Song of the Road

Song of the Road

Dorothy Garlock

Dorothy Garlock

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorBy 1935, countless vehicles had traversed Route 66, most heading west. But in Dorothy Garlock's third novel featuring the fabled highway, Route 66 is the road home.It's just a string of rundown cabins on a stretch of New Mexico highway, but Mary Lee Clawson - widowed, broke, and pregnant - knows her dad's motor court is a godsend. With steely resolve, she sets out to rebuild the business and discovers that foreclosure isn't the only thing she h to fight. Still, Mary Lee wins champions, including the disarming Jake Romero.
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Special Agent Nanny

Special Agent Nanny

Linda O. Johnston

Linda O. Johnston

MISSION PROFILE THE AGENT: Shawn Jameson HIS MOTTO: "Where there's smoke, there's fire." VITAL STATS: 5'11''; cool blue eyes; white-hot smile THE ASSIGNMENT: Undercover nanny THE COMPLICATION: Dr. Kelley Stanton Tough-guy agent Shawn Jameson work in a hospital day care? If it would help him to catch an arsonist, he'd give it a shot. Rumors hinted that Dr. Kelley Stanton had torched hospital records to cover up a mistake. But the beautiful doc didn't fit the profile -- and Shawn's protective instincts went on red alert. With her reputation in shreds and her daughter in danger, Kelley couldn't afford to notice the handsome day-care worker. Trusting the sexy stranger could be her downfall -- but with their first explosive kiss, Kelley knew it would be worth going down in flames....
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Monkey Suits

Monkey Suits

Jim Provenzano

Jim Provenzano

"The cater waiter is the ultimate illusion; queer posing as straight, liberal posing as conservative, hedonist posing as eunuch." In his second novel, Jim Provenzano (author of the acclaimed PINS) explores Manhattan society life from the servants' point of view. Monkey Suits serves up a compassionate and witty tale of 1980s class warfare, and the romantic entanglements of a quintet of tuxedo-clad waiters. Lee Wyndam's work-related affairs lead to more frustration than he'd expected. Drawn to activism, his passion may finally blossom. His ex-boyfriend Brian Burns' foray into "the oldest profession" leads to a strange encounter. Ed Seabrook, Brian's spiritual boyfriend, Marcos Tierra, a sassy club kid, and Ritchie Hurst, a (mostly) straight sculptor, each have their lives forever changed by a tumultuous benefit protest. "Jim Provenzano captures an era in gay history with humor and poignancy. He has become one of our strongest voices." -poet Alex Gildzen
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A Moment Forever

A Moment Forever

Cat Gardiner

Historical Fiction / Contemporary / Romance

*2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Romance Finalist*In the summer of 1992, a young writer is bequeathed the abandoned home of a great-uncle she never knew. The house has a romantic history and is unlike any home she has ever seen. Juliana Martel felt as though she stepped into a time capsule—a snapshot of 1942. The epic romance—and heartache—of the former occupant unfold through reading his wartime letters found in the attic, compelling her on a quest to construct the man. His life, as well as his sweetheart's, during the Second World War were as mysterious as his disappearance in 1950.Carrying her own pain inflicted by the abandonment of her mother and unexpected death of her father, Juliana embarks on a journalist's dream to find her great-uncle and the woman he once loved. Enlisting the reluctant assistance of a man whose family is closely related to the secrets, she uncovers the carefully hidden events of her great-uncle's and others' lives - and will ultimately change...
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The Searcher

The Searcher

Len Levinson

Len Levinson

THE SEARCH BEGINS ...Once, John Stone had everything a man could ever want: wealth, position, and a woman who loved him. But that was before the Civil War. Now he's lost his fortune, and his fiancée has disappeared. All he has left is his Colt, a picture of Marie, and a mission—to roam the west until he finds the woman he loves.HE IS THE SEARCHER ...The settlers were on their way to a new life in Texas, while John Stone was stirring up the ashes of a life that died with the war. Still, he signed on to act as a scout for their wagon train. Maybe Marie had found her way to Texas ... Maybe he'd find someone who'd seen her ...Or maybe he'd die on the trail, killed by Indians, outlaws or thirst.Either way, John Stone had a dream. And nothing could stand in his way.
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Keeper of the Black Stones

