Tag: Biographies & Memoirs

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    Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Mystery, Biographies & Memoirs, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Nonfiction… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

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    Las Vegas Girl: A Gripping, Suspenseful Crime Novel Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are members of the elite: Las Vegas Metro PD. In the middle of a city with two million residents and 43 million annual visitors, they’re hunting for a killer.

    In a glamorous Las Vegas hotel, in front of hundreds of witnesses and under the lenses of countless video surveillance cameras, a young girl is brutally murdered. What promises to be a quick and easy investigation soon becomes a nightmare. The most recorded crime in Vegas is missing one key protagonist, the killer.

    A crime-scene fingerprint unleashes dozens of unsettling questions instead of providing answers. Was this a murder for hire? In the politically-charged case, the scenario seems plausible; the victim’s secret life could’ve been the obstacle in an ambitious politician’s path. As the investigation unspools the well-concealed secrets surrounding the girl’s life, Baxter and Holt attract the attention of someone desperate to keep history’s terrible secrets buried…

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    A Totally Awkward Love Story Some loves are meant to be. Others are awkward. Get ready for the second type in this "laugh-out-loud" romance about missed connections and trying to find—and keep—"The One." Written by a former real-life couple! 
     
    The summer before college, Hannah swears she’s finally going to find The One. And for five perfect minutes, she does. She just wishes she’d caught his name.

    For Sam, the summer is off to a bad start. But after five minutes with some strange and hilarious girl, he’s head over heels. With his luck, though, he’ll never see her again, and he’ll remain a girlfriendless, moony-eyed virgin. Forever.

    But another chance meeting brings them together, only to have a misunderstanding drive them apart. Madcap mishaps, raunchy hilarity, and deep romance follow these two wherever they go. For two people so clearly destined for each other, they sure have a heck of a lot of trouble even getting together.

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    Sea Change (Jesse Stone Novels Book 5) Police chief Jesse Stone faces the case of his career in this thrilling novel in the New York Times bestselling series.

    When a woman’s partially decomposed body washes ashore in Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone is forced into a case far more difficult than it initially appears. Identifying the woman is just the first step in what proves to be an emotionally charged investigation.

    Florence Horvath was an attractive, recently divorced heiress from Florida; she also had a penchant for steamy sex and was an enthusiastic participant in a video depicting the same. Somehow the combination of her past and present got her killed, but no one is talking—not the crew of the Lady Jane, the Fort Lauderdale yacht moored in Paradise Harbor; not her very blond, very tan twin sisters, Corliss and Claudia; and not her curiously affectless parents, living out a sterile retirement in a Miami high rise. But someone—Jesse—has to speak for the dead, even if it puts him in harm’s way.

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    The Duchess A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

    Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day.

    In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana’s public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug-taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day.

    With penetrating insight, Amanda Foreman reveals a fascinating woman whose struggle against her own weaknesses, whose great beauty and flamboyance, and whose determination to play a part in the affairs of the world make her a vibrant, astonishingly contemporary figure.

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    Everything We Keep: A Novel (The Everything Series Book 1)
    ⭐ Over 6,000 5-Star Reviews ⭐

    A top Amazon bestseller of 2016 and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

    A luminous debut with unexpected twists, Everything We Keep explores the devastation of loss, the euphoria of finding love again, and the pulse-racing repercussions of discovering the truth about the ones we hold dear and the lengths they will go to protect us.

    Sous chef Aimee Tierney has the perfect recipe for the perfect life: marry her childhood sweetheart, raise a family, and buy out her parents’ restaurant. But when her fiancé, James Donato, vanishes in a boating accident, her well-baked future is swept out to sea. Instead of walking down the aisle on their wedding day, Aimee is at James’s funeral—a funeral that leaves her more unsettled than at peace.

    As Aimee struggles to reconstruct her life, she delves deeper into James’s disappearance. What she uncovers is an ocean of secrets that make her question everything about the life they built together. And just below the surface is a truth that may set Aimee free…or shatter her forever.

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    Blade's Edge (Chronicles of Gensokai Book 1) Mishi and Taka live each day of their lives with the shadow of death lurking behind them. The struggle to hide the elemental powers that mark the two girls as Kisōshi separates them from the other orphans, yet forges a deep bond between them.

