After 25 years in New York Publishing, Jerry shares his insight and wisdom on what it takes to be a successfully published author. His book: What Writers Need to Know about Publishing is packed with information every writer needs to know. Jerry has worked with some of the biggest authors in the business including: James Patterson, Nicholas Sparks, and Sandra Brown. He's also worked with thousands of bestselling titles including: Bridges of Madison County, Scarlett, and The Lion King.

So what does it take to find love online? Author of Fishing for Love on the Net, Myles Reed shares the secrets of fishing and finding love online!

So what does it take to bury diabetes? Author Julie Rossetti has battled diabetes and will share that in this insightful and informative interview!

When licensed cosmetologist turned publisher’s rep Kathy Patrick lost her job due to industry cutbacks, she wasn’t deterred. One year later, she opened Beauty and the Book, the world’s only combination beauty salon/bookstore. Soon after, she founded The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas — a reading group that dared to ask the question, “Does a book club have to be snobby to be serious?” The idea spread like wildfire. Now there are about 70 chapters nationwide. The overriding rule — aside from wearing the club’s official tiara, hot pink, and leopard print outfits — is that the groups must have fun. The club’s mission: To get America reading.THE PULPWOOD QUEENS’ TIARA-WEARING, BOOK- SHARING GUIDE TO LIFE celebrates female friendship, sisterhood, and the transformative power of reading. It includes life principles and motivational anecdotes, hilarious and heart-warming stories of friendships among the Queens, and stories from Kathy about the books that have inspired her throughout her life, complete with personalized suggested book lists.

This is a book about the power of music, the amazing true story of the Colwell Brothers and Herb Allen, whose lives and music touched millions worldwide, ignited the phenomenon of Up with People, and blazed a new path for all who would help to build the future.

Nora Franke is a New York food writer stuck in a rut. Hoping to get rid of a broken heart (and the extra pounds that came with it), she accepts a job as a menu consultant at an elite fitness ranch in Baja. With any luck she'll shed the weight, make some friends, and maybe even find a way to get over her ex-lover. But Nora soon finds that there's more than just yoga classes, morning hikes, and liquid fasts among the flowers and herbs—someone's put murder on the menu, and unless she can solve the mystery of who's behind the death of two of the guests, Nora may just be the next victim. www.helenbarer.com

Have you ever wondered whether there are people who experience love at a higher plane than what we see all around us? One lofty enough that it must have a thinking basis, as well as an emotional one? If so, what kind of drama would their love story make? Wouldn’t they have unique challenges to overcome in scaling the zenith they seek, and in keeping it vibrant through time? http://www.rcostelloe.com

Ed Baker is the author and illustrator behind Kitten Cuckoo a delightful children's tale. Kitten Cuckoo had one favorite friend who favored him too. An elephant baby named Paquile E. Derm, who felt really bad when he stepped on a worm. A story of unlikely friendships, Kitten Cuckoo and Paquile E. Derm forge a bond that time and distance cannot erase.

Taj reveals the human, cultural and political influences that surrounded the creation of India's most famous icon. It's all there--the love story, wicked stepmother, court intrigue, harems, battles and tragedy. Taj provides the magic carpet that takes you to a faraway time and place and reveals the back story of the Taj Mahal.

Authors: Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus join us to talk about their mega successful book: The Nanny Diaries, their hit movie and what's next for these two powerhouse writers!

Magnolia Gold, the highly paid editor in chief of Lady magazine. With a corner office, a designer wardrobe, and dozens of loyal employees, Magnolia has been hired to update the dowager of women's magazines. She's on her way to giving Lady a face-lift when she is ignominiously replaced by Bebe Blake, a brash television personality who remakes the magazine in her own hilariously inappropriate image. Shunted off to the darkest corners of executive purgatory Magnolia seethes from the sidelines as Bebe turns her beloved, once-profitable Lady into a sideshow. Inspired by real-life events, Little Pink Slips is about the fall, rise, and sweet revenge of a woman who witnesses corporate shenanigans at their most flagrant. Filled with gossipy revelations about celebrity obsession and behind-the-scenes details of the media business in all its malfeasant glory, this novel is delicious, can't-stop-reading fun.

The true story of Doug and Jackie Christie's much publicized marriage and the unbreakable bond they share together. You get a first hand look into the private life of a professional basketball player and a behind the scenes peak into the crazy world of the NBA. They overcame the challenges of Doug's career, and the criticism by the sports media, they'll share with you how you to can experience true Infinite Love.

