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Between the Lines (Paradise Bay Book 1) (affiliate link)
All she wants now is a quiet life surrounded by childhood friends, family, and her art. Paradise Bay is a place where dreams become reality, and she’s ready to make something of her life. Of course, the last thing she expected was to be drawn to a man everyone in town warns her against, hopelessly caught up in his dark eyes and quick wit.
Andrew Silva, bestselling horror author, veteran, and notorious womanizer, has been living a mostly quiet life in Paradise Bay for the past year. After years of a revolving door of different women in his life, he’s decided to swear off dating for a while.
Until he sees her. Until he meets the sweet, smart, creative, witty woman who turns his life upside down and, in the end, shows him what it is to truly love someone.
The Ghost Files: Books 1-3 (affiliate link)
GHOST COLLEGE (Book #1)
by J.R. Rain & Scott Nicholson
The Drews are summoned to a Southern California bible college after workers report hearing mysterious voices at night. When they encounter the unhappy ghost of a young girl, Monty’s skepticism is shaken, but he resolves to help his wife free the trapped spirit.
GHOST SOLDIER (Book #2)
by Evelyn Klebert
Called to arms by Monty’s cousin Colonel, Monty and Ellen set out to clear a home on a military base of spirits that have been plaguing it with extreme paranormal phenomena. Both Ellen and Monty are drawn into a wild ghostly chase battling on both an earthly and metaphysical plane to reach the heart of the mystery before it’s too late, and it reaches a horrifying hand into their world.
GHOST FIRE (Book #3)
by Eve Paludan
Ellen and Monty go to West Los Angeles for some relaxation. But there is to be no respite. Ellen is a ghost magnet, so they now have about 48 hours to solve a spontaneous combustion mystery in a haunted co-op art gallery before its grand opening in Venice, California.
Lost Girl (The DI Phil Morris Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
IT’S MURDER ON THE STREET
Somebody is following Kate Mulgrew. Why?
As a cold winter falls on Glasgow, Kate finds herself caught up in a double murder. She also finds herself the target of a predatory stalker as she adjusts to life on the streets.
Soon, Kate finds herself at the mercy of an elderly homeless woman, a kindly detective and a killer who might just have targeted her next.
THE WATERS WILL FALL. THE ICE WILL MELT. BUT ONLY THE LOST WILL SURVIVE.
The Hole in the Hallway (affiliate link)
Based in part on true events
In the early 80’s a family living in a house on an island perched atop steep bluffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean encounter an ancient evil that threatens to tear them apart. The children are the first to recognize the danger the family is in. The adults in complete denial that something so insane could really be happening. It becomes a horrifying race against time for the children to get the parents to acknowledge the terror coming for them all. A demonic presence seeking to use the family for its own nefarious purposes.
As the body count builds, they begin to unravel a dark history that connects their piece of the island to supernatural events of biblical proportions.
How to Sex Your Snake (June Nash Book 1) (affiliate link)
A missing body, a childhood archnemesis, and a greyhound with a thing for bad guys.
June’s got a pretty easy job as the personal assistant to her twin brother, star of the number one nature show on TV. Then he’s accused of murder. Which sucks. Networks tend to fire first and ask questions later. And June doesn’t want to lose her cushy assistant job. Or, you know, see her twin end up in jail.
When she stumbles onto a clue, she’s forced to turn to the only person who can prove her brother’s innocence: her archnemesis. But can she work with the guy after he made her look like an idiot on live tv? No! Plus, somebody wants him dead. And his dog keeps cozying up to the bad guys.
Now, the three of them are caught in a race against time as they navigate creepy crawlies, gangsters with a grudge, and deranged super fans. Can June get the evidence back in time to clear her brother’s name? If she fails, it’s the end of his career. And probably her life.
How Now, Butterfly? A Memoir of Murder, Survival, and Transformation (affiliate link)
A mother recounts her unthinkable experience after her thirteen-year-old son murders his little sister—and her struggle to emerge from devastation.
Losing a young daughter to murder is the worst nightmare that a mother could possibly imagine—but what if the killer was her son? Charity Lee was thrust into this unimaginable situation when her thirteen-year-old son, Paris, murdered her beloved four-year-old daughter, Ella.