    When Mishi is dragged from the orphanage at the age of eight, the girls are unsure if or when they will find each other again. While their powers grow with each season-cycle, the girls must come to terms with their true selves–Mishi as a warrior, Taka as a healer–as they forge separate paths which lead to the same horrifying discovery…

    The Rōjū council’s dark secret is one that it has spent centuries killing to keep, and Mishi and Taka know too much. The two young women have overcome desperate odds in a society where their very existence is a crime, but now that they know the Rōjū’s secret they find themselves fighting for much more than their own survival.

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    Husbands and Other Sharp Objects: A Novel A heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone who has ever had a family, from the author of Lift and Separate.

    After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched—just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new boyfriend, Jon, wants to get serious, and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Harvey, is desperate to get back together. When her headstrong daughter announces a secret engagement to Harvey’s attorney, Marcy finds herself planning her daughter’s wedding as she plans her own divorce.

    Now with two huge events on the horizon, the indomitable Marcy soon realizes that there’s nothing like a wedding to bring out the worst in everybody. From petty skirmishes over an ever-growing guest list to awkward confrontations with her sticky-fingered new in-laws, pulling off the wedding is going to be a challenge; seeing her divorce through is going to be a trial. And trying to make everyone happy might prove to be impossible—because in the end, Marcy alone must make a choice between something old and something new.

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    Death Comes eCalling (Book 1, Molly Masters Mysteries): Illustrated Edition! Meet Molly Masters, a zany mother and accidental sleuth who owns a one-woman business that creates humorous eCards. After a twenty-year absence, Molly has relocated her family to her childhood home in a suburb of Albany, NY, only to have her husband’s reassignment abruptly changed to overseas.

    Molly’s least-favorite high school teacher dies on the very same day that Molly receives both a letter from that teacher and an anonymous email that threatens Molly’s life. All too soon, Molly finds herself knee deep in gossip…and murder.

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    Love, Alabama (Alabama Series Book 2) Emma Laroux’s a fallen Southern beauty queen whose past is barely whispered about in her small town. But the secrets and lies surrounding her scandal still haunt her, and something about Matthew Pope may hold the answers…if only she could put her finger on it.

    Matthew Pope wonders what awful karmic thing he’s done to land him in Podunk, Alabama. But when he sees Emma Laroux again after all this time, he knows he’s still the only one who holds the key to unlocking the truth of her past…

    Will a shared moment in time ten years ago threaten the best thing that’s ever happened to them – each other?

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    What My Dog Means To Me: Real People And The Dogs Who Own Them Maybe it’s no accident that "dog" is "God" spelled backwards. Dogs offer unconditional love, usually much more than we deserve, and all we have to do is accept the gift. Dogs don’t care if we’re rich, smart, or popular. They care only that we get through this life reassured that love is out there for each of us.

    If you’ve ever owned a dog, you’ll relate to these true stories contributed by real-life dog owners, each recounting a special canine bond. In tough and troubled times, it’s often the family dog that holds our lives together.

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  • Book of the Day: West with the Night

    West with the NightWest with the Night by Beryl Markham

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    Beryl Markham’s classic, engrossing memoir – a triumph of the pioneer spirit and an adventure-charged chronicle of a life lived to the fullest.

    Beryl Markham’s life was a true epic, complete with shattered societal expectations, torrid love affairs, and desperate crash landings. A rebel from a young age, the British-born Markham was raised in Kenya’s unforgiving farmlands. She learned to be a bush pilot at a time when most Africans had never seen a plane. In 1936, she accepted the ultimate challenge: to fly solo across the Atlantic.

    Her successes and her failures – and her deep, lifelong love of the “soul of Africa” – are all chronicled here with wrenching honesty and agile wit. Hailed by National Geographic as one of the greatest adventure books of all time, West with the Night is the sweeping account of a fearless and dedicated woman.

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    Thriller, Mystery, Young Adult, Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Action & Adventure, Historical Romance… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

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    The Perfect Assassin: A David Slaton Novel Over 700 5-Star Reviews!

    One perfect shot will change the course of history. Christine Palmer, a young American doctor sailing solo across the Atlantic, makes an incredible discovery – a man narrowly clinging to his life in the frigid waters. But there is much more to this desperate survivor than meets the eye.

