I had to ask myself today “Why would I want that?” The only answer I could come up with is…..”BECAUSE I WANT IT!!!” Apparently I have not grown up at all over the years.

Avalon: The Retreat
by L. Michael Rusin
4.3 Out of 5 Stars (33 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Contemporary Fiction

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Avalon: The Retreat is a compelling account of how one group of survivalists endures the worst event the world has ever known – a Nuclear World War.

Mike Reynolds has the foresight to prepare for the unthinkable and finds a group of like-minded people who join together and buy a mountain retreat called Avalon. Their preparations over the years save their lives and eventually the lives of others. They methodically put into order a plan that helps them not only survive, but thrive! With his friend, Dr. Daniel Crowley, the two discover an old 19th Century abandoned cattle ranch, purchase it, and set out to find just the right people who help them plan for what others refuse to see, that the end of the United States of America and the world, as we know it, is imminent.

Much of the U.S. and the world is eradicated by atomic bombs, radiation poisoning, starvation, plague, and all the atrocities that would prevail in a World Gone Mad! Gangs of thieves and thugs ban together to enslave the weaker men and women and even resort to the most unthinkable atrocity known to the human race, cannibalism.

The folks at Avalon have food and all the amenities because they built a real sanctuary that offers protection to those who had the foresight to prepare ahead for a just-in-case disaster. Eventually they join up with a neighboring town once terrorized by the feudal Slavers and help free them from their subjugators.

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The Purples
by W. K. Berger
4.4 Out of 5 Stars (19 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | World Literature | Mystery & Thrillers

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“If you believe the papers, we sprang from thin air in 1924. At the time, people started turning up dead in Detroit, which was nothing new, even back then. But when twenty Jewish men get put on the spot in three days, it gets noticed. They blamed it on us, but the truth is not one of those crimes was committed by the Purples. Technically speaking.”

Shunned by his community… locked up for trying to help an innocent girl… ambushed by rivals and left for dead in the Detroit River: Joe Bernstein has a few scores to settle, and a bold plan to seize control of the Motor City in its booming 1920s heyday. With his faithful “agent” Abie, his brilliant but fragile brother Max, and an out-of-control enforcer named Grabowski (not to mention a couple of carnivorous creatures known as “the babies”), Bernstein gives rise to the infamous Purple Gang, so named by local merchants because the gang’s members were said to be “tainted, like spoiled meat.”

Bernstein’s boys set their sights on taking over the Detroit River, the pipeline connecting dry America to wet Canada. But Joe also must contend with having “a sweetheart in the nut house” and rising tensions within his gang. Worst of all, the D.A.’s office has brought in an amputee war hero named Riley, who seems to be one step ahead of Joe’s big plans.

A fast-paced thriller that builds to the climactic Collingwood Massacre (a seminal event that changed Detroit forever), THE PURPLES blends richly-detailed historical fiction with nonstop action, all narrated in the wry voice of the smart, self-deluding, and unforgettable Joe Bernstein.

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Winter Sparrow
by Estevan Vega
4.7 Out of 5 Stars (16 Reviews)
Genre: Fantasy

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“I’ll grow wings all by myself.”

Mary is a young artist about to enter a new chapter in her life. After years of waiting and searching, she has finally found true love. She’s also just discovered that her fiancé Joshua has inherited his father’s rundown countryside mansion. To add to the rising pressure, her wedding day is so close she can practically hear the music. All she has to do is accept what the future holds. Accept…and be happy.

But something’s missing.

As the seasons change, her doubts turn to fears, and her fears become reality. Through struggle and loss, the love she once possessed for Joshua transforms into contempt. When Mary is confronted with a magical escape, the life she has and the life she dreams of will collide, awakening a mysterious change within. But no choice comes without cost, and each one will draw her closer to the truth.

At times both beautiful and haunting, Winter Sparrow dares you to step into a world where eternity is a moment and every breath is a second chance. The fantasy begins….

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Gold And Fishes
by Donna Carrick
3.9 Out of 5 Stars (11 Reviews)
Genre: Literary Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

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On December 26, 2004 the earth erupted under the waters of the Indian Ocean.

For Canadian aid worker Ayla Harris, her first overseas mission to post-tsunami Indonesia presents the perfect opportunity for escape. A failed romance with a married man and a strained relationship with her twin sister have left her suffering a general sense of ‘detachment’.

But a late night call on the eve of her departure reminds Ayla the bonds of love can be tenacious. It turns out her wheeler-dealer brother-in-law, Robert Trasque, has gone missing in Thailand.

However, it is the injured orphan Mahdi who restores Ayla’s soul with a single word: mother. In his child’s eyes she discovers the extent of her connection to the world.

