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Once & Forever. Book One: The Children by Stella May

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About Once & Forever. Book One: The Children by Stella May

Dmitry Rostoff’s world was turned upside-down when he discovered that he became a father to a baby girl born in Moscow. He brings his illegitimate daughter to America, honoring her mother’s last wish. Dumping the baby on his mother, the matriarch of the Rostoff clan and President of a world-famous jewelry empire, Rostoff & Co., Dmitry washes his hands off the baby he never wanted in the first place, and dives headlong into running the family business. A strained and complicated relationship with his mother quickly deteriorates after he uncovers her attempt at sabotage. His only salvation is his eleven-year-old son Peter.
Natasha Sokolov, a young Russian woman Dmitry was forced to bring to America as a nanny to smuggle his baby from Moscow, hates her new home, the infamous Zolotoe Selo (Golden Village) Rostoff manor near San Francisco. But she loves baby Katia and her older half-brother Peter and dedicates her life to raising them both. As to their father, Natasha fell in love with him at first sight in Moscow. Soon Dmitry, too, can’t imagine himself without the spunky redhead nanny his son christened the Russian Merry Poppins. But the conflict between the mother and son turns into an open war, with both children and Natasha caught in the middle. Dmitry has to choose between the woman he loves and his son’s happiness.

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Avrum: A Renewed Testament by R.A. Giuggio

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About Avrum: A Renewed Testament by R.A. Giuggio:

“I knelt in front of the cross, watching my childhood friend writhe against the ropes; being executed for a crime that he was innocent of, knowing that I was not.”

What secrets will be unleashed in the transformation of the ignored preacher Yeshu bar Usef into Jesus Christ as witnessed by his boyhood friend Avrum?

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Face the Winter Naked by Bonnie Turner

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About Face the Winter Naked by Bonnie Turner

For fans of Steinbeck’s timeless classic, THE GRAPES OF WRATH

Daniel Tomelin, a battle-worn veteran with PTSD—haunted by the carnage of World War 1—deserts his wife and children in the Great Depression and becomes a hobo seeking work and relief from his nightmares.

This page-turning tale of courage is set in a tragic era in which hope was sometimes all they had and parallels today’s economic turmoil and unemployment.

It’s a wife and mother providing for her children under miserable, heartbreaking circumstances, while her husband tramps around the country playing a banjo, searching for answers to the puzzle of Daniel Tomelin, keeping his hillbilly sense of humor, his humanity, his love of God and nature intact, while deep inside feeling ashamed and unworthy of the family he loves with all his heart.

Like scores of other men who abandoned their families during the Depression, Daniel’s wounded pride for being unable to care for his wife and children prevents him from going home. . . .

And if her deserting husband has the guts to show his face again, his wife, LaDaisy—who finds the strength and means to provide for her fatherless children while fending off the advances of a man with the power to leave them homeless—may feel like killing him!

FACE THE WINTER NAKED provides an engrossing read in which Turner interweaves history, geography, and a compelling love story.

More than that, it is a story that looks beyond the surface, delving into the inner workings of the human mind, a powerful narrative that illuminates larger issues of humanity that are timeless and volatile and just as apropos today as decades ago:

– War

– Political strife

– Economic collapse

– Environmental catastrophe

– Division of families

– Cruelty and oppression

– Poverty, inequity, and all the faces of prejudice.

But it is also about love

and faith

and strength

and hope, forgiveness, and perseverance.

Readers may feel they are traveling with this simple carpenter through the Ozark hills of Missouri as he wears out his cardboard “Hoover” insoles searching for his next meal, an odd job that pays only pennies, or shelter from the dust and sweltering heat that summer of 1932.

But they’ll be glad they’re not.

