To the Grave: A Genealogical Crime Mystery #2 (Jefferson Tayte)
By Steve Robinson / Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thrillers / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (377 reviews)
Inspired by the author’s own family history…
To the Grave follows American genealogist, Jefferson Tayte, as he uncovers the disturbing consequences of a seemingly innocuous act in 1944 that was intended to keep a family together, but which ultimately tore it apart. His research exposes hidden pasts and the desperate measures some people will take to keep a secret.
Sitting in a hotel room at gunpoint, facing an impossible decision, Tayte is forced to wonder how his latest assignment had come to this. Five days earlier, after a child’s suitcase arrives unexpectedly at his client’s home in Washington DC, Tayte embarks upon a journey that takes him back to England as he tries to unravel the story of Mena Lasseter – a girl whose life has become a family mystery.
Hoping to reunite his client with the birth mother she never knew she had, having no idea that she’d been adopted, Tayte’s research draws him back to wartime Leicestershire and the arrival of the US 82nd Airborne, which irrevocably changes the course of Mena’s life. But as Tayte tries to find out what became of her and why she was separated from her suitcase all those years ago, he soon finds that he is not the only one looking for her. Someone else is determined to get to Mena first and it quickly becomes apparent that their motive is a secret worth killing for.
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Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift (Highland Pleasures)
By Jennifer Ashley / Genre: Scottish, Historical Romance / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (96 reviews)
The Mackenzies gather for a clan Christmas and Hogmanay in Scotland. In the chaos of preparations for the celebration–the first of Hart and Eleanor’s married life–one of Ian’s Ming bowls gets broken, and the family scrambles to save the day. Daniel busily runs a betting ring for everything from the hour Eleanor’s baby will arrive, to whether Mac’s former-pugilist valet can win a boxing match. Ian begins a new obsession, and Beth fears that the loss of one of his precious bowls has made him withdraw once more into his private world.
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Almost a Family (a feel-good romance)
By Stephanie Bond / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (131 reviews)
Ten years ago Virginia Catron and Bailey Callihan had to get married, but they loved each other fiercely and adored their son when he came into their lives. Fate dealt them a cruel blow when their infant son was snatched in a grocery store. Their new marriage couldn’t withstand the strain and when it became clear their baby would not be found, they divorced, brokenhearted and grief stricken. They haven’t seen each other since their divorce was finalized. The story opens when word arrives that their son has been found…alive. Can these three virtual strangers come together to make a family?
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Dead Lawyers Tell No Tales
By Randy Singer / Genre: Mystery & Thrillers / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (130 reviews)
Landon Reed is an ex-quarterback convicted of organizing a points-shaving scheme. During his time in prison, he found forgiveness and faith and earned his law degree. Now he longs for an opportunity to prove his loyalty and worth. Be careful what you ask for.
Harry McNaughton is one of the founding partners of McNaughton & Clay—and the only lawyer willing to take a chance employing an ex-con-turned-lawyer. Though Landon initially questions Harry’s ethics and methods, it’s clear the crusty old lawyer has one of the most brilliant legal minds Landon has ever encountered. The two dive into preparing a defense for one of the highest-profile murder trials Virginia Beach has seen in decades when Harry is gunned down in what appears to be a random mugging. Then two more lawyers are killed when the firm’s private jet crashes. Authorities suspect someone has a vendetta against McNaughton & Clay, leaving Landon and the remaining partner as the final targets.
As Landon struggles to keep the firm together, he can’t help but wonder, is the plot related to a shady case from McNaughton & Clay’s past, or to the murder trial he’s neck-deep in now? And will he survive long enough to find out?
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Apprentice Swordceror (The Blademage Saga)
By Chris Hollaway / Genre: Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars (94 reviews)
Apprentice Swordceror, the first volume of the Blademage Saga, is a debut novel that tells the story of a young man trapped between the separate and incompatible worlds of Wizards and Warriors. The main character, Kevon, is easily identified with, possessing the raw talent we all wish we had, and the naiveté we hope we lack. His journey through betrayal, love, loss, and personal growth is accentuated by the friends and allies that he comes to surround himself with. The story will appeal to classic fantasy fans, while the different angles on magic and standard fantastical races will satisfy those who need something different than the usual fare.
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Shades of Mercy
By Anita Lustrea / Genre: Historical, Religious Fiction / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (34 reviews)
It’s 1954 and the world-even the far Northwoods of Maine-is about to change. But that change can’t happen soon enough for fourteen-year-old Mercy Millar. Long tired of being the “son” her father never had, Mercy’s ready for the world to embrace her as the young woman she is-as well as embrace the forbidden love she feels.
When childhood playmates grow up and fall in love, the whole community celebrates. But in the case of Mercy and Mick, there would be no celebration. Instead their relationship must stay hidden. Good girls do not date young men from the Maliseet tribe. At least, not in Watsonville, Maine. When racial tensions escalate and Mick is thrown in jail under suspicion of murder, Mercy nearly loses all hope in love, in her father, and in God himself.
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Shore Lights (Paradise Point NJ – Book 1)
By Barbara Bretton / Genre: Family Life, Romance / Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (24 reviews)
There’s nothing more dangerous to a woman’s heart than a man who is single, straight, loves his kid, and doesn’t kiss and tell . . .
Maddy Bainbridge left her Jersey Shore home town right after high school, determined to put as many miles as possible between herself and her many meddling relatives.
