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The psychology of time travel
By Kate Mascarenhas. 2020
In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world's first time machine. But just as they are about…
to debut their creation, one of them suffers a breakdown, putting the whole project-and future of time travel-in jeopardy. To protect their invention, one member is exiled from the team-erasing her contributions from history. Fifty years later, time travel is a big business. Twenty-something Ruby Rebello knows her beloved grandmother Granny Bee was one of the pioneers, though no one will tell her more. But when Bee receives a mysterious newspaper clipping from the future reporting the murder of an unidentified woman, Ruby becomes obsessed: could it be Bee? Who would want her dead? And most importantly of all: can her murder be stopped? Traversing the decades and told from alternating perspectives, The Psychology of Time Travel introduces a fabulous new voice in fiction and a new must-listen for fans of speculative fiction and women's fiction alikeAngel mine (Whispering Wind #bk. 2)
By Sherryl Woods. 2021
Heather Reed thought she was making the right choice when she decided to raise her daughter, Angel, on her own.…
But three years later, Heather realizes she needs help. Her career as an actress is faltering, and Angel's more than she can handle alone. It's time to track down Angel's father...the only problem is, he doesn't know Angel exists.Heather's search leads her to Whispering Wind, Wyoming. If Todd Winston is dismayed to see his old girlfriend show up in town, he's shocked when he looks into the angelic eyes of the little girl who is clearly his daughter. Todd flatly refuses to open his life to Angel. Heather flatly refuses to leave town until she finds out why. Amazingly, they discover that through compromise and understanding lies the road straight to familyCrocodile rescue! (Wild Survival #bk. 1)
By Melissa Cristina Márquez. 2021
Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature…
show called Wild Survival! The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. They've recently gotten an offer to take the show from YouTube to a TV network, and Adrianna is thrilled. So far, she's always been behind the scenes, but now she gets to join the rest of her family onscreen. She can't wait to bring her passion for animals to a wide audience.Their first stop is the lush mangrove forests of Cuba, where they're going to help rescue an injured crocodile. But things get off to a rocky start when Feye is injured in an accident partially caused by Adrianna. The status of the show is in jeopardy, and Adrianna's parents want her back behind the scenes, or maybe even back at home.Adrianna is determined to prove herself and save the show-whatever it takes. Even if that means confronting the legendary Mega Croc of Cuba that's rumored to inhabit the murky waters around their base camp.Based on the author's real-life wildlife encounters, this middle-grade novel includes real animal facts and an Author's Note from MelissaEmpire High betrayal (Empire High #bk. 3)
By Ivy Smoak. 2021
I never meant to break the Untouchables. And I'll do whatever it takes to piece them back together. Even it…
means embracing what I most feared. I'm going to become one of the elite. I'm going to live like an Untouchable. And not even Isabella will be able to break me. Ever. Again. But while I'm focused on outsmarting Isabella and fixing my mistakes, I forget that the stakes are so much bigger than who's the most popular at Empire High. I'm playing with life and death. I should have seen it coming. After all...he'd betrayed me beforeCan bears ski?
By Raymond Antrobus. 2020
Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the…
morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that he isn't sure he understands, or when all around him Little Bear hears the question, "Can bears ski?" Then, one day, Dad Bear takes him to see an "aud-i-olo-gist," and Little Bear learns that he has been experiencing deafness and will start wearing hearing aids. Soon he figures out what that puzzling refrain is: "Can you hear me?" Little Bear's new world is LOUD and will take some getting used to, but with the love and support of Dad Bear, he will find his way. In this lyrical book, award-winning creators Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar draw on their own experiences to tell Bear's storyIt all began in a garden: A Practical Guide to God's Gift of Essential Oils
By Dawn Camp. 2020
Essential oils are rapidly growing in popularity due to their many physical and emotional health benefits. What the world has…
forgotten is that these natural remedies have been around since the beginning and were given to us by God for our greater well-being. This practical and informative guide introduces you to fifty-two essential oils and their vast array of uses, including pain and stress relief, aiding in weight loss, increasing focus and memory, and much more! You will discover easy DIY recipes for homemade scrubs, balms, and lotions, and inspiration and encouragement from Dawn throughout. Rediscover the good things God created and nurture your physical and spiritual health with this one-of-a-kind resourceMagic united (Witches of Pressler Street #bk. 5)
By Michael Anderle, Martha Carr. 2020
The Gorafrex thinks it has the advantage now that it's captured Laura and taken down a sister. It couldn't be…
more wrong.Nathan is done taking a backseat when it comes to the Hadstrom sisters' legacy. Time to help Emily and Nickie out so they can track down Laura and get her back.It won't be easy. The girls better have plans A, B, and C ready like any good witch.Will the Hadstrom sisters be able to follow clues back to the source of their rings and the entire family legacy? Will they be able to get their sister back?Magic always finds a way and these witches are mastering it.?Lost Camelot
