged. Duncan receives enigmatic signs with a powerful restoring message. However, he is haunted by doubts, struggles with alien love, and is eventually exposed to darkness. Yet he possesses a hidden power, a pervasive gift. Only by accepting it will he find his purpose in Reality, the strength of love, and the key to freedom.

Release Date: September 1, 2017


seeking-201x300Seeking the Shore by Donna Gentry

As the summer of 1934 fades away, Julianna McAllister has every reason to believe she’s widowed from her new husband and the great love of her life, Jace McAllister. She had been a rogue wave when they first met, resisting a life where her wealthy family’s expectations weighted her down like heavy sand. The worst weight was a fiance’ named Leyton, who was driven by strong currents of greed.

Like a tide that carried her to a better land, Jace helped her navigate away from that fate—until a staggering secret from his past collided with Leyton’s determination to reclaim and possess her in hopes of controlling her family’s wealth. The devastating outcome now finds Julianna forced to return to the world she had escaped, only now accompanied by grief as she accepts Leyton’s triumph.

But does she really accept it? She predicts he’ll one day fall and plans to patiently ride out the waves—until one she never anticipated crashes in, forcing her to reconsider how she charts her existence with a man whose name rhymes with Satan.

All she wants is a safe and solid shore on which to freely build a new and peaceful life, but two more unexpected waves are ahead, one with the power to destroy and one with the power to restore.

Uninterrupted, waves always head for the shore to which they’re destined. When these two waves meet and rise up, only one can overtake the other.

Release Date: October 1, 2017


All books by BQB and WriteLife Publishing are available on Amazon, B&N, or can be ordered from your favorite local bookstore.

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Another Football Season is in the Books

10 Tuesday Jan 2017

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Last night’s college finale kept football fans on the edge of the couch until the final seconds. Could there be any greater way to end a season? Alabama and Clemson players both showed the skills they had honed all season on lesser opponents. It was a true battle.

So if you’re a college football fan, what next? How do you fill in the next eight months? Switch to the NFL games? NCAA basketball? The Australian Open? Golf?

How about a sports book? Especially one about football!

Here is a football book and a few others to keep sports fans entertained and motivated during their off seasons:

changingTheGamePlanChanging the Game Plan – Trey Rood was a young, healthy high school athlete when he received the diagnosis of stage III melanoma, which progressed to stage IV in two short years. With a five-year survival rate of five percent, Trey and his mother Cherie refused to accept the poor odds given by doctors or that the aggressive cancer would prevent Trey from ever attending college. Instead, they chose to fight with everything they had. And fight they did.

 

 

 


"Showing up the play" by Bob FiaccoShowing Up to Play by Robert A. Fiacco – In work, play, and life in general, when you combine clear goals with commitment and the right attitude, you get results. Showing Up to Play is filled with motivational and inspirational thoughts, ideas, and actions to help you achieve your dreams.

Written for golfers and nongolfers alike, with assorted appeal, a touch of humor, and using golf analogies and relatable stories, this book offers the benefits of a self-help book synthesized with practical professional and personal guidance to help you excel in many areas of life.

There will always be challenges as we struggle for success in any area of life. So, how do we overcome the challenges and reach the ever-elusive top 10 percent? In life as in golf, the answers are simple: humility, absolute determination, and willingness to show up and play every day.


flowing2Flowing with the Go by Elena Stowell – For what seemed like a lifetime and probably was, Elena Stowell wandered aimlessly in a personal prison of self-doubt and lack of purpose after her fifteen-year-old daughter Carly died suddenly before her eyes. By some combination of miracle and necessity, she walked into a Seattle area Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym and rolled for the first time in her life. Through that experience and others that followed, Elena discovered the tenets of the martial art form and healing were the same. With a ripping raw honesty and refreshing balance of humor and introspection, Elena’s story reminds us to never stop panning for the gold within ourselves.

A double award winner: 2012 Silver eLit Awards winner in the Aging/Death/Dying Category, 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in the Inspirational Category, and 2013 Bronze Medal Living Now Book Awards winner in Grieving/Death/Dying!


All books by BQB and WriteLife Publishing are available on Amazon, B&N and can be ordered from your favorite local bookstore. Bookstores may order from IPG (Independent Publisher’s Group). Complete on-line catalogs are available at Edelweiss:Beyond the Treeline.

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Bookstores – Big and Small

04 Wednesday Jan 2017

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The only thing better than a library (where all the books are free) is a wandering a bookstore’s aisles with a gift card in my pocket. And what if there are three gift cards in my pocket? Hotdiggitydog!

Except that today the gift cards in my pocket didn’t belong to me. My children received them from their grandmother for Christmas. But helping my kids find books they are excited about reading is almost as fun as buying books for me. And I’ll do it any day.

On this snowy, Colorado afternoon, we headed to the bookstore’s children’s section with money to spend. My 10 year old found a book about a tween who does good deeds for her neighbors over her summer vacation. She hopes there will be kissing in it. I am hoping there is not 🙂

My 8 year old found the next book in the adventure series he is reading. He scooped it up within three minutes of entering the store, sat down to read it at the end of an aisle and had two chapters down before we even paid for it.

My 6 year old who doesn’t have much time to read because it involves sitting still found a picture book about dinosaurs. He’s excited about this one because there are a lot of toothy, carnivorous pictures and not very many words. He certainly knows his favorite genre.

Gift cards to bookstores make amazing gifts for children (and adults) and they are also a great way to support your local economy.

If you would rather give books than gift cards, here are a few that kids you know might enjoy. Click on each cover to read more…

Picture Books:

togetheragain pink

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Middle Grade Books:

Filly-Front-Cover-High-Res-387x600 The Further Adventures of Koko and Moochee

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Young Adult Books:

crisantaKnightFinalCover-399x600 Buss

 

 

 

 

 

 


All books from BQB and WriteLife Publishing are available from Amazon, B&N or can be ordered by your favorite local bookstore.

As of January 1, 2017, all BQB and WriteLife Publishing books, both print and eBooks, will be distributed by IPG (Independent Publisher’s Group). Complete on-line catalogs are available at Edelweiss:Beyond the Treeline.

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