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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {06-07-2013}
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A Place Called Nowhere by K.S. Pinkley
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Drama, United States, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age
I t was the summer of 1963 when my world changed forever. Some for the better, some for the worse. But not in any way that I could have ever imagined.
Orrey Walker is the man of the house at eleven years old. He has sworn to himself and to his younger brother Petey that he will protect them from whatever monsters there may be lurking in the dark. Even if that monster is their mother.
Orrey knows there’s something terribly wrong with his mother. He is determined to lover her no matter what, even when she makes it almost impossible to do. People close to the boys turn a blind eye to what is right in front of them and it takes a stranger to do the right thing and help Orrey and Petey.
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The Sky Between Two Worlds–Book 1: Nightfall by Glen Books
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Technothrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Military
T he Sky Between Two Worlds is a fast-paced Science Fiction Technothriller of a future world of titanic East-West conflict. Kantak Johnson, an Alaskan student at MIT, about to graduate and begin service in the air force, discovers how to improve stealth aircraft. A professor, sympathetic to hostile nations, learns of the discovery, and the professor discloses it to them. Kantak and friends are cast into a morass of assassins and political intrigue, and the rest of the world faces the danger of two hostile nuclear powers armed with stealth weapons that no one can detect. Then an American drone strike goes tragically awry….
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Nandana’s Mark (The Queen of the Realm of Faerie, #1) by Heidi Garrett
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mythology & Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, World Literature, French, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Teens
“ I would describe Nandana’s Mark as a new Fairy Tale… This book isn’t just fantasy, it’s fantastic.” – Sooz Book Reviews
As a half-faerie and an outcast, Melia longs to fly–like her mother and the other fullblood faeries. However, her lack of wings becomes the least of her concerns when startling visions of destruction, linked to her father’s ambitions, escalate. Desperate to stop them, Melia visits the Illustrator and receives a strange mark on her forehead. The mark will draw a green-eyed stranger–one who shares her obsessions–to the Realm of Faerie.
The Flower of Isbelline, The Queen of the Realm of Faerie #2 is now available.
The Dragon Carnivale, The Queen of the Realm of Faerie #3 is scheduled for a June 18, 2013 release.
Nandana’s Mark was updated on May 15, 2013. Please update your version before reading.
The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series is inspired by the 14th century French fairy tale, Melusine.
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A Strange and Bitter Fruit by Barry Davis
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Historical
A chilly spring night in rural South Carolina at the tail end of Reconstruction, the murder of innocents. This is the setting for the initial chapter of the historical thriller, A Strange and Bitter Fruit.
Thomas “Tee” Powell, 15, manages to escape as his family is lynched. His father, Zeke, mother Hessie and young sisters Lannie and Effie were hung to teach the blacks of Aiken that voting is not the right of the former slaves, not anymore.
He is angry, but instead of wildly lashing out at the Klansmen that murdered his family, he runs away. After a disastrous detour to Tallahassee, Tee joins the Army and ends up in the West, at a remote Army outpost on the lip of the Black Hills. Here, he grows up and begins to accept responsibility for his life and for the lives of others. After six years, the past, in the form of two of the Klansmen, one now a U.S. Senator on a mission to sign a treaty with the Indians, confronts him.
He had buried his past deep, even changing his last name. Now, he has to confront it head on, starting with the two killers that entered his fort. Trained by the Army to kill, Tee emerges from his exile and takes revenge on those that committed the murder of his family, beginning with the two men. His purpose is now clear, he must take revenge, and he proceeds ruthlessly to do so. But revenge has its own cost, and Tee suffers that price. Many innocent people are killed, and he struggles with the guilt.
A Strange and Bitter Fruit is the story of revenge and its consequences. It is a story of violence and race, a true American story. The novel raises serious questions: Is there a limit on revenge? Is there an act so horrible that any response, no matter how vicious, is just?
A Strange and Bitter Fruit, although it takes place in the 19th Century, confronts the reader with many of the issues of race and violence that we continue to live with today.
This is a second edition with updated and expanded ending chapters.
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EleMental: A First-person Shooter by Steven O’Connor
Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, High Tech, Hard Science Fiction, TV, Movie, Video Game Adaptations, Teens
T he future. It’s all about friendship, love … and dangerous video games.
New cover! Book 1 of the young adult sci-fi fantasy series. (This is the kindle ebook edition of the previously trade-published paperback EleMental.)
Winner of the Young Adult Fiction for manuscript development at Varuna Writers’ House (Australia’s only national writers’ centre).
Bookseller+Publisher review:
‘… a fantastic and exciting debut novel by Steven O’Connor … entertaining mix of futuristic sci-fi, horror, action and angst … this reads like Philip K Dick for teenagers. With the narrative sneakily shifting between the real and virtual worlds, O’Connor explores some fairly complex and sophisticated issues in a thrilling and accessible way.’Bookseller+Publisher, June 2010.
The story:
Willis, a loner not by choice, is gradually drawn into friendship with Zeb – cool and reckless – and into love with Arizona – bold and untouchable.
Set in 2050, the three teenagers encounter a deadly new virtual reality game called EleMental. Deliberately designed to be highly addictive, to control rebellious asteroid miners, EleMental has a byproduct no one was ready for: gameblur. One moment, you’re at your desk, the next, you’re battling something half-dinosaur, half-tank.
What Amazon reviewers are saying:
5.0 out of 5 stars. ‘Clever, fast-paced and brilliant. A masterpiece from a genius in this genre. I highly recommend this book.’ (G. Bachelard)
5.0 out of 5 stars. ‘I bought EleMental for my 11-year-old son and he loved it. Intrigued, I read it myself. Highly recommended.’ (Euan Mitchell)
4.0 out of 5 stars ‘I got this when it was in paperback. I really liked it. Now I see it’s on Amazon as an ebook … I’m getting it again.’ (Angry customer)
If you enjoy fast-paced action, strong characters, and a fun writing style, then EleMental: A First-person Shooter is for you!
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {05-24-2013}
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Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Paranormal & Urban
C harged with gross incompetence, Satan is fired from his job as Prince of Hell and exiled to that most terrible of places: English suburbia. Forced to live as a human under the name of Jeremy Clovenhoof, the dark lord not only has to contend with the fact that no one recognises him or gives him the credit he deserves but also has to put up with the bookish wargamer next door and the voracious man-eater upstairs.
Heaven, Hell and the city of Birmingham collide in a story that features murder, heavy metal, cannibalism, armed robbers, devious old ladies, Satanists who live with their mums, gentlemen of limited stature, dead vicars, petty archangels, flamethrowers, sex dolls, a blood-soaked school assembly and way too much alcohol.
Clovenhoof is outrageous and irreverent (and laugh out loud funny!) but it is also filled with huge warmth and humanity. Written by first-time collaborators Heide Goody and Iain Grant, Clovenhoof will have you rooting for the bad guy like never before.
F. Paul Wilson: “Clovenhoof is a delight. A funny, often hilarious romp with a dethroned Satan as he tries to adjust to modern suburbia. The breezy, ironic prose sets a perfect tone. If you need some laughs, here’s the remedy.”
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The Book of Phinn (The Immortal Blog) by Frank Anjakos
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy & Futuristic, Paranormal, Angels
O n Sale Now! Normally $7.99THE BOOK OF PHINN
From the Immortal Blog
Hey, Phinn here.
I’m an Angel. A 16 year old immortal. You don’t know me. You’ve never seen me. Unless you’re a dead teenager and you’ve been good and live in Southern California (narrows it down, huh?). If that’s the case, we’ve probably met. See, I take the souls of good kids to Heaven, but I’m not allowed to interact with the living…which makes high school, being on the soccer team and writing for the school newspaper a little difficult. As an angel, I play by the rules.
My “arch-frenemy” Iszn, the demon who takes the bad kids to Hell, breaks all the rules…which is why he’s one of the most popular kids in school. Iszn’s hobbies are football, human girls, football, torturing me, football and evil….did I mention football?
Anyway, as an Angel I try not to have any direct contact with humans…well, that is until I met this girl. Actually, until she met me…it’s kind of complicated. That’s one of the reasons I write my blog…to let you guys in on a world you probably didn’t even know existed…until it’s too late, anyway.
