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Wasted by Neil Thompson

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs

This book is a collection of stories about misadventures I’ve had traveling around the world, meeting colorful degenerates. learning valuable life lessons and killing brain cells. Think of it as Aesop’s Fables, except they aren’t fables and I’m not Aesop.

The Diary Of A Hapless Father: months 0-3 by Pete Sortwell

Genre(s): Humor

Not only is Graham Peterson unlucky in his choice of careers, he’s also been terrible with women throughout his adult life. That changed when he met Alison, but within a month of meeting, he got the news that he was about to become a father for the first time.

‘The Diary of a Hapless Father’ charts those first three terrifying months of parenthood. With all the angst and fear of a new father, Graham needs to pull his socks up if he’s going to become the father he always dreamed he would be.

With all the pitfalls and worries of a new father charted, this book is for all those who have been through early parenthood or just want to know how a man deals with all those things internally.

‘Hapless Father’ is the second in a series of diaries by Graham Peterson, who sometimes thinks he’s writing to an Alien Warlord from the future. The first in the series, ‘The Diary of an Expectant Father’ is available on Amazon.

Time Stops Ticking by Simon M Gray

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

Life rushes on. Do we make every second count, or want to stop time ticking by?

China. Desperate to secure its status as the world’s new superpower, develops a plan that threatens the stability of the West.

A situation that should be a world away from four disconnected school friends, embarking on a re-bonding cycling holiday. It’s a ride into the heart of the People’s Republic but instead of strengthening their unity, suspicion grows at every turn, love grows, trust disintegrates, until their very existence is threatened.

Time Stops Ticking is a novel very much of our times, set vividly against the dramatic backdrop of a China that most tourists never experience – rural, raw and real.

A feast of high octane drama with twists a-plenty for the cycling Brits along their switchback route of friendship. Gray, author of Blinkered and Unquiet Mind, writes with a powerrful narrative, and a multi-perspective of a country and its people as a backdrop to a fascinating love-hate interaction between the story’s principal characters.

Dragonfly’s Question – A Novella on a Positive & Sustainable Future by Darcy Hitchcock

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

TO CREATE A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, WE MUST FIRST ENVISION IT. This book is great way to teach sustainability concepts to employees and citizens. This novella and discussion guide covers a wide range of topics including distributed energy, smart growth, toxic exposure, urban agriculture, local currencies, sustainable investing, homelessness, etc. This is wrapped in a sweet father-daughter story set 8 years in the future. Read it to understand how to shape our future or just read it for fun. Give it to your friends and family to help them understand where the world is headed.

“With Dragonfly’s Question, Darcy Hitchcock has created a lovely thing: a learning tool, based on a piece of near-future fiction, that is also a pleasure to read.”- Alan AtKisson, author of Believing Cassandra and The ISIS Agreement

“You are an amazing writer! That book was packed with what could be our reality someday soon! Well done!”-Rosemary Di-Candilo, Zero Waste Alliance

Pam of Babylon by Suzanne Jenkins

Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction

Warning! This book contains themes of sexual abuse and infidelity.

Pam of Babylon is the First in a series of Six books. Don’t You Forget About Me, Dream Lover, Prayers for the Dying ,Family Dynamics and the latest release, November 2013, The Tao of Pam follow. Watch for In Memoriam, coming Spring 2014

For Long Islander Pam Smith, keeping house and staying
beautiful dominate her daily routine as she awaits the return
of her husband, Jack, every Friday evening. When he suffers a fatal heart
attack on the train home from Manhattan, Pam’s exquisitely arranged
life is catapulted into turmoil as she is forced to face the realization that
her marriage is nothing more than a black hole plagued with cruel infidelity,
abuse, and sexual deviance. Witness Pam as she graciously and
gracefully accepts the foul world her husband’s “other life” forces on
her previously immaculate existence. Come along for the ride of your
life as you ask yourself this one question. How well do I know my husband?
Kirkus Review says of Pam of Babylon, “An intriguing first novel that revolves
around a husband’s death and hidden secrets…consistently interesting,
this psychological novel contains some mystery and moves
along quickly for a non-thriller.” Of Don’t You Forget About Me, “An exciting,
surprising story that leaves the reader hungry for the next book.”
And of Dream Lover, the third in the series, “A gritty, realistic portrait of
the aftermath of deceit.”

“Excellent!” Dan Georgakas, Editor, Cineaste Magazine

To learn more about Suzanne Jenkins, go to suzannejenkins.net

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She’s Not There by Marla Madison

Genre(s): Mystery Thriller & Suspense

Women are missing . . .

Is the rising number of abused women who’ve gone missing a statistical anomaly? Or is a serial killer targeting this vulnerable group of women?
When the Milwaukee Police Department refuses to investigate because no bodies have been discovered, Lisa Rayburn, the clinical psychologist who discovers the anomaly, is drawn into an investigation to discover the cause after one of her own clients goes missing. She finds herself forming an unlikely alliance with a former policewoman turned security consultant, TJ Peacock, and the husbands of two of the missing women who may themselves be murderers.
When TJ is attacked, and a woman looking remarkably like Lisa is found murdered, they know . . . someone is willing to kill to protect his secret.

Can they reveal the killer before he gets to them?

The Vultures by Van Holt

Genre(s): Westerns

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Bart Hooker told himself his luck had to change. He meant for the better. It got a lot worse when he blundered into Knox Farraday and his gang of cutthroats and robbers. They were human vultures who didn’t wait for others to kill their victims. But it was said that real vultures followed them around, knowing there would soon be more dead men for them to feed on.

But much to their surprise, Bart was made of much tougher stuff than what could be seen on the outside. When Farraday’s gang tried to kill him the first time, he figured since his death was only moments away, he would make Knox remember him forever, by jumping off a cliff and taking his executioner, Knox’s son, with him. If Bart survived the fall, he knew they would be hunting him down until they found him, and left him to the vultures.

More Old West gunfighting novels by Van Holt:

• Curly Bill and Ringo: They Rode to Hell Together
• The Last of the Fighting Farrells
• The Bushwhackers
• Hellbound Express
• Wild Desert Rose
• Dynamite Riders: 9/11 in the Old West
• The Fortune Hunters
• The Stranger from Hell
• Blood in the Hills
• The Man Called Bowdry
• Hunt the Killers Down
• So Long, Stranger
• The Bounty Hunters
• Riding for Revenge
  Coming soon by Van Holt:
  • Death in Black Holsters
  • Wild Country
  • Dead Man’s Trail

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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man’s Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom by Josef M. Bauer

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs

In 1944, German paratrooper Clemens Forell was captured by the Soviets and sentenced to twenty-five years of labor in a Siberian lead mine. In the Gulags, this was virtually a death sentence. Driven to desperation by the brutality of the prison camp, he staged a daring escape. For the next three years, Forell traveled 8,000 miles in barren, frozen wilderness, haunted by blizzards, wolves, criminals, the KGB, and the fear of recapture and retribution. Only a remarkable will to survive, and a bit of luck, allowed him to reach the safety of the Persian border. The resulting story is a rare document of the horrors faced by POWs in the Soviet Union, and a testament to the human spirit.

