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  A Middle-Sized Artist - From...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. 
  Inevitably her schooling was limited and by 15 she had attended seven different schools but received only four years education.  However Charlotte was resourceful and did spend time with her father’s aunts – the suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and the ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’s’ author, Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as many hours at the public library studying ancient civilisations. 
  In 1878, she enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design where she met Martha Luther and they developed a close relationship until Luther married in 1881. Charlotte was devastated and detested romance and love until she met and married the artist Charles Walter Stetson.  
  Their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born in 1885 but left Charlotte with post-natal depression, then often dismissed as a case of hysteria or nerves.  Unsuited to domestic life she ruptured her life and moved to California with Katherine.  She divorced in 1894 and then sent Katharine east to live with her father and his second wife confirming that his paternal rights be acknowledged and that Katherine establish a relationship with her father. 
  After her mother died in 1893, Charlotte moved back east and became involved with her first cousin, Wall Street attorney, Houghton Gilman who she married in 1900. After his death she moved back to California, where Katherine now lived.   
  Her most popular story is ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which touched on her own post-partum depression and underlined the need for women to be responsible for their mental and physical well-being, as the narrator is ordered by her husband/doctor to take compete rest in her room where she is isolated and becomes obsessed with the revolting yellow wallpaper.   
  She wrote other notable short stories the best of which we also include.   
  Charlotte lectured widely for social reform, wrote important non-fiction works that questioned our patriarchal system and left a legacy as a leading and positive spokesperson for feminism.  
  She was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 1932 and, as she wrote in her suicide note and autobiography, she ‘chose chloroform over cancer’    
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman took her own life on 17th August 1935, aged 75, in Pasadena, California.

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  Antagonist

  Ana Ashley

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  Single dads. Polar opposites. Undeniable chemistry. 
  Harrison 
  Meeting at a bachelor auction for charity has trouble written all over it as far as I am concerned. Especially when the guy with the winning bid seems to be after only one thing...a good time between the sheets. 
  Refusing the advances of a man who’s too good looking for his own good, is easy at first. But how can I stay away from him when our kids are in the same class and trouble is already brewing between the two? 
  Fletcher 
  What do you do when the guy you can’t stop thinking about—and thought you’d never see again—turns up at your kid’s school? 
  You bring your A-game and flirt until he caves. 
  Harrison is hell bent on resisting the chemistry between us. 
  That is until we’re thrown together to organize the school’s Spring Fair. 
  Will that be my only chance to prove to him that I’m looking for more than a casual fling? 
  Antagonist is book 2 in Ana Ashley’s new series, Dads of Stillwater. You can expect bumping heads, show-stealing kids, a school fair so heated it may just go up in flames, lovable secondary characters, and Ana’s usual happy ever after.

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  Going All the Way - Shivers:...

  Randal Schaffer

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   What would you give for the blessing of your God? What form would you want the blessing to take... and how much would you be willing to sacrifice to get it? 
  In the introductory story of his Shivers collection, Randal Schaffer brings us the story of Josiah Cornwall, a boy on the verge of manhood who must face that question for the first time. 

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  The Voice We Find (A Fog Harbor...

  Nicole Deese

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  Two voices. One story. A chance to rewrite their future.  
   
  Sophie Wilder returns home to California with nothing more than a failed Broadway career and a geriatric cat. Stuck working at the family winery with her egotistical brother and desperate for a way to revive her acting dreams, she takes a side gig as an audiobook narrator with Fog Harbor Books. But getting mixed up in the life of her reluctant sound engineer was never a part of her plans.   
   
  August Tate is still reeling from taking on guardianship of his teen sister. Determined to find a solution to her degenerative hearing loss and to prevent his private recording studio from going under, he agrees to produce audiobooks part-time. When Sophie breathes new life into his creativity and forms an unexpected bond with his sister rooted in their common faith, he must confront the reasons he turned away from his own or risk losing the second chance he's only just started to believe in.   
   
  The Voice We Find is the third book in Nicole Deese's Fog Harbor Romance Series for fans of clean, faith-based stories, deaf and hard of hearing representation, workplace romance, books about books, found family, and sibling bonds.

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  The Genius Healer and the...

  Caleb Turner

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  She is a brilliant healer, cast aside and betrayed by those she once called family, her life torn apart by ruthless schemes. Yet, from the ashes of her shattered past, she rises—armed with unmatched skills and a mind as sharp as a blade, ready to conquer a world filled with betrayal, danger, and secrets waiting to be unraveled. 
  He is a proud, untouchable prince, wrapped in arrogance and power, destined to rule but bound by the weight of his icy demeanor. Their first meeting is a collision of wills, a clash of fire and frost. But as they are drawn together by forces neither can control, their rivalry transforms into something far more compelling—a delicate balance of mutual trust and simmering tension. 
  Together, they navigate a treacherous world where alliances are fleeting, enemies lurk in shadows, and fate seems determined to test their mettle. With his unwavering support, she discovers strength she never knew she possessed and dares to reach for a love she thought beyond her grasp. But can two hearts, so different yet so alike, find a way to heal and fight for the life they truly deserve? 
  This is a story of resilience and redemption, where ambition collides with destiny and hearts are put to the ultimate test.

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  The Golden Witness

  Colin Conway

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  Naomi Stapleton witnessed a murder—from 1,700 miles away. Now a killer is coming for her, and only one detective believes she saw anything at all. 
  Detective Damien Truscott works in Property Crimes. His days usually involve chasing down burglars and other thieves. When he’s assigned to investigate a murder case, Truscott is suspicious. Why aren’t the Major Crimes detectives overseeing it? 
  He soon realizes why. 
  Naomi Stapleton acts in the online sex industry. During a one-on-one session, she observes a client’s murder halfway across the country. Scared and worried about reprisals, Naomi needs one cop to trust her. 
  When Truscott digs into Naomi’s claim, he uncovers a story of disloyalty and fraud. It’s a tale men will kill to keep secret. 
  With thugs racing to silence Naomi, can Truscott keep her safe until they find the killer? Or will she become his next victim? 
  The Golden Witness is the fifteenth book in the 509 Crime Stories, a series of novels set in Eastern Washington with revolving lead characters. If you like thought-provoking police procedurals with interesting personalities, then grab this book today.

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