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Title: The Cracked Shadow |
| Author: E.A. Petrick | |
| Genre: Romantic Suspense | |
| ISBN: 1-59431-477-2 | |
Having a flock of guardian angels is supposed to be a blessing. But there is
a fine line between heavenly protection and constant following by a bevy of
oddly dressed strangers.
When a Minneapolis Police Department desk sergeant asks a couple of colleagues for a favor, the two robbery detectives agree to talk to the young girl who has been coming to the police station for weeks, asking to see an officer who has long retired. The young woman confesses that she fears she's being stalked and describes her stalker. Despite the stalker's odd appearance and the fact that it's a middle-aged woman, the officers believe the young woman and get ready to take steps to assure her safety. However, it weakens her stalker story credibility when the officers find out that she lives in a shelter for troubled young women and repeat offenders and is also a psychiatric out-patient. A more thorough check of her background reveals that she is the only survivor of a mass murder that left her totally alone as a twelve-year-old child. Having no relatives left, the state took custody and placed her in institutionalized care. For years she was forcibly fed powerful psychiatric drug cocktails. It should have resulted in chemical lobotomy or at least the kind of damage that manifests itself in delusions.
The officers contact the young woman's psychiatrist in order to close what they no longer consider a case of stalking, and learn that once the drugs were discontinued and the young woman was taken out of the institutionalized care, her mind regenerated on its own into a super functional, highly tuned and sensitive tool. The doctor is studying her case and believes it will result in a new breakthrough in genetics. The doctor's endorsement of her patient's sanity is a sufficient reason for the detectives to run the composite picture of the young woman's stalker through the criminal database. But when a baffled technician asks them how is it possible that the stalker matches up with a female victim of a bank robbery that occurred thirty years ago in Nebraska, the young woman's credibility fades once again.
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Title: Before I Go |
| Author: Riley Weston | |
| Genre: Women's fiction | |
| ISBN: 978-0-9779543-2-2 | |
Before I Go is a touching story of family, love and the will of the human spirit.
It centers on the relationship of Annie, an ice skating coach who gave up on
her dream long ago, and young Olympic hopeful, Madison Henry. What makes this
team different from the rest is Annie and Madison also happen to be mother
and daughter.
Madison Henry has been skating almost as long as she's been walking. She is living her dream and on her way to the Olympics. She's had only one friend since she was six years old, Jack. Now at sixteen, she is completely oblivious to his deep feelings for her. There has been no time for anything but skating for as long as she can remember. When tragedy strikes unexpectedly, Madison is forced to look at her life in a different way and accept one without skating. Only after Madison opens her heart entirely does she understand the magnitude of the sacrifices Annie made, realize the depth of Jack's love and know in her heart that she was blessed in every way.
Before I Go spotlights the thrill of women's ice skating, the unbreakable bond a mother and daughter share and the one true love every person hopes to experience in their lifetime.
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Title: Triangle |
| Author: Sue Swift | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1594144656 | |
The cruise from hell.
Gen X meets Agatha Christie on the high seas of the Bermuda Triangle when Marilen Case, gopher for the battling bigwigs in the family-owned firm Genesplice, arranges for a team-building cruise aboard the yacht Swashbuckler. The mismatched group of passengers feuds even before the yacht has left the harbor.
A rogue wave, faltering navigational instruments and a trio of sharks continue to challenge Marilen and her new lover, the yacht's Captain Freeman. But Free and Marilen aren't fazed until a passenger turns up dead in her locked cabin. The vicious murder throws the ship, its crew and passengers into panic. Who could the killer be? Suspects and motives abound.
Ordinary twenty-somethings thrown into an extraordinary situation, Marilen and Free must solve the mystery, defeat the myriad dangers of the triangle, and reach land before the villain can kill them.
