Has my Lego chicken man left me forever? He is still missing. Apparently calling out “Here Chicky Chicky” doesn’t work, yet I still find myself doing it. This is what happens to you when you deny yourself cupcakes.

Plague of Coins (The Judas Chronicles #1)
Aiden James
3.7 Out of 5 Stars (102 Reviews)
Genre: Men’s Adventure | Fantasy

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William Barrow carries a dark secret. A very dark secret.

An archivist for the Smithsonian Institute and also a part-time operative for the CIA, no one would ever suspect the handsome ‘thirty-ish’ William is in fact the most reviled human being to ever walk the earth. His infectious warmth and sense of humor make such an assertion especially hard to believe.

But long ago, William Barrow had another name…one that is synonymous with shame and betrayal: Judas Iscariot.

Forced to walk the earth as a cursed immortal, William/Judas is on a quest to reclaim the thirty silver shekels paid to him in exchange for Jesus Christ. Twenty-one coins have now been recovered—thanks in large part to the help from his latest son, the esteemed Georgetown University history professor, Alistair Barrow.

Ever hopeful the complete coin collection will buy him a full pardon from God and end his banishment from heaven, William plans a visit to a remote village deep within Iran’s Alborz Mountains to retrieve ‘silver coin number twenty-two’. But the CIA has a different objective for this trip, one that pits both father and son against an unscrupulous Russian billionaire searching for something else that’s just as precious within the ancient mountains of Iran…something that threatens peace in the modern world if William and Alistair fail to reach it first.

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Maybe Baby
Lani Diane Rich
4.2 Out of 5 Stars (36 Reviews)
Genre: Romance

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Dana Wiley is having a very, very bad day.

It starts when she realizes she never should have let her deep-seated fear of marriage cause her to leave the love of her life, Nick Maybe, at the altar. Then, she discovers that her old nemesis, Melanie Biggs, is after her winery. To save her business, she’s forced to go to Manhattan to ask her eccentric mother, Babs Wiley McGregor, for help. When she gets there, she discovers that Nick moonlights for Babs, doing odd favors for her rich friends. Now Dana can’t turn around without bumping into him.

Or kissing him. Old habits die hard.

Then Babs is kidnapped, and a rare, valuable, stinky and flightless green parrot is the ransom. Now Dana must work with Nick to find the bird and save her mother, dealing with bumbling kidnappers, a rapscallion bird thief, the buxom Melanie who’s bent on taking more than the winery, and a strangely ominous wildlife conservation representative. All the while fighting her desperate love for the one man she knows she can’t ever have again…

… unless, just maybe, she can.

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One Right Thing (Marty Singer Mystery #3)
Matthew Iden
4.8 Out of 5 Stars (17 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

No Longer Free

Retired DC Homicide detective Marty Singer is driving through Virginia when he sees a billboard by the side of the road with the picture of a man and a simple, stunning question:

J.D. HOPE WAS MURDERED ON MAY 6TH. DO YOU KNOW WHY?

To most, the message means nothing. But Marty stops the car, turns around, and rushes headlong into a deadly mix of drugs, lies, and double-crosses.

Because Marty’s got his own history with the man on the sign…and he needs to find out who murdered J.D. Hope and why if he wants to do One Right Thing.

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J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings: The Life and Legacy of the Author and His Books
Charles River Editors
3.8 Out of 5 Stars (15 Reviews)
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs | Education & Reference

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*Includes a biography of Tolkien that explains which real-life experiences inspired his most famous stories and characters.

*Includes pictures of Tolkien and important people and places in his life.

*Includes characters spotlights on the books’ main characters, including Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn and other important characters.

*Explains the origins of Middle Earth, its creatures, and its magic.

*Comprehensively covers the plot and themes of each book.

*Includes a Table of Contents.

