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Lost & Found by Karey White

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Lost and Found by Karey White



Lydia was supposed to have an adventurous and exciting summer. Instead she's done nothing more than read and eat takeout. Now it's time to go home, and what does she have to show for it? A big fat nothing. Unless, of course, her trip to the airport somehow turns into something more than just a flight home.



Blake feels like he's been sent on a wild goose chase. While work is piling up back in Denver, he's on the other side of the country, hunting for some mysterious box that his grandfather left him. Well, no more. Nothing inside that box could possibly be more important than the opportunity to make it as the youngest partner at his firm. So he's going home, and that's that. But that's before he discovers his flight has been cancelled.



When these two strangers meet at the airport, they make a split-second decision to search for the box together. Maybe with both of them on the hunt, Lydia can have her adventure and Blake can find the box. And maybe, if they’re lucky, they’ll even find some romance.




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My Review




This story is so cute! I cheered for Lydia and Blake through the whole book. I also loved the life lessons learned for Blake, some of which really hit home to me as I would be a workaholic if I didn't adore my boys so much. This is another great addition to the Ripple Effect Romance Series. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.






 



Author Karey White



Karey is a USA Today best-selling author. She grew up in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Missouri. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University. Her first novel, Gifted, was a Whitney Award Finalist.



She loves to travel, read, cook, and spend time with family and friends. She and her husband are the parents of four wonderful children.



 




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The Ripple Effect Romance Novella Series



Enjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors.



"Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different course—one filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love."



Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. Ford



Book 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin



Book 3: Righting A Wrong by Rachael Anderson



Book 4: Lost and Found by Karey White



Book 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. Weaver



Book 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith






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Prejudice meets Pride by Rachael Anderson

 

Prejudice Meets Pride by Rachael Anderson



After years of pinching pennies and struggling to get through art school, Emma Makie’s hard work finally pays off with the offer of a dream job. But when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to make a cross-country move to Colorado Springs to take temporary custody of her two nieces. She has no money, no job prospects, and no idea how to be a mother to two little girls, but she isn’t about to let that stop her. Nor is she about to accept the help of Kevin Grantham, her handsome new neighbor, who seems to think she’s incapable of doing anything on her own.



Fun, compelling, and romantic, Prejudice Meets Pride is the story of a guy who thinks he has it all figured out and a girl who isn't afraid to show him that he doesn't. It’s about learning what it means to trust, figuring out how to give and to take, and realizing that not everyone gets to pick the person they fall in love with. Sometimes, love picks them.



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Author Rachael Anderson

A USA Today bestselling author, Rachael Anderson is the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.



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Deadly Alliance by A.L. Sowards

Amidst the darkest days of WWII, will one star-crossed couple's love survive?



When Peter Eddy and his commando team inadvertently upset the Soviets during their most recent mission, they never imagined the diplomatic nightmares that would ensue. They have one chance to redeem themselves: tasked with destroying a bridge in Nazi-occupied Bosnia, Peter and his war-weary team reluctantly agree to drop behind enemy lines. The assignment should be a simple one—were it not for the fact that they are being deployed on a suicide mission.



Genevieve Olivier is devastated by the news of Peter's disappearance. After all they've endured in this war, the determined OSS worker is unwilling to simply let go of the man she hopes to spen her life with. Desperate for information, her work as a courier soon escalates into a counterintelligence duel with a Fascist assassin—and Genevieve is his newest target...



My Review



I've been enraptured by this entire series but this book is my absolute favorite. It's so intense and I adore each of the characters, especially Peter, Genevieve, and Jamie (can he please fall in love at some point?). I seriously bawled at one scene (won't tell you when, but it was terribly sad). It is World War II and the author shows exactly how horrible it would have been so you might want to be careful if you're squeamish. I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it.




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About the Author

Sowards is a graduate of Moses Lake High School and Brigham Young University. She swam competitively for sixteen years, including while she was in college. She found it more entertaining to think of plot ideas while following the black line up and down the bottom of the pool than having a song in her head that restarted with every flip turn. Sowards currently lives along the Wasatch front with her amazing husband and her adorable twin toddlers. She loves hearing from readers at ALSowards.com or on Facebook or Goodreads.

