I just have too many questions this morning. First one was, What day is it? I actually had to ask Google to tell me what day it was because my phone was in the other room and I couldn’t stand the thought of moving from my desk to get my phone without knowing what day it was. It’s Thursday by the way. Just in case you needed to know. Once that was settled I felt comfortable enough to get up and get my phone. Passing through the kitchen a strange smell hit me. What on Earth is that smell??? After about three or so minutes I discovered it was coming from under the sink. GROSS! It is way too early to explore that one further, so I grabbed my phone from the other room and headed back to my desk. Was the dryer still going? I better check that. There is five dollars on hubby’s desk. Where did that come from? Maybe I should grab it. No… maybe I should get to work. Noooo…. is that a squirrel? Some days just aren’t meant for working.
Mauve Alert: (or ‘Ava Birchcroft Saves The World And Gets Very Little Thanks For It’)
by Vasily Pugh
Genre: Humor & Satire
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“Absurdity is the only reality.” – Frank Zappa
Welcome to Quoz, known to some as the Escuniverse, a place where reality and absurdity cross over on a daily basis, tipping their hats to one another as they do so. This is just one of many stories that takes place in a world very much like our own, but with slightly nicer soft furnishings.
MAUVE ALERT (or ‘Ava Birchcroft Saves the World and Gets Very Little Thanks For It’)
Ava Birchcroft is a writer who has it all: a city apartment, a legion of adoring fans and a literary agent with a metallic hand. But she’s having a bad few days. She’s down to her last bottle of Dooley’s, her Writer’s Block keeps reappearing to mock her latest work and her place at the top of her chosen genre, Funeral-Based Romance (Professional Mourner Love), is being threatened by Swedish enfant terrible Zaara Ibsen.
The chance of a lifetime emerges when Ava is invited to travel to the home of mysterious philanthropist and wonderfully hirsute trillionaire Vermillion Bhatt, and write his long-awaited biography. At last, the opportunity to gain respect from her peers and write ‘Important Non-Fiction’ emerges and she can almost smell a Pulitzer in the air (a vaguely peppery aroma, she’s told). But things are not as they seem and soon she is thrust into a world of naked philosophers, German writing prodigies who hum to themselves, reality television stars and masked horror authors*. Her years as the pre-eminent voice in feminist burial/cremation romance never prepared her for this!
Prepare to enter a world that is uproariously funny, stingingly satirical, and deliciously sweet as you follow Ava Birchcroft from hero to zero, back to hero, briefly stopping at zero again before triumphantly standing up as the Greatest Writer/Heroine of All-Time.**
For lovers of the absurd and mildly odd, for those who enjoy ‘The Mighty Boosh’, ‘Monty Python’ and Mongolian Throat-Singing (not necessarily in the order), comes the first dip into Quoz. Vasily Pugh, author of ‘Gusto’, ‘So You’ve Got Fibromyalgia’, ‘The Insomniacs’ Club’ and ‘Basically Frightened’ warmly invites you to embrace the lunacy.
“Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” – Mr. T
*Not Dean Koontz.
**Even better than Louisa May Alcott who was a cracking writer, but never had to fend off assassins while wearing inappropriate shoes.
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The David Chronicles: Trilogy
by Uvi Poznansky
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes an epic historical fiction trilogy with a modern twist:
Volume I: Rise to Power
Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir.
Volume II: A Peek at Bathsheba
The most torrid tale of passion ever told: David’s forbidden love for Bathsheba, and his attempt to cover up the scandal. Will he muster the strength needed to protect her and save their son from danger?
Volume III: The Edge of Revolt
The last thing David expects is that his beloved son will topple him from the throne. The betrayal threatens not only his life but also his legacy. Coming back to power will put Absalom in danger. Is David ready to counter his next move?
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Long Road to Justice (Star of Justice Series Book 1)
by Bruce Hammack
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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The truth may cost him everything… but living a lie is no longer an option.
Sixteen years ago, David Harper’s mother was murdered. His father was convicted. To escape the shame and memories, David walked away, leaving his old life behind. Few people know his true identity, not even his wife of five months. With his father’s conviction overturned, David can no longer hide the truth. His career as a Texas State Trooper, as well as his marriage, is on the line.
Driven by revenge, David is determined to find out who took his mother’s life and make them pay. His investigation stirs a den of vipers and they come out striking. When a witness to the original crime is murdered, David fears his dad is next on the list.
Can David stop the killer before he silences the only family David has left?
Long Road to Justice is a clean-read police procedural filled with serpentine twists and turns on the road to justice.
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On The Rocks (The Last Call Series Book 1)
by Sawyer Bennett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Romance
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Hunter Markham left home to travel the world for fame and glory, finding it as a top ranked professional surfer. Now he’s returned home to the sand and salty breeze of the North Carolina Outer Banks so he can open The Last Call, a beach bar nestled among the dunes of the Atlantic.
Five years ago, Gabby Ward drunkenly threw herself at her best friend’s brother, only to have her young heart crushed. Hunter is back but Gabby is content to stay far away from him and his dangerously charming ways.
Gabby’s well-schemed plans to ignore Hunter go up in flames when he presents her an offer she simply can’t refuse. Working together day in and day out proves problematic for two reasons — Gabby realizes her feelings for Hunter are still very much alive, while Hunter struggles to break through to Gabby’s cold heart. What starts out as a mutual business arrangement soon turns into a passion that neither can deny.
But when the pro surfing tour comes knocking and Hunter has a chance to reclaim his former glory, hard choices lie ahead for both of them.
Choices that could destroy what they have built or take them further than they could ever dare to hope in their second chance at romance.
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To Even Have Dreams (Corwint Central Agent Files)
by C.E. Kilgore
Genre: Science Fiction
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Dreams. Friendship. Love. As a Mechatronic Automaton, these elusive constructs maintained a barrier between Brel and his Organic crewmates aboard the Telasari. A single moment of connection threatened to tear that barrier down and expose him to the raw biting nature of emotions he had no way to logically define. As he fights to hold onto that connection to the very end, it leaves him doubting his preconceptions about the world around him, and about himself.
*This book is intended for mature readers and contains mild violence, coarse language and romantic scenes of intimacy.
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