Synopsis In this collection of 101 stories, Jim Bates touches on the simple moments of life, sometimes memorable, sometimes nearly forgotten, but always meaningful. Memories abound: building model airplanes, learning to bake oatmeal cookies, walking in the woods, summers spent at an aunt and uncle’s cabin, graduating from college, raising a family, […]
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#Poetry – The Alchemy of Then by Jim Bates
October 18, 2023
Synopsis The scent of mountain sage. Learning to bake cookies. Overcoming a fear of heights. Identifying a special bird. All moments in time, often inconsequential, yet over the years becoming lodged in the memory until they need to come out, finding expression in the 101 poems in this collection. We are all […]
Spectral Revelations: A Karina Cardinal Mystery Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Setting – Williamsburg, Virginia Power to the Pen (October 5, 2023) Print length : 285 pages Synopsis Is Karina’s missing aunt on vacation…or on the lam? Karina is trying to keep her mind on getting a […]
Synopsis Nominated for The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award, Alle C. Hall’s debut literary novel, As Far As You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back, is a-girl-and-her-backpack story with a #MeToo influence: Carlie is not merely traveling. A child sexual abuse survivor, as a teen, she steals ten thousand dollars from […]
Synopsis They can save their families. But will it cost them their hearts? Louisa Silverton is the daughter of a wealthy American businessman, brought up to believe a healthy profit is the only route to happiness. With the family company over-leveraged and in need of a capital injection, she travels to England […]
Murder by the Seashore (A California Bookshop Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – California Crooked Lane Books (October 17, 2023) Synopsis Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Ellery Adams, Scarlett Gardner’s dream was to open a bookshop in Southern California, but it soon becomes a […]
Synopsis “You will bloom in Versailles like an exotic flower. The vampyres of the palace love anything out of the ordinary. But beware: the Court of Shadows has its codes, its deadly traps, and the slightest faux pas pay with the price of blood…” In the year of grace 1715, Louis XIV […]
Synopsis Socially awkward, anxiety-riddled Beverly Bonnefinche only loves three things in life: her parents, books, and a homeless man named Bill. Without them, the only way Beverly manages to get by each day is with the help of a peculiar coping mechanism that allows her to dissolve her feelings. […]
PRINGLE PRAWN by Michael Scott Clifton Contemporary Urban Fantasy / Fairies / Humor Publisher: Book Liftoff Date of Publication: September 19, 2023 Number of Pages: 310 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Move over Tinker Bell. There’s a new fairy in town! Ben’s luck is changing. […]
Synopsis Ex-hotshot trader Dylan Cash returns to Wall Street, to investigate a possible cyber-crime with financial ties to a huge defense contractor. But what he thought was a simple case of insider trading is soon revealed to be much more dangerous. When Detective Charles Sleetch investigates the murder of a wealthy Wall […]