Bone of Contention (A Cold Case Mystery Book 1) (affiliate link)
US Marshall Mallory Bodine’s short visit back to her central Florida hometown quickly turns into work when a skeleton is unearthed in her mom’s back yard, Mallory is caught-up in the middle of a cold case murder investigation as she searches for answers.
Who killed the perky, loveable schoolteacher?
Four local hoodlums are a convenient fit as the killers – for the lazy, complacent sheriff, that is – but the local detective and Mallory want the truth. Was it an act of vandalism that got out of hand? Or something more sinister?
Digging through fourteen years of lies won’t be easy. Murder never is.
For freelance exorcist Jason Kent there’s one thing that makes his job harder than anything else: mediums, especially the fake kind. So naturally he isn’t thrilled when he rolls into a job in New Orleans and finds psychic medium Desanges ‘Ange’ Passebon pretending to talk to ghosts in an extremely haunted mansion.
Ange is glittery, attention-hungry, and so annoyingly hot that things rapidly spill over into a steamy hookup. Only trouble is that Jason doesn’t do relationships. Or cuddling. Or sharing beds. The only thing he really knows is ghosts and how to get rid of them, or so he thinks. What he doesn’t know is that one of the ghosts from New Orleans has followed Ange home and now he’s sharing body space with a frightened ghost who seems determined to starve him out of his own body. Ghosted in more ways than one, Ange needs an exorcist, and he knows just where to find one.
Miss Celia Maynard always struggled to adhere to society’s standards and prefers carrying the title of the boisterous hoyden. Nevertheless, the ton will never let her forget the mistakes she did when she was first introduced to the London Season. Despite her wild spirit being a challenge, her encounter with the proud Duke Bentinck will lead her on an adventurous journey of love that she could never imagine.
Will her troubled past destroy her chance at happiness?
Lord Cameron Bentinck is the wealthy and respected owner of Welbeck Abbey. During a grand party he hosts in celebration of his friend’s wedding, he comes across the dashing Celia and the gossip around her name. He initially attempts to avoid her, thinking there is no room in his sophisticated life for a hoyden, but soon realises there is so much more than what meets the eye. As he finds himself unexpectedly and deeply attracted by this gifted troublemaker, he finds himself torn between love and honour.
Zeus: Water Rescue: Dogs with a Purpose (affiliate link)
Some dogs were born to lend a helping hand (or paw!).
Zeus, a chocolate lab puppy, is one of them. With his courage, smarts, and strength his purpose seems clear: he’ll become a water rescue dog!
But becoming a water rescue dog is no easy task. Under the watchful eye of dog trainer Marco and his young son, Kimo, Zeus must learn how to track down lost hikers and pets, attempt daring ocean rescues, and even jump out of helicopters.
Does Zeus really have what it takes?
The first book in Cameron’s new Dogs with a Purpose series, Zeus: Water Rescue is a fun, heartwarming adventure that will introduce young readers to the bravery and hard work of water rescue dogs.
Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does (affiliate link)
Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly chaotic natural world, Patterns in Nature explores not only the math and science but also the beauty and artistry behind nature’s awe-inspiring designs.
Unlike the patterns we create, natural patterns are formed spontaneously from the forces that act in the physical world. Very often the same types of pattern and form—such as spirals, stripes, branches, and fractals—recur in places that seem to have nothing in common, as when the markings of a zebra mimic the ripples in windblown sand. But many of these patterns can be described using the same mathematical and physical principles, giving a surprising unity to the kaleidoscope of the natural world.
I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story (affiliate link)
The man who shattered Babe Ruth’s lifetime home run record, Henry “Hammering Hank” Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him.
With courage and candor, Aaron’s revelatory life story recalls his struggles and triumphs in an atmosphere of virulent racism. He relives the breathtaking moment when, in the heat of hatred and controversy, he hit his 715th home run to break Ruth’s cherished record—an accomplishment for which Aaron received more than 900,000 letters, many of them vicious and racially charged. And his story continues through the remainder of his milestone-setting, barrier-smashing career as a player and, later, Atlanta Braves executive—offering an eye-opening and unforgettable portrait of an incomparable athlete, his sport, his epoch, and his world.
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