Spread Game: The Federal Prison Cookbook:

100+ Microwave Masterpieces from the Commissary List

The realest cookbook ever written — because it had to be.

In 2013, Justin Smith was indicted on a federal drug conspiracy charge. He served five years. This book is what he built with them.

Inside a federal housing unit, the chow hall keeps you alive — but the microwave keeps you human. SPREAD GAME is the complete cuisine of the American federal prison system: 103 tested recipes made entirely from commissary items and a single microwave, compiled with real BOP commissary lists and organized the way a cook thinks, not the way the order form prints.

Inside you'll find:

• The master commissary list, decoded — the federal pantry by category with real prices, plus the $60 starter pantry

• Technique that changes everything — hot-water-bath cooking, the chip-bag cooker, micro-frying, the cookie-tray bakery, the mayo sear

• The Spread — the communal build-out meal, from The Standard to the eight-man Birthday Spread

• The legendary Mackerel Patty Sandwich — the exact recipe that fed all of B Unit, and the sandwich-business playbook that came with it

• No-oven desserts that defy belief — two full cheesecake builds, cookie-tray brownies, two-minute fudge, and the Visitation Cake

• A full-page photo for every single recipe — 103 dishes shot in the gritty, mouthwatering style of the yard

Written in a voice as real as the yard and clean enough to gift, SPREAD GAME is for currently and formerly incarcerated cooks, the families who fill their commissary accounts, true-crime readers, dorm-room chefs, and anyone who's ever had to make something from nothing.

You don't need an oven. You need a microwave, a list, and the game.

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Right or Wrong.....You Decide

You know right from wrong, surely. But do you really? This intriguing and sometimes humorous, collection of thirty short stories will test your moral compass – would you, could you, should you? Chances are you've already faced a situation like one of these. What did you do? Given the opportunity or the need, we may all face moral choices and ethical dilemmas. Each story ends with a surprise that leaves the reader to ask, did the protagonist make the right decision…..what is the right decision….what decision would you make? What is right, and what is wrong? You decide…..

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Right or Wrong.....You Decide

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Sanctuary Book 1 of The Kismet Trilogy

     

Sanctuary

Book 1 of  The Kismet Trilogy

In the Cloistered City, elite soldiers known as Shivalry walk taller than normal men. Petra Ondise swears on her brother's memory to rise from her role as a clothes-washing maid and join the House of Couriers. Once there, she will learn why her brother, who was a loyal courier to the crown, was killed. As the Festival of the Late Harvest Moon approaches, Petra crosses paths with Third Shivalry Captain Rand Tsenturian, whose dark red eyes haunt her thoughts. He seems to linger in her shadow. Amid the countless rumors that run wild in the royal city, Petra learns her brother and the captain were not strangers. Yet, in the wake of the Festival of the Late Harvest Moon, Rand steps out of the shadows and pulls her to an ancient garden, hidden in the emperor's palace. Eternity lingers there. An ancient incantation tempts and destiny takes over. Now she is Sacred. He is her Sacrifice, and the walls of the Cloistered City will not be able to hold them. An unforgettable fantasy romance about where truth leads and how far love will go. Book One of The Kismet Trilogy.

Perfect for readers who enjoyed books like Daughter of the Moon Goddess, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, and The Jasmine Throne. Very inspired by Chinese palace life and lore.

The Kismet Trilogy is now complete. The other two titles are Sacrilege and Sanctified

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Weight Loss You'll Love: Lose Weight Doing What You Love

    

Weight Loss You'll Love:

Lose Weight Doing What You Love

Weight Loss You’ll Love is not really a diet book, it’s the story of a woman who spent 20 years trying to lose weight through restriction, gyms, trainers, calorie counting, and sheer discipline, only to regain it again and again. Eventually, she discovered a radically simple idea: the healthiest life is the one you actually enjoy living.

Instead of forcing herself through workouts she hated, she began walking just 20 minutes a day, hiking and biking for pleasure, eating delicious lower-calorie foods she genuinely loved, and redesigning her environment so healthy choices became automatic. Her breakthrough was realizing that habits provide the structure, but joy provides the fuel.

Six months later, she had lost 40 pounds—not by suffering more, but by finally building a life she didn't want to escape from.

At its heart, the book offers a refreshing philosophy:

Stop asking, “What can I force myself to do to lose weight?”
Start asking, “What could I happily keep doing for the rest of my life?”

Because lasting change isn't about surviving a punishment. As the book puts it, every pound lost is a promise you kept to yourself.

ABOUT WEINA SCOTT (the Author):
Weina Scott is a Harvard Computer Science graduate and entrepreneur with experience building and scaling technology companies. She has founded several profitable businesses, including two that were acquired by large public companies. One was a venture-backed company that raised more than $100 million from leading investors, and another was a podcasting company she started at age 16. Earlier in her career, Weina worked as a computer scientist for Fortune 100 companies. She graduated from Harvard in 2011 and now lives in Miami, Florida.

