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Subway Dancer and Other Stories by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, United States, Literary Fiction, Collections & Readers

S UBWAY DANCER AND OTHER STORIES is a new collection of gripping short fiction by Catherine Ryan Hyde, the bestselling author of many beloved novels, including DON’T LET ME GO and PAY IT FORWARD, and of other critically acclaimed short story collections, including EARTHQUAKE WEATHER and ALWAYS CHLOE.

A striking and emotionally resonant collection, SUBWAY DANCER AND OTHER STORIES is a compilation of stories originally published in some of the most respected literary magazines in the country, including The Antioch Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Glimmer Train and Ploughshares.

In the award-winning story “Bloodlines,” two neighbors of different ethnicities are friends in spite of their differences…until an argument about expensive purebred dogs versus mutts from the pound brings the whole neighborhood’s precarious balance crashing down. “Bloodlines” was reprinted in Bark Magazine’s best-selling anthology Dog is My Co-Pilot and was cited in Best American Short Stories.

In Witness to Breath, a woman living a dangerous life working on the streets takes in an elderly dog left behind when his owner is killed in a robbery. Despite never having been a dog person, their brief relationship changes her in ways she never could have expected.

In Disappearances, a man not fluent in his own emotions tries unsuccessfully to broadside a train in his pickup truck, then spends the rest of the story figuring out the first clue to why he’d try to do such a thing.

Among the other riveting and beautifully crafted stories included in this collection, “Five Singing Gardeners and One Dead Stranger” and “Requiem For a Flamer” were nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and “The Man Who Found You in the Woods” was cited in Best American Short Stories.

This collection includes an Author’s Note by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

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The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth by D. Trinidad Hunt

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Metaphysical, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

A n Adventure for the Soul

“Dear Earth Traveler,
This document is part of a bold new plan for the awakening of mankind and the saving of Planet Earth. Until this time there has not been a written manual containing the goals and guidelines for the planet. As a result, many human beings have lost their way in life…”

As a group of spiritual beings from another world prepares to enter into a physical state on Earth, it is provided with a handbook for survival called The Operator’s Manual. Inscribed with the words What Does It Mean to Be a Human Being?, this reference tool will guide and instruct the students on their journey, teaching them the “Principles of Planetary Purpose.”

An inspiring story of strength, spirituality, and love, The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth presents a timeless message with life-changing potential for all who embrace it.

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Praise for The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth:

“Trin is a visionary. The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth is an outstanding story by an outstanding storyteller. It offers an eternal message for all ages.”―Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul

“Much more than a fable…this is profound and essential truth.”―M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of The Road Less Traveled and In Heaven as on Earth

“What a wonderful thing it would be if Trinidad’s lessons on love were assimilated by all inhabitants of planet Earth. Trin has, in past works, shown keen insight into the human condition and the value of love in action. In The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth she does not disappoint.”―Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box

“The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth is a gem of vision sure to ignite readers to wake up to their most magnificent possibilities…The instructions in the manual are exquisite and eternal. They provide a blueprint for peace, happiness, and success in the world.”―Alan Cohen, author of The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

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Graffiti Grandma by Jo Barney

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Contemporary Fiction

E llie, a disgruntled old lady whose hobby is removing graffiti from the neighborhood’s mailboxes, meets Sarah, an inky-eyed goth girl who probably helped spray the boxes Ellie is cleaning. They have nothing in common, except, perhaps, that they have both lost their families. And the fact that each believes she knows the serial killer who has been leaving the bodies of transients at Ellie’s door. They don’t tell each other nor do they tell the police, but Sarah, then Ellie, go into the forest above the city to end the killings. One guesses correctly; the other is relieved to discover she is wrong.

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Business Plans That Work: Why Some Do and Most Don’t – A Fresh, New Approach to Creating a Thriving Business by cynthia kocialski

Genre(s): Business & Investing, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, New Business Enterprises

S tarting a new business? Step One: Ditch the typical business plan! Discover a more strategic way to create a thriving business from day one!

Every 50 seconds a new business is started with high hopes, and every 60 seconds a business closes with disappointment. It’s a scary fact when starting a new business.

There’s the old route of writing up yet another business plan, but guess what? Look at the results – half of all businesses fail within the first 5 years. It’s not necessary for a business to succeed!

Business Plans That Work is not the boring step-by-step approach to writing a typical business plan, but something quite the opposite … learn how to replace the standard business plan with something that is easier to create and more appropriate for a new business.

The typical business plan of the past was a mere fairy tale, full of guesses, estimates and assumptions of what might be. No real facts only made up numbers. And that is not a plan for success.

So what is this new approach then? Entrepreneurs should start with a concept plan first.

Unlike a business plan, a concept plan takes all the guesses and estimates and carefully organizes them and prioritizes them upon how much of an impact they will have on a new business. Then at that point, it devises a plan to prove it’s a viable business idea and/or concept that one can move forward with.

Business Plans That Work provides useful statistics, case studies and a simple six-step Concept Plan formula to help budding entrepreneurs create a starting point for setting a new business on the right path from day one. And if they already have a business plan, that’s ok too. The book shows how to convert it over to a Concept Plan.

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The Mythic Guide to Characters: Writing Characters Who Enchant and Inspire by Antonio del Drago

Genre(s): Education & Reference, Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Publishing & Authorship, Writing Skills

A s a professor, writer, and philosopher, Dr. Antonio del Drago has immersed himself in the literary and mythological traditions of the world.

Applying this knowledge to the writing of characters, he has developed a systematic, layered approach to character development that is based on psychology and archetypes.

In this guide, you will discover:

• The secret to writing multidimensional characters
• How to develop your character’s unconscious motivations
• Four ways in which characters interact with their worlds
• Five formative relationships that shape your character
• Nine mythic character archetypes and how to use them
• The difference between proactive and reactive protagonists
• Ways to define a character through dialogue and physicality

The guide also includes a detailed worksheet that walks you through the stages of character development.

This is more than a book on how to write characters. This guide offers a practical, step-by-step approach to character creation that is sure to take your writing to the next level.

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The Last American Martyr by Tom Winton

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Literary Fiction

E very now and then one small soul rises from the crowded depths of obscurity and causes the earth to wobble on its axis. This last happened in 2008 when an unemployed doorman stepped onto the worldwide stage in Stockholm and accepted The Nobel Prize for Literature.

In this me-me twenty-first century, Thomas Soles may very well be the last American martyr. This self-described “simple man” writes a book that is so powerful it brings back to life the all-but-dead international labor movement. The response to his thoughts and perceptions are astounding. Around the globe, from pole to pole, America to Zimbabwe, the footsteps of marching workers begin to tremor the earth. But not everyone is pleased.

There’s a tight-knit, elitist clique that is absolutely livid over the thoughts and ideals that fill the pages of Tom’s book. And when he and his wife, Elaina, return home from Sweden, they realize just how dangerous this profit-hungry mob can be.

Mortified by the horrible scene that awaits them inside their apartment, the Soles have no choice but to flee their longtime home. Hoping to find peace and anonymity, they bounce all over America in an RV. But they don’t find what they’re looking for. Instead they become moving targets. And everywhere they go they’re followed by a succession of life-threatening events.

What follows are a few of the stunning comments readers have made about Tom Winton’s debut bestsellier, Beyond Nostalgia:

“It’s very difficult to write what is called a literary novel without coming across as wordy or plain rambling. I find Faulkner and Joyce and Lawrence, among others, all too fond of the sound of their own words and unable to “get on with it”. There is no merit in words for their own sake in a novel: the object is to tell a story and take the reader’s imagination and keep it. You’ve done that brilliantly. All the usual trite approvals with regard to voice, scene setting and dialogue apply, so I won’t insult you by adding to them.”
Nicholas Boving

“I admire your writing skill, your wit, your way with descriptions, your ability to draw the reader from the end of a chapter into wanting to go on to the next as quickly as possible. I was overwhelmed by your description of what it’s like to try to get a book that you believe in looked at by an agent or publisher. You write about romance, and that includes sexual activity, in a way that is moving and never salacious, I think you understand women and you love your characters; why shouldn’t the reader fall for them too? All in all, Tom, it’s a very powerful, very well told piece of history. It entertains, it has a moral and it speaks to the spirit. What reader can ask for more?”
Lee Shore

“I started to read BN and intended to read page to page, but
a lack of restraint had me jumping forward to find out where this story was
going and then jumping back. Winton squeezes a lot of emotions into each
section and uses a first person narrative that actually sounds like a young kid from New York. I thought of James Jones right away when reading BN.”
Shane Kennedy
The Summer Girl

“This really is a lovely piece of writing, so many plus points I don’t know where to start. It’s heartfelt. It’s romance, not sex. It’s evocative. It’s addictive. It’s written from life? Didn’t all of us want to meet somebody like Theresa, and how many of us did?”
Michael Ashley Torrington, author, ‘Kristin.’

“What amazing reading! I have to admit that I am dumbfounded to read such a lovely, haunting and relational story from the hands of a man! There are a few men who can write in such a way–it is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this.”
B. Mayo-Neville

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A FALSE DAWN ((Mystery/Thriller)) by Tom Lowe

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Police Procedurals, Thrillers

S ean O’Brien couldn’t remember the last time he made a promise and then broke it. Many years ago his grandfather had taught him a “man’s word is his bond.”

It’s a personal code–a way O’Brien conducts his life. He has every intention of keeping the promise he makes to wife, Sherri, right before her death.

