Pants on Fire: A Collection of Lies

 Short Stories > Humor & Satire
Author: Clayton Smith

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Pants on Fire: A Collection of Lies

A true collection of short stories that are funny, terrifying, poignant, and touching; humor, horror, and honesty blend seamlessly in this sparkly anthology!

A circus performer leaving behind a trail of ghosts; a castle of bumbling nitwits desperate to prove themselves to King Arthur; a world full of deadly mirrors; a librarian who mistakes Death for a very somber wheat farmer; this pesky little thing called “the Rapture.” All these and more pepper the pages of Pants on Fire: A Collection of Lies, a twisted, quirky, macabre world full of hilarious and chilling tales. Equal parts humor and horror, these seventeen surprising stories will leave you thrilled, thrown, and enthralled. Being lied to has never been so much fun!

The Gossiping Gourmet: (A Murder in Marin Mystery – Book 1) (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

  Mystery > Cozy
Author: Martin Brown

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The Gossiping Gourmet: (A Murder in Marin Mystery - Book 1) (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

Warren Bradley, renowned as the local gadfly In the picture-perfect community of Sausalito, California, is esteemed by his admirers and despised by his detractors. But for love of his caramel chicken and cherry fudge brownies, everyone has a story to share regarding their fellow citizens–

Stories that too often find their way into his weekly gossip-filled newspaper column, “Heard About Town.”

When the great chef and his admirers, the Sausalito Ladies of Liberty, take offense to a newly arrived Manhattan power couple, their insular world of tasty sauces and stinging insults leads to deadly results.

Everyone has their own theory about who killed Warren. But it takes the combined efforts of Rob Timmons, the local newspaper publisher, and Eddie Austin, his childhood friend and Marin County’s top detective, to unravel this tale of delicious dishes and malicious deception.

Cruelest Month (Ray Elkins Thriller Series)

 Mystery > Police Procedurals
Author: Aaron Stander

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Cruelest Month (Ray Elkins Thriller Series)

Winter is starting to loosen its grip on Cedar County along the shores of northern Lake Michigan. The first hints of green are becoming visible on the edges of the receding snowpack. On the inland lakes, the layers of ice that started forming in late November and December are slowly subsiding.

The search for morel mushrooms is still three or four weeks off. But this year there is other treasure to hunt. Vincent Fox, an octogenarian, has self-published a book, Al Capone’s Michigan: The Secret Lost Treasure. Following the descriptions in the book, some of the locals are beginning to scour the beaches with shovels and metal detectors. When Fox suddenly goes missing, Sheriff Ray Elkins and Detective Sue Lawrence are confronted by a complex web of fact and fiction to sort through, and along the way they discover new information to a decades old unsolved murder.

Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite Series Book 1)

 Fantasy > Historical
Author: L.E. Waters

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Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite Series Book 1)

Maya’s shocked to discover it’s not the heaven she imagined; in fact, a life of adventure begins the moment you die. Zachariah, her faithful spirit guide, explains the rules of the dead: in order to regain complete awareness and reunite with loved ones all souls must review their previous lives.
Maya plunges warily into her turbulent pasts as a sociopathic High Priest in ancient Egypt; an independent mother protecting a dangerous secret in glorious Sparta; an Irish boy kidnapped and enslaved by Vikings; and a doctor’s wife forced to make an ethical stand in plague-ridden England.
All the while, Maya yearns to be with those she cares about most and worries that she hasn’t learned all of heaven’s most vital lessons. Will she be forced to leave the tranquility of heaven to survive yet another painful and tumultuous life? Or worse, accept the bitter reality of having to go back alone?

The Earl’s Masquerade (The Archer Family Regency Romances Book 3)

 Mystery > British Detectives
Author: Amy Corwin

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The Earl's Masquerade (The Archer Family Regency Romances Book 3)

Consumed by guilt after the drowning death of his younger brother, Hugh’s anger flares when evidence suggests the accident was attempted murder. Since he and his brother are both believed dead, Hugh returns home in disguise, hoping to trap the elusive killer.

But when he arrives, he discovers a lady, Helen, on her own secret mission to recover a valuable necklace. Helen is desperate to find the necklace before anyone realizes it is missing so she impulsively decides to accept a position as a servant to enable her to search for it.

Loneliness draws the two together, and Hugh finds it difficult to stay focused on his investigation while fighting his attraction to the lovely Helen. But danger surrounds them, and someone in the house seems determined to prevent both Helen and Hugh from attaining their desires.

