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Novel Slices is a publication dedicated solely to novel excerpts. Each issue includes five previously unpublished novel excerpts for connoisseurs of literature across genres. Each excerpt is a winner of our semi-annual novel excerpt contest in January/February and July/August of every year.

Female veterans'' combat exposure to trauma places them at risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which has consequences for healthful reintegration to family and civilian life. Previous research found that wives who provide continuous care to male veterans with PTSD experience symptoms of psychological distress; however, little research has been conducted on the influence of female veterans'' PTSD on their intimate male partners'' (IMPs) psychological well-being. A multivariate correlational design was used to examine the influence of female veteran PTSD on psychological distress and relationship quality in IMPs. The couples'' adaption to traumatic stress model was used as the theoretical framework. The research questions examined (a) the difference between female veterans with and without PTSD on length of time in relationship, combat experience, total number of deployments, and IMP psychological distress and (b) the influence of female veterans'' combat experience, PTSD, and IMP psychological distress on relationship quality. A sample of 71 IMPs between the ages of 18 and 65 provided survey research data on the variables of interest. Psychological distress, number of partner deployments, and length of time in relationship discriminated significantly between IMPS whose partners were diagnosed with PTSD, not diagnosed, or did not know about the PTSD diagnosis. The regression results revealed that the psychological distress of IMPs and number of partner deployments positively predicted relationship quality. Attention to female veterans and their families can contribute to increased retention of female service members in the Army and successful integration into family and civilian life.

Loggers Don''t Make Love is a tricky deftly written mystery with a narrator that could coax you into a barrel above Niagra falls. Author Dave Rowan paints a true picture of the rough and tumble life in a logging camp on the Olympic Peninsula. The mystery isn''t over when the story ends. Reading the prologue reveals the cleverness the author had when penning this thriller.-James Sweeney, author of A Thousand Prayers: Alaska Climbing Expedition, Marine Life Solidarity and The ListIt''s the waning days of old growth logging on the Olympic Peninsula, and Dave Rowan''s Knucklehead is one of a group of raucous loggers. Knucklehead relates a fast-paced tale in a strong voice of friendship, love, death, and murder amongst the big trees. No one escapes unscathed, and in the end, Knucklehead concludes "perhaps just recognizing our karma during one lifetime will help us get rid of it in the next one."-Doug Pope, Author of The Way to Gaamaak CovePartly inspired by the Louis L''Amour novels scattered through the bunkhouses, the novel Loggers Don''t Make Love takes place in a logging camp on Washington State''s, Olympic Peninsula. The tall tale explores the interplay of camaraderie, friendship, love and sex, and pays tribute to the itinerant workers who found honor in harvesting the last old-growth timber still legal to log. It was a blood sport, providing a stage for big egos, some of them twisted, far from the centers of good manners. Like commercial fishermen and miners, loggers found nobility in doing a job that other people didn''t want to admit was necessary. Of course, the women they pursued could see through the bluster. Grisdale, the logging camp, was billed as the last real camp in the lower 48 until it closed and disappeared in 1985. The book''s title may be read as words of advice.Loggers Don''t Make Love, a stunning debut novella by a former NW logger, Dave Rowan, defies a literary pigeon-hole. Glorious first-growth NW forests-wild and free and lovely-seep their wildness and more into the loggers who harvest them in the US ''70s, and the women who love them. Throw in a murder mystery and you have a feast that is good-to-the-last-surprising-drop.-Kerry Dean Feldman, author of Alice''s Trading Post: A Novel of the West and Drunk on Love: Twelve Stories to Savor Responsibly 

What would you do if your best friend went missing?Join Maisie and her lost little sheep in their wild adventures around the EMERALD ISLE!You'll visit Ireland's most beloved, iconic landmarks as the two navigate their way from the cliffs to the castles, to the stone walls and the cities, and all along the seaside as they search!Maisie McGillicuddy's Sheep Got Muddy ¿is about friendship, loyalty, perseverance, bravery, faith, and never giving up on the ones that you love.

Illumen presents science fiction and fantasy poetry, as well as speculative poetry, all covering a wide range of topics. This issue includes:Featured Poet: William R. Ford Jr.Article: Creating Triptychs by Terrie Leigh RelfPlus Marge Simon, Deborah Guzzi, Maureen Bowden, Denny Marshall, and many more voices!

Imp, now 13, has awakened from stasis by MA, the ship''s computer, to find that everyone else has been killed by a highly infectious disease. She is alone on the ship. But she is about to have visitors.The Greentown, a salvage ship, has spotted a derelict and is about to board her for salvage rights. The crew is blissfully unaware of what happened to the people on the derelict. Soon enough they will find out...but will it be too late? And what of the girl who now controls the derelict? To everyone involved, everything is new...and potentially lethal.

The first and last 4 issues of the Londontopia Magazine compiled into an easy to read book form. The magazine features articles on hidden London, the history of London, London travel tips. It''s like a massive guidebook filled with pretty pictures. Issue #1 Contents: Hidden Charing Cross, Top 10 Paddington, London SOS, Temple of Mithras, The London Diary, Map, Women''s Police Service, Stately Homes of London, Poem, Then & Now, 10 Busiest Tube StationsIssue #2 Contents: Westminster Abbey''s New Museum, Crossrail (Elizabeth Line) is Coming, One Day in London, The London Diary, Map, Lost Tunnels of Euston Station, Poem, Fortnum & Mason, Samuel Pepys, London Art, London Top 5 RestaurantsIssue #3 Contents: Strawberry Hill House, Terror on the Tube, One Day in London, The London Diary, Map, Metroland, Unseen London, London Non-Free Museums, London Top Five: BookshopsIssue #4 Contents: Exploring Lambeth Palace Library, 10 Best Small Museums, The London Diary, The Tube: A Photo Essay, A Changing Heathrow, The Albert Memorial, The Lights of London Poem, London Top 5: PubsThe Londontopia Magazine was produced from 2018-2019 as an experiment in creating a London themed magazine. The articles live on forever in this lovely book with all the pretty pictures to go with!

