I have a bone to pick with my pup. I leave the front door open and the screen closed to get fresh air in the house. This of course is an opportunity for my pup, Jethro, to bark at everything that moves outside the door. Ya I get it..he has to guard the house, but the nincompoop doesn’t even get up. Nope. He lays curled up in a ball and every ten seconds perks his head up, and with the highest pitch, barks at shadows. I’m sorry, but no more of this half-tush guarding. I honestly think he is just telling me to go check on things now. HEY! HEY MOM!!! Was that a squirrel? Can you check that more me?

And The Earth Moved: Romantic Comedy Cozy Mystery (Amber Reed CCIA Mystery Book 1)
Zanna Mackenzie
4.5 Stars (24 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Women’s Fiction

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And The Earth Moved – chick lit murder mystery and romance set in the world of celebrities “Addictive new series, approach only if you are willing to read into the early hours of the morning!!!” Chicks That Read Barmaid and newspaper admin assistant Amber wishes her life could be more exciting. Her old university boyfriend Ennis is now a movie star living the high life – the highlight of Amber’s day is serving drinks in the village pub. Then, with one phone call, her world turns upside down. Soon she’s caught up in the middle of a high stakes celebrity murder investigation and facing far more challenges than she could ever have dreamed of – including trying to convince super-sexy special agent Charlie that she can help him catch the killer. Maybe Amber’s life is about to get too exciting…

A cozy mystery series with oodles of fun, romance and the smart, sassy special agents from the CCIA – otherwise known as the Celebrity Crimes Investigation Agency.

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Beneath the Mall of Madness (A Jaspar Windisle Adventure Book 1)
A.D. Folmer
4.5 Stars (15 Reviews)
Genre: Action & Adventure | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Science Fiction

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Unsure if your building is haunted by spirits or termites? Want to know the secret ingredient behind grandma’s famous apple pie? Then call Jaspar Windisle and let him use his 300 years of experience channeling the dead to tell you whether the answer is bourbon, termites, or “fly, you fools.” While he usually shouts out that last answer while already running, everything changes when a very, very old friend calls in a favor and asks him to come work for Jesticorps on a mall project in Towenridge, cryptid capital of the Northwest. Jesticorps, the only company crazy enough to want to bring the convenience and reasonable prices of a mall to a town where the works of H.P. Lovecraft are taught in history class, the town council policy on evil cults involves a shotgun and a shovel, and most of the residents appear to be either part of an evil clone army or are all just one very busy practical joker with a lot of wigs. Will Jaspar find the key to unlock the interdimensional portal under the mall? Can he put down the occult goldfish uprising? Do any of the “outside law enforcement agents” turning up in town actually work for the government? Answers to all of these questions and more in Beneath the Mall of Madness!

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Granite Hearts
Elizabeth Egerton Wilder
4.7 Stars (12 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Fiction

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Hearts of granite forged by dreams and etched with time. One family, one journey, many paths, all guided by the strength and wisdom of one amazing woman. Granite Hearts continues the tale of early Maine settlers introduced in The Spruce Gum Box fighting to not only survive, but thrive, along the developing 1800’s Maine waterfront and construction of the majestic Fort Knox despite hardship, prejudice, and the growing turbulence between the states.

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Once Bitten Twice (The Tornbridge Chronicles)
Tornbridge
4.4 Stars (7 Reviews)
Genre: Humor & Satire

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In this installment, young Craig Peel enrolls at Tornbridge Secondary School where he finds the downtrodden masses revolting and he is victim to a brutal array of bullying. Desperate to regain some popularity with his peasant classmates, he sets his sights on the coveted 1st Prize at ‘Bring a Pet to School Day’. In order to clinch certain victory, he convinces is idiot companion Trevor to steal his uncle’s black mamba. Tragedy ensues as the event becomes an all you can eat buffet for the world’s most aggressive snake. Throw into the mix an MI6 agent having a mental breakdown, Barry Shitter the dry stone walling expert and a headmistress hell-bent on revenge.

‘More buffoonery than you can shake a snake at’ The Series The Tornbridge Chronicles are a series of novellas that chart Lord of Tornbridge, Craig Peel and his idiot companion, Trevor Boyle’s adventures from their birth at Tornbridge’s ‘Bruce Lee’ Memorial Hospital in 1971 to their unlawful banishment in Tornbridge woods in 1998. At the age of eight, Craig Peel’s life is shattered when his parents are eaten by lions. Soon after, the family fortune mysteriously vanishes and he finds himself booted out of his exclusive boarding school, St Biffters. Thereafter, he strikes up a friendship with Tornbridge simpleton, Trevor Boyle. The unlikely pair become inseparable. Between 1985 and 1998 there were no less than 200 reported incidents involving the pair, ranging from alien abduction to infantilism and the theft of rare panda seaman from Tornbridge Zoo. 100% buffoonery, guaranteed

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Tales of an African Beekeeper – Reflections on Bees and Beekeeping
Peter Clark
4.5 Stars (8 Reviews)
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home | Science & Math

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In this Second Edition Peter Clark shares over 60 years of hard-won experience as a beekeeper in this conversational and practical guide to beekeeping. The book content has been revised, updated, and restructured based on recent feedback. Writing from South Africa Peter’s essential knowledge of the honeybee is transferable to many regions and climates. In Tales of an African Beekeeper you will be entertained as well as find valuable material into which you can dive at will, each of the chapters standing alone to become a lifelong reference book and manual. The Tales of an African Beekeeper, by veteran beekeeper Peter Clark with over 60 years of experience in the field and still working his bees at age 75, will stimulate the enquiring mind of those who are aware that there is such a creature as a bee and that there are people who devote their lives to working with bees. There are folk who have desired to keep bees and this read will whet their appetite and encourage them to get started. There are also those who have started and are not aware of the in-depth nature of the subject that could take them far beyond their wildest dreams. To the seasoned old beekeeper there will be that knowing grin that similar experiences also occurred in his life, but he too will learn something new from these pages. The book will soften the hearts of those who hate and detest bees, those whose only desire is to kill them at first sight. However there are those who have lost a loved one due to a bee sting and they must be pardoned from wishing to take revenge. Discovering the brilliance of the honeybee will ease their burden and they will glean a better understanding of this marvelous creature of God’s creation. The chapters are short and to the point and are designed for a reference at a glance, diving into the relevant topic for just-in-time wisdom. The structure of the book is to begin with a general overview of the bee and beekeeping, and is then broken into the broad topics of Starting Out, Removing Bees, Working With Bees, Honey Production, Things To Watch Out For, and ends with Appendices which deal with the business side of beekeeping and with seasonal management. The chapters on incidences and episodes of bee disasters are true occurrences in which the author was involved. There were many, many more – far too many to describe within the pages of this book. They have been related to illustrate the ongoing life of a beekeeper. The book will appeal to beekeepers, gardeners, farmers and horticulturists, and all lovers of the great outdoors who daily look upon a foraging bee and marvel at this most industrious of workers.

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