After Sherri dies, O’Brien leaves his career as a homicide investigator with the Miami PD and relocates to a remote section of Florida wilderness on the banks of the St. Johns River.

He’s restoring an old home and trying to rebuild his life when he discovers a young woman badly beaten and left for dead near the alligator-infested river. She whispers a cryptic message in O’Brien’s ear, and he makes a promise to her.

It’s an accord O’Brien believes the local police will fulfill. But when authorities drag their feet on the investigation, O’Brien finds the promise he made to his dead wife is about to conflict with the promise he made to the woman who was savagely attacked.

Soon O’Brien is plunging deep into the dark world of human trafficking and sexual slavery. O’Brien finds that an old case he never solved in Miami resurrects it’s head on the banks of an ancient river and tracks him.

O’Brien is tossed into a deadly cat-and-mouse game where the only vow he can make is to stop an evil antagonist with a twisted, Godlike complex that’s hellbent on sacrificing O’Brien to a greater cause.

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Safe Harbor (A Pat Tierney Mystery – book 1) by Rosemary McCracken

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense

* **Shortlisted for the 2010 DEBUT DAGGER AWARD / Crime Writers’ Association***

What would you do to protect your family?

Financial advisor Pat Tierney’s world is shattered when a visitor to her office tells her that Pat’s late husband is the father of a seven-year-old boy. Stunned by the revelation of her husband’s affair, Pat is even more shocked when the woman bolts from the office, leaving young Tommy behind.

When Tommy’s mother is murdered, police tell Pat that the boy may be the killer’s next target. In a desperate race to protect Tommy, Pat searches for the truth and uncovers a deadly scheme involving illegal immigrants, trafficking in human body parts and money laundering.

And Pat discovers that she’ll do just about anything to keep her family safe.

REVIEWS:

“McCracken’s first novel offers a coherent structure, an exact feel for the Toronto locales, and, in Pat, a hugely attractive sleuth figure.” –Toronto Star

“With Safe Harbor, Rosemary McCracken proves why she’s already won international acclaim. This is an absorbing page-turner you won’t want to miss.” –Rick Mofina, bestselling author of The Burning Edge

“Rosemary McCracken has a deft touch for writing believable relationships, especially among families. These particular characters will soon feel like people you know and don’t want out of your life. Add to this an exciting plot and you’ll be ready for a great read.” –Maureen Jennings, author of the Detective William Murdoch mysteries

“The title of Rosemary McCracken’s debut novel, Safe Harbor, resonates on many levels. Safe Harbor, a house that offers refugees with questionable legal status a home, is a central player in the novel’s fast-paced and involving plot. But the words “safe harbor” also reflect the life financial advisor Pat Tierney has chosen to live after her husband Michael’s sudden death. In the opening pages of the novel, Pat is ripped from her safe harbor by a dark secret from her husband’s past. She is forced to meet challenges she could never imagine, but her courageous refusal to turn from danger makes her a very compelling protagonist. This novel will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page.” –Gail Bowen, author of the Joanne Kilbourn mysteries

“Safe Harbor, by Rosemary McCracken, is a clever, original combination of domestic cozy and international intrigue. Its heroine, a respectable widow with a good home, a loving family and a lucrative job, suddenly finds herself responsible for a young boy with a mysterious past somehow connected to her own. Torn between saving him and saving her comfortable life, she risks all she has in a story that’s full of twists, turns, surprises and startling revelations. Touching, intriguing and sometimes downright scary, this story hooked me from page one until the final action-packed pages.” –Rosemary Aubert, author of the Ellis Portal mystery series

“This family drama quickly spirals into an intriguing mystery. A highly entertaining read!” –D.J. McIntosh, author of The Witch of Babylon

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The One For Me – January Cove Book 1 by Rachel Hanna

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, New Adult & College

I n the first book of the January Cove contemporary romance series, Kyle Parker has just started his real estate investment business and is doing well. Unattached and not interested in falling in love, he dives head first into his business in the small coastal Georgia town.

Jenna Davis’s life has come to a screeching halt. After making the worst decision on her life during college, she now finds herself a single mother about to lose her home over a decade later.

When these two cross paths after many years, sparks fly and Kyle puts up a brick wall to protect himself. In this sweeping romance, emotions run high as the two try to find themselves, and each other, again. If you love a modern contemporary romance, this is it!

Here’s a sample:

“Kyle? Are you still with me?” Jenna asked looking at him.

“What? Oh, yeah. I was just thinking about something.” Kyle didn’t know how to feel. Should he kick her to the curb and laugh all the way home at the thought of her being homeless and sad? Should he scoop her up in his arms like he wanted to do? Of course not. That part of his life was long over, and he wasn’t signing up for more hurt from Jenna.

“Thinking that you told me so?” she asked looking down at her lap. She’d changed so much over the years, but some things hadn’t changed at all. The way her hair smelled, even from a few feet away. The way she looked down nervously when she thought someone was angry with her. He’d seen her do it with her parents many times. Even the way her voice lilted in that sweet Southern way that drew him to her in the first place.

“No. Of course not,” he said, lying through his teeth.

“It’s okay, Kyle. You have the right to gloat.”

“Fine. You want me to gloat?” he said standing up, finally unable to hold back his words. “You left me standing there like I didn’t even matter, Jenna. Like our five years together meant nothing to you. So, yes, there is a part of me that feels pretty vindicated in all of this. He might have money now, but you didn’t get the benefit of that, did you?”

“I’m so sorry, Kyle. I should have handled it all better. I know that. I knew it the moment I drove away and saw your face in the rear view mirror. You didn’t deserve that, and maybe that’s why I’m being punished now.”

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Farm Girl by Karen Jones Gowen

Genre(s): History, United States, 1900s, Travel & Cultures, Explore the World, History & Historical Fiction, People & Places

F ARM GIRL, the groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed folklore history by Karen Jones Gowen, is a 2012 top-rated AMAZON BESTSELLER.

“It concerns real life, relatively ordinary activities, drawn with the precision of a Norman Rockwell painting.” ~The Omaha Reader

Set in the Dust Bowl of the American West, this true account of a child coming of age on a 1920′s Nebraska farm, recaptures an era. Young Lucille Marker experiences survival during the Depression, one of the worst dust storms in history, and finally the disintegration of the close-knit community in which she grows up. Readers who like the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder or Willa Cather will enjoy Farm Girl. It takes place on the Marker farm, located near Red Cloud, the locale of Willa Cather’s Nebraska novels. Farm Girl takes one back to a time and place that no longer exists in American culture. Richly photographed throughout with over sixty authentic photos documenting the people and places of the story, this historical, easy-to-read book is suitable for use in the classroom.

“Through the intertwined stories of the life of the Marker family and of the broader historical time period, the book is more than captivating. Gowen’s vivid account of her mother’s life allows Farm Girl to read as seamlessly as if one were recalling personal memories.” ~The Holyoke Enterprise

“Have you thought about writing your family history, but found yourself stuck from the start? Writing a family narrative can be a daunting task, but Karen Jones Gowen found a way to bring her mother’s story to life.” ~Homespun Magazine

“Easily as good as Carol Ryrie Brink’s Caddie Woodlawn, Farm Girl is beautifully done and should be a treat for anyone who loves reading historical books. . . . It is a treasure that will be enjoyed by the young and old alike.” ~McCook Daily Gazette

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Jack with a Twist by Brenda Janowitz

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction

P lanning a wedding can be a trying experience…

A little prewedding anxiety is normal for every bride, and Manhattan attorney Brooke Miller isn’t worried. She’s got the loving support of the world’s greatest guy, so planning her nuptials should be a piece of cake.

But that was yesterday.

Today, Brooke’s landed her first big case and has just discovered that the opposing attorney is none other than her fi ancé, Jack. But that’s okay. These two professionals aren’t going to let a little courtroom sparring get their legal briefs in a bunch.… Right?

Wrong!

Now Jack’s pulling every dirty trick in the law books, and Brooke’s starting to suspect that maybe he isn’t the man she thought he was. Warring with her fi ancé at work and at home, Brooke realizes that she’ll have to choose between the case of her life, or actually having a life.

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My Cheeky Angel: Book #1- Romance and Heavenly Spirits! (Angels with Attitudes) by Mimi Barbour

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Fantasy, Romantic Comedy

* ***5- Star Reviews for MY CHEEKY ANGEL

“Once again, Ms. Barbour has woven a love story into the paranormal without diving into the darker side of the genre.” ~ reviewed by Sweet Falene

“With an easy flowing style and an eye for characterization, Ms. Barbour creates an entertaining and delightful story that makes me think angels might actually be out there!” ~ reviewed by Sue Rees

“Every one of Barbour’s books are worth your time to read!” ~ Noley

***OVERVIEW:

Woman-hater, tomboy and a Cheeky Angel! Sparks fly when the tomboy grows
up and decides to make drastic changes to her boring life, and thanks to her
helpful angel she’s goes all out. Instead of being a playmate for her bachelor
buddy, she’s turned into a real dazzler. Now what’s a guy to do?