But this world does exist, and it’s about to get complicated. There are some deaths we can’t explain and only Iszn and I seem to want to get to the bottom of them. It’s going to cost us…a lot, but we can’t let it go.
So ya, enjoy the blog…comment if you want. I read all the comments and try to respond. And don’t let Iszn freak you out…to my knowledge, he’s never actually eaten anyone’s face.
Cya inside
Coming soon by Frank Anjakos
-The Book of Iszn
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Enigma Black (Enigma Black Trilogy #1 -New Adult Dystopian) by Sara Furlong-Burr
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
W hen she was just seventeen, the course of Celaine Stevens’ life was permanently altered with the murders of her father, mother, and brother in one of a series of mysterious and violent explosions occurring across the country. Struggling with picking up the pieces, she’s haunted by the memory of that day and her promise of retribution against those responsible for her misery. But just as she seems to be getting her life back on track, an encounter with a mysterious stranger promises her the vengeance she desires, ultimately turning the former target into the assassin.
However, as she soon learns, all choices come with consequences. And the consequence of her choice threatens to destroy the very fabric of her being.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, United States, African American, Historical Fiction
J immie Barnes is dying. After over 100 years of life, his time is short.
Jimmie has one mission, unfullfilled – the return of his father’s hard earned 40 acres, awarded to the slave soldier at the end of the Civil War.
Over the decades Jimmie approaches the rich and famous, including all the American Presidents from Grant to Reagan in a quest to have the land returned. He makes one president cry (Nixon), helps kill another (McKinley) and accepts the brotherhood of an unlikely ally (“brother” Ronnie Reagan).
Will Jimmie finally get back the 40 acres?
A reader’s review: Jimmie Barnes is similar to the style of Forest Gump, minus the guile and innocence. Rage, injustice and racism in all it’s true colors are depicted from the main character to the behind the scenes players. The game of politics in a scary and grim light, makes you wonder is this fiction or closer to the truth than you want it to be?
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, British Detectives, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
A haunting? A hallucination? Or something even worse?
Twenty three years ago, Maudie Sampson’s childhood friend Jessica disappeared on a family holiday in Cornwall. She was never seen again.
In the present day, Maudie is struggling to come to terms with the death of her wealthy father, her increasingly fragile mental health and a marriage that’s under strain. Slowly, she becomes aware that there is someone following her: a blonde woman in a long black coat. As the woman begins to infiltrate her life, Maudie realises no one else appears to be able to see her.
Is Maudie losing her mind? Is the woman a figment of her imagination or does she actually exist? Have the crimes of the past caught up with Maudie’s present… or is there something even more sinister going on?
Lost Girls is the new psychological thriller from the crime writer Celina Grace, author of The House on Fever Street: a dark and convoluted mystery which proves that nothing can be taken for granted and no-one is as they seem.
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {05-21-2013}
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The Treason of Mary Louvestre by My Haley
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Historical, United States, African American, Historical Fiction
F rom the widow and collaborator of Alex Haley, award-winning author of Roots, comes a new American epic from the Civil War. The Treason of Mary Louvestre is based on the true story of a seamstress slave from the Confederate town of Norfolk, Virginia. When her owner gets involved with modifications to the ironclad CSS Virginia, Mary copies the plans and sets out to commit treason against the South. Facing certain death as a spy if caught, she treks two hundred miles during the bitter winter of 1862 to reach the office of Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, where she hands over the plans. Mary’s act of bravery is ably told by Haley, using a rich narrative and characters drawn from that pinnacle era of American history. First there was Roots, now there is The Treason of Mary Louvestre.
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Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4) by Dannika Dark
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Paranormal & Urban
A MAZON BESTSELLING SERIES
Urban Fantasy Romance
Book 4
When a choice is made, it will forever alter the course of our destiny. It cannot be undone, for fate is a river changing direction and carving away the bed of our hearts like everlasting fractures.
A turbulent past has left Silver a broken woman, but she is learning to trust again through Logan Cross, a Chitah who has convinced her that a dangerous man can change. Their bond will be put to the ultimate test when an old nemesis reappears and flips her world upside down. Will Logan be able to tame the animal within, or will he succumb to his impulsive nature?
The ongoing investigation into Breed experiments unveils a shocking secret about Silver’s past. Standing at a fork in the road, Silver is forced to make a decision. Each comes with a consequence, and there is no turning back.
Gravity contains romance, passion, twists, and nail-biting drama.
MAGERI SERIES:
Book 1 – Sterling (Mageri Series: Book 1)
Book 2 – Twist (Mageri Series: Book 2)
Book 3 – Impulse (Mageri Series: Book 3)
Book 4 – Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4)
Book 5 – Late 2013
OTHER BOOKS:
Closer – A Novella
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A DEAD RED HEART (The Lalla Bains Series) by RP Dahlke
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths
W hen a lovesick, homeless veteran litters her vintage red caddy with paper snowflakes, Lalla Bains, Aero Ag pilot figures it’s time for a showdown. Unfortunately, someone else has the same idea leaving Lalla with a dying man at her feet, and only his strange last words, “The more there is, the less you see,” as a clue to his killer.
Compounding her life her tightwad, widowed father becomes a born-again ladies man, a disreputable competitor tries to push her out of business, and last but not least, her antennae twitches that the sultry redhead in Modesto’s police department may be vying for Sheriff Caleb Stone’s affections.
It soon becomes crystal clear that the police are totally off base on this murder investigation and someone else is going to have to suit up to solve this case. Someone who is just exasperating, pushy, and tenacious enough to get the job done–and that person will be none other than:Ms. Lalla Bains.
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Your Brain on Food:How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings by Gary Wenk
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diseases & Physical Ailments, Nervous System, Mental Health, Psychology & Counseling, Medical Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience, Medical Psychology, General, Neuropsychology, Science & Math, Behavioral Sciences
W hy is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Can the function of just one small group of chemicals really determine whether you are happy or sad? Does marijuana help to improve your memory in old age? Is it really best to drink coffee if you want to wake up and be alert? Why is a drug like PCP potentially lethal? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Do cigarettes help to relieve anxiety? What should you consume if you are having trouble staying in your chair and focusing enough to get your work done? Why do treatments for the common cold make us drowsy? Can eating less food preserve your brain? What are the possible side effects of pills that claim to make your smarter? Why is it so hard to stop smoking? Why did witches once believe that they could fly?
In this book, Gary Wenk demonstrates how, as a result of their effects on certain neurotransmitters concerned with behavior, everything we put into our bodies has very direct consequences for how we think, feel, and act. The chapters introduce each of the main neurotransmitters involved with behavior, discuss its role in the brain, present some background on how it is generally turned on and off, and explain ways to influence it through what we consume.
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Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories by Megan Mayhew Bergman
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Literary, Short Stories, Single Author, United States, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction
E xploring the way our choices and relationships are shaped by the menace and beauty of the natural world, Megan Mayhew Bergman’s powerful and heartwarming collection captures the surprising moments when the pull of our biology becomes evident, when love or fear collides with good sense, or when our attachment to an animal or wild place can’t be denied. In “Housewifely Arts,” a single mother and her son drive hours to track down an African gray parrot that can mimic her deceased mother’s voice. A population-control activist faces the conflict between her loyalty to the environment and her maternal desire in “Yesterday’s Whales.” And in the title story, a lonely naturalist allows an attractive stranger to lead her and her aging father on a hunt for an elusive woodpecker. As intelligent as they are moving, the stories in Birds of a Lesser Paradise are alive with emotion, wit, and insight into the impressive power that nature has over all of us. This extraordinary collection introduces a young writer of remarkable talent.
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {05-14-2013}
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Stretch Marks: A Novel by Kimberly Stuart
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Mothers & Children, Religion & Spirituality, Contemporary Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
M ia is a granola-eating, sensible shoe–wearing, carbon footprint–conscious twenty-something living in a multicultural neighborhood in Chicago. Her mother, Babs, is a stiletto-wearing Zsa Zsa Gabor type who works as an activities hostess on a Caribbean cruise line … and if you guessed there’s some tension there, you’d be right. Factor in an unexpected pregnancy and Mia’s idealistic boyfriend—Lars is such a visionary he doesn’t believe in the institution of marriage—and the mother-daughter relationship is, well, stretched very thin. As is Mia’s sanity when Babs shows up to … help.
