Tag: Biographies & Memoirs

  • Book of the Day: Born a Crime

    Born a Crime: Stories from a South African ChildhoodBorn a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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    The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.

    Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth.

    Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle.

    Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

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    Romance, Classics, Thriller, Biographies & Memoirs, Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Fiction, Time Travel, Suspense, Historical Romance… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

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    A Christmas Changes Everything (Hickory Ridge Book 5) This Christmas, Holly and Chace are getting the best present of all – a second chance.

    Holly McCade is godmother to two little girls – a role she takes very seriously. So she immediately offers to care for the twins when, three weeks before Christmas, their father is injured and their mother has to rush off to tend to him.

    Only Holly won’t be handling the situation alone. The twins’ Uncle Chace, the man Holly almost married, is also coming to help.

    Formerly an elite soldier, now a private security specialist, Chace Dutton is trained to deal with the toughest, scariest situations. Yet nothing has prepared him for the daunting task of sharing childcare duties with the only woman he’s ever loved… The woman who tore his heart to shreds when she said she could never be with a man who might be killed every time he went to work.

    Now, eight years later and living under the same roof, Chace and Holly are given a glimpse into how their life together might have been.

    Will they have the courage to rekindle their love and grab hold of this second chance? Or is all the mistletoe for nothing?

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    Flowers In The Attic: 40th Anniversary Edition (Dollanganger Book 1) Over 4,000 5-Star Reviews!

    A major Lifetime movie event—the novel that captured the world’s imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase.

    At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive…

    They were a perfect family, golden and carefree—until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed.

    Kept on the top floor of their grandmother’s vast mansion, their loving mother assures them it will be just for a little while. But as brutal days swell into agonizing months and years, Cathy, Chris, and twins Cory and Carrie realize their survival is at the mercy of their cruel and superstitious grandmother…and this cramped and helpless world may be the only one they ever know.

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    Christmas at Fox Farm: A heartwarming and uplifting Christmas romance Over 900 5-Star Reviews!

    Daisy is preparing to spend her first Christmas in the only place she’s ever really felt at home: beautiful Fox Farm. But when tragedy strikes, she will need all her festive cheer, and all the mulled wine, to keep Christmas from being cancelled…

    Living at Fox Farm, with its cosy café and charming pottery workshop, is a dream come true for thirty-one-year-old Daisy. The kindly owner, Jean, and the close-knit village feel like the family Daisy has never had. She’s been looking forward to finally having people to buy gifts for and to share cookies with in front of the fire after too much Christmas dinner.

    When Jean suddenly falls ill, Daisy is the first to lend a hand in organising the holiday celebrations. She ropes in Alex – Jean’s handsome Scrooge of a nephew – to help her. From the get-go Daisy and Alex cannot agree on anything, butting heads through decorating disasters and tripping over each other at the holiday barn dance. Alex hates Christmas, and Daisy is feeling so festive she might as well be the fairy on top of the ten-foot tree. Can Daisy melt Alex’s icy exterior and prove to him just how magical Christmas can be?

    But then Alex discovers Fox Farm is almost bankrupt, and suddenly its whole future is in jeopardy. They need a plan, and quickly, if Jean is to have a place to come back to this Christmas. Will Daisy be able to save the only real home she’s ever had? And might this Christmas be the beginning of something special?

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    Takeover: A Novel of Suspense (Theresa MacLean series Book 1) Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

    A gutsy forensic investigator is caught between a gruesome murder and a high stakes bank heist in this crime thriller series debut.

    Early one Thursday morning, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to the scene of a gruesome murder. A powerful executive was beaten to death in front of his own house in suburban Cleveland. It appears to be another grim day at the office for Theresa. But what unfolds during the next eight hours is unlike anything she could imagine.

    During a robbery at the Federal Reserve Bank, seven people are taken hostage—including Theresa’s police detective fiancé. The police bring in the city’s best hostage negotiator: handsome, high-profile Chris Cavanaugh. He hasn’t lost a victim yet, but Theresa suspects he may be too arrogant to save the day this time.