Inukshuk by Gregory Spatz

Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction

“An elaborate tale of family and the paths people take to understanding.” —Seattle Times

“[This] mix of well-researched history and contemporary fiction makes for a fine, sad read.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Hauntingly honest and emotionally resonant.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Gregory Spatz’s prose is as clean and sparkling as a new fall of snow.” —JANET FITCH, author of White Oleander and Paint it Black

“At its heart Inukshuk is about family. But Spatz has transfigured this beautifully told, wise story with history and myth, poetry and magic into something rarer, stranger and altogether amazing. A book that points unerringly true north.” —KAREN JOY FOWLER, author of The Jane Austen Book Club and Wit’s End

John Franklin has moved his fifteen-year-old son to the remote northern Canadian town of Houndstitch to make a new life together after his wife, Thomas’ mother, left them. Mourning her disappearance, John, a high school English teacher, writes poetry and escapes into an affair, while Thomas withdraws into a fantasy recreation of the infamous Victorian-era arctic expedition led by British explorer Sir John Franklin. With teenage bravado, Thomas gives himself scurvy so that he can sympathize with the characters in the film of his mind—and is almost lost himself.

While told over the course of only a few days, this gripping tale slips through time, powerfully evoking a modern family in distress and the legendary “Franklin’s Lost Expedition” crew’s descent into despair, madness, and cannibalism aboard the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror on the Arctic tundra.

Gregory Spatz is the author of the novels Inukshuk, Fiddler’s Dream, and No One But Us, and the short fiction collections Wonderful Tricks and Half as Happy. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and recipient of a Washington State Book Award, he teaches at Eastern Washington University in Spokane and plays the fiddle and tours with Mighty Squirrel and the internationally acclaimed bluegrass band John Reischman and The Jaybirds.

Regarding Ducks and Universes by Neve Maslakovic

Genre(s): Humor & Satire

On a foggy Monday in 1986, the universe suddenly, without warning, bifurcated. Fast-forward to 35 years later: Felix Sayers is a culinary writer living in San Francisco of Universe A who spends his days lunching at Coconut Café and dreaming of penning an Agatha Christie-style mystery. But everything changes when his Aunt Henrietta dies, leaving Felix a photograph of his father and himself–dated ten days before Felix was born. It can only mean one thing: Felix has an ‘alter’ in Universe B. Panicked that his mystery novel may exist already, Felix crosses to San Francisco B and proceeds to flagrantly violate the rules of both worlds by snooping around his alter’s life. But when he narrowly escapes a hit-and-run, it becomes clear that someone knows he’s crossed over… and whoever it is isn’t happy about it. Now Felix must uncover the truth about his alter, the events of one Monday, and a wayward rubber duck before his time in both worlds runs out.

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The Jailer’s Son: The Legend Begins by S. A. Ferkey

Genre(s): Westerns

A boy becomes a man before his time …

The Jailer’s Son: The Legend Begins is Book #1 of The Jailer’s Son series of action adventure westerns.

Maxwell Beck is no average boy. Thanks to his Pa’s insistence, he’s a sharpshooter, sleight of hand artist, acrobat, and cardsharp. These are handy, yet highly unusual skills for the son of a traveling salesman. Even so, Max thinks he’s living a normal life, until one fateful day when he inadvertently sets a chain of monumental events in motion.

Just days after his Ma dies, Max accidentally shoots his Pa. It’s then that Max learns a secret about his past that will change his life forever, and maybe even chase him to the ends of the earth.

Max’s Pa might be dying, but he’s insistent that they reach the Old West town of Deadwood before he leaves this earth. Max does as he asks only to find himself face to face with an uncle he never knew existed. Uncle Chase “Turtle” Beck, the sheriff of Deadwood, is not pleased to see his dying “no good” brother, nor his son. Turtle’s displeasure seems to linger even after Max’s Pa dies.

However, as Max rides out of Deadwood, his uncle intercepts him and offers him a job at his ranch. It isn’t clear what Turtle’s intentions are — Max saved him from being shot in the back by two outlaw brothers shortly after riding into Deadwood, or maybe it’s because he’s kin — but Max decides to give ranch life a try. His uncle has only one request: that Max keeps his special skill set to himself.

It’s an easy adjustment for Max. He enjoys the company of the other cowboys, and meets Patience, a sassy-mouthed blond who he believes is destined to be his wife. It turns out this happy time in Max’s life is only the quiet before the storm.

When an outlaw gang savagely attacks Turtle and threatens to strip Max of all he holds dear, he is forced to break his promise to his uncle. As Max sets out to stop the evil that has the power to destroy all he loves, he tries to put the events his birth mother predicted for him out of his mind — even as they come true, one by one.

The ensuing battle of good against evil gives birth to a legend for the ages: the legend of the jailer’s son.

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Peace Warrior by Steven L. Hawk

Genre(s): Science Fiction

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This is the professionally re-edited edition of Peace Warrior, dated August 2011.

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PEACE WARRIOR

It’s the mid-21st century when Sergeant First Class Grant Justice is killed during an ambush on an enemy tank column.

Six hundred years later, his body is retrieved from the frozen, arctic lake where he perished. Re-animated by a team of scientists, Grant awakens to a civilization that has abolished war. A civilization that has outlawed violence and cherishes Peace above all else. A civilization that has been enslaved by an alien race called the Minith.

Grant is humankind’s final hope against the alien menace. He must be the… Peace Warrior.

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Mistletoe Magic (A Copper Mountain Christmas) by Melissa McClone

Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction

Spending a quiet Christmas housesitting and reading novels about hot cowboys sounds perfect to Caitlin Butler. Until a stray kitten brings her face-to-face with Noah, her crush from college. Watching the handsome vet in action melts Caitlin’s heart and brings back long forgotten emotion. She would be safer back at the house lost in the pages of a book. But a toe-curling mistletoe kiss tempts her to stay. Maybe she won’t be spending this Christmas… alone.

Veterinarian Noah Sullivan isn’t a Scrooge, but the Christmas Eve tradition of hanging mistletoe in the clinic’s waiting room annoys him. Kissing doesn’t belong at the Copper Mountain Animal Hospital. Noah rethinks his position when Caitlin arrives with a stray kitten she found freezing in the snow. All he wants now is to maneuver the pretty preschool teacher under the mistletoe. If he’s not careful, he’ll wind up on Santa’s naughty list.

Mistletoe Magic is a short story companion to the Copper Mountain Christmas series.

Taking Flight by Adrian R. Magnuson

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Jeremy Walsh’s parents assume he’s been abducted by the elderly man he met on a cross-country flight, but it’s the other way around.

Share in the journey of two unlikely companions who meet in midair: 13-year-old Jeremy, sent against his will by his career-absorbed father to spend the summer with his bipolar mother in New York, and Harry Herndon, elderly, one-legged and afflicted with mid-stage Alzheimer’s, who escapes his the confinement of home for what may be his last adventure. Outcasts of sorts, they begin their cross-country getaway, trailed by Harry’s wife and Jeremy’s parents, each of whom threaten to cut their journey short. The story that follows is a race against time and circumstance as the two quickly bond over their mutual love of birding while experiencing the joys and growing pains of Taking Flight in their own, very different, ways.