Actually, Mia has a whole neighborhood of quirky characters who want to help, including her BFF Frankie, a magenta-haired librarian; Silas, the courtly gentleman of indeterminate age who lives downstairs; and Adam, proprietor of the corner grocery store where Mia shops. But it’s Adam—endearing, kind, possessed of a perfect smile and impeccable Persian manners—who ultimately charms Babs and rescues Mia from more than one mother-induced meltdown. Could it be that Mia and Babs might actually be able to get along?
With Kimberly Stuart’s trademark irreverent humor and a surprising and satisfying take on romance, Stretch Marks is an authentic but tender story about family, grace, and the importance of a good grocer.
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Hot Water (A Mossy Bog Book) by Maggie Toussaint
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense
S olving Mossy Bog’s first fire fatality could net police officer Laurie Ann Dinterman the promotion she desperately wants. When the state arson investigator arrives to take over the case, Laurie Ann is assigned to give the man everything he needs while keeping him alive. The fact he’s the sexiest man ever to hit town shouldn’t make a difference.
Hot on the trail of a serial arsonist, Wyatt North demands justice for his partner, the arsonist’s first victim. He’ll find the murderer or die trying–no matter how distracting the tall, lithe figure of his local partner is.
As the investigation zeroes in on a suspect uncomfortably close to Laurie Ann’s life, her cop instincts conflict with her feelings for Wyatt. Worse, the arsonist will do anything to protect his identity. Can Laurie Ann accept the truth in time…or will she and Wyatt go up in flames?
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Passing Time: Nine Short Tales of the Strange and Macabre by Ellie Garratt
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Single Author
N ine dark fiction stories that may just give you nightmares.
A man lives to regret Passing Time. A father will do anything to save his son in Expiration Date. An author finds out her worst nightmare is back in The Devil’s Song. A woman gets more than the claim fee when she takes out vampire insurance in Luna Black.
In Dining in Hell, the Death Valley Diner becomes the wrong place to stop.
A serial killer wants to add another file to his collection in The Vegas Screamer. In Eating Mr. Bone, an undertaker could meet an unfortunate end. A con man meets his first ghost in Land of the Free. And will truth finally be set free in The Letter?
Passing Time contains nine stories originally published between 2010 and 2011. Stories range from very short to novelette.
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The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Specific Groups, Crime & Criminals, History, Americas, United States, State & Local, Criminals, South
N orma Wallace grew up fast in the rough neighborhoods of New Orleans. In 1916, as an ambitious fifteen-year-old, she went to work as a street-walker in the French Quarter, but by 1920 was madam of what became one of the city’s most lavish brothels, an establishment frequented by politicians, movie stars, gangsters, and even the notoriously corrupt police force. For decades Norma flourished, a smart, glamorous, powerful woman whose scandalous life made front-page headlines. Her lovers ran the gamut from a bootlegger who shot her during a fight, to a famed bandleader, to the boy next door, thirty-nine years her junior, who became her fifth husband.
Norma knew all of the Crescent City’s dirty little secrets and used them to protect her own interests – she never got so much as a traffic ticket – until the early 1960s, when District Attorney Jim Garrison decided to clean up vice and corruption. After a jail stay, she went legitimate as successfully as she had gone criminal, with a lucrative restaurant business. To the end Norma maintained her independence, and surrendered only to an irrational, obsessive love, which ultimately led to her violent death.
In The Last Madam, author Christine Wiltz combines original research with Wallace’s personal memoirs to bring to life an era in New Orleans history rife with charm and decadence, and to reveal the colorful woman who reigned as its underworld queen.
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Deliver Me (The Holmes Brothers) by Farrah Rochon
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Contemporary, Multicultural
O riginally published by Dorchester Publishing, March 2007
After being dumped by her boyfriend and passed over for yet another promotion, Monica Gardner moves to New Orleans, determined to make a name for herself as the new attending ER physician at Methodist Memorial Hospital. As for men–she’s through with them. But when given the chance to chair the hospital’s annual charity banquet, Monica must elicit the help of gorgeous Ob-gyn Elijah Holmes.
Eli will do anything to thwart his matchmaking Mama’s plan to reunite him with his high school girlfriend. So, when the sexy new ER doc asks for his help in planning this year’s charity banquet, Eli devises the perfect scheme: He’ll help put on the best banquet the hospital has ever seen, if Monica poses as his new girlfriend. But when Eli finds himself falling in love, he realizes convincing Monica of his true feelings may be his greatest delivery yet.
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {04-24-2013}
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Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Women, True Accounts, True Crime, Parenting & Relationships, Family Relationships, Child Abuse
“ Both creepy…and quite moving.”
–New York Times Book Review“Wall’s story couldn’t be more timely.”
–PeopleStolen Innocence is the gripping New York Times bestselling memoir of Elissa Wall, the courageous former member of Utah’s infamous FLDS polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader Warren Jeffs in September 2007. At once shocking, heartbreaking, and inspiring, Wall’s story of subjugation and survival exposes the darkness at the root of this rebel offshoot of the Mormon faith.
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Kindred (Bluestreak) by Octavia Butler
Genre(s): Education & Reference, Literature & Fiction, Classics, United States, African American, Politics & Social Sciences, Sociology, Race Relations, Discrimination & Racism, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction Classics, Chick-Lit
D ana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has a chance to begin.
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Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Satire, Self-Help & Psychology, Self-Help, Spiritual, Stress Management, Health Fitness & Dieting
T o say F**k It feels good. To stop struggling and finally do what you wish . . . to ignore what everyone is telling you and just go your own way . . . feels really great. In this inspiring and humorous book, John C. Parkin suggests that saying F**k It is the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual concept of letting go, giving up, and finding real freedom by realizing that things don’t matter so much (if at all). It’s a spiritual way that doesn’t require chanting, meditating, or wearing sandals. And it’s the very power of this modern-day profanity that makes it perfect for shaking us Westerners out of the stress and anxiety that dominate our daily lives. So, find out how to say F**k It to all your problems and concerns. Say F**k It to all the “shoulds” in your life, and finally do what you want–no matter what other people think!
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Queen of New Beginnings by Erica James
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary Fiction
W hat happens when your best hope for the future is through the past? Voice-over artist Alice avoids telling the truth. It’s not lying, exactly, and the freedom of reinvention makes those tough years in the past a little easier to bear. So when she meets writer Clayton Miller, she recognizes the suspicious signs of someone who wants to shrug off his old life. Untangling the web of secrets they’ve constructed creates an unlikely friendship-until Alice discovers that Clayton has betrayed her in the worst possible way.
The author of fifteen international bestsellers, Erica James deftly explores infidelity, bereavement, and the bonds of family with a sparkling voice that will resonate long after the book is finished.
Praise for Erica James
“Intense, compelling stuff.”
-OK! magazine
“The author writes with a sturdy, feel-good optimism.”
-Sunday Times
“It is a captivating read: beautifully written.”
-Daily Telegraph “You know you have made it as a storyteller writer when readers simply cannot put your book down…Erica James has this page-turning ability in abundance…I wouldn’t have thought this writer could get any better, but she has!”
-Welsh Country
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Pandora’s Key (The Key Trilogy) by Nancy Richardson Fischer
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Teens
W hen everything you believed about yourself is a lie, how do you unlock the truth? Evangeline Theopolis has nightmares about the violent deaths of women she has never met. Her single mother, Olivia, suffers delusions she can’t hide. And Malledy, a brilliant young man, may have a disease that will leave him paralyzed and insane. Their lives are about to collide.
On Evangeline’s 16th birthday her mother gives her a necklace with an antique key charm–a family heirloom, though no one knows what the key unlocks. Everything changes. Her mom is hospitalized. Her godmother attempts murder. An ancient Order tries to kill Evangeline, and a lethal sect to kidnap her. Nothing makes sense–especially Evangeline’s own face, which has morphed from geeky to eerily stunning; the ancient key that feels strangely alive against her skin; and the magical abilities she begins to possess.
Evangeline must use her wits and supernatural powers to fight her deadly adversaries and discover her true identity. But can she accept who she really is and save the world?
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {04-11-2013}
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The Silversmith (A David Wolf Book) by Jeff Carson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers
S ergeant David Wolf has been waiting sixteen years for today’s opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his late father — to become Sheriff of the small ski resort town of Rocky Points, Colorado. What he’s offered, however, isn’t quite what he’s expecting. And for Wolf, refusing turns out to be harder, and much deadlier, than he could have anticipated.
