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Unclaimed Legacy : Deborah Heal
Unclaimed Legacy
The olden days aren’t all they’re cracked up to be . . .
“I call it time-surfing,” Abby said.
“It’s like being there,” Merri said, “except no one can see or hear us.”
“Whatever you call it,” John said, “that was crazy—beyond realistic. I mean, I was inside that guy’s head.”
Those who have read Time and Again know that Abby Thomas is a college student on a summer service project with 11-year-old Merri. And they know that the summer is not going the way Abby had expected—but in a good way. For one thing, she meets a very nice guy named John Roberts. And for another, she discovers a strange computer program called Beautiful House that lets her fast-forward and rewind life. Not her own, of course, but those of the people who lived in Merri’s old house.
And now Beautiful House comes in handy when Abby, John, and Merri agree to help the “Old Dears” next door with their family tree.
Except Abby and John learn more about one of the ladies’ ancestors than they ever wanted to know. Convicted in 1871 of murder and arson, Reuben Buchanan is a blight on the family’s reputation. But was he really guilty? Abby and John must get inside the mind of a murderer to find out.
And while they’re rummaging around in the Old Dears’ family history, they also find Nathan Buchanan, a heroic relative connected to the Lewis and Clark Expedition—and a legacy waiting to be reclaimed.
But the most important discovery they make is that God’s promise to bless a thousand generations is true.
“In this sequel to Time and Again Deborah Heal has taken pieces of real life history and woven them [into] a fantastic story geared to keep the reader entertained and on the edge of their seat… I adored every single bit of this. It has the perfect blend of history and action-packed suspense to keep young adults glued to the pages… I think she has mastered a home run here. This one easily rates a 5 out of 5 stars for me…and I hope it will work its way to the top of the best seller lists for young adults.” – Pirate2240 “Kat” Amazon Reviewer
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In a Bit of a Hole : Mike Sleater
In a Bit of a Hole
A group of old golfers who spend as much time at the bar of their club as they do on the course, are enraged to find out that the club is in serious financial difficulties, possibly leading to a serious threat to its survival.
They usually amuse themselves by racing their remote controlled golf trolleys around the course and taking the Mickey out of whoever’s ‘mishap of the day’ was the most amusing or spectacular, but their conversations become more serious when they are made aware of a plan to sell their golf club.
Their investigation begin to unearth a plot to deceive the members into thinking that the club had made a massive loss, the two plotters planning to embezzle the club to the tune of £300,000. The plotters also have also found a property developer willing to pay them a large bribe to enable a consortium to buy the club in order to create a golf and country club.
In the following days the body of one of the committee members is discovered in a copse on the course by a small, short sighted dog and his strangely dressed owner, Keith. The murder sparks the appearance of an incompetent Detective Inspector, a competent Detective Sergeant and an unruly Detective Constable who are all set the task of finding the killer. The victim is a man who has his fingers in a number of pies, one being the distribution of imported Chinese counterfeit golf equipment, another being a potential slice of a large cannabis drug ring.
The investigation is chaotic and incompetent, complicated by the discovery of a stash of drugs, its subsequent disappearance and the inability of the police to locate some of the main suspects.
Accidental as well as deliberate arson, involving Paddy McDermott, a professional firebug, and more murders spice up the plot further and red herrings point to many of the cast, as does numerous clandestine visits of some of the members to a local pole/lap dancing club called ‘Pole Cats’.
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A Perfect Evil : EC Sheedy
A Perfect Evil
Old sins leave lasting scars…
Hannah Stuart thinks she’s safe within the dark and private rooms of Kenninghall, her friend Milo’s rambling and secluded Washington estate. Here she hides from the outside world, nurturing her depression, and lost in a past and painful tragedy she can’t let go. To hold on–to survive–she lives her days by rote, each day the same as the one before.
But change, for good or ill, is relentless and inescapable.
Milo dies, leaving Hannah a fortune and three letters. Letters telling of old sins and ugly lies, now tangled anew in shocking depravities. Letters the rich and powerful will kill to suppress. Letters Hannah is driven and honor bound to expose–and time is running out.
When Milo’s long-lost relatives and former business partners start showing up at Kenninghall, Hannah doesn’t know who to trust. In desperation she turns to the mysterious Yates Lang.
Yates has the experience to help her, but he also has secrets of his own–and a dangerously compelling reason to destroy the letters.
He may be falling for the reclusive beauty of Kenninghall, but when love is twisted by existing loyalties, bad blood, and a perfect evil, it can get you killed.
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Convince Me : B. L. Blair
Convince Me (Holton Series#1)
A woman afraid of love. A man searching for love. Convince Me (Holton Series #1) is the story of two people with opposite views toward love and forever after.
As the only child of a mixed race couple, Anna West watched her father abuse her mother all in the name of love. She never wanted to fall into the same trap as her mother, loving a man who did not truly love her. Anna didn’t believe in forever. She moved to Holton, Texas to start over, to begin a new life where no one knew about her past, where no one cared about her parents. It was the perfect situation until she met Steven.
Steven Carson spent his childhood in a secure, loving home where his father cherished his wife and his children. Steven wanted the same type of relationship his parents’ enjoyed, a relationship with a woman who would love him as he loved her. Steven wanted forever. He had lived his whole life in Holton, Texas and never wanted to live anywhere else.It was the perfect place for him but he did not have anyone to share his life. And then he met Anna.
