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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {05-13-2013}
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My Name Is Joe by Stefan Bourque
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Self-Help, Death & Grief
A fter a routine check-up, Joe’s doctor drops a bombshell and advises him to get his affairs in order. Devastated by the news, Joe spirals into a world of introspection. Middle-aged and single, he regrets taking his time for granted and is terrified at the prospect of not having fully lived.
With that key thought pressing on his mind, Joe sets out to leave his mark on the world before it’s too late. His single act of kindness sets into motion circumstances that transform not only the lives of a struggling single mother and her young son, but also his own life. By reaching beyond himself, he learns that hope and redemption are never beyond reach, and it’s never too late to live.
“Last year I was diagnosed with cancer. I have been treated and am now in the waiting stages. Waiting to see if it stays away or comes back. I have been in a kind of limbo. Not working and not really living. This book really woke me up.” — Linda W.
“Words like grace, humanity, peace and worth all belong in a review for this book. This is the first book in a long time that looks, really looks, at what it means to be human.” — Kristen C.
“Bourque’s prose is beautiful. Joe’s musings on his life could apply to a lot of us and his resolve to make the last part of his life meaningful is a joy to read.” — Judith R.
“An incredibly moving story about the power of human kindness. Stefan Bourque wrote a beautiful, heartwarming story.” — Heather C.
“I have never written a book review before but I felt I had to put in 5 stars for this one, a very heartwarming book that made me cry. Amazing book!” — Amazon Reviewer
“This book seemed so autobiographical, it was hard to believe it was a work of fiction. I cannot imagine how the author had thoughts that rang so true.” — Amazon Reviewer
“Wonderful book! Makes one introspective and have deep thoughts about the way each of us live our lives. It truly touched my heart.” — Amazon Reviewer
“Stefan Bourque is a gifted and talented writer. Couldn’t put the book down once I started reading.” — Rob A.
“The writing is just beautiful; in fact, I’ve slowed my pace in order to savor it and make it last as long as possible.” — Amazon Reviewer
“A book this well-written is such a gift.” — Amazon Reviewer
“Restored my faith in the potential for human kindness.” — Goodreads Reviewer
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Science & Math, Biological Sciences, Animals, Horses, Sports & Outdoors
N EW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era America–a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots–and their win was the stuff of legend.
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RISE OF THE DRAKYN (Sword of Souls) by LEONARD LITTLE
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic
5 000 years ago, the dragons gave up their magic, their souls and even their lives to keep Mor’Drak from turning their world into a dark place of carnage and mayhem. Will Marcus the unheralded heir to dragon’s throne accept his destiny and defeat the dark lord who controls its power? Can he rescue Chelene–the beautiful healer / dragon-mate who has stolen his heart–from the Dark Lord’s clutches, or will the flesh eating dragons hatched from the dead eggs of a dark queen -the drakyn- rip the amulet his mother gave him from his throat, killing the last hope of a world turns suddenly violent.
Trees give Marcus visions of the past and future. An owl lends him its eyes to oversees a battle. He links his spirit to horses, wolves and even the vile drakyn as he discovers his innate ability to weave the elemental spirits of power
“Rise of the Drakyn is a new voice in the fantasy field. A blend of horror, dark fantasy, and heroics, here is a story that challenges the genre while expanding it in new directions.”
–James Rollins, best selling author of Devil Colony and Bloodline
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Mystery of the White Lions by Linda Tucker
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Religion & Spirituality, Earth-Based Religions, Paganism, New Age, New Thought, Science & Math, Biological Sciences, Animals, Cats, Lions & Tigers
T his is Linda Tucker’s firsthand account of her journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African continent: the legendary White Lion. This book reveals the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa and the overwhelming love that has driven her every action to save these magnificent beasts, against formidable odds…After being rescued from a life-threatening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region by a medicine woman known as the “Lion Queen,” Linda embarked on a journey into the mysteries of the White Lion. It is a mystical journey into the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa, in which humans and lions are able to cross the species barrier–in accordance with the most guarded secrets of Ancient Egypt and humankind’s greatest riddle, the sphinx. Scientists in our day have established that humankind’s most significant evolutionary leap occurred as a result of our ancestors’ interaction with great cats. The White Lion is a genetic rarity of Panthera leo, and occurred in just one region on earth: Timbavati. Today White Lions form the center of the notorious “canned” trophy hunting industry–hand-reared captive lions, shot in enclosures for gross sums of money. By contrast, shamans believe that killing a “lion sun god” is the ultimate sacrilege. How the human species treats such precious symbols of God in nature may determine how nature treats the human species. Whether we view them as prophetic “Lions of God” or simply as rare genetic mutations, the story of the White Lions is a true legend unfolding in our own extraordinary times.