When a rich and powerful enemy corrupts the RPPD from within, Wolf becomes hunted by his own police force, along with a special forces killing machine who’s psychotic lust for blood is never denied.
In this action-packed second installment of the David Wolf series, Wolf draws on all his skills to evade certain death in the high Rocky Mountain forest, and in the process unveils a disturbing mystery. One that if he can unravel, will do no less than rewrite his entire past, and ensure he’s around to see his future.
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The House on the Shore by Victoria Howard
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
W hen Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace in the Scottish Highlands, she gets a twofold surprise: a lost sailor teaches her to love again…while a mysterious stranger has plans to kill her.
Passed over for promotion by her boss–and boyfriend, Anna walks off the job in anger. But being reactionary has its price. Now she can no longer afford the rent on her Edinburgh apartment. So she retreats to the only place she has ever felt happy – her grandmother’s croft on the edge of a Highland loch. With no phone or neighbours, and only two border collies for company, Anna sets out to finally achieve her lifelong dream; to write–and sell–the novel that has burned within her for years.
Luke Tallantyre, a renowned Cape Cod artist, has sailed across the Atlantic to escape an artistic dry spell–and come to terms with his dangerous past. When his yacht develops a problem he drops anchor in Loch Hourn. He rows ashore, and knocking on the door of the croft, asks to use the telephone, but the reception he receives is less than welcoming – in fact it’s downright frosty.
Anna resents the cranky American’s intrusion to her seemingly idyllic life. Luke thinks she’s an ill-mannered hermit. But an unseen assassin is after one of them. So they unwillingly join forces and embark on an adventure neither ever imagined…including a chance at true love.
The House on the Shore is written in British English, using standard British spelling and grammar.
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Dark Genesis (The Darkling Trilogy) by A D Koboah
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Multicultural, Historical, Fantasy
L ife for a female slave is one of hardship and unspeakable sorrow, something Luna knows only too well. But not even she could have foreseen the terror that would befall her one sultry Mississippi evening in the summer of 1807.
On her way back from a visit to see the African woman, a witch who has the herbs Luna needs to rid her of her abusive master’s child, she attracts the attention of a deadly being that lusts for blood. Forcibly removed from everything she knows by this tormented otherworldly creature, she is sure she will be dead by sunrise.
Dark Genesis is a love story set against the savage world of slavery in which a young woman who has been dehumanised by its horrors finds the courage to love, and in doing so, reclaims her humanity.
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Evaleen – From Rags to Riches by Sandra Rector
Genre(s): History, Military, United States, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Historical, Historical Romance
I n Evaleen – From Rags to Riches, Eva Doyle, a shy teenager, decides to make and sell beauty creams from an old recipe book, given to her by her grandmother who was known for having a beautiful complexion even into old age. Eva’s goal is to support her desperately poor parents. Unfortunately nobody seems to want something as useless as beauty creams. Worse, she is definitely not a beauty herself, there’s her father’s untimely death, her mother’s mental decline and her hopeless crush on a rich young man who barely knows she is alive. But then she decides to become somebody else, somebody named Evaleen.
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Predator Girl by S. B. Roozenboom
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Paranormal, Teens
B orn in the deep forests of the Northwest, Ilume is a girl of the woods. And of the night. Ilume might be young, she might be recovering from a broken heart, but above all she’s a leader. Her pack has always come first. Then, on a rare visit to the human civilization, she meets Jared.
Jared Ferlyn is a Finder, born with the gift for detecting and tracking paranormal beings. Tagging Otherworlders for the government, he’s had his share of keeping fey, nightlings and other creatures from human sight. But when he crosses paths with a strange new girl, Jared is unable to classify her despite his training and experience. While tracking the mysterious newcomer, Jared is pulled far into her territory, into Ilume’s territory, a dangerous environment that not even a Finder is prepared for.
Ilume and Jared–born into different worlds, one the predator the other the prey– and neither is prepared for what happens when the sparks fly between them.
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The Curtain – A Novel by Patrick Ord
Genre(s): Business & Investing, Marketing & Sales, Consumer Behavior, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Consumerism, Contemporary Fiction
H ave you met Henry Maddox? He knows you — not personally of course. But he does know everything about you. So much so that he can not only sell you anything, he can even alter your behavior to sell you things that you didn’t even know you wanted. How you ask? Welcome to the world of Big Data, Corporate Propaganda, and Market Fragmentation.
But when Henry is forced to face how his techniques affect real people, he realizes he has inadvertently given corporations the power to destroy society for their own ends.
The Curtain explores the effect that increasingly sophisticated data manipulation has on our communities, families, and daily lives. In an age of digital distractions, who remembers the transcendent morality that has made past civilizations prosper? When corporations have the technology and motive to pull people apart, what keeps us together?
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Children’s Book: Rona is moving to a new city (Healthy children’s books collection) by Inbar Shahar
Genre(s): Social Situations, Emotions & Feelings, Ages 4-8, People & Places
“ We’re moving out to a new house in a new city tomorrow,”…
Rona doesn’t want to move to a new city, she feels lonely and misses all her friends. Fluffy, her magical cat takes her through a process where she embraces her new situation and thrives.
“Don’t cry, Rona,” Fluffy said. “Every ending is the beginning of something wonderful.”
“Rona was about to ask Fluffy what she meant but she forgot all about it when she found herself floating in mid-air…”
This is a good bedtime story, the magical process helps the child to overcome uncomfortable feelings and be happy again.
For kids ages 4-8
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Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans by Rosalyn Story
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Chick-Lit, Domestic Life, Genre Fiction, Family Life
W hen Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, chef and widower Simon Fortier knows how he plans to face the storm–riding it out inside his long-time home in the city’s Treme neighborhood, just as he has through so many storms before. But when the levees break and the city is torn apart, Simon disappears. His son, Julian, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, rushes home to a New Orleans he left years before to search for his father. As Julian crisscrosses the city, fearing the worst, he reconnects with Sylvia, Simon’s companion of many years; Parmenter, his father’s erstwhile business partner and one of the most successful restaurateurs in New Orleans; and Velmyra, the woman Julian left behind when he moved to New York. Julian’s search for Simon deepens as he finds himself drawn into the troubled history of Silver Creek, the extravagantly beautiful piece of land where his father grew up, and closer once again to Velmyra. As he tries to come to grips with his father’s likely fate, Julian slowly gains a deeper, richer understanding of his father and the city he loved so much, while unraveling the mysteries of Silver Creek.
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The Dark Rider by Andrew Critchell
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
A Key that was lost has been found… Dark powers long forgotten are reawakening…
Wishing to escape a reality where she hates her job, her relationships are failing, and trouble and stress choke the fun out of everything, 23 year old Nicola Cook thinks things can’t get any worse. That is, until she begins to have disturbing visions. Now things have begun to spiral out of control as Nicola discovers she has fallen into the middle of a centuries old battle.
Paul’s aunt just died, but before her last breath she promised him a destiny straight out of a fantasy novel. It would have been easy to overlook until he met the girl he had been dreaming of for months. She was real, a living, breathing person, and he had to have her. Then she is taken from him again and he is forced to realize the truth of his destiny. Life and death reside in his hands and it is up to him to decide who will live and die.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Humor & Entertainment, Contemporary Fiction
S et against the backdrop of World War II and growing racial tension in Tennessee, Chattanooga finds Mamie Buffon, her seven daughters, two son-in-laws, granddaughter, bed-ridden brother, and two black housekeepers packed together in a highly dysfunctional household fraught with marital, sexual and racial tension. None of them could possibly imagine what the summer of 1944 had in store for them as the novel hurtles towards its dramatic conclusion.
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Bang (Memoirs of a Relationship Assassin) by David Wailing
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers
D ON’T NEED THE OTHER HALF ANY MORE? TAKE THEM OUT.
So, you’ve hired a detective agency to prove your partner is cheating on you. But there’s no evidence to be found. Who you gonna call?
Me. I am the assassin. Your friend.
Anything your other half secretly desires, whatever makes her give in to temptation… that’s who I’ll become. Get close to her. Take her out. Bang. That’s what a relationship assassin does. Infidelity for hire!