Come visit Holton, Texas to see if Steven can convince Anna to take a chance on him, to take a chance on love.
Notice Me (Holton Series #2) is also available. Trust Me (Holton Series #3) coming October 2013.
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Blood of the Scarecrow : Pamela Morris
Blood of the Scarecrow
The sleepy, little town of Barnesville, New York seldom sees much in the way of excitement, until one morning a body is found in the village cemetery. Authorities deem it an unfortunate accident but Angela Jennings, assistant to the detective in charge of the case, doesn’t agree with the ruling and despite not yet being officially on the police force, she takes it upon herself to investigate.
She finds more than she sets out to as she digs deeper into the victim’s life and the role his family played in the founding of the town. Barnesville’s past is full of secrets, secrets the town librarian, a self-proclaimed witch, seems reluctant to reveal.
It is a history laced with blood, witchcraft and at least one scarecrow that refuses to stay where it should. Angie eventually must face one of her darkest fears to unravel the mystery and break the spell that has been cast in order to solve this case and put the unsettled spirits of Barnesville and Peter Wakeley to rest.
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Surrender To You : Violet Haze
Surrender To You
Stefan never thought she’d come home…
After five long years, she’s within his reach and he’s determined to find out what she kept hidden from him, while hoping that his own secret won’t tear them apart again.
Simon never expected to fall in love with her…
Asking her out had been impulsive, but suddenly the Doctor is falling for this woman who makes him ache like nobody else ever has and he’s determined to make her his.
Elizabeth never knew she’d feel so strongly for two men…
Torn between the love of an ex she pushed away in the past and the love of a new man that makes her feel alive again, she must make a decision that will ultimately result in a broken heart for one of them.
When tragedy strikes, will she be confident in her final decision?
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Quotable : Kathy L Wheeler
Quotable
Genna Lyndsey is not a people person. A short, too-skinny, wild haired waif with crazy hair and sturdy nerdy glasses lives through books. So it’s lucky she and her best friend own their own bookstore. Her academic degree in Library and Research Sciences taught her more than she bargained for: that dating was too unreliable to depend on others. It was then she started resorting to obscure quotes to shield herself from others who ventured too close.
Harrison Merrick Johnson, Fraud Insurance Claims Investigator, is assigned to look into an unusual number of claims filed by one Genna Lyndsey. He suspects she is sabotaging her own property for insurance money. Imagine his surprise when his investigation uncovers an adorable introvert determined to keep everyone at bay, while someone else resolves to put her out of business—no matter how great the risk.
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Cryptic Spaces Book One: Foresight : Deen Ferrell
Cryptic Spaces Book One: Foresight
Willoughby sees patterns where others don’t. His brilliance in mathematics allows him to uncover puzzles hidden in plain view.
When a carved symbol leads him to the barbershop of Antonio Chavez, he finds himself in a world where nothing is as it seems, where the fabric of time itself is a puzzle to be explored.
With a team of equally brilliant, if odd, companions, headlined by the talented Sydney Senoya, Willoughby uncovers a threat that could change everything. Will his newly emerging skills be enough to help him save his friends and safeguard reality as he knows it?
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Parker : Stephanie Macneil
Parker
Gay. Gay and bullied. Gay and bullied and in love. Gay and bullied and in love with a straight boy.
Artistic 16-year-old Parker didn’t choose this. Who would choose to be thrown against the lockers every day and harassed in gym class? It’s no easy life, but it’s his life, and Parker is simply trying to make something of it.
It really doesn’t help though when the love of your life is the one always protecting you from danger and you can’t even tell him how you truly feel. That would ruin everything. And after the past that he’s had, he just can’t risk being abandoned again.
Parker is the coming of age about a courageous boy who discovers who he is and what he’s capable of through the hits that life throws at him. Through turmoil and despair, secrets and heartbreaks, Parker must decide if this world is really worth all the pain. If his life is really worth fighting for.
Diary of a Christian Woman : Rebecca Reilly
Diary of a Christian Woman: How I Used 50 Shades of Grey to Spice Up My Marriage
Food is not a great substitute for sex, but it’s all I’ve got.
It’s not that I’m not happy in my marriage. I am. George is a good man, and I love him. I love our two children. I love our home. I love our church. And I love my job. I love everything I have.
And I’m bored out of my mind.
I know God created sex for marriage. And not just for beautiful people, either. Sex is supposed to bind a man and wife; to give them an intimacy they share with no one else. Sex is supposed to be fulfilling. And fun! I think we’re supposed to want to have sex with our spouse.
I look at the college students walking around the campus where I work, and I think they are getting way more out of sex than I am.
And that is just not fair.
George and I did it by the Book. We are the ones that should be tingling, panting, and dripping with lust. We’re the ones who should be the models of sexual satisfaction.
I should feel as the bride in Song of Solomon felt: “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is more delightful than wine….Take me away with you–let us hurry. Let the king bring me to his chambers” (Song of Solomon 1:2, 4).
But even Song of Solomon hasn’t helped spice up our boring chambers. And most of the time, I think George would rather have wine.
I needed something else. I needed more specific instructions to liven up our life. But where does a sexually uptight, Christian woman (with a reputation to protect) go for help?
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