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Cruising Panama’s Canal by Al & Sunny Lockwood

About Cruising Panama’s Canal by Al & Sunny Lockwood

Cruising through the world’s most famous short cut is an exciting, enlightening, unforgettable travel adventure.

Shaken up by an explosive car crash with a texting driver, Al and Sunny Lockwood determine to make their “someday” travel dreams come true.

Realizing the fragility of life, this spirited couple decide to stop postponing their travel dreams. Their first dream destination: the Panama Canal.

Come along as they share fascinating details of their 17-day odyssey from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale via the Panama Canal.

Sunny provides the facts. Al adds delicious humor. A perfect recipe for cruise travel fun!

Learn what ocean cruising is really like: the service, the staterooms, the entertainment, the surprises, and of course the food — endless buffets, amazing gourmet dinners, decadent desserts.

Visit exotic destinations such as: Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Putarenas, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia.

Stand on the bow of Holland America’s MS Zuiderdam as Al and Sunny share the amazing sights, sounds and feelings of transiting the Canal.

Learn how the locks actually work as huge, modern ships squeeze into 100-year-old chambers.

Watch as the sun rises over the Pacific Ocean and then sets into the Atlantic on the same day. Miraculous!

What readers say about this book:

“Their writing is inviting, funny, contagious and just flat out a joy to read.”
— Amazon top reviewer William D. Curnett

“The pages just flew when I picked this book up.”
— Janice Condit

“Al’s descriptions of desserts made me want to rip the pages out and eat them!”
— Karen Zaccheo

Whether you’re thinking of a Panama Canal cruise, looking for a humorous and heart-felt travel memoir, or are an armchair traveler seeking a fun and entertaining read, you are going to love “Cruising Panama’s Canal.” Order your copy today!

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Cruising Panama’s Canal by Al & Sunny Lockwood

About Cruising Panama’s Canal by Al & Sunny Lockwood

Cruising through the world’s most famous short cut is an exciting, enlightening, unforgettable travel adventure.

Shaken up by an explosive car crash with a texting driver, Al and Sunny Lockwood determine to make their “someday” travel dreams come true.

Realizing the fragility of life, this spirited couple decide to stop postponing their travel dreams. Their first dream destination: the Panama Canal.

Come along as they share fascinating details of their 17-day odyssey from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale via the Panama Canal.

Sunny provides the facts. Al adds delicious humor. A perfect recipe for cruise travel fun!

Learn what ocean cruising is really like: the service, the staterooms, the entertainment, the surprises, and of course the food — endless buffets, amazing gourmet dinners, decadent desserts.

Visit exotic destinations such as: Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Putarenas, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia.

Stand on the bow of Holland America’s MS Zuiderdam as Al and Sunny share the amazing sights, sounds and feelings of transiting the Canal.

Learn how the locks actually work as huge, modern ships squeeze into 100-year-old chambers.

Watch as the sun rises over the Pacific Ocean and then sets into the Atlantic on the same day. Miraculous!

What readers say about this book:

“Their writing is inviting, funny, contagious and just flat out a joy to read.”
— Amazon top reviewer William D. Curnett

“The pages just flew when I picked this book up.”
— Janice Condit

“Al’s descriptions of desserts made me want to rip the pages out and eat them!”
— Karen Zaccheo

Whether you’re thinking of a Panama Canal cruise, looking for a humorous and heart-felt travel memoir, or are an armchair traveler seeking a fun and entertaining read, you are going to love “Cruising Panama’s Canal.” Order your copy today!

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The Poor People Watching Football: Why They Stay Broke, and What You Can Do to Break Free by Adem Yaseen

About The Poor People Watching Football: Why They Stay Broke, and What You Can Do to Break Free by Adem Yaseen

Every weekend, millions scream for teams they don’t own. They wear jerseys, argue stats, and spend money they don’t have—while their own dreams sit on the bench.

This book isn’t about football. It’s about what it represents—a culture of spectatorship keeping the poor broke, busy, and blind to their power.

