Monthly Archives: January 2016

Pac is a ‘weed killer’ of the economy: a financial promoter whose business mission is to visit and eliminate apparently harmless micro-economic enterprises which are considered a potential threat to the interests of the global market. The destruction of these small enterprises is to be achieved by various swindles aimed at smothering them in debt, or at gaining their control. Pac is firmly convinced that the world as we know it is about to collapse, and that we are about to face the inevitable Apocalypse. ...

Shuttergirl – CD Reiss

January 23, 2016

Romance

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER I never forgot her. Not for one minute. Not from the last time I saw her, at seventeen, to today. I measured all women against her and all women came up short. But being with her was unfeasible in high school, and it’s taboo now. I see her sometimes, but I’ve never spoken to her. She runs, or I run. We’re in the same town, on the same block, in the same building, and the gulf between us is just too ...

Unintended Matter – John Traynor

January 23, 2016

Science Fiction

Secrets and deception, bubbling just below the surface of an idyllic resort town. A secretive group conspiring to do harm. An ongoing assault to life, as we know it. No one was seeking answers, until an outsider arrived. A devastating crisis thrusts a group of new found friends into the midst of an cunningly arranged international incident. A typical teen, living a normal life, is thrust into a disastrous showdown. Lucas Logan is committed to discovering the answer to a perplexing, mysterious substance, before it ...

Shiftless – Aimee Easterling

January 23, 2016

Fantasy

PMS is no fun for werewolves. Forget the full moon, female werewolves shift uncontrollably at that time of the month. But after years of practice, teenaged Terra learns to squash her wolf, which allows her to flee the repressive village where she grew up. A decade later, the packless ache gnaws at her insides. But when Terra is ambushed by her father and half a dozen of his henchmen, she still struggles against being reeled back into her old life. Chief Wilder is adamant, yet ...

Secret Formula – Frederick Allen

January 22, 2016

Random

How a Victorian-era medicine spawned one of the nation’s richest companies and became the world’s most recognizable brand Secret Formula follows the colorful characters who turned a relic from the patent medicine era into a company worth $80 billion. Award-winning reporter Frederick Allen’s engaging account begins with Asa Candler, a nineteenth-century pharmacist in Atlanta who secured the rights to the original Coca-Cola formula and then struggled to get the cocaine out of the recipe. After many tweaks, he finally succeeded in turning a backroom belly-wash ...

For Two Cents, I’ll Go With You – Marcia Maxwell

January 22, 2016

Historical

In the spring of 1917, Walter “Pat” Lusk is lonely and bored. Sitting at his desk shuffling papers, he dreams of glory as World War I rages across Europe. Frustrated, he thinks the closest he’ll ever get to the war is rereading newspaper reports of heroic soldiers in desperate combat – until one day his friend Aubrey arrives, gleefully announcing that the United States has declared war on Germany! That very day Pat abandons his job and enlists in the Army, desperate for a real ...

Verloren – Nina Slack

January 22, 2016

Fantasy

Verloren- a beautiful German word meaning lost. Imagine being lost in a fairy- tale world in the enchanting forests of Germany. Anything could happen… and does happen. Will you ever find your way out? Do you even want to? The woods captivate and inspire, haunt and frighten. So, what are you waiting for? Step inside… 1800’s Germany- The Land Of Fairy Tales. Albert and Delilah become lost in the enchanting woods of Germany. They encounter creatures and mysteries that have long existed for hundreds of ...

Flying Lessons – H. Lovelyn Bettison

January 22, 2016

Drama

Henry and his daughter, Chandra, are stuck. Haunted by the past, they sleepwalk through life until unexpected relationships shake up their perceptions of reality. Henry’s new friendship with a neighbor blurs the boundaries between the living and the dead, and Chandra starts to see possibilities she’s never noticed before.

For Every Action – Jason Faris

January 21, 2016

Science Fiction

In 2023 the Singularity will arrive. Biotech, nanotech, and artificial intelligence will advance and merge. Mankind’s scientific powers will advance exponentially. Blindness, paralysis, and nearly every other disability will be eliminated and mankind will rejoice in its accomplishments. But there will be a dark side to this scientific leap. In just a few years the world is in chaos. Vicious human-animal hybrids, cybernetic soldiers, and out of control nanotech run wild. Hundreds of thousands of people die and millions are threatened. Then the Embodied appear. ...

The Way – Mary E. Twomey

January 21, 2016

Fantasy

Blue Anders lives in a world not separated by race, creed or color, but by blood type. She must fight against and alongside her brother to free their people and end the slavery forced upon her family. Standing up to her sociopath brother will be difficult, but admitting what she wants when she meets an intriguing man from the ruling class just might be impossible.

The Victor’s Heritage – Anthony Caplan

January 21, 2016

Young Adult

Corrag is a Democravian teenager, smart, funny and bold. Maybe too bold. It is 2045. America has been shattered into two countries. Democravia and the Republican Homeland. Peace between the two continental rivals is always fragile. An ill-fated escapade with her boyfriend launches Corrag on a journey of revolutionary impact, driving her to exile in the Nenkaja from which there is no escape. Will she ever find a place for herself in a society dominated by the Augment?

Unconditional: Based in the True Story of a Metanoia – Maitri May

January 21, 2016

Inspiration

The brain is a malleable, transformable and improved body. We must escape the routine to provide new stimuli to the brain so that it faces different challenges to develop those aspects that may be more dormant. Neuroplasticity is learning new, complex, difficult tasks because that is what forces us to exercise mental muscles. The main character realizes that in order to change her life, she has to train her brain by changing activities and learning new tasks, so her brain becomes more resilient and able ...

Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants – Bethany McLean

January 20, 2016

Society

In a way, the situation is ironic: housing was at the root of the financial crisis, and six years after the meltdown, housing finance is still the greatest unsolved issue. The U.S. housing market is roughly $10 trillion, making it one of the largest segments of the bond market. Roughly 70 percent of the American population has a mortgage, and for most people, the mortgage is the most important financial instrument in their lives. But until the financial crisis, few people knew the essential role ...

The Amicable Divorce – Marla Bradeen

January 20, 2016

Comedy

Thanksgiving isn’t turning out the way she planned . . . Already dealing with a suspended driver’s license, despised job, and looming thirtieth birthday, Vanessa Collins doesn’t think much more can go wrong . . . until her husband Brian announces he’s filing for divorce. Acting on her thrice-divorced sister’s advice, Vanessa steals Brian’s financial documents. She’s determined to either escape her marriage with a six-figure settlement or day trade her way into retirement. But Vanessa ends up with something she never bargained for, and ...