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Sam’s Top Secret Journal: We Spy (Book 1, Middle Grade Mystery) by Sean Adelman

Genre(s): Mysteries & Detectives, Social Situations, Special Needs, Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives, People & Places

S am’s Top Secret Journal – Book 1: Sam Spies by Sean Adelman. Join Sam as she embarks on her first big adventure in this middle-grade mystery full of fun, suspense…and just the right amount of spying! Sam is a middle school girl living a normal life-except when she is occasionally bullied for the differences kids perceive in her. Sam has Down syndrome. See how she and her brother John work together to find some stolen money, help a new friend and escape real danger in this exciting adventure!

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The Domino Effect by Andrew Cotto

Genre(s): Contemporary Fiction

T he Domino Effect is the story of Danny Rorro, a charismatic kid from Queens poisoned by the past. A series of painful defeats have left him scarred and isolated from his neighborhood, his parents, and, most significantly, the benevolent ways of his childhood when he was known as “Domino.” With great insight, imagery and wit, Danny recalls his past in Queens and his coming-of-age at Hamden Academy. This fast paced and powerful story is rich with conflict, humor, tenderness and music–just like life, especially when coming-of-age.

This title won the 2012 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in the coming of age category.

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Chasing Charlie (The Texas Two-Step, Book 1) by Kathy Carmichael

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

R aised in a family of rodeo champions on a South Texas cattle ranch, Charlie wants only one thing: to avoid thrill-seeking cowboys.

Davis Murphy, cowboy wannabe and one of Dallas’s most eligible bachelors, needs a pretty and witty faux fiancée so his widowed mother will marry her longtime gentleman friend.

Charlie, his local librarian, seems the prefect choice.

Charlie’s first reaction is to run, but she’s promised herself to step out of her plain-jane routine.

When Charlie accepts, Davis’s plan is set. But now Charlie’s sweet ways are challenging his bachelor heart.

THE TEXAS TWO-STEP, in series order
Chasing Charlie
Country Courtship
Courting Trouble

ABOUT KATHY CARMICHAEL:
Bestselling author Kathy Carmichael was born and raised in Texas. Now she resides on Florida’s west coast with her Scottish husband, three cats, a part-time dog and a huge collection of dust bunnies.

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Heart Raider (Heartthrob Series, Book One) by Sophia Knightly

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

I ntrigue. Hot Passion. A dangerous secret.

Marooned together during a hurricane, a headstrong reporter hunts down a reclusive billionaire. And someone is hunting her…

Intrepid TV reporter Veronique Whitcomb is the last person reclusive billionaire Nick Cameron expects to show up on his doorstep on the eve of Hurricane Abby. All grown up with heart-stopping allure, she is far different from Ronnie, the tomboy he knew fifteen years ago. Enticing as she is, the burnt-out corporate raider just wants to be left alone. After a scandal he was falsely accused of nearly landed him in jail and still reeling from his ex-wife’s betrayal, Nick has no intention of falling in love. But keeping Ronnie at arm’s length is proving impossible.

When it comes to Nick, Veronique doesn’t understand the meaning of “No.” He was her childhood crush, the gorgeous summer camp counselor who saved her from herself when she was a rebellious kid coping with an alcoholic, drug-addicted celebrity dad and anemotionally unstable mom. In love with him and unstoppable in her zeal, she is determined to vindicate Nick’s name and alert him to criminal activity that if not stopped in time, could destroy him.

As danger and suspense build, Nick must keep the headstrong Ronnie out of harm’s way–and out of his heart–but how can he when she has raided his heart in a sweet and spicy way?

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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {05-17-2013}

Posted May 17, 2013 under Adventure, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Investing, Buying Guides, Chick Lit, Collecting, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Cookbooks Food & Wine, Drinks & Beverages, Dystopian, Genre Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Leadership, Literature & Fiction, Management & Leadership, Memoirs, Motivational, Post-ApocalypticTravel, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Self-Help, Senior Travel, Special Needs, Specialty Travel, Spirits, Success, westerns, Wine, Wine & Winemaking, Wine Collecting, by Holly.

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World of Shell and Bone (Dystopian) by Adriana Ryan

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic

“ [World of Shell and Bone] struck me as a cross between The Road and Children of Men… Well-written and inventive…This is the kind of book an avid reader could devour in one sitting.” -Lindsey Alexander, former editor at HarperCollins”[Ryan]‘s writing manages to be chilling and beautiful, often in the same sentence, and her world building is fantastic… World of Shell and Bone is a powerful debut.” -A.G. Henley, bestselling author of The Scourge

In a world ravaged by a nuclear holocaust, Vika Cannon knows there are no guarantees: no guarantees of safety, no guarantees that your neighbor is not actually a spy for the government, and no guarantees you’ll be allowed to emigrate to a new life in China.

New Amana is dying. Food and water are scarce, and people suffering from radiation-caused mutations–the Nukeheads–are the new class of homeless.

