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La Fleur de Blanc by Harmony Reed

About Featured Book: La Fleur de Blanc by Harmony Reed

(This book will be free from 12/8/2021 through 12/29/2021)

A young woman with a little girl’s dream. Two handsome suitors. And an adversary determined to crush her before she stands a chance.

Lily Whistler has a dream, birthed from the fanciful Parisian memories of her late mother: to open a floral shop called La Fleur de Blanc, selling only white flowers. Back home in Kansas, such a fairy tale notion could never survive … but in the fashionable seaside town of Cielo del Mar, Lily has gambled her inheritance that it will.

At first, the lavish Palms Couture shopping center seems like the perfect place to start again. The weather is beautiful; the vistas of the ocean are breathtaking; the customers are elegant and wealthy. There are even two men who’d suit Lily’s fancy if she had time for romance: charming Len, who operates a fine food cart, and the dark and brooding Matthew Vitale, who runs Bella by the Sea — an elite restaurant that hosts only a few couples per night at an exorbitant price.

But the one thing Lily didn’t anticipate was a nemesis: Kerry Barrett Kirby, who owns an upscale furniture store across the courtyard. Kerry seems determined to crush Lily for a reason Lily can’t imagine … and has the power and connections at the Palms Couture to make it happen.

Lily only has one chance to make her shop work — a tall feat, considering the prior shops Kerry has driven out of business, and the way the Palms always bows to Kerry’s will. But Lily’s charm has bought her a handful of unlikely allies … and as Kerry will find out, quiet little Lily Whistler has more than a few country girl tricks up her sleeve.

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The Devil She Drew

About The Devil She Drew:

In The Devil She Drew, we follow the dark tale of a girl named Lauren and the slate that brought her drawings to life and hell to her doorstep.

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Wild Hare

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WILD HARE IS LISTED ON KIRKUS REVIEW AS ONE OF THE BEST INDY BOOKS OF 2019

” Wild Hare is a fast paced work of apocalyptic and dystopian fiction penned by author Laura Koerber. Combining such varied concepts as fantasy and magic with climate change and political domination is no mean feat, but the plot of this adventurous tale does just that,” Readers’ Favorites

Starred review in Kirkus Review:
“The story manages to weave together a complex tapestry of themes, from climate change to poverty to what qualifies as morality in a world that’s facing catastrophe. The prose is clear and concise throughout, giving readers a sense of each scene and character through the protagonist’s eyes.
A wrenching, complex novel that any fantasy fan would do well to pick up.”

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Z-bruh by Moefoe

Z-bruh by Moefoe

Z-bruh has ran his D.C. neighborhood and crew with an iron fist for over 10 years. He’s finally ready to leave the streets alone and invest in legitimate business which is met by disbelief by friends and family. When something goes wrong at the final re-up it begins a domino effect of bad events for Z-bruh and his crew. Will Z-bruh be able to pick up the piece’s and still retire or will his exit from the gain land him in jail or even worse the grave.

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Z-bruh

About Z-bruh:

Z-bruh has ran his D.C. neighborhood and crew for over 10 years with an iron fist. He’s finally ready to leave the streets alone and invest in legitimate business which is met with disbelief by friends and family. When something goes wrong at the final re-up it begins a domino effect of bad events for Z-bruh and his crew which could prove to be very costly. Will Z-bruh still be able to pick up the pieces or will his exit from the game land him in jail or even worse the grave.

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Shadow of the Taj by Lara Bernhardt

Shadow of the Taj by Lara Bernhardt

How much would you risk to save one child?

Leslie Matthews travels to India with her husband on a business trip, never expecting it will turn her life upside-down. During a trip to the zoo, she meets Raveena, an orphan desperate for someone to save her from a harrowing fate. Leslie tries to rescue Raveena from a sordid, exploitative underworld, but powerful and brutal men hold the girl and don’t intend to let anyone take her. Leslie tumbles into a terrifying underworld of systemic abuse she knows nothing about. But she won’t stop until Raveena is safe, regardless of the cost.

In a battle against impossible odds, Leslie wagers everything she has—including her life—to free Raveena.

And Oklahoma Book Award for Best Fiction finalist, Shadow of the Taj is a deeply moving, inspirational novel that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. A must-read!

