Our garage sale adventure last Saturday was a smashing success. I was amazed just how many treasures we found in such a short amount of time. By far my favorite items were the two Murano (I think) hand blown glass vases for $10 each. Absolutely beautiful. We also found a baby gate to keep little Rosey in the family room for only $3! I found a bunch of uranium glass pieces for a steal. I think I may have paid no more than $15 for all nine pieces that included a water pitcher, large bowl, sherbet cups and a vase. I was planning to cut back on buying stuff and spend more time trying to sell what I have, but I just can’t resist the hunt. Days like last weekend just make it that much harder to quit. I was even coming off a great Friday Goodwill shopping trip. I know I am bad when the lady who works at one of my favorite Goodwill stores gave me a little sack filled with Pokemon pins for FREE! She knows I collect pins and saved them for me. SO SWEET!! I am not going to fight it. It’s who I am. Plus, hubby really enjoys the hunt as well. It’s a hobby we both enjoy, and it mostly pays for itself. WIN WIN!
Murder In The Dunes: A clean-read private investigator mystery (Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series Book 5)
by Bruce Hammack
Genre: Mystery
FREE for a limited time
A detective’s perfect vacation: sun, sand, surf… and murder.
When blind PI Steve Smiley visits his friend and writing mentor, Kate Bridges, he anticipates an idyllic South Padre Island getaway. The island’s magic spell is broken when Kate is accosted by her abusive ex-husband. Two days later, his body is found in the dunes, and she becomes the prime suspect.
With the police in a hurry to close the case and Kate arrested for the murder, Steve sets out to find the real killer. His investigation leads him into the dangerous world of dirty cops and the Mexican cartel — a world where there are no rules.
In a last ditch effort to prove Kate’s innocence, Steve lays a trap for the murderer. Can he outwit the devious opponent, or will the next blood spilled in the sand be his?
Smiley and McBlythe are on the case. He’s a blind former police detective with a special gift for solving homicides and she’s a straight-to-the-point Boston debutante turned detective. Together they solve the toughest whodunits… with no graphic violence, swearing or sex!
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
To Bedevil a Duke (Lords of London Book 1)
by Tamara Gill
Genre: Romance | Literature & Fiction
FREE for a limited time
A Duke of many rules. A Lady of independence.
Since her cheating husband created a scandal by dying beneath his whore, Darcy de Merle is determined to enjoy widowhood, and refuses to mourn a man she grew to loathe. Setting the ton ablaze, Darcy holds a ball to re-launch herself into Society on the anniversary of his death.
Cameron, the Duke of Athelby plays by the rules. Always. He’s lived through the terrible consequences of what revelry, carelessness, and lack of respect for one’s social position can have on a family. So, when he sees Darcy de Merle skirting the boundaries of respectability, it is only right that he should remind her of the proper etiquette that she should adhere to.
Darcy refuses to allow another man to tell her what to do. When the Duke of Athelby chastises her at every turn, reminding her of her social failures, well, there is only one thing to be done about it… seduce the duke and show him there is more to life than the proper conventions set by the ton.
A battle of wills ensues where all bets are off, numerous rules are broken and love becomes the ultimate reward.
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
Exile
by Glynn Stewart
Genre: Science Fiction
FREE for a limited time
A shackled Earth, ruled by an unstoppable tyrant
An exiled son, and a one-way trip across the galaxy
A perfect world, their last hope for survival
Vice Admiral Isaac Gallant is the heir apparent to the First Admiral, the dictator of the Confederacy of Humanity. Unwilling to let his mother’s tyranny stand, he joins the rebellion and leads his ships into war against the might of his own nation.
Betrayal and failure, however, see Isaac Gallant and his allies captured. Rather than execute her only son, the First Admiral instead decides to exile them, flinging four million dissidents and rebels through a one-shot wormhole to the other end of the galaxy.
There, Isaac finds himself forced to keep order and peace as they seek out a new home without becoming the very dictator he fought against and when that new home turns out to be too perfect to be true, he and his fellow exiles must decide how hard they are prepared to fight for paradise… against the very people who built it.
