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Mother Entertains Children with Stories, Decides to Publish as Books

Released by Halo Publishing International, “Shadow Tears” is the first of a 20-part series.

Grand Blanc, MI (USA), November 08th, 2014 — In the midst of adversity, AJ Tupps told her children stories. It started in 2003 when her husband, Chris, was diagnosed with cancer. She says she had to keep her children entertained during the long car rides, doctor appointments and hospital stays. Today these young-adult, science fiction stories have turned into books. Released by Halo Publishing International, “Shadow Tears” is the first of a 20-part series.

“One day after I had told a story, my son said, ‘Where is this book at I want to read it?’ It hit me so hard that I decided to write it down for my children,” says Tupps.

Tupps says she called the book “Shadow Tears” because when, Selena, the main character who is a Shadow and a Shadow Protector, gets emotional the environment rains. It’s a parallel to the times when Tupps would observe her children looking out a rainy hospital window, she felt the environment was crying for them. She hopes her readers will have fun with the story, but will also take something away from it as well.

“I want them to learn that they can endure anything with a smile on their face,” says Tupps. “You can handle struggles even when you don’t think you can. You are not alone.”

Tupps says her children did and so did she. In 2007, her husband went into remission. Unfortunately, this year he was diagnosed again with pre-cancer. Tupps remains encouraged that her husband will overcome this disease while looking forward to the future. She hopes to release a new book in this series each year.

“These fantasy books are a great outlet for teens to expand their imagination,” says Halo Publisher Lisa M. Umina. “This first book, ‘Shadow Tears,’ combines lessons in unity, overcoming adversity and learning you’re not alone. I really think readers will find this series engaging.”

You can purchase “Shadow Tears” through Halo Publishing for 16.95

Biography:
Currently a resident of Grand Blanc, Michigan, A.J. Tupps grew up in a small farm community in Indiana. In her spare time she enjoys daydreaming, traveling, sunsets, and the outdoors, but most of all spending time with her family. As a young girl, she entertained herself by living adventures from her imagination. Tupps looks at every day as a blessing and another day to make her dreams a reality. She is still in touch with her inner teenager and enjoys the mischief she can get into. She has a Degree in Medical Transcription from the Professional Career Development Institute, and works as an optical technician. She has one adoring husband who joins in her mischief, or is the recipient of it, along with her two loveable children and one hyper dog.

Press & Media Contact:
Lisa M. Umina, Publisher
Halo Publishing International
1100 NW Loop 410, Suite 700-176,
San Antonio, TX 78213 – USA
+1 877-705-9647
contact@halopublishing.com
http://www.halopublishing.com

From Street Stray to Outer Space Story Focuses on Human Emotions During Cold War Era

Before man journeyed into space, animals were sent into the cosmos. The Laika Mission is a fictional story based on a real-life street stray that became part of the Soviet Union’s effort to win the space race.

Houston, TX (USA), March 08, 2014 — Author Mark Phillips, a retired naval officer who spent part of his career hunting Soviet submarines, said The Laika Mission focuses on not only history and science, but the emotion of the world’s fascination with space during the 1950’s. His story is about the launch of the Soviet Union’s second satellite which carried special cargo – a dog named Laika.

“Readers will follow her journey from street stray to space, and meet her young Russian dog handler, Dimitri, who readies her for the historic flight,” Phillips said. “The story brings Dimitri and Laika together with a venerable rocket scientist and two military doctors amongst the backdrop of a communist country trying to shake the oppression of the past.”

Published by Halo Publishing International, The Laika Mission will intrigue readers from teen-age to adult as they wonder if the dog will make it around the Earth and return home safely or have her chances for survival doomed by the rush to the cosmos. “We mostly focus on the politics and science of the United States race to space against the Soviet Union, but Author Mark Phillips brings out the emotion involved in the human desire to be number one in the world,” said Publisher Lisa Umina.

Phillips said he wanted to show how people working on the mission felt. “I wanted to show the human element. We tend to forget that the scientists and others involved were human beings, not simply our enemies.”

For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to http://www.halopublishing.com

About the Author:
Mark Phillips is a native of Parma, Ohio, Phillips is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. For the past 15 years, he has been teaching middle school science in his hometown. To reach author Mark Phillips, e-mail him at markphil@cox.net.

Press & Media Contact:
Lisa M. Umina, Publisher
Halo Publishing International
1031 Cherry Spring Drive, AP 726
Houston, TX 77038 – USA
877-705-9647
lisa@halopublishing.com
http://www.halopublishing.com

RealTime Publishing author, Mattius C. S. White, releases another Fantasy Epic called The Leaves of Dusk.

RealTime Publishing are delighted to announce the release of the second in a series of Fantasy Novels by author Mattius C. S. White.

Limerick, Ireland, January 18, 2012 — RealTime Publishing Announces “The Leaves of Dusk”, the second of two Epic Novels from American Author Mattius C. S. White.

