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BLUE Virtual Book Tour

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“Until the Lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the Hunt will
always glorify the Hunter.”

 

Pamela Edwards McClafferty (Editor)

 

Fiction

Date Published: May 21, 2024

Publisher: Spellbound Pictures Ltd USA LLC.

 

 

 

 

BLUE: A Multigenerational Epic of Destiny, Secrets, and Freedom

 

Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will
always glorify the hunter.

 

Spanning five generations, four families, two continents, and three
secrets, BLUE is a captivating saga that intertwines the lives of four
extraordinary individuals on an urgent mission for freedom.

 

Meet the Protagonists:

 

  • Nicole Johnson: A beautiful Howard University MBA graduate with a vision to
    build her international advertising/marketing company, Fresh, Inc., in her
    hometown of Chicago.
  • Regina Bovine: A stunning artistic marketer and graduate of life’s
    challenges, Regina becomes Nicole’s partner in Fresh, Inc., bringing her
    unique perspective and talent.
  • Segun Bada: A brilliant MIT graduate who establishes the headquarters of
    his international conglomerate, Quantum Protection Systems (Q.P.S.), in
    Gaborone, Botswana.
  • Sotonye Bada: Segun’s gifted brother and a graduate of the Mayo Medical
    School, Sotonye sets up his medical practice in Gaborone, Botswana,
    alongside his brother.

 

Together, their paths converge in an extraordinary saga that takes them
across the globe to Chicago, New Orleans, Botswana, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Huntsville, Nigeria, Kenya, Washington D.C., and Tanzania. As they unravel
the secrets of their ancestors, they discover the reason the ancient oracles
destined them to join forces.

 

A Race Against Time:

With BLUE, a formidable force of evil, threatening to unleash his deadliest
powers upon the world before the children born to either join or destroy him
reach their thirty-first birthday, Nicole and Regina are drawn back to the
African continent, the birthplace of BLUE.

In a final, epic battle, they join Sotonye and Segun to protect the Freedom
Code, a legacy for their ancestors, their present allies, and the future
generations of their people—and all people. For if one man or woman is
enslaved, so is the world.

 

BLUE: A Riveting Tale of:

 

  • Family: Exploring the intricate bonds and connections between generations
    and families across continents.
  • Love: Showcasing the power of love in its various forms, from familial love
    to romantic love.
  • Destiny: Unraveling the ancient prophecies that foretold the convergence of
    four lives on a mission.
  • Freedom: Fighting for the fundamental right of freedom for all individuals
    and the world at large.

 

Immerse yourself in this multigenerational epic that will keep you turning
pages as you journey alongside Nicole, Regina, Segun, and Sotonye in their
quest for freedom and the preservation of their legacy.

 

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  About the Author

Walter Jones

 Walter Jones, a native Chicagoan, (1952 -) has written his first novel.

“Dreams can come true, but it probably won’t happen as you
first imagined. No one could have told me a novel I started when I was in my
forties would come to fruition in my sixties. Or that I would go from golden
boy to ‘I‘m sorry. You are extremely qualified for the position,
but we are considering other candidates.’ Or that I would face years
of doubt and criticism from relatives and friends.”

The sixth child of Mary Louise Spillman and Russell Donald Jones Jr.,
Walter grew up in two predominately African American communities, Morgan
Park and Chatham. The Spillmans were one of the first African American
families to settle in Chicago; they owned homes and businesses and took care
of their neighborhoods.

By the mid-1960s, the civil rights movement was in full swing. Housing
projects had been built and crime was on the rise. By the time Walter
graduated from Chicago State University (psychology), the peace he had known
in his youth was a memory.

Walter had high hopes that he could make a difference when he began his
career at the Austin Chicago YMCA before becoming the first black executive
at Lawson YMCA Metro Chicago. He ended his YMCA career at the historical
Black Washington Park. Thereafter, he worked at Habitat Boulevard LLC and
then ventured out on his own to found his own construction company.

“Working in public service, I watched my people falling into
materialistic, superficial, and destructive traps. I was surprised and
humbled to find I was no exception. When my construction business failed, I
had to reassess myself and my life. For years I had focused on the image I
wanted my children and others to have of me, not on the man I truly was. I
began to reflect on the people who had profoundly influenced my life.”

BLUE began to take form as Walter wrote about the African American life of
his youth—the beauty, majesty, brilliance, and courage of his people.
He suddenly realized he was rebuilding that which he had lost, a love of
self and humanity. To support his family, he took odd jobs. Ultimately he
joined a security company, where he works to this day.

