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Rainshadow : Sarah Kienitz
Some sacrifices are too much to bear.
On the surface, the Madsen’s seem like a conventional family with the same problems that most deal with. That is until Sadie doesn’t show up for Christmas dinner.
As her sisters are pulled together to discover what’s happened to their semi-estranged sibling, a series of dark secrets are exposed from the girls’ past. The Madsen sisters must look to their tumultuous upbringing to find the truth behind what events haunted their sister, and the connection she has to their incarcerated mother.
Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, the family must find a way to come to terms with the trauma of their childhood in order to make things right in the present.
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Bangkok Delusions : Zach J Brodsky
Bangkok Delusions is an exciting new entry into the Bangkok books scene.
With equal amounts of joy, despair and even at times hope Zach J Brodsky takes us on a tour of an array of absurd characters all milling around a small area of Bangkok.
We follow Pinky, a fiercely independent and intelligent woman trying to eke out a better life for her and her friend Ting. Scotty Marshall is a classic lost American, hopelessly falling for someone who is at best indifferent to him. Bob Lowe is a 40-something English teacher who drinks more than he teaches, while his vile, arrogant friend Alf Hayes, a small-time criminal has aspirations of hitting the big time!
Their lives overlap in hilarious, tragic and fascinating ways.
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The Inferiority Complex : Ryan Degg
One case, two detectives. One man intent on destruction. One story, two perspectives. One city; death and corruption.
TJ
He was an inferior man. He didn’t buy into the myth of an inferiority complex; he was inferior. But all of that changed six months ago. He became a superior man. He decided to act. This was when his masterplan, “The Messiah Machination”, was born. The plan is now in motion; he has just committed his first murder. This is only the beginning but it’s also only half of the story because he has a very specific target in mind. What does this mean? Why is he doing this? What’s his next move? The truth is … only he knows.
IMOGEN
When a poem is discovered on the body of a girl in the fountain at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, Detective First Grade, Imogen Carter, catches the case. It soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary case. Mentally, she’s fatigued. She has personal issues to deal with. She has one hell of a dilemma to consider. Will all of this prove too much or will she find a way to suppress the negativity, compartmentalise her emotions and focus on the case? If she’s going to apprehend whoever is responsible then she’s going to need to … before New York City gets brought to its knees.
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Full Circle – Rekindle, Regret, Repeat : Arlette Eshraghi
Natalie Amini has a secret. She is aware that her actions are reprehensible, and yet she cannot stop herself, because she wants her cake, and she wants to eat it, too.
Natalie looks forward to her appointment with Evan every Tuesday. Under the guise that he is her patient, the two have been carrying on an affair for the last two years.
Though Natalie’s marriage has become monotonous, and she is resentful towards her husband, Eric, she is reluctant to leave him.
Natalie is conflicted after Evan presents her with an ultimatum. When Natalie finally makes a decision, she is blindsided by an unforeseen event. Will she be able to move forward with her plans?
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Parental Damage : Jack Marriot
Parental Damage is based on a true story, the story of Jack Marriott a young boy, a boxer who thought he had the world at his feet.
That was until the introduction of a new family member. Marie was a bitch, the stepmother from hell and as she worked her feet under the table she made it her mission to make her stepson’s life a misery.
It wasn’t long before Jack found himself in trouble with the law and distanced from the father he adored.
When Jack’s father falls ill and dies, Marie’s cruelty knows no bounds and when her stepson fights back she finds herself on the receiving end of a terrible retribution.
Sent to borstal and still trying to come to terms with the loss of his father, Jack learns how to survive the bullies, the screws and the demons that haunted him in his darkest hours.
This is a story of hope, a story of triumph, it does not glorify violence or use it to gratify the hunger of its readers, it simply tells it how it was. It tells of courage, of sadness and lost opportunities, but above all, it is testament that even in the bleakest times during the worst of deeds, goodness dwells within us all, how much of that survives is simply a matter of choice self-belief and integrity.
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Civility in the Center : Bill Renje
The art of empathy in a divided culture
As Christians, we fall right into an American culture that has lost its mind with stark divides between Republican and Democrat, between black, brown and white, between lower, middle and upper income.
Dr. Tony Evans, an African-American pastor from Dallas Theological Seminary, masterfully talks about the necessity of an officiating crew in keeping a football game from devolving into chaos.
Christians SHOULD be the officiating crew to bring fairness, order and flow to the playing field of the culture. BUT, too often, we don’t because instead of FIRST looking through the officiating lens of Christ, we first look through the lens of political affiliation, race, income level, and gender.
Specific to the need for racial reconciliation, we seem as divided as ever. As Christ followers, we need to discern and discover the truth, and stand for the truth, regardless of political party, affiliation or race.
I believe that solutions are found in the center. It’s in the center where we learn empathy and understanding for those with different worldviews and perspectives, even if we don’t always agree on everything.
