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  • April 3, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Raising the Dead by Jayne Lisbeth #firstchapter

Title: Raising the Dead Author: Jayne Lisbeth Publisher: Austin Macauley, U.K. Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Pages: 330 Genre: Paranormal Fiction / Supernatural / Mystery A naive 20-year old bride, Emeline,  is grief stricken after the deaths of her beloved parents. She believes she has made a grave error in moving with her husband 3000 miles from her beloved California Delta childhood home to Charles Town, Virginia, to be closer to her husband, Randy’s,  mother. Emeline is bereft in sorrow, marooned in grief until a mysterious woman, Felicity,  wanders into her life and changes her world forever.  When Felicity disappears as mysteriously as she arrived, Emeline is determined to
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  • March 31, 2024
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📖First Chapter: The Edison Enigma by Thomas White #firstchapter

The Edison Enigma Thomas White 196 pp. Scifi/Mystery Edison, a Chicago physicist, manages to successfully transport an object through time. Almost immediately following this success Dr. Edison is shut out of the facility and told by benefactor Raphael Barrington, to take a vacation. He is contacted by Don Rivendell, a grizzled old man with a secret. Rivendell explains to Tom that he is not the first person to discover time travel. Someone else went back and changed history by saving a young girl from dying in an internal combustion engine explosion. Dr. Edison is tasked with going back and fixing history. He travels back to 1904 to find the
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📖First Chapter: Urbex Predator by Jens Boele #firstchapter

. Urbex Predator Jens Boele 394 pp. Horror / Thriller A relic from the Cold War, the old barracks beckon photographers, influencers, and adventurers, shrouded in secrets and peril. Nela and Tess dare the eerie ruins for their photography thesis, while Zander, Yelka, Vivien, and Damon embark on a simultaneous shoot. Amid the abandoned shadows, Yelka’s group runs into Steven and his ruthless gang, initially outsmarting them. Yet, Nela and Tess fall victim to a nightfall ambush, escaping but torn apart. As adrenaline courses through the gang, they stalk Yelka and her friends, unleashing a relentless manhunt. Vivien becomes their captive, setting off a chain reaction. Tess encounters Damon
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First Chapter: The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel by Evy Journey #firstchapter

The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel Evy Journey   360 pp. Women’s Fiction / Historical Fiction / Mystery A young woman of Asian/American parentage has lived in seven different countries and is anxious to find a place she could call home. An unusual sale of rare medieval manuscripts sends her and Nathan—an art journalist who moonlights as a doctor—on a quest into the dark world of stolen art.  For Clarissa, these ancient manuscripts elicit cherished memories of children’s picture books her mother read to her, nourishing a passion for art.  When their earnest search for clues whisper of old thieves and lead to the unexpected, they raise more questions about
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First Chapter: A Gateway to Hope by E.C. Jackson

A Gateway to Hope E.C. Jackson   296 pp. Inspirational Romance Twenty-one-year-old Neka is a bit of an introvert, she also happens to be stunningly beautiful. When she discovers her friend James is about to be dumped, she sees the perfect opportunity to escape from her quiet life. Can she summon the courage to leave it all behind? James Copley comes from a ruthless family. It’s rubbed off. Years ago, he disengaged from his brother’s smear campaign, but now his father has offered him an ultimatum, “Get married or lose your seat at the table.” Plotting to stamp his design on the family business, he proposes to a woman,
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First Chapter: Once Upon a Christmas Castle by Virginia Barlow

Once Upon a Christmas Castle Virginia Barlow   276 pp. Holiday Romance Lady Rosalind Chatham journeys with her family to Weston Castle to wed an ancient earl on Christmas day. Yearning for true love, she falls for the duke, her stepfather’s cousin, while preparing her nuptials. Lady Rosalind entrances the Duke of Weston. Concerned for her future with the tempestuous earl, he can’t afford to get involved. The fines and scandal will be too great for a man of his wealth and power. When the truth comes to light, and he almost loses her forever, he finds he cannot afford to give less than his whole heart. What Critics
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  • November 2, 2023
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First Chapter: Her Dying Kiss by Jennifer Chase

