Books with author Ben Carter

What is The Bigs? In baseball, "the bigs" is slang for the big leagues. When you become responsible for yourself, and you are being paid to do a job, you are in the big leagues. The real world is tough, competitive, and much is expected. This is a quintessentially American story of one man's journey through his career and life. Wall Street veteran Ben Carpenter chronicles the people he met, the experiences he had, the mistakes he made, and what he learned along the way. Readers will encounter a colorful cast of real-life characters which include Big Hank, Hoops, Sweater Girl, The Zombies, Mr. Nuts, The Cheese, Deep Throat, and The RAT. Their tales illuminate Carpenter's progress from newly minted liberal arts graduate, to the owner of an out-of-control bar in Manhattan, to the CEO of a major international investment company. While the real world can be very fun, it's also very much a battle, and that battle is not easy for anyone. The Bigs is an eye-opening book with specific, comprehensive, and practical advice you won't hear anywhere else. This is a book that parents will want to read and give to their children—and their children will want to read and share with their friends.

As the go-to wedding planner, Suzy can’t find her own wedded bliss and has one shocker of a wedding day. It doesn’t help that she’s still pining for her high school sweetheart, the one who got away. Handling neurotic brides is the best part of Suzy’s day until her son brings home a bombshell from Europe. Alexandra, a beautiful marketer with a “touch” of OCD, falls for a bad-boy cop who's married and possibly stalking her. But he sure is sexy. Alex tries to stay at arm’s length after she puts her job—and life—on the line for the officer who isn’t always a gentleman. Hope hates her name, looks, and frizzy hair. As a high school counselor, she dishes out sage advice to students, yet can’t see she’s enabling her deadbeat, stuck-in-the-seventies hippie parents. After tragedy strikes, she reexamines their relationship and discovers a secret that almost went to the grave. Friends since high school, the thirty-something women meet every Thursday at Coconuts for their own form of friendapy.

A how-to book for would-be cookbook authors. Whether you've written or blogged before, discover how you can write & publish your cookbook on a shoestring budget. The book includes information on what you'll need to get started, seven places to find great ideas, how to test and finalise your idea. Chapters include:- - preparing and writing your book - what should your book contain - putting your cookbook together - collecting, creating and testing recipes and recipe writing tips Includes Jen's top tips on the two secrets of success - with what you need to know about crafting the right title for your book and creating a great cover. Helpful tips & examples on how to choose the right price point for your book, which can be make or break in selling your book successfully. Detailed information on who and how to self-publish on Kindle and Createspace. Final chapters gives an overview of ways of promoting and selling your cook book, together with some self publishing success stories to inspire.

Buy the Paperback version of this book & get the Kindle eBook version include for FREEWhether you've written or blogged before, discover how you can write your cookbook and publish it on a shoestring budget, this is how-to book for would-be cookbook authors. Do you want to write or publish your own recipe book, but just aren't sure where to start? This book will help you every step of your self-publishing journey, right until the moment when you hold your printed bookbook in your hand.Here is what you will learnwhat you need to get startedseven places to find great ideas for your cookbookhow to test and finalise your ideaYou'll discover how toprepare and write your cookbookwhat to include in your recipe bookhow to put your cookbook togethercollect, create and test recipes, andhow to write out your recipesThe book includes top tips on the secrets of success - including what you need to know about cookbook writing, crafting the right title for your book and how to easily create a great cover. There's helpful tips & examples on how to choose the right price point for your book, which can be make or break in selling your book successfully.Find out how you can self-publish your ebook and paperback on Amazon and even make your book available in bookstores.Within a few weeks you could have the exciting and proud moment, of opening a package and holding your own self-published book in your hand!Why not make a start and create your own recipe book today? Scroll up and click the buy now button to begin writing your very own cookbook!

To most, Coconuts is simply a bar. But for three best friends, it’s their oasis. That is, until everything comes crashing down.Socialite Cheri Van Buren makes a splashy, paparazzi-filled visit to Coconuts. Secretly dabbling in disastrous online dating, the wealthy caterer desires normalcy away from the society pages. A few girlfriends would be nice too.Hope’s life is routine, if not dull. The most exciting part of her day is counseling students until a monster tornado heads toward Hilltop High. Now she’s in shock—and not just from the devastating twister.Alex oversees a marketing intern from hell who appears intent on stealing her job. Her relationship with her sexy cop boyfriend isn’t so sexy, especially after his ex-wife stalks her.Suzy’s new marriage is challenged by her surly teen stepdaughter, a unique Halloween wedding, and her son’s ever-changing nuptials. If that isn’t enough, the family discovers an astonishing revelation requiring a giant leap of faith.Will the women overcome the chaos or will it tear them apart?

