The ladies are back in action! It was just like Easter and Christmas yesterday when I discovered two beautiful eggs in the nest box. I’m not sure if it was because of the warm weather or just because I am a good person and I deserve great eggs, but my sweet chickies are laying again. I think a round of crickets are in order. Maybe even some Ritz.

Ruined (Ruined series Book 1)
Rachel Hanna
4.0 Stars (63 Reviews)
Genre: Coming of Age | Romance

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Willow Blake has a secret. A big one. And when she and her mother move cross country to protect that secret, her guard is up to protect her heart.

When she meets handsome Reed Miller, she feels her walls start tumbling down and the fear is overwhelming. If he finds out her secret, will he hate her forever?

Just when she thinks things are settling down, a new house guest makes her second guess everything she knows to be true about who she is and what she wants.

Caught between her past life and her new one – and two sexy men – will choose to be alone or fight for her own happiness? RUINED is book 1 of 2 in a series.

June, 2008

I cracked my knuckles, which is an awful habit, as I sat in the back of the police cruiser. I’d never been in a police car, and I made myself a vow that this would be the one and only time I ever would. I felt something sticky as I ran the fingers on my right hand across my left hand. Blood. Wishing I had access to a bathroom or at least a wet cloth, I opted instead to sit on my hands. Out of sight, out of mind. At least that was the goal, but it didn’t work.

How did this happen? Shock consumed me over and over again. Regret. Guilt. Anger. Sadness. A flurry of emotions threatened to overwhelm me for the tenth time that night. Choking back another set of sobs, I slowly pulled out my hands, completely numb from sitting on them, and stared at them through the flickering lights of the two police cars. The blood was dry and caked onto my hands. The image would forever be burned into my mind. A lot of images would forever be burned into my mind. There would be no escape for me. A wall slowly crept up around me, and I knew that no one would ever be able to climb over it.

Off in the distance, I could see my distraught mother talking to a police officer on the stoop of our formerly cohesive family home. She had her arms pulled around her, as if she was hugging herself for comfort. I’d only seen her do that one other time, and it was when Grandpa died three years ago. I could see her tear stained face, and I could feel my own tears returning to sting my eyes once again. When would the tears stop? Surely a person could get dehydrated from crying, and if that was true I was in medical trouble soon.

As I watched her, I felt my mind become detached from my body as if I was watching a terrible movie with an awful ending. I could see an invisible but immensely strong wall being erected between my mother and myself. How would she ever look at me again? She would surely regret the day I was ever born, and I couldn’t blame her.

I saw my mother glance at the police car that now housed her one and only child, and the grief that rocketed through her face was palpable. Her smart, popular fifteen year old daughter was locked in a police car and there was nothing she could do about it. I wasn’t even sure she ever wanted to see me again.

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HABIT: a gripping detective thriller
T.J. BREARTON
4.2 Stars (410 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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A young woman, Rebecca Heilshorn, lies stabbed to death in her bed in a remote, upstate New York farmhouse. Rookie detective Brendan Healy is called in to investigate. All hell breaks loose when her brother bursts onto the scene. Rebecca turns out to have many secrets and connections to a sordid network mixing power, wealth, and sex.

Detective Brendan Healy, trying to put his demons behind him, pursues a dangerous investigation that will risk both his life and his sanity.

Habit is a compelling mystery which will appeal to all fans of crime fiction. T.J. Brearton amps up the tension at every step, until the shocking and gripping conclusion.

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Stars Rain Down (Biotech Legacy Book 1)
Chris J. Randolph
4.2 Stars (80 Reviews)
Genre: Science Fiction

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Meet Marcus Donovan; astronomer, day dreamer, and smart ass.He was just another researcher in a jumpsuit until he saw something that didn’t fit.At the time, it seemed to be nothing but a blip on a sensor read-out, an asteroid that wasn’t an asteroid, but it became his obsession.He named it Zebra-1, and now he’s hurtling through the solar system on a mission to see it in person.

