ON THE ROAD AGAIN! Just can’t wait to get on the road again… and right into another O’Reilly’s auto shop parking lot. Yesterday hubby was trying to show me how to hook up the car to the RV to tow. He asked me to grab the little wire under the dash, so I did. Apparently he didn’t like the wire I grabbed. “Why did you yanked the wire out??!!” he asked. I told him the wire was just dangling there. Apparently it shouldn’t have been, and we soon discovered that a fuse had blown as well. Maybe because of the wire. Who knows. Not a problem. Hubby bought a huge pack of spare fuses, that were right on the kitchen counter at home. Geez. Back to O’Reilly’s auto shop. It’s a little freaky that everywhere we go there is an O’Reilly’s. Are they stalking us? After 45 minutes in their parking lot messing with a loose wire and a fuse, we were back on the 101 north to Florence, Oregon. Unfortunately because of the delays we didn’t arrive here until 3:30. After getting checked in and settled in at the campsite, things were closing for the day. Plus it was going to rain soon. We popped into the car and headed downtown to get an ice cream and go for a quick walk along the pier. Super cute town. Today we are going on a sand dune tour. I picked the tour that has a touch of excitement, and is suitable for pregnant women. Perfect. I only want a touch of excitement. I have spent the last few days driving / riding down highways with cliffs. I HATE CLIFFS. I have been scared for three days, so a touch of excitement is just fine. I wanted to check out the Sea Lion caves, but the caves are closed for elevator maintenance. I hear there is a lookout we can still check out. I really feel that the way I planned this trip doesn’t give us much time to check out the sites. I really hope the lack of time is because we keep ending up at O’Reilly’s.
Punch-Girl: A Suspenseful Action Thriller (Punch-Girl Book 1)
by J.M. Reilly
Genre: Action & Adventure
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Amazon Top 100 Crime Fiction Bestseller!
If superheroes have one downside, it’s supervillains.
Superhero work is dangerous and expensive. Few attempt the job. Even fewer succeed. The celebrity superheroes get all the attention and applause, but one of them just died.
The fallen hero was an icon, and Punch-Girl wants to fill his boots. Punch-Girl is skilled and ready, but she is unknown. So she hires a marketing firm to position her among the big names. Just when her campaign takes off, a rising supervillain steals her thunder.
The Minister, a charismatic and mysterious criminal, divides the city and makes Punch-Girl look foolish and unworthy. But Punch-Girl’s troubles have just begun. The Minister came here for a reason. He has a terrible secret, which will alter Punch-Girl’s life forever. Worse, as Punch-Girl battles, losing ground to The Minister, their fight attracts a new evil with deadly plans for both of them.
Punch-Girl has her shot at the big time. If she can’t rise to the challenge, her failure will end her career. And her.
If Batman and Wonder Woman had a daughter, she would be Punch-Girl. Equal parts sci-fi action, crime thriller, and detective novel, the first book in the Punch-Girl series sets layered, endearing characters against impossible odds. Punch-Girl will have you rooting for her through every battle and keep your pages turning long after bedtime.
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Saving Ferris
by A R Kennedy
Genre: Thrillers | Contemporary Fiction | Foreign Languages
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Kennedy’s novel moves quickly but deliberately. Flashbacks appear at all the right moments, and the novel’s ending is surprising and powerful — The Booklife Prize
When Cecilia Chandler kills a house intruder, she claims it was to save a life — but not her own. It was the life of her golden retriever, Ferris, a dog she’s only warming to after her husband’s death. If it had been up to her, they would never have gotten a pet.
Police Chief Holden Owens thinks Cecilia acted lawfully, but few agree. The law says that pets are property, and that one can’t use lethal force to protect property. Is his attraction to Cecilia clouding his judgment?
The prosecutor sees Cecilia’s case as his ticket to a better job. He has the law on his side, and a more personal reason to want to win as well.
Now, as the case draws to a close, Cecilia is finding she needs Ferris as much as he needs her. But will she be able to stay out of prison?
Saving Ferris is a story that makes us consider what, exactly, pets mean to us.
