Love at Last (Love in the Vineyards series Standalone Book 1)

Family Life Fiction
Author: Kate Kisset
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Love at Last (Love in the Vineyards series Standalone Book 1)

Sarah Dupont is still grieving over the death of her mother and just caught fiancé cheating on her.

When she’s offered a fresh start, and a place to stay, Sarah high tails it out of San Francisco and moves to wine country. Finally settled into her new, small town-sleepy life, with a cafe of her own, the last thing Sarah needs is drama.

So, when notoriously sexy actor Jamie Santino, swaggers into her new business, looking for baking lessons, and help with his new movie role, Sarah’s blindsided.
She doesn’t need his kind of heat in her kitchen, thank you very much.

But Jamie, one of six wealthy Santino Brothers, isn’t about to give up on the natural beauty. Still getting over a break up and disappointed by his last box office flop, Sarah’s a breath of fresh air and could be the off-screen leading lady he’s been searching for forever.

The Girls Across the Bay (The Knox and Sheppard Mysteries Book 1)

Police Procedurals
Author: Emerald O’Brien
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The Girls Across the Bay (The Knox and Sheppard Mysteries Book 1)

Madigan Knox and Grace Sheppard became sisters the day they entered their foster home. After living through a childhood nightmare, one brave act set them free, but split them apart into different homes.
As adults, they are reunited in the small coastal town they dreamed of living in as children, but the reality of life in Tall Pines is far from what they had imagined.
When a woman is found dead​ in her home​, Madigan reports on the crime while Grace investigates. A dark connection to the victim is discovered, pulling them both closer to the crime and the traumatic past they are desperate to move on from.
With old wounds ripped open and dark secrets threatening their bond, the sisters must rely on each other more than ever before to survive.

D-Boys

War Fiction
Author: Michael Stephen Fuchs
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D-Boys

The world’s most elite counter-terrorist operators

A cyber-security guru suddenly getting shot at and blown up rather more than usual
And nuclear-armed terrorists rolling with impunity through a lawless and brutal virtual world

The year is now. Islamist terrorists hack into America’s most sensitive defense networks, launch chemical weapons attacks on Western cities, and stage a raid on the vulnerable nuclear weapons storage facilities in Pakistan. They are using a massively-multiplayer online video game (or “virtual world”) as a platform for planning and rehearsing their attacks – forcing a squad of supremely elite Delta Force operators (reinforced by an info-security expert from the Department of Homeland Security) to go insidethe game to fight them.

Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie (Tillamook Tille Book 1)

Women Sleuths
Author: J. B. Hawker
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Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie: A Tillamook Tillie Mystery (Tillamook Tille Book 1)

When a beautiful and talented teenage ballet student disappears, rumors fly in the charming village of Tillamook, Oregon. Did she run away to the big city, or is she the latest victim of the notorious serial killer preying upon lonely young women along the coastal highways?

Beguiling octogenarian, retired school teacher, Tillie Thistlethwaite, applies her exceptionally sharp mental skills and no-nonsense practicality to the mystery. Petite Mrs. T. and her tall gentleman friend, Slim, reject both theories and launch their own investigation. Will the amateur sleuthing of this unlikely and adorable pair succeed where the police fail, or will they fall victim to foul play?

Falling for the Rookie (Fan Girl Book 1)

Romantic Comedy
Author: Trish Williford
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Falling for the Rookie (Fan Girl Book 1)

Sometimes love blind sides you and hits you in the face. Literally.

During the spring and summer months, Melody Carrick lives, eats and sleeps baseball. As a Baltimore Blue Birds season ticket holder, she attends every home game to enjoy the action. When a foul ball hits her in the face and knocks her out during the season opener, the last thing she expects is for the handsome rookie who caused the mess to visit her in the hospital.

Injuring a fan during his first game in the majors is rookie Carson Lawrence’s worst nightmare. Knowing he won’t be able to clear his conscience until he’s assured she’s not seriously hurt, he visits the woman in the hospital. The last thing Carson expects when he walks into her room is to be attracted to a young, beautiful woman named Melody.

Heart of Darkness: A Joseph Conrad Trilogy

Fiction Classics > Sea Adventures
Author: Joseph Conrad
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Heart of Darkness: A Joseph Conrad Trilogy

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Polish-born writer Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski). Before its 1902 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood’s Magazine. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western canon.
This highly symbolic story is actually a story within a story, or frame narrative. It follows Marlow as he recounts, from dusk through to late night, his adventure into the Congo to a group of men aboard a ship anchored in the Thames Estuary.
The story details an incident when Marlow, an Englishman, took a foreign assignment as a ferry-boat captain, employed by a Belgian trading company.

