When I was a kid I used to think if you looked at the sun during an eclipse you would go blind instantly. Like it has some sort of super power. I knew if you looked at the sun long enough you would damage your eyes, but that took a bit of time. Looking at an eclipse meant instant blindness. I have no idea why I thought that. There were a lot of things I believed as a kid that I don’t think anyone actually told me. Kids brains are weird. I completely missed the eclipse yesterday. I didn’t really see the need to try and witness something I couldn’t even look at. I know there are ways to view it safely, but with so many amazing photographers out there, I decided to just look at their work instead.
Beyond the Crushing Waves
by Bronwen Pratley, Lilly Mirren
Genre: Historical Fiction | Women’s Fiction
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Two generations face heartbreak and injustice in this poignant and emotional novel inspired by true events.
Mary Roberts is an impoverished child living in a council flat in 1950’s London. When she and her sister are left at an orphanage by their mother, they don’t think their lives can get any worse.
Harry Evans is an orphan who finds himself, with Mary and her sister, on board a ship bound for Australia. They’re sent to a farm school for children, where abuse and neglect are rife. A journey that will change their lives forever, and from which they’ll never return.
Married to her dream man, and with a baby on the way, Dr Mia Sato’s life is in perfect order. When her beloved grandmother has a fall, the photograph clutched in her hand prompts Mia to ask questions her grandmother isn’t willing to answer. When she cries out a confession that rocks Mia to her core, it leads to a shocking discovery of a past filled with lies, broken families and forced child migration.
Based on one of Britain’s most secret and shameful real-life scandals in which over 100,000 British children were forcibly deported to Canada, South Africa, and Australia over several decades.
Bronwen Pratley’s heartbreaking, captivating and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us that no matter where the journey leads us, our heart will always find its way home to those we love.
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Fallen Out: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series Book 1)
by Wayne Stinnett
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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When Jesse McDermitt leaves the Marine Corps, he has no plans in place for the rest of his life. His greatest skill is neutralizing the enemy from up to a mile away, but there are few opportunities in the civilian world for a warrior. He only knows he doesn’t want to spend the coming winter wearing a heavy coat and boots.
Jesse knows his way around boats and has an old friend in the Florida Keys, living day to day in paradise. Being an experienced diver and angler, Jesse immediately heads south toward the end of the road in Key West, a long dormant dream in his thoughts. With the help of friends, new and old, and a bulging bank account, Jesse finds just the right boat to not only live on, but soon uses to start a “very part-time” charter business. Things go smoothly until a barefoot Carolina girl, a Cat-5 hurricane, and a human trafficker all conspire against him at the same time.
Danger lurks in the sparkling waters off the sleepy little town of Marathon, in the heart of the Florida Keys, as well as in the dark, murky waters of the Everglades. But danger doesn’t expect to run into someone like Jesse McDermitt — a man who will not only respond swiftly in facing it, but with overwhelming force.
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Unrequited (Unrequited Series Book 1)
by Julia Wolf
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Romance
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My proper southern belle mama might disagree, but I say I was born to be a rebel. From the second I got my hands on a pair of drumsticks, my future was sealed. I never fit in anyway, not with my rocker soul and curves that never take a day off.
But what’s a drummer without a band? Oh, that’s right. A cocktail waitress.
That is, until the chance of a lifetime falls into my lap — Unrequited needs a drummer, and I happen to have an ‘in’ with the band.
The only trouble is, Santiago Garza, Unrequited’s broody, scowly bassist, doesn’t want me in his band, which is kind of funny, considering he was the one who took my heart and stomped all over it five years ago.
My career is far more important than hurt feelings though, so Santiago can suck it up and deal. That’s what I’m doing, no matter how many times I remember the feel of his lips on mine. I won’t fall for him this time. I’m done being anyone’s second choice.
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Frozen Stiff (A Chase Adams FBI Thriller Book 1)
by Patrick Logan
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In a chilling game of cat and mouse, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Two corpses are discovered, grotesquely mutilated and frozen solid. It’s clear that a ruthless killer is on the loose, and it’s only a matter of time before they strike again.
With no leads and no clues, the local PD is left floundering, forcing them to call in the big guns – the FBI.
Enter Chase Adams. An FBI recruit with a background as a Narcotics Officer in Seattle and a NYPD Detective, Chase’s unique insights into the warped minds of killers make her a valuable asset. But as she dives into this chilling case, even Chase, seasoned as she is, finds herself tested to her limits.
When the bodies of a third and fourth victim are discovered across the country, Chase realizes she’s not just on the trail of a killer, but a monster whose murderous spree knows no boundaries.
What kind of creature could commit such horrific crimes? And why?
As she edges closer to the truth, Chase must confront a terrifying possibility – she’s not just hunting the killer; the killer is hunting her.
And her family.
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The Undead Mr. Tenpenny (The Cassie Black Trilogy Book 1)
by Tammie Painter
Genre: Fantasy | Contemporary Fiction | Humor & Satire
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Work at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life.
Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She’s used to all manner of dead bodies. What she’s not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately.
Just when Cassie believes she has the problem under control, the recently-deceased Busby Tenpenny insists he’s been murdered and claims Cassie might be responsible thanks to a wicked brand of magic she’s been exposed to. The only way for Cassie to get her life back to normal is to tame her magic and uncover Mr. Tenpenny’s true killer.
Simple right? Of course not. Because while Cassie works on getting her newly-acquired magic sorted, she’s blowing up kitchens, angering an entire magical community, and discovering her past is more closely tied to Busby Tenpenny than she could have ever imagined.
If you like comedic contemporary fantasy with snarky humor, unforgettable characters, and paranormal murder mystery such as Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series and Wilkie Martin’s Inspector Hobbes, you’ll find it hard to pry yourself away from this first book of the Cassie Black Trilogy.
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Westworld Blood Oath
by Thom Young
Genre: Westerns | Horror | Science Fiction
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In the distant future past, a tyrannical federal government controls a hell hole known as Westworld known as Westland to locals. A ruthless band of outlaws called the Banditos have crushed the Rebel army, but there remain a few pockets of resistance. One of these rebels is a young gunslinger named Lane Grayson, who wants his own brand of revenge. A whore named Rosa must fight for her life as she embarks on a career she never chose. Her ruthless boss will do anything to make her suffer, but is struggling with his living nightmare. A sadistic general indulges his sick fantasy, as a corrupt gambler joins the wild and unpredictable circuit with his partner in crime.
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