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Candara's Gift


Jasper Cooper - 2006
    Although the book is normally classed as a children's book for ages 9-11 or 9-12, the books are actually loved by both children and adults alike!----------------------------------------Life in the Kingdom of Gems is shattered when a stranger enters the kingdom at night. He has an evil desire to conquer the kingdom and steal the magical Candara Gems.But he meets unexpected resistance in the form of Prince Seph and Princess Amalek. Together with several companions they find that they are the only ones who are still free to fight...----------------------------------------- You can be rest assured that this is one of those children's books that will keep you entertained and enthralled for the entire length of the book and that you will be eager to continue reading the other books in the trilogy.

Einstein The Lazy Kitty


Renae Rae - 2012
    Einstein The Lazy Kitty, combines rhythmic writing and colorful illustrations to make this a short, fun book for all ages but it was designed with your toddler and early reader in mind. Although it can be viewed on a regular kindle, it is probably best viewed by a color reader or computer.

Best Books of 2013: Reader's Guide


Amazon Books - 2013
    This free Kindle book features interviews, essays, excerpts, and other fun extras about the year’s top 20 titles: Donna Tartt talks about her eating habits while writing The Goldfinch; Khaled Hosseini’s publicist discusses what it’s like to be on a national tour with him; David Finkel discusses the emotional impact following the 2-16 infantry battalion in Thank You for Your Service; and much more.

In the Shadows


Susan Finlay - 2013
    Suspicious, they believe there's only one reason Maurelle Dupre would be lurking in their small village—she's a gypsy, a thief. But a former Chicago detective turned mystery author, Dave Martin, who happens to be visiting his French grandmother, isn't so sure about the beautiful stranger when happenstance causes them to meet. He wonders why she seems so frightened and distrustful. He knows he shouldn’t get involved. The last time he trusted a woman in distress, the consequences resulted in the loss of his detective’s shield and his wife. But, as always, the detective in him can't seem to leave well enough alone. However, what Dave couldn't know is how persuading Maurelle to reveal herself will ultimately unveil something far worse than mere theft. In the Shadows is a story of trust, belonging, and murder.

Brighter Child® Handwriting: Printing


School Specialty Publishing - 2006
    This workbook offers 80 pages of printing activities that also reinforce literacy skills by using words children need to read and write for school. With easy-to-follow directions children will have fun learning to print! Features activities that teach: ~How to write each letter of the alphabet ~Combining letters to make words ~Combining words to make sentences The popular Brighter Child Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is helping prepare children by giving them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom

Capital Offense


Kathleen Antrim - 2002
    Now his father is dead and all roads lead to the White House. Roads Jack must take if he is ever to know the truth. Roads twisted by deceit, revenge, power and murder. Roads First Lady Carolyn Alden Lane navigates with great skill.When she learns she’s a pawn in a deadly bid for the White House, her world comes crashing down. Driven by desperation, she refuses to take the fall alone. But how far will she go to even the score? Against all odds, Jack searches for the truth, a truth that may cost him his life, while Carolyn struggles to survive in a web of savage political corruption. This is a new release of a previously published edition.

Taming Your Pet Monster: An Operational Guide


Scott Gordon - 2012
    Witty, colorful and unique, this is one wacky ride you'll never forget!BiographyScott Gordon is the author of several children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on three projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs and Baby Bee.

The Bend


Terri Tiffany - 2017
    Before it happens.Gift or curse? As the lone survivor of a school bombing, she's hid from the press for twenty years. Her new job as a photographer in the rural town of Bend, PA offers her another safe haven from bold reporters.Until women start disappearing.Each missing woman appears to have a connection to a mysterious local cult, and Seth, Bend's only reporter, sets out to investigate. His drastic plans to expose the members make Kate fear for his--and her own--safety, but can she trust him enough to reveal her secrets?The wrong answer could get one, or both of them killed.