    When her fiancé is injured, Teresa manages to trade places with him. Once on the inside, she will use wits, wiles, and technical skills to gain control of the situation. But what appears to be a bank heist turns into something far more complex and deadly, and Theresa must decide how much more she is willing to sacrifice to save innocent lives.

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    Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World This memoir of an injured dog’s rescue and rehabilitation is “an uplifting story with tremendous heart. I couldn’t put it down” (Helen Brown, international bestselling author).

    Joal Derse Dauer was donating blankets at a local no-kill animal shelter when an injured and despondent dog caught her eye. With three “fur babies” already at home, Joal wasn’t looking to adopt another dog. But there was something special about Sadie…

    Having just barely survived multiple gunshot wounds, nobody thought Sadie would have much of a life. But with patience, hope, and plenty of love, Joal saw her canine companion grow in strength and joy. Before long, she discovered that sweet Sadie had transformed her life in ways she never could have imagined.

    Joyous and inspiring, Saving Sadie is “a triumphant tale of second chances that shows how patience, hope, compassion and love can truly transform lives” (Modern Dog).

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    Santa, Please Bring Me a Boyfriend: An absolutely perfect and heartwarming Christmas romantic comedy Over 350 5-Star Reviews!

    This Christmas, Rowan has a long list for Santa:

    • To get her sex life out of the Sahara
    • To stop being the lonely singleton in her friendship group (aka the prime target for blind dates that go horribly wrong)
    • To find out where her confidence went (note to self: check under sofa)
    • To have someone to curl up with this Christmas, other than a tin of Quality Street

    But having had more than her fair share of heartbreak thanks to her ex – with more off-agains and on-agains than Rachel and Ross – she’s starting to think that real love is just wishful thinking…

    But Rowan’s friends aren’t so quick to give up, arranging an advent calendar to help get her spark back. And while the gifts make Rowan feel festive – glittery bubble bath, anyone? – what she really wants to unwrap is the guy who delivers them, Alex. With his soft Scottish accent, infectious grin and blue eyes as twinkly as fairy lights, Rowan wouldn’t mind finding him in her stocking this Christmas…

    Rowan has no clue how to put her heartache behind her and get his attention. Is she brave enough to open the door in mid-December wearing nothing but her new sexy lingerie and shiny lip gloss? Are twenty-five days enough to get her mojo back or will she have to send a strongly worded letter to Santa after all?

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    Wait for You Over 4,000 5-Star Reviews!

    Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago–an event that forever changed her life.

    All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.

    Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple… Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring their simmering tension becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

    But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls—forcing her to face a past she wants silenced—she has no other choice but to acknowledge that she will not be allowed to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, can she resurface this time with one less scar? And will Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

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    Here and Now and Then: A Novel Over 700 5-Star Reviews!

    To save his daughter, he’ll go anywhere—and any-when…

    Kin Stewart is an everyday family man: working in IT, trying to keep the spark in his marriage, struggling to connect with his teenage daughter, Miranda. But his current life is a far cry from his previous career…as a time-traveling secret agent from 2142.

    Stranded in suburban San Francisco since the 1990s after a botched mission, Kin has kept his past hidden from everyone around him, despite the increasing blackouts and memory loss affecting his time-traveler’s brain. Until one afternoon, his “rescue” team arrives—eighteen years too late.

    Their mission: return Kin to 2142, where he’s only been gone weeks, not years, and where another family is waiting for him. A family he can’t remember.

    Torn between two lives, Kin is desperate for a way to stay connected to both. But when his best efforts threaten to destroy the agency and even history itself, his daughter’s very existence is at risk. It’ll take one final trip across time to save Miranda—even if it means breaking all the rules of time travel in the process.

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    Promise Kept (Harland Creek Series Book 1) Over 1,000 5-Star Reviews!

