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Perfect books for fans of crime, historical fiction, spiritual, and living in peace.
Every Missing Girl
By Leanne Kate Sparks | Suspense, Thriller (February 2023)
In the landscape of the Colorado Rockies, FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Homicide Detective Adam Taylor must investigate the kidnappings of local girls when Taylor’s niece is taken. With each clue, a bigger, devastating truth is revealed about the missing girls, begging the question: will they be able to find Taylor’s niece before it’s too late? Perfect for fans of true crime, CSI, and authors like Melinda Leigh and Lisa Gardener, Every Missing Girl is sure to be an edge-of-your seat hit.
Pericles and Aspasia
By Yvonne Korshak | Historical Fiction, Romance (October 2022)
For lovers of Ancient Greece, this novel reimagines the romantic tale of a famous general and a courtesan. Separated by class differences, the general Pericles is fascinated by Aspasia’s philosophical and educated mind. Together they endure the social danger their relationship presents to Pericles’s reputation and try to create a better society. Pericles and Aspasia is the first novel in Korshak’s upcoming trilogy.
Return to the River
By Dave Pelzer | Inspirational, Mental Health, Self-Help, Spiritual (March 2023)
Dave Pelzer, #1 international best selling author of A CHILD CALLED "IT,” reflects on battles he’s fighting within his heart, a horrific childhood of abuse, which he was rescued from 50 years ago. By returning to his childhood utopia of the Russian River, Pelzer examines what’s needed to move forward and find peace and tenacity to carry on. This book is for anyone who needs a reminder to live with faith and gratitude and to find resilience within you.
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Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Healing Journey in Surviving TBI
By Kristin Abello | Memoir, Inspirational (November 2021)
In 2002, while on a training run in Houston, Texas, Kristin Abello was struck by a car, resulting in a traumatic brain injury that changed her life. The initial consensus was that she wasn’t going to survive, but a wave of support and prayers from her loved ones established the basis of her miraculous recovery. In Sunrise, she tells her story of faith, love, hope and healing from her TBI while navigating motherhood, and offers empathetic and sound advice for those going through a similar journey.
Falling Stars
By Julie Rogers | Fiction, Urban Fantasy (May 2023)
For lovers of urban fantasy, this novel depicts nine-year-old Tommy Lucas, who needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. But Tommy believes his disease is a curse on his bloodline; that he’s a vampire. Despite having an oncologist for a mother, Tommy’s convinced only magic can cure him—or the same synthetic blood substitute developed for urban legend Viscount Claudius Fallon, who was supposedly cured in 1939. Tommy’s quest leads him to Fallon, who is under the guise of artist and gallery owner Callan Masters. Dedicated to living off-grid and as a human, Callan must decide whether he will take the risk involved in helping Tommy.
