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	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Margie Kennon Tovrea (aka Kristie Leigh Maguire) Email Address: kristieleighmaguire@yahoo.com Website: http://kristieleighmaguire.com Margie Kennon Tovrea (aka Kristie Leigh Maguire) Presents Autographed Book to Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands John P. deJongh, Jr. Margie Kennon Tovrea (aka Kristie Leigh Maguire) presented an autographed copy of her book, From the Far Side of the Sun: A Friendship That Spanned the Distance, to Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. (U.S. Virgin Islands) at the 1st Annual Pool Party Mixer held at the the Estate Carlton Condos on the West End of St. Croix on Sunday August 9, 2009. Frederiksted, St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands) – August 11, 2009 The residents, management, and Board of Directors of the Estate Carlton Condominiums were delighted to have Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. and Lieutenant Governor Gregory R. Francis fly over from St. Thomas to be the guests of honor at their 1st Annual Pool Party Mixer which was held on Sunday August 9, 2009. Many other Island residents who have ties to the condominium complex joined with the residents of Carlton Condos in welcoming the Governor and Lt. Governor to St. Croix and to the party. The sunny skies and tropical trade winds added just the right touch of zest to the delicious food that the residents of the condos contributed to the occasion. Margie Kennon Tovrea (aka Kristie Leigh Maguire), the “resident published author” at Carlton Condos, presented Governor deJongh, Jr. with an autographed copy of her book, From the Far Side of the Sun: A Friendship That Spanned the Distance. Ms. Tovrea chose this book, out of the six books she has published, to present to the Governor because it is her memoirs book of her expatriate days which began on St. Croix back in the early 1990s when her husband accepted an assignment to Hess Oil Refinery (now HOVENSA). Ms. Tovrea considers St. Croix as the beginning of her expatriate days even though it is U.S. Territory because it was her first experience of living outside the Continental United States.  From the Far Side of the Sun: A Friendship That Spanned the Distance is published by Star Publish LLC and is available online at Amazon.com. From the Far Side of the Sun includes many pictures of Ms. Tovrea’s globetrotting days, and is the re-release of her book Emails from the Edge: The Life of an Expatriate Wife which did not include pictures. Ms. Tovrea, writing romance under the name of Kristie Leigh Maguire, is also the author of Affairs of the Heart: Desert Heat and Cabin Fever (Collector’s Edition), Desert Heat, Cabin Fever, and No Lady and Her Tramp which she co-authored with Mark Haeuser. She has also contributed to several anthologies. Affairs of the Heart was a Number One novel in sensual romance at Amazon.com. Desert Heat was voted Romance of the Year and Kristie Leigh Maguire was voted Best Up and Coming Author of the Year by the Affaire de Coeur Magazine Reader/Writer Poll. Cabin Fever and No Lady and Her Tramp placed in the Top Ten at the Preditors & Editors Poll. Visit Kristie Leigh Maguire online at http://kristieleighmaguire.com.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Janet Elaine Smith Marketing Director, Star Publish LLC marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com www.starpublishllc.com Emily: Out of My Mother's Darkness Janie Lancaster ISBN: 978-1-935188-03-2 Autobiographical Fiction Tweens and Up $13.95 / 136 pages Star Publish Releases the Voice of a Silenced Child Star Publish LLC announces the release of Emily: Out of My Mother’s Darkness, by Janie Lancaster. This is Lancaster’s second book and is autobiographical fiction. Her first book, Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale, a middle grade novel, has been not only well received in libraries and schools, but syndicated in newspapers nationwide as well.   In Emily: Out of My Mother’s Darkness, Lancaster draws on some personal traumatic events and creates an enchanting story that not only entertains, but shows how to turn a person’s scars into stars. The reader will easily be able to relate to the fear and anxieties Emily feels as she dares to open a forbidden cedar chest, unlocks a Chinese box and discovers dark secrets. Emily must find a way to escape from the darkness her mother has created in her world.   Lancaster lives in the Southern California area and she is available to speak to groups on Opening the Mind Through Creative Writing. Therapeutic writing for troubled teens will be one of her favored topics.   Emily: Out of My Mother’s Darkness is available in online bookstores and at brick-and-mortar bookstores across the country. If not in stock, it can be easily ordered by asking the store manager.  Visit the author’s website at www.janielancaster.com.   ####   Media support kits available electronically or through mail upon request.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Janet Elaine Smith, Marketing Director, Star Publish LLC marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com Lumberton L. Lee Parmeter ISBN: 978-1-932993-96-7 296 pages/ $19.95 Available now   Author L. Lee Parmeter Takes Readers to the Past in Lumberton   In the lights of current events, Lumberton by L. Lee Parmeter takes us to a different but equally trying era and shows us the strength and perseverance that brought our country through one of its most difficult times in a child’s viewpoint using such unbiased clarity a reader will feel, taste and experience every step of little Lee’s life as our great nation was being rebuilt. Written as fiction, the reality of the time is no less clear and vibrant, and is bound to capture every reader from young to young at heart.   