I seriously have no idea how on Earth caterpillars ever make it to butterfly form. I have a bunch of Swallowtail caterpillars on my dill and they are getting FAT!! Fat and with bright beautiful colors. If I was a bird I would think they were the tastiest looking burritos I had ever seen. I have them covered a bit and somewhat out of site, but really now! Stop being so flashy. Every morning I check on all 16 of them, and so far I still have 16. This is a complete surprise to me. I have mostly given up on the Monarchs. All of the milkweed I had was too infested with aphids for any self respecting Monarch to lay eggs on. Some of the plants even died. It just wasn’t worth it to me to have a yard full of nasty oozing plants and only a handful of butterflies if I was lucky. NOPE. I like the Swallowtails. They are everywhere and the dill doesn’t get the aphids. Now, rumor has it that aphids hate marigolds, so next year I will plant a few of them in a pot with the Milkweed, but that will be my final attempt.
Promised Ones: Guardian War #1; A Gateway Adventure
by Brad Stucki
Genre: Science Fiction | Fantasy
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Stargate SG-1 Meets the Wheel of Time (only shorter).
Pyramids, Portals, Prophecy, Time Travel and Pending Galactic Destruction!
If you love space opera and epic fantasy, you’ll love this complete 5 book series. Check out the first book below:
Javin was dead…
at least he should be.
The last thing he remembered was touching off a Suitcase Nuke strapped to his back hoping to take out an enemy compound of ‘Toads’ who’d invaded Earth and decimated all her cities.
His Special Operations team had survived the initial invasion and were fighting a guerrilla war — a last ditch effort to buy Earth time to regroup.
Javin hit the ‘det’ switch, felt the blast, saw nothing but white… everywhere. And then he heard voices, talking about him as if he weren’t there, until he’s swallowed up in a dark tunnel and realizes he’s moving incredibly fast.
Then Javin awakens on a jungle planet, naked, no memory of who he is, where he’s from, and facing a giant green lizard who wants him for dinner.
From one scrape to the next Javin crosses this odd landscape finding he can speak the language like a native and knows things; things about science and technology that are far beyond this planet or its people. But that’s not all. The natives seem to know him too.
You see, they think he’s Mulda’ fi, a Promised One who has been sent to save their world from evil domination. There are pictures, legends, even statues of him all around… and Javin is sure he’s never been here before!
It also turns out he has an enemy who looks just like him, with powers he can’t even begin to imagine. Or maybe he can, if he can just get his ‘lucky marble’ – which turns out to be much more than it seems – to work.
Javin’s special ancestry makes him the ‘One’ (or maybe One of Two) who can save all the races in the galaxy from being snuffed out. The problem is he knows nothing about it. And the Guardians who are supposed to watch over things can’t tell him anything because they’ve got problems of their own.
The only way he can get answers as to who he is, where he’s at, or why all this is happening, is to fulfill his supposed destiny and save the world. It wouldn’t be so bad, but he would like to have been asked first.
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Lady Cavendish’s Christmas Caper (Cozy Christmas)
by Camille Cabrera
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Romance
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From the #1 bestselling author of The Mystery of Mistletoe Motel
Lady Cavendish firmly believes that she’s only a lady in name. All of her friends call her Charlie. She’s convinced that the name Charlotte is too sophisticated and borders on being painfully self-assured. Lately, nothing about Charlie’s life bolsters her confidence. In fact, she has absolutely no idea what she’s doing…
Charlie has until next Christmas to find a priceless missing art piece that’s the only thing standing between her and her inheritance. The cozy town is hiding more than just the location of the noteworthy artwork. Charlie’s late grandmother wrote that she would only receive the castle and all its treasures after successfully finding the tactfully hidden artwork. As the clock moves closer to the deadline, it will take a Christmas miracle to help Charlie earn her inheritance and keep her wonderful new home.
Eager to explore Haversham, Charlie heads out sightseeing. It isn’t long until a flat tire leaves her stranded outside of the local tavern where a tall brooding stranger lends her a helping hand. Intrigued, Charlie proposes an innocent little wager. One harmless bet leads to another and soon she’s agreed to host a Christmas Eve party at the castle. Unwilling to admit defeat, she takes the challenge in stride, but will the town’s sleepy secrets come to light just in time to foil the holiday spirit?
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Sentinel (Deadmen’s War Book 1)
by Anthony J. Melchiorri
Genre: Science Fiction
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From the ashes of the ancients, a cataclysmic new threat rises.
Born on a forsaken desert planet, Cole Shaw has two options – perish from starvation and disease, or enlist in the New World Republic’s armed forces. He chooses the military. For the first time, he thinks he has a shot at a better life. But survival is not guaranteed.
Leading an elite team of mech operators, he is deployed to a frozen planet called Ferrous where dangerous relics of a past war lurk beneath the ice and savage creatures prowl the barren wastelands. Scientists on Ferrous are chasing rumors of godlike technologies buried in the ruins of a long-extinct civilization. When Shaw and his team are assigned to protect the researchers, they face an unexpected, merciless new enemy desperate to stop them.
An ancient secret has been awakened on Ferrous. The deadly race to claim this terrifying power has only just begun.
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THE PERFECT NEIGHBOUR an absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller (Totally gripping psychological thrillers)
by SUSANNA BEARD
Genre: Thrillers | Psychological
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A GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM A BESTSELLER.
Beth wants to love her new home on a quiet suburban street. She wishes she could make friends with her beautiful neighbour Oksana. She longs for a new group of friends. Welcoming neighbours to visit. Coffee dates and dinner parties.
But life here feels so closed. Then Beth runs into Oksana’s garden one day to fetch her runaway dog, and she sees something shocking that makes her wonder who her new neighbours really are.
A girl in the window.
A pale desperate face.
A hastily scribbled sign bearing only two words.
HELP ME.
Who is the girl? What are the neighbours hiding?
Sometimes, it’s the most perfect neighbours that hide the most terrible secrets.
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The Gunslinger (Ezekiel March Book 3)
by C.F. Dalton
Genre: Action & Adventure | Westerns
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The third installment to the “Ezekiel March” saga has finally arrived! Taken place shortly after their adventure in New Orleans, Rand and Ezekiel return to Topeka Kansas where they attempt to live a better life. However, Mr. Darcy hasn’t forgotten about them, following the father and son into their new life and attempting to take their lives, forcing Ezekiel to question why he has chosen the life he’s living with Rand. After pushing him to the brink, Ezekiel begins to demonstrate the rising of his darker half, pushing away everything he has ever believed in.
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A Taste of Germany (Best Recipes from Around the World)
by Sarah Spencer
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine
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Bring the flavors of Germany to your table with this collection of authentic German recipes containing all kinds of dishes!
Germany is famous for its lush, green beauty, deep forests, ancient cities, and castles. The country has plains, forests, mountains, rivers, and seas, so regional foods vary significantly. Still, because of the short growing season, they tend to center around meats, dairy, grains, and potatoes. These foods are filling, delicious, and made with the care and dedication to quality ingrained in German culture.
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