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Crown of Dust: Enter a Uniquely Scottish Fantasy Realm (The Gloaming Book 1)by D.G. MacRath

Treachery. Betrayal. Death. Peace takes a brutal toll on the world.

A generation after a savage civil war, Mata rules as Prince Regent. But even now, after years of peace, the festering wounds of the past remain. The Realm’s ancient religion wanes. A new creed rises. Treacherous lords lurk in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to claw power, authority, and riches away from Mata.

The Realm’s uneasy peace shatters when a foolish young lord rides against Mata in open rebellion. The wearied ruler must once more rouse his old body to defend his family, his people, and his right to rule. But in the red mist of battle, the lines between justice and evil blur.

If he can push back the usurpers, Mata will usher in a new era of peace. But if he fails, he will condemn his people to more vicious bloodshed.

• Vivid narrative, engaging characters, suspenseful writing. Everything you want in a fantasy novel. Mata’s struggle is depicted skillfully and I felt empathy towards the character and the age old dilemmas he faced. Feels like the start of a epic saga.”
• “MacRath paints such vivid pictures with his narrative that you’d swear you can smell the woodsmoke and hear the clang of armour.”
• “This is a well written book and a great first novel. I found the writing engaging and the characters great. Mata’s fall was particularly well done. I hope to see more from this author and I recommend this work to others.”

The Happy Mind: A Simple Guide to Living a Happier Life Starting Todayby Kevin Horsley

Discover The Power of a Happy Mind

From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Unlimited Memory comes a new book on finding happiness in life using the power of your mind.

Happiness is more than just a feeling–it’s a learned skill. When you master the habits of happiness, your life will be filled with more peace, purpose, and passion.

The search for happiness is fundamental for all humans, and the answers lie within the depths of your mind.

In The Happy Mind, you’ll discover valuable insights for lasting happiness instead of being driven by short-term pleasure seeking.

You’ll find the answers to your most important questions:

• What do you need to do to be truly happy?
• How can you change the old habits, beliefs, and situations that make you unhappy?

These questions have led to many philosophical debates over thousands of years. The philosophers of Greece were famous for their quest to define the pillars of “the good life.” Faith-based movements have painstakingly crafted dogmas and prescribed behaviors in pursuit of ultimate peace and joy. Academic studies have been concentrated on finding the answer to “the optimal life experience.”

When you look at all the scientific research, religious teachings, and philosophical insights, you find one inescapable conclusion: you can learn to live a truly happy life, but you must come to understand one thing…

We All Experience Happiness Differently

What makes one person happy may make another miserable. There is no one key to happiness for everyone. Instead, the answers lie within you.

As Shakespeare wrote, “This above all, to thine own self be true.” When you find what makes you truly happy, you’ll have all the answers you need. This book will help you find your unique roadmap to happiness.

The aim of this book is not to push a specific method of achieving of happiness. Instead, you’ll discover valuable insights that will allow you to create lasting happiness for yourself instead of being driven by short-term pleasure-seeking.

In this book you will learn:

• How people search for happiness in all the wrong places, and how you can avoid these “happiness traps” that keep you stuck and unfulfilled
• Why most people mistake pleasure for happiness, and how this simple mistake causes you to lose sight of what really matters to you
• The nine common qualities that super happy people share (and how you can apply them to brighten up your life)
• The key traits of unhappiness (and the most important behaviors you should avoid)
• Easy changes you can make that will create more long-term happiness for you and your loved ones

Keep Me In Your Heartby Lorhainne Eckhart

A Friessen family celebration turns tragic when the marriage of one daughter is preceded by the heartbreaking loss of another.

Three days before Sara Friessen’s wedding, her older sister, Chelsea, who is married to the son of a notorious criminal, disappears without a trace. The police have no leads, and her husband, Alaric Taft, has also gone missing. To find the couple, the Friessens must come face to face with the kind of deadly underworld they had never expected would touch their family.

Andy Friessen lives and breathes only one thing: protecting his family. He soon discovers the secret behind what has happened to his eldest daughter, and he’s plunged into a cat and mouse game, stonewalled at every turn by authorities who are supposed to be helping him. For the first time in his life, he’s forced to admit he’s in over his head. The Friessens are stronger together, so, in desperation, though he swore he never would, Andy ultimately calls for help from his cousins, Brad, Jed, and Neil.

As the cousins dig deeper into the days before the disappearance, they discover that Alaric was hiding a very dark truth, one that put a target on Chelsea’s back, and someone would have gone to great lengths to keep it from coming to light. The lines between good and bad have suddenly become blurred. All the Friessens want is a happy ending, but the more they search, the more the evidence points toward their worst fear–that their nightmare has become reality, and Chelsea could be lost to them forever.

Sister Innocent: A Murder Mystery Novel about Revenge Killingby Patty Lesser

Three grisly murders. A serial killer at large . . .

The staff at the Brown & Bishop law firm cause legal assistant Rebecca Keres great anxiety. She can barely contain her rage every time she watches her co-workers flit around the office gossiping or taking two hour lunches. Day after day, Rebecca bites her tongue and bides her time, counting down the hours until she can return to her apartment for some peace and quiet with her foster cats.

Rebecca minds her own business – until the day that her desk mate, Gina Mancini, goes missing.
Within hours, her body is discovered in a back alley, and security footage indicates that she may have known her killer. Police officers descend upon the firm, questioning everyone for clues, a motive – and a possible suspect.

Fortunately, a handsome stranger on the subway provides Rebecca with the distraction she’s been craving from the chaos at work. Dave is an interesting and charming man, sharing many of the same interests as Rebecca. Best of all, he’s interested in her.

Rebecca feels like her luck is finally changing . . . until Angela goes missing. One by one, the women at the office are disappearing, only to be found later, brutally stabbed to death. Is the killer someone from the firm? And then her boyfriend becomes the prime suspect, and Rebecca finds herself implicated in the investigation. Even though she wants to believe in his innocence, she secretly harbors her own doubts.

From Toronto to Jamaica, from Halifax to Hamilton, join Rebecca in a gripping tale of love, loss, mystery, and murder.

Idol Worshipby Rhonnie Fordham

The serial killer industry remains lucrative. Crime shows, slasher movies, podcasts, clickbait. Serial killers are everywhere… especially in the world’s collective psyche. So what news anchor wouldn’t seize the opportunity to interview a still at-large psychopath? Especially one as infamous as The Mayberry Murderer.

Join Erika Lee, her crew, and Dr. Celeste Newton on a journey into the heart of Stanwyck, Georgia. A small southern town home to hospitality and to one of the most vicious serial killers in American history. For one night, the team has access to The Mayberry Murderer’s childhood home… as well as an exclusive interview with the insidious icon.

Similar to the dark thrillers of Robert Bloch and Thomas Harris, Idol Worship ushers the serial killer subgenre into a new exciting era!