Synopsis: Dear Reader, the book you hold in your hand is as relaxing as a day at the Shore, as tense as the traffic you hit on the way down to get there, and as expansive as the Pine Barrens you find yourself lost in after that wrong turn off the Parkway. Stay Salty, the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: After losing her mother to cancer, Gabrielle swears off love. Because loving hurts too much when things go wrong. Then, she travels to Africa to meet her father - a man whose existence she was oblivious to. Before long, there is also a baby sister to look after, and intuitively she knows that she... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: We improvise every day, but how many times do we get stuck in our heads overthinking?Now you can learn how to leverage the skills of improv for your life.Improv isn't just for actors, comedians, and writers, but is one of today’s most powerful tools for success in business, social situations, public speaking, communication, becoming... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: There’s an attack on US soil, and Brock―an agent of the CIA―finds himself in the middle of the mess. He soon discovers that there’s been a breach that threatens not only to destroy the nation’s safety, but very possibly, Brock’s own life. In the race against the clock, Brock tries to keep his field... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In 1823, Josiah Hale built his family a grand home in the sultry heat and blinding glare of the Deep South. It wasn’t long before the shadows crept in. Now, two hundred years later, this grand home stands forlorn, abandoned, blank windows reflecting only darkness. Some houses carry lasting impressions of those who have... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Shahrazad’s Gift is a collection of linked short stories set in contemporary Cairo—magical, absurd and humorous. The author focuses on the off-beat, little-known stories, far from CNN a Swedish belly dancer who taps into the Oriental fantasies of her clientele; a Japanese woman studying Arabic, driven mad by the noise and chaos of the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: War is on the verge of breaking out in Texarkana, and it’s up to Isis to stop it. With the vampires and elves at each other’s throats, Texarkana couldn’t be in more trouble. When Genevieve, the heir to the elf kingdom goes missing, Isis is stuck in the middle of a faction war she... Continue Reading →
Q: What gave you the inspiration for the Goodbye Too Soon book? It is about my brother's death from a drug overdose. He struggled for most of his life with addiction but always wanted to help others. Since writing has been a useful and healthy coping strategy, I decided that through his story, he could continue to... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Dewdrops —The life and death struggles of a charismatic but tormented drug rehab counselor and his patients.Some Cold War Blues —A neighborhood snowball fight erupts into a thing as close to war as an 11-year-old American boy is likely to face. On The Last Frontier —Old and broke in Juneau with winter coming on... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: From an acclaimed horror writer, a chilling tale of blood-hungry children who rise from the dead in this innovative spin on apocalyptic vampire fiction. Suffer the Children presents a terrifying tale of apocalyptic fiction, as readers are introduced to Herod's Syndrome, a devastating illness that suddenly and swiftly kills all young children across the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Lancer is a good guy, gun-for-hire in the 1880's who helps those in need. He respects women and children, will work with the law if the law is honest and only uses his lightning quick six-shooter when needed. Brains before brawn, Lancer is a well-educated mysterious gunman based in the bustling town of Tombstone.... Continue Reading →
Q: What gave you the inspiration for the Northwood Meadows Lifestyle? I created “Northwood Meadows – Lifestyle” (NWM) to be a simple form of expression on the daily issues with our everchanging culture. The book is a collection of stories to show the innocence of animals in response to the complicated emerging human problems we... Continue Reading →
Q: What gave you the inspiration for the Thyreins Galactic Wall Series? Thyrein's Galactic Wall was born in my 6th grade classroom. As part of the 6th grade curriculum, I taught world cultures along with my English Language Arts class. So, as we learned about geography and its connection to human development, we also created our own... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Asta, the dog from the popular Thin Man series, has vanished, and production for his next film is pending. MGM Studios offers a huge reward, and that’s exactly what young private detectives Babs Norman and Guy Brandt need for their struggling business to survive. Celebrity dognapping now a growing trend, when the police and... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: When we last left Murphy Murphy, the Department of Redundancy Department detective had just solved a mystery that revolved around the popular rock band, Serious Crisis. That success made headlines and sent Murphy's world spinning. Acclaim followed in the form of TV network interviews, a book deal, and ultimately a call from Hollywood. Now,... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story about the choices we make and the love we let into our lives... Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting aren't on the list. However, she’s a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story.... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "Have you ever heard of a man-in-waiting?" Yeah, not many have, Breaker Cane included. But his best friend, Lia Fairweather-Fern, can't get married without some extra help. That's why she's recruited him to take on the snarling beast that's her soon-to-be monster-in-law, Mrs. Beaver. For some reason, the groom's mother seems to have never... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will leave them all forever changed. Celebrity cooking show host Marni McGuire has seen it all. She’s been married—twice—and widowed and divorced. Now in her midfifties, she’s single. Happily so. She just needs to convince her pregnant daughter,... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: USA Today and New York Times bestselling author C. L. Wilson’s hugely popular, epic romantasy series about a beautiful girl who would be queen, the Fey King, and their eternal battle for true love in the mystical Fading Lands. Once he drove back the darkness. Once he loved with such passion his name was legend. Once, driven... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: October 8, 1871 -- One small spark ignites the entire city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But amid the chaos, a case of mistaken identity leads to an unexpected new love. As the historic fire ignites across town, Kathleen O'Leary finds herself dressed in borrowed diamonds and silk, enjoying a lavish masquerade.... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: All her life, Kayla heard the same Don't be so loud. Don't act so wild. Don't take up so much space. Now she's the beating heart of an up-and-coming rock band…and the whole world is going to know her name. Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter nearly broke Kayla... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: 1575: Nelan Michaels is a young Flemish man fleeing religious persecution in the Spanish Netherlands. Settling in Mortlake outside London, he studies under Queen Elizabeth’s court astrologer, conjuring a bright future – until he’s wrongly accused of murder. Forced into the life of a fugitive, Nelan is dramatically pressed into the crew of the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The gripping new book from the author of The Algorithm Will See You Now . Based on the true-life rationing of kidney dialysis in 1960s America, a medical intern in 1992 Seattle tries to leave his painful past behind, only to uncover a shocking truth of thirty years prior and the lasting, generational harm... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Taunting riddles.A deadly string of heists.Two broken hearts trapped in a killer's game. Christian Macleod was pulled into a life of crime at a young age by his con artist parents. Now, making amends for his corrupt past, he has become one of the country's foremost security experts. When a string of Southwestern art... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: From #1 New York Times bestseller Lora Leigh comes the final book in the Moving Violations trilogy, Her Renegade Cowboy! He will risk his life… The oh-so-proper school teacher, Lily Donovan has learned, the hard way, that men are not to be trusted. Period. Until Levi Roberts, the new cowboy working at her cousin's... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The reissue of the number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Linda Lael Miller's 'Second Hand Bride', the third installment in the McKettrick Cowboys series and the basis for her wildly McKettrick Men and McKettricks of Texas series with Harlequin! The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb is the wild one who never could stay out of... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs."That line, from one of many quotable moments from Die Hard, was an on the spot insertion during filming by actor Bruce Willis and director John McTiernan. That's just one of numerous ad lib or almost accidental elements added to the film which make... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Teddy visits the vet is the fourth book in “The Adventures of Teddy” series. In Teddy Visits the Vet, children can relate their own feelings and emotions to health care processes and learn self-soothing techniques. Teddy learns to make choices and celebrates their feelings of self-empowerment. Rating: 4-stars Review: Teddy Visits the Vet by... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Arcane archivist Harper has always been plagued by dreams of grotesque creatures and bloody deaths. When she bumps into a ghostwalker in the Shambles and has a visceral experience of his execution, she knows it’s a foretelling. Yet fear of the Queen’s Guard stops her speaking out. When her vision indeed comes true, the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In a far-future world of wizards and walled cities, Lieve Reder has risen from being a small chandler’s daughter to become the captain of a riverboat owned by House Bernaglio in the oligarch-run city of Exley. She has ambitions to rise higher and when her employer, the widow Philaria Bernaglio, asks her to travel... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: How do you learn from the past if there isn’t one? Sixty years ago, something awful happened. Something that killed everyone except the people at Blue Ring. Something that caused the Headmasters to appear. But Maple doesn’t know what is was. Because talking about the past is forbidden. Everyone at Blue Ring has a... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Life is lived between the checklists. Parade of Streetlights is a captivating exploration of the millennial experience. Following a significant incident from his youth in Lagos, Kolawole Idowu always had a haunting desire to return to Nigeria and commit his time to making a difference. Within the course of a year, Kola explores his... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: A love letter to women-led comedies.Based on Elizabeth Teets's program series called "Isn't She Great" at the Hollywood Theater, this anthology is a collection of the most beloved female-centric comedies and the audiences who adore them. From 9 to 5 to Romy and Michelle to the iconic Elle Woods, the essays in this collection... