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Title: Herr Schnoodle & McBee |
| Author: P. K. Paranya | |
| Genre: Cozy mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-412-5 | |
What do you get when you mix a beautiful gossip reporter, a bag lady with
a dangerously mysterious past, a cranky, bumbling private investigator with
obsessive phobias for germs, animals and most people and a discarded/rescued
dog who defies description and ends up helping McBee solve most of his cases?
That's Herr Schnoodle & McBee, a fun family read.
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Title: Bone Justice |
| Author: Elizabeth Fackler | |
| Genre: Historical | |
| ISBN: 0-9777385-0-7 | |
A riveting tale of revenge and redemption, Bone Justice follows four travelers
up the Pecos River toward Santa Fe in 1875. Seth Strummar, an outlaw looking
to make a fresh start, takes two women from his former partner, then becomes
embroiled in their tragedy. When a young daredevil named Angel Madera joins
them, tensions rise as each of them struggles for an honorable survival only
two will find.
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Title: Death On Grave Street |
| Author: Barbara A. Burgess | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-269-6 | |
Tyrone Trotman takes early retirement from the Homicide and Special Investigation
Unit of the Detroit Police Force to accept the position of Police Chief in
the small town of Port Ottawa on the shores of Lake Huron. Having lost his
wife in a drive-by shooting in Detroit, he is looking for a new space in
which to settle down and come to terms with his inner rage. Trotman purchases
an old house on Grave Street. The real-estate lady tells him that he is now
the owner of The Last Tree, a giant historic white pine that has survived
the lumber rush of the 1800's. When deaths occur on Grave Street, the citizens
of Port Ottawa blame Trotman's tree. The sheriff of the county advises Trotman
to go slow and honor the local legends. Trotman knows that the deaths of
the victims are not self inflicted, accidental or tree related. He is not
going to let his tree take the rap for murder.
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Title: A Real Basket Case |
| Author: Beth Groundwater | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 9781594145476 | |
"Claire Hanover, a Colorado Springs housewife who has started a gift-basket
business, is feeling lonely and unloved by her work-obsessed husband. Her
best friend, Ellen, divorced and bitter, urges her to attend an aerobics
class. When the handsome instructor, Enrique, flirts with Claire, Ellen tells
her to have an affair with him. Claire agrees only to a massage. After Enrique
is shot and killed while giving Claire the massage, the police arrest her
husband, Roger. Claire realizes that she has jeopardized her marriage and
her husband, whom she still loves. She is sure that someone has framed him
and sets out to prove it. As she investigates, she learns that there are
many people who could have killed Enrique, ex-girlfriends and drug-dealing
cohorts among them. Spying on drug dealers, confronting angry aerobics classmates
who are now suspects, and screwing up gift-basket deliveries, not to mention
a breaking-and-entering charge, complicate Claire's life, but she carries
on, determined to save her husband and marriage. This will appeal to Desperate
Housewives fans and those who like cozies with a bit of spice.
-- Barbara Bibel, Booklist Review, February 1, 2007
Beth Groundwater invites all mystery readers to sign up for her email newsletter at her website, which automatically enters them into a contest to win a gift basket. Beth is giving a gift basket away to one out of every 100 subscribers. She loves to talk to Book Clubs. Go to her Book Club page to find out how to schedule an in-person or phone discussion.
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Title: The Pressure of Darkness |
| Author: Harry Shannon | |
| Genre: Horror/Thriller | |
| ISBN: 10 59414 470 2 | |
Best-selling horror writer Peter Stryker is found in a locked suite after
what the police describe as a night of self-mutilation.' With classical music
playing softly in the background, Stryker laid out medical instruments, filleted
his own flesh, and cauterized each wound unto death. Would a man commit suicide
by butchering his own body?
Stryker's daughter Nicole does not accept the theory. "My father was terrified of death," she tells retired Black Ops agent Jack Burke. "I want to know what happened in that hotel room. And why." Burke, who is working both sides of the law to pay his wife's mounting medical bills, involves the surviving members of his Delta team--Detective Scotty Bowden, who stepped over that thin blue line to go on the take, and wheelchair-bound Coroner Doc Washington, crippled during their final mission, who is losing his battle with painkillers.
