I swore I wasn’t going to cater to the monarchs in my garden anymore after last year’s disaster with aphids. I spent a whole Summer with aphid infested milkweed that was black and soooo disgusting. Only to find maybe seven monarch caterpillars. My garden is too small to hate such a huge chunk of it. I vowed that the next year would be a ME year. I would plant flowers that I liked, not necessarily were for bees, butterflies, or any other awesome cool bug. I just saw an article about the Monarch way stations. I didn’t even read it, but now I have all these ideas of where I want to plant Milkweed this year.
Angel Falling: A Vincent Bayonne Story (Kulpa and Bayonne Mysteries)
by Indy Perro
Genre: Crime Fiction
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In Central City, a killer preys on lost souls…
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Vincent Bayonne investigates a series of murders while seeking his own redemption.
After years working narcotics, Detective Bayonne transfers to homicide. His search for meaningful police work leads him to a new partner who “listens” to murder, an old informant who has found religion, and a “family” living on the edge of the city and beyond the limits of reality.
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A gripping mystery that’s perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and James Sallis!
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The Legend Is Born: The Legends of Lainjin, Book Three
by Gerald R. Knight
Genre: Mythology & Folk Tales | Fantasy | Historical Fiction
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This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wotto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Lainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has sailed her fleet of proas into the open ocean to save them from certain destruction.
Helkena, having barely survived the storm, must now travel to Namdik, a wet atoll in the southern rain belt of the Ralik Chain. As Lainjin’s surrogate mother, she will sail with the infant by outrigger canoe in the company of his maternal grandfathers. These kind men had recently helped the Wotto Islanders overcome the terrible drought that typically follows a typhoon. With the trade-wind season approaching, it’s soon time to complete their voyage. The grandfathers begin teaching Helkena the traditional navigational arts along the way.
Her goal is to get her tattoos on Namdik and, in time, to find a man there to take home to Wotto. She will need help to manage her matrilineally inherited lands, and she is related to most men in that small, dry world. But will she entice a man from the lush south to her barren desert island?
Far from being a simple story, this colorful, romantic tale presents a surprising background to the lovemaking culture of the Marshall Islands. It also reveals the early years of young Lainjin, the hero of the Legends of Lainjin historical literary fiction series.
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The Recluse of Santa Fe (The Dawn: Rise of AI Chronicles Book 2)
by Ray N. Kuili
Genre: Science Fiction
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What happens when you delegate creativity to computers? Would that empower humanity or rob it of something crucial that it has been taking for granted throughout its history? And what would this mean for artists, established and aspiring alike?
Story two of The Dawn series explores these questions, which have suddenly moved from sci-fi to the world we live in. When a prominent art expert, Sean Davis, is asked by the leading AI company to teach art to their system, he doesn’t know how far that request will take him — and what kinds of stunning discoveries he will make on the way.
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When it comes to artificial intelligence, we’re no longer in a “what if?” reality. We’re squarely in a “now what?” world. From books to financial markets, from healthcare to research, the age of artificial intelligence has arrived. We’re in for a ride, and it’s anything but smooth. What will the world look like as we share it with the genie we let out of its silicon bottle? How will AI evolve? Perhaps, even more important, how will we?
The Dawn series tries to answer these questions in the language people have always used to model the future: the language of story. In a dozen intertwining stories, taking place in a slightly alternative present-day reality and its near future, The Dawn attempts to show how our lives, for better or for worse, will inevitably change with the arrival of AI. And it’s up to you, the reader, to decide how successful the series is at that ambitious task.
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Category Five: A Novel (A Donovan Nash Thriller Book 1)
by Philip Donlay
Genre: Thrillers | Action & Adventure
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When the only option is to maneuver a crippled plane into the calm eye of a category five hurricane
In the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Helena is gathering strength, becoming the most powerful storm in recorded history. As Helena bears down on Bermuda, Donovan Nash, along with other members of the scientific research organization Eco-Watch, are called to fly in and extract key government people who have been studying Helena.
For Donovan, the routine mission turns deadly when an attempt is made on the life of the lead scientist. A woman from the past, Dr. Lauren McKenna, is suddenly thrust back into his life. With 300 mph winds and waves over 90 feet, Helena marches relentlessly for the vulnerable east coast of the United States.
In a bold attempt to diffuse the power of the hurricane, Eco-Watch is called upon to conduct a final flight above the massive fury, where the jet suffers a catastrophic engine failure. Now the only option is to maneuver the crippled airplane into the calm of Helena’s eye.
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Spring at The Little Duck Pond Cafe: (Little Duck Pond Cafe, Book 1)
by Rosie Green
Genre: Short Stories | Holidays | Romance
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Fleeing from a romance gone wrong, Ellie Farmer arrives in the pretty little village of Sunnybrook, hoping for a brand new start that most definitely does not include love! Following an unscheduled soak in the village duck pond, she meets Sylvia, who runs the nearby Duck Pond Café. Renting the little flat above the café seems like the answer to Ellie’s prayers. It’s only for six months, which will give her time to sort out her life, far away from cheating boyfriend Richard.
But is running away from your past ever really the answer? Clashing with the mysterious and brooding Zack Chamberlain, an author with a bad case of writer’s block, is definitely not what Ellie needs right now. And then there’s Sylvia, who’s clinging so hard to her past, she’s in danger of losing the quaint but run-down Duck Pond Café altogether. Can Ellie find the answers she desperately needs in Sunnybrook? And will she be able to help save Sylvia’s little Duck Pond Café from closure?
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One Step Closer to Justice: A Historical Western Adventure Book
by Austin Grayson
Genre: Romance | Literature & Fiction | History
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Sheriff Jesse Turner of Canon City watches over a peaceful town, where townsmen have nothing to worry about. Little does he know that this serene place will soon be at risk, threatened by vicious criminals. When a team of outlaw brothers commit a bank robbery, the Sheriff’s life is turned upside down, as he needs to find the criminals and prevent their next heist. Will Jesse Turner manage to accomplish his most challenging mission and arrest the outlaws before it’s too late?
When the Sheriff captures one of the robbers, he will be shocked to find out that the outlaw is actually a very beautiful young woman. For her own shake, the Sheriff is convinced of her innocence, but unfortunately, her nightmare is not over yet. Her life is in terrible danger, as a mysterious stranger wants her dead at the earliest opportunity. Will the Sheriff be able to protect her while also chasing the ruthless outlaws who spread fear wherever they go?
Even though Jesse wants to be by Amiliee’s side, he has no time for romance. In the meantime, the two brothers have hired a vicious gunman to help them with their next attack. Sheriff Turner will have to work fast to corral the outlaws, or the peaceful town of Canon City may run red with blood. Will he complete his mission successfully, protect his town, and save the woman who stole his heart?
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