I am going to try and earn the trust of Lizzy the Lizard in the front yard. A few people have suggested that food is the way to go. My sister in law has a friend that feeds the lizards in her yard, and they come out to great her. That sounds like fun. I am concerned if I try to feed Lizzy, the food will attract the birds that would also like to eat her. There are a lot of hungry crows in my neighborhood. I guess I don’t have a lot of options since Lizzy and I have a bit of a language barrier to overcome. I find it strange that there is only one lizard in my front yard. When I was growing up if there was one there was usually ten or more. I haven’t seen her hubby Ardy yet this year, but it might be too cold for him. Okay.. here is my plan. I will make a few more rock structures for Lizzy to hide in, and I will put food inside the structures. More hiding spaces and food should attract more lizards.
Leaving Hope (Golden Terrace Colony Book 1)
by R. L. S. Hoff
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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If Anya doesn’t marry the guy her parents choose, this generation will be the last with pure Euros.
She can live with that.
They might not let her.
After a millennium of travel, the generation ship Hope is within thirty years of its destination planet, and a small group of brave couples will take a faster ship to ready the planet for colonization. Anastasia (Anya) Cartier, a teenage artist and nature-lover, wants to be part of that group. Her parents, however, have other plans for her. They want her to marry a particular guy, from a particular family, so pure whites can continue for another generation. They don’t much care that Ryan, the guy in question, is too old for her and doesn’t care about Anya, her pursuits, or her goals. He has agreed to an illegal betrothal to Anya only to gain her influential parents’ support for his own ambitions to be ship captain.
Anya usually avoids conflict, but the colony is too important. She’ll find a way to join the team, whatever it takes.
She can’t stay imprisoned on Hope forever.
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Saving Sandcastles (Lobster Bay Book 1)
by Meredith Summers
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Friendship | Romance
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A feel-good beach read about trust and friendship set in a quaint seaside town on the coast of Maine.
***A USA Today Bestseller***
Claire Turner finally has everything she wants. A successful business, a small bungalow near the beach, and the camaraderie of her two best friends. She’s successful and independent — something she would never have thought possible before her husband’s midlife crisis and their subsequent divorce.
When a rival business opens across the street, Claire worries that she could lose everything she’s worked for. Her entire sense of self-worth is tied up in her bakery and café, Sandcastles, and she suddenly finds herself taking desperate measures to make sure she doesn’t lose business to the newcomer. Surprise! The business is owned bytIs Claire overreacting? Her friends think it’s possible, but will they be able to talk her off the ledge before she does something drastic?
Jane’s beloved mother, Addie, has dementia, and it’s getting worse. Jane has her hands full trying to run the family Inn and keep Addie safe. When Addie wanders away from the Inn, Jane faces the hardest decision of her life.
And then there’s Maxi. On the surface it appears as if she has an idyllic marriage, but does she really? Now that she and James are empty-nesters, things aren’t the same and Maxi worries that James may not be interested in staying married. But Maxi has dreams of her own. Dreams that she had to set aside while she was caring for her husband and children. Now that she has an empty nest, will she be able to find the courage to turn those dreams into reality?
This is book 1 in The Lobster Bay series – a heartwarming journey of trust and friendship set in a quaint beach town with a touch of romance in every story. Join this group of friends as they help each other overcome their obstacles and discover that every cloud really does have a silver lining.
Each book in this series can be read as a standalone story. There are no cliffhanger endings and every story is wrapped up at the end. There are recurring characters that appear in all the books though, so it’s more fun if you read from the beginning to get to know the characters as they navigate life’s path.
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The Law Partners (Michael Gresham Thrillers)
by John Ellsworth
Genre: Thrillers
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Who Defends the Defense Lawyer… a New Twist on the Legal Financial Thriller
Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney who defends his clients with an iron will. They know that when he takes their case they are probably going to leave the courthouse a free man or free woman. But what happens when the defender becomes the defendant himself? A law partner will have to step up and do for him what he can’t do for himself. Isn’t that how it should work?
Watch up close as a tried and proven criminal defense lawyer is forced to face the most important case of his career. If he wins, he’s a free man. If he loses, he will die in prison. A lawyer named Harley Sturgis comes on the scene just in time–if she’s not too late already. It’s her chance to shine in a career that has all but crashed and burned around her. But here comes her last chance, a chance to redeem herself and win the case that can restore both her and Michael Gresham’s careers.
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Better Watch Out
by Willow Rose
Genre: Horror
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He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake.
Some kids are scared of the dark, others of monsters living under their beds. Some are even afraid of clowns.
None of those things scare Sara. But she is terrified of one man, who comes to her house every year, in the middle of the night.
Santa.
Curl up with some frightening Christmas horror from the Queen of Scream, Willow Rose. Warning: you might not feel like putting out cookies for Santa ever again after reading this short story.
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Maybe You Will Survive: A Holocaust Memoir
by Aron Goldfarb, Graham Diamond
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs | History
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The remarkable autobiography of a Holocaust escapee
“Go on, my son. Maybe you will survive… ”
Aron Goldfarb was fifteen years old when he was ripped from his bed in Poland and forced to enter a Jewish work camp. Watching helplessly as Nazis murdered his friends and family, he and his brother, Abe, made their courageous escape after hearing rumours of fellow prisoners being executed in gas chambers. With astonishing bravery and an unshakeable will to survive, the brothers hid together in underground holes on an estate controlled by the Gestapo. In this moving testament to the strength of human endurance and the power of relationships, co-written with acclaimed author Graham Diamond, Goldfarb tells his unbelievable true tale at long last.
Vivid, compelling and frequently harrowing, Maybe You Will Survive is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the human condition.
Marking seventy-five years since the end of the Holocaust and Aron’s liberation, this edition includes a foreword his from sons, Morris & Ira.
Aron Goldfarb (1924-2012) was a Polish businessman and survivor of the Holocaust. Overcoming unbelievable odds, he escaped a Nazi camp before starting a multimillion-dollar fashion design company, G-III Apparel. He is survived by his wife, Ester, two sons and five grandchildren.
Graham Diamond is a British-American writer. Previously employed as an editorial artist by the New York Times, his books include The Haven, The Thief of Kalimar and Forest Wars.
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