You may recall me saying yesterday that my sweet pups Junebug and Rosey are not quite getting along. It’s so bad that the fights were to the death. What was really tough, was that they only happened once in a great while. 99% of the time they got along great, but that 1% was just too much. I was pretty embarrassed to tell you guys about it, but I also wanted to share my experience with you. A lot of the time you all give me great advice, and I love that. Hubby and I knew that we needed to have a professional come in and help us out. Yesterday’s visit with the behaviorist was VERY interesting. To start with the problem is….Me. DRAT! DRAT DRAT DRAT!!! I had to swallow my pride and listen to him. He tried to say it in nicer terms in the beginning, but after a while he just came right out and said it. I am a spaz. Ouch, but I kinda knew that already. I just didn’t realize how much that affected the pups. So he gave me some things to work on and I can already see the difference. On one hand I am very relieved. On the other hand, I am a big spaz. Oh man.
The Orphanage (Shilling Grange Children’s Home Book 1)
by Lizzie Page
Genre: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Sagas
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Shilling Grange Orphanage, England, 1948. She was their only hope. Now they are hers. A gritty, heartbreaking and unforgettable story of love and hope in the darkest of times.
Clara Newton is the new Housemother of Shilling Grange Orphanage. Many of the children have been bombed out of their homes and left without families, their lives torn apart by the war, just like Clara’s. Devastated by the loss of her fiancé, a brave American pilot, she is just looking for a place to start again.
But the orphans are in desperate need of her help. Funds are short, children cry out in the night,and tearful Rita tells Clara terrible stories about the nuns who previously ran Shilling Grange. Clara cannot bear to see them suffer, but what does she know about how to look after eight little ones?
Clara can’t get anything right, and then she accidentally ruins Rita’s only memento of her mother. Overwhelmed, she wonders if they’d be better off without her. But she’s not completely alone. Living next door is Ivor: ex-Shilling Grange resident, war hero, and handyman with deep brown eyes. He doesn’t trust Clara and she is fiercely independent, but he has a way with the children. And with his support and the help of other locals, Clara begins to find her way.
As she heals from her grief and adjusts to her new life, Clara wonders if she has finally found her home and family among the orphans. Can she find the strength to fight for them when nobody else will? And dare she open her heart to love again?
A heart-wrenching and totally gripping read. Fans of Before We Were Yours, Diney Costeloeand The Orphan Sisters won’t be able to put this book down.
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Queen of Deception (Empire of Shattered Crowns Book 1)
by Multiple Authors
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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If you were offered a second life, would you take it?
Emilia died. She thought it was all over but then she opens her eyes and realizes she’s a child with all the memories of her past life and her eidetic memory intact.
Not just that. She’s now living in a medieval world that resembles her favourite fantasy novel — The Cruel Empire. Instead of being a main character, she’s reborn into the role of a princess fated to die before the age of eighteen.
As years go by, and she realises she’s not waking from a dream, she settles into her new life with only a goal in mind — survival.
Having years ahead of her before her new life is cut short, Emilia pulls the strings and builds a network of friends that will help her with her goal — stop Prince Thessian from killing her with the rest of her despicable family and make him her ally.
If she can do this, she can rule to improve her kingdom’s conditions and support Thessian’s goal to become emperor of the neighbouring empire.
But when a side character messes with the main plot, what will happen to Emilia’s future now that she has no idea of what other events she has set in motion?
Find out in Queen of Deception, a thrilling Fantasy Novel by May Freighter.
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Push Not the River (The Poland Trilogy Book 1)
by James Conroyd Martin
Genre: Historical Fiction | Biographical
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Looking for historical fiction that will transport you to another time and place? One with the sweep of a Doctor Zhivago and Gone with the Wind?
Based on the diary of a countess, this story will enthrall you.
A book club favorite and IPPI Gold Medal Winner!
Anna and Zofia~two cousins~different as sun from shade.
One chooses love and patriotism~the other, deceit and treason.
And yet~love binds them even as their country hurtles toward the abyss.
Suddenly alone in the world, Anna falls prey to the schemes of Cousin Zofia even as she falls in love with Jan, a patriot ready to put his life on the line for Poland’s Constitution. Zofia refuses to submit to an arranged marriage and will go to any lengths to avoid it, no matter who it may hurt.
Based on a true diary, “Push Not the River contains all the sweep and romance of the classic romantic epics, such as Gone with the Wind and Doctor Zhivago, with a heroine who remains strong in the face of both personal and political tragedy… Anna Maria’s story is at once timeless and timely.” –India Edghill, author of Queenmaker and Delilah
A panoramic and epic novel in the grand romantic style, Push Not the River is the rich story of Poland in the late 1700s–a time of heartache and turmoil as the country’s once peaceful people are being torn apart by neighboring countries without and divided loyalties within. At the vulnerable age of seventeen, Lady Anna Maria loses both of her parents and must leave to go to live with relatives, thrusting her into a world of love and hate, loyalty and deceit. Even kind Aunt Stella, Anna’s guardian who personifies Poland’s courage and spirit, can’t protect Anna from the uncertain future of the country.