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Title: Cold Scheme |
| Author: Edita A. Petrick | |
| Genre: Romantic suspense | |
| ISBN: 1-59431-414-4 | |
When a young homicide detective, Meg Stanton, on her way home from a staff
party, stops at a convenience store on the outskirts of Baltimore, and walks
out to find a dead man sprawled across the hood of her car, she has no idea
that the victim represents a broken link in a fiendish scheme. At the morgue,
the medical examiner suggests that a device, filled with a powerful toxin "ruptured" inside
the victim's body. The victim turns out to be a four-year old missing persons
cold case that the detective and her partner had recently reviewed.
A few days later, another body turns up with the same "natural causes." This time it is a waiter assigned to the CEO of the third largest national bank. Now the FBI is involved at the behest of the banker. Meg is shocked to discover that the FBI agent is the husband who abandoned her a few days after the marriage ceremony.
Meg's daughter, Jazz, believes her father's dead -- and the father believes she was never born. For ten years Meg has lived with many secrets. She married Fielding Weston under a name that is not Meg Stanton. And the financial magnate knew her when she was using yet another name and lived someone else's life. Now, while trying to discover who the medical mastermind is behind these "body bombs," Meg must hold together a life built on many lies.
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Title: Fly With the Mourning Dove |
| Author: Velda Brotherton | |
| Genre: History | |
| ISBN: 1424159040 | |
At the age of six Edna accompanies her parents to a homestead on the high desert
of New Mexico after World War I. There she falls in love with the life. She
isn't aware of the struggles around her. Of her father's constant bout with
TB and her mother's loneliness and desire to return to her career as a nurse.
For Edna her days are filled with the wonders of the stark sagebrush flats,
the distant glory of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the crystal blue skies
and the crisp cold mornings, horses grazing against the fiery gold of the rising
sun.
Edna's happiness will soon be ripped apart by the needs of an adult world. Her
adventures begin when she is uprooted and sent to stay in a boarding house in
Servilleta along the trail leading to Santa Fe.
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Title: Beyond the Summit |
| Author: Linda LeBlanc | |
| Genre: Literary fiction | |
| ISBN: 0-9785353-0-8 | |
The first work to dramatize the lives of the true heroes of Everest--the Sherpas.
Details of their culture and religion are interwoven in a tale of romance and
high adventure. The story has something for everyone: a love affair between
an American journalist and Sherpa guide, conflict between generations as the
modern world challenges centuries of tradition, an expedition from the porter's
point of view.
All reviews have been five star. Read them and excerpts online.
I offer a slide show about Sherpas and the Everest region and meet with book clubs.
The novel is under consideration for the next One Book, One Denver. It has been endorsed by a number of famous climbers and the International Porter Protection Group.
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Title: Murder on the Mind |
| Author: L.L. Bartlett | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1594143587 | |
Former insurance investigator Jeff Resnick is mugged and discovers the resulting
brain injury has left him able to sense people's secrets. When his estranged
half-brother, Richard, takes Jeff to the family home to recover, Jeff's senses
pick up clues to the recent vicious murder of a local banker. Despite Jeff's
mixed feelings about his new sixth sense, he feels compelled to explore the
banker's murder--using both his senses and his investigative skills, along
with Richard's reluctant help. Against the gritty setting of wintry Buffalo,
NY, and a tormented family history of his own, unraveling the truth threatens
Jeff's--and Richard's--life.
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Title: A Reunion to Die For |
| Author: Lauren Carr | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-548-2 | |
Returning Home For A High School Reunion Could Prove Deadly!
In A Reunion to Die For, author Lauren Carr continues to follow Joshua Thornton while he brings justice to the small West Virginia town of his youth that he returned to with his five children after the death of his wife. Chester is a quaint, but far from quiet, town. Here, everyone knows everyone and nearly everyone has a secret. Some are dying, while others are killing to keep their secrets undercover.