Her Dying Kiss: Detective Katie Scott Book 10 Jennifer Chase 370 pp. Crime Thriller She wakes to the dawn light streaming through the window and rolls over to whisper good morning to her fiancé. But panic floods her veins. His side of the bed is empty and cold. Blood trails towards the open door. All trace of him is gone… It’s been one month since Detective Katie Scott’s fiancé, Chad, went missing without a trace. Devastated Katie is still working tirelessly day and night to track down the love of her life, barely sleeping and chasing every new lead. But now the case has gone cold. When the body
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  • August 20, 2023
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First Chapter: Home Rule: Book III of The Tribal Wars by Stella Atrium #FirstChapter @SAtriumwrites

Title: Home Rule: Book 3 of The Tribal Wars Author: Stella Atrium Publisher: Stella Atrium Writes LLC Pages: 458 Genre: Science Fiction   In Book 3 of the award-winning series, photojournalist Hershel Henry witnesses the loss by self-torching of tribal women. The Madquii and Gora tribes have laid siege to the city of Urbyd, and Brianna Miller must seek a peace treaty.     Kelly Osborn travels to Stargate Junction to set the wedding of ambassador Otieno. Hershel Henry opens a gazette to report on pending elections for home rule, but then shocking events upset their plans.      Get your copy at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/BoC44QT91N. Chapter One – from Herschel Henry Dkar was
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  • June 29, 2023
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First Chapter: Come To Me: A Devotional for Healing From Hurt by Amy W. Vogel #FirstChapter @amywvogel

Title: Come To Me: A Devotional for Healing From Hurt Author: Amy W. Vogel Publisher: AW Vogel Publishing Pages: 123 Genre: Nonfiction / Christian From the author of Third Person: 30 Days with the Holy Spirit comes a unique devotional experience. Come to Me stands out with messages from one particular passage, Matthew 11:28-30. It is an invitation by Jesus to those who are hurting, with a promise to bring hope, soul-level rest, and a new vision of wholeness to those experiencing the wounds of life. Jesus meets us right where we are, and through this collection of personal reflections, time-tested spiritual practices, and new ways to imagine God
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  • June 7, 2023
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First Chapter: Hush Hush City by Jo Denning #FirstChapter @jo_denning

Title: Hush Hush City Author: Jo Denning Publisher: Leabhar & Fola Publishing House Pages: 330 Genre: Fantasy Romance Cruel Prince meets Law & Order in Hush Hush City, the thrilling sequel to Dead Blood City and second installment in the Saoirse Reilly series! Saoirse Reilly, police detective and wayward psychic, is still reeling from the events of Dead Blood City. Her lies are piling up but there’s no time to deal. She and her loved ones are in danger once again. While investigating the murder of a Boston blueblood, Reilly is drawn into a supernatural power struggle centuries in the making. Ancient monsters are prowling the streets and Domenico
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First Chapter: Larimar: Gem of the Sea by Christine E. Schulze

Title: Larimar: Gem of the Sea Author: Christine E. Schulze Publisher: KDP Publishing Pages: 140 Genre: YA | Fantasy A Fearless captain and a mysterious girl who walks on water. An underwater city and a destined deadly curse. What could possibly go wrong? Captain Jorah is renowned for being one of the youngest explorers to ever sail Zephyrian waters. He’s also notorious for landing his crew in situations they hadn’t counted on, involving man-eating mermaids and other dangerous misadventures. When Jorah decides to search for the legendary underwater City of Larimar, he doesn’t account for the quest that follows. After being rescued from shipwreck by a mysterious young woman
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  • May 1, 2023
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First Chapter: Fateful Connections by Karen Charles

Title: Fateful Connections Author: Karen Charles Publisher: Bookbaby Pages: 91 Genre: Thriller Fateful Connections tells the story of four people brought together by the tragic events of 9/11 in the United States. These four individuals were attending a conference in Seattle, Washington, and found it nearly impossible to make it back to their homes, which were scattered across the country. They decide to rent a car and drive together, as they cannot get any flights home. As rental cars are also impossible to come upon, they find a friend who has access to a repossessed car, which he is willing to rent out. Unbeknownst to the friends, the rightful
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First Chapter: The Hollow Men (Ghost Hunter Series Book 1) by Peter J. White

