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Twisted Willows

Leonora's mother was pushed into insanity and was locked up as a lunatic—a fact Leonora's guardian, Aunt Helen, takes pains to mention at any opportunity. Helen has little interest or affection for her young charge, although she enjoys the luxurious life afforded by Leonora's inheritance and Twisted Willows, the dark, rambling mansion in which they live.

Leonora grows up a timid, easily frightened child. She sleeps in the same room where tragedy struck: A room where horrible murders took place, by a woman pushed over the edge of sanity. So it's no small wonder Leonora suffers from increasingly horrific night terrors.

Once she is sent off to boarding school, however, Leonora manages to escape the continuous mental degradation offered by her aunt. Even so, Leonora's nightmares continue to worsen and now involve a sinister, disfigured man who begins appearing in the waking world.

Is insanity hereditary or is Leonora driven by her own delusions?

Twisted Willows is a deliciously Gothic psychological thriller that proves the meek, even if they inherit the earth, risk losing everything if they succumb to the mind's dark places.

Published in 2015 by CreateSpace.

Categories: Fiction Mystery, Thrillers and Suspense

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Tyree and the Not-So-Green Monkeys

by Gillian Joseph

Tyree heard that green monkeys live at the resort&emdash;and he's determined to find them! On his tropical adventure, he explores lush gardens, sandy beaches, and hidden island corners, counting animals, spotting colorful plants, and discovering surprises along the way. Inspired by a real tropical journey, Tyree and the Not-So-Green Monkeys is more than a counting book&emdash;it's a joyful celebration of curiosity, courage, and discovery. With engaging storytelling, vibrant illustrations, and a gentle introduction to colors, numbers and nature, this picture book is perfect for children ages 2–5. A delightful read-aloud for classrooms, libraries, and family story time.

Published October 2025 by Bookbaby.com.

Categories: Children's Books Fiction Outdoors and Nature Action and Adventure

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UnBound (Steel and Desire Book 2)

by Caryn M. McGill

Special Agent Laura Logan had a difficult childhood and that's putting it mildly. Laura channeled her buried rage into her studies, earned a law degree and joined the FBI. As a member of the new human trafficking task force, Laura wants to impress and she wants to make the perps pay.

Detective Lieutenant Steve Moretti moonlights at a very exclusive adult club, his reward is a free membership along with other perks. His family is pressuring him to find a nice woman and settle down, but that bridge was burned by his ex. His new view: Marriage is betting half your stuff that you'll love someone forever.

A kidnapping shocks Steve's town and the FBI is called in. Steve and Laura meet at the crime scene, sparks fly, and they work the case together. As passion ignites, their no-love commandment is tested. Can they overcome the heartbreak of betrayal and learn to love before it's too late? Are they so afraid they refuse to love at all?

Published by Blushing Books Publications, 2018. Available in print and digital.

Categories: Fiction Police and Crime Mystery, Thrillers and Suspense Romance

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Under the Sea With Addie

by Angela Parrino

Addie notices that the sea floor is littered with coconut shells discarded by humans. Attempting to clean up the sea floor, Addie gathers the coconut shells during her daily jogs from one end of the sea to the other. She builds a home that gets so tall it eventually peeks through the water, causing humans to question its origin. Addie's mother encourages her to tell her story so that people may become more sensitive to taking care of the environment in which all creatures live.

Based on the behavior of the real life species of octopuses known as Amphioctopus marginatus, invertebrates who use coconut shells to build their homes beneath the water, Under the Sea with Addie is the fourth book of a six-book children's wellness set. It focuses on the theme of recycling, and as such, highlights environmental wellness. Appropriate for grades Pre-K-3, as well as the child in all of us!

Published by GP's Honey Tomes, LLC, May 2011.

Categories: Children's Books Fiction Environmental Self-Help, Personal Growth and Self-Esteem

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Unguarded (Steel and Desire Book 3)

by Caryn M. McGill

Special Agent Jamie Gallagher had a rough start. Saved from a sadistic mother, at age five, she spent several years in foster care until adopted by the Gallaghers. She has a stellar resume, having won an Olympic gold medal at seventeen and graduated at the top of her class at the Naval Academy and NYU law school. She recently transferred from D.C. to the New York office, conscripted by FBI chief, Rob Scarborough, for her unique skill set.

New York billionaire Colin MacKenzie led a privileged life but put his foot down at going to some snooty boarding school, preferring to hang out with his best friend, Steve Moretti, and his big Italian family. Finally relenting, he agreed to enter Harvard University, his parents' alma mater. Senior year, he and his college roommate sold an app in a multi-million-dollar deal, the funds freeing him from family money and allowing him to start his own company.

When a bomb is discovered at his company's headquarters, the FBI is called in and Jamie Gallagher assigned as bodyguard. Having recently left her Secret Service assignment, amid the dysfunction of D.C. politics, she's dismayed over another bodyguard assignment and is forced to move in to Colin's Manhattan penthouse until the suspect is apprehended.

Colin is immediately taken by the sultry redhead and has difficulty remembering that he's merely an assignment. Since Jamie must be at his side until the case is resolved, or he's dead, he worries that his role as a Dom at the elite St. Andrew's club will turn Jamie off. Or maybe kink is her thing. But he wants more than sex. As he uncovers her troubled past, he fears she'll never let her guard down.

Can Jamie leave behind her sordid beginnings and expose her damaged heart to a man she just met? Is she still a prisoner of her childhood? Can Colin break through the wall she's built to protect herself from being hurt again?

Published by Blushing Books Publications, 2020. Available in print and digital.

Categories: Fiction Adults, Mature Audiences Police and Crime Romance

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