Meanwhile, the Earth has its own visitors.Seven massive vessels appear out of nowhere and rain hell down from orbit, reducing civilization to a pile of ashes and rubble.Our world is conquered before anyone even knows we’re under attack.

Enter Jack Hernandez, a search & rescue specialist and true blue everyday hero.After crash-landing in the wasted ruins of China, he links up with the scattered resistance and begins to fight back.Having witnessed the invaders’ arrival first hand, he’s driven to do whatever it takes to make them pay in blood.

Neither Jack nor Marcus ever could have predicted it, but humanity’s future now depends on them both.One will be bonded to an ancient warship and asked to lead, while the other is imprisoned, tortured and forced to submit; before it’s over, they’ll each face challenges beyond imagination in a savage war as old as time.

When the stars rain down from the sky, who will rise up to meet them?

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Stretch Marks: A Novel
Kimberly Stuart
4.4 Stars (51 Reviews)
Genre: Religious & Inspirational Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Religion & Spirituality

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Mia is a granola-eating, sensible shoe-wearing, carbon footprint-conscious twenty-something living in a multicultural neighborhood in Chicago. Her mother, Babs, is a stiletto-wearing Zsa Zsa Gabor type who works as an activities hostess on a Caribbean cruise line … and if you guessed there’s some tension there, you’d be right. Factor in an unexpected pregnancy and Mia’s idealistic boyfriend–Lars is such a visionary he doesn’t believe in the institution of marriage–and the mother-daughter relationship is, well, stretched very thin. As is Mia’s sanity when Babs shows up to … help.

Actually, Mia has a whole neighborhood of quirky characters who want to help, including her BFF Frankie, a magenta-haired librarian; Silas, the courtly gentleman of indeterminate age who lives downstairs; and Adam, proprietor of the corner grocery store where Mia shops. But it’s Adam–endearing, kind, possessed of a perfect smile and impeccable Persian manners–who ultimately charms Babs and rescues Mia from more than one mother-induced meltdown. Could it be that Mia and Babs might actually be able to get along?

With Kimberly Stuart’s trademark irreverent humor and a surprising and satisfying take on romance, Stretch Marks is an authentic but tender story about family, grace, and the importance of a good grocer.

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You’re Not Helping…
Ryan Patricks
4.8 Stars (33 Reviews)
Genre: Humor & Entertainment

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Ryan Patricks is a self-described “guy’s guy,” and unlicensed chiropractor. His book, You’re Not Helping… is a collection of short comedy articles that guide you through his delightful, inventive, and often nonsensical take on everything from attention-seeking dolphins to home invasions by the The Barenaked Ladies. You’re Not Helping… blends both humor and heart in what literary critics around the world are describing as “technically a book.” Join the 10s of readers worldwide enchanted by Ryan’s unique brand of wit.

“…Thank you, whoever you are, for buying this book. Of all the things you could have bought, you bought this, and I appreciate that. You may have bought it because you are a good friend, or perhaps you wanted to support amateur comedy writing. Maybe you bought this book because you thought it would be funny (if so, I’m so sorry). Maybe, just maybe, you bought this book because you still owe me ten bucks from when we went to the movies together and I paid for the cab and you were like, “Oh, I’ll get the popcorn.”… But did you get the popcorn, Carl? You, in fact, did no such thing. Perhaps you thought I had forgotten about that popcorn years ago, and you are reading this now and just realizing that I did NOT, in fact, forget about the time you basically robbed me blind. Whatever your reason was for buying this book, I thank you! You are super nice, and dare I say, much more physically attractive than the average person.”

Meet the Author

Ryan Patricks lives in San Francisco via Philadelphia. He is an aspiring comedy writer and once saw John Cusack at a Jamba Juice. You can follow him on Twitter @Ryan_Patricks or you can choose not to, it’s totally up to you.

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