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That First Year by Margaret Kay

That First Year by Margaret Kay

From #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Margaret Kay, That First Year, a story of love, loss, family, and resiliency, with hope, tears, and laughter.

Elyse Laramie created a happy, loving home for herself and her three children, who now, as adults, are successful and living independent lives away from home. Her marriage to her high school sweetheart, Tim, had grown into something that neither of them wanted it to be, but it wasn’t something that either of them wanted to end. Elyse had always secretly hoped the future would bring about a change that would rekindle that spark between them and renew what had become a platonic relationship.

Her oldest daughter, Claire, is married with two young children of her own. She is building her career in the same field as her father. Kade, the middle child, is a paramedic, living with his girlfriend of two years. Kelsey, the youngest, is getting ready to graduate from college.

Then…a terrible accident changes everything.

In the aftermath, life goes on and brings new roles, new or renewed romantic relationships, and new challenges to each member of the family.

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MEGASTAR

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Unexpected fame, fan adulation, and money became his aphrodisiac, but distanced him from the woman he loved and lost.

With a twist of fate and a bit of kismet, nineteen-year-old Addison Stone stumbles upon solace when he discovers his extraordinary singing voice that brings him international fame and fortune that he is ill-prepared for. As he climbs the ladder to musical acclaim, his heart remains tethered to his turbulent childhood having been raised by a mentally unstable mother that left him emotionally scarred. From mother to son, the legacy of Addison’s turbulent childhood persists.
But amidst the blinding lights and thunderous applause, Addison Stone falls in love with a young woman named Hanna and she with him. But soon there is a deafening silence as Addison loses Hanna’s love to his addiction to his new-found fame and fortune. He sets out to win her back.
Journey through the intricate roots of Addison’s life as “MEGASTAR” takes you on a captivating odyssey.

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Seaching for Van Gogh by Donald Lystra

About Seaching for Van Gogh by Donald Lystra:

In a relationship that teeters on the edge of love, Audrey gives meaning to Nate’s artistic dreams, exposes him to life’s harsh realities, and helps him find bravery. Together, they embark on a doomed quest: to retrieve Nate’s brother’s body from a military cemetery in northern Michigan.

As they journey, secrets unravel and boundaries are shattered, transforming Nate’s life forever. In a poignant conclusion, it is Audrey who will need to draw from Nate’s well of empathy for her own redemption.

From the gritty streets of a decaying rust-belt city to the serene forests of northern Michigan, Lystra weaves a touching narrative that pulls at your heartstrings and prompts deep reflection on life’s complexities. Fans of timeless classics like Ordinary People and To Kill a Mockingbird will find this book a must-read.

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The Devil’s Whelp by Vin Jackson

About Featured Book: The Devil's Whelp by Vin Jackson

The floating exploration rig, Olympian, is drilling for oil. It has a crew of 80 tough, no-nonsense oilmen capable of handling anything . So they think. But Scott Reef #8 isn't just a jinx – it will prove to be one hole too many.

There's something down there apart from sea and mud that seems to think they're here for fun. The rules of Its game are simple – play or die; the prize for winning – Olympian.

The only one on board who understands the situation is the toolpusher, Del Presswood. With each new event the whelp is coming to know him, enabling it to stay one step ahead, ensuring his warnings about the dangers are ignored.

If Del doesn't do something, and fast, he is going to lose the rig and his entire crew. For their sakes, this is one game he has to win. But time is running out!

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21 Tattoos

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21 Tattoos
What if your deepest, darkest fears were inked on your skin for the world to see?
Famous plastic surgeon Derek Hollinger has it all: money, success, luxury cars, and an L.A. penthouse near the beach. Who cares if he has no friends or lovers? He doesn’t need anyone.
But Derek’s seemingly perfect life is shattered after a chance encounter with a mysterious old woman. When he wakes up covered in tattoos, the shadow of his traumatic past—one he can no longer outrun—looms large.
Aided in his desperate quest for the truth by the young nurse he once scorned, Derek’s only hope for redemption lies within his own damaged psyche.
What can it mean? Are they part of God’s plan for him, a test of his lapsed faith…or a curse brought on by his own arrogance?
And can he get rid of them before he loses everything?