The Hollow Men (Ghost Hunter Series Book 1) Peter J. White Self/English Unlimited LLC 496 Paranormal Vigilante Justice Thrillers / Classic Horror When the ghostly victims of a small-town crime lord find him, ex-special forces soldier Max Sinclair realizes the only road to peace is to serve them the justice they crave. But the Bannister clan has tentacles that reach from Eastern Washington into Mexico, trafficking women across the border and into their brothels. Haunted by visions of the dead, Max burns a swath through the Bannister empire, doing his best to set the dead free, but odds are he’ll be joining them before he’s done. The Hollow Men
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First Chapter: Crossing A Fine Line: The McKay Series Book 5 by W.L. Brooks

Walking a Fine Line W.L. Brooks The Wild Rose Press 314 Romantic Suspense Fletcher J. McKay has been shot, driven insane, and tortured by a madman, so what’s one more psycho coming after her? But this foe’s disturbing attempts to extinguish Fletch’s light leave her shaken. Running out of options, she must consort with the enemy. Fletcher is undoubtedly Sheriff Noah Reed’s nemesis. Their discord began with an irrevocable outcome of an unforeseeable trauma, but duty demands he keeps her safe. The closer he gets, the more his loathing turns to lust. Devastated by loss, Fletcher agrees to go into Noah’s protective custody. Passion takes them across the boundaries
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📚 First Chapter: The Code by Sean Keefer #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone.   This sensation. I knew it. No. Wait. Did I?   Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone. This was no good. This wasn’t sleeping. I needed to go back to sleep. But… Again. Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone. I didn’t want to wake up. It was too early on a Sunday. A late Saturday night. Friends. Did I meet anyone? No. Drinks? Yes, drinks. Not too many drinks. Maybe too many drinks.  What was this? Who was this? Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone. Wait.  Oh, that’s right. Austin.  I was in bed with Austin.  Austin was demanding attention. Immediate attention. As the light
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  • November 25, 2022
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📚 First Chapter: The Siren’s Scream by Thomas White #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Title: The Siren’s Scream Author: Thomas White Publisher: Savvy Books Pages: 492 Genre: Mystery/Horror BOOK BLURB An old mansion sits atop of a cliff, overlooking the ocean, in Santa Cruz, CA. A young realtor, Darcy Wainwright, manages to sell the dilapidated old house to Henry Childs, an obese nebbish who is obsessed with the property. In the backyard is a pool. Not an ordinary pool but a giant tide pool. In the tide pool is a siren with an evil agenda for revenge. Book Information Release Date: October 5, 2022 Publisher: Savvy Books Soft Cover: ISBN: ‎ 978-1088067819; 480 pages; $21.14 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3TEz7kx Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sirens-scream-thomas-white/1142494493?ean=9781088067819 Purchase your
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📚 First Chapter: A Reservoir Man by L.J. Ambrosio #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Title: A Reservoir Man Author: L.J. Ambrosio Publisher: Film Valor Pages: 340 Genre: Fictional Memoir Blurb: A Reservoir Man, critics have hailed this explosive and timely work as “a must-read coming-of-age story of 2022.” Twists and turns further pull the reader in to Michael’s action-packed tale, with powerful themes, from betrayal and family to secrets and identity. “Be sure not to blink because you just might miss a pivotal moment in Michael’s rousing, larger-than-life story.” — R.C. Gibson, Indiestoday.com. Soft Cover: ISBN: 979-8985965117; 340 pages; $9.99; Hardcover $19.99; Kindle $5.99 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3TUjOEX Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61401919-a-reservoir-man Bookbub: https://www.bookbub Chapter One CHAPTER ONE 1947-1951 Michael was born on February 20th, 1947. His
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First Chapter: Unnatural: Erica Rosen MD Trilogy Book One by Deven Greene #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Title: Unnatural Author: Deven Greene Publisher: Black Rose Writing Pages: 289 Genre: Medical Thriller Blurb: Dr. Erica Rosen is perplexed when she sees a young Chinese girl with blue eyes in her San Francisco pediatrics clinic. The girl’s mother, Ting, is secretive, and Erica suspects she has entered the country illegally. Later, Erica encounters Ting’s son and discovers he has an unusual mutation. Erica learns that Ting’s children underwent embryonic stem cell gene editing as part of a secret Chinese government-run program. The Chinese government wants to murder Ting’s son to prevent others from learning about his unusual mutation and the secret gene-editing program. At Ting’s urging, Erica heads
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  • October 3, 2022
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First Chapter: The Rescue by Sher J. Stultz #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Title: The Rescue: The Timestream Travelers Chronicles (Book One) Author: Sher J. Stultz Publisher: Independent Pages: 290 Genre: YA Scifi/Adventure/Mystery Blurb: It all starts when the sheets go slack, and Aeneas vanishes! He and his two best friends, C.J. and Tabitha are spellbound as they watch the video feed of his disappearance and witness him climbing through his bedroom window an hour later, wearing different socks. Aeneas Entwistle, a slightly above average eighth grader is about to discover that the mystery of waking up with different socks is much more than just a prank. Adding to that dilemma, Aeneas is struggling with new feelings for Tabitha and loses his
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First Chapter: Dead Blood City By Jo Denning #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Title: Dead Blood City (Saoirse Reilly Series Book One) Author: Jo Denning Publisher: Leabhar & Fola Publishing House Pages: 333 Genre: Urban Fantasy Crime Thriller “Drowning might be like going to sleep. It would be nice to sleep forever – leave everything behind in the waking world.” Detective Saoirse Reilly commits to finding a missing child before dying by suicide. While investigating the kidnapping of Delaney Bascom, she is snared in the supernatural underbelly of Boston, Massachusetts. She will have to face her demons if she hopes to bring the girl home. Reilly has the dubious support of Emrys Somerled, a forensic psychologist with a cellar full of secrets,
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First Chapter: Moon Deeds by Palmer Pickering