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Resisting the Bad Boy (NICE GIRL TO LOVE) by Violet Duke
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Collections & Anthologies
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“A sexy, often emotional treat that will resonate with the ‘nice girl’ in all of us.” — Lexi Ryan, New York Times Bestselling Author
Book One of the NICE GIRL TO LOVE (serial romance) series
Abby Bartlett is the quintessential nice girl. Between teaching, volunteering, completing her PhD, and helping her best friend raise his daughter, Abby never gets the chance to be anything but nice. That is, until the all-wrong-for-her man she’s only ever known from afar starts daring her to simply take that chance for herself. His sage advice? Try something wild and fast.
Preferably him.
An unbridled, hotshot attorney with a not-so-little black book, Connor Sullivan has earned himself quite the bad boy reputation. But in his defense, he’s a very conscientious one. He knows far too well that sometimes in life, love isn’t enough…or worse, not even a factor at all. To avoid that misery–and repel the drama–Connor always makes his one and only rule crystal clear right from the start. Absolutely nothing more than a month.
Turns out, a whole lot can happen in one month.
Print Length: 163 pages (Based on paperback edition, available June 2013)
Note: This is a three-book serial romance. Book Two, FALLING FOR THE GOOD GUY, will be out on May 24th.
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {03-12-2013}
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Shedrow: A Novel by Dean DeLuke
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Medical, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers
F rom rolling pastures in Lexington, KY to darkened alleyways in Newark, NJ, from Manhattan’s posh ’21′ Club to a peculiar and mysterious landfill in Eastern Kentucky, and from Saratoga Springs, NY to the tiny island of St. Lucia, Shedrow portrays a collision of characters from many divergent worlds. High society and the racing elite, medical and veterinary specialists, mob figures, and Kentucky hill folk become entangled in this unique twist on the medical thriller.
Dr. Anthony Gianni, a prominent Manhattan surgeon, becomes involved in a racing partnership as a diversion from a thriving surgical practice and an ailing marriage. The excitement builds when the partnership acquires Chiefly Endeavor, a two-year-old colt with the breeding, the spirit, and enough early racing success to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.
When a new partner with an unsavory background appears and a breeder’s nightmare becomes real, Dr. Gianni and a dedicated veterinarian must confront organized crime and solve a complex mystery that threatens to destroy both of their careers, and possibly a great deal more.
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FOR LOVE AND VENGEANCE, AN INTERNATIONAL ROMANTIC THRILLER (The Operative) by Johnny Ray
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Romance, Romantic Suspense
A n International romantic thriller that you will never forget.
FOR LOVE AND VENGEANCE
When everyone lies to you–trust your gut instinct
If that fails–start over
For your love deserves the best
And murderous terrorist your vengeance
May God have mercy on their soul
Both the Americans and the Russians think Victoria works for them exclusively. In truth; the Pack, an International Crime Syndicate, brutally controls her while they launder money in America by buying distressed houses for terrorist sleepers. While she executes the perfect escape, staging her death during a shark attack, she makes one mistake–she meets Royce, who worked as a special operative several years earlier, the night before disappearing.
Royce, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with any American led special operations after he had been lied to in order to keep him focus on his prior mission. His girlfriend had been abducted and brutally murdered earlier while they had kept him in the dark. The last thing he had ever expected was another woman in his life, especially a Russian spy. Furthermore, he never would have believed that she would be the one thing that would encourage him to finish a mission that he should have taken care of the first time.