Rolly Waters is a recovering rock musician and part-time private eye. One night his band performs at a blowout party for EyeBitz.com, a fast-rising Internet startup that has the city of San Diego talking. When Rolly returns after hours to retrieve his guitar from the host’s mansion, he finds a dead body floating in the swimming pool. His discovery sets in motion a series of intrigues that drag him into the surreal world of dot.com culture, as well as the dark heart of his own uneven past. Black’s Beach Shuffle updates the classic Southern California gumshoe world of Raymond Chandler and Ross McDonald with contemporary technology riffs, new millennium anxieties and sun-blotted humor. It pumps out a page-turning mix of plot twists, colorful characters and laugh-out-loud humor as Rolly’s investigation ricochets him from the high-tech industrial parks of Torrey Pines Mesa to downtown blues clubs, from street taco shops to the penthouse of the La Jolla Hyatt, from the hallowed halls of academia to the sands of Black’s Beach, San Diego’s official clothing-optional playground.

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. It occurs in some form every 79 seconds. And nefarious minds are dedicated to the discovery of new methods for its commission. The same technological advances that make communication easy and instant have torn our identities from us and turned them into “objects” that can be stolen and misused. What if a male law firm partner hijacked the identity of a female associate? What if he used email impersonation and electronic forgery to set her up as the mastermind of an illegal scheme? And what if she was ultimately framed for murder as a result of his actions? Wearing the Spider, a debut legal thriller by Susan Schaab, explores these possibilities. “The Devil Wears Prada in legal technicolor. A smart, thoroughly-enjoyable tale.” –Liz Smith, New York Post Columnist & New York Times Bestselling Author of Natural Blonde and Dishing: Great Dish – And Dishes – From America's Most Beloved Gossip Columnist.

Can people actually change who they are for love? Do we really choose the people we fall in love with? Michael Baldwin is a successful professional dancer who has it all; a great career, a long-term relationship with his lover David, and a brand new lake view house they built together on Lake Michigan. The sudden death of his unbearable dance partner, sets into motion a series of events that makes Michael question his settled life when he falls head over heels for his new dance partner, Elizabeth. Dance of the Heart explores the complications of love and attractions, friendship and family; illustrating that no matter who we are or who we love, attractions make anyone a little crazy.

Haunted by her involvement in her parents death at the age of ten, Cassandra has never been confident in the love that others felt for her—not her adoptive parents, her friends and certainly not the man she loved with all her heart. So, after giving herself to her high school sweetheart on prom night, she flees from the overpowering fears and all those who supported her. And then after four years of sleeping with one strange man after another—whose names she couldn’t remember or never knew—she decided enough was enough. It was time to return to face those she’d left behind, particularly Brenden Carter. Brenden should hate Cass for running away from their love and with his daughter, but somehow even after years of telling himself he hated her–and doing a lot of womanizing himself–Cass’ smile still managed to get next to him. Will he be able to forgive her for leaving him when he needed her most?

Casey was a great dog. He was great because he was unabashedly himself. A real character. And when someone has the courage to just be who he is, the lessons of life seem to emanate from him in even the simplest of his actions. Dr. Iris Bell, a psychiatrist and Casey's "mom," has recorded in delightful images and concise words her beloved friend's innocent wisdom, and wonderful worrywart wit. She couples these with insightful quotes from writers, celebrities and some of the world's great thinkers - who discovered through their own process of living and observing life what Casey just naturally knew. When you need a little chuckle, a point in the right direction, a reminder of how someone can love and appreciate someone else, Chew on Things - It Helps You Think is just what the doctor ordered. http://www.chewonthings.com/

A "compelling, high-octane novel of racial, tribal and ideological conflict" Scatterlings of Africa is a fast-paced thriller, set in Rhodesia's war against terror. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980. It's December 1972 and Lieutenant Ron Cartwright is obsessed with defending his country against insurgents in a vicious civil war. Comrade Gadziwa is equally determined to win the fight for Zimbabwe to be restored to his people. While abduction, intimidation, torture and worse are going on in the war zone, the cities, towns and many farms remain safe, idyllic havens where Ron's wife Angela and their young children live in relative comfort. But the stress of their separate lives is taking its toll, and the arrival of Angie's cousin Mark, who she hasn't seen since she was a child, adds fuel to an already tense situation. The tentacles of war spread, plots cross, and life will never be the same again... www.peterdaviesbooks.com

Tim Phelan is a confident, twenty-one-year-old college graduate who is determined to build his future on two solid pillars: meeting the woman of his dreams, and earning a financial fortune. Three months after he lands a job that promises to put him on the fast track to luxury-home ownership and country-club living, Tim’s plans begin to unravel: his brain and digestive tract seem to have entered into a diabolical conspiracy, and they appear hell-bent on destroying his ambitious plans, his confidence, and so much more. But why are they suddenly betraying him at the most inopportune times—like dates and business meetings? Set amid the rigid expectations of a polite society where mentioning bodily functions is taboo, Romance, Riches, and Restrooms is a tragically hilarious memoir about one man’s desperate quest to conceal and conquer irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) before he becomes a penniless hermit.

