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The Love Hack (Tech-nically Love Book 1) (affiliate link)
Just when Tess Greene’s life is finally almost perfect, her past springs one last surprise on her. Targeted by an internet predator whose sleazy website is known for publicly humiliating women, Tess has one month to stop his ambush before her reputation is forever ruined.
As an IT disaster recovery specialist, Tess has always handled challenges on her own, but this calls for serious geek backup.
Max Hampshire, a brilliant hacker, is exactly the lifeline Tess needs. But she’s pretty sure she doesn’t need Max himself—certainly not his quick wit, sexy black-framed glasses, or all-around sweetness. The last guy who helped Tess left with his life crushed and his heart broken, so she knows that keeping her emotional distance from Max would be safer for both of them. But safety isn’t an option when love gets involved.
The Magic Circle (affiliate link)
Forged by evil wizards, lost in a vicious war. A magic blade awaits to save the kingdom… Or bring it to its knees.
Thorstorm is a realm of chaos. Invaded by horned warriors, great cities lie in ash and tumbled stone. Where life remains, a curse weaves a dark fog that ravishes people’s eyesight.
In a lonely cape in the north, Baard Thon dreams of adventure, but he must stay to fight murderous creatures creeping around his village.
But when an armed horde snatches Diara, Baard feels as if his soul has been ripped apart, and his desire to save her drags him into a war against a Wrathlord who has been torturing the kingdom for centuries.
Baard is no wizard nor blademaster. And yet, he must plunge into the land of monsters and find a magical sword to destroy the Wrathlord.
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Never a Bride Book 1) (affiliate link)
Keeping this staycation fling casual turns out to be impossible when you can’t help falling in love.
Dr. Rosie Snyder doesn’t do vacations. Period. So when she’s ordered to take three weeks off, she’s at a loss until her best friend ropes her into fulfilling some bridesmaid duties by organizing an engagement party. Gus Cuevas, a cute gardener at the party’s venue, might be the perfect distraction.
When Rosie suggests Gus complete her vacation checklist with a fling, he quickly agrees. He knows the driven doctor would never fit into his live-for-the-now lifestyle of surfing, sunshine, and cerveza, but spending a few weeks with the beautiful brunette suits him just fine. It’s not long before Gus realizes that three weeks together isn’t enough—he wants a lifetime. But Rosie’s not looking for happily ever after…even if it turns out she just can’t help falling in love.
Dead to Me: Arcane Souls World (Grave Talker Book 1) (affiliate link)
Meet Darby. Coffee addict. Homicide detective. Oh, and she can see ghosts, too.
There are only three rules in Darby Adler’s life.
One: Don’t talk to the dead in front of the living.
Two: Stay off the Arcane Bureau of Investigation’s radar.
Three: Don’t forget rules one and two.
With a murderer desperate for Darby’s attention and an ABI agent in town, things are about to get mighty interesting in Haunted Peak, TN.
Killer Odds (affiliate link)
Escape to Lilacwell (Lilacwell Village Book 1) (affiliate link)
She wanted an adventure. What she found was so much more…
Adira Summers has spontaneously quit her high-flying career as a barrister in London. She needs to escape from the rat race and, encouraged by her bohemian gran, has bought a campervan to do so.
Taking off for a tour around Britain, disaster strikes early on when her van breaks down outside the quaint village of Lilacwell. But things look up after she meets handsome Jasper, who is visiting to check on his ailing uncle and his crumbling estate, The Laurels.
As Adira falls for Lilacwell, she is torn between forgoing her travel plans to stay, or continuing with her adventure. Jasper must also choose between returning to his job in Dubai or moving back for his uncle – and Adira.
Here and Now (affiliate link)
When Suzanne rescues a handsome stranger from the ocean, she has no idea that she’s found a man from another era—who is also the love of her life.
Suzanne McDermott is a strong, modern woman. She’s fully prepared to face the world after her spoiled, philandering husband leaves her. But, as she awaits the arrival of her new baby, Fate brings her another unexpected guest…a guest from the past.
The last thing Charles Garrity remembers was being shot and falling into the ocean off the New Jersey shore. That was in 1926. Now, he’s being dragged into the present day—literally dragged out of the water by Suzanne. How he got here is a mystery. It’s a mystery Charles doesn’t have time for, because right now the beautiful, pregnant woman in front of him is starting labor.