Royce is well trained on how to discover the truth, so although Victoria’s apparent shark attack was well conceived he knows better. He had used the life of a surfer bum for years as his cover. The more lies he uncovers, the more suspicious he becomes until finally he feels like he has little choice. His prior operation was so top secret even the CIA were told nothing He didn’t need them then, and he sure the hell didn’t need them this time either. The last time it was for country–this time it was going to be personal.
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PAPA PICCOLO Famlies, Fatherhood,Caring and Nurturing Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version) by Carol Talley
Genre(s): Animals, Cats, Parenting & Relationships, Adoption
P APA PICCOLO was awarded Finalist THORPE MENN AWARD for Literary Excellence, by the American Association of University Women
PAPA PICCOLO
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Fully Illustrated Version
Picture Book for reading with the younger child – ages 3-6
This version of PAPA PICCOLO includes all the luminous illustrations just waiting to enchant children of any age, and especially the read-to set.
If the text-only version is better for your needs, then please click on PAPA PICCOLO in the Text-Only Version for the serious young reader – ages 6-9.
Happy reading in either Version.
PAPA PICCOLO will promote a sense of responsibility for others and explore the many different kinds of families.
CARING AND NURTURING
The lion is the emblem of Venice, but the common cat rules its narrow streets and alleyways. A prince among these feline rulers is Piccolo, and what a fine life he leads! Especially after dark-when the streets are full of possibilities!
Then one night, Piccolo makes a discovery that threatens his carefree life and his independence and starts him on a new and special kind of adventure.
In these pages, you will also meet Caesar-Piccolo’s older and somewhat cynical friend, and Sophia-the shoe shop cat, to whom Piccolo turns for advice when his life takes its unexpected turn. And you will meet two irresistible kittens-one spotted and one striped-who need a home and who help Piccolo discover his own tender heart.
Author Carol Talley, who first visited Venice vicariously in 1977, returned to that city-which many call the most beautiful in the world-to capture its watery magic in breathtaking prose.
Illustrator Itoko Maeno’s enchanting renderings of the canals, markets, crooked byways, boats, and bridges of Venice and her wise and witty portraits of its two- and four-legged citizens will delight children and adults alike.
At a time when we are recognizing the need for boys as well as girls to develop nurturing skills, Piccolo appears as a welcome model for all children.
Piccolo leads a life full of adventure and possibilities. And then two homeless kittens decide to adopt the free-spirited Piccolo. “I’m not a Papa cat,” objects Piccolo. “I’m a tomcat.” Children will delight in seeing how the kittens help Piccolo discover his own tender heart and a new kind of adventure.
A SURPRISE and added bonus is the “Enrichment Information” which includes lots of facts about daily life in Venice. There are colorful thumbnail sketches of Venice, Marco Polo, Italian words and phrases, Canals of Venice, Bridges of Venice, Flags of Venice, Regattas and Gondolas and Gondoliers! This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in interesting description.
A second big plus is the “Letter to Parents and Educators” which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with young readers about the message of the story…that “Papas” as well as “Mamas,” can be the most nurturing and caring parents! So even though on the surface, this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.
MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION
If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…
If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…
If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…
Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.
Read WITH your children, discuss the concept and message…
and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.
(signed) The Thoughtful Parent
JOAN’S eBOOKS LLC
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The Seventh Prophecy by Oriza Martins
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Occult, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic
O riza Martins presents THE SEVENTH PROPHECY, an emotion-filled journey and a harrowing account that will take hold of the reader, who will undoubtedly identify with the many archetypes used by the author, who draws on concepts such as materialism, idealism and beliefs.
It is the story of a person who, after suffering an accident, spends many months in a coma. During this time, the character has an out-of-body experience, witnessing events from both the past and the future, in addition to discovering the new body which he will inhabit in his next life.
After coming out of the coma, he experiences a period of huge spiritual transformation, deciding to leave behind the legacy of his experience in a series of messages recorded on film for “himself” to discover once he has assumed his new identity in his next life.