"When you think about the rest of your life, which should last until 101, do you really want it to be one long, aching, paining, prescription filling, drudgery spent in your doctor’s waiting room? That’s why I’ve written this easy to follow HOW-TO-GUIDE, based on the most prestigious medical research and personal interviews with the rich and famous, for achieving a healthy and long life naturally." Sandy Steele

Private Investigator Lock Tourmaline is a fast-talking, witty former New Jersey cop with extraordinary martial arts expertise. In Point and Shoot; A Lock Tourmaline Mystery, Lock is hired as a bodyguard to protect a Korean drug lord who is later assassinated. In the midst of solving this murder mystery, Lock struggles to extricate his ex-wife from her dangerous entanglement with both a corrupt lover and an addiction to cocaine. At the same time, the woman he now loves succumbs slowly to terminal cancer, and her fifteen-year-old daughter sinks deeper into suicidal depression. An amalgamation of an enthralling murder mystery, a hard-edged love story and meticulously fashioned protagonists, Point and Shoot is sure to please even the most hard-boiled reader of the private eye genre.

In The Big Book of Small Business, Tom shares his hard-earned lessons on how to become an enlightened, effective leader, and on how to do the small things right so the big decisions work. This all-in-one toolbox for small businesses is jammed with warm-hearted, tough-minded practices and street-smart tips, covering every aspect of a growing business.

Most people believe that out in the world somewhere their soul mate exists. The trick is to find that person. This book shows what to do to become soul mates for a lifetime and to create the relationship you have always wanted.

Meet June Parker. She works for L.A. Rideshare, adores her rent-stabilized apartment in Santa Monica, and struggles with losing a few pesky pounds. But June’s life is about to change. After a dark turn of events involving Weight Watchers, a chili recipe and a car accident in which her passenger, Marissa, dies, June finds herself in possession of a list, “20 Things to Do By My 25th Birthday.” Even though they barely knew each other, June is compelled by both guilt and a desire to set things right to finish the list for Marissa. The tasks before her range from inspiring (Run a 5K), to daring (Go braless), to near-impossible (Change someone’s life), and as June races to achieve each goal before the deadline, she learns more about her own life than she ever bargained for.

Children of mixed races have their own set of rules. As the daughter of a Shanghai native and a staunch Indiana Hoosier, Jade Lee struggled to find her own identity somewhere between America and China. Her search took her to regency England where the formality of culture hid a secret sensuality that fascinated her. But Devils Bargain was just the beginning for her. That same search adds a mystical element in her Tigress series beginning in Jan 2005 where she delves into the hidden sensuality of the Dragon/Tigress religious sect in pre-revolutionary China. Jade is a USA Today bestselling author, her latest book: Tempted Tigress will be released in May of 2007

Do you want to gain control of your finances and be free from the burdens of debt? You can do it and this book will show you how! In his new book, Debt is Slavery, Michael Mihalik describes how he triumphed over a paralyzing amount of debt. Michael uses his personal experiences to illustrate 10 lessons about money that will change the way you think about money so you too can pay off your debt and reclaim your freedom and your life!

Psychic Clair Ivars has a flair for reading Tarot cards, yet a total blind spot when it comes to predicting her own future—especially matters of the heart (see previous three failed marriages). Which might explain why she’s surprised to find herself accidentally engaged to vodka magnate Jake Heron after knowing him only for a few hours. What it doesn’t explain however is an increasingly strange series of events, from the car that off-roads of its own accord, the appearance of Jack’s fairy-tale castle hidden in the woods, the things that keep going bump in the night—and Clair’s potential mother-in-law, whose hiding one hell of a family secret. And it definitely doesn’t explain the peculiar way Clair keeps thinking about Jack’s business partner—the tall, dark, mysterious, and infuriatingly sexy Mike. . .