RealTime Publishing, Inc. has published “The Leaves of Dusk” by Mattius C. S. White, which is the author’s second book. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Fantasy category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Borders for a suggested retail price of $14.99. ‘The Leaves of Dusk’ is also available in multiple eBook formats from all the main online retail stores for $4.99. The webpage at store.theebooksale.com was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info):
The blood of Danathyl had crawled from the White Wyvern’s tomb, out over the ice and into the creek to the Lake of Danat-Lanne. The precious blood mingled with the icy water and explored the world beneath its glossy ceiling. Bodies of men and Cordontis and Mangendors floated beneath the surface in a lifeless trance, trapped beneath the icy roof. There they stared out through the dark depths of the water that would forever be their frigid mausoleum. Danathyl’s blood would not revive them amidst such a great amount of water to dilute its healing power. The fallen in the lake were gone forever.

Closer to the cave, where the blood rode the creek’s current out to the lake, it ran thick. Beneath its surface floated the two SangreLin flasks that had eluded Dirlan’s grasp. Emptied of their contents, they now filled with the cold water and sank into the depths. The healing power of Danathyl swam through the creek with the slow moving current and happened upon something to call home. A dark figure hung in the murky depths, as if frozen in flight. A key dangled from a chain hung precariously around a lifeless neck.

Past blackened fingers, beneath charred armor, through tattered cloak, and among singed, whitened hair, the blood swam. It found its way in the darkness over scorched skin and into a mouth, past an agony-ridden grimace, and into lungs and stomach. Its healing massaged a cooled, still heart and travelled through dormant vessels and arteries, igniting nerves with feeling and synapses with a message, relayed with relentless speed to the brain.

I’m still alive, Pestileras thought. His glazed eyes opened, and his fists clenched, trying to wring the cold from within his flesh. He squinted upward and saw the pale sky, hindered by a glassy surface that undulated and spun. Time to breathe once again, he thought. That was when he realized he was underwater. (Chapter 28)

‘The Leaves of Dusk’ is the second of a two-part epic fantasy adventure by author, Mattius C. S. White – author of ‘The Exiled Son’ (book 1 in the series). White, has managed to fulfill his reader’s thirst for the utmost fantasy adventure in a magical realm full of colorful, descriptive, and unique characters.

The author knows his genre and draws on his imagination to create a magnificent piece of literature for its uniqueness and well-defined characters.

Expertly constructed at 418 pages, “The Leaves of Dusk” is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fantasy category. With Global wholesale distribution through Ingram, Barnes & Noble, Baker & Taylor, Books a Million and Borders, and pervasive online availability through RealTime Publishing’s online store TheEbookSale.com, Amazon and elsewhere, “The Leaves of Dusk” meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $14.99 and $4.99, respectively.

Additionally, “The Leaves of Dusk” can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers from the RealTime wholesale department by emailing buybooks@realtimepublishings.com. To qualify for the maximum trade discount price set by the author, order in quantities of ten or more.

ISBN: 9781849611237 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $14.99
ISBN: 9781849611213 Format: 175,000 word multi-format eBook SRP: $4.99

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.realtimepublishings.com

About the Author:
Mattius C. S. White started writing in high school, doing pass-along stories with his friends for fun. This gave him a love for the written word, and by college, Mattius decided to see if he could write a 100-150 page adventure story, just for the challenge of doing it. Inspired by The Lord of the Rings, the Star Wars movies, The Discworld series, Final Fantasy video games, etc. he set out to complete this and ended up creating a 312,000 word and 700+ page book, which has been split into two works (The Leaves of Dusk, and The Leaves of Dusk).
Mattius is continually striving to challenge myself to write stories outside the mainstream seen today, yet he holds true to the works that have inspired him from the beginning. He love to create characters and worlds outside of our own, and until he feels he has nothing left to say, he will continue to relish the joy he get from this art.

Mattius is currently working on a sequel that takes place approximately 20 years after the first two books.

About RealTime Publishing, Inc.:
RealTime Publishing offers custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.realtimepublishings.com and located in Limerick, Ireland, RealTime Publishing, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.

Press & Media Contact:
Mr. Richie O’Brien
RealTime Publishing, Inc
Ballycummin Village, Raheen
Limerick, Ireland
0035-387-786-8066
info@realtimepublishings.com
http://www.realtimepublishings.com

RealTime Publishing Author, Mattius C. S. White, Releases a Fantasy Epic Called The Exiled Son

RealTime Publishing are delighted to announce the release of the first in a series of two Fantasy Novels by author Mattius C. S. White.

Limerick, Ireland, Thursday – July 07, 2011 — RealTime Publishing Announces “The Exiled Son”, the first of two Epic Novels from American Author Mattius C. S. White.

RealTime Publishing, Inc. has published “The Exiled Son” by Mattius C. S. White, which is the author’s first book. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Fantasy category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Borders for a suggested retail price of $14.99. ‘The Exiled Son’ is also available in multiple eBook formats from all the main online retail stores for $4.99. The webpage at store.theebooksale.com was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info):
Changes in the vision of this portrait were not only to the background. This generation of the family Egasesew had lived upon canvas for many years now, and their images, too, were always changing, with the exception of the deceased Sevran. Niafask’s mother remained a beautiful face between two shadows of their former selves who looked on from behind a guise of scales, horns, and jagged teeth.

