TopShelf Magazine May 2023

GOOD-BYE TOO SOON

Addiction is a rampant mental illness that takes hold of individuals of any age. Brandon was only a teenager when drugs took over his life. The battle raged for decades before he lost.

Randi-Lee shares the truth behind the eulogy. Having a brother with addiction created a fissure and forced the need for boundaries. Stepping away and loving him from a distance was her only way to keep herself safe.

This book goes beyond losing a brother. It delves into risk factors, constructive coping strategies, and a family’s grieving process. Reminding those left behind to forgive ourselves and the person we lost

RANDI-LEE BOWSLAUGH

Randi-Lee was born and raised in Ontario, Canada and from a young age she had a passion for helping others. She attended Niagara College and graduated at the top of her class from Community and Justice Services after completing her placement at a recovery house for alcohol and drug addictions. Post-graduation she worked at a Native Friendship Centre for two and a half years while pursuing a university education in psychology. Randi-Lee continued working in social services for another four years as an employment counselor until she left to pursue her other passions.

In 2017 Randi published her first book about mental health awareness and from there knew that this was her dream. Since then she has continued writing and expanding the genres that she writes.

Another of Randi-Lee’s passions is kickboxing, which she has been doing for over 10 years. She was a Canadian National Champion in 2015, competed at the World’s kickboxing tournament later that year and in 2016 competed at the Pan-Am games where she received silver in her division. In 2020 she was chosen as one of the coaches for the Ontario Winter Games where she inspired and coached young athletes.

BAD DEAL FOR AMERICA

Bad Deal for America explores the high-stakes game U. S. politicians are playing with the taxpayers’ money. The major players, themselves like a deck of cards, have shown us in their own words that the political system is broken. Readers can follow the money to see how some have lived high on the hog while masquerading as public servants. Told in an entertaining and unique way, this book is a call to arms to fulfill the ideals of the founding fathers by holding the political class responsible.

DAVID D. SCHEIN

Dr. David D. Schein is an author, professor, consultant and public speaker. He is a tenured Professor, the Director of Graduate Programs and the Endowed Chair of Management and Marketing at the University of St. Thomas' Cameron School of Business. He is also the President and General Counsel of Claremont Management Group, a Human Resources consulting firm in Houston, TX. He often speaks on employment and consumer matters.

A MAN IN WINTER

Arthur, whose life was devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, must come to terms with his diagnosis of dementia. He moves into a new home at a retirement community, and shortly after, has his life turned upside down again when his wife’s ghost visits him and sends him on a quest to find her killer so her spirit can move on. With his family and his doctor concerned that his dementia is advancing, will he be able to solve the murder before his independence is permanently restricted?

A Man in Winter examines the horrors of isolation, dementia, loss, and the ghosts that come back to haunt us.

KATIE MARIE

Katie Marie is a horror enthusiast and writer from Norfolk, England. She has been published in several anthologies and magazines, including The Horrorzines Book of Ghost Stories which won Best Anthology in the 23rd Annual Critters Readers' Poll.

Katie started writing while studying for her Law Degree at Aberystwyth University in the early 2000s and several years and stories later she received her Masters Degree and published her first novel.

You can connect with Katie on Facebook at facebook.com/katiemariewriter or on Twitter @ KatieMarieWrite. You can also visit her website, www. katiemariewriter.com to sign up for emails about new releases, short stories and blogs gushing about the horror genre.

HUNGERS AS OLD AS THIS LAND

The settlement of Grey's Bluffs is a prosperous town. An independent community dwelling in the shadows of the mountains known only as The Hungers.

Esther Foxman and Siobhan O'Clery have grown up in Grey's Bluffs, thriving out on the western territories in the aftermath of the Civil War. Devoted to one another and their home, the two set out to complete a regular pact at the Hungers to ensure that Grey's Bluffs continues to prosper.

Cyril Redstone is a man who knows death well. Becoming a mercenary after the Civil War, Cyril leads the marauding Blackhawks from one slaughter to the next. Hired to destroy Grey's Bluffs, Cyril cares little for morality, nor that he owes its founder his life.

