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Name of Book: Paris Runaway Author:  Paulita Kincer ISBN: 978-1-365-18923-4 Publisher: self published Type of book: France, gangs, trouble, Florida, love, relationships, family, 2000s, birds,Paris, autumn romance, defiance, parent/child relationships Year it was published: 2016 Summary: When divorced mom Sadie Ford realizes her 17-year-old daughter Scarlett has run away to Paris all she can imagine are terrorist bombings and sex slaves. After learning her daughter chased a French exchange student home, Sadie hops on the next plane in pursuit. She joins forces with the boy’s father, Auguste, and the two attempt to find the missing teens before they can stumble into more trouble. The chase takes Sadie and Auguste to the seedier side of Marseille, where their own connection is ignited. Since the divorce, Sadie has devoted herself to raising kids and putting her dreams on hold, but when her daughter needs her most, Sadie finds that concrete barrier to life beginning...

Book Description: See the enchantment of the Disneyland resort in a whole new way with "The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt." From Main Street U.S.A. to New Orleans Square, Walt Disney lovingly designed every detail to immerse guests in the magic of his theme parks. See Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure through new eyes when you discover fantasy, thrills, and dreams around every turn. Whether you’re perusing the shops, waiting in line, or riding attractions, there’s plenty to uncover for even the most knowledgeable Disney fan. If this is your first visit or your five hundredth, you will discover something new with "The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt." Buy the Book:   Amazon  ~   Books-a-Million  ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Powell's Books  ~   Chapters.Indigo.ca Author's Bio: Catherine Olen has enjoyed a love affair with the magic of the Disney theme parks for as long as she can remember, counting herself among Disneyland passhol...

Name of Book: The Secret Language of Stones Author: M.J Rose ISBN: 9781476778099 Publisher: Atria Books Part of a Series: The Daughters of La Lune Type of book: France, WWI, mother/daughter relationships, White Russians, Revolution of 1917, 1918-1919, magick, witchcraft, special powers, lithomancy, gemstones, opulence, wealth, mentoring, Paris, coming-of-age, running away, rumors, thriller, travel, love letters, death and life, energy Year it was published: 2016 Summary: As World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker discovers love, passion, and her own healing powers in this rich and romantic ghost story, the perfect follow-up to M.J. Rose’s “brilliantly crafted” (Providence Journal) novel The Witch of Painted Sorrows. Nestled within Paris’s historic Palais Royal is a jewelry store unlike any other. La Fantasie Russie is owned by Pavel Orloff, protégé to the famous Faberge, and is known by the city’s fashion ...

Name of Book: The Sons of Godwine Author: Mercedes Rochelle ISBN: 978-0-9973182-0-3 Publisher: self published Part of a Series: The Last Great Saxon Earls Type of book: Godwineson family, Britain, Anglo-Saxon, Normandy, William Duke of Normandy, Harold Godwineson, Toasting, Swegn, marriages, battles, ruling kingdoms, power, politics, Edward the Confessor, 11th century prior to 1066, family relationships, deaths, loyalty, saints Year it was published: 2016 Summary: Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to p...

Name of Book: The Ocean at the end of the lane Author: Neil Gaiman ISBN: 978-0-06-225566-2 Publisher: William Morrow Type of book: science fiction/fantasy, childish, whimsical, England, 1970s?, memories, Lettie Hempstock, farm, ocean, pond, old country, struggle, parental abuse, worms, magic Year it was published: 2013 Summary: Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy. Forty years earlier, a man committed suici...

Name of Book: The Light of Grace Journey of an Angel Author: Kasey Claytor ISBN: 978-1-5043-5132-4 Publisher: Balboa Press Type of book: spirituality, angels, previous lives, friendships, families, companions, seeking meaning, bonds from past lives, destinies, prehistorical times, medieval ages, near future, distant future, responsibility, equality, struggles Year it was published: 2015 Summary: The Light of Grace takes readers on an epic spiritual adventure as Grace, a newly-assigned angel, is given four humans to guide: Mumbi, an innovative prehistoric girl guided to break through limitations; Garth, a devout 14th century Christian who questions his faith; Arnina, a sensitive woman in the 21st century who seeks to rid herself of anxiety and fear; and Alistair, an extraordinary man living in the 26th century who explores the planes of consciousness. Grace is accompanied by her loyal emissary, Aelfraed, who takes the form of a dog, a wolf, and a fox on earth so he ...

Name of Book: Sunborn Rising; Beneath the Fall Author: Aaron Safronoff ISBN: 978-1-944606-00-8 Publisher: Neoglyphic Entertainment Type of book: picture books, children/young adult, fantasy, environment, secrets, darkness, discoveries, family, community, journal, diseases, new friends, help, strong heroine Year it was published: 2016 Summary: On a distant world of forests floating on an ocean around a star, a blight threatens to plunge all life into darkness. But three friends seek the light. Together, they will Fall and be lost. And at the very Root of darkness, they will find themselves. But will it be enough to help them find their way home? The World of Cerulean Light and water flow from the ocean into the roots of the Great Trees, up through the boughs, and out over the lush canopies. But the once vibrant treescape has grown dim over generations of arboreal life, and the creatures of the forest have forgotten the light. Barra, a young, willful Listlespur,...