The Poor People Watching Football is a bold wake-up call for anyone tired of living paycheck to paycheck. It unpacks the habits, beliefs, and distractions that trap hard-working people in poverty—and shows how to escape. No fluff, no guilt trips. Just real talk, strategy, and a blueprint to stop watching others win and start building your own scoreboard.

If you’re done feeling powerless and ready to shift from consumer to creator—this is the book you’ve been waiting for.

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First Drive: A Seph Vermillion Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

First Drive: A Seph Vermillion Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

Grab your hat, step into your boots, and strap on those spurs. Your cow pony is saddled up and ready to ride the trail from San Antonio to Abilene.

Seph Vermillion grew up dirt poor. As long as he can remember, he’s been pushing a plow and arguing with a mule. A couple of times a year, a trio of bandits ravage the family farm and make off with their savings.

Pa never returned home after the war. Seph’s siblings have been gone so long, he doesn’t remember what they look like. When Ma dies after a long illness, Seph trades the family farm for a horse named Sheriff. The kid next door tells Seph about the Deatherage Longhorn Cattle Ranch. The allure of adventure beckons. They partner up and hit the trail. Lacking skills, they are the last cowboys hired and agree to work for half pay.

The outfit’s top hand, Stoke Moreland, pranks, taunts, and threatens Seph. Why does the seasoned cowboy seem intent on driving him off? Seph doesn’t know much about self-defense, but he is tired of being a victim and feeling violated. How long can he turn the other cheek?

The trail is fraught with hazards from perilous river crossings to the mother of all stampedes. When they realize they’re being tracked, followed, and hunted, a growing sense of doom overwhelms the fledgling outfit of cowboys who are still wet behind the ears. The outlaws that plagued Seph’s past have followed them and they are determined to take the herd. Their plan is simple: pit the cowboys against each other, pick them off one by one, and stampede the beeves.

Since they left San Antonio, the drovers have looked forward to whooping it up at the end of the trail. That was before somebody began killing cowboys. Now, Abilene seems like an impossible dream. Will anybody make it to the end of the trail?

Sign on with the Dagger D, Angry R brand—First Drive is calling your name.

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The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon Above Colorado Springs by Diane Olsen Author

The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon Above Colorado Springs by Diane Olsen Author

Award-winning author Diane Olsen, known for her acclaimed series “Rising Wind” and the multi-award-winning “Roots to Religion,” now presents her memoir titled “The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon Above Colorado Springs.”

Growing up in Colorado Springs was a magical time for me, filled with treasured memories. The stories shared follow a group of musings, experiences, and explorations in Mother Nature’s playground for a young girl growing up in the little canyons west of Colorado Springs, from sixty to seventy-five years ago, in a home that lay between Cheyenne Mountain and Mount Rosa, St. Peter’s Dome, and Cookstove with Pike’s Peak looming behind them.

We lived above Twilight Canyon, but the focus of this book is the sister valley, Sweetwater Canyon, and every time I see a picture of that mountain area or think about it, the tears flow. Itinerant wanderers and thoughtful individuals sought spiritual solace and inspiration from Cheyenne Mountain’s numerous hillsides, waterfalls, and various winding canyons, such as Cheyenne, Twilight, and Sweetwater, as well as other canyons in the area. I know we did. Perhaps with the writing of this memoir, the Mulberger family realizes that we still do. (Kindle on sale for $2.99 through July 4th, 2025)

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Gimpy & Dr. B: Book One by Richard P. Ley

Gimpy & Dr. B: Book One by Richard P. Ley

Gimpy & Dr. B is a heartfelt dramady following Scott Gibson and Dr. Glenda Bentley. Scott is a former high school all-state soccer star whose career was cut short by a knee injury. He’s had a severe limp for the past 30 years, and the kids at the exclusive school where he’s a maintenance man call him ‘Gimpy.’ Dr. B is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon at the University and for an NFL team. She risks her career rebuilding Scott’s knee with an unapproved procedure she’s been planning for years. Will Dr. B’s gamble pay off, or end in disaster? Gimpy & Dr. B is a sharp, heartwarming dramedy about healing old wounds, taking risks, and finding connection in unexpected places. If you liked Forrest Gump or Jerry Maguire, you’ll love Gimpy & Dr. B. Get your copy today! Available as an eBook, paperback, and soon as an audiobook..

