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Mind-reader Eric Beckman leads an uncomplicated life, using his special talent to solve cases and find missing persons. That life is threatened, however, when he learns that his nineteen-year-old daughter, Cosmina, has been recruited for a mission to retrieve a magic gold coin. Eric objects. She is much too young and inexperienced for a dangerous mission like that But Cosmina, whose powers are even greater than her father's, is the only person on the planet who can complete the task. She's The Chosen One. He allows her to go but only if he can come along. The mystical coin is buried in an ancient cave in Antarctica, and evil forces will do anything to prevent the father-daughter team from reaching it. Eric and Cosmina must fight not only the natural elements of the most inhospitable place on Earth, but the unnatural forces of a terrible demon hellbent on destroying them. If Eric can't accept his daughter's power and maturity and yield to her judgment, the quest will fail. The full power of the netherworld will be unleashed, and humans' reign over the planet will cease.

Want to Improve Your Piano Sight-Reading? Don't play another note until you've read this book "I would recommend this for anyone interested in improving their ability to sight-read." -- Bruce Lombardi, Amazon CustomerAuthor Al Macy practiced sight-reading every day for six years and carefully documented his journey. He determined what works and what doesn't. By following along with his quest, you can avoid the mistakes he made and take advantage of the tricks he found most useful.Here are some of the questions this book will answer for you (you'll be surprised by some of the answers ): Should you hire a teacher?How long should you practice each day?Will you inevitably improve if you just do a lot of reading?How can you find enough practice music?Which are more important, notes or intervals?Is it okay to look down at your hands?How far ahead should you try to look?Can practicing with your eyes closed help?How can you get better at leaving things out when you are having trouble?What can you do about the fact that thenotes on the bass clef are in different places than on the treble clef?How does understanding the harmonic structure of a piece help you play it?Does it help to sight-sing a piece before playing?How should you analyze the tune before starting?Macy also presents his very own soon-to-be-patented (not really) method for forcing you to attend to intervals instead of notes. If you find yourself so fixated on the note names that you can't work with the intervals instead, this trick might solve your problem.And with Al's wacky, conversational writing style, you'll enjoy every minute of the book. You can curl up in a comfortable chair and read the whole thing or sit at the piano to try out the tips and tricks.If you want to take your sight-reading to a whole new level and want tips that will help, or if you're just curious about what the future may hold for you, scroll up and grab your copy today

It's the year 2020, and Eric Beckman is a mind-reading detective. Although he reads only the conscious thoughts of the people he interviews, it usually gives him enough of an edge to overcome his inexperience as a PI. But mind reading is hell on relationships. Trusting comes hard when you know what people are really thinking.The case of his life lands in his lap when a beautiful woman materializes during a televised baseball game. She floats in midair, then drops to the ground, comatose. Beckman is at her bedside when she wakes up. From the moment she opens her eyes, she has him under her spell. He vows to figure out where-or when-she came from, even if it kills him.The stakes increase when she disappears without a trace. Worse, she holds the key to a worldwide energy catastrophe. If Beckman can't find her and unlock her secrets, economies will collapse, and the world will spiral down into chaos.

Jake Corby saved the world. Now, he's being asked to save the universe Corby is recovering from his last mission, enjoying life with his new family, when he's sucked into a parallel universe with nothing but his clothes, his dog, and his eighty-three-year-old grandmother-in-law. On this version of Earth, the dinosaurs didn't go extinct and the world is ruled by a spacefaring civilization of dinobirds. If Jake wants to return home, he'll need to not only survive but locate the rulers of Earth so they can send him back. Worse, Corby learns that a universe collision is imminent. Unless he can adapt to his new reality and work with the dinobirds to ward off that danger, his universe, as well as countless others, will cease to exist. The Universe Next Door is a standalone book and may be understood without reading any of the other books in the series. However, for maximum enjoyment, consider reading Contact Us first.

Garrett Goodlove hates liars. As a lawyer, he's forced to deal with more than his fair share of cheats and con artists, but lately, he's been getting fed up. Goodlove suspects that his latest client, a jolly babushka by the name of Aksana Ivanova, is a grandmaster of deception. His law partner disagrees. But how can they be sure? Soon after they get her weapons-possession charge dismissed on a technicality, the Redwood Point DA arrests her on a charge of first-degree murder. Apparently, the weapon found in the trunk of her car was used in an assassination. Perhaps Ms. Ivanova isn't who everyone thinks she is. If Goodlove can't figure out when she's lying and when she's telling the truth, he won't be able to defend her. Worse, he comes to fear that keeping her out of jail might not be such a good idea.

