Saturday’s Top eBooks
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The Maverick Cowboy
by Macie St. James
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Sweet Romance
Rating: 4.6
Joshua Ludington is slow to trust. After being betrayed by the woman he loved, he vowed to take a hiatus from dating. But when Lucie Cooper drives onto his family ranch, he finds the beautiful chef hard to resist.
Lucie Cooper is at Cupid Ridge Inn to do a job. They need an interim chef for their dude ranch guests, and she’s determined to fill that position. When she runs into handsome cowboy Joshua Ludington, at first she’s excited to show off her cooking skills. Soon, though, it becomes apparent that what she’s feeling for him goes beyond gratitude for the job… Check out Macie St. James’s Cupid Ridge Dude Ranch Series! #ad
Betrayal’s Price
by Lisa Blackwood
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Fantasy
Rating: 4.3
Warrior-Scout Ashayna Stonemantle has no awareness of her fate until her sentient magic manipulates her into seeking out one of the enemy–Sorntar, Crown Prince of the Phoenix. If she dare trust the word of an enemy prince who is also an avian shape-shifting mage, their souls and futures are eternally linked.
When their willful magic awakens early and forces them into an unbreakable bond, Ashayna and Sorntar are accused of being corrupted by an ancient evil… #ad
Big Nate Blasts Off
by Lincoln Peirce
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Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.7
For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the eighth novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate.
Nate has a crush on Ruby. But after his scrap with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the Weekly Bugle, he’s got a problem WAY worse than detention! Can Nate bounce back? And will the annual Mud Bowl be a blast… or a bust? Meet BIG NATE, P.S. 38’s coolest doodler and definitely NOT the teacher’s pet. #ad
Karen Kingsbury True Crime Novels
by Karen Kingsbury
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True Crime Biography
Rating: 4.5
Four chilling true crime novels by a #1 New York Times-bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter.
Final Vows: Murder, Madness, and Twisted Justice in California: When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison named Dan through a program at her church, she considered it her Christian duty. She had no idea it would lead to love and marriage–and her murder… Also includes: Deadly Pretender: The Double Life of David Miller, The Snake and the Spider: Abduction and Murder in Daytona Beach, Missy’s Murder: Passion, Betrayal, and Murder in Southern California… #ad
The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
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Historical Mystery
Rating: 4.0
The majestic landscape of the Scottish coast has attracted artists and fishermen for centuries. In the idyllic village of Kirkcudbright, every resident and visitor has 2 things in common: They either fish or paint (or do both), and they all hate Sandy Campbell. Though a fair painter, he is a rotten human being, and cannot enter a pub without raising the blood pressure of everybody there. No one weeps when he dies.
Campbell’s body is found at the bottom of a steep hill, and his easel stands at the top, suggesting that he took a tumble while painting. But something about the death doesn’t sit right with gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey… #ad
Mending an Earl’s Broken Heart
by Alice Kirks
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Historical Romance
Rating: 4.6
Lady Genevieve Blacket has all the makings of a ton darling, and none of the luck. By the time she attends her first Season, her father, the Marquess of Chesterfield, has run their finances into the ground. Desperate to spare Genevieve the consequences of his gambling, he calls upon the services of a local matchmaker to secure a husband for his daughter.
Yet the Earl that Genevieve is matched with could not be more different from her or less eager to take her as a wife… Will Genevieve risk her chances for marriage only for the promise of true love? #ad
Maybe You Should Give Up
by Byron Morrison
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Self-Help
Rating: 4.8
The counter-intuitive guide to get out of your own way, stop sabotaging yourself and take control of your life.
Byron Morrison knows exactly how frustrating it can be to feel like you’re your own worst enemy. For years he’d sabotage everything from his health to his relationships and his professional success. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to change, if anything, he knew exactly what he needed to do to create the life he wanted. Yet he’d get stuck in a never-ending cycle of making some progress, only to then lose motivation, fall off track or do something that would undo all his hard work. Eventually, he had enough, and he committed to figuring out what was actually going on… #ad
Grapes of Death
by Joni Folger
FREEBIE
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.1
When Elise Beckett’s long-distance beau, Stuart, offers her a dream job in organic horticulture research, she’s torn between the opportunity of a lifetime and her responsibilities at her family’s River Bend vineyard.
But before Elise has time to make her decision, Uncle Edmond–the family’s money-loving and temper-toting black sheep–is found dead on vineyard land. What seems to be an accidental drowning proves to be murder, and every Beckett, even Elise, is a suspect… #ad
NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement
by Brian C. Odom & Stephen P. Waring
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History
Rating: 5.0
As NASA prepared for the launch of Apollo 11 in July 1969, many African American leaders protested the billions of dollars used to fund “space joyrides” rather than help tackle poverty, inequality, and discrimination at home.
This volume examines such tensions as well as the ways in which NASA’s goal of space exploration aligned with the cause of racial equality. It provides new insights into the complex relationship between the space program and the civil rights movement in the Jim Crow South and abroad. #ad
Blackcollar
by Timothy Zahn
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Science Fiction
Rating: 4.1
A genetically enhanced fighting force may be humanity’s only hope in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn.
Decades after a successful invasion of Earth and the Terran Democratic Empire by the Ryqril–hostile, leathery-skinned aliens–resistance fighter Allen Caine is training for an undercover mission. He will assume the identity of an aide to the senate–part of the government that colludes with the invaders… #ad
Girl in the Mirror
by Mary Alice Monroe
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Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.3
Born with a facial deformity, Charlotte Godowski was used to the horrified stares she received from strangers. She’d learned to accept her appearance and the effects it had on others. Then came the cruel incident that compelled her to undergo a life-changing surgery.
