The Truth About Autumn by Melinda Crocker

Have you ever dreamed of starting a new life and leaving your past behind? Autumn Brennan has, but it’s impossible to cut past connections that you don’t know exist. Autumn left Nashville to her ex-husband and his band and moved 480 miles to Lake Phillips, North Carolina. Her dream house may look rundown and dilapidated to others, but to Autumn, it looks like a fresh start. Dreams can come true, but sometimes they can also turn into nightmares. 

The tingling feeling of being watched when no one is around, an uninjured dog covered in blood, and strange gifts that tickle at her memories set her on a collision course with her forgotten past. Autumn thinks she knows everything about her early life, but the memories she trusted are crumbling and she cannot escape the truth that is reaching out for her. 

How do these seemingly disjointed occurrences fit together and what is the shadow lurking in her past? Can Autumn find the truth and put the puzzle pieces together before it is too late, or will the past reach out for her and steal her future?

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Aphrodite's Whisper by William Charles Furney

Aphrodite's Whisper by  William Charles Furney

How had things gone so wrong?

Caelyn's small hands, raw with broken blisters, were no longer able to grasp the oars. It mattered little that the wind was dying and the sky was almost clear. Without fresh water, they would not survive. Exhausted, she rested against the oar handles crossed in an X before her and sobbed, cursing the strange aversion that kept her from doing the one simple thing that might save them. But only for a few moments. She may not be stronger than her phobia, but neither was she weak of constitution and determination. The tears shed were seen by no one and the release of pent-up emotion gave new hope. Settling in next to the unconscious rescuer to share body warmth against the growing cold, Caelyn prayed to the only gods that had ever afforded her comfort.

Aphrodite's Whisper is an epic story that begins in the winter of 1903 with the grounding of a private yacht during a brutal nor'easter on North Carolina's dreaded Diamond Shoals. Caelyn Canady, a moneyed-class misfit from New York, becomes a castaway forced to save herself and the man who should have rescued her. During her journey home, she finds love on the desolate dunes of the Outer Banks, witnesses man's first flight, and becomes the woman she knows she is meant to be.

Ethan Roberts, her would-be rescuer, is a veteran of the Spanish-American War tormented by the deaths of his best friend and an innocent woman. In becoming a surfman, he has found refuge in the untamed isolation of Cape Hatteras where the next call for help may be the one that finally frees him from his guilt and pain. Whether it be through redemption or death he no longer cares - until the stoic Missourian's passion for life is rekindled by the slight woman who saves him.

Reminiscent of sweeping historical fiction such as Legends of the Fall and Cold Mountain (with a little Bridges of Madison County woven into its literary fabric), Aphrodite's Whisper transports the reader to a seldom-explored time and place. Though painstakingly researched, the book's historical detail serves only as the canvas on which the characters come alive. In short, Aphrodite's Whisper is a timeless tale of two people who share a love so strong it survives betrayal, war, and even death.

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Dangerous Alliance by Randall Krzak

Dangerous Alliance by Randall Krzak

United Nations’ sanctions are crippling North Korea. China has turned her back on her malevolent partner. The North Korean military machine is crumbling, unable to function. Oil reserves are minimal and the government seeks new alliances.

Cargo and tourist ships are disappearing along the Somali and Kenyan coastline at an alarming rate. Speeches abound, but inaction emboldens Al-Shabab to seek their next prize: Kenya. The terror organization controls land but requires weapons.

Bedlam Bravo team leader Colonel Trevor Franklin (Ret.) leads the small international team into East Africa. Tempers flare as the team is embroiled in a political quagmire. The axis must be stopped to avert an international crisis but at what cost?

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With Devils Dwell by Anne Reeve

With Devils Dwell by Anne Reeve

When Alyce Wilson suffer s a blow to her head with Doctor Owen Rathlin's hansom cab, she is taken inside the house to recover. She is unable to remember anything. Owen 'Christens' her with a new name Rhoda Lambay. Rhoda is aware of something sinister in the house.Her decision to leave early next morning puts Rhoda's life in jeopardy. She has been caught like a fish in a net, with no way of escape .Danger, terror and fear of not knowing her past produces a dread of the future. Her only friend is Molly, a convict girl. With Molly's help she learns to play the 'deadly games' that will test her strength and sanity. Can she capture the 'deadly serpent' in its own trap and set free the elusive butterfly of love, which remains deeply hidden with her own 'secret door'

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Chasing Fairytales by Rebecca Nietert

Chasing Fairytales by Rebecca Nietert

Chasing Fairytales is the continuing saga from Rebecca Nietert's first novel, "Heart of Gold." 

Life for the main character, Beverly, has changed far more than she thought possible. After a wicked fall out with Joseph, Beverly sets out on a journey to find romance, a loving family, a beautiful home, friends, unconditional love, and a lifetime of joyful moments. In short, Beverly wants her fantasized fairytale life to come true. Unfortunately, Beverly has made some mistakes along her journey that are about to catch up with her.

Beverly wants a man of moral character, but to have such a man, she learns that she too must possess equal qualities. On her path to becoming the woman she’s always wanted to be, she learns that the perfection she’s always tried to perform isn’t bringing the happiness she thought it would. The truth of her past indiscretions begin to bubble up, as she frantically attempts to keep her skeletons hidden. 

Chaos surrounds her life when Beverly learns she must begin to love herself first, and somewhere in that love forgive herself. She learns that forgiveness doesn’t erase the consequences of her choices. Her new romantic love, Luke, helps teach her that love can truly be unconditional. 

This heartwarming tale told from the point of view of Beverly, unfolds in an intimate tell all dialog that Rebecca Nietert’s novels are known for. Walk with Beverly, as she spirals up and down some extremely difficult circumstances into the arms of a man who offers her everything she’s wanted.

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Nomad's Island by Derek E. Keeling

Nomad's Island by Derek E. Keeling

What was lost, has been found.

For Damon, his grand adventure is being alone on an island. His plan was simple: fly to a deserted island for a month, hone his survival skills, and return home. Unfortunately, on the way, his plane crashes and leaves him alone on an island with no chance of help or rescue. Damon must use his skills to survive, but something watching him from the jungle's edge seems to enjoy his failures.

Damon's fight for survival doesn't come easy in this action-packed adventure that will leave you breathless. With twists and turns that will keep you guessing, take a trip with Damon to a ruthless place where life struggles to survive and eyes stalk your every move.

Will Damon adapt? Or will the unknown entity in the jungle become his biggest threat?

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Restoration by Caron Kamps Widden

Restoration

by

Caron Kamps Widden

How do you restore a normal life to a family devastated by the loss of a loved one? 

When Kathryn, beloved wife of John and devoted mother of Emily and Riley, is killed in a tragic car accident, John must repair his family.

Although he and the children seem to be functioning, John knows that their reality is fragile. Being new to the area and far from family and friends only adds to their isolation. Kathryn had been the glue that held the family together.

John finds comfort in the old, slightly shabby Victorian house that Kathryn had insisted they buy before she died. It was her idea to restore it and build the family a beautiful home. So John, normally a workaholic chained to his computer, begins the restorations that Kathryn wanted. 

What he learns as he restores the old house is life changing for himself and his whole family.

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