Thursday, January 1, 2026

SHADOW

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SHADOW

In a world devastated by environmental collapse, the fate of Earth rests in the hands of a psychic child without a body.


The year is 2044 – and Bobby Hayes has a world-changing secret. Discarded from birth as something broken and not quite right, he’s a powerful psychic with the ability to read people’s true thoughts and emotions.

But after a devastating house fire claims his life at the age of 9, Bobby is forced to project his powerful mind onto his best friend. With his family dead, he becomes trapped as an incorporeal shadow, capable of jumping hosts – and he escapes his sheltered upbringing to discover a world on the brink of collapse.

An Orwellian regime rules America... and it wants him gone. Hunted by a clandestine agency and aided by his only friend – a sentient AI – Bobby becomes determined to avert catastrophe. But with each new host, he discovers more about the complexities of the human condition... and he’s forced to question how far he’s willing to go to achieve his goals. 


Can a shadow do what no human ever could? And will his gifts in the end turn out to be a blessing – or a terrible curse?


Step into a gripping sci-fi adventure that explores the limits of what it means to be human. Shadow is a thought-provoking novel that’s perfect for fans of mind-bending near-future dystopia that artfully blends real-world issues with a dash of the paranormal. Scroll up and grab your copy today...


Check out the Authors website at rbarnerauthor.com





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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Work Life Balancing — Why You Need It, Why You Should Want It, and Why It’s Your Right

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Unlock the Secrets to Work-Life Balance: Your Ultimate Guide to a Happier, Healthier Life

Are you tired of feeling stretched thin—constantly juggling deadlines, family obligations, and the ever-growing to-do list—while never really feeling like you’re winning at either? It’s time to stop surviving and start thriving.

In Work Life Balancing: Why You Need It, Why You Should Want It, and Why It’s Your Right, author Rob Alex, Ph.D.delivers a powerful, practical, and often humorous guide to reclaiming your time, energy, and sanity. This isn’t just another self-help book—it’s your roadmap to living fully and freely.


⚖️ Why Work-Life Balance Matters

Modern life moves fast—and if you’re not careful, it will sweep you away before you realize you’ve forgotten to actually live it. Rob Alex reminds us that balance isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity.

Finding balance doesn’t mean doing less; it means doing what matters most and giving yourself permission to breathe. This book teaches you how to do that with grace, laughter, and confidence.


💡 Inside the Book: Real Solutions for Real People

Rob Alex brings decades of experience from corporate management, business ownership, and professional sports facility management to this practical and inspiring book. His insights are backed not only by experience but by his academic background in Metaphysical Sciences, giving his advice an enlightening and holistic touch.

Inside, you’ll learn:

✅ How to Set Boundaries That Stick – Protect your personal time without guilt or professional fallout.
🏡 Working From Home Without Losing Your Mind – Tips to separate your workspace from your living space.
🤝 The Power of Delegation – Learn how to empower others while lightening your own load.
🚪 The Importance of an Escape Plan – Be prepared to pivot when life demands it.
💼 Special Tips for Entrepreneurs – Find freedom even when your business feels like a 24/7 commitment.

Rob’s down-to-earth tone and relatable storytelling make each page feel like a conversation with a wise friend—one who’s been there, burned out, and found his way back to balance.


🌿 Why You’ll Love This Book

Work-life balance isn’t just about time management—it’s about energy management, purpose, and joy.

In Work Life Balancing, you’ll find humor, empathy, and actionable advice that reminds you that balance is your birthright—not something you have to earn. Rob blends his metaphysical perspective with real-world practicality, showing you that aligning your energy with your purpose leads to a healthier, more meaningful life.

You’ll laugh, you’ll nod in agreement, and most importantly—you’ll start to make changes that stick.


👩‍💻 Who Should Read This Book

  • Professionals who want more personal time without sacrificing success.

  • Entrepreneurs who love their work but need to rediscover life outside of it.

  • Remote workers trying to draw the line between “home” and “office.”

  • Anyone who’s tired of burnout and ready to feel alive again.


