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In the newest installment of  New York Times  bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey’​s Peachtree Bluff series, three generations of the Murphy women must come together when a hurricane threatens to destroy their hometown—and the holiday season in the process. First of all, I can relate to what the Murphy fear because I live in Miami. When the Murphy women are in trouble, they always know they can turn to their mother, Ansley. So when eldest daughter Caroline and her husband, James, announce they are divorcing—and fifteen-year-old daughter Vivi acts out in response—Caroline, at her wits end, can’t think of anything to do besides leave her with Ansley in Peachtree Bluff for the holidays. After all, how much trouble can one teenager get into on a tiny island? Quite a lot, as it turns out. As the “storm of the century” heads toward Peachtree Bluff, Ansley and her husband, Jack, with Vivi in tow, are grateful they’re planning to leave for the trip of a lifetime. But Vivi’s reckl...

    J.D May's  debut novel, Factor-7 (PalmettoPublishingGroup) presents a terrifying but riveting scenario that's ripped from the headlines-and, if things do not change, could very well be our new normal.  Factor-7 is a bucking bronco ride of bio-weaponry, secrets, terror, betrayal, lies, infidelity, raw human emotions, and redeeming love. It's a completely gripping thriller that will keep you turning the pages and up all night. The life of Dr. Sam Hawkins, the head trauma surgeon at Galveston's St. Peter's Memorial Hospital, is changed forever by the cryptic words of his dying friend and the string of blatant cover-ups that follow his demise.  When a beautiful infectious disease doctor, Rainee Arienzo, enters his life, they soon realize that Sam's friend had been willing to die to expose the sinister truth of what he had become involved, before a dangerous weapon could be unleashed upon the world. Reluctantly, and ill-equipped for such a task, Sam and Rainee te...

  Author, Tracie Banister is out with her seventh novel, STRAIGHT FROM THE HART. The romcom takes readers back to the original location of her first novel, Hollywood. Tracie is known strong female protagonists and swoon worthy males readers love to love and hate. Vanessa is in the love business, a kind of love concierge. People pay big bucks for her to recreate and reignite the sparks in their lives.  There are a plethora of interesting and quirky characters starting with her Grandmother, a famous Hollywood actress, mother a therapist, an imaginary boyfriend named, Ian,  vindictive former employee, Quinn and her former boyfriend, Alex, whom she's not really gotten over, plus lots of twists and turns. I've been a fan of Tracie's since her first novel, BLAME IT ON THE FAME, and was thrilled to receive a copy of STRAIGHT FROM THE HART. If you've not already a fan, prepare to become one. An avid reader and writer, Tracie Banister has been scribbling stories since she was a...

Britta didn’t plan on falling for her personal trainer, and Wes didn’t plan on Britta. Plans change and it's unclear if love, career, or both will meet them at the finish line.   In @DeniseWilliams new #romcom #TheFastestWayToFall (Berkley), Britta Colby works for a lifestyle website, and when tasked to write about her experience with a hot new body-positive fitness app that includes personal coaching. She knows it's a major opportunity to prove she should write for the site full-time.   As CEO of the FitMi Fitness app, Wes Lawson finally has the financial security he grew up without, but despite his success, his floundering love life and complicated family situation leaves him feeling isolated and unfulfilled. He decides to get back to what he loves—coaching. Britta’s his first new client and they click immediately. As weeks pass, she’s surprised at how much she enjoys experimenting with her exercise routine. He’s surprised at how much he looks forward to talking to her ...

  Author, Joel Burcat's new novel, AMID RAGE (HeadlineBooks) is part of a genre of fiction that is growing - environment thrillers. In AMID RAGE a young Philadelphia lawyer takes on the coal industry. A psychotic coal mine operator and cynical neighbors with an anti-mining agenda fight out a strip mine permit battle. Mike Jacobs, a 29-year-old environmental prosecutor with Pennsylvania's environmental agency DEP is caught between the warring factions, but is ordered to "babysit" the case.  All Mike wants to do is to protect the environment and neighbors from certain harm as a result of the proposed mining. Sid Feldman, the Philadelphia lawyer for the mine operator, who oozes power and privilege, offers Mike a job midway through the proceedings. Miranda Clymer, the lawyer for the neighbors, pulls out all the stops to win Mike's affection and assistance.  Mike's nearest and dearest friend Nicky Kane is by his side as his paralegal. Mike must use all of his talen...

  Arthur Nakai, now armed with his newly minted Private Investigator license, has visitors on his doorstep at White Mesa. Melanie Manygoats and her young son arrive on a cold winter’s day seeking his help locating her missing daughter, whom she fears has become one of the stolen. Arthur accepts and soon finds himself wading through the world of teenage prostitution where he discovers April has already been sold to a man known to everyone in the trade as The Cuban. Running underage girls is his business, and the revolving door of the flesh trade is always rotating, Meanwhile, a 15-year-old girl goes missing, her bicycle found hidden among scrub brush under a bridge over an empty desert wash. Are the cases related or are they simply part of a bigger, more horrifying picture plaguing Arthur's beloved Dinétah? Mark Edward Langley was born in Richmond, VA on July 24th, 1960. When he was 9, he moved to a south suburb of Chicago, where he lived until 18 and his father was transferred to H...

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