The bloody trail leads Burke deep into corruption and conspiracy,
facing both a vicious drug lord out to settle old scores and an evil cult
whose leader seeks to destroy this world, and create the next, by unleashing
a deadly new virus.
One final mission, one last chance for redemption...
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Title: The Prairie Grass Murders |
| Author: Patricia Stoltey | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-541-5 | |
Sylvia Thorn, circuit court judge in Palm Beach County, Florida, takes an
unexpected trip to Sangamon County, Illinois when her older brother, Willie
Grisseljon, is confined to a county hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
A Vietnam veteran with a few lingering side effects from the war, Willie
was on vacation, exploring the countryside where he and Sylvia had grown
up. There he found a body, and when he tried to report his discovery to a
deputy sheriff, he was locked up as a vagrant with delusions.
After securing Willie's release, Sylvia is reluctantly drawn into the mystery of the murdered farm manager. The two learn more about the hostile deputy, the flashy widow, an unfriendly tenant farmer, and concealed Indian artifacts as they try to assist the sexy sheriff, Sylvia's high school sweetheart Trace Parker, solve the crime. But Sylvia runs into trouble when she's caught nosing around the old homestead, and while she hides, she overhears a second murder take place.
She escapes one gun-toting suspect, only to join up with Willie and confront another. With a sigh of relief, Sylvia and her brother return to Florida, only to discover that they are still in danger. A mysterious new neighbor with a menacing bodyguard, and information Sylvia finds in her legal database, send Sylvia on a new quest that will help authorities capture the killer and remove the threat to herself and her family.
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Title: The Bully: A Discussion and Activity Story |
| Author: Rita Y. Toews | |
| Genre: Children's | |
| ISBN: 978-0-9736224-0-9 | |
Encountering a bully is one of the toughest situations children can face.
As parents, caregivers, and teachers, we owe it to our children to make sure
they know what to do if they are bullied. Rita Y. Toews' books The Bully,
fitted that need perfectly.
In The Bully, a short story sets a scene children encounter all too frequently--a school bully. The story is followed by a question and answer section that gives children insight on how a bully operates, helps children verbalize how they feel when they are bullied, and gives suggestions on what actions children can take when a school bully strikes.
The question and answer section for caregivers provides information on how to identify a bully problem, and gives helpful suggestions on how to deal with the bullying situation.
The Bully is in use in classrooms and homes throughout Canada and the United States.
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Title: The Rancher's Heart |
| Author: C.H. Admirand | |
| Genre: Historical Western Romance | |
| ISBN: 9781594145742 | |
James Ryan's peaceful existence turns upside down the night he catches young
Mick O'Toole trying to rustle his cattle. Running from a dark past of his
own, Ryan agrees to take the boy and his ailing widowed mother in.
Bridget's life finally takes a turn for the better the night the darkly handsome rancher opens his home and his heart to Bridget and Mick. But her past in on a collision course with her future when her husband returns from the dead, blazing a path of destruction straight toward Bridget, Mick and the new life they've made in Colorado.
Reviews & Quotes:
"Admirand's second frontier romance (after The Marshal's Destiny) features
clever and well-crafted plot lines." Publisher's Weekly
"This novel contains endearing characters and vivid descriptions that immerse you deeply in the American West. Romance and mystery are expertly combined with a look at the social and moral attitudes of the period. This emotional and satisfying book will keep you enthralled to the action-packed ending." 4 Stars, Keitha Hart, RT Book Reviews
THE RANCHER S HEART by C.H. Admirand was poignant and often times I found myself so immersed in the story that I couldn t put it down. Well written and just plain delightful, I find myself wanting to go back and read C.H. Admirand s book, THE MARSHAL'S DESTINY to once again experience the writing of this author. THE RANCHER S HEART has definitely found its way to my keeper shelf." 4.5 Blue Ribbons, Natasha Smith, Romance Junkies
"With its clash of Irish charm and stubbornness, THE
RANCHER'S HEART,
is a delightful story that keeps you guessing and leaves you with a smile."
