Topshelf Magazine - September 2016

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Indie Authors & Books!

Could Indie Authors be Making a HUGE Mistake?

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On Sale October 4th Pre-Order Today!

TopShelf Reviews USA Today Bestseller, Jon Land’s next thrilling installment in the Caitlin Strong series STRONG COLD DEAD Page 13

Plus the 2016 TopShelf Summer Catalog

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Carole P Roman

Critically Acclaimed and Award-winning Children’s Book Author

BRINGS YOU CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FOR ALL AGES!

Captain No Beard—An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life Captain No Beard and his crew mates travel the open waters on his pirate ship The Flying Dragon while learning valuable life lessons.

Once on board, their world is transformed into a magical vessel sailing the seven seas on dangerous and exciting adventures!

The first in the series of ten Captain No Beard books!

Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life, Pepper Parrot’s Problem with Patience, Stuck in the Doldrums, Strangers at the High Seas, The Treasure of Snake Island, The Crew Goes Coconuts, Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis, Fribbet The Frog and the Tadpoles, A Flag for the Flying Dragon, and Being A Captain Is Hard Work

Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2012!

“Roman charms with an imaginative, whimsical picture book that will entertain even the oldest pirates.”

KIRKUS REVIEW WINNER OF THE ERIK AND NABE PINNACLE AWARDS

Also available by Carole P. Roman “If You Were me and Lived In...”

A new nonfiction series for children about culture around the world. This series is an expanding series with 4 new books released every year.

For the littlest ones in the household: Rocket-Bye, Can A Princess Be a Firefighter? and I Want to Do Yoga Too

Countries featured include:

India, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, France, Australia, Kenya, Egypt, Norway, Italy, China, Scotland, Russia, Hungary, Portugal, Greece, and Turkey

And Introducing her new groundbreaking series that explores civilizations throughout history featuring the following civilizations: Colonial America, Ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, and Elizabethan England... and coming soon to the series: Vikings, Old American West, Medieval Times and Mayans

ABOUT CAROLE P. ROMAN

Award-winning author Carole P. Roman started writing as a dare from one of her sons. Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard was born. She is currently working on the groundbreaking new nonfiction series about culture around the world. “If You Were Me and Lived in...” combines her teaching past with her love of exploration and interest in the world around us.

Find out more at CarolePRoman.com ALL TITLES AVAILABLE NOW ON

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table of contents spotlights

4, 6, 12 Top Indie Books

features

5 A Place Between Breaths 5 Lowcountry Stranger

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4 Using This Guide 11 Could Indie Authors Be

Making a HUGE Mistake?

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13 Strong Cold Dead 13 The Newton Prophecies

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15 Indie Book Listings

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17 Bookseller Resources

topshelf publishing summer catalog 18 Top Sellers 19 Now Available 20 Coming Soon

editorial policy TopShelf Magazine is a bookseller focused buyer’s guide packed with the creme-de-lacreme in indie and self-published authors and books. There’s no junk here! Only books we have highly recommend are spotlighted.

TopShelf Magazine also includes a back section, a catalog of titles, available now and/or coming soon, from our traditional TopShelf Publishing imprint. The books cataloged in the back section are available via INGRAM Content Group and Baker & Taylor. For details visit TopShelfIndie.com

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masthead president & publisher Keith A. Katsikas Jr.

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assistant publisher Sarah McMullan

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editor & reviewer Carole P. Roman

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director of marketing Keith Katsikas

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assistant editor Rebecca Flannery

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contributing editor Kyle Magnus

contributor & reviewer April Pohren

creative director Keith Katsikas

subscriptions TopShelf Magazine is offered to bookstores and public libraries across the United States free of charge, and to any bookseller and library in any English speaking nation for a nominal fee to cover shipping and handling.

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CreateSpace $15.99 - 322 Pages Women’s Literature ISBN: 978-1534659636

Pepper Taylor took it on the chin more times than she cared to count. She’s finally found the man of her dreams, but when he's diagnosed with a crippling illness, their future comes apart at the seams.

