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The Intergalactic Adventures of Queen Bea : Jeanne Gransee Barker
The Intergalactic Adventures of Queen Bea
Everything Bea had ever known was a lie.
Now she must find the courage to face the truth and save not only herself—but an entire planet.
At almost 15, late-bloomer Bea Parker has just discovered that her aunt, uncle and cousins—the only family she’s ever known — aren’t actually related to her and don’t know anything about her birth parents.
A strange, high-tech device shows up in her room in the middle of the night with a note promising answers about her shadowed past.
The only person she can turn to for help is Calvin, school genius—and total nerd.
This alien technology leads Bea and Calvin on a heart-pounding adventure across lightyears leaving behind Earth, and everything she knows, to meet her destiny.
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Wolver’s Rescue : Jacqueline Rhoades
Wolver’s Rescue
Sometimes it’s not the wolves that pose the danger…
There’s a downside to living in a secret society. Someone has to ensure it remains that way. ‘Bull’ Bulworth is that someone. His current assignment: track a young man who has an unrecognized wolf inside him and eliminate the problem before the truth about Wolvers is exposed to the human world. It’s a simple and straightforward assignment until he meets a woman who makes him think crazy might be contagious.
In her own words, Tommie Bane is nuttier than a pecan tree. There’s a voice in her head telling her she is something other than human, and a creature she swears is running around inside her body. Just when she’s at the lowest point in her weird and nutty life, she meets a man who tells her it’s all real. Should she listen to the voice of reason or to the voice in her head that keeps shouting “Mate”?
What do you have to lose when you’ve already lost your mind? For Tommie, it could be her life.
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Dear Crossing : Marjorie Swift Doering
Dear Crossing
A peaceful, lakeside summer home… A gruesome murder… Valerie Davis, wife of prominent Minneapolis businessman, Paul Davis, is dead. Very dead.
Personal demons in tow, Ray Schiller of the Widmer P.D. follows the evidence to the Twin Cities, joining forces with Minneapolis homicide detective Dick Waverly. They discover many are suspect, few are innocent. The widower has good reason to keep his personal life private, and he isn’t the only one—not by a long shot.
“Sweet nothings” become weapons in a war of words as intimates turn on one another. Ambition, love and hate turn the case on its head when consequences turn lethal.
In the midst of the investigation, Ray’s involvement in an unthinkable incident makes him the subject of an Internal Affairs. investigation. With his personal and professional life in the balance, he soon learns the devil is in the details, and the details aren’t what anyone expected.
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Finding Your Bliss : Sarah O’Flaherty
Finding Your Bliss
Need to Make Some Life Changes and Don’t Know Where to Start?
This book starts off with a warning:
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO STAY EXACTLY AS IT IS NOW.
In a new book called Finding Your Bliss by author Sarah O’Flaherty you’ll find yourself on a journey of discovery that moves you toward a more meaningful life. When you’re living a life of meaning your energy levels are high, your feelings are richer, and life flows naturally. Living a life of meaning comes from living the life that is right for you and only you.
In a world where people are expected and trained to conform, where busyness has become an epidemic, and stress levels are out of control it is easy to feel stuck, confused, and disempowered. And yet, there is a way out of the rat-race rut and back into a life of meaning. This book shows you how to get there.
Initial readers have been incredibly enthusiastic, “I’ve just finished reading “Finding Your Bliss” and would like to tell you that even though I’ve been reading “self-help”, pop psychology books for….feels like my whole life (starting with Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain back in the 80’s) I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and gained insight from this delightful epistle. It was so refreshing to read her simple advice that can easily be assimilated in to your day without adding the pressure of “more”. On the contrary it has helped to slow me down with its underlying theme of mindfulness and helped to clarify my values and strengths. I would recommend this book to anyone – young, old and in-between as a delightful reminder of the importance of bringing some magic into your life. Oh and I urge you to get a copy of the “12 steps to self-care” and stick it somewhere that you will see it throughout the day!” Judy Waugh, Business Owner.
Finding your bliss and living a passionate life is a real possiblity for everyone and this is the book to get you started.
In this interactive workbook your will learn:
• How to identify your values, strengths, and passions.
• Whether you have a healthy connection with others.
• How to find your purpose or calling.
• The key essentials to living a meaningful life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sarah O’Flaherty worked in the advertising industry for 20 years before becoming a writer. Finding Your Bliss was written while traveling around Asia and in it you will find hints of Buddhist Monastaries, the high peaks of Nepal, and secluded island beaches in Thailand. She now teaches meditation and mindfulness, and is studying to become a Clinical Psychologist.
Hollow’s Charge : Arielle LeClair
Hollow’s Charge
Magic has been lost to those inhabiting the Three Lands for hundreds of years. Now, a forgotten place called the Hollow is found within the realm of Ciyula, and it is in need of a successor. The Hollow has chosen Rosaleen Forlain to become its new Keeper. There is just one catch.
