My garden is growing so fast it amazes me. The string beans have already sprouted and are heading up the poles. The tomato plants are already showing tiny green tomatoes, and the eggplant is bigger every day. Today I am going to plant some Chinese Lanterns to finish of the last two pots. Then it will be time to just sit back with a cup of coffee and enjoy. I love times like these.

Chocolate for Breakfast
Martha Reynolds
4.4 Out of 5 Stars (85 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Coming of Age | Women’s Fiction

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Young Bernie (Bernadette) Maguire is in for the journey of a lifetime when her junior year abroad takes her to Fribourg, Switzerland. Ripe for love and adventure, she is seduced by a handsome Swiss banker, but is horrified when she discovers she’s pregnant. Protected and befriended by those who help to keep her secret for as long as possible, this moving rite-of-passage tale will warm the heart as a young woman struggles with an all-too-familiar dilemma. Yet after an unexpected death and the discovery of her pregnancy by a classmate, Bernie’s life takes some unexpected turns that will take decades to resolve.

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The Locket
K J Bell
4.6 Out of 5 Stars (9 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | Teens

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Some things are just mean to be…

For seventeen year old Claire Blake, life never stood still long enough to make friends or fall in love. But all of that was about to change. Finally, she had a chance to settle down in the small town of Northfield, Massachusetts. Ever since her parents uprooted her life when she was four years old, things were never the same. They moved frequently and Claire became accustomed to being the ‘new girl’. Her parents raised her to trust no one, insisting she had a “higher purpose” and needed to be protected.

When Claire’s parents were killed a few months ago in a tragic car accident, she ended up returning to her birth home, to live with her aunt Maggie. Adjusting to her new life back in Northfield proved difficult. Rumors why her family had moved nearly fourteen years ago floated about town long after they left. Claire discovered the townspeople believed her house was haunted and was now prepared to be the outcast in her new school.

On her first day at River Town High, she is literally thrown into the arms of mysterious but charming Brent Cassidy. Claire immediately feels safe and protected with Brent as though she has known him her entire life. Though Claire has never allowed herself to be attached to anyone in particular, she finds herself spending time with Brent and feels undeniably connected to him.

When supernatural things start happening to Claire, she realizes Brent holds the answers to all of her questions. As the reasons for her parent’s odd behavior begin to unfold, Claire’s purpose is finally revealed. Her life will change dramatically,as both Claire and Brent discover the truth that binds them together, forever.

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Worlds Apart
Daniel Kelley
5.0 Out of 5 Stars (7 Reviews)
Genre: Fantasy

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Some worlds just can’t be brought together.Or explained.

“Worlds Apart” contains four stories, all centered on divides that can’t entirely be bridged.Connections between the worlds exist, but separation both physical and metaphysical keeps permanent links from being formed.

“A World Apart” is the story of Lonnie and Laurie, a couple who discover that they alone possess the key to a mysterious domain.Enigmatic yet completely familiar at the same time, the world they can enter draws them together while continuously shaping their relationship and their lives.

“Chance Encounter” is about Wilford Middlewick and Jillsy Cavanaugh, how they meet, how their interactions unfold.Is their encounter a coincidence?Or have Lloyd and Farber, a pair of angels tending their earthly flock, guided them toward each other?

The tale of an entity hampered by circumstances, “Statue of Limitations” is Langston Frolley’s exploration of his ‘life.’A statue by birth, he wants more than anything to be able to understand human emotion and to LIVE human emotion.Though he feels he already has a good deal of this within him already…

The centerpiece of the collection is the novella, “A Just Reward.”Kurt Smith has suffered a terrible loss, and as he struggles to recover, more and more events occur that make him question his sanity, as well as the authenticity of his life in general.The dichotomy of his world drives him further and further inside himself, until the truth is finally forced out of hiding.

“Worlds Apart” is a phenomenal, 25,000-word collection.Each story explores conundrums, examines the unexplainable while not attempting to over-explain it, and entertains magnificently as well.A fabulous read, allowing entry into a world of characters so real they could receive their own mail.

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Driving The Birds
Russell Traughber
5.0 Out of 5 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs | Religion & Spirituality

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Jabonkah Sackey’s only desire in life was to be like her mother and to be left alone. However, being born deep in the African bush in 1948, her desires didn’t really matter. Cursed with an abusive father, Jabonkah was saddled with the plans he had for her. Instead of being a “stupid bush woman” like her mother, she was going to learn to obey. But after repeatedly disappointing and rebelling against her father, he sets forth on a rampage targeting her mother and nearly beats her to death.

After stepping in to save her mother and scalding her father with boiling water in the skirmish, Jabonkah’s fate is unfortunately sealed. She is sent to the Society as punishment, where women from her own tribe perform the ritual of female circumcision. Six weeks later, Jabonkah returns home to the continued beatings until she is eventually disowned and sent away to live with a missionary by the name of Mother Stevens. Unfortunately, it’s with Mother Stevens that her real struggle begins. Will Jabonkah escape the oppression and misery that is ruling her life, or will she succumb to her depression?