🚀 Why You Need This Book

Balance isn’t a buzzword—it’s your right.
When you create balance, you open the door to more creativity, better health, stronger relationships, and lasting happiness.

Whether you want to:
✨ Regain control of your schedule,
✨ Reduce stress and increase productivity, or
✨ Simply find joy in the everyday—
this book is your guide to achieving it.


📚 Available Now in Multiple Formats!

💫 Paperback Edition – Keep it on your desk, nightstand, or give it as a thoughtful gift.
💻 Kindle Edition – Take your journey to balance wherever you go.
🌈 Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited!


🌟 Take the First Step Toward Balance Today

Don’t let chaos control your life another day.
Discover how to balance your energy, your time, and your passion in a way that feels natural and freeing.

Grab your copy of Work Life Balancing: Why You Need It, Why You Should Want It, and Why It’s Your Right today—available in Paperback, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited!

Because balance isn’t just something to dream about—
💖 It’s something you deserve.


Monday, December 29, 2025

Why Authors Should Be Using This Book Promotion Service on Fiverr (Seriously—This One Works)

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If you’re an author, you already know the hardest part of publishing isn’t writing the book.

It’s getting people to actually see it.

You can have the best cover, the sharpest blurb, and a story that deserves a spotlight—but without visibility, your book is just another title floating in a very crowded digital ocean. That’s where smart, strategic promotion makes all the difference.

And that’s exactly why this Book Promotion Service on Fiverr is worth your attention.


Built for Authors Who Want Real Exposure

This isn’t a “post it once and hope for the best” kind of promotion. This service is designed to create consistent visibility, which is what books actually need to gain traction.

Your book will be featured with:

  • One dedicated post on each of four different book blogs

  • Each post goes live on different days, not all at once

  • Every post is then shared across Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest

That means your book doesn’t just appear—it keeps reappearing.

And visibility compounds.


A Reach That Actually Matters

Let’s talk numbers—because authors deserve transparency.

Each post reaches approximately 80,000+ readers across blogs and social platforms. On top of that, your book is shared within the Book Promotion Library community, which includes over 65,000 engaged members.

This audience wasn’t built overnight. It’s the result of 10+ years of consistent audience-building, reader engagement, and author-focused promotion.

In other words, you’re not being dropped into a random feed. You’re being placed in front of people who already care about books.


Perfect for Long-Term Momentum

If you choose one of the higher service levels, your book isn’t just promoted once—it’s promoted across different months.

This matters more than most authors realize.

Spreading out promotion:

  • Keeps your book visible longer

  • Reaches new readers as platforms grow

  • Supports long-tail sales instead of short spikes

It’s the difference between a quick flash and a sustained presence.


Popular for a Reason—Plan Ahead

This is a very popular gig, which tells you something right away: authors are seeing results.

Because of that popularity, timing matters. If your book needs to be promoted by a certain date—such as a launch window, sale, or event—it’s strongly recommended that you ask in advance to confirm availability.

Good promotion is strategic, not rushed.


The Bottom Line

If you’re serious about getting your book in front of more readers—without trying to shout into the void alone—this service does exactly what authors need:

  • Multiple blog features

  • Social media amplification

  • A large, established reader-focused audience

  • Long-term visibility options

Most importantly, it gets your book in front of real eyes, not just algorithms.


Check Out the Service Here

If you’ve put the work into writing your book, this is one of the smartest ways to make sure people actually discover it.

Sunday, December 21, 2025

The Fifth Anomaly: A Threshold Chronicle

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The Fifth Anomaly: A Threshold Chronicle

(The Threshold Chronicles Book 1)


Four successful investigations. Zero confirmed supernatural encounters. The Urban Exploration Society has debunked dozens of urban legends with science and documentation.
Until Hillrose Penitentiary.

What begins as another routine investigation becomes something else entirely when Marcus Chen's team discovers a pattern. A pattern that repeats across decades, etched into the prison's structure and buried in its records. As they document the anomaly, the pattern begins to replicate. In their footage. In their notes. In their perception of time itself.
Some patterns demand to be observed. And observation changes the observer.

