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TRANSFORMING DARKNESS TO LIGHT, for Giving
—Spiritual Lessons from My Life with a Serial Killer

Author: Travis F. Vining

Travis Vining is the "real deal". His faith is profound and his teaching in this book could change your life and the lives of everyone you know. Read it! You'll "rise up and call me blessed" for having recommended it to you.
—Steve Brown, professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando;
author and teacher on Key Life, nationally syndicated radio program

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My father is a serial killer. I was his confidante as he planned and committed several murders. He enjoyed telling me about them. He also used me to help destroy evidence.

Is it possible to make sense of what we perceive as tragic and unforgivable events in our lives? What could murder, pain, suffering and insanity possibly have to do with peace, freedom and a loving God? And the even bigger more personal question that many of us ask ourselves when tragedy strikes our lives is why me? The answers to these questions may surprise you.

This is a true story about a father and his son. It is about a journey through hell that led to heaven. It is about faith, miracles, courage, forgiveness and overcoming tragedy. It is about the freedom that can always be found in our darkest moments. It is about how to get there . . . from here.

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FEAR ITSELF —A Pat Montella Mystery
Author: Elena Santangelo

In Elena Santangelo's 4th Pat Montella mystery novel, Pat and Miss Maggie travel to Norristown, PA, where they find a ghostly feline, a funeral parlor full of Montella kin, and a series of mysterious murders somehow linked back through time to the Great Depression.

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ISBN 978-1-933523-76-7, LCCN 2011926572

"Santangelo writes an atmospheric, entertaining tale and has created an appealing heroine in Pat Montella."
—Publishers Weekly

Editor:
Edmund R. Schubert
Contributors:
David B. Coe, A.J. Hartley, Faith Hunter, Stuart Jaffe, Misty Massey, C.E. Murphy

"This is the best idea for a writing book that I've ever seen. It's like sitting in a room full of professional writers, and after each one delivers a riff on one aspect of writing, the others weigh in to buttress, amplify, refine, or add to what was said. It's an extended conversation with writers who know what they're talking about—and what matters in writing fiction that really communicates with readers."
—Orson Scott Card

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First Edition
8"x 10" Trade Paperback
Retail: $18.95US
ISBN 978-1-933523-95-8
LCCN 2010935827

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LARRY PHILLIPS: NASCAR's Only Five-Time Winston Racing Series Champion —Master Of The Short Track
Authors: Kendall Bell and David Zeszutek

NASCAR fans take pride in knowing all about its drivers — both past and present. However, unless Larry Phillips is a part of that history, it's not complete.
    Throughout the Midwest, Larry was known as the "master of the short track." He seemed unbeatable and won an unprecedented five NASCAR Winston Racing Series Titles!

"He taught me how important it was to know your car.
He taught me a lot about racing."
—Rusty Wallace, NASCAR driver

"I was only six or seven years old ... I thought Larry was a god.
He was so good they'd put a bounty on him."
—Kenny Wallace, NASCAR driver and Speed TV commentator

"Larry Phillips is the only driver I'd pay to watch race."
—Mark Martin, NASCAR driver

Don't Sabotage Your Submission
Chris Roerden
312 pp TP, annotated, indexed
ISBN 978-933523-31-6
$17.95

Booking and promotional info:
Pat Meller, 336-209-0628
patmeller@aol.com

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Workshops for Writers

Update:
DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION has won the Florida Writers Association's Royal Palm Literary Award.

"Chock full of practical advice for the novice writer.
Even seasoned writers could use a copy as a refresher course."
—Charlaine Harris, New York Times best-selling author of 29 books in multiple genres; Sookie Stackhouse series is HBO hit True Blood

"Best book of its kind by far. Required for my college level students. Recommended for all aspiring writers."
—Reed Farrel Coleman, two-time Edgar nominee;
Shamus, Barry, and Anthony winner

Author News . . .

DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION
by Chris Roerden
wins Benjamin Franklin Award

Bella Rosa Books (Rock Hill, SC) won the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award in the category of Literary Criticism for its trade paperback DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION: Insider Information from a Career Editor to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.

The national Benjamin Franklin Awards[TM] are sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) to celebrate excellence in editorial and design. Judges come from all areas of the industry: major newspaper and trade media reviewers, bookstore and library buyers and reviewers, non-competing publishers, and artists and writers who serve the industry.

DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION is the expanded edition, for writers in all genres, of the Agatha Award winner DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY: 24 Fiction-Writing Techniques to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A., also published (2006) by Bella Rosa Books. Each award-winning book reveals why 90 percent of the manuscripts submitted to literary agencies and publishing houses are rejected by page one, and what authors can do to boost their odds of having their writing actually read.