***More tributes – 5 stars!

It’s a “feel good” story, overall. I would recommend it to a friend.” ~reviewed by Vandernise 1″

Overall, this was a quick read that I truly enjoyed, and I would recommend it to others.” ~Kenetha Stanton

***Think ‘Highway to Heaven’, move forward in time to ‘Touched by an Angel’
and then to today’s ‘A Gifted Man’ – add some spice, a lot of romance
and a great deal of humour, and you’ll have a good idea of what you’ll find in ‘My Cheeky Angel’

Mimi Barbour – Finalist in The 2012 Gayle Wilson contest

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The Golden Scarab (Quest #1) by S.W. Lothian

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Ancient Civilizations, Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, History & Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic

W arning: Those of you who read this book will travel through time. If you suffer from motion sickness, you may experience some uncomfortable symptoms as time-travel occurs. If you currently suffer from boredom, you will experience un-boredom while reading this book. If you have a tendency to laugh-out-loud, then you may annoy others sitting close by. If you like action and adventure, strap yourself in for the ride of your life.

“Look out Rick Riordan (Author of The Kane Chronicles), you’ve got some competition…” – Mother Daughter Book Reviews.

An excellent book for ages 9+ (and their parents, grandparents, teachers love it too).
Boys & girls love it because it’s crammed full of great adventure and plenty of humor.

JJ Sterling is a normal 12 year old, living in a normal house, with a normal family. That is, until a normal day turns his life upside down. One day, he’s visiting his dad at the museum, and the next thing he knows, he’s thrust back in time . . . and he’s battling against an army of living statues with his best friend. This definitely isn’t what he would usually call normal. It seems JJ was in the wrong place at the right time, and now he’s on the most awesome adventure of his life.

All is not well in Ancient Egypt and heroes are needed. An evil force threatens the peace, and JJ and his friends have no choice but to be those heroes. Guided by the King of the Gods, they embark on a desperate quest. They must overcome amazing and dangerous challenges, as they search for the only thing that can save Egypt. A magical amulet known as the Golden Scarab is the key to peace. It must not fall into the hands of evil or it will spell disaster.

Heroes take on villains in this action-packed race against time. Who will be first to find the Golden Scarab? Only time will tell.

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Fireman Max and the Vegetable Garden Mystery (The Adventures of Fireman Max Series – Stories for Kids Ages 4-8) by KP Baker

Genre(s): Education & Reference, Careers, Literature & Fiction, Literature, People & Places

J oin Fireman Max as he continues his journey as an honorary firefighter. If your kids loved coming along with Max on his 1st grade field trip to the New York City fire station, they will love joining Max on his latest adventure. Come along with Max as he tries to solve a neighborhood mystery all while working on a good deed for his community. Kids will learn how fun it can be to help the community and how simple acts can really make a big difference. Take the journey with Max, his sister Maddie and their neighbors on this exciting and a bit mysterious adventure.
If you are ready to take your children, ages 4-8, on an adventure that teaches all about good deeds and thinking about others, “Fireman Max and the Vegetable Garden Mystery” will help get you started! Buy “Fireman Max and the Vegetable Garden Mystery” and let the conversations about the good deeds that you and your children can do together begin!

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Slopes of the Sierra – Short Story Collection by L. J. Martin

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Westerns, Short Stories, Single Author

S hort stories of California when the transcontinental railroad was only a dream, when the Civil War was looming, and when the state was an eclectic mixture of argonauts from all over the earth. An exciting time, a tumultuous time, and a time of both conflict and conviviality.

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Up, Back, and Away by K. Velk

Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic

M iles McTavish, 15, is undersized and inoffensive. He likes old bicycles, new music, and (don’t say it too loud), model railroading. As the only child of wealthy Dallas executives, it appears that a life of trustafarian ease is his birthright. All those expectations are upended, however, the day he is summoned to the hospital bed of his friend (and fellow English three-speed enthusiast), Morgan Davies. Professor Davies has a secret to share: he once was a time traveler. He also has a task for his young friend: Miles is to travel back in time to 1928, and across the sea to England. Once there, he is to find “a girl with a gift, a girl born out of her time” and a “secret that was not meant to be” and then return home with them both. Miles must first find the courage to pass through the strange portal in the Vermont woods that will launch him on this mission, and then to face down a series of do-or-die crises (including a crisis of confidence). He must also navigate the low-tech, class-bound world of England in 1928 while keeping his true identity a secret. Miles’ quest for the girl and the secret carries him from a great estate in England’s beautiful countryside to London’s jazz-age cabarets, and from terrified boy to heroic young man.

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A Sealed Fate by Lisa Gordon

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Contemporary Fiction

T o escape the pain of failed relationships and careers, both Valda and Larissa take themselves to Dubai seeking not only success, but a reason and purpose in life. Valda does indeed find success and to her astonishment
love, but all is threatened when she is introduced to a billionaire Sheikh. Her clandestine relationship with the Sheikh, propels her into a murky web of deceit, and she turns to Larissa for help. As an astrologer, Larissa predicts that Valda and the Sheikh’s destinies were sealed from the moment of their first meeting; however she keeps the dire fate that she reads in the charts a secret. Together, Valda and Larissa take a gamble in a game of cosmic Russian Roulette where the stakes are their lives and their adversary, Fate itself.
Can they beat Fate? Can freewill triumph?
This pacey, gritty thriller has a spiritual theme which bravely merges genres and embraces with sensitivity personal relationships underlying the theme of choice versus chance. Upbeat and contemporary in style, A Sealed Fate features an eclectic mix of characters awash with local colour.

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Descension (The Mystic Series) by B.C. Burgess

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Nonfiction, New Adult & College, Paranormal, Witches & Wizards

A Magical Journey of Epic Romance

Layla
After three years caring for her dying mother, Layla Callaway learns she was adopted under unusual circumstances. Following a cryptic message to seek her birth family in Oregon, Layla uproots her life to find out the truth about her past. And herself.

Quin
Quin’s natural charisma is attractive to plenty of women, but he longs for the one he’s been dreaming of his entire life. When that day arrives, not only is he breathless, he’s confronted with the challenge of a lifetime – an innate need to keep her safe and forever by his side.

The Enemy
Through manipulation and dark magic, Agro uses the powers of others to elevate his supremacy and wealth. When he discovers Layla didn’t die at birth, he sets out to find and possess her.

Stretching from coast to coast and teeming with loathed villains and beloved heroes, The Mystic Series is rich with emotion, magic and intrigue. Whether the reader is laughing, crying or falling in love, they’ll find themselves invested in Layla’s fate through the rich dialogue and emotionally driven characters that weave the web of this fiery tale.

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Picnic at the Iron Curtain: A Memoir: From the fall of the Berlin Wall to Ukraine’s Orange Revolution by Susan Viets

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, History, Europe, Ukraine

W elcome to the world of collapsing Communism. It is the eve of the fall of the Berlin Wall when people are still willing to risk all to cross the Iron Curtain to the West. In this adventure-packed memoir Susan Viets, a student turned journalist, arrives in Communist Hungary in 1988 and begins reporting for the Guardian, not at all prepared for what lies ahead. She helps East Germans escape to the West at a picnic, moves to the Soviet Union where she battles authorities for accreditation as the first foreign journalist in Ukraine and then watches, amazed, as the entire political system collapses. Lured by new travel opportunities, Viets shops her way across Central Asia, stumbling into a tank attack in Tajikistan and the start of the Tajik civil war.

“Picnic at the Iron Curtain” shows every day people at the centre of dramatic events from Budapest to Bishkek and Chernobyl to Chechnya. It is a memoir that spans a period of momentous historical change from 1988-1998, following through with an eyewitness account of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004.

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Alaska be Damned! by Robert Hatting

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Political, Romance, Contemporary Fiction

A romantic drama set in the “Last Frontier.” A successful series of rescues causes all manners of problems for Skipper Ben Reed. Follow the rules and let them die? Not likely! His decisions sets a course only brave men and women can follow. See what happens when independent citizens of Alaska decide to take back what’s theirs. Rated PG-15. 140,000 words.

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Just Evil (The Evil Trilogy Book One) by Vickie McKeehan

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense

T he Evil Trilogy
Despite growing up together in their trendy Beverly Hills neighborhood, three best friends hide dark childhoods. The lives of Kit, Baylee and Quinn have been anything but perfect. Little do they know a stranger is about to unravel long, buried secrets, bringing the past back to life with a vengeance.

Just Evil
Kit Griffin has finally overcome a painful childhood at the hands of her mother, former actress Alana Stevens. No longer living in the grasp of the cold, tyrannical woman, Kit’s life is finally on track. That is, until Alana is found brutally murdered on Mother’s Day, pulling Kit back to the dark horrors of her past. To make matters worse, the police consider Kit the prime suspect.

Jake Boston is an old family friend and the man Kit has loved since she was a teen. He’s fighting his own demons as a suspect in his wife’s murder two years earlier. Despite his past, he’s determined to win Kit over once and for all. But before that can happen they need to convince the police there’s a killer working his way down a list with cold-hearted vengeance in mind.

Forced to delve into Alana’s dark past, Jake and Kit uncover a forty-year-old double murder leading them straight to the door of a legal dynasty. Soon they find out just how far the heirs will go to keep the past buried.

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Seduction of the Scepter by E. Rose Sabin

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Literary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

A t her sister’s wedding feast, young Lara Basmajinik shares a single dance with handsome Prince Kaz. Beautiful, intelligent and born into a prominent ruling family, Lara seems the perfect match for this prince and future king. But when Kaz is accused of murder and imprisoned for life, Lara marries Jaederion, his feeble-minded younger brother.

Now Lara reigns as queen, and she must at last decide where her loyalties lie: with the only man she has ever loved, with the political needs of the nation, or with her own increasing thirst for power.

