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High Hope : Sue Lilley
Grace, Sam and Dixie have known each other forever. Sam and Dixie got married, had a son and they all lived happily ever after. Or did they?
Grace has a secret. Twenty years ago, she got pregnant after a drunken one-night mistake with Sam. By then, Sam and Dixie were back together and Grace was a penniless student with no family to support her. There was no way she could bring up her baby alone. Convincing herself it was best for everyone, she gave up her baby girl for adoption and kept her heartbreak to herself.
Her love-life has been a disaster. She married in haste and ended up divorced. Now, approaching forty with a sense of failure and dread, Grace receives a letter out of the blue. Her daughter has traced her. She’s searching for answers and Grace longs to meet her.
But if Grace confesses to a secret baby now, she’ll put Sam’s family in jeopardy. How could their lifelong friendship survive such a betrayal? Yet does Grace have a choice?
Another Summer and Whispered Wishes by Sue Lilley are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Call to Juno : Elisabeth Storrs
Call to Juno : A Tale of Ancient Rome
Four unforgettable characters are tested during a war between Rome and Etruscan Veii.
Caecilia has long been torn between her birthplace of Rome and her adopted city of Veii. Yet faced with mounting danger to her husband, children, and Etruscan freedoms, will her call to destroy Rome succeed?
Pinna has clawed her way from prostitute to the concubine of the Roman general Camillus. Deeply in love, can she exert her own power to survive the threat of exposure by those who know her sordid past?
Semni, a servant, seeks forgiveness for a past betrayal. Will she redeem herself so she can marry the man she loves?
Marcus, a Roman tribune, is tormented by unrequited love for another soldier. Can he find strength to choose between his cousin Caecilia and his fidelity to Rome?
Who will overcome the treachery of mortals and gods?
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The Texan : Anne Carey
The Texan: A Tale of Betrayal & Revenge
Do opposites attract? Bad-boy BJ Brayden gets more than he bargained for when Janet Blake arrives in his small Texas town on assignment for her NYC-based magazine.
She faces racism, prejudice, and his meddlesome Mama, Peggy Sue while BJ enjoys sex, drugs, and Country music.
When BJ fails to treat Janet right, her revenge for his betrayal becomes the tell-all you are about to read.
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Follow Your Heart : Sabine Garvey Campbell
Follow Your Heart
Suzanne is a beautiful, young and successful woman who’s living the good life. When learning her dad has transitioned to the final stage of Parkinson’s, she quits her job and sells her house to move closer to her family.
While she is happy to be home, Suzanne finds that her future grows vaguer and more uncertain with each passing day. So, with her parent’s encouragement, she embarks on a grand vacation to St. Lucia, where they hope she may find some direction.
Her holiday begins as planned, but quickly becomes more than she bargained for when Suzanne becomes entangled in a new set of friends and finds romance with a man who could be the love of her life.
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The Golden Dice: A Tale of Ancient Rome : Elisabeth Storrs
During a ten year siege between two age-old enemies, three women follow very different paths to survive:
Caecilia, a young Roman woman, forsakes her city by marrying the Etruscan Vel Mastarna, exposing herself to the enmity of his people and the hatred of the Romans who consider her a traitoress…
Semni, a reckless Etruscan girl, becomes a servant in the House of Mastarna, embroiling herself in schemes that threaten Caecilia’s children and her own chance for romance…
Pinna, a tomb whore, uses blackmail to escape her grim life and gain the attention of Rome’s greatest general, choosing between her love for him and her loyalty to another…
Historical Fiction at its best, The Golden Dice explores the lives of women in war while giving a glimpse into the sexuality, religion, and politics of Roman and Etruscan cultures, two great civilizations of ancient history.
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The Wedding Shroud – A Tale of Ancient Rome : Elisabeth Storrs
The Wedding Shroud – A Tale of Ancient Rome
‘a sensitivity to the realities of life in a very different time and world’ Ursula Le Guin
In 406 BC, to seal a tenuous truce, the young Roman Caecilia is wedded to Vel Mastarna, an Etruscan nobleman from the city of Veii. The fledgling Republic lies only twelve miles across the Tiber from its neighbour, but the cities are from opposing worlds so different are their customs and beliefs.
