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📖First Chapter: The Shards of Lafayette: Drops of Glass Book 1 by Kenneth A. Baldwin #FirstChapter

Title: The Shards of Lafayette: Book One: Drops of GlassAuthor: Kenneth A. BaldwinPublisher: Eburnean BooksPublication Date: June 2, 2023Pages: 380Genre: Historical Fantasy 1918. France. Reports of unexplained rogue attacks have come in from both sides of the Western Front. When Marcus Dewar is tasked with investigating the aerial bombardments, it’s not because of his aviation record. To make a name for himself, he will have to escort his best friend, a woman named Jane Turner known for her witchlike repairs on damaged aircraft, through some of the war’s most dangerous battle zones. But when they learn the rogue pilots seek out arcane devices filled with magic powerful enough to
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📖First Chapter: Count Their Graves by Jennifer Chase #FirstChapter

Title: Count Their GravesAuthor: Jennifer ChasePublisher: BookouturePublication Date: August 30, 2024Pages: 362Genre: Crime Thriller A wind chime sways a sweet melody above several pairs of shoes neatly laid out on the welcome the mat: two large pairs, and three small. On the door frame, a perfect crimson handprint, the color of blood… Out on her morning run, Detective Katie Scott is stopped in her tracks when her service dog, Cisco, alerts her to something. Weaving through the towering pine trees, Katie is horrified to find a little girl alone in the woods, dressed in a white nightgown. The child sobs into Katie’s arms. She’s unharmed, but clearly traumatized. Scooping
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📖First Chapter: On This Christmas, I Thee Wed by Virginia Barlow #FirstChapter

Title: On This Christmas, I Thee WedAuthor: Virginia BarlowPublisher: The Wild Rose PressPublication Date: December 18, 2024Pages: 280Genre: Historical Holiday Romance Bartered to Viscount Hudson Becker by her father, Lady Lavinia Holbrook escapes her arranged marriage and travels to her Godmother, the Duchess of Chauncy to seek asylum. Determined to put men and marriage behind her, she is unprepared for the duke’s interest or his heated kisses. The Duke of Chauncy believes love is a weakness and refuses to take a bride despite his mother’s scheming. When the duchess makes a wager he will marry by Christmas, he considers the matter a lark. Until Lavinia gets under his skin,
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📖First Chapter: Mistletoe Season by Sheila Roberts, Kathleen Fuller and Pepper Basham #FirstChapter

Title: Mistletoe SeasonAuthor: Sheila Roberts, Kathleen Fuller and Pepper BashamPublisher: Thomas NelsonPublication Date: October 8, 2024Pages: 320Genre: Romance/Women’s Fiction/Holiday Romance This Christmas, three couples find themselves under the mistletoe . . . whether they want to be there or not. Say No to Mistletoe by Sheila Roberts—Mistletoe is Hailey Fairchild’s kryptonite. Every time she’s kissed someone under the mistletoe it’s led to love disaster. Not a good thing for a romance writer! When she was a gawky high school girl, her hunky neighbor, Carwyn Davies, star of the basketball team (and her dreams) kissed her under the mistletoe on a dare. But the kiss wasn’t a dream come true.
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📖First Chapter: Darkness in the Light (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Book 4) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter

Title: Darkness in the Light (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Series Book 4)Author: Randy C. DockensPublisher: Carpenter’s Son PublishingPublication Date: January 14, 2020Pages: 272Genre: Christian Fiction After Princess Me’ira breaks protocol and falls in love with someone not vetted by prescribed law, heartache seems unpreventable for either herself or someone she loves. Me’ira discovers the man for whom she has romantic feelings is tied to a prophecy that may put her father, the Prince who leads the world in worship of the King, in grave danger. Her father forbids her to marry the man of her dreams. Me’ira tries to circumvent the demand by devising a plan of her own to
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📖First Chapter: The Mirror by P.K. Eden #firstchapter

Title: The Mirror Author: P.K. Eden Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Publication Date: October 14, 2024 Pages: 390 Genre: Urban Fantasy What if you found out the artifacts from the fairy tales you loved as a child were real and one of them just predicted your death? That’s the dilemma Scientist Ben Michaels faces when Siene Dower, descendant of the Brothers Grimm, tells him that Snow White’s Magic Mirror sent her to stop him from getting into the cab that crashed and burst into flame right before his eyes at the intersection at Penn Station, New York City. Does practical Dr. Michaels dismiss everything he knows about reality and
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📖First Chapter: A Heart’s Journey to Forgiveness by Terese Luikens #firstchapter