Esther and Siobhan are left to defend the only home they have ever known from the Blackhawks, their confrontation driving them deep into the mountains.

Where the darkest secrets of the Hungers await them.

ZACHARY ROSENBERG

Zachary Rosenberg is a horror writer living in Florida. He crafts horrifying tales by night and by day he practices law, which is even more frightening. His forthcoming debut novella "Hungers as Old As This Land." will be published by Brigids Gate Press and his first novel "The Devils and the Deep Blue Sea" shall be published by Darklit Press. You may find his works released or forthcoming at Air and Nothingness Press, Dead Sea Press and Nosetouch Press. You may follow him on Twitter at @ZachRoseWriter

MATT MILLER IN THE COLONIES - BOOK FOUR - ARCHITECT

Twenty-first-century scientist Matt Miller has become a wealthy businessman and politician with a beautiful wife and family. Yet, despite his every effort, Matt’s world is crumbling around him. Grace has recovered from her physical injuries, but her mental scars deepen as the threat to her family remains and her brother’s trial looms on the horizon. The Millers find themselves at the center of a maelstrom that threatens to engulf the entire colony of Virginia and make it the epicenter for a revolution. As the events around Matt unfold and his situation worsens, an opportunity presents itself to right the wrongs he has caused, but only if Matt can leave his life in the colonies behind..

MARK J. ROSE

Mark J. Rose is a scientist, author and screenwriter. He lives in La Jolla, CA. Mark holds a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry and is director of research and development at a major biotech company. He has been fascinated for many years with exploring the intersection of a man’s basic humanity with the challenges of a rapidly changing technological world. Working primarily in the science fiction and thriller genres, all his writing deals with some aspect of the interaction of technology, science and society.

ENTER THE DARKNESS

During the Spring Solstice, four people enter the caves underneath London.

Garth: a shy young man, who seeks to save the girl of his dreams.

Cassie: a beautiful young woman, who seeks to use the dark magic of the caves for her own purposes.

Bill: an older man with a terrible secret, who seeks to find Garth and Cassie before it’s too late.

Sienna: a con artist with a dark past, who seeks to escape her fate as a chosen sacrifice.

Four people enter. Each of them must battle their personal demons before facing the White Lady, who rises each year during the Spring Solstice with a hunger for human flesh.

Only one of them will survive.

PROMETHEUS IN CHAINS

It's a re-imagining of Mary Shelley's Franknestein set in the post World War II "atomic age". Back when the world was still excited about the possibilities of nuclear power. In this story, both Victor and Elizabeth Franknestein are among the Jewish scientists who fled Germany in 1939. They came to the United States (Oak Ridge, Tennessee specifically) to join the Manhattan Project. Their efforts ultimately help bring down the Reich. As they developed the bomb, Elizabeth developed terminal cancer due to radiation exposure. Her death sends Victor into a spiral of depression, addiction and an obsession with bringing her back.

RICH DAVIS

Rich Davis is the writer and creator of the underground horror sensation "Cult of Dracula" and “Rise of Dracula” from Source Point Press. His first book, “Cult of Dracula’’, was a 2021 Top 100 comic and all-time best seller for Source Point Press. In a short period of time, he has built a reputation in the comic book industry as an innovator with a tireless work ethic. His first comic "Cult of Dracula" has sold more than 50,000 units and has been optioned by Sure Pictures for film and Television development.

Source Point Press has exercised its option to publish his full, three volume Dracula saga. Rich also has upcoming comic book projects "Prometheus In Chains", "Shooter" and an untitled, depression era circus tale in development among other currently unannounced projects.

Rich has led an eclectic life. Rich is a core cast member on the Hit Netflix series Swap Shop. He is currently in negotiations to return for a third season on the show. He founded a performing arts theatre, worked as a concert booker and a film producer. He has been a radio personality, an actor and a screenwriter. He even served as a campaign staffer for two Presidential campaigns! Now he gets to tell scary stories for a living.

THE LONG MARCH HOME

Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.

