In Spades (Mirrored)

By K. Pinson / Genre: Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (59 reviews)

Avalynn has been running from her past for a couple of years now….never very far but always extremely fast. With an alcoholic father, a void of a mother and a town full of gossip, she struggles to find her place in the world.The only thing that saved her on her path of self destruction is her beautiful little sister, her miracle. Desperately trying to save Abby from a life that Avalynn has been trying so hard to escape from, she plots to take Abby away.The plan going dangerously astray, leaving Avalynn beaten and broken in what once was the hallway mirror in her childhood home. Avalynn finally comes to in the hospital after nearly being beaten to death. Father-Dead, Mother-Missing, Abby-In foster care–Everything changing in the blink of an eye.

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Sunlight on My Shadow

By Judy Liautaud / Genre: Memoirs, Biographies & Memoirs / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (157 reviews)

In 1966, when Judy became pregnant at the age of 16, her family kept her plight a secret. She was sent from her all-girls Catholic school to hide in a home for unwed mothers, give birth, and relinquish her baby girl to adoption. The fabricated story of her kidney disease was supposed to undo the impending damage to her reputation. Judy’s father instructed her to never look back.
Judy felt the grief and shame within her body and fought to keep it contained within the shadows of silence. But as an adult, she felt compelled to address the loss by searching for her birth daughter and bringing her story to light. Judy experiences firsthand that secrets keep your soul hidden in shame and stifle the clarity of your true being. In the end, Judy sails free from the shadows of silence and experiences a deeper, more compassionate connection with herself and others.
This satisfying story of renewal and redemption will bring tears and laughter. As an adult, Judy reflects on her teen age innocence, telling her story with raw honesty.

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Meesh, Myself, and I

By Shelli Marie / Genre: Urban / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (71 reviews)

Me’Shellay Lopez is born into a loving stable home that winds up being broken when she is just a small child. She is raised by her mother in an urban neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Although it is known as the City of Roses, Me’Shellay manages to get stuck by many thorns of tragedy.
Once Me’Shellay becomes of age and is able to get some sort of grip on life, she begins her quest to seek out what she has been hungering for her whole life… love.
This is when she meets the handsome and talented Kerron Suarez. What begins as a fairytale romance turns out to be less than what Me’Shellay expects. But when Kerron’s close friend Sanders Torres is added to the equation, she finds herself in a crazy love triangle that lands her with an unexpected surprise.
In the first book of this crazy twisted Series, Me’Shellay exposes herself to the fullest. From hustling in the streets to bustling in the sheets, she tells it. From dangerous love making to cold blooded life taking, she does it.
Come along and share a portion of Me’Shellay’s world, one that will leave you wanting more…

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Souls Set Free

By Kimmie Easley / Genre: Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (41 reviews)

Emma has a life most people would love to trade for: a beautiful home on the beach, a loving husband, two wonderful daughters. But most nights, she goes to bed hoping to not wake up the next morning. Pills and alcohol are the only ways she can cope with a childhood filled with abuse, ending the day she left at fifteen after her mother held her at gunpoint.

Now, the woman who caused her so much pain is dead.

Emma returns to her childhood home and finds her mother’s journal. As she reads, her anger slowly begins to melt away as the years of abuse finally begin to make sense…

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The Suicide Princess

By Anthony Bryan / Genre: Contemporary, Romance / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (15 reviews)

Stephanie Bradford is a young, attractive, and successful District Attorney on her way to the top. She has the near-perfect life, with an amazing husband, and she has it all in the palm of her hand. When her marriage falls into a romantic rut, Stephanie is skillfully swooned by a charming, mysterious and intriguing stranger who looks to be the answer to all of her fantasies. A whirlwind and exciting affair quickly spirals out of control, and before long, she learns that things aren’t always as they appear and people are rarely who they seem. One poor decision becomes the catalyst for a series of events that rips her life apart, and Stephanie is left with nothing but the thirst for revenge against the man who viciously stole everything from her. The Suicide Princess is a highly charged roller coaster ride where nothing is as it seems and everything is at stake!

The Suicide Princess is the debut release by breakout author Anthony Bryan. It’s the story critics are calling “Breathtaking,” “Unbelievably hot,” and “It just doesn’t get any better!” Find out what all the excitement is about, and get your copy today.

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Just Evil

By Vickie McKeehan / Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (62 reviews)

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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Yellow Crocus

By Laila Ibrahim / Genre: Historical Fiction / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (292 reviews)

In 1837, Lisbeth Wainwright is born to the white mistress of a sprawling Virginia plantation. Seconds later, she is delivered into the arms of her black wet nurse, Mattie. For a field hand like Mattie, her transfer to the big house is supposed to be considered an honor—except that the move tears Mattie away from her beloved grandfather and her infant son, Samuel. But Mattie is a slave, with no say in the matter, and so she devotes herself to her master’s daughter, though she longs to be raising her own child. Growing up under Mattie’s tender care, little Lisbeth adopts the woman’s deep-seated faith in God, her love of music and black-eyed peas, and the tradition of hunting for yellow crocuses in the early days of spring.

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Riversong

By Tess Thompson / Genre: Romance / Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars (158 reviews)

When Lee Tucker’s husband commits suicide, he leaves her pregnant and one million dollars in debt to a loan shark. Out of options, she escapes to her deceased mother’s dilapidated house located in a small Oregon town that, like her, is financially ruined, heartbroken and in desperate need of a fresh start. Lee’s resilience leads to a plan for a destination restaurant named Riversong, to new chances for passion and love, and to danger from her dead husband’s debt as her business blooms.

Author Tess Thompson (formerly known as Tess Hardwick) assembles a colorful cast of endearing small-town characters and takes you on a journey that will make you believe in the possibilities of life – even in the face of overwhelming adversity and unimaginable grief. Lee Tucker is the kind of woman you find yourself rooting for long after the last page is read.

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