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  Rising Thunder - A Jesse...

  Wayne Stinnett

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  Paradise isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Few people know this as well as Jesse McDermitt, retired Marine and former government operative.  
  In the aftermath of an intense mission in coastal Mexico, Jesse wants nothing more than to get back to his boat; to just sail away and forget all about the firefight and his warrior past.  
  The Caribbean sun is warm, the azure water inviting, he has the woman of his dreams at his side, and everything seems to be smooth sailing.  
  Until a severed leg is found tangled in a line securing Jesse’s dinghy to his 61-foot sailing yacht, Salty Dog. The former owner of the appendage turns out to be the eighth victim of a lunatic who kills for money and a former Russian smuggler who won’t pass up a chance for one more big score.  
  Jesse is forced to don the warrior’s mask once again. This time to catch a ghoulish killer who is stalking the villages and jungles outside Belize City.

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  Blood

  Noelle Q. de Jesus

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  Blood Collected Stories 
  Winner of the 2016 Indie Book Awards (Short Stories) 
   
   
  Noelle Q. de Jesus’ collection of short stories is a striking debut of cultural exchanges and foreign tongues: stories that trace and sustain the conflict between man and woman, parent and child, country and identity, self and sexuality, love and loss. 
   
  "... De Jesus' characters inhabit a world of regret, loss and unfulfilled longing. In these works, there is as much said in the silences and ellipses, as there are in the fraught, perfunctory exchanges. ... De Jesus' economy of words and her voice, bleak and spare, yet intimate, recalls the virtuosity of short story fiction masters, such as Lorrie Moore and Edith Pearlman." 
  -The Straits Times 
   
  “At the start of each compact narrative in this collection, Noelle Q. de Jesus places a cunning tiger of thrilling tension ready to spring. Thematically cogent, these stories are about the lives of the displaced" 
  -Michael Carroll, Author of Little Reef and Other Stories, Lambda Literary Award Winner 2015 
   
  “Carefully crafted and richly observed, these stories are filled with unforgettable women" 
  -F.H. Batacan, Author of Smaller and Smaller Circles

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  Computer Love: A Digital Anthology

  Ricardo Pierre-Louis

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  A god overlooks the world he created with restless dissatisfaction, and contemplates ending his misery. 
  A young painter sees a dazzling woman from across the coffee shop and quickly falls in love, but her past brings him unspeakable shame. 
  A gambling addict hides his debts to save his marriage, until a shady executive demands her money back or she'll squeal. 
  Computer Love is a collection of stories about people who have experienced a profound sense of loss and seek to deeply root their sense of self in the philosophy of love. Ordinary people are driven to extreme ends about their conviction in their common bonds. Some survive, others do not, but their collective existence answers the question, what happens when your world slips away and only love remains?

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  Angèle au Couvent - A young...

  Mary Butts

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  Mary Frances Butts was born on 13th December 1890 in Poole, Dorset. 
   
  Her early years were spent at Salterns, an 18th-century house overlooking Poole Harbour.  Sadly in 1905 her father died, and she was sent for boarding at St Leonard's school for girls in St Andrews. 
   
  Her mother remarried and, from 1909, Mary studied at Westfield College in London, and here, first became aware of her bisexual feelings.  She was sent down for organising a trip to Epsom races and only completed her degree in 1914 when she graduated from the London School of Economics.  By then Mary had become an admirer of the occultist Aleister Crowley and she was given a co-authorship credit on his ‘Magick (Book 4)’. 
   
  In 1916, she began the diary which would now detail her future life and be a constant reference point for her observations and her absorbing experiences. 
   
  During World War I, she was doing social work for the London County Council in Hackney Wick, and involved in a lesbian relationship.  Life changed after meeting the modernist poet, John Rodker and they married in 1918. 
   
  In 1921 she spent 3 months at Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema in Sicily; she found the practices dreadful and also acquired a drug habit.  Mary now spent time writing in Dorset, including her celebrated book of short stories ‘Speed the Plough’ which saw fully develop her unique Modernist prose style. 
   
  Europe now beckoned and several years were spent in Paris befriending many artists and writing further extraordinary stories.   
   
  She was continually sought after by literary magazines and also published several short story collections as books. Although a Modernist writer she worked in other genres but is essentially only known for her short stories.  Mary was deeply committed to nature conservation and wrote several pamphlets attacking the growing pollution of the countryside. 
   
  In 1927, she divorced and the following year her novel ‘Armed with Madness’ was published.  A further marriage followed in 1930 and time was spent attempting to settle in London and Newcastle before setting up home on the western tip of Cornwall.  By 1934 the marriage had failed. 
   
  Mary Butts died on 5th March 1937, at the West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance, after an operation for a perforated gastric ulcer. She was 46. 
   
  In ‘Angèle Au Couvent’ Butts takes up the story of a young school girl desperate for friendships but wrestling with her fluid interpretation of religion.

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  When The Yule Log Burns

  Leona Dalrymple

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  Leona Dalrymple’s When the Yule Log Burns is a heartwarming holiday tale filled with nostalgia, tradition, and the spirit of Christmas. Set in a cozy home during the holiday season, the story captures the essence of Christmas gatherings, family connections, and cherished memories. As the Yule log burns in the fireplace, past and present intertwine, weaving together tales of love, kindness, and the enduring magic of the season. 
  Narrated by Kristin Downey, this audiobook brings to life the warmth and sentimentality of Dalrymple’s prose, transporting listeners to a world of crackling fires, snow-covered landscapes, and the timeless joy of Christmas. A perfect listen for those who love classic holiday literature, When the Yule Log Burns reminds us that the greatest gifts are often found in the moments we share with loved ones.

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  Frail Little Embers

  Fija Callaghan

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  A collection of 21 short stories illustrated by Becky Purton
  A masquerade mask reveals a young woman's innermost secrets. A grieving woman uses cocoa beans to open a door between worlds. Leaving her thesis behind, a graduate student crosses into fairyland. An aging grandmother recounts her post-war encounter with a shapeshifter who brought out new desires.
  Myth, folklore, and magic come together as characters in this heartwarming collection to conquer everyday challenges with strength and resilience.

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