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  The Drowned Forest

  Angela Barry

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  In the discovery of a fossilized tree stump deep off the coast of Bermuda, Angela Barry finds a potent metaphor of long-term climate change against which to measure the alarms, resentments and hopes of future possibilities expressed by her characters as they respond to Bermuda's emergence from colonial status. Modernity brings challenges to the old racial, cultural and religious hierarchies that have dominated the island. Told through a group of characters brought together in shared responsibility for Genesis, a young Black adolescent on the verge of incarceration as a juvenile offender, and by Genesis herself, Barry explores a clashing of subcultures, each with the sense that their Bermuda is the one that possesses the island's virtues. There is Nina, from the respectable Black middle-class, with her own prickly uncertainties and moral hang-ups; Lizzie, fighting for her own space in a Portuguese family railing against changing times; Tess, battling with guilt over her white privilege and her reluctance to lose its benefits; and Hugh, a young Welshman who has come to the island to find himself. Above all, in the character of Genesis, Barry creates a dynamic and winning portrayal of the energies, hopes, conscience and vulnerabilities of youth. Beyond the human world with all its divisions, there are the little-known islands of Bermuda, for whose stunning beauties and sometimes urban ugliness Barry has a vividly descriptive eye.

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  Chasing Dreams on Sunshine...

  Georgina Troy

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  Welcome to Sunshine Island - where the beaches are golden, the lifestyle perfect and anything is possible... 
  Jax Hudson doesn’t mind the cold. He’s still wearing shorts and walking barefoot on the beach. He’s looking forward to spending the season with his girlfriend until she unexpectedly calls time on their relationship. 
  Alone and feeling very sorry for himself, Jax accepts an invitation to a Christmas Eve party and bumps into Phoebe Bishop who is still mortified about kissing him in the previous summer. 
  As the first snow flurries delight the party guests, the festive joy soon turns to disaster when a snowstorm knocks out the island's power. Panic ensues as people realise their holiday plans may have to be cancelled. 
  Phoebe is reluctantly enlisted by Jax to help transport the partygoers to the comforts of their own homes. As Jax and Phoebe spend time together they realise they have more in common than either had imagined… 
  Could this be a holiday season full of magic, mistletoe and happy-ever-afters? 
  A heartwarming, festive romance perfect for fans of Katie Fforde. 
  Readers love Georgina Troy! 
  'A gorgeous beachside setting, divine ice-cream sundaes, and a scorching summer love story - this book has it all!' Christina Jones 
  'I thoroughly enjoyed spending time in this charming, evocative story. It's a perfect book to enjoy by the pool, in the sunshine, with a glass of Prosecco!' Kirsty Greenwood 
  'A wonderfully warm and sweet summer read' Karen Clarke 
  'Georgina Troy always writes a captivating story and this was no different as she makes you fall in love with the characters and their lives at this special time of year' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 
  'Chasing Dreams on Sunshine Island is such a lovely, uplifting and heartwarming story, with beautifully written characters it really is the perfect festive read' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

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  Five Minutes

  J.R. Ripley

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  Got five minutes? Well good, here’s what J.R. Ripley's amazing Five Minutes is all about…Todd Jones is a hotshot realtor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He’s got a hot girlfriend, too. The trouble is that Todd is a real bad judge of character, especially his own. Todd’s got himself tangled up worse than an old fishing line balled up in that long forgotten tackle box in the garage. Let’s enumerate. One of Todd’s biggest clients is mad because the property Todd talked him into buying is underwater—literally. A screwy surfer dude with a recreational drug habit and a millionaire gun manufacturer for a father has got some not-so-friendly dealers on his tail. Todd’s mother has shown up and wants to live with him. And she’s brought her pet pig. And, oh, yeah, there’s this little problem Todd is having with one of his best friends, Dr. Doug Freeman. Todd has been sleeping with Doug’s wife. Okay, so maybe he shouldn’t have. He’d be the first to admit that it may have been an error in judgment on his part. He is a bad judge of character, remember? And that leads us to Todd Jones’ biggest problem. Dr. Doug has found out about Todd’s philandering and is aiming a pistol at Todd’s forehead even as we speak. Todd has five minutes to live. Maybe less if his girlfriend finds out about his cheating ways.