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Zephyr’s Flight by Ray Strong

Zephyr’s Flight by Ray Strong

A thousand years after the Chaos erased history, a rebellious village girl who sang with dragons rises to save her clan.

Astria’s only dream is to become a Dragon Rider, like her ancestors who once forced peace upon the Legions and the barbarian Hordes. But the enigmatic dragons have their own motives and leave Astria without a partner.
Until she meets Zephyr.
But peace is a lie—and the Hordes are closing in once more, embroiling Astria in a war between empires where only one person understands her desires: a warrior from another land.

“unforgettable” – Kirkus Reviews

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Overcoming The Retirement Trap by Jeff Kikel

About Overcoming The Retirement Trap by Jeff Kikel

Overcoming the Retirement Trap is a no-fluff, real-world guide to achieving financial freedom—on your terms. Author Jeff Kikel introduces the concept of Freedom Day: the moment when work becomes optional, not required. Drawing from 30 years in financial services and insights from his Freedom Nation Podcast, Jeff shares his 8-step blueprint to escape the outdated retirement model and build lasting income, control your time, and live a life beyond limits. Whether you’re a Gen Xer, late-start planner, or business owner unsure of your exit strategy, this book gives you the tools to shift from confusion to confidence and create the lifestyle you truly want.

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Learn & Retain Arabic with Spaced Repetition: 500+ Anki Notes with Grammar, Vocabulary, Common Phrases, and Audio Pronunciation

About Learn & Retain Arabic with Spaced Repetition: 500+ Anki Notes with Grammar, Vocabulary, Common Phrases, and Audio Pronunciation

Transform your Arabic skills and build your confidence with this complete handbook and over 500 easy-to-use flashcards!

Specially designed as a fun, practical, and accessible path to mastering Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) through spaced repetition, this ultimate language learning handbook offers readers a common-sense and enjoyable way of building their vocabulary and learning faster. Featuring six levels of difficulty, inside you’ll find an intuitive path to effortlessly improving your Arabic comprehension, memory, and grammar skills.

Drawing on the proven benefits of the spaced repetition learning system, including its power to challenge you with words you’re about to forget while downplaying vocabulary you’ve already mastered, Learn & Retain Arabic with Spaced Repetition includes simple examples and lots of flashcards at Level I to help you build your confidence at your own pace. You’ll also uncover audio elements with the flashcards to help you pronounce words and use grammar like a native speaker.

If you want to say goodbye to boring memory exercises, then Learn & Retain Arabic with Spaced Repetition is for you! These intuitive lessons are designed to make learning a deeply enjoyable and rewarding process as you watch your comprehension skyrocket and start speaking authentic Arabic.

With flashcards that are tailored to challenge you and present you with harder words as you improve, now you can level up your Arabic, avoid repeating words you already know, and grow your vocabulary like never before.

If you wish to deeply study Islamic texts in their original form, mastering Classical Arabic is essential. If you want to understand modern-day Arabic, knowing MSA basics is paramount to understanding written and non-entertainment media. If you are a tourist or want to move to an Arabic-speaking country, then your choice of regional dialect will depend on your destination. However, even if you want to move to an Arabic-speaking country, knowing the basics of MSA can be helpful.

In this book, we will focus on MSA. The goal is to break through the first hurdle and get you to be able to read, speak, and understand Arabic in its standard form. After that, you can decide on your next goal.

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AI Resilient: How Freelancers and Entrepreneurs Can Thrive, Charge More, and Stay Irreplaceable in the Age of AI by Joachim Lepine

AI Resilient: How Freelancers and Entrepreneurs Can Thrive, Charge More, and Stay Irreplaceable in the Age of AI by Joachim Lepine

AI Resilient shows freelancers, coaches, and entrepreneurs how to attract top clients, lock in premium rates, and sell like crazy—even if AI reshaping the game and changing client perceptions of value. This book is your survival guide and will take you from getting by to riding the wave of AI!

