‘Holding His Forever’ Leads Self-Published Bestsellers List

By Dianna Dilworth 

51wuylJs6BL._SX311_BO1,204,203,200_Holding His Forever by Alexa Riley has joined the Self-Published Bestsellers List this week at No 1.

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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of July 6, 2016

1. Holding His Forever by Alexa Riley: “Derek aka Phoenix is a New York City firefighter and has dedicated his life to saving people. When he loses two of his men in the line of duty, he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to see the light again.”

2. Moonshot by Alessandra Torre: “Baseball shouldn’t be a game of life and death… The summer that Chase Stern entered my life, I was seventeen. The daughter of a legend, the Yankees were my family, their stadium my home, their dugout my workplace.”

3. Clutch: Satan’s Fury MC by L. Wilder: “Survival. It was the driving force that kept me going when our world as we knew it was ripped away from us in one horrific night. I didn’t know who brutally killed my parents or why, but when the vicious killers turned their focus onto my brother and sister, I did the only thing I knew to do: I ran.”

4. Over the Middle: A Sports Romance by Lauren Landish: “That’s the only thing on my mind when I’m assigned to help superstar tight end, Duncan Hart, rehab his elbow. With a body that looks like a sculpted masterpiece, his chiseled features melt the hearts of women everywhere, including mine.”

5.  The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle: “70,000 years ago, the human race almost went extinct. We survived, but no one knows how. Until now. The countdown to the next stage of human evolution is about to begin, and humanity might not survive this time.”

6. Reign by Roxie Noire: “The crown prince and I have nothing in common. He’s a rugged, battle-hardened soldier who spent four years in the Royal Guard, an elite military unit. I met the King and Queen for the first time wearing leggings and a sweatshirt.”

7.  Hitched by Kendall Ryan: “Inherit a hundred-billion-dollar company? Check. Produce an heir… Wait, what? I have ninety days to knock up my brand-new fake wife. There’s only one problem—she hates my guts.”

8. Roommates by Hazel Kelly: “Ethan Fitzell has been avoiding his stepsister Jenny since their parents got married, but when she shows up at his apartment uninvited, he’s forced to face the fact that her absence has only made his heart grow fonder…”

9. The Cinderella Arrangement by Vanessa Waltz: “Luke Pardini is many things: playboy, tabloid fodder, ridiculously attractive billionaire. He’s the Prince Charming every woman dreams of. And he wants me to be his fake girlfriend.”

10. Go Big or Go Home by Joanna Blake: “GO BIG OR GO HOME. That’s how I live and how I play. With baseball, with women… I’m always the biggest player on the field.”

Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of July 6, 2016

1. Third Reality Revealed: Vision, Persistence, and Inventing a New Latino Identity 

2. Naturally Flawless: A holistic approach to clear skin 

3. Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Definitive Guide to the MINDRAMP Method For Brain Health & Mental Development 

4. Third Reality: Crafting a 21st Century Latino Agenda 

5. Teach 

6. How Einstein Ruined Physics: Motion, Symmetry, and Revolution in Science 

 

7. The Ultimate Guide to Eclectus Parrots 

8. Negociar, ruta hacia el éxito: Estrategias y habilidades esenciales 

9. The Gasman Cometh 

10. The Generous Qur’an: An accurate, modern English translation of the Qur’an, Islam’s holiest book.