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Raji: Octavia Pompeii : Charley Brindley
Rajiani Devaki (Raji) is a girl of thirteen from India. In 1925, on a cold December morning in Virginia, Vincent Fusilier (Fuse) finds Raji sleeping in his parents’ barn. He thinks she’s a vagrant and tells her she has to go.
She doesn’t understand English and doesn’t know where she is, having recently escaped from a house in Queens New York where she had been held for the past nine years as an indentured servant.
After Vincent leaves for school, Raji slips into his house to find something to eat. She peeks into the front room and is startled to see a man sitting in a wheelchair. He stares at her but apparently cannot move or speak.
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Not in the Cards : Amy Cissell
Welcome to Oracle Bay, the town where the local psychics were already expecting you!
Oracle Bay has always attracted the preternaturally clairvoyant. When anyone with seers’ blood in their veins steps foot in Oracle Bay, their powers awaken, they receive a visit from the Psychics Union, and shenanigans ensue.
Sandy Franklin is on the run from her old life and her almost-ex-husband. Lured to Oracle Bay by a too-cheap-to-be-believable apartment and attached tarot reader shop, she found new friends, a job she didn’t know was possible, and an opportunity to hide from her past while building a new future.
When Vincent, the handsome stranger who owns most of Main Street, announces he’s selling Oracle Bay to stave off personal problems, Sandy and the other resident psychics devise a plan to save the town using their divination skills and a little old-fashioned sleuthing.
The one thing Sandy couldn’t predict was how hard she’d fall for the one man who could crush Oracle Bay and her hopes for a new life without blinking an eye… Will Sandy get a second chance at true love with the man whose past might be even more dangerous than her own?
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By Eastern Windows : Gretta Curran Browne
He went East in search of adventure. What he found would change his life forever…
Set in the beauty of Scotland, the magic of India, and the hostility of China, peopled with memorable characters of all races.
By Eastern Windows is the story of a young British officer, Lachlan Macquarie, who is posted to India where he meets Jane Jarvis, a young girl from the Caribbean – different, exotic and exciting – who becomes the greatest love and the greatest tragedy of his life.
It is also the story of the young men who travelled with him, far from home, serving their king in a country they came to love, while coping with the complex differences between East and West.
“Fabulous and heartbreaking … fresh and authentic in every detail … it has to be the best book I have read about the British in India since M. M. Kaye’s The Far Pavilions – Dr Aileen Keegan.
If you like true-life stories, authentic characters, and vivid settings, then you’ll love Gretta Curran Browne’s captivating novel.
All Because of Her and A Strange Beginning by Gretta Curran Browne are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Unkindness of Ravens : E.D. Degenfelder
When wealthy philanthropist Eleanor Abbott is murdered in her historic Los Gatos, California mansion, it leaves her daughter Madeline reeling in disbelief. Already struggling to cope with a volatile, estranged husband and a failing small business Madeline must set aside those worries to attend to family matters and deal with personal grief.
But nothing is ever as simple as it seems. As Detectives Scott Cooper and Isabelle Morales work to solve Eleanor’s case, another vicious, grisly murder occurs striking too close to home and changes the direction of the investigation from a random act of violence to a targeted, intentional murder.
Odd happenings at the huge old house and anonymous threatening notes lead the detectives to believe Madeline’s own life may be in danger. The final straw is when she learns that the death of her father eighteen months prior was probably not the accident it was believed to be but yet another murder.
Someone seems to be intent on destroying the entire Abbott family. But who… and why?
A hundred-and-twenty-five-year-old mansion, long-held family secrets, decades-old simmering hatred and conspiracy threaten Madeline’s life and legacy in this thrilling novel.
Enjoy this debut novel from E.D. Degenfelder. First in a trilogy, this exciting mystery is laced with suspense, twists and turns, intrigue and betrayal.
DiscoverGate 6 … Murder at Black Oaks, the second novel in this exciting trilogy by E.D. Degenfelder. Each book is a stand-alone novel with no cliff hangers.
Gate 6 … Murder at Black Oaks, the sequel to Evan’s first novel, Unkindness Of Ravens, is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Once An Insider, Now Without a Church Home : Amanda Farmer
This is the story of one couple’s faith crisis after realizing the church they have spent 25 years serving as leaders in has made subtle but profound changes over the years.
It is their journey from being trusting followers of Jesus to questioning everything about their faith. Who is really following the Bible? Who is really interpreting the Bible correctly?
This is a personal memoir that follows the changes in the American Evangelical Church as it becomes more popular to embrace Calvinism, Authoritarianism, Complementarianism, and Covenants and the effect this can have on one’s faith.
The story illustrates the pain of going from being an accepted member of a church – from being on the inside – to realizing that the leadership desires that you leave the fellowship.
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The Pocket Advisor : Sue Ohrablo
A Family Guide to Navigating College
Congratulations, you’re headed to college! While it is an exciting time in your life, it can also be challenging to find your way around, learn what’s expected of you, and connect with the people that can help and support you when you need it.
