I fully expected to be sore as heck this morning. My ego got the best of me during a kayak race with my youngest baby basset. I gave it everything I had and won. I thought for sure I would be paying the price this morning, but I feel just fine. The bad news is this means that exercise works and I should keep it up. I have searched all my adult life for the magic pill that would make me thin and healthy. Turns out the secret is healthy diet and exercise. NOOOOOO!!!!!! This is terrible news of course. I haven’t been all that healthy here while camping, but when I get home, it’s back in the gym for me. Grrrrrr.
Of Murders and Mages: Casino Witch Mysteries 1
by Nikki Haverstock
Genre: Mystery | Fantasy
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Three ways that Ella’s life is totally messed up:
__ her new coworker is as cranky as he is attractive
__ a mischievous cat has decided she needs a familiar
__ she just found out she’s a witch who can read the emotional hologram of a magical death (and isn’t that a mouthful)
And oh yeah, there’s five dead bodies, and no one knows how they are connected. Now she’s drawn into a madcap investigation at the casino where she’s managed to snag a job. She must navigate learning her new mage abilities, a topless burlesque show, a jealous girlfriend, gamblers of all varieties, and magical chocolate cake, all while not setting herself or others on fire before the murderer makes her the next victim.
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The Rancher’s Second Chance (Parker Ranches, Inc. Book 1)
by Maddie James
Genre: Romance
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A reluctant rancher. A lonely librarian. A family in shambles. Can the rancher risk a second chance at love and heal his family at the same time?
When John Rankin’s wife dies, leaving him with two children to raise, he wonders how he can he take care of a family and run a working cattle ranch, too. Annie’s domain was home, hearth, and the kids. Her dying put a hole in his day-to-day existence like nothing he’d ever before experienced — not only in his rancher lifestyle, but also in his heart.
As the months roll on, his heart is only one of his problems when eleven-year-old Callie rebels. Missing her mom and unsure how her life is unfolding, Callie pushes back at every turn, and John is unsure how to help her. Then his friend and farm manager, Buck McGinnis, suggests John seek the counsel of a woman for advice dealing with a moody pre-teen female. He wants to introduce John to his friend, Abby Cooper.
John is reluctant, but eventually caves to Buck’s advice. Suddenly, life becomes more complicated.
The Parker Ranches, Inc. series launches with the novella, The Rancher’s Second Chance, establishing the historical perspective of the original Parker Ranch, the patriarch of the present-day family, John Rankin, and his second chance at love and healing his family.
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City of Masks: (An Epic Fantasy Adventure) (The Bone Mask Cycle Book 1)
by Ashley Capes
Genre: Fantasy | Action & Adventure
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When a royal conspiracy topples the noble House Falco, Sofia must take up the burden of her father’s mantle and assume guardianship of his Greatmask. Yet the sentient bone mask, powerful enough to Compel those around her, will not speak, and Sofia, the first female Protector in a hundred years, is left defenceless.
Hunted by the king, she is driven from the palace and must fight for survival, alone in the cold streets of Anaskar. There, she crosses paths with Notch, a bitter mercenary with problems of his own. Accused of murder, Notch is trying to clear his name while hunted by the city’s robed assassins, the very people who are now searching for Sofia.
To take back their city and cast down the tyrant on the throne, Sofia and Notch must face the blades of Anaskar’s assassins, the rage of a mighty sea beast, and the mysterious Lupo, a man with a Greatmask of his own, who has masterminded vicious terrorist attacks on the city that spurned him.
Their struggle threatens to tear the city – and the kingdom – into shreds.
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A Letter From America
by Geraldine O’Neill
Genre: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction
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It is the late 60’s in Tullamore, County Offaly, and life is full of exciting possibilities for Fiona Tracey, as she prepares to leave Ireland to work for a wealthy family in New York.
Fiona’s parents have the local shop and bar, and her younger sisters are already leading independent lives. Bridget is at a convent school preparing to be a nun and Angela has led a life of her own since she was hospitalised up in Dublin for years with childhood polio.