“With uncommon mastery, Sabin tells a timeless story that is ensconced in a fantasy world so filled with vibrant characters that the reader is held captive until the very last page.” ~ Deborah LeBlanc, author of Water Witch

​​”I became immediately enchanted by the adventures of Lara, a young 18th century noblewoman who becomes mistress of a kingdom. With attention to character development and rich detail of setting and customs, Sabin brings it alive.” -Marge Simon, Bram Stoker winning author of VECTORS: A Week in the Death of a Planet

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Red Sky, Blue Moon by Bruce Golden

Genre(s): History, Americas, Native American, Literature & Fiction, United States, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Colonization

A ncient aliens seed the primordial oceans of Earth with protoplasmic material found on other worlds, then return millennia later to see what they have wrought. They not only observe the human civilizations they find, they contact some of them, conducting investigative studies. When they leave, they decide to cull large groups of humans and their environs, which they convey across
the galaxy and transplant onto another world to continue their study. Ultimately this great speciation experiment will have unexpected and dire consequences for the experimenters.

Meanwhile, on this new world, a group of Vikings evolve over the centuries into a cutthroat corporate culture of racial purists in an early industrial society. They have designs on the lands of a nearby continent where primitive tribes of Sioux still cling to their old ways. And they may not be the only forced immigrants on this planet.

War ensues, and at the core of the conflict is a native herb which may be the cure for a disease that ravages the corporatocracy, as well as being the secret to longevity.

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Eagle Lady (Eagle Series) by Rose Victory

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction

L ike to read? Easy reading that takes you away to your own special place, free of worries and concerns. That is the place you sometimes need to go, if only for a little while. EAGLE LADY is the perfect book to do this. Suitable for all ages, it will transport you to a land of chivalry and romance, where good will always prevail over evil. Where you can relax and enjoy a few moments of living in the bygone days of Kings and Knights, Lords and Ladies. It is a beautiful story, set in medieval times, of adventure and humanity with a tiny slice of fantasy that gives it that little bit of magic that will make you sit up and fantasize to your heart’s content.

It tells the story of a Knight that comes home, after loyally serving his King, only to find his father dead and himself the new Lord of an impoverished Holding. Find out how the new Earl of Eagle Rock deals with his problems with the help of his friend and how his Eagle Lady will transform his life.

This is a poignant story of love, friendship and loyalty that will leave you with a happy smile and a craving for more…….. So if you like fictional historical tales this is the book for YOU. Now just cuddle up, download EAGLE LADY and enjoy.

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The Abortionist by Elisha Webster Emerson

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction

I n a hypothetical landscape men earn the right to choose, to abort their role as father, with grace and social standing, through a process called “male abortion.”

Abortee, Klamath Sanders, wants a father more than anything, but her obsession shifts when she spots serial abortionist Jonathan Parker on the local news. Parker, a self-proclaimed artist, creator of human beings, tours the country midst mobs of swooning supporters and impassioned critics and sermonizes the merits of life without guilt. Fatherhood is only an idea, after all. The definitive lines separating right and wrong, idea and thing begin to blur as Klamath builds her life around the search of one nonexistent father. Klamath involves, among many, Oleg, a disgruntled and ailing nursing home resident, Jerome, a paranoid pastor-in-training, and Eliza, a comely, naive southern belle in her decade-long effort to decide whether Jonathan Parker deserves to live or die.

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Shadowland by C.M. Gray

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical, World Literature, Mythology, Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Sword & Sorcery, Teens

W e grow up with the Legend of King Arthur … But where did he come from? Who was Merlin? What part did the Druids play in bringing Arthur to his round table? This is the story that came before, when Britain was just a Shadowland.

Shadowland is a story of historical fantasy set in Dark Ages Britain.

`I have lived more years than I can remember, probably more than the sum of all your years combined. Kings have called me friend and brigands have sworn to burn the flesh from my bones even if they have to search all seven halls of the shadowland to find me.’

On the night of midwinter’s eve, a storyteller takes his listeners back to the Dark ages and a tale from his youth.

Deserted by its Roman masters, Britain has been invaded by the Saxons at the invitation of Vortigern, traitorous leader of the Britons. Now, as the tribes unite to reclaim their land, one man must rise to lead them and become their true and only king.

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NASTRAGULL (Pirates) by Erik Martin Will%C3%A9n

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Space Opera

N ASTRAGULL: Pirates (Volume 1).

As a tight-knit group of human cadets heads home after eight years of military training, their interstellar transport, Bright Star, comes under attack by pirates–and after a bloody battle, they’re taken prisoner. One of the cadets, Alec Horn, eventually manages to escape with the Bright Star’s captain and an emperor’s ransom in loot. Together, they set out on a harrowing adventure to rescue their friends and comrades.

There are just two minor complications: during Alec’s captivity, he “awakened” to the voice of the universe, Nastra–and worse, he fell madly in love with a young pirate woman, Alexa. Theirs is a forbidden love, one that will soon embroil everyone and everything they know in the madness of the Third Universal War.

Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the known universe, a creature that has hibernated for thousands of years rises from her long rest: the ruthless alien known as Marquessa De La Hoff, history’s most feared military commander.
Alec and Hoff are linked by an intricate network of fate, history, and destiny. As they learn much later, Nastra speaks to us all; everyone hears it, but few actually listen. The day you do listen to the universe and the words of its parent–the creator, GULL–is the day you have “awakened” to your full potential.

Only Alec and Hoff are currently “awake.” Neither understands what’s happening, though each is gradually becoming aware of the other–and of what Nastra is trying to tell them. But for its own mysterious reasons, the universe cannot allow more than one listener at a time. Therefore, it prepares to birth a messiah: the NASTRAGULL, a child who must set the universal balance right…lest the universe cease to exist altogether.

Category: Science Fiction, Space Opera, Military, Adventure, Horror, Drama.

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Crossroads Serenade: A Novel by Laurie Adair Grove

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction

S mall town prairie girl Meredith had an okay life, as far as as she knew, until her mom married drunken, abusive Raymond. A few years later, at fifteen, Meredith had taken more than enough of what he dished out, and the day finally came when she decided to leave town. Maybe she just needed to rest a while, or maybe it was fate that drew her in to The Serenade, but that day Meredith’s life changed for the better in the midst of a new group of people: young and old, traditional and contemporary women and men who offered her their support and friendship.

In this coming-of-age family saga, Meredith and Pete McBride, who is from a cattle ranching family, romance each other, and fall in love in high school, with plans to spend the rest of their lives together. But circumstances drive them away from each other, threatening to keep them apart forever. Meredith, with the help and encouragement of her circle of friends, eventually emerges from her hardened background, at last feeling like she has found her true family, and the man who is her one true love.

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Outcomerun – Positivity gives you the Edge by Eoin Ryan

Genre(s): Self-Help, Happiness, Self-Esteem

H ow does Positivity give you the Edge?

Allow me to prove it by simply using the opposite. Do this experiment now: I want you to tell yourself repeatedly: ‘I am utterly useless and I am guaranteed 100% to fail’. Make it worse by adding this to the end: ‘and everyone knows it…’ Say it at least 10 times out loud. [Start now] Did you feel vibrant and full of energy saying it? Did you continue all the way to 10? I bet most of you didn’t say it out loud…? For those of you who didn’t do it at all – did the thoughts of saying it make you feel too uncomfortable? No problem. If it’s any consolation, I felt terrible writing it.

Outcomerun – Positivity gives you the Edge is an antidote to negativity. The exaggerated experiment you just did is a played up representation of how many people view themselves. The feelings you experienced link to your thoughts and reverberate through your body. Change your thoughts and habits and you will change how you feel about yourself.

Outcomerun through the 7 Pillars will bring you on a journey towards greater Positivity and you’ll become more active. It is a unique self-development book that works on both the mind and the body. We know they are linked, so why not work on both simultaneously?

Become the Positive person you really want to be while getting fitter. Healthy body – healthy mind.

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The Way Is a River of Stars: A Buddhist’s Journey Through Northern Spain on the Camino Pilgrim Route by Helen Burns

Genre(s): Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Travel, Europe, Spain, General, Specialty Travel, Literary & Religious

I n a memoir of saints, sages, and swollen ankles, Helen walks across the Catholic heartland of Northern Spain. Her chosen route is the picturesque Camino Way, a Christian pilgrimage revered since medieval times. Ancient towns and villages, each with a distinct culture and cuisine, mark the way.

Memories and miles intertwine, spanning not only the countryside but also her Christian upbringing and later life as a Buddhist. What is it that compels her into the cathedrals and rustic churches she finds during her month-long journey?

‘Just as I walked from Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela – a different woman now to the one who began – I also travelled from one religion to another. Perhaps I put on pilgrim boots to better understand the message of each – the verbs of their prayers – what it means to engage with life, the joys of aloneness and the delights of company.’

Through recollections of meditation retreats, monasteries in Burma and encounters with the gilded Saints and Madonnas of Spanish cathedrals, Helen contemplates the heart of two religions, in her quest for deeper meanings that can unite us all.

