Last night was hot, stuffy, and windy. That feels a lot like fire weather. It also feels a lot like earthquake weather. Pretty much feels bad and makes me a bit on the worried side. It also makes for a horrible nights sleep. Today I should just wear a t-shirt that warns everyone that I am about two cups of crazy and to stay back 6 feet.

Jasmine: Case One: A Lt. Kate Gazzara Novel (The Lt. Kate Gazzara Murder Files Book 1)
by Blair Howard
4.3 Stars (645 Reviews)
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Crime Fiction

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Jasmine was my first murder case as lead detective and it was doozy.

For eight years I’d played Dr. Watson to Harry Starke’s Sherlock Holmes, and then he was gone. He quit the force, leaving me without a partner. It wasn’t a good time for me.

It seems like I’ve been a cop all my life, almost twenty years, eighteen of them as a detective. And I’ve seen some terrible things, things that to this day keep me awake at night. Jasmine was one of the worst.

Welcome to the Lt. Kate Gazzara Murder Files of female lead detective, police procedural thrillers. If you like strong women, impossible odds, and complex mysteries, then you’ll love this gripping series opener.

What would you do if someone murdered your teenage daughter? Ready? Let’s Solve This!

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Savage Stars: 7 Novels of Space Opera, Aliens, AI, and Post Apocalyptic Adventure
by Multiple Authors
4.3 Stars (515 Reviews)
Genre: Science Fiction

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The universe can be savage, but these heroes won’t go down without a fight.

Seven full-length novels by bestselling authors that explore the far reaches of the universe, the limits of the human mind, and the divide between man and machine. Aliens, AI, and post-apocalyptic adventure — you’ll find them all among the Savage Stars.

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About the Books:
Starship Waking by C. Gockel
On an icy, barren world, a starship dreams of doom… Her nightmares will force an alien race to make contact with the most unlikely of heroes — 6T9, a pleasure ‘bot struggling to find purpose, and Volka, a lonely mutant on a repressive homeworld. The galaxy will be shaken to its core. The starship is waking.

Exin Ex Machina by G. S. Jennsen
When man and machine are one and the same, death is no longer an inevitability. Though Nika Tescarav has lived many lives, she no longer remembers them. But if whoever erased her past did so to silence her, they’ve failed. Enter a world of technological wonders, exotic alien life, captivating worlds — and a dark secret that will shatter it all.

Crystalline Space by A. K. DuBoff
Elle and a team of companions with magically enhanced abilities embark on an interstellar quest to stop an alien invasion. If Elle and her friends can’t stop the Darkness corrupting the crystalline network connecting the planets, their worlds and loved ones will be lost in shadow forever.

Star Nomad by Lindsay Buroker
The Alliance has toppled the tyrannical empire. It should be a time for celebration, but not for fighter pilot Captain Alisa Marchenko. After barely surviving a crash in the final battle for freedom, she’s stranded on a dustball of a planet, billions of miles from her young daughter. She has no money or resources, and there are no transports heading to Perun, her former home and the last imperial stronghold.

The Legacy Human by Susan Kaye Quinn
What would you give to live forever? Elijah wants to become an ascender, a human/machine hybrid, but it’s forbidden for legacy humans like him. When he’s sponsored for the creative Olympics, he could win everything, including ascendance… or lose it all playing the ascenders’ Games.

Bypass Gemini by Joseph Lallo
Lex was the next great hoversled pilot until a fixed race got him banned. Now a freelance delivery boy, life couldn’t get any worse. Then a mysterious suitcase got him mixed up with mobsters, a megacorp, and a mad scientist. Now he must solve the mystery or die trying.

The Concordia Deception by J. J. Green
After spending 184 years in suspended animation, scientist Cariad begins a new life in a remote space colony. On a planet rife with intrigue, betrayal, and alien threats, can she fight to preserve humanity’s future in the stars?

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Rooty the Rutabaga : A Story About Vegetables, Inclusion and Seeing the Sunny Side of Life
by Steven Megson, Andy Yura
4.8 Stars (65 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks | Foreign Languages

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Nobody knows what kind of veggie he is. But will kindness help him find his place in the sun?

Rooty feels sad. Hearing the other vegetables laugh and play without him, the strange little rutabaga longs to be included. So when their catch-and-throw game tosses a nut his way, the lonely plant seizes his chance to meet new friends.

Confused at first by the curious pair of peppers who come across to retrieve their toy, Rooty accepts their invitation to join in the fun. But feeling awkward among the popular carrots and terrific tomatoes, he worries he doesn’t belong.

Can he shake off his nerves and find a wonderful patch of pals?

Rooty the Rutabaga is the first tale in the Rooty the Rutabaga children’s book series, suitable for ages 3-8 and can be read as a standalone. Including an activity section filled with fun facts, if you and your child like cute characters, beautifully illustrated images, and learning positive messages, then you’ll love Steven Megson’s well-tended plot.

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Highland Legacy (The Fraser Brothers Trilogy Book 1)
by B.J. Scott
4.3 Stars (383 Reviews)
Genre: Romance

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Faced with an abhorrent betrothal, Cailin Macmillan flees her father’s castle and quickly learns that a woman traveling alone in Medieval Scotland is an easy target for ruthless English soldiers. When Highland patriot Connor Fraser comes to her aid, his steadfast dedication to king and country is challenged by his overwhelming desire to protect Cailin — even if he must marry her to do so.

Accused of murdering one of her attackers and determined to rely on her own resourcefulness, Cailin dresses as a lad, intent on seeking refuge at the camp of Robert the Bruce. Can she elude an enemy from her past — a vindictive English lord bent on her utter demise — or will she fall prey to his carnal intent and be executed for a crime she did not commit?

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The Car Thief
by Vicki Reed
4.7 Stars (212 Reviews)
Genre: Thrillers | Coming of Age

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2021 Gold Medal Winner – Reader’s Favorite Awards – Legal Thriller
2021 NYC Big Book Award – Winner – Legal Thriller
First edition published as THE CAR THIEF by V. Reed

Twelve-year-old Kelly Morgan wants only to return home to the wilds of Wyoming. All that’s standing in his way are two thousand miles and the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. When he pays a heavy price for a youthful lapse in judgment, who might come to his rescue? Henry, the public defender assigned to the case? Bonnie, the feisty, resourceful justice official? Or Sam, the veteran correctional officer who wants a quiet, orderly existence — or so he thinks?

This suspenseful tale of loss and redemption reveals serious flaws in the criminal justice system and the power of kindness, friendship, and love in healing life’s deepest wounds.

Vicki Reed, after earning her bachelor’s degree in Law Enforcement and master’s degree in Criminal Justice, immersed herself in a successful decades-long career in juvenile justice. A sought-after speaker, she is currently executive director of the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Initiative in Lexington, where she lives with her husband and son.

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