Alaska Virgin Air by Izzy Ballard

Genre(s): Humor

Abigail Vertuccio has three goals in life. One. Don’t let people find out about her infuriating habit of seeing the future. Two. Stop seeing the future. Three. Get as far away from Fairbanks, Alaska as she can. She thought she’d succeeded when she hopped in her ancient motor home, Big Ellie, and hit the road. Only now she’s back–Grandma’s orders–to help run the family rural air service, Alaska Virgin Air.

Home only a week, Abbey stumbles onto a plot to destroy the family business. Never one to leave matters to the experts, she and two of her zanier friends orchestrate a counter-attack of stakeouts and spying that has even the Alaska State Troopers rolling in the aisles. Despite all her efforts, she’s batting zero on the spy front. Someone’s trying to kill her. As if that isn’t bad enough, things with her ex are alternately heating up and scaring the hell out of her.

At this point, she has only one question. What are the chances she’ll end up in someone’s bed, married again, or just plain dead? Okay. Two questions. What the hell good is being clairvoyant if it never seems to work when she really, really wants it to?

RAVES for ALASKA VIRGIN AIR
BY IZZY BALLARD

“In her debut novel, Izzy Ballard has created a heroine who not only is clairvoyant but sassy, sexy, and warmhearted–the kind of best friend we all wish we could have. Alaska Virgin Air is a comic romp through a northern landscape rich with quirky characters, the adventurous culture of Bush flying, and romantic intrigue. Snappy dialogue, strong characters, and plot surprises make this a compelling read for those who like their mysteries served with humor.”
Sherry Simpson, author of The Accidental Explorer

“Share intrigue, adventure and romance on the last frontier with an engaging set of quirky characters that include our Alaska born, independent-minded heroine, Abigail Vertuccio, her man-magnet mother, her airline-owning-rock-music-roadie grandmother, revenge-seeking British royalty, their spoiled man-child and enough handsome-charming-save-the-day bush pilots that add the icing on this easy to devour book. Alaska Virgin Air is a comic mystery told with wit and assurance . . . that keeps you engaged to the very end.”
Pat Walsh, co-author of Catch and Release

“To anyone who enjoys Janet Evanovich and is fascinated by Alaska, I recommend Alaska Virgin Air by Izzy Ballard.”
Juanita Helms, former Mayor, Fairbanks, Alaska

“. . . the Alaskan setting and the snappy dialog will appeal to readers . . .”
Library Journal

“Alaska Virgin Air is a fun-filled ride of humor, intrigue and romance. Readers will enjoy following its clairvoyant heroine, Abigail Vertuccio, as she tries to save the family air taxi business while navigating her way through mysteries that surround her family and friends in the Last Frontier.”
Laurel Bill, author of the Aunt Phil’s Trunk Alaska history series

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Tales of Ramasun (US Spies in Thailand During the Vietnam War) by M.H. Burton

Genre(s): History

“Tales of Ramasun” is a different kind of Vietnam War story. The kind of war story you may not have heard before, the story of the secret war, the war behind the curtain, the war whose soldiers were sworn to silence. Now is the time for it to come out, before all of the old spooks and spies who participated in it are gone. It is not a ‘blood and guts’ war story. There were no Rambos at Ramasun. It is a story of brains not brawn. Smart young men…linguists who rode their typewriters into battle, radio men who fought wearing headsets, not steel pots, intelligence anaylsts who teased the secrets our enemies did not wish us to know out of mountains of raw data. Young GIs, most of them dragged unwillingly from civilian jobs, college campuses, or fresh from high school, to fight a strange “Top Secret” shadow war in Thailand, a country most had barely heard of and which was infinitely more remote and exotic then than it is now.

Talk about culture shock! The Thailand of the 1960′s was tourist destination to no more than a handful or well-heeled world travelers and a somewhat larger number of hippie wanderers in search of cheap dope and cheap sex. Few of either ever made it beyond Bangkok. Ramasun was definitely not Bangkok. It was 300 miles northeast of Bangkok but it could just has well have been 3,000, in Isaan (ee-sahn), the poorest, most backward, most remote part of the country…a place no guidebooks mentioned, a place the Thai government in Bangkok did it’s best to ignore…near the tiny village of Non Sung. Home of the 7th Radio Research Field Station. “Radio Research”? A vague euphemism, a ‘cover story’ for spying, espionage, and electronic eavesdropping. On who?, you might ask. On everybody. Our enemies the North Vietnamese, the Soviets, the Red Chinese. Some puzzling neutrals, Prince Sihanouk’s Cambodia and Burma. Our allies, Thailand and Laos. We spied on them all at Ramasun, the air waves were full of their radio communications and we had everything we needed to do the job. Translator/Interpreters, ‘lingies’ in Ramasun jargon…Thai, Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Burmese, Chinese, Russian…Radio operators, ‘ditty boppers’ at Ramasun, and ‘TA’s', traffic analysts to keep track of who was sending what to who….not to mention all the techies needed to keep out state of the art equipment running.

So now you have the clinical description of Ramasun. The sort of thing you would put in a military unit history. But what of the people behind those cold facts? They were a wild, wacky, rambunctious crew. Never was a military unit short of the M*A*S*H 4077th less military than the 7th. It was not a ‘by the book’ operation and any officer or NCO who tried to make it one was in for trouble. The ‘chain of command’ was largely irrelevant to the mixture or Army, Airforce, Marine, and even a few civilians, who staffed Ramasun and whose respect for authority was limited to those who could demonstrate that they knew their specific trade regardless or rank. Clueless Colonels were ignored while Spec 5′s who knew their stuff were listened to. All ‘lifers’ started with two strikes against them. By regular Army or Air Force standards the 7th was a nightmare. Sloppy on the parade ground, hopeless in drills, bad in attitude, but when it came to the mission you couldn’t beat the 7th. It got the job done. It may not have looked good while was doing it, but it always got the job done.

A surprising number of men, and even a few women, served at Ramasun during its 10 years of operation between 1966 and 1976. I was one of them from 1968 to 1971. The nine stories in this book are based on my own experiences and on tales told to me by others. I cannot say that they are all strictly true. Fact or fiction I have tried to capture the essence of Ramasun the way it really was, with all the warts on. By the way, Ramasun is the Thai thunder god. It was officially a Thai Base (another ‘cover story’)

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

“Bold, daring, graceful, and engrossing.”
—Bobbie Ann Mason“This book will knock your socks off….A first novel that sings with talent.”
—Clyde EdgertonIn his phenomenal debut novel—a mesmerizing literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small North Carolina town—author Wiley Cash displays a remarkable talent for lyrical, powerfully emotional storytelling. A Land More Kind than Home is a modern masterwork of Southern fiction, reminiscent of the writings of John Hart (Down River), Tom Franklin (Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter), Ron Rash (Serena), and Pete Dexter (Paris Trout)—one that is likely to be held in the same enduring esteem as such American classics as To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and A Separate Peace. A brilliant evocation of a place, a heart-rending family story, a gripping and suspenseful mystery—with A Land More Kind than Home, a major American novelist enthusiastically announces his arrival.

