I am a grown woman. BUT… That in no way means that I will share my dessert with you. I don’t care if you are my child or hubby. Step away from that cookie. I really love how my family knows that I won’t share my treats with them. If we have all been given a treat, they know my portion is untouchable. Even if it sits in the refrigerator for weeks. It’s not unusual for me to put a cookie or Peppermint candy in the freezer and then forget about it for months. HA.. hubby and the baby bassets still won’t touch it. I love the feeling of really being understood.
Christmas Corpse (A Christmas Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)
by Katie Forrest, Mona Marple
Genre: Mystery
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Welcome to Candy Cane Hollow, where every day feels like Christmas!
Holly Wood (yes, that’s her real name) is driving home for Christmas and not feeling too happy about the empty house waiting for her.
When her car skids into a snow bank, she’s rescued by a sweet old lady who promises her name is Mrs Claus.
Holly is taken to Candy Cane Hollow to recover, and finds herself in a genuine winter wonderland.
As Christmas Day approaches, the grouchy medical receptionist appears to have been poisoned by a mince pie.
And to Holly’s surprise, Mrs Claus is the prime suspect.
With Mrs Claus under suspicion, Holly vows to return the woman’s generosity by clearing her name.
Maybe it will impress Mrs Claus’ dimpled dish of a son, too?
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The Shadow Priest
by D.C. Alexander
Genre: Thrillers | Mystery
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In the remote Four Corners region of Colorado, Special Agent Nathaniel Arkin, a disgraced former intelligence officer, investigates the killing of a bigoted, vitriolic preacher who was about to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In processing the murder scene, Arkin thinks he recognizes the modus operandi of a shadowy group he pursued and was on the verge of exposing years earlier, just before his abrupt fall from grace and exile from Washington, D.C. Rumored to be run by a self-righteous, lapsed Jesuit priest, it was a group Arkin long suspected of orchestrating an international assassination campaign targeting charismatic, fledgling fanatics — future Hitlers and bin Ladens — just as they emerged from obscurity, before they were capable of instigating mass murder. Reluctant, but aching for redemption, Arkin resumes the chase, setting in motion a chain of events that could lead to his salvation — or his doom. Along the way, he confronts a question that has troubled him for many years: What creates murderous fundamentalists and fanatics like Hitler and bin Laden in the first place?
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Journeys: The Archers of Saint Sebastian
by Jeanne Roland
Genre: Teen & Young Adult | Historical Fiction
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A barracks full of beautiful boys. A girl in disguise, living among them.
It’s the 14th century, and the longbow is king. But in the northern European principality of Ardennes, archery isn’t just the nation’s defense. It’s the national obsession.
MEET THE JOURNEYS
12 young Journeyman archers, the best in the country
2 years of public competitions, in which looks count almost as much as ability
6 will win a coveted membership in the Archers’ Guild of St. Sebastian
1 will become the prince’s new Guardsman
MEET MARIEKE
15-year-old Marieke is as obsessed with St. Sebastian’s as everyone else in Ardennes. Only it’s the middle ages, and girls just don’t become elite archers. Except Marieke’s prospects as a girl aren’t promising either, after a well-timed kick from a mule has left her with a face that’s badly scarred and ruined for marriage. But when circumstances force her to leave her old life behind and flee to the guild for refuge, there are only two things Marieke really knows about the place. One is that a mysterious accident ended her own father’s time as a Journey. The other?
There are no women allowed inside St. Sebastian’s.
Marieke knows disguising herself as a boy and infiltrating the guild means embarking on a dangerous deception. But it may be her only chance to find out the truth about her father’s past and to stop a murderous plot from coming to fruition. When the dashing young Journeyman Tristan takes her under his wing as his squire, she’s got to stay – at least long enough to help him beat out his brutal arch-rival to win the competitions.
Keeping her identity a secret will be hard. Living in close quarters with a pack of gorgeous boys? That will be harder still. But the hardest thing of all will be keeping the vow she makes for herself: to see Tristan become the next Guardsman, without ever letting him find out she’s a girl – a girl, who loves him.
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The Dawn Of Grace
by Randy Mixter
Genre: Holidays
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Christmas. A time for joy. A time for tears. A time for reflection. A time for hope.And a time for miracles.A married couple, who experienced a terrible tragedy the Christmas before, take in a stranger who has suffered a memory loss. A stranger who may not be who he seems. A stranger who may change their lives forever.
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Asking For a Friend: A Standalone Office Romance (The Boyfriend Material Series Book 1)
by Lauren Blakely
Genre: Romance
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I was only trying to help a friend. I swear. I was legit asking for a friend who was finally ready to date again.
I knew what she wanted in a man — smart, funny, ambitious, well-read (no, the sports section doesn’t count), and plays a wicked game of badminton.
So I did what any good friend would do. Posted it for her.
It seemed like a good idea at the time — I’d weed through the candidates, and bring her my top picks.
But then he responded. Is it wrong to date the guy I screened for my bestie? Not asking for a friend.
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The Hundred Years War: A History from Beginning to End (Medieval History)
by Hourly History
Genre: History | Education & Teaching
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The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts waged between England and France between 1337 and 1453. The war involved several generations of kings on both sides and was fought over a single issue: whether the English had the right to rule the kingdom of France. The origins of the war can be traced back to the invasion of England in 1066 by William the Conqueror, the duke of Normandy. William became king of England, but he also retained control over his lands in Normandy. From that time on, English kings ruled not just over their own country but also over areas of western France. What is now France was at the time of the Norman conquest not a single country but rather a group of semi-independent principalities. By the early 1300s, the kingdom of France was consolidating and emerging as an important European power, and it was almost inevitable that there would be a conflict between France and England over the English lands in western France.
The Hundred Years’ War marked important changes in the very nature of warfare. When it began, the principal weapons on both sides were heavily armored knights who generally followed an agreed code of conduct. By the time the war ended, the Age of Chivalry had been superseded by the appearance of gunpowder weapons which rendered these knights and their notions of chivalrous combat obsolete. The Hundred Years’ War was an important element in the creation of modern Europe and in the definition of the national characters of both England and France. This book tells the story of this long, complex, and fascinating conflict.
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Plants Are Terrible People
by Luke Ruggenberg
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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The garden is a strange place. Any gardener who’s been around the hedge and back could tell you that. But never has it been more absurd than within these pages. From the addled mind that brought you “Twenty Reasons Not To Garden (And Why I Ignore Them All)”, comes a new volume of hilarious and heartfelt dispatches from the strangest garden in the land.
Get ready for a mad dash through the weeds with this collection of essays, what-ifs, and uproarious nonsense. Along the way, you’ll dodge undead conifers, Serious Gardeners in the wild, and one doozy of a water bill. Stick around, and you might just meet an extraordinary rutabaga named Kevin.
Hold on for dear life with humorist and professional Plant Guy, Luke Ruggenberg, as he guides readers through a gauntlet of horticultural mischief, provoking laughter, commiseration, and bittersweet surprise in turn. Make it through, and you’ll never look at a garden the same way again.
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