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All the Roads That Lead From Home by Anne Leigh Parrish

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Single Author, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction

“ Anne Leigh Parrish has written a collection of stories that deserve a place on the shelf next to Raymond Carver, Tom Boyle, Richard Bausch, and other investigators of lives gone wrong. Parrish writes with painful clarity about marriages turned sour, children at war with their parents, women drifting from one damaging relationship to another, and about unexpected acts of generosity-an impoverished woman giving her battered piano to a priest who had befriended her, a schoolgirl who bribes a boy to pretend an interest in an overweight classmate, then finds that her kindness has disastrous consequences. These are potent and artful stories, from a writer who warrants attentive reading.” – C. Michael Curtis, Fiction Editor, The Atlantic Monthly

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Loyal To A Degree by Horst Christian

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, History, Military, World War II, Historical Fiction

B ased on a true story, a young boy in World War II Germany is forced to become a man well before his time, or perish.

Karl Veth is 14 years old and as mandated by German law, a member of Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth). He is the assistant to the leader of a KLV camp in Poland – an air raid evacuation camp where 120 German boys under the age of 12 were sent to protect them from the bombings in Berlin. As the Russian army advances and breaks through the German defense lines, Karl is put in command of safely transporting the boys from Poland back to their families in Berlin. He must, however, do this without any help from headquarters.

Once back in Berlin, Karl receives new orders. Having spent a great deal of time exploring the subway tunnels of Berlin when he was younger, Karl has unique knowledge of the subway system. Upon learning that he is a “subway rat”, the SS takes advantage of Karl’s knowledge and orders him to act as a guide for SS demolition commandos in the tunnels.

While the Russians move closer and the fall of Berlin is imminent, Karl is in the midst of the destruction of the city where he was born. Every day he sees and smells death on the streets and as he does so, his loyalty begins to waver.

Hungry, scared, and disillusioned with the war, Karl must constantly rely on his wits simply to stay alive. As a member of the Hitler Youth he is expected to fight like a soldier, however, he reaches a point where he must make a critical decision – live or die.

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Still Life With Murder (Nell Sweeney Mystery Series, Book 1) by P.B. Ryan

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Historical Fiction, Crime

B ook #1 of P.B. Ryan’s bestselling historical mystery series featuring Boston governess Nell Sweeney and opium-smoking former battle surgeon Will Hewitt. Long thought to have died during the Civil War, Will is arrested for murder, and it’s up to Nell to prove his innocence. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime.

“A beautiful combination of entertaining characters, minute historical research, and a powerful evocation of time and place. I’m very glad there will be more to come.” New York Times bestselling author Barbara Hambly

“P.B. Ryan makes a stunning debut with Still Life With Murder…I can’t wait for the next installment.” Bestselling author Victoria Thompson

“If you like fast moving, accurately drawn, historical mysteries, you won’t go wrong by trying Still Life With Murder.” Reviewing the Evidence

“Still Life With Murder is sheer perfection… gripping… powerful… unforgettable…You’ll know you’ve read one hell of a story after you turn the last page!” Reader to Reader Reviews

“This is the first book in the acclaimed Gilded Age Mysteries series, and has many things to recommend it… a tidy package of well-drawn characters, lively story and historical verisimilitude.” MyShelf.com

“…a highly entertaining book with a well-drawn pair of characters who have both sparkling chemistry and conversation. I’m looking forward to more Nell Sweeney mysteries.” All About Romance

“With its rich sense of place and time and a crisp, intelligent plot, readers will speed through this tale and be clamoring for more.” Bestselling author Earlene Fowler

“Utterly absorbing. Vividly alive characters in a setting so clearly portrayed that one could step right into it. A very clever plot in which each clue is clearly offered and yet the identity of the murderer is a complete surprise.” Roberta Gellis

“This debut mystery is a winner, with a feisty heroine, a colorful historical backdrop and a strong mystery rife with complexities. An ideal blend of history and mystery.” Romantic Times BookReviews

About the Author: Patricia Ryan has written more than two dozen novels, which have garnered rave reviews and been published in over twenty countries. A RITA winner (for Silken Threads) and four-time nominee, she is also the recipient of two Romantic Times Awards and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for the second book of her bestselling historical mystery series featuring Boston governess Nell Sweeney, which she wrote under the name P.B. Ryan. Pat’s Evil Twin, Pamela Burford, is also a published romance novelist. Visit Pat’s website at pb-ryan.com

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The Forever Girl PART ONE (Free Extended Sample) by Rebecca Hamilton

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Occult, Romance, New Adult & College

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*The Forever Girl PART ONE is the first segment of THE FOREVER GIRL. It is NOT the complete first book in the series, but rather a free option to “try before you buy”. If you like this free extended sample, you can purchase the full length novel THE FOREVER GIRL at your favorite retailer.*

“Whatever you do, fight.”

Sophia’s family has skeletons, but they aren’t in their graves.

At twenty-two, practicing Wiccan Sophia Parsons is scratching out a living waiting tables in her Rocky Mountain hometown, a pariah after a string of unsolved murders with only one thing in common: her.

Sophia can imagine lots of ways to improve her life, but she’d settle for just getting rid of the buzzing noise in her head. When the spell she casts goes wrong, the static turns into voices. Her personal demons get company, and the newcomers are dangerous.

One of them is a man named Charles, who Sophia falls for despite her better judgment. He has connections that might help her unveil the mystery surrounding her ancestor’s hanging, but she gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust him.

Survival in his world, she learns, means not asking questions and staying out of the immortal council’s way. It’s a line she crossed long ago. If Sophia wants to survive the council and save the people she loves, she must accept who she is, perform dark magic, and fight to the death for her freedom.

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The Gringo: A Memoir by J. Grigsby Crawford

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Travel, South America, Ecuador & Galapagos Islands, Latin America

W ithin weeks of arriving as a volunteer in a remote corner of South America, Crawford got a lot more than he bargained for: a narrow escape from a kidnapping plot hatched by the people he was sent there to help. Then things only got stranger. In his quest to find adventure, Crawford undertook a savage journey of danger, drugs, sex, and alarming illness. What resulted is The Gringo: one part literary tale of two lonely years in the Amazon jungle and one part gonzo-journalism account of life in the Peace Corps, an agency wandering aimlessly through the twenty-first century. Filled with sharp humor and eye-opening observations about the human condition, this is an unforgettable story that grabs the reader and doesn’t let go.

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Stella di Mare (Louie Morelli) by Patricia Bellomo

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers

T ara Evans loves working at Miami’s swank Walker Hotel. The only problem is Tara’s boss, Franco Santia. When he’s not hitting on her, he’s hustling hot diamonds and snorting lines with his creepy pal, Manny Bommarino. He’s also borrowing heavily from savvy investor, Louie Morelli.
When Louie assumes control of the Walker, Tara’s life takes an exciting turn. Louie’s a charmer, and Tara is hot for him even before he seduces her on his yacht, the Stella di Mare. Tara soon discovers Louie is married, and that he is not just connected to the mob, he is the mob. But this doesn’t stop her from falling madly in love with him.
Tossed from his hotel, Franco is desperate to recover the stolen Blue Diamond necklace he’s hidden in Room 313; a necklace Manny will do anything–including committing murder–to get. Convinced Tara has it, Manny starts stalking her.
Nobody touches Louie’s girl. Employing some old-fashioned mob tactics, Louie persuades Franco to betray Manny. Then he devises a scam involving a famous producer, an eccentric diamond dealer, and his lovely mistress, Tara.
Caught up in a high-stakes world where power and money rule, Tara faces shocking new truths about herself and her lover. And now, as her fate and Louie’s becomes even more entwined, Tara makes a decision that will drastically alter their relationship and put her life in danger.

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Roam (Roam Series, Book One) by Kimberly Stedronsky

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Romance, Time Travel, New Adult & College, Teens

V iolence/ 17+ Sexual Situations/ Mild Profanity

Roam Camden is a bright girl in small town Ohio, eager to graduate high school and pursue her dreams of teaching history. Her well-planned path includes Logan, her life-long best friend… and now boyfriend.

On the first day of her senior year she meets the new history teacher, West Perry, and senses that there is something deep within her soul that remembers him… and a life they once shared.

Roam quickly learns that her fate is not as simple as she once believed. She has spent six lifetimes, as far back as the fifteenth century to as recently as the 1970s, struggling to survive a prophecy that has forsaken her… and the man that she has loved throughout time.

Evil is near, and now, in their last life together, West must protect Roam for the last time, save their unborn child… and in turn, save our world.

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Mason’s Daughter by Cynthia J Stone

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction

S ally Mason’s teenage son Colton is headed for a major meltdown, and she’s desperate to avert another disaster by proving her husband’s recent death was an accident, not the suicide determined by the coroner. Everyone in town, even Colton, seems to know something particular about Jack’s last days, but no one in Mason’s Crossing can help her put all the pieces together.

On the morning she discovers secret notes in Jack’s appointment book, she finds something else to convince her she’s right. But the more she digs for the truth, the more destructive Colton’s behavior becomes, until Sally is left with one choice: ask her father what really happened.

The problem: Sally hasn’t spoken to him in fifteen years.

Includes a Reading Group Discussion Guide

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Rosetta (Jim Meade: Martian P.I) by RJ Johnson

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure

M urder, betrayal, the fate of Humanity… it’s all in a day’s work for Jim Meade: Martian P.I.

In a slow orbit around the sun, just beyond Mars, a mining colony known as Rosetta houses thousands of Consortium citizens who mine the valuable ore Humanity uses for space travel. Over the last three years, Rosetta has grown exponentially, from a tiny mining colony, into an economic behemoth that threatens the delicate balance of power between The Consortium and Coalition – two nations who are still healing from a devastating nuclear war that turned Earth into a hellscape of hopelessness and despair.