Fluke by Christopher Moore

Genre(s): Humor

Just why do humpback whales sing? That’s the question that has marine behavioral biologist Nate Quinn and his crew poking, charting, recording, and photographing very big, wet, gray marine mammals. Until the extraordinary day when a whale lifts its tail into the air to display a cryptic message spelled out in foot-high letters: Bite me.Trouble is, Nate’s beginning to wonder if he hasn’t spent just a little too much time in the sun. ‘Cause no one else on his team saw a thing — not his longtime partner, Clay Demodocus; not their saucy young research assistant; not even the spliff-puffing white-boy Rastaman Kona (né Preston Applebaum). But later, when a roll of film returns from the lab missing the crucial tail shot — and his research facility is trashed — Nate realizes something very fishy indeed is going on.By turns witty, irreverent, fascinating, puzzling, and surprising, Fluke is Christopher Moore at his outrageous best.

Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings

Genre(s): Trivia

It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere.

Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the “unreal estate” charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.

 

From the “Here be dragons” parchment maps of the Age of Discovery to the spinning globes of grade school to the postmodern revolution of digital maps and GPS, Maphead is filled with intriguing details, engaging anecdotes, and enlightening analysis. If you’re an inveterate map lover yourself—or even if you’re among the cartographically clueless who can get lost in a supermarket—let Ken Jennings be your guide to the strange world of mapheads.

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction

A “finely wrought, flawlessly written” novel (New York Times Book Review), set on a small island in the Puget Sound, that is “at various moments a courtroom drama, an interracial love story, and a war chronicle” (San Francisco Chronicle). “Guterson has fashioned something haunting and true” (Pico Iyer, Time). Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. A fall 1999 major motion picture.

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Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes by Joanne DeMaio

F rom New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes an enchanting novel about love, family, and the delicate power of snowflakes.

Reluctant to leave her cherished New England hometown after her sister’s winter wedding, former journalist Vera Sterling makes a sudden decision. She takes what’s left of her severance pay and invests it in real estate … in one particular drafty colonial home and old timber barn set upon the pretty banks of Addison Cove. In that rough-hewn barn, she discovers a secret treasure left behind by the previous owner, the proprietor of the long-forgotten Christmas Barn gift shop.

While restoring her rundown, wood-sided home–its creaking floors, broken bannister, and neglected widow’s walk–that secret slowly unfolds like a bit of snowflake wonder, crystallizing hopes and dreams for many in this small Connecticut town. But mostly for Derek Cooper whose own tragic story has headlined Addison’s news. And whom Vera has come to love.

When the first snowstorm hits during Derek’s annual Deck the Boats Festival at the cove, residents become stranded. It is then up to Vera to not only bring the town together, but to mend one man’s heart she fears she may have lost.

Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes is a heartwarming story, one that reminds us to look to winter’s stars. Because snowflakes can grant very special wishes … if only we believe.

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The Man in the Window by Jon Cohen

S ince he was disfigured in a fire sixteen years ago, recluse Louis Malone has remained hidden from the prying eyes of his neighbors in the small town of Waverly.

Across town, Iris Shula, a lonely and unlovely nurse, knows at thirty-seven it is unlikely that her Prince Charming will ever appear. But Iris is about to learn how wrong she is.

When Louis accidentally falls out of his second-story window, these two kindred souls are brought together. What unfolds is a most unlikely love story. One that will make you laugh and that will break—and remake—your heart.

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Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

T wenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything — youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does — at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live.

Inspired by events in Coelho’s own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

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7 Attributes That Can Make or Break You by Jimi Akanbi

Genre(s): Inspirational

Are you aware of your personal attributes? Your negative characters do not need to be permanent. You have the power to change them!

Jealousy, judging, pride, and living by chance are attributes that hinder a person from getting the most out of life. Most people who suffer from any or all of these characters do not even know it. In this book, the author gives you inspirational words on how to change your life by changing your ways.

7 Attributes That Can Make or Break You discusses three crucial attributes (God’s wisdom, mercy, and giving) which can show you open heavens here on earth. Jimi shares unique and practical illustrations, and life experiences which he backs up with biblical scriptures.

Now it’s your turn to:
1. Free yourself from the bondage of negative attributes.
2. Be aware of these destiny killers and avoid them.
3. Arm yourself with the word of God and prayer.
4. Embrace positive characters and live a fulfilled life.

Falling For My Husband (British Billionaires) by Pamela Ann

Genre(s): Erotica

British billionaire, Callum Kensington’s best friend was dying. Richard von Berg’s last dying wish was for Callum to take care and marry his sister to protect her from money-grabbing men. Willingly, Callum agreed to marry secretly and become Stella’s conservator until she was at the age of twenty-six.

Heiress Stella von Berg moved to London and started her new life at the age of twenty-one. For years, she harbored a crush on Callum, but he kept his distance and treated her like a child. For three years, she and her fake husband see each other once or twice a year. He lived his life and she did hers.

But when his family started to demand Callum take a wife, he had no choice but to present Stella as his scapegoat.

That week changed them.

Both entered an unknown territory where the needs and desires consumed all senses. It was an ache rooted deeply, gnawing into their souls, their hearts, just waiting to surface. And when it did, it was only a matter of time until one of them gets hurt.

Limits are tested and shackles are shaken, but will these two lost souls find their way home?

From Harvard to Hell…and Back: A Doctor’s Journey through Addiction to Recovery by Sylvester Sviokla III

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs

Dr. Sylvester “Skip” Sviokla lived life as a successful, driven, athletic, and brilliant graduate of Harvard Medical School, reveling in wealth and glamour as a “celebrity doctor” until addiction brought his life crashing down. This real-life “Dr. House” had it all (he thought) until addiction took everything. Miraculously, recovery gave him back his family, his self-respect, and much more.The media is filled with celebrity addiction stories, so people will be drawn to the author’s experience as a “doctor to the stars.” Having attended the most famous university and medical school in the world, Dr. Sviokla’s story will also be relevant to a larger audience, including medical professionals and those seeking answers about addiction.Sylvester “Skip” Sviokla III, MD, is a 1967 graduate of Harvard College (where he was a two-year starter on the football team, culminating in his receiving one vote for the 1966 Heisman Trophy and an offer to try out for the Chicago Bears) and a 1972 graduate of Harvard Medical School. He was owner and medical director of Skip Sviokla Entertainment Medicine, Inc. and of Medical Weight Management, Inc., in Massachusetts.Kerry Zukus is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied composition and arranging while appearing as an actor in theaters all over New England.

All Things New by Lynn Austin

Genre(s): Chick-Lit

New Historical Novel from 7-Time Christy Award Winner!

In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly and her mother, Eugenia, struggle to pick up the pieces of their lives when they return to their Virginia plantation. But the bitter realities of life after the war cannot be denied: their home and land are but shells of their previous grandeur; death has claimed her father and brother; and her remaining brother, Daniel, has returned home bitter and broken. The privileged childhood Josephine enjoyed now seems like a long-ago dream. And the God who failed to answer any of her prayers during the war is lost to her as well.

Josephine soon realizes that life is now a matter of daily survival–and recognizes that Lizzie, as one of the few remaining servants, is the one she must rely on to teach her all she needs to know. Josephine’s mother, too, vows to rebuild White Oak…but a bitter hatred fuels her.