    Lying on her job application wasn’t the best way to kick off her fresh start in a small town, but Heather Smith is out of options.

    She desperately needs the job, or she will soon be without a place to live. Even so, Heather truly likes Elizabeth Harland, the old woman who hired her as her caregiver, and is eager to work hard and prove she’s right for the task.

    Now, if she could just figure out why a local farmer keeps casting suspicious glares her way…

    Sure, Grayson McCade has his hands full with his farm. That doesn’t change the fact that he considers the residents of Harland Creek family, and he takes time to look out for them all. The second he learns a newcomer has been hired to care for Elizabeth, he worries the kind-hearted old woman is being scammed.

    Acting on what he believes to be the best of intentions, he sets out to uncover the truth about Heather’s past. Will the secrets revealed tarnish Heather’s new start before it even begins? Or will Grayson help make Harland Creek the home her heart longs for?

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    The Girl In the Woods Over 1,200 5-Star Reviews!

    She finally had the family she had always wanted, so why did she feel as though someone had stepped on her grave?

    Suzannah and Noel are desperate for a child so when they get the chance to adopt a young girl called Orchid, they jump at the chance. They have been warned that it will take time for Orchid to settle into their family, but the problems they encounter seem out of the ordinary. Rooms are flooded, mirrors are smashed and Orchid owns up to none of it. Then things take a sinister turn and Suzannah becomes truly frightened.

    Who is this child they have let into their lives and will they ever be able to tame her?

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    The Lady's Christmas Kiss (Christmas Kisses Book 1) Lady Rebecca’s heart has been broken. Yet when difficulties arise, she calls upon her old flame. Could there still be something wonderful between them?

    Lady Rebecca loves everything about Christmas and is thrilled to be invited to a extended Christmas gathering. However, her happiness is spoiled by the arrival of a gentleman she knows all too well, the only gentleman who has ever had – and broken – her heart: Viscount Hastings.

    Viscount Myles Hastings never expected to see Lady Rebecca again. Walking into the house party to see her sitting there takes his breath away – and in that instant, his only wish is to win her back, no matter the consequences.
    When a dark incident forces them together, Myles is determined to take his opportunity – and Rebecca finds herself drawn back to the only gentleman who has ever captured her heart. Mistletoe balls, Christmas games, and wonderful dinners give them plenty of opportunities to grow closer but Rebecca is afraid of what will happen, should she trust him again.

    Will the magic of Christmas help them to reconcile? Will Myles be bold enough to tell her the truth? And can this one dark moment lead them to a happiness they’d both thought they’d lost forever?

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    How the Grump Saved Christmas: A Small-Town Romance Over 5,000 5-Star Reviews!

    Hardworking Isabelle Cook has a serious problem. Her family farm, site of Tilikum’s Christmas Village, is in trouble. Big trouble. And worst of all? The man trying to buy it is none other than the grumpiest, grinchiest man of them all—Elias Stoneheart.

    That’s a big nope. She’s not letting him get involved. Not with his heart made of coal.

    Elias Stoneheart is in the business of making money, not friends. Especially when his boss is promising a long-awaited promotion. All he has to do is convince one struggling family to sell their farm.

    The problem? It’s Cook Family Farm. And Isabelle Cook is his ex.

    He might have history with Isabelle, but this is just business. A Christmas-loving farm girl is not going to come between him and his ambition.

    And Christmas? He hates it. Christmas Village needs to go.

    But as Elias spends time in the small town, holiday spirit—and Isabelle—get under his skin. And she might be the only one who can melt the ice around his heart.

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    The Doctor's Widow: A completely unputdownable and addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist (The Doctor's Wife Book 2) Over 2,000 5-Star Reviews!

    She trusted him. Now she’s paying the price…

    I loved my husband, Doctor Drew Devlin, but he betrayed me. And now he’s dead.

    As I put the key in the lock and open the door to the luxurious new home I’ve purchased with Drew’s life insurance money, I’m certain the worst days are behind me. My secret is safe, and I can’t wait to enjoy my new wealth and freedom.