After a prominent scientist for The Consortium dies in an apparent accident, Jim Meade is hired by the victim’s family to find out what really happened to their father Dr. Sanjay Sinjakama. There, Meade finds himself caught up in a power struggle between the diabolical CEO of Nebula Mining Dimitri Koschei, and Lazarus Rincon, the charismatic leader of a vicious cult.

With the assistance of his friend and confidant (the beautiful Emeline Hunan), Meade races against the clock to find Sinjakama’s murderer and prevent a catastrophic disaster that might mean the end of all life on Earth.

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Promise (Soul Savers) by Kristie Cook

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Nonfiction, New Adult & College, Paranormal, Angels, Demons & Devils, Witches & Wizards

N ew Adult Paranormal Romance ** Mature Content ** Recommended for ages 16+ due to sexual situations and language

First installment of award-winning author Kristie Cook’s bestselling Soul Savers Series

Alexis Ames has a life full of promise…but not all promises can be kept.

When Alexis Ames is attacked by creatures that can’t be real, she decides it’s time she learns who she really is, with or without the help of her mother, who guards their family’s secrets closely. After meeting the inhumanly attractive, multi-talented Tristan Knight, however, Alexis retreats behind her façade of normalcy…until she discovers he’s not exactly normal either. Then their secrets begin to unravel.

Their union brings hope and promise to her family’s secret society, the Angels’ army, and to the future of mankind. But it also incites a dangerous pursuit by the enemy – Satan’s minions and Tristan’s creators. After all, Alexis and Tristan are a match made in Heaven and in Hell.

1st Place – 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award – Fantasy (Published) by Florida Writers Association

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The Dead Room by Robert Ellis

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense

T HE DEAD ROOM — A NO. 1 AMAZON.COM BESTSELLER (US & UK)
A young woman is found, brutally murdered and left on
gruesome display in the “safety” of her own home. The atrocity kicks off
an investigation into a bizarre string of increasingly disturbing
murders, all believed to be perpetrated by someone of unprecedented
savagery and cunning. As the city’s panic rises, civil attorney Teddy Mack is thrown headlong
into the grisly homicide case–and into a world of dirty politics and
corrupt justice, where deceptions are as deadly as the killer’s twisted
secrets. Now, another woman is about to meet the same horrific fate as
the others. To end a madman’s reign, Teddy must enter his maze–a place
of unimaginable terror and shocking revelations.

With his second thriller, L.A. TIMES bestselling author, Robert Ellis, delivers an
explosive read with full-blown characters caught in a world stacked with
twists and turns and an emotional intensity that burns white-hot.

THE DEAD ROOM serves as the introduction to CITY OF FIRE, and remains a truly one of a kind find.

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Mom’s Crazy: Her Bipolar Memoir by Jo Carroll Lewald

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Women

J o Carroll pulls the reader into her life as she experiences an abortion, desertion and divorce, the suicides of two 21 year old boys she loved, her marriage to a gay man and the seduction of her best friend’s husband all while fighting the demons of mental illness. She finds religion when she converts to Judaism. From Atchison,Kansas to New Orleans to Gulfport, Mississippi she drags her children through the ups and downs of her daily life with determination and gusto, never forgetting how to laugh. It’s every woman’s story, with a few shock treatments and drugs thrown in for good measure.

Educated as a photojournalist at the University of Southern Mississippi, Jo Carroll worked for newspapers in and around the Baton Rouge area and the Jewish Press in Nebraska. Her photos have toured the Midwest and been featured in both Carnegie and Metropolitan Museums.

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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.

This ebook version of Chocolate Beach is the special Recipe Edition. For the next in this chocolate series, make sure to pick up Truffles by the Sea.

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?

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What Stays in Vegas by Beth Labonte

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy, Teens

B ored administrative assistant, Tessa Golden, is trapped in a life of lousy weather, irritating bosses, and mind-numbing secretarial work. Her dreams of being an artist have rapidly deteriorated into building things out of paperclips while on hold with tech support. To make matters even worse, the love of her life has gone off and married another woman.

So when Tessa is suddenly transferred to the Las Vegas branch of her company – playing wingwoman to her freshly divorced boss, juggling a client-from-hell, and catching the eye of one very eligible coworker – will her life finally be shaken up enough to straighten itself out?

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From Mangia to Murder (A Sophia Mancini ~ Little Italy Mystery) by Caroline Mickelson

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Historical, Women Sleuths

L ittle Italy, 1946 – Sophia Mancini would have
enjoyed the grand opening celebration of her family’s private detective agency
if the volatile chef at Vincenzo’s Ristorante had actually survived the meal.
But before Sophia’s chilled spoon hit the spumoni, someone plunged a knife into
Vincenzo’s back and the word on everyone’s lips went from mangia to murder.

Sophia soon finds herself trailing crime boss
Frankie Vidoni, chatting with his mouthy mistress Maria, and dodging henchman
Mooch DiMuccio. She’s suspicious of Vincenzo’s widow, Stella, and his assistant
chef, Eugene, because they don’t appear the least bit dismayed by Vincenzo’s
passing. There is no conversation Sophia won’t eavesdrop on, no question she
won’t ask, and no danger she won’t face to find the killer.

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The Boat – Zombie Survivors by Christine Dougherty

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers

A t the end of the world, the undead aren’t the greatest threat to those who have survived.

A deadly plague brought on by an experimental AIDS drug called Lazarus sweeps the country. Lazarus, named so because it brings patients back from the brink of death, has the unfortunate side effect of bringing the dead back to life. A handful of survivors have made their way to water where the walking dead–called ‘sinkers’–are less of a threat. These battered and traumatized survivors have colonized a super yacht (Flyboy), a tugboat (Big Daddy), and a weekender yacht (Barbra’s Bay Breeze). As they wait for more survivors and organize a voyage south to a warm climate, they unintentionally bring aboard a monster who might be the end to them all.

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MINE FOR TONIGHT: Book One – The Billionaire’s Obsession by J.S. Scott

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Anthologies, Contemporary, Collections & Anthologies

G enre: Adult Contemporary Steamy Romance

Down on her luck, nursing student and full-time waitress Kara Foster gets a massive blow to her already desperate financial situation that will surely find her living on the streets. Needing nothing less than a miracle to save her, Kara gets rescue from an unknown, unlikely and overwhelming source. Billionaire Simon Hudson makes her an offer that is impossible to refuse, but terrifying to accept from a man that she’s never met. Will the handsome, alpha billionaire really be a solution to her problems, or will he end up being a major complication and a danger to her emotional sanity?

Reclusive billionaire Simon Hudson would rather be behind a computer creating computer games than rubbing elbows with the elite and he knows exactly what he wants…until he meets Kara Foster. Something about Kara touches Simon in ways he’s never experienced and definitely doesn’t like. For over a year, Simon watches over Kara, but stubbornly refuses to admit his desire to possess her, not even to himself. But when she ends up in a situation that could very well be her destruction, Simon steps up to help her, not realizing that in saving Kara, he might very well be salvaging his own soul.

“Mine For Tonight” is book one of “The Billionaire’s Obsession” . Books in this trilogy do not stand alone and need to be read in order. They include:

Mine For Tonight – Book 1 “The Billionaire’s Obsession”
Mine For Now – Book 2 “The Billionaire’s Obsession”
Mine Forever – Book 3 “The Billionaire’s Obsession”
and Mine Completely – a Valentine’s Day romance featuring Simon and Kara

This is a steamy romance and is not intended for YA readers. It contains steamy love scenes, explicit language and adult emotion not appropriate for YA readers.

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Chasing Sunlight by Bart Hopkins Jr.

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction

B urke Dennison is a contemporary Quixote, tilting against personal demons and searching for truth in his own way. He is a man who does not always see things the way that others do, and that is both his curse and his story.

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Lucky Charm: A Contemporary Romance by Marie Astor

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy

T wenty-eight-year old Annabel Green is about to tie the knot with her college love, an aspiring author Jeremy Blake, but her plans for an ideal wedding are rudely interrupted when she catches Jeremy kissing his gorgeous book agent.

Shell-shocked by Jeremy’s betrayal, Annabel retreats into the quiet routine of TV dinners and solitary evenings. It is then that Annabel’s best friend, fashion designer Lilly Clayton, sets herself on a mission to draw Annabel out of her shell. In an attempt to persuade Annabel to keep an open mind on dating, Lilly takes Annabel for a stunning makeover, but after Annabel passes on a date with a dashing entrepreneur, Lilly decides that more drastic measures are needed. Lilly invites Annabel to see a palm reader who gives Annabel a lucky charm that is supposed to help her find true love.

A few weeks later, during her trip to Paris, Annabel meets a handsome Parisian, and as the two embark on a whirlwind romance, she starts to believe in the power of the talisman the palm reader has given her. But what Annabel doesn’t know is that Lilly is hiding a secret that could unravel her faith in her newly found luck in love.

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Sword of Queens by Joan Marie Verba

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, Sword & Sorcery

F INALIST, MIDWEST BOOK AWARDS

The kingdom of Somerlie has been in the grip of the evil overlord Tashtalon for over 500 years. No one has ever seen Tashtalon, but he puts the kingdom to sleep every night, and during the night, people disappear, never to be seen again. Gill has spent her life thinking these things could not possibly be changed, until strange events point her to the only thing that can defeat Tashtalon…a magical weapon called the Sword of Queens. To prevent its use, Tashtalon made a law saying that any woman wielding a sword will be put to death…and he enforces that law savagely. Can Gill summon the courage to find the sword and use it before Tashtalon kills her?

