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The Sourdough Wars (Rebecca Schwartz Mystery #2)

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The second book in Edgar-winning author Julie Smith’s Rebecca Schwartz series.

A tasty treat of a San Francisco mystery—a crisp, tangy story you’re sure to get a rise out of. You won’t find it a bit crumb-y!

“…a brisk and breezy item, which—like sourdough itself—has its own distinctive and satisfying flavor.” -San Diego Union

“…an awful lot of fun, and it will make you unbearably hungry for fresh-baked bread.” -San Jose Mercury-News

To you, it’s just a frozen lump of dough; but to some, it’s life and death…

Especially to handsome Peter Martinelli, who wants to auction off the fabled sourdough starter from his family’s famous bakery. But who’d buy a frozen hunk of flour and water? Only, it turns out, every bakery in San Francisco, a national food conglomerate, and an upstart ringer with a mysterious backer.

Someone would even kill for it. And does.

Enter lawyer sleuth Rebecca Schwartz, whose client is her own partner, glamorous Chris Nicholson, Martinelli’s main squeeze before the ill-starred auction.

Rebecca noshes her way through the case in hilariously unorthodox style, tasting some great bread along the way, but also uncovering so many ancient jealousies, long-simmering feuds, and seething resentments that she barely escapes death by doughball.

NOTE: THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY REALITY-BASED! A SAN FRANCISCO BAKERY MADE PAGE ONE NEWS BY FREEZING THEIR STARTER –ONLY WITHOUT THE BLOODSHED.

Hot Monogamy

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This short story gets straight to the point, and is full of pure, unadulterated pleasure: a husband; a wife; a sexual agreement that will keep them together forever.

Who hasn’t had fantasies about another man? What if you could have it all with the man you’ve been living with all these years? Is it possible to keep the passion alive?

This couple have it figured out. Before Denise accepted Paul’s marriage proposal, she made him not only promise but PROVE he could keep the passion alive. Result? Hot married sex!

This short story will have you squirming under your sheets and ready to grab either your vibrator or, better yet, that sweet neglected husband of yours. Your choice. Just have fun and don’t feel guilty about it.

Seduction on the Train (Travel Gal Erotica)

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A university student in need of an adventure. A train ride across Europe. A seductive roommate practiced in the ways of giving sexual pleasure to women.

As Leila begins her trip across the Siberian Steppe on the Trans-Siberian Railway, she also begins an erotic journey of epic proportions. The handsome Indian man she is sharing her quarters with turns out to be someone who can fulfill her longings for adventure and be her professor in all things sexual. In the first of the series, Leila is introduced to the pleasures of wine, public exposure, under-the-table fondling in public, and an erotic adventure back in the train cabin that will have you begging for more, just as she does.

This practiced man drives Leila to sexual heights for seven days, all the way from Moscow to Vladivostok. Read all seven days! The first day alone will give you nearly 9000 words of full-on erotic passion and fantasy-fulfillment.

For mature audiences only…

Sam: A Novel Of Suspense

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***SPECIAL EDITIONS***

An SG Horror release by bestselling horror writer, Iain Rob Wright:

– Page-turner of 75,000 words

– Includes over 10,000 words of bonus content: 2 bonus short stories, ‘Fangs For Dinner’ and ‘Bleeding On The Rug’ (by Ryan C. Thomas)

– Twist ending

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WANT TO HEAR A SECRET?

When washed-up priest, Angela Murs, and skittish ghost hunter, Tim Golding, are summoned to a vast country manor to help a sick little boy, they have no idea what to expect. While, it’s clear that young Sammie is a very disturbed child, there’s surely no way he could have been behind the recent spate of accidents, or the death of his father. The child is dirty, malnourished, and perhaps the victim of a negligent mother, but as Angela and Tim’s investigations take them deeper into the mystery, they realize that there is much more going on than they ever could have imagined. When the blood begins to flow, there will be no escape, and little Sammie will finally be forced to show his true nature.

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PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR

“Cuddle up to this novel and it might rip your throat out. A fun, thrilling read!” David T. Wilbanks – Co-author of Dead Earth: The Vengeance Road

“One of the BEST horror books I have read in YEARS!” – Eric S. Brown, author of Last Stand in a Dead Land

“Wright has achieved a hell of a lot with this novel, pulling together an enjoyable and quite light-hearted apocalyptic romp” – DREADLOCKSMILE

“I found myself identifying with and rooting for some of the characters while being disgusted by others. I’d definitely look up Iain Rob Wright’s other works”

“Iain Rob Wright brings true excitement to the horror genre, with wholly original stories and characters to route for.” – Ryan C Thomas, author of Hissers, Rating’s Game, and Origin of Pain

Second Best

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“Heartbreaking.”

“Pulls no punches.”

