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Hap: The Prize Winning Horse

About Hap: The Prize Winning Horse:

There was once a horse named, Hap. He was purchased along with several other horses by Bennett Wingate and he grew up on a farm in Kemper County, Mississippi. When Hap was young, he had aspirations of being
great and becoming a great race horse. However, his owners, the Windgates, did not have much money to put him in the best races nor train him to compete for the big prize (s). These setbacks did not stop Hap from dreaming. He knew that if he kept the faith and maintained his determination that one day his dreams would be accomplished. This is a story of triumph over many obstacles and tragedies. But, the central theme throughout the story is that if you maintain a positive attitude, determination, hope, and perseverance you can dream big and those dreams can become a reality.

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Building It Up by Katt Rose

About Building It Up by Katt Rose:

It was supposed to be the start of their lives, not the end.

After a tragic accident as teenagers, Jensen Owens and Autumn Miller find themselves miles apart but fate would soon have other ideas. Jensen returns to the place he ran away from, but he is not the man he once was. He struggles with something that no one can see, a secret that could forever take him under.

Autumn Miller was at a crossroads in her life. She had long since faced the past, or so she thought. That is until Jensen comes back. As their lives begin to intertwine, something, or someone, comes back from the past. Someone who should no longer be there.

Jensen and Autumn will be faced with a hard decision, one they may not be able to walk away from. They say that the past is the past. But sometimes, you have to go back in order to move forward.

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HOW FIRES END

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A dark secret born out of World War II lies at the heart of a Sicilian American family in this emotional and sweeping saga of guilt, revenge, and, ultimately, redemption.

After soldiers vacate the Sicilian hillside town of Melilli in the summer of 1943, the locals celebrate, giving thanks to their patron saint, Sebastian. Amid the revelry, all it takes is one fateful moment for the destiny of nine-year-old Salvatore Vassallo to change forever. When his twin brothers are killed playing with an unexploded mortar shell, Salvatore’s faith is destroyed. As the family unravels, and fear ignites among their neighbors that the Vassallo name is cursed, one tragedy begets another.

Desperate to escape this haunting legacy, Salvatore accepts the help of an Italian soldier with fascist ties who ushers him and his sister, Nella, into a new beginning in America. In Middletown, Connecticut, in the immigrant neighborhood known as Little Melilli, these three struggle to build new lives for themselves. But a dangerous choice to keep their secrets hidden erupts in violence decades later. When Salvatore loses his inquisitive American-born son, David, they all learn too late the price sons pay for their fathers’ wars.

Written with elegiac prose, How Fires End delves into the secret wars of men; the sins they cannot bury; and a life lived in fear of who will reveal them, who will survive them, and who will forgive them.

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In The Absence of Grace by Alexis Candelaria

In The Absence of Grace by Alexis Candelaria

Grace Young is coming undone.

Grace is a young trauma doctor whose life is turned upside down when she meets an up and coming journalist, Simon Riveros. Living in a time when women’s rights are being slowly stripped away, Grace finds herself in an unthinkable situation and struggles to connect the series of events that led her here. Grace fails to recognize that she is shouldering the weight of tremendous grief in the form of family strife and ultimately, loss. Grace’s journey takes her to the darkest realms of the human psyche. Soon, it becomes apparent that Grace’s tenuous grip on reality, and ultimately her life, is in jeopardy.
Set in Los Angeles, In the Absence of Grace, explores the simmering impact of oppression on trauma. At every turn, the novel delves into the desperate measures people take when they simultaneously have nothing and everything to lose.

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The Lost Valor of Love by E A Carter

The Lost Valor of Love by E A Carter

Gold Winner Adult Fiction – 2019 Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Finalist Winner First Novel & Historical Fiction – 2019 Indie Author Network’s Book of the Year Awards

Growing up during the centuries-long conflict between the empires of Egypt and Hatti, the young princess Istara is taken hostage by the King of Hatti to secure the loyalty of her father, the King of Kadesh to the empire. Soon her new life in Hatti’s glittering capital becomes all she knows. Bound in blood before the gods to Hatti’s unwilling crown prince, Istara, now Hatti’s queen-in-waiting, learns she will never be loved.

