Daily Archives: March 23, 2019

Baking French Macarons: A Beginner’s Guide by Lisa Maliga

Bake beautiful and delicious French macarons in your own kitchen. This collection of tried-and-tested recipes allows bakers to create these tasty and colorful confections.

The author details what equipment and ingredients you need, offers numerous helpful tips, resources, and shares more than 30 recipes for you to whip up an array of elegant French delicacies.

Full of inspiring color photos, Baking French Macarons: A Beginner’s Guide, offers everything you need to bake stunning macarons that will impress anyone who tastes them.

Some of the flavors include Cinnamon Caramel, Tangy Orange, Key Lime, and Acai macarons.

Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community by Renee Hodges

When Renee Hodges invited her nephew, Bobby, to come stay with her for a few weeks so he could visit a doctor about his back pain, she knew he was recovering from an addiction to prescription painkillers. She believed that if he could address his back problems, he would have a better chance of staying clean–but she had no idea what a roller coaster ride she was getting on.

Unlike other books about addiction, Saving Bobby begins after rehab is over. Told in part through journal entries, e-mails, and personal recollections, this raw, honest, deeply moving memoir–begun to keep the family accountable–describes the sixteen months that Hodges, her husband, and their community struggled alongside Bobby as he attempted to successfully re-enter the day-to-day world. Using a holistic and open approach, the shame and stigma associated with addiction was lessened–and ultimately, Bobby learned he had to save himself.

A gripping and heartrending story of survival, Saving Bobby is an essential, timely read for those concerned about America’s most pressing epidemic.

To Live by C. G. Cooper

Elmore Thaddeus Nix, it’s retirement time. Take that final physical and then it’s adios to your old life and hello to the new. 
Wait. Not so fast. 
Sorry, Elmore. Your plan’s about to change.

It’s Elmore’s last day of work. As part of his retirement, he heads to the family doctor for the follow-up to a routine physical. That’s when the universe shifts on its axis. Cancer. Then we find out that Elmore’s wife lies at home with only days to live. The stroke of injustice falls hard.

And so, with a final word from his wife, and the buck passed to the opposition’s corner, Elmore must decide whether to take his wife’s advice or just wither away. To Elmore, the choice seems easy. 

Which path will he choose? Only time will tell, but time is not on our friend’s side. Along the way, we’ll find out what secrets Elmore’s been hiding from the world, and maybe even himself…

Final Bearing by George Wallace

Commander Jonathan Ward and his crew on the old attack sub Spadefish are on one last mission. A US Navy SEAL team is inserted into South America. Their orders are to destroy the secret laboratories of the world’s most notorious drug cartel, and the Spadefish has been sent to provide assistance.

But Juan de Santiago, the violent billionaire drug lord, has an entire private army and a futuristic new mini-submarine of his own. He will do anything to protect his empire.

And he knows the Americans are coming…

Elle and the Escape: The Hero Chroniclesby Tim Mettey

Elle and the Escape follows Elle Canon’s narrow escape from Valcary Hill during the Thusian Trials. Will she be able to survive the darkness that awaits her on the outside, without Nicholas and The 4 nearby? While she is forced to face her fears, including Xavier and the Seekers, a brutal battle unfolds all around her. Elle has no choice but to stand up and fight for her life–and not just her own.

In this companion novella, fans of The Hero Chronicles get an inside glimpse into the character of Elle.

Also included are stories from the winners of The 2016 Hero Chronicles Writing Contest.

Hidden in Plain Sightby Karen Ann Hopkins

To solve a brutal murder from 15 years ago, Serenity ventures to a quaint Amish settlement — where sinister secrets lay hidden amid the peaceful community.

Mountain Man’s Fake Fiancée: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romanceby Chloe Morgan

I try hard to never stay in one place too long.

Traveling is in my blood. Thankfully, I have billions to burn through.

But there’s something about the Winter Moon Lodge.

Building it has parts of me waking up and forcing me to want more from life.

And my family expects more. Like a wife and kids.

I lied to my meddling mother to get her and the crazy-ass dates she’s setting me up with off my back.

But the joke’s on me. She’s coming to visit, and I have to produce this fiancée–fast.

My new carpenter is a beautiful girl playing a man’s game.

Cute little thing. She’s perfect.

Never in a million years did I expect her to school me the way she has.

She might be willing to pretend for a weekend, but I’m hoping she says yes when I reveal the truth.

I don’t want three days. I want forever.