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Stanhope Legacy by Wes Davis

Stanhope Legacy by Wes Davis

Embark on a thrilling journey with the Stanhope Clan as they leave Edinburgh, Scotland, for the promise of a new life in America. But their voyage is just the beginning as they face challenges and evil lurking in their new country. From New Jersey to Idaho, to the bustling city of New York and even the grandeur of the court of St. James in England, three generations of the Stanhope family will navigate a changing world while fighting for their survival and legacy. Spanning 60 years, this first book in the series sets the standard for the Stanhope Family as they rise to new heights of power and fortune.
If you enjoyed “The Thorn Birds” by Colleen McCullough, you will love the epic saga of the Stanhope Legacy. Don’t miss out – buy now before the price changes!

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Know The Beast by Minerva Hart

Know The Beast by Minerva Hart

Poppy and Arthur Gibbs are twins, best friends, and each other’s rock. Seeing as their addict mother has never taken care of them, they’ve become their own – and each other’s – parents instead. They’ve had hundreds of under-the-counter jobs, and have had to hide their money from their mother so that she won’t go on a bender. Throughout all this, two things keep them going: Their bond, and their shared dream of making it big in Hollywood. Arthur would become a famous actor while Poppy would make award-winning costumes.

But a night in the wood shatters that dream forever. Poppy is bitten by a werewolf, and after taking her first life, she flees the state to keep her brother safe. Eventually, she learns something crucial: That smoking wolfsbane will buy her time, keep the curse at bay, but it will catch up to her sooner or later.

Twelve years later, Poppy’s time as a human is nearly up. She can’t stop the final transformation, so she instead decides to spend her last days making amends with Arthur. When she tracks him down, he’s nothing like she remembers: Instead of becoming an actor, he’s become a porn star living in a seaside house that his closeted lover has bought for him. For his part, Arthur doesn’t know how to take his sister – whom he’d thought dead – after so many years.

Can the Gibbs siblings repair their relationship, despite their respective transformations? Or will their beasts consume them?

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Once Upon A Second Chance by Claire Kirby

Once Upon A Second Chance by Claire Kirby

He shattered my heart, returned as my colleague, and knocked me up during a tornado.
Ten years after Richard Hogan left me for New York and medical school, he’s back in Tennessee—divorced, devastatingly handsome, and working at my clinic.
He got the prestigious career and society wife.
I got small town life and lonely nights.

When a tornado ravages Mount Juliet, we work side by side through the chaos.
Exhaustion and adrenaline blur boundaries until we’re tearing up the sheets.

His ex arrives like a second disaster, spreading vicious lies.
Richard’s fierce defense of me reveals feelings neither of us buried completely.
His parents swoop in with bribes—a prestigious New York position, far from small-town life and the woman they claim is trapping their son with a pregnancy.
I’m terrified that history is about to repeat itself, only this time he’ll be leaving not just me—but his unborn child.

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The Man With No Face by Wataru Lennard

The Man With No Face by Wataru Lennard

Born with a face the world couldn’t look past, “G” spent years hiding in the background. But when a life-changing surgery gives him a new face, he doesn’t stop there—he reshapes his entire body, forging himself into the man he’s always wanted to be.

Along the way, he falls for an online acquaintance—a brilliant, compassionate woman with a disability. As their connection deepens, G discovers that love isn’t about perfection but about seeing and being seen for who you truly are.

When his artistic laptop designs catch the attention of a powerful Silicon Valley executive, G is thrust into a world of innovation and ambition. Climbing the corporate ladder with a mind as sharp as his designs, he becomes indispensable to the company—and to the CEO, who sees in him the potential for something even greater.

With the chance to change the world one invention at a time, G must navigate success, love, and the weight of expectation. But as he rises to new heights, will he stay true to himself, or will the pressures of power reshape him once more?