From the devastated tourist beaches of Southeast Asia to the graveyard that was Banda Aceh, Ayla sets out on a personal mission, to find her sister’s gold-hungry husband and return him to his family.

In the midst of universal tragedy, what is the value of a single life?Can Ayla expose a killer and avoid becoming the next victim as she and her team struggle to bring hope to a region that is drowning in despair?

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Emancipation: A Civil War Vampire Novel: Book One of The Thirsty Ones
by Pauline Ray
4.2 Out of 5 Stars (9 Reviews)
Genre: Fantasy

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The Confederacy has won the war. Ella Lantry knows in her soul that was the wrong outcome. Slavery has stolen her lover and her son from her, and she’s lost even more to the Thirsty Ones that haunt the groves. She’s a captive at her father’s plantation, constantly watched to keep her from escaping. Now she is using any means necessary to end the injustice – including marrying a rich, reclusive, and dangerous man. Can this handsome man with mysterious powers help her change the course of history? Can one woman reverse the outcome of a war among nations? All Ella knows is that she must. She will never give up until she has saved her son.

Not a “romance novel with fangs,” Emancipation is dark, disturbing, and compelling. If you want to stay up all night turning pages to find out what happens next, and if you’re willing to risk nightmares and tears, this is the book for you. Ella is a fighter: deeply flawed, utterly committed, and unable to control the consequences of her attempts to improve her world.

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Virtually Mine: a love story
by Susan Rohrer
5.0 Out of 5 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Comic Fiction | Religious Fiction | Religion & Spirituality

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Devastated to think that she’s lost her steady beau to another ingénue, aspiring actress Kate Valentine consoles herself by renting an Imaginary Boyfriend from burgeoning romance broker Virtually Mine. Kate’s Imaginary Boyfriend sends her flowers. He calls. He texts sweet nothings, plucking at her heartstrings. As the lines between make-believe and reality blur, Kate finds herself longing for true love, never knowing that it might be much closer than she thinks.

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Dr. Hickerup: The Hiccup Healing Man (The Up People)
by Katherine Ladny Mitchell
4.8 Out of 5 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks

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Dr. Hickerup: The Hiccup Healing Man is an adventurous children’s book by Katherine Ladny Mitchell that will delight both children and parents alike with its rollicking rhyme, distinctive plot, witty humor, and whimsical illustrations by Chelsea Spring.

After battling a stubborn case of hiccups, Billy turns to the quirky (yet brilliant) Dr. Hickerup for a cure. Once inside the doctor’s office, Billy begins a medical quest to discover which of the five hallway doors holds the answer to his hiccuping problem. Along the way, Billy meets a playful giraffe, tea-drinking monsters, and four pretty peacocks. Join Billy and Dr. Hickerup as they discover which door holds the cure!

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Snack Time: Lite and Tasty Snack Recipes (a Scrumptious Low-Calorie Recipes Cookbook)
by Joan Holcomb
4.4 Out of 5 Stars (14 Reviews)
Genre: Advice & How-to | Cooking, Food & Wine

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A lot of excess calories can come from between-meal or after-meal snacks. The USDA has recommended that no more than 10% of someone’s daily calories come from snack foods (or recreational eating; that is, food eaten just for fun and not for nutrition).

Of course, we all want to get the most out of our snack foods, and some snacks can be nutritional and satisfying at the same time. Other foods (often called junk foods) have little or no nutritional value…we just eat them because they taste good.

Nonetheless, lower-calorie versions of even junk foods exist. Making food at home can decrease the calorie count or fat content significantly, eliminate a lot of unnecessary additives and preservatives, and enhance the flavor and portion size.

In this cookbook, every effort has been made to find snack foods that are filling but have fewer calories and/or less fat than their commercial versions. You may even enjoy these more than ones you buy in the store!

Important note: this is not a cookbook with zero calorie (or near-zero calorie) snacks. Those looking for such snacks may be better off buying 100-calorie packs of snack foods from the store. The very nature of these snack foods and their ingredients mean that the calorie count will never be zero, or even close to it.

Also, these recipes are not necessarily low-carb. Some have higher carbs because they include sugars, but in a lot of cases they have higher carbs due to ingredients such as milk, yogurt, or fruit, which are GOOD, healthy carbs.

Disclaimer: The contents of this cookbook may not be construed as a medical diagnosis, treatment, advice, claim, or substitute for a physician’s care. Consult a physician or other health care provider before starting a weight loss or exercise program. Joan’s results are not typical, and she cannot guarantee you will have the same results. Your results are up to you!

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