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In Her Sights (Jenna Graves—Book 1) (affiliate link)
Midwestern Sheriff Jenna Graves has a unique secret—the dead communicate with her through lucid dreams, helping her solve both active crimes and cold cases.
When hikers vanish without a trace in the local forest, Jenna must confront her own haunted past. As she communicates with a former victim in her dreams, a 20-year-old cold case resurfaces—one that may hold the key to finding her long-lost twin sister.
Vegas Aces: The Complete Series (Vegas Aces Box Set Book 1) (affiliate link)
My hot Vegas one-night stand who was supposed to disappear without a trace is apparently not just my brother’s best friend, but in some crazy twist of fate…he’s my new roommate.
Now his reputation is at stake thanks to defamatory headlines courtesy of his evil ex. To prove he’s the Prince Charming of pro football, I volunteer to marry him—purely as a business transaction, of course.
With sneaky siblings, a family vacation with a surprise wedding, dramatic exes, and real feelings starting to develop, what could possibly go wrong? It looks like all the Lucky Charms in the world won’t be enough to fix this mess.
Respawn: Lives 1-5 (Respawn LitRPG series Book 1) (affiliate link)
A Wild Spinster for the Duke: A Novel (affiliate link)
Too outspoken for her own good, Bridget has accepted her fate as a spinster. But when the most vexing Duke tries to insult her for it, she refuses to hold back her tongue…
As an overprotective brother, Duke Abel needs to make sure that his sister’s upcoming wedding is truly a love match. And that’s how he ends up trapped with her future in-laws for the next two weeks. The problem?
The groom’s sister has a knack for infuriating him! But Abel never shies away from a challenge. And making Bridget blush proves to be the most endearing one…
A Shelter in the Cowboy’s Arms (affiliate link)
A desperate widow and a heartbroken cowboy trapped in a storm… But love’s fiercest storm may be the one they never saw coming…
Ella’s life is falling apart. Widowed and struggling to raise her son alone, every day is a fight to keep her failing farmhouse standing. When a violent storm leaves her on the edge of disaster, help comes from the last place she expects: a rugged cowboy riding by.
Jake has sworn off love. Burned by his past, he’s vowed to live a solitary life. But when he sees Ella and her son in need, he has no choice but to let them stay at his ranch… even if it risks the safety of his guarded heart.
But as sparks begin to fly between them, a ruthless enemy closes in, determined to destroy them. With Ella’s life at stake, Jake will do whatever it takes to protect her. But will it be enough to save her, or will their second chance at love be lost forever?
Logan’s Enemy (affiliate link)
When a SEAL he worked with in Afghanistan calls for help, Former SAS trooper Logan takes up the call. His friend needs help. Someone is killing their men.
From the moment he arrives in America, Logan is a target. He’s pursued across the country by a relentless and highly skilled killer, one that leaves a growing trail of bodies in his wake. But Logan is no pushover, he’s a former member of the SAS, the British outfit nicknamed ‘The Frighteners.’ With good reason. Logan is pushed too far, he’s had enough of being the hunted even if that means putting his life in greater danger. It’s time to go back to what he does best. The killing business.
The Brotherhood of the Wheel (affiliate link)
In 1119 A.D., a group of nine crusaders became known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon–a militant monastic order charged with protecting pilgrims and caravans traveling on the roads to and from the Holy Land. In time, the Knights Templar would grow in power and, ultimately, be laid low. But a small offshoot of the Templars endure and have returned to the order’s original mission: to defend the roads of the world and guard those who travel on them.
Theirs is a secret line of knights: truckers, bikers, taxi hacks, state troopers, bus drivers, RV gypsies–any of the folks who live and work on the asphalt arteries of America. They call themselves the Brotherhood of the Wheel.
F*ck, That’s Delicious: An Annotated Guide to Eating Well (affiliate link)
The rapper, chef, TV star, and author of Stoned Beyond Belief offers up a love letter to food inspired by his childhood, family, tours, and travels.