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Second Place Sister by Sue Horner

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About Second Place Sister by Sue Horner

Uncork the wine. Bring out the calming chocolate. Ali Lawrence’s diva sister is making an unexpected visit to their hometown of Willoughby, Georgia, and Ali needs help. Since they were schoolgirls, Ali has suffered ridicule and criticism from her prom queen, beauty pageant older sister, who is now a successful romance novelist. During this visit, Ali discovers a secret that has the potential to destroy Janelle’s career and tarnish her reputation. Will Ali protect her sister or expose Janelle’s secret? Is a little revenge in order? It’s going to require more than alcohol and sweets to repair the damaged relationship of these two dueling sisters.

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Coward by Corey Croft

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About Coward by Corey Croft:

Sam is not a coward; he is a perfect coward. He is depressed, lonely and all but set on living out his life in numb mediocrity. Lucy is a strange and powerful man with a bizarre and nefarious interest in Sammy. After a ‘chance’ meeting, Lucy gifts Sam with abilities far greater than anything his uncreative imagination could’ve ever dreamed of. For his part, Sam must learn to control this mysterious power by either rising above his weaknesses or giving in to them entirely.

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The Burden of Sweetberry by Carol Gosa-Summerville

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About The Burden of Sweetberry by Carol Gosa-Summerville:

Candida “Sweetberry” Armstrong, a beautiful, vain woman, has spent her life hustling men. Deacon Josiah Hess has been her lover for twenty years. Unashamed of the affair, they’ve flaunted the relationship in pubic, including before his wife. Sweetberry has even borne him a child. Because of his wealth and status, the church has turned a blind eye. Sweetberry is pleased with herself even though women whisper about her behind her back. Then Luther McGill comes to town. Popular, mysterious, and wealthy, he sweeps Sweetberry off her feet and soon proposes marriage to her. In him, Sweetberry sees a chance for the good life; love, marriage, and financial stability. Happy at last, she begins planning their life together. Deacon Hess, however, doesn’t bow out gracefully, and on the church ground after a soul stirring revival, he bludgeons Luther to death. Sweetberry is thrown into the abyss. The trial of Deacon Hess exposes her, forcing her to face the woman she is and the life she’s led. Insanity looms from the demons that show up to taunt her to the ghost of Luther that appears at the window at night. Then unexpectedly, a shocker is revealed and she discovers the real reason Josiah Hess killed Luther. “The Burden of Sweetberry” is set in the fictional town of Sipsey, Alabama, in the 1960s. It features aspects of African-American culture common for the time, including style of speaking, humor, worship, and songs of praise.

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An Angel for Grandpa: A Story of Love by Paul Keene

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About An Angel for Grandpa: A Story of Love by Paul Keene

Who is the young girl at the front gate asking to see her grandfather?

A bleak childhood ignites fears of life and love throwing Juanita in a triangle of damaged hearts with a father and son. An unknown visitor rings at the gate of famous plein air artist, Auggie Mondo, asking to see her grandpa. A story of love unfolds. Characters and spirits struggle through tragedy, tears, and suspense. How can a father push his son away? What makes a daughter fear a mother who is dead? Can a child sent across the country to a private school at the age of nine forgive his father? When a friend, mother and wife from the other side comes to reunite her husband and son, housekeeper Juanita Lorenzo discovers she must mend her own heart before she finds love, joy, and happiness.

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Detective Schizoaffective

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About Detective Schizoaffective:

Is Jameson Theodore crazy, or has his will been simply torn down over time, leaving him hopeless and confused? Who can he trust if he can’t even trust himself? The only way to know for sure is to examine the craziness within.

At 35 years old, Jameson is battling a major depressive episode after experiencing a bout of mania he never saw coming. Worst of all, he’s forgotten what to hope for. Driven by a few chance encounters and an investment opportunity of a lifetime, Jameson takes a leap of faith and finds himself soaring toward a new beginning. The sudden control he has over everything is intoxicating, but it comes with a harsh consequence. Faced with the threat of throwing away his whole life, and his family, Jameson has no choice but to go all-in.

As Detective Schizoaffective comes alive, a story within a story unwinds and the journey toward universal purpose intensifies with each twist and turn. The investigation leads to a shocking truth, and it’s one that Jameson will have to live with forever.