“As my greatest advocate, my mother read my first draft of BLUE
before her death in 1995 and made me promise to complete it. Little did I
know she was freeing me from BLUE and showing me how long the path can be to
freedom, but I learned, and I am grateful.”

 

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The Gariboldi Affair Blitz

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary, mystery & detective, amateur
sleuths

Date Published:  June 2024

 

 

Crime – Murder – Guilt – Redemption

 

Colonel Emilio Gariboldi is a complex man. He is also a veteran of the
Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

An idealist as a young man, he had hoped to emulate his hero Italo Balbo
and hence joined the Italian air force.

A fatal encounter with an enemy intruder while camped with his air force
unit on the heights of an elevated plateau near Axum in the northern parts
of Ethiopia changes his life forever.

The discovery of the body of a young black woman prisoner found in bed next
to him cements his embroilment with a criminal organization involved in
human trafficking.

Almost two decades later, another young black girl is found dead at the
foot of the Terzano Tower in Campobasso.

Are the crimes related?

About the Author

Da Nicodemo

I was born in Montorio nei Frentani, province of Campobasso, in the Molise
region of Italy. My father, Costanzo Nicodemo, emigrated to Canada and
worked in Montreal, Quebec. The rest of the family followed later. My
parents then built their home in the northeast of Montreal where I spent
most of my early years.

I graduated from Loyola College and went on to obtain my Master’s
degree in physics at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. A paper
was published from that work in the Journal of Polymer Science Part A-2:
Polymer Physics.

Afterwards, I traveled throughout Europe and Egypt. Once back in Montreal,
I started a music retail business and later went on to music production. One
international hit came out of that endeavor: ‘Living on Video’
by the Montreal group Trans-X.

I am now retired and living in Nova Scotia with my friend Louise, dogs
Daisy & Boo, & cat Cora.

 

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BLUE cover

“Until the Lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the Hunt will
always glorify the Hunter.”

 

Pamela Edwards McClafferty (Editor)

 

Fiction

Date Published: May 21, 2024

Publisher: Spellbound Pictures Ltd USA LLC.

 

 

 

 

BLUE: A Multigenerational Epic of Destiny, Secrets, and Freedom

 

Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will
always glorify the hunter.

 

Spanning five generations, four families, two continents, and three
secrets, BLUE is a captivating saga that intertwines the lives of four
extraordinary individuals on an urgent mission for freedom.

 

Meet the Protagonists:

 

  • Nicole Johnson: A beautiful Howard University MBA graduate with a vision to
    build her international advertising/marketing company, Fresh, Inc., in her
    hometown of Chicago.
  • Regina Bovine: A stunning artistic marketer and graduate of life’s
    challenges, Regina becomes Nicole’s partner in Fresh, Inc., bringing her
    unique perspective and talent.
  • Segun Bada: A brilliant MIT graduate who establishes the headquarters of
    his international conglomerate, Quantum Protection Systems (Q.P.S.), in
    Gaborone, Botswana.
  • Sotonye Bada: Segun’s gifted brother and a graduate of the Mayo Medical
    School, Sotonye sets up his medical practice in Gaborone, Botswana,
    alongside his brother.

 

Together, their paths converge in an extraordinary saga that takes them
across the globe to Chicago, New Orleans, Botswana, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Huntsville, Nigeria, Kenya, Washington D.C., and Tanzania. As they unravel
the secrets of their ancestors, they discover the reason the ancient oracles
destined them to join forces.

 

A Race Against Time:

With BLUE, a formidable force of evil, threatening to unleash his deadliest
powers upon the world before the children born to either join or destroy him
reach their thirty-first birthday, Nicole and Regina are drawn back to the
African continent, the birthplace of BLUE.

In a final, epic battle, they join Sotonye and Segun to protect the Freedom
Code, a legacy for their ancestors, their present allies, and the future
generations of their people—and all people. For if one man or woman is
enslaved, so is the world.

 

BLUE: A Riveting Tale of:

 

  • Family: Exploring the intricate bonds and connections between generations
    and families across continents.
  • Love: Showcasing the power of love in its various forms, from familial love
    to romantic love.
  • Destiny: Unraveling the ancient prophecies that foretold the convergence of
    four lives on a mission.
  • Freedom: Fighting for the fundamental right of freedom for all individuals
    and the world at large.

 

Immerse yourself in this multigenerational epic that will keep you turning
pages as you journey alongside Nicole, Regina, Segun, and Sotonye in their
quest for freedom and the preservation of their legacy.

 

 

About the Author

Walter Jones

 Walter Jones, a native Chicagoan, (1952 -) has written his first novel.