Title: A Heart’s Journey to Forgiveness Author: Terese Luikens Publisher: Redemption Press Publication Date: November 3, 2022 Pages: 282 Genre: Memoir For Terese Luikens, a picture-perfect childhood it was not. Frequent cross country moves, an emotionally absent mother and an alcoholic father who ends his life by suicide when Terese is just thirteen years old.  The sixth of seven children, Terese grew up in an unstable and chaotic household–invisible to her mom yet cherished by her father.  This heartfelt memoir documents the chain reaction of a tumultuous family history. From her stormy childhood to the far-reaching effects of her father’s suicide, Terese shares her inspiring journey to escape the
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📖First Chapter: An Exploratory Study of GPT-4o Poetry 2024 by Deborah Levin #FirstChapter

Title: An Exploratory Study of GPT-4o Poetry 2024Author: Deborah LevinPublisher: Allenjo Publishing, LLCPublication Date: May 6, 2024Pages: 226Genre: Nonfiction Discover the creative abilities and constraints of artificial intelligence with “An Exploratory Study of GPT-4o Poetry 2024.” This groundbreaking study examines the creative capabilities and limitations of GPT-4o, an advanced AI model that mirrors human expressiveness. Drawing on the insights of the latest research, this book explores whether AI can truly replicate the depth and nuance of human creativity in poetry. From structured sonnets to open-ended free verse, poetry is a profound literary form that captures the essence of human emotions and experiences. But can an AI model like GPT-4o
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📖First Chapter: Celebrating Unemployment: How to Avoid Becoming a Crunchy Couch Burrito by Deborah E. Levin #FirstChapter

Title: Celebrating Unemployment: How to Avoid Becoming a Crunchy Couch BurritoAuthor: Deborah E. LevinPublisher: Allenjo Publishing, LLCPublication Date: May 6, 2024Pages: 108Genre: Nonfiction Unemployment does not have to suck. “Celebrating Unemployment: How to Avoid Becoming a Crunchy Couch Burrito” is a book helping people stay positive after losing their job. It shares steps to move forward and find their dream job. It acknowledges being unemployed is depressing and shows ways to feel better and keep going. What’s included in this book: Since the author also experienced unemployment, she understands reading about job-related topics can cause worry and anxiety. She writes with empathy, giving useful advice on dealing with unemployment
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📖First Chapter: The Death of the Kremlin Czar byv Jorg H. Trauboth #FirstChapter

Title: The Death of the Kremlin CzarAuthor: Jörg H. TraubothPublisher: Gedankenkunst-VerlogPublication Date: August 26, 2024Pages: 443Genre: Thriller Russian President and new Czar Ivan Pavlenko suddenly shows his true colors during the war in Ukraine. He wants the old Soviet Union back. The world is on the brink. The influential oligarch Alexei Sokolov wants to prevent Ivan’s megalomaniacal plans and is planning a fundamental new beginning for Russia. To achieve this, the Russian president must die. How will the US President react to the CIA’s proposal to support the oligarch, who has a romantic relationship with the Russian President’s partner, Yulia?  The poison attack is perfectly prepared, but the Boeing
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📖First Chapter: Ring of Rosin by Nancy Golden #FirstChapter

Title: Ring of RosinAuthor: Nancy GoldenPublisher: Golden Cross Ranch LLCPublication Date: September 2, 2024Pages: 222Genre: Fantasy Many, many years ago, a wondrous bird flew into the mountains of Tolan. In its claws, it bore a giant stone, a stone of fire. The bird dropped the stone somewhere in the mountains, where it shattered. The one who finds its fragments shall have power beyond belief. The Ring of Rosin has unexpectedly disappeared. Join King Rugal on his quest to recover the ring symbolizing his right to rule, forged from the stone of fire. A mysterious companion joins the young monarch on a perilous journey. Rugal’s shadowy ally leads him to
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📖First Chapter: Hope Renewal (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Book 3) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter

Title: Hope RenewedAuthor: Randy C. DockensPublisher: Carpenter’s Son PublishingPublication Date: September 17, 2019Pages: 265Genre: Christian Fiction After Ya’akov gets approval for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, he gets caught in a nightmare of manipulation and deceit, ultimately leaving him abandoned at sea not remembering who he is or how he got there. Ya’akov has forgotten he is the first person born into this once future home, now called the King’s Promised Kingdom, and is destined to become the first priest of the kingdom. His dissatisfaction and disillusionment with his prescribed destiny are what puts him on this adventure encouraged by the King for him to gain perspective. He is rescued by
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  • September 14, 2024
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📖First Chapter: How Soon Is Now? by Paul Carnahan #firstchapter

Title: How Soon Is Now? Author: Paul Carnahan Publisher: Tobasmuss Ink Publication Date: June 10, 2024 Pages: 462 Genre: Contemporary Fantasy/Time Travel A troubled ex-journalist launches a perilous mission into his own past after being recruited by a mysterious group of time travelers. Luke Seymour uncovers the secrets of the eccentric Nostalgia Club as he battles to solve the riddle of their missing leader, honing his newly discovered – and dangerously addictive – talent for time travel and plunging ever deeper into his own time stream … where the terrible mistake that scarred his life is waiting. Set in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the 1980s, 1990s and near-present, ‘How
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  • September 13, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Promised Kingdom Book 2 of Stele Prophecy Pentalogy by Randy C. Dockens #firstchapter

Title: Promised Kingdom (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Book 2) Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Publication Date: March 19, 2019 Pages: 379 Genre: Christian Fiction As Edvin discovers his sister-in-law losing her unborn baby and his girlfriend dying from plane crash injuries, he learns the exact same experience is happening to others around the globe. Edvin’s deepest desires crumble before him; wanting to get into Swedish Special Forces and marry the girl of his dreams. All that seems hopeless now amid all the Revelation times chaos happening around him. A new type of leader emerges who has great personal skills and ideas in how to bring the world
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📖First Chapter: Mercy of the Iron Scepter Book One of Stele Prophecy Pentalogy #firstchapter

Title: Mercy of the Iron Scepter Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Publication Date: 01-Feb-2019 Pages: 450 Genre: Christian Fiction After Kalem lives through the death of his brother by the hand of the King which occurred over a decade ago, he is now torn. Two prophecies stand before him. The one he wholeheartedly believes in places his life in danger just as it had for his brother. The other is safer but requires him to live a lie.Kalem, an archaeologist, has unearthed steles which tell of a prophecy about a coming Overtaker who will oust the current king and bring everyone total freedom avoiding a coming
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📖First Chapter: Blazing Upheaval by Karen Charles #firstchapter

Title: Blazing Upheaval Author: Karen Charles Publisher: BookBaby Publication Date: July 25, 2024 Pages: 172 Genre: Thriller In the heart of the tumultuous Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, a dedicated teacher finds herself thrust into a hazardous situation. Struggling to navigate the chaos and reach safety on the freeway, she faces dangerous obstacles that jeopardize her life. An unexpected rescue during a brutal attack plunges her, her family, and two other families into a chilling series of enigmatic events and escalating violence. As the city grapples with unrest, they are entangled in a web of mysteries swiftly building in intensity. In the turmoil, their bonds of family, loyalty,
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📖First Chapter: The Beauty of Tribulation by J.A. Cox #firstchapter

Title: The Beauty of Tribulation Author: J.A. Cox Publisher: J.A. Cox Publication Date: August 28, 2020 Pages: 98 Genre: Christian Nonfiction The Beauty of Tribulation was written to provide answers based upon scripture to help us understand things such as: At the root of it, the greatest purpose is to depict the beauty of our painful, frustrating, and most hopeless moments when we allow God to complete the work he is trying to accomplish through them. As you turn the pages of this book you will be taken on a journey that will delve you deep into the tribulation process and come away with a firm understanding of it,
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📖First Chapter: The Flying Barons of Negriponte #firstchapter