Leaving behind a righteous society, Caecilia is determined to remain true to Roman virtues while living among the sinful Etruscans. Instead she finds herself tempted by a mystical, hedonistic culture which offers pleasure and independence to women as well as a chance to persuade the Gods to delay her destiny. Yet Mastarna and his people also hold dark secrets and, as war looms, Caecilia discovers that Fate is not so easy to control and that she must finally choose where her allegiance lies.
Exploring themes of sexuality, destiny versus self-determination and tolerance versus prejudice, The Wedding Shroud is a novel that vividly captures a historical time and place while accenting the lives of women of the ancient world.
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The Bipolar : Raj Gadapa
The Bipolar
Krishna, an immigrant from India and an engineer by profession, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his late twenties after a failed relationship with Courtney, an American woman who has beautiful blue eyes.
Twenty years later, when Krishna is in his forties and the father of two children, strange gunmen begin following him in fast-moving cars—with the intent to kill. In trying to investigate his stalkers and why they want to kill him, Krishna realizes that his preference for women with blue eyes has made him a target of a white supremacist group.
He also finds out that Neelloc, a waitress and engineering student he had a relationship with, one that ended disastrously, also seems to be associated with the supremacist group.
Will Krishna’s bipolar disorder make his situation worse, or will it help him this time? Will it just save his life so that he can be there for his children, or will it do more by helping him reunite with Neelloc, the woman he still cares about?
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The Day Cancer Died : Dr. Darnell L Huntley
The Day Cancer Died : Myles Dream
One of the best books you will read this year!
Has your life been touched by Cancer? Do you have a loved one, friend, or just know someone who have lost someone to Cancer? Or maybe a Cancer survivor? Cancer hits close to home for many families across this nation and global territories. I lost my grandfather to lung cancer and my father is in remission from Prostate Cancer.
In this book, Myles experience the loss of two family members to Cancer. He petitions God for help. Cancer is illustrated through the form of a personality. Cancer reveals his mission and discusses his knowledge of the ongoing coalition to end his life. Cancer is put on the witness stand to answer why he seeks to pursue the lives of our loved ones. In the pursuit to cure Cancer forever one character discuss the steps she takes to avoid being defeated by Cancer. In the end, CANCER DO NOT WIN! In Myles dream he receives the answer many of us awaits to hear one day soon.
The Doll Dilemma : Caron Pescatore
The Doll Dilemma – Luanna and The Kids’ Court
A headless doll. A boy with a habit of breaking toys. A sister who is convinced her brother is the guilty party.
Eleven-year-old Luanna Porcello is a peacemaker at heart. So it’s no surprise that she wants to help when she overhears twin siblings, Jenny and Jimmy Corbett, fighting over who broke Jenny’s beloved doll. Jenny is positive Jimmy is the culprit, but he claims he’s innocent. To uncover the truth, Luanna decides to start a kids’ court.
With the help of a few friends, Luanna gets to work. Believing in Jimmy’s innocence, she assumes the role of his attorney. Best friend, Phoebe Chen, becomes her private investigator. Jake Crandall, Jimmy’s fiercely loyal, but not so bright, best friend, is thrilled at the prospect of being the court bailiff, because he’ll get to carry a gun. Jake’s thirteen-year-old sister, Heather, is recruited to be the judge. Although she’s way too cool to hang out with “children,” the thought of all that power is too much for her to resist.
As the drama unfolds in court, unexpected facts are revealed by the testimony of each witness. With all the evidence stacking up against Jimmy, Luanna begins to wonder…is her client as innocent as she thinks he is?
Join Luanna and the Kids’ Court as they delve into their first case and try to uncover the truth of who really destroyed Jenny’s doll!
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Bedroom Blossom :
Bedroom Blossom
What can a woman do if unwanted attention comes from an attractive man. Caroline knows the attraction is just lustful when she longs for love. Caroline’s solution may have been a bit extreme.
Caroline is a successful Social Worker in London, until a midlife crisis hits her husband and she is divorced for another woman.
She enters depression but finds a way out. Selling up and moving on, she has grand designs until she is plagued by her sexual desires.
She is trapped and there is only one way out. But her guilt is extreme. Her fate is absolute.
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