As a naïve teenager, Joshua Thornton had no reason to question the authorities who had concluded that his dear friend Tricia Wheeler, after breaking up with her boyfriend, had committed suicide. However, 21 years later, as Hancock County's Prosecuting Attorney, Joshua is forced to examine the closed case when former schoolmate and current adversary, Gail Reynolds, returns to town to pen an investigative book on Tricia's "murder." Joshua reluctantly agrees that the pieces of Tricia's suicide don't add up, and an investigation is warranted.
When Grace Henderson, another seemingly innocent teenage girl, is murdered by a close gun shot to the chest, it is impossible for Joshua to ignore the similarities the girls and their deaths share. Surely the murders of two teenage cheerleaders 21 years apart couldn't be any more than coincidental---could they? As the investigations into the two deaths unfold, Joshua finds more questions than answers, more enemies than friends, and more victims than clues. Thornton must use every ounce of his integrity, ingenuity, and tight circle of close friends while he scrambles to solve the two murders that has nearly everyone around him becoming either suspect or victim---including himself!
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Title: Eye Witness: Acts of the Spirit |
| Author: Robert James Luedke | |
| Genre: Historical fiction/graphic novel | |
| ISBN: 9780975892428 | |
An archaeologist battles for his life against mysterious forces that want to
prevent him from revealing the most important discovery since the Dead Sea
Scrolls, while experiencing the birth of the Christian faith. Acts
of the Spirit combines a modern day thriller with a unique presentation of the Book
of Acts. Book two in the Eye Witness graphic novel trilogy.
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Title: Promises Beyond Jordan |
| Author: Vanessa Davis Griggs | |
| Genre: Fiction | |
| ISBN: 1-58314-467-6 | |
Charismatic pastor George Landris is preparing for his upcoming wedding to
Theresa Jordan when he gets the news that will reverberate through many lives.
His cherished friend Johnnie Mae Taylor has been involved in a car accident,
and her husband and young child are fighting for survival, in need of all the
prayers they can get.
Theresa has her own dilemmas to contend with. Seeing her fiance rushing to another woman's side increases Theresa's doubts about George's commitment to her. She knows that George has always loved Johnnie Mae, even if their relationship is platonic, but his devotion and concern puts a serious strain on their upcoming nuptials.
An unforeseen tragedy and a shocking revelation reopen painful scars--create fresh wounds that could forever change four lives. As accusations fly and rumors spread throughout the community, a scandal threatens to split the church. Pastor George Landris vows to remain strong and hold tight to his spiritual beliefs. It will take hope, courage, and unswerving faith to help everyone find their way back again . . .
Books in this series: PROMISES BEYOND JORDAN, WINGS OF GRACE, BLESSED TRINITY
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Title: Looking for God within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion |
| Author: AW Schade | |
| Genre: Religion/Spirituality | |
| ISBN: 0978856503 | |
Why I wrote Looking for God within the Kingdom of Religious
Confusion was not
to proclaim I have found answers for everyone, but to outline one man's journey
to find his personal answers about God and religion. Answers to: does God truly
exist? If so, whose side is He on, the Jews, Christians, Muslims, or one of
hundreds of other religions; how accurate are the scriptures and which ones
should I follow; why does God allow disasters, death, molestation, starvation,
and other inhuman atrocities to be committed in His name; could Atheists be
correct; or, is religion man's ancient tool for controlling mankind?
I've been told Looking for God within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion is entertaining, educational, factual, and offers those seeking personal answers regarding God and religion to understand they are not alone. Sankara Saranam, author of the acclaimed book God without Religion said:
"In this work of fiction, the simple but real truths that philosophers spend years contemplating are humbly presented. Art arrives at universal truths that are as pertinent today in America as they would be in other lands at other periods of history. In limiting the scope to traditions commonly associated with the West, Art in fact does a service to readers who are by conditioning inclined to limit their search for answers about God to the three monotheistic religions. This book is then both a bridge to nonfiction works that discuss religion in greater depth and a map out of the confusion that Western religions have wrought in the name of God."