But don’t think I’m heartless. I’m a professional. I’ve got Rules to protect my targets. Rules to stop them getting too close to the real me. Rules that were blown away when three extraordinary women – the seductress, the celebrity, and the office girl – turned my world inside out.
And for a relationship assassin, having an other half was like shooting myself in the heart…
‘Bang’ is a 98,000 word novel and now includes two bonus short stories: ‘Roulette’ and ‘Players’.
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DO NOTHING! by Damian Mark Smyth
Genre(s): Self-Help, Personal Transformation, Spiritual, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Personal Growth & Inspiration
T he state of humanity is down to the state of its thinking. It is the misunderstanding of the ‘function’ of individual thought systems that causes the problems, pain and suffering in the world. This ‘reactive’ thinking interferes with the flow of creative intelligence. When busy thinking subsides, new thought is available, and with it, innovation and resilience. The ‘trick,’ is simply to see how the ‘trick is done’. That’s it, no more. No processes, just an understanding. I point towards this understanding of the ‘human operating system’, which turns cause and effect, completely inside-out.
What if you were able to live a perfect, happy life, effortlessly… right now!? What if you discovered the secret that has been talked about by mystics throughout the ages, that was not only incredibly simple but was also accessible to you without doing a thing? What if every area of your life could be improved with one realisation, one thought, one simple understanding? Damian Mark Smyth is a teacher of this understanding and he takes you through the most common misunderstandings and misconceptions to help you realise that humanity has, for the most part, been looking in the wrong direction when it comes to happiness. The ‘outside-in’ world of fame and money is not the way to be fulfilled – just look at the amount of rich and famous people in rehab and therapy. His approach is more in tune with who you really are. From relationships to money, the business environment, parenting to sport and even addiction, Damian will show you where the secret lies and how you too can access it.
Here is what readers are saying about ‘DO NOTHING!’:
I can’t believe how powerful this book is!
“I’m impressed with this book. Read DO NOTHING! The wonders of the internal universe await.” Jack Pransky Ph.D (Author of ‘Somebody Should Have Told Us!’)
This book is amazing!
This is not the kind of book that teaches you, it is a book that TOUCHES you…
I am now a big step closer to loving life.
DO NOTHING! goes straight to your heart, it is a piece of music as much as a written text.
It is very, very CONTAGIOUS!!!
There is a happiness virus somewhere in the text! You open the book & have no choice but to get infected by it
DO NOTHING’S chapter on money is one of the more useful things I’ve read in my life.
Without this book, my life would be very different right now (and not in a good way!).
DO NOTHING! is the missing link!
Ever had trouble with stress, depression, anxiety, doubt or fear? This book will revolutionise the way you live.
I just wish I’d read it earlier!!
This is what the author, Damian Mark Smyth says himself about the Principles outlined within the pages of ‘DO NOTHING!’: “There are three formless facts that create our reality from moment to moment. Like gravity, they exist whether we believe them or not. With them, not only do we create our world through our thoughts, but we also create our world ‘of thought’. Merely by having an understanding of how they work allows us freedom from worry, stress and fear and opens us up to the infinite potential of the universe through creativity, compassion and love. And the way to access this inner source of wisdom is to DO NOTHING! Because we already have it. As the saying goes: “You are already enlightened, you just don’t know it yet…”
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The Freedom Star by Jeff Andrews
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, United States, African American, Historical Fiction
I saac risks his life shepherding runaways along the Underground Railroad, all the while dreaming of the day when he too can escape the tobacco fields of South Boston, Virginia and begin a new life up north. He yearns for the freedom that Henry McConnell, his owner’s son, takes for granted.
Isaac and Henry grew up together on the tobacco farm owned by Henry’s father, but what drew them together in the innocence of their youth now drives a deep wedge between them. At the onset of the Civil War, Henry joins the Confederates. Soon after, his father suffers a devastating stroke and his older brother exploits the family crisis to seize control of the farm. Suddenly, McConnell slaves come under the whip, Isaac’s family is torn apart, and the atmosphere in the slave quarters becomes as oppressive as the August heat.
Henry returns from the battlefield to find Isaac angry, distant, and defiant. What follows is a bitter and fiery exchange–a confrontation that finally reveals a harsh truth they had never before shared. “The problem ain’t how you white folks is managing your property,” Isaac says. “The problem is that we is your property.”
Following a series of broken promises and futile escape attempts, Isaac’s only hope of reuniting with the woman he loves lies in joining Henry and the Rebels on their march north. When the Yankees wound Henry and take him prisoner, Isaac finds himself behind Union lines and free, but facing a gut-wrenching decision. Should he follow his dreams, or return to slavery to save his childhood friend?
The author’s thoroughly researched portrayal of slavery and the Civil War era adds a rich backdrop to this poignant and suspenseful work of historical fiction. In this gripping family saga, the author presents vivid characters and compelling layers of story that will hold readers until the very last page.
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RESCUED BY THE RANCHER by SORAYA LANE
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
C an anyone heal this rugged rancher’s broken heart?
Volunteer firefighter Jake McGregor can’t believe it when he arrives to the scene of a burning house, and finds out that someone in his small town has committed arson. When he looks into the frightened eyes of Faith Walker, he can’t imagine who would want to hurt her or her son, so why was the fire intentionally lit?
Faith has only been back in town a week, and already she’s wishing she’d never returned. Until handsome cowboy Jake rescues her and invites her to stay at his ranch, her old home town has been nothing short of unwelcoming. When she was sent away years ago, as a teenager and pregnant, she had hoped to never come back. Her dad turned his back on her, and she’d learned to fend for herself – the hard way.
Jake doesn’t particularly want a woman in his life, but he can’t turn Faith away. He’s been a bachelor since his fiancée died in a car crash five years before, and that’s how he wants to stay. Even if staying away from Faith starts to feel like the hardest task he’s ever endured…
Can anyone heal this rugged rancher’s broken heart?
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REFLECTION AND ACCIDENTS, a collection of short stories by Inge Moore
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Short Stories, Single Author, Literary Fiction
R EFLECTIONS AND ACCIDENTS is a collection of ten short stories by award-winning author, Inge Moore. Story themes include self-discovery, family dysfunction, humor, and dark romance. Several of the stories were previously published in prestigious literary journals. One of the stories placed first in the Fiction Division of a Writer’s Digest Annual Competition.
1. TREES IN THE WIND – A woman obsesses about a lost childhood friend in this flash fiction piece.
2. THE STOAT – A young man’s goals come in conflict with the respect and love he has developed for his karate instructor. Winner of First Place in the 1986 Annual Writer’s Digest Competition, Short Story Division. Published in Story Magazine.
3. THE STAR DOLLARS – A flash fiction about a woman whose life emulates the fairy tale about the girl who gave away everything and was richly rewarded. Published in Lark’s Fiction Magazine.
4. HAPPY FOR A WHILE – A young naive waitress falls in love with a customer. They have a one-night stand and afterward, she expects more of him than he’s willing to deliver. Published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
5. EINSTEIN – A young woman seeks to discover intimacy and love, but fears she may uncover something more sinister. Published in Prairie Fire.
6. OUR COUNTRY – A flash fiction piece about a future some predict may yet come to pass.
7. CONFESSIONS – TEN FRAGMENTS – Ten flash fiction pieces that deal with various emotional highlights in a woman’s life: Greed, Hate, Love, Happiness, Shame, Impotence, Pride, Longing, Fear, and Compulsion. Excerpts published in Malahat Review, Antigonish Review, Nexus, Edges, and Whispers & Shouts.
8. THE WAY GOD MADE YOU – A light comedy about what happens when a young woman tells her old-fashioned mother she wants her help in obtaining breast implants.
9. NIAGARA FALLS – A young girl helps an elderly widow prepare for a Christmas Eve visit from her estranged son. Published in SansCrit.
10. ONLY ONE CAT IN THE HOUSE – Elly was only sixteen when she met the love of her life, Ted. They married young. She has been his devoted wife ever since even though he treats her with cruelty and disdain. But things are changing and it’s not long before Ted does something he’ll regret. Published in Quarry, A Quarterly Magazine of Contemporary Writing.