Title: The Flying Barons of Negriponte Author: James Calbraith Publisher: Flying Squid Publication Date: September 20, 2023 Pages: 134 Genre: Historical Fantasy/Candlepunk They killed her father. They took her ship. But nothing will stop Ikaria’s vengeance. Forty years since Constantinople fell to the Venetian flying citadels, high-altitude Aether racing is the favoured pastime of bored, wealthy Latin nobles. Ikaria, proud daughter of a legendary Aether engineer and one of the best racing pilots in the Aegean, is determined to uncover the truth behind her father’s mysterious disappearance at the end of the last Grande Regatta of Negriponte. Driven by the thirst of vengeance and pursuit of engineering excellence in
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📖First Chapter: Better Safe Than Sorry by Mike Martin #firstchapter

Title: Better Safe Than Sorry Author: Mike Martin Publisher: Ottawa Press and Publishing Publication Date: May 10, 2024 Pages: 251 Genre: Mystery Winston Windflower is (sort of) enjoying his retirement from the RCMP in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, happily spending time with his young family, but feeling a little restless. Corporal Eddie Tizzard is running the Marystown detachment and struggling with the demands of the role while his own family grows. When a new kind of drug threatens the community, a body (the wrong body) is found dead in a hearse, and then another drug-connected mysterious death occurs, Tizzard knows he’s dealing with a deadly menace in their quiet, close-knit
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📖First Chapter: The First Girl by Jennifer Chase #firstchapter

Title: The First Girl: Detective Katie Scott Book 11 Author: Jennifer Chase Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: December 19, 2023 Pages: 354 Genre: Crime Fiction/Thriller The cold night breeze slams the barn door shut with a sickening crash. The girl curled in the corner wakes with a start. Her gold butterfly necklace catches the pale moonlight as she clutches it tight, thinking of her family. Will she ever escape? Or is this the last face she’ll ever see? Detective Katie Scott stares in horror at what she and her service dog Cisco have discovered: seven shallow graves, the bodies of young women each wrapped carefully in a blanket and buried
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  • May 4, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction by JB Miller #firstchapter

Title: Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction? You Decide… Author: JB Miller Publisher: JB Miller Publication Date: April 3, 2024 Pages: 145 Genre: Mystery In Is Truth Stranger than Fiction . . . You Decide, J.B. Miller takes readers on a captivating journey through the world of storytelling. The three stories in volume one explore the fascinating intersection of fact and fiction. With her trademark wit, Miller poses thought-provoking questions about the nature of reality, the power of imagination, and the enduring appeal of a well-told tale.  Each story is a mystery for the reader to decide. Is it truth or is it fiction? Hint: There is truth in every
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  • April 3, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Raising the Dead by Jayne Lisbeth #firstchapter

Title: Raising the Dead Author: Jayne Lisbeth Publisher: Austin Macauley, U.K. Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Pages: 330 Genre: Paranormal Fiction / Supernatural / Mystery A naive 20-year old bride, Emeline,  is grief stricken after the deaths of her beloved parents. She believes she has made a grave error in moving with her husband 3000 miles from her beloved California Delta childhood home to Charles Town, Virginia, to be closer to her husband, Randy’s,  mother. Emeline is bereft in sorrow, marooned in grief until a mysterious woman, Felicity,  wanders into her life and changes her world forever.  When Felicity disappears as mysteriously as she arrived, Emeline is determined to
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📖First Chapter: I Will Ruin You by Emilio Corsetti III #firstchapter

I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trial Emilio Corsetti III 420 pp. True Crime Moments before boarding a passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the first officer, pilot Christian “Kit” Martin, a former army ranger, was arrested by a swarm of heavily armed officers for the murders of three of his neighbors. The arrest captured global attention as Martin’s mugshot, clad in a pilot’s uniform, spread across the internet, sparking a media firestorm with headlines such as “Monster in the Cockpit.” A combat helicopter pilot, Kit Martin had seen his life unravel after seeking a divorce. His wife’s threatening words, “If you leave
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  • March 31, 2024
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📖First Chapter: The Edison Enigma by Thomas White #firstchapter