Author Chris Roerden is a full-time book editor working in publishing more than 40 years. She's edited writers published by St. Martin's Press, Berkley Prime Crime, Harlequin, Intrigue, Midnight Ink, Rodale, Viking, Oceanview Publishing, Walker & Co., and many others. Roerden is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Southern Maine with a Master's degree in English, past president of a trade association of Midwest university presses and independent publishers, and a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Mensa. She also teaches writing and has led over 300 workshops in 3 countries.

"Invaluable to fiction writers of all genres"
—Midwest Book Review

A career editor demonstrates why most fiction manuscripts are rapidly rejected. Loaded with positive examples from 140 mystery authors, this well-researched volume shows numerous ways that ALL writers can dramatically improve their craft and put forth the fresh new voice publishers demand.
     Even multi-published pros Margaret Maron, P.J. Parrish, Phil Hardwick, and Kathryn Wall admit to learning new techniques from Don't Murder Your Mystery.

"Offers a wealth of good advice, supported by excellent examples."
—Mystery Scene

Author: Chris Roerden
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books

ISBN 1-933523-13-1      author and book info   Workshops for Writers

Author News . . . 2010 Reviewers Choice Award Finalist for Best Young Adult Mystery:

DEATH ON A SOUTHERN BREEZE
by Mark de Castrique

A LOCKED-ROOM WHODUNIT
IN THE CLASSIC TRADITION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

JUNE 1860 — A new locomotive christened A Southern Breeze steams across the Carolina countryside carrying seventeen-year-old Jeb Bennett and his twin sister Rachel Leigh to the exhilarating promise of a summer in Charleston.

While storm clouds gather over the landscape, fiercer storms rage inside the passenger cars. The tensions between North and South rapidly escalate until one traveler's journey abruptly and brutally ends. Who was the murderer? Was the victim the real target? Amid swirling suspicions and deceptive intrigue, Jeb and Rachel Leigh join Pinkerton Detective Jonathan Ward in a race to unmask a killer.

But murder isn't the only evil Jeb must confront. As motives and suspects abound, Jeb learns what it means to place a price on a human life, not only as a victim of murder, but also as property to be traded and sold.

The final showdown means hard choices, a test of loyalties, and a face-to-face encounter with Death On A Southern Breeze.

Jesse Odom, Iraq veteran and author of THROUGH OUR EYES, was featured, along with several other veterans, in "Coming Home," a special DATELINE NBC on the effect combat killing has on soldiers.

Read "On Killing's Cost" an article by DATELINE producer, Vince Sturla, about what inspired the episode: INSIDE DATELINE

ISBN 978-1-933523-14-9
LCCN 2008929029

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THROUGH OUR EYES
Author: Jesse Odom
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books

Live, Die, Cry, Kill, Fear, Hope, and Cope

A raw, boots-on-the-ground account of the Devil Dogs of Alpha Company's march into Baghdad and the capture of Saddam's palace. The first blood, the first lives lost, and each Marine's haunting aftermath.

A raw, unfiltered view of the early days of the Iraq invasion—and the haunting aftermath.

In a story taken from his personal war journal, a Marine infantryman tells the tale of Alpha Company's march into Baghdad and the capture of Saddam's palace. This is the hard-hitting, straightforward memoir of the brave Marines—the first boots-on-the-ground in Iraq-who paved the way with their blood, sweat, and tears. The story of the first American to die in action in the Iraq War. The account of innocent civilians killed in the crossfire. The private repercussions—how young Marines cope with violent death and killing.

In his own words, unpolished and unrefined, rich with the voice and flavor of a young Marine in first action, Jesse Odom, leader of Second Platoon's First Squad, gives us a memorable and poignant tale of innocence stripped away, of lives lost, of battle, bloodshed, camaraderie, laughter and grief. And finally—a type of healing.

Meet the Devil Dogs of Alpha Company, of The Fighting Fifth Marines—their heroes, their fallen in arms.

NOTE: A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to the Chip Wicks Fund, a fund to support the men and women who have fought and served in Iraq or Afghanistan and now have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

More details at the author's website: www.iraqthroughoureyes.com

Fact: Doing chores improves your child's chances for a happy marriage and a good job.

In Children Who Do Too Little, Sprinkle shows why and how parents should teach their children household skills and gives suggestions for making teaching easier. Read More >>>

Author: Patricia Sprinkle
Third Edition
5.5"x8.5" Trade Paperback
Retail: $12.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-23-1      author and book info

Spanish Language Edition now available

5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
Retail: $12.95US

ISBN 978-1-933523-88-0