Charity goes through intense grief at the loss of her daughter, while at the same time trying to understand why her son would have done something as horrific as this, and how she could have missed the signs that Paris was a true psychopath.
While barely holding herself together throughout her intense grief, Charity is still a mother and feels a need to advocate for her son to receive appropriate treatment while incarcerated, while at the same time trying to ensure he stays in prison so he can never hurt someone again.
The Old Buzzard Had It Coming (Alafair Tucker Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
Alafair Tucker is a strong woman, the core of family life on a farm where the back-breaking work and daily logistics of caring for her husband, Shaw, and their nine children—and being neighborly as well—require hard muscle and a clear head. She’s also a woman of strong opinions, and it is her opinion that Harley Day is a drunkard and a reprobate. So, when Harley’s body is found frozen in a snowdrift one January day in 1912, she isn’t surprised that his long-suffering family, while not actually celebrating, isn’t much grieving.
When Alafair helps Harley’s wife prepare the body for burial, she discovers that his demise was anything but natural—there’s a bullet lodged behind his ear. Alafair is concerned when she hears that Harley’s son, John Lee, is the prime suspect in his father’s murder—especially since her own seventeen-year-old daughter, Phoebe, is in love with the boy. At first, Alafair’s only fear is that Phoebe is in for a broken heart. But as she begins to unravel the events that led to Harley’s death, she discovers that Phoebe might be more than just John Lee’s sweetheart—she may be his accomplice. . . .
Stardust: A Novel (affiliate link)
Shortly after burying her unfaithful husband, Georgia Peyton unexpectedly inherits the derelict Stardust motel from a distant relative. Despite doubts from the community and the aunt who raised her, she is determined to breathe new life into it. But the guests who arrive aren’t what Georgia expects: Her gin-loving mother-in-law; her dead husband’s mistress; an attractive but down-on-his-luck drifter who’s tired of the endless road; and an aging Vaudeville entertainer with a disturbing link to Georgia’s past.
Can Georgia find the courage to forgive those who’ve betrayed her, the grace to shelter those who need her, and the moxy to face the future? And will her dream of a new life under the flickering neon of the Stardust ever come true?
The World of Downton Abbey (affiliate link)
A lavish look at the real world—both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama—of the beloved Emmy Award–winning Masterpiece TV series.
April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way of life it represents will last for another thousand years. It won’t.
Millions of American viewers were enthralled by the world of Downton Abbey, the mesmerizing TV drama of the aristocratic Crawley family—and their servants—on the verge of dramatic change. This gorgeous book—illustrated with sketches and research from the production team, as well as on-set photographs from the first two seasons—takes us even deeper into that world, with fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.
200 Tips, Techniques & Recipes for Natural Beauty (affiliate link)
A step-by-step guide to making your own skin creams, hair products, and perfume blends using essential oils and other natural ingredients.
Many of today’s beauty products contain chemicals and other additives that most of us have never heard of—and probably would avoid if we knew how harmful they really were. With 200 Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Natural Beauty, you’ll learn all that you need to know to make your own safe and healthy beauty products in your own kitchen, with recipes and formulas such as:
Lemon Verbena Cleansing Milk
Exquisite Bulgarian Rose Hair Powder
Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm
Herbal Rosemary & Mint Shampoo
Brilliant Blueberry & Manuka Honey Face Scrub
Skin-Soothing Bath Tea
Peppermint and Tea Tree Leave-In Conditioner
Banish bloat and breakouts, balance hormones, and reduce painful cramps!
Sometimes it feels like there’s just no way to feel good during your menstrual cycle. It seems like ibuprofen and sick days are the only way to get through–until now. The Better Period Food Solution teaches you how to eat for a better, healthier, more comfortable period!
This helpful guide shows how nutrition and certain foods can not only help alleviate painful period symptoms, but also heal your body through every stage of your cycle. Whether you suffer from painful periods or low energy, or a more chronic problem like endometriosis, The Better Period Food Solution will guide you through the nutrition choices that are best for your body. The book also includes sample meal plans and recipes that allow you to enjoy a lifetime of healthier cycles.
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