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Murder in Calico Gold (Cedar Bay Book 6)

 Mystery > Cozy
Author: Dianne Harman

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Murder in Calico Gold: A Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery (Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series Book 6)

Kelly and her husband, Sheriff Mike, take a trip to the small town of Calico Gold, California, after his elderly Aunt Agnes calls and tells him she needs his help and expertise.

The day after Mike finds out Aunt Agnes has made him the sole beneficiary of her large estate, including the Robertson Ranch and the beautiful Queen Anne house on it, she’s murdered.

Aunt Agnes was revered by many of the town residents, but she had her enemies as well. The list of suspects includes a local judge, a real estate developer, a nearby rancher next whose cattle desperately need water from Aunt Agnes’ property, a Vietnam vet who’s recently been evicted from the shack on her property, Mike’s newly discovered cousin, and Sheriff Mike himself, since he has the most to gain from her death.

Reddened Wasteland

  Science Fiction > Dystopian
Author: Kyle Perkins

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Reddened Wasteland

For over two hundred years, the last of humanity has lived on Mars under the all-seeing eye of The Union. Life on Mars is bleak, nothing like the Utopia that was promised to the people before the great migration from Earth. Generations have been forced into backbreaking labor with little reward, and the masses live in constant fear of those in power.

Unrest is rising. Change is inevitable.

A revolution is on the horizon. Alerik and his team find themselves in the eye of the storm, pulled between opposing factions as they search for the truths that have been buried deep beneath the Martian soil. Time is running out and they will all have to pick a side. As they uncover the mysteries surrounding the settlement, they begin to realize that nothing is what it seems, and sometimes working with the enemy is the only way to save what matters most.

Corps Security: The Series

 Romance > Contemporary
Author: Harper Sloan

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Corps Security: The Series

The entire Corps Security series is together for a limited time box set.

Years after the Marines brought them together, the men of Corps Security are together again.

These six novels follow their lives as they take a chance at love. Can love truly conquer all?

From broken souls to broken hearts, they all will find out if they’ll get their second chance at happily ever afters and that love really is worth fighting for.

The Sometime Bride (Romantic Comedy)

 Romantic Comedy
Author: Ginny Baird

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The Sometime Bride (Romantic Comedy)

Third time’s the charm?

Successful financier Carrie St. John has endured all the romantic disasters she thinks she can in a lifetime. That is, until her fiancé jilts her the weekend of her bridal shower. Carrie can’t show up unaccompanied again and admit to her family she’s a failure. When Carrie meets Mike Davis at an historic country inn, the recently ditched hottie offers to help fill the bill. But, at what price?

Mike Davis was finally going to prove his old high school buddies wrong. Voted “most likely to remain a bachelor” in his prestigious prep school’s class, he was looking forward to ushering in his fiancée at his upcoming reunion. Suddenly empty-handed, he’s got a new ploy in mind involving the ultra sexy and accomplished Carrie. But Mike doesn’t bank on giving up his heart in the bargain. Neither does Carrie, who is soon to learn there are things that even money can’t buy…

Mornings with Barney: The True Story of an Extraordinary Beagle

 Animal Care & Pets > Essays
Author: Dick Wolfsie

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Mornings with Barney: The True Story of an Extraordinary Beagle

?I enrolled Barney in obedience school. If I had known how being ?bad’ would be part of his charm and would add to his success on camera, I might have given this more thought. I was impressed with the legendary school’s sales pitch, including their money-back guarantee. But when I said my dog was a beagle, there was dead silence on her end of the phone . . . then a good-natured laugh. ?I was just kidding about the guarantee.’” Television reporter Dick Wolfsie was walking out his front door on the way to the studio one wintry morning when he found a shivering beagle pup on his front steps. Dick placed the stray inside the house and was off to work. When he returned four hours later, his wife and young son were cleaning up what remained of the shredded couch, the living room curtains, and his wife’s favorite high heels.

Sprig Muslin (Regency Romances)

 Historical Romance > Regency
Author: Georgette Heyer

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Sprig Muslin (Regency Romances)

A dashing man of honor…

En route to propose to his sensible acquaintance Lady Hester, Sir Gareth Ludlow finds young, pretty Amanda wandering unattended and knows it is his duty to bring her back to her family. This turns out to be a challenge as Amanda seems to possess an imagination as intriguing as it is dangerous.

A shocking refusal…

Lady Hester stuns both him and her family when she refuses him. At her age, no one would expect her to turn down such an eligible suitor. But Lady Hester has met the indomitable Amanda. How can the quiet, intelligent Hester hope to compete with such a lively young lady?

