When I was in my early twenties, I lived on the second floor of an apartment building. It was during a heat wave that I had the brilliant idea to buy a plastic kiddie pool, put it in my living room, and fill it full of water from the hose outside. It took a few tries to throw the nozzle to the second floor balcony, but I got the job done. The neighbors saw what I was doing. They didn’t say anything. They just kept on singing karaoke in the front yard with their never ending garage sale. I’m not sure if the karaoke machine was for sale or not. If it was, it must have been too expensive because they had it all summer. I put the nozzle in the pool, walked downstairs, turned on the hose and ran upstairs to watch the pool fill with water. It didn’t take that long to fill. Nice. When it was just about 3/4 full, I ran downstairs and turned the water off. The karaoke singers still going strong. I remember the guy, who spent all day sitting in his car, asked me what I was up to. I don’t recall exactly what I said, but he was satisfied with my answer and the conversation quickly ended. Soon after I was cooling off from the heat in the kiddie pool in my living room. Good times.
78 Degrees and Bloody (The Casey Stafford Series Book 1)
by George Prior
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An Internet influencer and her boyfriend are brutally killed in their home in Los Angeles, and homicide detective Casey Stafford is under pressure by the LAPD and the news media to catch the disturbed killer — even as he desperately murders more people to cover his tracks.
It appears that their suspect is killing any potential witnesses, and each murder is more disturbing and out of control than the last.
The investigation leads Casey and his partner, Banchet, to a Chinese gang, a Mexican hitman, the FBI, a million dollars in stolen gold, and a leak in the LAPD itself, and with each murder, media interest in the case grows until the entire nation is watching.
Casey needs to stop the deranged murderer before he kills again, and he needs to do it before he is taken off the case by his commanding officers.
With Prior’s “crackling prose and relentless pacing,” each book in the Casey Stafford Series is filled with action, torn-from-the-headlines criminals, authentic LAPD police procedural details, and Casey’s joy in getting justice for his victims and just being a good cop.
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Bad Day in the Late Wisconsin: A Modern Western Time Travel Thriller
by D. M. Sears
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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20 terrorists. One bounty hunter. 14,000 years between them. Just how far will one man go to get his revenge? For fans of A. G. Riddle, Michael Crichton, and James Rollins!
When the government fails to capture a techno-terrorist cabal, it outsources the job.
Reluctant bounty hunter Leonard “Bad” Day, out for revenge for the slaughter of his family, agrees to go after the most dangerous killers. But the challenge is not WHERE the terrorists have escaped, it’s WHEN.
On their trail in the Wyoming wilderness, Day learns the killers have not just gone back to nature, they’ve gone back in time – 14,000 years. Now trapped in the past himself, he finds the tables have turned. The hunter has become the hunted.
With the clock ticking on his ability to return to the present, Day’s mission is no longer to bring his quarry to justice.
It’s to stay alive.
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The Unfinished Gift (A Homefront Novel Book 1)
by Dan Walsh
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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— Double Carol Award-winner (Best Debut Novel, Best Historical Fiction) —
Patrick Collins has three items on his Christmas list. He wants the army to find his father. He wants to leave his grandfather’s house. And he wants–very badly–the wooden soldier tucked away in his grandfather’s attic. Set at Christmastime in 1943, The Unfinished Gift is an engaging family story that reminds us of the surprising things that can affect powerful change in our hearts–like a young boy’s desperate prayers, a shoebox full of love letters, even a dusty, long-forgotten wooden soldier.
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Queen of Shifting Sands (Instanolde Chronicles Book 1)
by Kaitlyn Carter Brown
Genre: Romance
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A crownless queen. A cursed prince. One summer to live.
The stars have aligned in the kingdom of Instanolde, or so Lystra believes as she eagerly awaits her wedding day. Her beloved, the king, is everything her heart desires, but when a brutal attack leaves her betrothed dead and Instanolde on the cusp of collapse, she finds her future in ruins, and the throne beyond her reach. With invasion looming across the desert, Lystra refuses to let grief keep her from defending her kingdom — even if that means forging a marriage alliance with Elerek, the brother of her lost love, a prince shrouded in secrets.
Elerek, now heir to the throne, has spent his life waiting to die. An untouchable curse lurks beneath his skin, and though he aches to see its suffocating hold severed, he’s long given up hope. When his brother’s death drags him from the shadows, Elerek must find the strength to shoulder the crown’s burdens and secure a queen — a wife to protect his kingdom after the curse claims him. With the adoration of the people already in the palm of her hands, Lystra is the ideal candidate. But even if she doesn’t spurn him for his ruinous curse, he’ll need to protect her from its dangers — and his heart as he finds himself steadily drawn to the girl’s unbreakable spirit. With death on the horizon, Elerek must become the king he never planned to be and save Instanolde before his time runs out.
Lystra and Elerek only have one summer to prepare their kingdom for invasion, but more than one threat prowls their desert, and the cost of survival might just destroy them all.
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Silent Fright: A collection of chilling Christmas short stories (Christmas Horror Collections)
by Lex Young, Mason Crundell
Genre: Horror
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For fans of Inside No. 9 and Black Mirror, experience a creepy collection of chilling Christmas short stories, from the horror author Lex Young, writer of ‘A Christmas Number One’ and ‘V: Garcia’.
This collection features the following short stories:
Later We’ll Have Some Pumpkin Pie -Katie is dreading Christmas Day lunch with her boyfriend’s family. They are rich, successful, and have a fabulous estate. Katie wants it all. Until Christmas lunch is served…
Help Them To See – Four friends gather for their annual Christmas meal at their local pub. Only this year, one of them has something special planned. But it requires some careful manipulation…
Do You Hear What I Hear? -What sort of kid is scared of Christmas? What could possibly be frightening about going downstairs, in the dark early hours of the morning, without your parents, to see if Santa has left you presents? So what if he’s still there, waiting for you, in the dark… ?
A World Outside Your Window- The escapades of an office Christmas party are abruptly brought back to earth after a major announcement.
Surveillance- Being an MI5 agent is a great job. Unless you’re working the Christmas Eve shift.
A Family Christmas Lunch – Everyone loves spending time with family at Christmas. So did Jessica… until the year Charlotte reveals a family secret.
A Dog is Not Just for Christmas – Harry is a grumpy old man who seeks isolation. But when fate takes control, and he crosses paths with a dog in need, Harry questions his attitude towards life.
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Amish Cooking: Wholesome and Simple Amish Recipe Cookbook (Amish Cookbooks)
by Sarah Spencer
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine
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Discover the Amish ways of cooking wholesome meals the whole family will love. Prepare authentic recipes passed down from one generation to the next with Amish Cooking.
There is nothing quite as tempting as biting into a warm dish that you know has been made from fresh, natural ingredients, and that is the beauty of the Amish way of cooking. Amish culture emphasizes the simple life, and so the Amish prefer to prepare their food in the simplest, most natural way possible. Their traditional recipes have been handed down from mother to daughter for many generations.
In the midst of a hectic modern lifestyle, it feels warm and soothing to return to simple, classic recipes to put food on the table for our families. Simplicity also means that you do not have to spend hours in the kitchen or use any special gadgets. You can easily create something delicious that can satisfy your stomach and mesmerize your family members.
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