With skill and emotion, Lynn Austin brings to life the difficult years of the Reconstruction era by interweaving the stories of three women–daughter, mother, and freed slave–in a riveting tale.

Waiting for Sunrise: A Novel by William Boyd

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

From one of our most celebrated and imaginative writers comes a spellbinding novel about deception, betrayal, psychoanalysis, and the mysteries of the human heart. William Boyd follows his critically acclaimed novels A Good Man in Africa, Brazzaville Beach, and Ordinary Thunderstorms with a razor-sharp, incandescent thriller in Waiting for Sunrise. A provocative exploration of the line between consciousness and reality is nested within a tense, rollercoaster plotline following as a young English actor ensnared in a bewildering scandal with an enigmatic woman in early twentieth-century Vienna. Sophisticated, page-turning, and unforgettable, Boyd’s Waiting for Sunrise is a triumph of literary fiction from one of the most powerful, thought-provoking writers working today.

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Meditation: 30 Days of Meditation – Fun Techniques for Beginners (Relaxation) by Inbar Shahar

Genre(s): Self-Help

*** 30 Days of Fun Meditation ***

In this book, we will introduce you to the practice of meditation and lead you through a fun 30 day adventure of adding meditation into your daily life. You will learn basic meditation techniques, chakra meditation, mantra meditation, and variety of other types. By the end of the month, you should feel relaxed, focused, and re-energized. After 30 days, meditation should be a habit for you. As you continue to meditate, you and your life will benefit. Soon, you may even crave meditation.

Memoir of an Unlikely Savior by Peter VanDenBeemt

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

“To be a great lover, you have to shed your armor. To be a great writer, you have to shed your skin.” Frank can’t get past his writing instructor’s words. He’d like to be both, but his autistic childhood, visual impairment, dismissive parents, and narcissistic brother prevent him from being either.

Then on vacation in Hawaii, Frank has what feels like a paranormal experience on the Arizona Memorial that starts him down a path of psychological and spiritual self-discovery. In making the transitions from weird to respected, awkward to insightful, brainy to wise, his relationships with women shift from fearful to erotic, and through them doors open to unexpected opportunities with his writing. Lifting himself from the purgatory to which his past had banished him, he inadvertently helps free those he connects with from their own shadowed depths, making his story the Memoir of an Unlikely Savior.

Goblin Girl by Scott Hungerford

Genre(s): Teen & Young Adult

Grim is a Goblin girl living in a fairy tale world, where nothing is nice or fair… For as long as Grim can remember she has lived in the Nursery at Castle Fever Bright with the other Goblin orphans. But unlike the other Goblins who all have magical Tricks that they can perform whenever they want, such as setting fires or tangling hair with a thought, Grim has no such Trick. Instead she has learned to rely on her fists and her wits to survive.

After Grim is called to Thornshire, a school of magic and battle run by a cruel old witch named Dame Yaga, she is sure that her life is about to end. But after she meets a handsome Goblin prince named Xerx, Grim begins to learn the truth about herself and about all of the mysteries and dangers that lies before her at Thornshire!

As a little bit about the author, my first e-book, Wish, reached the Top-20 Free Sword and Sorcery list in October 2013. Goblin Girl is the second book I am offering in a collection of eight novels I’m putting out by the end of 2014.

Last Resort by Richard DuBois

Genre(s): Mystery Thriller & Suspense

After discovering his wife’s infidelity, mild mannered adjunct professor Phillip Crane and his wife, Gwen, try to save their marriage with a trip to an upscale resort on a remote island. The tropical isle is paradise on earth, but when an EMP blast knocks out the power Phillip realizes how easily heaven can turn to hell. The stakes for Phillip rise as the resort becomes a fortress besieged by bands of murderous islanders. Within the resort, dangers mount when one of the other guests becomes a ruthless tyrant who covets Gwen for himself. Caught between brutal dictatorship and bloody anarchy, Phillip must fight alone for the woman he loves and for the light of humanity.

Santa’s Cat by Leone Annabella Betts

Genre(s): Christmas

Far away in a land of ice and snow, lives a very special cat. Santa’s cat. She isn’t always the sweetest pet on earth but she has big, brave heart… and a very special job. Find out more in this colourful picture book, written in rhyme.

This picture book makes a great little bedtime story in the run up to Christmas and is best enjoyed by children aged 4 and above.

Length: 20 pages

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The Undertaker: A Suspense Thriller by William F. Brown

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

Pete Talbott is a harried Boston computer wonk still grieving over the death of his wife when he finds himself at the wrong end of Gino Parini’s .45 reading his own obituary, torn from the morning newspaper. Talbott figures it is all a big mistake, until Parini shows him his wife’s obituary too; and this is a mystery that Talbott can’t leave well-enough alone. Someone with a scalpel and an embalming table is planting bodies under other people’s names. Sandy Kasmarek runs an art gallery on Chicago’s stylish North Michigan Avenue, and it appears that her late-husband is also one of them. With a photographer’s eye, the quick feet of a black belt, and fingers that can hot-wire a car in seconds, she has the skill set you wouldn’t expect from a good Chicago catholic-school girl. Coupled with Pete in this political thriller, they bring enough action, romance, thrills, and stark terror that even the Undertaker might be in trouble. A Witness Protection shell game, more Mafia crime, or just another FBI murder mystery? From a funeral home in Indiana, to car chases on the Dan Ryan, snipers in Washington Square, sleazy lawyers, corrupt County sheriffs, a bloody Back Bay townhouse in Boston, the FBI, and Mafia hit men, the Undertaker is a non-stop suspense thriller, because if Pete and Sandy can’t stop them, they know they will be next on the Undertaker’s list.
If you like The Undertaker, you might also like Amongst My Enemies, set against the backdrop of WW II and the Cold War. Thursday at Noon, an international suspense thriller set in Egypt in 1962, Winner Lose All, a spy vs spy espionage thriller set in the clsing days of WW II, as alliances begin to shift and no one can be trusted, and Aim True, My Brothers, a contemporary suspense thriller when Middle East terror visits the shores of America. Check them out on their Kindle Pages!

Proper Scoundrel (Knave of Hearts) by Annette Blair

Genre(s): Historical Romance

PROPER SCOUNDREL, Knave of Hearts, Two of Four

Lust muddies a high-stakes battle only one can win. Marcus adores Jade the minute he sees her; she despises him as fast. Jade Smithfield’s late grandmother unwittingly sold a land option to the railroad before she died. Nevertheless, to keep a family secret and save the downtrodden women in her care, Jade is determined to stop the South Downs Railroad from laying track on her property. To save his disabled brother’s railroad, and the families who will lose their living without it, Marcus Fitzalan applies for a job with Jade to conceal his investigation into the railroad accidents halting construction. While Jade wreaks havoc on the railroad, and leads Marcus a merry chase, her new man of affairs teaches her a lesson contrary to everything she has learned since birth: Not all men are created equal–some of them are good.

