Monday, June 8, 2020

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books 2020-06-08

Robin DiAngelo - White Fragility artwork White Fragility
Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin DiAngelo
Genre: Social Science
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 26, 2018
Publisher: Beacon Press
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively. Download readers guides at www.beacon.org/whitefragility.



Heather Graham - The Killing Edge artwork The Killing Edge
Heather Graham
Genre: Suspense
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 14, 2019
Publisher: MIRA Books
Seller: Harlequin Enterprises Limited

Be thrilled again by this classic paranormal romantic suspense by New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham. Chloe Marin was lucky. She was just a teenager when a beachside party mansion turned into a bloodbath. According to authorities, the killers were later found dead in the swamp. Chloe’s not so sure. Ten years later, as a psychologist consulting with the cops, she gets drawn in to the disappearance of a swimsuit model. Everyone assumes the girl ran off for some fun in the sun—everyone but Chloe, who’s been visited by the model’s ghost. Someone else is interested in the dead girl: Luke Cane, a P.I. investigating the disappearance for her father. Chloe and Luke barely trust one another, but they agree on the important things—they will bend the law to catch these killers, and there is an undeniable attraction between them. When another mass murder occurs, Chloe’s beginning to think her presence is no longer a coincidence… Originally published in 2010



Lisa Jackson - Backlash artwork Backlash
Lisa Jackson
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: February 26, 2019
Publisher: Zebra Books
Seller: Kensington Publishing Corp.

Dear Reader, Montana has provided the setting for some of my favorite stories. In the late 1980s I wrote Tender Trap and Aftermath featuring Denver and Colton McLean—two brothers returning to their family ranch after years away, confronting the secrets left behind. I’m thrilled that they’re now available in one volume, with a striking new cover and title, Backlash . . .   The ranch country of Montana is beautiful, unforgiving, and for Colton and Denver McLean, filled with a whole lot of bad memories. It’s been seven years since a fire claimed their parents’ lives and drove both brothers away. Now their uncle’s death has brought them back to a place where loyalty and love runs deep—but so do grudges.   Suspicion still swirls about what caused that tragic fire. It created a rift between Denver and the foreman’s daughter, Tessa Kramer. Now Tessa hopes to buy the ranch, if Denver and Colton will agree to sell, but the property is beset by problems. A prized stallion disappears. Other horses start falling sick. Someone seems determined to disrupt—or destroy—the McLean family’s legacy by any means necessary. And finding answers will turn this homecoming into a time of reckoning with enemies past and present . . .   I hope you enjoy coming back to Montana with me!



Mary J. MacLeod & Claire Macdonald - Call the Nurse artwork Call the Nurse
True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle (The Country Nurse Series, Book One)
Mary J. MacLeod & Claire Macdonald
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: April 04, 2013
Publisher: Arcade
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud owners of a near-derelict croft house—a farmer’s stone cottage—on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties as the island’s district nurse. Call the Nurse is her account of the enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. In anecdotes that are by turns funny, sad, moving, and tragic, she recalls them all, the crofters and their laird, the boatmen and tradesmen, young lovers and forbidding churchmen. Against the old-fashioned island culture and the grandeur of mountain and sea unfold indelible stories: a young woman carried through snow for airlift to the hospital; a rescue by boat; the marriage of a gentle giant and the island beauty; a ghostly encounter; the shocking discovery of a woman in chains; the flames of a heather fire at night; an unexploded bomb from World War II; and the joyful, tipsy celebration of a ceilidh. Gaelic fortitude meets a nurse’s compassion in these wonderful true stories from rural Scotland.



Lia Davis - Shifters of Ashwood Falls Collectors' Bundle artwork Shifters of Ashwood Falls Collectors' Bundle
Lia Davis
Genre: Paranormal
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: January 06, 2020
Publisher: Davis Raynes Publishing Group, LLC
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

There comes a time when setting your differences aside isn't just necessary, it's a means of survival. After losing over half of their dens to a group rogue shifters, the wolves and leopards merged as one Pack, but living together is much more of a challenge then they expected. This collection includes the first NINE novellas in the Shifters of Ashwood Falls series PLUS slices of life shorts and character interviews with some of the fan favorites of Ashwood Falls.