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The Story of Gunnar Hansen by John C. Dailey

The Story of Gunnar Hansen by John C. Dailey

In his grief over losing his wife, Gunner, 73, headed out for a 3-week solo canoe trip to spiritually connect with her. The northern Minnesota wilderness is the unique setting for this uplifting adventure story as Gunnar tries to reunite with his beloved Kathleen.

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MEGASTAR

About MEGASTAR:

Unexpected fame, fan adulation, and money became his aphrodisiac, but distanced him from the woman he loved and lost.

With a twist of fate and a bit of kismet, nineteen-year-old Addison Stone stumbles upon solace when he discovers his extraordinary singing voice that brings him international fame and fortune that he is ill-prepared for. As he climbs the ladder to musical acclaim, his heart remains tethered to his turbulent childhood having been raised by a mentally unstable mother that left him emotionally scarred. From mother to son, the legacy of Addison’s turbulent childhood persists.
But amidst the blinding lights and thunderous applause, Addison falls in love with a young woman named Hanna and she with him. But soon there is a deafening silence as Addison loses Hanna’s love to his addiction to his new-found fame and fortune. He sets out to win her back.
Journey through the intricate roots of Addison’s life as “MEGASTAR” takes you on a captivating odyssey.

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Finding Joy by Tara White

Finding Joy by Tara White

Have you spent your life giving so much of yourself to others that you no longer know who you are anymore?

40-year-old Joy Donnoly, recently widowed following her husband’s decade-long progressive illness, finds herself all alone after her triplets leave for college and university.

Without anyone to take care of for the first time in two decades, Joy realizes she has given so much of herself to take care of her family that she lost herself in the process. Unable to figure out what to do next, she falls into a depression, losing herself to television and social media to cope with her grief. When her daughters step in to do an “intervention” Joy begins a journey to rediscover herself and find a new way forward.

Join Joy on her journey of self-discovery, as she fights her way through the darkness to reclaim her identity, and in doing so, not only finds herself but finds a way to step into her future with happiness and joy.

Author Tara White wrote the majority of this book on location in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia (literally sitting on the rocks looking out into the Atlantic Ocean), and in Waikoloa, Hawaii, two of the settings in the book. The rocks and ocean on the book cover are from an actual picture taken during one of her writing sessions. She visited Nova Scotia many times a year in one of her prior jobs and took advantage of the opportunity to get out to Peggy’s Cove to squeeze in a few hours of writing on her trips. Peggy’s Cove quickly became her magical writing place where, as soon as she sits down on the rocks and opens her laptop, her fingers just start flying across the keyboard and the characters come to life! Since she started visiting Peggy’s Cove fairly regularly over five years ago, she has easily spent over a couple of hundred hours on the rocks, and on many of those visits, she searched the ocean for a whale or a dolphin, without one sighting. On her last trip to Peggy’s Cove, with her completed manuscript in the rental car in the parking lot, she was goofing around taking some sample pictures for the book cover and she saw a dolphin! She watched as the dolphin jumped out of the water, moving back and forth in front of her as it moved farther away, under the setting sun. At that moment, Tara felt the connection to her main character in one of the scenes in her book, feeling pure joy and excitement while standing on the rocks!

Tara is a Radical Change Coach and energy healer. Her life mission, in addition to entertaining people with her stories, is to help empower people to heal and transform their lives so that they can live the life of their dreams, with joy and happiness.