Now she is Charlotte Godfrey, a woman of beauty beyond compare. In Hollywood, where such beauty is power, her rise is meteoric. Suddenly she has everything she could want: acceptance, fame, a bright future, and a love who can see her true beauty within… #ad
The Weight of Birds
by Amanda Lewis
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Christian Romance
Rating: 4.4
What would you do if you had to start over? Where would you go?
After the tragic and earth-shattering loss of her husband, Cecelia Sweeting finds herself drowning in a tidal wave of grief and memories. Unable to move on with her life, her best friend suggests that she pick up the pieces and continue on with the plans she and her husband Charlie had made – to start an art gallery in New York. She soon finds herself caught between the affections of two brothers… Check out Amanda Lewis’s The Levander Brothers Series! #ad
Flawless
by Heather Graham
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Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.4
New York’s Diamond District has already been hit by a rash of robberies. Now Kieran Finnegan is caught in the middle of one. The criminal psychologist was trying to “unsteal” a stone taken by her light-fingered youngest brother. But try telling that to the hardnosed FBI agent, Craig Frasier, who saves her from the thieves.
When the robberies turn violent, the police and FBI wonder if there may be two gangs: the original and a copycat group using the crime to cover a murder. The killers seem to think their scheme is as flawless as the stones they steal… #ad
The Devil’s Laird
by Brenda Jernigan
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Scottish Romance
Rating: 4.4
The White Witch – As Lady Siena stands on a platform waiting to die, she realizes that she has been doomed from the day she was born. She doesn’t believe she is worth anything, much less love. Her own people believe she is cursed. Siena’s only true blessing is the gift of sight.
The Devil’s Laird – Roderick, Warlord of Kirkurd, is driven by revenge and guilt. When his holding was attacked, his wife ravished and slain, and his son missing, the goodness within Roderick died. He is now known as the Devil’s Laird… #ad
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
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Literary Classics
Rating: 4.5
The orphaned Jane Eyre has emerged a fiercely independent young woman. As governess at Thornfield Hall, she’s found her first real home–though it stands in the shadow of the estate’s master, Mr. Rochester, and its haunted halls ring with maniacal laughter. For even the grandest houses have secrets.
As much a story about defying convention as it is about coming-of-age, Jane Eyre remains one of the most beloved novels in the English language… #ad
Charmed Witches
by Humphrey Quinn
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Young Adult
Rating: 4.4
The Rules of Being a Howard Witch: Bring new witches into the world to replenish the bloodline. Don’t expect to live long enough to meet your grandchildren.
And now, our parents are dead and we’re the last three witches who can keep the family legacy alive. Only, I’ve been bitten by a werewolf so falling for a human is too dangerous. My younger brother’s plans don’t include being a witch–he wants a life without magic… #ad
Snow
by Ronald Malfi
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Horror
Rating: 4.1
The blizzard begins pummeling the Midwest on Christmas Eve, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Todd Curry doesn’t need another reason to disappoint his son, so he joins three other people in renting the last four-wheel drive available and they set out into the blinding snow.
Only two hours into the treacherous trip west, Todd swerves to avoid a man in the middle of the highway. The stranger claims his daughter is lost somewhere out in the snow… #ad
Kaikeyi
by Vaishnavi Patel
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Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.5
I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions–much good it did me.
So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on legends of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure… #ad
Mistake in Time
by Anna Faversham
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Time Travel Romance
Rating: 4.3
For 21st century career girl Liberty Taffet, the idea of making a catastrophic mistake is unthinkable. To get away from two-timing heartbreaker Dr Nicolo Nylander, she sets off to visit Regency England. She knows the secret, she’s done her research – what could possibly go wrong?
Landing in London’s Swinging Sixties pursued by two unknown men and unable to remember who she is wasn’t in the plan. Yet what fun to see madcap fashions and even a piano being played in the middle of Carnaby Street. Then more problems arise and staying in this wonderful life of fun and colour becomes increasingly impossible… #ad
Cowboy Angel in Disguise for Christmas
by Jo Grafford
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Christmas Romance
Rating: 5.0
Celebrity country western singer Willa Morgan receives a gift from a secret admirer that ultimately leads to a long overdue visit home for Christmas. On her first day back, she encounters Angel Castellano, a cocky blast from her past who’s been bragging since they were kids that he’s going to marry her someday.
All too soon, he’s wrangling her into serving as the interim entertainment director at his dinner theater, baking her one tastebud-exploding dessert after another, and taking up way too much of her headspace… Check out Jo Grafford’s A Very Country Christmas Wish Series! #ad
The Dead Lake
by Robin Mahle
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Thriller
Rating: 4.5
The bodies of two high school students are found floating in an icy lake, both showing signs that these were no accidental drownings. The school is the first place to start asking questions, but Bangor Police Detective Rebecca Ellis and her partner, Detective Bryce Pelletier, hit a wall of silence when they try talking to the victims’ classmates.
Then a cryptic post on social media helps Ellis uncover the truth about a dangerous Spring Break tradition and what the kids were really up to on that fateful night. She also discovers that the victims were romantically involved after recent break-ups, which puts the idea of a vengeful ex in the mix… Check out Robin Mahle’s A Detective Rebecca Ellis Thriller Series! #ad