I keep looking at the chickens and thinking they need to wear top hats and bonnets. It just seems like the right thing for them to wear.
City of Light (City of Mystery)
Kim Wright
Genre: Historical Fiction | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Set amid the glamour of Paris on the brink of La Belle Epoque, City of Light is a tale of murder, mystery, and masks where no one is quite what they seem…
City of Light, the second book in the City of Mystery series, opens in 1889 Paris on the eve of the Exposition Universelle, the ultimate World’s Fair which debuted Edison’s phonograph, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, and the Eiffel Tower.Detective Rayley Abrams has traveled from Scotland Yard to France to study the new science of forensics with the Parisian police.Lonely and awkward, Rayley easily falls under the spell of a beautiful British expatriate named Isabel Blout, a woman with a murky past and suspicious social connections.
Paris may be abuzz with excitement, but there are also rumors that the Exposition is running out of money and that Eiffel may not finish his celebrated tower in time for the opening day celebrations. The French police are so eager to present a perfect image to the eyes of the world that when a most unusual victim washes up on the banks of the Seine, they literally keep the murder under wraps.
Back in London, Queen Victoria has rewarded Rayley’s friend and rival, Trevor Welles, for his work on the Jack the Ripper case by naming him head of Scotland Yard’s first forensics unit.Trevor scrambles to assemble his team:Tom Bainbridge, an aristocratic young medical student, Emma Kelly, sister of the Ripper’s last victim, and Davy Mabrey, a bobby with profound common sense and a knack for earning the trust of witnesses.The unit is investigating a raid on a male brothel when an alarming telegram draws them to Paris and into the drama and intrigue surrounding the Exposition.But will Trevor and his team be able to unravel the web of deception in time to save Rayley?
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Don’t Call Me Mother: A Daughter’s Journey from Abandonment to Forgiveness
Linda Joy Myers
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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At the age of four, a little girl stands on a cold, windy railroad platform in Wichita, Kansas to watch the train take her mother away. For the rest of her life, her mother will be only an occasional and troubled visitor.
Linda Joy Myers’s compassionate, gripping, and soul-searching memoir tells the story of three generations of daughters who long for their absent mothers, yet unwittingly recreate a pattern that she was determined to break. Accompany Linda as she uncovers family secrets, finds solace in music, and begins her healing journey. Learn how she transcends the prison of childhood to discover light in the darkness of strife, abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness.
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Hot Texas Son (A Rachael and Tucker Adventure Novel)
M Richardson
Genre: Action & Adventure | United States
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Upon his father’s death, Tucker Burleson inherits the family business and fortune. He becomes involved with FBI Agent Rachael Chastain in a coast to coast romantic adventure chasing stolen top secret government property.
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The Fireball Rebellion
Eric Priuska
Genre: Fantasy | Science Fiction | Teen & Young Adult
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Twelve-year-old Frankie Lenten never asked to be swept up into a rebellion against the secret superpowered society known as Artemin, but she has no choice after being hit by a rebel fireball that gives her superspeed. And even though she agrees with the rebellion that Artemin’s rulers are overbearing and they should let everyone use their powers, a terrifying encounter with one of their psychotic leaders convinces her that there is true evil on the rebel’s side. Now, caught between the rulers and the rebels, Frankie must find her own way to fight back. Luckily, she has the help of two true friends–the wickedly funny Eliza, who can move things with her mind, and the philosophical Shaun, who is not supposed to know about their secret lives. But as the trio races to stop an all out war, one question remains. Between her friends and her family, her principles and her power, her life and the lives of thousands around the world just like her, what will Frankie have to sacrifice to become a real hero?
The Fireball Rebellion–a fantasy adventure novel for ages 11 and up–is the first book of the Fireball Rebellion series. Look for the second book, Hurricane Frankie, to blow into your town soon.
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When Wishes Collide (Wish Series #3)
Barbara Freethy
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance
In a moment of desperation, two strangers make a wish, only to discover that sometimes a wish can take you down an unexpected path … straight toward a life-changing love. WHEN WISHES COLLIDE, Book #3 in the WISH Series, is an emotionally compelling and suspenseful contemporary romance by #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy.
Adrianna Cavello’s life changed in an instant when a break-in at her restaurant took the life of her boyfriend and left her too traumatized to return to work. Months later, with everything she’s ever wanted on the line, Adrianna makes a wish by tossing a coin into a fountain known for making miracles.
Wyatt Randall is also in need of a miracle. Two years earlier, his ex-wife kidnapped their daughter, and Wyatt is desperate to find his little girl. A new lead raises his hopes, but quickly fizzles out. When his coin clashes with another, he sees what little hope he has flying away.
Adrianna and Wyatt soon learn that they have more in common than two coins that collided. In fighting for the lives they lost, they must learn how to trust again. Only then will they discover that meeting each other and falling in love might not be what they wished for, but exactly what they need.
(Each book in the WISH Series is a standalone story, but shares the common theme of wishes.)
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