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Now Lorraine Has Gone (affiliate link)
Seconds to Act (Matchmaker in Time Book 1) (affiliate link)
She’s sent back in time to prevent an innocent man’s murder, but she wasn’t supposed to fall for him…or was she?
Starving artist April McCall tolerates her job for her brother’s sake, and when her boyfriend proposes, she can’t decide if good enough is good enough any longer. Promised a distraction, April accepts her quirky roommate’s dream experiment, but as she’s drifting off, she’s given a surprising mission: Prevent Sam Hartley’s arrest in 1852, otherwise he will be murdered.
In 1852 Wisconsin, Sam Hartley wishes to return to blacksmithing, where he can use his hands to create, but until something is done about his tyrannical boss, he’s trapped. When an extraordinary woman comes asking for him, escalating threats and her suspicious knowledge force him to keep her close. But too soon he must decide if risking her safety is worth mending his heart.
Time’s running out, and April must choose between her mediocre boyfriend and 1852, risking her life to save the man who stole her heart.
The Fix Up (First Impressions Book 1) (affiliate link)
She’s a PR pro crafting corporate brands in her sleep, but fixing a flesh and blood man?
If only Holly Colvin weren’t desperate.
The bank’s set to seize her marketing firm, which just proves her sexist ex right.
Holly really can’t have it all.
Ben’s got his own burning needs, and not the naked kind.
His overbearing dad just dragged him from the lab to put him at the helm of the family firm.
Ben’s smart and fit and quirkily sexy in his glasses and Star Trek tees, but CEO material?
Big nope. Except Holly sees potential.
And like it or not, Ben must become the next alphahole boss of Langley Enterprises.
Court of Shadows (Shadow Fae Book 1) (affiliate link)
Rags to riches is supposed to be a nice fantasy. Going from a cheap London hovel to an elite fae institute should be amazing, especially when it involves a medieval castle.
It’s just not so great when the aristocratic jerks in the Tower want to crush you.
It starts when a lethally gorgeous fae–Ruadan–hunts me down. He’s known as the Wraith, and he’s taken a vow of silence to snuff out illegal magic. Fae magic that I possess. The Wraith lets me live on one condition: I have to earn my place at the Court of the Shadow Fae. I’m a survivor. I think I can manage the competition.
Too bad the posh recruits have it in for me. Worse, I’m forced to share a room with the silent Wraith, who is as sinister as he is hot. All it takes is one slip up, and I’m out. And at the Court of the Shadow Fae, failure means death.
The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners: Do-It-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs, Spices, and Essential Oils (affiliate link)
Unleash your creativity by making your own all-natural soap
Making soap with all-natural ingredients lets you express your creative side while reducing chemicals in your cleansing routine, but where do you begin? This helpful resource for entry-level soap makers will demystify the process and show you how to bring nature and your own unique style into your everyday soaps.
What sets The Natural Soapmaking Book for Beginners apart from other soap making books:
Soap making basics—Learn all you need to know before making your first batch of soap, like the science behind what happens when you combine ingredients, helpful soap making terminology, and lists of all the supplies you’ll need (including lye). This section also provides instructions for using natural colors and scents to make your soaps look and smell beautiful.
Step-by-step tutorials—Dive into cold-process soap making and unlock your artistic abilities using simple guides for mixing, melting, and pouring, as well as instructions for creating silky smooth, layered, and embossed soaps.
55+ all-natural soap recipes—This book will teach you to make a variety of soaps infused with natural herbs, oils, and milks, including a creamy Gentle Baby Soap, an antioxidant-rich Avocado and Shea Face Bar with Aloe, and a nourishing Goat Milk and Honey Shampoo Bar.
Fractured Stars (affiliate link)
McCall Richter finds criminals, con men, and deadbeats better than anyone else in the empire.
She’s proud of her success and that she owns her own spaceship, especially since she struggles to understand human motivations, can’t tell when people are lying to her, and is horrible at recognizing faces. Being autistic in the empire is frowned upon—and there’s a handy normalization surgery to correct it—but she’s managed to prove her worth and avoid irking the tyrannical regime.