In 1941, the country was just rising from the Great Depression and faced with one of the largest wars in our history. Lumberton’s character, young Lee, goes about his daily chores and innocent trouble making that only a young boy can do. Through the author’s witty and charming writing, the reader is there, experiencing the events and what it was like for a young adult growing up in the shadow of World War II as if it happened only yesterday.   Over thirty years ago, author L. Lee Parmeter retired from the United States Air Force with more than 23 years of military duty after entering service from his home state of Florida. His tours of duty include Germany, Korea, Vietnam, and stateside assignments, including special missions still classified to this day. MSgt Parmeter’s many military awards and decorations include the Vietnamese Medal of Honor, Meritorious Service Medal, and The Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leave clusters and The Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He is also a member of The Sons of the American Revolution.   Lee is very active in community affairs, helping disabled veterans establish themselves in the civilian community and assisting them in VA disability procedures.   From the time he learned to read from road signs and maps, Lee has been writing. He began his professional writing career as a technical writer for the defense industry writing technical documents published for the US Navy. He is a published author in poetry as well. We can look for many more books to come, as he is a very prolific writer. When Lee isn't wandering the back roads of America in his motor home, he resides on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.   ### Media support kits available electronically or through mail upon request.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Elaine Smith, Marketing Director for Star Publish Email Address: marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com Website: www.starpublishllc.com Star Publish Gives Voice to a “Silenced Child” Star Publish LLC has signed a contract with Janie Lancaster, author of Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale, to publish her second book Emily/Out of My Mother’s Darkness. The focus of Janie’s new book deals with emotional torment. It shows the effects that harsh words and attitudes can have on a child. Most fictional books have their basis on something in real life, which is the case for Emily/Out of My Mother’s Darkness. Ms. Lancaster describes her story as “autobiographical fiction.” She says: “It was a hypergraphic, therapeutic writing journey, a journey that helped me to understand my dark past and deepen my identity.” Readers will find her book very powerful, crushing, then inspiring - all beautiful. Star Publish is honored to have her book join their list. The tale takes you on a journey with Emily on a desperate search for her missing father. She opens a forbidden cedar chest, where she encounters fancy clothes, an embroidered tablecloth, glittering jewelry and a Chinese box. Upon unlocking the box, she discovers her mother’s darkest secrets. She invites readers to share in her struggle to climb out of her mother’s darkness. Lancaster’s first book has been syndicated in several newspapers across the country, as well as being available at both online and brick-and-mortar bookstores. She plans to share her experiences of the therapy she received while writing Emily/Out of My Mother’s Darkness by giving lectures and teaching seminars. Therapeutic writing for troubled teens will be one of her favored topics. If you would like to schedule an appearance with her, you can contact Ms. Lancaster at: janielbl@aol.com or call at: 760-743-7572 Title: Emily/Out of My Mother’s Darkness Genre: Young adult fiction ISBN: 978-1-935188-03-2 Publisher: Star Publish LLC Date of Release: Spring 2009

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Janet Elaine Smith, Marketing Director Email:    marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com Website: www.starpublishllc.com     EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE AND BEYOND WITH THE DECODERS FIRST ADVENTURE   In today’s world, children are taught that anything is possible. A generation or two ago the dream was often to be a fireman, a policeman or a cowboy. Today’s children reach much farther, to being a rocket scientist, an astronaut—or even president of the United States of America. Dr. Marjorie Vego Krausz and Dr. Toni Hood have teamed up to explore the universe—and beyond—in their new young adult novel, A Flight of Greed and Glory: DECODERs’ First Adventure. Both Dr. Vego Krausz and Dr. Hood have more than 30 years’ experience each, working as counselors and educators, so writing a book for young adults was a natural outgrowth for their expertise of working with children and families. In A Flight of Greed and Glory, a multicultural group of young people spend a summer at a space camp. They soon form a tight bond and discover, quite by accident, a plot by the astronauts who are there for training. Their quest for solving the problems gets them into a bit of trouble, lands them behind locked doors, and they have to figure out how to expose the guilty person without endangering their lives, or that of the other people at the camp. In the process, they develop a way of problem solving that will help young readers apply their strategies to common occurrences in the daily problems of life, from bullying to forming trustworthy friendships and relationships. A Flight of Greed and Glory provides plenty of mystery, intrigue and adventure, while at the same time teaching some valuable lessons. A Flight of Greed and Glory has just been released by Star Publish LLC. You can read an excerpt as well as get more information on both the book and the authors at http://starpublishllc.com by clicking on “Star Book Catalog.” Ordering information: A Flight of Greed and Glory DECODERs First Adventure ISBN 10: 1-932993-91-6 ISBN 13: 978-1932993-91-2 132 pages $13.95 Marjorie Vego Krausz Toni Hood For Readers age 7 and up   For more information on Star Publish LLC, please visit its new site at http://starpublishllc.com.