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Carole P. Roman

Award winning author, Carole P. Roman, started writing as a dare from one of her sons.

Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life was born. Captain No Beard has won numerous awards, most recently, Kirkus Best 2015.

“Roman charms with an imaginative, whimsical picture book that will entertain even the oldest pirates.” ~Kirkus Review

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At TopShelf, we sift through thousands of small-press and self-published titles each month and showcase only the most market-worthy, while our traditional publishing imprint, TopShelf Publishing, strives to produce incredible reads by some of the most exciting talent we’ve discovered.

In the left column and pages 6 & 12, you’ll find spotlights.

These are indie books by authors that we believe to be worthy of your attention. The large, outlined and highlighted spotlights are featured spotlights. Authors pay for these listings, however, every book goes through our rigorous screening process before being considered for placement.

You’ll find spotlights scattered throughout this guide.

To the right of this page, you’ll find features. These are books and authors who we feel deserve a little extra attention and therefore we have included an author bio and a brief synopsis. Authors do not pay for this space, so it is indeed quite special. These are authors and books our staff strongly believe in, and whom we feel would be worthy of your time and effort to investigate further.

The center spread is a pull out, double-sided poster! This issue features The Next Breakout Thriller Contest and a couple of traditionally published TopShelf titles. We suggest displaying this poster in a high-traffic location of your store or library, perhaps your main-entrance window or door glass, so your guests can see what’s available from TopShelf and help gauge pre-orders.

On page eleven, TopShelf founder and president, Keith Katsikas, questions whether indie authors are making a huge mistake by focusing on Amazon.com ranking, while ignoring a revitalized wholesale bookseller market.

On page 15 you’ll find our new classifieds section. Here you’ll also find this month’s marketing tip for booksellers.

Every issue of TopShelf Magazine will offer a different tip. It’s recommended that bookstore owners, managers, buyers and sellers, signup for our FREE Tip of the Week email at: TopShelfPub.com/TOTW This bookseller’s guide also includes helpful book reviews, a directory packed with resources to help your business expand and become more profitable, as well as a catalog of the season’s TopShelf Publishing traditional imprint titles.

We hope you enjoy TopShelf Magazine. We welcome your feedback or suggestions, so please don’t hesitate to contact us, at: info@TopShelfPub.com.

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Before he slid into the MRI machine, Jake Bronson was just an ordinary guy with terminal cancer. But when an earthquake hits during the procedure, Jake staggers from the wreckage a profoundly changed man, now endowed with uncanny mental abilities. An ocean away, Luciano Battista wants a piece of Jake's talent. Posing as a pioneering scientist, the terrorist leader has been conducting cerebral-implant experiments in a sinister quest to create a breed of super jihadist agents...and Jake's altered brain may be the key to his success. But Jake refuses to play the pawn in an unholy war--and when an innocent woman and autistic child are taken hostage to force his cooperation, he embarks on a jihad of his own. Jake and his band of loyal friends are thrust into a deadly chase that leads from the canals of Venice through Monte Carlo and finally to an ancient cavern in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan-where Jake discovers that his newfound talents carry a hidden price that threatens the entire human race.

the widow and the orphan

Biography Richard Bard was born in Munich, Germany to American parents, and joined the United States Air Force like his father. But when he was diagnosed with cancer and learned he had only months to live, he left the service.

He earned a management degree from the

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letting the public believe they were exploring the solar system, while they worked feverishly to refine the technology needed to reach it.

The ship itself remained silent, drifting.

Dr. Jane Holloway is content documenting nearly-extinct languages and had never contemplated becoming an astronaut. But when NASA recruits her to join a team of military scientists for an expedition to the Target, it's an adventure she can't refuse.

The ship isn't vacant, as they presumed.

A disembodied voice rumbles inside Jane's head, "You are home."

Jane fights the growing doubts of her colleagues as she attempts to decipher what the alien wants from her. As the derelict ship devolves into chaos and the crew gets cut off from their escape route, Jane must decide if she can trust the alien's help to survive.

