I am not going to say that I am the most perceptive person. In fact I am usually so deep in my own little world, that I miss a lot that is happening around me. My partner in crime is the one who points things out to me that I would otherwise have missed. Yesterday was the exception though. I saw him immediately, and I knew he was in pain. I hurt for him. You could see in his eyes he knew he had made a mistake, but it was too late for him. I feel so bad that there was nothing I could do. His image will haunt me for a long long time. He was…. a man in a craft store with his girlfriend. He stood out like a female in a comic book shop. I came across him numerous times. He was following right behind her with an arm full of supplies. She didn’t even have the decency to get him a basket or a cart. Obviously she was heartless. She knew without the cart he would not have a free hand to be distracted by his phone. He was forced to look at every glitter encrusted knick knack and every festive Halloween figurine. At one point our eyes met and silently he pleaded with me for help. I quickly turned away. At some point a man must learn the cold hard lesson. I kid, but actually my youngest baby basset loves the craft store. He knows though to get a cart and have a snack handy. The craft store is rarely a quick trip…its more of an adventure.
Blood of Others
Rick Mofina
Genre: Thrillers | Crime Fiction
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The disappearance and murder of a lonely San Francisco insurance clerk puts a relentless crime reporter and legendary homicide cop on separate tracks in their pursuit of a killer. The suspect lures solitary women out of their quiet worlds and into his nightmare as he races the clock and travels the globe searching for the one woman who will forgive the unforgivable. In the course of a widening investigation, Olivia Grant, a shy gift store sales manager who aches to escape her painful solitude, meets Ben Wyatt, an outcast San Francisco cop on the case, Wyatt is a man gripped with self-doubt over the shooting of his former partner.
Blood of Others is a study of loneliness and human frailties; a story steeped in terrifying suspense that threatens to destroy the lives of those drawn into it as it rockets to a heart-pounding conclusion.
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Fissure Free (The Schasm Series Book 2)
Shari J. Ryan
Genre: Teen & Young Adult | Medical
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Author Shari J. Ryan reunites the colorful cast of friends and family in Book 2 of the Schasm Series with a powerful tribute to the power of the mind and heart in this romantic, suspenseful, and engaging novel.
Chloe has come close to finding her ultimate escape — or, so she thinks on the vibrant streets of Paris. Finally in a relationship with Alex, a man she fell in love with in Schasm, Chloe thinks life is coming together. As she battles her own demons, she attempts to repair the damaged man she’s grown to love. But as his clouded past abruptly crashes into their lives and falls heavily upon their budding romance, Chloe must fight to save her relationship. Although even when the problems begin to subside, she comes to realize certain things cannot be escaped. Just as Chloe believes she might have sealed the doors of darkness once and for all, new questions, new findings and new inceptions arise. Whether or not Chloe wants to continue forward with the path her life seems to be taking, she quickly learns that any choice she makes will ultimately land her in a place she never knew she was destined to be.
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The Housekeeper: Love, Death, and Prizefighting
Josh Samman
Genre: Sports & Outdoors | Biographies & Memoirs
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UFC fighter and journalist, Josh Samman, chronicles his struggles with addiction, career-threatening injuries, and the death of his lover in this gripping memoir. In and out of institutions for the greater part of his youth; Josh, a wild teenager, falls into a rollercoaster romance with Isabel, a Southern jewel, who drives him to search for purpose in professional Mixed Martial Arts. As Isabel marches towards personal battles of her own, Josh fights his way from local MMA circuits to front and center of FOX’s The Ultimate Fighter TV show. After losing the most important bout of Josh’s career, the pair rekindle their love, and seek to find strength in each other. With a penchant for raw and heartfelt honesty, Samman chronicles a gut-wrenching story of love, loss, and what it means to conquer life’s greatest tragedies. The Housekeeper is an intimate look into the world of a man fighting for redemption.
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Arranged Marriage: Amish Romance (Amish Brides: Historical Romance Book 1)
Samantha Price
Genre: Religion & Spirituality | Religious & Inspirational Fiction | Romance | Westerns
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Even though the Amish don’t arrange marriages, that didn’t stop Miriam Shantz’s parents from arranging for her to marry Amish man, Adam Stutzman. With only vague memories of Adam, Miriam goes along with her parents’ plans of the marriage until she sees the tall young Amish man, Stephen Williams. Stephen and Miriam forge a friendship when he takes the family by covered wagon on the journey from the port of Pennsylvania to the Stutzmans’ farm in Earltown. Adam’s family had moved to America many years before, and it was they who had encouraged the Shantz family to follow. When Miriam is reacquainted with Adam, she finds he is not the same person she remembered, and this sparks rebellion within the normally quiet Amish girl. With encouragement from Stephen, she finds the courage to tell her parents that she cannot go through with the arranged marriage to Adam. Once Miriam is released from her obligations, will she find that Stephen is everything she hoped? Will Miriam regret calling off the marriage to Adam when she learns that one cannot always rely upon first impressions?
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One Day Crochet: Easy to Follow Instructions for Fast Learning Afghan Crochet Patterns
Debra Hughes
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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In this book you are going to learn how to create beautiful afghans in just one day! But you are going to learn so much more than just that. We will start off by discussing the supplies you will need in order to begin crocheting these specific afghans, followed by learning the basic crocheting stitches. This is great for beginners but also great for those who just need a refresher. This will be followed by learning all of the different afghan projects. Here is what you will learn after reading this book: • Tunisian Simple Stitch Afghan-Which is an amazing crocheting stitch that is not only beautiful and easy for beginners to learn but also makes it very fast to create an afghan • Single + Double Crochet Afghan- Which will show you how to create a gorgeous afghan in no time! • Fast V Pattern Afghan- A very airy pattern great for spring afghans And much more. There are tons of amazing afghan patterns in this book and you will be amazed at the results. Along the way you will get my personal tips to help you when you are crocheting as well as when you are learning a new pattern. The book is written so that it is easy to understand and the projects can be done by beginners and advanced alike.
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