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The Ericksen Connection 2nd Edition

About The Ericksen Connection 2nd Edition:

The Ericksen Connection is a spy thriller about betrayal, PTSD, corruption, conspiracy, terrorism, and murder. Mark Ericksen, the former Navy SEAL Team Six operator and executive vice president of EyeD4 Systems, a biometrics defense contractor based in Wilsonville, Oregon, was all about duty, honor, and country. He resigned from his commission in 2002 and, over the next several years, worked for three defense contractors, maintaining his top-secret security clearance while hiding his PTSD.
In 2009, the CIA received actionable intelligence about a Saudi terrorist mastermind aided by Russian arms dealers who needed a classified biometrics encryption communications system from EyeD4 Systems to direct his sleeper cell operatives in launching a horrific nuclear attack on American cities.
When America urgently needed his services again, the CIA tasked him with Operation Avenging Eagles to sabotage the plot. Can Ericksen avoid discovery and thwart the nuclear attack before a network of terrorists achieves their plans?
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In the first Edition, The Ericksen Connection received 84 ratings/reviews at 4.0 out of 5.0.

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Your Brain’s Still Flashing by Jim Lively

About Featured Book: Your Brain’s Still Flashing by Jim Lively

After being discharged from Parkland Behavior Health Hospital, all young attorney, Simon Steed wanted was to live a normal life. As word of his mental issues spreads, he cannot even get appointed to represent indigent clients in
criminal law cases. Simon’s fortunes appear to have changed when he suddenly gets a phone call from a woman named Veronica Steele, a Highland Park socialite who is seeking to divorce her wealthy husband. Things get mysterious when
Veronica reveals that her sister was Simon’s nurse while he was inpatient at the behavior health hospital. The sister recommended Simon because he suffers from the same type of mental illness as Veronica and thought he could relate to her. Simon begins to suspect that Veronica chose him for another nefarious reason. To add to his stress, he starts becoming infatuated with his beautiful enigmatic new
next-door neighbor.

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The Soul of Ruby Lord

About The Soul of Ruby Lord:

A cursed lineage. A demonic siege. The inevitable embrace of death.

Born to a bloodline that was cursed by Lucifer himself generations ago, Ruby is caught in a relentless battle to keep her daughters untouched by their family’s dark legacy. No corner of her life is safe from the demonic forces that plague them.

Caught in the malevolent schemes of a demon, Muth, Ruby and her daughters have their everyday existence turned into a fight for survival against hellish foes.

Muth is hell-bent on dragging their souls to the depths of the Hellfire Realm, turning their lives into a nightmarish tug-of-war between good and evil. Every decision Ruby makes is impacted by Muth, weaving the very destiny of her family.

What sacrifices is she willing to make to break free from the curse that haunts her family?

The Soul of Ruby Lord is a gripping paranormal women’s fiction novel that blends the thrill of age- old curses with the unwavering strength of a mother’s love. This is a must-read for anyone who likes their demonic forces with a side of guardian angels and unconditional love.

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A Grave Every Mile: A Pioneer Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

A Grave Every Mile: A Pioneer Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

Embark on a harrowing trek across the rugged American frontier in 1850. Your wagon awaits, and the untamed wilderness calls. This epic western adventure will test the mettle of even the bravest souls.

Dorcas Moon and her family set forth in search of opportunity and a brighter future. Yet, what awaits them is a relentless gauntlet of life-threatening challenges: miserable weather, ravenous insects, scorching sunburns, and unforgiving terrain. It’s not merely a battle for survival but a test of their unity and sanity.

Amidst the chaos, Dorcas faces ceaseless trials: her husband’s unending bickering, her daughter’s descent into madness, and the ever-present danger of lethal rattlesnakes, intensifying the peril with each step. The specter of death looms large, with diseases spreading and the eerie howls of rabid wolves piercing the night. Will the haunting image of wolves desecrating a grave push Dorcas over the edge?

With each mile, the migration poses a haunting question: Who will endure the relentless quest to cross the continent, and who will leave their bones to rest beside the trail? The pathway is bordered by graves, a chilling reminder of the steep cost of dreams.

A Grave Every Mile marks the commencement of an unforgettable saga. Start reading Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail now to immerse yourself in an expedition where every decision carries the weight of life, death, and the pursuit of a brighter future along the Oregon Trail.