As adoption stories go this powerful novel about a crippling relationship between father and son is one of the most heartbreaking books you’re likely to read. There are few depths of despair as deep as when family life is torn apart by dysfunctional relationships.

‘A son.’ These two words, absent-mindedly added to a shopping list, will change the life of Graham Holt, a village sub-postmaster caring for his invalid father. For so many years he as stood behind a reinforced screen, selling stamps and knitting-patterns, but now he has accepted that those two words express what he wants.

Graham needs a son; James Lennards, ten, needs a father, and thinks he knows what father he needs — his own, a soldier of fortune languishing in prison. To James, Graham is definitely second best. To Graham, James seems always to be several steps ahead. Which of these two is the father, which the son?

Adoption and dysfunctional father and son relationships are the deeply emotional themes in this powerful story centred around family life.

Unlikely (Kingdoms Gone)

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Satina is a goodmother who uses her magic to grant wishes. Marten is a Skinner, a magical trickster who challenges everything she thinks she knows about their kind.When  a magic-hungry gang moves into town, Satina and Marten must become unlikely allies.

It will take all the power they can summon to keep Westwood’s secrets from falling into the wrong hands, to keep one wide-eyed girl from following the wrong man, and to keep Satina herself from falling in love with the only person in the world who knows how much of a fraud she really is.

Kingdoms Gone series book one: A fantasy fairy tale

LYCCYX Episode 1: The Declaration

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The year is 2065. Earth is overpopulated and our resources, spent.

Our last hope is to colonize the moon. Called the Haven Project – an experiment designed to transform the lunar grit into a rich oasis.

Unfortunately, in our haste to create a new world we created our worst enemy – LYCCYX.

To celebrate the launch of LYCCYX Episode 2: Rise of the Hyans, we are offering Episode 1 at $0.99 for a limited time (regular price $1.29).

The Village Idiot Reviews (A Laugh Out Loud Comedy)

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Join Brian, as he tries to woo the girl that works in the local shop, will passing out face down in super glue while trying to make her a gift hinder his chances of getting her to go out with him?

Will Father Frederick, an alcoholic vicar who has a slight issue with stalking be able to win back the heart of a woman he loved a long time ago?

And will Ethel, who thinks that throwing hard rice instead of confetti in a Bride Groom’s face is an acceptable form of sport, be able to catch whichever one of these two losers in love with her trick as they step out of the church on the happy day?

Written entirely in the form of product reviews, we guarantee you’ve never read a book quite like this before. Hilarious and wholly original, The Village Idiot Reviews pokes gentle fun at the more obscure corners of your favourite e-commerce sites – and introduces the most bonkers set of countryside dwellers since The Vicar of Dibley.

**FOREWORD***

Every village has an idiot, we know that, but what if there was a village full of them? It wouldn’t be the best place to take a windy walk, would it?

Furthermore, what if all those idiots suddenly found the joys of online shopping and started reviewing everything they brought?

Well, ‘What if’ no more. Here is The Village Idiot Reviews.

***REVIEWS***

“The reviews themselves are hilarious, and form a narrative that runs through the whole book. Laugh Out Loud? YES!” – Amazon Reviewer

“This is such a cool idea, and the writer has managed to make it hilarious as well.” – Amazon Reviewer

The Adventures of Super Cool Cat: The Adventures Begin Episode 1

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The Adventures of Super Cool Cat will keep your little one entertained.

In volume 1 of the series we are introduced to super cool and his transformation from a normal Alley cat into one Super Feline.

This beautiful book includes:

- Illustrations on nearly each page

- An introduction into the Super Cool Cat world

- A safe and family friendly book for your child to read.

Super Cool Cat is ready to entertain and engage your children whether they are reading the story themselves or a parent is reading to them.

Reading level is on par with 1st or 2nd grade vocabulary.

Little Girl Gone (A Logan Harper Thriller)

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“The best word I can use to describe his writing is addictive.”–JAMES ROLLINS, New York Times best selling author

Logan Harper isn’t looking for redemption. He just wants to live in peace and forget his troubled past. But one morning his quiet life is upended when he interrupts the attempted murder of his father’s best friend Tooney.

The next thing he knows, Logan is on his way to Los Angeles, searching for Tooney’s missing granddaughter and uncovering a sinister plot connected not only to Tooney’s past, but also to the boardrooms of corporate America.

As the odds stack up against him, Logan must fall back on old skills from the life he’d rather forget. He’s made a promise, and the only way to fulfill it is to bring the girl home alive.

LITTLE GIRL GONE also contains bonus material from Zoë Sharp and Brett Battles

“Captivating characters, nail biting tension, breathtaking action – LITTLE GIRL GONE is pure gold.”–ANDREW GRANT, author of EVEN and DIE TWICE

“Battles has a true gift for writing thrillers…”–CRIMESPREE magazine