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Janet Elaine Smith, Marketing Director Email:    marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com Website: www.starpublishllc.com   LIVE LIFE WITH THE MAYANS IN WAR STAR RISING!   Not every father takes his son to Belize for an 8th grade graduation gift, but the dad who is known as “Zoo Doc” is not your typical father. The plan was to take them to Hawaii, but when someone suggested they go to Belize instead, Zoo Doc took up the challenge and they soon ended up touring Mayan sites and studying their ancient myths and practices. Upon completing extensive research, both in Belize and after they returned home to California, Zoo Doc set out to write the story of the Mayan people. While there were many that could not be included, the primary one that was the basis of his book, War Star Rising!, was the Legend of Toucan Moon. The book spins a tale of adventure, suspense, and even romance. Some of the tale, although set many centuries ago, has a feel of science fiction throughout. Zoo Doc's love of animals is included in the book, as they lead the characters from one adventure to another one. The first format the story was released in was as an award-winning script suitable for drama groups, but Zoo Doc wanted to reach a larger audience, especially among younger readers. The book was then written for middle-school level readers. War Star Rising! has just been released by Star Publish LLC, and it is available at most online bookstores and will soon appear in bookstores across the US. On a personal note, Zoo Doc and his wife lost their daughter at an age when her life should have just been beginning. The book was written with her in mind, and it is dedicated to her. Experts about Belize and the Mayan people are singing high praise for War Star Rising! Lan Sluder, Belize resident and Editor/Publisher of Belize First Magazine (www.belizefirst.com) and a Belize Travel Writer, says: “War Star Rising! is fast-paced, well-researched and full of authentic detail. This is a ripping tale of adventure and romance...and a roaring good read. It recreates the time long, long ago when the Maya ruled MesoAmerica. ZooDoc's book probes the mysteries and romance of this exotic, yet somehow familiar, culture. If you've ever dreamed of jaguars and jungle, if you've ever wanted to travel back in time to the Land of the Maya, if you have a speck of romance in your soul, this will be a book you simply can't put down…a must read! Bravo, ZooDoc.” In today’s troubled economics, any youngster—no matter how old they are—can escape to a wonderful enchanting world of yesteryears at the cost of just $15.95. Buen viaje! For more information on War Star Rising! Visit the website http://starpublishllc.com and click on “Star Book Catalog.” Purchase information: War Star Rising! ZooDoc ISBN: (paperback) 978-1-932993-89-9 216 pages $15.95 ISBN: (laminate hard cover) 978-1-932993-90-5 216 pages $25.95 Young Adult Historical Fantasy Adventure   For more information on Star Publish LLC, please visit its new site at http://starpublishllc.com.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Janet Elaine Smith, Marketing Director Email:    marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com Website: www.starpublishllc.com   TRAVEL TO HAWAII FOR LESS THAN A TANK OF GAS   If you've ever wanted to travel to the great islands of Hawaii but haven't, for whatever reason, Star Publish LLC invites you to read its newest title: Wai-nani: High Chiefess of Hawai'i - Her Epic Journey by Linda Ballou. Wai-nani is a historical fiction, taking readers back to a time where things weren't always kind. Many laws were imposed then, and battles were fought for lands. In reading Wai-nani, you will travel with her, and feel like you have become her, through vivid descriptions and feelings of what it must have been like to live at those times. Sometimes sensual, sometimes enraging, the tale is never dull. The vibrant lands and waters of the great islands come alive and you will experience the changes its people faced in the time of Captain Cook. Wai-nani: High Chiefess of Hawai'i - Her Epic Journey is available now at many bookstores, online and off. Star also invites you to visit Linda Ballou's website at www.lindaballouauthor.com to learn more about this author who has traveled to some of the most exotic places in the United States. She offers autographed copies of her book directly from her site.   For more information on Star Publish LLC, please visit its new site at http://starpublishllc.com.