Tough Mudder: Quagmire & Devils Beard. Rachael and I are somewhat cleaned off from the last obstacle and enjoying the relief of not having mud weighing us down when we get to Quagmire. Quagmire is a deep pit filled with muddy water that you drop down into and trudge across to the other side and crawl out of. For the longest time I really didn’t get why they even had this obstacle or Devils Beard, a large heavy rope net that you had to get on your hands and knees and crawl under. They weren’t scary or hard to do, and certainly nothing exciting. I was pretty annoyed that I was going to get muddy again. I had just gotten clean in the horse/goose poop pond, Now you want me to get muddy again? It was annoying that once again I was covered in mud. Then to add insult to injury I had to crawl under a heavy rope while the mud made it difficult to move. It was just very tiring. And there you have it. The purpose of those obstacles was to wear you down and make you uncomfortable by tiring you out. Tough Mudder is not just physically hard, but it’s mental as well. I guess all that time I spent jogging or riding the bike actually paid off. Truth be told I haven’t done either since I have been back. I did lift a very heavy carton of ice cream a few times though. Does that count?

An Accidental Murder: A Yellow Cottage Vintage Mystery Book 1 Novella (The Yellow Cottage Vintage Mysteries)
by J. New
4.3 Stars (76 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery

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When a strange child follows her home on the train from London, Ella Bridges feels bound to help her. However she soon discovers the child is not what she seems.

Having recently moved into a large home on Linhay Island, affectionately known locally as The Yellow Cottage, Ella finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation thanks to a special gift from the previous house owner.
Along with her unusual sidekick, a former cottage resident, Ella follows clues which take her to the heart of London.
As the mystery unravels she is forced to enter the lion’s den to solve the crime and stop the perpetrator. But can she do it before she becomes the next victim?

‘An Accidental Murder’ is set in 1930’s England and is the first in the series of The Yellow Cottage mysteries.

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A Sweethaven Summer (The Sweethaven Circle Book 1)
by Courtney Walsh
4.7 Stars (218 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Religion & Spirituality

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A faded scrapbook reveals secrets that reconnect old friends in a place called Sweethaven.
Campbell Carter has come to Sweethaven in search of answers about her mother’s history. Just before losing a battle with cancer, Suzanne Carter sent letters to childhood friends from her hometown of Sweethaven, Michigan. Suzanne’s three friends — Lila, Jane, and Meghan — haven’t spoken in years, yet each has pieces of a scrapbook they made together as girls. Suzanne’s letters have lured them all back to the idyllic lakeside town, where they meet Campbell and begin to remember what was so special about their long Sweethaven summers. As the scrapbook reveals secrets from the past, old wounds are mended, lives are changed, and friendships are restored — just as Suzanne intended.

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Prior Engagements
by Sarah Goodwin, Vikkie Moule
4.0 Stars (67 Reviews)
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Humor & Satire | Contemporary Fiction

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Annie is not enjoying her roaring-twenties as much as she should be. She’s been jilted at the altar by Stephen-the-indecisive, is paying off a mountain of wedding debt by holding down two jobs, and her flat is mostly made of cardboard and spackle.

Then at work she meets a man in need of a date to his ex-fiancée’s wedding. Annie goes, and one wedding and four bottles of wine later, she finds herself getting married in Vegas to Dorian, an erotic illustrator.

Of course, it’s all great and romantic, until someone loses an eye, which here means, ‘until Annie gets home, and realises that her best friend (and boss) Will, has kind of been working up to popping the question himself. Will is not happy to see Annie married, in fact he’s willing to trade his Mohawk and every Ke$ha CD he owns to get Dorian out of the way.

As if that wasn’t enough to make things tense at work, Annie’s best-work-friend Yvonne (who knows something really fun you can do with a rugby player, some roller skates and chocolate spread) can’t resist getting involved in Annie’s love life. Neither can Dorian’s kleptomaniac sister Fifi, Dorian’s ex-bride and Annie’s mother.

In between breaking into cafés, having her door kicked down by the police and trying not to kill each and every one of her friends and relatives, Annie tries to work out how the hell her life got so complicated.

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The Lone Dragon Knight (The Dragon Knight Series Book 1)
by D.C. Clemens
3.9 Stars (105 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Fantasy

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His memories only go as far back to his days slaying starved beasts and mad men in a dark pit, but soon after he’s sold to a criminal syndicate, Mercer gains a chance to avenge the life he lost. Helping him take advantage of the opportunity is an enchanted longsword he finds deep within a mountain, whose power links to that of an ancient dragon. If Mercer hopes to achieve retribution against his formidable foes, he must become something not seen in centuries — a dragon knight.

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Under a Maltese Sky
by Nicola Kearns
5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)
Genre: Historical Fiction

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Being caught up in war is not what Ana Mellor expects when she lands in Malta to join her Wing-Commander father. In the midst of horror and destruction, the courage and resilience of the Maltese people is revealed as they struggle to survive. Ana falls in love but treachery intervenes with catastrophic consequences.

Meanwhile, disillusioned with Ireland’s fight for political independence, Ernie McGuill leaves home to join the British Army. Due to the outbreak of war he trains as a fighter pilot and is posted to Malta.It is against this background that the characters of Ana, Ernie and many others are interwoven in a story of betrayal and intrigue. This is not unravelled until generations later when two women make a journey to Malta – a journey that is to have astonishing consequences.

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