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Emmy Nation, Undercover Suffragette by L. Davis Munro

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Title: EMMY NATION: Undercover Suffragette Series: EMMY NATION: Book One Author: L. Davis Munro Type of Book: Paperback  320 pg Genre: Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781517529673 Being an independent woman in 1913 London is certainly empowering, but Emmy Nation is tired of the inescapable damp seeping through her worn shoes and the hopeless grumblings of her stomach. When she receives an offer from Scotland Yard to boost her typist income by spying on the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), Emmy jumps at the chance. But as she grows closer to the WSPU women the lines begin to blur, and when a painful part of her past resurfaces Emmy begins to question her choices. ​ How far are you willing to go to secure your equality? Buy the book:   Amazon    Book Depository How Writing Sprints Changed My Life I was recently introduced to the concept of a writing sprint and it has completely ch

Mirror World

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Title: Mirror World Author: John Calicchia Publisher: Psychangel Books Pages: 404 Genre: YA Fantasy What would you do if you saw the future apocalypse of the world in a mirror? Would you  try to save the world and those you love, or die trying? Welcome to my life, this is the vision of the future I've been cursed to see.    – Cailyssa  Larkin When Cailyssa Larkin looks in a mirror she has an ominous feeling that someone is watching her. Stranger still, she has visions that foretell the future. While visiting her Uncle Spencer, Cailyssa gazes into a mirror and sees a dark future that only she can change.  With the future of her own world hanging in the balance, Cailyssa bravely enters the portal to the Mirror World. Here, the Dark Lord controls all the mirrors and bends reflections so all creatures see evil within themselves.  With her sister Terry, her mysterious best friend Daemon, and a host of weird and wonderful creatures, C

Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon Review

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Title: Murder on Wheels Author: Lynn Cahoon Pages: 198 Publisher: Lyrical Underground Genre: Cozy Mystery Format: Ecopy/Paperback/Audio The food truck craze has reached the charming coastal town of South Cove, California, but before Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—can sample the eats, she has to shift gears and put the brakes on a killer . . . Now that Kacey Austin has got her new gluten-free dessert truck up and running, there’s no curbing her enthusiasm—not even when someone vandalizes the vehicle and steals her recipes. But when Kacey turns up dead on the beach and Jill’s best friend Sadie becomes the prime suspect, Jill needs to step on it to serve the real killer some just desserts. The food truck craze has reached the charming coastal town of South Cove, California, but before Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—can sample the eats, she has to shift gears and put the brakes on a killer . . . Now that Kacey Austin has

Incarnational Wonder

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About the Book Title:  Incarnational Wonder Author:  Danny Kinane Genre:  Religion / Spirituality   Incarnational Wonder, even though written in old age and through a bout of severe sickness, has been very revealing on a personal level. Its writing has brought me to a clarity, more than a conviction of mind, something deeper, of what it means to be a human being, at the heart of which is spirituality. Its main focus is to, initially, isolate spiritually and see it what it really is: the bedrock not only of personal reality, humanity, but indeed of all reality. This foundation is found not so much in sacred documents such as the Bible or the Quran or in churches dogmatic teachings but in the human spirit itself in its everyday dialogue through experience. Experience is at the heart of the book, an in-built director of where our lives are going – and why and how. Academic disciplines such as theology and biblical studies take a secondary role. Today’s spirituality is say

A BRAZEN BARGAIN: Spies and Lovers by Laura Trentham

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Title :  A BRAZEN BARGAIN Author :  Laura Trentham Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages :  236 Genre :  Regency Historical Romance Minerva Bellingham is at her wits’ end. Her younger brother, Simon, will have them penniless and on the streets if his extravagant gambling habit isn’t curtailed. An enormous debt to Lord Rafe Drummond is the final indignity. Signing over her dowry is their only choice. Until Lord Drummond suggests something much more scandalous. She can keep her dowry—in exchange for the Bellinghams working three months as a housemaid and stable boy. Scarred from his service to the Crown, Rafe recognizes the young Simon Bellingham has the makings of a good duke. Minerva is a different story. Her pure, delicate beauty only underscores Rafe’s tarnished, bleak soul. Yet he delights in cracking Minerva’s icy reserve to reveal a fiery, stubborn woman. And Minerva discovers the gruff master of Wintermarsh has the heart of a poet. But before they can find a future saf

Playing Catch, A Baseball Romance by Rachelle Ayala, Review

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NEW RELEASE... On the field and off the field, bartender Jeanine Jewell plays, collecting one-night stands like baseball cards. She doesn’t need a man, except to curl her toes and make her scream. She’s learned the hard way that the one who cares more is the one who gets hurt—and the last thing she can handle is getting hurt, or having anyone discover her shameful secret. Scoring women is easy for catcher Kirk Kennedy—they don’t call him “Catch and Release” for nothing. He never goes back for a repeat performance. Being traded to a new city is an opportunity for new adventures—until he runs into Jeanine and she refuses to go home with him. Intrigued, Kirk is determined to catch the elusive blonde and keep her to himself. When he proposes a wingman to wingwoman friends without benefits relationship, he’s surprised she accepts. The no benefits clause soon falls by the wayside when neither Jeanine or Kirk can resist their explosive chemistry together. But despite the sparks b

TWO TO WRANGLE (HOTEL RODEO #2) BY VICTORIA VANE

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TWO TO WRANGLE (HOTEL RODEO #2) BY VICTORIA VANE BUY LINKS:   Amazon ,  iBooks ,  B&N ,  Google Play ,  Kobo  A COUNTRY BOY...Maybe having a hot and heavy affair with the boss’s daughter wasn’t the smartest move. But Ty Morgan didn’t regret a moment with city girl Monica Brandt…until she left Las Vegas to return to her life in New York.  When devastating news sends her running back, Ty can’t help but open his arms.  His heart, however, is another matter. AND A CITY GIRL...Now that Ty has what he’s always wanted—controlling interest in Hotel Rodeo—Monica is certain their time together is at an end—until Ty asks her to come on board as a partner.  Maybe it’s just her money he needs, but the chance to stick close to the sexy wrangler sure could make work a whole lot more interesting. GET READY TO TANGO..   Their partnership doesn’t come without a heap of problems. The two can’t agree on anything—except their iron-hot attraction.  As the hotel’s

Evelyn's Promise by Betty Bolté

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A More Perfect Union Series by Betty Bolt é Genre : Historical Romance Emily's Vow Release Date : October 4, 2014 Emily Sullivan's greatest fear is dying in childbirth, as did her twin sister and their mother. Then she's thrown in a loyalist prison for her privateering father's raids on the British, and her accuser—a former beau—promises to recant if she will marry him. Frank Thomson always loved Emily despite her refusal to return his affections. A patriot spy posing as a loyalist officer, when Frank learns of Emily's plight, he challenges her accuser to a duel. Freed from prison, Emily ponders returning the affections of her rescuer—the only man she's ever loved and who married her twin to save the Sullivan family's reputation. But Frank cannot afford to be discovered. For the sake of young America, he must deliver his secrets. Goodreads Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~ Amazon CA ~ Amazon AU Barnes & Noble ~ iBooks ~ Kob