The Sam Archer Series: Books 5-6


Tom Barber - 2018
    Right there with Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series and Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp’ ‘I read all of the books in the Sam Archer series and I cannot say enough good things about each one…I’ve never read a series where each book was just as good as the next’ ‘This is an incredible series...the action is non-stop from beginning to end’ ‘I can't speak highly enough of this author and the 6 books in the Sam Archer series. Riveting reading, great plots always with a twist, and likeable heroes' 'The best series I've ever read' 'Looking forward to reading more from this truly talented writer' You read the first box-set. Now catch two more of Sam Archer’s thrilling adventures in this action-packed pair of hard-hitting, back-to-back novels. One Way On his way home in New York City on a late Sunday afternoon, young NYPD Detective Sam Archer saves a team of US Marshals from a violent ambush in the middle of the Upper West Side. The group are forced to take cover in a tenement block in Harlem. But there are more killers on the way to finish the job. And Archer feels there’s something about the group of Marshals that isn’t quite right. Return Fire Four months after they first encountered one another, Sam Archer and Alice Vargas are both working in the NYPD Counter-Terrorism Bureau and also living together. But a week after Vargas leaves for a trip to Europe, Archer gets a knock on his front door. Apparently Vargas has completely disappeared. And it appears she’s been abducted. With over 1000 5* reviews for the series on Amazon/Goodreads and Hollywood interest, what are you waiting for?

The Truth about Eliza James: Romantic Suspense Single Mom Secret Billionaire (The Strong Brothers Trilogy Book 1)


Katina Gavin - 2019
    A mother in trouble. Can he protect her long enough to earn her heart? Dante Strong grew up with far too many family secrets. After a childhood in witness protection, the heir to a substantial steel fortune took a job as a sheriff's deputy in a town where truth and justice reign. When he runs into a desperate single mother and her two young children, he can't deny his desire to help her overcome her own troubled past… and to become part of her future. Eliza James hasn't found much reason to trust her fellow man. Scared and alone, she doesn't expect the handsome lawman's kindness and she's not sure she can find the strength to trust him. After all, given her terrifying upbringing, she knows that everything comes at a price…As Eliza and Dante open up to one another, a family secret could send their romance tumbling down. Will they forge an unbreakable love, or will their deadly pasts come back to kill them?The Truth About Eliza James is the first book in the Strong Brothers trilogy of romantic suspense novels. If you like damaged heroes, broken but brave women, and sizzling chemistry, then you’ll adore Katina Gavin’s dark love story. Buy The Truth About Eliza James to solve love’s puzzle today!

Woody saves the day


Harvey Storm - 2018
    He’s different to what you might imagine a little mouse to be, because Woody is the most respected of all the forest animals. Even the lion and the elephant come to Woody’s cave to bear him gifts.But Woody has a secret that none of the animals know about. He has secretly been fooling them into believing he eats the most powerful animals, the ones of which he leaves bones scattered at the entrance to his cave.A chance encounter with a fox, who takes shelter in his cave one evening, reveals Woody’s deceit to the other animals and he is soon presented at the animal court to decide a fitting punishment for his lies.But there is danger looming for all the animals and Woody is given one last chance to redeem himself. Can he save the forest dwellers and win back their trust? Or will he face a punishment that he could see him lose it forever?

Mistletoe and Sage


Lyn Cote - 2016
    Garrett Connolly thought he'd found a lasting love, but instead has left his home for a new start. Fellow deputies, Sage and Garrett find themselves working side by side to solve escalating vandalism aimed at the influx of affluent residents in their small northwoods town. Who is targeting the homes of new people who bring so many needed jobs and fresh cash to the struggling community? On the personal side, can Sage feel love again? Is Garrett chancing a rebound romance, a big mistake? And should fellow deputies be feeling more than friendship? Welcome back to Steadfast, Wisconsin, a town with people and mysteries you may never forget.

Summer and Smoke and Murder


Nevada Barr - 2011
    At six cents a page, Summer and Smoke and Murder is a steal.

Share Your Universe Ultimate Spider-Man


Joe Casey - 2012
    But By Night, He's The Ultimate In Super Heroics -- Spider-Man!

LeBron James: The Boy Who Became King


Anthony Curcio - 2016
    This Fully illustrated picture book biography tells the story of a young boy and his loving, single mother and their struggle to make it on their own. With the help of a coach and his family, LeBron is introduced to the game of basketball. Against all odds, “the kid from Akron” not only makes it to the NBA but becomes a basketball legend who now helps others who are struggling like he and his mother once were. Children's/Kids Picture Book Biography K-6