Annette Blair, National Bestselling Author of Scoundrel in Disguise
THE RANCHER'S HEART is a terrific western romance starring two likable protagonists with pasts that impact the present and how they relate to other adults. The story line is character driven though there is plenty of action especially in the latter half of this late 1870s tale sub-genre fans will enjoy C. H. Admirand's wonderful historical due to the admirable courageous lead couple. Harriet Klausner, Reviewer
Superb! A fine weaving of the western romance we all love with a bit of an Irish touch that totally captures your heart! A wonderful story from a fresh new voice that I highly recommend! Maureen Boylan, Noveltalk & Reader To Reader
THE RANCHER S HEART stresses the importance of trusting those we love and in this story, love truly does conquer all. I look forward to more great tales from C.H. Admirand, Carol Carter, Romance Reviews Today
If you re looking for a highly readable and well written story of the American West, you won t go wrong with THE RANCHER S HEART, Rob Preece, Books For A Buck
An entertaining read, Pat Glans, A Romance Review
C.H. Admirand's THE RANCHER S HEART is a skillfully told story that reveals the innermost psyches of two wonderful but wounded souls. You ll find yourself rooting for Bridget and James and reading anxiously to learn how they will overcome the obstacles in their way. With a supporting cast of colorful characters and a well-researched setting, C.H. Admirand leaves the door open for future stories. I hope to see more of the people from the area of Emerson, especially Marshall Justiss, who deserves a woman worthy of him. This book will pull at your heartstrings and make you sigh when Bridget and James find their happy ending! Roni Denholtz, Award-winning author
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Title: Fortune Cookie Karma |
| Author: L.F. Crawford | |
| Genre: Suspense | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-311-0 | |
Feeling optimistic, Detective Murry picked up some vegetarian lasagna and
headed back to the morgue. With any luck Eclair would be finished and they
could inhale garlic at his place.
She was just washing up when Murry walked in, her assistant rolling what was left of Kimble out the other set of doors. He glanced toward the covered body and everything dimmed. Time seemed to stop. An image formed so clear in his head, the details so startlingly real it sucked the air from his lungs. The sheet disappeared and the body changed from Kimble to Eclair. Her hair was wet. He swore he could smell her lemon shampoo. Water glistened on her shoulders and bare flesh. Her face was pale and slack, eyes closed, hands open at her sides, bloody holes in both, damp blood smeared across her chest, holes in her feet.
Jesus Christ, no. Not her. Not Ice Pick.
His stomach churned and panic ripped through him like he d bungee jumped from a bridge only to hear the cord snap and feel the ground come rushing up at his face. His legs shook. He wasn t sure if he was still standing, wasn t sure of anything, the world quiet as death stealing across a dying man's eyes. He blinked, tried to speak, blinked again, and the vision faded into Newton pushing the gurney through the door. Then he felt his stomach clench. He staggered to the nearest sink, hoping he wasn't about to screw up evidence, and vomited. Bile burned his esophagus and mouth. He sucked in air, a mistake, and vomited again.
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Title: Goblin Quest |
| Author: Jim C. Hines | |
| Genre: Fantasy | |
| ISBN: 0756404002 | |
Jig the goblin was the runtiest member of an admittedly puny race. Jig was
scrawny, so nearsighted as to be almost blind, and had such a poor self-image
that when he chose a god to worship, it was one of the forgotten ones--after
all, what other sort of god would have him as a worshiper? He also had a
cowardly fire-spider for a pet, a creature that was likely to set your hair
on fire if it got into a panic.
Made to stand tunnel watch by the goblin bullies who'd been assigned the job, it was just Jig's luck to be taken captive by a group of adventurers--with the usual complement of a dwarf warrior, a prince out to prove himself, his mad wizard brother, and an elven thief. Forced to guide this ill-fated party on their search for the Rod of Creation--though Jig had no more idea how to find it than they did--he soon had them stumbling into every peril anyone had ever faced in the fantasy realms. And they hadn't even found the Necromancer or the Dragon yet.
