New Book Release: Concerted Assault - by J. Michael King

 

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Tim and Jessica’s enjoyable evening at a Shakira concert with their friend Rafael is crushed when they witness an assault in a parking garage in downtown Phoenix. They videorecord two male assailants and a female victim before fleeing the garage and returning to their home near Tucson.

Through amateur detective work by Tim and using Jessica’s network of friends, they manage to find the assault victim, Lupe Aguilar, a 17-year-old high school senior who lives with her undocumented single mother, Juana. Lupe uses her memory of the assault and her extraordinary drawing talents to create mug shots, which the Phoenix Police use to identify and arrest the suspects, two of their own police officers.

Out of fear of retaliation by the Phoenix Police, Lupe and Juana relocate to Tucson, where disaster strikes again. Juana is detained by La Migra, US Immigration, shattering Lupe’s world. Lupe calls on Tim and Jessica to help her free Juana. They, along with friends, organize peaceful, grassroots college protests and social media blitz campaigns, with Lupe as the figurehead, in an attempt to force powerful politicians up for reelection to release Juana.

Will the effort be enough to free Juana? Will Lupe become stronger from the horrific experiences so early in life, or will she fall into a deep depression? What will Lupe’s team learn from the experience?

About the author:

The author earned Engineering degrees from North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He was employed by a large US manufacturer of diesel engines, holding various positions. He worked and lived in Spain for eight years, traveling throughout western Europe. He also worked in numerous Latin American Spanish-speaking countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Chile, Peru, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic.

The author resides in southern Arizona, USA, and enjoys traveling, learning, hiking, practicing Spanish, wine tasting, and attending concerts.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Joyous Saturnalia, Happy Kwanza, Be Happy on this special time of year

 

Whatever you are celebrating this holiday season,

may you find peace, joy, and warmth.

New Book Release: The Spirit of Christmas - by Terrilyn M. Trejo

 

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Embark on a magical Christmas

adventure with Nacho and Lola!

Join the lovable pups as they journey through the enchanting

landscapes of Arizona in search of the true spirit of Christmas. From

twinkling lights at the Phoenix Zoo, to the festive charm of Prescott’s

Christmas town, and the snowy wonderland of Flagstaff, Nacho and

Lola discover that the essence of Christmas is not in decorations or

gifts, but in the joyous moments shared with family and friends.

About the author: 

Terrilyn M. Trejo is a retired special education teacher and the author of I Love America Because… and The Traveling Tales of Nacho & Lola series, including The Grand Canyon, Touring Tombstone, Día de los Muertos Celebration, and The Spirit of Christmas. She lives in Arizona with her husband Vidal and draws inspiration from their travels and her Chihuahuas, Nacho and Lola.

New Book Release: Situational Meditation Journal - by Dr. Estella Chavous

 

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The Situational Meditation Journal is a companion to the Situational Meditation book, designed to support and deepen your meditation practice. It helps cultivate a lifestyle of presence, where individuals remain fully engaged in the moment-regardless of their physical, emotional, or social environment. With an emphasis on appreciation and openness, this journal encourages a limitless approach to mindfulness wherever life finds you.

About the author:

Dr. Estella Chavous is a renowned meditation trainer, speaker, and published author with a strong educational background in sales and marketing. She has held strategic leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies, but her true passion lies in guiding individuals and organizations toward transformative wellbeing practices.

As a certified meditation trainer, Estella specializes in mindful meditation and contemplative prayer. She offers personalized training, workshops, and consultancy services for individuals, families, and corporations. Her areas of expertise include mindful meditation, emotional intelligence and resilience, transformation processes, personal growth, corporate wellbeing, and team development.

Estella has authored and co-authored several books, including *Situational Meditation Theory & Practice* and *Emotional Intelligence in Christ*. She is also a co-host of the *SL Mindful Media* show and the *Edge God In* podcast, and she has developed a range of courses on empowering topics.