A story of transformation, love, and ambition, The Man With No Face is a journey of self-discovery and the pursuit of something greater than oneself.

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Escape From Zero by Cassandra Finnerty

Escape From Zero by Cassandra Finnerty

The year is 2268. Jason, a veterinarian geneticist, votes against the authorities while acting as a juror in a trial. Now they want revenge. Jason and his friends must flee the Kingdom of Canard – but can they outwit King One and his Advance Guard? If you like fast-paced action, you’ll enjoy Escape From Zero.

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Tea, Me and Memory by J. Traveler Pelton

Tea, Me and Memory by J. Traveler Pelton

Join me in the realm of poetry as I spend time remembering some of the events that shaped my world. Pour yourself a cup of tea, sit down and join me as I describe what the world was, is and ought to be. I’ll be glad of your visit.

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After the Fall by Melody Wiklund

About After the Fall by Melody Wiklund

Last semester Tresha’s roommate tried to kill her for the sake of free room and board. Now she has a new roommate and she’d like to move on–maybe with the help of the hot girl who lives downstairs. But Tresha’s old roommate is still obsessed with her and won’t leave her alone, and might be attempting to kill someone else. What’s a girl to do?

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This Ends Here: When OCD Controls the House — and How to Take It Back by Adem Yaseen

About This Ends Here: When OCD Controls the House — and How to Take It Back by Adem Yaseen

OCD doesn’t knock. It invades — reshaping routines, silencing joy, and holding entire families hostage to fear.

This Ends Here: When OCD Controls the House — and How to Take It Back is a powerful, no-fluff guide for families caught in obsessive-compulsive loops. Whether it’s your child, your partner, or yourself — this book teaches you how to stop accommodating the rituals and start reclaiming leadership inside the home.

Learn how to:

Identify OCD’s hidden household patterns

Respond with calm structure instead of feeding compulsions

Talk to your child or teen without enabling

Set boundaries with compassion and strength

Rebuild peace — not through compliance, but clarity

This isn’t a clinical manual. It’s a leadership blueprint for real people, real homes, and real healing.

If OCD is running your household, it’s time to take it back.

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The Divine and the Cursed by J.E Reed

About The Divine and the Cursed by J.E Reed

Stolen from her family and sold into slavery, eighteen-year-old Arianna spends months hiding her true identity among half-breed Fae in the middle of a brutal war. But when she’s dragged before the enemy general—feared across the land as The Demon—her world changes forever.

Rion is ruthless, cunning, and feared by all. Yet something about Arianna stirs a dangerous connection neither of them expects. As secrets unravel, Arianna must choose between escaping to reclaim her life… or staying and risking everything for a bond that could cost her heart—and her freedom.

This is Book 1 in a bestselling YA fantasy romance series filled with slow-burn tension, fae magic, ancient prophecy, and emotional twists. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Holly Black.

Free on Amazon from June 18–22, 2025.
Books 2, 3, and the prequel are already available now—and the epic finale is coming soon!

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Murder Above the Fold: A Cozy Witch Mystery (The Mag and Clara Balefire Mysteries Book 1)

About Murder Above the Fold: A Cozy Witch Mystery (The Mag and Clara Balefire Mysteries Book 1)

New town…new start…same old problems.
When sister witches Mag and Clara Balefire moved to the sleepy town of Harmony, Maine, to take over leadership of the coven there, they thought they’d have achance at a new life. Fate had other plans. The Balefires hardly have time to get unpacked when they stumble over a dead body.
Local authorities consider the death an open and shut case, but Mag and Clara refuse to let the ruling of accidental death stand—not when they’re positive it was murder.
As they dig deeper, secrets begin to surface, and the sisters begin to suspect some of the townsfolk aren’t as innocent as they appear. When they discover the killer might be someone close to the victim, they don’t know who to trust.
As if that’s not enough, the local coven expects them to bring their cantankerous, ancient leader to heel, and she’s having none of it.
Between solving two murders and keeping a mischievous, elderly witch with power to spare from wreaking havoc, moving to a small town isn’t quite what the Balefire sisters bargained for.

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