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The Grand Getaway : Frank O’Keeffe
Danny, a homeless recovering alcoholic, is mourning the death of his best friend, Pete. Cold and despondent, Danny wanders into Cavandish, a long-term care home in Calgary, Alberta. There he is befriended by Charlie, a cantankerous resident who convinces him to stay under the guise of a new resident and roommate. Danny is introduced to Charlie’s two best friends: Betty, a feisty senior who is more than happy to assist in the deception, and Caroline, who suffers from dementia.
After several weeks spent residing in Cavandish as an imposter, Danny helps his new friends organize a day trip to the zoo on their own. Bouyed by their success and newfound sense of freedom, they set their sights on a bigger adventure. Inspired by Betty’s dream of returning to see the Grand Canyon before she dies, a plan to escape from Cavandish is hatched. Under the cover of night, road trip supplies are liberated from the care home and the foursome make their getaway.
With very little money, no passports and not even a legal driver’s license, their first obstacle will be to find a way to cross the U.S. border. Standing in their way is a cast of characters – bizarre, comical, and outlandish, any of whom could help or hinder the fulfillment of Betty’s dream. This laugh-out-loud funny, yet touching novel is a trip you won’t want to miss.
Woodbine by Frank O’Keeffe is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Benjamin Street : Rick J Barrett
Why would a wealthy 74-year-old man want to renovate a dilapidated apartment building in the poor area of the crime-ridden area of Pontiac?
Jack Bartlett is driven by memories—both wonderful and horrendous from his tenure there in 1943. As thoughts of retirement haunt him, inner demons make resurrection of the tired building a priority.
The thoughts of reliving that time during World War II rejuvenate him. In a coming of age journey, he recalls the three friends in the building that helped define him and his values. Their antics and experiences are firmly rooted in his mind.
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Just Ask the Universe : Michael Samuels
A No-Nonsense Guide to Manifesting your Dreams
Just Ask the Universe is not a book of New Age gobbledygook filled with empty promises. Angels won’t fly from above and touch you while you’re reading. You will not be asked to practice unusual or tedious rituals. There will be no preaching or sage advice and there will most certainly be no channeling of your inner chakras or dressing like Friar Tuck.
Just Ask the Universe is a realistic guide to personal development. By creating a blueprint for self-growth and commanding your subconscious mind, the Universe will manifest all your dreams.
For over two decades, Michael Samuels has studied and methodically tested hundreds of books on self-improvement, spirituality, and the metaphysical.
Just Ask the Universe accumulates the wisdom from “thought teachers” like: Wallace Wattles, Anthony Robbins, Rhonda Byrne, Joseph Murphy, Robert Collier, and Napoleon Hill, and compiles it under one unified lesson: if your thoughts are clear and in harmony with your mind and the truth of your surroundings, your life can be filled with all the richness the Universe has to offer. As a culmination from these teachings, Michael will show you how to use simple and fun techniques to create a more desirable future. This approach, coupled with real-life stories, will teach you how to achieve personal power to overcome any barrier.
Regardless of what your present circumstances might be, by following the principles in this book, you will be able to gain power over your destiny. The Universe is listening. All you have to do is just ask.
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Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island : Michael Phillip Cash
Paul Russo’s wife just died. While trying to get his family’s life back in order, Paul is being tormented by a demon who is holding his wife’s spirit hostage on the other side.
His fate is intertwined with an old haunted mansion on the north shore of Long Island called Stillwell Manor.
Paul must find clues dating back hundreds of years to set his wife’s soul free.
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Bulwark : Brit Lunden
Clay Finnes is the sheriff of a small town in Georgia called Bulwark. Recently separated from his wife, all he can think about is what went wrong, and will Jenna ever come back to him.
He’s troubled by a bothersome reporter trying to build a story from what he thinks is a normal day in his life.
Clay has to admit that with the fantastical stories told by an accident victim, as well as unusual sightings of wolves, things are getting a bit strange.
A visit to the ominous Gingerbread House makes him realize that his life as he knows it will never be the same.
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Monsterland : Michael Okon
Welcome to Monsterland—the scariest place on Earth.
Wyatt Baldwin’s senior year is not going well. His parents divorce, then his dad mysteriously dies. He’s not exactly comfortable with his new stepfather, Carter White, either. An ongoing debate with his best friends Melvin and Howard Drucker over which monster is superior has gotten stale. He’d much rather spend his days with beautiful and popular Jade. However, she’s dating the brash high-school quarterback Nolan, and Wyatt thinks he doesn’t stand a chance.