Then, sudden tragedy forces Fiona to postpone her departure for New York. As her mother sinks into illness and depression, her responsibilities mount. When help is offered by her aunt and cousin, Fiona is mystified by her mother’s animosity towards them.
As summer approaches, an American architect, Michael O’Sullivan, takes a room above the bar. Within a short time Fiona finds herself involved in an unexpected and passionate affair.
Then, as a surprising incident threatens Bridget’s vocation, Angela uncovers information which explodes old family secrets.
Before Fiona can embark on an independent life again, perhaps in New York, she must find a new understanding of her family – and of herself.
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A Season of Surprises at the Villa des Violettes
by Patricia Sands
Genre: Travel | Contemporary Fiction
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The Love in Provence characters are celebrating a glorious spring on the Côte d’Azur. There are sweet-smelling blossoms, buds bursting into bloom, explosions of golden mimosa, dazzling sunshine, a shimmering sea… and a worrying disappearance! A hidden past is uncovered and shocking truths are revealed. But life goes on. Kat and Philippe welcome their first B&B guests to the Villa and continue to be busy with other demands, all the while keeping hope alive as police search for their friend.A special request from Simone and an unexpected appearance turn a planned motorcycle trip in Corsica into so much more. Springtime at the Villa des Violettes is filled with secrets and surprises.
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The Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs: From Cofachiqui the Indian Princess to Geronimo
by Norman B. Wood
Genre: History | Biographies & Memoirs
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“Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs” is a collection of biographies of the influential and notable Native Americans starting with Cofachiqui, the Indian princess. This book brings numerous thrilling and interesting stories and anecdotes from Native American history. Finally the author offers several theories regarding the origin of Native Americans and their original homeland.
Cofachiqui, The Indian Princess
Powhatan, or Wah-Un-So-Na-Cook
Massasoit, The Friend of the Puritans
King Philip, or Metacomet, The Last of the Wampanoaghs
Pontiac, The Red Napoleon, Head Chief of the Ottawas and Organizer of the First Great Indian Confederation
Logan, or Tal-Ga-Yee-Ta, The Cayuga (Mingo) Chief, Orator and Friend of the White Man. Also a Brief Sketch of Cornstalk
Captain Joseph Brant, or Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea, Principal Sachem of the Mohawks and Head Chief of the Iroquois Confederation
Red Jacket, or Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, “The Keeper Awake.” The Indian Demosthenes, Chief of the Senecas
Little Turtle, or Michikiniqua, War Chief of the Miamis, and Conqueror of Harmar and St. Clair
Tecumseh, or “The Shooting Star,” Famous War-chief of the Shawnees, Organizer of the Second Great Indian Confederation and General in the British Army in the War of 1812
Black Hawk, or Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, and His War
Shabbona, or Built Like a Bear, The White Man’s Friend, a Celebrated Pottawatomie Chief
Sitting Bull, or Tatanka Yotanka, The Great Sioux Chief and Medicine Man
Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perces, or Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekt, Thunder Rolling in the Mountains, The Modern Xenophon
Geronimo, or Go-Yat-Thlay, The Yawner, The Renowned Apache Chief and Medicine Man
Quanah Parker, Head Chief of the Comanches, With, an Account of the Captivity of His Mother, Cynthia Anne Parker, Known as “The White Comanche”
A Sheaf of Good Indian Stories From History
Indian Anecdotes and Incidents, Humorous and Otherwise
Whence Came the Aborigines of America?
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Appalachian Mountain Cookbook: Hoe Cakes, Huckleberry Pie, Fried Catfish and Lots of Other Appalachian Mountain Recipes
by Laura Sommers
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine
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The Appalachian Mountains are a large mountainous region that cover many southern states in the US including Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. There is a big southern influence in the cooking in the region but they are also known for their own unique local cuisine with delicious foods such as hoe cake, grits, fried catfish and pinto beans. This cookbook is full of mouthwatering mountain recipes to enjoy!
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