    David Slaton is a Kidon – a highly-trained, highly-precise, and highly-dangerous assassin. The Kidon is both the hunter and the hunted, and he and Christine are in grave danger. Will they win in this race against time?

    With the precision of a sharpshooter, author Ward Larsen weaves an intricate tale of espionage and intrigue.

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    Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot (A Ditie Brown Mystery) Pediatrician Mabel Aphrodite Brown adores kids. So when a childhood friend asks Ditie to babysit her kids for a few days, she jumps at the chance. She never imagined she’d be solving a murder too…

    Despite growing up together, Ditie hasn’t seen Ellie Winston in two years, and she didn’t even know Ellie was living in Atlanta. But when Ellie asks her to take care of Lucie and Jason for the weekend, she thinks nothing of it. They’ll bake cookies together, play with her dog—it’ll be fun! Until the police call with terrible news…
     
    Ellie may not have been the best friend, but who would want her dead? Could it have something to do with the vague get-rich-quick scheme she mentioned to Ditie? Or the men in a black truck following her and breaking into her home? Not sure who to trust other than her best friend, Lurleen, Ditie’s buried maternal instincts kick in to protect the kids and find their mother’s killer—before they’re orphaned again.

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    Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. Over 200 5-Star Reviews!

    The New York Times bestselling movie novelization—a powerful story about a special dog and what it means to be a hero that more and more readers have discovered

    When Justin’s older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can’t believe that his brother is really gone. Except there’s one thing that Kyle left behind….

    Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service.

    He is sent home to America, where the only human he connects with is Justin, and he is soon adopted by Kyle’s family, essentially saving his life. At first Justin has no interest in taking care of his late brother’s troubled dog. However, the two learn to trust each other, which helps the four-legged veteran become his heroic self once more.

    As the pair start to unravel the mystery of what really happened to Kyle, they find more excitement—and danger—than they bargained for. But they might also find an unlikely new best friend in each other.

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    The Memory Watcher Over 500 5-Star Reviews!

    Press, tap, refresh…

    When Autumn Carpenter stumbles upon the social media account of the family who adopted her infant daughter years ago, she finds herself instantly drawn into their picture-perfect existence.

    From behind a computer screen, Autumn watches Grace’s every memory, from birthdays to holidays to bedtime snuggles. But what starts as an innocent fascination soon spirals into an addictive obsession that comes to a screeching halt the day the McMullen family closes their Instaface account without so much as a warning.

    Frantic and desperate to reconnect with her daughter, Autumn applies for a nanny position with the McMullens, manipulating herself into Grace’s life under false pretenses. And it’s only then that Autumn discovers pictures lie, the perfect family doesn’t exist, and beautiful people? They have the ugliest secrets.

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    The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Two: 125 Easy, Perfectly-Portioned Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker and Multicooker Serve up family-style meals at a table for two with perfectly-portioned recipes from The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Two.

    Even with the convenience of your electric pressure cooker, cooking for two works best with properly scaled recipes. The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Two uses the ease and speed of your electric pressure cooker for making perfectly-portioned meals to satisfy the appetites of any hungry duo.

    Perfect for anyone who needs recipes in smaller quantities, this electric pressure cooker cookbook serves family favorite meals without wasting food or leaving your fridge full of leftovers. With over 100 quick and easy recipes, plus an overview on how to get the most out of your electric pressure cooker, The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook keeps taste buds happy and Tupperware empty.

    Take the guesswork out of cutting recipes in half. The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Two will help you create full meals for the two of you, with:

    • Over 100 recipes for every meal that include realistic prep and cook times, as well as clear directions for pressure level and release
    • An overview of electric pressure cooking and how to choose the right pressure cooker for your needs and habits, plus an in-depth look at the primary steps used in electric pressure cooking
    • Helpful time-saving extras such as pantry must-have’s, recipe labels for Paleo, Vegan/Vegetarian, 15-Minute, 30-Minute, 5-Ingredient, and One Pot Meals, and much more

    Leave leftovers for emergencies, and keep meals fresh with The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Two.

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    The Secrets of the FBI New York Times bestselling author reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded secrets, with an insider look at the bureau’s inner workings and intelligence investigations.
     