By M. L Bullock. 2020
Guinevere thought that her life was over, that she would spend the rest of her days in a convent or…
hidden away in Avalon, but she was wrong. Cursed by Morgan LeFay, Queen Guinevere is banished from Avalon and must face the ages alone, hiding in the shadows as a vampire. Through the centuries, she's watched Arthur return again and again, but her love and respect for her husband and king has kept her away.Until now.Morgan LeFay has returned with an ominous threat, and once again Guinevere is forced to make an impossible choice. Supernatural forces are arrayed against the once-powerful queen...can she overcome them and settle an ancient score?Lost Camelot is a compilation of Books 1-3 of the Lost Camelot series: Guinevere Forever, Guinevere Unconquered, and The Undead Queen of CamelotAppetite for innocence
By Lucinda Berry. 2020
A serial rapist is kidnapping teenage girls. But he's not interested in just any teenage girls-only virgins. He hunts them…
by following their status updates and check-ins on social media. Once he's captured them, they're locked away in his sound-proof basement until they're groomed and ready. He throws them away like pieces of trash after he's stolen their innocence. Nobody escapes alive.Until Ella.Ella risks it all to escape, setting herself and the other girls free. But only Sarah-the girl who's been held captive the longest-gets out with her. Both girls are hospitalized and surrounded by FBI agents who will stop at nothing to find the man responsible. Ella and Sarah are the key to their investigation, but Sarah's hiding something, and it isn't long before Ella discovers her nightmare is far from overEmpire high untouchables (Empire High #bk. 1)
By Ivy Smoak. 2020
The Untouchables. That's what everyone calls them. At least, it's my best friend's nickname for them. And since she's the…
only one that talks to me at my new school, I'll take her word for it. The nickname probably comes from the fact that they're exorbitantly wealthy. Old wealth. The kind that isn't flaunted around. But you can tell by the way they carry themselves. Or maybe the name just refers to the fact that they're so beautiful it's almost hard to look at them. No matter the reason for their nickname, it's an ironic one. I've only been going to this school for a week, and I already want to touchSouthern comfort (Southern (Madison) #bk. 2)
By Natasha Madison. 2020
Olivia When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from his clients, you…
do what any sane woman would do. You escape reality and go undercover, trading in your city-girl Louboutins for country-pumpkin cowboy bootsFoolish Hearts
By Emma Mills. 2020
When Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the couple at her school, she finds herself…
in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known, Iris and Claudia are in for an eye-opening senior year. Smart, funny, and thoroughly, wonderfully flawed, Claudia navigates a world of intense friendships and tentative romance in Foolish Hearts, a young-adult novel about expanding your horizons, allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and accepting - and loving - people for who they really areLucky caller
By Emma Mills. 2020
When Nina decides to take a radio-broadcasting class her senior year, she expects it to be a walk in the…
park. Instead, it's a complete disaster. The members of Nina's haphazardly formed radio team have approximately nothing in common. And to maximize the awkwardness, her group includes Jamie, a childhood friend she'd hoped to basically avoid for the rest of her life. The show is a mess, internet rumors threaten to bring the wrath of two fandoms down on their heads, and, to top it all off, Nina's family is on the brink of some major upheaval. Everything feels like it's spiraling out of control?but maybe control is overrated?Countdown to Socialism
By Devin Nunes. 2020
Once the party of anti-communism and tax-cutting under President Kennedy, the Democratic Party is now dominated by a surging socialist…
movement and led by a presidential candidate who vows to "transform" America.On a near-daily basis, the Democrats are issuing radical proposals to socialize medicine, industry, and higher education. So how can the Democrats win elections when their agenda is so far to the left of the American people?That's easy?it's because the means of public debate are being manipulated.In this explosive Encounter Broadside, Congressman Devin Nunes exposes the nexus between the Democratic Party, the mainstream media, and the social media corporations. These three entities cooperate to blast out the Democrats' message and downplay their extremism while suppressing and censoring conservative points of view.Tens of millions of Americans are only seeing one side of the debate. The information they get from newspapers and social media is not "news"?it's contrived content designed to help one political party and punish its opponents.In the run-up to the most consequential election of our lifetime, listen to this book to learn how your information is being skewed and regulated to force America onto the path to socialismAdult conversation: a novel
By Brandy Ferner. 2020
April is a thoughtful yet sarcastic mother of two who tries her best to be a caring, connected mom in…
