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My Mother's Wish: An American Christmas Carol
by Jerry Camery-Hoggatt
Genres: Christmas, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

Something strange is brewingat the Comeback CaféA grandfather’s song has turned a diner into hallowed ground. A contrary girl with a gypsy heart feels the tug of home. And a truck driver named Jedidiah keeps his foot on the gas, ready to sweep you into an unforgettable story of belonging and grace.It’s the 1960s Midwest, and Ellee Crumb wants to change the world, starting with her mother, but she’s having trouble even getting her teachers to know her real name. So Ellee sits at the Comeback, her broken heart lying there on a table, when a three-armed waitress and a quirky stranger show up and hand her back the pieces.An affecting tale, My Mother’s Wish will remind you of the power of grand hopes and effect of impossible expectations. You’ll witness the influence every life has on another, and you’ll find new reasons to believe in the comfort and joy in an everyday, American version of the story of Christmas: being known and loved, just as you are.From the Hardcover edition.
The Gathering Darkness
by Lisa Collicutt
Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Magic, Supernatural, Demons
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.81

They say "third time's the charm", and for sixteen-year-old Brooke Day, they had better be right. She’s been here before, twice in fact, and an evil demon-witch wants her dead a third time.When Brooke is forced to leave Boston for the small town of Deadwich, she thinks her life is over. Before long, her new friends start acting strange—downright evil. But worse than that, nightmares she’s had her whole life become reality.Enter Marcus Knight; popular, hot, and the only person Brooke can trust. Not to mention, they’ve shared the same nightmares.With the discovery of an ancient Celtic amulet, Brooke and Marcus unravel the secrets of her past, which reveals the key to her future.As the equinox approaches:Darkness and light merge for the first time in a century.Soul-mates reunite.Magic awakens.
Broken Pottery: The Life of an African Girl
by Jennifer Ann
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Welcome to the colourful world of Africa and to the difficult journey of Aisha a young girl who suffers from a fistula after a complicated birth. Walk with her as she is ostracized from her community and shunned by society and when all hope of life is gone, eventually finds love and acceptance amongst the tribal group that have always been traditional enemies to her own. Follow her desire for a cure and enter into her joy as these strangers offer a remedy not only for her physical condition but also for her broken spirit.
Let Me Wear Your Coat
by John  Basil
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.18

Shy Neil Bricker can’t imagine a worse high school to attend than E. Hill Regional when he enrolls in 1979. Adding to his adolescent angst are a bullying classmate and a tense relationship with his adopted black brother, who has seamlessly folded into the school's social scene. Neil is envious until a disturbing event reveals he isn’t the only one of the three who’s uncomfortable in his own skin.
Prophecy: Clash of Kings (Prophecy, #1)
by M.K. Hume
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Arthurian, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fantasy, Mythology
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.95

From Book 1: 
Amid the bloody battlefields of Britain, Merlin is marked for greatness. 

M.K. Hume tells the story of Myrddion Merlinus from birth to boyhood, as he attempts to surpass evil and corruption to fulfil his destiny. The Prophecy Trilogy is the perfect read for fans of Justin Hill and Anthony Riches.
'Hume deftly navigates the Arthurian legends, populating them with likable and despicable characters, and casting them in a fully realized historical setting' - Publishers WeeklyIn the kingdom of Dyfed, Vortigern, Celtic High King of Cymru and the North, rules in relative peace. Yet his choice of wife - a Saxon queen - fuels tension between the Saxon and Celtic tribes. In the town of Segontium, a young boy is raised by his grandmother. The product of a brutal rape, he is spurned by his mother as a demon child. The boy is Myrddion - prince of the Deceangli and apprentice to a skilled healer. Far away, Vortigern oversees the resurrection of ancient Dinas Emrys. According to prophecy, the king will perish if the fort does not rise again. But the foundations refuse to hold and Vortigern needs the blood of a demon seed - a human sacrifice - to make the towers stand firm. Myrddion's life is in danger. Yet the child has a prophecy of his own and a greater destiny to fulfil...
What readers are saying about Prophecy: Clash of Kings: 
'An exciting and thrilling story about Celtic life, of evil and power, and tribal wars that rule this Kingdom of the Celts. A very engrossing and entertaining tale from an author worthy following' 'A captivating start to the Merlin Legend''Excellent and well worth reading. The narrative carries you along at pace and the plot is action-packed, never giving you a moments pause from either action of emotional content'
The New Diary: How to use a journal for self-guidance and expanded creativity
by Tristine Rainer
Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Journaling, Self Help, Psychology, Reference, Journal
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

