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Clean and Lean: 30 Days, 30 Foods, a New You!


Ian K. Smith - 2019
    Dr. Ian wrote Clean and Lean to put what he knows about nutrition and physiology in one place, and to motivate you to:--Use the power of intermittent fasting to discover your optimal eating times each day--Explore clean eating with 30 (!) fresh, real foods that you can combine endlessly for meals and snacks--Try his day-by-day 30-day diet plan that tells you just what to eat, while still giving you loads of options--Get up and move: customized exercise plans for all fitness levels won’t wear you out, but will energize you and accelerate your results--Take off up to 15 pounds in 30 days!

Love Hina: The Novel, Volume 1


Ken Akamatsu - 2003
    Despite the fact that he's kind of a screw-up, the competition to hook up with him is fierce, and hilarious cat-fights ensue. An already tumultuous living situation escalates to an uproar when Keitaro and the girls get the news that their home will transform into a commercial inn, with strangers from outside their school as guests!

Agent Raeann O'Riley


Susie McIver - 2020
    But her fantasy is shattered after a jealous rival for his affection drugs and seduces him, and worse, becomes pregnant. Feeling betrayed and heartbroken, Raeann slams the door on her heart and throws away the key, dedicating herself to her career as a criminal profiler for the FBI.Seven years later, when a missing person’s case crosses her desk, Raeann must reopen the wounds that destroyed her life so that she may save the life of a child - and not just any child, but Max, Nick’s only son.But there are worse terrors than a broken heart, and when Raeann’s mission becomes a battle for survival, she finds herself up against an enemy so evil and cunning that her own will to survive might not be enough to save her.

Steam Legion


Evan Currie - 2012
    Dyna of Sparta would not allow it, on her life and her ancestors she so swore.An Epic adventure set during the Early Roman Empire's era of expansion and unrest. Steam Legion develops from a real historical crossroads and explodes out in a new direction, derailing our history centuries before the first railroads were invented.When the revolts against the Empire reach the city of Alexandria, a small cadre of Legionnaires find themselves thrust into a revolution not of religion but of technology. Watch as Dyna of Sparta, Heron of Alexandria, and those who stand with them forge a new path to the future. Epic military action mixed with sparkling and memorable characters brings Legion to life, while forgotten technologies of our own distant past provide hope in an uncertain world.Watch and learn as Dyna of Sparta steps out of the Ivory Tower of the Library and into the sandals of her ancestors, blade in hand, to defend that which had become her life.

Buried


C.J. Carmichael - 2012
    Now someone with inside knowledge is feeding clues to true crime writer Dougal Lachlan, promising him the best story of his career. Pursuing the leads means returning to Twisted Cedars, where his sister Jamie, is about to marry a man he deeply dislikes.Local Twisted Cedars librarian Charlotte Hammond prefers her mysteries - and her romances - between the covers of a good book, especially since the disappearance of her older sister, Daisy, eight years ago. But then the dark and tortured soul who is Dougal Lachlan walks into the Twisted Cedars Library asking for her help.Before long Charlotte realizes there is no safe zone. Not even in libraries...and especially not in Twisted Cedars.Twisted Cedar MysteriesBuried, Book 1Forgotten, Book 2Exposed, Book 3

The Girl You Killed


Leslie Wolfe - 2021
    A passionate marine biologist, happily married to Craig, the man she loves, recently moved into a home commensurate with their success to enjoy a life many others only dream about, in one of Houston’s most desirable suburbs. But only a few months later, a trial that dramatically polarizes their town names Craig Brafford as a defendant in the murder of his young wife, shattering the serenity of the peaceful community.Andi’s name is on everyone’s lips, her relationships exposed and torn to shreds in a highly publicized case that has everyone’s eyes glued to the internet. Andrea’s life remains a mystery that investigators and public opinion equally fail to solve. Was she the happy, devoted wife she'd made everyone believe she was?Only she can answer that question.The best-selling author of Dawn Girl is back with a suspenseful, gripping psychological thriller. Fans of Celeste Ng, Alex Michaelides, and Liane Moriarty will enjoy The Girl You Killed, an addictive psychological thriller that will keep readers enthralled until the last page.

Until Death: Raven's Duet


Ashley Amy - 2019
    It didn’t help I had the world’s most overprotective father that babied me.Starting a new school while hiding who I am won’t help my case, but at least I get to show my worth.The series of events that come my way change the game of things. Instead of just competing to see who can stand at my side, I’ve found myself in the chaos of a storm I didn’t see coming.Someone in this school knows. They know the things that can ruin me.I have to stop them before it’s too late. But this time, my sisters aren’t here to have my back.I’m just one Horsemen that doesn’t have her generals yet.WARNING: Readers should be advised that this contains bully themes, sexual content, and physical abuse. Do not read if such triggers bother you.

Endless Evil


Amanda Feyerbend - 2014
    Someone is hunting down young women to fulfill their macabre fantasies.Then they make a mistake and leave a witness behind.When Megan Crawford wakes up in the hospital, she can’t remember her attackers or what happened to her.If Megan’s memories are their only clue, will Alex catch the killers?