Except for one thing.
Two years ago, she liberated the android, Scipio, from an imperial research facility where he was treated worse than a slave. He’s become her business partner and best friend, but if the empire finds out she has him, a “normalization” surgery will be the least of her worries.
When her ship is confiscated by a cyborg law enforcer needing to transport prisoners, McCall knows she and Scipio are in trouble. Worse, the enforcer’s pilot is a former bounty hunter and business competitor she beat to the prize many times in the past.
Six classic works on economics—with commentary from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Big Short and Liar’s Poker.
In books like Liar’s Poker and Moneyball, Michael Lewis has given us an unprecedented look at what goes on behind the scenes on Wall Street. Now he takes us back across the centuries to explore the classics that created and defined not just Wall Street, but the entire economic system we live under today.
Brought together with Lewis’s illuminating editorial commentary, they form an essential reference for any student of economics—in fact, for anyone who wants to understand the market forces and government policies that have shaped our world, and will continue to shape our future. Includes:
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (1776)
An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus (1798)
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by David Ricardo (1817)
Selections from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay (1841)
The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions by Thorstein Veblen (1899)
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard Keynes (1936)
THE MURDERER’S SON (JACKMAN & EVANS Book 1) (affiliate link)
“What if your mother was a serial killer?”
A BLOODY KILLER SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED TO THE LINCOLNSHIRE FENS.
A gripping crime thriller by the bestselling author of the Nikki Galena series.
Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer.
Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes.
Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder.
But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland police soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye. He has no memory of the first five years of his life and is obsessed with who his real mother is.
With no evidence to hold him, Jackman and Evans are forced to let him go, and in a matter of days the lonely Lincolnshire Fens become the stage for more killings and Daniel has disappeared.
The Loving Daylights (affiliate link)
Beautiful, brilliant, and painfully shy, Jane Spyrus loves gadgets. As an agent for the spy organization B.L.I.S.S., she has invented countless new tools for the global fight against crime. Not that her fellow agents are putting them to use. Some of them find her work a little too . . . well, innovative. Like her shrink-wrap condoms or her spray-on truth serum.
Of course, you can’t use wacky inventions to fix all your problems; Jane knows that better than anyone. Her neighbor has been kidnapped, driving that point home. She will have to team up with another human being—and Abel Andretti arrives just in time. He will help Jane find her neighbor, stop a villain, and, most of all, he will show Jane how to love the daylights out of something without batteries.
Hide and Seek: A Harry Stubbs Adventure (affiliate link)
A Match for the Unbending Duke (affiliate link)
After a fire breaks out, the dowager duchess and her companion, Selina, are forced to stay at her grandson’s estate. But even as the Duke proves to be a fearsome man, Selina is not one to stand by anyone’s insults…
Duke Morgan’s intimidating appearance has made every one of his sister’s governesses run for the hills. But the routine of finding a new one and seeing to his duties leaves him no time to look for a wife. Until his grandmother shows up along with the fiercest lady Morgan has ever seen…
Even though Morgan knows he should never allow Selina to educate his sister, his heart overpowers his mind. Yet, as Selina brings the warmth Morgan’s life has been missing, he discovers that she is not who she claims to be. And her dark secret threatens both their happiness and their lives…
The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition: The Secret That Will Revolutionize Your Relationships (affiliate link)
Simple ways to strengthen any relationship
With more than 20 million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages® continues to transform relationships worldwide. And though originally written for married couples, its concepts have proven applicable to families, friends, and even coworkers.
The premise is simple: Each person gives and receives love in a certain language, and speaking it will strengthen that relationship. For singles, that means you can:
Understand yourself and others better
Grow closer to family, friends, and others you care about
Gain courage to express your emotions and affection
Discover the missing ingredient in past relationships
Date more successfully
and more
Whether you want to be closer to your parents, reach out more to your friends, or give dating another try, The 5 Love Languages®: Singles Edition will give you the confidence you need to connect with others in a meaningful way.
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