I am not sure what it is about the Summer, but it puts me in the mood to check up on my SHTF supplies. The weather gets warm, and the Zombie Apocalypse comes to mind. Maybe I could add a new machete that I bought from Harbor Freight for $5. Possibly check to make sure my dried fruit in the can is still dry. The weird thing is, I cluck over my emergency supplies like a happy hen, but what it is intended for is pretty bleak. Every time I look at it, it puts a smile on my face. The smile resembles that of the Grinch, but it’s still a smile. Happy thoughts people…happy thoughts.
Seeds Of Magnolia
Bill Miller
Genre: Biographical | Historical Fiction
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In Miller’s debut historical novel set in the years before the Civil War, a Southern family learns to navigate the shifting boundaries of race, love and history. Austin Miller is a well-to-do slaveholder with thousands of acres to his name and slaves in multiple states. Among them are Elizabeth and her daughter, Sophia, who stay with Austin as he changes residences to keep up with his various pursuits, including politics and a law practice. Household politics takes precedence over national politics, however; although Austin treats his slaves well, he’s marked by biases and paradoxes, as he wonders about slavery’s morality. (The moral questions become more pressing when it’s revealed that Sophia has become pregnant by her owner.) Austin decides, despite his personal convictions, to fight for the South in the Civil War. His wife and slaves remain home at Magnolia Manor, where they later encounter Union generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman; the former seeks to take over the manor for war housing. What makes this fictionalized account of a 19th-century American family unusual and noteworthy is that it represents the author’s attempt to come to grips with his heritage. In a fascinating personal note, author Miller explains that he’s the great-grandchild of the real-life Austin Miller and Sophia, making this novel a thorough imagining of his family’s past.
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OPERATION: DATE ESCAPE
Lindsey Brookes
Genre: Romance | Contemporary Fiction
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Since her divorce two years before, Kelsie Collins has been determined to guard her heart and steer clear of seemingly ‘perfect’ men. An easy task considering the kind of men her matchmaking mother and her best friend, Nanci, keeps setting her up with. She allows them to set her up, knowing their hearts are in the right place and that there is no risk of her letting any man close enough to hurt her again. Her growing experience in ways to slip out of those ‘dates from hell’ prompts her to start writing a bad date survival guide. One aptly titled – OPERATION: DATE ESCAPE. And it’s during one of those escapes that sexier than sin firefighter Cole Maxwell comes to her rescue. Cole isn’t sure what to think when the sexy redhead he’s just ‘rescued’ from a bad date informs him that he’s too ‘perfect’ to date. That’s a first. He’s had relationships end because the women couldn’t handle the risks that go along with his chosen profession, but never because he’s too perfect. When his crew gets called out to rescue someone who is stuck in a tree, Cole finds himself once again coming to Kelsie’s rescue. This time he’s not about to let her get away without agreeing to give him a chance, even holding her high heels hostage to make it happen. She finally gives in and things heat up between them like a 3-alarm fire. But there’s more than passion between them and Cole sets out to prove to Kelsie that he’s nowhere near ‘perfect’, but he is the ‘perfect’ man for her. Can he get past the wall she’s built up around her heart? Or will he end up being just another chapter in her book of men she ran from?
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Ragged Man
Ken Douglas
Genre: Horror | Suspense
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Rick and Ann Gordon are well off the beaten track, in the middle of the great Australian desert, when an ancient jeep lumbers toward them. It pulls alongside and an old Aborigine gets out, leaving an old woman in the car. Rick takes the man’s hand as he slumps down. Dead. The woman smiles, then dies too. They bury the old couple, drive back to civilization, then fly home to California, all the while keeping the secret of what happened out in the desert. Soon after people around Rick start dying. First strangers, then Ann, then friends. And somebody has made it look like Rick is a murderer. To save himself and a child he loves, he has to find the real killer before the police find him, but there is something after Rick. Something connected with the death of two old Aborigines. Something from the Dreamtime. Something bad.
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The Archers: A Medieval Saga of Action and Adventure begins in the Feudal England of King Richard and King John
Martin Archer
Genre: Historical Fiction | Action & Adventure
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“The Archers” begins an exciting saga of action and adventure set in medieval England. It is the tale of a serf who rises to become the captain of a company of archers and leads its survivors back to England from the crusade. Not all of the archers return as a result of intense fighting, but some of the former serfs and free men do return — as hardened veterans determined to improve their lot in cruel and brutal medieval England. This exciting novel combines military historical fiction with a family saga.
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Vertical Gardening: Maximize Growth in the Least Amount of Space
Cherry M
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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A beautiful garden in your yard may be what you are interested in. Yet if you live in an apartment or you don’t have a large yard it could feel like you won’t have that option. The good news is there is an alternative. Just think outside of the box and you can create a great garden that you will be proud of! You can grow up and not out and that will take care of the space issue. Take some time to view photos online that show you the many options available to you. There may be certain designs that appeal to you and others that don’t. You can take bits and pieces from various ones too and create what you really want. There is no right or wrong way to create a vertical garden, so don’t stress over your design. As long as it is secure, safe, and it fits where you want it to go then you are in business. You can also create your own style and design using recycled items. This is a wonderful way to help the environment. At the same time, it reduces the cost of getting your garden in place. Vertical gardening is a popular alternative. You may not have room for a garden in terms of horizontal space, but you can build upwards!
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