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Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Book 1) (affiliate link)
From Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her…
After her husband’s brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life of anonymity as Sam Jones.
When she takes a job at the local herbal shop, Sage Advice, and the owner is found murdered, Sam is pushed back into the unwanted spotlight when she becomes the number one suspect. As she wades through ugly family drama, the questionable business practices of others, and the lies embroiled in a small town, she searches for the true killer, hoping to save herself.
Will Samantha be able to find the murderer before she’s put away for a crime she didn’t commit?
Makin’ Bacon (The Homegrown Café Book Club 1) (affiliate link)
The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them.
Divorcée Tate Madison (42) wasted fifteen years of her life with a liar and a cheat. Now she’s returned to her hometown to open The Homegrown Café, address her ticking biological clock, and spend time with her family and new friends. Encouraged by her fellow middle-aged book-club buddies, she begs a favor from her younger brother’s best friend—father the child her ex-husband denied her. Complications abound when she discovers she’s attracted to the man who wasn’t supposed to be more than an anonymous profile at a clinic.
Pig farmer Jim Cochon (35) knows all about in vitro fertilization, but he’d rather do things the old-fashioned way with the irresistible redhead he’s wanted to marry since he was five. Too bad she refuses his proposal the morning after their attempt to make a baby. He’ll have to convince her second chances are worth taking when happily-ever-after is at stake.
The Stone Collection Box Set 1 (affiliate link)
She meets Benjamin as a result of her love of diving. He is an indigenous Australian, but past traumas have caused him to disown his aboriginal heritage. Benjamin is now struggling to find his identity in the Western world, and has retreated to his workshop where he ekes out a living as a wood-turner. An attempt on his life propels him into Felicity’s world of historic mysteries…and a quest that takes them to the ancient city of Cagliari in Sardinia.
An anthropologist dying of cancer, and an ex-Special Forces soldier with post-traumatic stress, join them in an adventure that centers on a medieval treaty, a lust for gold, and an audacious plot to rewrite world history.
Girl One: Murder (Maya Gray—Book 1) (affiliate link)
FBI Special Agent Maya Gray, 39, has seen it all. She’s one of BAU’s rising stars and the go-to agent for hard-to-crack serial cases. When she receives a handwritten postcard promising to release 12 kidnapped women if she will solve 12 cold cases, she assumes it’s a hoax.
Until the note mentions that, among the captives, is her missing sister.
Maya, shaken, is forced to take it seriously. The cases she’s up against are some of the most difficult the FBI has ever seen. But the terms of his game are simple: If Maya solves a case, he will release one of the girls.
And if she fails, he will end a life.
Maya embarks with an urgency unlike any she’s ever felt. In a race against time, and with her sister’s life hanging in the balance, she must unravel the link between the 12 captives and end the killer’s dark game once and for all. Is this killer toying with her? Does he truly have her sister? Will he ever give her back?
Never Fall for a Marquess (affiliate link)
Lady Isabella always dreamed of marrying for love. Her older brother, though, adamant on finding her a suitable match as quickly as possible, has different thoughts on the matter. And the only man who has piqued her interest, is the one man her brother will not allow near her: his own best friend.
Not being able to dispel the rumors spreading in his name, the Marquess has decided to embrace them, even though most of them are grossly exaggerated. One of those rumors is true, however. Simon does not plan to take a bride anytime soon. Maybe not ever. Until he meets his pal’s younger sister, and he can’t get her out of his head.
Isabella’s family would never approve of a man with Simon’s reputation. Especially when a powerful duke with a pristine reputation shows up on their doorstep with a proposal. But Simon would do anything to make her his. Even if it means starting a war with anyone that stands in his way…
No Fake Dating for a Cowboy (Escape to Cowboy Crossing Book 1) (affiliate link)
A woman in jeopardy, a cowboy turned small-town cop grieving his fiancée, and a relationship too real to be fake… Escape to Cowboy Crossing, where people care about each other, romances are sweet and swoony, and six cowboy brothers with hot Irish blood fall in love when they least expect it.
When her foster siblings are in danger, former policewoman Jessie Ashford makes sure their temporary home in a small town far from their home place is fortress strong. After her ex shot at her, her heart is just as tough and secure. But when a local cop helps investigate suspicious incidents that threaten her friends’ safety, her defenses start to crumble. Yet, abandoned so many times, can she open her heart again before it’s too late?
While Jessie wears a chip on her shoulder, Ronan O’Neill wears his heart on his uniform sleeve. He’s already lost one woman he loved to a dangerous profession and is still reeling.
Hawke: Ride With the Devil (affiliate link)
A U.S. Civil War veteran hoping to forget his dark past must choose between wealth & power or saving a town from a corrupt lawman in this western.
