Every year I hear people talk about how crazy the holidays are. The tight schedules, of parties and family obligations. They spend so much time stressing out over all the details, that only a certain group actually enjoys the entire season. Kids. They get it all! Yes I am envious. I looked at the calendar and I have one minute next Tuesday to eat lunch…or maybe just a snack. When I was a little girl we had a family friend that was about 100 years old, give or take 30 years, and every other Christmas season he would put up a sign on his door that said, “Quarantine!” He meant it to. He took every other Christmas off. I used to think he was crazy. Now….GENIUS! You know what will get me back in the holiday spirit? Hallmark Channel!!
Anxiety: Knock Knock – Episode 1 – A Tale of Murder, Mystery and Romance (A Smoke and Mirror Book)
H. D. Thomson
Genre: Science Fiction | Romance | Thrillers
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Author note: It seems with each year it gets more difficult to find that time to read a book because of how hectic life gets, so on that thought, I decided to break up Anxiety into 6 quick episodes which can be read while waiting in line or at a doctor or dentist’s office. Author Warning: This episode ends with a cliffhanger. I hope you enjoy Jake and Margot’s story. I sure enjoyed writing it. The Anxiety series was previously published in 2011 as the single title book Shrouded in Darkness.
Jake Preston is on borrowed time. If he doesn’t stumble upon a miracle and soon, he’ll end up dead. And even if he does, he still might end up dead with a clever killer hounding his heels. He believes that the one miracle and antidote to save him is in Margot Davenport’s house, across the country and miles away from Boston. Somewhere locked in her home is the key to reversing an experiment that is killing him with each breath he takes. Margot doesn’t particularly care if she ends up dead. She’s lost everything she’s ever cared for. A divorce and the loss of her job as a corporate lawyer has left her with little faith in herself or in anyone else. Most importantly, she’s lost the one person on this earth she’s looked up to and cherished-her brother, Johnny. His death in a car accident has devastated her, and she can’t find the willpower to pull herself from the chasm she’s fallen into. Her only solace is at the bottom of a wineglass. Having moved back to the small town in northern Arizona where she was raised, she’s made a point of isolating herself both mentally and physically from everyone other than a few chosen friends. Little does she know that her life is going to explode into chaos.
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The Voice of Thunder
Mirka M.G. Breen
Genre: World Literature | Coming of Age
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West Jerusalem, early June 1967. Ten-year-old Mira Levi and her best friend Gili Moser share an awful secret. They have discovered a new radio station called The Voice of Thunder. Broadcasting from Cairo in accented Hebrew, it threatens the obliteration of Israel: “We will throw you and your whole country into the sea. We will march in your streets and into your homes.” On June 5 the attack begins and Mira and Gili’s school is hit. War has begun. The two friends and their families are confined to a basement shelter of their apartment complex while the battle continues above. Mira, afraid of what might happen and worried about her father fighting on the front, prays for safety and wonders: “In a war where both sides are praying, how does God know which prayers to answer?” As the international crisis unfolds, Mira struggles to verbalize her concerns about family, friendship and the future of her nation. Only in her diary can she express her fear that none of them will survive this conflict.
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Showdown in Dead Man’s Canyon
Scott Connor
Genre: Action & Adventure | Westerns
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When Rattigan Cooke and his brother Bradley are given the most sought after job at the Silver Creek mine of delivering silver to Bear Rock, their good fortune doesn’t last. While making their first delivery, they meet a man who is alone and afoot on the trail. They take the man to Bear Rock, but they regret their kind act when he reveals that he’s the notorious gunslinger Corbin Metz and he steals their silver. The brothers pursue the gunslinger, but their mission soon goes badly wrong. Bradley is crippled in a gunfight with Corbin and Rattigan is jailed for confronting the vicious railroad man Victor Greystone, who wants to find Corbin to protect his own secrets. With the odds so stacked against them, can the brothers make Corbin regret the day he crossed them?
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Hush, Mary
Andrea Johnson Beck
Genre: Short Stories | Horror
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*Dark Short Story* Find out who or what is haunting Mary Clarke… She does not sleep, but paces the halls beneath her veil of black and lace. For at night, monsters creep. The floorboards creak with phantom steps, and through the keyhole to William’s library, there is a light. Brilliant at first, but dims the closer she becomes. The hairs rise along the nape of her neck when she takes notice she hears the hum, a vibration, which stirs the chilled air next to her ear.
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Homemade Organic Skin & Body Care
Carmen Reeves
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting | Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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Learn how to create your own beautifying and nourishing skin care products with simple, effective recipes and tips using plant-based and toxin-free ingredients. For those on a journey to make healthier skincare choices, this is the perfect comprehensive guide. This book will show you how to eliminate toxins out of your skin care regimen and replace them with pure, organic and animal-cruelty-free ingredients. The recipes will not only leave your skin feeling pampered and nourished, but you will also feel the economic benefits of making low-cost body care products right in your own kitchen while knowing that you are contributing to a healthier planet by using organic ingredients. Once you have tried these tested formulas and begin to feel the positive effects of organic ingredients on your skin, you will never go back to expensive and toxic commercial products.
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