“Dreams can come true, but it probably won’t happen as you
first imagined. No one could have told me a novel I started when I was in my
forties would come to fruition in my sixties. Or that I would go from golden
boy to ‘I‘m sorry. You are extremely qualified for the position,
but we are considering other candidates.’ Or that I would face years
of doubt and criticism from relatives and friends.”

The sixth child of Mary Louise Spillman and Russell Donald Jones Jr.,
Walter grew up in two predominately African American communities, Morgan
Park and Chatham. The Spillmans were one of the first African American
families to settle in Chicago; they owned homes and businesses and took care
of their neighborhoods.

By the mid-1960s, the civil rights movement was in full swing. Housing
projects had been built and crime was on the rise. By the time Walter
graduated from Chicago State University (psychology), the peace he had known
in his youth was a memory.

Walter had high hopes that he could make a difference when he began his
career at the Austin Chicago YMCA before becoming the first black executive
at Lawson YMCA Metro Chicago. He ended his YMCA career at the historical
Black Washington Park. Thereafter, he worked at Habitat Boulevard LLC and
then ventured out on his own to found his own construction company.

“Working in public service, I watched my people falling into
materialistic, superficial, and destructive traps. I was surprised and
humbled to find I was no exception. When my construction business failed, I
had to reassess myself and my life. For years I had focused on the image I
wanted my children and others to have of me, not on the man I truly was. I
began to reflect on the people who had profoundly influenced my life.”

BLUE began to take form as Walter wrote about the African American life of
his youth—the beauty, majesty, brilliance, and courage of his people.
He suddenly realized he was rebuilding that which he had lost, a love of
self and humanity. To support his family, he took odd jobs. Ultimately he
joined a security company, where he works to this day.

“As my greatest advocate, my mother read my first draft of BLUE
before her death in 1995 and made me promise to complete it. Little did I
know she was freeing me from BLUE and showing me how long the path can be to
freedom, but I learned, and I am grateful.”

 

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Website

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The Freaks of Lark Street Blitz

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Fiction

Date Published: 01-04-2024

Publisher: Pageturner Press and Media

 

 

Julius T. Downer has lost his job at a prestigious Wall Street firm, his
lovely girlfriend who has run off with his best friend, and his shoebox of
an apartment where he and his girlfriend have been locked up in
Pandemic-stricken New York City during COVID. Without much money left, he
has little choice but to dump it all and relocate to Albany, New York, where
he lives hand-to-mouth at a Motel 6.

Demoralized, Downer knows he must get on his feet. He ventures to the most
cosmopolitan street in Albany, which is Lark Street, hoping to find another
girlfriend similar to the one who just abandoned him and also hoping to have
a little fun before he searches for another job. Instead, he finds an
antagonistic and unwelcoming crowd who snub him at every turn. The only ones
who welcome him in are those he terms as “freaks.” These are the
homeless, the drunks, the addicts, and the sex workers on Lark Street.

But his downward slide is mitigated by an outsider artist who takes up
residence in one of the few coffee shops that are established there. With
the help of this outsider artist and his group of “freakish”
friends, Julius T. Downer finds that he has a special supernatural ability
when it comes to viewing art.

And Downer enters Albany already hating artists and everything about them.
But after finding that he has this new ability bestowed upon him by this
outsider artist, he finds that his new relationship to art and the art world
around him can help many people who are suffering and struggling through
their own lives. Downer finds a new path to follow with the understanding
that he is just a “freak” himself.

 

About the Author

Harvey Havel

Harvey Havel has been a short-story writer and novelist for over thirty
years. His first novel, Noble McCloud, A Novel, about a young, struggling
musician was published in November of 1999. He now has nineteen books which
include novels, short stories, and two collections of essays on current
affairs and political matters.

His latest book is a serialized novel, The Queen of Intelligence: A 9/11
Novel, has just been released through Kindle Vella on Amazon.com in
2021.

Havel is formerly a Lecturer in English at Bergen Community College in
Paramus, New Jersey. He also taught writing and literature at SUNY Albany
and the College of Saint Rose, also in Albany, New York.

He currently lives there with his pet cat, Marty, and has many more books
in store for his many fans in future.

Copies of his books and short stories, both new and used, may be purchased
at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Smashwords.com, or at your favorite
local bookstore.

An excellent interview with Harvey Havel by Robert Nagle of Personville
Press in Katy, Texas, can be found at Imaginary Planet.net.

His readers are encouraged to leave their honest comments about his work
anywhere his fine books are sold.

