Recommended Books
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Tendrils of the Dark
A tale of four sorcerers seeking truth, revenge and the throne.
Upon returning from searching for her long-lost betrothed, Salis is shocked to discover that her house has been burned to the ground. Homeless and desperate, she accepts an invitation from the strange owner of a sinister manor, who turns out to be just the man she’s been looking for.
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Forbidden Passion & Dark Moons (Cosmic Love Series Book 3)
How does a genius outsmart love without the use of her greatest asset?
Taken captive, experimented on, and rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter— all things Zula, The Pittsburgh’s second-in-command, didn’t have on her to-do list. She isn’t worried though. After all, as a Galvraron, she has her superior logic to rely on. At least she did …
Suddenly Zula finds her cognitive skills compromised by a device that puts her emotions in control, turning her entire world upside down. Add in the fact that she’s forced to spend time with a man from her past, and soon Zula finds herself wondering: How does one fight adversaries such as love and lust? And does she really want to? -
However Long the Day
However Long the Day is the tale of two strangers—Niall Donovan, a poor immigrant from Ireland, and Frederick Philips, a rich ne’er-do-well from New York’s Upper East Side—who discover they look so similar they could be twins. Frederick, desperate to avoid a lecture from his father, bribes Niall to switch places for the evening. Niall finds there’s more to the story than Frederick let on, and is dragged through the turbulence created by World War I, the Spanish Flu, and social upheaval, and into the corrupt belly of Manhattan on the cusp of Prohibition.
As Niall and Frederick hurtle through the next twenty-four hours, will either get what they bargained for?
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Love’s Healing Spark
fter enduring the betrayal of love once before, a cautious doctor is reluctant to repeat the same mistake of falling for the wrong woman. During his interview to hire a new registered nurse, he is instantly captivated but remains aloof to hide his true emotions.
Employment under this skilled reconstructive surgeon grants Sage a five-day workweek, allowing her to enjoy a fun social life without the constraints of shift work.
Spirited and unpredictable, Sage becomes a source of whimsy and amusement, confounding the doctor’s thoughts and leading him on a sometimes hilarious mind chase.Dr. StClair, an enigma to his patients, maintains a professional distance that adds to his allure. Scarred by the pain of a failed marriage, he keeps others at arm’s length despite numerous attempts by women to break through. His reputation for impeccable reconstruction surgery and unwavering commitment to precision earn him respect and admiration.
Meeting Sage, however, sparks a genuine desire to know her deeper. He convinces her to embark on a transformative journey to an Outback missionary clinic, traveling past her familiar territory.As they explore the rugged beauty of the Australian Outback, encountering exotic wildlife and vast landscapes, the lives of these two individuals are forever changed.
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Irresistible Freedom (Land of the Free Book 1)
That’s what Demi Fedora yearns for. And so, she leaves everything and everyone she knows to move to her deceased grandfather’s derelict cabin in the wilds of Alaska, the one he left her in his will.
Meeting Whittaker Hart isn’t in her plans. Though the ruggedly handsome gold prospector does everything to win her over, she keeps her distance until her need to survive a life totally foreign to her nature overcomes her desire to do everything herself.
After rescuing a young drunk and taking on the tough life of a greenhorn, she realizes one thing. Between fixing up the place to make it livable for the coming winter and learning how to exist in a land filled with vicious storms and treacherous wildfires, she can’t cope alone.
No matter how much she yearns for independence, she needs help…. a lot of help.
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Bored to Death in the Baltics
Bored to Death in the Baltics is a comedy thriller, a sequel to A Very Important Teapot, set four months later. Saul Dawson and Lucy Smith, still working for a minor department of MI6, get caught up in the apparent assassination of a foreign scientist working on a top secret project. Meanwhile, a traitor is on the loose within the secret service.
It’s murder, mayhem and mirth. Full of twists, puns and action, it’s so brilliantly constructed that only the comedic genius of Steve Sheppard could have written it.
When a bomb explodes in front of Dawson on a sunny June morning, he is lucky to escape with his life, certainly luckier than the man he is following.
But finding himself a few hours later in the bilges of a ship heading for the eastern Baltic is less fortunate as that is not how he’d planned to spend his weekend.
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Freedom Sex and A Meat Cleaver
FREEDOM SEX AND A MEAT CLEAVER is a young man’s quest for personal freedom and self-discovery. It’s the riveting stories of Pierce Colter, a naïve American, seeking adventures in Southeast Asia during the tumultuous period from 1973 to 1978. Inspired by actual events, Pierce’s adventures extend beyond Thailand to the neighboring country of Laos during the CIA’s secret war with the communist Pathet Lao. From border towns of Cambodia during Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Penh to hidden Chinese waterfront opium dens on the island of Penang off the coast of Malaysia. And on and on, and on to one too many slings in Singapore. In his quest, Pierce discovers, as with all freedom, there’s a price to pay with each step.
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THE DEADLY PUZZLE
His obsession with intricate puzzles and revenge surpasses brilliant, renowned chemist Dr. Frederick Rhineman’s fascination with genetics only. His most recent work with pathogens and ethnic heredity has resulted in discovering a formula that can pinpoint people of a specific nationality and eliminate them. When Rhineman unexpectedly dies of a massive heart attack, his secretary fulfills his last directive. She mails sixteen letters: four to foreign dignitaries of the world’s most volatile countries and twelve to the people Rhineman most hated. Each letter contains clues and a puzzle piece leading to a secret cache of ten million dollars and the lethal chemical formula. One of the letter recipients is an ex-marine turned private detective, Jake Wayde. As the inevitable killing spree ensues, Wayde’s unwittingly drawn into the deadly competition. The circle of suspects is quickly shrinking: Wayde must prevent the formula from falling into the wrong hands and find out who the other puzzle piece holders are, three of whom are women, before they find and kill him.
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The Corbulon Chronicles: The Legend of the Spacejumper
All Miya wants is to go home – to her city in the trees near to the lush waterfall.
Miya Crawler is no ordinary Alphamionian girl. Seven years ago, she was found hidden in a ship sent from a faraway planet. As an orphaned outsider Miya does not fit in and keeps getting into trouble. Her unwilling foster parents wait for the day when she is old enough to be sent away to work deep inside dark and dangerous mines.
While all of Alpha Mion begin the big interplanetary celebration to honour a rare solar eclipse, Miya is put under house arrest and locked into her room with her pet sabre-tooth tiger cub. When her home accidentally catches fire, and she is about to lose all hope with no escape from the flames, something inexplicable happens, and she finds herself outside in safety.
Suddenly the legends about the ancient gods, the Corbulons, and their forgotten special powers become very real to Miya. And soon, she realises that her newfound ability has made her the greatest threat to the galaxy’s ruthless ruling dynasty. To survive and find the truth about her past, Miya has to lead her friends on a space adventure beyond her wildest imagination.
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The Electric Vampire: A Heavy Metal Love Story
Grimlish St. Claire is a Heavy Metal Superstar, whose passion for the dramatic is only outweighed by his need for blood. He’s kept his secret from the world until when hunting for a meal he saves a damsel in distress. But now what? Grim finds himself torn between bloodlust and true love. But can a monster such as he hide the truth from those who know him best? When a young fan dies onstage, Grim finds himself taking on her furious father. But can he save the woman he loves and his own life? Or will he perish? Can Grim’s best fan save the day-er, night, or will Grim’s legend end with a firey flourish?
Rock, scary vampire stuff, love, all make up a romp of a story that will leave you wanting more. ‘Electric’ is the first of a series about Grimlish St. Claire and his band, Reaper.