Years later, he is reborn as Rodrigo, a modern young man and a “seductive magician” with paranormal powers; he is astonished when he starts receiving tapes with messages from the past, rejoicing in the opportunity to speak to his past “self” about his previous existence and thus embarking on an emotional journey of self-discovery.
During this experience, Rodrigo meets his soul mate and together they participate in an intriguing plot full of mystery and suspense, using their paranormal abilities to try and decode an enigma: a mysterious crime from the past.
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The Book of Jotham by Arthur Powers
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Fiction
2 012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction–Novella Winner
The Book of Jotham by Arthur Powers
For 23 years the completed manuscript of The Book of Jotham sat in the author’s desk drawer–typewritten–collecting dust and time. On an early autumn day in 2012, the manuscript arrived at Tuscany Press, and we discovered this compelling and moving story.
Jotham is a mentally challenged man-child who, like the other apostles, follows Jesus as Christ carries out his ministry and experiences death by crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Yet the other apostles–the dedicated Mary, Peter, Thomas, and the rest–while they care for Jotham and look out for him, don’t understand why Jesus loves him so. Thomas even says, after Jesus offers a parable, “I don’t see why all the pots can’t be strong and beautiful.”
Jotham may be different, but through him, we come to see Jesus and Jotham not just with our eyes, but also with our hearts.
ARTHUR POWERS is himself a convert to Catholicism. After spending much time in Brazil in the Peace Corps, working with those for whom the Catholic faith is woven into life, and after meeting a woman who eventually became his wife, he came to question his very rational agnosticism. Powers was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith in 1976 as a thoughtful, aware adult of 29 years.
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BARGAIN KINDLE BOOK PACK #2 – {02-27-2013}
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Will I See My Dog in Heaven by Jack Wintz
Genre(s): Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Pets & Animal Care, Cats, Dogs, Health Fitness & Dieting, Death & Grief, Pet Loss, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Inspirational, Lifestyle & Home, Home & Garden, Animal Care & Pets
W hat do you think: Will we see our dogs and cats in the hereafter? Does God’s plan for eternity include the created nonhuman world? Franciscan friar and popular writer Father Jack Wintz brings a love for all creation and infectious enthusiasm to the serious task of exploring answers to these long-asked questions.
In Will I See My Dog in Heaven? Father Jack Wintz admits that no one knows what God has in mind for us in the next life. But in ten thoughtful chapters, he lines up evidence from the Scriptures, Christian tradition and liturgy, and the life and teachings of St. Francis of Assisi, that God desires all creatures (yes, including our beloved pets!) in the afterlife.
The Runaway Pastor’s Wife by Diane Moody
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery, Teens, Sports & Hobbies, Girls in Sports, Contemporary Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction, Suspense
A Top 100 Amazon Kindle Bestseller with over 300 “Five Star” reviews!
What could possibly drive a pastor’s wife to run away from home?
After years of frustration from life in a church fishbowl, Annie McGregor walks away from it all and boards a plane for Colorado. She has no way of knowing her college sweetheart is headed to the same cabin in the Rockies, terrified and gravely wounded. Their unexpected reunion couldn’t have come at a worse time. Or could it? Bewildered that God would allow Michael Dean to walk back into her life, Annie pleads with Him to keep her heart true to her husband and her family. God answers her prayer, but in a way she would never expect.
Written by a former pastor’s wife, Annie’s story provides a rare look inside the family life of those in the ministry, particularly the unique pressures on those who marry men of God.
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, Horror, Ghosts, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Contemporary Fiction
J udas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals . . . a used hangman’s noose . . . a snuff film. An aging death-metal rock god, his taste for the unnatural is as widely known to his legions of fans as the notorious excesses of his youth. But nothing he possesses is as unlikely or as dreadful as his latest discovery, an item for sale on the Internet, a thing so terribly strange, Jude can’t help but reach for his wallet.
I will “sell” my stepfather’s ghost to the highest bidder. . . .