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MEGASTAR

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With a twist of fate and a bit of kismet, nineteen-year-old Addison Stone stumbles upon solace when he discovers his extraordinary singing voice that brings him unexpected international fame and fortune that he is ill-prepared for. As he climbs the ladder to musical acclaim, his heart remains tethered to a past he can never escape having been raised by a mentally unstable mother that left him emotionally scarred. From mother to son, the legacy of Addison’s turbulent childhood persists.
But amidst the blinding lights and thunderous applause, Addison falls in love with a young woman named Hanna and she with him. But soon there is a deafening silence as Addison loses Hanna’s love to his addiction to his new-found fame and fortune. He sets out to win her back.
Journey through the intricate roots of Addison’s life as “MEGASTAR” takes you on a captivating odyssey.

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True Grace by Karen E. Osborne

True Grace by Karen E. Osborne

A powerful story about love, courage, sacrifice, resilience, and hope. True Grace, set in 1924 during the Harlem Renaissance and Roaring Twenties, chronicles the journey of an immigrant, mixed-raced woman from The Congo, England, and Jamaica, fighting for her family’s survival.

Inspired by the author’s grandmother, Grace must navigate the misogyny and racism of the courts, banks, child welfare system, and bad actors to her hold her family together. Calling on her grit, determination, and grace, she must overcome harrowing circumstances. Readers will find themselves hooked from the first riveting chapter and cheering for Grace each step of the way.

True Grace is available as an E-book, audiobook, hard cover and paperback.

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Margery

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“A lone hiker is drawn deep into the woods and emerges into a community set apart from the real world. What unfolds for him there—and the secret he discovers—isn’t what you might expect. With its rich descriptions of the natural world, its wise and articulate insights, its cast of humane characters, Margery addresses the deepest and most important issues we face. It’s Jeffrey Penn May’s best book.” – John Dalton, prize winning author of Heaven Lake and The Inverted Forest

Introverted backpacker Jeremy wanders off trail and discovers an eccentric, otherworldly town nestled in a mountain basin. The people he finds there are pleasant but a little bit peculiar. He befriends a reticent doctor and his quirky wife, and Margery, who regularly leaps from a cliff in death-defying bungee jumps.

Why, he wonders, do the otherwise healthy and upbeat townspeople seem to be disappearing? Does it have anything to do with hallucinogenic mushrooms and the transition from life to whatever lies beyond?

“This graceful, lyrical, and delicate novella lets us live in the mind of a fellow human who seeks solace and escape in the wilderness. May is brave enough to tackle and illuminate the big mysteries: how and why we keep going, how we face death, how we connect or fail to,

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The Hybrids by Quentin Eckman

The Hybrids by Quentin Eckman

An unlucky gambler, the essence of an alien being, and a brilliant, beautiful, doctoral candidate embark on an adventure unlike any they could imagine.

This a story about a gambler who was very lucky for a long time, then very unlucky for just long enough to find himself in serious trouble.

This is also the story of a young woman of surpassing beauty and remarkable intelligence, sometimes known as Ringo. Her father, the world’s greatest Beatles fan, is in the declining stages of dementia.

This is also a story about an alien from a planet twelve lightyears from Earth tasked with the unenviable undertaking to repair the damage he caused to Earth thousands of years ago.

Who are the Hybrids? They are us, or is it we are them?

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Mr Perkins takes Charge by Suzanne Stephenson

Mr Perkins takes Charge by Suzanne Stephenson

This is a very different story about a cat. One day Mr Perkins strolls into a lawyers office out of nowhere .Is he just a stray or a magical cat, who can make changes to the lives of people he meets at the law offices? The antics of Mr Perkins will amuse and sometimes mystify you. This is a Retiredstory for anyone who likes cats ,or a story for those who work in an office and think “what if”. Come and meet a very superior cat who may just bring a bit of sunshine to your life.

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