a middle-class culture where motherhood has become relentless. April rages at modern motherhood's impossible pressures, her husband's "Dad privilege", and her kids' incessant snack requests. She wants to enjoy motherhood, but her idealist vision and lived experience are in constant conflict with one another. Is she broken-or is motherhood?Desperate for an answer, she seeks out a therapist, and lands with an unexpected woman whose validation and wisdom gives April the clarity to reclaim herself and even start designing clothes-her pre-motherhood passion. But when the ever-elusive babysitter cancels last-minute, April finds herself back at square one. She seeks guidance, but her therapist is now dealing with her own crumbling marriage-and instead of counseling April, she convinces her to speed off to Las Vegas to help catch her husband cheating. With a little weed, alcohol, and topless pool hopping, plus a male stripper and some much-needed autonomy, the two find lost pieces of themselves that motherhood swallowed up. But neither one is prepared for how tested-and tempted-they will be, or for the life-altering choices their journey will force them to make. Who is guiding whom anymore?Gladly beyond (Brothers Maledetti #bk. 1)
By Nichole Van. 2020
Claire Raythorn arrives in Florence, Italy, shattered, alone, and anxious to rebuild her life-preferably without men. But she soon finds…
herself hunted and haunted-literally-when a mysterious stalker dressed like Mr. Darcy from BBC central casting appears in her photos...and only her photos. Who is this man? And what does his ghostly presence mean?Dante D'Angelo simply wants to safeguard his brothers, despite the family curse that hounds his vision. But then Claire Raythorn walks into his life, untouched somehow by his curse. Soon, everything Dante thought he knew about himself starts to unravel, dragging Claire down with him.Set against the lush backdrop of Florence-both past and present-Claire and Dante fight for a future together. But, first, they must uncover their shared pastWhy birds sing
By Nina Berkhout. 2020
When opera singer Dawn Woodward has an onstage flameout, all she wants is to be left alone. She's soon faced…
with other complications the day her husband announces her estranged brother-in-law, Tariq, is undergoing cancer treatment and moving in, his temperamental parrot in tow. To make matters worse, though she can't whistle herself, she has been tasked with teaching arias to an outspoken group of devoted siffleurs who call themselves the Warblers. Eventually, Tariq and his bird join the class, and Dawn forms unexpected friendships with her new companions. But when her marriage shows signs of trouble and Tariq's health declines, she begins questioning her foundations, including the career that she has worked so hard to build and the true nature of love and songLast beautiful girl (Magnolia Sound #6)
By Samantha Chase. 2020
Kyle Jones loves women. All women. And just because he's seen all his siblings settle down it doesn't mean he…
has any intention of following in their footsteps. After all, he's happy to keep going through life like it's one big party, and getting tied down to someone would just get in the way of having a good time. Or so he thought until the one woman he could never forget returns to Magnolia Sound.Sydney Albright never thought she would become a mother by losing her sister and brother-in-law. But for the sake of her niece, she'll do whatever it takes, even move into the money pit that is her sister's home. But the good thing about small towns is there's always someone ready to help. She just never thought Kyle would be the one to land on her front porch to help with the renovations.Sydney vows she'll never fall for Kyle again-the past is in the past and that's right where it should stay. Never mind that she doesn't even have the time to think about a relationship. But Kyle has other plans. He always said she was the first beautiful girl he loved and now he's determined to also make her the last.The river within
By Karen Powell. 2020
It is the summer of 1955. Alexander, Tom, and his sister Lennie discover the body of their childhood friend Danny…
Masters in the river that runs through Starome, a village on the Richmond estate in North Yorkshire. His death is a mystery. Did he jump, or was it just an accident?Lady Venetia Richmond has no time to dwell on the death. Newly widowed, she is busy trying to keep the estate together, while struggling with death duties and crippling taxation.Alexander, her son and sole heir to Richmond Hall, is of little help. Just when she most needs him, he grows elusive, his behavior becoming increasingly erratic.Lennie Fairweather, child of nature and daughter of the late Sir Angus's private secretary, has other things on her mind too. In love with Alexander, she longs to escape life with her over-protective father and domineering brother. Alexander is unpredictable though, hard to pin down. Can she be sure of his true feelings towards her?In the weeks that follow the tragic drowning, the river begins to give up its secrets. As the truth about Danny's death emerges, other stories come to the surface that threaten to destroy everyone's plans for the future and, ultimately, their very way of lifeSouthern storm (Southern (Madison) #bk. 3)
By Natasha Madison. 2020
Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Savannah I'm the one who broke up the golden couple. The woman…
people still whisper about, point at, and give dirty looks to. Did I sleep with the prom king? No. Did I sleep with the town's golden boy on vacation from college? Yes. Did I believe that he was going to marry me? Wholeheartedly. Did he? Not even close. He got engaged right in front of me and then his father threw two hundred dollars at me and told me to take the trash out. So, I raised my son in a town where people love him because they think that his father is the sheriff. It was going great, everything was working out till my lie got out. Beau I was getting ready to take over the mayoral office from my father, who was my hero. Until I heard the secret he hoped would stay buried forever. My brother has a son, not just any son but a son with the woman who was my best friend. The woman I secretly have loved from the moment she stood up to me and broke my nose in kindergarten. I need to protect her and in order to do that, we need to get married. Too bad her nightmare is my dream come true