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
Lost in a lie
by Tom Kerr
Genre: Historical Fiction
FREE for a limited time
The moving story of Charles Hunter-Arnold and his French Grandmother Pascale Meyette. Following his Grandmothers death Charles inherits her cottage and discovers a wooden box containing memorabilia and a hand written account in which Pascale tells the truth behind the lie she has lived since 1944.
Her story speaks of her troubled childhood in Normandy and the occupation by the Germans. Her experiences lead her to move to England and never to return to France.
Charles sets out to find his French family and he discovers what happened in the final few months of the war.
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
Bungled (Rylie Cooper Mysteries Book 6)
by Stella Bixby
Genre: Mystery
FREE for a limited time
It’s just a fishing tournament. A boring old —
Who are we kidding?
When is anything boring when Rylie’s around?
It’s a simple event — the person who catches the largest fish wins.
But rumors of cheating are on the air, and Rylie’s assigned summie is ready to catch those dirty, rotten criminals. Whether they exist or not.
Between the tournament and planning her wedding, Rylie has her hands full.
When two fishing superstars — who just happen to be exes — enter the event, Rylie knows things are about to get out of control.
Will Rylie be able to stay out of trouble this time? Will she finally find the perfect wedding dress?
Find out in this explosive sixth edition of the Rylie Cooper Mystery Series.
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
Broke And Happier For It: Enjoying Life, Not Stuff
by Kate Singh
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
FREE for a limited time
Have you ever had that moment where you realize that work and money seem to be the priority and not so much family or even having a life? Do you keep working past exhaustion because of fear? Do you fear getting behind on bills, debt, or a mortgage that is painfully large? This is a common life for most people. Mortgages and rents are too high, wallets are filled with credit cards that are maxed out. The commutes are long and work hours bleed into weekends leaving little time for relationships or basic sleep. This is no way to live. It is not living at all.
This book was written after I was heavily influenced by a few books on everything from work priorities to extreme poverty. I began to realize that my husband and I worked too hard and were missing out on our two boys’ short childhood. We were burnt out and not having any fun. I decided to whittle the work way down, simplify our lives, home, chores, even cooking. I desire a slow and simple life. I returned my focus to nurturing our home life and being a mother that is present in the here and now.
I feel it is possible for everyone, but you may need to downsize and open your mind to another lifestyle. What is most important to you? How much of your life do you want back? Would you be willing to live on a small budget, maybe be a little broke, to have more time for your children or a dream?
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
About the Jam, Darling: A Soldier’s thoughts on Love and War told through Letters
by Virginia Aighton
Genre: History | Essays & Correspondence
FREE for a limited time
This is a true story: a romantic, amusing and occasionally moving account of a soldier’s personal experiences during the Second World War, as told through his letters to his sweetheart. Collated and edited by his daughter, these letters are full of intimate and fascinating detail about the real day-to-day experiences of the life, thoughts and hopes of an ordinary Lancashire lad in extraordinary times. Covering the period 1940 to 1945, Jim writes from the heart, and we follow this idealistic young man as he meets the challenges of wartime, with quiet courage, wit and growing wisdom.
After a brief prologue, the story is told through his letters, interspersed with photographs and factual details about the events unfolding on the larger stage, worldwide.
‘It brought a tear to my eye. I fear we shall never see such fortitude again… It’s so important for these life stories to be on record, so that future generations will know what people went through and how they lived – and loved.’ Bel Mooney
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
Stand-off at Copper Town (Palmer and Morgan Book 3)
by Scott Connor
Genre: Westerns | Men’s Adventure | Historical Fiction
FREE for a limited time
When Nathan Palmer and Jeff Morgan save Patrick Hilton’s life, the delighted old prospector lets them join him on a mission to reclaim a gold nugget he left buried in an abandoned mine tunnel. But their quest goes awry when they reach the location only to find that it is now in the middle of the bustling mine at Copper Town.
The three men are already facing a race against time to find the gold before the tunnel re-opens, and their situation worsens when a gunslinger arrives to stake his claim for the nugget with hot lead. Now a stand-off develops – one in which the victors’ prize will be the gold and the losers’ fate will be a trip to Boot Hill…
Click here to get this book for FREE
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
