The weather has been so sunny and warm here, I am wondering if the bees might swarm early this year. I have had a bait box up since last year. Mostly because I was too lazy to take it down after the swarm season ended. Today I am going to take it down, clean it up if it needs, and see if I might catch one or two this year. Not one swarm came into my yard last year, but the year before I caught 13 or 14. Unfortunately the smoke from the fires here in Sonoma County either killed off the weaker hives, or drove them away. Either way it was pretty disheartening. Having a year off from beekeeping was much needed. I would feel completely defeated, but it has been a hard few years for a lot of the beekeepers in my area, so it’s not just me and my partner in crime having problems keeping bees. We haven’t had the crazy smoke here this year, so I am hopeful. It would be really nice to hear the humming of a swarm again.
Dark Path (A Bodhi King Novel Book 1)
by Melissa F. Miller
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Practicing Buddhist and retired forensic pathologist Bodhi King seeks peace. But death keeps finding him.
After solving a series of unexplained deaths and exposing a sordid political scandal, Bodhi retreated from the limelight. Permanently, he thought. But now he’s called out of early retirement to help investigate a death cluster on a private island in the Florida Keys.
Healthy residents of a ritzy assisted living facility are dying in the middle of the night… their faces frozen in terror.
Bodhi arrives on Golden Island to find a community gripped by fear. And beneath the surface, conflict simmers, threatening to boil over. The charismatic leader of the Golden Island Church, the dying Cuban-Americans, and the local Catholic priest all have secrets to protect.
It’s up to Bodhi to bring the truth to light… before another resident dies.
Dark Path is the first book in a thought-provoking forensic thriller series by USA Today bestseller Melissa F. Miller.
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The Rivera Sisters Series – Contemporary Inspirational Romance – BOX SET – Books 1-3
by Jeanine Lunsford
Genre: Religious & Inspirational Fiction | Family Life | United States
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Breathtaking Romance, Tear-provoking Tragedy, Nail-biting Suspense
Only 10 months apart and often mistaken for twins, Amelia and Carina Rivera are well-known in the tight-knit Cuban community of Hialeah, Florida as the Rivera sisters. In the first three books of this emotionally riveting saga, journey with the younger sister, Carina (known within their community as the bad Rivera sister) as she attempts to step out of the darkness of her troubled past into the light of the bright future she’s always hoped for.
Dare to dream again with Carina as she overcomes the tragic scars she has lived with as a victim of childhood molestation. Rejoice with Carina as she moves from victim to victory in this dynamic, faith-inspired series.
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Destiny (Experimental Heart Book 1)
by Shannon Pemrick
Genre: Fantasy | Women’s Fiction | Action & Adventure
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For a relic of war, death is my inevitable release.
Most people can’t kill without regret, but I don’t have that luxury. I am a tank-created nu-human, and my sole purpose hinges on the whims of my tyrannical maniac creator. Town annihilations to political assassinations — I never disobey.
Until I want more.
When I escape beyond the realm of my former master, my only goal is safety — freedom — a life I always wanted. I should have known my creator would send deadly pursuers. He wants to remind me of what I’m never fated to have.
Then destiny tempts me with the unexpected.
When a dragon — a creature said to be long extinct — offers me a chance at true freedom from my former master’s control, I don’t know what to believe. In my line of work, trust kills. But something is different about this creature…
With nothing to lose, I agree to his terms. Now, I wait. Will he give me the freedom I crave, or did I seal my fate?
DESTINY is the first book in the Experimental Heart epic romantic urban-science fantasy series. If you love fantasy mixed with science fiction, strong willed heroines overcoming the torment of their past, fate vs choice, and a dash of slow burn romance, dive into the world of Lumaraeon today!
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The Shoes Come First: A Jennifer Cloud Time Travel Novel
by Janet Leigh
Genre: Romance
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She yearns for romance. She needs a job. If she travels through time, she just might find both…
Sunnyside, Texas, present day. Jennifer Cloud hates that she’s unemployed and brokenhearted. Again. Still struggling to figure out how to adult, things get worse when an inherited amulet hurls her back to 1568 Scotland. And though she’s enchanted by kilted hunk Caiyan, she stumbles onto a plot to steal devices that can alter the past.
Lost in a world that makes less sense than her modern one, Jennifer dutifully embraces her destiny to defend history. But when a Mexican revolutionary swipes her ticket home, her mission and future may have come to a dead end.
Can Jennifer recover her strange necklace without rewriting prior events and maybe even hook up with the savory Scot?
The Shoes Come First is the first book in the fun and frantic Jennifer Cloud time travel romance series. If you like magical portals, sassy heroines, and dashing defenders, you’ll love Janet Leigh’s lighthearted tale.
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It Ain’t Easy Being A Cowboy – 5 Western Ranchmen Classics in One Volume: The Outlet, Reed Anthony Cowman, The Wells Brothers…
by Andy Adams
Genre: Westerns | Romance | Teen & Young Adult
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“The Log of a Cowboy” is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana during 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. The book is considered by many to be literature’s best account of cowboy life.
“Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography” is the fascinating story of the protagonist and how he became a successful rancher.
“The Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings” tells the story of two brothers who are broke and want to sell their father’s ranch until one day everything changes.
“A Texas Matchmaker” a man makes it big in Texas.
“The Outlet” another cowboy story with a detailed account of how to herd cattle in a true cowboy fashion.
Andy Adams (1859-1935) was an American writer of western fiction and was born in Indiana. Since childhood Andy used to help his parents with the cattle and horses on the family farm. Due to this Andy’s works have been lauded widely for his first hand and authentic portrayal of the life of a cowboy unlike his contemporaries like Owen Wister who romanticised it.
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