Life in the Philippines seems like paradise-until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.

What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.

Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home is a gripping comingof-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.

TOSCA LEE

Tosca Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, including The Line Between, The Progeny, The Legend of Sheba, and Iscariot. Lee’s work has been praised as “deeply human,” “powerful,” and “mind-bending historical fiction.”Proudly adopting the term "Book Nerd" for himself, Mark is most comfortable with a pen in hand, fingers on keyboard or with his nose stuck in a book.He can often be seen traveling to book events with a lifesized skeleton named Barnaby Bones.

MARCUS BROTHERTON

Marcus Brotherton is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly , and Wall Street Journal bestselling author or coauthor of more than twenty-five books that have been called “fascinating,” “brilliantly arranged,” “magical,” and “refreshingly frank.

THE SCIENCE FAIR TRILOGY

Enemies to Lovers. Small Town Romance. Clean and Sweet.

Are you ready for a story that will make you believe in second chances? Meet Charlotte and Benedict, two former high school students who couldn't be more different. Charlotte was the queen bee, with her cheerleader pompoms, prom queen crown, and a hot boyfriend. Her mother, a beauty pageant winner turned consultant, instilled in her daughter the belief that education was for ugly girls. On the other hand, Benedict was the top student in all subjects except PE, with a stern, academicfocused father who thought marrying a pretty girl was a mistake.

Charlotte and Benedict's paths cross when they are paired up for a science competition. They can't stand each other from the get-go, with Charlotte thinking Benedict is an arrogant moron and Benedict thinking Charlotte is a self-absorbed airhead. Their assumptions prove to be correct when Charlotte leaves Benedict hanging on the day of the competition, and he goes on to win first prize without her.

Fast forward fifteen years, and fate brings them together again. They've both changed, grown up, but the animosity remains. However, something shifts between them as they realize they may have misjudged each other all those years ago. Could they leave their past behind and pursue something they never dreamed of?

Join Charlotte and Benedict on a journey of redemption, forgiveness, and unexpected love. This story will make you believe anything is possible, even when the odds seem against you. So don't miss out on this heartwarming tale of second chances, and grab your copy now!

DAISY LANDISH

Daisy Landish is a romance and cozy mystery author living in the UK, whose clean and sweet stories have tugged at readers’ heartstrings across the pond and beyond. When she’s not writing, Daisy spends her time reading, hiking at dawn, and riding into the sunset on her horse, Rosebud.

HUNTING A TYRANT (THE ACCIDENTAL ZODIACS)

Brielle Masters is a top agent of the Zodiac Enforcement Agency, dedicated to imprisoning the Fallen - those Zodiacs who use their power for evil. When she's sent to another realm to bring back a rogue Fallen who's been killing locals, Brielle expects it to be a routine mission. What she doesn't expect is to find the former love of her life, Grant Shipley, hiding on this same world.

Grant, a former Sinless who turned Fallen to save his mother's life, has been in hiding for almost a decade. As Brielle and Grant work together to take down an evil tyrant and save the realm, they must confront their past hurts and put their differences aside. But once the mission is over, will they be able to rekindle their love, or will they be forced to walk away from each other once again?

With danger lurking at every turn and their hearts on the line, Brielle and Grant must decide whether their love is worth fighting for. An Accidental Zodiacs Novel

About the Accidental Zodiac shared world: There are three types of Zodiacs: The Sinless who live life in goodness and light, their blue auras shining like beacons of hope. The Wanderers, their purple essence telling others they walk a fine line between good and evil. Then there’s The Fallen, the evil. The ones who use their powers to enhance their lives at any cost.

CASSIDY K. O'CONNOR

Cassidy is a born and raised Floridian who loves to travel but never forgets where her roots are. She married her high school sweetheart and has three kids and one a rescue dog she probably loves more than her kids. She love's all things Ireland and has been lucky enough to visit twice. Her dream is to watch a baseball game in every MLB stadium in the country.

Books by Cassidy typically involve independent, strong, female main characters and equally strong men who pursue them.