Still feeling a bit sickly from my chocolate hangover, I have declared myself on a diet. No sugar, no bread, nothing that will make me smile and pounce on it. Just until Easter. Only 11 short days. That is nothing in the grand scheme of things, a blink of an eye! I will even….exercise! It’s amazing how motivated one is after a really bad night. The next morning is always a time of grand promises and plans. Plus I am out of chocolate. Whatever I didn’t get to my hubby took care of.

The Blue Hour (Merci Rayborn Novels)
T. Jefferson Parker
4.2 Out of 5 Stars (83 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Tim Hess is a semi-retired homicide cop staring at his own death sentence, lung cancer. Time is running out. Thrice divorced and childless, Hess is the classic loner cop, so he’s happy to accept the difficult job offered to him: find and stop a serial killer who’s been abducting beautiful young women in Orange County.

His new partner, and boss, is the brash, ambitious Merci Rayborn. She’s unpopular and unloved by her fellow cops, but she’s also relentless, smart and principled. Hess, challenged by the investigation and by his own disease, isn’t happy about taking orders from Merci, and he certainly isn’t planning for her to fall in love with him…

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Synthetic: Rise of the Siren
Shonna Wright
4.0 Out of 5 Stars (47 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | Science Fiction

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Kora hates vampires and swears she’ll never make one.Using artificial cells, she synthesizes pleasant, harmless creatures like mermaids and gnomes for wealthy clients who want mythical creatures roaming their grounds and swimming in their private lakes.

When trillionaire Ruby Lazar buys Kora’s masterpiece, the Siren, Kora leaps at the opportunity to deliver her marvel in person. She rushes off to Ruby’s Gothic castle on the cliffs of Point Dume only to end up imprisoned in a Victorian monkey cage.To save her own life, Kora must transform the Siren into the very creature she loathes.

To make matters worse, Ruby already has a synthetic vampire boy toy named Vaughn who’s the most vicious, arrogant, gorgeous thing Kora has ever laid eyes on.She hates every strand of hair on his blood-sucking head but can’t stop thinking about him.

But everything about the castle, including Vaughn, is oddly familiar to Kora.She soon learns that in order to truly escape, she must uncover secrets from her own forgotten past. Only by discovering her true identity can she prevent Ruby from destroying her life all over again.

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Smoky Mountain Tracks (Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries)
Donna Ball
4.1 Out of 5 Stars (36 Reviews)
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home | Action & Adventure | Contemporary Fiction | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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As a native of the small town of Hansonville, North Carolina,and a wilderness rescue worker, Raine Stockton knows the Smoky Mountains as well as anyone could, but she gave up her Search and Rescue work after a tragic loss. Now she reluctantly returns to active duty to help find a young child who has been kidnapped and taken deep into the forest.But as Raine’s young golden retriever, Cisco, picks up the trail, his enthusiasm fails to make up for his lack of experience, and their first foray into the forest results in disaster…and the discover of the kidnapper,  shot dead.

Suspecting there’s more to the case than meets the eye, Raine struggles to overcome her personal demons, turns her search in new directions… and learns to trust Cisco to lead the way.

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On Her Own Two Wheels
Stacy Xavier
4.7 Out of 5 Stars (10 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

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Just three years out of college and Cassie Wright has hit a dead end. Still living at home with her mom and dad and dating the same writer masked as a waiter, Devon, for just as long, she knows she wants more out of life. Motorcycle lessons seem like a fun idea and the perfect escape. Cassie soon finds herself breaking away from her dull life and starts on a journey to self-confidence as she learns how to make each day extraordinary.

While driving home from visiting her grandmother in Wisconsin, she drags a reluctant Devon to a local biker event at a motorcycle dealership. From there, she becomes inspired to take riding lessons for some much needed fun and adventure. In time, she meets Marcus, the part-time riding instructor and full-time college administrator. He is drawn to Cassie’s ambition and adventurous spirit, and a romance quickly blossoms, forcing Cassie to realize she deserves better than what Devon chooses to give.

Becoming more confident in her everyday life through her riding, Cassie quits the electronics shop to become the motorcycle dealership’s new marketing director, opening herself up to an entirely new set of professional and personal obstacles. Cassie must learn to approach her issues in a whole new way while striving to be the type of woman she herself would want to emulate.

An inspirational coming-of-age novel for any woman who has ever settled for less, romantically or professionally, On Her Own Two Wheels tells the moving tale of a young woman finding the courage to challenge herself, break the mold, seek adventure, and make the ordinary in her life extraordinary as she truly comes into her own.

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Granite Hearts
Elizabeth Egerton Wilder
4.4 Out of 5 Stars (7 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Fiction

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Hearts of granite forged by dreams and etched with time.

One family, one journey, many paths, all guided by the strength and wisdom of one amazing woman. Granite Hearts continues the tale of early Maine settlers introduced in The Spruce Gum Box fighting to not only survive, but thrive, along the developing 1800’s Maine waterfront and construction of the majestic Fort Knox despite hardship, prejudice, and the growing turbulence between the states.

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Jane’s Transformation (The Magical Pony School)
Billie Hinton
5.0 Out of 5 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks | Children’s Fiction

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When Jane is invited to attend the Magical Pony School she has no idea that the winter solstice ceremony will bring a wild pig, an odd woman, and a crazy dwarf into her life. Jane learns how to shape-shift and goes on an unexpected journey, aided by three first-year friends, the Magical Pony School herd, a very special black mare with one eye, and two little donkey guardians.

The Magical Pony School series is aimed at middle grade readers but appeals to all ages. If Harry Potter had a little sister, she would be at the Magical Pony School!

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