    Based on inside access and hundreds of interviews with federal agents, the book presents an unprecedented, authoritative window on the FBI’s unique role in American history. From White House scandals to celebrity deaths, from cult catastrophes to the investigations of terrorists, stalkers, Mafia figures, and spies, the FBI becomes involved in almost every aspect of American life. Kessler shares how the FBI caught spy Robert Hanssen in its midst as well as how the bureau breaks into homes, offices, and embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught.
     
    With revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, the recent Russian spy swap, Marilyn Monroe’s death, Vince Foster’s suicide, and even J. Edgar Hoover, The Secrets of the FBI presents headline-making disclosures about the most important figures and events of our time.

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    The Way Life Should Be: A Novel Angela Russo is thirty-three years old and single, stuck in a job she doesn’t love and a life that seems, somehow, to have just happened. Though she inherited a flair for Italian cooking from her grandmother, she never has the time; for the past six months, her oven has held only sweaters. Tacked to her office bulletin board is a picture torn from a magazine of a cottage on the coast of Maine, a reminder to Angela that there are other ways to live, even if she can’t seem to figure them out.

    One day at work, Angela finds herself at a dating website, where she stumbles upon “MaineCatch,” a thirty-five-year-old sailing instructor with ice-blue eyes. To her great surprise, she strikes up a dizzying correspondence with MaineCatch – yet as her online relationship progresses, life in the real world takes a nosedive. Interpreting this confluence of events as a sign, Angela decides to risk it all and move to Maine.

    But things don’t work out quite as she expected. Far from everything familiar, and with little to return to, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the ground up, moving into a tiny cottage and finding work at a local coffee shop. To make friends and make ends meet, she leads a cooking class, slowly discovering the pleasures and secrets of her new small community, and – perhaps – a way to connect her heritage to a future she is only beginning to envision.

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    Two-Up: Navigating a Relationship 1,000 Miles at a Time A thousand miles in under twenty-four hours? In a plane, sure. A car, maybe. On a motorcycle? That’s crazy. But that’s what it takes to earn membership in the Iron Butt Association, the world’s foremost organization for long-distance motorcycle riders. For these elite riders thousand-mile days in the saddle are so routine that for fun they turn them into cross-country scavenger hunts, awarding points for bonus locations along the way. The biggest of them all is the eleven-day Iron Butt Rally.

    When Lynda asked Terry to take her for a ride on his motorcycle on their third date, she knew his passion was long distance riding. What she didn’t know was that within a few short months they would be navigating the complexities of falling in love, blending families and building a life together.

    Becoming partners both on and off the bike, they found themselves charting a course through intense heat, bitter cold, exhaustion, disappointment, and exhilaration in the world of competitive riding, culminating in their entry into “The World’s Toughest Motorcycle Competition.”

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    Falling Stars: (Kyle Achilles, Book 3) TWO DISTRESSED HEROES.
    THREE DASTARDLY CRIMES.
    AND THE SLICKEST HEISTS OF ALL TIME.

    Imagine Bin Laden meets Bernie Madoff–and hold on for the ride.

    A mysterious summons lures Kyle Achilles to a midnight meeting that shocks the world and sets a master plan in motion.

    Meanwhile, his former partner also enters a terrible trap. It’s ingenious and unprecedented, but just a hint of what’s to follow.

    Achilles and Jo join forces against the cunning culprit, but time is tight and the pressure is great. The Russian is not just making millions with his clever crimes–he’s waging war on the United States.

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    Mask of Duplicity (The Jacobite Chronicles Book 1) Following the death of their father, Beth’s brother Richard returns from the army to claim his share of the family estate. However, Beth’s hopes of a quiet life are dashed when Richard, dissatisfied with his meagre inheritance and desperate for promotion, decides to force her into a marriage for his military gain. And he will stop at nothing to get his way.

    Beth is coerced into a reconciliation with her noble cousins in order to marry well and escape her brutal brother. She is then thrown into the glittering social whirl of Georgian high society and struggles to conform. The effeminate but witty socialite Sir Anthony Peters offers to ease her passage into society and she is soon besieged by suitors eager to get their hands on her considerable dowry. Beth, however, wants love and passion for herself, and to break free from the artificial life she is growing to hate. She finds herself plunged into a world where nothing is as it seems and everyone hides behind a mask. Can she trust the people professing to care for her?

    Join the rebellion of one woman and her fight for survival in… The Jacobite Chronicles.

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