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Moth to a Flame by Ashley Antoinette
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Urban Life, United States, African American, Romance, Multicultural, Urban
I n the little city of Flint, MI, the good die young and the people left standing are the grimiest of characters. With reign over the city’s drug trade, Benjamin Atkins made sure that his precious daughter, Raven, was secluded from the grit that the city had to offer. But when Raven’s young heart gets claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up, there’s nothing Benjamin can do about losing her to the streets. She chooses love over loyalty and runs off with Mizan, but her new role as wifey soon proves to be more than she can handle.Puppy love always feels right, but things turn stale, and she soon finds that everyone she loves has disappeared. All she has is Mizan, but when hugs and kisses turn to bloody lips and black eyes, she realizes that Mizan is not who she thought he was.Raven becomes desperate for a way out, but this time, Daddy can’t save her. Every time she finds the courage to leave, fear convinces her to stay. Like a moth to a flame, Raven is drawn to Mizan, even though she knows he’ll be the death of her.When the hood life she chose becomes unbearable and the only way out is in a coffin, what will she do?
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The First Warm Evening of the Year: A Novel by Jamie M. Saul
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, United States, Chick-Lit, Domestic Life, Contemporary Fiction
F ollowing his extraordinary debut novel, Light of Day (“An exhilarating emotional roller-coaster ride” –Washington Post), author Jamie Saul now explores the intricate relationships between friends and siblings, husbands and wives.The First Warm Evening of the Year is a breathtakingly beautiful, wonderfully resonant, and gorgeously evocative story that demonstrates how true love can be discovered in the most unexpected places. Finely wrought, character-driven literary fiction that packs an emotional wallop, Saul’s The First Warm Evening of the Year is for anyone who has ever been powerfully affected by a novel by Chris Bohjalian, Joyce Maynard, or Scott Spencer…and for everyone who adores getting lost in a great story.
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Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors, Basketball, Biographies
L ance Allred was probably the last person you’d expect to make it in professional sports. Not only did he grow up on a polygamist commune in Montana, he struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. If those hurdles to the NBA don’t seem large enough, Lance is also deaf.Self-deprecating, witty, and wholly original, Longshot is the unlikely story of an unlikely athlete, who despite these factors and a lot of setbacks along the way, finally realized his dream of playing in the NBA, becoming the first legally deaf player in the league. Lance refused to let others’ expectations hinder his dreams, and his refreshing sense of humor about his disability allowed him to face these setbacks without giving up. From his childhood on the commune where he was “Mormon royalty” (his grandfather was prophet Rulon Allred of the fundamentalist sect) to his first time picking up a basketball (eighth grade), to his clumsy efforts to build his skills while growing into his 6′ 11″ frame, Longshot is a riveting account of a young man finding his purpose and letting the love of the game drive him toward his ultimate goal. Going inside the competitive world of collegiate basketball and the strange experience of playing professionally in Europe, with paychecks that never arrive and a knee injury Lance’s team didn’t want to cover, Longshot recounts the moment when Lance hit rock bottom. When he came back to the United States for surgery, Lance was prepared to let go of his basketball dreams and become a high school history teacher like his dad. But luckily he had an agent who didn’t want to see Lance’s dream die, and who found him a deal with the Idaho Stampede, an NBA Development League team in Boise. Although it was paltry pay, it was the last resort. And Lance slowly began to be noticed. Revealing the resilient heart of a young man who truly believes that it’s not about failure or success but about being willing to try, Longshot is a Rudy story for a new generation, a tale of inspiration, dedication, and the power of a dream.
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Dear Irene, (Irene Kelly Mysteries) by Jan Burke
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Thrillers, Suspense
W hen a strange letter signed “Thanatos” — the ancient Greek name for death — lands on Irene Kelly’s desk, the intrepid reporter doesn’t think much of it; she gets crazy mail all the time. A less cryptic message is sent when a body turns up the next morning. As more letters roll in, the death toll mounts…and Irene fears that her mysterious pen pal has cast her in his own private Greek tragedy as Cassandra, the seer whom others refused to believe. It’s the killer’s dream to challenge Irene to follow his ancient blueprint for murder. It’s his ultimate desire to make her face the inevitable — that she is the next to die.
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Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, Sports, Westerns, Literary, United States, Contemporary Fiction
H ope is hard to come by in the hard-luck town of Willow Creek. Sam Pickett and five young men are about to change that.
Sam Pickett never expected to settle in this dried-up shell of a town on the western edge of the world. He’s come here to hide from the violence and madness that have shattered his life, but what he finds is what he least expects. There’s a spirit that endures in Willow Cree, Montana. It seems that every inhabitant of this forgotten outpost has a story, a reason for taking a detour to this place–or a reason for staying.
As the coach of the hapless high school basketball team (zero wins, ninety-three losses), Sam can’t help but be moved by the bravery he witnesses in the everyday lives of people–including his own young players–bearing their sorrows and broken dreams. How do they carry on, believing in a future that seems to be based on the flimsiest of promises? Drawing on the strength of the boys on the team, sharing the hope they display despite insurmountable odds, Sam finally begins to see a future worth living.
Author Stanley Gordon West has filled the town of Willow Creek with characters so vividly cast that they become real as relatives, and their stories–so full of humor and passion, loss and determination–illuminate a path into the human heart.
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THE ATA BITA PIE CAFE by Bonnie Drury
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary Fiction
T he Ata Bita Pie Cafe is about three women who work at the cafe, and learn that love is sometimes better the second time around. As each character’s secrets come to light, their bond helps to heal yesterday’s heartache.
Collapse (New America-Book One) by Richard Stephenson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Political, Dystopian
B OOK ONE in the NEW AMERICA series.
America is falling, ready to join the Roman Empire as a distant memory in the annals of history. The year is 2027. Tired and desperate, the American people are deep in the middle of The Second Great Depression. The Florida coastline is in ruins from the most powerful hurricane on record; a second just like it is bearing down on the state of Texas. For the first time in history, the Middle East has united as one and amassed the most formidable army the world has seen since the Third Reich. A hidden army of terrorists is on American soil. This is the story of three men: Howard Beck, the world’s richest man, also diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Richard Dupree, ex-Navy SEAL turned escaped convict. Maxwell Harris, a crippled, burned out Chief of Police of a small Texas town. At first they must fight for their own survival against impossible odds. Finally, the three men must band together to save their beloved country from collapse.
BOOK TWO in the New America series, entitled “Resistance” is slated for a summer 2013 release. Sneak peek is available now.
**This edition has been reformatted and further edited from the original release.
Lady in the Mist by Alicia Dean
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Romance, Gothic, Paranormal
U pon her arrival in Shoal Harbor, Maine, Lily Jackson hears eerie moans that the locals claim are the ghostly cries of the unfortunate Breckenridge women. Running from loss and setback in Cincinnati, Lily needs the job as semi-psychiatric caregiver for Andrew Breckenridge, but the storm she has to weather from the oldest Breckenridge brother is severe. Clinton Breckenridge is a brooding man used to getting his own way, and he’s not convinced Lily is the right person to help his troubled younger brother.
Even as Lily starts picking up the pieces of Andrew’s tortured psyche and finding out his dark secrets, another mystery looms before her. Andrew’s lover has gone missing in recent months and no one knows what has happened to her, or if her voice has joined those of the other Breckenridge women. Before she knows it, Lily finds herself in danger–thrust directly into the eye of the raging storm.
Little Trouble in Tall Tree by Michael Fertik
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Humor & Entertainment, Contemporary Fiction
B eneath the peaceful exterior of the leafy town of Tall Tree, the brutal baby gangster underworld is simmering to a hard boil. Squeezy the Cheeks, undisputed leader of the long ruling North Wood crew, is facing the toughest challenge of his career: his archnemesis Harry the Rash, who rules the Poopypants Gang with an iron rattle, is making a play for Squeezy’s territory. Mama’s Boy, the freshest recruit into Squeezy’s mob of infant thugs, is unwittingly thrust into the middle of the massive heist Squeezy must pull off to keep himself and his crew in their seat of power. Everything is at stake for the North Wood Gang. But can Mama’s Boy keep it together to make the score, or will the mysterious redhead he encounters at Story Time distract him at his most important hour? Join Mama’s Boy as he journeys into the dark underbelly of the baby hoodlum wars and is forced to change his worldview forever.
