Yesterday I was able to stay on my New Years Resolution track by not having a delicious chocolate cake for my hubby’s birthday. Instead we had strawberries with whipped cream, served on a very small slice of angel food cake. I past on the cake portion. Yup. I made good food choices last night. I wish I could say the feeling of accomplishment alone makes it all worth it. Unfortunately that is a big fat nope. I am glad this resolution is only for a month because I think I would have cracked by now. I can see why most NYR’s fail in the first month. January takes forever, is dark, and very cold. Cake and pajamas under a warm blanket on the couch is the perfect January past time. Eleven more days. I think I might plan a party. It will involve cake and pajamas.
The Digging Witch: Icegrind Book 1
by KB Lawrence
Genre: Fantasy | Women’s Fiction
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On the ice, your secrets will kill you quicker than the cold…
Libby Scarpa has a special gift — she knows people’s secrets.
This has made her valuable in the black markets that thrive in the ring towns that dot the ice. But she’s tired of digging through the minds of smugglers. She’s made plans to sneak past the ringwall and make her way to another ring. To a new life.
But when an old friend finds a book that could rekindle war with the undying, he begs for help, and Scarpa decides to make one last delivery.
To save rings that have never sheltered her and people who have only feared her — and to keep a promise to a friend — Scarpa must cross over ghost-haunted ice, hide from an army of flying warriors, and rely on people she doesn’t know or trust. If she can learn to use her power instead of hide from it, she might be able to deliver the book to someone powerful enough to prevent a war and save the rings.
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Embers on Ice Trilogy: A Sweet & Feisty Small Town Holiday Romance
by Elysia Lumen Strife, Elysia Strife
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Filled with holiday humor, tempers, sweet romance, a bit of suspense, and lots of food, Orion and Matt rediscover what it means to have hope, faith, love, joy, and a belief in something greater than themselves.
Read all three books of the Embers on Ice series.
Book 1: A Christmas in Montana
Orion McNalley has a heart the size of Texas — and a temper to match.
Years in the military and living alone have made Matt Jefferson one callous man.
Will the spirit of the season bring them together?
Or will the secrets they hold inside keep them apart?
Christmas is quickly approaching. Orion’s sleepy Montana town is bustling with returning family, vacationing students, and several unexpected visitors: a friend on the rebound, Orion’s volatile ex, and a handsome silver-eyed stranger.
When a surprise letter arrives from Matt’s mother, it leads him deep into a snowy world of holiday magic and Irish fire that threaten to crack his shell.
When a close friend of Orion’s becomes dangerously jealous and an ex reappears after years apart, stashing a message of warning in her pocket, Matt must decide if what he feels for Orion is worth the risk. A billionaire business owner who struggles with PTSD can’t just quit his life and move away to a small town to chase a woman with her own baggage. So why can’t he stop himself from thinking about her?
Book 2: Wildfire
As Matt and Orion’s love grows, so does the trouble brewing in their little Montana town. Orion’s insufferable ex has left, but not without one final warning: a bullet stashed in her coat pocket, stamped with a B.
With Orion’s summer fire season approaching and Matt headed back to the city on an emergency call, Orion, alone, must face a past that doesn’t want to stay where it belongs.
Orion’s disappearance has Matt falling apart at the seams. His nightmares don’t help. Torn between love and regret, Matt pushes through the symptoms of PTSD, risking it all for her.
While trapped as a pawn in a black market scheme, Orion uncovers the reason for the recent violent disturbances of her peaceful home in the mountains. Orion will do anything to see justice served and peace preserved. She hopes Matt can forgive her for the choices she makes.
Can Orion save Matt from his traumatic past?
And will Matt be able to break free of his old ways and have faith in love again?
Book 3: Hibiscus Christmas
Wedding plans crumble. Lost Shadows hunt them from every angle. Can Orion and Matt escape in Kauai?
Orion McNalley and Matt Jefferson’s wedding is two weeks away, but a storm has moved into the Montana mountains, carrying heavy snow. Friends and family have been calling in all week, saying they won’t be able to come. Orion’s dream of a big wedding at her parents’ home is buried in white. But that isn’t Orion and Matt’s only problem.
Boone and the Lost Shadows, who captured her and Matt months prior, haven’t all been found. And Matt never gave them what they wanted. Orion and Matt can’t help but watch their backs.
This is the third and final installment of the Embers on Ice Series.
Some language & violence.
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Sea of Glass
by Tricia D. Wagner
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Literary Fiction
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Twelve-year-old Teo spends his days helping his drunken papá hang windows on shanties along Baja’s wild coast. When an old angler presses Teo to seek a goddess — the Sea Angel — for rescue, Teo sets out to test whether help can be found at the hands of the gods. To learn the truth, he must look beyond legends and summon the courage to challenge his papá. And to reach freedom, he must tap his own strength, hidden beneath wounds laid by glass.
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Murder Over Cocktails: The 2nd Nikki Hunter Mystery (Nikki Hunter Mysteries)
by Nancy Skopin
Genre: Mystery
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“A heroic PI, a certifiable serial killer, and a captivating cat burglar… ”
Private Investigator Nicoli, “Nikki,” Hunter has recovered from a near-fatal encounter with a multiple murderer and is happy to get back to her routine bar and restaurant surveillance jobs. Unfortunately, the universe has other plans. One evening, as she’s acting as a decoy/victim to attract a bartender accused of sexual assault, Jack, “The Cat,” McGuire settles on an adjacent bar stool and tells her a story that will change the course of her life.
Murder Over Cocktails is the second mystery featuring PI Nikki Hunter, a thirty-six-year-old, gun-toting, brainy beauty who excels at getting into other people’s business. Hunter’s office is in a marina complex in Redwood City, California, where she also lives aboard a forty-six foot Cheoy Lee sailboat.
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A Wild Thirst for Revenge: A Historical Western Adventure Book
by Ethan Westfield
Genre: History | Classics | Westerns
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Nate Keegan spent ten years of his life locked up in a prison cell, convicted of a crime he never committed. Being totally isolated, behind bars, he discovers the treatment for a deadly disease, which will make him amass a great fortune. When he is finally released from jail, he vows to track the evil criminals who framed him. Desperate to seek vengeance, it will take all of his skills to unravel the enigma of the terrible betrayal. But little does he know that his enemies were right before his eyes all along… What is he willing to risk in order to take the revenge he’s dreamt of for years?
While trying to turn a new page in life, Nate will buy a pharmacy in his hometown where a bright, young employee, Jackie, will steal his heart. Although they get off to a rough start , Nate soon finds in her a willing partner to investigate and dig out the truth behind this terrible downfall. Will they manage to finally solve the demanding riddle and fight injustice, despite the endless challenges they encounter?
Even though Nate and Jackie meet under the worst variety of circumstances, their lifetime adventure will bring them closer. As long as the enemies are still out there though, they cannot truly find the happiness they deserve. Will their nightmare be over, or will they both be doomed to a dreadful future, feeling trapped in a prison of their own making?
An action-packed story, featuring complex and fascinating characters, and twists and turns that will take your breath away. A must-read for fans of Western action and romance.
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