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  Of Murders and Mages - Casino...

  Nikki Haverstock

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  Three ways that Ella's life is totally messed up: 
  __ her new coworker is as cranky as he is attractive 
  __ a mischievous cat has decided she needs a familiar 
  __ she just found out she's a witch who can read the emotional hologram of a magical death (and isn't that a mouthful) 
  And oh yeah, there's five dead bodies, and no one knows how they are connected. Now she’s drawn into a madcap investigation at the casino where she's managed to snag a job. She must navigate learning her new mage abilities, a topless burlesque show, a jealous girlfriend, gamblers of all varieties, and magical chocolate cake, all while not setting herself or others on fire before the murderer makes her the next victim.

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  Her Hidden Courage - A gripping...

  Mary Wood

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  Fleeing her beloved country, her journey was only just beginning . . . 1939. With war imminent in Poland, knowing the dangers her people face, Tamar flees to London while her fiancé, Isaac, must stay and fulfil his duty to his country. He carries with him a silver clasp from Tamar’s bracelet as a token of her love.In the heart of the East End, Tamar strikes up a friendship with two women; but when the devastation of war reaches Tamar’s doorstep, she is recruited for espionage. Though she fears for her own life, the thought of Isaac being taken from her is worse still.When Tamar’s nightmare comes true, her world is shattered, and she returns to London – to the women and community she has come to know as her family and home. Together, they begin to rebuild their lives. And then Isaac’s silver clasp returns . . .Can Tamar hold on to the hope of a miracle?A fictional story based on the WW2 holocaust that will tear at your heart

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  Dechipped: Owena

  Taya DeVere

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  She’s the smartest little girl in the world… and the most dangerous too. 
  Owena is a genius – as well as a killer – but she’s still only six years old. After escaping the underground bunker where she lived with Nurse Saarinen, her main goal has been to find more candy. Now the Unchipped rebels have a mission for her, and if she agrees to perform it, they’ll let her visit the Egg, where you can eat all the candy you want without ever getting a stomachache. Owena’s definitely interested, but she’s also distracted. 
  What she really wants to do is to get to know Pickle, the con artist with so many interesting scams to teach her… 
  ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! 
  ***Get free early access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!

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  The American Claimant

  Mark Twain

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  Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of "The American Claimant" by Mark Twain, a satirical and entertaining novel that explores themes of identity, mistaken identity, and the American dream. This audiobook takes you on a hilarious journey through the lives of two men, each believing he is the rightful heir to an English title. With Twain's trademark wit and humor, the narrative offers a clever commentary on social class, wealth, and the absurdities of aristocratic pretensions. It's a rollicking tale filled with unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and laugh-out-loud moments that will keep you entertained from start to finish.

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  Orchid Child

  Victoria Costello

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  In this enchanted family saga, Kate is a neuroscientist who reveres logic and order, unless she’s sleeping with her married lab director and then logic goes out the window. So does Kate’s orderly life in Manhattan after she takes the fall for their affair and Kate’s mother presses her to accept responsibility for her nephew, Teague, an orchid child who hears voices and talks to trees but rarely people.To salvage her career, Kate agrees to conduct a study in West Ireland where hostile townsfolk rebuff her probe of their historically high rate of schizophrenia, and a local chief Druid identifies Teague’s odd perceptions as the gift of second sight, thrusting a bewildered Kate on a trail of madness, magic, and armed rebellion that leads to her own grandparents, who, she learns, were banished as traitors from the same town. When a confrontation with the local chief Druid endangers Teague’s life, Kate arrives at the crossroads of ancient Celtic mysticism and 21st century neurodiversity, where the act of witnessing old wounds can heal suffering in the past and present... even hers, if she can accept the limits of science and the power of ancestral ties.Orchid Child is 96000 words. Global Print and ebook publisher of Orchid Child is Between the Lines Publishing who will release it on June 13, 2023.

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  Two Time Loser - A Samantha True...

  Kristi Rose

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  A fake fiancée. An alive deceased husband. Samantha’s life just got more complicated. 
  When Stella MacInerney asks Samantha to be her maid of honor, she's surprised. The woman has enough stepdaughters from her three previous marriages to ask one of them. Why didn’t she? Then Leo asks Samantha to be his plus one to the wedding, as his fake fiancée. What’s up with that? So when Stella is kidnapped the eve of her wedding it’s up to Samantha to get to the bottom of these mysteries. Samantha vows three things: 
  1. Find Stella’s kidnappers and make them pay. She can’t wait to use her highest voltage stun gun on this bad guy. 
  2. Discover why Leo needs a fake fiancée? Who knew he had a past with the wedding planner? And when asked, he clams up. 
  3. Track down a key eyewitness in Stella’s disappearance who is a dead ringer for Carson. Could her dead husband really be alive? 
  When Stella’s ransomed for three million dollars, Samantha has twenty-four hours to find her alive. All while pretending to be engaged to Leo to keep the smiling devil of a wedding planner at bay, never mind Samantha's facing her own matrimonial past. Samantha doesn’t know how she’ll feel if the witness turns out to be Carson. But she might just have to use her highest voltage stun gun on him, too. Unless her fake fiancée does it first. 
  Warning: May cause spontaneous laughter. This mystery offers witty banter, characters you'll want to be friends with, and is a perfect escape to the Pacific Northwest. Laughing out loud in public may cause curious glances from strangers. 
  #amateur sleuth/private investigator 
  #slow burn romance 
  #small town crime 
  #Fun friend group 
  #main character has dyslexia 
  #fake fiancee 
  #ticking clock 
  #ghost from the past 
  #a desperate need to use her stun gun

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