The Butterfly Storm


Kate Frost - 2013
    A new start in Greece with Alekos, her boyfriend of just six weeks, removes Sophie from a mundane 9-5 job, takes her away from the difficult relationship she has with her mum, and gives her the opportunity and belief that she is finally doing something positive and exciting with her life.But a lot can change in four years. An engagement, a domineering mother-in-law to be and the reality of life in Greece not being quite what Sophie imagined puts a strain on her relationship with Alekos.When an accident forces Sophie back to the UK to look after her estranged mum, she has time to reevaluate her life, her idea of family, where she wants to be and, most importantly, who she loves.

Weaving Man


Tove Foss Ford - 2016
    Known as Menders, the professional killer expects a reward for unraveling a ruthless plot to overthrow his monarch. Instead, the Queen hands him a shock appointment: to serve as guardian and trainer to the newborn Princess Katrin. Epic, Genre-Bending Victorian Science-Fantasy Second in line to a corrupt and uneasy throne, Katrin is dispatched to a distant estate called The Shadows, to be reared according to the severe and pitiless standards of the Royal House. But it is soon clear that Katrin is not like other children. Could she be one of the prophesied “chosen” who will move Eirdon from endless war to the light of peace — at a terrible cost? An Amazon Top Ten Best-Seller in Steampunk Science Fiction and Fantasy Balanced between the wrath of a powerful Queen and the inexorable pull of fate, Menders must eventually choose between saving himself, saving his world or protecting the child that he’s come to love.Book One of the Prophecy Series Amazon Top Ten Best-Seller recorded December 25th, 2016 - http://web.archive.org/web/2016122500...

Murder in the House of Beads: A Mystery in Paradise (House of Beads Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)


Mary Jane Forbes - 2009
    Manny Salinas. The captain recognizes Julie, and he is tasked with breaking the news to her husband, Russell, that his wife is dead.While the police are not sure what happened, they are immediately suspicious of Julie’s husband, who is a well-known architect. And they also want to interview Catherine Hainsworth, a friend of Julie’s who performed CPR on her right before she died. Might she have information important to the case?Soon, the police learn that the couple did not have such a happy marriage. But their efforts to solve the case are complicated when two bodies turn up in the Halifax River. Now, there is an added sense of urgency to find answers as Capt. Salinas and his team wonder how, or if, the three deaths are connected. If they don’t find answers soon, others could die in MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF BEADS.

When No One Is Watching


Joseph Hayes - 2010
    Panicked, he frames his best friend, a good-hearted alcoholic, and flees the scene. As one man tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, the other embarks on a meteoric rise to political stardom. But when a dogged detective digs deeper into the case, the political superstar must decide just how far he is willing to go to keep his dark secret. Author Joseph Hayes combines page-turning suspense with a poignant tale of inspiration and redemption as he asks, is “the greater good” just a lie we tell ourselves to justify the sins we commit when no one is watching?

The Bloodstone Papers


Glen Duncan - 2006
    Kate Lyle is a headstrong young woman desperate to escape a sexually predatory household. Both are Anglo-Indians, members of a race that helped turn the wheels of Empire for years. But Empire days are numbered, and as India sheds its colonial skin, the young lovers must face their own tryst with destiny.In twenty-first-century England, Owen Monroe is writing this story of his parents' lives in an effort to avoid the problems in his own: lost love, relentless libido, dreams of death, and a world full of headlines he can't understand and doesn't want to. But keeping past and present apart isn't as easy as it seems, and before long Owen is deep in the one story he never wanted to tell....Epic in its scope yet never losing sight of the telling, gorgeous detail, The Bloodstone Papers is an extraordinarily rich and beautiful read that manages to ask the big questions without fuss and to accept that the big answers aren't always what we want to hear.

Double Blind


Dan Alatorre - 2019
    The killer's hunting them. A lone trucker is ambushed, shot, and brutally stabbed. A tourist meets the same fate while out for a jog. Facing two crime scenes that could have come from a horror movie, Detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin search for a crazed serial killer. Five more attacks happen in a week, launching the entire city into a panic and causing the mayor to throw all of the city’s resources into stopping the rampage. But while the detectives work around the clock, they don’t know the killer has upped the game—by making them his next targets. PRAISE FOR DOUBLE BLIND: ONE HELL OF A MURDER MYSTERY A. M. Park Review “A GRIPPING STORY” “As with all his books, Dan jumps in with an explosive start that pulls his readers in immediately.” - -San Francisco Review of Books “TRUE EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT READING” " I could see it and feel it…this crime thriller is a potent example of the talent of this author to pull his readers into his story and believe. Can’t forget to mention this, WHAT AN ENDING!”- Tome Tender Review “WOW, WHAT A RIDE” Spencer Reviews “KEEPS YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE END” “Lots of twist and turns, most of which you don't see coming. And even when you do see them coming, they don't lead where you think.” - L. Martin Review

Rescue


Kemmie Michaels - 2014
    The emptiness in her gaze he understands to his core, and he's instantly compelled to help this brown-haired beauty fight the source of her pain. Determined and intense, he needs to use his strength to help her find her own. Cam Foster, in that instant, becomes the dove he wants to free from her cage. From the first night, he needs her.Cruelly, the past refuses to let her go. The lingering manipulation holds her in that cage as the control she lived under continues to crush the woman she wants to become. Even though Ledger offers her heated passion and a safe haven, she can't find her way out.Desire and danger fight to pull her life in two directions…but those forces may crumble as Ledger fights harder than any barrier he and his dove face.