Half way through this day I realize I am just not ready for this week to begin. The weekend was so hectic that I never got caught up. It really is just me panicking because I saw the Halloween decorations being set up at the store yesterday. I love the holidays, but when they come out so early I feel like the race is on. It’s times like these when it is best to just stop and pet the chickens. I think they know when I am a bit tense because they let me hold them a longer than usual without putting up a fight. They still try to steal bites from my sandwich though. Kinda rude, but I really do make great sandwiches so I can’t blame them.

Smile Now, Cry Later (Chuck Restic Private Investigator Series Book 1)
Paul MacDonald
4.3 Stars (55 Reviews)
Genre: Humor & Satire | Literary Fiction | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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176 million people work in Corporate America. 86% are miserable. Chuck Restic is one of them. Chuck is wasting away in a soul-crushing job. As an HR exec he spends his days avoiding lawsuits. But when Chuck ventures out of his Los Angeles skyscraper to investigate the disappearance of a colleague, he starts to feel alive again. Chuck’s not your typical Private Investigator (he prefers a passive-aggressive approach over the old-fashioned fisticuffs kind) but he is amusingly effective at solving crimes. And at last he is able to apply that HR experience — the same one that gives him so much consternation — to a finer purpose.

This first book in the humorous mystery series takes Chuck from the shady underworld of Armenian mobsters to the billion-dollar land developments that serve as the lifeblood of Los Angeles. Murder lurks at every turn and this amateur sleuth needs to find the killer before his name is added to the list. The Chuck Restic Series is a fun romp that mashes traditional mystery with a scathing send-up of Corporate America. It’s a new kind of noir that delivers a fresh take on the classic Los Angeles detective novel.

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Me After You (Willowhaven Series Book 1)
Mindy Hayes
4.4 Stars (27 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance

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Widowed at twenty-five, Sawyer Hartwell has no choice but to return to her hometown. Broke and alone, the intention was to heal and find herself again, but how can she heal in a place filled with so much sorrow and memories she yearns to forget?

Dean Preston has regretted leaving Willowhaven since the day he rode off on his motorcycle six years ago, destroying the only love he had ever known. Returning too late, he’s found small comfort in a new life with Lily, but with Sawyer back he’s not sure of anything anymore. The time has come for Sawyer and Dean to face the past, to learn from their mistakes. The road to healing is paved with old wounds, each one threatening to tear them down completely. Carrying their own scars close to their hearts, they must both confront what’s gone before or lose their second chance. The measure of who we are is what we survive. Who we become is up to us.

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High Bridge: A Short Story of the American Civil War
Milton Bagby
Genre: Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult

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A Confederate sergeant must take command of his regiment when all officers are killed in the final hours of the war. 4500 words.

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The Trial: Dark Urban Scottish Crime Story (Parliament House Books Book 1)
John Mayer
4.7 Stars (21 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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An urban legal/crime novel set in the beautiful Scottish city of Edinburgh. Part I of The Parliament House book series.

When Glaswegian Brogan McLane completes many years of university education and legal training he crosses that great divide from Glasgow to Edinburgh. ‘Called’ to the Bar of the Scottish Supreme Court, he becomes a member of the most prestigious club in Scotland; The Faculty of Advocates in Parliament House. When High Court Judge, Lord Aldounhill, is found dead after a transvestite party in his sumptuous home, those who know the killer close ranks and need a scapegoat – who better than ‘outsider’ Brogan McLane? Out on bail with his career on hold, McLane and his band of blood brothers in the Calton Bar in Glasgow need to get ahead of their enemies or McLane will go down for life after Trial. But every time they discover a piece of evidence, it seems there is a mirror image to contradict it. Through the murky world of Russian controlled transvestite hotels and with some unexpected police and judicial help, McLane battles against ‘Low Life in High Places in the Old Town’ until the killer is found. But well protected and knowing all the tricks, will the killer ever stand trial in Parliament House.

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Lily and the Tarantula
John Murnieks
4.6 Stars (22 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks

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Lily finds a surprise while looking for toys in the garage. It’s a tarantula spider! Though at first she is frightened, her father calms her and explains why she shouldn’t be afraid. After a short adventure and a dream, Lily learns to respect all creatures – no matter how big and scary!!! The beautiful illustrations in this children’s book are sure to captivate young readers, and parents too!. Based on a true life experience, the story will help children learn respect for the environment. For ages 3 and up. Pre-readers will love the pictures, and new readers will also enjoy reading this bedtime story.

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