Now she’s back in Paradise Point — an unemployed single mother whose only option is to accept her mother Rose’s offer of a job and a place to live.
But it doesn’t take Maddy long to discover that the things about your mother that made you crazy at 17 make you even crazier at 32. Rose’s critical comments bring out Maddy’s inner teenager and by the beginning of December, the end is in sight. Maddy would stay there at the Candlelight Inn, her mother’s popular B&B, through Christmas for her daughter Hannah’s sake, but once the New Year rolled around …
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Landmoor
By Jeff Wheeler / Genre: Epic, Fantasy / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (60 reviews)
The warding has failed, and a powerful ancient magic is disturbed — the Everoot.
Thealos Quickfellow, a Shae from the kingdom of Avisahn, has left his homeland to learn first hand of the threat of the Bandit Rebellion. His life is forever changed when he meets the mysterious Sleepwalker known as Jaerod. For Thealos himself is one of the keys that can open a door to a Silvan artifact which can tame the forbidden side of the Everoot.
As the valley of the kingdoms of Dos-Aralon and Avisahn grows weaker and weaker, the cruel Bandit Rebellion prepares to claim a stronghold in the south. There they will launch a new war by using the Everoot and its power to heal or destroy. Thealos and Jaerod must defy the powers of men, Shae, and other foes to reach the place where the conflict will begin – and where the dangerous Everoot is being harvested. A fortress called Landmoor.
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Heart of the Country
By Rene Gutteridge / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (20 reviews)
Faith and Luke Carraday have it all. Faith is a beautiful singer turned socialite while Luke is an up-and-coming businessman. After taking his inheritance from his father’s stable, lucrative business to invest in a successful hedge fund with the Michov Brothers, he’s on the fast track as a rising young executive, and Faith is settling comfortably into her role as his wife.
When rumors of the Michovs’ involvement in a Ponzi scheme reach Faith, she turns to Luke for confirmation, and he assures her that all is well. But when Luke is arrested, Faith can’t understand why he would lie to her, and she runs home to the farm and the family she turned her back on years ago. Meanwhile, Luke is forced to turn to his own family for help as he desperately tries to untangle himself from his mistakes. Can two prodigals return to families they abandoned, and will those families find the grace to forgive and forget? Will a marriage survive betrayal when there is nowhere to run but home?
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Robin Hood Hacker Collection: including the #1 Techcno-Thriller Encrypted
By Carolyn McCray / Genre: Men’s Adventure / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (121 reviews)
From Carolyn McCray, the #1 Bestselling author in Men’s Adventure, Techno-thriller, Action Adventure & War, comes The Robin Hood Hacker Collection, including the prequel short story Hacked, the first full length first novel of the series, Encrypted, the bridge short story between Encrypted and Cipher, Binary along with the second book in the series, Cipher, and the EXCLUSIVE bridge short story between Cipher and Code, Zeroes
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Before She Dies (Slaughter Creek)
By Rita Herron / Genre: Mystery & Thrillers / Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (104 reviews)
She thought this small town nestled in the Tennessee mountains was the perfect place to raise a family…until she found out what was happening to the children in Slaughter Creek…
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Pelican Bay
By Jesse Giles Christiansen / Genre: Sea Adventures / Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (29 reviews)
Some things are better left alone…
After Ethan Hodges discovers an undersea cemetery just off the beach of Pelican Bay, South Carolina, he seeks answers from a grandfatherly fisherman named Captain Shelby. The captain wants the past to remain buried, and he warns Ethan to stay away. But Ethan doesn’t listen.
Ethan’s best friend and secret love interest, Morgan Olinsworth, joins in the investigation, unearthing intriguing secrets about the mysterious fisherman. When Captain Shelby is suspected of murder and disappears, a manhunt ensues, revealing a truth that unnerves everyone in Pelican Bay.
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Bedtime Stories! Old Owl’s Folktales and Fairy Tales for Children: Folklore and Legends about Animals
By Alice Cussler / Genre: Mythology, Children’s eBooks / Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (11 reviews)
Every country and every culture has a story about how the animals came to live among men or how they got to look a certain way. While we know that these are only fairy tales, it is very interesting to hear about how certain people think that animals came to live among men.
Old Owl knows many fairy tales and folktales about different animals. He will tell you interesting stories about Bear, Swallow, Cat, Dog, Old Crow, Hummingbird, Snowy Owl, Chipmunk, Magpie and other animals that live in the Magical Forest.
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Homemade Tomato Ketchup. 30 Delicious Ketchup Recipes
By Dan C. Ionescu / Genre: Canning & Preserving, Cookbooks / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (35 reviews)
Because you use only the best ingredients and spices, homemade ketchup is not only delicious but also healthy. It contains no added preservatives so if you are concerned about your health and that of your family, making homemade ketchup is the healthy choice.
This book starts with a short introduction; it explains why it is a good idea to make your own tomato ketchup, the equipment you will need, how to sterilize and reuse old bottles and jars, how to correctly apply the heat treatment to improve the ketchup shelf life, and, a list of tips and tricks for making the best tasting ketchup. To make it easy to follow the recipes the book includes British, European, and American weights and measures (lbs, grams, and cups). Of course, you will also find 30 delicious ketchup recipes, including pictures, so you know what the final product will look like. At the end of the book you will find some information about the author.
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