SEA SCOUNDREL, Knave of Hearts, One

PROPER SCOUNDREL, Knave of Hearts, Two

CAPTIVE SCOUNDREL Knave of Hearts, Three

HOLY SCOUNDREL, Knave of Hearts, Four

Review Quotes for PROPER SCOUNDREL:

“What begins as a typical bodice ripper turns out to be an enjoyable romp as Blair’s characters grow beyond first impressions.” Booklist Maria Hatton Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

“Author Annette Blair combines action and romance with strong characters and a bit of comedy to give her readers a story they will never forget! I could not help but fall in love with little Emmy and her puppy’s antics. Nor could I stop myself from feeling as though I knew all the main and secondary characters for real. The story is written so smoothly that I felt as if I was a part of their circle. Such writing talent is rare and I am grateful to have come across this novel. It is heading straight for my Keeper Shelf, never to be loaned out, and hoarded for my future reading pleasure alone. Annette Blair is a master (or is it mistress?) of the Historical Romance genre. I cannot recommend this tale highly enough and I plan to tell everyone I know about it.” Detra Fitch, Vine Voice Reviewer

“A complex romance with a social message starring an eccentric female obsessed with protecting women and children… Fans will appreciate this Dickensian spin as “progress” vs. the downtrodden competes with the hero knowing that he will probably lose his love once she learns of his deception.” Harriet Klausner, #1 Hall of Fame Amazon Reviewer

PROPER SCOUNDREL AWARDS As Scoundrel in Disguise

2007 A Readers & Booksellers Best Laurie Winner, Smokey Mountain RWA

2006 A Five Star Editor’s Choice: “The Best of the Best”

2001 A PASIC Book of Your Heart Award Winner as A PERFECT SCANDAL

2000 A Great Beginnings Winner as SEDUCED BY A ROGUE, Utah RWA

Bio: A New York Times best selling author, Annette Blair left her job as a Development Director and Journalism Advisor at a private New England prep school to become a full time writer. At forty books and counting, she added cozy mysteries and bewitching romantic comedies to her award-winning historical romances. She’s also stepped into the amazing world of self-publishing.

Grace Lost (The Grace Series) by M. Lauryl Lewis

Genre(s): Horror

Young and naïve, Zoe Kate finds herself thrust into harm’s way when the dead rise overnight. Armed with very little, she and her lifelong friend, Adam Boggs, flee their small hometown in search of safety. Joined by two other survivors, they will face unimaginable horrors and suffer unthinkable losses as the rules of nature are rewritten. Love will blossom in a land full of the dead. Lives will be lost.

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The Candidate’s Wife by Isabella Ashe

Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction

Julia Moore has no interest in romance — she’s busy raising her son, starting a new career, and mending a broken heart.She certainly never expected a marriage proposal from her boss, gorgeous “playboy politician” Adam Carmichael. Too bad it’s only a marriage of convenience, meant to help him win the governor’s race.

Adam’s touch sets Julia’s heart racing. Every public kiss is both a tease and a torment. For his part, Adam finds that he can’t keep his hands off his lovely new bride. Neither can deny the physical attraction,especially after they both succumb to a steamy night together. But Adam still isn’t convinced that their marriage can ever be more than a publicity stunt.

When Julia’s young son is abducted, the truth will have to come out. But will all of the secrets and lies break Julia’s heart — again?

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“It won’t work,” Julia said, for the third time. She folded her arms over her chest. “Everyone will know we’ve just met.”

Adam gave her the slightly condescending smile that made her feel like a 6-year-old. “You won’t have to lie, Julia. We’ll say we’re keeping the details of our courtship private. Phil will get someone to spread a rumor that we’ve been seeing each other secretly for months. He could even invent a romantic setting for the proposal.” Adam glanced around at the office. “Something more appealing than this, I hope. Wine, roses, candlelight. . . .” As he trailed off, his voice grew softer, more seductive. Despite her better judgment, a tendril of distinctly sexual heat uncurled in Julia’s abdomen.

Adam pressed his advantage. “Think about it. We’ll make a great team. There’s plenty in this deal for you, too.” He gave Julia a slow, sexy grin that made her pulse race. For the first time, she noticed the deep dimple in his right cheek, something she’d only seen in the photos. “If I win, you’ll have more access to the governor than anybody in the world. You’ll get the best political job in the state — maybe, one day, in the nation.”

Julia shook her head and forced herself to think clearly. There were at least a thousand things wrong with Adam’s proposition. She wasn’t sure why she was even willing to consider it, especially since she had long ago decided she would never marry again. “What if someone finds out that we’ve made a — a marriage of convenience?” she challenged him. Even as she said it, Julia blushed. The phrase sounded so nineteenth century.

The Last Supper Catering Company by Michaelene McElroy

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Amazon Best Seller – Literary Fiction - Gold Medal Recipient-2013 Independent Publisher Books Award- Religious Fiction; Silver Medal Recipient – 2013 Readers’ Favorite – Women’s Fiction The Last Supper Catering Company is the heartwarming story of B. Thankful Childe-Lucknow. Turned out with red corkscrew hair, one eye brown, the other green, and gifted with the power to hear the voices of the departed, B. Thankful is cast aside by the town, and lives an isolated upbringing in the woods with Big G, Little G, and Tyler Lucknow.

Tragedy, followed by the discovery of a long-forgotten paint-by-number picture of the Last Supper, thrusts B. Thankful from the safety of everything she has ever known.

Beyond the boundary of her sheltered life, B. Thankful discovers the world’s hard edges as well as its beauty. More importantly, with the help of a cast of quirky and tenderhearted souls (both earthly and heavenly), she discovers why God made her special.

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Phantom Dreams by T.K. Harris

Genre(s): Mystery Thriller & Suspense

FBI Special Agent Jack Matthews finds himself on yet another serial killer case, having barely recovered from the last disastrous hunt. Still stiff from a gun shot wound in his leg, under investigation for a botched job, and having lost his fiancée when she walked out on him, Jack is beginning to wonder if it isn’t time to move on to something new. But, for Jack, these cases are personal and he can’t say no. 

Marketing specialist Kathy Gilliam leads a fairly boring life. If she’s not working or caring for her ailing father, then she is doing whatever it takes to avoid going anywhere near crowds of people. Her few distractions include her friend Margo Longfellow, occasional hiking trips, and her increasingly alarming dreams of women dying.

As her nightmares cause her to begin to doubt her sanity, the media releases news of the “Coast-to-Coast Killer” and Kathy discovers her dreams may be related. In a moment of panic, Kathy does something that places her on the FBI’s “persons of interest” list. Suddenly, her life is set on a collision course with Jack who must decide if Kathy is the killer or destined to become a victim.

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Z-Risen: Outbreak by Timothy W. Long

Genre(s): Science Fiction

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When the USS McClusky (FFG-41) was overwhelmed by the dead, Machinist Mate First Class Jackson Creed, and Marine Sergeant Joel “Cruze” Kelly, were forced to abandon the ship, and take their chances in San Diego.

Now they are stuck in a city that has been completely overrun with zombies and as the days go by they must range farther and farther away from ‘fortress’ in their search for supplies. Relying on military training, guts, and pure force of will, the two of them will face a nightmare world that is intent on killing them one bite at a time.