    Then I meet handsome Roger. I wasn’t looking for a relationship but as we spend our evenings drinking wine on my sunny terrace, I realise he’s just what I need right now. Roger is nothing like Drew, he’s spontaneous and romantic. And most of all, he’s honest.

    He thinks I’m a rich, lonely woman. He’s wrong of course, there’s so much more to me…

    But then one night, when we’re curled up in bed together, Roger says something that makes my blood run cold. I think he knows the truth about my life as the doctor’s wife.

    I will do anything to stop my past from catching up with me… But is Roger really who he says he is? Or is my life now in danger?

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    Call of the American Wild: A Tenderfoot's Escape to Alaska Over 400 5-Star Reviews!

    A man, an axe, and a dog named Fuzzy… let the adventure begin!

    Trapped in a job he hated and up to his neck in debt, Guy Grieve’s life was going nowhere. But with a stroke of luck, his dream of escaping it all to live in the remote Alaskan tundra suddenly came true.

    Miles from the nearest human being and armed with only the most basic equipment, Guy built a log cabin from scratch and began carving a life for himself through fishing, hunting, and diligently avoiding bears.

    Packed with adventure, humor, and insight, this is the gripping story of an ordinary man learning the ways of the wild.

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    SUDDENLY ANNIE'S FATHER (And Baby Makes Three Book 8) Over 350 5-Star Reviews!

    Don’t miss this all-time favorite story about finding happiness in unexpected places from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.

    Slade Sutton never really thought of himself as a father, but his motherless young daughter was proof to the contrary. So when Annie was suddenly dropped into his lap, Slade knew he needed help. And he’d take it from anyone—except, that is, the infuriatingly flirtatious Val Harding. Why, if Slade wasn’t careful, that little lady would have him roped and tied before he knew it.

    Sure, Val knew a challenge when she saw one—and ex-rodeo star Slade clearly qualified. But somehow she saw through his tough demeanor to the irresistible cowboy at heart. Now if she could just convince Slade that they were all meant to be together…

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    The Farm: A Novel Over 1,500 5-Star Reviews!

    Nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers, daily massages—and all of it for free…

    In fact, you’re paid big money to stay here—more than you’ve ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot leave the grounds, your movements are monitored, and you are cut off from your former life while you dedicate yourself to the task of producing the perfect baby. For someone else.

    Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines, is in desperate search of a better future when she commits to being a “Host” at Golden Oaks—or the Farm, as residents call it. But now pregnant, fragile, consumed with worry for her family, Jane is determined to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she’ll receive on the delivery of her child.

    Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, The Farm pushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love.

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    Christmas Wishes Over 400 5-Star Reviews!

    Hannah and Nico are meant to be together. But fate is keeping them apart…

    As soon as Hannah bumps into her brother Rob’s best friend Nico in Stockholm, the two rekindle a fast friendship. But Hannah has a boyfriend – and Nico has two children to look after.

    When Hannah loses her beloved shop in Stockholm, though, she is forced to move back to the little village of Middledip – only to find Nico has just moved in too. Under the same snowy sky, can the childhood friends make a romance work – or are there too many obstacles standing in their way?

    A heartwarming story of love, friendship, and Christmas magic, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley and Jill Mansell.

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    The Old Contemptibles (Richard Jury Mysteries Book 11) Over 250 5-Star Reviews!

    Following a passionate and troubled love affair with a pretty widow named Jane Holdsworth, Jury finds himself, unaccountably, a suspect in a murder investigation.

    Detained in London, Jury sends his friend Melrose Plant, former Earl of Caverness, to the Holdsworth family’s Lake District home to pose as an eccentric librarian. Plant discovers that his catalogue cards contain less data on Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey than they do on tantalizing questions about the Holdsworths: What happened to Crabbe Holdsworth’s first wife? What happened to his son, Graham? What happened to the cook, Annie?

