There’s no twelve-step program for recovering psychics, but Detroit mechanic Sydney Hoven has been working hard on her supernatural sobriety. Too bad Hell didn’t get the memo. When Syd meets Devon on her first night back out, she doesn’t have to be psychic to see ‘really bad idea’ written all over his stunningly gorgeous face.

Pledge of Ashes is the first book in the Rise romantic urban fantasy series that features angels and demons, men who have no business looking that good, and a heroine learning to wield incredible power.

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Three people face life’s powerful issue of which path to take. Enter William Bell, a quirky fellow who calls himself a life facilitator but hates the term. Whether they want assistance or not, William uses unique approaches to help them.

Debra is a newly-widowed woman who is struggling with the grieving process. She dreams of houses and happens upon William in an unusual way. William helps Debra through some truly difficult times.

Sam, a just-fired advertising director, receives career advice from William. Did he want career advice? No. But that didn’t stop William from providing memorable counsel.

Emma – an intense and extremely private person -- has the gumption to serve as William’s attorney. Roles shift as William works mightily to help her achieve her secret dreams.

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Just out of a dysfunctional marriage with two children to raise on my own, my love of music, the allure of musicians, and access to the stars led me to a wild lifestyle. It is sex, drugs, and rock and roll on the journey for love and letting my freak flag fly. More info →

This book is intended to aid those recovering from enabling or codependent behavior. Acting “As If” uses a monthly meditation format. Readers will find a two-page meditation for each day of the month, as well as nine bonus pages that focus more closely on some of the topics in the daily readings. The meditations and bonus pages are written as reflective advice. The format allows readers a chance to review each month the steps they can take to keep their relationships more in balance with others.

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What It Might Feel Like to Hope, the third collection from award-winning author Dorene O’Brien, is a masterful and eclectic mix of stories that consider the infinitely powerful, and equally naïve and damning force that is human hope. A couple tries to come to terms with one another as they travel west in the uncomfortable twilight of their youth; a mortician and an idealistic novelist spar about the true nature of death; an aspiring author hopes to impress Tom Hanks with zombies; a tarot reader deals out the future of Detroit. Showcasing her diverse talents, O’Brien offers a panoply of characters and settings that dwell beyond the borders of certainty, in a place where all that has been left to them is an inkling of possibility upon which they must place all their hopes. These stories offer a variety of tones, forms, and themes in which O’Brien displays an amazing range and control of her craft, all while exploring the essential nature of humanity with nuance, empathy, and at times a touch of skepticism.

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In "Portals: A Memoir in Verse," we enter Nelson’s liminal dreamscape into poems populated by Beckett, Godot, Hemingway, even Johnny Cash, who have passed through an aperture filled with light and longing, transfixed in time and space. Portals is a collection filled with moving elegies and profound meditations on the seminal moments when one is transported to another plane via myriad conduits. Nelson’s astute introspection transfigures even the minute moments in life, making this a collection worth savoring and returning to again and again.
Kelly Fordon, author of Goodbye Toothless House, a poetry collection, and Garden for the Blind, a novel-in-stories.

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I Can See With My Eyes Shut Tight (ages 2 - 6) is a children's concept book encouraging readers to use their imagination while exploring all their senses. This book can also be used to teach an understanding of what it might be like if you didn't have one of your senses. What if you couldn't see? How can your other senses help create pictures just for you?

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Sterling Script 2019 is an eclectic anthology featuring the talent of over twenty authors from metro-Detroit. Our collection highlights artists, journalists, poets, and novelists with award-winning books and years in the writing industry, as well as newcomers experiencing their first published appearance. In these pages, learn why you “Don’t Put All Your Dragon Eggs in One Basket,” visit the “Kingdom of Googol,” or climb aboard for “The Tale of the Ferry.” Dive into the variety of creative works in this second volume of Sterling Script.
Terry Hojnacki is Editor-In-Chief and a contributing author in this 2019 edition of Sterling Script.

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