Cover reveal for Nick Ganaway’s “Mastering Startup Infrastructure (That Lasts)”: Why Ignoring Business Infrastructure is Risky Business.

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“Read this book. You will keep it on your desktop for the rest of your business career.” ~Founder/owner of several small businesses

48% of startups fail before their fifth birthday. 

Most books written for startups and entrepreneurs are written by men or women who sit in paneled offices, attend seminars, read business books, and watch CNBC, but who never started or ran a successful business of their own.

Their books discuss retail topics such as branding, marketing and product development, but the first order of business and equally essential infrastructure is not mentioned.

This is not one of those books.

And this is not one of those authors.

Here’s why your business’s infrastructure is so important. It interconnects your organization’s goals with the essential elements of people, systems, culture, and tools required for sustainable growth. This is the underpinning upon which all of your business’s activities and strategies will be built.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 48% of startups go out of business within five years.
Read this book and learn how to beat those odds.


Nick Ganaway founded and operated a business that grew to more than $50 million in revenue and 40 employees before selling it to its present owner. The infrastructure he built for his company has supported it through the best and worst of times since 1974.

Learn from Nick’s successes (and his mistakes) to underpin your organization’s success through successful business infrastructure, the foundation of all your business’s activities.

Cover reveal for the seventh book of Dianna Wilkes’ Providence Island series, “Ritter Park”.

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Misha Collier never recovered after the loss of her daughter. The move to Providence Island was a chance for her and her husband Devin to start a new life. Can a job at the local day care provide a child to replace the one she lost?

Brody Andrews is back in town, He’s ready to reclaim the son he left with the Hampshires three years ago. Can Ben and Stacy win the battle to keep Riley with them?

Jeff Grainger transformed the Low Tide Bar into a family friendly restaurant. Has Jeff reformed, or is he secretly taking command of the Grainger crime family?

Three stories intertwined in a way you’ll never suspect.

Introducing the cover for author Melanie Cellier’s upcoming release “The Abandoned Princess“.

Now Available for Pre-Order!
Coming December 26, 2023!

When Daisy dreamed of leaving home on an adventure, she never imagined ending up trapped in a tower, cut off from the world and invisible to others. The years pass slowly, leaving Daisy desperate to reclaim her old life, however dull.

But her captor has bigger plans, and Daisy knows she can’t just rescue herself. She has to shatter her captor’s enchantments forever. When opportunity comes, however, it arrives in an unexpected guise. Young and handsome, Prince Xander has come to rescue a princess from a tower. Instead, he finds himself battling at Daisy’s side for the fate of a kingdom.

In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale Rapunzel, the princess in the tower can only be seen by the one she loves if she first saves an entire kingdom.

If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and intrigue, then try the books in the Return to the Four Kingdoms series now! These interconnected fairy tale retellings each feature a different princess who has to fight for her happily ever after.

Cover reveal for author Camille Peters’ latest release, “Charmed” book two of The Enchanted Kingdom Chronicles.

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Maeve is perfectly content with her simple life in the woods…until an unexpected encounter with a wizard thrusts her into an unwanted magical apprenticeship. Although she’s reluctant to leave her struggling family behind, Maeve will do anything to help her ailing brother, including honing the magic she didn’t know she possessed until she has the skill required to perform a magical cure.

One day both her magical education and carefully laid plans go awry when a mistaken ingredient creates not a spell for healing, but a curse that transforms her into a frog. Left with no other course, Maeve is forced to turn to the wizard and prince, Alden, whose distraction with anything not pertaining to magic makes him the last man she can rely on.

Unaware of his new frog companion’s true identity as his apprentice, Alden and Maeve work together to compete in a magical contest whose prize will give both of them their greatest desire. Amid all manner of charms, spells, and enchantments—as well as the dangers brought by the other competitors and a mysterious curse slowly robbing each contestant of their powers—Alden and Maeve will need to find the strength to overcome the obstacles hindering their journey in order to open their eyes to the possibility that the greatest spell of all might not be the magical ambitions they’re striving for, but the true love that has been in disguise all along.

