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In The Blood Of The Greeks : Mary D. Brooks
In The Blood Of The Greeks (Intertwined Souls Series, Book 1)
Historical Lesbian Romance in War Ravaged Greece
Secrets. Passion. Destiny.
In the Blood of the Greeks is set against the backdrop of World War II.
The novel begins in a most troublesome period of human history, where subjugated by the might of Nazi Germany, two women meet under extraordinary circumstances.
This is the story of Eva Muller, the daughter of a German Major, in command of the occupying force in Larissa, Greece in 1942. Through the intervention of the village priest she meets Zoe Lambros, a young Greek woman with vengeance in her heart and a faith in God that has been shattered by the death of her family.
Eva and Zoe must work together and overcome their hatred for each other while facing down their own demons. Hatred turns to friendship as they find common ground while helping Jews escape from the Nazis.
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1914: First Blood : John Hughes Wilson
1914: First Blood – A Tommy Gunn Adventure
Meet T.O.M. Gunn, a young infantry lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters, just back on leave from India as Europe catches ablaze in the chaotic summer of 1914. The British Expeditionary Force is off to France and Gunn is determined to join the war before it’s over
He joins a hastily formed mixed battalion of reservists, regular and territorial soldiers to find themselves pitchforked into the mayhem of the Battles of the Marne, the Aisne and then the drawn out agony of Ypres as the high hopes of summer sink into the frozen trenches of the winter of 1914.
But by the time of the Christmas Truce with the Germans, Thaddeus Gunn and his men begin to realise that this is going to be a long war – and they will be lucky to survive.
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Cupid’s War : Martin Laurie
Cupid’s War
Cupid’s War is the moving and inspiring true story of a war horse, one of many thousands that were shipped across the English Channel during the First World War to play their part on the Western Front.
Cupid had been a father’s gift to his 15-year-old son, and when war broke out father, son and horse found themselves facing the horrors of the conflict together. They did not all return.
Martin Laurie is the grandson of the young man who owned Cupid and rode her to war. With the aid of his grandfather’s letters and family documents and photographs, he has pieced together an astonishing story.
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The White Queen of Middleham : Lesley J Nickell
The White Queen of Middleham
For Anne Neville, a timid and delicate child, ignored by her mother, patronised by her elder sister and bullied by her formidable father Warwick the Kingmaker, her childhood friend Richard Plantagenet becomes a source of strength throughout her life.
As she moves abruptly from castle to castle, from England to France, with Warwick’s changing fortunes in the turbulent Wars of the Roses, Anne is a pawn in the dangerous games of political intrigue that she struggles to understand.
The third son of the ambitious Duke of York, later King Richard III, is a hero in the eyes of the shy and bewildered Anne, and the key to her understanding of the great events happening around her.
Their love, almost wrecked by the feud of York and Lancaster, culminates in great happiness and the last Plantagenet reign in England.
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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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