Niafask looked upon the painting as he touched his rough face. His fingers found a small, bony protrusion on his cheek. “That wasn’t there before,” he said, squinting at his image on the canvas. He reached and pulled a small mirror from a nearby drawer and looked into it.

It was the wrong mirror.

His gaze faded from his own broken face staring back, and he found himself staring at the mirror itself. Its glass and silver frame were stained with the dried brown of old blood. Niafask’s hand felt its way from his cheek down to the long scar across his neck.
As his eyes glazed with memory, all he saw was fire. (Chapter 17, page 221)

White’s account of this era is quite astonishing as he utilizes a brilliant imagination in his writing. He creates a world so very different than we know, but at the same time – he incorporates the need we all have for equality and balance in our own lives, and the lives of others. I found this to be an extraordinary tale of fantasy mixed with an underlying absolute truth. Looking for a fresh new writer – Matthew C. S. White is the next upcoming new author in this genre.

Expertly constructed at 330 pages, “The Exiled Son” is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fantasy category. With Global wholesale distribution through Ingram, Barnes & Noble, Baker & Taylor, Books a Million and Borders, and pervasive online availability through RealTime Publishing’s online store TheEbookSale.com, Amazon and elsewhere, “The Exiled Son” meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $14.99 and $4.99, respectively.

Additionally, “The Exiled Son” can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers from the RealTime wholesale department by emailing buybooks@realtimepublishings.com. To qualify for the maximum trade discount price set by the author, order in quantities of ten or more.

ISBN: 9781849611107 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $14.99
ISBN: 9781849611084 Format: 138,000 word multi-format eBook SRP: $4.99

Book 2, “The Leaves of Dusk”, will be available later in 2011.

For more information or to contact the author, visit http://www.realtimepublishings.com

About the Author:
Mattius C. S. White started writing in high school, doing pass-along stories with his friends for fun. This gave him a love for the written word, and by college, Mattius decided to see if he could write a 100-150 page adventure story, just for the challenge of doing it. Inspired by The Lord of the Rings, the Star Wars movies, The Discworld series, Final Fantasy video games, etc. he set out to complete this and ended up creating a 312,000 word and 700+ page book, which has been split into two works (The Exiled Son, and The Leaves of Dusk).

Mattius is continually striving to challenge myself to write stories outside the mainstream seen today, yet he holds true to the works that have inspired him from the beginning. He love to create characters and worlds outside of our own, and until he feels he has nothing left to say, he will continue to relish the joy he get from this art.

Mattius is currently working on a sequel that takes place approximately 20 years after the first two books.

About RealTime Publishing, Inc.
RealTime Publishing offers custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at http://www.realtimepublishings.com and located in Limerick, Ireland, RealTime Publishing, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.

Press & Media Contact:
Mr. Richard O’Brien, CEO
RealTime Publishing, Inc
Ballycummin Village, Raheen
Limerick, Ireland
00353877868066
info@realtimepublishings.com
http://www.realtimepublishings.com

Watchers of the Rainbow Covenant – New Sci-Fi Thriller-Mystery Novel

New Author Derrick G. Lindsey’s novel Watchers of the Rainbow Covenant confronts paranormal phenomena and science with Biblical scripture. One of the great anomalies of our modern time, is that atheists attack the Bible as being full of “ignorance” and a tool written by ignorant men “to enslave” those who believe. This could not be further from the truth. Even if you don’t believe in divine inspiration, the writers were the greatest minds of their time. The greatest philosophers, statesmen, planners, organizers, military leaders, and “yes” even scientist of their day. Theirs was cutting edge thinking in a constantly changing world of demagogies, wars, famines, and new scientific discoveries. Much like the world we live in today.

Derrick G. Lindsey explodes onto the literary scene with a compelling, fast paced and suspenseful novel set in a dynamic future. What is truly fascinating is how it confronts cutting edge theories of today on the creation of the universe with the Biblical accounts of creation.

The story is a step by step mystery that evolves, but the science is what is ground breaking. A true fusion of the two trains of thought (Religion and Science) which actually are very complementary to each other.

Paranormal phenomena folklore dating back thousands of years, and presented in theories and in the media today are brought face to face with the ageless text of the Bible.

Watchers of the Rainbow Covenant is a joy ride on a fast plane into a world 200 years from today. One need not be a Biblical scholar or a science fan of the latest theories to enjoy it. One merely has to love science fiction and you will love this novel.

About the Author:
Derrick G. Lindsey is a Computer Science Engineer who has worked for various NASA projects in his career, most notably the U.S. Space Shuttle.

He has studied at Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena California, and The Kings Seminary in Van Nuys California where he is pursuing a Masters of Divinity Degree.

Media Contact:

Derrick G. Lindsey
Email: DGLINDSE@PACBELL.NET

Phone (818) 470- 5868

Video Trailer “Watchers of The Rainbow Covenant” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJUz3UxMLgk

Published through Xulon Press 12/21/2010, Watchers of The Rainbow Covenant is available via the Xulon Press Online Bookstore, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and various other online Bookstores,

Contact Details: 17371 Raymer St., Northridge Ca. 91325
818-470-5868
DGLINDSE@PACBELL.NET