James Patterson & Brendan DuBois - The Summer House artwork The Summer House
James Patterson & Brendan DuBois
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: June 08, 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

When seven murder victims are found in a small town, the homicide investigation shakes a small-town sheriff to her core in James Patterson's tense thriller. Once a luxurious southern getaway on a rustic lake, then reduced to a dilapidated crash pad, the Summer House is now the grisly scene of a nighttime mass murder. Eyewitnesses point to four Army Rangers -- known as the Night Ninjas -- recently returned from Afghanistan. To ensure that justice is done, the Army sends Major Jeremiah Cook, a veteran and former NYPD cop, to investigate. But the major and his elite team arrive in sweltering Georgia with no idea their grim jobs will be made exponentially more challenging by local law enforcement, who resists the Army's intrusion and stonewall them at every turn. As Cook and his squad struggle to uncover the truth behind the condemning evidence, the pieces just won't fit -- and forces are rallying to make certain damning secrets die alongside the victims in the murder house. With his own people in the cross-hairs, Cook takes a desperate gamble to find answers -- even if it means returning to a hell of his own worst nightmares . . .



Laura Munson - Willa's Grove artwork Willa's Grove
Laura Munson
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: March 03, 2020
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Seller: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

You are invited to the rest of your life. Three women, from coast to coast and in between, open their mailboxes to the same intriguing invitation. Although leading entirely different lives, each has found herself at a similar, jarring crossroads. Right when these women thought they’d be comfortably settling into middle age, their carefully curated futures have turned out to be dead ends. The sender of the invitation is Willa Silvester, who is reeling from the untimely death of her beloved husband and the reality that she must say  goodbye  to the small mountain town they founded together. Yet as Willa mourns her losses, an impossible question keeps staring her in the face: So now what? Struggling to find the answer alone, fiercely independent Willa eventually calls a childhood friend who happens to be in her own world of hurt—and that’s where the idea sparks. They decide to host a weeklong interlude from life, and invite two other friends facing their own quandaries. Soon the four women converge at Willa’s Montana homestead, a place where they can learn from nature and one another as they contemplate their second acts together in the rugged wilderness of big sky country.



Ibram X. Kendi - How to Be an Antiracist artwork How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
Genre: Political Science
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: August 13, 2019
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” ( Time ) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves. “The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.”— The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review •  Time • NPR •  The Washington Post •  Shelf Awareness  •  Library Journal • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism—and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. At its core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond race, from the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexes, gender identities, and body types. Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves. In How to Be an Antiracist , Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves. Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. This is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society. Praise for How to Be an Antiracist “Ibram X. Kendi’s new book,  How to Be an Antiracist , couldn’t come at a better time. . . . Kendi has gifted us with a book that is not only an essential instruction manual but also a memoir of the author’s own path from anti-black racism to anti-white racism and, finally, to antiracism. . . .   How to Be an Antiracist  gives us a clear and compelling way to approach, as Kendi puts it in his introduction, ‘the basic struggle we’re all in, the struggle to be fully human and to see that others are fully human.’ ” —NPR “Kendi dissects why in a society where so few people consider themselves to be racist the divisions and inequalities of racism remain so prevalent.  How to Be an Antiracist  punctures the myths of a post-racial America, examining what racism really is—and what we should do about it.” — Time



Claude Salhani - Inauguration Day artwork Inauguration Day
A Thriller
Claude Salhani
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: November 03, 2015
Publisher: Yucca
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

One step behind a chameleon Islamic terrorist known only as Omar, Laura Atwood, a beautiful CIA agent, teams up with journalist Chris Clayborne. Together they race across three continents in this page-turning novel that is guaranteed to have you sitting on the edge of your seat. An all-powerful Mexican drug cartel, threatened by the newly elected US President’s promised initiative to wage a real war on drugs as soon as he takes the oath of office, finances a radical Islamist group to assassinate the President of the United States. The Islamists, with the help of Iran, place their deadliest agent, Omar, on a hands-free track with plans to strike on Inauguration Day at the height of the swearing in ceremony. Racing desperately to catch up to Omar, Laura and Chris struggle to apply knowledge only they can slowly acquire and risk their lives countless times to thwart the pending attack. Meanwhile, Omar is already deep undercover in Washington, ready to unleash his for-hire jihad in early January . . . but where exactly will he strike from and how? Inauguration Day , written by a journalist with years of experience in some of the deadliest conflicts in recent memory, is a gripping novel about terrorism, espionage, romance, and the terror-tinged world we live in. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.