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Finnegan Found-Surviving the POW Camps on the Yalu

About Finnegan Found-Surviving the POW Camps on the Yalu:

This story enlists us in the secret army formed by American POWs held during the Korean War. Using more fact than fiction, we learn how they outwitted the Chinese, and the heavy price they paid to do so.
I thought Finnegan Found was a towering novel…the narrative that Mr. Powers weaves in order that we may understand, self-educate, and empathise is outstanding…it’s a brilliant novel; the quality of the writing and story-telling is second to none. Rose A. Goodreads
This story will stay with me for a long time. It is as compelling as it is brutal, difficult to read yet so gripping. The writing is superb and Swede could not be more well drawn. Jill G. NetGalley
Finnegan Found has incredible descriptions and a thrilling plot. It is highly recommended for historical fiction fans… Literary Titan
Finnegan Found is a 2020 Forward Indies Bronze Award winner.

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Accursed Women by Luciana Cavallaro

Accursed Women by Luciana Cavallaro

Five stories, five women, five legends.

Phaedra, a Minoan princess, marries out of duty and to safeguard her precious home. She falls in love with Hippolytos, her husband’s son and asks the Goddess Aphrodite for help. He spurns her affections.

The Trojan War, one of history’s greatest stories ever told. What if the legend as told is wrong? History is told by the victors, and facts changed to twist the truth. Is it possible Helen of Sparta never went to Troy?

Hera, Queen of the Gods, is the most powerful goddess on Mount Olympos. For the first time ever in a candid interview, Hera shares what it’s like to be a goddess and wife to Zeus, the King of the Gods.

Created by the gods as a gift to humanity, Pandora is the first woman on Earth. Did she know what Zeus intended when he presented an urn as a wedding dowry to her husband? Neither she nor Epimetheus knew what it contained, but they were told never to open it.

All Medousa wanted was a life of love and acceptance but one fateful night it changed. While she’s alone in the Temple of Athene tending to the sacred fire, Poseidon pays a visit. No human can stop an immortal from taking what they want.

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Six Short Stories by Rodolfo Del Toro

Six Short Stories by Rodolfo Del Toro

Begun with an unused scene from the 2021 book “Chasing Rabbit” this short story collection is meant to be captivating, at times heart-warming, perhaps inspiring, or at the very least entertaining.
Its characters going about their daily routines occupied in seemingly uninteresting situations; situations whose worth may turn out to be not so mundane. Like an old weathered token with an unexpected and hidden value, or a young woman reluctantly observing her first Christmas morning.
They say you should never judge a book by its cover. This small short story collection’s ostensible self-explanatory title may invite to do just that, notwithstanding there is considerably more inside.

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The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis

About Featured Book: The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis

$2.99 for one week only! Amazon bestseller in Coming of Age and Classic American Fiction.

Protagonist Kit Biddle is a rising prep school senior who finds himself tangled in a web of spiritual quandaries and intellectual absurdities. Kit’s angst is compounded by a unique psychological burden he is forced to carry: his intelligent but unstable Uncle Nat has committed an unspeakable act on what, according to the Uncle’s deranged account, were direct orders from God.

The tragedy haunting his family follows Kit like a dark and foreboding cloud, exacerbating his already compulsive struggle with existential questions about the meaning of his life. When the brilliant, perhaps phantasmic, Anna dismisses him, Kit quickly spirals into despair and self-destruction. But when his irrational decision to steal a maintenance truck and speed aimlessly down the highway ends in a horrific accident and months of both physical and emotional convalescence, Kit is forced to examine his perceptions of his life and his version of reality.

In this exquisite bildungsroman, calamity leads to fresh perspectives and new perceptions: it focuses Kit’s mind and forces him to confront the issues that plague him. Readers will empathize―and celebrate―as the darkness lifts and Kit comes to terms with the necessity of engagement with life’s pain, pleasure . . . and absurdity.

An intelligent, clever, and captivating tale, The Essence of Nathan Biddle soars in the spaces that exist between despair and hope, darkness and light, love and loss. Beautifully written, profoundly moving, and resplendent with characters destined to remain with you long after the last page is turned, The Essence of Nathan Biddle is unforgettable.