But the drums of war beat again, and when the scheming plans of Hatti’s king threaten the existence of all civilization, the gods give Istara a choice: to leave behind everything she knows to save mankind, or remain where she is, powerless, a token on the game board of kings. On the brink of one of the most brutal battles in history, she chooses to risk her life to deliver a message to the only man able to prevent the prophecy from becoming a reality–her mortal enemy, the Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Wounded, cold and hungry, she wanders in the battle’s horrific aftermath, and aids a powerful commander, who she learns protected her once, and has been bound to her ever since by a prophetic dream of his future. Despite his resistance, and Istara once more becoming a pawn of kings, they must confront an eternal love so powerful, not even kings, the gods, or death can keep them apart.

The Lost Valor of Love is the first book of the Transcendence series.

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The Upside of Hunger: a riveting WW2 historical fiction novel based on a true story by Roxi Harms

About Featured Book: The Upside of Hunger: a riveting WW2 historical fiction novel based on a true story by Roxi Harms

100% of the profit from this book is donated to high school graduates from families in need to pursue their educational dreams.

Based on a TRUE STORY, The Upside of Hunger is the epic tale of a teenage boy’s coming of age as Europe plunged into the final, terrifying months of WW2. At 15, fleeing from a domineering father yet again, Adam found his escape at the military recruitment station in Vienna. As he shivered in a frozen foxhole on the Eastern Front, a Russian bullet found its mark, catapulting Adam into a series of terrifying captures and escapes. When news of Hitler’s death and Germany’s defeat spread across Europe, so did word that deportations from Hungary would soon begin. Would Adam survive his desperate trek across war-torn Europe in search of his family? Follow Adam’s journey across continents and decades as he strove to build a life in the aftermath and overcome the limitations that history had placed on him. If you enjoy books like All the Light We Cannot See and Beneath a Scarlet Sky, you’ll love Adam’s story.

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The Sweet-Maker of Connemara by Daniel Martin Eckhart

About Featured Book: The Sweet-Maker of Connemara by Daniel Martin Eckhart

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"When Francesco Flanagan came to the isle, it paused and wondered and took a deep breath … and then it smiled. All of Ireland. The greens turned greener and the people from the north to the south and from the east to the west, not knowing why, had more joy in their step and more kindness in their hearts. But Francesco Flanagan had not come to Ireland to bring good cheer, he had come to end his life."

Thus begins "The Sweet-Maker of Connemara," a wondrous tale of this world and the Otherworld, of legendary trials and fearsome champions, of friendship and family – of life.

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Jairus Daughter Talitha Koumi “The Little Girl Lives

About Jairus Daughter Talitha Koumi “The Little Girl Lives:

With Graduation less than ten months away, Talitha Jones has no idea what to do with her life, but it doesn’t include serving God. Not yet. Maybe later, after she’s experienced life, love,
and traveled the world. But a new assignment places her as the assistant to Professor Joshua Shadday. A Teacher from Israel, teaching beginning Hebrew. Suddenly nothing is the same, as she discovers the Professor is like no man she’s ever met before. She begins to question just who is this man, who calls himself Professor Joshua Shadday!
supernatural love story of a modern day girl fleeing from the call of God on her life!

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Jack Ballas Classic Western Collection, Volume 3

About Jack Ballas Classic Western Collection, Volume 3:

THE THIRD SPRAWLING WESTERN COLLECTION FROM JACK BALLAS – INDIAN PRIDE, OUTLAW RAGE, AND FRONTIER JUSTICE.
From Alabama to the Rockies; these difficult and deadly life contests are painted in the Old West by the life and death with man and nature. Ballas’ characters are entwined in these complex struggles with carpet baggers, gun-fighters, Comancheros, bandits, cattle rustlers and western spies.

This land of opportunity is full of those that will take advantage of weaker people, but also men that will not stand by to see citizens bullied.

The Jack Ballas Classic Western Collection, Volume 3 includes: The Rugged Trail, Trail Brothers, West of the River, Hanging Valley, Land Grab, The Homesteader, and A Town Afraid.