Frustrated by political obstacles to their goals of economic world domination, a group of unscrupulous American industrial tycoons secretly finance a new political party, the American Freedom Party (AFP). The conspirators plan to use the AFP to subvert the Constitution and further their monopolistic national and global agendas. What they fail to realize is that John Gerard, their charismatic presidential candidate, plans to double-cross them and, like Hitler, become a dictator. These conspiratorial financiers create international economic, terrorist and political crises that leave the Republican and Democratic parties hopelessly divided and ineffectual. With behind-the-scenes manipulations, AFP enables their candidate to resolve these crises and gain the support of the frightened citizens of the United States.

With her father gone to join the Yankee troops and her best friend, Ben, sympathizing with the Confederates, fifteen year-old Hannah finds her world torn apart by the Civil War. Then her mother suddenly dies. Now responsible for holding the young family together, Hannah makes the difficult decision to leave her beloved Cumberland Mountain with her brother and sisters and set out on the long and dangerous journey to Nashville, in search of their only living relative. Their quest to reclaim their family leads them into the very heart of the Civil War, and could cost them their lives.

After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, young Americans knew instinctively that their lives would never be the same. The “normal” sequence of events – education or work, marriage, children – had been blown to bits and, as they would soon discover, so had long held attitudes toward love and sex. In THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: Love, Sex, and World War II (Praeger Hardcover; October 2006), award-winning author Jane Mersky Leder argues that WWII challenged attitudes about love and sex and, in the process, set the stage for the second wave of the women’s liberation movement and the struggle for gay rights. Through interviews with members of the WWII generation, she tells the true story of how these men and women responded to the passions of war and how their lives and the relationships between the sexes were forever changed.

Money…It's Not Just for Rich People! Ever wonder how some people manage to get it together financially and then keep it that way? This book tells you how! It relates five simple principles that govern how money runs or ruins your life and gives you step-by-step instructions and real examples to help you move from fiscal deprivation to wealth accumulation.

HOT WATER is a woman’s fantasy come true. For years Julia dreamed of this: a weekend escape as far as she can get from her dull mid-western life and a husband who cares more for his trucks than for her. The kids are raised; if not now, when? And Hidden Springs is perfect, a secluded spa resort in the California desert. Adults only with “clothing optional” tanning decks for her Minnesota white skin. She rents a red Lamborghini and hires a male escort from the internet. Hot, a delicious blend of Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp. She doesn’t even know his name. She’ll call him “William.” For “William,” meeting the Minnesota lady at Hidden Springs is just another job. Hardly the life he once imagined while studying philosophy in college, but lucrative. Besides, women are a study in themselves. Although he could’ve done without the morning’s disaster with Mrs. Carlton. At first glance he knows Julia is nothing like his other clients. What neither of them imagine is that the famous Hidden Springs water isn’t the only magic, and this one weekend will change their lives forever.

Not your typical aviation war story, this book not only tells the story of government betrayal, but of one man's struggle against a system whose peers deemed him incapable of succeeding, as well as a enduring love story of a man and a woman who faced all hardships together.

So are you winning or losing the financial and retirement race? Author Robert Lamoreaux will tell you and show you: Help parents through aging and retirement Prepare yourself for the future Improve family relations and communications Where not to invest Selecting professionals Surviving medical challenges Happier more productive lifestyle after 50 Am I too young to retire?

Looking for ways to grow your small business? You've just discovered the not-so-secret portal to hundreds of proven small business ideas! Forget ivory tower theories-these are practical, in-the-trenches solutions, sprung from the minds of real, successful small business owners, as distilled from the meetings of their peer group advisory boards. In The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses, veteran peer group facilitator Ray Silverstein gives us a first-hand look at the collective wisdom of hundreds of savvy entrepreneurs.

Louise Gaylord is the award-winning author of the Allie Armington Mystery Series. Her first book, Anacacho, won the National Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery/Suspense in Los Angeles. Xs won first place in USABookNews.com's Best Books Awards and was a finalist in both the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards and the Independent Publisher awards. Louise divides her time between Houston, Texas, Santa Barbara, California and Old Forge, NY.

Are you just an Ordinary Joe? Do elections drive you absolutely crazy? Do you sometimes think politicians are completely insane? Do you believe the American political system—once the shining light of the world—has devolved into a national joke? TV lies, radio mud, newspaper distortions. She said; he said. He lied; he lied more. Did too! Did not! Vote NO! Vote YES! It’s an endless game of political posturing and empty promises. Ordinary Joes (and Ordinary Joans, of course) are frequently overwhelmed by wars of terror, of culture, of class, of race, and even of generations, yet they rarely face elections armed with more than sound bites from the evening news. It’s time they did.