 

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Threads of a Needle Virtual Book Tour

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A Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Journey through Dimensional Probabilities

 

Fiction, Sci-Fi/Adventure, Futuristic, Thriller

Date Published: January 30, 2024

Publisher: Elite Online Publishing

 

 

Immerse yourself in a near-future world on the brink of transformation in
“Threads of a Needle.” Follow Hope Valencia, a skilled PT-SOF
agent for the League of Consciousness, as she embarks on a daring mission
transcending the boundaries of time and space.

 

Advanced neurological technologies, now under the control of a dominant
media conglomerate, manipulate humanity’s belief systems, deviating from
their original intent to advance human progress. At the heart of this
narrative are Hope’s parents, Dr. Gabriel Valencia, neurotechnologist, and
Ella Valencia, whose monumental discovery of Trans-Dimensional Probability
Threads unites consciousness with the physical realm, revealing a vast
expanse of probable realities. This groundbreaking revelation paves the way
for the Quantum Thought Dynamics-AI Protocol (QTD-AI), a technology that
enables the digitization and manipulation of human thought processes.

Embark on a journey with Hope that challenges traditional understanding,
unravels the very fabric of reality, and unveils hidden truths.
“Threads of a Needle” not only narrates an enthralling tale but
also invites you to reflect on the malleability of reality and the
influential power of your beliefs, thoughts, and emotions in shaping the
world around you.   

 

 

 

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EXCERPT

Note to the Reader 

 

Dear Reader, 

 

This book was crafted for the inquisitive seekers of meaning, for those who have sensed that there is more to life than meets the eye, those who believe that each of us holds the power to shape reality, both at the individual and societal levels. 

If you have ever questioned what exists beyond the boundaries of empirical science or the constraints of rigid religious dogma, if you’ve felt the presence of a bridge that unites these belief systems, or if you’ve dared to contemplate an infinite reality, you’ve arrived at the right destination. 

Threads of a Needle embarks on an enlightening journey, unveiling a captivating narrative that forges a visionary connection between the domains of science and nondenominational spirituality, often regarded as the mystical. 

This bridge transcends the confines of age-old debates that have revolved around various ideologies. It does not align with one ideology or another. Instead, it stands resolute upon the very foundation of reality itself, a foundation woven from the intricate fabric of consciousness in all its magnificent and universal forms. 

Amidst the backdrop of political strife and societal division, it is truly remarkable to observe a convergence taking place within our most respected academic institutions. The age-old wisdom once attributed to ancient sages is now harmoniously intertwining with the latest scientific breakthroughs, leaving us to ponder: Could it be that these seemingly divergent paths are, in fact, leading us to the same destination, albeit expressed through distinct lenses? 

As we advance along the path of knowledge, these seemingly disparate worlds inexorably converge. What was once regarded as mystical is now emerging as a fundamental principle. This profound synthesis invites us to contemplate the rich tapestry of possibilities that extend beyond the confines of our physical existence. 

Threads of a Needle embarks on a quest to explore the extraordinary power of belief and its ability to shape our experiential reality. 

Welcome to a realm where curiosity, science, and spirituality gracefully intertwine, unveiling a fresh perspective on the universe, our role within it, and the boundless potential that lies ahead. 

 

With warm regards, 

DG Zitting 

 

P.S. Explore the Terms and Concepts section at the end of the book. Whether you dive into it before, during, or after your journey, it’s a valuable resource to enhance your reading experience. Enjoy!

  About the Author

DG Zitting is a seasoned entrepreneur with a career spanning over three
decades in real estate finance and financial technology. He has successfully
led national business firms to significant achievements.

Beyond his thriving professional journey, Zitting’s insatiable curiosity
spans various domains, including science, technology, philosophy,
psychology, and non-denominational spirituality. This lifelong quest for
knowledge has unveiled profound insights into the greater reality of the
world and universe.

What sets Zitting apart is his ability to translate this wisdom into both
his personal life and business ventures, yielding resounding success. As a
co-founder and leader of firms employing over two thousand individuals and
achieving billions in sales volume objectives, Zitting attributes his
accomplishments to transformative insights gained along his remarkable
journey.

By infusing his knowledge into every facet of life, including business,
family, friendships, hobbies, and passions, Zitting has created a distinct
advantage in navigating life’s intricate game. He has also established the
B
E+T=R Life Strategy (BETR), recognizing the pivotal role of beliefsconscious and subconsciousin shaping reality. This philosophy is elegantly summarized in his symbolic
equation, B
E+T=R, where Beliefs, Emotions, and Thoughts align to shape the probable
thread of Reality, empowering others to choose the reality they wish to
experience.

 

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