The Southern Bite Cookbook: Irresistible Dishes from 4 Generations of My Family’s Kitchen (affiliate link)
Whether it’s fried chicken or pimento cheese, fruit salad or meatloaf, everybody’s family does it a little differently. The Southern Bite Cookbook is a celebration of those traditions and recipes every Southern family is proud to own.
It’s the salads and sandwiches that’s mandatory for every family reunion and the hearty soups that are comforting after a long day. It’s the Sunday Dinner that graces the Easter table every year.
If you’re lucky enough to hail from the South, you’ll no doubt find some familiar favorites from your own family recipe archives, along with a whole slew of surprises from southern families a lot like yours.
In The Southern Bite Cookbook, Little shares some of his favorite, delicious dishes including:
Pecan Chicken Salad
Glazed Ham
Turnip Green Dip
Chicken Corn Chowder
Cornbread Salad
The Low-FODMAP Cookbook: 100 Delicious, Gut-Friendly Recipes for IBS and other Digestive Disorders (affiliate link)
Learn to soothe your stomach with this cookbook featuring one hundred delicious recipes designed for those with IBS and other digestive difficulties.
For people who suffer from IBS, Crohn’s Disease, and Colitis, eating well can feel nearly impossible. Many of the troubles they experience stem from carbohydrates known as FODMAPs, which are not absorbed properly by the lower intestine. Once these carbohydrates reach the large intestine, they cause many uncomfortable symptoms such as gas, bloating, and pain.
While the list of forbidden foods is extensive, The Low-FODMAP Cookbook successfully avoids them all to create deliciously healthy recipes. The book includes a low-FODMAP eating plan that explains in detail which foods are not allowed and why. The recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are so simple and delicious, they’ll appeal to the whole family!
The New 500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Updated Recipes for Doing Low-Carb Better and More Deliciously (affiliate link)
Since its publication over 15 years ago, 500 Low-Carb Recipes has become a classic in the low-carb community, earning author Dana Carpender the affectionate moniker “low-carb queen” from her fans. The book is now a bestseller, with over half a million copies sold.
Low-carb cooking has evolved. A decade ago, low-carb menus relied on ingredients like artificial sweeteners, unhealthy vegetable oils, protein additives, and processed foods from grocery store shelves, like low-carb branded snack bars and packaged meals. Today’s low-carb cooking is influenced by larger food movements, such as clean eating; farm-to-table ingredients; higher fat ratios, thanks to the popularity of ketogenic diets; and less stigmatization of foods that have substantial inclusion in a low-carb diet, namely animal foods and saturated fat due to the growth of the Paleo and traditional foods movements. The New 500 Low-Carb Recipes is the beloved cookbook updated for today’s low-carb movement.
Wild Decembers: A Novel (affiliate link)
Wild Decembers charts the quick and critical demise of relations between Joseph Brennan and Mick Bugler—”the warring sons of warring sons”—in the countryside of Western Ireland. With her inimitable gift for describing the occasions of heartbreak, O’Brien brings Joseph’s live for his land to the level of his sister Breege’s love for both him and his rival, Bugler. Breege sees “the wrong of years and the recent wrongs” fuel each other as Bugler comes to claim recently inherited acreage on what her brother calls “my mountain.” A classic drama ensues, involving the full range of bonds and betrayals and leavened by the human comedy of which Edna O’Brien rarely loses sight.
A dinner dance in the village of Cloontha and the seduction of Mick Bugler by an eager pair of uninhibited sisters rival Joyce in their hectic exuberance. But as the narrative unfolds, the reader is drawn into the sense of foreboding in a place where “fields mean more than fields, more than life and more than death too.”
The Art of Drawing People: Discover Simple Techniques for Drawing a Variety of Figures and Portraits (affiliate link)
Learn to draw faces, features, and figures in graphite, with inspiration from four accomplished artists.
Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, this comprehensive book is an essential resource to which artists of all skill levels will refer again and again. The Art of Drawing People comprises instruction from a group of four experienced artists who demonstrate the processes of drawing the human head and clothed figure from infancy through old age in a variety of poses.
The talented authors also share their knowledge about underlying anatomy, ethnic influences, and natural variations in shape, texture, and proportion, as well as basic information about drawing tools and pencil techniques.
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