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We all know that the best part of a good book club is when someone pours the wine or we all grab a cup of really good coffee, get comfy on the couch, and just dish. This is your place to do just that together. Or if you have a really great coffee and/or wine recommendation, please do share! Keep it clean and appropriate.

THE CELLOMAKER BY: J. Avram WerneWernerr On sabbatical in London with his wife and away from the Eagle Foundation, Sam is informed that his associate and childhood friend has been shot and now lies in a coma near death. Stunned, they return home to be by his side and try to understand the reason for this terrible tragedy. They are shocked to discover that this is only the beginning. Secrets begin to unravel before them that affect not only their lives but the security of a nation - a nation that is about to elect a new President. Their world begins to turn upside-down when past actions of Sam's father-in-law, a retired general in the military, reveal a past no one knew about. A secret village is discovered in the mountains of Russia protected by the ancestors at any cost and now led by an old man who controls information that will affect the future security and presidency of the United States. Enter a world where espionage, power and political half-truths fill the streets of Washington and are the topic of everyday conversation. You're not six degrees from knowing the workings of government or the shakers of a nation - the world - you are one and two degrees away. Where both what you know and who you know are topics of editorial speculation and front-page news in the morning paper. This is a story about family, friends and commitment. Ordinary people, as they perceive themselves, working for the protection of their lives - their family - and their country.

The number one best-selling thriller Stealing Time continues it’s “breathtakingly original” journey.

Ronnie Andrews returns from eighteenth century London shell-shocked from her first terrifying time travel encounter. Her boyfriend, Jeffrey Brennan, casts doubt on her sanity leaving Ronnie wondering if she went back in time or is having a mental breakdown.

To add to the tension, Hurricane Francis, a storm the size of Texas, is barreling towards Florida and her fears of a repeat time travel experience mount. Ronnie’s best friend Steph, along with her friend Nick and Steph’s younger brother Ian, shield Ronnie from the dangers of Francis but cannot save her from traveling back in time. Unfortunately, their meddling brings Ronnie to the brink of destruction as they are caught in the throes of the hurricane’s wrath.

Once again, Ronnie is transported to dangerous places and plagued with desperate situations, while experiencing perilous cultures including one of America’s first mysteries -- the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island.

A stunning conclusion brings Ronnie face to face with a dangerous ally who may hold the key to her past while offering salvation for her future.

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Revolutionary young samurai take on the West in this alternate history steampunk techno-fantasy set in 1850's samurai-era Japan.

In Japan of 1852, the peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shoguns has lasted 250 years. Peace has turned to stagnation, however, as the commoners grow impoverished and their lords restless. Swords rust. Martial values decay. Foreign barbarians circle the island nation's closed borders like vultures, growing ever more demanding.

Toru, a shipwrecked young fisherman rescued by American traders and taken to America, defies the Shogun's ban on returning to Japan, determined to save his homeland from foreign invasion. Can he rouse his countrymen in time? Or will the cruel Shogun carry out his vow to execute all who set foot in Japan after traveling abroad? Armed only with his will, a few books, dirigible plans and dangerous ideas, Toru must transform the Emperor's realm before the Black Ships come.

Toru: Wayfarer Returns is the first book in the Sakura Steam Series, an alternate history of the tumultuous period from the opening of Japan in 1853 to the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This volume covers the year prior to the American Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan and follows the hero and his young allies as they lead Japan through a massively compressed industrial revolution, dramatically altering that pivotal moment in history.

While Toru and his dirigibles are fictional, the story unfolds against the backdrop of the 'real' Japan of that period, with historical figures and their political environment woven into the tale, staying true to their motivations and agendas even as the alternate history warps their actions, history and a few laws of physics. Underpinning the adventure plot is a young man's yearning for his father's approval and an honorable place in his world.

Readers who enjoy steampunk alternate histories more typically set in Victorian England or the American Wild West may enjoy this steampunk story made fresh by the Japanese samurai setting, as well as readers who enjoy historical fiction set in Japan.

Awards and Recognition for "Toru: Wayfarer Returns" :
-- Finalist, Fantasy category, 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
-- Bronze Medal Award, Multicultural Fiction category, 2016 eLit Book Awards
-- Awesome Indies Approved
-- Indie B.R.A.G Medallion Award
-- Shortlisted (winners TBD), Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction, 2016 Cygnus Awards

Our world is gone, it ceased the day the roar came. It enslaved those it could reach. I was one of those taken, used, and marked as property.
Hope is a luxury I don't allow anymore. The roar is harvesting us down to nothing. The roar always wants something more. Always.