The New Diary is about a completely modern concept of journal writing. It has little to do with the rigid daily calendar diary you may have kept as a child or the factual travelogue you wrote to recall the Grand Canyon. Instead, it is a tool for tapping the full power of your inner resources.The New Diary is as much for those who already keep a journal as it is for those who have never kept one. It does not tell you the "right" way to keep a diary; rather, it offers numerous possibilities for using the diary to achieve your own purposes. It is a place for you to clarify goals, visualize the future, and focus your engergies; a means of freeing your intuition and imagination; a workbook for exploring your dreams, your past, and your present life.It is for everyone seeking concrete methods for dealing with personal problems. It is for women and men interested in achieving self-reliance and inner liberation, for artists and writers seeking new techniques for overcoming blocks to creativity.
The Meaning Of Theft
by Peter O'Mahoney
Genres: Fiction, Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.03

David's urban routine is interrupted by an unexpected moment of thievery and he is instantly obsessed with the excitement it unleashes. With his colleague, he embarks on a mission to steal from the city that has stolen much of his life.They become entangled in a web of compulsion and their lust for corruption branches out to grip every aspect of their tedious lives, driving them to adrenalin inducing highs, but only fuelling their need for further crime. Can they control their addiction before it controls them?
Robin: Lady of Legend
by R.M. ArceJaeger
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Retellings, Historical, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.99

What if Robin Hood wasn't the man you thought him to be—what if he wasn't a man at all?Robin of Locksley is young, headstrong, and about to receive the worst birthday present of her life. Still struggling to define herself in a society that believes women are fit for little more than governing a household and bearing children, she balks at her father's plans for her future, but the consequences of her rebellion prove deadly. Hunted by both her father and the Sheriff, Robin is forced to hide her identity and seek refuge as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest.Disguised as a lad for protection, Robin maintains a careful isolation from the world around her...until she chances upon a young boy being beaten to death by the Sheriff's soldiers. Her rescue of the youth marks the beginning of her leadership in Sherwood forest and of the unfortunates who seek refuge therein. Robin's endeavors to provide a life of honor and purpose for her people while aiding the land's downtrodden win her high esteem, but enrage the Sheriff of Nottingham, who plots a deadly fate for her and her band.As the Sheriff's traps close in around her and assassins seek to bring her down, Robin must risk losing love, leadership, and life if she is to save her people and fulfill her destiny as one of history's greatest heroes.Alive with adventure and danger, sword fights and heists, hatred and love, Robin: Lady of Legend is the never-before-told tale of the girl who became Robin Hood.
Blubber Island
by Guillermo Galvan
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.33

When neuroscientist Elis Davidson removed a dream from his mind and captured it inside a receptacle, an inter-dimensional tear opened to cosmic annihilation. A cast of metaphysical entities and urban misfits struggle for control over the dream’s power as reality disintegrates. Blubber Island is a psychedelic adventure into Gutter Surrealism, a dark comedy with philosophical depth and a Splatterpunk surface.
Divine Innocence
by Hammed Al-Tamimi
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.77

Hank has always loved experimenting with new things. When his friend Thomas invites him into the Kuwaiti high school's bathroom stall to try heroin, he somehow knows it will be the mother of all new things. Once Thomas pricks his skin and lets the drug fill his veins, it is like love at first sight for Hank. But that first hit greatly affects his life for some time to come-addiction eats away at his soul. It impacts his personal life and marriage and even threatens his very existence. Hank wonders if there will ever be enough of the drug to fill the void. Facing blood, overdoses, and circumstances of raw fear and the unknown, he has nothing else to lose but the heroin that he craves with every breath; he lives in excruciating pain of separation from the love of it. Hank uses his pain to his advantage and realizes that simplicity, principles, and befriending himself offers far more opportunity than he could have expected.
From Mother to Mentor and Father to Coach: Mentoring Your Children Through the Rough Preteen and Teenage Years.
by Bethany Williams
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

Are you looking to be rescued from the dilemmas that you face with your teenager? Planning for your child's independence will make a huge impact. This book is brimming with practical tips and insights that will show you how to move from parent to mentor. You will learn to inform, not instruct. It will guide you to move into the position of information broker and less of president and CEO.You become librarian and traffic cop, directing and facilitating your teenager's growth, ensuring safety and education- eliminating struggles and fights along the way. Your role as parent officially changes to mentor and the path to daily living gets much easier in the process.
Media Magnetism: How to Attract the Favorable Publicity You Want and Deserve
by Christina Hamlett
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.71

