Well! I guess I was the problem because hubby drove my oldest baby basset to take his drivers test and he PASSED!!!! YAY!!! He passed the test and said it was by far harder than the first time. Apparently the person administering the test was very scary and my baby was sure he failed in the first five minutes. In all of the excitement we decided that it was time to buy him a car. The whole family packed into the minivan and drove to a few used car lots. I had to drive though because my son was too tired from taking the test to drive. That’s weird. He also refused to drive home after taking the test. Weirder. So we were out looking at cars, sitting in them, wiggling around in the seats, checking out the windows, ya know… car stuff. But my baby basset just wasn’t interested. Turns out he really doesn’t want a new (used) car, he just wants to drive the minivan. WHAT??? Yup. He prefers the minivan. What kid wants a minivan? It’s not like he can take any friends with him. He can’t have riders for a full year! I am at the age now when I just don’t understand kids today. OUCH!
D for Daisy (The Blind Sleuth Mysteries Book 1)
by Nick Aaron
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting | Mystery
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World War II. During the attacks on Berlin in the winter of 1943-44, wave after wave of British bombers swept over northern Europe and dropped their lethal loads on the German capital. A fair percentage of the bombers would fail to return from these operations, and RAF planners calculated the life expectancy of the airmen in weeks rather than months.
Therefore it did not seem strange when a Lancaster named D-Daisy landed at its base in England after a bombing run, and a member of the crew was found dead.
However, one person soon came to the conclusion that this man had been murdered. And the person who discovered this happened to be blind since birth. Her name was Daisy and she was the victim’s wife. She was very blonde and very pretty; also very young. Therefore, no one would listen to her. So she was going to have to find the murderer on her own.
An unusual sleuth Daisy Hayes was born in London in 1922. Her father was a bank manager, hoping for a son, but he had to settle for a blind daughter.
Now what do you do when your child is blind since birth and you have the means to do all that is necessary to help her? You hire a private tutor to stimulate her verbal abilities in the first years of her life, because you realize how vital language will become for her. Then you send her to an exclusive school where everything is done to develop the minds and resourcefulness of blind girls. There they teach them all these fancy techniques of spatial orientation and mind mapping. And before you know it, your darling daughter has acquired an exceptional intellect that just seems to draw murder mysteries like a magnet…
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Apprentice to the Time Gods: A Time Travel Novel
by Clark Graham
Genre: Science Fiction | Action & Adventure
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“Time God?” All Andri knew about them was they were time travelers going throughout the galaxy protecting the weak and the innocent. He read the invitation again. They wanted him to try out for the Time God’s apprentice. A farmer’s son, his only aspiration was to take over the family farm when it was his turn. Andri accepted, to bring honor to his family and his planet. But even at the trials, he found there would be those willing to kill, to become, the Apprentice to the Time Gods.
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Mapton on Sea: Laughter, Tears and Mayhem at the British Seaside
by Sam Maxfield
Genre: Humor & Satire | Women’s Fiction
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Stella loves her life in London, far from the foul-mouthed, flame-haired grandmother who raised her. Then Stella gets the dreaded call in the middle of the night; Gina has taken a tumble. Soon Stella finds herself trapped with Gina in the crazy coastal town of Mapton-on-Sea. Can Stella and Gina ever truly reconcile? As the June temperature soars, they, and the residents of Mapton, are in for an hilariously explosive summer. For a sprinkle of romance, mobility scooter gangs, and misbehaving dogs, you’re invited to Mapton-on-Sea.
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Summer Again (St. Caroline Series Book 1)
by Julia Gabriel
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction
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When her marriage blows up right before a romantic anniversary trip to the Chesapeake Inn, Lucy does what any self-respecting woman would do. She takes the trip anyway… never imagining that it’s going to change her life forever.
Start the series that readers say “is an easy series to get addicted to!”
For years, Lucy Wyndham wondered whether she’d ever catch another glimpse of the boy she crushed on as a teenager at the Chesapeake Inn’s summer camp for disadvantaged kids. He was tall and quiet… mysterious and aloof… and oh so gorgeous.
Also the owner’s son. Not the slightest bit disadvantaged.
Fast forward… now Sterling Matthew runs the Chesapeake Inn and is Lucy’s (grumpy) boss. He’s still tall, aloof, and oh so gorgeous. Ten years later, the attraction between them is just as strong — but they’re no more compatible today than they were as teenagers.