Hormones in Harmony: Heal Your Hypothalamus for Optimal Health, Graceful Aging, and Joyous Energy

Endocrinology & Metabolism
Author: Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
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Hormones in Harmony: Heal Your Hypothalamus for Optimal Health, Graceful Aging, and Joyous Energy

Hormones Sing & DNA Dances. Your Hypothalamus is the maestro of your entire symphony of hormones, neurotransmitters, and immune factors. Your neuro-immune-endocrine system controls your moods, your memory, your sleep, your energy, your metabolism, your vulnerability to disease including cancer and autoimmunity, your digestion, your detoxification, your aging process. Whether you are in puberty or approaching the pause, either male or female, your health and well-being is determined by your hormonal balance.

If you’re not dancing in perfect health, your hormones are out of tune. Why tune up each instrument, when you can support the maestro and heal everything? If you’ve tried every diet, every lifestyle change, every meditation, every supplement and still aren’t experiencing optimal health, this is the book you need!

Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness

Biographies of Comedians
Author: Bruce Watson
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Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness

Stephen Colbert is far more than a comedian and improv genius. As head of his fanciful Colbert Nation, the quick-witted host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report has delighted fans with his wit, audacity, and innovative uses of language and the media. In this biography, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson, author of Jon Stewart: Beyond the Moments of Zen, charts Colbert’s rise from boyhood tragedy to “greatest living cultural/media critic.”

If There’s No Tomorrow

Young Adult Emotions & Feelings Fiction
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
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If There's No Tomorrow

Lena Wise is always looking forward to tomorrow, especially at the start of her senior year. She’s ready to pack in as much friend time as possible, to finish college applications and to maybe let her childhood best friend Sebastian know how she really feels about him. For Lena, the upcoming year is going to be epic—one of opportunities and chances.

Until one choice, one moment, destroys everything.

Now Lena isn’t looking forward to tomorrow. Not when friend time may never be the same. Not when college applications feel all but impossible. Not when Sebastian might never forgive her for what happened.

Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner

Humorous Fiction
Author: Jack Caldwell
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Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner

In this humorous re-imagining of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet’s pet cat causes an unfortunate accident to befall the haughty Mr. Darcy, forcing the injured gentleman to reluctantly take up residence at Longbourn—more specifically, in the parlor of Longbourn! In pain, forbidden to leave by his doctors, Mr. Darcy cannot escape the ridiculous antics of the Bennet clan. And when Georgiana Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrive to visit the invalid, chaos, confusion and hilarity ensue!

Inspired by the classics of comedy, author Jack Caldwell transforms Austen’s beloved novel into a tour de force of farce. The Regency will never be the same!

The Zero Stone (Murdoc Jern Book 1)

First Contact Science Fiction
Author: Andre Norton
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The Zero Stone (Murdoc Jern Book 1)

A gem trader and a feline mutant unite to find the truth behind a mysterious stone rumored to be the key to all the power in the universe.

Apprentice gem trader Murdoc Jern lives on Angkor, a thriving hub of interstellar trade. One day, a furtive visitor brings him a ring discovered on an alien corpse. It’s made of age-pitted metal surrounding a dull and lifeless stone. Yet it exerts a powerful hold on Murdoc. And when his father is killed, Murdoc begins a quest, taking with him his only legacy, the mysterious ring, which he knows is the key to his dad’s death.

Accompanied by Eet, a feline mutant with paranormal powers, Murdoc hurtles through space, where he’s pursued by a religious order called the Green Robes. His journey takes him to distant planets and once-great armies marooned on vanished worlds. In a desperate battle to learn the ultimate meaning of the Zero Stone, Murdoc must bargain for his freedom—and his life—and confront the fate that befalls seekers of knowledge.

Mastering the Grill: The Owner’s Manual for Outdoor Cooking

Outdoor Cooking
Author: Alison Miksch, Andrew Schloss, David Joachim
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Mastering the Grill: The Owner's Manual for Outdoor Cooking

Grilling is a science, and it’s only when you understand the science of grilling that you can transform it into an art. That’s what makes Mastering the Grill a standout on the cookbook shelf. From equipment (grill types and tools) to fire (wood, charcoal, or gas) to ingredients (meat, poultry, fish, and vegetables), the authors have shared their impressive grilling know-how to explain the whys and the hows—and guarantee the wows—clearly and comprehensively. In addition to hundreds of tips and techniques, this ultimate guide is packed with how-to illustrations and mouthwatering photographs plus 350 surefire recipes&mdashleverything from rubs and marinades to appetizers, entrees, side dishes, and desserts. Mastering the Grill is a master class in cooking, destined to become a sauce-stained, well-thumbed classic.

The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments and Prints from Nature

Art Instruction & Reference
Author: Nick Neddo
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The Organic Artist:Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments and Prints from Nature

It’s time to go back to basics! If you’re interested in art, but find that it’s becoming an increasingly expensive hobby, The Organic Artist is just the book for you!The Organic Artist encourages you to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, like charcoal and birch bark. Immersing you in the natural world, The Organic Artist seeks to inspire creativity by connecting you to your organic roots.

In addition to offering a wide variety of suggestions for using nature as supplies for art, this book also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are foundational to the creative process. Readers will refine drawing skills, as well as increase their appreciation for the visual arts and the natural landscape.

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