I love planning ahead as much as the next guy, but after the holidays I just want to enjoy the here and now and rest. Apparently the outside world does not want me to stop. I don’t mean the regular day to day stuff, that I can handle. I have been getting a lot of emails from Tough Mudder (10 mile/ 20 obstacle event) previewing all the new obstacles and horrendous ways they will torture the participants. Right! The holidays have just ended, I resemble a bloated harbor seal, and they think I want to think about ten miles of up-hill torture? BLEGH! GO AWAY! HISS HISS! Although by the looks of my thighs I guess I better start thinking about it now. Get to eating right and get a good solid exercise plan in place. Or…. I can put it off for a few months, then panic and go on a crazy last minute, only to end up on the kitchen floor crying while eating spoonfuls of cake frosting. I do like frosting.
Tubby Dubonnet Mysteries Vol 5-6
by Tony Dunbar
Genre: Mystery
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The FIFTH and SIXTH funny, offbeat, and surprising legal thrillers in the Tubby Dubonnet series.
CORRUPTION, MURDER, AND A REALLY GREAT PO’BOY… A New Orleans lawyer who’d rather eat, drink, and swap stories than get caught in court, Tubby Dubonnet, cleaving faithfully to his guiding principles “Never screw a client and never lie to the judge,” manages, in his own laconic fashion, to right many of the wrongs that beset his clients. In these late-series books, he’s experiencing the pride and satisfaction of new grandparenthood. And he’s taken on some additional civic duties, agreeing to co-chair the reelection campaign of his good friend, Judge Hughes. But in Tony Dunbar’s books, New Orleans is The Big Sleazy squared. No one is safe, especially from their elected officials. Even if they are an elected official. Half the fun of a Tubby Dubonnet book is watching his sly creator fit together a plethora of fascinating yet seemingly unrelated jigsaw pieces to form a picture you never saw coming. And the other half is hanging out with Tubby and his crew of eccentrics, sleazeballs, goofballs, and enticing, confusing babes in the Big Easy-to-Love. The food descriptions are no slouch either. These are funny-hard-boiled mysteries with as many laughs as chills, because no matter how dire things get, Dunbar never loses his sense of humor: “I think he’s going to shoot us once we’re out in the Gulf,” Tubby whispered to the girl. “His aura is green,” she agreed. “Dunbar has an excellent ear for dialogue… His stylish take on Big Easy lowlife is reminiscent of the best of Donald Westlake and Elmore Leonard.” -Booklist WHO WILL LIKE THESE: Fans of Tremé, softshell crab po’ boys, Domilise’s, the Upperline Restaurant… wait, let’s start over, it’s not all about the food — ok, fans of legal mysteries, (particularly Parnell Hall’s Steve Winslow series and anything by Lia Matera), comic mysteries, Elmore Leonard, funny lawyer movies like My Cousin Vinny, TV shows like Ally McBeal and Night Court; and everyone’s favorite New Orleans yarn, Confederacy of Dunces. Vol. 5: CRIME CZAR It’s a city of sin. And murder is only one of them. Tubby Dubonnet can’t forget the last words that escaped an old friend’s lips, and he can’t get out of the way of a political campaign that’s turning rough. Obsessed with the idea that a shadowy crime boss may be pulling the strings that have cost good people their lives, Tubby is entering into a test of courage with the most violent men in New Orleans. And if that weren’t dangerous enough, he’s just picked up the worst ally he could ever find: a beautiful prostitute gunning for revenge. Vol. 6: LUCKY MAN When the D.A. himself sets you up, you know you’re going down… So what if Judge Hughes shared a few special moments with Sultana Patel — why is this a matter of public interest? “The stench from that courthouse fills the city,” roars D.A. Marcus Dementhe. “Those hypocritical men and women who wear the robes are filthy with deception.” And Dementhe has a zany plan to snare them. Hughes, happily, has had the good sense to hire epicurean lawyer Tubby Dubonnet, whose laconic air is belied by his zeal to protect his clients. And what a web they’re ensnared in! “raffish charm and humor”– The New York Times
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Mail Order Bride Romance: In the Here and Now (Sweet and Clean Inspirational Christian Romance Short Stories Book 4)
by Angelica Rose
Genre: Romance | Religion & Spirituality | Religious & Inspirational Fiction
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A handsome Texas rancher with wounds to heal… The lively Mary Melton lives with her affluent parents in a beautiful home in post-Civil War Charleston. To most, she lives a dream life filled with parties and dresses and handsome young men; but Mary feels caged within the confines of high society and yearns for freedom. Mary’s call for freedom is answered through a marriage proposal by mail from Dale, a Texas rancher looking for a sweet young woman to make his wife. But when Mary arrives and finally meets the cool and detached Dale face to face, she discovers that his marriage proposal isn’t quite what it seemed. Determined to make her new life a success, and with the help of Dale’s sister, Mary makes it her mission to crack Dale’s exterior shell and help heal his past wounds. Can Mary convince Dale to leave the past behind him and focus on the here and now? This is a sweet and clean western romance and is a stand alone story with a HEA FREE 5-BOOK CLEAN ROMANCE BUNDLE INCLUDED AT THE BACK OF THIS BOOK!
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Solar Weapon
by David Capps
Genre: Science Fiction | Thrillers
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A secret group of elite people has broken away from our civilization and now demand the entire world bow to their power. IF every nation on Earth doesn’t surrender total control to that elitist group, a Coronal Mass Ejection will be triggered on the sun, creating an Extinction Level Event that will incinerate the surface of the planet. FBI agent Jake Hunter and NSA agent Honika Badger scramble through a maze of clues and evidence, desperately trying to discover who is behind this threat, and figure out how they can be stopped, as the resolve of the elite group is terrifyingly demonstrated.
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Something Found
by Carrie Crafton
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Fiction
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When Emily falls in love with Collin she’s looking forward to the changes it will bring: moving from the U.S. to Ireland, leaving her mother behind, and a fresh start. What she doesn’t realize is that marrying Collin also means marrying his family. Before she can even settle in she finds herself at odds with her new sister-in-law, learning that her husband and her brother have a less enthusiastic business partnership than she ever could have imagined,and entrusted with a secret her father-in-law hasn’t shared with his children. All this and then the unexpected feeling of actually missing the mother she never had a good relationship with. But being in love and determined to make it work forces her to face it all head on and see what the outcome will be.
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Under the Wall: The True Story of the 1945 Tunnel Escape from Eastern State Penitentiary
by John DuMond
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs | History
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In 1945, twelve inmates, including notorious bank robber Willie Sutton and mob trigger-man Frederick “The Angel” Tenuto, escaped from Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia through a one hundred foot tunnel. Some would be captured quickly. Others would not go down so easily. Under the Wall is a true crime short story. Approximate length: 5,000 words (about 20 printed pages)
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