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Tethered: A Middle Falls Ghost Story (affiliate link)
There is a small town in Oregon called Middle Falls.
When people die there, one of three things happens to them:
They pass on to what is next.
They are recycled to an earlier point in their life
They become spirits who are tethered to the spot where they died.
This is the story of a tethered spirit.
An Invincible Summer (affiliate link)
But when she learns that Leigh Roberts, a local reporter for a Denver daily newspaper, intends to have her mentally challenged daughter, Ashleigh, forcibly sterilized, something within Jaime stirs.
Whether it is anger, pity, or simply the need to do what’s right, Jaime decides to turn her back on her promising career with the DA’s office to represent Ashleigh Roberts.
With the odds stacked against them, Jaime and Ashleigh take their case to the courts in a battle that will ultimately resolve one woman’s past and one woman’s future.
Dead End: Halloween Cozy Mystery (affiliate link)
Sometimes, taking matters into your own hands can be a real nightmare…
This Halloween, Greg dons a disguise to hunt down the elusive Medic Murderer. But as the body count rises, the killer stays one step ahead. When Greg finds himself at the center of a new crime scene, his own life is on the line, yet he’s no closer to unmasking the predator targeting his colleagues.
How can Greg catch a killer who’s watching his every move—and still make it out alive?
House of Royals: Blood Descendants Universe (affiliate link)
When the sun goes down, proving loyalty means far more than blood.
Every town has its history and skeletons, but Silent Bend, Mississippi’s are darker than most. Ruled from the shadows by the House—the immortal Born and their aging, enslaved Bitten—everyone knows not to go out after dark and that the police will never look into crimes involving blood.
Alivia Ryan didn’t know the man who claims to be her father through a will even existed until she inherits the Conrath plantation. Instead of the sleepy house she expects, she finds a mansion and a staff who look at her with fear in their eyes.
Ian Ward tried to kill Alivia the first time they met, and then insisted he train her to defend herself against the House, who he claims will try to manipulate and take her in for their own political reasons. And the growing attraction between them will threaten their lives—Ian is a sworn enemy of the House.
Ruthless Billionaire: A Mafia Billionaire Standalone (affiliate link)
The first rule of the workplace: don’t sleep with your boss.
That’s doubly true if your boss is Vincenzo San Giovanni, billionaire and prince of one of the richest and most feared mafia families in the city. Except I wasn’t exactly aware of who my boss was, specifically, until I wound up with an FBI agent on my tail and then, through a series of unfortunate events, in my boss’s bed.
A one-night-stand. A mistake. That’s what I told myself. Vincenzo is prickly, and stubborn, a demanding boss who requires round-the-clock availability and perfection. He’s also tall, dark, and so incredibly handsome—but that doesn’t matter. It can’t matter. Vincenzo isn’t the kind of man who dates his secretary—and I’m not the kind of girl who can get involved with a mafia boss.
One False Step (affiliate link)
Bibi Ferrer, San Diego homicide, receives a warning: Billionaire Anson Williams, will be done in by his new wife, Alexandra. Despite her best efforts, Bibi fails to prevent Williams’ death. Worse, she can’t prove Alexandra is the killer. All she can do is follow Alexandra to her Caribbean lair, the island of St. Bertram.
Things are even more personal for retired Chicago police captain Terry Dunne. His younger brother is killed by a contract assassin. His only clue: The hit-man might have unfinished business waiting for him on St. Bertram.
Two killers . . .
Avice Toussaint, formerly Alexandra Williams, isn’t every man’s idea of a knockout—only those with a pulse. She’s bored with luring wealthy men to their deaths. Problem is, her father wants her to continue. He’s ex-KGB. He kills people who defy him, no exceptions made for family.
The Date (affiliate link)
What happens when a prickly cat lady runs into the new dog owner next door?
Brittny Parker, an American graduate student, is moving to London with her lovable Boston Terrier, Cooper, in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. Could life get any better? How about adding a super sexy woman next door? The problem is her snooty neighbor is not a dog person. In fact, she despises Cooper from the moment he knocks her over and sends her groceries spilling all over the ground.
Prin Jones is a native-born Londoner whose most successful relationship is with Francesca, her Persian cat. With a bakery to run and an unpleasant ex-girlfriend to dodge, the last thing Prin needs in her life is an obnoxious American and her poorly trained dog. But it becomes almost impossible not to run into Brit at every turn.
A Tropical Frontier: Tales of Old Florida (affiliate link)
A Desperate Man (affiliate link)
You can’t cage evil. You have to kill it.
FBI Agent Allison Moore isn’t just rising through the ranks—she’s the Bureau’s beacon of hope. Her flawless track record and unyielding determination make her the go-to agent.
Then comes the call. A name whispered in nightmares: Matthew Brand.