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Fayroll: More Than a Game : Andrey Vasilyev
A witty journalist finds himself ripped away from a city life in Moscow into a quest that leads him to the realm of Fayroll, a virtual reality video game.
Given orders to write a series of fluff pieces about the game and its developers, he accidentally starts an unusual journey which can change the entire virtual world, and maybe even the real one.
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Going Green Gone Wild : D. K. Clay
The Weird & Wacky Side of Repurposing, Reusing, Recycling & Upcycling
Going Green Gone Wild is a compilation of amusing, quirky, ingenious and sometimes, bizarre, tips and ideas on upcycling, recycling and repurposing common items in uncommon ways. The tips and ideas contained in this book focus only on odd, wacky and amusing tips that will exercise your imagination and creativity. They are definitely not your “typical” recycling tips.
In this book, you will find inexpensive shortcuts and clever solutions for solving common problems using what’s on hand, in other words – “MAKING DO.”
Going Green Gone Wild contains more than 1,000 ingenious, fun and amusing tips and ideas on upcycling, recycling, repurposing and reusing items that would ordinarily be thought of as holding a one-way ticket to the dump. These tips will allow you to curb waste and keep useable items out of the trashcan and, ultimately, landfills, incinerators or oceans.
This book is not just about “fixing” things, it is about fixing things in unexpected ways. It is also about making common household items work overtime by serving more than their original purpose and acting as substitutes for items that would otherwise be purchased, thus saving money, time and natural resources,
The methods and techniques identified in the book to accomplish these ends are amusing and sometimes outlandish. They are examples of “green” solutions unleashed, taken to the extreme and GONE WILD! They are demonstrations of the degree creative folks are willing to go to accomplish an end. Going Green Gone Wild provides humor while celebrating human ingenuity and the extent to which this ingenuity can be taken.
The wild, wacky and outlandish tips cover topics such as health and beauty, fashion, children, pet care, kitchen organization, food preparation and storage, dinnerware and dining, home decorating, energy conservation, cleaning and storage, pest control, home security, gardening, office tips, home and car maintenance, sewing/crafts and many more. This entertaining book contains material useful to homemakers, gardeners, handypersons, office workers, mechanics, and crafters.
Organized by topic, the stage for each chapter is set with a humorous anecdote, quirky tale, weird factoid, fun fact or informative tidbit followed by unconventional repurposing tips such as:
- Making shoe innersoles from computer mouse pads or carpet remnants
- Making a portable washing machine from a 5-gallon paint bucket and a sink plunger
- Replacing a broken refrigerator door handle with a leather strap
- Making a dolly for heavy objects from an old lawnmower
- Making a new toilet flapper chain from safety pins
- Making roofing tiles from old tire treads
- Repairing leaking pipes with chewing gum
- Making a fly swatter from the tongue of an old boot
The offbeat ideas in this book demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination while providing amusement, making the book an entertaining and fun read.
Death and Other Things : Kimberly LaRocca
Death is final. Death can be painful, not just for those who suffer it, but for the ones who are left behind. The survivors. The ones who maybe didn’t get what they wanted from their relationship or the failed suicide attempt that leaves them clinging to a life no longer wanted.
And death can be tragic.
In this collection of short stories, Death and Other Things, the many façades of death are examined, occasionally with a wry and backwards glance and occasionally through gut-wrenching horror.
The end of a beautiful relationship, or maybe one that had run its course. An abusive step-father, the passing of a much-loved grandmother, or a terrifying zombie apocalypse.
Whatever the background, the characters all share that one thing in common. They are sometimes fleetingly touched by death and sometimes carried away on its wings.
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Mace Steele: Seductor : Cairo Spleef
One look in his eyes is all it takes. Born with the natural ability to seduce, cursed with an insatiable appetite for lust, relentlessly pursued by those determined to do him harm, Mace may look like a gorgeous Greek God but deep inside he suffers all the frailties and temptations of humanity. That’s all part of being superhuman, every strength has its weakness, every curse has its power.
Sabrina is the consummate twenty-first-century woman — charm, wit and confidence all wrapped up in one beautiful package. There’s never been a mountain she couldn’t climb or a man she couldn’t conquer.
Driven by a thirst he cannot quench he pursues her.
Tempted by a love she cannot possess she accepts his advances.
Drawn together by forces stronger than nature, they’re about to find out that life isn’t easy amidst a love forbidden through the ages.
CAUTION: This novel includes graphic descriptions of erotic encounters. Intended for adult audiences 18+.
READER GROUP REVIEWS:
“Pure gold from beginning to end, I loved Mace and could feel his charm and his angst right through my reader.”
“Hot, hot, hot. Felt naughty for turning every page but just like his prey I couldn’t resist.”
“Super hot. Mace is so sexy. I want him to seduce me. Please!”
“Fast pace, engaging characters and hot sex. What more could you ask for?”
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