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Fields’ Guide to Abduction (The Poppy Fields Adventures Book 1)by Julie Mulhern

Poppy Fields, Hollywood IT girl extraordinaire, agreed to a week at the newest, most luxurious resort in Cabo. After all, what’s better than the beach when a girl is feeling blue? When Poppy is abducted, she’ll need all her smarts, all her charm, and a killer Chihuahua, to save herself in this new series from the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Country Club Murders.

Dead body #1 found in bed, with me. That was a shock.

Dead body #2 found in bed, not with me. That was a relief.

Dead body #3 died telling me I’m a lousy actress. I already knew that.

Dead body #4 died trying to kill me.

Dead body #5 died kidnapping me.

Dead body #6 died guarding me.

Dead body #7 was a really bad man.

Dead body #8 was an even worse man.

That’s a lot of dead bodies for a girl looking for a week’s relaxation in Cabo. And, I’m probably leaving a few out–math isn’t my thing. Unless I can escape the cartel, I might be the next dead body.

“Poppy Fields is in a tough spot. People are dying at a statistically significant rate after interacting with her, starting with her ex-boyfriend. Now a drug cartel is chasing her, the police have taken her passport, and that beach vacation where she was supposed to chill out has turned into a nightmare. Action, humor, great characters, and an intriguing mystery, Mulhern has packed a lot into this excellent mystery. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy!” ~ Julie Moffett, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Lexi Carmichael Mysteries

“The best book I’ve read this year!” ~ Gretchen Archer, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Davis Way Crime Capers

We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedyby Yael Kohen

No matter how many times female comedians buck the conventional wisdom, people continue to ask: “Are women funny?” The question has been nagging at women off and on (mostly on) for the past sixty years. It’s incendiary, much discussed, and, as proven in Yael Kohen’s fascinating oral history, totally wrongheaded.

In We Killed, Kohen pieces together the revolution that happened to (and by) women in American comedy, gathering the country’s most prominent comediennes and the writers, producers, nightclub owners, and colleagues who revolved around them. She starts in the 1950s, when comic success meant ridiculing and desexualizing yourself; when Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller emerged as America’s favorite frustrated ladies; when the joke was always on them. Kohen brings us into the sixties and seventies, when the appearance of smart, edgy comedians (Elaine May, Lily Tomlin) and the women’s movement brought a new wave of radicals: the women of SNL, tough-ass stand-ups, and a more independent breed on TV (Mary Tyler Moore and her sisters). There were battles to fight and preconceptions to shake before we could arrive in a world in which women like Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, and Tina Fey can be smart, attractive, sexually confident–and, most of all, flat-out funny.
As the more than 150 people interviewed for this riveting oral history make clear, women have always been funny. It’s just that every success has been called an exception and every failure an example of the rule. And as each generation of women has developed its own style of comedy, the coups of the previous era are washed away and a new set of challenges arises. But the result is the same: They kill. A chorus of creative voices and hilarious storytelling, We Killed is essential cultural and social history, and–as it should be!–great entertainment.

Postcards From a Strangerby Imogen Clark

A secret lies buried at the heart of her family–but it can’t stay hidden forever.

When Cara stumbles across a stash of old postcards in the attic, their contents make her question everything she thought she knew.

The story she pieces together is confusing and unsettling, and appears to have been patched over with lies. But who can tell her the truth? With her father sinking into Alzheimer’s and her brother reluctant to help, it seems Cara will never find the answers to her questions. One thing is clear, though: someone knows more than they’re letting on.

Torn between loyalty to her family and dread of what she might find, Cara digs into the early years of her parents’ troubled marriage, hunting down long-lost relatives who might help unravel the mystery. But the picture that begins to emerge is not at all the one she’d expected–because as she soon discovers, lies have a habit of multiplying . . .

Keto Fat Bombsby Serena Baker

Are you new to the Keto diet or have you been going back to the same, old low-carb dishes for years?

Are you looking for a variety of mouthwatering, nutritious recipes for your Keto diet toolkit?

Do you want to satisfy your rumbling stomach while feeling good about taking important steps towards a healthier life?