Brand’s genius once held the promise of revolutionizing science and medicine. But darkness took hold, leading him down a path of gruesome experiments and a quest to play God.
The media didn’t hesitate—they dubbed him the Devil.
Years ago, Brand’s terror swept the nation, but the FBI acted swiftly, and the world believed the nightmare was over as Brand was caged.
They were wrong.
The Midnight Village (affiliate link)
Witch RomanceA scoop of second chances and a dash of destiny are about to become the recipe for this year’s most magical love story.
Star Brightheart bakes cakes that can help a person nail a job interview or mend a broken heart. But when a celebrity food critic nearly bites the dust after eating one of her cakes, she needs to disappear from her flashy public life in London. Fast.
She escapes to the one place where no one will find her; the secretive and exclusive village of Midnight.
But what she finds is a village full of witches, a thirty year old curse, a talking cat and a whole world of magic she never knew existed. Yet she feels like she belongs there, something Star has always struggled to feel anywhere else.
The Problem with Pixies: Homesteader Hearth Witch: Book 1 (affiliate link)
A pixie-infested farmhouse.
A pain-in-the-butt familiar.
A hunky lumberjack shifter.
Not at all what a witch on the run like me expects to find in small-town Redbud, Indiana, but life’s been throwing me a bunch of curveballs lately.
Most recently? Discovering a demonic curse on the family grimoire sucking the magic straight out of my coven’s hearts. 10 out of 10 do not recommend, and there’s only one thing an uninitiated witch like me can do.
Steal it.
The Baby Came C.O.D. (Two Halves of a Whole Book 1264) (affiliate link)
TWO HALVES OF A WHOLE: CLAIRE, BLAIR
THE BABY IN HIS IN-BOX
Workaholic Evan Quartermain had no time for love. So when someone left a baby on his secretary’s desk, claiming it was his, he was in shock. What did he know about babies?
Single mother Claire Walker could see her handsome next-door neighbor needed help. Little did she know that Evan was about to change her life forever. Especially when another surprise showed up on the doorstep!
TWO HALVES OF A WHOLE: CLAIRE, BLAIR
Cat Knits: 16 Pawsome Knitting Patterns for Yarn and Cat Lovers (affiliate link)
The ultimate cat lover’s collection of knitting patterns for garments and accessories.
Knitters and cats lovers will love this collection of sixteen quirky designs, all based around the theme of cats. It includes four garments graded for sixteen different sizes, as well as cat-themed accessories including a wrap, shawl, scarf, cowl, capelet, mittens and hats. Knitters can choose from more advanced patterns throughout the book or more beginner patterns using lighter weight yarn. The patterns are divided up into four chapters, each with a different style of cat-themed design similar to Marna’s Sinister Catdigan pattern.
Any Day Now: A Novel (affiliate link)
Written in a voice that is warmhearted and hauntingly original, Any Day Now is the story of Clay, a small-town boy searching for his place in the new America—and hoping desperately to forget what happened back East with the girl he loved.
This poignant excursion into the last days of the Beats and the emerging radicalized culture of the sixties from Kentucky to New York City is a road movie of a novel. Beginning as a fifties coming-of-age story and ending in an isolated hippy commune under threat of revolution, Any Day Now provides a transcendent commentary on America, and the perils of growing up, then and now.
Where the South Lost the War: An Analysis of the Fort Henry-Fort Donelson Campaign, February 1862 (affiliate link)
This in-depth Civil War study examines two early Union victories that were instrumental in deciding the conflict’s ultimate outcome.
Some historians argue that the Civil War was decided in February 1862 with the collapse of the Confederate defenses of Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. This ambitious offensive opened the whole Tennessee Valley to Union invasion and control, effectively cutting the Confederacy in two.
In domino fashion, the Confederates lost Nashville and central and western Tennessee. Memphis eventually fell, and the upper stretch of the Mississippi itself was brought under Union control. During this period, General Ulysses S. Grant came to prominence, putting him in place to lead the Union to victory.
Christmas Captive (Men of Valor) (affiliate link)
When a wedding turns dangerous, the best man and maid of honor must work together to protect a little girl in this inspirational romantic suspense.
On his cousin’s Christmas cruise wedding, navy SEAL Jordan Somerton anticipated having the typical best man duties—not facing down criminals boarding the ship. But when the luxury liner is infiltrated by men determined to kidnap the flower girl, he’s plunged into an unexpected mission. Maid of honor and DEA agent Amy Delgado hasn’t forgiven Jordan for a misunderstanding in their past. But with her young niece targeted, she must draw on Jordan’s skills as a protector. Signs point to an inside job. With a traitor in their midst, can they ensure that every passenger returns home safely for the holidays . . . even as they find love amid deepening danger?
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