IS YOUR BUSINESS CLOSE-UP IN PERFECT FOCUS? Attracting - and maximizing - great PR opportunities for you, your idea and your organization is as much an art as it is a science if you want to sparkle in the spotlight. In this must-have book covering all aspects of today's media relations, industry experts offer "been there/done that" tips, resources and guidelines on how to: Make influential connections Become sound-bite savvy Endear yourself to reporters Survive awkward moments Use social media wisely Manage a cost-effective campaign Looking for that portal to media magic? It's right here in your hands.
So Say the Waiters book 1 (episodes 1-5)
by Justin Sirois
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.82

In his early 30s, Henry is hired by a successful software developer and college friend who has created kidnApp, a cell phone app and social network that allows people to kidnap each other for fun. The app is growing fast and making more and more money. His friend Steven (who created kidnApp), wants to groom Henry as the Mid-Atlantic regional manager with part ownership of the company, but he will need to become a seasoned kidnApper first. Steve’s pitch to Henry involves a weekend trip to LA where he shows him how extravagant his life has become. The trouble is, Henry is stuck in his conservative job, suffering from post-fiancée breakup depression, and he is too timid to be a good kidnApper. But this is an opportunity he cannot refuse. Danielle (Dani) Hardly - an aimless bartender in her mid-20s - working at a rundown nightclub. She is barely scraping by, but she is one of the first users of kidnApp in the city. She uses the app as an escape from the increasing difficult world around her, often times pushing the limits of the experience. During a botched kidnApping, she is rescued by newly recruited Henry – someone she has nothing in common with until Henry opens up to her about his less than mediocre kidnapping skills.
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
by Sarah Orne Jewett
Genres: Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Literature, American, Historical Fiction, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.87

In 1896, at the age of forty-seven, Sarah Orne Jewett published this classic novel of a female writer looking for seclusion and inspiration in the coastal town of Dunnet Landing, Maine. Returning to the women and men of small New England towns for the accompanying collection of short fiction, this remarkable volume weaves a colorful and moving tapestry of the grand complexities, joys, and beauties of life.
Islands and Insulin
by Erin Spineto
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.96

The story of a girl, given a boat, one hundred nautical miles of ocean, and way too much caffeine to reflect on how an incorrigible disease has altered her voyage into adulthood, all wrapped inside a diabetes survival manual. It is a cross between the humor of Steve Markley's Publish This Book, the travel journal of Jimmy Buffett's A Pirate Looks at Fifty, and the sailing of Pete Goss's Close to the Wind minus the sixty knot winds, fifty foot waves, below freezing temperatures, and the slick escape from death... hopefully.
You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
by Charles Bukowski
Genres: Poetry, Classics, Fiction, Literature, Adult, Contemporary, American
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

Charles Bukowski examines cats and his childhood in You Get So Alone at Times, a book of poetry that reveals his tender side. He delves into his youth to analyze its repercussions.
In Shadow and Strength
by Beth Louise
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.36

Now and then, a deep and quenching reservoir of strength can be found in the shadows of fear, pain and sadness. A strength that can help and guide you through even the most difficult times. “In Shadow and Strength” is about the strength found in the shadows of a little girl's destructive childhood. A strength powerful enough to sustain the child and help heal the adult she becomes.Written in a compelling, compassionate voice, this unusual book tells its story by pulling together the fractured pieces of an abusive childhood. Each chapter opens a new door into a little girl's painful, chaotic life. You walk with her through various moments in time as she struggles to understand and exist in a destructive environment. A world where she is hurt and neglected instead of loved and nurtured by those who are supposed to guide and protect her.You see, feel, taste, and smell this little girl’s fear and confusion. You also discover her strength, resilience and instinct for survival. You witness how a child’s inner resources keep her whole and moving forward. And how that reservoir of strength helps her heal some deep and lasting emotional wounds later in life. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, this story is honest and full of hope.The book also shares the unique writing process that allowed the author to look back at her tragic beginnings in a way that helped her move beyond some of the pain and debris left in her path. By observing the past, not reliving it.Helpful information and resources for adults survivors of child abuse and neglect are available at www.inshadowandstrength.com. Audio sample chapter from "In Shadow and Strength"is posted on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5VgC4....
Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2)
by Anthony Trollope
Genres: Classics, Fiction, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Literature, British Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.04

Trollope's comic masterpiece of plotting and backstabbing opens as the Bishop of Barchester lies on his deathbed. Soon a pitched battle breaks out over who will take power, involving, among others, the zealous reformer Dr Proudie, his fiendish wife and the unctuous schemer Obadiah Slope. Barchester Towers is one of the best-loved novels in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series, which captured nineteenth-century provincial England with wit, worldly wisdom and an unparalleled gift for characterization. It is the second book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire.
The Unconventional Life of Haee (Haee and the Other Middlings, #2)
by R.S. Vern
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.20