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Santa Fe Mojo (Vincent Malone Book 1)
by Ted Clifton
Genre: Mystery
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Dive into the seductive world of one of Santa Fe’s leading citizen’s star-studded client’s list with “Santa Fe Mojo,” the latest pulse-pounding thriller from acclaimed author Ted Clifton.
Vincent Malone, a seasoned private investigator with a knack for trouble, finds himself drawn into a web of intrigue and danger when he’s forced to investigate the death of a leading Santa Fe citizen. The citizen was a high profile LA sports agent who had been conducting an important conference at a new Bed & Breakfast where Vincent, recuperating and hiding from his recent ugly past, was employed as a van driver. As he delves deeper into the case, Malone soon discovers that there’s more to the murder than meets the eye.
With the help of his new and rather old sidekick, Peter, and a cast of colorful characters that populate Santa Fe’s bohemian scene, Malone follows a trail of clues that leads him to the dark heart of a conspiracy that breaks open the past of many guests at the B&B. From shadowy back alleys to reclusive “locals only” bars, he navigates a treacherous landscape of deception and betrayal, where nothing is as it seems, and danger lurks around every corner.
As the body count rises and the stakes escalate, Malone races against the clock to unravel the truth and bring a ruthless killer to justice. But with enemies lurking in the shadows and secrets lurking in plain sight, he’ll need all his cunning and street smarts to survive the deadliest case of his career.
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A Bounty Hunter’s Last Stand (Love and Valor on the Frontier)
by Ethan Westfield
Genre: Western | Literature & Fiction | Historical Fiction
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No one has ever doubted Alby Thornton is one of the most feared bounty hunters in East Texas. No matter how tough the situation is, he never fails to capture the most threatening criminals due to his impeccable skills. However, the road ahead of Alby will not always be as easy. When he least expects it, a devilish con man catches him off guard by using sick and cunning violence. In the blink of an eye, their encounter throws the bounty hunter into a tailspin that derails his life instantly. Will Alby manage to put his skills to good use in order to defeat the ruthless man?
Deeply traumatized by the events of that dreadful day, Alby chooses to disappear somewhere in the Texas wilderness. Nevertheless, the one person he leaves behind is Hattie, his beautiful fiancée, who is a singer at the Playhouse Saloon. After her dreams of a happy future with Alby are crushed, Hattie is more than devastated upon discovering his sudden disappearance. Then, as if things couldn’t possibly get any worse, he informs her that, for her own good, they are never going to meet again. Will Hattie be able to track down Alby, or will she have to accept that he is forever gone?
Alby finally finds a place to hide from the disaster that has become his life. As luck would have it, Hattie’s brother finds him and offers an epic quest that could turn everything around. Is the bounty hunter willing to shed some blood for the sake of his life and his fiancée? Or will he be condemned to a life filled with misery and hiding?
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Snow in Vietnam
by Amy M. Le
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs | War
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If you take elements of Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s THE MOUNTAINS SING and Amy Tan’s THE JOY LUCK CLUB, then throw in sprinkles of Kevin Kwan’s CRAZY RICH ASIANS, you’ll get Amy M. Le’s debut historical fiction novel, SNOW IN VIETNAM. There are elements of humor, romance and heartache injected throughout these pages of fear and uncertainty.
Growing up in war-torn Vietnam was normal, even idyllic at times, for Snow, the youngest of seven children in her family. Although her heart belongs to an American GI, she honors her father by marrying a Vietnamese man. Her halcyon life unravels as the Vietnam War ravages her country and the threat of communism culminates with the fall of Saigon. Life in unified Vietnam under the new regime becomes unbearable. Betrayed by her husband and left with a dying child to raise, Snow must set aside her morals and push herself to the limit emotionally, physically, and mentally, to buy her way out of the country. Her decision to escape and find sanctuary in America takes her adrift in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand with her daughter, nephew, and other boat refugees. For days, they are at the mercy of pirates, storms, and dire conditions. Ultimately, Snow settles into a refugee camp on the island of Galang in Indonesia, but life there is deplorable. The threat of repatriation and the will to keep her family alive keeps her motivated to hustle for a ticket to freedom.
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