This ain’t no cookbook. This ain’t no memoir. This is Action Bronson’s devotional, a book about the overwhelming power of delicious—no, f*cking amazing—food. Bronson is this era’s Homer, and F*ck, That’s Delicious is a modern-day Odyssey, replete with orgiastic recipes, world travel, siren songs, and weed.
Illustrated, packed with images, and unlike any book in the entire galaxy, Bronson’s F*ck, That’s Delicious includes forty-plus recipes inspired by his childhood, family, tours, and travels. Journey from bagels with cheese that represent familial love to the sex and Big Macs of upstate New York fat camp and ultimately to the world’s most coveted five-star temples of gastronomy. And: the tacos in LA. The best Dominican chimis. Jamaican jerk. Hand-rolled pasta from Mario. Secrets to good eating from Massimo. Meyhem Lauren’s Chicken Patty Potpie. And more! more! more!
Difficult Personalities: A Practical Guide to Managing the Hurtful Behavior of Others (and Maybe Your Own) (affiliate link)
An indispensable guide to understanding—and living or working with—people whose behavior leaves you frustrated and confused
We all have people in our lives who frustrate, annoy, or hurt us: workplace bullies, those who always claim to be right, or those with anxious or obsessive personalities. And most of us hurt others occasionally, too. Now, authors Dr. Helen McGrath, a clinical psychologist and professor, and Hazel Edwards, a professional writer, offer this highly readable, extremely practical guide to dealing with the difficult personalities we encounter every day—in others, and in ourselves.
Taking the American Psychiatric Association’s widely used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) as its starting point, Difficult Personalities helpfully outlines over a dozen different personality traits and types, detailing their common characteristics and underlying motivations.
Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly (affiliate link)
Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly is the first book to catalog the entire career of the Guerrilla Girls from 1985 to present.
The Guerrilla girls are a collective of political feminist artists who expose discrimination and corruption in art, film, politics, and pop culture all around the world.
This book explores all their provocative street campaigns, unforgettable media appearances, and large-scale exhibitions.
• Captions by the Guerrilla Girls themselves contextualize the visuals.
• Explores their well-researched, intersectional takedown of the patriarchy
Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection (affiliate link)
Examine the evidence in this volume of notorious true crimes that remain unsolved, from mystifying heists to shocking murders and more.
Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and chilling testimonies of the world’s most famous cold cases. Written for true crime junkies and armchair detectives, this book delves into the investigations of JonBenét Ramsey, the Black Dahlia, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft, the Cleveland Torso Murders, and more. Each chapter examines the facts, while also illuminating the many theories surrounding these baffling cases:
– The Zodiac Killer
– The disappearance of Natalee Holloway
– The murder of JonBenét Ramsey
– The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist
– The Kingsbury Run murders, aka the Cleveland Torso murders
– The Black Dahlia murder
– The Freeway Phantom murders
– D. B. Cooper’s airplane heist
– The Amber Alert case (the death of Amber Hagerman)
– The Golden State Killer
Rich Table: A Cookbook for Making Beautiful Meals at Home (affiliate link)
James Beard Award Finalist: Recipes from the Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant—and the chef-owners’ own home kitchen.
From Sarah and Evan Rich, chef-proprietors of Michelin-starred Rich Table—one of San Francisco’s most coveted reservations—this debut cookbook offers recipes from the restaurant as well as the meals the Riches cook for friends and family at home. Evan and Sarah Rich execute casual Californian fare with fine-dining precision, interweaving the pair’s hometown influences (New Jersey and Louisiana) and a bevy of global influences along the way.
Full-color photographs capture the rustic elegance of the food and the restaurant, while eighty-five meticulously tested recipes span salads, vegetables, meat and fish, sweets, drinks, and the pasta dishes that send diners into raptures. This is inspired, innovative cooking for those who want to set a rich table at home.
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