I took my own advice yesterday and made my Valentine’s Day dinner reservations at a very nice Italian restaurant in downtown Petaluma. I was thrilled when the guy told me that reservation choices were completely open and I could pick any time. 6pm sounded perfect. The fun part was I made two reservations. One under my hubby’s name and one under my oldest baby basset’s name for him and his girlfriend. As you may know, this is his first girlfriend, so I think helping him along is okay. I also requested that we be seated as far away from them as possible. Hahaha. Okay.. now what color roses should we buy her? Dating is so much fun when you are not the one doing it.
The Magus Covenant (The Jotham Fletcher Mystery Thriller Series Book 1)
by Toni Pike
Genre: Action & Adventure | Thrillers
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An exciting thriller set in Italy and Europe, for those who like religious thriller books, police thrillers, page turner novels and historical thrillers and mysteries.
THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS IN PERIL – UNLESS ONE MAN CAN UNCOVER THE TRUTH…
Anglican priest Jotham Fletcher is in Rome to give a lecture about Simon Magus, a cult leader, at the church where Magus fell to his death 2,000 years ago.
A robed man is pushed from the bell tower of the church at midnight and Jotham becomes the prime suspect. His lover Antonella, an expert on ancient documents, has a shocking secret. Rumours fly about a papyrus scroll. A ruthless Catholic Brotherhood will stop at nothing in their hunt for a hidden sect. And a reclusive billionaire has the chance of a lifetime to get his revenge.
Jotham is on the run across Europe. But the body count continues to rise and so does the heat in this non-stop thriller that will leave you breathless.
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Make Me Stay (Make Me Stay: A Second Chance Romance (Book 1))
by Amarie Avant
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Avery Castle carries the weight of a thousand moments of sorrow.
Donavan Hardy carries enough anger for them both.
When they were young, Donavan learned sign language so he could talk to the deaf beauty. He cared, even when Avery’s influential father couldn’t be bothered with her “flaw.” In spite of things, the bad boy made her fall in love with sound… with music. They couldn’t have been any more different, but he was always meant to protect her, just like she was always meant to calm his rage. And then, Avery’s world came crashing down when the love of her life disappeared without a trace, leaving her broken-hearted and pregnant. She loses her baby, the last bit of him she has left, and her world plunges deeper into darkness.
Seven years of hurt, confusion, and pain collide when they are thrown back together. Avery has to decide if the life she’s been living with the sizzling Cuban cop, whom her father approves of, is worth not having Donovan back in her life. But Donavan is fighting for her forgiveness, to prove that deep-seeded secrets far greater than their love tore them apart. Donavan will force Avery to return the key to her heart no matter the cost…
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Ukulele Murder: A Nani Johnson Aloha Lagoon Mystery (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries Book 1)
by Leslie Langtry
Genre: Mystery
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From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes the killer start to a brand new multi-author series…
Nani Johnson thought she had it made when she moved from Kansas to the resort town of Aloha Lagoon, Kauai. In spite of her certifiably crazy mom, Nani is determined that nothing will stop her from becoming a ukulele virtuoso! Unfortunately her Julliard training doesn’t help her break into the local music scene due to some heavy competition from the Terrible Trio — three hostile, local musicians. The only work she finds is a few bar mitzvahs and gigs at the kitschy Blue Hawaii Wedding Chapel.
But when one of Nani’s competitors drops dead right after a public feud, Nani becomes the police’s main suspect. A missing murder weapon, mysterious threats, and a heck of a frame-up job all have Nani worrying she’ll be trading in her flowery muumuus for prison orange. Enter hunky local botanist Nick Woodfield, who just might be able to help her clear her name… that is if he doesn’t have secrets of his own. With the bodies stacking up, the danger closing in, and the authorities circling, Nani must track down a killer… before she ends up the latest victim of the Ukulele Murderer!
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Diego’s Brooklyn
by Adrian Del Valle
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Joe Barnes’ home is a 9X12 room on a quiet tree-lined street near Downtown Brooklyn. He borrowed $10,000 from the Irish Mob in “Hell’s Kitchen”, a lot of money in 1961. The first payment is well over due. He’s late by three months and now they want it all back. That’s why he’s hiding out across the river with no plans of going back to Manhattan. Joe is biding his time while he waits for a good tip on a fast horse at the Trotters. He still has all of the money he borrowed and believes he has hidden it well. Below, in a two room, first floor flat, 14 year old Diego lives with Ana, his handicapped mother. Money is hard to come by. A welfare check barely puts food on the table, so the boy hustles the streets to buy milk, bread, or anything else they need. He befriends Bill Jackson, an elderly black southerner from the Carolinas who lives one block over on Bergen Street with Beulah, his warm hearted, matronly wife. Though not on welfare, they scrape by on the little they get from Social Security, and lately, they have come up short for the electric bill. “And old Geezer the cat needs to eat, too. Momma been feedin’ him scraps, but thems cats got to have their meat.” Diego shows the older man how to fish for spare change in the subway gratings of the Lexington Avenue line. To earn more money, they deliver groceries in a modified baby carriage, but the venture fails from the start. “So you think this business went on belly up like a shot up gator?” says Bill. “Now, don’t go selling your cow to buy a mule.” ‘Though streetwise and school-smart, nothing prepares Diego for what lie ahead when the Irish mob finally finds Joe Barnes. The once, quiet building is thrown into turmoil as it becomes witness to intimidation and murder. And the cops are of no help, either. One of their own wants that money, and he’s willing to kill for it.
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Black Jade Dragon
by Susan Brassfield Cogan
Genre: Humor & Satire | Fantasy
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In the South China Sea is an island protected by nine dragons. Angie Tanaka has made one of them really, really angry.
Angie is running from the Hong Kong police and pays the captain of a fishing boat to take her… anywhere but here. Her only possessions are her grandfather’s sword and a fistful of stolen diamonds. When she lands on Shaolong Island she thinks she’s made good her escape with her ill-gotten gains. She thinks she’s safe. She’s heard about Shaolong’s dragons but she thinks they are a myth. She doesn’t know they can take human form. She doesn’t know that on Shaolong anyone you talk to might be a dragon.
When Angie sees a mystical pearl the size of her head she finds it irresistible. True to her nature, she must steal it. And true to her usual bad luck, in the middle of the heist a kindly old woman is murdered. Angie is not a killer, but the murder was done with her sword, she was there, and she was stealing something. All eyes turn to Angie, especially those of the dead woman’s husband who looked like such a nice old man… until he turned into the Silver Dragon.
Now Angie is running for her life and the only thing standing between Angie and a monster that could eat a Toyota Tundra in two bites is Daiyu, the Black Jade Dragon.
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The Coyote: A Western Story
by James Roberts
Genre: Classics
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In ‘The Coyote,’ James Roberts transports us to the rugged terrains and tumultuous spirit of the American West, invoking the literary heritage of the traditional Western story. Through his vivid narrative and attention to period detail, Roberts recreates a world of frontier justice, where the stark morality of survival intertwines with tales of courage and resolve. The book’s literary style is a blend of descriptive prowess and brisk pacing, characteristic of classic Westerns, yet it resonates with contemporary relevance.
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