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Living in the Middle by A. Robert Allen

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Rejected by his race. Hunted by the Klan. Yet, standing up to hatred is what he’s compelled to do.

New York, Early 1900s: Jimmy Montgomery comes from old New York money and grows up among the Manhattan elite. At the age of eighteen, Jimmy discovers he’s been living a lie. He follows his roots back to Tulsa, Oklahoma to answer the burning questions in his life. Who is he? What is he? Where does he belong? He finds love and friendship along the way, but full acceptance from either the White or the Black world eludes him. When trouble pits the White population of Tulsa against the Black community of Greenwood, Jimmy must finally make a choice—he can no longer live in the middle. His decision will alter the course of his life and those he’d come to love. What will he decide? Pick up a copy to find out.
LIVING IN THE MIDDLE is a powerful African American historical novel based on the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. If you like passionate heroes, no-holds-barred history, high-stakes emotional tension, then you’ll love A. Robert Allen’s eye-opening story.
LIVING IN THE MIDDLE is a stand-alone story connected by theme to the other volumes in A. Robert Allen’s Slavery and Beyond series.

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Living in the Middle by A. Robert Allen

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About Living in the Middle by A. Robert Allen

Rejected by his race. Hunted by the Klan. Yet, standing up to hatred is what he’s compelled to do.

New York, Early 1900s: Jimmy Montgomery comes from old New York money and grows up among the Manhattan elite. At the age of eighteen, Jimmy discovers he’s been living a lie. He follows his roots back to Tulsa, Oklahoma to answer the burning questions in his life. Who is he? What is he? Where does he belong? He finds love and friendship along the way, but full acceptance from either the White or the Black world eludes him. When trouble pits the White population of Tulsa against the Black community of Greenwood, Jimmy must finally make a choice—he can no longer live in the middle. His decision will alter the course of his life and those he’d come to love. What will he decide? Pick up a copy to find out.
LIVING IN THE MIDDLE is a powerful African American historical novel based on the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. If you like passionate heroes, no-holds-barred history, high-stakes emotional tension, then you’ll love A. Robert Allen’s eye-opening story.
LIVING IN THE MIDDLE is a stand-alone story connected by theme to the other volumes in A. Robert Allen’s Slavery and Beyond series.

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The Dim-Witted Hitman by Deb Graham

About The Dim-Witted Hitman by Deb Graham:

“Dimmie, my boy, it looks like you’re going on a luxury cruise.”
With those words, the hot-headed Irish mobster sends his best hitman to take out his old rival. He’ll never control the mob so long as Kerrick is alive.
Dimmie (short for Dim Wit) O’Malley, who has never been out of New York City, is trapped in a life he didn’t choose. With one misstep, he has a change of heart that puts his own life in danger.
A former mob boss, grieving the loss of his wife, refuses to stay in Witness Protection another day, and retires on a cruise ship. Having no idea he’s Dimmie’s next target, will his old skills save him in time?
Dimmie, trapped in a life he didn’t choose, has a change of heart that only serves to put him in Lucky’s crosshairs. When their paths collide on a luxurious New England cruise ship, only one of them can leave the ship alive. Or will Fate intervene?
From the author of Murder on Deck, Peril in Paradise, and the best-selling Cruise Addict’s Wife series.

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Pressing Flowers

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One tragic night was all it took to rob Miriam Jones of her husband. Three years later, still struggling to cope, she is now met with the possibility of losing the only thing left in this world that she holds dear – her daughter.

When she is served one morning with her mother’s ultimatum, Miriam suddenly finds seven items on a piece of yellow legal pad paper threatening the ledge she is teetering upon. To finish the list, Miriam must break her silence on that fateful night, or she will lose custody of Penelope to her mother.

An unexpected visit from her sister affords Miriam one ally in the fight, but will it help? When her progress is tested, will Miriam crumble and ultimately forfeit custody of Penelope?