But everything changes when Wyatt and his friends are invited to attend the grand opening of Monsterland, a groundbreaking theme park where guests can interact with vampires in Vampire Village, be chased by werewolves on the River Run, and walk among the dead in Zombieville.
With real werewolves, vampires and zombies as the main attractions, what could possibly go wrong?
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Woodbine : Frank O’Keeffe
In the late 1800s, young Lise joins her father on an expedition from Paris to Africa. After nearly two years of adventure, she is captured by a band of the Dervish fleeing Kitchener’s army. She is rescued and returns to Europe, where she marries her rescuer, Major Havelock.
Lise adjusts to her new life at Woodbine, her husband’s family home in Ireland, and settles into a pleasant routine in the village of Killynann. However, with the outbreak of World War I, and Ireland in rebellion, what joy and tragedy await the Havelock family?
A sweeping saga, skillfully weaving history with unforgettable characters across decades and continents.
The Grand Getaway by Frank O’Keeffe is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Created By Blood : Lauryn L Hill
Dr. Sofia Pierce recently was mated to the infamous vampire, Gage Gallegos, AKA Lucifer. And just as they thought their lives were nearly perfect, they discover that Sofia isn’t who they thought she was.
Not even close.
But what she is, is nothing like any of them have ever known before. Her species is new to the vampires and hybrids of The Alliance.
With the help of Gage, his family and the warriors of The Alliance, she is trying hard to accept she isn’t human.
To ensure Sofia is safe from the killer Vega, who is still on the loose, Gage wants Ambrose Kane, his best friend to take Sofia’s blood as a second layer of protection. But because Ambrose expresses his desire for Sofia, this makes her uncomfortable. Yet the time he spends training her to fight brings them closer.
As Sofia’s past begins to emerge, she discovers her life was so much more complicated than she ever dreamed, and it terrifies her. She can’t tell Gage what she is learning about herself for fear he won’t understand. Or that it will tear them apart.
Zander, the leader of The Alliance, reveals to their warriors that Sofia is not human, and she is under their protection for a whole different reason than they were told before. More importantly, he explains that the killer, Vega, is indeed after Sofia. And if he captures her, her life will become a living nightmare.
Now with each passing day, the sixteen badass warriors who protect Sofia 24/7 are finding that this little female doctor means more to them than they could ever have imagined. And they will do anything to protect her.
To further Sofia’s protection, The Alliance begins to build her own blood army. The men who receive her blood will be bound to her, they will serve and protect her as her blood demands their loyalty and protection.
But something goes terribly wrong as they build her army. Now Sofia and Gage must figure out how to deal with it or let this mistake destroy them.
If that happens, then everything they have fought for will be for nothing.
Mature readers only.
Awakened by Blood and Pandora’s Proposal by Lauryn L Hill are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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The Hesperian Dilemma : Colin Waterman
The year is 2134. Two geopolitical groups on Earth are on the verge of war— the Hesperian Federation in the west and the Khitan Empire in the east. The Federation has set up a military base on Europa, the second closest moon of Jupiter. Underneath Europa’s surface of ice, there is an ocean of salt water which is 100 km deep.
Maura O’Hara is an oceanologist who specialises in extremophile life-forms which ingest sulphur compounds as a source of energy. She discovers intelligent aliens, known as the ‘Thiosh’, which live close to hydrothermal vents in the Europan Ocean. They communicate by telepathy and, although their manipulative skills are limited, they use machines which they control by telekinesis. The Hesperian military want to destroy the Thiosh which they fear will prevent them using the moon as a base for nuclear submarines.
Maura teams up with Geoff, a specialist in Artificial Intelligence. Together they strive to save the aliens from extermination—a mission which threatens to tear apart both their relationship and their home planet.
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Darkness at the Edge of Tomorrow : Holiday Cognac
It’s not just that murder and accidental death occur, it’s that Planet Wayside has become the black cauldron where dark secrets become revealed… and when the last candle expires, an hour before dawn …everything crescendos.
It’s December 1987, long before cell phones became the ubiquitous utensils of communication, and due to a crippling ice storm, a small BBQ restaurant named Planet Wayside for one night becomes a haven for 10 people.
There’s the owner and his outspoken employee, the hitchhiking hippie couple and their baby grateful for the sanctuary, a couple of recent MIT grads en route to Florida, a neighbor couple meeting to finalize the ending of their 40 year marriage, the surprise entry of his young mistress, and John the rogue truck driver who crashes his semi into a telephone pole in front of the restaurant.
Evil percolates in pure darkness…
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