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Janet Elaine Smith, Marketing Director Email:    marketingstarpublish@yahoo.com Website: www.starpublishllc.com     STAR PUBLISH LLC ENTERS A NEW GALAXY   Star Publish LLC is proud to announce that they have a new owner: T.C. McMullen. Ms. McMullen has been with the company since the beginning in 2004, doing formatting and covers of their books. Kristie Leigh Maguire, founder and former owner of Star Publish LLC will stay on as Publishing Consultant, but she wanted to spend some time returning to writing her own books.   Star Publish LLC has several recent releases, including Her Godmother (Cate Cavanagh), Promo Paks: Nearly Free Marketing for Authors (Janet Elaine Smith), Crazy Thoughts of an Online Romance (Epstein Larue), Manipulated Evil Series (3 volumes; T.C. McMullen) and Rise of the Arcadians (T.C. McMullen). New titles that are forthcoming include:   Wai-nani: High Chiefess of Hawaii – Her Epic Journey by Linda Ballou coming in May 2008 for adult readers. Following closely for young readers are two tales, War Star Rising! By ZooDoc and DECODERs First Adventure: Flight of Greed and Glory by Toni Hood and Marjorie Vego Krausz. Taming of a Sioux by Peggy DePuydt has also been added to the Star Publish list of quality titles.   Star author, Janie Lancaster, with her title, Julie and the Lost Fairy Tale, has had her work syndicated in newspapers nationwide. The last chapter of her book will run in newspapers including The State Journal-Register of Springfield, IL in the middle of May and on May 26, The Daytona Beach News-Journal in Daytona Beach, FL will run the final chapter.  Ms. Lancaster’s book will be available in many stores following this run so do check with your local bookstores to get your copy. Star Publish LLC has made vast inroads into the placement of their books in brick-and-mortar bookstores, thanks to their Marketing Department. You can find them in many chainstores such as Barnes & Noble, Hastings Entertainment Centers, Borders and Waldenbooks. The publisher is the leader in crossing the line for POD (Print-on-Demand) books gaining this access which for too long has been held captive by the big traditional publishers.   For more information on Star Publish LLC, please go to new site at http://starpublishllc.com. You will find a complete listing of their books on the “Book Catalog” page, as well as submission guidelines for new authors. They are very proud of the excellence of all of the titles they have accepted for publication.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E Contact: Star Publish tcmcmullen@starpublishllc.com www.starpublishllc.com  New Face, New Name March 4, 2008   Star Publish remains outside the usual in the services it offers and its dedication to its authors with T.C. McMullen at its lead, but it now has a new website and business front at www.starpublishllc.com.   New and great things are coming to the Star website including authors’ blog listings, and a calendar of events. Visit Star and sample some of the most intriguing and fresh works available to readers today. Get to know the authors from the inside, who they are, why they wrote their books, and what those books offer to readers.   Don’t forget to check out the Star opportunities for writers as well.  There is now an illustrator and artist on staff for original artwork in covers and interior images. As before, there is a full time staff including marketing director Janet Elaine Smith to help put books into public view.   For more information about all the opportunities for readers and writers, visit www.starpublishllc.com and bookmark it today!   Email contact: tcmcmullen@starpublishllc.com # # # Media support kits available electronically or by mail upon request. Release distributed by Star Publish, an elite publisher dedicated to giving authors the best services while upholding only the highest quality for readers.

	M E D I A    R E L E A S E   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Star Publish tcmcmullen@starpublish.com www.starpublish.com  After Global Warming! January 28, 2008   Can you survive? This is asked of you when you turn to the back of T.C. McMullen’s new Thriller, Rise of he Arcadians.   It’s 2122, seventy-two years after the Upheaval changed the world.  Continents, world-communication, and modern technology are no longer what they once were. Society struggles to reestablish behind walls along what’s left of the Eastern United States. Darvid Squire, the leader of the citadel protecting the wall, relies on a rogue woman, Desire, for information and supplies. She knows all about the wild outer lands thought too harsh to support human life, yet Desire knows the wild lands hold secrets of old, secrets of hope.   One common enemy has risen to threaten both the civilized and the wild lands – Oceaners, a race of cannibals who swarm the continents, stripping from it resources and people. Desire must turn to her past to help her allies. Secrets of her ancestors mix with the future, creating a family saga and coming of age tale inside a thriller.   It’s been over two years since McMullen’s last release, Scorching Eden, but Rise of the Arcadians and the characters it introduces are well worth the wait. McMullen resides in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and three children.  She is currently writing her next novel, Daughter of Gods, with more in a series to come soon.   For more information about this novel and McMullen’s other titles, visit the author's website at www.tcmcmullen.com.    Email contact: tcmcauthor@hotmail.com # # # Media support kits available electronically or by mail upon request. Release distributed by Star Publish, an elite publisher dedicated to giving authors the best services while upholding only the highest quality for readers.