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Book Spotlight: Six Moons, Seven Gods (The Legends of Baelon) by Robert A. Walker

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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Robert A. Walker for his book, Six Moons, Seven Gods.

Book: Six Moons, Seven Gods
Author: Robert A. Walker
Publication Date: November 1, 2023
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Page Count: 305 pages
Publisher: –

About the Book

“One must be careful practicing deception. The easiest to deceive will always be one’s self.” 

The skilled thieves of the Takers Guild plot to overthrow the kingdoms of Baelon, but when their plans are thwarted by a prescient woman and her brooding daughter, they must turn to the League of Assassins for assistance. Meanwhile, retired royal guard Rolft Aerns returns to the palace of King Axil with an old score to settle. When they all cross paths–and swords–in the dark shadows of Fostead’s south end, nothing is as it seems and the murder count rises quickly. 

The long fingers of the Guild reach everywhere, and one overly ambitious thief is all it takes to spark a chain of events that will haunt the world of Baelon for many years to come. 

Six Moons, Seven Gods is book one in The Legends of Baelon.

Winner of Book Excellence Award for Best Medieval Fantasy, Chick Lit Cafe, November, 2023

Winner of Literary Titan Book Award, December, 2023

You can find Six Moons, Seven Gods here:
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About The Author

Robert A. Walker

I grew up in a small Northwestern town in Massachusetts. My father was a professional editor, so I’m sure the itch to play with words is something I inherited from him. I was always writing stories as a youth, and my dad would scribble all over them before handing them back to me. When I graduated college, I packed everything I owned into a small car with a rusted-out floorboard and headed west. I wound up in California where I found not only employment, but a
wife, and we have lived here happily with our dogs and a view of the Pacific Ocean ever since.
When I’m not fabricating tales, I can be found competing on local tennis courts or working on a
never-ending list of DIY house projects.

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Book Spotlight: Like Embers in the Night by Andrew Goliszek

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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Andrew Goliszek for his latest release, Like Embers in the Night.

Book: Like Embers in the Night
Author: Andrew Goliszek
Publication date: December 16, 2024
Genres: Historical Fiction, General Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Page Count: 333 pages
Publisher: Wild Rose Press, NY

About the Book

During Stalin’s brutal reign of terror, Janek, a Polish soldier, and his wife, Wanda, endure the horrors of Soviet labor camps and Siberian gulags as World War II rages across Europe. While millions perish, they endure the invasion of Poland by Germany and Russia and then miraculously survive mass deportations, imprisonment, torture, and starvation. Broken both physically and emotionally by their near-death experiences and the unspeakable atrocities of dictatorships and of war, Janek and Wanda are reunited seven years after he marched off to defend his country. They must begin a new life and try to forget the many scars of their past, but where? And can they ever truly forget all that happened to them while they were apart…

You can find Like Embers in the Night here:
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About The Author

Andrew Goliszek

After receiving a Ph.D. in Physiology from Utah State University, Dr. Andrew Goliszek was a research associate at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in both the department of Physiology and the department of Medicine. Following that, he was Associate Professor of Biology and Human Anatomy & Physiology at North Carolina A&T State University where he developed and taught 6 undergraduate and graduate course. He has written numerous books and articles, was principal investigator on several NIH biomedical research grants, and was recipient of the prestigious College of Arts & Sciences Faculty of the Year Award for excellence in teaching, research, and student advising. 

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Book Spotlight: Whispers of the Selkie by Lisa A. Moore

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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Lisa A. Moore for her latest release, Whispers of the Selkie.

Book: Whispers of the Selkie
Author: Lisa A. Moore
Publication date: January 21, 2025
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Mystical Realism, Contemporary Fantasy
Page Count: 306 pages
Publisher: –

About the Book

Some secrets refuse to stay buried-especially when the ocean itself seems to be keeping them.

When Morwenna Willowheart Brightwood receives a mysterious letter shimmering with an otherworldly pull, her carefully controlled life begins to unravel. She’s content in her weathered lighthouse home on the Maine coast, weaving stories for others and tending her wind-battered garden. But this letter isn’t just a piece of paper-it’s a summons. One that carries her across the sea to the mist-shrouded Scottish Highlands, where ancient legends breathe, magic hums just beneath the surface, and family secrets refuse to stay silent.

Thrown into a world she barely understands, Morwenna is forced to confront the legacy she’s unknowingly inherited-a tangled web of selkie folklore, forgotten power, and a curse that stretches back generations. With her fiercely protective sister Ava by her side and the guidance of mysterious allies with motives as murky as the sea itself, Morwenna must navigate a path filled with danger, deception, and choices she’s not ready to make.

But legends don’t care about readiness. They don’t care about fear. And the tide waits for no one.

Whispers of the Selkie is a story where urban fantasy collides with mystical realism, set against the haunting beauty of the Scottish coastline. Rich with contemporary fantasy flair, it’s a tale of family loyalty, reluctant destiny, and the pull of magic that refuses to let go.

Perfect for fans of Karen Moning, Deborah Harkness, and readers who crave sharp-witted heroines, atmospheric worlds, and secrets wrapped in salt and shadow.