    And what might happen to the two children, favorites of rich old Adam Holdworth, who prefers the ambience of a swank retirement home, Castle Howe, where he and the elegant Lady Cray can drive the staff crazy? Jury and Sergeant Wiggins finally join Melrose at the Old Contemptibles pub, where they arrive at a solution that Jury detests, for no matter what he does, innocence will suffer.

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    White Cargo Over 1,600 5-Star Reviews!

    Cat Catledge is a happy man. A self made multi millionaire at fifty, he has a loving wife and a beautiful teenaged daughter. And after years of hard work, he is taking his family on the ultimate dream sabbatical: a two year cruise to the South Pacific. He gets as far as Colombia.

    Off that country’s cocaine dusted shores, Cat’s bliss and his dearly loved family are permanently shattered by an event so unexpected, so savage, and so tragically final that it leaves Cat completely devastated. Consumed by terrible guilt, he returns home alone, a broken man. Investigations by both the Colombian authorities and the U.S. State Department prove fruitless.

    Then, late one night, Cat is awakened by the telephone and, from far away, over a static filled line, an achingly familiar voice utters a single, electrifying word…

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    The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot) (Hercule Poirot Series Book 1) Over 14,000 5-Star Reviews!

    Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was the result of a dare from her sister Madge who challenged her to write a story.

    The story begins when Hastings is sent back to England from the First World War due to injury and is invited to spend his sick leave at the beautiful Styles Court by his old friend John Cavendish. Here, Hastings meets John’s step-mother, Mrs Inglethorp, and her new husband, Alfred.

    Despite the tranquil surroundings Hastings begins to realise that all is not right. When Mrs Inglethorp is found poisoned, suspicion falls on the family, and another old friend, Hercule Poirot, is invited to investigate.

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    North Pole Unlimited Collection 1: Two sweet Christmas romances There’s no avoiding love in December—especially when you work at North Pole Unlimited, where Christmas spirit fills the air, and there’s an endless supply of mistletoe.

    Decker and Joy – Strange things are afoot at Kitten Caboodle. When a prototype goes missing and three kittens disappear from her animal shelter, Joy McCall crosses paths with grumpy P.I. Decker Harkness. They’ll need to work together to solve the crimes, save Christmas, and fall in love along the way.

    Hollis and Ivy – Christmas is a season of surprises. Florist Ivy Teague’s business is in trouble, but when cute accountant Hollis Dash arrives without warning and offers her advice when he’s supposed to be working with the competition, she isn’t sure if he is one of Santa’s elves sent to help her, or a Grinch in disguise.

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    Qualify (The Atlantis Grail Book 1) Over 5,000 5-Star Reviews!

    You have two options. You die, or you Qualify.

    The year is 2047. An extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, and the descendants of ancient Atlantis have returned from the stars in their silver ships to offer humanity help.

    But there’s a catch.

    They can only take a tiny percent of the Earth’s population back to the colony planet Atlantis. And in order to be chosen, you must be a teen, you must be bright, talented, and athletic, and you must Qualify.

    Sixteen-year-old Gwen Lark is determined not only to Qualify but to rescue her entire family…

    But there is only one problem… Gwen is a klutz and a nerd. While she’s a hotshot in classics, history, science, and languages, the closest she’s come to sports is a backyard pool and a skateboard.

    This time she is in over her head, and in for a fight of her life, against impossible odds and world-class competition… Because every other teen on Earth has the same idea.

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    Queen of Klutz (Sibby Series Book 1) Over 3,000 5-Star Reviews!

    Choose the best phrase to describe Sibby Goldstein’s life:

    A) Sucky.
    B) Really sucky.
    C) Major suck-fest.
    D) All of the above.

    I started my day with a boyfriend and a job. I ended my day with a bottle of tequila. I’ll let you connect the dots.

    Somehow, I wound up working as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. I have no idea what I’m doing. And I’m not just talkin’ about life.

    This should be interesting…

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