What an awesome experience it was to ride the train yesterday. They are finally putting in a commuter train in our area and have been doing free test runs for a few weeks now. Yesterday we gathered up the family, birthday gifts in hand, and took the train to my in laws house to celebrate Oma’s birthday. The baby bassets were not impressed with the sardine like conditions, but the free ride made it quite appealing. It was so nifty to see parts of the two counties I had never seen before. I have lived here all my life and never knew there were so many farms and beautiful stretches of open land. Living in the wine country I was convinced everything was nothing but grape vineyards. This was not the case at all. Rolling hills with beautiful oak trees still exists in my area. I would have taken pictures, but it was standing room only and I just didn’t want to fall on anyone. Next time.. I promise!

Carrots: A Shelby Nichols Adventure
by Colleen Helme
4.3 Stars (1,218 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery | Women’s Fiction

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Shelby Nichols is an average woman whose life is organized and predictable. But the day she stops at the grocery store for some carrots, everything changes. As the cashier scans her purchases, a gunman is busy robbing the store. When shots ring out, Shelby finds herself face to face with the killer. The next thing she knows, she’s lying on the floor with a bullet wound to her head. Luckily, the bullet only grazes her scalp, and she doesn’t suspect any lasting effects until later, when she suddenly ‘hears’ what people are thinking. With this uncanny ability, her life takes on a whole new dimension. Her kids think she’s bossy and too old to understand them, but that’s nothing compared to her husband. He says he loves her, but what is it about the redhead at work that he doesn’t want her to know? As if that isn’t enough, the gunman knows she can identify him, and he’s out to silence her forever. In her fight to stay alive, she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime. This pulls Shelby even deeper into danger, where knowing someone’s thoughts can not only hurt her feelings, but get her killed.

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Desert Dreams: A Clean Western Historical Romance (Harvey Girls Romance Series, Book 1)
by Evelyn Michaels, Zoe Matthews
4.4 Stars (31 Reviews)
Genre: Religion & Spirituality | Westerns | Religious & Inspirational Fiction | Romance

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Lizzy grew up on a farm in Kansas as the oldest child of eight children. She spent her days caring for her siblings and working on the farm. One hot summer day, her parents gave her an ultimatum; marry a man her father chose for her or move out. Not wanting to marry a man who is almost as old as her father and knowing she was just another mouth to feed, she decides to apply for the position to be a waitress with the Fred Harvey Company, who owned many fine eating establishments along railroad lines, including the Santa Fe Railroads.

Three years later, Lizzy is still working as a Harvey Girl and enjoying her new life and her job at the El Tovar Hotel near the Grand Canyon. Then her life is about to drastically change once again when she meets widower Nicholas Montgomery and his two young sons. Will they both be able to put their pasts aside and admit their love for each other?

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Sea Creatures
by Val Harris
4.0 Stars (2 Reviews)
Genre: Family Life | Teen & Young Adult | Contemporary Fiction

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On the south coast of Cornwall a mother vanishes without trace, leaving behind her husband and three young children. The mystery that surrounds her disappearance lingers in the psyche of each one of them, shaping the people they are and their experiences in life, and it forces them apart. Then, without warning, almost half a century later, the family receive some extraordinary news. Their mother has resurfaced. Linked together again, the estranged siblings struggle to come to terms with a return to painful ground and the resurfacing of memories they would rather forget, as well as facing unstable futures.

Sea Creatures is a pacy, page-turning family drama that explores many issues. Sea Creatures is followed by a sequel : The Song the Waves Sing.

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A Chronicle of Chaos (The Light and Shadow Chronicles Book 1)
by D.M. Cain, Pam Elise Harris
4.7 Stars (26 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Fantasy | Teen & Young Adult

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In a realm ravaged by war, the paths of two warriors cross with world-changing consequences.

The soldier known as Chaos fights in the name of destiny, honor and glory. Arrogant and headstrong, he considers himself the strongest warrior in the land, until fate puts him at the mercy of the demon Anathema.

The two strike up an intense rivalry, but their obsession to destroy one another only leads them closer together. When the forces of Light and Dark collide, where will their loyalties lie?

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Quinn & The Vanishing Bride (Liam Quinn Mysteries Book 4)
by LH Thomson
4.2 Stars (42 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Mystery | Contemporary Fiction

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Someone needs to help George. He hasn’t been himself since he killed his parents, and now that he’s out and on his own, he can’t find the woman he could swear he just married. His doctor wants to sedate him, maybe permanently, and a Latin drug lord is inclined to blow his head off. Can Liam Quinn find the heroine, foil a forger and keep his own head on his shoulders? Find out, in Quinn and the Vanishing Bride.

For lovers of Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly and Sue Grafton, this private eye series offers a steady stream of action and adventure, humor and even some romance.

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