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Title: Evermore |
| Author: Stephen Mark Rainey & James Robert Smith | |
| Genre: Speculative Fiction | |
| ISBN: 9780870541858 | |
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those
who dream only by night." --Edgar Allan Poe
It has been nearly two centuries since Poe left to the world a trove of literary treasures that have inspired generation after generation as few other purveyors of the written word ever have. He created frequently beautiful, always mysterious, and oftentimes hideous fantasy worlds in prose and poem; fathered at least an entire genre that to this day flourishes; has been flattered by literal hordes of imitators (of which only a handful, including H. P. Lovecraft, have achieved noteworthiness); and in the last half-century has become virtually synonymous with Vincent Price.
Countless volumes of Poe's work have been compiled and released over the years, and numerous chronicles of his life exist -- yet Poe himself has always remained enigmatic, having left primarily cryptic clues that reveal only select glimpses of the person inside the façade he presented to the world. Most agree that, during his lifetime, he intentionally created a persona that would propagate interest in his literary ventures. But even the cause of his untimely death was argued by those who examined his body. Did he merely succumb to a long love affair with the bottle, or was he beaten to death by unknown assailants, his body quite free of alcohol at the time?
In Evermore, fifteen writers examine Edgar Allan Poe from as many different perspectives. Some as biographers who afford us glimpses into the poet's life, as if to convince us that they know certain secrets -- some forebidding and some alluring -- that no one else possibly could; others as participants in Poe's own dreams, living and breathing within the worlds he created. In each of Evermore's tales, Poe and his legacy come to life in new and unprecedented ways, proving that the master himself remains just as intriguing, and just as vital, as when unsuspecting readers first found themselves taunted by an avian horror who spoke to them nothing more than the simple word "Nevermore."
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Title: The Blackgloom Bounty |
| Author: Jon Baxley | |
| Genre: Fantasy | |
| ISBN: 1594144516 | |
Publishers Weekly STARRED Review:
A fast pace, sly humor, amusing dialogue and a richly researched background lift Baxley's fantasy, the first of a new series set in medieval Britain. When Merlin's long-ago apprentice Kruzurk Makshare (aka the Boozer) receives a dreamlike visitation from the legendary mage, he learns he must destroy another former apprentice, the villainous Seed of Cerberus. To do so will require a visit to the demon-guarded Blackgloom Keep.
Enter young Daynin McKinnon, who discovers a curious rune-covered headstone, which may be the fabled Scythian Stone, and brings it to Kruz's attention. Kruz believes it will provide entry into the fortress, while Daynin hopes the sale of the stone will restore his family's fortunes.
The colorful cast of good guys and ne'er-do-wells includes the Pictish ghost of Brude McAlpin liberated from his tomb, assorted pursuing Caledonians and a bemused Prior Bede, whose monastery serves as a hiding place for the Blackgloom Bounty. Suitable for fantasy enthusiasts of all ages, this novel evolved from an e-book, The Scythian Stone.
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Title: Another Lost Angel |
| Author: Steven B. Mandel | |
| Genre: Crime Thriller | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-413-3 | |
Chicago Police Detective Linny Nomar is a very good bad cop. Or a very bad
good cop.
He can t seem to make up his mind, these days.
In service to the Chicago Outfit for the past several years, Nomar is paid to look the other way when certain crimes are committed. Numbed by personal tragedies, he is apathetic to his fate and does as he's told, without anger or question.
Until the day that he s inexplicably transferred to a special task force
that was put together to solve a string of serial killings involving teen-aged
boys. Nomar can't understand why he, of all cops, would be transferred or
who would make such an order.
Until he gets the call from his Mob handlers.
The directive has come down. Nomar is to steer the case away from the truth,
then when the time comes, frame the Outfit's hand-picked man for the slayings.
Suddenly, he is riddled with doubt.
Perhaps it's the camaraderie he feels from his teammates. Or maybe it s the
intense relationship he falls into with Detective Julie McCallister, another
member of the task force.
Whatever the reason, he knows he can no longer blindly follow orders. Even
though it will most likely mean his job, his freedom and quite probably his
life, he knows he must betray the Outfit and find out what's really going
on.
Who killed all these boys and why is Chicago's most prominent crime family
involved?
The journey to discovery is costly, as Nomar finds that the entire power
structure of the city of Chicago is wrapped around a most hideous truth.
