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Haritani: The Journey to the Hidden Valley : Rachel Baruch
Andy sets out with her mother Diana on a journey in search of the silver-antlered deer, a magnificent creature whose very existence is doubted by most.
Their journey takes them to Harutani, an enchanted, hidden valley, inhabited by people who have never left it, a valley where the familiar laws of nature do not apply.
Two brothers from the valley, Orin and Leo, become close to Andy and challenge everything she knew about love, caring, and emotional conventions.
Andy discovers that behind the idyllic, magical scenery of the valley lies a mystery known only to the locals. Her journey to discover the secrets of the valley shakes her world, to the point where her life will never be the same again.
This is a story about the disparity between destiny and choice, and above all a story about the love of humanity and of nature which bridges the gap between them.
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The Obscured Journey : Jerald Albritton
The human condition is one riddled with complexities about the path we yearn for, who we are and what we believe.
We have become so dogmatic in our own beliefs that when they don’t come to fruition or we find them to be a hoax; our journey can come crashing down with doubt, fear, and uncertainty.
Many individuals think they know why they are doing what they do, where they will end up, or who they wish to be in 3 to 7 years until a catastrophic event called life occurs. We dream to live adventurously but the fear of change confines us to only existing, which is to survive in the fog of society thus creating a disoriented/invisible sensation.
The unknown causes our thoughts to imprison us as we ponder if we will ever be content or if we will forever be in debt paying bills. We work hard to be accepted instead of acknowledged. We wonder about our next occupation or what comes after retirement. We worry about things we can’t control then suffer from anxiety. Our breath is limited by our determination and imagination yet those things we can take hold of.
We exclaim at times to be lost, but to be lost is to know where X marks the spot yet unclear on how to get there. So the question is:
What’s the Journey toward X?
This book is meant to help you not only choose your path, but how to choose it wisely and magnanimously.
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SuperCOIL : Robert Ari
When a Top Secret newly designed stealth bomber disappears off the Florida coast following an aerial refueling accident and is presumed destroyed, Lieutenant Ian Ryson is appointed by the President to investigate possible foul play.
Ryson, an ex-military aviator with expertise in stealth technology, sets out to inspect the secretive airbase where the aircraft was furtively developed. He is, however, soon immersed in a web of deception, treachery and murder instigated by Colonel Gorik, the ruthless base commander intent on thwarting the uncovering of his sinister past connected to the bomber’s fate.
Before long, Ryson learns that the radar-invisible craft, code-named SuperCOIL, carries the ultimate weapon: an airborne, chemically fueled “COIL” laser powerful enough to shoot down scores of missiles in mid-flight, thus revolutionizing air combat.
As events unfold, Ryson discovers the SuperCOIL might not have been destroyed as believed but might have been commandeered by its maniacal test pilot turned mercenary.
A race is now on against time to uncover, at all costs, the true motives behind the theft, locate and confront a matchless aviator commanding the most formidable air-combat craft ever devised, and prevent the priceless secrets of the United States’ greatest super-weapon from falling into the wrong hands.
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The Lychgate : Devon De’Ath
Sometimes vengeance goes beyond the grave.
In an isolated spot on the South Lincolnshire Fens, a new community blossoms. Tired of the modern world, this loose collection of off-grid down-shifters yearn for lives of simple self-sufficiency.
Most people steer clear of the initiative at Deeping Drove. A similar project nearly two decades before, came to a tragic end.
Local ghost stories abound of how former occupants fled their secluded haven on Halloween, never to return.
Now, conflicting spiritual powers once unleashed by a seventh century saint and a malevolent pagan holy man, will vie for dominance. Boundaries between life, death, body and spirit are about to be rent asunder.
Will anyone walk away to tell the tale?
Nevermere and Caveat Emptor by Devon De’Ath are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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False Fathers (Waxwood Series: Book 2): Tam May
Sometimes no father is better than a false father.
In 1898 California, Jake Alderdice comes of age as a shy and contemplative youth who is passionate about art.
On vacation in Waxwood, now a fashionable resort town, he meets Harland Stevens, who takes an interest in the young man’s artistic ambitions.
Stevens seizes upon the fatherless young man to counsel him toward a path to manhood inspired by Teddy Roosevelt and Thoreau. He introduces Jake to The Order of Actaeon, a secret society built upon Roosevelt’s ideals of masculine virility and virtue.
But the path to maturity is a complex thing in the Gilded Age. Will his journey free him from the Alderdice family illusions, half-truths, and lies that have kept him a child? Or will it lead him into the world of Actaeon, where the hunter becomes the hunted?
Lessons From My Mother’s Life by Tam May is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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The Shop on Peculiar Hill : Grimly Darkwood
A funny, scary, mysterious fantasy adventure for children aged about 8 to 12 plus any adults who don’t get frightened too easily. Book One in “The Vale of Strange” series. Warning: contains monsters!
When Peter’s parents are captured by pirates and eaten by tigers, he comes to live with his aunt and uncle at their shop on Peculiar Hill, but he finds that he has an awful lot to learn. What are bogeys and heeble-greebs and the other fierce creatures which live in the nearby Vale of Strange? Why is it so important to wear a hat and sturdy boots? And what is this stuff called strangeness which comes bubbling out of the ground?
