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He said, she said, “Murder” (Book 1) (affiliate link)
Tanja Shepherd is a smart but slightly neurotic ex-FBI profiler. Her husband Joe is a rugged but somewhat broken ex-cop. Together they share the struggles of running a detective agency, maintaining a solid marriage, and raising a baby. The results may be funny, suspenseful, romantic, and sometimes frightening—but they always end with a surprising twist.
In book one, the Shepherds take on a cold case hoping to make a quick buck and pay some bills. With a baby on the way, they need every penny they can get. Their investigation into the mysterious death of a murdered teen deepens when they learn she wasn’t alone: There was a second victim. Worse yet, the trail of bodies may go back decades, and the killer is still on the loose. As the bodies pile up, so does the danger. Someone knows what they’re up to and will do anything to stop them – even if it means killing again. The Shepherds are starting to wonder if they should have taken this case. Unfortunately, it’s too late now…
Chef in the Wild: Sizzle in the Kitchen Book One (affiliate link)
He would’ve never guessed he was one perfect bite away from falling in love…
Chef Baldwin Powell has everything he could ever want.
Until he doesn’t.
Fancy parties, celebrities, magazine write-ups, his own little empire of stainless steel and fire – he thought all of it was forever. It only takes one awful meeting for everything he’s worked for to be yanked out from underneath him. And one fateful exchange with the owner of food truck, of all things, to realize maybe what he thought he wanted isn’t what he needs after all.
They’re opposites in nearly every way – On paper it should be a disaster. But life and love in the wilds of Manhattan rarely work out the way anyone expects
The Seascape Retreat (Seascape Shores Book 1) (affiliate link)
A month-long sabbatical at a luxury beach villa…
It would sound like heaven to anyone else, but Tabitha Parker is at the peak of her career as an attending trauma surgeon. Work provides her mind—and her heart—the distraction she needs now that her grown son has moved out and her amicable divorce has been finalized. Reluctantly, she packs her bags for the beach, ready for the sand, surf and relaxation that awaits. But a chance encounter with her ex-husband has her wondering if the sacrifices she made to climb to the top came at too high a price.
Tabitha’s sister, Camille, is doing a little second-guessing of her own. One thing she’s sure of—she won’t let tabloid images of her ex and his new trophy wife distract her from enjoying this beach vacation. The handsome silver fox that catches her eye while poolside, however, can distract her all he wants. But secrets about his past come to light and Camille wonders if she’ll ever be ready to risk her heart again.
Happenstance (Frank Sherman Thrillers Book 1) (affiliate link)
Escaping the war was easy until they killed his friend. Now war is all they’ll know.
When Frank Sherman was one month into college, the Twin Towers fell. He joined the Army the next day. That was fifteen years ago. He never left the war.
After a brutal and bloody mess in Eastern Europe, they give him leave to visit his only genuine friend in Northern California. Sherman arrives in the small backwater town to find an empty house and a sinking sense of despair. What began as an escape from the violence and blood quickly spirals back to the war. As he uncovers each new link in the mystery, Sherman takes another step back towards the cold-blooded killer he has become.For a generation left with no choice but the War on Terror, Sherman knows only one truth. It was not his war to start, but it is his to fight.
Red Rock Rises (The Red Rock Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
“’Fiercely independent’ doesn’t begin to describe Jesse O’Donnell. Hard lessons in her past confirmed that she can only depend on herself. In a stunning court scene, Jesse’s ‘go it alone’ attitude puts her in danger of not only losing the man who loves her but comes perilously close to losing her son.” Primo Plots
“Jesse is convinced that every man she meets sees only her red hair and bodacious come hither body. Too late, she learns that the commanding Police Chief doesn’t fit the mold. Before she can ramp up her defenses, he breaks through her carefully constructed barriers and makes a beeline to her heart.” Sneaky Romance Reader
The Alaskan Laundry: A Novel (affiliate link)
Joy Bauer’s Superfood!: 150 Recipes for Eternal Youth (affiliate link)
Do you want to live to be 100?
Do you want to look and feel amazing?
Do you want to chow down on insanely delicious food?
In this new and inspiring cookbook, Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, NBC’s Today show health expert, shows us exactly how to accomplish all three.
After reviewing countless studies and analyzing the eating habits of people around the world living the longest, healthiest lives, Joy uses the most nutritious ingredients to whip up super creative, crave-worthy food. The 150 recipes in Joy Bauer’s Superfood! include everything from Buffalo wings to deep-dish pan pizza to salted caramel milkshakes to loaded nachos . . . and so much more. Imagine enjoying all these indulgent, delectable foods while boosting immunity, easing anxiety and stress, increasing energy, promoting longevity, and greatly improving your overall health. This book is the ultimate celebration of deliciousness and nutrient-rich recipes for eternal youth and vitality.
The Alaskan Laundry: A Novel (affiliate link)
Tara Marconi has made her way from Philadelphia to “the Rock,” a remote island in Alaska governed by the seasons. Her mother’s death left her unmoored, with a seemingly impassable rift between her and her father. But in this majestic, rugged frontier she works her way up the commercial fishing ladder—from hatchery assistant all the way to king crabber. Disciplined from years as a young boxer, she learns anew what it means to work, to connect, and—through an unlikely old tugboat—how to make a home she knows is her own.
A testament to the places that shape us and the places that change us, The Alaskan Laundry tells one woman’s unforgettable journey in waters as far and icy as the Bering Sea, back to the possibility of love.
The Nickie Savage Series Boxed Set (affiliate link)
When an anonymous 9-1-1 caller claims responsibility for a missing college student, Detective Nickie Savage is hot on the case.
But she needs the help of Duncan Reed, an artist with a photographic memory, who’s also determined to cut through her aversion to commitment.
As suspects pile up and time counts down, Nickie faces an even greater challenge: losing the young woman to the same captivity Nickie endured as a child.
Joyful Daily Stitching Seam by Seam: Complete Guide to 500 Embroidery-Stitch Combinations (affiliate link)
Reading Jane: A Daughter’s Memoir (affiliate link)
Jane is to the world a charismatic personality – opinionated, an inner-city teacher and public activist, a lover of Italy, proud and successful – who thrives on a carefully crafted life narrative. Susannah, her beautiful only daughter and her intended protégé, senses the stricter, darker truth, and fights to resist the control imposed on her by her mother’s narcissistic tale, especially as Susannah becomes a mother herself.
But then Jane at 75, healthy and fit, chooses suicide, leaving her daughter with grief and the unwelcome gift of 45 years of hidden diaries. Daring to “read” Jane after her death is like unlatching Pandora’s Box. For a year, Susannah twists and turns to the truths she uncovers, comparing what she remembers with what her mother put down in words. As Susannah Kennedy re-lives her life through her mother’s eyes, she grapples with the ties between mothers and daughters and the choices parents make.
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