Amanda Tru

Amanda Tru's time travel series, Yesterday , The Locket, Today, and The Choice are such amazing books. I love the romance, suspense, and the interesting time-travel aspect. Yesterday is only $.99 for a limited time so you can try them out for less than you'd pay for a Diet Coke :)

I hope you enjoy the books as much as I have.

Sherry Gammon's Unlovable Series

Sherry Gammon is an amazing author! I fell in love with her book, Unlovable , and obviously others did as it is now being made into a movie. If you haven't read Unlovable or Unbelievable now is the time. The third book in the series, Unbearable, is coming out soon. I'm so excited!









Chapter 1

Booker

“Pink, Lilah?” I snatched the silky dress from her hands, my mouth pinched tight as my shoulders drooped in feigned disappointment. “You know green’s my favorite color.”

“Sorry, Crookshanks,” Lilah smiled sweetly. She was now in on the cat jokes that Magpie, Seth’s wife, loved so well. Why they couldn’t use my given nickname of Booker amused me more than it should. “The thrift store was all out of green chiffon. You’re stuck with pink.” She waved and shut the bathroom door.

I fisted the bright, nineteen-eighties looking prom dress in my hand and groaned. “Okay, buddy. Man up and put on the dress.” I glanced into the oval mirror above the sink, and pointed at my reflection. “You made the deal. Now it’s time to pay.”

Lilah exploded on Port Fare in June to avenge her brothers’ deaths. Her three drug dealing brothers. Her sicko father tricked her into thinking my best friend Seth and I were responsible. Of course, technically, we were. Seth and I were undercover agents for the MET, the Mobile Enforcement Team, a division of the DEA, at the time, and they were part of our caseload.

I never doubted that Lilah was in on her father’s plan to kill all of us, but she insisted she was merely an innocent pawn in the scheme. After I did my best to make her life miserable, she struck a deal with me that if she were telling the truth, I’d have to apologize to our group of friends, and hand wax her car . . . in a dress. Well, not only was I wrong, she went and married my good friend Cole not too long after. Now I stood in their bathroom, cowering over the gaudy dress in my hand, about to keep my word. I always kept my word.

I stripped off my t-shirt and jeans, setting them on the counter as I wrangled my way into the dress’s many layers. The thing hung on me like a tent. I tugged the tag from the collar forward and glanced at the size.

“3X. Really?” I yelled through the door. I heard both Lilah and Magpie laughing.

I turned back to the mirror, running my fingers through my dark brown hair, smoothing it back into place. I was right, the color washed out my face. And the fact I even knew that was disturbing on so many levels. Fingering the skinny shoulder straps, I remembered Maggie and Seth in their bulk sweaters and Cole and Lilah wrapped in thick wool jackets. “I’m gonna freeze.” Only mid-October and the temperature had already dipped into the thirties. Welcome to upstate New York. I had no one to blame but myself for the rotten timing. If I hadn’t been so busy setting up my office, I’d have waxed the car sooner, but today was the first Saturday I had any free time since quitting the MET.

Well, at least the skinny shoulder straps showcased my biceps. I’d like to say that it was my love of the gym that did that…but sadly it was more my lackluster love life. What else was I supposed to do with my spare time?

 “Enough with the pity party, Gatto. You chose to live a monk-like existence.”

The Hungry Family Slow Cooker Cookbook

It's every busy mother's dream-come-true: dinner that makes itself! With the help of your trusty slow cooker and these healthy, easy recipes, like Peppery Cilantro Salmon, Sausage Stew, and Dark Chocolate Mini Cakes, you can put dinner on the table even on the craziest of days. Don't let the whirlwind of life stop you from feeding your family the food they deserve -- delicious, home-cooked meals straight from your slow cooker.



My Review



The past few weeks my family has been thrilled to have Mom trying out many of these recipes. I loved it because the recipes were easy and I felt so prepared to have dinner started earlier in the day. My boys were happy to have something different than spaghetti! The recipes were yummy and honestly very easy. I also loved the descriptions as Christina has such a cute voice and made me smile each time I read through a description. I would highly recommend this cookbook for easy, delicious, and healthy meals.




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Winner - purse and scarf

Linda Bass won the purse and scarf through the Fourth of July release party. Congrats to Linda and thank you to all of you for entering and helping me spread the word about Fourth of July. I hope you all have a fabulous day!

