I have a weird sort of satisfaction knowing that even my sweet pups have gained weight during this quarantine. Their weight gain does not justify my weight gain, in the real world, but in my head normal rules do not apply. You might be thinking I should be taking them for walks, and you are right. The only problem is that California is on fire, so the air quality is pretty bad. To break it down around here… Pandemic = Stay in the house, Fires = Stay in the house, Evacuations = Get out of the house, Earthquakes = Get out of the house. If they add one more thing to that list I will have to write it down and tape it to the door. I am a bit on the jumpy side ever since our house caught fire. If I knew what caused it I could do something different, but it was determined to be an act of God. Wow… what did I do to make him so mad? That’s a little worrisome. You know what would make me feel better? Sharing a little snack with my pups.

Death in the Park (Firefly Junction Cozy Mystery Book 1)
by London Lovett
4.4 Stars (373 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Book 1 of the Firefly Junction Cozy Mystery series.

With her social life and writing career in tatters at the ripe old age of thirty-five, Sunni Taylor decides to pack up her things and join her sisters, Lana and Emily, in the small town of Firefly Junction. Hoping to open a bed and breakfast, Sunni sets herself the task of refurbishing the rundown Cider Ridge Inn, a two-hundred-year-old house with a sordid past. In the meantime, she’s stuck writing dull human interest stories for the Junction Times. But when Sunni decides to bend the rules on her first newspaper assignment, she soon finds herself in her favorite place — right in the center of a murder investigation. Now if she can just steer clear of the cocky, irritating and far too appealing local detective, Brady “Jax” Jackson.

It isn’t long before Sunni discovers that avoiding Jax is a piece of cake compared to staying clear of the equally cocky, irritating and far too appealing two-hundred-year-old ghost haunting the halls of the Cider Ridge Inn.

Death in the Park is a full-length cozy mystery novel with a fun paranormal twist.

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Ask Mariah
by Barbara Freethy
4.4 Stars (276 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | Literature & Fiction | Contemporary Fiction

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Joanna Wingate knows something is missing from her life, something she never dreamed she’d find in a handsome stranger’s children — mischievous six-year-old twin sisters who look up at her adoringly… and call her “Mama.”

Since his wife’s accidental death, Michael Ashton has struggled with his many responsibilities as a single parent to twin daughters who, though they clearly love him, refuse to speak to him. Then he meets Rose and Lily’s new teacher, and his emotions spin out of control. For Joanna Wingate is the mirror image of his late wife.

Bizarre coincidence, a strange destiny… or something altogether different has joined these four lives. The twins believe Mariah — a magical fortune-teller in a crystal ball — has the answers. But only Joanna and Michael’s willingness to confront long-buried secrets can guide their families back to wholeness… and unite them in a love that seems meant to be.

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Secrets We Keep (The Bright Lights, Dark Secrets Collection Book 1)
by Nolon King
5.0 Stars (1 Review)
Genre: Thrillers | Suspense

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John thought what happened in London would stay in London. He was wrong.

As a successful author with a wife and two daughters he adores, John Treadwell should be happy. But while an ocean away from his family, he drunkenly hooks up with one of his biggest fans to chase away the loneliness.

After his one-night stand, John is sure he’ll be able to hide this moment of weakness from his wife and daughters. After all, the woman he slept with lives in London, and there’s no way they’ll ever see each other again.

But John isn’t about to get away so easy. His biggest fan has grander plans than just a single drunken night…

An intense psychological thriller that explores the ways secrets can destroy those who hold them, Secrets We Keep is the first book in The Bright Lights, Dark Secrets Collection, perfect for fans of Darcey Bell and Harlan Coban, or movies like A Simple Favor and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

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Desolate – The Complete Trilogy
by Robert Brumm
4.2 Stars (238 Reviews)
Genre: Science Fiction | Science Fiction & Fantasy

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The lucky ones are already dead.

Howard Bell thought he hit rock bottom the day he returned to his former employer with a loaded gun. Instead of putting a scare into his ex-boss as he intended, things quickly get out of hand, and he kills five people.

Howard is sentenced to life at an experimental prison camp off the coast of Antarctica, and he soon learns the true definition of “rock bottom.” Prison life at the remote island involves back-breaking work in the illegal mine run by the corrupt warden and his abusive guards.

After a mysterious object is discovered deep in the mine, the inmates and staff start dying from an unknown infection. Howard is lucky to find himself one of the few survivors immune to the pathogen, but he and his fellow inmates learn something far more sinister and terrifying also has emerged from the mine. The truly lucky ones are already dead.

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CALIFORNIA BOUND: A Classic Western Adventure (The Jeb & Zach Western Series Book 1)
by Frank Kelso, John Woods
4.4 Stars (141 Reviews)
Genre: History | Classics

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Texas Lawmen won’t go!
The U.S. Cavalry can’t go!
2 Civil War vets wade the Rio to find a stolen girl!

In a Union POW camp, Jeb and Zach dreamed of California Gold, but the road West leads Jeb to his sis’s home in Texas. They ride home to find a border war raging on the Rio Bravo near Eagle Pass TX! Cattle rustled! Ranches burnt! Innocents killed or kidnapped! Juan Cortina holds a grudge against the Yankees, and he lets his younger brother, Miguel, ride roughshod along the Rio.

Jeb’s niece Rebecca is missing. Jeb is wounded when he confronts 2 Cortina men about her location. A young widow tends Jeb in healing after the Doc sews his wound. Jeb and Zach take a shine to the bold and sassy lady.

“Aww, man. After all the time we been together, are we gonna fight over a woman?” Zach asked.
“No fight needed,” Jeb said. “She’s gonna decide, then get us think it was our idea.”
“She always does,” Zach replied.

Jeb and Zach trick Cortina to rescue Rebecca but Miguel crosses the Rio Bravo to take Eagle Pass hostage! Either Jeb and Zach surrender to him or he burns the town! He plans to marry Rebecca!
Jeb and Zach promised to put an end to Miguel’s rampage — or die trying!
Will they ever get to California?

California Bound is the first dramatic story in the Jeb and Zach series of gritty westerns. If you like rich descriptions, multidimensional characters, and tales that bring history to life, then you’ll love this wild “shoot ’em up” adventure across the Rio!

Buy California Bound to ride across the Rio to fight the bandits of the Wild West today!

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Polish Desserts! Polish Cookie, Pastry and Cake Recipes (Easy Ethnic Dishes Book 4)
by Kathy Gary
4.1 Stars (43 Reviews)
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine

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Author Kathy Gary has created the 4th in her Ethnic Dishes series. In Polish Desserts! Polish Cookie, Pastry and Cake recipes, Kathy provides detailed instructions to traditional Polish favorites such as “Angel Wings” cookies, kolaczki and mazurek.

For those who are familiar with these delicious desserts you will enjoy making your own. For those who are not familiar, you will be delighted to bring these recipes into your home and make them a part of your family traditions!

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