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Weight Loss You'll Love: Lose Weight Doing What You Love

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Upgrade You: Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential

        

Upgrade You:

Simple Changes, Powerful Energy,

Infinite Potential

Upgrade You: Why THIS Is the Book You Need to Become Your Best Self (Without Losing Your Mind)

The New Year is here — that magical time when we all suddenly decide we’re going to be better humans. We buy fresh planners, new pens, overpriced water bottles, and tell ourselves things like:

“I will wake up at 5 AM.”
“I’m giving up sugar, dairy, bread, Netflix, and negativity.”
“I’m going to meditate for 45 minutes every morning.”

And by January 14th?
We’re eating cereal in bed, scrolling TikTok, and wondering why self-improvement feels like boot camp for the emotionally exhausted.

But what if upgrading yourself didn’t mean suffering, sacrificing joy, or becoming some robotic version of perfection?

Enter Upgrade You: Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential — the self-improvement book that actuallygets it.

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Why “Upgrade You” Is the New Year Book You Didn’t Know You Needed

Unlike those intense, guilt-inducing “fix your whole life by 5 PM” manuals, Upgrade You shows you how to become your best self through small shifts, big laughs, and actual real-life changes you can stick to.

No gurus.
No pressure.
No shame for choosing tacos over treadmill time.
Just honest, funny, practical wisdom from Dr. Rob Alex.

Inside the pages, you’ll learn how to:

✔ Make simple adjustments that elevate every part of your life
✔ Upgrade your energy without burning out
✔ Add metaphysical magic to everyday actions
✔ Build confidence and self-worth that last
✔ Stop chasing perfection and start celebrating progress
✔ Laugh at your mistakes instead of crying into cheesecake
✔ Create a life you love, without needing a yoga mat made of unicorn fur

This book isn’t here to “fix” you — you’re not broken.
It’s here to help you upgrade you… with humor, heart, and a whole lot of freedom.

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New Year, New Energy: Why NOW Is the Perfect Time to Upgrade

January isn’t just a month — it’s a vibe.
It’s a metaphysical reset button wrapped in sparkly energy and fresh-start momentum.

You’re already thinking about changes.
You’re already imagining a better version of yourself.
And “Upgrade You” shows you EXACTLY how to do it without the burnout, shame, or 42-step morning routines that require a small team of assistants.

This New Year, don’t promise yourself you’ll be perfect — promise yourself you’ll be better, a little at a time.

That’s where the magic happens.
That’s where YOUR infinite potential wakes up.

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Why Readers Are Loving “Upgrade You”

➡ It’s fun.
➡ It’s relatable.
➡ It’s profoundly honest.
➡ It feels like talking with your funniest, most encouraging friend.
➡ It gives you tools you can use TODAY — not someday.

Readers aren’t just reading the book — they’re laughing, reflecting, clearing out old energy, shedding outdated habits, and upgrading everything from their mindset to their relationships.

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What Makes It Different From Every Other New Year “Change Your Life” Book?

Realness. Humor. Humanity. And metaphysical goodness.

This book acknowledges:

• You’re busy

• You’re human

• You’ve tried self-improvement before

• And you’re tired of feeling like you're “not enough”

Upgrade You flips the script.
It says you are enough — and now it’s time to build on that foundation in small, powerful steps.

Like cleaning your inner energy junk drawer.
Or learning to say “no” without writing a four-paragraph apology.
Or celebrating tiny wins that add up to big transformation.

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The New Year Is Coming… and So Is the New YOU

This is the year you stop fixing yourself and start upgrading yourself.
This is the year you accept your quirks, honor your energy, raise your standards, and step into your potential without pressure or perfectionism.

Let the Universe see you shine.
Let your life expand.
Let your spirit recharge.

And let Upgrade You guide you through the journey — with laughter, heart, and a whole lot of “you’ve got this.”

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Ready to Begin?

Upgrade You: Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential
is available now — and it’s the perfect companion for your New Year intentions, vision boards, affirmations, and “I swear this year will be different” pep talks.

👉 Grab your copy today
👉 Prepare to feel energized, inspired, and empowered
👉 Step into the upgraded version of YOU — one small shift at a time

Because the best version of you isn’t out of reach.
It’s already here — waiting for you to hit upgrade.

Always FREE to Read on Kindle Unlimited 

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Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential

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The Memory of Salt: Stories

In many villages along the coast, the things the sea brings back to shore are not kept. But now and then the net weighs more than it should, and someone has to decide whether to open the chest or leave it closed.

A fisherman finds a chest that has been waiting for two centuries. A widow goes out night after night on a sea that has already taken her husband. A whole village keeps vigil on the beach for a boat that does not return. A man who never cries finds seven jars of salt lined up in his kitchen, each labelled in pencil. And five brothers haul up in their nets something that has come from much further away than they know.

Thirteen stories set between the Cilento coast and Mazara del Vallo, in southern Italy, where the sea is not a graveyard but an archive, and salt is its way of preserving: the names no longer spoken at table, the debts kept silent, the people one had stopped looking at.

A collection that travels the Italian South, from the salt pans of Trapani to the beach of

Mondello, from the piers of the Cilento to the fishing boats of Mazara, in a spare, oral prose made of silences, dialect and gestures. Stories of those who stay and those who leave, of fathers and sons, of what the sea keeps and what, sometimes, it gives back.

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