Lane Hart - Playing Dirty Box Set artwork Playing Dirty Box Set
Lane Hart
Genre: Erotic Romance
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 30, 2018
Publisher: Lane Hart
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

For the first time ever, get the complete four book Playing Dirty football series in one box set! B********R Out of all the football stadiums in the world, why did Roxanne "The B********r" Benson have to plow through mine? Don't get me wrong. I'm all for women playing professional football. But what I'm not for is The B********r waltzing onto my field, trying to take over my position as the Wildcats' starting kicker. The woman dislocated my knee with her freaking Jeep, for chrissake, and yet all of my teammates love her! So what if Roxy's…gorgeous and sweet and loves football more than anyone in the world? This is my team; and once I recover, she's gonna have to get used to sitting her fine ass on the bench. It's nothing personal. Football is a dirty sport where only the best survive. PERFECT SPIRAL I had the perfect life. Getting paid millions to play the sport I love and spending most of my nights with all the adoring female fans, what more could I possibly want? I sure as hell didn't want the baby boy someone dropped on me before running, leaving behind a note saying he's mine. If that's true, then I don't have a freakin' clue who his mother could be. Until I get the paternity test results, though, the kid's my responsibility. The sleepless nights with a crying baby have me crashing and burning on the football field, putting my superstar career in jeopardy. And suddenly, the only woman I want hates me with a fiery passion. I knew Callie wasn't going to be easy to win over. Not when she blames me for her sister's death. Oh, and if this baby turns out to be my son, Callie's determined to take him away from me. Somehow I'll have to find a way to prove to her that there's more to me than my perfect spiral. DELAY OF GAME My mom is dying. The cancer is eating away at her body a little more each day, and the worst part is I know she's so tired of fighting. She's starting to surrender to the sickness. That's why I stupidly blurted out at Thanksgiving that I had met a woman and was engaged. The truth is, there's no woman in my life and never has been. I just wanted to give my mother something to live for, a few celebrations, an extravagant wedding, the possibility of grandchildren… Now I just need to find a nice girl to pretend to be my fiancĂ©e and walk down the aisle with me in a matter of weeks. Actually, that may be a piece of cake compared to trying to stay away from the one person who has managed to ignite something deep inside of me for the first time in my life. Something I can't ignore or forget no matter how hard I try. ELIGIBLE RECEIVERS When a newly single girl like me decides to play the field, what's better than one big, sexy, rough-and-tumble professional football player? How about two of them? Cameron and Nixon have been best friends for years, and now I've found myself in the middle of them. Literally. The two cocky wide receivers compete over everything – who kisses me better, who can last longer, who has the biggest…well, you get the point. At first, it's all fun and games, until I start to fall for both of them. Hard. But I'm just not the type of girl who sleeps with two men at the same time. I would rather walk away from both rather than end up hurting one of them. The problem is, I'm pretty sure that decision is out of my hands.



James Conroyd Martin - Fortune's Child: A Novel of Empress Theodora artwork Fortune's Child: A Novel of Empress Theodora
James Conroyd Martin
Genre: Historical
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 24, 2019
Publisher: James Conroyd Martin
Seller: Smashwords, Inc.

From a very young age, Theodora, daughter of a circus bearkeeper in Constantinople, sets her sights well above her station in life. Her exquisite beauty sets her apart on stages and in the eyes of men. Stephen, a Syrian lad of striking good looks, is sold by his parents to a Persian wizard, who teaches him a skill in languages that will serve him well. By the time Destiny brings them together in Antioch, Theodora has undergone heartrending trials and a transformation, while Stephen has been sold again . . . and castrated. Discover the enduring bond that, however imperfect, prompts Theodora—as Empress—to request palace eunuch Stephen to write her biography. KIRKUS REVIEWS: "A historical novel set in sixth-century Constantinople charts the extraordinary ascent of a woman from poverty to royal power. Martin's command of the historical period~not just the chief political events, but also the nuances of its cultural mores~is masterful. Furthermore, he conjoins that scholarly rigor with novelistic excitement~the entire tale is intelligently conveyed with great emotional poignancy. [It is] a meticulously researched historical account presented in the form of a thrilling political drama." "James Conroyd Martin not only unfurls the vast canvas of history, but he paints the deeply personal side of the men and women who lived it. His settings and characters come to life in meticulously researched detail. I felt like I was there." —Lisa Wingate, New York Times Bestselling Author of "Before We Were Yours" "Fortune's Child" is a treasure for historical fiction fans—richly detailed, immersive, and heart-pounding. Martin paints a vivid and satisfying portrait of one of history's most remarkable women." -Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of "The Ragged Edge of Night"