Nor do they share the same views of the summer camp. When Sterling informs Lucy that the camp must be eliminated to improve the resort’s bottom line, she embarks on an ambitious campaign to save it. Even if the price is her job… and her heart.
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The Embers of Resistance (Women Spies in World War II Book 3)
by Kit Sergeant
Genre: Historical Fiction
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As the free world crumbles beneath Hitler’s jackboot, the French Resistance is depending on these women to change the course of history…
The beautiful and fearless Christine Granville is one of the first females to be hired by the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Together with her one-legged lover, Andrew — and much to the chagrin of her husband — she operates in Budapest, Istanbul, and Cairo. But even Christine, Churchill’s favorite spy, will have her endurance tested when she is infiltrated into Occupied France…
As anti-Semitism climaxes in Paris, Sonia Olschanezsky is sent to the Drancy internment camp. Since the usual way out of Drancy is to be transferred east to Germany, Sonia is as surprised as anyone when she is released. As more and more Jews disappear, she is forced to stay under the Gestapo’s radar. Still, when the opportunity arises to join the Resistance, she readily accepts, vowing to do everything she can to help her countrymen, no matter what the cost.
When her old lover, Henri Déricourt, returns to Paris to ask Julienne Aisner to assist him in his new position with the SOE, she jumps at the chance. But as the net closes in on the other Parisian espionage networks, Julienne begins to suspect that Henri might be playing a dangerous double game… If you like Ken Follet’s Jackdaws, Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network, and Sarah Rose’s D-Day Girls, you won’t be able to put down this meticulously researched tale of love, honor, and deception.
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Justice for Elona: A Legal Thriller
by Freya Atwood
Genre: Thrillers
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Every year, thousands of Native American girls go missing. This is Elona’s story.
Ellie Reid has to help her best friend against a case that everyone tries to keep a secret. Elona, a young teenage girl, went missing weeks ago and the authorities have been doing nothing. Her only suspect? Her own boyfriend; a man the authorities refuse to suspect. Ellie is the only one that can help.
Desperate to get to the truth, she will fight with her life in order to prosecute the ones truly guilty. Even if it means fighting the corruption of the state. Even if it means risking everything she’s ever held dear…
Justice for Elona is an exciting blood-pumping legal thriller, written by Freya Atwood and published by Cobalt Fairy.
If you are an avid fan of strong characters, action packed courtroom drama, and mind blowing murder mystery, then you’ll love Freya’s intriguing story.
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Greek Takeout Cookbook: Favorite Greek Takeout Recipes to Make at Home
by Lina Chang
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine | Travel
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Prepare your favorite Greek takeout recipes at home! It is Mediterranean cuisine at its best with diverse influences. From the East are the touches of exotic spices, and from the West are the Italian additions of garlic and tomato. Greek dishes make use of fresh produce and what is abundant in different regions in Greece such as grains, legumes, vegetables, meat, seafood, olive oil, and rice. To savor Greek cuisine is to savor history, culture, and love. Every Greek home cook prepares dishes using the freshest ingredients – thoughtfully seasoned with herbs and spices – prepared in age-old tradition to preserve nutrients, for a happy and healthy family.
Inside find:
• A brief history of Greek takeout food.
• Ingredients used in Greek cooking, cooking methods and required cooking equipment used to prepare Greek meals
• Easy to prepare appetizers like the Zucchini Fritters or the Fried Calamari
• Traditional salads like the Classic Greek Salad or the Marouli Salad
• Heartwarming soups like the Avgolemono, a delicate lemon and chicken-rice soup
• Classic takeout sandwiches like the Souvlaki Pita Sandwich
• Delicious beef, pork and lamb recipes like the Pork Souvlaki, the Beef Kebab, the Lamb Chops or the Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers
• Favorite chicken recipes like the Greek-Style Grilled Chicken or the Chicken Gyro
• Delightful seafood recipes like the Grilled Greek-Style Fish or Stuffed Squid recipe
• Healthy vegetable and side recipes like the Spanakorizo, a lemony spinach rice pilaf, or the Baked Lemon Potatoes
• Sweet desserts like the Classic Baklava or the Rizogalo, a delicate rice pudding
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