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The Third Rail by Tommy Handsome

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Derrick Banks lives a horrendously boring life. It's the same routine day in and and day out. His life as you would say is ordinary. One day at work, on his computer, he meets up with the Third Rail via instant messaging. Their chats become steamy as Derrick is "dying " to meet her. Yes "dying" being the operative word. Once they meet Derrick's life goes from ordinary to extraordinary but his new life comes with a price because The Third Rail ha a secret that can get him killed. The Third Rail. She is sexy, she is sassy, and if you get too close she can get you murdered.

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Curandero

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Curandero is a compilation of true experiences interwoven into a fictitious story that traces one man’s harrowing journey into the realm of mind-body medicine and beyond.
Stefan Campeau is a high-flying journalist who appears to have it all. But a giant anvil called fate crashes down on the handsome writer, leaving him terminally ill, destitute, and unsightly. The best allopathic treatment available does not produce a cure, and a bitter, frustrated Stefan escapes up the coast to the scenic town of Acantilado del Mar to face his death.
He befriends Samantha, a beautiful woman who agrees to take his dog when the time comes. But to Stefan’s dismay, her next door neighbor turns out to be another doctor—mysterious, prescient oncologist Dr. Miguel Calderón, a.k.a. “The Curandero.”
The alternative doctor coaxes Stefan back into treatment, and the patient is forced to uncover one shattering truth after another about himself, including that he gave up on living long before he ever became ill.
But as Stefan slowly recaptures some glimmers of joy in being alive, his transformation begins to adversely affect others. Samantha finds that her picture-perfect life starts to crumble, and the methods of “The Curandero” come under increasing fire from people in the town.
Curandero is a story about embracing existence with all its pain and mystery and of the inherent value of every life—no matter how long or short.

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Livin’ After Midnight by Tom Nelson

Livin’ After Midnight by Tom Nelson

Livin’ After Midnight chronicles the journey of Tommy, a young runaway, as he stumbles into one adventure after another. He eventually grows up to become Tom, an ex-con trafficking cocaine into LA for a Peruvian Drug Cartel.

Tom is a handsome rogue who stumbles into the good graces of the Cartel after standing up for a complete stranger in jail. Tom’s life is filled with exciting, dangerous adventures that he is lucky to have survived. From fights in the LA County jail to shootouts in Downtown and South Central Los Angeles, Tom has seen and done it all. Miraculously, he is still alive to tell these tales.

Our journey spans two decades of the wildest, craziest and funniest adventures you can possibly imagine. Just another day in the life of a drug addict and trafficker.

Livin’ after Midnight also tells of forbidden love and incredible friendships. Bonds that remain unbroken to this day!

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Stageline: The Complete Series by Tony Masero

Stageline: The Complete Series by Tony Masero

This is the story of Whip Roundel, driver of the Hostrum and Hayes stagecoach, as it leaves its depot and heads out into this troubled land with only a single guard on top and a precious cargo of five passengers inside. Whip is a haunted Reins-man, handy with a whip and backed by a history full of anomalies, now he faces the challenge of a desperate journey that will bring back bad memories.

Cosum Beech, the lone shotgun guard, has been riding shotgun and conductor with Whip for the past two years. Life hasn’t always been simple for Cosum and it’s about to get more complicated.
There may be a Civil War going on back east but far from the front down in Arizona and New Mexico Territory the stage still runs on time, wending its way through a rough country without law and order and beset by the threat of rapacious bandits and Indians left free to run wild. Even whilst the region is contested by military elements of both North and South, with so many away fighting the war it remains ripe pickings and a killing ground for those predators waiting on the sidelines.
Stageline: The Complete Series includes: The Whip, Riding Guard, Bold Deceiver, Arrowpoint, Dead On Time.

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The Upside of Hunger, a true tale by Roxi Harms

About Featured Book: The Upside of Hunger, a true tale by Roxi Harms

Based on a true story, The Upside of Hunger is the epic tale of a teenage boy’s coming of age as Hitler plunged Europe into war, and the man he became as a result. At 15, fleeing from a domineering father yet again, Adam found escape at the military recruitment station in Vienna. Shivering in a frozen foxhole on the Eastern Front until a Russian bullet found its mark, he was catapulted into a series of terrifying captures and daring escapes from as he crossed war-torn Europe on foot to find his family. Spanning decades and continents, follow Adam’s journey to find love and build a life in the aftermath of WW2, and overcome the limitations that history had placed on him. If you enjoy books like All the Light We Cannot See and Beneath a Scarlet Sky, you’ll love Adam’s story. $2.99 for a limited time!