$.99 E-book sale

We have another multi-author sale for Kindle readers! All books are priced at 99 cents for Kindle readers. If you find a book you enjoy, we hope you will take time to give the author a nice review and maybe check out their other books. Sale begins Friday, April 18 and ends at midnight on Sunday, April 20th.

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Heart of the Ocean by Heather B. Moore

Page count: 314

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USA TODAY Bestseller!  A dark secret . . . a grieving ghost . . . a handsome stranger . . . What more could Eliza Robinson want? Except for maybe her life.

































As the Sun Sets (Twisted Tales Series book 3) by Stephanie Fowers

Page count: 411

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No one bothered to tell Daphne Starr that faerytales were real until she got stuck in a beanstalk with a beast and a pricked finger. Now she only has until the battery runs out of her cell phone before she loses her heart . . . to a beast. 



























Poison Me by Cami Checketts

Page count: 268

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Can they catch a killer that no one believes is real?

Jake Merrill was raised by his grandmother, Ruby, and her hilarious friends. After a suspicious death at the retirement home where Ruby lives, she enlists Jake and Chanel, the beautiful activities director, to help her find the killer.

Secrets Ruby has kept for decades threaten her family and the man she's always loved, but could never have. Chanel's unstable ex-boyfriend, a presumably dead relative, and vicious criminals add to the confusion. Time is running out as Jake, Chanel, and Ruby desperately search for clues to solve the murders and fight to save those they love.



"Poison Me made me laugh out loud and thoroughly enjoy myself. I wish I had a friend like Ruby! Snappy dialogue, romance, and a strong sense of family made this book well worth reading."

Rachel Ann Nunes, bestselling author of Line of Fire and Before I Say Goodbye








The Sweetest Kiss by Marie Higgins

Page count: 308

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Lord Trey Worthington isn’t about to give his heart to a
woman. He does not want a marriage like his parents. But when his mother brings
a childhood acquaintance into the home to sponsor into society, Trey has to get
Miss Faraday trained properly. The more he gets to know Judith, the more he
yearns for something he doesn’t dare reach for. Judith is after a faithful
husband—something Trey has been convinced most of his life he’ll never become.



Judith Faraday is only after one thing—to marry her Naval
Officer and enjoy a life full of love. She’s doubtful her dream will ever come
true while living as the ward to the dowager duchess. However, the longer
Judith is with the dowager’s son, Trey, an attraction blossoms. Judith now
wonders if God has different plans for her life, because Trey doesn’t believe
in the sanctity of marriage…the very thing Judith cannot do without.









Waiting for You by Marie Higgins

Page count: 229

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When a beautiful
woman claiming to be a ghost from 1912 appears in Nick Marshal’s new office and
begs for help in solving her murder, he’s intrigued enough to consider her
plea. A scandal that rocked Hollywood almost destroyed his law practice, so
taking on a client who insists she’s dead seems a good way to refresh his
career. The more history he uncovers, the deeper he falls for the ghost.
Abigail Carlisle believes Nick is her heart’s true desire, but how can happily
ever after happen whwn she’s already dead?




The Gift of Angels by Rachel Ann Nunes

Page count: 128 

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Angela Thornberry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. All around her people talk about miracles happening to them and how God acts in their behalf. Even the scriptures are full of angels and miracles. As she and her family teeter on the brink of losing everything, Angela needs one of those angels now more than ever.

Her faith wavers as everyone around her seems to receive divine help—everyone except her. Doesn't she too, deserve an angel of mercy? Does the Lord have a plan for her or has her lifetime of faith been misplaced? Then something strange begins to happen, and her entire life changes yet again.







This Very Moment by Rachel Ann Nunes

Page Count 212

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Bill Dubrey is a sought-after plastic surgeon for LA’s prestigious and wealthy, and an equally sought-after bachelor. On the surface it appears he has it all—money, respect, and fame. Yet behind his aloof exterior lurks a tragic past that prevents him from finding lasting happiness.

All that changes on the day Kylee Stewart reenters his life. She alone knows Bill’s secret agony, and she is determined to help him face his past. During the years they’ve been apart, Kylee’s own life has been far from easy, but unlike Bill, she has turned to God in her need, finding a faith to which she desperately clings.