Mason Hawke emerged from war a scarred man, a man unable to return to a life of power and privilege. His only way out is to start his life anew, concealing his past from those he encounters. But things don’t always go according to plan, which Mason finds out when he stops in a town where he knows the local sheriff, a man who has the town under his thumb. All Mason wants to do is settle down and pretend the past never happened. But now he must decide whether to live the easy life, forgetting his past, or to risk sacrificing himself, and help the town break free of the tyrannical lawman, at the risk of exposing something he’d wanted to keep buried.
Start with Strategy: Craft Your Personal Real Estate Portfolio for Lasting Financial Freedom (affiliate link)
Simplify your real estate goals with a portfolio plan that fits your personal values, resources, and skills.
Real estate is a powerful way to build wealth and achieve financial freedom, but the investment options can be overwhelming. Should you flip houses or buy rental properties? Should you buy locally or invest out-of-state? In the wide world of real estate, it can be difficult to identify which strategy best supports your individual vision. There is no one-size-fits-all portfolio, and ongoing uncertainty can result in analysis paralysis, investing burnout, or losing sight of your values altogether.
In this book, Dave Meyer—host of the BiggerPockets On the Market podcast and best-selling author of Real Estate by the Numbers—gives you a practical framework to craft and execute YOUR personalized real estate plan. By combining foundational knowledge and actionable advice, this book will help condense your real estate dreams into a straightforward blueprint that you can follow for the rest of your investing career.
Deep State: A Thriller (A Hayley Chill Thriller Book 1) (affiliate link)
Recently elected President Richard Monroe—populist, controversial, and divisive—is at the center of an increasingly polarized Washington, DC. Never has the partisan drama been so tense or the paranoia so rampant. In the midst of contentious political turf wars, the White House chief of staff is found dead in his house and West Wing intern and ex-Army grunt Hayley Chill is positive that it’s not from natural causes.
Determined to find the truth, Hayley uncovers shocking evidence that a wide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath the surface of DC in an effort to undermine the rule of law—and democracy itself. Soon, Hayley is in a race against time to reveal the truth and save the life of the next victim: the president.
Graham Greene: Collected Novels (affiliate link)
This collection features three classic novels that explore Graham Greene’s most important themes: Catholicism, international intrigue, and the never-ending struggle to know oneself. From West Africa to Vietnam to Mexico, these stories prove that “no serious writer of [the twentieth] century has more thoroughly invaded and shaped the public imagination than Graham Greene” (Time).
The Heart of the Matter: In a British colony of West Africa, Henry Scobie is a pious man of modest means charged with securing borders. But when he’s passed over for a promotion, the humiliation hits hard—for his wife. To make it up to her, Henry accepts a loan from a black marketeer to secure Louise’s passage out of Africa. His single indiscretion quickly leads him—one moral compromise after another—into a web of blackmail, adultery, and murder.
Mollie Katzen’s Sunlight Cafe: Breakfast Served All Day (Mollie Katzen’s Classic Cooking) (affiliate link)
Breakfast is back! And Mollie Katzen’s Sunlight Cafe offers tasty, protein-rich, meatless breakfasts to boost your energy level and get you going first thing in the morning — or any time of the day. Mollie Katzen provides simple, mouth-watering, healthful recipes and menus for every day of the week, whether you are preparing a sit-down brunch for ten, breakfast-on-the-go for kids running late, a light bite after a late night, or a luxurious breakfast in bed.
Lavishly illustrated throughout with Mollie’s luminous paintings, Mollie Katzen’s Sunlight Cafe is divided into 12 chapters of breakfast fare, including yogurt and cheese, griddled foods, muffins and biscuits, eggs and tofu, whole grain cereals, homemade breakfast bars and coffee cakes, puddings and custards — and much more. In addition to showing you exactly how to make the perfect omelet or the crispiest waffles, Mollie offers irresistible recipes that range from the familiar Winter Fritata with Red Onions, Red Potatoes, and Goat Cheese, to the favorite Gingerbread Pancakes, to the surprising Basmati Almond Muffins, and on to irresistible Crispy Southwest Polenta Hash. And Mollie’s energy-packed Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Protein Bars are certain to become a ray of sunshine in any kitchen.
Homesick (The Honey Grove Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
She swore she’d never go back. He swore he’d never hurt her. Fate had other plans.
Wren Campbell’s life is falling apart. Jobless and adrift, her heart keeps pulling her back to Honey Grove—the small town she once loved but left behind. The only problem? Blake Fisher. He was supposed to be her forever until he shattered her heart and drove her away.
Now, Wren has no choice but to return home, and avoiding Blake becomes impossible when a family emergency forces them to work together on the family farm. As old wounds resurface and sparks fly, Wren must confront the pain of the past while grappling with the possibility of a second chance.
Blake has regrets, but none greater than losing Wren. With her back in Honey Grove, he’s determined to prove he’s no longer the man who broke her heart. But can Wren trust him again? Or will the weight of their history be too much to overcome?
Homesick is a heartwarming small-town romance about love, forgiveness, and finding where you truly belong. Perfect for fans of emotional second-chance love stories and tender, slow-burn drama.
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