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Best of All Gifts

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Jonquil Bloom is raising her ten-year-old son alone. The new man in her life wants them to become a family but past losses make her hesitate. Her job as a department store gift counselor grows more demanding each day. She escapes with her son to Ireland to visit her beloved grandmother. Back home again, her long lost father suddenly appears wanting her forgiveness. She must undergo trial and transformation before she discovers the best of all gifts. Shortlisted for the UK Wishing Shelf Book Award. Book club recommended.

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A Letter from Munich

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“…a gripping saga backed by historical precedent and individual lives alike.”— MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Two distinct voices emerge: one, a jaded ex-cop, the other, an aging, but spirited German lady, telling her story of love, war, ethics, and redemption.

Germany, 1930s. In the peaceful village of Dachau, Ariana lives with her family, ordinary German citizens, during the Third Reich. Ariana and her sister, Renate, come of age amidst the growing horrors.

Munich, 2012. Hard-nosed ex-cop, Jack Bailey, is determined to locate Ariana Schröder, who wrote a WWII wartime love letter to his father decades ago. Jack and his brother think the letter may hold the key to his past drunken abusiveness.

Jack’s friend, Sherk, invites him to visit his native Munich, where Jack learns more than he bargained for, including a shocking disclosure. Back in Chicago, should he reveal family secrets and put his father to rest? From the Dachau death train to the camp’s liberation by the Americans, a tale unfolds, connecting two people in an unforgettable, ever-changing story.

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Home by Daniel Martin Eckhart

About Featured Book: Home by Daniel Martin Eckhart

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When eighty-two year old Max Flynn meets Walt Miller, he can't believe his eyes. Walt is not only seven and a half feet tall, he also looks exactly like the giant Max knew as a child during Coney Island's golden years. Max, a former cop who spent his life protecting the island and the people walking upon it, decides to solve the mystery of 'the impossible man'. As Max learns more and more about Walt Miller, he finds friendship, love, a dark secret and a world beyond his wildest dreams.

This is a novel about home, about the earth, about the land we walk on. This is also a novel about being mindful and doing the right thing. In Walt's words: "Max Flynn gives me hope. There must be others like him. People who care deeply, deeply enough to hear the heartbeat of the land they walk on. They are the future. They will be the balance."

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After Black by Lynne Fisher

About After Black by Lynne Fisher:

Recently widowed Janet is a dark and embittered woman with a troubled past. Determined to throw off memories of her life with deceased husband, Frank, in the new year of 1990, she returns to her beloved job within the soft furnishing department of Masons retail store, to forge a new life for herself safe behind the mask of customer service.

But Janet’s newfound happiness is soon threatened by a feisty young co-worker in the form of Marian whom she loathes. Sparks fly between the two women and they are forced to go head to head for a management position to gain the upper hand. When a triumphant Janet wins, their tempestuous relationship intensifies, which ultimately forces Janet to confront her own past and the death of her husband. She soon needs to recruit family and friends to help resolve a painful decision she made in her youth which shadowed the whole of her married life, as well as keep herself out of prison!

As she fears losing control, her antagonistic relationship with Marian escalates and proves to be more challenging than Janet could ever imagine. Will Janet be able to face her own demons? And what will her future hold?

From author and reviewer, Lauren Sapala:

‘A profound exploration of how the political becomes personal for women, After Black is an incisive and nuanced portrait of one woman’s experience with abuse, oppression, and, ultimately, transformation.’

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‘It was when she was trying to be fine that she found herself gathering all the pearls of wisdom she remembered people saying at some point or other in response to adversities. She strung them together into a sermonic necklace of solace and protection to wear right next to her skin like a rosary: life’s a bitch and then you die, no use asking why, life is tough, just one dammed thing after another, the truth will out, you reap what you sow, what goes around comes around, God helps those who help themselves…and so on…’

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