Anna turns to love and comfort in Jan, a brave patriot and architect of democracy, unaware that her beautiful and enigmatic cousin Zofia has already set her sights on the handsome young fighter. Thus Anna walks unwittingly into Zofia’s jealous wrath and darkly sinister intentions. Surviving several tragic events, some orchestrated by the crafty Zofia, a strengthened Anna learns to place herself in the way of destiny–for love and for country. Heeding the proud spirit of her father, Anna becomes a major player in the fight against the countries who come to partition her beloved Poland.
Push Not the River is based on the eighteenth-century diary of Anna Maria Berezowski, a Polish countess who lived through the rise and fall of the Third of May Constitution. Vivid, romantic, and thrillingly paced, it paints the emotional and unforgettable story of the metamorphosis of a nation–and of a valiant and resilient young woman.
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Christmas at Ruby’s (The Ruby’s Place Christmas Collection Book 1)
by Holly Schindler
Genre: Holidays
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~Christmas at Ruby’s is a novella that inspired an ongoing holiday series.~
Welcome to Ruby’s, where the Christmas spirit is alive and well.
Ruby’s Place (the classy family-friendly nightspot that once lit the night sky in the tiny fictional town of Sullivan, Missouri) is no more — closed for decades — but that doesn’t keep those who once shared an eggnog or plate of homemade marshmallows from remembering the tinsel-wrapped moments Ruby’s supplied come Christmas.
On a snowy holiday evening, feeling a bit down on her luck, a middle-aged Angela finds herself back at Ruby’s, staring through its foggy, grimy window to remember the Christmases she spent there with her favorite aunt as a child. Could the best Christmas present of all simply be spending one last moment with that special loved one, in a place where memories were born?
At Ruby’s, it seems, the “spirits” are not confined to just the dusty liquors behind the bar, and such a Christmas wish might not be made in vain.
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The Oldest Word
by Johnny Firic
Genre: Literary Fiction | Contemporary Fiction
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“Plural identity is where respectful practice begins.” Who are you? Just the one body and mind? Does your story begin with your birth? Or how far back would you go?
The Oldest Word spans ten thousand years and more than a dozen settings. Human contradictions are reconciled time and again, with tragedy and humor feeding off each other. From the twin mirror mazes of history and psychology, amid ever-shifting social and natural landscapes, enduring patterns emerge.
The story opens with the discovery of a mysterious box from the distant past. Its makers are five orphaned friends who hope to help civilizational knowledge survive disruptive climate change centuries in the future: the ending of the Ice Age. The bar is continuously raised as the box travels through space and time to the present day. Readers are tacitly encouraged to partner with the author and fill in the blanks by considering their metaphorical boxes, lessons for the future from their past.
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Killing it in Paris (The Claire Baskerville Mysteries Book 5)
by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Fiction
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Life begins to settle down for Claire after her horrific first year in Paris. Her career as the exclusive private investigator for the Paris expat community continues to thrive when the abusive boyfriend of her nanny is killed and the girl is arrested for the crime. Determined to free the girl, Claire pushes through French red tape, double-dealing bureaucrats and a killer who is just as determined to stop her uncovering the truth — no matter the cost.
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Chipper Races Right
by Kimber Fox Morgan, Kim Sponaugle
Genre: Children’s eBooks
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Chipper the Fox and his friends train hard for this year’s arctic race. Will they bring home a win for the hometown crowd? Or will fierce competitor, Rocky the Raccoon, beat them to the finish?
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The Explosive Fargo: A Name For Trouble
by Alan Mehrer
Genre: Westerns | Action & Adventure
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There were good ranchers and there were bad ranchers. The bad ranchers seemed to prosper better because they followed no rules. They got ahead by stealing, bullying, killing and destroying property. There were very few that could stand up to these hombres and one of them was FARGO!
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Lights Out at the Lighthouse (Hearts Grove Cozy Mystery Book 3)
by Danielle Collins
Genre: Teen & Young Adult | Mystery
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It’s a Dark Day at the Lighthouse, and it’s not just the light that gets snuffed out.
A cozy mystery from #1 Bestselling author Danielle Collins.
Henrietta and her antique store made it through the holiday season and all the burglaries. When tragedy strikes at the lighthouse, she’s thrust into another murder mystery. After a second death, it becomes apparent that things are much darker than they originally seemed. Can Henrietta shine the light on the facts and catch another killer?
Lights Out at the Lighthouse is the third book in the Hearts Grove Cozy Mystery series. If you enjoy cozy mysteries with interesting characters, you don’t want to miss the Hearts Grove Cozy Mysteries.
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