Inspired by “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “The Frog Princess”

Check out the cover for the fifth book of author Abigail Manning’s Ruby Realm series, “Forged Gold“.

Now Available for Pre-Order!
Coming Dec 14th, 2023

A blacksmith, a sailor, and an impossible sword that could destroy everything…
A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.

Emberly Miller may very well be the most talented swordsmith in the realm, but no one would ever know with her father getting all the credit. Ever since the loss of her mother, the once great swordsmith, Roy Miller, let his skills and business waste away until Emberly took matters into her own hands. With no one willing to buy a sword from a young woman, Emberly tricks her father into believing the work is his own, using his famous name to sell her blades.

Meanwhile, the charming sailor, Corso, has found himself on the golden king’s ship of leviathans. After trading his service to save his crews’ lives, he has no interest in following the golden king’s rules, but while he’s trapped on board, he might as well learn what he can. Whispers say the king is after a new weapon, one that he wants a very specific swordsmith for…

When the leviathans approach Roy’s forge, determined to drag him aboard their ship, Roy panics and claims he was never the truemaster, sending Emberly into their clutches… Dragged aboard the leviathan’s ship, Emberly is given an impossible task by the golden king himself: craft a sword of pure gold that can withstand battle.

With only a floating forge and a smarmy sailor keeping watch over her, can such a task even be completed? Or will she manage to forge the last tool required for the destruction of the realm?


The Ruby Realm is a collection of clean, intercepting stories, inspired by classic fairy tales.
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Cover reveal for author Kristi A. Cole’s “Ariadre and the Legend of the Fire Rose”.

Now Available for Pre-Order!
Coming January 27, 2024

Ariadre never expected that the last thing her mother would ever say to her would lead her to a mysterious manor in the middle of the woods. Desperate and alone, she finds herself at the mercy of the people that live there.

She quickly learns that it is not just any manor. It is a school for girl that teaches weaponry.

With nowhere else to go, Ariadre decides to enroll in the school. But as time goes on, a darkness creeps in from the forest. People are disappearing without a trace, vicious animal packs are growing, and strange markings are appearing on the trees.

As Ariadre tries to figure out why these things are happening, she discovers that the manor is hiding something- a legendary rose of fire. And when she finds it just days after her sixteenth birthday, she is surprised when its flames don’t burn her. Instead, the rose leaves her forever changed and with more questions than answers….

Can Ariadre unravel the secrets of the manor and find the source of the darkness? And can she unlock the power of the fire rose and save her friends before its too late?

Cover reveal for the next book in author Eliza Prokopovits’ Regency Magic Faerie Tales series, “Her Cursed Apple”.

Now Available for Pre-Order!
Coming January 16, 2024

Miss Bianca Snow may be a hoyden who steals pastries from the kitchen, occasionally spins a fib, and has a mean right hook, but no one seems to mind except her stepmother. When her stepmother’s dislike turns to hatred and attempted murder, Bianca secretly flees to the back streets of London, disguising herself as a boy and falling in with a crew of young pickpockets.

Her childhood best friend Winston Graham is devastated when he hears the rumors that Bianca is dead. A chance encounter reveals the truth–she’s alive, and her murderous stepmother knows it. Can he find the girl he’s loved all his life and save her before it’s too late?

Enjoy this YA retelling of “Snow White,” set in a Regency England where Faeries are real and magic is an acceptable accomplishment for young ladies.

All books in the Regency Magic Faerie Tales series are semi-connected standalones and can be read in any order.

Cover reveal for the next fairy tale retelling in Camille Peters’ The Kingdom Chronicles series, “Transformation”.

Now Available for Pre-Order!
Coming Oct 20, 2023!

What if the Swan Princess and the Black Swan were one and the same?

After the darkness of her difficult childhood, Ramsey has found a single shaft of light in her unexpected friendship with Crown Prince Nolan, a relationship that gradually deepens to romance as they grow up together. Even though she’s captured the heart of the prince, Ramsey believes herself to be undeserving…as does the king when he discovers his son’s affections have been secured by a mere servant.

