If I am ever reincarnated, I really hope I don’t come back as a cheetah. I really hate running, and if you’re a cheetah you have to run. It’s required.

Mandarin Yellow: A Mystery Introducing Socrates Cheng (Socrates Cheng mysteries)
Steven M. Roth
4.2 Stars (28 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery | United States

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Conspiracy, the theft of a valuable historic object from a Washington, DC art gallery, suspense and murder — It’s all here in this mystery novel whose roots go back to World War II in China and come forward to modern-day Washington and its Chinatown.

Why would a burglar break into a Washington, DC art gallery and steal an historic fountain pen worth $2200, but leave behind other art and cultural objects worth tens of thousands of dollars each? And why would someone else later commit murder to protect the burglar’s secret? These are some of the questions that confront Socrates Cheng — an American of Chinese and Greek heritage — in this intricate murder mystery as Socrates investigates the burglary and attempts to recover the pen, all in an effort to curry favor with his lover’s estranged father who is the leader of a Washington and Shanghai based criminal Triad. In a search that takes him from Georgetown to Chinatown and elsewhere in Washington, Socrates finds himself threatened, physically assaulted, suspected of having committed murder, jailed for a time, and constantly confronted by conflicts arising out of his three disparate cultures. Yet he is neither daunted nor deterred by these obstacles. Instead, Socrates draws upon his deep knowledge of vintage fountain pens, Chinese history, and the Mandarin language to puzzle out the complex motives behind the burglary and murders, until he finally uncovers the identities of the criminals and makes a discovery that forever changes his life and the lives of everyone else involved. Mandarin Yellow involves ethnic and cultural conflict, forbidden love, friendships sustained and friendships lost, and the ever present and sometimes deadly immutable law of unintended consequences. Mandarin Yellow is an intelligent mystery that sometimes is funny and sometimes sad, occasionally is irreverent, and always is suspenseful. Mandarin Yellow will appeal to readers of modern noir murder mysteries, to collectors of vintage fountain pens, and to people interested in the culture and history of 20th century China and in the Chinese experience in modern America.

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A Feather in the Rain: A Texan Western From Award-Winning Author Alex Cord
Alex Cord
4.7 Stars (38 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | Westerns

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“I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Feather in the Rain. I felt a real affinity with the characters and hope to one day see this book as a motion picture.” Harrison Ford, actor

Alex Cord novel is ablaze with passion Alex Cord has starred in more than 30 movies and 300 television shows, often portraying men of grit and toughness. As a boy, he was stricken with polio and confined to a hospital. As a young man, he made a living as a professional bull rider on the rodeo circuit, once landing in a pile of broken bones that led to another lengthy stay in a hospital. Nothing, however, could prepare him to deal with the tragic loss of his son Damien Zachary. “I went into a major depression,” explains Cord. “Nothing in my life seemed to have any value, any purpose.” He says he pulled the covers over his head, both literally and figuratively, unable to deal with the heartache. “I came to understand the weight of the phrase,… died of a broken heart.” He dragged himself out of bed one day, determined to write down his memories of Zach. But what began as a cathartic writing exercise soon blossomed into full-blown novel, A Feather in the Rain.

The story begins by telling of Jesse Burrell, a Texas rancher and horseman who had buried his son. Disconsolate, Jesse’s love and lust for life went fallow. Determined to never again experience the heartache of loss, this trail-hardened cowboy chose a self-imposed lonely and celibate existence. With great effort, he managed to struggle through the motions of his life, running a ranch and occasionally winning awards in cutting horse competitions (although the ultimate dream of a Futurity championship eluded him.) That was how his life was, and that was how it seemed destined to remain. Then through a chance encounter, he meets a beautiful young woman, her own heart shattered by the death of her brother. They immediately see in each other a kindred spirit. Their explosive love affair will set readers’ hearts ablaze with empathy and passion. “Of course, I know where the initial idea for the story came from,” confesses Cord, “but a lot of it? Well, the story just took on a life of its own.” Cord is a private man, not given to explaining where the line is that divides fiction from fact in his latest book. A Feather in the Rain is Cord’s second novel.

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Eli’s Town
Amy Cross
4.1 Stars (29 Reviews)
Genre: Horror

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“Someone really should go check on Eli… ”

Every year, someone from the Denton family travels to the town of Tulepa, to check on weird old uncle Eli. This time around it’s Holly’s turn to make the journey, but when she arrives she discovers that not only is Eli missing, but the locals appear to be hiding something. Meanwhile, a strange curse seems to have struck the town. Every day, at exactly noon, one resident drops dead. Is the string of sudden fatalities just a coincidence? If it’s something more sinister, why does no-one seem to be trying to uncover the truth? And what do these deaths have to do with the disappearance of Eli Denton, a strange old man who has barely even left his house in more than a decade? Eli’s Town is a horror novel about an eccentric but seemingly harmless man who discovers a new way to live, and about his niece’s desperate attempt to uncover the truth before she too succumbs to the town’s mysteries.

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A Chronetic Memory (The Chronography Records Book 1)
Kim K. O’Hara
4.6 Stars (40 Reviews)
Genre: Science Fiction | Teen & Young Adult

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Two hundred years in the future, a routine chronetic sampling goes awry and intern Dani Adams steps out of her observation box to discover that the timestream has been altered. In the new reality, her best friend’s son, seven-year-old Jored Wallace, has never been born, and Dani is the only one who remembers that he ever existed. Lexil Myles is a talented young researcher whose studies in time distortion reveal an alarming discovery: An unusual temporal disturbance threatens the integrity of time. His hunt for the source of the disruption leads him to Dani. Drawn together, with only days to come up with a solution, they face blackmail, violence, and political intrigue. But if they do find an answer, it will return them to a world in which they never met.

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Christmas Crafts: Easy Christmas Crafts Anyone Can Make!
Barb Asselin
4.6 Stars (20 Reviews)
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home

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Fun and easy Christmas crafts to make this holiday season for yourself, or even for gifts! Do you love to make Christmas crafts but think you have already done it all? Do you like the idea of making Christmas crafts, but think they may be too hard? Do you love the Christmas holidays but struggle to find fun things to do with your kids to celebrate? Do you have children who love to do crafts but they keep making the same crafts each year? Would you like to find some fun and easy crafts to make this holiday season? Want to get your kids away from the computer for a little bit? Would you like to make some wonderful handmade gifts to give to friends, family members, and teachers? Do you love Christmas and can’t wait to make new crafts each year? Do you teach children or have a home day care or grandchildren that you would love to plan some fun crafts with? This book is filled with fun and easy crafts that can be made by you, your friends, and your children (note some will require adult supervision). Inside you will find many Christmas crafts, tree ornaments, and even some easy handmade gift ideas for some special people on your Christmas list. There are crafts inside that are great for moms, dads, kids, people with sewing experience, people with woodworking experience, people with no crafting experience, and even families working together! With this book, you can make: – Cookie Garland – Gingerbread House – Wooden Snowman #1 – Wooden Snowman #2 – Wooden Snowman #3 – Angel Ornament – Apple Cider Mix – Wooden XMAS Letters – Wooden Sucker Christmas Tree – Candle Centerpiece – Christmas Stockings – Pinecone Wreath – Evergreen Wreath – Mug O’ Gingerbread Men – Sugar Cookie Christmas Trees – Painted Pinecones, and – Cookie Mix Jar Are you ready to make some fun and easy crafts this holiday season?

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