Book Club

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The Nook Free Friday selection for February 7th is On Impulse by Heather Texle.

When the Department trained me to catch criminals, I never dreamed I'd become one.

Agent. Suspect. Intergalactic fugitive.

I was one of them until I shot my partner in self-defense. Even though the Department cleared me of wrongdoing, my co-workers didn't agree. They turned their backs on me, so I turned my back on them.

My partner's actions never made sense. After ignoring my gut for a year, I asked my tech-genius best friend to dig into it. Now Jarrett's gone dark, and I soon discover he'd been brutally murdered. An officer finds me standing over the body, blaster in hand. Even I admit it looks bad.

There's no way I can trust the Department to investigate further—not if I'm already the prime suspect. My only option is to run. Is it impulsive? Sure. Will having law enforcement dog me across the galaxy make life difficult? Most certainly. I'll have to stay one step ahead of them if I want to solve Jarrett's murder and clear my name.

Doing that will require every trick the Department taught me—and a few I learned on my own.

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The Nook Free Friday selection for February 14th is Infamous Love by Lea Coll.

A reality star bad girl. A small town vet. And a passion that's unforgettable...
Move away. Dye my hair. Change my name. Fly under the radar. That's my plan to keep the public from recognizing me. I just want to be the new business owner of an old-fashioned barber shop, the ultimate man cave. But all anyone seems to remember is that I'm the bad girl on a popular reality show.

And when I meet the new sexy veterinarian, his gruff voice and grumpy manner get my blood pumping. His sweet way with animals makes me want to know everything about him.

For the first time in my life, cameras aren't broadcasting my every move. No producer is telling me what to say or do. No one's pushing me toward him.

This natural gravitation toward him is the realest thing I've ever felt. But when my past collides with my present, everything comes crashing down around me.

I wish I could just hide, but I can't.

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The Nook Free Friday selection for February 21st is Just Shoot Me Dead by Anne R. Tan.

While on a blind date with a doctor and his mama, Lucy Fong gets a call that her estranged mom is found shot in the stomach in her private investigation office. She returns to Morro Cliff Village to search for answers and her sister...and finds only a dead body in her sister's apartment.

When the local police chief zeros in on her sister as a "person of interest," Lucy must brush up her sleuthing skills. It's a race to find her sister before the police--and the killer--do.

She must use all her wits (and those she can borrow) to find this hidden killer before he strikes at her family again.

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The Nook Free Friday selection for February 28th is Once Upon a Devastatingly Sweet Story by Bree Wolf.

She's the scandal he never planned for.

England 1803: Meet Lady Harriet Beaumont, known affectionately as "Harry" in the circles that dare speak her name with a chuckle. Daughter to the Earl of Whickerton, Harriet is a breath of fresh air—or a whirlwind of chaos, depending on whom you ask. A self-proclaimed spinster and savior of the animal kingdom, her heart is reserved for the wounded and the wild. From Sir Lancelot the rabbit to King Arthur, a parrot with a penchant for being called Biscuit, her life is a parade of rescued creatures. But her latest project is her most challenging yet: a two-legged, rather dashing specimen known as the Duke of Clements, whom she has cheekily dubbed Sweet Jack.

His world was orderly until her whirlwind arrived.

For Bradley Jackson, the Duke of Clements, life is a series of meticulously planned events. That is until he encounters a most peculiar lady in the woods. Lady Harriet, with her untamed spirit and disinterest in propriety, is an enigma wrapped in a riddle, turning his orderly world upside down. Tasked with selecting a suitable duchess, Bradley finds himself hopelessly distracted by the one woman who insists she will never wear the title.

A duke's dilemma: the woman who won't be won.

As Harriet continues to invade his space—and slowly, his heart—Bradley faces an unforeseen dilemma. How does one court a woman who is determined to remain unattached? With each passing day, the idea of anyone else by his side seems more absurd, yet the more he learns about Harriet, the more he realizes just how formidable a task winning her heart will be.

Rules for a perfect life: 1. Meet her. 2. Forget all other rules.

Caught between the pull of desire and the push of duty, Bradley and Harriet must navigate the complexities of their positions and their passions. Can a lady who vows never to marry and a duke desperate to claim her heart find a common ground? Or will Harriet's menagerie of misfits be the only hearts she's willing to mend?

This lady is not to be won, but to be reckoned with.