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These Dark Days: A Psychological Thriller (affiliate link)
Every photographer knows the perfect shot is about timing. About waiting for just the right moment. Eden Shaw never imagined she’d become someone else’s perfect shot.
When Eden ventures into Pisgah National Forest to capture autumn colors for her magazine assignment, she doesn’t expect to encounter Leo – a man whose precision extends far beyond his military background. His cabin in the remote mountains seems like a fortunate shelter when she’s injured on the trail. But as days pass, Eden realizes the accident that brought her there wasn’t an accident at all.
Behind the cabin’s orderly exterior lies a basement filled with photographs of women who share her features. Women who disappeared without a trace.
Finding Home (Bluestone Lakes Book 1) (affiliate link)
But sometimes the heart has a mind of its own. It falls without warning.
The last thing I want to do is fall for the angry cowboy.
Blair Andrews has spent the better part of her adulthood playing trophy wife to her politician husband in San Francisco. All she knows is her pampered, polished, perfect life.
Until it all comes crashing down around her.
After hiding out in her sister’s spare bedroom for months to avoid pitying looks on the streets, she decides it’s time to escape city life and learn to stand on her own.
On a whim, Blair buys a tiny home in a small Wyoming town where she is certain her new neighbor, Griffin Barlow, can’t stand her. He owns the local bar, is constantly covered in dirt from working on his family’s ranch, and never smiles.
He’s solid, kind, and he’s back. Luke. My next door neighbor. My best friend. My unofficial co-parent.
God, I’ve missed him. Really, deeply missed him.
Now he’s around again? Maybe he’ll help me tick my way through my Must Do List . . .
Swim with the great whites?
Get into crazy, nasty shape. Lift weights before work!
Date someone ten years older.
Flirt, have fun, don’t fall in love.
Do something sexually taboo. (Or just have sex again.)
I mean, I’m straight, so Luke doesn’t have to help me with the last three points.
But, what . . . what if he does?
Flesh Bargain (The Cursed Manuscripts) (affiliate link)
On December 21, 2012, according to the Mayan Calendar, the world was supposed to end. It didn’t. But on that day, 113 mysterious manuscripts were discovered around the world, each one written in blood by an unknown author. After several dozen unexplained deaths befell the finders of said manuscripts, a decision was made to lock them up for good in a secret vault beneath the Vatican. It is said that anyone who reads the stories will die, and as such they are now referred to as ‘The Cursed Manuscripts.’
In December 2020, new manuscripts started turning up around the world. ‘Flesh Bargain’ was one of them.
Coming Home to the Mountain: Complete Edition (affiliate link)
Abby is a wild, fierce beauty — and everything Bartlett is not.
I own the hardware store, know everyone in this town by name, and am expected to settle down with someone local.
Abby tumbled into town on a train, with nothing to her name, clutching her dog Hijinx, and holding onto her memory of this place from when she came through here years ago.
I’ve played it safe my whole damn life.
After one night with Abby, I have someone to fight for.
A reason to risk it all.
But falling for her has no guarantees — she could leave as fast as she came, taking my heart along with her.
Tide and Tempest (Forgotten Lands) (affiliate link)
Forged by fire. Bound by blood. Tortured by fate.
Lightning decimates the land, but the people of Ebonpeak know there are greater threats than tempests and firestorms. Raiders pillage the coastline, destroying everything and leaving none unscathed.
Six years ago, Desolation Day stole everything from Samara – except the drive to be stronger, fight harder, and never look back. But her greatest test is yet to come. When the enemy washes ashore with the rising tides, upturning Samara’s world once again, can she shed the scars of her past to save her people, or will her hatred destroy her completely?
The Sisters of Blue Mountain: A Novel (affiliate link)
A sisters’ secret.
A mysterious phenomenon.
A murder that ties it all together.
The small town of Mountain Springs, Pennsylvania thrives on the snow geese migration. Each year, the birds flock to the dam, and the tourists follow, filling up Linnet’s Bed and Breakfast.
