In the Lion’s Mouth

 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Linda McDonald

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In the Lion's Mouth

A fast-paced crime thriller set on the roads of southern Texas. . .and the mystery of an historic icon that is key to unlocking the truth.

When Carrie Jo Murray and her boyfriend get their R.V. stuck in the sands of Boca Chica Beach, a seemingly easy-going local, Leo, comes to their rescue. But after midnight, a wounded and far more intense Leo returns, now hunted by killers. Gun in hand, he forces the couple to help him escape.

Once they’re back on the road, the danger–and number of enemies–grows. Not only is Leo clueless as to why his Mexican business partners are suddenly trying to kill him, but Carrie is forced to sleuth through her own life to see why an equally dangerous woman with an eyepatch suddenly has trained a crosshair on her.

Just Joe (Harlequin More Than Words)

 Romance > Contemporary
Author: Carla Cassidy

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Just Joe (Harlequin More Than Words)

Each year, the Harlequin More Than Words award is given to three women who have worked hard to change people’s lives for the better. Inspired by their accomplishments, three bestselling authors have written stories to honor these real-life heroines.

In Just Joe, Stacy Donovan is willing to do whatever it takes to save her charity, Bounties from the Gardens. Families in need are counting on her organization for fresh fruits and vegetables. Running the charity has always been Stacy’s dream, and if winning a local dance competition will keep her dream alive, that’s what she’ll do.

After years of being consumed by work, Joe Carpenter has discovered a new passion: giving back to the community. He’s started to volunteer at Bounties from the Gardens, and he’s falling for the beautiful, dedicated Stacy.

Quick and Easy Grilling Recipes

 Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Outdoor Cooking
Author: Justin A. Bryant

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Quick and Easy Grilling Recipes

Today, grilling doesn’t need to be a big production. Who wants to spend the afternoon babysitting the grill? When it comes to quick, simple and easy grilling ideas, this book has it all! Keep it simple, so you can spend your afternoon with your guests and not chained to a hot and smoky grill.

Filled with easy-to-prepare instructions, and using ingredients from your refrigerator and pantry, you’ll find recipes that fit every event and appetite.

Recipe categories include:

• Chicken
• Fish
• Beef
• Pork
• Hot Dogs
• Turkey
• Vegetables
• Marinades
• Sauces

Irish Creme Killer: Book 1 in The INNcredibly Sweet Series

 Mystery > Cozy > Culinary
Author: Summer Prescott

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Irish Creme Killer: Book 1 in The INNcredibly Sweet Series

Take a wild ride through the Catskills, as Chas revisits his well-heeled past. Spencer and Janssen team up to face a most unexpected villain in this fast-paced tale of greed, jealousy and intrigue.

Vampire Dead-tective (Dead-tective #1)

 Romance > Vampires
Author: Mac Flynn

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Vampire Dead-tective (Dead-tective #1)

Paranormal romance thriller episodes revolving around a pair of unlikely partners in their quest for truth, justice, and a pint of blood.

There are those who hunt the night, and then there’s Liz Stokes. She’s a normal woman with an abnormal roommate until he up and gets himself murdered. Now she’s inherited his unique ring and even more unique business partner, and the world of the paranormal is sprung on her like a surprise birthday party nobody wants. Together the pair find out that they don’t like each other. A lot. The catch? They can’t kill each other or the survivor will die, too.

Now Liz has to navigate this new and frightening world while dealing with her equally new and frightening companion. It’s a mad chase with mad scientists, men in black, and cop werewolves who want to take more than a bite out of crime.

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Look Into My Ice (Garden Girls Book 12)

 Christian Fiction > Mystery & Suspense
Author: Hope Callaghan

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Look Into My Ice (Garden Girls Christian Cozy Mystery Series Book 12)

Upon returning home from their action-packed honeymoon, Gloria Rutherford-Kennedy and her new husband, Paul, are ready to settle into married life.

While the newlyweds are busy rearranging households and responsibilities, Gloria is also planning for the all-girls cruise that is right around the corner.

Life is smooth sailing and all is calm in the sleepy little town of Belhaven until elderly resident, Eleanor Whittaker, calls one morning to tell Gloria that something has happened out on the frozen waters of Lake Terrace.

When the two women arrive on scene, they discover that a summer resident has been found dead and half-submerged inside his ice shanty.

Garden Spells

 Women’s Fiction > Fantasy
Author: Sarah Addison Allen

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Garden Spells

In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small, quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted tree, and the extraordinary people who tend it.…

The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. Their history was in the soil. But so were their futures.

Witchful Thinking: A Jolie Wilkins Novel

 Romance > Paranormal > Witches & Wizards
Author: H. P. Mallory

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Witchful Thinking: A Jolie Wilkins Novel
Jolie thinks she’s seen it all, but life continues to spring surprises. The latest shocker? She’s just been crowned Queen of the Underworld. Jolie may possess a rare gift for reanimating the dead, but she doesn’t know the first thing about governing disparate factions of supernatural creatures. She can barely maintain order in her own chaotic personal life, which is heading into a romantic tailspin.

First there’s sexy warlock Rand, the love of her life, from whom Jolie is hiding a devastating secret. Then there’s Sinjin, a darkly seductive vampire and Jolie’s sworn protector—though others suspect he harbors ulterior motives. As the two polar opposite yet magnetic men vie for Jolie’s affection, she must keep her wits about her to balance affairs of state and affairs of her heart.

