Adam (Farraday Country Book 1) (affiliate link)
On a barren road in the pre-dawn hours, Adam Farraday, the oldest of seven siblings, happens upon a disabled sports car and an angel in white searching for a disappearing dog. What is it about this secretive redheaded beauty that intrigues him as no woman has before?
After learning her fiancé’s true nature minutes before her wedding, Meg O’Brien drives as fast and as far away from her world as she can. Stranded with no money, and nowhere to go, the city girl must learn to fit in to small town life and all its quirky trappings. Too bad falling in love with her handsome rescuer is not an option.
The Blood of a Dragon (The Dragons of Dorwine Book 1) (affiliate link)
Anuka Sandbar is the most interesting half-goblin alive. Just ask him.
Anuka is a daring, dagger-wielding half-goblin con artist. When his Papa disappears, Anuka sets sail to find him. While on his way to a sleazy Dragon-run city, Anuka and his unlikely companions are enslaved by pirates.
Anuka would rather eat his hat than work for a Dragon, but with his chances of finding Papa dwindling, he’s left with no choice. Anuka and his friends agree to conduct a dangerous investigation in exchange for a chance at freedom. With different Dragon factions on the precipice of war, what they discover could be catastrophic.
What will these unlikely heroes do when failing their mission means enslavement, but revealing what they’ve learned could lead to a war between the gods?
Owl of Secrets (Owl the Assassin Book 3) (affiliate link)
Spy vs. spy.
Politician vs. politician.
A Chinese secret war against America.
An American senator targeted for assassination.
Owl must stop a Chinese plot against America. But the Chinese are smart and elusive. They seem unstoppable.
Can he outsmart them? Or has he finally met his match?
Say Her Name (affiliate link)
It’s twenty years since Eva, a biracial woman, was adopted as an eight-year-old, and Cherry and Carlton ‘Sugar’ McNeil have always been the only parents she’s wanted or needed. But when she’s dealt the double blow of Cherry’s death and her own suspension from work, Eva decides it’s time to discover who she was before she was theirs.
Against Sugar’s advice, Eva joins a DNA database, desperate for a match that will unlock her identity. And when a positive hit comes, she’s excited to learn there are relations out there who might hold the key. But the closer Eva gets to uncovering her past, the more it appears someone is trying to stop her finally finding the truth…
As she continues to dig, Eva is drawn into a dark and merciless underside to society, where black women disappear without a word. Names erased from history, no search parties, no desperate pleas for their return. Once, someone tried to save Eva from all this. Someone wanted a better life for her. But now that she’s torn down the facade of her life, has she come too far to be spared again?
Remembering Woolworth’s: A Nostalgic History of the World’s Most Famous Five-and-Dime (affiliate link)
Millions of Americans have fond memories of shopping at Woolworth’s, wandering the aisles in search of a humble spool of Woolco thread, festive Christmas decorations, a goldfish or parakeet, or a blue bottle of Evening in Paris perfume. And who could forget the special treat of a grilled-cheese sandwich or ice-cream sundae at the famous lunch counter? These and countless other memories are celebrated in Karen Plunkett-Powell’s Remembering Woolworth’s.
Packed with photos, first-hand remembrances, vivid anecdotes, and a lively, well-researched narrative, the book tells the story of how a poor potato farmer named Frank Woolworth created a merchandising empire that touched the lives of Americans in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Chapters cover the store’s humble beginnings, surviving the Great Depression, the civil rights sit-ins, Woolworth’s around the globe, the popularity of Woolworth’s collectibles, and much more.
Mimi is drowning in the world’s trash.
She’s a waste worker on Silicon Isle, where electronics—from cell phones and laptops to bots and bionic limbs—are sent to be recycled. These amass in towering heaps, polluting every spare inch of land. On this island off the coast of China, the fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to a toxic end.
Mimi and thousands of migrant waste workers like her are lured to Silicon Isle with the promise of steady work and a better life. They’re the lifeblood of the island’s economy, but are at the mercy of those in power.
A storm is brewing, between ruthless local gangs, warring for control. Ecoterrorists, set on toppling the status quo. American investors, hungry for profit. And a Chinese-American interpreter, searching for his roots.
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