Keeper of the Black Stones

P. T. McHugh

P. T. McHugh

Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception: he has been given a gift that allows him to jump through time. A set of stones has fallen into his lap that gives him access to any place—and any time—that he chooses. But along with that gift comes the responsibility of stopping the man who is using those very stones to travel through time and change history for his own purposes. A man who is now holding Jason's grandfather hostage, and threatening the world's very existence. Jumping through time with his best friend and body guard, Jason must enter the world of Medieval England, learn its customs, navigate unimaginable danger, and help Henry VII win the Battle of Bosworth, in the name of finding his grandfather, rescuing a beautiful girl from the clutches of a corrupt church, and destroying the one man who pledges to turn history...
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Blossom b-5

Blossom b-5

Andrew Vachss

Literature & Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers / Short Stories

In the figure of Burke, Andrew Vachss has given contemporary crime fiction one of its most mesmerizing characters. An abused child raised in orphanages, foster homes, and prisons, Burke is a career criminal and outlaw who steals and scams for a living.     In  Blossom,  an old cellmate has summoned Burke to a fading Indiana mill town, where a young boy is charged with a crime he didn't commit and a twisted serial sniper has turned a local lovers' lane into a killing field. And it's here that Burke meets Blossom, the brilliant, beautiful young woman who has her own reasons for finding the murderer—and her own idea of vengeance.  Dense with atmosphere, savagely convincing, this is Vachss at his uncompromising best.
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Swindlers

Swindlers

Buffa, D. W.

Buffa, D. W.

They had everything anyone could want - money, power, fame and influence –but none of it was enough. They had to have more. Nelson St. James, one of the world’s richest men, is accused of a massive fraud, stealing billions from innocent investors. Before he can be brought to justice he is murdered on his yacht. His young wife, Danielle, is charged with the crime...
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Queen & Country

Queen & Country

Shirley McKay

Shirley McKay

Praise for the Hew Cullan mysteries: 'WONDERFUL STUFF' Good Book Guide 'WELL WRITTEN, UNUSUAL AND ENTERTAINING' Allan Massie 'SUPERIOR HISTORICAL THRILLER' The Herald 'CHARMS THE READER' Scotland on Sunday 1587. After three long years, exiled from home and family, and drawn into the depths of the London underworld under the tutelage of Elizabeth I's spymaster Francis Walsingham, Hew returns to Scotland with his new English wife Frances. The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots has unleashed a torrent of anti-English sentiment in the Scottish people and fear in King James VI, jeopardising Hew's now unlawful marriage. However, the king invites Hew to investigate the perplexing meaning of a death's head painting that has come into his possession. What does it symbolise, and is it a message from his dead mother? And are the local painters all that they appear? If Hew solves the mystery, his marriage to Frances will be blessed. The stakes have never been higher as he embarks on a quest...
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Second Sight

Second Sight

Neil M. Gunn

Neil M. Gunn

A novel set in a Highland shooting lodge, where the focus is a hunt in a remote deer forest; but this is no ordinary thriller. Featured is the lodge party of wealthy English people, a team of Highland stalkers, a legendary stag to be hunted and a background of glen and corrie, shrouded from time to time by impenetrable mist. Culture and personality clashes and mystery, which portent much deeper clashes between spiritual and material values, provide a vastly enjoyable read.
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Singularity Sky e-1

Singularity Sky e-1

Charles Stross

Charles Stross

Singularity Sky is a piece of hard SF which is set well after a Singularity which occurred in the mid 21st century. In this Singularity, Mankind didn’t transcend, but someone or something did—now it calls itself the Eschaton, denies that it is a god, and exercises nearly god-like powers.
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