Through her consultancy, Strategic Ladies, Estella provides personalized meditation training, corporate wellbeing programs, workshops, family and relationship coaching, and course development on various topics.coaching, and course development on various topics.

New Book Release: Chico Bello, A Wagging Tale - by Harald Lutz Bruckner

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I’ve led a dog's life, and I want to tell you about it. Though people think I can only express myself with "Woof, Woof," I have a lot more to say. Born with good breeding in wintry Wisconsin, my first name was Baron Maximilian von Ox IV. Of course, that was far too fancy a handle for a cute pup like me. After being caged and buried in the guts of a giant plane, I made the acquaintance of my parents in Florida. Since I arrived on Valentine's Day, Mom wanted to name me Valentino. Dad didn't accept calling me such a sissy name. I became Chico. This is the tale of my adventurous life during the next twelve years. Sadly, I didn't live to be quite an octogenarian. I wished people would learn to appreciate my codes of communication. C’est la vie. But, this is my story, and I’m sticking to it!

About the Author

Harald Lutz Bruckner was born in Germany during turbulent times and ventured to the New World where he spent most of his adult life. His work and educational adventures have taken him from merchandising/retailing, the teaching of German and world literature, to an academic career in audiology and the challenges of working with hard-of-hearing and deaf children and adults. Among his favorite academic subjects to teach were offerings in sign language. In 1981, he discovered the magic of painting in transparent watercolors and has never stopped painting. Moving to sunny Arizona from the high country of Colorado in 2003 caused a major shift in his subject matter. He changed from a primarily realistic orientation to one of total abstraction. Since retiring from academia, he has pursued his passions for travel, art, music, and the enjoyment of writing. Chico Bello: A Wagging Tale is his fourteenth novel. 

What is the Chi? Is there an unseen force pervading the entire universe? - by Vijaya Schartz

  

“Schartz has splendidly blended fact, fiction, and fantasy into an enthralling,

fast-paced story that I could not put down.”

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Many sci-fi fantasy novels and movies claim there is a pervasive force animating the entire universe… like the “Force” in StarWars. But these imaginative writers didn’t make it up entirely. It happens to be a widely recognized concept throughout India (Shakti), Japan (Ki), continental Asia (Chi), and the Pacific Islands (Mana). Native tribes of the Americas, Australia, and other cultures believe that through meditation and purification you can get in spiritual contact with ancestors, divine teachers, or with other entities of the universe… or a parallel universe.

Many geniuses throughout history claimed to have been in contact with such entities who taught them mathematics, engineering, wisdom, etc. Leonardo Da Vinci disappeared into a cave to meditate for months at a time. Albert Einstein said he meditated each day and found inspiration in messages from beyond. Indian mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan claimed his insights came from visions of divine inspiration.

Modern physicists are now considering the possibility of a universal pervasive energy, as it offers a logical explanation for many inexplicable phenomena like split cells separated and still resonating as one, even at a great distance (prick one and the other reacts to the pain). It would also explain the positive results of studies involving remote viewing, mind-reading, premonitory dreams and visions, clairvoyance, mind-to-mind communication over great distances, etc.

It can explain how a mother can lift a car to pull her child from under the wheel. Or how someone survives something unsurvivable. In case of supreme emergency, the brain sometimes remembers how to use this universal energy.

The universal symbol of the Chi energy is the Yin-Yang

In my new series, THE PROTECTORS, I call this energy the Chi, which is the recognized term throughout Asia. Most martial artists are familiar with the concept and practice meditation. It takes training and discipline to learn how to gather and focus the Chi. It’s not the hand that breaks the pile of bricks, but the amount of energy generated by the strike. Some masters can strike from across the room, sending their attacker flying, without ever touching him.

The Chi is not good or evil. It is a dynamic natural force. It takes many years of meditation, hard work, and dedication to master this energy, so most of those who know how to use it are monks with pure intentions. Wielding it as a weapon for selfish or evil purposes, however, only reveals the flawed or imperfect nature of the person using it.