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University of Notre Dame and ultimately ran three successful companies involving advanced security products used by US embassies and governments worldwide. Now a full-time writer, he lives in Redondo Beach, California, with his wife, and remains in excellent Richard Bard health.

Richard draws on his own experiences as a former USAF pilot and cancer survivor to craft compelling characters who risk it all for love and loyalty.

With breakneck international chases and mind-blowing plot twists, his "Brainrush" series earns its moniker as the "entertaining action-thriller with thought-provoking soul."

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WINNER of the Gold award in the 2014 eLit book in Fantasy/Sci-fi NASA discovered the alien ship lurking in the asteroid belt in the 1960s. They kept the Target under intense surveillance for decades,

Jennifer Foehner Wells' debut novel rocketed up the charts, pushing her into bestselling author status within two months of its release. Fluency went on to be featured on boingboing.net and to win the Gold in the Fantasy/ Science Fiction category of the 2015 eLit awards.

Jen lives an alternately chaotic and fairly bucolic existence in Jennifer Foehner Wells Indiana with two boisterous little boys and two semicrazed cats. Having studied biology, she is possessed with a keen interest in science and technology. You can find her on Twitter, extolling science and scifi fandoms, as @Jenthulhu. Find out more about Jen at

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Robert Bidinotto THE VIGILANTE IS BACK... in this long-awaited sequel to HUNTER, the #1 Bestseller in "Mysteries & Thrillers" and "Romantic Suspense" in Kindle.

He sought peace in the tranquility of nature.

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by Michael Phillip Cash CreateSpace $9.99 - 208 Pages Supernatural, Thriller ISBN: 978-1517180676

by Bella Forrest CreateSpace $12.99 - 318 Pages Paranormal, Romance ISBN: 978-1534747975

by Lisa Regan Prodorutti Books $15.99 - 310 Pages Thriller, Suspense, Crime ISBN: 978-0996715928

by Scott Pratt CreateSpace $12.99 - 360 Pages Mystery, thriller, Suspense ISBN: 978-1480030473

by Jennifer Froelich CreateSpace $12.99 - 310 Pages Mystery, Thriller, Suspense ISBN: 978-1493615070

by George Wier CreateSpace $16.00 - 234 Pages Mystery, Thriller, Suspense ISBN: 978-1467917100

by Joseph Lewis CreateSpace $17.99 - 472 Pages Thriller, Suspense, Crime ISBN: 978-1503248656

by Patrick Reuman CreateSpace $13.99 - 310 Pages Thriller, Suspense, Crime ISBN: 978-1530571215

by Dennis Garber CreateSpace $11.99 - 222 Pages Sci-fi, Fantasy, Youth ISBN: 978-1517530518

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An author can spend countless hours and thousands of dollars giving their books away on sites like BookBub hoping that it will boost their rank enough for readers to find them on Amazon, and still, that may never be sufficient to create the attention needed to sell books.

All the while many indie authors are neglecting a massive, expanding market.

Indie bookstores are back with a passion, says The New York Times. CBS News reports, Indie bookstores see growth for the seventh straight year. According to the American Booksellers Association, independent bookstores in the United States are thriving, up over 27% since 2009. The ABA’s chief executive, Oren Teicher told The New York Times, American indie bookshops have filled the vacuum left by big box bookstores like Borders (which went out of business in 2011) and Barnes & Noble (which has closed hundreds of stores). They have also capitalized on a spirit of localism and urban renewal that is coursing through some American cities. “The enthusiasm and optimism is pretty staggering,” Mr. Teicher said. “Despite all the quantum leaps in technology, the fact is nothing beats a physical, bricks-and-mortar store to discover books that you didn’t know about.”

But this is more than just an increase in the number of bookstores thriving across America.

Perhaps even more shocking is the growing volume of bookstore sales as compared to a stagnating ebook market. In 2015, national sales in independent bookstores were up more than 10%, said ABA spokesman Dan Cullen.

And this year, the ABA posted an article on

of print books just as much as ebooks.