She must usurp the tyrannical Queen Asta in favor of crowning a mysterious young woman possessing an ancient bloodline long thought lost to the world. In addition to her burdens, Rosaleen must find this woman before Asta has a chance to join forces with the enemy in order to wage war against a kingdom that has long been Ciyula’s ally. Rosaleen must betray her country and her House, forsaking everything for the Hollow and her new destiny. She must do this quest as a fugitive, avoiding forces sent to capture her by the queen and her own father.
Can she find the girl and stop the impending war before it is too late?
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Propositions : Tania Joyce
Propositions
No strings attached … or so she thought.
Following years of sacrifice and struggle, Jessica Mason now co-owns a successful marketing agency in Sydney. All Jessica wants to do is focus on growing her business and maintain the lifestyle she’s worked so hard to achieve. But everything changes when her agency wins a major contract for the opening of the new Somers Hotel and she has to take on the account.
Nate Somers is a workaholic trying to please his retiring father. When he meets captivating, go-getting Jessica, the prospect of a short-term love affair sounds like a proposition he’d be crazy to decline.
But when Jessica spends a weekend away at her favorite vineyard retreat, she runs into Troy Smith, the ex-boyfriend who left her broken and vulnerable years ago. Things don’t go to plan when the well-kept secrets from her past are revealed and Troy starts weaving his way back into her life.
With her business at stake and hearts at risk, Jessica’s future is destined to change. Who will end up making Jessica a proposition she simply cannot refuse?
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The Opal Dragon : James A Calderwood
The Opal Dragon
The Dragon starts his life in the Philippines on one of the smaller islands.
Ali is the son of one of the town’s local prostitutes Zeena. He works the markets looking for customers for his mother, who is starting to lose her looks due to her age and the volatile lifestyle she has lead over the years. Drugs in her early years did not help.
Zeena’s lifestyle has not helped Ali in his upbringing. He has been beaten by her customers on many occasions as he has tried to stop his mother being beaten by violent customers.
Ali launches into a life of crime after robbing and stabbing an elderly jewellery trader on his way home from work one night. The police are looking for Ali who slips out of town to stay with his aunt Sasha in the mountains.
He is with Sasha for a long time and has met a nice girl in the village. For the first time in his life the eighteen year old Ali is happy. Gentle Sasha is murdered by a young terrorist. Ali catches him and stabs him.
Ali and Zeena leave their island town for Manilla. A sense of normality finds its way into their life only to be shattered by a chance meeting with a violent customer from her past. Ali and Zeena contrive a plan to murder this violent man. He is garroted with a length of wire as he is having sex with Zeena.
Ali is then involved in the drug trade and is warned about a hit on his life arranged by Emelio Sanchez one of Manilla’s head drug dealers and brothel owners. Emilio has threatened to toss Zeena off the local wharf bound with chains if Ali does not show up. Ali devises a cunning plan to murder Emilio on the way home from church one Sunday. Ali burns Emilio in his car after he causes it to crash. He and Zeena leave the Philippines and catch a small ship for Australia.
In Cairns Australia Ali sees his first beautiful opal. He decides on buying opals and having other people steal them for him in his new base At Coober Pedy. Ali has now conscience when it comes to pay backs to and threat to his new business. People just go missing. He now has others to do these jobs.
A sense of normality enters his life. All of this is shattered when a chain of disastrous events occur over a short time.
There is an intertwining of different characters that are also on a quest to find the beautiful Australian black opal.
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The Curious Tale of Gabrielle : Zachary Paul Chopchinski
The Curious Tale of Gabrielle
A young Gabrielle is driven by her will to explore and see new things. She cannot stop or rest until all within her reach has been experienced and explored. Driven by an astounding will and lack of common fear, she finds herself able to face things most adults might fall before. Yet has there been a journey that has been meant specifically for her all along? Is there a path that has been created just for her to travel?
Follow Gabrielle as she ventures through the lives of many with the experience of only her own. What will happen as she discovers the lives—and tragedies—of the souls who choose her to see their story? It’s a journey through history, life, and love unlike anything that could be imagined—except perhaps by a young girl.
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What Tomorrow Brings : Page Mason
What Tomorrow Brings
Amanda has spent the last two years raising her teenage son on her own. With the help of friends and family, life has remained stable and relatively happy for them both.
Amanda’s best girlfriend, Stephanie, has invited Amanda to the Hamptons for a girls’ weekend. The girls have been friends since elementary school and love spending time together. Distance and life has made it challenging for them to get together as often as they did in the past but this weekend is a treasure for both of them.
While Amanda goes for a run on the beach, she meets someone that will stir something inside her and bring her into the world of dating again. They are from different worlds but the attraction is quick and strong. Are they ready for each other?
As the summer passes, Amanda has to decide if she can commit to this new relationship or focus on her family. Will she take the plunge into a new romance or stay in her comfortable family atmosphere?
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HELP, I’m Moving Out on My Own : Deborah Bateman
HELP, I’m Moving Out on My Own
A guide for Parents and Teens.
A must read guide designed for parents and teen to move toward independence. This book will help parents openly discuss important topics and empower teens to make better choices.
Chapters include insights on topics including, but not limited to; relationships and dating, sex, school, money, shopping, job interviews and roommates!! A great gift for the graduate.
This book was co-authored with Linda Levin.
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