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The Lark Mirrorby Adrian John Smith

It’s no small thing to be cursed – so says David Chambers at the outset of his story and so proves to be the case in this darkly comic horror tale. It’s the long hot summer of 1976. Wild fires break out over the Western Moors, the trout streams have dried to a trickle and magic and mischief are afoot. When David is cursed by Aunt Alsey, a wandering crone adept at witchcraft, his shadow morphs into a living, breathing and very much darker version of himself – an entity with a powerful thirst, an appetite for mayhem and a determination to not let David forget the more shameful episodes of his past.

Follow David’s adventures into the realms of the supernatural as he embarks on a quest to rid himself of the curse, all the while having to deal with the debauched and increasingly malevolent antics of his shadow (as well as the dodgy fuel system on a borrowed Reliant Robin). Propelled into the deadly orbits of fellow victims of Aunt Alsey’s various and sinister curses and with monsters to fight, David has his work cut out. What a daft time to fall in love!
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Snow Falling on Cedarsby David Guterson

A “finely wrought, flawlessly written” novel (New York Times Book Review), set on a small island in the Puget Sound, that is “at various moments a courtroom drama, an interracial love story, and a war chronicle” (San Francisco Chronicle). “Guterson has fashioned something haunting and true” (Pico Iyer, Time). Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. A fall 1999 major motion picture.

Reach for the Dead Book One: Mandyby Shani Struthers

Fall in love with a brand-new set of books from the author of the bestselling Psychic Surveys and This Haunted World series. Reach for the Dead 2 due out Winter 2020.

There is a doll… There is a legend…

When museum curator Annie Hawkins walks into a diner in Idaho Falls, seeking the help of twenty-two-year-old Shady Groves with an old broken doll named Mandy, life takes a dramatic turn for both of them. Psychometry is the ability to sense or read the history of an object just by touching it, and Annie has heard Shady has this psychic ability.

Mandy may look harmless, but Annie believes she’s possessed and, after handling her, Shady can only agree. She feels tainted by the doll that now invades her thoughts and dreams, terrifying her. There’s only one solution: to understand the doll, her history, what has possessed her, and why. Knowledge is power, Annie tells Shady. It’s protection.

The pair set off on a road trip–along with Shady’s old high school friend Ray–one that will take them from Idaho into the depths of Canada, desperate to trace Mandy’s past, to find out something, anything, about the demonic doll that accompanies them in the trunk of the car.

The truth, when it comes, is far deadlier than any of them could have realized… 

The Apocalypse Strainby Jason Parent

A multi-national research team, led by a medical genomics expert suffering from MS, study an ancient pandoravirus at a remote Siberian research facility. Called "Molli" by the research team, the organic substance reveals some unique but troublesome characteristics, qualities that, in the wrong hands, could lead to human extinction.

The researchers soon learn that even in the right hands, Molli is a force too dangerous to escape their compound. But the virus has a mind of its own, and it wants out.

First Flip: 30 Years of Secrets So Your First Flip Isn’t a Flopby Bruce Glenn

After over 30 years of being a successful house flipper, Bruce Glenn decided it was time to share his secrets with the rest of us! Not only has Bruce “flipped” over 150 houses in that time, but it was also all done part-time while working 50 to 60 hours a week as a residential real estate appraiser.

Bruce has shared his knowledge locally at numerous real estate investor meetings and many real estate offices. He felt it was time to widen his audience, and that’s where First Flip comes in. First Flip is a comprehensive book that will take you from A to Z in the house flipping arena.

Bruce starts with the question, “Is flipping houses right for you?” Some are surprised by that first question, but Bruce wants to be sure you are on board from the get-go! Then, written in plain English, Bruce takes you step by step on the house flipping journey.

Bruce talks about getting your house in order, having a great team, making a plan, and financing options. He knows you can’t do it all yourself, and you have to rely on others for help! Especially if you are working full time like Bruce. Then he digs deeper into options for finding deals and lists of good and bad things to consider.

