Daily Archives: January 7, 2018

The Red Hot Empress (The Annie Szabo Mystery Series)by Meredith Blevins

“Blevins succeeds in weaving humor, zany characters, and the occult into an entertaining mystery with serious undertones.” —Publisher’s Weekly “Great plot and insight into Gypsy culture!” ~ Library Journal, starred review. The spicy Szabo women would like to kick back with a lover, a good movie, and a few laughs, but life has something else in mind. One meeting with an extraordinary boy leads them headlong into another wild, and hair-raising, adventure.

Annie Szabo has discovered a miracle–Jimmy Qi, a kid from Chinatown with the power to heal using music. He’s dazzling, he’s a scoundrel, he is sensitive, and he makes a great newspaper article. But now? Everyone wants Jimmy.

Feeling responsible for creating San Francisco’s latest hot commodity, Annie enlists her mother-in-law, the audacious fortune-teller Madame Mina, to help keep Jimmy safe from his avid pursuers: an evangelist; an ex-hero with a troubled past; the tongs; a CDC doctor; a dolphin fanatic; and an FBI agent who seems too good to be true.

A set of aging twins with a vivid past and a dubious future offer Annie protection. The women have powerful alliances, and they like Annie’s style. She has reservations, but after an afternoon spent slamming back Bombay Gin with the ladies, Annie accepts their help.

And then the bodies start turning up. Annie grabs Jimmy and runs, luring the killer through a tangle of Chinese New Year celebrations and north, up the deserted California coast, where she and Madame Mina force the killer to face justice.

“A madcap dash through San Francisco’s Chinatown and the crumbling Haight-Ashbury district with a cast of bona fide eccentrics!” ~ Kirkus Reviews

Damnation Robot: A Paranormal Space Opera Adventure (Galactic Demon Hunters Book 1)by Aaron Crash

In an infinite universe, evil knows no limits …

When a black hole exploded, killing Blaze and Elle’s father and opening the demonic Onyx Gate, they had no idea how much their lives would change.

Now, thirty years later, Blaze is a highly trained astral Marine, and Elle is a powerful Onyx witch. Together, the siblings have formed an uneasy alliance with a misfit crew of aliens and monsters to track down demons, snare ghosts, and destroy hellish creatures bent on murder–all to discover how to close the Onyx Gate for good.

There’s just one problem. A demon-possessed robot has infiltrated their starship, the Lizzie Borden, and a vicious coven of stellar vampires have stranded them in a graveyard of ships at the edge of known space. All the while, an unimaginable evil is brewing–one they cannot possibly destroy.

“Damnation Robot is a phenomenal mashup of Dresden Files, Firefly, and Warhammer 40K in a fast-paced, shoot-‘em-up, thrill ride that will leave you reading late into the night.” –James A. Hunter, Author of the Yancy Lazarus Series and Viridian Gate Online

Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythingby Steven D. Levitt

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime?

These may not sound like typical questions for an econo-mist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing—and whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head.

Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of . . . well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Klu Klux Klan.

What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and—if the right questions are asked—is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking.

The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes for Busy People on the Keto Dietby Jen Fisch

“So you’ve jumped into this keto thing, and now you’re wondering what to eat and how to prepare it. Look no further than The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook. It’s loaded with keto-friendly recipes that are not only insanely delicious but also super easy to make.”–Yemeni Mesa, President, Know Foods, @keto_head on Instagram

Success on the ketogenic diet is achieved by following its low-carb, high-fat principles–which means you need ketogenic diet recipes that are easy and enjoyable. As a busy working mom, Jen Fisch began creating quick ketogenic diet recipes for her family and sharing them on her popular ketogenic diet blog Keto in The City. With The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook, Jen’s truly simple ketogenic diet recipes will help you achieve the results you want no matter how hectic your lifestyle.

In The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook you’ll find:

• 130 recipes that use 5 ingredients or fewer–are fully ketogenic compliant, and include nutritional information (with macros)
• One pot, one pan, or one dish recipes–with additional offerings for slow cooker or pressure cooker variations
• 30 minutes or less–is all that is required to make most of these ketogenic diet recipes from beginning to end

Trust Me (The Trust Me Trilogy Book 1)by K E Osborn

Do you trust me?

Four words that can ask so much.
When Jenifer Taylor met Aiden O’Connell – the billionaire Vice President of Mornington Vale’s largest financial corporation – she never thought she’d be forced to make a choice between trust and love.

To love is easy. But to trust someone, when your world has been full of one disappointment after another, is not an easy task.

When Aiden is investigated for a serious crime, can Jeni find the strength within to trust in his innocence?

Can you ever genuinely trust in someone, especially if they claim they’re innocent?

Prehistory Explainedby Shane Leach

Prehistory Explained explains how ancient aliens created the Earth, constructed the Moon, genetically-engineered us, and how they are still visiting the Earth today… This book also explains the rocket ships, interstellar starships, and other advanced technologies of the ancient aliens…