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The Sock Wars by Maia Sepp

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fiction

“ A delightful and fresh read.” –Cryssa, Goodreads reviewer.

Lucy Tuttle is a workaholic financial planner whose biggest worry is how to line up the sticky notes on her desk just so, until her only relative dies a car accident halfway across the world. Suddenly Lucy (apartment-dwelling, doesn’t-own-a-hammer Lucy) inherits a handyman’s delight on the other side of town. Her boyfriend, a laid back environmentalist with an affinity for organic lentils and sock thievery, convinces Lucy to move into her aunt’s brokendown house. The two of them embark on a quest to settle down, renovate her aunt’s home, and start a family, but as it turns out, living happily ever after in a house that’s about to be condemned isn’t so easy after all.

The Sock Wars — a family saga about love, loss, and what gets left behind.

Caught In A Web: Changed by Destiny by Ethel Oden

Genre(s): Parenting & Relationships, Family Relationships, Child Abuse, Dysfunctional Relationships

C aught in a Web is a story about being caught in many relationships that ended in horror, and how I was abused from my childhood that caused me to mistrust. Those relationships almost destroyed my life. The purpose of my story is mostly to help young women and anyone else caught in some kind of web, or who has a dysfunctional life. This story will give you some hope and some insight about your circumstances and to make the right choices, because sometimes those choices can last a lifetime.

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The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, United States, Contemporary Fiction

S abine– twenty years a magician’s assistant to her handsome, charming husband– is suddenly a widow. In the wake of his death, she finds he has left a final trick; a false identity and a family allegedly lost in a tragic accident but now revealed as very much alive and well. Named as heirs in his will, they enter Sabine’s life and set her on an adventure of unraveling his secrets, from sunny Los Angeles to the windswept plains of Nebraska, that will work its own sort of magic on her.

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Mating Dance by Maria Grazia Swan

Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Love, Sex & Marriage, Self-Help, Relationships, Love & Romance, Health Fitness & Dieting

M ating Dance is not a step-by-step manual on how to disco or merengue. It’s a chronicle filled with tales of love in unexpected places, stories of women with secret pasts, and yarns about men who don’t know what’s good for them or even what they want. Add to that a bit of tantalizing celebrity trivia and Cosmo-esque quizzes, and you will agree Mating Dance is the perfect read for lying by the pool, while peering over the top of the page, scoping out your next partner–the perfect inspiration to kick-start your own Mating Dance.

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Twist (Mageri Series: Book 2) by Dannika Dark

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, New Adult & College, Paranormal, Paranormal & Urban

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Months after moving to the mysterious city of Cognito, Silver is developing her gifts as a Mage and learning how to live under new laws. She is forced to give up her old life and live in secret among the humans. There is finally hope of leading an ordinary life . . .

Until Logan Cross walks into it.

Their chance meeting leads her close to discovering the identity of the nameless Mage who once stole her light and discovered the unique power she possesses. That knowledge poses an unimaginable threat to Silver, fueling the search to find out who he is before he finds her.

Lives are at stake. Truths are revealed. And an unexpected passion ignites.

Twist is a 99,700 word novel. A blend of romance and urban fantasy.

“An outspoken woman makes the world a livable place. You have fire in you, and I would never put that out.”

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 (2013)
Book 5 – TBA (2013)

OTHER BOOKS:
Closer – A Novella

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The Hazards of Hunting While Heartbroken by Mari Passananti

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense

Z oë Clark thinks her world will implode when her fiancé dumps her on the eve of their splashy wedding. After nearly a decade with her college sweetheart, Zoë feels like a teenager about to be eaten alive by the New York dating scene. And her problems don’t end there. Zoë works a less-than-ideal job, managing other people’s careers while her own ambitions wither.
Enter Oscar Thornton. He’s handsome, charming, attentive and rich – the perfect boyfriend. But does he harbor a dark secret? Or will Zoë torpedo her new found happiness by indulging a far fetched suspicion?
THE HAZARDS OF HUNTING WHILE HEARTBROKEN tells the story of a young woman who sets out to find a man to solve her problems. Instead she finds herself facing her own shortcomings, testing her oldest friendships and realizing that she has the power to make herself happy.
Packed with snappy dialogue and playful wit, THE HAZARDS OF HUNTING WHILE HEARTBROKEN will strike a chord with any woman who’s ever allowed herself to think, My life would be perfect, if I could just meet the right guy.

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Coffee and Cockpits by Jade Hart

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, New Adult & College

“ If I had to die, I wanted it to be doing something I loved, with a man who wanted to fly me to the moon.”

By day, Nina Poppins is a professional flight attendant, who lives to travel, and isn’t afraid to chase her dreams. By night, she’s an award winning Salsa dancer who wears sexy corsets and garter belts. She wants to keep her two lives separate, but Liam Mikin knows her secrets.

Liam Mikin is a co-pilot used to getting any air-hostess he wants with one blazing look of his blue eyes. And he wants Nina. But Nina is adamant she won’t end up as another notch on a pilot’s wingtip.

However, fate intervenes when their airplane malfunctions on a routine flight to Samoa, stranding all the crew on the Pacific island. Liam has his opportunity to prove to Nina he’s not what she thinks, but he wasn’t counting on competition in the form of an engineer. Nikolai Rivers dances as well as Nina and is linked to Liam’s past. As Nikolai fights for Nina’s affections, Liam is forced to face what happened all those years ago.

Being island-wrecked in a five star hotel is anything but relaxing. Fraught with male egos, dancing, and secrets, both Nina and Liam aren’t ready for what fate has in store.

(Jets and Joysticks will be coming soon)

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Photographic: A Novel by K.D. Lovgren

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Domestic Life, Contemporary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Life

S ex Scandal. Paparazzi. Betrayal.

When Jane married actor Ian Reilly, he wasn’t a movie star, just a method actor with a dream. Now Jane and Ian are living parallel lives, she on their farm in Iowa, he on the island of Crete, filming a blockbuster version of The Odyssey. While life on the farm is peaceful, it’s also isolated. On a brisk April morning, as Jane walks back up the long drive from seeing their daughter off to school, she’s about to discover peace can be broken and isolation has a price.

Disguised in camo, celebrity photographer Marta has invaded that sanctuary, desperate for photos of the charismatic Ian Reilly’s elusive wife and daughter. After getting the shots, it’s not part of her plan to fall from her treetop perch into a heap at Jane’s feet. But now she has something to bargain with if she wants to peer into the intimate domestic travails of a movie star. What would Jane trade to have those photos in return? Marta knows Ian is far afield. She’s sure she knows more than Jane about what’s really happening on the set.

As Odysseus, Ian is six thousand miles away and three thousand years in the past. He’s always obsessed by his roles, but this time he’s in thrall to something more dangerous than mere psychological method. As he plunges further into the tribulations of an ancient Greek hero, it’s never as far as his ruthless director would like him to go. Odysseus was tempted by goddesses. Is Ian proof against temptations even heroes succumb to?

Rumors trickle down into gossip, and Jane finds herself turning to people who have motives of their own for helping her. Some boundaries of marriage are spoken, some unspoken. Does crossing those boundaries have a price, even if your spouse doesn’t know? The ancient Greek exhortation is to Know Thyself. In Jane’s journey to know Ian, she begins to find herself the greater enigma.

Jane is caught up in her own epic journey to investigate the rumored transgressions on the film set and solve the mystery at the heart of her marriage.

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The Lantern, a Renaissance Mystery by Joanne Lewis

Genre(s): History, Renaissance, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, World, Historical Fiction

T he Lantern, a Renaissance mystery, travels from modern day Miami, Florida to Florence, Italy and from the twenty-first century to the fifteenth century. Along the way, three lives intersect and collide with each other and with some of the most famous figures of the Renaissance including members of the Medici, Brunelleschi, Donatello and a young Michelangelo.

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Suddenly a Bride by Cynthia Thomason

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Historical, Historical Romance

A merican historical romance. A devastating tornado destroys Abigail Chadwick’s homestead and kills her beloved father, leaving her with grief, five orphans, and the challenge of rebuilding her farm alone. She wasn’t prepared for the miracle that showed up on her doorstep in the handsome form of Sam Kelly, a stranger who was just passing through. When he decides to stay and help her, Abby discovers that Sam’s gentle kindness might mend more than just tattered buildings. But what about the mystery that surrounds his past? Can she really believe he’ll stay?

Homespun Hearts is a story about faith, family, and believing in miracles, set in America’s heartland by award-winning author, Cynthia Thomason. Homespun Hearts was awarded the National Readers’ Choice Award for best long historical romance.

“A heartwarming story of love conquers all.”
…Rendezvous Magazine
“Cynthia Thomason delivers what romance readers want. Her talents shine. 4 stars!”
…RT Bookclub Magazine

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Cocktail Hour by Tara McTiernan

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Contemporary Fiction

W hat if your friend – someone admired, envied, and fervently sought after by everyone who knew her – was really a dangerous sociopath? In her latest novel, Cocktail Hour, women’s fiction author Tara McTiernan answers that question as she takes you on a wild roller coaster ride of thrilling highs and terrifying lows in this gripping novel about friendship gone horribly wrong.

