Advice from IR Approved Author (and Previous IRDA Winner) Linda Lappin: “Never give up, read the classics over and over, learn to recognize your weaknesses, and don’t put too much trust in AI.

In 1922, American photographer Harriet travels solo to Italy to capture images of Etruscan tombs. She keeps a diary of an obsessive love affair with Count Federigo, who unravels her life.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Jeff Shaw: “It’s an art—learning how to engage a stranger and talk them into wanting your book.”

Echo Six leaves Earth in the twenty-fourth century and crash-lands his spacecraft in the desert of New Mexico in 2025. He has traveled some 350 years into the past and now must learn to survive.

Continue ReadingAdvice from IR Approved Author Jeff Shaw: “It’s an art—learning how to engage a stranger and talk them into wanting your book.”

Advice from IR Approved Author Thomas Kudla: “Never devalue your writing…and while it seems like you’re climbing an uphill battle every day, there are readers out there who would love to read your writing.”

Waking Up at the Gates is an epiphanic poetic journey from the daily grind of the working world to the imaginative mindscapes of creative rebirth. This book guided me through a really difficult time in my life; I hope it can do the same for those who read it.

Continue ReadingAdvice from IR Approved Author Thomas Kudla: “Never devalue your writing…and while it seems like you’re climbing an uphill battle every day, there are readers out there who would love to read your writing.”

Advice from IR Approved Author Jerry Schaefer: “When you think it’s finished, let someone edit it!”

From Patriarchy to Paradise, it’s about time, punctures the patriarchal balloon – it was just hot air! Even so, there’s still a disaster looming for us unless we choose Paradise. The author offers his own experience as proof positive that it’s possible.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Joan Donaldson: “You need a community of writers to read your work and encourage you along the path.”

Lizzie and William share their grief and renew their joy as they encourage community spirit in a utopian settlement.

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IR Approved Author Joan Fernandez Tells All About Her Book

This is the unacknowledged true story of Jo van Gogh's fervent quest to save Vincent’s art from obscurity. In the early twentieth century, as a timid widow—and sister-in-law of the famed painter—Jo van Gogh takes on the male-dominated art elite to prove that the hundreds of worthless paintings she inherited are world-class in order to ensure her young son will have an inheritance.

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Advice from IR Approved Author Karen Martin: “Love what you do.”

Four years after Cressida sought refuge in a timeless Minoan cave, the appearance of an unknown aunt spirals her into chaos. Childhood wounds resurface, compelling Cressida toward a crucial decision. Will she trade her newfound life for love and financial security? Inspired by dreams, she travels to Delphi seeking counsel from the Oracle, unaware of her pivotal role to save humanity from catastrophic misery.

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Overexposed

OVEREXPOSED is a full length standalone thrill romance with multiple love interests and a heroine on a mission. This is also a reverse harem novel, meaning the main female character does not have to choose. Of course, it also means the guys have to agree and well, that's part of the journey. The authors encourage you to always read the forewords in their books for more information.

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