The Edison Enigma Thomas White 196 pp. Scifi/Mystery Edison, a Chicago physicist, manages to successfully transport an object through time. Almost immediately following this success Dr. Edison is shut out of the facility and told by benefactor Raphael Barrington, to take a vacation. He is contacted by Don Rivendell, a grizzled old man with a secret. Rivendell explains to Tom that he is not the first person to discover time travel. Someone else went back and changed history by saving a young girl from dying in an internal combustion engine explosion. Dr. Edison is tasked with going back and fixing history. He travels back to 1904 to find the
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📖First Chapter: Urbex Predator by Jens Boele #firstchapter

. Urbex Predator Jens Boele 394 pp. Horror / Thriller A relic from the Cold War, the old barracks beckon photographers, influencers, and adventurers, shrouded in secrets and peril. Nela and Tess dare the eerie ruins for their photography thesis, while Zander, Yelka, Vivien, and Damon embark on a simultaneous shoot. Amid the abandoned shadows, Yelka’s group runs into Steven and his ruthless gang, initially outsmarting them. Yet, Nela and Tess fall victim to a nightfall ambush, escaping but torn apart. As adrenaline courses through the gang, they stalk Yelka and her friends, unleashing a relentless manhunt. Vivien becomes their captive, setting off a chain reaction. Tess encounters Damon
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First Chapter: The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel by Evy Journey #firstchapter

The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel Evy Journey   360 pp. Women’s Fiction / Historical Fiction / Mystery A young woman of Asian/American parentage has lived in seven different countries and is anxious to find a place she could call home. An unusual sale of rare medieval manuscripts sends her and Nathan—an art journalist who moonlights as a doctor—on a quest into the dark world of stolen art.  For Clarissa, these ancient manuscripts elicit cherished memories of children’s picture books her mother read to her, nourishing a passion for art.  When their earnest search for clues whisper of old thieves and lead to the unexpected, they raise more questions about
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  • January 11, 2024
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First Chapter: Going There: Tales from the Riviera and Beyond by Donna Fletcher Crow #firstchapter

Going There: Tales from the Riviera and Beyond Donna Fletcher Crow   152 pp. Travel Memoir In the summer of 2021 my daughter-in-law and I slipped through a brief window of sanity in a world driven mad by the Covid pandemic. Our purpose was to see my granddaughter Jane to a summer program in Monaco, then back to her ballet school in Switzerland. In spite of restrictions, protests, and nail-biting worries, the result was a marvelous experience. I invited characters from my mystery series to join me in my imagination and have their own adventures in each setting. Their encounters are: Nice: “The Crime of Passion”; St Tropez: “The
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First Chapter: A Gateway to Hope by E.C. Jackson

A Gateway to Hope E.C. Jackson   296 pp. Inspirational Romance Twenty-one-year-old Neka is a bit of an introvert, she also happens to be stunningly beautiful. When she discovers her friend James is about to be dumped, she sees the perfect opportunity to escape from her quiet life. Can she summon the courage to leave it all behind? James Copley comes from a ruthless family. It’s rubbed off. Years ago, he disengaged from his brother’s smear campaign, but now his father has offered him an ultimatum, “Get married or lose your seat at the table.” Plotting to stamp his design on the family business, he proposes to a woman,
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First Chapter: Once Upon a Christmas Castle by Virginia Barlow

Once Upon a Christmas Castle Virginia Barlow   276 pp. Holiday Romance Lady Rosalind Chatham journeys with her family to Weston Castle to wed an ancient earl on Christmas day. Yearning for true love, she falls for the duke, her stepfather’s cousin, while preparing her nuptials. Lady Rosalind entrances the Duke of Weston. Concerned for her future with the tempestuous earl, he can’t afford to get involved. The fines and scandal will be too great for a man of his wealth and power. When the truth comes to light, and he almost loses her forever, he finds he cannot afford to give less than his whole heart. What Critics
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  • November 2, 2023
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First Chapter: Her Dying Kiss by Jennifer Chase

Her Dying Kiss: Detective Katie Scott Book 10 Jennifer Chase 370 pp. Crime Thriller She wakes to the dawn light streaming through the window and rolls over to whisper good morning to her fiancé. But panic floods her veins. His side of the bed is empty and cold. Blood trails towards the open door. All trace of him is gone… It’s been one month since Detective Katie Scott’s fiancé, Chad, went missing without a trace. Devastated Katie is still working tirelessly day and night to track down the love of her life, barely sleeping and chasing every new lead. But now the case has gone cold. When the body
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