When Peter discovers the dark secret which lurks at the heart of this strange new place, he finds his efforts to make things better do not go according to plan. He sets out to make amends with the aid of his new friend Amanda, but how can he know that requesting her help will prove to be such a very big mistake?
Reviewers have compared The Shop on Peculiar Hill to books by Lemony Snicket and Philip Ardagh, and even to Harry Potter. The rhythm of the language makes it great for reading aloud and parents often find they enjoy it as much as their children do. The second book in the series, Stranger Days on Peculiar Hill, is also available now.
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Lost Boy : Rawiri James
Overdue assignments. Overbearing parents. Overactive hormones.
Being sixteen sure does suck sometimes.
Yet Mike DeVelli Jr. knows he is destined for greatness. His mother always told him so – at least, until the unfortunate day an overdose took her to an early grave. As grief befalls the DeVelli house, Mike’s father retreats to the liquor bottle, while Mike throws himself obsessively into exercise. All this, while avoiding the pitying gazes of the students at school whom he always struggled to fit in with.
It’s not all bad, though. He has his best friend Joey, a loyal and quick-witted kid who’s raging libido brings its own troubles; and he has Nicole, his girlfriend of nearly two years. Sweet, strong Nicole. She knows Mike even better than he knows himself. Lately, he’s been acting different. Distant, weird, with an arrogance even his newly-formed six-pack doesn’t warrant. Nicole has noticed. And she’s not the only one.
Mike catches the eye of popular It Girl, Priya, at school. Flirtation spills over and they agree to meet, but she fails to show, and Mike feels rejected yet again. Priya is soon reported missing and Mike becomes a lead suspect in her disappearance. As the town of Flatbush searches desperately for Priya, the investigation mounts, with many residents under the magnifying glass of Inspector Peter McCall and Officer Espinoza. The evidence continues to point in Mike’s direction and with the help of Nicole and Joey, the three teenagers decide their only option is to uncover the identity of the real culprit.
Getting closer to the truth, he learns that his seemingly ordinary family tree has supernatural roots, and as he comes face to face with a hungry, evil enemy, he discovers a power inside himself that will create a wave of change in the world.
Touching on themes of addiction, loss and racial identity, Lost Boy is an engaging coming-of-age story, an entertaining superhero origin tale, and a suspenseful mystery thriller, all in one.
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Chakra Empowerment for Women : Lisa Erickson
Self-Guided Techniques for Healing Trauma, Owning Your Power & Finding Overall Wellness
Powerful Chakra Tools to Help You Heal, Achieve Balance, and Awaken to Your Greatness.
Learn to move past trauma, find strength, and thrive with twelve chakra tools that are based on the feminine energy body and life phases. These tools focus on challenges that women often face in owning our power, balancing work and family, and maintaining physical and emotional health.
Featuring an eight-page, full-color insert with clarifying chakra figures, this essential guide presents a no-nonsense, easy-to-use approach to the chakras that helps you manifest your highest potential. Includes a foreword by bestselling author Cyndi Dale.
Each chapter focuses on a new chakra tool, helping you explore how to use it within your daily life for long-term growth, overcoming blocks, healing sexual trauma, and more.
Chakra Empowerment for Women supports your journey in practical ways as you recover the energy of your empowered self. Suitable for those new to the chakras, with previously unpublished information on women’s energy bodies that will engage those already familiar with the chakras and energy teachings as well.
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Mollie’s Follies : Bonnie Mill Lemke
Novel Mollie’s Follies is the 1950’s to 1990’s era action-adventure of Mary Lynn Sharp, an abandoned youngster. A bitter childhood; teenage years focused on self-reliant survival; traveling America’s East Coast to West Coast Mainland and back again in search of compassion, love, and a place to call home, makes this beauty vulnerable to breakups and heartache.
This story is inspired by real-life events but fictionalized from the perspective of reunited kinfolk. All Mollie’s siblings were abandoned; father left home and never returned when she’s age nine; mother is always somewhere, entertaining strange men. Mollie mimics what she sees and none of it is good. Substance abuse and sick of being sick, eventually motivates mistreated Mollie to seek salvation.
How many marriages are too many? How much abuse can one person take? How many automobile accidents can you withstand? Mary Lynn Sharp is an example of grit, guts, and gumption.
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The Ortega Gambit : J. Palma
For unemployed Lucina D’Alessio, life in rural Italy is hopeless. When a mysterious opportunity comes her way, her future suddenly seems brighter. Offered a job as a nanny, she doesn’t hesitate at the chance – even though the job is in America, she’s never worked as a nanny before, and she hates kids.
In her new American home, Lucina is surrounded by luxury and wealth. But she soon uncovers an elaborate kidnapping plot targeting Charles, the child under her care.
As she learns the details of the plot, she’s stunned to find her employment was part of the ruse, devised in the darkest part of her homeland.
Her dislike for children is the least of her problems as she tries to find a way to survive in a strange new land while protecting Charles, whom she has grown to love.
A fast-paced thriller, The Ortega Gambit takes readers on a wild ride from Italian mafia clan wars to cutthroat power struggles of the super-rich. Beautiful and tough-as-nails, Lucina is a heroine worthy of her opponents. But are her innate street smarts enough to topple the powerful forces against her?
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