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Law of Attraction: A Novel (Anna Curtis Series Book 1)

 Thrillers > Psychological
Author: Allison Leotta

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Law of Attraction: A Novel (Anna Curtis Series Book 1)

As a newly minted Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Anna Curtis has already developed thick skin to deal with the brutality she encounters with her daily stack of domestic violence cases. Yet when Laprea Johnson walks into Anna’s lifebattered by her boyfriend on the morning after Valentine’s Daythere’s something about this particular case that Anna can’t quite shake, something that reminds the prosecutor of her own troubled past.

At the trial, Laprea makes a last-minute reversal, lying on the witness stand to free her boy-friend. Shortly after he is freed, Anna is horrified to hear that Laprea’s body has been found in a trash heap. Hastily assigned to prosecute the murder case alongside intimidating chief homicide prosecutor Jack Bailey, Anna’s heart sinks when she learns that her own boyfriend, public defender Nick Wagner, is representing the accused.

Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate

 Politics & Government > Censorship
Author: Juan Williams

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Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate

“You can’t say that. You’re fired.” Prize-winning Washington journalist Juan Williams was unceremoniously dismissed by NPR for speaking his mind and saying what many Americans feel—that he gets nervous when boarding airplanes with passengers dressed in Muslim garb. NPR banished the veteran journalist in an act of political correctness that ultimately sparked nationwide outrage and led to calls for Congress to end its public funding of the media organization.

In Muzzled, Williams uses his very public firing as a launching pad to discuss the countless ways in which honest debate in America—from the halls of Congress and the health care town halls to the talk shows and print media—is stifled. In today’s partisan world, where media provocateurs rule the airwaves and political correctness dictates what can and cannot be said with impunity, Williams shows how the honest exchange of ideas and the search for solutions and reasonable compromise is deliberately muzzled.

The Path of the Crooked (Hope Street Church Mysteries Book 1)

 Mystery > Cozy
Author: Ellery Adams

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The Path of the Crooked (Hope Street Church Mysteries Book 1)

Welcome to Hope Street Church, where friendships are formed, fresh starts are encouraged, and mysteries are solved.

Cooper Lee was at a crossroads. Her boyfriend of five years had just left her for another woman, she was living in an apartment above her parents’ garage, and her job as a copier repairperson was feeling a little, well, repetitious. Hoping for a fresh start and a new outlook on life, she joins the Bible study group at Hope Street Church. The last thing she expects while studying the Bible is a lesson in murder.

When Brooke Hughes, the woman who first invited Cooper to Hope Street, is found murdered in her home, all signs point to her husband as the culprit. But Wesley Hughes was an elder at Hope Street Church, and the members of the Bible study are filled with disbelief that such a kind and loving man could take a life, much less his wife’s. Unwilling to let an innocent man and friend be railroaded into prison, the Bible group decides to investigate on their own.

Drawing Free (The Escape Collection)

 Spirituality > Personal Growth > Family
Author: Elena Aitken

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Drawing Free (The Escape Collection)

“What would happen if I just kept driving?”

Moms aren’t supposed to have a life of their own, at least that’s what Becca Thompson believes. Between dealing with her youngest’s never ending tantrums, her teenager’s attitude and her ailing father’s rapidly failing memory, Becca doesn’t have time to worry about who she used to be.

Deep down, Becca knows she wants more than the daily chaos and the quick fixes her self-help books have to offer, but when her husband starts demanding more, the pressure proves to be too much. On the way to pick up her daughter, she makes the split second decision to take a different exit off the freeway and drives towards the mountains leaving her crumbling life in the rear-view mirror.

Fleeing to a remote mountain town, Becca knows she must rediscover her spirit, even if reconnecting with herself comes at the expense of everything she left behind.

Crimes of the Brothers

 Historical Romance > Regency
Author: D.L. Carter

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Crimes of the Brothers

Brothers are supposed to be kind… caring… supportive… protective. Catherine Walman’s brother, however, is not. He has maligned her reputation until no honorable man will seek her company, wasted her dowry and endangered her home with his gambling and now his new wife has made it clear Catherine is no longer welcome. The hand of fortune intervenes when a letter arrives advising Catherine that a stranger has bequeathed to her “a home and money to keep it.” Catherine seizes upon this chance, hoping that it might be enough for her to be independent, to be free – only to discover this stranger also had a brother, or two, or three.

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