Atlantic Ave Magazine - January 2020

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entertainment | gotta read By lisa marie
Treason
by Stuart Woods
Released January 7th
Barrington takes on a scheming
Stone rebel in this latest action-packed thriller
from #1 New York Times-bestselling author
Stuart Woods.
Upon returning to New York City after
a whirlwind British excursion, Stone Barrington
is notified of a delicate situation
within the country’s administration. A
close friend requires his expertise and subtlety
to eradicate a destructive presence in
a classified agency—only it soon becomes
clear that this renegade was sent by a rival
Stone has encountered before.
From the City of Light to the rocky Maine
coastline, Stone will need to summon all his
wit and daring to halt the audacious plots
threatening to reveal confidential intel, and
catch the evasive traitor at last. This enemy
may be equipped with unlimited resources
and devious schemes, but if Stone remains
vigilant, justice may finally prevail…
Collateral Damage
by Lynette Eason
Released January 7th
Honorably discharged from the Army
after an explosion nearly killed her,
former military psychiatrist Brooke Adams
has set up shop to help others—but
her days of helping military personnel are
over. She’s got her own battles to fight from
her time overseas, and she’s not equipped
to take on more. Former Army Special Ops
Sergeant First Class Asher James could
handle anything that war sent his way—
terrorists, bombs, bullets. The only thing
that scares him now is sleep. As the shadows
close in, the nightmares begin.
Finally convinced that he needs help,
Asher makes an appointment with a counselor,
and Brooke is pressed by her boss to
take him on. When he arrives at her office,
she isn’t there—but a dead body is. Brooke
is devastated when she walks in, and Asher
is a conveniently strong shoulder to cry on.
But she can’t take him on as a client after
sharing such an intimate and unprofessional
moment, can she? And he’s not sure
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he can handle sharing his deepest fears
with such a beautiful woman.
When it becomes clear that Brooke was
the real target of the attack—and that her
secrets go even deeper than his own—Asher
vows to protect her no matter what.
Big Lies in a Small
Town
by Diane Chamberlain
Released January 14th
North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher’s
life has been derailed. Taking
the fall for a crime she did not commit; she
finds herself serving a three-year stint in
the North Carolina Women’s Correctional
Center. Her dream of a career in art is put
on hold—until a mysterious visitor makes
her an offer that will see her released immediately.
Her assignment: restore an
old post office mural in a sleepy southern
town. Morgan knows nothing about art
restoration, but desperate to leave prison,
she accepts. What she finds under the layers
of grime is a painting that tells the story
of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of
small-town secrets.
North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist
from New Jersey, wins a national contest
to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton,
North Carolina. Alone in the world
and desperate for work, she accepts. But
what she doesn’t expect is to find herself
immersed in a town where prejudices run
deep, where people are hiding secrets behind
closed doors, and where the price of
being different might just end in murder.
What happened to Anna Dale? Are the
clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can
Morgan overcome her own demons to discover
what exists beneath the layers of lies?
All Along You Were
Blooming: Thoughts
for Boundless Living
by Morgan Harper Nichols
Released January 21st
celebration of hope. An encounter with
A grace. A restoration of the heart. A
healing of wounds. An anthem of freedom.
All Along You Were Blooming is the ultimate
love letter from the pen of popular Instagram
poet Morgan Harper Nichols to your
mind, to your heart, to your soul, and to
your body.
Morgan Harper Nichols delivers a striking
collection of illustrated poetry and
prose, inviting you to “stumble into the sunlight”
and delight in the wild and boundless
grace you’ve been given. There is a purpose
in every season, and no matter how you
want to race through this day or run away
from this place, rest assured that you are
invited to live fully—right here, right now.
Light will always find you, and even when
the sun sets and you sit awaiting the dawn,
know you are still blooming in the way you
were meant to. And in each small moment,
whether in the light or the dark, you can
make room for becoming, for breathing, for
stumbling, and for simply being—for there
is Grace, today and every day.
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