After a royal threat forces Ramsey to break the prince’s heart, she tries to rebuild her life without him…good intentions that are thwarted when she stumbles upon an enchanted lake whose magic will transform her into one the king deems deserving to stand at her dear Nolan’s side.

But all magic comes at a cost. The more Ramsey is forced to sacrifice to the curse, the more of herself she loses, until she has become someone unrecognizable to the woman Prince Nolan initially fell in love with. Only beneath the moonlight does the magic weaken enough for her to rediscover her true self and the relationship she sacrificed.

It’s only by losing herself and the prince’s heart that Ramsey finally learns what it means to truly love…if it’s still not too late for her to reclaim it. Will she be able to strip away the illusion of the black swan to reveal the swan that has always been hidden within her, or will she lose herself and her beloved to the curse forever?

Inspired by “Swan Lake”

Introducing the cover for the first book in Robert J. Crane’s new The Girl Who Ran Away series, “Buried in Lies”.

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Somewhere in all the lies, the truth must be hiding…


Ava Garcia was a normal student – until the day Ty Foster walked into Sunvail High school and killed eight students, including Ava’s best friend. Except things don’t quite add up. Mysterious disappearances, unexplained accidents, and a seemingly invisible man follow behind the tragedy, leaving Ava wondering what is going on.


Able to remember only flashes of what happened on that day, unable to stomach the lies of the principal, the sheriff, and the mayor, and weighed down under the burden of survivor’s guilt, Ava can’t help herself – she has to know the truth. And she won’t stop until she finds it…


From author Robert J. Crane comes the first tale in a new series set in his multi-million selling Girl in the Box universe.

Introducing the first two covers for author Celeste Baxendell’s latest series, Runes of Pain and Peace.

“The Prince’s Captive”

Book One
Now Available!

A decoy bride sent to die. The soldier prince sent to capture her. How far will he go to save her life when even she has accepted her death?

Marcella is a mediocre mage whose only value to her people is the fact she looks like the clan’s heir. When she is ordered to take her place and be captured by their enemies so the heir can fulfill a marriage alliance, Marcella obeys.

Her only hope of surviving after her capture is for them to believe she’s the heir long enough for her to escape. Unfortunately the commander who captures her is sharper than anticipated. When he figures out the truth, she is as good as dead… isn’t she?

Upon discovering he captured a decoy instead of the heir his people needed for peace, Gavril is torn between his duty and his growing affection for a girl the world has deemed worthless. But what if she isn’t?

In her, he sees a path to peace. But if he’s going to keep her alive long enough to prove it, he might just have to tie himself to her forever. With enemies on every side, and his own heart lost to her, how is he going to protect a woman who will always hate him?

For lovers of epic magic, complex characters, and intense, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance with no spice, The Prince’s Captive is an upper YA fantasy romance perfect for fans of Tara Grayce, Kenley Davidson, and Sarah K. L. Wilson!

“The Prince’s Mage”

Book Two
Now Available for Pre-Order!
Coming Sept 22, 2023

Her life is a miracle. So is his plan for peace. Will their lies destroy any chance they have together and their one shot at ending this war?

There is only one thing Marcella excels at: following orders. Her orders are to bring her clan’s leader a prince to use against their enemies. Her feelings don’t matter. She can’t stay trapped in the enemy’s palace, and she can’t let this war come to a head where countless more will perish.

However, the prince who would do anything for her is the son his parents would gladly see in the hands of their enemies. His brother, on the other hand… But can she betray the man who has sacrificed everything for her?

Gavril almost lost his wife and would have thrown peace to the wind if she had not stopped him. Now, he won’t let anything threaten her safety while he brings peace between their people.

If he can give her what she claims to want most in her heart, maybe then he’ll finally be what replaces it. Can he achieve the impossible and finally tell his wife exactly what she means to him?