At times haunting, encouraging, and humorous, Pressing Flowers tackles not only the painful process of grieving but he courage to keep on living.

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My Name Is Bacci Bogie Frequent Flyer Extraordinaire

About My Name Is Bacci Bogie Frequent Flyer Extraordinaire:

“My Name Is Bacci Bogie Frequent Flyer Extraordinaire”… written with love and tears about a 4-pound adorable Maltese. His human-like antics drew people to him where ever he went. People stood in line for his autograph as he performed funny tricks. Bacci traveled over 500,000 air miles as my ‘jet pet’ experiencing life in a very unique way. His hometown was Aspen, Colorado where he co-hosted my local television show for many years. I wrote Bacci’s memoirs from his point of view and in his voice.
Most of all the book is an entertaining testament to the multi-faceted richness that pets can bring to human life.
Please visit our website: www.baccibogie.com where you will get a sense of this amazing dog and fall in love with him, even before you read the book.

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Night in the Underworld by Mark O’Neal

About Night in the Underworld by Mark O’Neal

A guy simply known as Red tried to make the best of his situation once he had lost his job in the banking industry after clocking sixteen years of service. He’d also broken up with his girlfriend who he dated for three years a few months prior to being laid off, and he tried to find another job in his field before his severance package and unemployment ran out but failed.

However, Red found a lifeline in driving for Uber and made a good living doing so. He would eventually reach a crossroad and would ultimately have to make the decision to either continue driving for Uber or to quit. Night in the Underworld will take you on a journey into the world of sex, drugs and possibly murder on a rainy May night in Chicago.

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Last Things by Betta Ferrendelli

About Last Things by Betta Ferrendelli

Young journalist leaves her troubled personal and professional life in New Mexico for a new one in Kentucky.

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Rock of Ages by Faith Blum

About Rock of Ages by Faith Blum

All he wanted was his father’s approval
Chileab is born to privilege as the second-born of King David, but he still feels like an outcast. His crooked foot make it hard for him to do anything and although he enjoys being an advisor for his abba, he never feels like King David approves of him.

Born with unnaturally light hair, Rina loves helping her mother heal people around their small village. One day, her life is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by two Amalekites bent on using her for her healing powers to make them rich.

When Chileab hears of the little girl who had been kidnapped, he goes off to find her, even though five years have passed. He makes his way into the desert by himself. Can he find Rina? Will he learn that Adonai’s approval is all he needs? Will he learn to rely on more than just himself?

A Rapunzel reimagining set during the time of King David

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Vermyear Academy

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Four walls and a ceiling, like any other place, it’s a prison. A place hiding a terrifying sinister disappearance, and possibly a murder. A sassy teenager, Sophie Gribsie tries to survive among the ways of Vermyear Academy. While feeling second best against her best friend, Ginger Spring, her life is disrupted when she unexpectedly gets plopped into Cornegy Hall. Thinking her life couldn’t get any worse, she reluctantly tags along with her weird quirky cousin, Marribell. But she soon finds out that’s the least of her worries. When a girl named Morgan Stasney turns up missing, the quiet Connecticut town becomes on edge, and looks to detective Roy for answers. Determined, and steadfast, she is insistent on staying focused to uncover leads. At first, the case seemed to be going nowhere, until she runs into a charming mysterious man named Carter Lincoln BeauCannon. Initially, Roy didn’t think there was anything more to him than good looks and money. Until she discovers he may know more about Morgan Stasney’s disappearance than he’s letting on. Roy dives deeper to find a connection, but how will she solve a disappearance with no witnesses, little evidence, and without a body?

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The Bucket Shop

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Ben Thompson shows up for his job as a rookie sales rep with a brand new college degree, extra-large student loan debt and nothing at all to prepare him for life at the Americana Software and Hardware call center. Ben learns quickly how to deal with an intimidating bank of phones in a leaky wreck of a building, a psychotic boss, a sales team of misfits ranging from Alcoholic to Zany, and a drop-dead gorgeous co-worker who scares him to death.The Bucket Shop takes the reader on a good-natured romp through a rough and tumble world of fast talk and shady dealings as Michael Angelus’s memorable characters stumble and bungle their way through a wild variety of page-turning adventures.