If you’ve secretly craved grabbing a candybar at the store, you’ll love these healthy recipes that taste even better than your usual go-to treat. This is just the book for you.

Read on!

Fat Bombs are filling, low-carb snacks packed with healthy fats and proteins. They are quick and easy to make. There are both savory and sweet options, so they can be enjoyed anytime.

If you’re super busy like most of us these days, you can make the majority of the recipes in this book in less than half an hour. Anyone who struggles with finding the time to prepare healthy snacks and meals can discover a fresh start today using the low-carb, fat burning and healthy recipes in this book.

In Keto Fat Bombs: Cookbook with 50 Sweet, Savory and Frozen Recipes to Satisfy Every Taste. Burn fat and Enjoy Every Dessert, Treat or Occasion with these Quick and Easy Low-Carb/High-Fat Snacks!, Serena Baker, an empowered woman with a passion for health opens up a world of possibilities within the framework of the Keto diet.

Each recipe features a brief description, estimated prep and cooking time, as well as nutritional values including calories, carbohydrates, proteins, sugars and fats, presented in a simple-to-follow format.

Heatedby JC Gardner

Jerilyn desperately wants a better life for her family, but with her mother locked up and her unpredictable sister, she finds that she is always in an uphill battle. Finally, she gets a little break, but her baby daddy and his criminal ways are determined not to see her succeed. Cursed with early menopause, she finds herself in one hot mess. Jerilyn must rely on her wits and her faith, not only for the sake of her kids, but ultimately to save her life.

StormWolfeby Kathryn Le Veque

The ‘little’ de Wolfe Brother, Thomas, is no longer little. The de Wolfe cub has become a big, powerful Wolfe all his own…

1290 A.D. – Thomas de Wolfe, commander of Wark Castle, an outpost for Castle Questing, his father’s powerful fortress, has come out from the shadow of his mighty father and brothers. Now, they call him StormWolfe for his fearlessness and cunning. Where Thomas de Wolfe goes, storms are sure to gather.

Thomas is rightly feared along the borders just as his father was, because there is no Sassenach knight more courageous or deadly than a de Wolfe. But along with the qualities that make him fearsome, he is also know for being highly intelligent and more than a match for the reivers that run raids along the borders. In the fight against the reivers, Thomas leads the charge.

But he has a weakness…

Lady Maitland de Ryes is descended from a great Norman family who used to be big landholders in the north. But the family wealth was lost by her careless father, who sold off the lands to feed his gambling habits, and when he died, he left his daughter destitute but for the charity she ran, an orphanage south of Kelso Abbey.

Thomas has long been fond of Lady Maitland, and the de Wolfes watched with sadness as the great de Ryes family collapsed. Years ago, Thomas proposed marriage to Maitland, once, but she declined, instead preferring to tend her charity. She had a fondness for Thomas, but she doesn’t love him, much to the knight’s heartbreak. He hasn’t seen her in some time until word comes from the Scots that Maitland’s charity was hit by the reivers.

It’s Thomas to the rescue.

Maitland hardly recognizes the youngest de Wolfe brother, who is now big and muscular, with flowing dark hair past his shoulders. When they meet again, this time, something sparks within her, but Thomas is cold, at least on the outside. He doesn’t want to be hurt again. But inside, the fires of attraction are burning yet again…

Join Thomas and Maitland as Thomas appoints himself protector of Maitland’s orphanage, yet deep secrets Maitland is keeping from him threaten both of their lives. The charity is not what it seems, and the truth could destroy a love that has built from the ashes of rejection.

It’s another action-packed de Wolfe Pack novel that is sure to leave you breathless!

The de Wolfe Pack Series is Le Veque’s flagship Medieval series with 14 novels. They are stand alones and can be read in any order, but the chronological order by year in which the story is set is:

Warwolfe
The Wolfe (originally Book 1)
Nighthawk
ShadowWolfe
DarkWolfe
A Joyous de Wolfe Christmas
Serpent
A Wolfe Among Dragons
Scorpion
Dark Destroyer
The Lion of the North
Walls of Babylon
StormWolfe (pre order)
BlackWolfe (pre order)