Sydney Landon - Nicoli artwork Nicoli
Sydney Landon
Genre: Contemporary
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: June 08, 2020
Publisher: Sydney Landon
Seller: Smashwords, Inc.

What do you do when you learn those closest to you are not who they appear to be? For a man as loyal as Nicoli Moretti it’s the ultimate betrayal. As the top lieutenant and best friend to the head of the Moretti family, he thought he knew everything about the man he considered a brother—but he was so very wrong. Still reeling from that blow, he discovers that not only did the woman he loves know before him, but she also has secrets of her own—ones that could well get her killed. His thirst for revenge is almost overwhelming—yet so is his love for Minka Gavino. A relationship with someone from another mafia family would be complicated on a good day, but was it even worth fighting for now? Once the trust is gone, can it ever be rebuilt? Or, will he walk away from the only life he’s ever known and the only woman he’s ever loved?



Rexanne Becnel - My Gallant Enemy artwork My Gallant Enemy
Rexanne Becnel
Genre: Historical
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: April 09, 2013
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

In this “delicious medieval love story,” a noblewoman is forced to honor a long-ago betrothal to a ruthless warrior—who is now her family’s bitter enemy ( Romantic Times ).  Lady Lilliane was betrothed to Corbett of Colchester at the age of fourteen, long before their families became sworn enemies. Years later, Corbett unexpectedly turns up to claim his beautiful bride and, by contract, her valuable dowry: Castle Orrick. Suspecting some royal intrigue lies behind Corbett’s sudden desire for this marriage, Lilliane vows she will never lie in his bed. But what fate awaits Lilliane—and all England—if she resists him? And what darker fate if she surrenders? This “sensual romance set in 13th-century England” marked the award-winning debut of this USA Today –bestselling author ( Publishers Weekly ).



Nora Roberts - Hideaway artwork Hideaway
A Novel
Nora Roberts
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: May 26, 2020
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

"Reading Hideaway is like a mini vacation, as Roberts transports you from the sun-drenched mountains of Big Sur to the rolling hills of Ireland to the bustling streets of New York City." - Associated Press A family ranch in Big Su r country and a legacy of Hollywood royalty set the stage for Nora Roberts’ emotional new suspense novel, Hideaway . Caitlyn Sullivan had come from a long line of Hollywood royalty, stretching back to her Irish immigrant great-grandfather. At nine, she was already a star—yet still an innocent child who loved to play hide and seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. It was during one of those games that she disappeared. Some may have considered her a pampered princess, but Cate was in fact a smart, scrappy fighter, and she managed to escape her abductors. Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bloodied, exhausted girl huddled in his house—but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge, reuniting her with her loved ones. Cate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. First came the discovery of a shocking betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison. Then there were years spent away in western Ireland, peaceful and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. Finally, she would return to Los Angeles, gathering the courage to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life. What she didn’t yet know was that two seeds had been planted that long-ago night—one of a great love, and one of a terrible vengeance…



Loretta Giacoletto - The Savino Sisters Mystery Series: Books 1 - 3 artwork The Savino Sisters Mystery Series: Books 1 - 3
Loretta Giacoletto
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: May 26, 2018
Publisher: Marelwood Publishing
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

