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Fatally Bound (McRyan Mystery Series Book 5) (affiliate link)
FATALLY BOUND… by one mystery.
Hannah opened the backdoor of her house, stepped inside and carefully locked the door behind her. Out of the dark his massive left arm wrapped around her chest like a slow-turning vice. She was squirming and desperately gasping for air but couldn’t break free.
FATALLY BOUND… by one killer with deadly intentions.
A brilliant and methodical killer is on a mission and leaving a trail of bodies behind with little or no evidence. The hunt for the killer will put Mac McRyan and Dara Wire in harm’s way testing their partnership and resolve like never before. NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, Roger Stelljes has crafted another addictive pulse pounding mystery filled with his trademark twists and turns.
The Second Chance Inn (Blue Moon Bay Book 1) (affiliate link)
An emotional homecoming that will tug at your heartstrings & inspire you to believe in happy endings.
Wendy vowed never to return to the small coastal town where her parents abandoned her. But when she inherits the family inn at the beach, she must come home and face her past. Will handsome millionaire Max help her heal old wounds and open her heart?
Stone Rules (A Stone Brothers Novel) (affiliate link)
CHARLIE DOESN’T PLAY BY THE RULES…
Life hasn’t been easy for her. Her mother was a monster. And when Charlie left home, there wasn’t always a warm bed, food, or a hot shower. Sometimes she had to use her captivating beauty and cunning attitude to get by.
When her mother dies and Charlie comes home to put that part of her life behind her, she finds the diary. It fills her with rage. And now she’s out for revenge.
That’s when she meets him, the gorgeous private investigator she hires to find all the men who wronged her.
Ethan Stone DOES play by the rules. And at the top of his list is “Don’t get involved with clients.”
The Piper Harris Mysteries: Volumes 1-3 (affiliate link)
Starting a new life in Florida means year-round sunshine, beautiful beaches, and balmy breezes. For most people, anyway. But not for thirtysomething Piper and her grandmother, former members of a motorcycle gang in Oregon.
For them, it means entering the witness protection program and moving to Bitter End in the Sunshine State. Yes, to Bitter End. It doesn’t get much more ironic than this.
But hey, it’s better than rotting in jail for getting busted with tax evasion and money laundering, and infinitely better than getting killed by said gang for testifying against them.
Needless to say, they both have difficulties adjusting to life in Florida. Moving into a retirement community and dealing with all those quirky characters?
Make Me Love You (Hart’s Ridge Book 1) (affiliate link)
As kids, we were best friends. Maybe we would have grown into lovers if I hadn’t arrested her dad. Now we’re enemies.
For eight years, I’ve regretted what happened that night. But it’s my job to keep our small town safe. To keep her safe.
Now our town needs a new mayor and it’s down to her and me. I think we can work together…if I can stop imagining better uses for that sarcastic mouth of hers. One explosive night together, just to get it out of our systems, isn’t enough. I want forever. She isn’t ready to surrender yet.
If it’s a fight she wants, it’s a fight I’ll give her. But the only thing I plan on winning is her.
Dizzy in Love (Creekville Kisses Too) (affiliate link)
He’s totally wrong for me. But then, when have I ever done anything right?
People call me Dizzy Izzy. Between my elopement, divorce, bankruptcy, and arrest, they may not be wrong. (For the record, the misdemeanor wasn’t my fault. I blame my ADD).
Jayden Holt, aka Your Honor, is more buttoned-up than a middle-aged accountant and adulting just fine. He happens to be my first love, my first heartbreak–and the judge at my first courtroom appearance. Imagine my surprise when sparks fly and the possibility of a new relationship has me spinning.
Until some surprising news has me reconsidering everything I thought I knew about my ex-husband and our marriage.
The Pizza Cookbook (affiliate link)
More than twenty inspired pizza recipes—plus five options for dough and four types of sauces—provide everything you need to make pizzas like a pro. Simple instructions and no-fuss baking techniques ensure delicious success, whether you’re baking in a standard oven, an outdoor grill, a large backyard pizza oven, or a small countertop oven. This concise cookbook includes recipes for:
Pizza with Shaved Asparagus, Melted Leeks & Burrata Quattro Stagioni Pizza • Potato, Bacon & Rosemary Pizza • Sei Formaggi Pizza • Peso Pizza with Summer Squash, Sweet Corn & Pecorino • Fig & Prosciutto Pizza with Caramelized Onions & Gorgonzola • Sausage Pizza with Fennel & Ricotta • Wild Mushroom Pizza with Thyme & Fontina • Peach, Prosciutto & Arugula Pizza • and more
The Projects of Skunk Works: 75 Years of Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (affiliate link)
The stories behind more than 50 secret projects undertaken by the famed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on behalf of the US Armed Forces, DARPA, and the CIA – all illustrated with official Skunk Works photography and commissioned artworks.
Hatched in June 1943 after a special request of the US Army Air Forces to develop a turbojet-powered fighter to counter growing German threats, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has gone on to develop remarkable aeronautical and space technologies, including stealth. Some have made it into production, while others never quite made it off drafting boards and computer screens, but proved fascinating nonetheless.
This generously illustrated history tackles Skunk Works programs ranging from jet fighters and jet engines to missiles and rockets, helicopters, research aircraft, airships, unmanned aerial vehicles and recon drones, and even the seagoing stealth ship Sea Shadow – more than 50 in all.
A New Orleans detective will do anything to protect a vulnerable woman from a serial killer’s twisted plan in this steamy romantic suspense novel.
A columnist for the Big Easy’s hottest erotic magazine, Britta Berger has heard her share of wild, hidden desires. But beneath her sophisticated facade, Britta is running from much darker secrets . . . including the terrifying night she barely survived. Now someone from her past has returned to play a merciless game. And only one man can help her . . .
Detective Jean-Paul Dubois knows instinctively that Britta is the key to ending the string of vicious ritualistic murders that plague his city. But still haunted by his past, he must resist the dangerous attraction between them. For lurking deep in the shadows of the bayou, a killer waits to end her life—and their future—with one devastating final strike.
An Improper Proposal (affiliate link)
A fearless young woman scandalously pursues the captain of her heart in this adventuresome Victorian romance.
England, 1830. Swashbuckling beauty Payton Dixon has two passionate dreams—to sail the open sea on her own clipper ship, and to capture the love of Captain Connor Drake. But both seem impossibly out of reach, since her beloved captain is about to marry another, and worse, he’s been given her ship as a wedding present from her traitorous father.
Out to prove she has right on her side, Payton manages to unleash a scandal and ignite all sorts of trouble. As for Drake, he’s surprised to discover that the girl he’s grown up with has transformed into the most alluring woman he’s ever encountered.
Making your own soda is easy, inexpensive, and fun. Best of all, you can control the sweetness level and ingredients to create a drink that suits your individual taste. In this guide to all things fizzy, Andrew Schloss presents a handful of simple techniques and recipes that will have you recreating your favorite commercial soft drinks and experimenting with new flavor combinations. Try your hand at Pomegranate Punch, Sparkling Espresso Jolt, Slightly Salty Caramel Seltzer, and more as you explore the endless bubbly possibilities.
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