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The One Love Collection (affiliate link)
The Sexy One…
I’m a single dad raising my daughter and running a business, so it’s safe to say the last woman I should even think about is the nanny.
And yet, sweet, sexy, funny Abby invades my dreams every night. She’s gorgeous, kind and amazing with my kiddo. Oh, and she’s teaching me French to help me land my new business deal all while teaching my princess how to read.
A smart man would stay far away. But every day I spend with her only makes me want her more.
Until one evening we’re working on French lessons, and then a whole different kind of lesson is happening. In. My. Bed.
We have to stop. But that’s easier said than done, especially since she’s not just tangled up with me at night. She’s burrowing into my heart so deeply I won’t ever want to let her go.
Into the Labyrinth: Mage Errant Book 1 (affiliate link)
Hugh of Emblin is, so far as he’s concerned, the worst student that the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen. He can barely cast any spells at all, and those he does cast tend to fail explosively. If that wasn’t bad enough, he’s also managed to attract the ire of the most promising student of his year- who also happens to be the nephew of a king. Hugh has no friends, no talent, and definitely doesn’t expect a mage to choose him as an apprentice at all during the upcoming Choosing.
When a very unusual mage does choose him as apprentice, however, his life starts to take a sharp turn for the better. Now all he has to worry about is the final test for the first years- being sent into the terrifying labyrinth below Skyhold.
Velvet Cake and Murder (Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery Book 22) (affiliate link)
It’s the start of a new year and Meghan is hoping for change in her personal and emotional life.
She never bargained that change would come in the form of an unexpected visitor to her marital home and the mysterious murder of a popular figure in the small town of Sandy Bay.
Things are further complicated when she discovers that the deceased, a big fan of her desserts, was related to many people in town. In good, bad and ugly ways!
Meghan is left worried and confused as heated opinions of the events leading to the murder seem to distract everyone from the actual homicide itself.
Was the murder coincidental or a coordinated, sinister undertaking?
Will Meghan learn to live with her unexpected guest or allow her fledgling relationship to hit the rocks?
Will she help or hinder a murder investigation that has her bakery’s desserts as the common denominator linking all the key suspects?
Call It Even (affiliate link)
A House to Remember – 10 Rillington Place (affiliate link)
What happened at 10 Rilllington Place was so shocking and gruesome that even today everyone over a certain age still remembers the case with a shudder. In 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged for the violent murder of his baby daughter; he was also assumed to have murdered his wife. Then, less than three years later, another tenant, John Christie, was found to have killed at least six women, hiding their bodies in the garden, under floorboards and in a concealed kitchen alcove. Christie followed Evans to the gallows.
It seemed unlikely that two murderers were living at 10 Rillington Place, and the evidence that emerged in the Christie case eventually led to Evans receiving a pardon. But there was also circumstantial evidence that Evans had indeed killed his wife and child.
Radio Daze (affiliate link)
When acclaimed comic writer Aaron Zevy began to collect vintage radios, his friends and family hoped they might get a respite from the barrage of short stories which had been filling their inboxes.
After all, how much trouble can one man, no matter how unusual and prone to social and dating mishaps he might be, get into while engaged in a sedate hobby ordinarily associated with reticence and retirement?
In Radio Daze, Zevy, often joined with his usual associates – the Ketel and cran drinking Lewberg and the misanthropic Goldfarb – weaves tales and vignettes of his time obsessively collecting antique radios.
From oldest to newest, each chapter is named after a radio. But after the Table of Contents, all semblence of order and organization, quickly disappear.
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect (affiliate link)
This informative guide helps you identify and heal from childhood emotional neglect so you can be more connected and emotionally present in your life.
Do you sometimes feel like you’re just going through the motions in life? Do you often act like you’re fine when you secretly feel lonely and disconnected? Perhaps you have a good life and yet somehow it’s not enough to make you happy. Or perhaps you drink too much, eat too much, or risk too much in an attempt to feel something good. If so, you are not alone—and you may be suffering from emotional neglect.
A practicing psychologist for more than twenty years, Jonice Webb has successfully treated numerous patients who come to her believing that something is missing inside them. While many self-help books deal with what happened to you as a child, in Running on Empty, Webb addresses the things that may not have happened for you. What goes unsaid—or what cannot be remembered—can have profound consequences that may be affecting you to this day.
Wicked and the Wallflower: Bareknuckle Bastards Book 1 (affiliate link)
When Wicked Comes Calling . . .
When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a duke, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees—on one condition. She’s seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won’t accept a marriage without it.
The Wallflower Makes a Dangerous Bargain . . .
Bastard son of a duke and king of London’s dark streets, Devil has spent a lifetime wielding power and seizing opportunity, and the spinster wallflower is everything he needs to exact a revenge years in the making. All he must do is turn the plain little mouse into an irresistible temptress, set his trap, and destroy his enemy.
For the Promise of Passion . . .
But there’s nothing plain about Felicity Faircloth, who quickly decides she’d rather have Devil than another. Soon, Devil’s carefully laid plans are in chaos and he must choose between everything he’s ever wanted . . . and the only thing he’s ever desired.
Quilt As-You-Go Made Modern: Fresh Techniques for Busy Quilters (affiliate link)
Learn to create modern quilts more quickly and easily than ever with this popular method, featuring thirteen projects and twenty-five bonus ideas.
Do you believe rules were meant to be broken? If so, this improvisational quilt-as-you-go technique is for you. Instead of dealing with precise paper patterns and cutting measurements, you’ll learn how to piece fabric onto small, manageable batting blocks. Let your creative juices flow as you quilt directly on the blocks (not the whole quilt!), whether in large abstract zigzags or small structured stitches. After the blocks have been joined, all you need to do is add backing fabric and binding, and—voila—it’s finished!
A modern approach to quilting that’s fresh, fun, and simpler than it sounds; it will change the way you quilt (for the better)
Great for moms or anyone with a busy schedule—these thirteen projects are easy to transport because they make it simple to pick up where you left off
Go your own way: This method allows you to use a pattern or improvise, creating a wide variety of design options
Save money! Learn how to finish your own quilts without the use of a longarm professional
Garden Girl, Lucy Carlson, has started a new business venture, Lucy’s Lucky Strike, a gun safety and training course. Things are off to a promising start when a local farming family books a class after being targeted by a disturbing string of anonymous threats.
Unfortunately, the class doesn’t go as planned and the police are called in. Just hours after attending the class, the family’s matriarch is found dead and the authorities find an important clue that leads right back to Lucy.
As if being part of a police investigation isn’t bad enough, Lucy’s life is turned upside down with a life changing family crisis of her own.
Will Gloria & the Garden Girls get to the bottom of who is behind the murder or will Lucy spend her golden years behind steel bars?
After the Eclipse: A Memoir (affiliate link)
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