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  End to Ice and Sorrow An

  William LJ Galaini

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  Gil must navigate the bloodthirsty politics of the vilest warrior clans in Earth’s history, in a mission to undermine their evil plans, before their cannons are in range of his parents and New Dis. 
  Gil is free at long last from the ice in Lucifer’s shadow. He begins his ascent out of the depths of Hell to reunite with his loving parents, Adina and Yitz, but his arduous journey is interrupted by remnants of the Pious Legion. An ancient warlord plans to roll mechanized war machines upward to New Dis, and he has the most cruel and vicious souls at his disposal. 
  Gil employs all the sins that placed him below in an effort to infiltrate the ranks of this new sect, all the while hiding both his identity and intentions. 
  EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a tale set in an industrialized Dante’s Inferno with steampunk trappings, in the fourth book of the award-winning “Hellbound” series of religious sci-fi/fantasy adventures.

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  Over the Minister's Knee...

  J.C. Cummings

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  Mark Phillips is one frustrated guy. It’s bad enough that his wife Diana has grown ever more bossy, demanding, and controlling over the years. But to have her bossing him around even in the bedroom—as in: lights out, no-frills, missionary style, and very infrequent sex—is just killing him! 
   
  And now she’s gone and joined some lunatic church whose hardline minister, Father Maurice, is as old-world, fire and brimstone as it gets. Worse, she wants Mark to join, too—claiming that he could use some improvement in the morals department, referring to Mark’s increased obsession with sex. 
   
  Well, against his better judgment, he joins the church—just to keep her off his back about it. And, as a new member, he is required to fill out a six-page questionnaire that asks all kinds of personal questions—even about his married life. So, hey, he tells the truth. In comprehensive detail, he describes Diana’s controlling, bossy, demanding ways.
   
  Big mistake.
   
  At the following week’s service, Father Maurice tells the whole congregation all about it and then goes off on a rant about how the husband is supposed to be in charge and how Diana is violating the creed of their religion.
   
  And then he shocks the hell out of them when he declares that Diana is to receive a spanking for her sins—right there…in church…in front of everyone…over the minister’s knee! And yes, Diana will be quite exposed in the process.
   
  Exposed, embarrassed, submissive, and dominated.
   
  But that’s not all. Next, he invites Mark to have a turn at teaching his wife right from wrong. And it turns out to be the most titillating experience he’s ever had—by a mile. Having her over his knee before the entire congregation is a thrill beyond anything he could have ever imagined. And, as was intended, it puts him back in complete control of their relationship.
   
  So, just imagine what happens when this newly empowered dominant male does when he gets her home!

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  Britta & the Beach Boy - A Sweet...

  Brittany Larsen

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  Marrying him was supposed to be business… not pleasure. 
  Liam “Dex” Dexter, the world’s hottest surfer, needs American citizenship to qualify for the Olympics. Britta needs enough cash to leave her small-town life behind and finally open her dream coffee shop in LA. Their plan is simple: get married, fake the happily-ever-after, and go their separate ways once their goals are met. 
  There’s just one tiny problem. 
  Living together — and sharing a bed — makes it impossible to ignore the sparks between them. The more time they spend pretending, the harder it is to remember that this is just a business arrangement. 
  But when their carefully crafted deal threatens to become something real, Britta and Dex will have to decide if their dreams are worth more than the unexpected passion pulling them together. 
  Britta & the Beach Boy is a swoony, slow-burn marriage-of-convenience romantic comedy with laugh-out-loud moments, hot Australian surfers, and just the right amount of heart. While it’s the first book in the Love in LA series, Britta and her family make their debut in the Love in Paradise Valley series. Each book stands alone, but trust me… you’ll want to read them all.

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