The Fifth Anomaly is the first book in The Threshold Chronicles, a cosmic horror series exploring the boundaries between humanity and their place in objective reality. This edition features an integrated soundtrack experience. Scan QR codes at chapter endings to hear the music that accompanies each threshold.

For readers of American Gods, House of Leaves, and the New Weird.



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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Fragments of Wrath

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Twelve-hundred years ago, the Bloodmoon shattered. Now, a single, wrathful shard has fallen into Skeltryal. The Reckoning has begun. On a night that should have been like any other, a wrathful shard comes crashing into the Astern Sea, igniting a clash between those devoted to the Blood gods and the worshipers of the Celestial realms. As the wrath of the gods stir once more, Skeltryal is threatened with a war that could reshape the world into a living Abyss. Mysteries are unraveled and tensions rise between the four elemental kingdoms. Six must find their place. The astronomer, who will unravel the Blood gods’ dark ambitions; the assassin, bound to Insanity; the atheist, conflicted by belief when fables become reality; the Bloodkissed, discovering forbidden truths in the lands of the lost; the Scholar, who defies his sanctum’s laws to stop a looming war; and the Hollow, who begins a descent into darkness from which he may never return. As fate draws their paths together, each must choose where they stand in the coming storm—beneath the Bloodmoon’s wrath or against it.

Use the links below to get your copy of Fragments of Wrath

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Friday, December 19, 2025

The Outward Shows the Least

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The Outward Shows the Least


Some doors were never meant to be opened. 

Dr. Marcus Stavros has spent fifteen years being called a crackpot by the archaeological community. His theories about pre-Christian sites containing ancient secrets have cost him his career, his marriage, and his reputation. But when he discovers identical architectural patterns beneath Greek Orthodox monasteries across the Mediterranean, he knows he's finally found proof that will vindicate everything.

He assembles a team of damaged experts, each bearing wounds that run deep. And those wounds make them perfect vessels for something that has waited in the dark for eons.

Beneath the monastery on Kymolos, they discover a library of forbidden knowledge and a binding ritual designed to contain Erebus, the primordial darkness that predates the Greek gods themselves. The ancient seals are failing. The fragments of a shattered god are calling to the broken places in their souls. And to save the world, they must make an impossible choice: accept the paradise that darkness offers them, or become the prison walls for an entity that hungers to unmake reality itself.

The Outward Shows the Least is a psychological horror novella that explores the terrible price of obsession, the weight of trauma, and what it means to sacrifice everything, including your humanity, for a truth no one else will ever know.

For fans of cosmic horror, Greek mythology, and stories where the monsters aren't the only thing to fear.







Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Bloodline: An Epic Urban Fantasy (Omniverse Chronicles Book 5)

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Bloodline: An Epic Urban Fantasy

(Omniverse Chronicles Book 5)


BLOODLINE: What if your blood held a secret? In Bloodline, the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur as Jackie Thornton’s life takes an unexpected turn. Once a formidable Marine sniper scarred by the battlefields of Iraq, Jackie now leads a seemingly quiet life as a successful lawyer. Yet, her nights are plagued by haunting dreams and the shadows of her past. Jackie’s life is upended when she is confronted by a beloved uncle thought to be dead. He reveals that her bloodline holds secrets tied to legendary heroes of ancient lore. Her peaceful existence is shattered, and she finds herself at the center of a battle against formidable foes. Her loyal cat, Riley, is more than a mere pet—he is her protector, guarding her from threats both known and unknown. Jackie’s journey introduces her to J.D. Randall, the last of the great lawmen, and the Dark Prince, an entity of pure malevolence. She also encounters Charles Arthur Floyd, a storied outlaw resurrected to protect her, and Gefn, a divine being whose true identity holds the key to Jackie’s destiny. Bloodline is a mesmerizing fusion of fantasy and reality, where the past and present collide in an epic struggle for survival and truth. With a gripping plot and a richly imagined world, this novel promises to captivate and enthrall. Discover if legend and fate can change everything—buy the book and find out.



 





SHADOW

    SHADOW By Robert Barner In a world devastated by environmental collapse, the fate of Earth rests in the hands of a psychic child without...