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Dobyns Chronicles : Shirley McLain
Dobyns Chronicles is a captivating celebration of the life of Charlie Dobyns. His life began in northeast Texas near Bonham, on the Red River. His Cherokee mother and cowboy father strove to survive on their river valley ranch. Tragedy ended this way of life for Charlie in 1888. Follow him through Chickasaw Territory and on to McAlester in eastern Oklahoma.
This is a story of a changing way of life and adaptations made to survive. Charlie’s strong passion for life and dignity equipped him for survival as he raised his siblings with, likeability and dignity. It’s a story of loss, misfortune, hard times and heartbreak, but also love, determination, kindness, joy and spirituality.
Follow Charlie’s life through the adventures that shaped the man he became, and that of his family for generations.”
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The Turquoise Shroud : Bobby Underwood
The Turquoise Shroud
From the creator of the unique, sensual, and thought-provoking Matt Ransom crime series set in the 22nd century, comes his latest creation, Seth Halliday, a tarnished white knight who metes out justice on his own terms in The Turquoise Shroud.
Seth is an ex Miami cop who shattered the image he once had of himself as one of the good guys and has been coming to terms with who he is now. Docking in Cozumel with his old pal, Harry, a drunk who knows more than a little about regret, the island paradise seems the perfect spot.
But when a young girl named Nancy walks into their lives only to be cruelly ripped away, Seth puts on the tarnished armor to find out who murdered her, and why. A couple of corrupt Mexican cops, a beautiful blonde reeling from a break-up, two competing drug suppliers from Miami, and a young woman without a future all figure into a tale more twisted than a snake on a bed of hot coals.
As Seth Halliday gets deeper and deeper into his quest to avenge Nancy’s death, he begins to wonder if, as the proverb warns, he is digging two graves.
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Blind Murder : Stephen G Collier
Blind Murder
Bingham tyler is a psychopath. He wants Jim Kingsfield dead and will seek his revenge.
In 1994 a woman is found stabbed to death on a Northampton council estate by probationary Constable Jim Kingsfield.
Eighteen years later, Detective Inspector Jim Kingsfield, now married to forensic pathologist Kirsty, is unaware that he and his wife are being targeted by Bingham who’s lust for revenge will have explosive and life changing consequences.
Jake Jordan is a traffic cop thrown into this revenge fuelled mix, putting his job to the test while his marriage falls apart.
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The Oracle : Michael Sedge
The Oracle
In 427 BC, a young girl was chosen by the gods to become the Sibyl–oracle of the Greco-Roman people that enhabited the area. Though she lived to fulfill her mission, it is written that the chain of oracles, passing from one young girl to another, will continue forever.
Now, American author David Jeffrey is killed along with his teenage daughter, Angelica, when a fire breaks out in their Naples, Italy, home. When David’s brother, Jake, decides to leave Michigan with his family to visit his brother’s widow, Jennifer, strange things begin to happen in the modeled, castle-like home near the ancient ruins of Cumae.
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809 Jacob Street : Marty Young
809 Jacob Street
WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHADOWS AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
NOMINATED A NOTABLE INDIE BOOK OF 2013
Parkton is a dangerous town, full of dark secrets, and 14-year old Byron James finds himself stranded there. To make matters worse, his two new friends – his only friends – turn out to be class rejects with an unhealthy interest in monsters. They want to discover the truth to the infamous monster house at number 809 Jacob Street, and Byron is soon caught up in their game.
Joey Blue is an old bluesman who fell into his songs and couldn’t find his way out again. Now he’s one of the Gutterbreed, a slinking shifting shadow haunting the town’s too-numerous alleys. When an old dead friend comes begging for help, Joey’s world is torn apart. He is forced to stare down the man he has become in order to rescue the man he once was – and there is only one place he can do that.
The house on Jacob Street calls to them all, but what will they find when they open its door?
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Searching for Swimmers : Casey Claunch
Searching for Swimmers
“There’s also a twenty percent chance you’ll contract herpes. What’s the chance you’ll contract love?”
At age 37, Jason Purdue is done with sex in general and romance in particular. He’s even happy that the sperm he sent to a cryogenics lab to be frozen is set for termination. Or is it? When an email informs Jason that his sperm is missing, he begins a frantic, cross country search for the possible recipient. Is it free spirited Sheila, enigmatic Christina, or serious Gabrielle, who is carrying Jason’s future baby? And why does he need to find out anyways?