Italy To Die For (Book 1). Too much togetherness spells disaster for these thirty-something sisters vacationing in Italy. When glamorous Margo opts for a steamy romance in Florence, plain-Jane Ellen travels alone to their next destination, a charming hillside villa at La Spezia. The owner Lorenzo, a mysterious widower, insists on showing Ellen around Cinque Terre, five picturesque villages overlooking the Ligurian Sea. Ellen is determined to experience the local culture but instead encounters intrigue in Monterosso el Mare where gypsies are turning up dead faster than Lorenzo can show her the sights. Then Margo arrives, and soon discovers her own life is in danger. Regrets To Die For (Book 2). Ellen and Margo discover there's more to Italy than the typical tourist destinations when they check out their family roots in the foothills of the Italian Alps, much to the dismay of their sassy grandmother Clarita. Nonnie Clarita, who now lives in St. Louis, was only eighteen when she left her widowed mother in Pont Canavese and immigrated to America after the Second World War. Why she has no regrets about leaving or never returning is a mystery Ellen and Margo are determined to resolve, with or without the obstinate Clarita's cooperation. Could it be the horrific murder of the father Clarita adored? Or the questionable suicide of Clarita's young friend and later the drowning of the boy's grieving father? Or, her ill-fated teenage romance with a persistent Resistance fighter that triggered this series of tragic events? Not Worthy Dying For (Book 3). What would it take for Ellen and Margo to cut short their Italian holiday and return St. Louis? Their mother Toni's connection to the murder of Val Corrigan, that's what. It seems the widow Toni shared Val's affections with her clueless best friend among other women, one who later winds up dead. While attempting to prove their mother's innocence, the sisters' amateur sleuthing leads them to the decade-old renovation of a building located in the former St. Louis Garment District. El and Margo soon discover that greed and corruption within the construction industry resulted in deadly consequences for more than one victim. It's up to the sisters to convince hard-nosed Major Case Squad Detectives Sam Reardan and Guy Winchester who resent the outside interference. If that's not enough, the sisters' Nonnie Clarita's long ago WWII teenage lover has traveled from Italy to St. Louis, determined to renew their romance and to establish a relationship with Clarita's family.



Desmond Cole - The Skin We're In artwork The Skin We're In
A Year of Black Resistance and Power
Desmond Cole
Genre: Political Science
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: January 28, 2020
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy, and inspire activists. In his 2015 cover story for Toronto Life magazine, Desmond Cole exposed the racist actions of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times he had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. The story quickly came to national prominence, shaking the country to its core and catapulting its author into the public sphere. Cole used his newfound profile to draw insistent, unyielding attention to the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis.   Both Cole’s activism and journalism find vibrant expression in his first book, The Skin We’re In . Puncturing the bubble of Canadian smugness and naive assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year—2017—in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when Black refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, Indigenous land and water protectors resisting the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, police across the country rallying around an officer accused of murder, and more.   The year also witnessed the profound personal and professional ramifications of Desmond Cole’s unwavering determination to combat injustice. In April, Cole disrupted a Toronto police board meeting by calling for the destruction of all data collected through carding. Following the protest, Cole, a columnist with the Toronto Star , was summoned to a meeting with the paper’s opinions editor and informed that his activism violated company policy. Rather than limit his efforts defending Black lives, Cole chose to sever his relationship with the publication. Then in July, at another police board meeting, Cole challenged the board to respond to accusations of a police cover-up in the brutal beating of Dafonte Miller by an off-duty police officer and his brother. When Cole refused to leave the meeting until the question was publicly addressed, he was arrested. The image of Cole walking out of the meeting, handcuffed and flanked by officers, fortified the distrust between the city’s Black community and its police force.   Month-by-month, Cole creates a comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality. Urgent, controversial, and unsparingly honest, The Skin We’re In is destined to become a vital text for anti-racist and social justice movements in Canada, as well as a potent antidote to the all-too-present complacency of many white Canadians.



Lucy Foley - The Guest List artwork The Guest List
A Novel
Lucy Foley
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: June 02, 2020
Publisher: William Morrow
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

“I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient "Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book Review A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party. The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner  – The bridesmaid – The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed. But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?