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Monica’s War by Jo Horne

Monica’s War by Jo Horne

Monica Beresford Wichfeld lived life on her terms and without apology. As a young woman, she socialized with some of the most famous people of her era—Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Coco Chanel—using her connections to build a business that would save her husband’s familial estate from bankruptcy. Born in Great Britain, she married a Danish aristocrat and landowner and moved to his lavish estate on the island of Lolland, south of Copenhagen. Shortly after settling there, she began a nine-year affair with a neighbor (with the sanction of her husband) and raised three children. But Monica’s most defiant act came when she was in her forties and the Nazis invaded her adopted homeland. A woman without fear, she made the estate available as a haven for the Resistance and as a drop point for the weapons and supplies meant to arm them for their fight. In 1944, at the age of fifty, she was betrayed by a fellow resistor and was sentenced to death by hanging. When Danes protested, her sentence was commuted to life in prison.

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Oh Daddy Chronicles by Barry Robbins

About Oh Daddy Chronicles by Barry Robbins:

Gold Medal Winner – Humor – Readers’ Favorite Awards. Imagine if you could have eavesdropped on Donald Trump’s conversations in the Oval Office. That’s precisely what Oh Daddy Chronicles does, in 46 skit-like episodes that have been described as Saturday Night Live on steroids. The conversations with his family, advisers, cabinet secretaries are fictitious, made-up, imagined…or are they? Just how demented, self-centered, ridiculous does his side of those conversations have to be before you remember that Oh Daddy Chronicles is fiction? While Artisan Book Reviews calls the book “Dave Barry meets Douglas Adams,” former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle sums it up as “Excellent political satire.” That’s Senate-speak for “darn funny.”

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The Ariana Series books 1 – 3 by Joan L Scibienski

The Ariana Series books 1 – 3 by Joan L Scibienski

Ariana has always had a gift, but until recently she never dreamed of how vital this gift could be.
Growing more psychic and powerful with each passing day, college freshman Ariana Abrahams must become the spiritual warrior she was always meant to be. She has no choice. “The Darkness” is growing—its power engulfing the planet—spreading pain, suffering, violence. Even the Earth itself is responding to this negative energy as environmental catastrophes become commonplace.
It will be up to Ariana and her seven exceptional friends to decipher truth from lies and to discover their vast inner power. Individually, they are frightened misfits. But if they can work together, learning to trust each other while conquering their own demons, then perhaps they will find the strength that is needed to change the future.
Ariana and her friends must unlock the full potential of their power before it’s too late. The survival of the world depends on it.

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The Storyteller

About The Storyteller:

She escaped darkness and never let it turn her cold , now she returns to the crossroads because she has something to prove ,

Non-fiction a life story recreated into poetry by poetic beauty.

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Pianist in a Bordello

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Pianist in a BordelloWhat would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth—the whole truth? Richard Youngblood, aspiring Congressman, is about to find out. He’s running on a platform of honesty and transparency—and against the advice of his friends and advisers he’s decided to start with himself. His autobiography will lay his entire life bare before voters just days before the election.And what a life he’s had. Born in a commune and named Richard Milhous Nixon Youngblood as an angry shot at his absent father, Richard grows up in the spotlight, the son of an enigmatic fugitive and the grandson of a Republican senator. He’s kidnapped and rescued, kicked out of college for a prank involving turkeys, arrested in Hawaii while trying to deliver secrets to the CIA…Dick Nixon Youngblood’s ready to tell all. He’ll even tell his readers about the Amandas—three women who share a name but not much else, and who each have helped shape and define the man he’s become. Are voters really ready for the whole truth?Are you?Pianist in a Bordello is a hilarious political romp through the last four decades of American history, from a narrator who is full of surprises.

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Family Reborn

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Krystal Jones had been raised to walk a specific path all her life. But in high school she rebelled and ran off with Jake Reynolds. Now as a young woman she was left with the consequences. She had ruined her reputation, was a single mother, and close to bankruptcy with bills, half not her own. Her loving parents had agreed to take let her come back home and help her get back on her feet. Finally, she could breathe again. That is all Krystal wanted to do; breathe, take care of Marisa, reconnect with her parents, reconnect with God and her church, get a decent job, and pay off her debts.
Franklin Williams was in his first ministerial position. He had served as assistant pastor in two previous churches, finally he had his own church. Yet his focus was constantly being taken away from his congregation by women of the congregation throwing their daughters at him. He had to pray daily for patience. He was ready to stand in the pulpit and declare that he did not want a wife!
It has been said that when man plans God laughs. While Krystal and Franklin were saying they did not want a relationship, God was preparing their hearts for something different. Slowing he opened their hearts to one another.
But the devil is alive and at work. Ms. Cain had set her sights on Pastor Williams and she was determined to have him and was not going to let a little girl like Krystal stop her. She knew how to put a word in here and there in the congregation. And if that did not work, a letter to the Board would take care of things.
But the devil was not relying on Ms. Cain to do his dirty work. He sent a couple he thought were his minions to do the job, Mr. & Mrs. Reynolds, Jake’s parents. They decide they want the baby, Marisa, and to have her they take Krystal to court, declaring her unfit.
How will this battle of good and evil end? How will it effect our young couple? And how will it effect this sweet little baby?
Sometimes not only does an individual need to be reborn, but a family does as well.

