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  Where Angels Fear to Tread (REMY CHANDLER NOVEL Book 3)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW The fact that six-year-old Zoe York has been kidnapped is disturbing enough, until Boston PI Remy Chandler sees her drawings-nightmare visions of everything leading up to her abduction and of the man with wings who would come and save her. A man who is an angel, just like Remy... READING BOOK                                  DOWNLOAD BOOK 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia,[1] since keeping your brain active and engaged prevents it from losing power. Just like any other muscle in the body, the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy, so the phrase “use it or lose it” is particularly apt when it comes to your mind. Doing puzzles and playing games such as chess have also been found to be helpful with cognitive stimulation.[2] 2. Stress Reduction No mat

  Final Fling: Murders with a Scottish Slàinte: Loch Lonach Mystery Series, Book Four (Loch Lonach Scottish Mystery Series 4)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW Ginny Forbes watched in dismay as the homicidal maniac and four - count them, four - alligators high on methamphetamines surrounded the base of the live oak tree she had chosen to climb. The wildfire was close enough for her to feel the first tendrils of heat on her naked skin. At the various times in her life when she'd been asked how she preferred to die, she had answered, Asleep, in bed, of old age. She tried to calculate her chances. Not looking good, here. She'd gotten the answer to one of her questions, though. Could a strong, successful, modern woman at the top of her game settle into a comfortable routine? Answer, no. Evolve or die. READING BOOK                                  DOWNLOAD BOOK 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of (or po

  Silent Night (A Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 6)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW 'Tis the season for an investigation! Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane return for a Christmas caper at Bellmont Abbey—.After a year of marriage—and numerous adventures—Lady Julia and Brisbane hope for a quiet, intimate Christmas together—until they find themselves at her father's ancestral estate, Bellmont Abbey, with her eccentric family and a menagerie of animals.Nevertheless, Julia looks forward to a lively family gathering—but amongst the celebrations, a mystery stirs. There are missing jewels, new faces at the Abbey, and a prowling ghost that brings back unwelcome memories from a previous holiday—one that turned deadly. Is a new culprit recreating crimes of the past? And will Brisbane let Julia investigate—? READING BOOK                                  DOWNLOAD BOOK 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of (or poss

  Buried Threads (Volume 2)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW Rachel’s mouth sagged. “You mean you’re really a monk? But how’s that possible? You’re not even wearing a robe, and your hair...” He simply smiled. Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen work together as the successful owners of a treasure hunting company. But a seemingly simple assignment—to track down a priceless gem that is believed to be buried in a shipwreck deep within the Sea of Japan—takes a startling, and dangerous, turn. Faced with a monk’s dark prophecy that a natural disaster will soon strike Japan, killing millions, Rachel and Chase must embark on the mission of a lifetime in order to uncover the three cursed samurai swords that can avert the catastrophe. Chaos ensues as their adventure takes them from shark infested waters and creepy caves to haunted hidden tombs and a confrontation with Yakuza gang members. Time is running out as the prophecy’s day of reckoning draws near. Will Rachel and Chase succeed

  Swimming with the Fishes: An Ozarks Lake Mystery (Book 2)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW She’s settling into a new life. But when a fishing trip totally capsizes, can she get a friend off the hook for murder?Elizabeth Trout still feels awkward living back home. Discovering a BFF from her raucous high-school days has become the perfect mom is as weird as staying with her mother while awaiting construction of her new home. But she’s shaken to her core when her newlywed husband and beloved dog are nearly blown out of the water in a dockside explosion which leaves another woman dead … and her bestie is arrested for the crime.To clear her friend, Elizabeth and her spouse set out to reel in a killer by sifting through the murky depths of small town drama. But between missing money, ominous strangers, and a shady ex-husband, these amateur sleuths net more motives than they can handle.Can this dynamic detective duo dig up an answer before the big one gets away?Swimming wi

  A Meeting Of Minds: A Water Witch Cozy Mystery - Book Four (Water Witch Cozy Paranormal Mystery Series 4)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW There's a wedding to arrange, and Gladys Weaver won't allow a pesky murder to put a spanner in the works! Gladys Weaver never thought she'd tie the knot again, especially to an acupuncturist of Chinese descent who'd once been magically trapped in the body of a goat - but now it's about to happen, nothing is going to stop her - not even a murder. When her wedding venue of choice becomes a bothersome homicide investigation scene, Gladys is not about to let the police drag their flat feet. She needs the murder solved quickly, and if she's required to use magic to make that happen, then so be it. After all, she is the most powerful witch in her family, and it's about time she showed people why. She's booked the band and picked an organist - although the grizzly murder made that choice a little sim

  Murder in the Oval Library (Lincoln's White House Mystery Book 2)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW April 13, 1861: Rebel troops are across the Potomac River, only 800 feet from the White House and President Lincoln—but a murderer is even closer . . . With the Confederate Army firing on Fort Sumter, the Civil War has begun—and an invasion of Washington, DC, from Secessionist Virginia seems imminent. As the population evacuates, the President is in desperate need of men to defend the capital. Lincoln’s trusted aide, Adam Speed Quinn, and Quinn’s old friend from the Bloody Kansas conflict, Senator Jim Lane, hastily assemble a motley crew of just over a hundred men and garrison them in the East Room at the White House itself. Dubbed the Frontier Guard, these rough-and-tumble patriots steel themselves for the inevitable attack. But even as dawn breaks with no Rebel strike, a single act of violence intrudes within the White House. One of the Frontier Guard lies dead

  Abandon Mint (Sweet Shop Mystery Book 8)                               READ or DOWNLOAD NOW Margaret thinks it’s boring. Then the body is found . .When her son, Zach, stumbles across the dead body of a friend, his first call is to the Police. His second call is to his mother.Margaret agrees to assist Detective David Graham in tracking down the murderer. But as they get closer to the truth, the killer gets closer to Margaret.Once again in danger, Margaret must find a way to solve this crime. Or she just may lose everything she holds dear. READING BOOK                                  DOWNLOAD BOOK 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia,[1] since keeping your brain active and engaged prevents it from losing power. Just like any other muscle in the body, the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy, so the phrase “use it or lose it” is particularly apt when it co