Title: MOON DEEDS: STAR CHILDREN SAGA BOOK ONE Author: Palmer Pickering Publisher: Mythology Press Genre: Adult Fantasy/Science-Fiction BOOK BLURB “The path to power is cloaked in shadows, so if you avoid all the shadows, you’ll never learn anything.” It’s 2090: the last outpost of freedom is the moon, the best defense against technology is magic, and the only hope for humankind rests in the hands of the Star Children. Twins Cassidy and Torr must save Earth from a ruthless enemy at a time when the only force more powerful than alien technology is magic. Moon Deeds launches the siblings’ journey across the galaxy, where they must learn their power as
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  • April 19, 2022
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First Chapter: Riftsiders: Unlawful Possession by Paul A. Destefano

Title: RIFTSIDERS: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION Author: Paul A. Destefano Publisher: Wild Rose Press Pages: 292 Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance BOOK BLURB: Enrique Marin wants a quiet life after the death of his wife. Just one problem stands in the way–he’s possessed by the misanthropic English demon, Tzazin. A violent night under demonic influence accidentally leads Enrique to love, and it’s anything but quiet. Shy, autistic yoga instructor Elle thought allowing herself to be possessed by the very-not-shy sex demon Key would help her find love. She finds Enrique, but she didn’t count on coping with the anti-demon bigotry of society. Fate–and AA meetings for the possessed–brings them together,
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  • April 5, 2022
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First Chapter: Ticket to Ride by Winona Kent

Title: TICKET TO RIDE Author: Winona Kent Publisher: Blue Devil Books Pages: 230 Genre: Mystery / Amateur Sleuth BOOK BLURB: In Lost Time, the third book in Winona’s Jason Davey Mystery series, professional musician / amateur sleuth Jason Davey was rehearsing for Figgis Green’s 50th Anniversary Tour of England. Now they’re on the road in Ms. Kent’s fourth book in the series, Ticket To Ride. But when a fortune-teller in Sheffield warns them of impending danger, the band is suddenly plagued by a series of seemingly-unrelated mishaps. After Jason is attacked and nearly killed in Cambridge, and a fire alarm results in a very personal theft from Mandy’s hotel
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First Chapter: Sparks and Shadow by Ceara Nobles

Title: SPARKS AND SHADOW Author: Ceara Nobles Publisher: Riverside Press Genre: YA Fantasy Seattle is full of monsters, and I’m the only one who can see them. I’ve spent the last 17 years (AKA my whole life) pretending I can’t see the monsters who disguise themselves as humans. I may not have a place to live and my best friend may be moments away from getting in too deep with the city’s most dangerous drug lord, but I’m rolling with the status quo. That is, until I save my arch enemy’s stupid life and find myself in a warehouse full of monsters. Next thing I know, I’m in Monster
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First Chapter: Floating Underwater by Tracy Shawn

