Guarding Morgan (Sanctuary Book 1)
Morgan Drake witnesses a murder in an alleyway. He is the only person who can give evidence in prosecuting the cop responsible for the crime. When the FBI safe house where he’s being held is compromised, he follows the instructions of the agent in charge and runs.
Nik Valentinov works for Sanctuary, a foundation that offers witness protection when FBI security is questionable.
When Morgan’s handler sends him to Nik for safety, neither Morgan nor Nik could imagine that two weeks alone in a cabin in the woods would have their hearts racing with something much more than merely trying to keep Morgan alive.
California Man (Salt Spring Island Friends Book 1)
Jolie Gentil Translates to Trouble: Boxed Set Four – Six
Jolie has gotten readjusted to life in Ocean Alley and manages to balance appraising real estate with chairing the Harvest for All Food Pantry. What she can’t quite do is mind her own business. This boxed set puts together books four through six of the Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery Series.They are Any Port in a Storm, Trouble on the Doorstep, and Behind the Walls (finalist for 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards).
Join Jolie and friends as they figure out who is trying to sell drugs to high school students, determine if the death of two young men relates to contracts they were bidding on for Hurricane Sandy repairs, and learn who put a stash of jewels behind the walls of the house Jolie just bought. And why they are willing to kill to keep that secret.
Mai Tais and Murder: A Tiki Mystery (The McCreadie Book 1)
In book one of Andrew Culver’s McCreadie Mysteries, law school dropout Aristotle McCreadie has just inherited a bunch of money from his dad, a lawyer to the stars. Now that he can do whatever he wants, he moves to the California beach town Playa Santiago. He is determined to spend his days in a houseboat lying in the sun and drinking mai tais at the legendary tiki bar, Pirate’s Cove.
But something weird is happening in this idyllic town. A wealthy old real estate mogul, and patron saint of Pirate’s Cove, has just been murdered in his sprawling mansion. And whoever did it knew exactly how to dismantle the alarm system, where his cash was hidden, and where his most expensive antiques were. Now everyone in town seems to think it’s no big deal and no one wants to answer Aristotle’s questions about it.
Let’s Grill: Texas’ Best Secret BBQ Recipes
When you live in a place that enjoys many sunny days each year, you want to spend time outside whenever possible. For Texans, the weather can mean searing hot days, cool evenings, strong wind, ice storms, drought and torrential rains. No matter. For Texans, everyday is a BBQ day!
Texans are very specific, and have very strong opinions when it comes to cooking techniques and the apparatus used. Grilling is not the same as BBQ or smoking!
In this book you will discover the nuances that lie within Texan barbecue.
Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry (Bold Women of the 18th Century Series)
It seduces her like a lover; it bewitches her like a spell. It is something mysterious and powerful that Darcy McBride must follow beyond the cliffs of Kerry. Ireland in 1755 is a terrible place, ravaged by famine and the brutal occupation by the British. There seems to be no escape. Darcy joins a group of smugglers who trade illegally with the French and when their operation is discovered, she is transported to the English Colonies for servitude. Shattered by war and bloodshed, Darcy finds the colonists on a feeding frenzy of survival. She refuses to be devoured and meets them with determination and fire stopping them in their tracks.
White Belt (Dani’s Belts Book 1)
A young college student ditched by her boyfriend braves ground zero of the zombie apocalypse in BCBG platform wedges and a sundress.
Check out sequels, Yellow Belt, Orange Belt and Black Belt, available now!
Arabian Fury: A Pat Walsh Thriller
The powder keg we call the Middle East is about to blow and it’s up to Pat Walsh and his team of CIA backed mercenaries to stop it.
A proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran is escalating out of control. The Commander of the elite Iranian Quds Force is given free rein by the Ayatollah’s to wreak havoc.
The forty-seven year reign of the Sultan of Oman is coming to an end as he lies on his deathbed in Germany. His successor will be chosen through an arcane process involving mysterious letters and a family vote; and it’s already turning the obscure desert nation into a hotbed of political intrigue and espionage.
When Pat Walsh and his team of former special operators are added to this volatile situation they find themselves in the middle of an adrenaline-fueled race against time to prevent a global catastrophe.
The Simplicity of Cider: A Novel
Focused and unassuming fifth generation cider-maker Sanna Lund has one desire: to live a simple, quiet life on her family’s apple orchard in Door County, Wisconsin. Although her business is struggling, Sanna remains fiercely devoted to the orchard, despite her brother’s attempts to convince their aging father to sell the land.
Single dad Isaac Banks has spent years trying to shield his son Sebastian from his troubled mother. Fleeing heartbreak at home, Isaac packed up their lives and the two headed out on an adventure, driving across the country. Chance—or fate—led them straight to Sanna’s orchard.
Isaac’s helping hands are much appreciated at the apple farm, even more when Sanna’s father is injured in an accident.
The Beekeeper’s Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America’s foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honeybee populations. In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus explores the vital role that honeybees play in American agribusiness, the maintenance of our food chain, and the very future of the nation. With an intimate focus and incisive reporting, in a book perfect for fans of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation, Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire,and John McPhee’s Oranges, Nordhaus’s stunning exposé illuminates one the most critical issues facing the world today,offering insight, information, and, ultimately, hope.
Worth Lying For
Mary Minke knows she should be grateful: a mostly happy marriage, mostly grown kids and a mostly steady paycheck. But at forty, she finds herself fantasizing about sprawling Tuscan villas and fitting into ‘juniors department’ fashions. Instead, another twenty years in a two-bedroom ranch, sale-rack slacks and a receptionist job at Idid-a-Rod Auto Garage seem to be her destiny. Until…
Socrates: A Man for Our Times
A brilliant portrait of the Greek philosopher who personified philosophy. Socrates was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers of all time, yet he wrote nothing. Throughout his life, and indeed until his very last moment alive, Socrates fully embodied his philosophy in thought and deed. It is through the story of his life that we can fully grasp his powerful actions and ideas.
In his highly acclaimed style, historian Paul Johnson masterfully disentangles centuries of scarce sources to offer a riveting account of a homely but charismatic middle-class man living in Athens in the fifth century b.c., and how what this man thought still shapes the way we decide how to act, and how we fathom the notion of body and soul. Johnson provides a compelling picture of the city and people Socrates reciprocally delighted in, as well as many enlightening and intimate analyses of specific aspects of his personality.
Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage
Suzette Kelo was just trying to rebuild her life when she purchased a falling down Victorian house perched on the waterfront in New London, CT. The house wasn’t particularly fancy, but with lots of hard work Suzette was able to turn it into a home that was important to her, a home that represented her new found independence.
Little did she know that the City of New London, desperate to revive its flailing economy, wanted to raze her house and the others like it that sat along the waterfront in order to win a lucrative Pfizer pharmaceutical contract that would bring new business into the city. Kelo and fourteen neighbors flat out refused to sell, so the city decided to exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn their homes, launching one of the most extraordinary legal cases of our time, a case that ultimately reached the United States Supreme Court.
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