Today in my area and many more across the country is a huge growing movement that is important to all of us. Today is Shop Local Saturday! It is a day when we are encouraged to support our small local businesses that have to compete with the larger chain stores, which is especially hard when we are inundated with Black Friday deals that are just too hard to resist. Well…it’s actually easy for me to resist because I really hate putting on pants if I don’t have to. I still have my stretchy pants on from Thanksgiving. Yes, they are clean I did the laundry. That’s when I wore my super soft robe. It’s a dangerous robe that noone can resist. The baby bassets won’t strop hugging me and the kitty keeps trying to sit on me when I have this robe on. Okay… I am all over the place today…shop local today please. I love cake.
Murder in Calico Gold: A Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery (Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series Book 6)
Dianne Harman
Genre: Mystery | Teen & Young Adult | Family Life | Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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Kelly and her husband, Sheriff Mike, take a trip to the small town of Calico Gold, California, after his elderly Aunt Agnes calls and tells him she needs his help and expertise. The day after Mike finds out Aunt Agnes has made him the sole beneficiary of her large estate, including the Robertson Ranch and the beautiful Queen Anne house on it, she’s murdered. Aunt Agnes was revered by many of the town residents, but she had her enemies as well. The list of suspects includes a local judge, a real estate developer, a nearby rancher next whose cattle desperately need water from Aunt Agnes’ property, a Vietnam vet who’s recently been evicted from the shack on her property, Mike’s newly discovered cousin, and Sheriff Mike himself, since he has the most to gain from her death. Join Kelly, Mike, and their dogs Rebel and Lady, as they work to clear Mike’s name and bring the murderer to justice.
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Just Another Day (ATLAS)
Isaac Hooke
Genre: Science Fiction | Thrillers
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Name’s Facehopper. Well, that’s my callsign really, but it might as well be my name. I’ve embraced it. Killed with it. I’m the Leading Petty Officer, or LPO, of Alfa Platoon, MOTH Team Seven. One of the most elite special forces units in the galaxy. MOTH stands for MObile Tactical Human. We’re tacticians, corpsmen, snipers, astronauts and commandos rolled into one. Our specialty is what is known in military circles as DA, or direct action: we perform short-duration operations of surgical precision conducted in hostile, denied, or diplomatically sensitive environments. You want someone seized, recovered, or terminated quietly, and without stirring up a political shitstorm, you call us up. Let me tell you about this one time when… JUST ANOTHER DAY is an 8,500 word military science-fiction story set in the ATLAS universe.
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In Her Mothers’ Shoes
Felicity Price
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Coming of Age | Contemporary Fiction
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Two mothers. And one little girl. Three women caught in the adoption triangle: the birth mother, the adoptive mother and the daughter, are about to discover the emotional turmoil of confronting their past, when Kate Stewart traces her birth mother and finds she has a brother and sister who never knew she existed. Based on three true stories, “In Her Mothers’ Shoes” tells of the heartache of having to give up your baby for adoption without even being able to hold her; the insecurity of adopting; and how, for an adopted child, there will always be a lifelong yearning to belong, to fit in.
Author’s Note: Adoption was my birth mother’s only option at the time and there is no doubt that her choice, while bringing her years of regret, gave me a very privileged life. But under the old adoption law, the decree for absolute secrecy undeniably caused both of my mothers and me – and everyone involved in the closed adoption triangle – an inexcusable amount of grief. Its amendment in 1986 to allow adoption records to be opened has at last brought these dark family secrets into the light – with varying degrees of resolution.
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If Love is a Crime: A Christmas Story
Mark W. Sasse
Genre: Historical Fiction | Holidays
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On Christmas Eve 1852, a runaway slave slips unnoticed through a meadow and happens upon a small, rustic cabin in the woods, occupied by a boisterous old woman named Beatrice. As a winter storm blows in and the sheriff comes inquiring, all that stands between the frightened girl and the arm of the law is a stack of biscuits and a whole lot of love. “If Love is a Crime” is a short piece of historical fiction that offers a powerful and emotional picture of the beauty of love and the spirit of Christmas. “If Love is a Crime” is sure to stir the emotional embers of compassion and love, which permeate the most wonderful time of the year.
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Tortellini
Lauren Orbison
Genre: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s eBooks
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A young dragon named Alphonse accepts a cooking challenge from his father, but will this family of carnivorous beasts be impressed by his gourmet cuisine? Tortellini is a 40-page, 2,500 word color illustrated children’s book. (Because of the fixed-layout format, Amazon incorrectly lists it as being only one page.) The text of the e-book version has been very slightly modified from the print edition, for formatting purposes. No tortoises were harmed during the production of this book.
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