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The Sunshine Potluck Society (Sunshine Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
Four friends start a monthly potluck brunch when their lives begin to unravel.
Lifelong friends Joanna, Debbie and Gwen, grew up on Bribie Island together, in the quaint little hamlet of Sunshine. Now that they’re on the cusp of retirement, they hold a regular potluck brunch to catch up.
Joanna is a retired chef who married a restauranteur in her twenties. Now she’s a sixty-year-old widow, she finds it hard to leave the house. The world is so big and overwhelming at times, she decides to hire full-time live-in carer, Emily Miller, to help her navigate her agoraphobia. She pays the bills by writing cookbooks, and spends her days testing out recipes with Emily pitching in.
Debbie is a glamorous sixty, and can’t bring herself to fully retire. The successful law firm she spent her life building, requires her constant attention and she struggles to pull herself away to embrace a more relaxed pace of life with her friends in Sunshine. Her husband is a workaholic as well, and the two of them never had children. They hardly see each other most weeks, and she’s beginning to wonder if he’s intentionally isolating himself.
Coastal Fury Boxset (1-3) (affiliate link)
Secrets of Redemption Series: Books 1-3 (affiliate link)
A fresh start. That’s what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin, would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter.
But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers. A past that includes …
Complications from interacting with her old teenage crush, Daniel …
Struggling to regain her memory of the night 16-year-old Jessica disappeared …
Dealing with the townspeople, who are convinced she and her family are behind many of the violent murders and disappearances that have plagued Redemption …
Living in her aunt’s old house, which the locals swear is haunted.
But there’s no such thing as ghosts. Right?
AfterStrike (affiliate link)
What if, without warning, you had to run for your life and leave everything behind?
Remi Bartell faces that terrifying moment and takes only the dog who saved her.
But as she settles into a new place, lightning strikes! Remi loses her memory and struggles to figure out who she is, why her life is so secretive, and who she can trust. Then she makes a small mistake—that costs her everything. The crime-family patriarch she’s hiding from kidnaps her and plunges her into a revenge nightmare. The trauma triggers buried memories from her old life that will either save her or destroy her.
Cooking with Cheese: 50 Delicious Ways (affiliate link)
Florida Style Pierogi
Jalapeno Poppers
Buffalo Pizza
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Mediterranean Appetizer
Feta, Chicken, and Rosemary
Alfredo Pasta
Chicken Parmigiana
Classical American Hot Dogs
Tropical Wontons
Teaberry Mystery Theatre (Teaberry Farm Book 3) (affiliate link)
Megan Bennet, owner of the Teaberry Farm B&B, is looking forward to a busy week. Her rooms are booked by some of the cast members of an upcoming mystery play. In fact, Megan is looking forward to seeing the show with Dan. Until someone is murdered and she ends up playing the detective to hunt down the pieces of the puzzle and help solve the mystery. This mild cozy mystery offers a clean read with a female amateur sleuth and friends in a small-town setting. Megan is one of the main characters in this series but interacts with a wide range of other characters in the fictional town of Teaberry. Main characters in the series are multigenerational.
The Color of Money (affiliate link)
A legendary pool hustler tries to make a comeback in the novel that inspired the Martin Scorsese film.
Fast Eddie Felson was the best in the country. Then he walked out on his talent. He ran a poolroom for the next twenty years, got married, and watched pool games on television.
One evening he watches a pool player who reminds him of his old rival, Minnesota Fats, and it sparks something in him. Feeling a sudden grief at the loss of his old self and his old life, he leaves behind his business—and his marriage—and finds Fats, now retired in the Florida Keys. Now the pair is about to embark on a tour of the country together. Eddie hopes to recapture his glory days, but the journey will come with a price . . .
Betrayal (affiliate link)
Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again.
But on her first day in the post, Úrsula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Úrsula could ever have imagined. A homeless man is stalking her – but is he hounding her, or warning her of some danger? And why has the death of her father in police custody so many years earlier reared its head again?
As Úrsula is drawn into dirty politics, facing increasingly deadly threats, the lives of her stalker, her bodyguard and even a witch-like cleaning lady intertwine. Small betrayals become large ones, and the stakes are raised ever higher…
Most of the study of economics deals with commodity markets, where the price of a good connects sellers and buyers. But what about other kinds of “goods,” like a spot in the Yale freshman class or a position at Google? If you’ve ever sought a job or hired someone, applied to college or guided your child into a good kindergarten, asked someone out on a date or been asked out, you’ve participated in a kind of market. This is the territory of matching markets, where “sellers” and “buyers” must choose each other, and price isn’t the only factor determining who gets what.
In Who Gets What—and Why, Nobel laureate Alvin E. Roth reveals the matching markets hidden around us and shows us how to recognize a good match and make smarter, more confident decisions.
A Perfect Groom (affiliate link)
To win a scandalous wager, a rake must seduce the only woman to ever steal his heart in this Regency romance.
Justin Sterling intends to best every rogue among the ton—by bedding the Season’s most luscious debutante. But he never expected the enchantress in question to be Arabella Templeton, who once stole his heart and owns it still. Now the notorious scoundrel will have to prove to her that his intentions are honorable . . . while protecting her virtue from every other rascal in London.
Arabella will marry only for love—and she does not need her childhood nemesis to act as her self-appointed guardian! Though the arrogant cad seems sincere, she is well aware of his rakehell history and won’t be swayed by his considerable charm and disarming good looks. For it would be madness for Arabella to ignore the voice of reason that whispers “beware!” and heed instead the longings of her heart . . .
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You (affiliate link)
It’s the year 2000.
Summer here in London is almost over. There are rumours the world is about to end, and yet my soft little universe is finally opening up, just getting started.
When I see him I fall through the ground. He’s just a boy but I am lost in a starburst galaxy. A rip tide. A hurricane. Sweet and delicious as crisp cherryade.
I’m on fire. I’m in love…with my best friend.
Kevin Belton’s Big Flavors of New Orleans (affiliate link)
The beloved New Orleans chef dishes up the culinary history of his city with recipes that combine down-home comfort and the big flavors he’s famous for.
A true Creole New Orleanian, Chef Kevin Belton is dedicated to the culinary traditions of the Crescent City. In this comprehensive cookbook, he teaches home chefs the secrets to authentic Creole cuisine, from how to make a perfect roux to the importance of the “holy trinity”—celery, onion, and bell pepper. Belton also offers his original spin on Louisiana classics like gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée, po’boys, and grillades with grits.
Going beyond Creole fare, Kevin Belton’s Big Flavors of New Orleans celebrates the diverse cultures that haver added to the unique New Orleans palate. Here you’ll discover the Big Easy spin on Mexican, German, Italian and Irish dishes—plus traditional holiday dishes for New Year’s, Thanksgiving, and more.
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