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Yellow Crocus: A Novel
by Laila Ibrahim
(204 Reviews)
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In 1837, Lisbeth Wainwright is born to the white mistress of a sprawling Virginia plantation. Seconds later, she is delivered into the arms of her black wet nurse, Mattie. For a field hand like Mattie, her transfer to the big house is supposed to be considered an honor, except that the move tears Mattie away from her beloved grandfather and her infant son, Samuel. But Mattie is a slave, with no say in the matter, and so she devotes herself to her master’s daughter, though she longs to be raising her own child. Growing up under Mattie’s tender care, little Lisbeth adopts the woman’s deep-seated faith in God, her love of music and black-eyed peas, and the tradition of hunting for yellow crocuses in the early days of spring.
As the years pass, Lisbeth is drawn slowly back into her white parents’ world and begins to learn the ins and outs of life for a high-born young lady. Still she retains her connection to Mattie, befriending Samuel and drifting comfortably between the two worlds. She accepts her parents’ assertion that their slaves depend upon them for guidance and protection, yet that notion becomes more and more difficult to believe as she gains awareness of the inequality of life in the big house versus the slave quarters. When, on the threshold of her society wedding to debonair Edward Cunningham, Lisbeth bears witness to a shockingly brutal act, the final vestiges of her naiveté crumble around her. Just twenty-one years old, she is forced to choose between what is socially acceptable and what is right, a decision that will change her life forever.
This compelling historical novel chronicles young Lisbeth Wainwright’s coming-of-age during one of the most difficult chapters of American history. Lisbeth’s powerful bond with Mattie makes her loss of innocence in the face of society’s ugly secrets all the more heartbreaking, and yet it is the courage she learns from her stand in mother that enables Lisbeth to blaze a new path for herself. Yellow Crocus offers moving proof of how the greatest social change often blooms forth from small personal acts of love.
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The Devil’s Grin – A Crime Novel featuring Anna Kronberg and Sherlock Holmes (Kronberg Crimes)
by Annelie Wendeberg
(29 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
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In Victorian London’s cesspool of crime and disease, a series of murders remains undiscovered until a cholera fatality is found floating in the city’s drinking water supply. Dr Anton Kronberg, England’s best bacteriologist, is called upon to investigate and finds evidence of abduction and medical maltreatment. While Scotland Yard has little interest in pursuing the case, Kronberg pushes on and crosses paths with Sherlock Holmes. The detective immediately discovers Kronberg’s secret, a woman masquerading as a man in order to practice medicine, a criminal deed that could land her in prison for years to come. But both must join forces to stop a crime so monstrous, it outshines Jack the Ripper’s deeds in brutality and cold-bloodedness.
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Coming Home (Jackson Falls Series)
by Laurie Breton
(32 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Romance
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From the USA Today bestselling author of FINAL EXIT comes a breathtaking novel about love, friendship, and the fine line between the two.
The year is 1974, and aspiring songwriter Casey Bradley is just eighteen years old when handsome, charismatic singer Danny Fiore sweeps into her life and turns it upside down. The first time she looks into Danny’s turbulent blue eyes, Casey is ready to toss aside her entire future for a man who will almost certainly break her heart.
Together with guitar wizard Rob MacKenzie, Casey writes the songs that catapult Danny to a fame beyond their wildest imaginings. But life with Danny isn’t what she expected. The road to success is loaded with land mines, and rivers of darkness flow through her troubled marriage. Every time Danny breaks her heart, it’s Rob who picks her up, dusts her off, and glues the pieces back together.
It isn’t until she suffers an unimaginable loss that Casey begins to question who she is and what she really wants from life. As she searches for herself amid the wreckage, she discovers the bittersweet truth that the choices a woman makes at thirty can differ vastly from those she made at eighteen.
Coming Home is a poignant story about the seasons of a woman’s heart, and the roundabout route we sometimes have to take to get to where we’re meant to be.
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Arrogant Wealth
by Thomas Thompson
(16 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Mystery & Thrillers
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The year is 2031 and United States economy is on a roll. Jobs are plentiful, roads and bridges are being revamped and new travel technology has been invented. The Federal Bureau of Collections has pumped billions upon billions of dollars towards the cause through aggressively collecting a controversial new tax assessed on the ultra-rich. Crime and drug activity are under control as President Quinton James Bates rules with an iron fist.
Joey Sans’ romantic adventures uncover government secrets from the past leading to present day events and finds out more about the ghost of his father. Organized crime has infiltrated private industry and controls important aspects of major construction of new technology projects. And Joey Sans is re-introduced to a face from the past.
The Solar industry is the key to the future as the new travel technology will significantly reduce costs for commerce and millions of Americans. The world is taking notice and attempting to follow the United States lead in collecting the new controversial “Wealth Tax”. The action goes international as the solar company expansion into China and the rest of Asia has confused the issue.
The stability of the nation depends on the continued success of “The Program” and certain men will do anything to ensure success. The future is bright, but the bumps in the road could lead the country back into darker times.
This is intended to be the first in a series of Joey Sans Adventures.
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The Libertines Motorcycle Club: An Outlaw Is Born
by Max Billington
(19 Reviews)
Genre: Genre Fiction
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Enter the world of an outlaw motorcycle club from the point of view of Connor, a white collar man who goes from not owning a bike to joining an outlaw motorcycle club.
Connor faces many challenges along the way in gaining full membership into the club and as he becomes more outlaw and less businessman, his life turns upside down.
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Coffin Dodgers
by Gary Marshall
(18 Reviews)
Genre: Humor | Mystery & Thrillers
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Eighty is the new thirty. Nobody’s having babies, the old massively outnumber the young and the hip crowd has become the hip replacement crowd. Twenty-something barman Matt Johnson would be bored senseless if someone wasn’t trying to kill him.
When Matt isn’t playing silly pranks on his elders with his colleague Dave or laughing at Dave’s dating disasters, he’s trying to summon up the courage to ask best friend Amy out on a date. Then Matt narrowly escapes a car wreck, and he discovers that his accident was no accident. Someone’s murdering young people, and dozens are already dead. Can Matt, Amy and Dave stop the killings? The answer involves guns, gangsters, an angry bear and plenty of irate pensioners.
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THE YELLOW CLUTCH SOCIETY
by Denesha Sheree
(23 Reviews)
Genre: Arts & Entertainment | Drama
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The Yellow Clutch Society, opens a private door to a secret society that spins a yarn which hits every novella sweet spot: seduction, betrayal, jealousy, sex, suspense. Enter the lives of Nissi, Brittany and Sedericka as they enter a secret society that holds the key to wealth and power, but also holds a secret within the society.The Yellow Clutch Society is a twisted and goosebump-inducing tale that answers the ageless of “Does Membership really have its privileges!
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