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We See What We Want

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Morgan and Kelseller’s may appear to be an unorganized security agency with drunk lieutenants, frequent post changes, and the inability to keep guards for longer than a few months; but, a deeper look reveals that this organization has something more profitable lurking beneath the surface. Something Deadly.

Best Friends and recent college drop-outs Landy and Jamie have recently become employed with the agency and, they are sure the job was sent from heaven to fund their travelling and partying ventures. What other company would pay $21.00 an hour for no education, experience, and encouraged college students as well as people with no work history to apply?

They rent a small apartment together, work together, and become pretty much inseparable. They share the same hopes, dreams, and even their mothers have the same over-bearing qualities. They must have been separated at birth. Or so Landy thought.

When her best friend disappears, she becomes worried. Her worry becomes anger when she starts to receive prank phone calls from Jamie’s phone and, items start to go missing from Jamie’s room in their apartment. A person that’s dead or hurt can’t prank call anyone or come and collect things when Landy isn’t there. A furious Landy starts to feel that Jamie is fine and, just wants to be on her own.

Or is she?

Be Careful how you treat the people that you feel can do the least for you and ,nothing is as it seems. Putting your trust in the wrong people could cost you both your LIMBS and your LIFE.

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Starsky and Hutch Next Gen Series, Episodes 1-8, by Tammy Ruggles

About Starsky and Hutch Next Gen Series, Episodes 1-8, by Tammy Ruggles:

Not only are Davis Starsky and Kent Hutchinson young, single detectives with the Bay City Police Department in California, they’re brothers only a year apart, as they share the same mother, who died in an auto accident when the boys were young teenagers.

Other characters in Starsky & Hutch Next Gen include Captain Shaw (female superior), Tasha Brown (Huggy’s daughter), her boyfriend Tony (Phys Ed teacher), Mo (Davis and Kent’s snitch and reluctant psychic friend who runs a grungy gym), and Lucky (Davis and Kent’s hooker friend trying to go clean).

Davis drives a black Mustang with twin white stripes running down the hood, and Kent drives a white Audi.

Episodes 1-8.

EPISODE1: SCHOOL SHOOTER.
Young detectives Davis Starsky and Kent Hutchinson, sons of Starsky and Hutch, respond to a shooter at Bay City High School. You’ll be introduced to their other friends: Huggy’s daughter Tasha. A hooker/informant named Lucky. And a reluctant psychic named Momo.

EPISODE 2: MO’S VISIONS.
Young detective Davis Starsky is on a frantic search for his missing brother and partner Kent Hutchinson, and receives help from their friend and reluctant psychic, Mo.

EPISODE 3: JUNKIE.
Young detectives Davis Starsky and Kent Hutchinson receive an undercover assignment to infiltrate a motorcycle gang in order to trace fentanyl-laced heroin to its source and get it off the streets, but an unexpected setback places one of the partners in danger.

EPISODE 4: FIGHT
Young detectives Davis Starsky and Kent Hutchinson investigate underground death matches in the world of fighting.

EPISODE 5: TASHA’S LEGACY
Young detectives Davis Starsky and Kent Hutchinson try to help a close friend when she is viciously assaulted.

EPISODE 6: SNUFF
Detectives Davis Starsky and Kent Hutchinson go undercover to investigate the world of snuff films.

EPISODE 7: LUCKY’S STRIKE
Davis and Kent investigate the missing wife of a prominent pastor, while facing challenges in their own lives.

EPISODE 8: MARIA’S FREEDOM
A domestic violence altercation leads to danger for one of the partners.

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(Each episode is a transformative work that contains no characters from the original TV series Starsky and Hutch, and is not endorsed or associated with Sony Pictures Television, Warner Brothers, or other rights holders).

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