Spring in glamorous uber-rich Fairfield County, Connecticut is a time of beginnings: a new diet for the approaching summer spent out on the yacht, fresh-faced interns being offered up at the office as the seasonal sacrifice to the gods of money, and corporate takeovers galore. Five women in their thirties have a brand-new friendship, too, one that fed and watered regularly at local hotspots over cocktails. With all of their personal struggles – Lucie’s new catering business is foundering due to vicious gossip, Kate’s marriage is troubled due to an inability to conceive, Chelsea’s series of misses in the romance department have led to frantic desperation, and Sharon’s career problems are spinning out of control – the women look forward to a break and a drink and a chance to let their guards down with their friends. And letting their guards down is the last thing they should do in the kind of company they unknowingly keep with the fifth member of their cocktail-clique: Bianca Rossi, a woman who will stop at nothing to have it all.

As each woman’s life is affected by this she-wolf in sheep’s clothing, the truth starts to come out, but will they see it before it’s too late? Or will their doubts about their own perceptions and gut feelings stop them from protecting themselves in time? Exciting, chilling, and emotionally charged, Tara McTiernan delivers a delicious page-turner that will change your view of everyone you think you know.

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Initiation of the Lost (Book 1) (Sympathy-B) by M.R. Adams

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Teens, Fantasy, Superhero, Genetic Engineering

T he saga begins. A team is born.

Initiation of the LostThree cybernetic law enforcers have attacked a young man with extraordinary gifts…superpowers. A new team, led by Derek Peters, is created in order to save the fallen. Embarking on their first mission, the new Team Blue must apply all they have been taught to fight for another’s life…and ultimately their own. Can they overcome their fears and stop a deadly new foe? And how will the blossoming of a new love affect the team?

Sympathy-BIn an era on the brink of revolution, Daniel Sutheford discovered a breakthrough in science…superheroes. Hidden from the world, his team of young heroes and mentors must embark on missions to uncover yet maintain the secrets of their existence. Sympathy-B is inspired by a love for superhero comics and movies…as well as a desire to see more diversity in commercial storytelling. For lovers of Hero, X-Men, and The Hunger Games, Sympathy-B is a blockbuster spectacle with depth of character, where the possibilities of who we are, and who we can be, are expanded upon.

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Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy: The Templar Chronicles: Book 2 by Jeff Gunhus

Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Spine-Chilling Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic

A fter barely surviving the onslaught of monsters that tried to kill him the day before his fourteenth birthday, Jack Templar leaves his hometown on a quest to rescue his father and discover the truth about his past. Joined by his friends Will and T-Rex, and led by Eva, the mysterious one-handed monster hunter, Jack sets out for the Monster Hunter Academy where he hopes to find answers to his questions. Little does he suspect that the Academy is filled with dangers of its own, many of them more terrifying than anything he’s faced so far.

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7 Powerful Prayers for The Joy of The Lord by Adam Houge

Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Inspirational, Prayer

I n the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. When He created them He created a garden for humanity. This Garden was called Eden meaning “delight.” In the beginning God created a special place for you called “delight.”

It is good to remember that God has always desired to give you His joy since before time began. He had created a special place of delight for you but by sin this place has been taken away. Yet now through the redemption He has given us through Jesus Christ this delight can be found again in a relationship with Him. This special place is now a secret place of abiding in Christ. As you sit under the shadow of the Almighty you will find the joy of the Living God reigning in your heart again. A joy which was created for you, and can only be found in Jesus Christ.

In this book you will discover the secrets to a life full of His joy. In these seven devotional prayers you will find how to have a life that has continuous joy. A joy that is found both during hardship and in every day life.

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The Life and Prayers of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Wyatt North

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Leaders & Notable People, Religious, Christian Books & Bibles, Catholicism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

O ne part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of Saint Thomas Aquinas is an essential book for any Christian.

Aquinas’ genius lay in his ability to synthesize vast and disparate sources into intelligible and convincing discourse.

After a thorough investigation of the scholarship of Thomas Aquinas, one might contend that only the intellectually stalwart could fully benefit from knowing this great man of the church; this is perhaps true. Likely, not many “average” Christians would choose Aquinas for their bedtime reading, just as most patients would not care to hear the scientific explanation behind the human genome.

Yet, the implication of that discovery, just like the implications for Aquinas’ groundbreaking approach to Christianity, has changed everything.

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The Slave Across the Street by Theresa L. Flores

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Women, Law, Family Law, Child Advocacy, Politics & Social Sciences, Women’s Studies, Professional & Technical, Family & Health Law

W hile more and more people each day become aware of the dangerous world of human trafficking, most people in the U.S. still believe this is something that happens to foreign women, men, and children–not something that happens to their own.

In this powerful true story, Theresa L. Flores shares how her life as an All-American, blonde-haired 15-year-old teenager who could have been your neighbor was enslaved into the dangerous world of sex trafficking while living in an upper-middle class suburb of Detroit. Her story peels the cover off of this horrific criminal activity and gives dedicated activists as well as casual bystanders a glimpse into the underbelly of trafficking. And it all happened while living at home wihtout her parents ever knowing about it. Involuntarily involved in a large underground criminal ring, Ms. Flores endured more as a child than most adults will ever face their entire lives.

In this book, Ms. Flores discusses how she healed the wounds of sexual servitude and offers advice to parents and professionals on preventing this from occurring again, educating and presenting significant facts on human trafficking in modern day America.

Love Thy Sister (Mina’s adventures) by Maria Grazia Swan

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense

I talian-born Mina Calvi lives in a mansion in idyllic Orange County, California with her protective older sister, Paola. Unemployed again and aimless, Mina can’t seem to find her niche in her adopted country, but confusion and restlessness soon become the least of her problems. Someone is stealing from the software business owned by Paola and her husband, losses so great the business is sinking like the Titanic. And the strange death of a company employee turns out to be murder. Then, while, facing a loss so terrible she can’t bear it, Mina discovers an old family secret that turns her world upside down. There’s some solace in the arms of her blue-eyed lover, amateur sleuth Brian Starr, but danger still stalks her at every turn, edging closer and closer as Mina tries to untangle the web of lies, adultery and treachery, and put her life back together

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Rise of the Billionaire (Book 5) (Legacy Collection) by Ruth Cardello

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Romance, Contemporary

N Y Times & USA Today Bestselling Author!

Rise of the Billionaire (Book 5 of the Legacy Collection)

Dreaming of Alethea gave Jeremy Kater the strength to survive a difficult childhood. Now that he has influential friends who owe him some big favors, he’s determined to become the kind of man Alethea would be interested in: rich and dangerous. Jeisa Borreto was hired to help Jeremy morph into that man. It’s a job she would enjoy, if it weren’t tearing her heart to pieces.

How can she help him change once she’s realized she’s fallen in love with the man he’s always been?

Hint: Sleeping with him doesn’t help.

The Legacy Collection:
Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire (Free)
Book 2: For Love or Legacy
Book 3: Bedding the Billionaire
Book 4: Saving the Sheikh
Book 5: Rise of the Billionaire
Book 6: Breaching the Billionaire (Coming Fall 2013!)

Hate Mail from Cheerleaders: And Other Adventures in the Life of Reilly by Rick Reilly

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Journalists, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Sports & Outdoors, Biographies, Miscellaneous, Essays, History of Sports, Journalism, Contemporary Fiction

F or years, many of Sports Illustrated‘s 21 million readers turned first to the magazine’s last page, because that’s where they find SI’s most popular feature: the Life of Reilly column, written by best-selling author Rick Reilly.

A 22-year veteran of Sports Illustrated and a 10-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Reilly took over SI’s back page in 1998, and his column immediately attracted a devoted following, including the legions of fans who helped make his first collection, The Life of Reilly, a New York Times best seller in 2000.

Now comes Hate Mail from Cheerleaders, 100 of Reilly’s favorites, along with a new foreword and column postscripts by the author. Alternately sidesplitting and heartwarming but always opinionated and provocative, these pieces are the best work by the best columnist in the business.

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Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction

M ia Kelly is a twenty-five-year-old walking Gap ad who thinks she has life figured out when her father’s sudden death uproots her from slow-paced Ann Arbor to New York City’s bustling East Village. There she discovers her father’s spirit for life and the legacy he left behind with the help of an old café, a few eccentric friends, and one charming musician.

Will Ryan is good-looking, poetic, spontaneous, and on the brink of fame when he meets Mia, his new landlord, muse, and personal heartbreaker.

A story of self-discovery and friendship, Sweet Thing shines light on the power of loving and letting go.
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What reviewers are saying about Sweet Thing. . .

Maryse’s Book Blog – “It gave me every emotion and in just the right amount. My perfect read. . . 5 stars PLUS!!!!”

Jelena’s Book Blog – “Her writing style is so fresh, the tone, the dialogue, the plot, the characters…. everything… just everything was marvelous she is definitely an author to watch out for.”

A Love Affair With Books – “If you are looking for a new author, a new read or might want a bit of a cry, I highly recommend SWEET THING”

Book Addicts – “This book made me FEEL; it made me yearn for a happily ever after.”

The SUBCLUB Books – “I was hooked and hanging on every word from the Prologue all the way to the Epilogue, I had a hard time steering my eyes away from the story it had a fierce grasp on me and I happily obliged to ride the journey alongside the characters.”

Shh Moms Reading – “This is 5 HUGE stars ~ a soul searing beautifully written book that now owns a piece of my heart.”