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“A consistently clever children’s book with moxie to spare, aimed at readers of all ages.” – Kirkus Reviews
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Men Cry In The Dark by MICHAEL BAISDEN
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Relationships, Interpersonal Relations, Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Multicultural, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
M en Cry In The Dark is an entertaining and realistic novel about fatherhood, interracial dating, and the fear of love and commitment from a man’s perspective. Michael Baisden has courageously defied the stereotypes to prove once and for all that men love their children, cherish their women, and yes, even cry.
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The Big Book of Dumb White Husband by Benjamin Wallace
Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Comedy, Fiction, Comic Fiction
I f you’re not him, you know him.
He’s challenged the grocery store. He’s confronted the HOA. He’s even taken on Santa himself. He doesn’t usually win. These are the tales of the Dumb White Husband and they are all available here in this collected edition.
This handsome volume includes:
Dumb White Husband vs. the Grocery Store – John would rather sit and watch the game, but his wife needs some things at the store. Can he complete the list and get back in time to see the end of the game?
Dumb White Husband vs. Halloween – Every Halloween, Chris has the scariest house on the block and gives out the best candy. But, this year, someone is showing him up and he’ll stop at nothing to find out who.
Dumb White Husband vs. Santa – Erik has planned the perfect Christmas for his family. The plan is foolproof, bulletproof and flame retardant. Nothing can undo the hours of planning and preparation. Nothing except maybe odd-shaped packages, ill-timed fruitcakes or an errant neighborhood Santa Claus.
Dumb White Husband vs. the Tooth Fairy – Erik always has a plan and he’s sure he would have figured out the whole Tooth Fairy thing eventually. But, when his three-year-old son takes a frisbee to the mouth, he’s forced to speed things up. Between neighborhood kids with big mouths and unhelpful dentists he’s going to need to improvise. Will he bend to the pressure of inflation? Will he get caught in the act? And, what do you do with those teeth anyway?
Dumb White Husband for President (A novella) – There comes a time in every man’s life when he must stand for the things he believes in. John doesn’t believe in bagging his grass. So, when a new allergy-prone neighbor gets the HOA to require it, there’s only one thing he can do – run for President of The Creeks of Sage Valley Phase II.
John, Chris and Erik put aside most of their differences to run a campaign that they hope will see John elected as President and end the meddling of the rule-loving new kid on the block. Will they succeed? It’s doubtful.
Note: Previously released as Dumb White Husband for President & Other Stories.
The Book of Paul — A Paranormal Thriller by Richard Long
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Fiction
“ Everything you’ve ever believed about yourself…about the description of reality you’ve
clung to so stubbornly all your life…all of it…every bit of it…is an illusion.”
In the rubble-strewn wasteland of Alphabet City, a squalid tenement conceals a treasure “beyond all imagining”– an immaculately preserved, fifth century codex. The sole repository of ancient Hermetic lore, it contains the alchemical rituals for transforming thought into substance, transmuting matter at will…and attaining eternal life.
When Rose, a sex and pain addicted East Village tattoo artist has a torrid encounter with Martin, a battle-hardened loner, they discover they are unwitting pawns on opposing sides of a battle that has shaped the course of human history. At the center of the conflict is Paul, the villainous overlord of an underground feudal society, who guards the book’s occult secrets in preparation for the fulfillment of an apocalyptic prophecy.
The action is relentless as Rose and Martin fight to escape Paul’s clutches and Martin’s destiny as the chosen recipient of Paul’s sinister legacy. Science and magic, mythology and technology converge in a monumental battle where the stakes couldn’t be higher: control of the ultimate power in the universe–the Maelstrom.
The Book of Paul is the first of seven volumes in a sweeping mythological narrative tracing the mystical connections between Hermes Trismegistus in ancient Egypt, Sophia, the female counterpart of Christ, and the Celtic druids of Clan Kelly.
In Need of Therapy by Tracie Banister
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
L ending a sympathetic ear and dispensing sage words of advice is all part of the job for psychologist Pilar Alvarez, and she’s everything a good therapist should be: warm, compassionate, supportive. She listens, she cares, and she has all the answers, but how’s the woman everyone turns to in their hour of need supposed to cope when her own life starts to fall apart?
While working hard to make a success of her recently-opened practice in trendy South Beach, Pilar must also find time to cater to the demands of her boisterous Cuban family, which includes younger sister Izzy, an unemployed, navel-pierced wild child who can’t stay out of trouble, and their mother, a beauty queen turned drama queen who’s equally obsessed with her fading looks and getting Pilar married before it’s “too late.” Although she’d like to oblige her mother and make a permanent love connection, Pilar’s romantic prospects look grim. Her cheating ex, who swears that he’s reformed, is stalking her. A hunky, but strictly off-limits, patient with bad-boy appeal and intimacy issues is making passes. And the sexy shrink in the suite across the hall has a gold band on his left ring finger.
When a series of personal and professional disasters lead Pilar into the arms of one of her unsuitable suitors, she’s left shaken, confused, and full of self-doubt. With time running out, she must make sense of her feelings and learn to trust herself again so that she can save her business, her family, and most importantly, her heart.
Broken Crowns (Christian Romantic Suspense) by Tamara Shoemaker
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Drama, Religious & Liturgical, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Mystery, Religious Fiction
J ill Lyons’ life turns upside down the day she walks into her office to find her boss sprawled across his desk with a bullet hole between his eyes. Jeff Siegle’s past catches up to him the moment he finds out his children are kidnapped. A riddle and a shadow from the past pull them relentlessly towards death’s door as they struggle to find answers… before it’s too late.
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Fiction, Historical
T HE SLAVES OF DUNWOODIE PLANTATION
Louise ….. Called “Lu Lu,” Only fourteen when she is sold with her mother into slavery by her own father, the Governor General of Guadeloupe… Forced to watch her mother being murdered onboard ship… purchased by a plantation owner as a birthday present for his spoiled wife… and expects a life of total misery. Can she someday find love and freedom?
Abraham….. Called “Kwanni”… Strong and aloof blacksmith… Avenges his wife’s murder and is forced to run… Can he also find the freedom he desperately seeks?
David….. Lame and shy, but handsome and intelligent young groom who worships Lu Lu. Will he win her…and freedom for both of them?
Samson….. David’s giant half brother….unselfish and fiercely protective of those he loves… Loyal and faithful overseer for his master so long as his people are treated well.
THE SISTERS
Agnes and Penelope….. Highly educated daughters of a wealthy Philadelphia family… Agnes, now married to a young minister assigned to a southern church, carries on a close correspondence with Penelope, a teacher and ardent abolitionist.
THE DUNWOODS
Charles….. Stern, ambitious, but fair-minded master of his Eastern North Carolina plantation
Ella….. His eccentric, bigoted wife
Edward….. Their spoiled, arrogant son and heir
THE COMMODORE
Thaddeus Harding….. Wealthy and fiery shipping merchant… Will his view of life be changed by one single slave?
This is their story
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Mrs. Tuesday’s Departure by Suzanne Anderson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Holocaust, History, Europe, Austria, Teens
W hen Natalie and Anna, sisters and life-long rivals, hide an abandoned child from the Nazis, their deception resurrects the scars of a star-crossed love triangle that threats their safety and tests the bonds of their loyalty.
Hungary’s fragile alliance with Germany insured that Natalie, a renowned children’s book author, and her family would be safe as the war raged through Europe. But, as the Führer’s desperation grows in the waning years of the conflict, neighbors now become traitors.
Beautiful but troubled Anna, poet and university professor, is losing her tenuous hold on reality, re-igniting a sibling rivalry that began with a poetry contest in childhood. It boils over when Deszo, Anna’s unrequited love, re-enters their lives with a promise of safety.
As the streets of Budapest thrum with the pounding boots of Nazi soldiers, danger creeps to the doorstep and the sisters’ disintegrating relationship threatens to expose the child they are trying to protect. In one night, Anna’s rash behavior destroys their carefully made plans of escape, and Natalie is presented with a desperate decision.
Interwoven with Natalie and Anna’s story, is Mila’s. The abandoned child whose future Natalie lovingly imagines in a story called Mrs. Tuesday’s Departure.
A story that takes on a life of its own fifty years later.
Mrs. Tuesday’s Departure is a haunting tale of un-requited love and the un-breakable bonds of sisters.
