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Not Without My Father by Andra Watkins

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           Can an epic adventure succeed without a hero? Title: Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444 Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace Author: Andra Watkins Genre: Memoir Publisher: Word Hermit Press Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON   Andra Watkins needed a wingman to help her become the first living person to walk the historic 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did. She planned to walk fifteen miles a day. For thirty-four days.  After striking out with everyone in her life, she was left with her disinterested eighty-year-old father. And his gas. The sleep apnea machine and self- scratching. Sharing a bathroom with a man whose gut obliterated his aim.  As Watkins trudged America’s forgotten highway, she lost herself in despair and pain. Nothing happened according to plan, and her tenuous connection to her father started to unravel. Through arguments and laughter, tears and fried chicken, they fought to rebuild their relationship before

Lucky Midas

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Eight-year-old Lily loves animals, but can't have a pet because of her  Mom's allergies. When Lily and her older brother rescue a stray dog,  can they find a way to keep him?  Lucky Midas is an easy chapter book with pictures for kids ages 6-8.  There are ten chapters and several colorful illustrations in this kids book for kindle.  Children who like kids books about pets will enjoy reading about a brother and sister as they rescue a stray dog.  It appeals to readers of girl books and boy books alike. The sentences are short and the vocabulary appropriate for children in first through third grade.  Buy from Amazon The dog jumped at the sound, turned, and streaked down the dead end alley. He  splashed through three puddles left from the earlier rain shower.  “You stay at the top of the alley, “ Scott called as he ran past Lily. “I’ll follow him  in and turn him around. You catch him when he comes out again.”  “Good idea.” Lily moved to the middle

An Irresistible Shadow by Kristen S. Blacketer

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An Irresistible Shadow by Kirsten S. Blacketer Lady Evelyn Montgomery, only daughter of the Baron of Rayne, detests the thought of marriage. She will never allow a man to control her. Crushed by the constraints of propriety, she steals away from the safety of the keep and stumbles onto a plot designed to stir up trouble between England and Scotland. When a mysterious hooded man saves her, she fights her attraction to him as they join forces to hunt down a traitor and save her father. But can she save her heart? Gabriel is a Shadow Guardian. Hiding beneath his black cowl and blending into the night, he is sworn to protect the Baron's daughter. The spirited Lady Evelyn is far from the delicate flower he anticipated. She makes herself crystal clear, no man will possess her. Can he prove to her that love can be more than just possession? Or will the traitor they seek tear them apart forever?           Buy Links:    Amazon      Barnes and Noble      All

Easy Like Sunday Mourning by Jennie Marts

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Dating is hard… Single mom Maggie Hayes puts up a tough front to hide her  loneliness, spending her days in the courtroom as a lawyer and  her evenings as a closet video gamer. Another heartache isn’t  worth the risk, not after her husband left her last year for a  Hooters waitress. When she decides to try dating again, a cute  video game-designing nerd seems like a safe bet….Until he becomes the prime suspect in a murder. But falling in love can be murder… Buy Links: Amazon US    Amazon UK Jeremy Rogers makes a good living designing video games, but nothing prepares him for the real world adventure of being accused of poisoning his own employee. Add in falling for a  sassy attorney with a competitive ex-husband, a clingy blonde coworker, and a mammoth- size dog that eats his furniture. Suddenly fighting off a screen full of zombies or preventing  an alien invasion seems like child’s play. Game over! Maggie and Jeremy find themselves embro

A STOLEN SEASON by TAMARA GILL

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A STOLEN SEASON by Tamara Gil l ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time-traveling archaeologist Sarah Baxter just left a piece of 21st-century equipment in 19th  century Regency England. Unfortunately, when she goes back to retrieve it, she makes an even  bigger mess of things—resulting in the death of an English earl. Now his brother is not only  out for revenge, but he also has Sarah's device. Now Sarah must find a way to steal back her  device, hide the truth about the earl's brother and—most importantly—to not fall in love... Excerpt: “You will have to sleep with him.” Richard threw his cheroot into the unlit hearth. “I thought you planned on doing that anyway. You like him, and he obviously likes you, so what’s the problem? It’s not like you’re a virgin.” Sarah shushed him and sat down on the opposite chair. “That’s not the point. I can’t just jump his bones; women of this era don’t work that way. He has to court me, woo me.” She sighed

Bash and Lucy Fetch Jealousy

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From an award-winning Mom-Son team featured on the Today Show, Bash and Lucy Fetch Jealousy is a contemporary boy-and-dog book. Bash's dog, Lucy,  helps coach his soccer team, and Lucy leads the team to the championships by  kissing the players and making them laugh. But Bash is overcome with jealousy  when Lucy enchants a team of Special Olympics kids who say they want her  to coach their team. Can Bash overcome his jealousy and learn to share Lucy  with kids who say they need her?  This is Book Two in the Bash and Lucy series,  following Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence , a Mom's Choice Silver Award winner  and finalist, USA Best Book Awards. Book Excerpt: At every game, Bash’s dog, Lucy, trotted around the field in her blue coach's  hat and shirt. She led Bash’s team to victory with her four-legged leadership  skills. She smothered the players with kisses, cheered them with happy yaps,  snuggled wi

Win by Submission

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We are so excited to be featuring Melynda Price here today for her brand new cover reveal!   Before we take a look at this amazing cover let's get to know Melynda a little better.  Melynda Price is the author of several contemporary and paranormal romance titles, including Until Darkness Comes , Shades of Darkness , Courting Darkness , and Braving the Darkness , all in the Redemption Series. Price writes for ardent readers who want to fall in love over and over again. Her goal is to make the unbelievable believable while taking her characters to the limit with stories full of passion, heart, and unexpected twists. Salting stories with undertones of history whenever possible, Price adds immeasurable depth to her well-crafted books. Win by Submission is the first book of her upcoming mixed martial arts–themed Against the Cage series. She lives with her husband and two children in Northern Minnesota, where there are plenty of snow-filled days to curl up in f