Solei soon realizes her stay just outside the nearby reservation will be nothing at all like she expected. The moment her path crosses that of two brothers from the local tribe, she finds herself amidst an intense love triangle that threatens the bonds of friendship and brotherhood. When left to decide between what her heart wants versus what her heart needs, will Solei make the right decision?

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We all know that the best part of a good book club is when someone pours the wine or we all grab a cup of really good coffee, get comfy on the couch, and just dish. This is your place to do just that together. Or if you have a really great coffee and/or wine recommendation, please do share! Keep it clean and appropriate.

Annie Whitman's ordinary Midwest life is shattered with the sudden death of her husband Jack. Thirty-five and failing at life as a widow, she turns to the comforts of vodka in an attempt to camouflage the cold sheets of an empty bed. The necessary inebriation helps her to cope with Jack's death, but proves to be a deterrent in recovering any sense of normalcy. After spending several months at the bottom of a bottle, Annie stumbles upon a lockbox in the crawl space of her basement. Opening this box also opens her eyes to the likelihood that Jack Whitman might not have been the honest and doting man she married. Annie embarks on a mission to the Virgin Islands to uncover the truth about her husband's past and seek safety from her brother-in-law, who seems to be the captain of his own sinking ship. While settling into paradise, she meets the wickedly handsome, but surprisingly reserved Kessler Carlisle, who is struggling with his retirement from country music superstardom. With Kessler's help, Annie discovers the heart's uncanny ability to heal, and the possibility that dead men don't always keep their secrets-even if they're buried in the Caribbean waters of St. Croix. The Achilles Heel delves into the formidable fact that everyone harbors darkness, and some will go to the depths of the ocean to keep their secrets hidden.

“Time of death...” the doctor said.

I won’t forget that moment I looked over at Ellie—the paleness of her once rosy cheeks, the blue hue coating her perfect lips—the woman I had been with since we were five years old. My wife. My best friend...and the mother to our newborn baby girl.

You promised me we would be together forever, I wanted to tell her. She gave me her forever, I told myself. Her forever just ended at twenty-five.

“You need to say your goodbyes...” the doctor said.

How do I say goodbye to the one person in my life I could never say goodbye to?

My body is numb, and my heart hurts. Hurts like someone just ripped it out of my chest. Which is ironic ...

“We are going to remove her heart now, Hunter. It was her wish to donate,” the doctor said.

She never told me this.

She never told me another woman would carry on with her beating heart. She never told me this woman knew me but wouldn’t let me know her.

She never told me if I should follow her heart, or if I should follow mine.

She knew. She could have told me...

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So let's get this game started! This month we will play Listopia style! To participate, tell us a popular book that everyone has read that you never have! Here are the rules:

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What would you do, if the things that went bump in the night were suddenly as real to you as life itself?

My name is Freia, and I believe in phantoms.

A part of the expedition from the plains, my family and I have come to a land where no human has stepped in over a century.

But we are not alone.

This land is home to the druids, creatures of legend that wiped out all traces of humanity in the deserts, the hills, and even at sea—creatures that should not be real.

I hear their voices, in the night. I feel their eyes, watching me.

We are not alone.

Dixie’s back in her hometown, but the last thing she’s looking for is a reason to stay . . .
Dixie Barnes has no desire to change the life she’s built in LA, fast-paced and full of glamour, and a million miles from Moreover, Tennessee. When she’s badgered into an impromptu hometown reunion, the thing she’s most looking forward to is her flight back to her celebrity clients. She has no plans to rekindle relationships with the town’s meddling citizens—those kind-hearted people she abandoned ten years ago—and she definitely doesn’t intend to take up where she left off with Deke McAllister.
Then she discovers the nerdy, gangly crush of her past has matured in every remarkable way possible. Perhaps getting reacquainted with Deke isn’t such a bad idea after all. But loving that boy was the catalyst that had her leaving the water tower town she was so fond of. And the more quality time she spends with him, the more difficult she finds the notion of doing it again.
She’ll agree to amuse herself with him until it’s time to leave. She’ll enjoy his soul scorching kisses, and maybe even tangle with him in his sheets. But her heart won’t be on the line this time. Deke’s already been warned her days in Moreover are numbered. And this time she’ll say good-bye before she boards her plane.

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We all know that the best part of a good book club is when someone pours the wine or we all grab a cup of really good coffee, get comfy on the couch, and just dish. This is your place to do just that together. Or if you have a really great coffee and/or wine recommendation, please do share! Keep it clean and appropriate.