Pyra, age thirteen, is running away from home in the Asteroid Belt because she''s not doing well in school. Her parents want to send her to Mars for school, and she doesn''t want to go. She sneaks aboard a cargo shuttle, and falls asleep in the hold. When she awakens, she finds herself in free-fall; the shuttle has been seized by the Tektites, a group of rebel pirates . . . . . . and the adventures begin!This novel is "kid-safe," i.e., no cussing and no adult themes, just adventures for the whole family.

What happens when androids confront concepts inconsistent with their programming? William Landis examines this question by means of flash fiction and haiku that you will find pithy, poignant, and amusing.William Landis is a science fiction poet from North Carolina. He is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, completing both undergraduate, and graduate work in agriculture. He is currently working on a vermicomposting project, and he is an Army reserve engineer officer. He enjoys running, writing, reading, and exploring new places.

Six short plays performed between 2009 and 2019. "Potions and Pets" is a one-act comedy on the theme of "if your pets could talk."  "One Step Braver" is the true story of Ellory Schempp''s protest against the reading of Bible passages and The Lord''s Prayer in his Abington, Pennsylvania, high school in 1956, which led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1962.  "The Reunion that Wasn''t" tells the story of an American veteran of World War II who returns to the town on Italy where he fell in love with a local girl, but his meeting with the girl-turned-woman forces him to face a picture of himself completely at odds with his self-image.  "Remembrance" is a family story centered on a woman nearing death in a hospice, who talks for her nephew about the meaning of life and death, and who reveals a secret to her brother that makes him realize he isn''t the only person dealing with unbearable memories.  "Was Justice Served?" contrasts the actions of a World War II veteran who liberated a German prison camp with his court-martial for mistreating an SS officer. "Male Bonding" is a humorous look at the shallowness of men''s emotional lives.

The Top 2.5% of high performing authors......earn 64% of the book profits.How do they do it?We are in the golden age for authors. The gatekeepers are gone. The books and novels that have been buried on your "Bucket List" can be brought to life. Nobody can tell you, "No!"It''s not even that hard.Getting the readers, well, that''s where we all need help.What are the KEY PRINCIPLES?Joe Solari has experience from 20-years as an entrepreneur and in 2016 began to help authors get to six and seven figures. It became his passion. He understands the engine that drives success.Are you willing to learn the power of cumulative advantage?He has shown that not only can cumulative advantage be systematized, but a unique flavor is possible for every author. This professionally researched book contains never before seen data on just how demand works in publishing and how the top authors become best sellers.Are you ready?You''ll love this road map to finding readers, because the world is a vast social place and knowing how it works can make all the difference.Get it now.

There are so many discouraging words these days that people sometimes just need to hear, "It''s going to be all right. You can do this. You can make it through." Life is better lived when you search for the light and not the dark. Here are 101 encouragements for when you''re about to embark on a new adventure, when you''re wrestling with doubt, when you could use a gentle push, or all of the above.From the author of How to Play a Blue Guitar and Refuse to be Afraid, this collection of short essays, poems and aphorisms is designed to uplift and encourage. For more information, visit warrenbluhm.com.

[Rating: PG-13] The Third novel in the "Tropical Frontier" series, The Gladesman is, in addition, the Second novel in the "Port Starboard" sub-series.From the darkest depths of the Everglades comes the Gladesman, and the tiny hamlet of Port Starboard will never be the same.The Gladesman, a disgusting, vile swamp dweller comes to Port Starboard - a tiny settlement on the northwest shore of 1880's Lake Worth - and everything goes downhill from there. Because of him, however, the residents discover that Maggie Hooker, a black woman and the town's shopkeeper/postmistress, is the glue that holds the community together.

Agent Christopher Rockford has been the best assassin in the agency for eight years, and he loves his job. He loves his solitary lifestyle. He loves keeping the world safe by getting rid of anarchists who threaten their orderly society. He loves his comfortable life as a member of the wealthy Coastal upper class.But in pursuit of a target, he meets Jenna, a mysterious civilian who belongs to society''s lowest and most shunned group. Being around her is life-changing. She makes him feel for the first time, and he is instantly captivated.She boldly stands in the face of everything he has ever known and was taught to believe. He begins to see the world through her eyes, causing him to question his job, his lifestyle, and The Order he so obediently serves. It''s not long before he can''t imagine his life without her.There''s just one problem: He knows she would leave him if she ever found out about his job. He knows this because he asked her how she felt about assassins in their government, and she was utterly disgusted with the idea, even though she believes their existence is just a myth. As their relationship grows and intensifies, he knows he cannot keep the truth from her for long.But Jenna has her own secrets to keep.Set in an orderly world of near-perfect surveillance, genetically modified humans, and extreme socioeconomic divide, this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller will take you through one man''s journey of self-discovery and learning that change begins within.

The Great Escapes This initial chapter concentrates on the very basic need for self-defense against unwanted contact. Unwanted contact can mean anything from a simple wrist grab to a kick, a headlock or some sort of choke. It can be in any situation or position: surprise attack, direct confrontation, on the ground, or standing. In this chapter, I teach 30 simple, highly effective techniques that not only provide one with an opportunity for escape, but also serve  as the foundation on which further self-defense development is built. Some examples of unwanted contact addressed in this chapter are: grabs, chokes, bear hugs, headlocks, kicks, ground attacks, and tackles.