Michael Connelly - Fair Warning artwork Fair Warning
Michael Connelly
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: May 26, 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

The hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow is back in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Jack McEvoy, the journalist who never backs down, tracks a serial killer who has been operating completely under the radar--until now. Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever encountered. Jack investigates--against the warnings of the police and his own editor--and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious killer has been hunting women, using genetic data to select and stalk his targets. Uncovering the murkiest corners of the dark web, Jack races to find and protect the last source who can lead him to his quarry. But the killer has already chosen his next target, and he's ready to strike. Terrifying and unputdownable, Fair Warning shows once again why "Michael Connelly has earned his place in the pantheon of great crime fiction writers" ( Chicago Sun-Times ).



Russ Harris - The Confidence Gap artwork The Confidence Gap
A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
Russ Harris
Genre: Self-Improvement
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: September 13, 2011
Publisher: Shambhala
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Rooted in revolutionary therapy techniques,  The Confidence Gap  provides a practical roadmap for confronting the fears and doubts that keep holding you back Too many of us miss out on opportunities in life because we lack self-confidence. Whether it's public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or asking someone for a date, there are situations in which we just don't feel equipped to handle the challenges we face.  Russ Harris offers a surprising solution to low self-confidence, shyness, and insecurity: Rather than trying to "get over" our fears, he says, the secret is to form a new and wiser relationship with them. Paradoxically, it's only when we stop struggling against our fearfulness that we begin to find lasting freedom from it.  Drawing on the techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a cutting-edge form of cognitive-behavioral therapy,  The Confidence Gap  explains how to:      • Free yourself from common misconceptions about what confidence is and how to build it     • Transform your relationship with fear and anxiety     • Clarify your core values and use them as your inspiration and motivation     • Use mindfulness to effectively handle negative thoughts and feelings.



Layla F. Saad - Me and White Supremacy artwork Me and White Supremacy
Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla F. Saad
Genre: Social Science
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: January 28, 2020
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Seller: Sourcebooks, Inc.

"Layla Saad is one of the most important and valuable teachers we have right now on the subject of white supremacy and racial injustice."— New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert Based on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey of how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too. When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and nearly 100,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook . Updated and expanded from the original workbook, Me and White Supremacy ,takes the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and including expanded definitions, examples, and further resources. Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. The numbers show that readers are ready to do this work—let's give it to them. Additional Praise for Me and White Supremacy : “ Allyship means taking action. How? Layla Saad's Me and White Supremacy teaches readers exactly how to get past the paralysis of white fragility so that they can build bridges, not walls. Read the book, look deep within yourself, sit with your discomfort, and then act. This is how we can truly say we are doing everything we can to combat white supremacy."—Sophia Bush, award-winning actress and activist "She is no-joke changing the world and, for what it's worth, the way I live my life."—Anne Hathaway "Layla Saad moves her readers from their heads into their hearts, and ultimately, into their practice. We won't end white supremacy through an intellectual understanding alone; we must put that understanding into action." —Robin DiAngelo, author of New York Times bestseller White Fragility



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Avery Flynn
Genre: Romance
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: June 08, 2020
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Seller: Macmillan

Special price. We’re all in this together. Find your #HEAATHOME Brooke Chapman-Powell takes her position as the Earl of Englefield’s personal secretary very seriously. This job is what keeps her sister in her university for the deaf and the town from completely shutting down. But the earl’s dying, and they have only one hope. An American. From some place called Salvation, Virginia. Now she’ll have to teach the in-all-likelihood-uncouth-and-lazy half American how to be a proper earl if they hope to save the village. God help them all. Nick Vane has about two gazillion things that land higher on his to-do list than becoming an English earl. Things like naps. Hosting poker nights. Oh, and raking in the profits from his latest invention. Accepting the title his grandfather has denied him since birth? Doesn’t. Even. Register. But Miss Prim and Proper won’t give up, and before he knows what’s what, he’s on a plane to London. He’s got too much pride to go down easily, and she’s got too much propriety to ever break the rules. They are as different as a cocktail fork and a bread knife...and the clash between them lands these two in the most unexpected positions.