Vika has just one purpose: to produce healthy progeny using a Husband assigned by the Match Clinic. Unhealthy children are carted away to Asylums to be experimented on, just as Vika’s little sister Ceres was, eight years ago. Parents incapable of producing healthy progeny are put to death in gas chambers.

When she’s assigned a Husband shortly after her twentieth birthday, Vika expects him to be complacent and obedient. But Shale Underwood has a secret. He is a member of the Radicals, the terrorist group intent on overthrowing the government. And Shale has information about Ceres.

As she learns more about the Rads’s plan, Vika finds herself drawn to Shale in ways she’d never imagined. When freedom calls in the way of a healthy pregnancy, will she betray her government and risk death for Shale and Ceres?

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Disabled World Travels by Tracey Ingram

Genre(s): Travel, Specialty Travel, Senior Travel, Special Needs

T his fun new educational series is loaded with travel tips catering to people with disabilities. Each volume will feature specific disabilities and then reveals the solutions to overcome some of the barriers encountered when traveling. Every volume will have a resource section that will have useable information, including forums which will give you access to read about others who travel worldwide with disabilities.The first volume will include tips for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, wheel accessible solutions, traveling with mobility issues, traveling with oxygen, and traveling with medications and so much more.

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Into the Snow: The Testimony and Last Will of Jedediah P. Carpenter by John Erwin

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

F ollow the adventures of Jedediah P. Carpenter as he is diverted from the Oregon Trail into the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1858. Share his joys and sorrows as he finds friendship, love, fortune and sorrow in the Rocky Mountains in the years before the State of Colorado came into being.

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How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto by Eric Asimov

Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs, Cookbooks Food & Wine, Drinks & Beverages, Spirits, Wine, Buying Guides, Collecting, Wine & Winemaking, Wine Collecting

E ric Asimov, the acclaimed chief wine critic for the New York Times, has written a beautiful and thought-provoking combination memoir and manifesto, How to Love Wine.With charm, wit, and intelligence, Asimov tells how he went from writing beer reviews for his high school newspaper on Long Island to the most coveted job in the industry. He evaluates the current wine culture, discussing trends both interesting and alarming, and celebrates the extraordinary pleasures of wine while, at the same time, questioning the conventional wisdom about wine.Whether you’re a connoisseur or a novice, already love wine or want to know it better, How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto is the book for you.

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I Moved Your Cheese (0) by Deepak Malhotra

Genre(s): Business & Investing, Management & Leadership, Leadership, Motivational, Self-Help, Success

W ith more than twenty-five million copies in print, Who Moved My Cheese? has become a phenomenon. It does offer some reasonable advice about adapting to change. It’s certainly true that some of the events shaping our lives are beyond our control, and instead of struggling against them we must adapt and move on. But for all its good intentions, it ultimately advises us to unquestioningly accept our circumstances without exploring any possible alternatives–like mice in a maze mindlessly chasing after cheese.
I Moved Your Cheese takes a different point of view and offers an alternative approach. Harvard Business School professor and bestselling author Deepak Malhotra tells an inspiring story about a new generation of mice who begin to challenge assumptions and ask important questions. Rather than just accepting their situation and dutifully chasing the cheese, Max, Zed, and Big begin looking deeper, examining and reassessing what they’ve been told are their limitations, and set out to chart a new course.
Innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, problem solving, and business growth– as well as personal growth–depend on the ability to challenge accepted notions, reshape the environment, and play by a different set of rules: our own. We are not powerless to change our circumstances. We can control our destiny. By ana- lyzing our assumptions about the limitations we seem to face, we can, like Max, Zed, and Big, discover how to overcome them. But first we need to understand the ways we unknowingly hold ourselves back. As Zed explains to Max, “The problem is not that the mouse is in the maze but that the maze is in the mouse.”

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FREE KINDLE BOOK PACK #1 – {02-26-2013}

Posted February 26, 2013 under Animals, Anthologies, Cats, Chick Lit, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Dogs & Animals, Domestic Life, Family Life, Genre Fiction, Historical, Historical Romance, Humor, Humor & Entertainment, Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Parenting & Relationships, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Special Needs, Women Sleuths, by Holly.

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Autism – A Practical Guide for Parents by Alan Yau

Genre(s): Parenting & Relationships, Special Needs

A utism – A Practical Guide for Parents.

Theory is great, but as a busy parent of a young child with autism, what you would really like is a practical guide: with ideas, tips and strategies that you can use right away.

Oh, and you want a book that is concise and easy to understand, right?

This book is what you’re looking for.

Think of this book as a collection of sparks. Real sparks ignite fires. The sparks in this book will ignite ideas in your head about how to teach your child with autism.

Here’s an overview of what you will learn in this book:

How children with autism are wired differently, and how that affects the way they learn.
Why Intensive Play is so important to everything else.
Why it’s so hard to get your child’s attention, and what you can do about it.
How visual tools can help your child, and how you can use them easily.
Why focusing on well-being is so important, and some simple steps you can take to ensure you do.
What general strategies will help you teach your child.
Why behavior difficulties happen, and some ways you can help.
Why today’s technology is making it easier for children with autism to communicate, learn and much more besides.

This book will give you ideas and strategies that you can use immediately with your child. Many of the strategies are made clearer by the inclusion of examples from the author’s own experience. You will see echoes of your own child in some of the examples, and they are sure to provide lots of light bulb moments for you.

Ginger the Gangster Cat (Ginger the Cat) by joe kovacs

Genre(s): Animals, Cats, Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Dogs & Animals

G inger returns from the dead – to carry out the most cunning cat crime of the century. In Barcelona.

Ginger is not a happy cat.
He’s fat, he’s ugly, and he’s getting old.
He also lives in Surrey.

But Ginger’s days of mediocrity are over. His lifetime dream – his consuming cat-crime passion – is to go to Barcelona and score a whole lorry-load of tapas specialities from Tesco’s.

And when he meets poor little woebegone Sparky – the cutest cat in the universe – he sees his chance. “Nobody gives me nuffink!” has been his complaint, but Sparky is “luck on a stick” and Ginger does everything possible (including catching his mice) to gain his trust.

Sparky however is hopelessly attached to his litter tray. He does not want to go to Barcelona. He is happy right where he is, surrounded by eccentric Indian neighbours, scary Australian vets, dogs with no mouthwash, and amorous local tom-cats.

Ginger has a date with destiny. After 150 years, and who knows how many of his nine lives gone, he is going to meet the 16 gangster cats who ruined his last one. And he’s out for revenge.

‘Ginger’ is aimed at 8+ children, the parents who enjoy reading to them, and cat lovers everywhere.

Summer Melody by Toddie Downs

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

I n a town called Daedalus Falls, it’s easy for the weight of wings to overwhelm. But in the summer of 1992, three generations of women in the Stanton family realize untapped strengths that give them the power to soar. As her aging mother falls prey to the ravages of dementia, Bonnie races to make sense of both her past and present, discovering that the truth of long-buried family secrets has the power to destroy–or to heal. Her niece Meg, meanwhile, is planning a wedding to the perfect man–and then watching fear and uncertainty pull them apart. Finally, teenage Jane, turning away from the burden of family history, comes of age in a way she never thought possible as she learns to care for an autistic boy. Ultimately, all three women discover grace and truth within themselves and their common bonds in this story of love and hope.

Summer Melody is a testament to how, in the face of tremendous challenges, family can bring us strength to survive, endure, and maybe even flourish.

In Dulce, Disturbed: A New Mexico Short Mystery (#1 Cinnamon/Burro Top Mystery) by Tower Lowe

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

Q uirky and Fascinating Characters Solve Mystery in Hillerman Country

fun and compelling

creative look at schizophrenia, civil rights and murder

Beaten to death by his teacher, a young native boy is found by the side of the road in Dulce, New Mexico. Cinnamon,a woman sleuth, joins her pal Burro to face down the school and the teachers and solve the first crime story in this top mystery series. Cinnamon collects the first clues to the lost Momma, who abandoned her in childhood. Defined by this loss, Cinnamon pursues these New Mexico mysteries with one eye on the crime and one eye on finding Momma. Burro assists with visions that contain clues to the crime, if only the two of them can figure out what they mean. Full of quirky characters, this story keeps you in your seat.

Personal Note from the Author:

I started this mystery series when my job required traveling around New Mexico. Mysteries and quirky characters floated to the surface. In Dulce, New Mexico, I felt the presence of spirits, hidden in the hills, on every visit. Truly, I was disturbed. My own mother died when I was 13, and I spend most of my life chasing her, so, in this cozy mystery series, I created the woman sleuth, Cinnamon, who chases her momma while she solves crime stories in picturesque locations in the Land of Enchantment.

So Happy Together by Duane Schwartz

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Historical, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance

S o Happy Together, the sixth novel by Schwartz following Cobb’s Landing, Calumet, Little Cicero, Fetchenko, and The Winds of Change, tells the story of Jackson Moon, a half-breed Ojibwe who was once accused of killing his white girlfriend from high school days. Many years have passed, Moon still haunted by that event, when a prison break leads local officials to seek his assistance in tracking down an escapee, the very man who had been incarcerated for that long ago murder. What follows is a trail of twists and turns which weave their way through the lives of all involved and end at a conclusion that’s sure to surprise.

The Last Page by David J. Walker

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

“ A funny, smart mystery that respects life in the library… a can’t miss read…”
Amy Alessio, Librarian and Author

Barbara Adams, head of the Windbrook Library in suburban Chicago, has died, apparently from a fall down the stairs to the library’s basement. But when Julia Fairbanks, her closest friend’s daughter starts to poke around, she finds troubling emails that indicate Barbara was not the victim of a heart attack, but a vicious killer instead. Can Julia find the murderer? Or will she end up on The Last Page? This breezy mystery is a novella, approx. 20,000 words. It also includes two short stories by the authors, both from the acclaimed crime fiction anthology, CHICAGO BLUES.