The Pocket Advisor: A Family Guide to Navigating College is a practical, easy-to-use guide for navigating college. Drawing on over thirty years’ experience as an academic advisor, Dr. Ohrablo provides concrete tips on how to access the information, resources, and services you will need to be successful throughout your college career.
You will learn how to communicate using the language of higher education, understand who the key players are, and learn how to avoid and overcome challenges and obstacles that students commonly encounter. Included in the book are checklists and worksheets that will help you get oriented to your institution and will serve as valuable resources as you begin your higher education journey.
Students have lots of questions, and The Pocket Advisor has the answers! Included in the book are the following:
- What classes do I need to take and how do I sign up for them?
- How many courses should I take each semester?
- What does the bursar’s office do?
- Where can I find my academic advisor?
- What do my professors expect from me?
- How do I connect with my professors?
- What do I do if I run into academic or personal difficulty?
Dr. Sue Ohrablo has been supporting diverse college students (freshman through doctoral level) as an academic advisor, counselor, and professor for over 30 years. Through her extensive work with college students, she has developed an in-depth understanding of the questions students have along with the challenges they face. She has successfully partnered with thousands of students over the years, providing them support and assisting them in navigating the college experience.
In this book, Dr. Ohrablo has combined her own advising “must-knows” with her insider knowledge of how institutions really work to provide you with a comprehensive guide to finding your way through an often-complex environment. She is experienced in helping students to engage in academic planning, decision-making, and problem-solving while developing positive, lasting relationships with the students she has advised.
Professionally, Dr. Ohrablo is established as an internationally known expert in the field of academic advising and student services. The author of High-Impact Advising: A Guide for Academic Advisors, Dr. Ohrablo serves as a higher education consultant and trainer to institutions that wish to improve the quality of academic advising and support they provide to students.
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A Strange Beginning : Gretta Curran Browne
Aberdeen, 1798 — Beginning when he is a boy of ten years old, we join George Gordon when he is living a miserable life with his manic Scottish mother in a few rented rooms above a shop.
Poetry is his only form of escape. Tormented by his mother, the boy narrowly survives childhood through the dint of his own intelligence and his sabre-sharp wit. But his bleak world takes a turn for the better when a legal messenger from the English aristocracy reveals that his true surname is not Gordon, and he has inherited his family’s title of Lord Byron…
Despite his lowly upbringing, the handsome Byron charms school and University classmates with his charisma… and conquers bullies with his bare-knuckle boxing skills. But none of his talents can win the heart of his true love. And it is the pain of his rejection that inspires him to travel to faraway lands and pen the poems that will last forever.
Discover the poor-to-riches story of a young lord whose words changed the course of history.
Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
Finalist in the Ian Book Of The Year Award for Outstanding Historical Fiction
All Because of Her and By Eastern Windows by Gretta Curran Browne are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Limited Duty : Tadeous Furlepa
The uniquely compelling memoir of my father’s life leading up to and through WWII. His personal triumph of overcoming a severe physical disability as a child, to eventually changing others perception of him and his handicap, and proving himself worthy of serving his country.
As a soldier from the north, he witnessed first hand the racial tension between the whites and those blacks he befriended. His surviving a botched appendectomy, operating a lucrative gambling enterprise on base, dancing with Judy Garland at the Hollywood Canteen, experiencing the initial test of the atomic bomb to his discharge from the military in January 1946. These are just some of the historical events that provided a fascinating, and oftentimes humorous look into his military career of a stateside soldier.
Limited Duty was selected for inclusion by both the National WWII Museum in New Orleans and Texas Historical Commission to be used as research material available for staff, visitors, and researchers to gain a better understanding and appreciation of the American experience during World War II.
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Timeless: The Becoming of a Teenage Witch : Jessa Lynn Pease Garrett
Emlyn Perry never expected to be demon hunting in the most notorious haunted house in Savannah, Georgia. Before her mother died, Emlyn was an average teenager, preparing for her senior year with her best friend and boyfriend.
After discovering a secret Emlyn’s parents kept hidden for 17 years, Emlyn embarks on a journey to embrace a lineage of Celtic magic but soon realizes a life of witchcraft comes with consequences.
As soon as she accepts her powers, Emlyn becomes the target of the Ainbertach Coven, a powerful organization of dark witches with roots dating to early 1300 Ireland. The coven’s goal is abolishing all white magic, and initiation for new members is eliminating a light witch of true Irish descent.
To win, Emlyn must master the power of past, present, and future with the help of a local magic shop owner and a mysterious newcomer, but can Emlyn fight someone she’s already fallen for?
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Breathe: A Journal To Help Conquer Life : Desiray Henderson
This is a journal designed to help individuals deal with many different obstacles that we all face in life.
There are four chapters in this journal and they are Depression, Friendships, Dealing with loss, and Isolation.
This journal provides hands-on help for anyone who may be struggling with any of these issues.
It also prepares those who are not in that crisis to be better prepared just in case life permits them to go there.
It is capable of helping anyone of any age, race, or status, and decreases the suicide rate as it encourages everyone to Breath..
This is a great investment for any child or adult to really connect with their heart and be aware of what’s going on inside of them.
It also gives tips to create a more rounded human being.
This journal is definitely a great experience so be prepared to write.
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