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Books 1-3
Susannah Nix
Genre: Short Stories
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: May 15, 2019
Publisher: Haver Street Press
Seller: Susannah Nix

Dive into the first three books of the Chemistry Lessons series, featuring smart, relatable, women who work in STEM fields. Laugh, cry, and swoon along with them as they navigate life, careers, friendship, and falling in love. Book 1: Remedial Rocket Science After scoring her dream IT job, geeky computer whiz Melody moves to Los Angeles. But she’s in for an unpredictable ride when she realizes her new coworker — and the CEO’s son — is an old one-night stand! “A whimsical story” ( Publishers Weekly ) full of laughs and heart. Book 2: Intermediate Thermodynamics Between her job as an aerospace engineer and her knitting club, Esther doesn’t have time for romance. But when her annoying neighbor, Jonathan, agrees to date her best friend in exchange for help with his screenplay, Esther finds her dislike of him morphing into attraction… Book 3: Advanced Physical Chemistry Curvy chemical engineer Penny swears off men until she can figure out why they keep cheating on her. But her no-men resolution hits a snag when the superhumanly hot barista at her favorite coffee shop gives her the kiss of her life. A 2019 RITA Award Finalist! Grab the whole set and settle in for three hilariously heartwarming and addictive romances. Each book features a different couple with their own happy ever after and no cliffhangers.  Other books in the Chemistry Lessons series (sold separately): Book 4: Applied Electromagnetism Book 5: Experimental Marine Biology



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100 Delicious Instant Pot Recipes!
Hope Comerford
Genre: Methods
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: September 04, 2018
Publisher: Good Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

100 tasty, fun, fast, and healthy Instant Pot recipes for the whole family, with color photographs! Your Instant Pot is your solution for tasty, terrific meals without a lot of time or trouble! This versatile cooking device can do just about anything in the kitchen —from breakfast to snacks to dinner to dessert—so you just need to stop by the grocery for a few ingredients, throw them in your Instant Pot, adjust a few settings, and let it handle everything else! In these bright pages with full-color photographs, you’ll find recipes for a wide variety of delicious foods, such as cinnamon rolls, spinach and artichoke dip, potato bacon soup, tender and tasty ribs, mashed potatoes, and even cheesecake! It’s sure to offer everything you need to get started with your Instant Pot or to take your cooking to the next level. Hope Comerford has selected the best Instant Pot meals from home cooks across the country and can’t wait to share them with you. She’ll also give you tips on how to set up and use your Instant Pot, how to know when your food is perfectly done, and more. In the Fix-It and Forget-It Instant Pot Cookbook , you’ll find fun and family-friendly recipes such as: • Fruit Breakfast Cobbler • Hummus • Meatballs • Chicken Cheddar Broccoli Soup • Pulled Pork • Slow Cooked Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs • Kid-Friendly Mac & Cheese with Kale • Cookies & Cream Cheesecake (Gluten-Free) • Apple Sauce and Cider • And many more!



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E.M. Gayle
Genre: Romance
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: May 05, 2020
Publisher: Gypsy Ink Books
Seller: Julie Cummings

Three bestselling romance novels from Top 10 New York Times Bestselling author E.M. Gayle, together in a single collection for the first time.  Three scorching hot and emotionally intense love stories that are impossible to put down, all in one bundle. Includes Tucker’s Fall, Levi’s Ultimatum and Mason’s Rule. Tucker’s Fall One forbidden kiss. Two fractured lives. Sooo many secrets. When Maggie is forced to return home to escape a scandal, she’s thrown into the path of the bad boy from her past. But Tucker’s dark side will pull them both in unexpected directions. Levi’s Ultimatum In search of someplace to belong…He found an obsession. One tragic night ripped Levi’s world apart and left him adrift with no home or family to return to. After a soul crushing stint in Afghanistan, he spent a decade wandering the globe searching for something or someone to make him whole again. Weary of regret and consumed by loneliness, he puts his heart on the line and turns to the only people still connected to him by blood. But a chance encounter with a single mother changes everything and he chooses to stake a claim. Trust, however, is hard to come by, especially when it comes to the darkness slowly consuming him.  Mason’s Rule If only things went according to plan… Mason Sinclair followed everyone else's rules until family lies tore his life apart. Now he sets the damn rules and expects everyone to follow them. Period. But as the complex charade he calls his life begins to unravel, he meets a reporter with questionable motives and killer curves who may be the final straw.



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James Patterson & Candice Fox
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: June 02, 2020
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Top cop, devoted sister, and now Inmate 3329: even prison bars won't stop Harriet Blue from seeking justice for the murder of her brother. Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop -- as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom . . .