When I was in Junior high, High school, and well into my 20’s, Valentines Day was an absolute nightmare. If you didn’t have a boyfriend to give you a Valentine’s Day gift of flowers and candy, then you were a loser. Unloved, not wanted, erg…ugly. At least that’s what it felt like. In reality, everyone only felt that way about themself and did not put that negativity on their friends. Except for that one girl who kept calling me Pepe Le Pew because I sometimes went to school smelling like a skunk. She wasn’t wrong. The skunks sprayed under my house and sometimes the smell got on me. Still.. not cool. Anywho… now I am a mom of two teen boys, and it’s weird to get a glimpse of the boys point of view on the holiday. They haven’t got one ounce of “Give a Hoot” for the holiday. It doesn’t cross their mind at all. If anything it is like a buzzing fly around their head. So there it is. I like being a woman thing a bit of age and knowledge. I have learned that if I want a nice Valentines Day, I can plan it myself, and hubby and the boys will enjoy it and be happy. This year I will make reservations at that delicious Italian restaurant in Petaluma, and a small box of See’s candy for each of them. I will of course steal a piece or two. Exactly the Valentines Day I want.

Potions and the Pleasantly Poisoned (A Williams Witch Mystery Book 1)
by Eloise Everhart
4.4 Stars (183 Reviews)

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At 40, Dani Williams thought she knew all her family secrets. Gran’s apple pie recipe? Check. The location of grandpa’s hidden cigarette stash? Double check. But when her gran dies, she discovers the biggest secret of them all.

All the women in her family are witches. Including her.

And the timing couldn’t be worse. After a tough six months, Dani’s life is in ruins. When she returns to Point Pleasant to deal with her gran’s estate, she is plagued by haunting visions of a woman’s death. She realizes who the woman is too late to save her.

She knows the woman was murdered, but unfortunately, seeing something in a prophetic dream doesn’t count as evidence. Dani refuses to sit idle while the killer remains at large. With every ounce of her newfound magic, she races against time to unravel the mystery. But there’s one problem — Gran kept her witch heritage hidden, and Dani must navigate her powers alone.

Can Dani unveil the true murderer before an innocent person takes the fall? Join her on a thrilling journey through magic, mystery, and self-discovery in this enchanting paranormal cozy mystery.

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Little Boy Lost: A Story of Hope and Redemption
by David Peters
4.6 Stars (162 Reviews)

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Little Boy Lost – the true story of one boy’s heartache and hope while coming of age in small-town Tennessee in the 1970s.

As the youngest of three sons and a bona fide momma’s boy, David Peters thinks that having a mother who spends months at a time in psychiatric hospitals is normal. Then on St. Patrick’s Day 1974, his world shatters when she commits suicide.

At the age of 13, he’s left struggling to make sense of his mother’s death while facing a host of new challenges: the father who has lost his business and checked out of society, the stepmother who despises him and his brothers, and watching his family slide from middle class comfort to living on food stamps.

Ultimately, he finds healing, thanks to the assortment of “surrogate” parents who take him in, his buddies, and baseball and basketball.

Through it all, David discovers that even in life’s darkest moments, if you look hard enough for the light, eventually the sun will rise again.

By sharing his story, David Peters hopes that Little Boy Lost will help readers gain an understanding of how to find hope and healing after family trauma from mental illness and suicide.

A powerful, heartwarming story of resilience in the face of terrible tragedy, Little Boy Lost is perfect for fans of memoirs like The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls or A Hole in the World by Richard Rhodes.

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Forever Your Girl (Hope Falls: Maguire Family Book 4)
by Melanie Shawn
4.4 Stars (3,448 Reviews)

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Thirteen years ago… his world fell apart after his soul mate left him in the middle of an unforeseen tragedy that would bind them together forever. Ever since, sexy Fireman Jake Maguire busied himself by putting out fires in buildings and starting them in women, all in an attempt to extinguish the fire she set off in him all those years ago.

Thirteen years ago… she made the hardest decision of her life. For every tear, every heartache, Tessa Hayes reminded herself that she made that sacrifice out of love. Sweet, caring Tessa always put the interests of others before her own, no matter what the cost.

She sacrificed her heart for his life. He lived without living. Now they had the chance to mend their broken hearts together… but would Tessa and Jake have the courage to risk their hearts again?

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The Darkest Winter (Savage North Chronicles Book 1)
by Lindsey Pogue
4.4 Stars (2,798 Reviews)

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Stephen King’s The Stand meets Firestarter in this super-human survival story, fraught with Crazies, beautifully broken characters, and bursting with raw emotion you can feel deep in your bones.

The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began.

A group of orphaned misfits. The wildlands of the last frontier. Superhuman abilities, harrowing adventures, and heartbreaking secrets.

Haunting shadows are nothing new to Elle St. James, she’s been running from them all her life. But since the outbreak spread from the lower forty-eight, new monsters lurk in the darkness. After Elle wakes from the fever, capable of horrific deeds, she fears she’s one of them. When she stumbles upon four orphans, Elle’s forced to discover what happens when her greatest fear becomes her darkest secret and her only hope of surviving.

After the world goes mad and takes his family with it, Jackson Mitchell tosses aside his badge and decides a bottle of bourbon and the depths of despair are preferable to any semblance of living. All of that changes, however, when a group of young survivors are in dire need of his help and Jackson sacrifices his blissful oblivion in order to keep them safe. As they trek further away from the collapsing cities, Jackson must rely on his knowledge of the backcountry and the traditions of his people, or succumb to the dangers of the Alaskan wilderness.

Brought together under the worst possible circumstances, Elle and Jackson must face the inexplicable realities of the new world. Their past lives are over, and the arctic isn’t all that’s savage anymore.

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Homecoming for Vengeance (Legends of the Lawless Frontier)
by Ethan Westfield
4.5 Stars (696 Reviews)

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After surviving the horrors of Andersonville prison, Union soldier Jeb Holter embarks on a grueling journey back to Missouri. Penniless and alone, his path is altered by an unexpected act of kindness when the grieving Cooper family gifts him a horse and a new resolve to make it home. Missouri, scarred by war and plagued by violence, offers no sanctuary. As he navigates this dangerous landscape, one question haunts him.

Can he find peace in a world that seems intent on tearing itself apart?

Meanwhile, Moses Freeman, a former slave turned Union soldier, is driven by vengeance after rogue Confederate soldiers brutally murder his family. His quest for justice propels him westward, toward the same turbulent region…

Will avenging his family bring the closure he so desperately seeks?

Jeb and Moses’s paths cross in a community on the edge of chaos. Bound by shared grief and a common enemy, they must confront their pasts to protect those they love and reclaim the valley. Will their combined strength be enough to overcome the forces threatening their new beginnings?

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