This weekend we had a blast at Petaluma’s Annual Butter and Egg Day Parade. My youngest was in the parade this year with his junior high school marching band. He looked quite sharp. If you have a few minutes, check out the fun pictures I took of awesome floats, classic cars, and of course the best drummer in the band! I’m not biased. You can view them on my other blog, Pollen Patch by clicking here.
A Shot of Murder: An Amateur Sleuth Historical Mystery (A Charley Hall Mystery Book 1)
by Brenda Gayle
Genre: Historical Fiction | Mystery | Women’s Fiction
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A murder in a male-dominated world. A reporter determined to solve the crime. Will she end up above the fold, or get buried in the back?
1948: Kingston, Canada — Charley Hall knows she’s a better reporter than any man in the newsroom. Frustrated to be demoted to the women’s page so her job on the city beat can be given to a returning soldier, she refocuses her energy into locating her brother who disappeared after his latest bender. She’s horrified when her search leads to the woman last seen with him, found dead with a bullet in her neck.
Driven to catch the killer and clear her brother’s name, Charley encounters a mysterious cop from out of town who’s showing an intense interest in the case. But as she uncovers the victim’s murky past, tracking down the shooter could land the intrepid journalist in the obituaries.
Can this gutsy gal prove her investigative skills and live to tell the tale?
A Shot of Murder is the first book in the atmospheric Charley Hall historical mystery series. If you like strong female protagonists, period pieces, and small-town misdeeds, then you’ll love Brenda Gayle’s compelling whodunit.
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Dragon Blood
by Katie Cherry
Genre: Fantasy | Teen & Young Adult
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Pursuing a magical cure could get her killed, but doing nothing could be even more dangerous.
Though Myra is only twenty-four, she’s spent the majority of her life with a chronic pain modern medicine proved hopeless against. It’s prevented her from living her life, and now she’s desperate to find a solution- any solution.
When she’s kidnapped by a couple of guys in a similar situation, she’s presented with their wild theory- their pain is caused by unrealized magic in their blood. Dragon magic. It’s impossible, of course, but they believe it enough to take her blood by force.
Saved by a group of people who introduce themselves as dragons, Myra is dragged into a world that should have belonged to fantasy. According to them, she’ll need to accept her own dragon blood and leave her life behind if she wants to live.
It might be an easier choice if she was guaranteed to survive transitioning into a dragon.
Book one of a completed trilogy filled with personal growth and discovery, danger, and a bit of romance, this quick-read Young Adult Urban Fantasy trilogy is sure to satisfy your cravings. Though the author makes no apologies if you finish the trilogy hungry for more!
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The Summer of 1974 (My Israeli Books)
by Yael Politis
Genre: World Literature | Historical Fiction
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Two strangers from opposite sides of the globe, both at a crossroads in their lives, meet in Rome. They could hardly be more different, so why do they feel such an immediate connection?
Gavrielle Rozmann is on leave from a career in the Intelligence Branch of the Israeli army. After suffering the loss and general trauma of the Yom Kippur War, she is also dealing with a personal crisis. Born an orphan, she has received information that a man in Florida might be able to help her find the father she has never known. Should she get on a plane for America? Instead, she boards one for Rome – for a vacation and time to think.
There she meets Charlie Freeman. Charlie, a young African-American, has just graduated from the University of Michigan and plans to go on to grad school and a career in architecture. But first there is a personal obstacle to be overcome. What better place for a student of art and architecture to take time for reflection than the open air museum called Rome?
These two strangers – who seem to have absolutely nothing in common – discover they share one basic reality that other people will never understand. Their unexpected friendship takes them together from Rome to Sinai, Jerusalem, and Michigan.
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Seven Killers I: Western Fiction Adventure (Marshal Jack Black Series Book 1)
by Ash Lingam
Genre: Classics | History
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Chicago newspaperman Harold Stampede is sent to find the seven most nefarious killers in the closing days of the Old West. The man who will help him is U.S. Marshal One-Eyed Jack Black, a one-time famous gunslinger with an unquestionable reputation who has realized the times are changing and the need for his kind is dwindling – that is until outlaw Steele Hellstrom turns up on the scene. Action-packed with a dash of romance and humor, Seven Killers is Amazon’s bestseller author Ash Lingam’s best novel to date.
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Just the Trouble I Needed: a Bayou Sabine novella (The Bayou Sabine Series Book 4)
by Lauren Faulkenberry
Genre: Literary Fiction | Short Stories | Action & Adventure | Women’s Fiction
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Sometimes a little trouble — and a lot of Louisiana heat — can help you find your way… this standalone novella from Amazon best-selling author Lauren Faulkenberry is a small town romance that reminds us how love can sneak up on you when you least expect it.
Kate McDonnell wants to escape her hectic city life. A week-long getaway to her friend’s quiet small-town home should be just what she needs to recharge — but when sexy sheriff Andre Dufresne stops by, her vacation takes a turn she didn’t expect.
Kate’s not looking for love — she just broke her engagement with her scoundrel fiancé, and Bayou Sabine is just a temporary refuge. But when Andre turns on the charm, she wonders: would a light-hearted fling really be so bad?
Andre is smitten, and will do anything to win Kate over. He’s never met a woman quite like her, and he’s not about to let her slip away. But the clock is ticking for Kate, and as she gets closer to Andre, she makes a mistake that could ruin everything. Can she slow down long enough to listen to her heart, or will her fear of being hurt again ruin any chance they have at love?
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