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Title: Spider Blue |
| Author: Carla Damron | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 13 978-1933523-25-5 | |
Social Worker Caleb Knowles' quiet southern life is disrupted by two horrendous
crimes: Frances Callahan, a young nurse and mother of two, is found stabbed
to death in front of her suburban home. Across town, a worker in a mill draws
a gun and opens fire on his fellow employees. Caleb has a personal and professional
connection to the murders: a good friend, Maggie Wells, lives across from the
murdered woman and now fears for her own safety. And, after a bizarre suicide
attempt, the gun-wielding mill worker becomes Caleb's client.
With the help of his brother Sam, a deaf artist, Caleb uncovers the strange link between the two crimes in the form of another client: a disturbed teenage boy, the millworker's son. But Caleb's investigation into these events draws him into a dark, confusing world of drive-by shootings, gangs, and street drugs. And Caleb's efforts to protect his friend might just prove deadly--for Sam and for Caleb.
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Title: Stillbird |
| Author: Sandra Shwayder Sanchez | |
| Genre: Literary Fiction | |
| ISBN: 0-9766274-1-8 | |
Beginning with the strangling of a perceived witch in 1880s Scotland, Stillbird
spans five generations and traces a story of violence and incest that is
as old as the Greek Tragedies and as modern as the daily news. Elements
of magical realism and archetypal characters give this brief novel a mythical
quality. Mayra Calvani in The Bloomsbury Review said: "Sanchez' writing
style is exquisite. Her flawless prose flows, sometimes beautiful, sometimes
disturbing, but always memorable. I highly recommend Stillbird for the serious
reader." One person at a bookclub I met with was nice enough to email
me later and said the first chapter took her breath away. I thought about
this book for a year before writing it and then immersed myself in it for
three months from dawn to noon daily. I consider it my best work. Thank
you for reading it!
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Title: Hocus Pocus |
| Author: Teresa Roblin | |
| Genre: Romantic Paranormal/Comedy | |
| ISBN: 9781419955525 | |
Amanda Santorelli is considered a quiet mouse until her aunt casts a spell
on her. Now she's vocalizing her most private thoughts.
Confounded by the new
Amanda, her boss Mark Abbott is reconsidering his vow never to mix business
with pleasure. But Mark doesn't know if it's love or if he's a victim of Hocus
Pocus.
Do you remember Bewitches' Aunt Agatha? The one who couldn't cast a spell not
even if her life depended on it? Capsulated, Hocus Pocus is Aunt Agatha meets "Liar
Liar"
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Title: Cold Lessons |
| Author: Michael McCulloch | |
| Genre: Crime Fiction | |
| ISBN: 1-59414-524-5 | |
It's winter, 1987, in Garden City, Montana, a sleepy college town with more
bars than churches.
Eighteen years ago, Gil Strickland was named Teacher of the Year. But those days are long gone for the once-idealistic instructor at Porte l Enfer High right now, it's all he can do to get to class sober and turn his lesson plans in on time. His job in jeopardy, he's dogged at every step by a vice principal who works his job with evangelical zeal.
When a quiet, often-absent cheerleader crashes her car into a billboard after a party, Gil, like everyone else, thinks it's a typical case of teen misjudgment. But when the dead girl's friend sneezes blood all over her uniform, the incident awakens something he'd thought was long dead: interest in his students.
Against his better judgment, and over the objections of his wife and best friend, Gil begins clumsily following clues. He uncovers evidence of a crime ring that preys on his students, but he's in over his head. Up against gun-toting bad guys, the only weapon he's ever wielded is a red pen. He has a chance to save his soul, but can he save his students and himself?
Set in the frozen heart of a Western Montana winter, Cold Lessons works in the tradition of James Crumley, Richard Hugo, and Jim Thompson with a dry humor not unlike Charles Willeford. The somber mood and raw violence are tempered with humor that's not black but gray as the hair on Gil's temples.
