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Novelist Paul La Farge has died at 52

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From The New York Times: Paul La Farge, Inventive Novelist, Is Dead at 52

Paul La Farge, whose well-regarded novels played audaciously with history and narrative technique as they explored how the past can affect the present, died on Jan. 18 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 52.

His wife, Sarah Stern, said the cause was cancer.

Mr. La Farge’s novels and short stories defied easy categorization, but they were all characterized by a sort of writer’s derring-do.

“With each novel he would set out, and then it would become clear to him that he had set what seemed like an impossible formal challenge for himself,” Ms. Stern, the artistic director of the Vineyard Theater in Manhattan, said by email, “but he would keep on, wrestling forward and sideways and backwards, and eventually the story and its form would be inextricable in a way that was awe-inspiring and yet felt inevitable.”

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Life Expectancy

by Dean Koontz
4.6 stars – 2,432 reviews
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With his bestselling blend of nail-biting intensity, daring artistry, and storytelling magic, Dean Koontz returns with an emotional roller coaster of a tale filled with enough twists, turns, shocks, and surprises for ten ordinary novels. Here is the story of five days in the life of an ordinary man born to an extraordinary legacy—a story that will challenge the way you look at good and evil, life and death, and everything in between.

Jimmy Tock comes into the world on the very night his grandfather leaves it. As a violent storm rages outside the hospital, Rudy Tock spends long hours walking the corridors between the expectant fathers’ waiting room and his dying father’s bedside. It’s a strange vigil made all the stranger when, at the very height of the storm’s fury, Josef Tock suddenly sits up in bed and speaks coherently for the frist and last time since his stroke.

What he says before he dies is that there will be five dark days in the life of his grandson—five dates whose terrible events Jimmy will have to prepare himself to face. The first is to occur in his twentieth year; the second in his twent-third year; the third in his twenty-eighth; the fourth in his twenty-ninth; the fifth in his thirtieth.

Rudy is all too ready to discount his father’s last words as a dying man’s delusional rambling. But then he discovers that Josef also predicted the time of his grandson’s birth to the minute, as well as his exact height and weight, and the fact that Jimmy would be born with syndactyly—the unexplained anomal of fused digits—on his left foot. Suddenly the old man’s predictions take on a chilling significance.

What terrifying events await Jimmy on these five dark days? What nightmares will he face? What challenges must he survive? As the novel unfolds, picking up Jimmy’s story at each of these crisis points, the path he must follow will defy every expectation. And with each crisis he faces, he will move closer to a fate he could never have imagined. For who Jimmy Tock is and what he must accomplish on the five days when his world turns is a mystery as dangerous as it is wondrous—a struggle against an evil so dark and pervasive, only the most extraordinary of human spirits can shine through.

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Welcome to Wahoo Beach, where there is always plenty of sun, surf, sand… and murder! Gag Me with a Spoon: A 1980s Cozy Mystery by Melrose McFadden

Gag Me with a Spoon: A 1980s Cozy Mystery (Major Bummer Murders #1)

by Melrose McFadden, Elizabeth Thomas, Leslie Thwaits
4.3 stars – 63 reviews
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Welcome to Wahoo Beach, where there is always plenty of sun, surf, sand… and murder! Gag Me with a Spoon is Book 1 in the Major Bummer Murders series.

The year is 1986, and all Tiffany Sloan wants to do is listen to her favorite jams, catch some rays, and have a totally awesome opening weekend for her extreme new mini-golf course. But when a random dead dude is discovered nearby, Tiffany must put down her can of Aqua Net and pick up some clues to figure out what happened — and why — before her business is mega destroyed. Join Tiffany, her preppy ex-boyfriend, and a punk kid named Zero as they track down info across Wahoo Beach to solve the mystery before the killer can strike again.

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Schooled (Travesty Book 1)

by Piper Lawson
4.2 stars – 1450 reviews
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My best friend’s brother grew up. Hot.

I know the rules.

The rules say Dylan Cameron is off-limits.

That includes his messy dark hair and wickedly knowing eyes. The hard athlete’s body he built playing rugby. Definitely his reputation for doing very bad things.

But when the most gorgeous, mysterious, brooding boy I never let myself think about “like that” shows up on my birthday telling me he’s always wanted me?

I can’t ignore him.

But I refuse to screw up everything over a guy.

Especially that guy.

Because Dylan is my best friend’s brother.

Her younger brother.

Schooled is a deliciously smart, steamy forbidden college romance from USA Today bestselling author Piper Lawson! This full-length story features a quick, book smart heroine and a dirty-talking, sports-playing hero. It is book 1 in a series but can be enjoyed as a standalone.

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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Photo Hiking: Lessons Learned from a 50+ Couple’s Trek to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (National Parks Photo Hiking Series)

by Anthony Wessel
3.7 stars – 12 reviews
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Join Debbie & Anthony on their Photo Hiking trek through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. This less than 30-minute short read is a chronological photographic recap of their trek across this beautiful National Park as a mid-50’s couple. They provide tips, tricks, and lessons learned from their 44+ National Parks visited during their middle-aged years with the hope it will make your National Park experience more enjoyable.

Debbie and Anthony, beginning in their early 50’s, started in earnest to visiting many of the 63 National Parks.

Debbie is the photography hobbyist and outdoor lover. Anthony is the outdoors enthusiast and an aspiring Photo Assistant. They compromised on a mixture of hiking, outdoors, and Debbie’s passion for photography. In essence, Photo Hiking treks of the U.S. National Parks.