For a thousand dollars, Jude will become the proud owner of a dead man’s suit, said to be haunted by a restless spirit. He isn’t afraid. He has spent a lifetime coping with ghosts–of an abusive father, of the lovers he callously abandoned, of the bandmates he betrayed. What’s one more?But what UPS delivers to his door in a black heart-shaped box is no imaginary or metaphorical ghost, no benign conversation piece. It’s the real thing.And suddenly the suit’s previous owner is everywhere: behind the bedroom door . . . seated in Jude’s restored vintage Mustang . . . standing outside his window . . . staring out from his widescreen TV. Waiting–with a gleaming razor blade on a chain dangling from one bony hand. . . .A multiple-award winner for his short fiction, author Joe Hill immediately vaults into the top echelon of dark fantasists with a blood-chilling roller-coaster ride of a novel, a masterwork brimming with relentless thrills and acid terror.
Kapitoil: A Novel (P.S.) by Teddy Wayne
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, United States, Humor & Entertainment, Contemporary Fiction
“ Teddy Wayne has written a brilliant book. Karim Issar is one of the freshest, funniest heroes I’ve come across in a long time.”
– Ben Fountain, bestselling author of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara “An innovative and incisive meditation on the wages of corporate greed, the fundamental darkness of its vision lit by the author’s great comic intelligence and wit.”
– Kathryn Davis, author of The Thin Place, Hell: A Novel, and Versailles With a fresh and singular voice, Teddy Wayne marks his literary debut with the story of one 26 year old Middle Eastern man’s attempt to live the American Dream in New York City. Like the award-winning Netherland and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Kapitoil provides an absorbing look into American culture and New York finance from an outsider’s perspective.
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Genre(s): Teens, Love & Romance, Literature & Fiction, World Literature, Mythology, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
L ast spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned–to her old life, her family, her boyfriend–before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance–and the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.As Nikki’s time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s queen.Everneath is a captivating story of love, loss, and immortality from debut author Brodi Ashton.
FREE KINDLE BOOK PACK #1 – {02-26-2013}
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Autism – A Practical Guide for Parents by Alan Yau
Genre(s): Parenting & Relationships, Special Needs
A utism – A Practical Guide for Parents.
Theory is great, but as a busy parent of a young child with autism, what you would really like is a practical guide: with ideas, tips and strategies that you can use right away.
Oh, and you want a book that is concise and easy to understand, right?
This book is what you’re looking for.
Think of this book as a collection of sparks. Real sparks ignite fires. The sparks in this book will ignite ideas in your head about how to teach your child with autism.
Here’s an overview of what you will learn in this book:
How children with autism are wired differently, and how that affects the way they learn.
Why Intensive Play is so important to everything else.
Why it’s so hard to get your child’s attention, and what you can do about it.
How visual tools can help your child, and how you can use them easily.
Why focusing on well-being is so important, and some simple steps you can take to ensure you do.
What general strategies will help you teach your child.
Why behavior difficulties happen, and some ways you can help.
Why today’s technology is making it easier for children with autism to communicate, learn and much more besides.
This book will give you ideas and strategies that you can use immediately with your child. Many of the strategies are made clearer by the inclusion of examples from the author’s own experience. You will see echoes of your own child in some of the examples, and they are sure to provide lots of light bulb moments for you.
Ginger the Gangster Cat (Ginger the Cat) by joe kovacs
Genre(s): Animals, Cats, Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Dogs & Animals
G inger returns from the dead – to carry out the most cunning cat crime of the century. In Barcelona.
Ginger is not a happy cat.
He’s fat, he’s ugly, and he’s getting old.
He also lives in Surrey.
But Ginger’s days of mediocrity are over. His lifetime dream – his consuming cat-crime passion – is to go to Barcelona and score a whole lorry-load of tapas specialities from Tesco’s.
And when he meets poor little woebegone Sparky – the cutest cat in the universe – he sees his chance. “Nobody gives me nuffink!” has been his complaint, but Sparky is “luck on a stick” and Ginger does everything possible (including catching his mice) to gain his trust.