When an unknown author starts selling thousands of books through brick-and-mortar bookstores... that means something. This sudden movement of physical books could cause Amazon (as well as other online booksellers) to amp up their promotions of your book, and it could also spawn the curiosity of traditional publishers, opening other, bigger possibilities. But this will never happen so long as authors continue that same old routine of giving all their time and money to websites promising the world, only to give away their books.

That’s where TopShelf Magazine can help. We utilize the influence of our traditional TopShelf Publishing imprint to help indie authors get the attention they so desperately need and deserve. TopShelf is the full package. When authors list books in TopShelf Magazine, they know that professionals are standing behind them, promoting their books across all of the same website and social media platforms used to promote TopShelf Publishing titles.

Booksellers are tremendously busy people.

As much as they may desire it, they simply cannot sift through the hundreds-ofthousands of independent book titles published in America each year. Therefore, booksellers rely heavily on bookstore industry resources, such as TopShelf Magazine to get the information they need to know which books to investigate further. At the end of the day, I believe authors need to start realizing that alienating over half of their sales market and losing out on hundreds of potential mouthpieces, is a HUGE mistake.

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COULD INDIE AUTHORS BE MAKING A HUGE MISTAKE?

their website stating that retail sales at bookstores are on the incline still today.

As the president and publisher of a traditional publishing company and past owner of several independent hobby/bookstores, it’s my personal and professional experience that booksellers across America are eager to discover and help manifest the next bestselling indie author. Authors need to understand that each one of the over 4,000 independent bookstores

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All it takes is a well written, carefully edited, beautifully designed, and strategically marketed book and it is entirely possible to win over a few hundred bookstores and their staff. That's only 5% of the total U.S. bookseller market. And these booksellers can often act like personal publicists, promoting an author’s book across social media as well as in their bookstores. Only when this happens will an author truly start to see a return on their investment.

I hear it all the time, “But, Keith, I just don’t make enough money selling wholesale.” This statement drives me out of my mind. It simply makes no sense whatsoever. These are sales that would never have materialized without the wholesale market. Who cares if you only make $1.75 a book instead of $3.00. These are brand new sales, which are almost inevitable in the long run to increase your ebook sales. Not to mention, this could cause Amazon to take notice. After all, they pay attention to the sale

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Before sliding into that MRI machine, Jake Bronson was just an ordinary guy with terminal cancer. But an earthquake hits during the procedure and Jake staggers from the wreckage a profoundly changed man. An ocean away, a terrorist wants a piece of Jake's new talent.

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protects. Ingrained with her family's a burst and doesn't stop until own brand of bravery and bullthe last page. Just when you headedness, she dives headfirst into think you have it figured out, trouble, guns blazing. Only today, Caitlin is confronted "STRONG COLD DEAD is like a speeding by a new breed of terror, freight train, packed with compelling hellbent on destroying far characters, hurtling toward a destination more than just land.

Jon Land jumps between that will forever change their world." the grittiness of the Old West to the hot intensity of our author Keith Katsikas throws modern age with ease, and his another curve ball to keep the writing style is immaculate. Strong reader off balance.

Cold Dead is like a speeding freight Michael Di Bianco is a besttrain, packed with a variety of selling author and divinity compelling characters, hurtling teacher at the prestigious toward a destination that will forever Harvard University. His change their world. research has propelled him to ~TopShelf Reviews investigate notes written by Sir Isaac Newton over two hundred years ago. Important men are dying while clutching words on a parchment written in Newton's own hand and the FBI is knocking on DiBianco's door looking for answers. This starts off a wild ride that transports the main character on a pursuit for the truth that will span several countries and end in the Holy city itself for a combustible conclusion while delivering a one-two punch.

Wellwritten and full of exciting chases, The Newton Prophecies will bring to mind, Dan Brown and Keith Katsikas Professor Langdon.

Easily read in a few hours, it is both interesting and filled with thrills. A AVAILABLE TODAY! great summer read. ~TopShelf Reviews The Newton Prophecies takes off in

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 4 A roaring thrill-ride spanning over a century of Strong family history in law enforcement. Land's latest addition to his captivating Caitlin Strong series, Strong Cold Dead seesaws through the annals of Texas Ranger history and a maze of mysterious murders connected through time.