You can find Whispers of the Selkie here:
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About The Author

Lisa A. Moore

Lisa Moore juggles more storylines than her pilot husband does flight schedules. Specializing in urban fantasy and psychological thrillers, she occasionally dabbles in gothic and paranormal for a fun plot twist. A master of multitasking, she keeps several stories brewing at once—one as her main obsession and the others as creative pit stops when her imagination needs a stretch. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her chasing after her energetic dog, Violette, or splashing vibrant watercolors, adding a little color to the chaos.

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Book Spotlight: Don’t Feed the Beast: But Do Punish the Free-Riders (Triumvirate Book 1) by Solveig Larssen

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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Solveig Larssen for her latest release, Don’t Feed the Beast: But Do Punish the Free-Riders (Triumvirate Book 1).

Book: Don’t Feed the Beast: But Do Punish the Free-Riders
Author: Solveig Larssen
Publication date: March 1, 2024
Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Political Fiction, Thriller
Page Count: 152 pages
Publisher: Ostkorridor Books

About the Book

Mountainland, the richest, proudest, and freest nation in the world, has resorted to forming a militia and creating incarceration camps to stem the influx of migrants… Fjordland, the most civilised, equal, and just nation in the world, is falling apart, unable to accommodate its newfound diversity…
Meanwhile, life is getting worse on the Savannah and in the Jungle, with autocratic high-tech city-states and abundant cheap labour to exploit. Somewhere, amidst it all, only the rootless global technology organisations seem to prosper.
Eskild, the sympathetic Brotherhood bear, expelled and humiliated—is on his journey to visit his younger, liberal siblings, Dag and Selma. Justice has deteriorated in the world because Selma, to navigate the changes of globalisation, has abandoned her old ways.
If Eskild cannot persuade Selma to support a new order that promises peaceful coexistence among all parties, even with the sinister C-Cult, Fjordland will cease to be a liberal democracy. Globalisation will grind on, forcing most people to join the workforce of the disruptive transnational platform organisations.
Don’t Feed the Beast is the first book in the Triumvirate series, featuring delightful fable animals in a dystopian world. It’s a fast-paced story, perfect for readers who want to explore our changing world.

You can find Don’t Feed the Beast here:
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About The Author

Solveig Larssen

Solveig Larssen is the pen name of Sune Larsen,  a transportation policy advisor, and co-founder of Almenr, a co-living business. Sune lives with his spouse, Regitze, in Copenhagen.

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Book Spotlight: Beast: Book One by Emma Roberson

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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Emma Roberson for her latest release, Beast: Book One.

Book: Beast: Book One
Author: Emma Roberson
Publication date: September 13, 2023
Genres: Fantasy, Monster-Beast Fiction
Page Count: 220 pages
Publisher: Green Hill Publishing

About the Book

FORCED FROM THE SEA HE ONCE ROAMED AS AN APEX PREDATOR, THE LEVIATHAN MUST FIGHT TO SURVIVE ON LAND.

With a new face and name the Leviathan carves a place for himself in a volatile and violent world where monsters and humans wage war against each other and amongst themselves for survival and supremacy.

An unlikely alliance is forged between the Master of the Vanguard, the leader of the kingdoms royally sanctioned monster hunters, and the Leviathan, once the most notorious and elusive monster of the sea. United by terrible circumstance and bound by a shared purpose, the Master and the Leviathan struggle to overcome the hatred and fear which rules and rots the realm.

The Leviathan must defend the realm from all things monstrous, including himself. He must find a way to conquer the turmoil of the kingdom and the darkness of his own nature.

You can find Beast: Book One here:
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Emma Roberson

Emma Roberson is an Australian author and illustrator who is obsessed with all things strange, dark and wild. Emma is an avid reptile and horse keeper, and these animals often feature in her writing and illustrations. Beast is the first book of The Leviathan Series, an illustrated fantasy adventure full of frightful monsters and gritty quests. Find Emma, the critters and the latest updates on her written work on Facebook.

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Book Spotlight: Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar by Harold Phifer

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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Harold Phifer for his latest release, Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar.

Book: Surviving Chaos: How I found Peace At A Beach Bar
Author: Harold Phifer
Publication date: Feb 18, 2021
Genres: Humour, Dysfunctional Family, Young Adult, Non-Fiction
Page Count: 267 pages
Publisher: Rise and Read Free Press

About the Book

For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer’s childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from those who thought they knew him best. No one knew about his past growing up with a mother who suffered from mental illness; a greedy aunt; a mindless and spoiled older brother; an absent father.

It wasn’t until an explosion in Afghanistan that his memory was blasted back into focus. This book is the result of a long, cathartic chat with a stranger at a beach bar, where Harold finally found some peace.

You can find Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar here:
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About The Author

Harold Phifer

Harold Phifer was born in a deeply segregated South It is here he learned how to survive the harsh life of being unnurtured and unloved on the streets of Columbus, Mississippi. His first twenty-five years were spent dreaming, hustling, and ducking bullies at every turn. After graduating Mississippi State and Jackson State Universities, he became a highly specialized Air Traffic Controller, living and working as an international contractor, serving numerous tours in lraq and Afghanistan. Because of those experiences of being so close to death and the Taliban, he had no choice but accept the Tee-shirt while authoring his memoir “SleepWalking Out of Afghanistan: Walking it all Back.” Next, Harold followed up with an expanded autobiography, “Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A
Beach Bar,” which is a combination of two books through different phases of trauma all meshed into one big novel.

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