“Nothing has astonished me more (and I think my publishers) than the welcome given to The Lord of the Rings. But it is, of course, a constant source of consolation and pleasure to me. And, I may say, a piece of singular good fortune, much envied by some of my contemporaries. Wonderful people still buy the book, and to a man ‘retired’ that is both grateful and comforting.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

For more than half a century, the name J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) has been synonymous with epic fantasy. Known across the world for his classic The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien both revived interest in fantasy literature and set the standard for the genre. Today he is widely acknowledged as the “Father” of modern fantasy and its most famous author.

While Tolkien made Middle Earth famous and vice-versa, Tolkien’s works were influenced by a lifetime of Tolkien’s own personal experiences. His tales concern creatures of myth, yet the plot lines and characters are human at heart.Tolkien drew his inspiration from war, nature, history, love, and language, and through the lens of fantasy he examined bravery, loyalty and friendship. That essential “humanness” at the core of his writing, whether it was displayed by a man, hobbit, or even a tree, struck a chord with readers that continues to resonate today.

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Somewhere West of Roads
A. E. Poynor
4.7 Out of 5 Stars (6 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Humor

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On the same day John Barstow lost his girlfriend and his job, he got a letter from a lawyer in Anchorage, Alaska, summoning him to that frozen place. John doesn’t really care that his uncle, Hank Grant, has died. He didn’t really know the man. Hank had been the black sheep of the family, spending his life in remote reaches of Alaska, far from his Southern California family. The letter must be nothing more than a legal formality. Still, the letter is intriguing, particularly when a check for two-thousand bucks falls out of it. Broke and out of work, John quickly decides he has nothing to lose by making the trip.

In Anchorage, John learns that as Hank Grant’s only legal heir he must make a decision: sign onto an agreement to take over his uncle’s business, or walk away with a trailer house and twenty-five grand.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, John is sure a trailer house in Nikiski, Alaska, is no temptation.The business?Well, it’s also out of a city boy’s comfort zone.Last Chance Adventures is a pay-to-mine tourist operation on the west side of the Cook Inlet; fly in only, as remote as it gets.

There’s a catch, however.If John can’t make Last Chance Adventures show a profit in one season, it goes to a secondary, unnamed beneficiary.But hey, he’ll still get the trailer house!

Fortunately, there’s good news.John’s uncle had an assistant, Harley Pepperdine, who is knowledgeable, helpful and reliable, when he’s sober.His uncle also had plenty of other helpful friends – all of them quirky Alaskan characters shaped by the country John will have to survive.And too, there’s a woman, Maggie Peters, who is smart, attractive and friendly, whenever she’s not pissed at Harley and John.

Somewhere West of Roads is full of humor, with a touch of adventure and romance.

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Punchline
P.A. Fenton
4.8 Out of 5 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Humor | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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They say everyone has a novel in them. Luca had five, until they were stolen from him.

Luca Pope would normally be pleased to see his novels on bookstore shelves, especially if it were his name on the covers.Five novels bearing five different author names, and he has no idea how it happened.

Unemployed and with nothing better to do than to entertain thoughts of violent retribution, Luca sets out to track down and corner the plagiarists, to extract answers and confessions – if they’d just stay alive long enough to oblige. Urged on by a sense of righteous outrage and an inner voice named Hodges, Luca departs his career of salaried apathy to pursue the life which has been brazenly stolen from him: successful novelist … or failing that, serial killer.

Punchline is an urban noir mystery about plagiarism, paranoia, and one man’s poorly-judged attempts to out the bastards who stole his books.

Two wrongs don’t make a right … but five should do it.

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The Trouble with Trolls (A story of manners)
Kurt Zimmerman
4.8 Out of 5 Stars (4 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks | World Literature

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Have you ever needed something you just couldn’t get? The Trouble with Trolls is a fun story about manners. Colorful illustrations punctuate the story about William, and his encounter with a stubborn troll. William discovers that sometimes it takes more than material things to make one happy. Your little reader will identify with William if they have ever been frustrated by someone else’s stubborn personality, or their own! This book is the perfect length for a quick bedtime story, and teaches a powerful lesson for children and adults alike.

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