Author of: Conduct in Question Mary Martin discusses writing this legal thriller (part of her Osgoode Trilogy).

Known for her honesty, and an off-kilter view of the world, Paula’s ability to create humor on the spot is legendary. Whether she's talking about politics or being a single working mom with three kids, her quirky observations and spot on timing have earned her the reputation of being one of the best comics working today. Paula is so quick and unassuming that audience members at her live shows often leave complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter and debating whether the random people she talked to were planted in the audience. An Emmy Award winner, Paula recently premiered her hilarious one hour stand up special on BRAVO, “Paula Poundstone: Look What the Cat Dragged In,” and her new laugh-out-loud biography, THERE’S NOTHING IN THIS BOOK THAT I MEANT TO SAY (Harmony, November 2006, with foreword by Mary Tyler Moore), is also now available on bookshelves nationwide. For a free autographed bookplate, visit Paula's website at www.paulapoundstone.com.

Anita Swanson, author of Slow Hope talks to us about recovering from abuse and what she did to get through, survive and thrive!

John Nelson author of The Remembering talks about karma, global peril and global warming. Timely and insightful!

So what does it take to be a successful Christian author? Pete Zindler knows, he's written a number of books in this genre including his most recent: Spirit Warrior.

Janet Riehl's loss of her sister taught her many lessons, one of them is the good that can come from the lessons we learn after losing a loved one.

Author of: A Time Before Me, Michael talks to us about succeeding in publishing and what the gay genre holds for other authors as well as the need for good books in this genre. His book, which recently sold Italian rights, has been touted as an "exceptional read" and that it is!

Sandy Nathan talks to us about her book: Stepping off the Edge and what it's like to step off the edge and fly! An inspiring interview!

So what does it really take to be successful? Author and CEO David Knight will reveal all in this insightful and in-depth interview!

If you're ready for an exciting read and non-stop ride be sure to tune into Military thriller author: Jeff Edwards. Jeff's unique voice and journey are an inspiration to authors everywhere. Don't miss this fascinating author!

Call it legend, call it history, Cryptid tells the riveting story of conspiracy theorists who have new evidence of a centuries-old cover-up. When a cryptozoologist, a paleontologist, and a descendant of Jefferson begin connecting the dots, they threaten to do more than unveil the well-guarded scientific discovery that lies at the heart of the ancient secret; they threaten to rewrite American history. That is if they can survive a conspiracy that dates back to the Founding Fathers-the very same that haunted Lewis to his grave. It may be that one of our nation's first secrets is still being kept.

Vicki Landes has been soaking up Europe for the last six years. Although educated in music and holding a day job in the humanitarian assistance field, her free time is spent supporting her travel and photography addictions. With a current list of 44 countries under her belt, Ms. Landes strives to find the overlooked details that make each place distinctive and unique. She currently lives in Stuttgart, Germany with her military husband and her son. Her book, Europe for the Senses has been called a “must read” pictorial of Europe. You can visit her web site at: www.europeforthesenses.com

Jacquelyn Mitchard, best known for her book The Deep End of the Ocean has just released her latest book, Cage of Stars. She talks candidly about being the first book in the Oprah Book Club and how it's changed her life. Find out what being a bestselling author is really like. She's also a children's book author and has a young adult book coming out in Jan of 2007!

A fascinating author and a fascinating story. Cammie McGovern's latest book, Eye Contact is not just a great read, it's got a great message. A young boy is found by his murdered classmate, this starts the search for the killer but also delves into the world of autistic children. Find out why Cammie wrote this outstanding book, what her future projects are and how having an autistic child of her own changed her life.

A Student of Living Things is Susan's return to Adult Fiction. Her newest book is an account of one family's struggle to overcome a tradegy that rocks them to their core. Part family drama, part love story, part thriller this book will keep you reading until late into the night! Find out what prompted Susan to write this novel and the secrets to being a successful novelist.

Listen to bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child! Find out what really makes them tick, how they write so well and the surprising truth about being a bestselling author!

It's no secret that Hallie Ephron comes from a very talented family but who is Hallie Ephron and what makes her a fascinating author? You'll love our interview with Hallie as we sat down with her to discuss her books, her career and her life as a book reviewer for the Boston Globe. She also shares her secrets on what she looks for when she selects books to review. And who is Hallie's fascinating author? Well you'll have to listen to find out!