Sparky however is hopelessly attached to his litter tray. He does not want to go to Barcelona. He is happy right where he is, surrounded by eccentric Indian neighbours, scary Australian vets, dogs with no mouthwash, and amorous local tom-cats.
Ginger has a date with destiny. After 150 years, and who knows how many of his nine lives gone, he is going to meet the 16 gangster cats who ruined his last one. And he’s out for revenge.
‘Ginger’ is aimed at 8+ children, the parents who enjoy reading to them, and cat lovers everywhere.
Summer Melody by Toddie Downs
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Domestic Life, Contemporary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Life
I n a town called Daedalus Falls, it’s easy for the weight of wings to overwhelm. But in the summer of 1992, three generations of women in the Stanton family realize untapped strengths that give them the power to soar. As her aging mother falls prey to the ravages of dementia, Bonnie races to make sense of both her past and present, discovering that the truth of long-buried family secrets has the power to destroy–or to heal. Her niece Meg, meanwhile, is planning a wedding to the perfect man–and then watching fear and uncertainty pull them apart. Finally, teenage Jane, turning away from the burden of family history, comes of age in a way she never thought possible as she learns to care for an autistic boy. Ultimately, all three women discover grace and truth within themselves and their common bonds in this story of love and hope.
Summer Melody is a testament to how, in the face of tremendous challenges, family can bring us strength to survive, endure, and maybe even flourish.
In Dulce, Disturbed: A New Mexico Short Mystery (#1 Cinnamon/Burro Top Mystery) by Tower Lowe
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Anthologies, Women Sleuths
Q uirky and Fascinating Characters Solve Mystery in Hillerman Country
- fun and compelling
- creative look at schizophrenia, civil rights and murder
Beaten to death by his teacher, a young native boy is found by the side of the road in Dulce, New Mexico. Cinnamon,a woman sleuth, joins her pal Burro to face down the school and the teachers and solve the first crime story in this top mystery series. Cinnamon collects the first clues to the lost Momma, who abandoned her in childhood. Defined by this loss, Cinnamon pursues these New Mexico mysteries with one eye on the crime and one eye on finding Momma. Burro assists with visions that contain clues to the crime, if only the two of them can figure out what they mean. Full of quirky characters, this story keeps you in your seat.
Personal Note from the Author:
I started this mystery series when my job required traveling around New Mexico. Mysteries and quirky characters floated to the surface. In Dulce, New Mexico, I felt the presence of spirits, hidden in the hills, on every visit. Truly, I was disturbed. My own mother died when I was 13, and I spend most of my life chasing her, so, in this cozy mystery series, I created the woman sleuth, Cinnamon, who chases her momma while she solves crime stories in picturesque locations in the Land of Enchantment.
So Happy Together by Duane Schwartz
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Historical, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance
S o Happy Together, the sixth novel by Schwartz following Cobb’s Landing, Calumet, Little Cicero, Fetchenko, and The Winds of Change, tells the story of Jackson Moon, a half-breed Ojibwe who was once accused of killing his white girlfriend from high school days. Many years have passed, Moon still haunted by that event, when a prison break leads local officials to seek his assistance in tracking down an escapee, the very man who had been incarcerated for that long ago murder. What follows is a trail of twists and turns which weave their way through the lives of all involved and end at a conclusion that’s sure to surprise.
The Last Page by David J. Walker
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths
“ A funny, smart mystery that respects life in the library… a can’t miss read…”
Amy Alessio, Librarian and Author
Barbara Adams, head of the Windbrook Library in suburban Chicago, has died, apparently from a fall down the stairs to the library’s basement. But when Julia Fairbanks, her closest friend’s daughter starts to poke around, she finds troubling emails that indicate Barbara was not the victim of a heart attack, but a vicious killer instead. Can Julia find the murderer? Or will she end up on The Last Page? This breezy mystery is a novella, approx. 20,000 words. It also includes two short stories by the authors, both from the acclaimed crime fiction anthology, CHICAGO BLUES.
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