As much as I hate exercise, I do go to the gym. I gotta keep it together at least a little bit for Tough Mudder each year. Don’t worry, I am not gonna start blabbing on and on about Tough Mudder for another few months. My gym is a nice place, friendly people and very small. There are a few key people there that train for weightlifting competitions and they are mixed in closely with the rest of us. So now that I have set this up, I can tell you just how nerdy awkward I am. Sometimes I just wanna smack myself on the back of my head. There was a new guy working out with the serious lifters. He looked pretty fit and was lifting pretty heavy weights. I was next to him, not lifting heavy weights. Everyone seemed to be giving him a bit of attention, and I had no clue why. At one point the topic of conversation turned to the aches and pains we all suffer from. This was something that I could relate to, so I asked him what he did that caused him to have so many injuries. His answer was he played professional football for the Seahawks for four or five years. Nice! I then asked him what he was doing now and his answer was, “I work out” I smiled at him. That’s it. I just stood there smiling at him like a fool. The only thought going through my head was white noise. He stared at me for a bit, waiting for me to hold up my end of the conversation, but I let him down. Finally he gave me a pleasant smile and went back to working out. I hate myself sometimes.

Nightblade: A Book of Underrealm (The Nightblade Epic 1)
Garrett Robinson
4.5 Stars (106 Reviews)
Genre: Fantasy | Horror

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Loren dreams of escaping her cruel parents and becoming a great thief: Nightblade, a warrior of darkness and a champion of the light. Following the fugitive sorcerer Xain out of her forest home, she wears a stolen noble’s cloak of fine black cloth and carries a dagger the world has not seen in centuries — a blade that can turn enemies to allies when she least expects it. Yet something keeps her from using that dagger to take a life. Soon she crosses paths with the smuggler family of Yerrin, invoking their wrath by stealing their most precious treasure. Yerrin’s reach is long, and they will not stop until they silence Loren forever. If she can survive, Loren may become the most infamous thief in the world. But if she fails, she will be only the first to burn in a war that threatens all the nine lands.

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Wooden Spoons
Dennis Ruane
4.7 Stars (11 Reviews)
Genre: Literary Fiction

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When Professor Daniel Whaley abandons his position at The University of Wisconsin, leaves his wife and isolates himself on a mountain in southwestern Pennsylvania, it appears to be an act of desperation. Events that envelop him during his one year tenure on Hemlock Knob suggest that the professor has been pulled toward a fate that long awaited him. Rising above Lick Hollow, the town where Daniel grew up, Hemlock Knob is where his great-great-grandfather, Adam Reilly, settled after returning home from the Civil War. Daniel remains on the mountain to restore the family homestead, which has been neglected for decades, and, as Adam once did, carves wooden spoons. While thus employed, the professor mysteriously comes to resemble his legendary Irish ancestor in dress and demeanor. Daniel’s arrival on the mountain is timely. Attorney Maurice Nicklow and his treacherous son, Donald of Nicklow Developers Inc., are moving to acquire Hemlock Knob for a wealthy client from Pittsburgh. The transformation in Daniel is to his great advantage during the inevitable confrontation with the Nicklows.

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Lost Voyage
Chris Tucker
4.2 Stars (17 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Action & Adventure

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In 1857, a steamship carrying a valuable cargo vanishes during a storm. For well over a century, her whereabouts are unknown until one day she is discovered lying beneath the forest of the Nicaraguan jungle. Sean Mercer, along with NESA (National Environmental Security Agency), is in Nicaragua studying the effects of water pollution that have wreaked havoc on local communities. What they uncover is more sinister and deadly than just the threat of tainted water. Mass genocide, brutal dictatorship, and a country living in fear of its own leaders is just the beginning of what Sean and his team must put an end to before it’s too late. When knowledge of a ship with a priceless cache surfaces, two sides struggle to uncover the mystery of how and why the lost ship came to be buried so far from sea, and what exactly it is that lies beneath the dense forest floor. Now, it’s a race against time to stop the bloodshed, find the ship, and retrieve the valuable cargo before Mercer and NESA become victims themselves.

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A Pastry Thief in Paris
Anisa Claire West
4.0 Stars (20 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery

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THIS CRIME IS NO CREAM PUFF… Why on earth would someone steal a tray of French cream puffs? That’s the peculiar mystery that law student and shop clerk Isabelle Nouvelle is trying to solve. After witnessing a thief flee with a sack of sweets from Collette’s Pastry Shop, Isabelle becomes obsessed with identifying the sugar-laced criminal and his bittersweet motives. As she strives to solve the most ridiculous crime Paris has ever seen, Isabelle discovers a much darker side to the romantic city and a network of silky thieves that embroils her deeper into the mystery. Amid all the peril, Isabelle manages to find passion in a suave artist while another man also competes for her affections… *BONUS SECTION: 10 LUSCIOUS FRENCH PASTRY RECIPES*

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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
Owen Wister
3.6 Stars (5 Reviews)
Genre: Westerns

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The novel that introduced the first great American hero: the cowboy The Virginian cuts an impressive figure when the unnamed narrator of Owen Wister’s groundbreaking novel first encounters him in Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Dark-haired and physically imposing, the charismatic Virginian quickly befriends the narrator, whom he nicknames “the tenderfoot,” and the two embark on a three-hundred-mile journey to the ranch where the Virginian works. Life on the frontier is unforgiving — filled with hardship and violence — and as they travel together, the tenderfoot recognizes all the ways in which the stoic and principled Virginian exemplifies the heroism and romance of life in the Wild West. Published in 1902 and considered to be the first true Western, The Virginian broke the trail for every great poet of the frontier, from Zane Grey to Louis L’Amour to John Ford.

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Looking Fly on a Dime: How to Find Fabulous Fashion at Any Thrift Shop & Make the Cheap Look Chic
Patrice J. Williams
4.6 Stars (42 Reviews)
Genre: Nonfiction | Reference

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Designer dresses for less than $1? A bag full of clothing for 25 bucks? These are just some of the deals you can find at a thrift shop. While secondhand stores have amazing deals and steals, there’s a serious intimidation factor associated with them. Exactly how do you thrift shop and do so without losing your patience? Looking Fly on a Dime breaks down the best tips and tricks to land major thrift store scores. The book helps you: -Prepare before your visit: how to find a prime shop, the best days to visit and what you should wear (trust me, your thrifting outfit is important). -Strategize while you shop: what section of the store you should attack first, how to find unique treasures in a sea of clothing and ways to determine if an item is worth buying. -Sanitize and style: easy solutions to clean your new-to-you clothing and pro styling tips to create a standout style that looks like a million bucks. After reading Looking Fly on a Dime, you’ll realize thrift shopping is easier than you think. Your closet and your wallet will thank you.

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