It's a fight for redemption as Nomar struggles to regain the soul he has given away and save an innocent man from a certain death.
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Title: A Fatal Appraisal |
| Author: J.B. Stanley | |
| Genre: Cozy Mystery | |
| ISBN: 0425212645 | |
Amateur sleuth Molly Appleby is in Richmond, Virginia, to cover a taping
of the hit antiques show Hidden Treasures. But after the show's main appraiser
inspects an 18th-century desk with hidden compartments, she finds him dead.
Molly thinks that the antique desk holds the key to this 21st-century crime.
It's up to her to collect the clues before more new blood is shed over
old rarities.
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Title: Relative Danger |
| Author: June Shaw | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-531-8 | |
Cealie Gunther avoids things that bind -- like control-top pantyhose and
Gil Thurman.
Widowed Cealie "thinks" she wants to avoid her hunky ex-lover Gil so that she can rediscover herself -- but he opens another Cajun restaurant in all the places she travels -- and she is so bad at avoiding tempting dishes and men.
In Relative Danger, first in the series, Cealie pops up in Chicago to see her granddaughter graduate, not knowing she'll have to solve a murder before she can leave town alive.
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Title: Judgment Day |
| Author: J.J. Acex | |
| Genre: Fantasy | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-388-9 | |
For Elias, being murdered is just the beginning. Heaven and Hell want his
help...whether he's willing to give it or not.
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Title: A Mass for the Dead |
| Author: Susan McDuffie | |
| Genre: Historical mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-489-3 | |
Scottish Hebrides, 1373: Crispinus, the head of Oronsay Priory, lies strangled,
leaving behind a mistress and several bastard children. The Lord of the
Isles assigns the task of finding the killer to the Prior's eldest son,
Muirteach. Pressured by his overlord to solve the murder before the king
and pope learn of it, Muirteach must also come to terms with his own troubled
relationship with his father. As Muirteach seeks his father's killer he
is plunged deep into a whirlpool of deceit and long-buried sins from which
no one emerges unscathed.
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Title: Chasing A Dream |
| Author: Beth Cornelison | |
| Genre: Romantic Suspense | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-514-8 | |
She's running from a nightmare . . .
Tess Sinclair must hide. Hunted by a powerful man who wants her dead, Tess flees
her Texas home in search of anonymity, safety, and a new life. While a flat tire
and stormy weather slow her escape, they prove the least of her worries. Just
hours after her getaway, a hired gunman tracks her down. Grabbed in a parking
lot, Tess is certain she'll be killed ... until a handsome hitchhiker intervenes.
But can she trust the blue-eyed cowboy who appoints himself her guardian?
He's chasing a dream . . .
Nothing can stop Justin Boyd from his pursuit of a music career in Nashville--except
a woman in peril. Haunted by his sister's murder, Justin can't walk away
from Tess until he knows she's safe. Justin puts his dreams of the music
spotlight on hold until he can make amends for mistakes from his past. Yet
the stakes in this game of vengeance are higher than he ever imagined, and
the price for freeing Tess might be his own life.
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Title: Love, Death and the Toyman |
| Author: Robert S. Napier | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-490-7 | |
In 1983, toy dealer and former investigative reporter Jack Lorentz is forced
by the family of his old flame to look into the source of human remains
on their summer resort property. Doing so involves him with a family of
weirdos and a rekindling of his passion for the woman who left him.
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Title: Calling the Wind |
| Author: Rita Cleary | |
| Genre: Historical Fiction | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-153-3 | |
Calling the Wind is an historical account of Lewis and Clark's return
trip from the Pacific to the Mandan Villages from the standpoint of Private
John Collins. It is the 3rd in a series. Two of my previous novels RIVER
WALK and CHARBONNEAU'S GOLD covered the outbound expedition. I add imagination
and excitement, the emotions, antagonisms, trysts with Indian maids etc.
that the Captains did not include in 1804 - 1806 but that Sergeant Patrick
Gass refers to in his journal, "the feats of love as well as of arms." Characters
and events are real as far as the Journal's reports. I've long been interested
in the Expedition and am a past President of Western Writers of America.
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