Once you have found your “perfect flip,” you need to evaluate the deal. He takes you into all the numbers and showing you actual houses he and his team have completed. Sometimes there is no better teacher than real case studies.

What is the thought process when planning your renovations? Bruce goes into all the things to consider when making your plans. What renovations give you the most bang for your buck and what improvements are just not worth it. Questions like, should I stage, do we do open houses, how important are professional pictures, and the list goes on and on! If you want a comprehensive house-flipping book, this is it.

Lastly, 30 years of appraisal work gives Bruce a unique perspective on the business. Value is a vital component that Bruce goes into great detail! Once you’re finished, not only will you understand how to do your first flip, you’ll have an advantage over your competition in understanding what an appraiser looks for!

Be sure and follow Bruce on his Facebook Page, FlippinBruce.

Put a Shark in Your Tank : Signature Innovators Edition – Volume 2.1by Kevin Harrington

We are living in an unprecedented era of entrepreneurship. In this book, twenty-eight innovators have been hand picked for their spirit, ingenuity, and tenacity. This is intended to provide their journeys as a guide for wherever your dreams and aspirations take you. If there are troubles in the water, try putting a shark in your tank…

Co authored by:
Steven Alvey
Michelle Zabriskie
Peter Magana
Aimee V. Sanchez
Draion Burch
Stuart Burrell
Beth Underhill
J Linn Strouse
Carmen Ring
Rize McGill
Sharon Farsijani
Lori McNeil
Kate Lund
Brenda Bowers
David Stewart
Karl Shaikh
Annie Lane
Troy Aberle
John Rizvi
John Galley and Adam Ackerman
Ray Smith
Wade Atteberry
Steve Greenspan
Ellen Lin
Jason Hall
Dimitry Boss
Cheryl Spangler
Dan Olsen

Wanderer’s Odyssey – Books 1 to 3by Simon Goodson

The Empire will kill him for stealing this ship… but they have to catch it first!

To the Empire the Wanderer was just another booby-trapped ship to claim, and Jess was just another worthless slave who could be sacrificed in the process.

Things didn’t go to plan. Jess survived the dangers, and when he sat in the pilot’s chair the ancient ship came to life for the first time in centuries.

Acting on instinct Jess seized the chance, firing up the engines and fleeing the Imperial forces.
Now Jess and the ancient self-aware ship are on the run, their freedom and their very existence on the line.

The smart thing to do would be to run like hell and never stop, but Jess finds he can’t ignore pleas for help from those in danger. With the powerful Wanderer at his command he can truly make a difference… but at what cost?

Buy this collection of the first three books and see why tens of thousands of people have loved following the Wanderer’s journey, leaving comments including “In the end, I was gripping the arms of my chair as I rooted for the heroes.”, “A fast paced, can’t-put-it-down Sci-fi.” and “One of the best books I’ve read this year.”

The Fallen O’Connellby Lorhainne Eckhart

Thirty-five years ago, Raymond O’Connell didn’t exist, at least not until the moment Iris walked into his life. His very existence had been a secret, a carefully cultivated lie, except for the fact that he loved Iris and the six children he’d never planned on having. He’d become careless, living a life that belonged to someone else. 



Becoming Raymond O’Connell had made him forget who he really was, and when he fell in love with a fantasy he knew he couldn’t have, he put his family in danger. Ultimately, he found himself covering up a murder to protect the woman he loved, and that act forced him to walk away and return to the shadows of a secret life that he couldn’t find his way out of.



When he returns to Livingston with a son in tow, what he doesn’t expect is to be dragged from the shadows to protect a family that suddenly has a target on their backs. Soon, Raymond finds himself becoming part of a bigger, deadlier plot–one that could leave someone in his family, someone he’s sworn to stay away from, dead.



The choice he’ll have to make to protect the O’Connells could come at a heartbreaking cost. Can Raymond choose between the son he has now and the family he walked away from?