Looking for your next great book to read? Look no further.
From Turtle Island and The Great Barrier Reef to the secrets of Lake Charles. From a mysterious elixer to the coast of Maine.
Carefully selected by BooksGoSocial, prepare to be swept away by these books in the lazy, hazy final weeks of summer.
So relax and enjoy the last of the summer sun with one of these great page-turners!
A Drop in the Ocean by Jenni Ogden
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
On her 49th birthday, Anna Fergusson, Boston neuroscientist and dedicated introvert, arrives at an unwanted crossroads when the funding for her research lab is cut. With her confidence shattered and her future uncertain, on impulse she rents a cabin for a year on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
However Turtle Island is not the retreat she expected. Here she finds love—for the eccentric islanders who become her family and for the turtles whose ancient mothering instincts move her to tears.
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Available on Amazon US here and on Amazon UK here.
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The Other Side of Tomorrow by Milton Lyles
A gripping account by a master teller of tales, as he discovers the soul of his home town.” Hugh Wire
There are in every society, in virtually every family, secrets so toxic that they cannot be exposed. Buddy Ryan lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is that bleak period between World War I and World War II. Even the wisdom of Georgia Desha cannot save the boys. Can Buddy Ryan unravel the secrets of Lake Charles, and reach the other side of tomorrow?
Available on Amazon here.
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Summer To Fall by Albert Waitt
Available on Amazon here.
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The Nephilim Brood by Michael Paraiso
Take a journey to a beautiful primitive new world, where humanity is fighting for survival. This unique narrative sees Science Fiction Fantasy, Mythology and Religion collide.
144,000 people are abducted from earth. Shane Connell believes they were kept in stasis and brought to the aliens’ home planet. Only he finds out that their not on a planet at all, but aboard an enormous terrarium starship, and their alien captors are actually highly evolved humans; on a rescue mission to save them from impending disaster.
Available on Amazon here.
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Dangerous Reflections by Karla Tipton
Present-day grad student Martie Harris discovers she's descended from an ancient bloodline of magicians. After inheriting a magic wand from her great-grandmother, Martie stumbles through a mirror into Edwardian London, and into the arms of a beastly handsome professor with the animal magnetism to match. She soon learns the man is the notorious wizard “Doctor Uncle,” who cavorts in England's dark tradition of magical societies, other-worldly summonings, and ritual murder. Sparks fly when Martie and Alastor's native powers collide, and passion isn't far behind.
The story twists Egyptian magic and alchemical legend into a wizarding love story set against the backdrop of an English murder mystery. “Dangerous Reflections: a historical fantasy through time,” is founded upon Egyptian tales of magic and alchemical legend, and crafted in the same fable-blending and world-building tradition that draws readers to J.K. Rowling's Potterverse.
Available on Amazon here.
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The Portal Prophecies by C. A. King
The Prophecies are the key to their survival. Can they solve them in time?
Book one of the Portal Prophecies Series, A Keeper's Destiny, follows a group of ancient races who join together with some unlikely teenage heroes.The only clues they have to help them are hidden within predictions contained in a book written long ago.
Can they unravel the mysteries of their past and over come the deceptions of their leaders? Will they be able to decipher the prophecies in time to stop invading armies?
Available on Amazon here.
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The Birr Elixir by Jo Sparkes
Marra had never heard of Birr Elixir. But when Drail sees the potion in her dead mistress’s book, she agrees to make it. Even lacking the right ingredient.
And after drinking it, Drail and his men defeat a Skullan team – something no one has ever done before. Marra is offered a place as his traveling potions mistress. Full of doubts of her own ability, she takes the chance to escape her slave-like existence.
Then her potions wake a man who was not supposed to wake.
Available on Amazon here.
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Crossing The Whitewash by Nick Rippington
“Flows and rages like a Welsh mountain river” – 5-star review
Football prodigy Gary Marshall and best mate Arnie Dolan spend their teen years battling adversity together on the rundown London estate where they live. Then a series of life-shattering events intervene to split them apart.
Eight years later Arnie sets out to track down his old sparring partner with the intention of imparting a shocking secret he has harboured all his life.
But where is Gary? And why is he so keen the past stays in the past? The mysteries are about to unravel…
Available on Amazon US here and Amazon UK here
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Jesus Loves Us Even Though… by Angela Beck Kalnins
For all those Christian women–marrieds, singles, stay-at-home moms and CEOs; for new Christians, mature Christians, Mentors and Mentees–who need and want a deeper and more personal relationship with… their Bibles; this uniquely designed book was written with YOU in mind.
Inside you'll find 66 SHORT but informative, imaginative and illuminating devotional studies–one for every book of the Bible to assist in a deeper dive into each issue and every book of God's Word.
Available on Amazon here.
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Audiobook: Whitewater by William McGinnis
While searching for his parents’ killers, ex-Navy SEAL captain Adam Weldon encounters a lovely undercover FBI agent, a ruthless drug cartel intent on killing him, a gambling casino for the super-rich run by a radio preacher, a host of motley river guides, and a succession of hair-raising challenges both in and out of the whitewater rapids of the Kern River.
Audiobook available here.
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Cracked Open by Leslie K Malin
Reflections on the Transformative Power of Failure, Fear & Doubt
In this provocative, raw and deeply honest book, Leslie Malin opens the door to allow bravery and transformation to enter for all of us. Who has not suffered from self-doubt, fear of failure, and loss? The essential question is “Can I brave life's storms or will I curl up in the desire to be safe rather than venture forth to meet my future?”
Available on Amazon here.
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The Last Savior by Jalleh Doty and Pari Adli
In a decayed world, Humanity has lost it's way. A last savior is born to save us all from ourselves. Some will come to hate him, Some will come to know him and watch as he teaches a new way of life and renewal of the spirit.
Available on Amazon here.