The tentative friendship they begin has Bill rethinking his stark future, yet he keeps his heart in check—afraid to commit, afraid to lose again. During Kylee’s darkest moment, when she needs him most, will he be there for her?







Tomorrow and Always by Rachel Ann Nunes

Page Count: 266

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Anyone would think that Karissa and Malcolm have the perfect life. Young and successful, they've built their dream home on beautiful Kodiak Island in Alaska. But behind closed doors it's a much different story. Unable to have children and inactive in their religion, Karissa and Malcolm's marriage is beginning to fall apart.

When Jesse and Brionney Hergarter move to Kodiak, Karissa senses a kindred spirit. With Brionney's friendship and support, Karissa feels a growing desire to return to activity at church. But this means confessing a sin that has haunted her for years—the one sin that could drive Malcolm away forever.

7-Day Christian by Brad Wilcox

Christianity is facing great opposition. No one is being thrown to lions, but many followers of Christ face persecution because of their beliefs. At the very least, most know how it feels to end up on the wrong side of a "politically correct" conversation. More than ever before, we need believing and behaving disciples—men and women who are ready to stand up and stand together to change the world as early Christians did: one righteous choice at a time.



Filled with personal experiences and insightful stories, this book emphasizes the importance of living in accordance with our values every single day, with practical suggestions for how to actually pull it off. "Christ doesn't just want people to acknowledge His grace," writes Brad Wilcox. "He wants them to be transformed through it. He doesn't just want people to come to Him. He wants them to become like Him— a process that takes place 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, and throughout all the years of our lives.



My Review



I've heard Brad speak before and listened to his CD's with my older boys. I was thrilled when this book was similar to the way he speaks: Intriguing and uplifting stories that drive home the very important doctrine he is teaching. I love the inspiration and messages I've learned through this book but more importantly I've used it to teach my children at family night and as part of our nightly scripture study. Just like it says in the description, "one righteous choice at a time." This book motivates and inspires to make small and simple righteous choices that will help us to become what the Lord wants us to become. I would highly recommend this book to all.




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About the Author

BRAD WILCOX has lived in Ethiopia, Chile, and New Zealand; he and his family now make their home amid the Rocky Mountains. Brad taught sixth grade before obtaining his PhD in education from the University of Wyoming. His contributions as an author and teacher have been honored by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and his work has appeared in Guideposts magazine and Reader’s Digest. He once served as a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America and has addressed thousands of youth and adults across the United State, Europe, Australia, and Japan. He and his wife, Debi, are the parents of four children.

The Sacrament by John Bytheway

It's understandable that some children appear bored or distracted during sacrament meeting. Many young Latter-day Saints are probably unsure about the true meaning of the sacrament and why we attend. With this in mind, bestselling author John Bytheway has composed a delightful poem (inspired by a short poem by Walter H. Horne) to help Latter-day Saints young and old appreciate the ordinance of the sacrament. In particular, children will learn what they should be thinking about (and not be thinking about) during this sacred time as well as what the sacrament can do for all of us.



Beautifully illustrated by Nathan Pinnock, this thought-provoking story about a young boy and his grandpa is a gentle reminder about the importance of remembering the Lord Jesus Christ, especially during this special meeting meant for Him.



My Review

This book came at a perfect time for our family. We have been working hard to be more reverent during the Sacrament, but really focusing our thoughts on the Savior sometimes doesn't happen as my husband and 15yo help administer and pass the sacrament and the 11yo tries to help me keep the little men quiet. This book really made a difference for all of us through the sweet story with the author's grandpa and the beautiful pictures. I think it would make a fabulous gift for anyone and especially for those with young children.



About the Authors

John Bytheway is an instructor at the Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center. He served his mission in the Philippines and earned a master’s degree in Religious Education at BYU. He has published dozens of books and audio programs and lives in Salt Lake City with his wife, Kimberly, and their six children.



Nathan Pinnock studied at Utah State University, the University of Utah, and Atelier LeSueur in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration at Brigham Young University. Between years of school, Nate served a mission in Frankfurt, Germany. He illustrated books and magazines for fifteen years and now spreads his time between his illustration, sculpture, fine art, and teaching. He is a creator. His paintings and books can be found in galleries, businesses, and homes across America. Nate lives in Holladay with his wife, Alison, and kids.