Knowledge of the Chi can also be used to heal. Acupuncture is a testament to its efficiency. Nowadays, many westerners practice Tai-Chi and Chi-Kong for good health, especially in old age. These techniques have been proven beneficial by reputable medical studies (Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai-Chi).

In case you were wondering, I have been a Tai-Chi practitioner for many years, and I am now a Tai-Chi instructor in Arizona.

Front and center, Christmas 2022,
with a few of my students from the Glendale Adult Center

I hope you like Anila, my Chi Warrior.

Anila, peaceful warrior woman, trained all her life in the desert, at the monastery of the Celestial Gate, to take the vows of the mighty Protectors. That’s all she’s ever known, all she ever wanted. But a cloud of black wings haunts her nightmares.

When a barbarian horde invades from the north, Bayor Khan seems unstoppable, determined to destroy everything in his path. Rumors of his cruelty make the most powerful princes tremble in their stone fortresses.

Anila is pulled into the inevitable clash as a prophecy unfolds, blurring the lines between good and evil, testing her resolve. Nothing is as it seems… An ancient enemy rises in the shadows, and the falling darkness threatens to engulf Anila and everyone she loves.

EDITORIAL REVIEW by Victoria Chatham

If you like strong female characters, then you will not be disappointed with Anila, the protagonist in Vijaya Schartz's latest book. Anila is in training at a monastery under the watchful gaze of Master Wang. She diligently practices her Tai-Chi routines and perfects her weapons training as her dearest wish is to join the ranks of the mysterious Protectors. However, she cannot escape the promise and prophecy of her destiny and is drawn into conflicts not of her making. In discovering how she overcomes those who would use her, we see her grow into a formidable but fair potential leader.

Schartz has splendidly blended fact, fiction, and fantasy into an enthralling, fast-paced story that I could not put down. Fans of this genre and Schartz in particular will not be disappointed.

Happy Reading.

Vijaya Schartz, award-winning author

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New Book Release: Widowhood: The Next Chapter - by Bobbie Bennett

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The personal narrative begins in the dark world of organized crime, where the author’s first husband brings a sense of danger into their lives. Dinner guests are asked to check their firearms at the door. She then stepped into an unexpected relationship with a younger man whose charm proved timeless, even if his ID was still getting doublechecked.

Through three marriages, two funerals, and one divorce, she discovers that love comes in the most unexpected forms, including a methodical engineer who fell head-over-heels for a free-spirited former go-go dancer.

This raw, candid memoir transforms heartbreak into hope, offering both laughter and practical wisdom for anyone rebuilding after loss. But make no mistake, these aren’t your typical fresh starts. Bobbie has rebooted her life from places most people wouldn’t dare enter, making her perspective not just credible, but hard-earned. More than a love story, it’s a survival guide for life’s most unpredictable chapters. She believes if you can’t be a good example, you might as well be a colorful one. Her stories offer humor, heart, and the kind of wisdom you only earn the hard way.

New Book Release: The Yavapai County College Murders - by Elizabeth Ajamie-Boyer and TJ Boyer

 

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Detective Allen Anderson, and his assistant, Rebecca Tsosie, are on a new adventure to solve another serial murder in their small town of Ash Fork, Arizona. Rebecca is in her last semester at the NAU branch at Yavapai College in Prescott. She hears about murders happening there. Young men who went to Ash Fork High School are found dead. She and Detective Allen begin assisting the Prescott Police Department to ascertain who may be involved, what the motive is, and whether or not they can help before more young men are killed.

About the authors:

An avid reader since childhood, Elizabeth Ajamie-Boyer is from the Phoenix, Arizona. She is married to, and co-writes with, TJ Boyer, primary author of The Mirror Gate Chronicles series. As a Christian writer, Elizabeth feels called to write about the accomplishments of other Christians to make the United States of America a great country. Her novella, Memories of War is her first solo project.