Scornfully Yours (Torn Series #1) by Pamela Ann

Genre(s): Erotica

You want to rage? You want to cry? You want to put down a book and think – ‘Wow, it was worth every penny, because it wrung me dry and left me heaving for more’? Then read ”The Torn” series by Pamela Ann. ~ Reading Infection Blog

When Emma realized that she fell in love with the notorious womanizer, Carter Mason-the badass Soccer athlete–she bailed and jumped ship, knowing quite well how this will turn out if Carter ever finds out about how she felt about him.

Newly single, Emma parties in Hollywood amongst her friends–determined to enjoy her new status.

Enter Hollywood’s sexy heartthrob and sought out actor, Bass Cole.
Bass was clearly smitten when his eyes captured the raving beauty that is Emma Anderson. Without ado, he pursues her.

Being with Bass opened a lot of doors for Emma. But as much as she was attracted to Bass Cole, could she simply put her feelings towards Carter Mason aside?

Break In Two by MJ Summers

Genre(s): Romance

This novel is intended for mature audiences only. Contains explicit sex scenes.
Break in Two, the highly acclaimed novel from breakout author MJ Summers is now available.
Romantic. Witty. Sexy as hell. A story as satisfying as the perfect man – long and thick with all the right moves at just the right pace…

Thirty-one year old Claire Hatley is running from Seattle having just discovered that her live-in boyfriend has traded her in for a twenty-two year old hostess. Devastated and alone Claire must make a fresh start. She answers an ad for a chef at a guest ranch just outside Colorado Springs and finds herself face to face with Cole Mitchell, quite possibly the sexiest man to ever ride a horse. Common sense tells them to stay away from each other, but their attraction is not to be denied. He gives her a glimpse of what love should be, but just as she starts to trust him, the past comes back to tear them apart.

Join Claire and Cole as they embark on the stormy love affair of a lifetime.

(Oh…and for those of you with husbands/boyfriends, please tell them “you’re welcome” from MJ.)

A Death On The Wolf by G. M. Frazier

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

WINNER in the Kindle Book Review’s 2012 “Best Indie Books” contest for literary fiction.

UPDATED now with a new Afterword by the author and a Discussion Guide for readers.

For Nelson Gody, the summer of 1969, the summer he would turn sixteen, began as all his past summers had. Life on his family’s small farm outside Bells Ferry, Mississippi, was safe and routine: chores, taking care of his little sister, working at a local gas station, swimming in the Wolf River with his best friend–his world was familiar and predictable. All that would change as young Nelson experiences his first love, wrestles with the secret his best friend has been hiding, and meets a mysterious stranger who appears one day on an exotic motorcycle called the Black Shadow. Capped by the devastating effects of hurricane Camille, the events of that summer ensured that life as Nelson knew it would never be the same again.

In his first full-length novel since since the critically acclaimed Return to Innocence (1st ed. 1999), G. M. Frazier takes us back to a simpler and more carefree time in American life with an uncompromising coming of age story that deals with hard-hitting issues that are tackled head-on with courage, not only by the writer, but by the characters he has created. For readers who spent their tween on teen years in the late 60s, A Death on the Wolf will take you back to a familiar time and introduce you to unforgettable characters. For younger readers, the story will give you a glimpse of teenage life that is no more, and yet shows how courage, morality, and friendship are timeless concepts in the face of life’s trials and tribulations.

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Corporate America by Jack Dougherty

Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment

Thank You For Smoking meets House of Cards in this fast-paced, sharp satire about the business world.

After aspiring novelist Francis Scanlon is expelled from a prestigious graduate creative writing program, he is forced to become a spin doctor at the Prock Chocolate Corporation while he awaits the publication of his masterpiece.

But Francis’s expectations of easy money and literary glory are thwarted by a paranoid boss determined to run him out of the company, a charlatan writing coach, a snarky reporter, a sanctimonious public health crusader more Goebbels than Gandhi, an oily U.S. Senator with presidential aspirations, and a radical Muslim cleric with absolutely no sense of humor.

As the story unfolds in San Francisco, Washington, New York, Krakow, Mumbai, Jakarta, and a series of lush equatorial corporate jet refueling stations, Francis is swept up by market forces and transformed from pretentious literary cliché to reluctant executive to master practitioner of the black art of corporate power-politics. The story ends up, rather unexpectedly, as a surprisingly sweet romantic comedy as well.

A unique exploration of the way business, politics, career trajectories and interpersonal relations intermingle, Corporate America is a smart, literate comedy that deftly blends bone-dry satire, high ideals and bad taste without ever showing its seams.

Shadows Burned In by Chris Pourteau

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Have you ever worried about–ever feared–becoming your parents? Shadows Burned In tells the story of one man grappling with that question…and one family afraid of the answer.

David Jackson moves his wife, Susan, and daughter, Elizabeth, to his home town of Hampshire, Texas. He thinks he’s doing them a favor. Houston is rife with crime, smog, and traffic jams. Surely Hampshire, with barely 3,000 residents, is a safer place to raise a family.

But David discovers that old ghosts are hard to kill. Behaviors surface in him reminiscent of his abusive father, and David’s actions begin to overshadow his best intentions. Soon tensions with Susan erupt into arguments over why they moved to Hampshire in the first place. Family life in this small town is anything but tranquil.

To escape their feuding, Elizabeth explores the once-elegant home of Old Suzie, the object of local gossip and whispered tales of children in years gone by. Though Suzie is long dead, her abandoned home seems to simmer with phantoms from Hampshire’s past.

What will Elizabeth find there? A refuge from her bickering parents…or the dark force transforming her father?

Chest of Souls Book One by Michelle Erickson

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

A new series sure to please the pickiest fantasy readers.., August 12, 2011 By Readers Favorite “Book Reviews and Award Contest” (Hawesville, KY USA) – Reviewed by Anne B. for Readers Favorite

Michelle Erickson has created a new series sure to please the pickiest fantasy readers. In Chest of Souls Book 1, we meet nine year old Talon and the adventure begins . Talon and a young man named Nyk end up running for their lives. Talon meets Brenna, a beautiful six-year-old with power beyond the imagination. Talon and Brenna are the only hope to destroy Sogo. Together they would make a formidable team…if they could live long enough to develop their powers.

Michelle Erickson does exactly what all authors should do…begin the book with a dynamic, attention grabbing scene. However, she doesn’t stop there; she continues with one heart pounding scene after another. There are plenty monsters to fear and battle in Chest of Souls. Brenna was one of my favorite characters. Although only six years old, she already has self confidence and knows she belongs with Talon. This is the first book in a new series; I can hardly wait to see what our two heroes face in the next book.

From the back of the book:

Brenna doesn’t know that her mother is Hi-Sha of Eyes, or that her father was an assassin and he’s supposed to be dead. She doesn’t even know her pet is the Queen of all Shee’s. Brenna is safe because she is oblivious to all but Talon.

Talon felt safe until he met Brenna.
Once he is ordered to protect her, he’s had to fight monsters he never knew existed, run away from an assassin, and escape a forest full of carnivores. His father burned down their cottage and left him with people he just met and he isn’t sure who to trust.

Talon and Brenna are destined to bring down the wickedest city in the world. They’ve been hunted their entire lives by the very evil they must destroy. They don’t know that when they finally meet that evil, they may not win.

In the meantime the Chest of Souls waits to be powered and neither child can guess the price.