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Twenty years ago, several people were murdered in Des Moines, and the only evidence left behind was a snowman ornament hanging on a tree on their front lawns. With a suspect behind bars, the killings have come to an end--or so everyone thought. But now crimes with a similar MO are happening in a... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: What if a woman ruled Germany in 1914?This alternate history explores that very question. An elaborate attempt to rid Germany of the Hohenzollerns has left a young sole heiress, Christiana, to take the throne of the German Empire. But this is no typical princess, hidden away in a gilded cage. This college educated, expert... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story about the choices we make and the love we let into our lives... Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting aren't on the list. However, she’s a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story.... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret’s latest steamy romance, a determined debutante discovers that making a deal with a notorious rake might just give her more than she ever bargained for… Ruined debutante Prudence Thorogood lost everything when she was ousted from polite society, including her inheritance. Now she’ll do anything to take back what’s... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Gold Valley’s rodeo champion is facing the toughest challenge of his life—a Christmas wedding! Legendary bull rider Jake Daniels has only one plan this Christmas—to ignore the pain the season always brings. Until his best friend, Callie Carson, shows up on his ranch with a marriage proposal. Jake has lived so close to the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "Could you love me?" he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed.I wanted to answer, to whisper yes into the space between us, but I was afraid. All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse—it is one... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmee Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she's never quite recovered. But she longs to find... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise… A rebellious daughter1925. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancer’s job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets. A sister with... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: From the bestselling authors of The Knockoff, an outrageously funny novel about one woman's attempt--through clay diets, naked yoga, green juice, and cultish workout classes--to win back her career, save her best friend, and lose thirty pounds. When Janey Sweet, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is photographed in the front row of a... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The Imperial Navy has long been at war. It is a well-oiled machine, a mighty galactic power in which nothing can go wrong. Enter Pre-Private Joseph Fux, self-proclaimed Idiot, Second Class. When Fux arrives on board the light frigate UPS Spitz, things immediately begin to go wrong. It's not Fux's fault. It never is.... Continue Reading →
Q: Tell us, readers, about your debut book, Mistress of the Rock. The book was conceived purely by chance when an epiphany moment hit me as I stood looking out of the vista of Petra Tou Romiou in Cyprus: the legendary birthplace of the Goddess Aphrodite, the Goddess of love. It was here that the legend... Continue Reading →
Q: How do you manage all of your careers as an author, professor, and as a podcaster? While I am not a dedicated follower of horoscopes, I am a typical Virgo, based on my research. I am well-organized. I try to lead an efficient lifestyle. I live near my work, so no long commutes. I... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Dedicated to those who have been abducted, trafficked, abused, and murdered, the families who have lost someone, and the sheepdogs who fight to save them. May your souls find peace..................................................There is a sinister evil hidden in the shadows. Some do not know of its existence yet others are haunted by it every waking moment... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: It's been ten years since the Banoa-Rocci war. It is all but forgotten in New York City. Then the unthinkable happens, someone has kidnapped Maria and her nanny Akilina, and resurrected the Devil. Bulletproof Morris 'Mojo' Johnson has been missing for the last four years. He returns in a hailstorm of bullets looking for... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: If you are alive and breathing, you are growing no matter what you believe or what is happening.“Who am I?”Ask yourself this ever-evolving, truth-seeking question every day and ponder it with curiosity. Embracing yourself as you are, is a key factor in being able to move anything forward in this world as an empowered... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The Sci-Fi and Fantasy of Tomorrow Selected by Masters of Today26 Award-winning Authors and IllustratorsGet ready to get carried away … to places no one has ever gone before. Turn the page … from dark fantasy to dystopian nightmare, from magical realism to military science, from paranormal urban fantasy to post-apocalyptic power trips …... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The breathtaking conclusion to the Allaigna’s Song Trilogy In the six years since Allaigna left home, killed her betrothed, and joined the Brandishear Rangers, she has hidden her family name and her ability to sing music into magic. Confronted with the dire implications of her grandfather’s exploration into long-forbidden arcana, Allaigna must swallow her... Continue Reading →
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