by Daniel Logan

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NASA is conducting a series of deep space missions to land on Mars. Because of the one-year round trip of each mission and the need for self-reliance due to the enormous distance from Earth, the spacecraft human crews are commanded by an android who never tires and is always vigilant.

The missions are launched from the International Space Station to perform a series of landings on the tiny Martian moon, Phobos, in order to build a staging base for the ultimate descent and landing on the surface of Mars.

Madison Lambert, serving as the Chief Astronaut on the space station, receives a distress call from the crew of the spacecraft saying they need immediate help. The plea throws Madison and others at Mission Control into turmoil as they feverishly work to initiate a response filled with danger.

by Adriane Leigh

4.2 stars – 210 reviews

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

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Now an Amazon Top 10 New Release and USA Today Bestseller

“Leigh’s newest mysterious hero will have you anxiously flipping pages well into the night trying to uncover his secrets.” – Jay Crownover, New York Times Bestseller of the Marked Men Series
An independent woman, a controlling man, and one wild one-night stand…

Kat Kennedy moved to the rugged coast of Maine to start a new life, but encountered much more than she bargained for in dark, dangerous, and seductive Lane Wild.

Temptation smolders before she succumbs to her captivating stranger. She doesn’t expect to see him again after an explosive one-night stand leaves her breathless and craving more, but just like lightning in the darkness, he shows up in her life at the most unpredictable moments.

A game of cat and mouse ensues before the attraction between them reaches a fever pitch and Kat finally abandons inhibition and explores a side of the world she’s never known with the mysterious Lane Wild. They have the perfect non-relationship–passion-fueled nights with no strings attached–until life gets real and the past and present collide in a dangerous storm of desire and obsession.

by Panayotis Cacoyannis

4.0 stars – 135 reviews

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

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by Jill Haymaker

5.0 stars – 1 review

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

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Follow your favorite Peakview, Colorado residents through a whole year. First, in Colorado Winter Moon, the town’s beloved attorney and hardware store owner, Sam Phillips, discovers that he can find love again after the death of his wife when feisty, Vickie Dalton shows up in town for her son’s wedding. Can a long distance romance give them what they’re longing for? Under a full winter moon, they decide to take a second chance on love.
Next, in Colorado Summer Stars, when Sam’s daughter, Nicole, finds herself in an abusive relationship, her only option is to escape back to her home town of Peakview, the last place she ever wanted to live. Once home, however, she encounters an unexpected blast from the past in the form of veterinarian, Rick Brady, the nerdy boy they all made fun of in high school. He’s not so nerdy anymore. When her toxic relationship follows her to the small mountain town, will Rick be able to save her and find love with the girl of his dreams?
And finally, to end the year, Kelly Charm and her son Ethan leave their home in Nebraska to find a new life when she answers an employment ad to manage Sam’s hardware store. The adjustment is not easy on herself and her son, but when they meet handsome EMT, Jake Midnight, that all begins to change. Will they find love and a home by the end of the year?
Of course, you can expect that Peakview’s beloved Violet Crandall, the proprietor of Violet’s Cafe, will have something to say about these relationships and lend a hand boosting her matchmaking successes.
Spend a year in Peakview, where everyone has a chance at love.

by Liat Zelzer

4.9 stars – 19 reviews

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Take advantage of the smartphone to strengthen your relationship with your child.

Slightly over a decade has elapsed since Steve Jobs unveiled a new, exciting, and intriguing product, developed by Apple—the first smartphone. We have since been living through a social revolution that has changed the way we communicate with one another, including within our own families.

During working hours, parents and children talk mostly about routine matters like the day’s events or whether they have done their homework, but the emotional component, so critical to a family, is missing.

Today, creating that emotional connection is one of the most important challenges parents face with.

After years of treating children and offering parenting advice, Liat Zelzer is convinced that children will respond happily to emotional communication conveyed by technological means. If done properly, this can go beyond the technical issues of the day and transmit feelings of warmth between family members when they are not in the same physical space.

In her book, Liat presents common situations in family life where parents are at work and wish to provide their children with support, help, or be part of their experiences, while also ensuring their wellbeing remotely. Through real-life examples from parents, Liat shows useful solutions through the use of a smartphone. This book suggests a broad range of ways of creating communication that bring families closer by showing the true potential rather than the downside usually attributed to this technology, in order to promote and aid our family goals.

by Chantel Rhondeau

4.5 stars – 45 reviews

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

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An emotionally injured veterinarian assistant tries to resist the heat of a blazing hot firefighter, but she can’t avoid the flames of his passion.

Veterinarian assistant Laura Lyons loves animals, loves her job, and is trying to love her life. But after her fiancé was killed in an accident seven years earlier, she shut everyone out, determined not to become attached. Laughing and pretending she has no problems without letting anyone know the real her is the easiest route.

Thayne Bloodgood is the most eligible bachelor on the Sayle Fire Department’s roster. Handsome, strong, and loyal, the single ladies fawn over him—all except the one he wants. Thayne is determined to break down Laura’s defenses. The desire in her eyes when they flirt isn’t his imagination. Winning her heart is a challenge he’s ready to meet.

Will this relationship blaze too hot, burning them both in the process, or can Thayne become the kind of man Laura needs and prove to her it’s never too late to love?

CONTENT WARNING: Sizzling love scenes – 18+ suggested readers