It's 2029, and Alex Booker, the president's accountant, has a problem: He's uncovered an ongoing money-laundering scheme managed by the president herself. Alex is reluctant to expose the crime until he's analyzed the heck out of it, but at the urging of his less-cautious assistant, he brings his discovery to the FBI. When Alex's life is threatened, he's placed into an experimental witness protection program. As a guinea pig for a risky scientific procedure he is changed in ways he never thought possible. That's when things start going wrong. If Alex can't overcome his cautious, careful nature and fight the president while maintaining his anonymity, the United States will be forever changed.

This book is a collection of four short stories from the unconventional mind of Al Macy. The Christmas Planet Jake Corby's family convinces him to celebrate Christmas on a Disneyland-like planet run by creatures who walk on two legs but resemble schnauzers in elf costumes. When the Corby family arrives, Jake finds that the setup is not quite as innocent as it appears. A Pirate's Life Down and out scavenger Alex Hale comes across a derelict spaceship belonging to mutineer Jan Breck. There's a price on her head. Her beautiful head. Will he turn her in and get the reward? Sophia, Kidnapped Jake Corby gets word that the four-year-old daughter of an old friend has been kidnapped. Working together with Archie Chen, the "Mexican Ninja," he tries to rescue her. Before it's too late Love in the Snow Mind reader Eric Beckman has a problem. His daughter, Cosmina, is about to learn that she can compel others to do her bidding. He must train his wife to resist this mind control before Cosmina starts ordering her around: Drive me to the mall Buy me a pony Let me date Rufus the rock and roll drummer

Alex Booker is sixty going on sixteen. Literally. A genetic experiment de-aged his body and turned him into a teenager. Because of his wise old mind, he's cautious and thoughtful. But adolescent hormones don't do "cautious." Although he'd been an accountant in his "former life," impetuous young Alex has chosen to become a private investigator. Bad idea. Business is slow-who would hire a detective who looks like he belongs in high school? When heiress teen Misty Langwell disappears, the police wait for a ransom demand that never comes. Desperate, Misty's parents turn to Booker and Associates for help. Alex is perfect for the job. He's just the man-or kid-to go undercover. Her disappearance turns out to be much more sinister than a simple kidnapping, and Alex soon finds himself stuck in a prison camp deep in the Amazon jungle. Is he in over his young head? If he can't find a good balance between wisdom and impulsiveness, Misty will never be seen again. And neither will Alex. The Abducted Heiress may be read as a standalone book or as Book Two in the Alex Booker series.

Garrett Goodlove used to be an arrogant criminal defense attorney with a drive to win at all costs. But a pair of tragic events threw him into a bottomless depression, and he retreated into the practice of family law. Now, he tries to settle cases in ways that make everyone happy. He's a nicer person, but has he lost his edge? His kinder, gentler life is disrupted when the police arrest his estranged twin sister, Carly. She's accused of shoving her husband off a cliff into the storm-tossed Pacific Ocean. Worse, the vicious detective on the case has a grudge against her and has vowed to send her to prison even if he has to cheat to do it. Carly, deaf since birth, refuses to be defended by anyone other than her twin brother. But the intense connection that binds the siblings tells Garrett that she may not be revealing everything she knows. If Garrett can't keep this new stress from pushing him back into depression, the defense will fail, condemning his sister to an isolated life in prison, cut off from the deaf community she needs.

Eric Beckman, a mind-reading private investigator, is spending Christmas in snowy Vermont with his wife and daughter. He needs a break from solving cases, but the townspeople convince him to look into the village mystery: Every holiday season, someone switches the baby Jesus with one of the other figures in the town's nativity scene. With the help of his ten-year-old daughter, also a mind reader, he soon learns that some of the residents of the small town are not who-or even what-they seem to be. There's something supernatural going on in Newburn, Vermont. His investigation causes an escalation of strange happenings, and soon, swapped manger figures are the least of the town's worries. If Beckman can't adjust his view of the world-force himself to believe in things he never thought possible-the Christmas vacation could turn out to be his family's last. A Mind Reader's Christmas may be read as a standalone book or as Book Four in the Eric Beckman series.

Special New-Release Price Romanian Jewel Thief Viviana Petki knows she has kleptomania, but is she a sociopath, too? Returning from Saint-Tropez, where she stole the priceless Portensia diamond, she escapes the suspicions of US Customs by slipping the diamond into someone else's suitcase. Only a sociopath would frame a random stranger without a second's hesitation, yes? The hunt is on to find the suitcase's owner and retrieve the diamond. But the search leads to much more than she'd bargained for. What she finds imperils not only her life, but that of her fourteen-year-old cousin-the one who has an unnatural ability to open safes. If Viviana can't conquer her demons, she'll spend the rest of her life in prison. That is, if the mob doesn't kill her first. The Day Before Yesterday's Thief may be read as a standalone book or as a prequel to the Eric Beckman series.