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Two Dogs At The One Dog Inn And Other Stories by David John Griffin

Two Dogs At The One Dog Inn And Other Stories by David John Griffin

The novella: Two Dogs At The One Dog Inn
Dogs are reported for their constant barking…and so begins one of the strangest stories you will ever read.

Audrey Ackerman, sent to visit the dogs at a 17th-century coach house, is unsettled by paranormal sightings. Stella Bridgeport – manager at The Animal Welfare Union – communicates with Audrey via emails. And those Stella receives are as startling as they are incredible: descriptions of extraordinary events concerning a science fiction writer’s journal; giant swans; bizarre android receptionist; a ghost dog.

Insanity or fantasy? Fact or fiction? The only given is, it all starts and ends with two dogs at The One Dog Inn….

And other stories
12 short stories with aspects of the macabre, the surreal, or the strangeness of magical realism to entertain and delight you.

The 12 stories are: Henrietta (macabre), Clara Seaward’s Paintings (magical realism), Return to the Sea (literary), A Crouching Man (strange fiction), The Conversion of Ruscoe Robinson (literary/magical realism), The Hidden Libraries of Doctor Dancer (magical realism), Mobile (science fiction), The Ultimate Secret (magical realism), Angeline (strange fiction), The Benefactor and the Ghost (ghost story), Daisy 8112 (science fiction), The Extraordinary Tale of Kassara (science fiction).

” a timeless and classic quality”

“Tales of the very unexpected indeed”

“Very entertaining”

Two Dogs At The One Dog Inn And Other Stories is discounted to 99c from November 24th to November 30th.

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Pitty Party by Lori R. Taylor

About Featured Book: Pitty Party by Lori R. Taylor

Sometimes the best medicine is a dog who loves you.

Maggie Allen hates being a delivery driver, but she can’t leave her small town to find a better job; her father’s too sick to take care of himself, her younger brother Jake can’t stay out of trouble, and her nagging aunt won’t stop meddling in their lives.

The last thing she needs is a dog to take care of. Especially one that’s spend most of his life chained up by neglectful owners.

But when Dad goes behind her back to adopt a pit bull named Cappuccino, she has to admit that the dog is good for the family — Dad’s tackling physical therapy with new determination, and Jake’s been helping out more. Despite the messes he makes, Maggie’s fond of the eager-to-please dog.

Her luck can’t last, though. In his enthusiasm to please, Cap accidentally disconnects Dad’s oxygen, convincing Aunt Josephine that Maggie can’t do anything right. Can Cap keep Maggie sane —and the whole family safe — when Josephine moves in and turns the chaos up to 10?

Pitty Party is the fifth book in the Soul Mutts series, heartwarming stories of lost dogs finding new homes with the humans they were born to heal.

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Lotharingia-Charlemagne’s Heir

About Lotharingia-Charlemagne’s Heir:

A countess ready to rule her father’s lands, a king defying the Church, a mysterious prophecy, and a forbidden love. The youths of Matilda of Tuscany and her overlord Henry IV of Germany are reimagined in a unique novel about female and male power, love, faith, and politics. Lotharingia is a sweeping and brightly-coloured tapestry of eleventh century Europe, filled with abbeys and castles, relics and prophecies, saintly hermits, scheming cardinals and princes, and some incredible women who dared the impossible: to rule in a man’s world.

* Shortlisted for the PageTurnerAwards
* Highly Recommended by the Historical Fiction Press

‘A superbly constructed probable tale, spell-binding, sensual, and bittersweet, loaded with exquisite detail, and entirely engaging.’ GoodReads Review

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The Trials of Adeline Turner by Angela Terry

The Trials of Adeline Turner by Angela Terry

From Charming Falls Apart author Angela Terry comes a story about finding the courage to face your past, be true to your heart, and live your best life. Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Emily Giffin will enjoy cheering for Adeline Turner as she navigates the twists and turns of her newly complicated life in this fun, heartwarming novel.

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