The Earth has turned on its inhabitants. Humanity is threatened. Storms, wildfires, droughts; our home planet has become the enemy. But a mysterious teen might hold the key to survival... if she herself can survive a tug-of-war between activists, scientists, and the government. Or can they come together to save the world crumbling around them?Journey into the complete internationally bestselling, award-winning upper YA Deadly Earth Omnibus with over 1000 pages featuring 3 full-length novels PLUS a brand-new, exclusive novella! BOOK 1 – HOPE DROWNED: The waters of chaos are rising. It's time to sink or swim.BOOK 2 – TRUST BURNED: As the fire of fear spreads, some want to watch the world burn. BOOK 3 – LOVE DESERTED: In the arid wasteland of distrust, only the strong survive.NOVELLA – CALM THAWED: With the release of toxins, it's a fight for a breath of fresh air.Fans of the Maze Runner, the Hunger Games, and the movies The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 will get sucked into the gripping trilogy reviewers call unique and refreshing with dynamic characters, a smattering of romance, and twists and turns of edge-of-your-seat action, mystery and danger!"Refreshingly different from the usual YA/NA plotlines and very cleverly put together" -Award-winning author C.L. Monaghan"A riveting YA story woven with important topics, mystery, action-packed moments, and endearing characters." -Reader's Favorite (5 STARS)

Great news for those wary of selling their soul to the Devil. Just take out a loan instead!Darcie Rose is Satan’s top Substitute Soul, tasked with temporarily replacing the eager living souls who sign a deal with the Devil. The exchange is a simple one. They receive a Lucifer-facilitated status boost when they return to their body, and Darcie earns a temporary reprieve from Hell. But there are two rules she must abide by if she wants to stay on Luci’s good side: 1.) Avoid her former life now that she is an accidental murderess. 2.) Never expose proof of a demonic Hell in the presence of humans. Easy as pudding... until now.Something’s glitched, and Darcie’s sent Earth-side without the necessary details of whose body she’s inhabiting. Even Hell can’t compare to coming face-to-face with her former fiancé, and taxidermy animals rising from the dead like a macabre puppet show.Can Darcie regain control of a job quickly spiraling out of control? Or will this slip up get her banished to the torturous bowels of Hell? From Internationally Bestselling author L.B. Carter comes book one in the Loan Soul Series, a dark paranormal fantasy with a sardonic twist!

Mother Nature has gotten sick, and her sister Sarafina must step in to keep the Plant and Animal Kingdoms running smoothly. Will she and her best friends be able to do it? Find out how their adventures unfold in books 1-4 of the Sarafina series:#1: Sarafina and the Mixed-up RainbowSarafina has always admired nature, but she never wanted to be in charge of it! That’s exactly what happens, though, when her sister—who happens to be Mother Nature—gets sick. Sarafina has to take care of the plants and animals, and there sure is a lot to learn. It’s not long before she starts making mistakes, like mixing up the colors of the rainbow. With the help of her two best friends, will she be able to fix her mistakes and get nature back on track? #2: Sarafina and the Muddy MessEver since Mother Nature got sick, her sister Sarafina has been in charge of nature—and taking care of the plants and animals sure has been tricky. It gets even trickier when a big storm is brewing over the desert where it shouldn’t be. Sarafina and her friends have one chance to keep the storm under control. Will they be able to do it, or will they become part of the muddy mess themselves? #3: Sarafina and the Bouncy IslandTaking over Mother Nature’s job hasn’t been easy. Sarafina has managed to mix up the colors of a rainbow and turn a desert into a muddy mess. But now she’s starting to get the hang of it…Or is she?When she and her friends learn that a big earthquake is about to shake a small island, they must find a way to keep the plants, animals, and people safe. Will they come up with a perfect plan, or will they find themselves in the middle of a bouncy disaster?#4: Sarafina and the Bubbly VolcanoNo one ever told Sarafina that the Fire was so dramatic. Since taking over Mother Nature’s job, she’s learned that Air is rascally, Water is weepy, and Earth is grumbly. But it’s not until a volcano is about to erupt that Sarafina finds out just how dramatic Fire is. How will she and her friends convince Fire to keep the volcano’s eruption calm and slow rather than explosive? Perhaps some pink bubbles might help…

Sarafina and her friends have a plan to cure Mother Nature: they must find all the past Mother Natures—the Grandmothers of Nature—and get their help. Will the grandmothers know what to do? Or will Sarafina and her friends have to go back to the drawing board? Find out in books 5-8 of the Sarafina series:#5: Sarafina and the Protected PyramidSarafina and her friends are off to meet the first Grandmother of Nature! Their journey takes them to Egypt where they find Grandma Neffie protecting a very important pyramid. Will they convince Grandma Neffie to take a break from her job and help them find a cure for Aurelia? Or will they come back to the castle empty-handed?#6: Sarafina and the Bamboozled CountrysideMeeting the second Grandmother of Nature in China is off to a good start. Grandma Ann is kind, calm, and thoughtful—and she wants to help Sarafina find a cure for Aurelia. But could Grandma Ann be too kind, calm, and thoughtful? When she says it will take at least two weeks for a cure, will Sarafina and her friends find a way to speed the process along before it’s too late? #7: Sarafina and the Raging RainforestKeeping up with the third Grandmother of Nature is much harder than Sarafina expected. In the rainforest, Grandma Cora would rather swing from the trees like a monkey than stand around chatting. How will Sarafina and her friends convince Grandma Cora to help cure Aurelia if they can’t get her to stay still? One thing is for sure: the Elements better play nicely if they want Grandma Cora’s help. But will they?#8: Sarafina and the Broken RulesThis is it: the last Grandmother of Nature adventure. Sarafina and her friends are off to meet Grandma Mickeyla—who happens to be Sarafina’s mom. This trip is so different, and not just because Sarafina is excited to spend time with her mother. Mickeyla has an idea to cure Aurelia that is so crazy that it just might work. Can Sarafina and her friends make it happen? There’s only one way to find out.