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The Lost Sister (The Arla Baker Book 1) (affiliate link)
Did a serial killer take her lost sister?
For 16 years, Detective Chief Inspector Arla Baker has hunted for Nicole, her lost sister…
Today, a woman lies with her throat slit open in Clapham Common Park. There are three black triangles drawn on her body. DCI Arla Baker is called in to investigate.
Soon there is another body, killed in identical fashion, in the same location.
Arla knows a vicious serial killer is stalking the streets. But what does the killer know about Nicole? For Clapham Common is where Nicole disappeared fifteen years ago. Arla refuses to accept Nicole is dead. She will not rest till she finds her sister.
As another body appears, it’s clear that the killer is hungry for more blood.
And Arla is not the one hunting this crazed psychopath.
Reduced Ransom! (Hotshot Book 1) (affiliate link)
Anthony DiMento, more commonly known as Beau, has a problem.
A $250,000 problem!
Seems in an effort to keep the DiMento bar open he borrowed money from the owner of Cheater’s strip club, Declan Osborne.
Now the payment is due and Beau doesn’t have the money.
But Beau does have a plan . . . kind of, maybe, sort of.
A plan that at least seemed logical at the time.
Just rob a bank.
The Secret World of Maggie Grey (Drew Collins Book 1) (affiliate link)
A vampire, a witch, and a siren get accepted into a magical HBCU. The rest I am not allowed to say but just know there is a talking cat named Quan, a few murders that went cold, and a world that is just below our feet.
Without Judgment (Without Series) (affiliate link)
Do you know what I got for always being the good girl? A cheating ex, fake friends, and now a scandal that has even my own father ashamed of me.
No one believes it isn’t me on the video. My new bodyguard is no exception.
Mason is not only my brother’s best friend, but my newly assigned babysitter who wishes he was anywhere but here.
He’s both hot and judgmental. It’s a maddening combination that has me wanting to push all his buttons. With his bad boy vibe, alpha demeanor and the way he calls me princess, I’m convinced my draw to him is crazy.
Until I learn under the tattoos and piercings there may be more than meets the eye.
Another Chance at Love (Hearts of Crystal Creek Book 1) (affiliate link)
She doesn’t believe in second chances. He’s wondering why God called him to Crystal Creek. Can she convince him to walk away, or will he prove his love is everlasting?
Pastor Trey Channing is lost in grief when he answers God’s call to travel to a small town. He and his teenage children struggle to let God heal the loss that led them on a cross-country journey. As Trey gets to know Crystal Creek, he’s drawn to Hannah McKean, a friendly waitress whose smile doesn’t hide the pain in her eyes.
Hannah knows God never forsook her even when she turned away from Him. In a weak moment, she committed a mistake that stole her future and made each day a struggle to provide for her and her daughter. Believing this lapse has ruined all chances for love, she’ll never get close to another man again.
True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Nature: 500 Wild Facts from the Zaniest Corners of the World (affiliate link)
Prove you are the smartest person in the room with 500 true trivia facts about nature, plants, and animals. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Explore the wild and the wacky in this fun addition to the True Facts series that shares all things flora and fauna. Give the gift that keeps giving to friends, family, fathers, or grads and test your knowledge.
Say hello to the astonishing natural world with this mind-boggling collection of downright unbelievable facts that will have you doing double-takes at every turn. This captivating compendium is your ticket to exploring the wackiest secrets Mother Nature has up her sleeve. From the outrageous mating rituals of exotic creatures to the perplexing phenomena of Earth’s wildest landscapes, True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Nature covers a vast array of topics that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about our planet.
A Table: Recipes for Cooking and Eating the French Way (affiliate link)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking meets Dinner: Changing the Game in a beautifully photographed, fresh approach to French cooking and gathering, with 125 simple recipes.
À Table: Recipes for Cooking and Eating the French Way is an alluring, delicious invitation to the French table from Paris-based American food writer and stylist, Rebekah Peppler. It is both a repertoire-building cookbook and a stylish guide that will make readers feel as though they are traveling through France with a close friend.
New York Times contributing writer Rebekah Peppler shares 125 elegant, “new French” recipes that reflect a modern, multicultural French table. With approachable recipes, a conversational tone, and aspirational photography, À Table contains secrets for cooking simple, sophisticated meals and recreating the magic and charm of French life anywhere in the world.
Justice by Means of Democracy (affiliate link)
Universe in Creation: A New Understanding of the Big Bang and the Emergence of Life (affiliate link)
We know the universe has a history, but does it also have a story of self-creation to tell? Yes, in Roy R. Gould’s account. He offers a compelling narrative of how the universe?with no instruction other than its own laws?evolved into billions of galaxies and gave rise to life. Far from being a random accident, the universe is hard at work, extracting order from chaos.
Making use of the best current science, Gould turns what many assume to be true about the universe on its head. The cosmos expands inward, not outward. Gravity can drive things apart, not merely together. And the universe seems to defy entropy as it becomes more ordered, rather than the other way around. Strangest of all, the universe is exquisitely hospitable to life, despite its being constructed from undistinguished atoms and a few unexceptional rules of behavior. Universe in Creation explores whether the emergence of life, rather than being a mere cosmic afterthought, may be written into the most basic laws of nature.
A 60 Minutes correspondent and former anchor of the CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley writes as a witness to events that changed our world. In moving, detailed prose, he stands with firefighters at the collapsing World Trade Center on 9/11, advances with American troops in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, and reveals private moments with presidents (and would-be presidents) he’s known for decades. Pelley also offers a resounding defense of free speech and a free press as the rights that guarantee all others.
Above all, Truth Worth Telling offers a collection of inspiring tales that reminds us of the importance of sticking to our values in uncertain times. For readers who believe that values matter, and that truth is worth telling, Pelley writes, “I have written this book for you.”
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