Driving the Birds by Russell Traughber is the uplifting true story of one woman’s courageous journey from a small village in Liberia to the freedom that America offers. With unmistakable charm, unwavering determination, and a truly unique worldview, Jabonkah enthralls readers with each passing chapter. Her personal journey and repeated injustices are equal parts heartbreaking and infuriating. From repeated abuses at the hands of others and the subjection to female genital mutilation, Jabonkah’s plight provides a window to the sufferings of less fortunate women around the world. However, where parts of her story enrage and discourage, it’s her spirit and determination that ultimately leave readers feeling like they have taken part in Jabonkah’s triumphs as well.

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Mrythdom: Game of Time
Jasper T. Scott
4.4 Out of 5 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Fantasy | Science Fiction

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THIS NOT YOUR TIME While flying his courier vessel through an asteroid belt to lose pursuing patrollers, Aurelius accidentally flies through a portal into the future where he discovers that his entire civilization has been destroyed by some climactic event. The decaying ruins of cities are everywhere, tucked neatly between vast tracts of unfamiliar land. Whatever wiped out humanity, reformed the face of Meridia, too.

THIS NOT YOUR WORLD Everything about Meridia has changed. Where before humans were the only sentient species, now there are countless magical and mythical beings. . . . Meridia has become Mrythdom.

Aurelius realizes that in this strange world his only hope of survival is to find a way back to his time. On the other side of the time gate, he encounters Gabrian, an ill-tempered old wizard who needs his help to get back the relic which brought Aurelius to the future. But the relic was stolen by a powerful gremlin mage, and recovering it will not be easy.

AND YOU NEED TO FIND A WAY HOME Along their quest they’ll hunt with the giant woodsmen of Nordom in the towering Elder Forest. They’ll fight gryphons, leviathans, werewolves, and trolls; they’ll bring some of these strange creatures along on their quest, and they’ll discover the city of Meria, far beneath the Misty Sea, ruled by mermaids and their human captives, a place where men are little more than studs to provide offspring for their mermaid wives, and where the old, the ugly, or the unwanted men must go to the Ring and fight for their lives as gladiators for the mermaids’ entertainment. But as Aurelius travels through Mrythdom, he begins to realize that not everything is as it seems; he is but a pawn in a much larger game, and he is being watched. Aurelius must find a way home quickly before he loses everything in this Game of Time.

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The Ghost of Whispering Willow
Amanda M. Thrasher
5.0 Out of 5 Stars (4 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks

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After seeing a ghost out of the corner of his eye, Stewart and his friend, Andy, begin the investigation of a lifetime. The boys come face-to-face with a ghost! Along the way, they are forced to join forces with Krista, Ally, Kendall, and Maggie, who have also encountered ghosts.

The kids soon find that the ghost they encountered isn’t alone and is in imminent danger. He desperately needs the children’s help. Can the kids devise a plan to help the ghost in time? Will they be able to reunite a ghost with his lost family? Complete with a ghost village and a feud, this story takes on a life of its own.

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Recipes For Gourmet Food Gifts: Edible Handmade Gifts From Your Kitchen
Jill Swanson
4.9 Out of 5 Stars (17 Reviews)
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine | Crafts, Hobbies & Home

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Whether you are an experienced or beginner cook, Recipes for Gourmet Food Gifts is the ideal guide for great food gift ideas, recipes, and step-by-step directions to help you give the perfect and most original gift to your loved ones! Gourmet homemade food gifts are guaranteed to be unique, thoughtful, and frugal. You’ll also have a great story to tell when you give your gift!

  • Give a jar of Home Cured Olives as a gift for fathers who have everything and really don’t need another pair of socks.
  • A jar of Homemade Bitters fits the bill for making the perfect cocktail to celebrate a promotion.
  • Sweet and Hot Homemade Mustard is perfect when you need a hostess gift for Christmas.
  • Give a pound of Home Roasted Coffee Beans for your coffee-loving friend’s birthday.
  • Homemade Chocolate Truffles recipe is great for mothers or sweethearts with a sweet tooth.
  • Zesty Marinated Goat Cheese adds zest to any housewarming or holiday party.

Recipes for Gourmet Food Gifts has 15 recipes, each of which include: lead time (from 20-minute Perfect Vinaigrette to 2 months for Homemade Vanilla Bean Extract), hands-on preparation time, materials and ingredients needed, and clear step-by-step instructions.

What makes this book especially useful is the convenience of its extensive links for top recommended sources of the harder to find ingredients. Never heard of “wild cherry bark”? Don’t worry, that’s what the links are there for! Just a few clicks and you’ll have everything you need. This way you can spend your time on the fun part: making the gifts. There are also links for attractive packaging (read: cute jars, boxes, gift tags, and labels) to finish your handmade gift with style.

This book your perfect next step to becoming a renowned gourmet gift giver!

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