The Day I Left by Jason Korolenko
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense, Fiction
“ THE DAY I LEFT is a ghost story, a murder mystery, and a descent into madness, where between France and Arizona the protagonist faces his past catching up with, and overcoming, his presence. I’m walking away from this book feeling dizzy and uncertain of my own circumstance.” – Best-Selling author Craig Childs
Jarrod Nelson, a twenty-something American studying in France, is in love with his professor’s sister, Caroline. But the professor’s sudden, violent death drives a wedge between the lovers, and Jarrod finds himself struggling with demons he thought he’d buried long ago. How far will Jarrod go to win Caroline back? And how far will Caroline go to stay away?
A tale of love and madness, the bastard child of BAG OF BONES and SHUTTER ISLAND, THE DAY I LEFT will get its hooks into you on the first page and not let go until well after the last.
“A fine debut by a writer with international flare and solid insight into the mania we each, every one of us, carry somewhere within our tortured souls.” – Charlie Stella, author of JOHNNY PORNO.
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Romance, Contemporary, Teens
R eaders everywhere will revel in this sharp-witted, well-meaning whirlwind in author Dina Silver’s hilarious new novel, Kat Fight. In her quest for love, Kat makes every wrong turn, juggling two men, one best friend, and her own deeply confused heart’s desires.
Kat Porter is a consummate romantic, eager for her chance to find love and commitment. But after her boyfriend of four years, Marc, begins to grow apathetic and sends her calls straight to voicemail one too many times, Kat finally musters the courage to confront her so-called sweetheart, who seems more interested in dodging her than courting her. Though she’s no fan of ultimatums, Kat is at the end of her considerable wits, and lobs a massive one his way, completely confident that he’ll make the right decision when faced with losing her. He doesn’t.
With radio silence from Marc, Kat’s lifelong dream of finding a husband and forging a family is decidedly on the skids. That’s when her childhood friend Julie steps in, forcing Kat on a blind date to help her move beyond the break-up. Not only does Kat botch the setup, she instead finds herself in hot pursuit of Julie’s love interest, Ryan Sullivan. A man who, in addition to literally taking her breath away, is the living, breathing personification of everything Kat wants in a husband.
Can Kat connect with the man of her dreams without hurting two of the people she cares most about? At the same time, she must also contend with the quips of her beloved catty coworker Adam, her bi-polar boss Brooke, and a string of comic, unpredictable plot twists. All the while, Kat’s cheeky perspective and generous heart will leave readers adoring every moment of her journey while chuckling and cheering for the ever cute, razor-sharp Kat as she fights to land the love of a lifetime.
The Anniversary Waltz: A novel by Darrel Nelson
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
A t their sixtieth anniversary party, Adam Carlson asks his wife, Elizabeth, for their customary waltz. After the dance they gather the family and share their story–a story of love and courage overcoming adversity and thriving in the face of overwhelming odds. It’s the summer of 1946, and Adam has just returned from the war to his home in Reunion, Montana. At a town festival he meets Elizabeth Baxter, a young woman going steady with his former high school rival and now influential banker, Nathan Roberts. When Adam and Elizabeth share a waltz in a deserted pavilion one evening, their feelings begin to grow and they embark on a journey, and a dance, that will last a lifetime.
If These Trees Could Talk by Brian W. Smith
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Fiction, Mystery
J osh and Stevie are two eleven year old boys who appear to be different. Josh is white, Stevie is black. Josh is poor, Stevie if from a middle class family. But, these two boys have one thing in common – they both are being molested by their mother’s boyfriends. The two boys make a decision to get rid of their abusers once and for all…but will they be able to get away with their revenge?
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Romance, Mystery & Thrillers
T rade Secrets is a fast- paced thriller-a story of financial greed that has never been told. It takes the reader on the trading floor of the world’s largest Exchange where money is pocketed before a trade is processed. When Remy Masterman becomes a member of the Exchange to unearth the details surrounding her father’s car crash, she comes head to head with Zach Silverman, once her father’s partner and now Chairman of the Exchange. During the crash of 1987 when Zach’s bagman, Jason, faces bankruptcy, his high-heeled wife, Sarna, learns to trade to save their mansion from foreclosure. As the lives of these two women intersect, Remy falls in love with Ken Baldwin, never imagining how their careers will collide, and Sarna begins a steamy affair with a trader who turns out to be an undercover agent for the FBI during its probe into trading infractions at the Chicago Exchanges. When Jason’s clerk is pummeled, along with those investors who misplaced their money with their faith, he and Sarna create a bold, sexy scheme to save Remy and rid the Exchange of those who try to get away with murder. The author, a CPA, was a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for twenty-two years.
A CHILD OF A CRACKHEAD by shameek speight
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Urban Life, United States, African American, Fiction, Urban
H e watched as she screamed and yelled with every strike that the man, made to her face. From her mouth, she spit blood that was rolling down her face. He continued to watch the 6’2″ dark skin man repeatedly hit and kick the woman in the stomach, again and again. Noooo stop! please stop!” as she yelled his closed fist went upside her head. Michael knew he had to do something to stop the man from beating the beautiful brown skin woman, with tears running down his own face he yelled, Daddy stop! Daddy stop!, as he ran his 6 year old frame between his father and mother. “Daddy stop hitting mommy!”, All he felt was his father’s big black hands grasp him around his neck and squeeze until he couldnt breathe and threw him across the room. Micheal sat on the floor crying. Partly because of the pain he felt, but mostly because of the beating his mother was getting. How does Micheal, child of a crack head, fight to stay a live ? what will he face and those he truly love ? and do they survive the terror of the man they call Black ice. This story tells the countless beating’s, killing’s, lies, infidelity and betrayels of a crack head and how a mother and child survive the street life
Chocolate Beach by Julie Carobini
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
“ Witty beach read … hits the spot,” Publisher’s Weekly. E-book is the special Recipe Edition.
Bri Stone has the man of her dreams, a surf-ridin’ son, a chocolate-loving best friend, and a job as a SoCal tour bus host. Throw in an intrusive mother-in-law, a flirty new boss, a vocal nemesis, and suspicions that her husband might be bored–and Bri’s rose-colored sunglasses suddenly crack.
Can Bri reinvent herself–and recapture his heart?
Breaking News: A Novel by J. D. Rader
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
D espite ABS News producer Bill Ramey’s distaste for seamy news stories, he pursues evidence that links Senator Gerald Smith to the disappearance of a beautiful blond coed. Nothing is as it appears and soon Bill uncovers dark secrets that someone would kill to protect. As the news story unfolds Bill Ramey and Senator Smith are swept into the funnel of a media tornado that neither of them can control. Though Bill tries to hang on to his integrity, he becomes one of the players in a dangerous game of media manipulation.
Tessa’s Dance by David Edward Walker
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Mystery & Thrillers
T he fragile bond between Tessa Miyanashatawit, a fifteen-year-old Yakama Indian girl, and mixed-blood psychologist, Dr. Ret Barlow, has begun to heal both of them. However, things fall apart when Tessa is arrested for alcohol abuse. Barlow forces her into treatment, and she vows never to speak to him again. With the support of Auntie Elisi and grandfather Arnold’s gift of Ámashitum, a wild horse, Barlow may be able to help Tessa again- that is, as long as her gang-involved boyfriend, Parker Heslah, doesn’t succeed in scaring him off. Parker and his crew have been running guns for ‘Cowboy’ Jack Brie, her mother’s ex-boyfriend, and Tessa’s childhood abuser. Soon Brie reenters Tessa’s world, threatening her family, especially her baby half-sister, Ce Ce. Now Barlow’s trying to step in, unaware that Brie sees him coming.
“Remarkable and enthralling . . . This deserves to be read by everyone in this country!” -Paula Caplan, Ph.D., Author of ‘When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home’ and ‘They Say You’re Crazy’
“This is a beautiful, well-written ‘novel’ that is all too real. I enjoyed it immensely on so many levels.” -Gina Nikkel, Ph.D., President & CEO, Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care
“Depicts much of reality on all reservations and the life we have come to know and the things we battle with from day to day.” -Margaret Strong, Puyallup/Yakama
“An amazing job of describing (really accurately) the stupidity of the system allegedly designed to help the native population . . . and then the book turns into a real, honest-to-God thriller- a book you can’t put down until the last line.” -Anthony Stanton, MD, Consulting Psychiatrist, Suquamish Tribe










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