Not to scare anyone and cause panic, but does anyone else see how close October is? As soon as October first comes around it’s like the starting gun going off for the holiday race. Everyone talks about how crazy Christmas is, but for some reason it’s October that feels the busiest. I straitened up the attic yesterday and for some reason that gives me the illusion that I am prepared for the coming months. If I clip my pups nails will I be good for the year?
All Saints’ Secrets (Saints Mystery Series Book 2)
Nicole Loughan
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The bayou holds many secrets. One of them is what really happened to Lisette, a beautiful Creole teenager who died on the last day of school. Everybody in Fanchon’s reclusive bayou parish knows Lisette died in a boating accident, but when the police take a closer look, they unearth the dead girl and find a surprise in her grave.
This Saints adventure takes Fanchon from New York to New Orleans for Halloween and to one of Louisiana’s most beautiful plantations, Oak Alley.
It is highly recommended that the Saint books be read in order, starting with “To Murder a Saint”
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Blades Of Magic: Crown Service #1
Terah Edun
Genre: Fantasy | Teen & Young Adult
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It is not a peaceful time in the Algardis Empire. War is raging between the mages and seventeen-year-old Sara Fairchild will be right in the middle of it.
She just doesn’t know it yet.
Sara is the daughter of a disgraced imperial commander, executed for desertion. Sara is also the best duelist and hand-to-hand combatant in Sandrin. She lives quietly with her family’s shame but when challenged about her family’s honor, her opponent inevitably loses.
On the night she finds out her father’s true last actions, she takes the Mercenary Guilds’ vows to serve in the emperor’s army. Using her quick wits and fierce fighting skills, she earns a spot in the first division.
There she discovers secrets the mages on both sides would prefer stay hidden. Dark enemies hunt her and soon it’s not just Sara questioning the motivation behind this war.
While fighting mages, blackmailing merchants and discovering new friends, Sara comes across something she’s never had before – passion. The question is – can she fight for her empress against a mage who might unwittingly claim her heart?
This is year one of the Initiate Wars. Sara is hoping it doesn’t become the year she dies.
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Forever Blue
Jennifer Edlund
Genre: Literary Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance
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What would you do if your first love suddenly walked back into your life? This is the question Alexa Moore asks herself the moment she comes face to face with her childhood sweetheart nearly fifteen years after his mysterious disappearance.
In this coming of age novel, it’s the summer of 1992. Carter Storm is a precocious thirteen-year-old child actor awaiting his big break in the entertainment industry. Alexa Moore’s just a regular teenager seeking acceptance from her peers. With heartbreak and humor, these two friends expose a world of secrets and learn to survive in the face of life’s contradictions and tragedies. When Carter’s dark life suddenly unveils before Alexa’s eyes, she witnesses her best friend beaten down mercilessly by his stage mother’s antics, but Alexa’s strong will and determination helps Carter pull through his darkest hours. The two are bonded by a love that only deepens as they grow older. Carter’s mother will do everything she can to keep them apart so that her prodigy is not distracted. In doing so, the two are forced to keep their childhood romance hidden from prying eyes.
Alexa world shatters the day she discovers Carter’s family packed up and gone without so much as a chance for goodbyes. Alexa spends years trying to rid her mind of the dreams she has of Carter that increasingly haunt her life.
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The Watchers of Ur: Cradle
LaMonte M. Fowler
Genre: Science Fiction
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From before the Dawn of Man, good and evil have battled on the Earth. As humans progressed from Eden to the skies and to space, Azrael watched over humanity — teaching, guiding, and protecting the Children of Earth.
The Enemy, imprisoned on Earth for their rebellion, carry out the Master’s plan to end their bondage and take the war to a new front — a pristine ‘cradle’ world where suffering and war are not known. Using the Emperor of Earth and the resources of his vast empire to build mankind’s first starship, the Enemy weaves a plot that spans generations, and threatens two sentient races.
In Book One, Azrael enlists Father Bozydar Jofre, a Jesuit priest, and Kavan Ferre, a brilliant physicist, to prevent the Enemy from escaping to the stars. Joined by an unlikely group of space pirates, Azrael leads an epic race across the solar system to halt the Enemy before their great migration can begin.
THE WATCHERS OF UR: CRADLE will take you from Earth to Mars, Europa, Titan, and beyond on an epic journey filled with fast-paced action, gripping human drama, and stunning glimpses of the future of Mankind.
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15 Recipes For Gourmet Food Gifts: Edible Handmade Gifts From Your Kitchen
Jill Swanson
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine
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Whether you are an experienced or beginner cook, 15 Recipes for Gourmet Food Gifts is the ideal guide for great food gift ideas, recipes, and step-by-step directions to help you give the perfect and most original gift to your loved ones! Gourmet homemade food gifts are guaranteed to be unique, thoughtful, and frugal. You’ll also have a great story to tell when you give your gift!
•Give a jar of Home Cured Olives as a gift for fathers who have everything and really don’t need another pair of socks.
•A jar of Homemade Bitters fits the bill for making the perfect cocktail to celebrate a promotion.
•Sweet and Hot Homemade Mustard is perfect when you need a hostess gift for Christmas.
•Give a pound of Home Roasted Coffee Beans for your coffee-loving friend’s birthday.
•Homemade Chocolate Truffles recipe is great for mothers or sweethearts with a sweet tooth.
•Zesty Marinated Goat Cheese adds zest to any housewarming or holiday party.
Recipes for Gourmet Food Gifts has 15 recipes, each of which include: lead time (from 20-minute Perfect Vinaigrette to 2 months for Homemade Vanilla Bean Extract), hands-on preparation time, materials and ingredients needed, and clear step-by-step instructions.
What makes this book especially useful is the convenience of its extensive links for top recommended sources of the harder to find ingredients. Never heard of “wild cherry bark”? Don’t worry, that’s what the links are there for! Just a few clicks and you’ll have everything you need. This way you can spend your time on the fun part: making the gifts. There are also links for attractive packaging (read: cute jars, boxes, gift tags, and labels) to finish your handmade gift with style.
This book your perfect next step to becoming a renowned gourmet gift giver!
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