Author note: Please remember this is a recap not a guidebook. We hope readers will find this quick visual recap of our Photo Hiking trek through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park helpful as they begin planning their next park visit.

What reviewers are saying about this series:

  • Fast, easy and most importantly informative read on hiking and photography.
  • In addition to wonderful professional pictures, I received a lot of information.
  • So lovely and inspiring awesome information. I recommend this book for everyone.
  • Great pictures of far away places and variations of vast grounds.
  • I very much enjoyed the photos and the brief overview of our National Parks!
  • Travelers looking for somewhere to go and things to do can find many options here.

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Bastard Boss (Necklace Series Book 4)

by Lisa Renee Jones
4.6 stars – 195 reviews
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A sexy, dirty talking alpha. The beautiful, sweet, and fiery Bella. Her boss. A contract that forces him to marry. An arrangement that will change them forever. Meet Tyler Hawk…

Tyler Hawk is a man with secrets and a dark past. A man who has known tragedy and betrayal. He wants for little, but what he wants is more power, a legacy that is his own, and not his father’s. There are obstacles in his way, one of which is the scandal his father left behind and a will with certain demands.

Behind the scenes he is a man on edge, and only one woman sees the truth hidden beneath his strong will and dominant rule. Bella is somehow demanding and submissive, fiery and yet sweet. She can give him everything he wants, she just doesn’t know it, not yet, but she will. If she’ll just say yes and sign on the dotted line.

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Can they catch a thief by being a thief? Fostered Identity: The Twisted Deception Suspense/Mystery/Thriller Series Book 1 by Maggie Thom

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Fostered Identity (The Twisted Deception Suspense Thriller Mystery Series Book 1)

by Maggie Thom
4.1 stars – 223 reviews
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Can they catch a thief by being a thief?

Her teenage sister has run away. It’s her fault. And on her watch. Desperate to find her sister and keep it quiet, Shyla soon gets pulled into something so much bigger… a heist. That of stealing her mom’s newly acquired million-dollar jewelry.

Damien is a good guy running from an awful past. When his brother ends up in the hospital, he is determined to stop the one man who is destroying their lives. He will break all his promises, even steal, if it will end their father’s control.

Shyla and Damien work together to plan a heist, catch a crook, and save her family. An impossible crime with only one possible outcome.

Emerald was the first of eight foster girls. The jewelry, she thought was fake and looked after as a teenager, are resurfacing. Thirty-five years later. And worth millions. Who is sending them out? And who wants them, at all costs?

Fostered Identity is book 1 in The Twisted Deception Suspense Thriller Mystery Series. All books in the series have standalone stories. But the story running in the background, the story that connects all the books, will keep you reading. Who is behind sending out the gems and what is their end game? An engaging thriller mystery with some interesting twists. Enjoy!

“…fast-paced and kept me guessing.” Author C Jackson

“Another brilliant book from this author. I have read all her books so far and would thoroughly recommend it. Once I started reading it, I could not put it down.” MAP

Rumors of impropriety have hit the press. She’s ready to refute every single one… Baby For The Doctor: A Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Annie J. Rose

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Baby for the Doctor: A Surprise Pregnancy Romance

by Annie J. Rose
4.8 stars – 15 reviews
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How can I prove a woman can run an NBA team as well as any man,
When I get knocked up by the team doc?
I’ve been groomed for this role my whole life,
But there are those who said I’d fail.
A female boss in a male-dominated sport?
People around me are just waiting for me to screw up.And that’s exactly what I do as soon as I lay eyes on Dr. James Lippert.
Tall, built as any player on my team, and sexy as sin.
I tell myself I have to keep it professional at all costs,
Then we share an elevator on the first road trip of the season and all bets are off.

I cannot get caught up in his spell,
I’ve got too much to prove.
And the man who wanted my job is only too happy to watch me fall on my face,
So I can’t give him the satisfaction.

Rumors of impropriety hit the press,
And I’m ready to refute every single one,
Even if I’m lying. Even if I break my own heart,
Even if I end up raising this baby on my own.

Alternate realities collide, and unfathomable powers and greeds unwind in this gripping new saga of the Time Corrector Series: THE MOVEMENT by Avi Datta

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The Movement (Time Corrector Series Book 2)

by Avi Datta
4.6 stars- 6 reviews
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“Datta’s head-spinning, time-bending Time Corrector science-fiction/romance epic continues, after The Winding, with this follow-up that doubles down on the first book’s already grand ambitions”Booklife (Publishers Weekly)

“A highly complex middle-chapter installment of an intricate SF/fantasy that requires sharp attention.” -Kirkus Reviews

“The truth revealed in the shocking climax will unravel all and shift readers’ emotions like the ebbing tide of altered time”Reader’s Favorite

ACROSS TIME AND REALITY, THIS IS WHERE WE WILL FIND EACH OTHER.
In this mind-bending sequel, The Movement finds absolute genius and the prophesized time corrector living the life of his dream. His AI firm is booming, he’s in better control of his powers, and Akane is with him after all this time. But, there are gaps in his memory and a new enemy, Vandal, is hell-bent on destroying everyone and everything in Vincent’s life.

Vincent works frantically to stop him, but Vandal is always one step ahead with a sinister smile and blood on his hands. When Vandal comes after Akane, Vincent realizes there is only one way to protect her. Alter her reality so that she never meets Vincent.

To set things right, Vincent finds himself back at the core of time and reality, unveiling secrets from his past that reshaped his reality as he knew it. It only takes a moment to change everything. Alternate realities collide, and unfathomable powers and greeds unwind in this gripping new saga of the Time Corrector Series.