So far my Monarch caterpillar count is up to eight and one egg. I am so excited that the Monarchs I had released this past summer have laid eggs in my newly planted milkweed garden. SUCCESS!!! It seems a bit late for them, but I am not going to argue. They are piggy little critters. All day I had been supplying them with fresh cut milkweed leaves and they gobbled them up fast. At one point I had to run a few errands and left them unattended. They gobbled the leaves, and once they saw they were done, they left all together in a group. It was the craziest looking thing to see a heard of caterpillars all leaving in the same direction in a little group. They were in the caterpillar habitat, so they couldn’t get very far. It was adorable! Thankfully my partner in crime still had a few milkweed plants in pots and she loaned them to me. I am afraid all she will get back are a few chomped on sticks.
A Painting Called Sylvia
by Michael J. Vaughn
Genre: Literary Fiction
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When Chris Weathers finds an oddly alluring artwork in a beachtown coffeehouse, he thinks he’s found the answer to the visions invading his button-down life. But when he becomes the patron of its creator, a semi-homeless painter named Marcello, he unsettles the balance of his family. Being the “walking wallet” for a genius daughter and her ultra-nervous mother has its rewards, but aren’t parents allowed to have lives of their own? A touching family drama from the author of the award-winning novel The Popcorn Girl.
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Kill Switch (Angel of Darkness Fast-Paced Action Thrillers Book 1)
by Steve N Lee
Genre: Crime Fiction | Thrillers | Mystery
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She goes where the law won’t. Does what the law can’t. She is Judge, Jury, and Executioner. “Fast-paced and action-packed, it takes you on a ride you don’t want to stop!” J. Alexander
When a vicious gang drag an innocent woman into a nerve-shredding nightmare, her only hope of rescue comes from Tess Williams, a young American armed with lethal combat skills.
Tess unleashes her fury upon the city’s shadowy underworld, storming through the streets like a whirlwind of vengeance.
But against a horde of armed killers, her rescue mission quickly turns into a fight for survival.
With the clock ticking and the body count rising, Tess has one terrifying question to face – what price is she prepared to pay bury these monsters for good?
An adrenaline-charged thrill-ride, Kill Switch is a must-read if you love pulse-pounding action and a troubled hero with a dark past.
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Spies of Rome: Blood & Vengeance
by Richard Foreman
Genre: History | War
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Rome 26BC.
An infamous slave trader, Herennius, has been robbed and murdered. Stabbed in the chest.
Caesar himself has taken an interest in the crime.
Marcus Agrippa instructs one of his agents, Rufus Varro, to investigate. Varro must interview various party guests who were with Herennius on the night of the murder – including a corrupt advocate and an enigmatic young poet.
Everyone is a suspect, yet everyone is seemingly innocent.
In the meantime, Agrippa recruits Varro’s bodyguard, the former gladiator, Manius, to infiltrate the inner circle of Publius Carbo, a dangerous demagogue. Intelligence suggests that Carbo and his followers are planning to launch an attack on the city’s Jewish quarter.
But uncovering the truth will exact a price for the two agents.
Rome is a city full of secrets and peril. Enemies lurk in the shadows.
Blood and vengeance abound.
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Candy Coated Murder: A Pumpkin Hollow Mystery, Book 1
by Kathleen Suzette
Genre: Mystery | Holidays
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“Hazel Martin is the meanest woman in all of Pumpkin Hollow,” I said. Everyone knew it. But I may have said it one time too many, because when she turned up dead, the police were looking at me.
Mia Jordan has just moved home after being gone ten years, and when she discovers a neighbor has been murdered, it casts a shadow on the town’s year-round Halloween theme. Can Mia find the killer and save the town’s Halloween celebration before it’s too late?
Halloween is celebrated all year long in Pumpkin Hollow. There are no paranormal elements, just good clean fun! And a murder, of course.
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Good Nights: A Love Again Novel (Love Again Series Book 2)
by Heather Grace Stewart
Genre: Humor & Satire | Romance
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Can a technological glitch bring you more than headaches? What if it brings you lasting love? When an app messes with her travel plans, Hannah discovers a whole new world full of laughter and romance. TV writer Hannah Storm’s marriage is over, she’s just turned 30, and she’s lost her job. Overwhelmed with how her life has turned out, and suffering from writer’s block, she decides to throw caution to the wind and books a month in a rental home on an island off the coast of France, using a new app, Good Nights. But it’s pouring rain, and someone’s in her rental home. Hannah doesn’t quite get the Tripp she planned… this one has brawn, brains, and a hot British accent. Join Hannah and Tripp on their island adventures with this witty, touching, romantic comedy page-turner. It’s the perfect beach and holiday book; ideal for lounging by the pool in summer and curling up by the fire on cold winter nights. A Standalone novel set in the same universe as The Ticket.
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