As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Time of Death (Paradox P.I. Book 1) (affiliate link)
REVISITING THE PAST CAN BE MURDER
Private detective Greyson Travers has a secret, but he isn’t the only one.
When a stunning widow asks him to investigate the suicide of her husband, Greyson plans for an easy resolution.
But a quick look into the past gets dangerous for his future. He isn’t the only one interested in the case, and the longer he’s involved, the more victims turn up dead.
Greyson can travel through time. It makes him the best sleuth in the city. But every advantage comes at a cost. Under pressure from a powerful mob kingpin and an agency governing time, his investigation will take him deep into the underworld.
The clock is ticking, and Greyson might be too late to discover the truth.
Sometimes the past is better left for dead.
Tempt Her: A Spicy, Why Choose Romance (affiliate link)
Behind every good woman are three men ready to tempt her.
I’ve snapped the necks of evil men already — but there’s one I never got to, and he took the most from me.
So when a blonde beauty queen opens the door with tears in her eyes, heads are gonna roll. But I have my orders. I’m just here to paint the walls, not save a snobby seductress from a cruel man.
Except my men have other plans…
With Luke and Mateo’s blood rushing south, I’m the only one thinking clearly. Getting involved with a senator’s wife would screw us all sideways. Ain’t it my luck…that’s exactly what they want.
Although they know how to tempt me, loss is the only truth I know — and for years, Luke and Mateo have been the one good thing in my life, and my bed.
Sherlock Holmes and the City of the Dead (affiliate link)
Murder & Mockery (Cryptic Cove Book 3) (affiliate link)
Laugh. Cry. Get mad. Laugh some more. Find out what our favorite best friends are into this time. Ancient mysteries, family secrets. And this is just the beginning…
Once again, Lexi is up to her eyeballs in a tragic murder mystery while trying to juggle new life changes. A descendant of the original town settlers is found murdered in a most heinous manner. The death starts to uncover secrets from the past, mysteries their ancestors tried to cover up long ago. Will the people of Cryptic Cove be able to deal with the past and what they discover?
Cryptic Cove Cozy Mystery Series
Book 1: Money, Murder and Mayhem
Book 2: Murder & Menace
Book 3: Murder & Mockery
Gasoline, Texas (affiliate link)
Beauty and the Baron (Forever After Retellings Book 1) (affiliate link)
A penniless maid determined to save her father, a broken baron bent on isolation, and the undeniable draw between them that could lead to happiness—or disaster.
Rose Sinclair has run out of options. With her father in prison and their bookshop sold to pay his debts, she has no choice but to turn to Henry Covington, the Baron Norcliffe. But the baron has more than earned his harsh reputation, and Rose must face his wrath in order to save her father—and herself.
Since the deaths of his parents, Henry Covington has isolated himself from society, ensuring the solitude of his estate with his deliberate callousness. However, when the beautiful Miss Sinclair appears on his doorstep, begging for a chance to repay her father’s debt to him, a moment of weakness finds him offering her a position—as a maid in his own house.
They both soon learn that first impressions are not to be believed. Henry is surprised—and intrigued—by Rose’s optimistic charm, while Rose slowly uncovers Henry’s true self, his compassion concealed behind the pain of loss and betrayal. But when a shadow from Henry’s past returns, their newfound hope is tested. They must decide for themselves who to trust and what they will risk for their happily ever after.
Girl Made of Stars (affiliate link)
Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir (affiliate link)
Amanda Knox spent four years in a foreign prison for a crime she did not commit. In the fall of 2007, the 20-year-old college coed left Seattle to study abroad in Italy, but her life was shattered when her roommate was murdered in their apartment. After a controversial trial, Amanda was convicted and imprisoned. But in 2011, an appeals court overturned the decision and vacated the murder charge. Free at last, she returned home to the U.S., where she has remained silent, until now.
Filled with details first recorded in the journals Knox kept while in Italy, Waiting to Be Heard is a remarkable story of innocence, resilience, and courage, and of one young woman’s hard-fought battle to overcome injustice and win the freedom she deserved. With intelligence, grace, and candor, Amanda Knox tells the full story of her harrowing ordeal in Italy – a labyrinthine nightmare of crime and punishment, innocence and vindication – and of the unwavering support of family and friends who tirelessly worked to help her win her freedom.
A Northern Light (affiliate link)
Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has a word for everything, and big dreams of being a writer but little hope of seeing them come true.
With the fresh pain of her mother’s death lingering over her and the only out from her impoverished life being marriage to the handsome but dull local rich boy, Maddie flees from her home. She takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace’s drowned body is fished from Big Moose Lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.
A Time to Cook: Dishes from My Southern Sideboard (affiliate link)
Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs (affiliate link)
Before 1968, astrology as we know it had a very limited following in the United States and around the world. The publication of Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs changed that forever. Newspapers began running astrology columns, and soon, an increasing number of people knew their sign (as well as yours) and began to study astrological tendencies.
Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs quickly established itself as the worldwide introductory bible to astrology for beginner and expert alike. The book’s simple organizational technique made it easy for everyone to follow and understand themselves and others, sign-by-sign. This updated edition of the groundbreaking classic is an enjoyable way to discover the world of astrology today.
The French Cook: Soups & Stews (affiliate link)
From the award-winning food writer and author of Tart Love, a step-by-step, French cooking class on soups & stews with plenty of recipes to try.
Holly Herrick loves France and French cooking. And in this cookbook—her third in The French Cook series—she jumps into bowl after bowl of glorious French soups with inspired abandon and a generous dose of classical technique.
Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and former resident of France focuses on the nuances and techniques for expertly layered flavors. Beginning with stocks, she continues with cold soups, classic soups and stews, creamy soups, and consommés in ensuing chapters, each one as delicious as the next.
Similar to sauces (Herrick also penned The French Cook: Sauces), soups are the ideal conduit for creating maximum texture and flavor. Only, with soups and stews, the cooking canvas is much broader and there is a precise yet playful emphasis on presentation and garnishes.
Breath: A Novel (affiliate link)
Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey (TED) (affiliate link)
Author A.J. Jacobs discovers that his coffee—and every other item in our lives—would not be possible without hundreds of people we usually take for granted: farmers, chemists, artists, presidents, truckers, mechanics, biologists, miners, smugglers, and goatherds.
By thanking these people face to face, Jacobs finds some much-needed brightness in his life. Gratitude does not come naturally to Jacobs—his disposition is more Larry David than Tom Hanks—but he sets off on the journey on a dare from his son. And by the end, it’s clear to him that scientific research on gratitude is true. Gratitude’s benefits are legion: It improves compassion, heals your body, and helps battle depression.
… See the rest of today ‘s Book Picks here on page 2Page 2