Something unthinkable Jon Land happened over a hundred years ago near the Native American reservation, and a Texas ranger named Jack Strong was there to investigate. Today, something similar is happening, and Strong’s five-time greatgranddaughter is there to take on his role.

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Stillwell Michael Phillip Cash $9.99 - 192 Pages Supernatural Thriller Paul Russo’s wife just died. While trying to get his family’s life back in order, Paul is being tormented by a demon who is holding his wife's spirit hostage on the other side. His fate is intertwined with an old haunted mansion on the north shore of Long Island called Stillwell Manor.

Paul must find clues dating back hundreds of years to set his wife's soul free.

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The Battle for Darracia Michael Phillip Cash $19.99 - 542 Pages Science Fiction On the planet Darracia, an everwidening social gap between its inhabitants is causing turmoil that is fracturing a once peaceful world. Struggling with his identity, nineteen year old Prince V'sair must harness the power of the elusive Fireblade, the secret to a warrior's heart, in order to overcome his uncle Staf Nuen's lust for supremacy.

Will the energy of the Elements guide the young prince to his true destiny or will Staf Nuen conquer Darracia?

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The History Major Michael Phillip Cash $10.99 - 130 Pages Supernatural Thriller After a vicious fight with her boyfriend followed by a night of heavy partying, college freshman Amanda Greene wakes up in her dorm room to find things are not the same as they were yesterday. She can't quite put her finger on it.

She's sharing her room with a peculiar stranger. Amanda discovers she's registered for classes she would never choose with people that are oddly familiar. An ominous shadow is stalking her.

Uncomfortable memories are bubbling dangerously close to her fracturing world, propelling her to an inevitable collision between fantasy and reality. Is this the mother of all hangovers or is something

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The After House Michael Phillip Cash $9.99 - 212 Pages Paranormal Thriller Remy Galway and her daughter Olivia are rebuilding their life after a failed marriage in a 300 year old cottage in historic Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island.

Little do they know, another occupant is lurking in the haven of their own home. Will the After House be their shelter or their tomb?

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The Flip Michael Phillip Cash $9.99 - 200 Pages Supernatural Thriller Julie and Brad Evans are house flippers. They buy low, clean out the old occupants junk, and try to make a profit. Enter Hemmings House on Bedlam Street in scenic Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. Too good a deal to pass up, but with an ominous secret. The old Victorian Mansion has dwellers that do not want to be dispossessed. As the house reveals it's past, will the couples marriage survive The Flip?

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The Newton Prophecies Follow Harvard Divinity professor, Michael DiBianco across three countries, on a life-anddeath mission to thwart a plot of terror like the world has never known, and discover a secret about his past that could spawn the apocalypse.

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Coming November 1, 2016 Touched by Darkness With his career kicked into high gear, Chris Blevins longs to take advantage of the finer things in life... but it doesn't take long for him to realize he’s been sucked into the occult, and must choose between saving himself or the only woman he has ever loved.

Supernatural Thriller, Young Adult Romance Author: Micah Richards Paperback: 225 Pages ISBN: Coming Soon...

Coming November 8, 2016 The Unwilling Recruit After recovering from an explosion that took the life of his cameraman, his career, and half his face, John Hunt experiences something that has him believing he’s crazy, or high on painkillers.

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The Liahona Effect The Prophet of the Mormon Church is missing, and a mysterious code may unlock the secret to finding him and decode a mystery so incredible, it could change the course of Christianity... forever.

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MICHAEL PHILLIP PHILLIP CASH C ASH MICHAEL THE HISTORY MAJOR An ominous shadow is stalking Amanda Greene. Uncomfortable memories are bubbling dangerously close to her fracturing world, propelling her to an inevitable collision between fantasy and reality. Is this the mother of all hangovers or is something bigger happening?

“Cash intermingles beauty and violence ...It’s smartly ambiguous and open to interpretation, and some may delight in a second (or third) read.”

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