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Gary and I are both avid readers. Movies are nice, but a good book is what we live for (besides writing, of course.)
Have you ever opened a book or your Kindle and gotten into say the third or fourth chapter and asked yourself is there a story here? Or become kind of bored or even impatient with it and were not sure why.
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http://fictionbyphoenix.com/the-drama...

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We are celebrating the Pre-Launch of Shakti and the Prince with lots of giveaways. The Grand Prize is a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

But this is juicy; so many prizes.
First of all, every entry wins a free E-book right away, Random Amusements.

Then we will pick INTERIM WINNERS often. PLUS, you will be all set and eligible for NEXT MONTH’S Sweepstakes.

If you enter, you will be on our special Phoenix Fan Club list, which means you will get emails announcing winners and their prizes during the month. You will want to know if you won a PRIZE, right?

We want to keep our Phoenix Fan Club members happy, so we have lots of unique gifts.
TO ENTER:
1. Add Shakti and the Prince to your TBR list https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
2. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE ALL THE PRIZES AND ENTER
http://fictionbyphoenix.com/take-off-...

Take a look at all the goodies. One of our favorite members, Big Bad Hat, says "Do it! We love Phoenix. Dey is so cool."

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-SALE
Launch date July 1
https://www.amazon.com/Shakti-Prince-...

SHAKTI and THE PRINCE, Far From Home Series #4


Enslavement of Earth
Genre: Metaphysical Fiction, Political Fiction, Magical Realism, Ancient & Controversial Knowledge, Colonization Science Fiction


Traditional history is wrong. When the Anunnaki arrived from the planet Nibiru to colonize Earth 450,000 years ago, Prince Enki found it was inhabited. However, it was not an animal-like, stupid bunch of bi-peds, but an extremely sophisticated race who owned Earth. When Shakti's and Prince Enki's people seemed to get along, it looked as if the two races could co-exist just fine.

Until Enki's brother, Prince Enlil, arrived.

Aliens on Earth? Sumerian clay tablets say they did inhabit Earth and reined as gods. The tablets explain in detail who they were, how they lived and their exploits in ruling the planet. If the Sumerians told the truth in their recordings, and aliens lived here, did they ever leave?

Fast forward to present day.
The Neanderthal was supposed to have gone extinct 30,000 years ago. The press and the scientific world go berserk over the discovery of Neanderthal still living in present day in southwestern France.

What if they know all of earth's secrets and its true history. What if they know too much truth about Earth, the Anunnaki's crimes, and true origins of humankind?
Why would a certain element be very unhappy about that?
Shakti and The Prince
And want them silenced?
SHAKTI and THE PRINCE is The Clan of the Cave Bear meets The Gods of Eden meets Zecharia Sitchin's The Earth Chronicles

Fiction by Phoenix

IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE OF A BOOK COVER. Just a cheap, mass market, paperback novel. Started what, you ask? Ally's need to travel back in time. A historical romance reminiscent of Diane Gabaldon’s Outlander.

NOW ON SALE IN MANY STORES. See offer.

http://fictionbyphoenix.com/take-me-w...Take Me With You, My Love: A Time Travel Fantasy

I have beef with Amazon! Not only have they blocked me from putting up reviews because I am an author (other authors have told me the same thing) but they took down my reviews of books I liked.

Another thing. Amazon does not want friends reviewing books. I have made friends with other writers. That’s what writers do. Make friends. I’m told that Amazon searches the social media of authors, editors, publishers and bloggers to see if they are putting up reviews of writers they have some kind of relationship with. Big Brother is watching.

I understand that there are review scammers out there. So let me say this: I only review if I LOVE a book. I don’t bother reviewing a book I don’t like. Writers work hard and a lot of the affinity for a book is subjective. There is a reader for every book. I guess because of that, it looks like I am putting up biased reviews.

So I’ll just have to put up reviews on my Facebook pages (personal and my fan page), here on my blog, and on Goodreads. Gary and I are maniac readers and read a wide range of genres. So check here for suggestions for your next book.

Okay, enough of my READER RANT. Click to see my review of COMMAND INFLUENCE by LD Sledge. http://fictionbyphoenix.com/readerrant/

For a short time, we are giving away our books FREE online. Many versions, like Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble

WHAT! Why?

Because it will help us build a relationship with more readers. HOLY COW! You might like the book and tell your friends! OMG, you might put up a review on Amazon, Kobo or Barnes and Noble. HAH! You might even recommend it to your friends Goodreads!

YIKES! You might buy more of our books.

Sorry, I got carried away. (Calm down, Lee.)
http://fictionbyphoenix.com/freebooksonline/

The sleek black cat crouched in the shadows of the jungle, his muscles rippling. For a brief moment, sunlight broke through the foliage, allowing a glimpse of his great, sleek body.
The large cat was dangerous. He was wild. Untamed and ferocious. A vicious predator waiting for a victim.

Soon a creature came to the nearby spring to drink. A delectable prey. His mouth watered. The large cat was hungry, and in moments, he would satiate his craving for raw meat.

He readied. He tensed. In a moment he would leap—

He heard keys rattling in the front door. The cat scrambled from the darkness under the bed and scampered across the carpet to greet his human.

"Hello, Jazz." She scooped him up into her arms, stroked his black fur, and kissed the top of his tiny head. "How's my sweet little kitten? You have a good day? How about some dinner?"

He purred. He was hungry.

Well, this was different. Picture a vampire, Fin, who is also a doctor in a hospital. And picture an angel who thinks he holds the clue to find the miracle she needs to win her wings and the next level for her kind. But Fin has no time her frivolous silliness. He’s too busy avoiding his own kind to care what a naïve angel wants. But when the other vampires uncover his deepest secret, threatening what he cherishes most, nothing can help him...except a miracle. Too bad he chased the angel away.

A Captivating Read!

It is usually the lofty aspiration of a writer to involve and absorb the reader with a character, and if it is a character with strong goals and conflicts, to emotionally connect and to illuminate the heart and mind of that character to the reader. Ned Hayes has accomplished that with this novel. The autistic teenager, March Wong, is a lovable and believable character, as he narrates his passion and unique point of view of the world around him.

Before this book, I knew little about autism. With the Eagle Tree, the writer brought me into the head of March Wong, and I almost "became" this little autistic boy as he struggled to overcome his mental and emotional obstacles to save the tree he saw as a symbol of not only the Northwest, but also trees across the America.
The Eagle Tree
The themes of ecology and humanity hit me hard, and I have to applaud this book for its skill to bring home this little boy's passion and intimate involvement with this beloved trees.