The Mountain Between Us

 Christian Fiction > Romance > Contemporary
Author: Charles Martin

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The Mountain Between Us

On a stormy winter night, two strangers wait for a flight at the Salt Lake City airport. Ashley Knox is an attractive, successful writer, who is flying East for her much anticipated wedding. Dr. Ben Payne has just wrapped up a medical conference and is also eager to get back East for a slate of surgeries he has scheduled for the following day. When the last outgoing flight is cancelled due to a broken de-icer and a forthcoming storm, Ben finds a charter plane that can take him around the storm and drop him in Denver to catch a connection. And when the pilot says the single engine prop plane can fit one more, if barely, Ben offers the seat to Ashley knowing that she needs to get back just as urgently.

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WIRED

 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Douglas E. Richards

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WIRED

Kira Miller is a brilliant genetic engineer who discovers how to temporarily achieve savant-like capabilities in all areas of thought and creativity. But what if this transcendent level of intelligence brings with it a ruthless megalomania?

David Desh left the special forces after his team was brutally butchered in Iran. Now he has been reactivated for one last mission: find Kira Miller, the enigmatic genius behind a bioterror plot that threatens millions. But when Desh learns that the bioterror plot is just the tip of the iceberg, he is thrust into a byzantine maze of deception and intrigue, and he becomes a key player in a deadly game he can’t begin to understand. A game that is certain to have a dramatic impact on the future course of human history. . .

Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax Series Book 1)

  Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Dorothy Gilman

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Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax Series Book 1)
Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. So, naturally, she became a CIA agent. This time, the assignment sounds as tasty as a taco. A quick trip to Mexico City is on her agenda. Unfortunately, something goes wrong, and our dear Mrs. Pollifax finds herself embroilied in quite a hot Cold War–and her country’s enemies find themsleves entangled with one unbelievably feisty lady.

The Stuff That Never Happened

 Thrillers > Psychological
Author: Maddie Dawson

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The Stuff That Never Happened

Annabelle McKay knows she shouldn’t have any complaints. She’s been in a stable marriage that’s lasted almost three decades and has provided her with two wonderful children, thousands of family dinners around a sturdy oak table, and a husband so devoted that he schedules lovemaking into his calendar every Wednesday morning. Other wives envy the fact that Grant is not the type of man who would ever cheat on her or leave her for a younger woman. The trouble is Annabelle isn’t sure she wants to be married to Grant anymore. The trouble is she’s still in love with someone else.

In the early tumultuous years of her marriage, Annabelle carried on a clandestine affair with the one person whose betrayal would hurt her husband the most. When it ended, she and Grant found their way back together and made a pact that they would never speak of that time again.

White Lace and Promises (Debbie Macomber Classics)

 Romance > Contemporary
Author: Debbie Macomber

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White Lace and Promises (Debbie Macomber Classics)

Marrying Glenn Lambert was either the smartest thing Maggie Kingsbury has ever done or the craziest mistake of her life. Best friends as children, they went their separate ways until a chance encounter at a wedding inspires this spontaneous leap of faith. How could she resist the sweet spell of a moonlit night and whispers of devotion guaranteed to melt her heart? But past disappointments and unhealed emotions soon start to wreak havoc with their vows.

Glenn knew his heart was bruised when he asked Maggie to marry him. But he meant every word; he’s sure they belong together. In so many ways, they’re still strangers, but the love he has inside tells him that no matter what happens, it’s Maggie he wants forever. Whatever it takes, he’ll prove she’s the only woman for him.

Heartsong: A Novel (Debbie Macomber Classics)

Romance > Contemporary
Author: Debbie Macomber

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Heartsong: A Novel (Debbie Macomber Classics)
Skye Garvin treasures her work as a volunteer in the pediatric ward of the local hospital. Bringing even a small amount of joy to a suffering child—whether through her playful attitude or her gift for music—is a blessing that Skye cherishes. But due to overcrowding, her favorite young patient’s new roommate is an adult—a man who catches Skye completely off guard. Despite his gruff exterior, Skye is compelled to help the unnerving man. But the old scars of personal tragedy—and a fundamental difference of faith—might undermine Skye’s chances at a happy ending.

Jordan Kiley can’t imagine anything more frustrating than his current situation. A car accident has left him confined to a hospital bed, his arm painfully pinned in traction. He can’t even feed himself. But when he first lays eyes on the beautiful volunteer, he knows there are far greater challenges awaiting him. Astutely, he senses that Skye’s sparkling wit hides a heart that has been unbearably broken.

Promise Me Forever (Debbie Macomber Classics)

 Romance > Contemporary
Author: Debbie Macomber

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Promise Me Forever (Debbie Macomber Classics)
Physical therapist Joy Neilsen doesn’t take no for an answer when it comes to her patients. She’s tough yet compassionate, doing whatever it takes to get them back on their feet . . . and she’s met her match in Sloan Whittaker. Bitter, angry, resentful, Sloan is ready to give up. But Joy doesn’t let anybody quit, especially not a man as talented as this brilliant tycoon—a man who, somewhere along the way, has won her heart.

After weeks trying to push Joy away, Sloan realizes he’s a fool. She’s determined to piece him back together, and now he knows why: Deep down, she’s as broken as he is. Joy is prepared to give him everything, and now Sloan wants to give her something in return. He can be the one to show Joy that she’s perfect inside and out—if she’s willing to let go of her own painful memories and make happy ones with him.

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