An excellent follow up on "Haee The cat with a crooked tail", winner of IndieReader Discovery Award 2013An unconventional read on what it takes to be functioning, living, breathing in a middling city through the eyes of a cat!"Like the first book, The Unconventional Life of Haee features appealing illustrations which are whimsical but tempered with a dash of quirky, Edward Gorey-style grimness." - ilovebooks.com"The story made me keep turning the pages till the very end, as the writing generates beauty through its simplicity. The plot bears features of an allegory, as it contains several levels of understanding. This book can be read and enjoyed as a simple tale woven around an alley-cat, although it has a deeper layer of ideas inter-twined in it. The themes are presented just as parts of the world it describes ..... the writing denotes wit, subtle humor and even cynicism towards the absurdities found in the human world. The story is strewn with illustrations which contribute considerably to the artistic value of this piece of writing." - Rated 5 stars by Readers' FavoriteRestless with the material comforts at home, Haee ventures out and meets a middling cat, Whie, in the back alley.Fascinated by Whie's way of life and driven by a need to establish some form of discipline, Haee creates a new set of rules for all the middling cats living in the alley. The alley becomes known as "Green Alley".Over time, some begin to break the rules. While "playing police", Haee starts to question the soundness of his rules and the need for these rules.Scathing, but fair, cat Haee is as ordinary, average and conventional as it gets. But he represents the insecure and noncommittal persona present in many of us today.Watch #booktrailer at youtube.com/watch?v=Cvh5_4Fwr8c.
A Change in the Weather (The Purana Qila Stories, #1)
by Shaheen Ashraf-Ahmed
Genres: Short Stories
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.23

When Imran was a young doctor in England, he faced a decision that would change lives forever. Now, as an old man entering the last days of his life with his loving family in India, the decision he made fifty years ago has the power to upend everything he stands for and destroy the devotion of his family and friends. One person knows his secret and must decide what is revealed or remain hidden. Reminiscent of the style of “An Atlas of Impossible Longing”, “A Change in the Weather” is a poignant tale about honor and loss, and how these two forces have unforeseen consequences that spill from one generation into the next.
THE HORNED GOD CHRONICLES: (Skull Bearer, #1)
by Rudra Kapalin
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.33

'The Horned God Chronicles' is a project taken up by the author to look deeper into history and mythology in a quest to understand the harmonic relationship between Society and Mother Nature. In the first book you will find some strings of thoughts although random but honest insights into the world-around-us and the universe-inside-us. These thoughts are some of the cookies that will be relished by your mind provided your mind knows to eat. Here you will get food for thought. I don't guarantee that you will like the taste because your mind may be a better cook than mine, but then you are always free to write to me at rudra@aghorasunited,com so that I can improve my writing skills. In this book, I present to you the struggles of aboriginal tribes of Indian subcontinent during the Aryan Invasion. Beginnings of a long struggle and competition between Brute Force, Rational thinking, Beliefs, Faiths and Blind Faith. I have deliberately kept it short as it will be serving as the platform for the thoughts flowing in my mind. Raghu, the son of Solankhis Clan Leader Dilipa struggles to save not only his clan but the whole humanity from Ignorance. His chance encounter with a Sage reveals a whole new world of possibilities in this 1st book of THE HORNED GOD CHRONICLES. With the wisdom of elders and his own courage, he takes the responsibility of Clan Shaman's secret on himself in a time when danger lurks all around as men who are filled with lust of Power will go to any extremes to meet their own ends.
The Yellow Birds
by Kevin Powers
Genres: Fiction, War, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Military Fiction, Contemporary, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.74

With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic."The war tried to kill us in the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. Bound together since basic training when their tough-as-nails Sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Murphy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes impossible actions. With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic.
Holy Bible: 1599 Geneva Bible
by Anonymous
Genres: Religion, Christian, Theology, Christianity, Reference, History, Spirituality
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.59

In a very real sense, we as Americans owe much of our rich spiritual heritage to the Geneva Bible—the Scriptures carried by the Pilgrims and great reformers. Nearly forgotton today, this version of the Holy Scriptures—first translated into English in 1560—created the conditions for a Christian reformation of life and culture the likes of which the world had never seen. The Geneva Bible is the Bible of "firsts." It was the first Bible to qualify as a study Bible, providing readers with copious notes, cross-references, and commentary about the original manuscripts. It was the first Bible to be printed in a portable and affordable edition. And it was the first Bible to assign chapter and verse numbers, facilitating the location of passages, memorization, and recitation—and the nurture of a nation of Bible readers. We're pleased to announce the re-release of the Geneva Bible in a superior quality genuine leather binding edition that features word-for-word accuracy with the 1599 Geneva Bible; original cross references; original study notes by Reformers; genuine leather; modern spelling; and easy to read print.