Searching for Swimmers is a story about birth, bewilderment and bibaciousness for the cynical underachiever in all of us.
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The Composer’s Legacy : Michael DeStefano
The Composer’s Legacy
Dr. David C. Whealy enjoyed the predictability of his academic life: teaching, performing, and conducting music. And his greatest joy was sharing the wonder of music with his talented students.
But an unexpected letter sealed in wax and stamped with a lopsided butterfly changed all that.
The celebrated California music professor is drawn to the opposite side of the country to investigate his unusual inheritance. As David explores the secrets of his mysterious benefactor, James Burton West, he finds more than just a remodeled home on the Delaware coast.
Through the journals and correspondence West leaves behind, David embarks on a journey of discovery that takes him deeper into the world of an intensely private and humble man who went through the last years of his life alone – and off the grid.
Also waiting for David to discover is the promised treasure trove of original and unpublished autograph scores, the quality and quantity of which would rival that of the great composers.
West knew precious little about his estate that had been in continuous family hands since 1724. He knew nothing about his enigmatic ancestor, a Thomas of “historic import,” nor the origins of that ancient iron key – a key that held a secret even James Burton West remained ignorant of to his death.
Explore the History
Uncover the Mystery
Discover the Music of the late composer, James Burton West.
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Confessions of a Southern Baby-Boomer : Meg Henderson Wade
Confessions of a Southern Baby-Boomer
With her Unsinkable Molly Brown, Meg wondered, “Where are all the other white middle-class cocaine addicts who turn themselves into Rehab?” There weren’t any-just court ordered people were there…so that’s why Meg wrote “CONFESSIONS OF A SOUTHERN BABY-BOOMER-How I Survived Crack Cocaine Addiction, the Mafia & Other Totally True Tales”.
She knew that there were other Baby-Boomers who had this secret too and as AA and NA say, “You’re only as sick as your secrets.” So that’s why Meg Speaks today-to tell her story so others know that you can overcome addiction and come out of the dark. By telling her deepest secret, Meg learned they can’t hurt her anymore.
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It’s Not My Favorite : Rue
An irreverent, modern-day, romantic comedy!
The Hutchinson sisters grew up under the piercing, pious stare of a preacher’s wife. Plagued by her ever-disappointed refrain, “Well, it’s not my favorite.” Their search to find their own way in the world has not been a screaming success.
Gwenn is a good girl, a responsible girl…a miserable girl. Her steady diet of vivid fantasies is the only part of her life she enjoys. She daydreams of new parents, a more exciting job and an actual love life. She struggles to run a business as The Organizer, while she stacks relationship carcasses in the closet of her own completely unorganized life. Her only real friend is her younger sister, Rachel.
Rachel is outgoing, risqué and happily gay. The only people who don’t know this little secret are her judgmental parents, Pastor Ed and Shirley. Rachel struggles mightily to dodge her mother’s constant attempts to set her up with “nice Christian boys”; while holding down a job at the bakery and keeping up with her rock-star girlfriend!
Gwenn uncovers a photo that brings her imaginary world careening into reality. She’s forced to ask herself if wealthy artist, Daniel Gregory is the answer she’s been seeking or a grand delusion.
Break-ups, meltdowns, family secrets, wild nights and finally a journey of self-discovery to exotic New Zealand keep Gwenn and Rachel stumbling toward independence.
So grab your parka and join the Hutchinson girls, as they experience the Lake Effect in Duluth, Minnesota!
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You Can Love Again : Jan Haldane
You Can Love Again: The Guide To Finding Love That Lasts In Later Life
How Finding Love Changes.
Once upon a time you were young and single and love was easy to find, and relatively uncomplicated. Life was like a blank canvas waiting for you to make your mark on it. They were heady young days, filled with dreams and optimism. Back then you didn’t know what you didn’t know about love and relationships.
As the years passed you accumulated things, people, responsibilities and emotional baggage. Life and love started to get complicated.
This book is for women who have been badly burnt by relationships. Very often it is much safer to stay home with a good book, the cat and a glass of wine than taking the risk of trying to find love again. Believe it or not, there are good men out there looking for love. Finding them may necessitate kissing a few frogs, but the result is worth it.
There is lasting love out there waiting for you if you are willing to do the inner work necessary to attract love to you. This book will show you how to release the thoughts that may have served to protect you in the past, but now hold you back from the true love you deserve. You will learn what you need to be happy in a relationship and what type of relationship suits your current life stage.
I can promise you that this book will change the way you think about relationships including your relationship with yourself.
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