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Title: Lightning Days |
| Author: Colin Harvey | |
| Genre: Science Fiction | |
| ISBN: 1-934041-10-6 | |
There's a mystery in the caves of Afghanistan.
British Special Agent Josh Cassidy knows there is no such thing as a routine mission when he is sent to accompany an ill-prepared band of reservists on a hastily prepared mission into the heart of Afghanistan. The mysterious heat source that showed up on the military satellites could be just about anything, but nobody is prepared to find a group of refugees from an alternate universe: a group of intelligent, NEANDERTHAL refugees.
Sophia and her people have shifted universes for years, trying to keep ahead of the vicious race of Sauroids that is intent on exterminating the Thals. Now the long-running battle has come to our universe, and Josh Cassidy is the only man who stands between the Sauroids and the total annihilation of everyone on the planet Earth.
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Title: Mother Feral's Love |
| Author: Lawrence Barker | |
| Genre: Science Fiction | |
| ISBN: 1-934041-08-4 | |
Four days.
That is all the time Evrandal the Feral has to save her child, Broglin, from slavery in the dreaded mines of Tuscum. Four days to rescue a daughter who does not even know Evrandal is her mother.
Evrandal the Feral, a creature half-human and scorned by society, forbidden by Holy Law from entering the Shrine of the Four Mothers, must now journey through the wild deserts of Vrantum to distant cities to find out who killed a somewhat seedy alchemist. She must protect herself from the wild Ghuls, fearsome creatures of the dark, and even has to ally herself with the Falsepaths, heretics who deny the Four Mothers and Holy Law. She must keep the sorcerous Keeppeaces from learning of her quest, and especially must keep them from learning that Broglin is her daughter. She must avoid being compelled by the Keeppeaces to thrust a knife into her own body, taking her own life.
Finally Evrandal must violate Vrantum's highest taboo and cross over the threshold into the Shrine of the Four Mothers, even though doing so condemns her to eternal reincarnation as vermin. She must do all of this to save her daughter. And she must do it in
Four days.
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Title: The Torch of Tangier |
| Author: Aileen G. Baron | |
| Genre: Mystery | |
| ISBN: 1-59058-221-7 | |
War-time Tangier, policed by Franco's Guardia Civil, thick with many nationalities
including Germans and Allies, bitter with the insults of Colonialism, is
a dangerous place. Archaeologist Lily Sampson, recruited from her studies
in Chicago by the enigmatic Dr. Drury, finds herself in Morocco digging
up Neanderthal artifacts at the Caves of Hercules. And soon, working at
the American Legation on an undercover mission linked to Operation Torch.
The target date: November 8, 1942. The mission: to control French Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, squash Rommel, and thrust into Europe's underbelly. Out
in the Atlantic, Ike will rely on relayed communications. But Lily's mastery
of code is interrupted by murder--not one, but two--which not only imperils
her, but Torch itself.
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Title: The Knowing |
| Author: Larriane Wills | |
| Genre: Fantasy | |
| ISBN: 1-934041-12-2 | |
The boy was a puzzle. Abused by the priests of Oldspushner, trained with
the knowing by the sisters of Treach, he was dying when the assassin found
him. The boy grew into the man who called himself Garran of Lockmer, a soldier
for hire with a well-known hatred of all things Ives. Able to leave a world
of battle he became the Governor of Sheritan.
Princess Fayahstella, future queen of Ives, must ask Garran for sanctuary in her flight from Caslock, the brutal conqueror of her nation. She is no more than a helpless pawn sent by her father to petition the Court of Amor for aid, a trading piece for the Priest of Oldspushner to exchange with Caslock for power, and for Garran to use the time it takes to negotiate for her peaceful surrender to Caslock to evacuate the people of Sheritan.
When the evacuation is finished the princess has disappeared, Garran is a prisoner on his way to Caslock's torture chambers and that is only the beginning. Factions of an ancient prophecy struggle to be fulfilled, one to save him and another to kill.
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