Title: FLOATING UNDERWATER Author: Tracy Shawn Publisher: Turbulent Muse Publishing Pages: 312 Genre: Women’s Fiction / Magical Realism / Psychological Fiction Part psychological fiction and part mystical fiction with a dash of magical realism, Floating Underwater follows a woman’s astonishing journey through the extraordinary and, ultimately, to her self-actualization and power. Fearful that her lifelong premonitions not only predict the future but can also change its very course, Paloma Leary is devastated when her latest vision foretelling a third miscarriage comes true. Falling into a mystifying world of increasingly bizarre phenomena, including a psychic connection with her mysterious neighbor, out-of-body experiences, and visits from her long-dead mother, Paloma grows desperate for
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First Chapter: Defiance and Redemption by Maria J. Andrade

By Maria J. Andrade Title: DEFIANCE AND REDEMPTION: A LIFETIME OF UNBROKEN BONDS Author: Maria J. Andrade Publisher: Clara Publishing Pages: 250 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB: Based on a true story, Defiance and Redemption, A Lifetime of Unbroken Bonds, brings to life the joys, dramas, and triumphs of two sisters, Eva and Victoria Alisio and their loyal friend Marta. The sisters are raised by their atheist Grandfather Marcus and religious Grandmother Maria Luisa. Eva, a proud and strong-willed young woman defies her family, society, and culture, faces scandal and disgrace, for her forbidden love affair. Victoria finds herself in the center of a multigenerational conflict as her benefactor bestows a great
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First Chapter: I Am Not Brad Pitt and Other Stories by Ross Dreiblatt

By Ross Dreiblatt Title: I AM NOT BRAD PITT AND OTHER STORIES Author: Ross Dreiblatt Publisher: Stone Tiger Books Pages: 391 Genre: Literary Fiction/Humor/Satire BOOK BLURB: I AM NOT BRAD PITT is the first of three riotously absurd tales in Ross Dreiblatt’s debut short-story collection sending up America’s sometimes-fatal celebrity obsessions. “I Am Not Brad Pitt” opens in a prison cell in which Mr. Pitt’s clone-like doppelganger, Tobey Crawford, remorsefully recounts the sequence of unlikely events that resulted in his wrongful conviction for murder. The second story, “Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself,” considers the possibility that Keith Richards (along with, for good measure, Dolly Parton) is, indeed, a vampire. Nobel-Prize laureate Bob
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📚First Chapter Reveal: WORDS KILL by David Myles Robinson

WORDS KILL By David Myles Robinson BOOK BLURB: Famed reporter Russell Blaze is dead. It appears to be an accident, but after Russ’s funeral, his son, Cody, finds a letter in which his father explains that the death may have been murder. It directs Cody to Russ’s unfinished memoir for clues as to what may have happened. The opening words are: On the night of October 16, 1968, I uttered a sentence that would haunt me for the rest of my life. The sentence was, “Someone should kill that motherfucker.” As Cody delves into the memoir, a window opens into a tragic past and thrusts the still-burning embers of another time’s radical violence into the
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  • August 4, 2021
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📚First Chapter Reveal: SONS OF THE SPHINX By Cheryl Carpinello

SONS OF THE SPHINX By Cheryl Carpinello BOOK BLURB: A grandmother’s gift usually bring happiness. Rosa’s gift: a very different story. Hearing the dead alienated her from classmates. Not good for a 15-year-old. Many times very insistent, the dead cared little for her surroundings. They even bothered her in class. Dates? Forget that. Then one day, he shows up in her room. An old dead guy. A really old famous dead guy. In living human form! Thrilling story of battling good and evil in an ancient world. CHAPTER ONE I don’t see dead people. I hear them. I talk to them. Boy, you should try that. Talk about people looking at
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📚First Chapter Reveal: TUTANKHAMEN SPEAKS By Cheryl Carpinello

TUTANKHAMEN SPEAKS By Cheryl Carpinello BOOK BLURB: From over 3000 years ago comes the voice of the Boy King. Scrolls found buried in the basement of the Egyptian Museum. Transcribed in an ancient hand. Record the words of King Tut for all to read. Tutankhamen answers all of the lingering questions, including the big one. Discover the real story behind this famous pharaoh. Transport yourself back to an Ancient Egypt filled with mystery, magic, and danger! CHAPTER ONE Dear _________,           Long ago the old texts of ancient Egypt alluded to a scroll in which King Tut spoke to the people from beyond the tomb. Many archeologists put this down
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