Life and Laundry: Surviving the Spin Cycle by Gay Wayman

Genre(s): Humor

If George Carlin and Erma Bombeck knew each other in the Biblical sense, their offspring would be genetically destined to view the world through Gay Wayman’s eyes. This “truth is better than fiction” salmagundi is a romp through life and living as only Wayman can spin it. It’s funny. Quirky. Tender. Sobering. It’s all here. Laughter, tears, philosophy and out right silliness. Common threads in our shared humanity. In one essay, Wayman recalls her 4-year-old nephew who couldn’t yet hear the difference between peanuts and penis. At a minor league baseball game, the peanut vendor wandered through the crowd hollering, “Get your peanuts………get your fresh, hot peanuts here.” Think about it. Her wee nephew did.

Mercy by Pam Dingée

Genre(s): Romance

*Contains some explicit scenes*

*Not intended for readers under the age of 18*

Eden has had a tough year and is trying to bounce back from the tragedy of her father passing recently, and she’s also hoping to learn to love and trust again all while going through a sticky divorce with the Dick.

Dom is Eden’s BFF’s brother, he’s also a bit of a player and a sexy distraction for Eden. He wants to earn Eden’s trust, but she’s been burned before and is skeptical. Can Dom help by being a good friend to Eden and steer her in the right direction?

Review by Deb from romanceswithalittlekick.com HEA Romances With A Little Kick

Mercy by Pam Dingée is a sweet, hot and very intense romance with a few twists. I enjoyed that even with this book being mostly in the first person for the hero and heroine, since I mostly don’t do first person stories this was quite an enjoyable read.

Dom is sexy, funny and a true “Bad Boy” and he has it bad for Edie. Dom’s character is so open that he is easy to connect with. Ms. Dingée never leaves you asking what is the angle of this character. The true question that Dom is asking himself is will he let Eden see what is in his heart?

Eden is flat out fun and sweet. I liked watching her go through her paces as it were with her character, and trust me there were a few of them. Her bond with Dom’s sister Aly is a hoot! I laughed so much when these two were together. With everything that Eden learns in her travels, could the one thing she needs, be the one she loses?

Dom and Eden no matter what the setting between passions rising to fighting themselves and each other, there is one thing never lacking and that is the sparks between them.

Secondary characters helped add richness to an already strong plot, especially Aly & Sloane. The only others were Eden’s men. *grin* The plot had some interesting points, twist that I even did not see coming. The only fault I have with this whole book is the switching back and forth to present and past that for me I had to really stay with the book so not to lose the feel.

If you enjoy sexy characters, sweet dialog then you need to add Mercy by the temptress known as Pam Dingée.

Rated 4 Stilettos by Deb!

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The Wishing Box by Dashka Slater

A sometimes funny, sometimes magical first novel, The Wishing Box explores the surprising and unintended consequences of getting what you ask for. Julia, an almost-30 single mom whose life is mostly together, lives in Oakland with her seven-year-old son. Never suspecting it will actually work, she and her sister create a wishing box and half-seriously hold a ceremony for the return of the father who abandoned them as children. Astonishingly, he comes backbut Julia’s life has already moved abruptly in a new direction, and she has taken off in much the same way her father had many years before. Julia and her unusual family are at the heart of this novel about appearances and disappearances, the desire to control the future and explain the past, and the legacies passed on from one generation to another.

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BLUE MOON (a historical romance) by Parris Afton Bonds

Genre(s): Historical Romance

Once upon a time, or so begin the fairy tales, there was a bluestocking spinster and a gin-sodden cowpoke. Sourly, suspiciously, the two sat eyeing one another across a smoke-hazed, liquor-stinking barroom. Each pondered the mad quirk of foolishness that had brought them to that seedy cantina on Calle de Noche Triste in Juarez, Mexico. . . .

“How ’bout a little night of love, querida?”
“Beat it mister!” Her brown eyes flashed at him, and she looked away, muttering, “I’m waiting for someone.”
“So?” He winked lecherously. “This carcass doesn’t take long to pleasure, sweetheart. Five minutes in the back room oughta do it.” He could see he had rattled her, although she was striving to cover it.
Her mouth curled contemptuously. “I’ve bitten a few rotten coins, mister,” she hissed, “and don’t need to hook up with the likes of you.”

So began the acquaintance of the indomitable Roxana Van Buren and the unconquerable Sam Brady.

“How ’bout a little night of love, querida?”

“Beat it mister!” Her brown eyes flashed at him, and she looked away, muttering, “I’m waiting for someone.”

“So?” He winked lecherously. “This carcass doesn’t take long to pleasure, sweetheart. Five minutes in the back room oughta do it.” He could see he had rattled her, although she was striving to cover it.

Her mouth curled contemptuously. “I’ve bitten a few rotten coins, mister,” she hissed, “and don’t need to hook up with the likes of you.”

So began the acquaintance of the indomitable Roxana Van Buren and the unconquerable Sam Brady.

Broken Wing by Anna Klay

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

The Tarot predicts the journey as Ray Long comes to the town of Pettington hoping to leave his rage behind and begin a new life. And when he meets Skye Roosevelt, he begins to believe he can recreate himself and find his future in Pettington. But Pettington is no ordinary town with a metaphysical store that tells its future, a whore house that keeps it financially secure, and secrets long buried just beneath its surface. And soon Ray Long begins to spiral down into the pit of violence he has always known. He begins to hear the Devil whisper in his ear, and he soon discovers his old self is more soothing to him than the new life he’s created. And when he tries to murder two of Pettington’s own, Skye Roosevelt must search deep within herself for her own self identity in order to protect her son as Ray Long battles the past in order to separate the passion from the pain. Broken Wing is a story about an abuser who was a victim of abuse as a child. This is a story about his family relations, the need for love, the devastation of rejection, and the merry-go-round that keeps turning. And this story is about self-identity, a self-identity the character believes defines him, dark and rigid, until he is pushed to the extreme, only then can he step out and stand naked with this identity at his feet as he lays claim to the past that molded him and the passion that fills his heart.

Find Virgil (A Novel of Revenge) by Frank Freudberg

Genre(s): Thrillers

Second-hand smoke gave Martin Muntor lung cancer…and he’s mad. Very mad.
And he’s going to do something about it.

It’s 1995, and the tobacco industry thinks it’s invincible. But is it? Muntor devises an ingenious strategy to put Big Tobacco out of business, and he doesn’t care how many people he has to take with him in order to do it.
Cigarette company investigator Tommy Rhoads has other ideas, though. Who’s right, and who’s wrong? Read Find Virgil now, and go along for the wild ride. You’ll never forget it.

Scarlet And Gold by Randy Mixter

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

The Pirate Wars Have Begun.

Alliances are being formed. Treachery is in the wind. And danger hides in the shadows.

Rachel Caine knew that marrying Morgan Reid, a soldier of fortune, would lead to a life of danger, but when a deserted pirate ship is discovered in the Great Eastern Sea, she is plunged into an adventure that will test her courage like no other.

From battles at sea to a rescue on an island fortress, Rachel and Morgan face peril and betrayal by those whom they know and trust. In this game of deception and double-crosses, no man, or woman, is safe from harm, and only the strongest will survive.