But one morning Linnet wakes up to discover hundreds of dead geese by the B&B and her life is thrown into the media frenzy when her father—a former ornithology professor—is asked to study the case. As the tourists cancel their plans and Linnet’s father’s health grows increasingly worse, the last thing she expects is to see her estranged sister, Myna, on her doorstep.
An account of the most memorable missions of the Mossad, No Mission Is Impossible sheds light on some of the most harrowing, nail-biting operations of the Israeli Special Forces.
In No Mission Is Impossible, Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal depict in electrifying detail major battles, raids in enemy territory, and the death- defying commando missions of the Israeli Special Forces. The stories are often of victories, but sometimes also of immense failures, and they run side by side with the accounts of the lives and accomplishments of some of Israel’s most prominent figures.
Captivating and eye-opening, No Mission Is Impossible is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how these crucial missions shaped Israel, and the world at large.
The I Love Trader Joe’s Cookbook: 150 Delicious Recipes Using Favorite Ingredients from the Greatest Grocery Store in the World (affiliate link)
Discover the countless meals you can make with your favorite Trader Joe’s® products, including sweet treats, vegetarian and vegan ideas, low-carb, keto-friendly dishes, party-ready appetizers and snacks, and beyond.
Now you can expand your enjoyment of Trader Joe’s delicious, budget-friendly offerings with the creative and mouthwatering recipes in The I Love Trader Joe’s® Cookbook. From hors d’oeuvres and appetizers for the perfect party to restaurant-worthy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, you’ll be surprised at the amazing meals you can make after a quick trip to Trader Joe’s, including:
– Apple sausage and cheddar bites – Brie and pear galette – Chile and crab chowder – Lamb loin with pomegranate reduction – Margarita pork chops – and much more!
Uncle John’s UNCANNY Bathroom Reader (affiliate link)
Covering a wide array of topics—incredible origins, forgotten history, weird news, amazing science, dumb crooks, and more—readers of all ages will enjoy these 512 pages of the best stuff in print. Here are but a few of the uncanny topics awaiting you:
- · The World’s Weirdest Protests
- · The Wit and Wisdom of Bill Murray
- · Forgotten Game Shows
- · Darth Vader’s Borderline Personality Disorder, and Other Real Psychiatric Diagnoses of Fictional Characters
- · Manly Historical Leaders and Their Manly Tattoos
- · NASA’s “Pillownaut” Experiment
- · The Secret Lives of Squatters
- · Cooking with Mr. Coffee
- · Odd Alcoholic Drinks from Around the World
- · The History of the Tooth Fairy
- · Zoo Escapes
- · And much more
Come, My Beloved: A Novel (affiliate link)
Beginning in the 1890s, Come, My Beloved describes an American family’s involvement with India over four generations. Touched by the poverty he encounters in Bombay, self-made millionaire David MacArd establishes a seminary for Christian missionary workers, and in so doing shapes the fates of his son and grandson. The choices made by each generation parallel one another, distinctly marked by the passage of time—though the patriarch remains in New York, the second David becomes a missionary in India himself, while his own son, Ted, goes even further, opting to live in a remote village—and these choices come with unforeseen sacrifices. Nor does their religious journey necessarily mean any growing harmony with their surroundings—something that is powerfully brought home when Ted refuses to let his daughter marry across racial lines.
In this first book, drawn from her popular website, Amber Wilson brings together 100 delectable, accessible, and easy-to-make recipes for Southern classics, and mixes them with delightful family anecdotes, which convey her love and respect for her roots. A terrific cook and captivating writer, Amber is also an accomplished photographer. For the Love of the South showcases 100 of her pictures—both black-and-white and color images of ingredient prep and finished dishes, as well as photos that evoke quintessential Southern life.
No matter where in the country you live, no matter if you’ve barely used a stove or are an old hand around the kitchen, Amber teaches you how to master a host of Southern dishes, from starters to desserts.
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