6/30/2023 0 Comments The crucible![]() ![]() Peaches, the saucy number one mortuarial cosmetologist in the tri-county area, is struggling to decide if it's time to have her long-absent trucker husband declared dead. ![]() Having "accidentally" crashed her minivan through the bedroom wall of her husband's girlfriend's doublewide, Gaynelle is one frazzled nerve away from a spectacular meltdown. Their outrageous antics have set tongues wagging in the small town of Sweetgum (just down the road from Fayro) and the eyes of Texas are upon them, as their self-righteous Aunt LaMerle is quick to point out. ![]() In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the three Verdeen cousins - Gaynelle, Peaches, and Jimmie Wyvette - could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion. The Red Velvet Cake War by Jones Hope Wooten ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() As she once admitted, "I never particularly wanted a career as a writer." On another occasion she said, somewhat ruefully, "I seem to have fallen into writing science fiction." ALTHOUGH MARION Zimmer Bradley was a celebrated, highly successful and influential writer of both science fiction and fantasy, she was, throughout a career that lasted nearly half a century (from short stories published in 1953 to novels and edited anthologies that will be issued in the new millennium), never at all sanguine about her many talents. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Skyracos by John Picha![]() ![]() In "Skyracos: The Mining Mess" recent recruit, Chip Daniels wants to be a hero, but gets more than he bargained for once incased in his streamlined flight suit. They travel to planets remote and unimagined where they are forced to interpret crises and dispense justice on their terms, or so they think. These winged warriors operate millions of miles from their home-world, Centrus, on the frontier of the known. Sounds like a dream job, right? Well, no job is perfect, and there is a high price to be paid for this fantasy. Have you ever dreamt of visiting alien worlds? Have you ever wished you could zip through space via jet pack? What if you could defy gravity and explore unknown realms freely? Imagine being a space adventurer, paid to meet and greet alien cultures, while representing and protecting all of humanid-kind. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Lauren magaziner case closed![]() ![]() Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in the first book in Lauren Magaziner’s hilarious and high-stakes four-book middle grade series in which the reader must help Carlos and his friends put together the clues to save his mom’s. ![]() 2: Case Closed 2: Stolen from the Studio. Or will it be case closed Middle grade readers will enjoy all four books in this favorite series. With the help of his best friend, Eliza, and her wild little brother, Frank, Carlos must uncover a mystery involving an eccentric local millionaire, anonymous death threats, and a buried treasure. This is book number 1 in the Case Closed series. Pick-your-own path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in the fourth book in Lauren Magaziner’s hilarious and interactive middle grade series as Las Pistas Detective Agency gets its first international case at an archaeological dig in Greece. But when Carlos's mom gets sick with a nasty flu on the morning of an investigation that could save her failing detective agency, Carlos takes on the case. You pick the path-you crack the case! Carlos Serrano has never solved a mystery in his life. In this wildly entertaining and interactive adventure, YOU pick which suspects to interview, which questions to ask, and which clues to follow. Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in the first book in Lauren Magaziner's new hilarious and high-stakes middle grade series in which the reader must help Carlos and his friends put together the clues to save his mom's detective agency. ![]() ![]() And get one for yourself, since your first order is 15% off. and less than one gram of sugar.īuy your pal the package of three French wines called Le Perfect Evening, a chic gift for just $84 that you can enjoy together or on zoom. You can give Avaline to your besties and tell them this wine is one we can drink together and not feel hungover the next day, since often for me, it's the sulfates that leave my throat scratchy or my eyes puffy, as I appear to be allergic to some wines, yet not Avaline, which is made from organic grapes and has the cleanest profile and the least amount of "unwanted extras". ![]() According to Avaline's website, there are more than 70 additives that can legally (and without disclosure) sneak their way into your glass. ![]() Diaz herself embodies girl power, emitting that kind of "ride-or-die" energy you want from your gal pals who you'd cast in your own Charlie's Angels movie.īut then Avaline began to grow on me as a "clean" organic wine because it is so delicious and without all the usual additives winemakers allow into their bottles, such as sulfates and pesticides. ![]() When I first bought Avaline, the organic vegan wine made by Cameron Diaz and her bestie, Katherine Power, it was because There's Something About Mary is one of my all-time favorite movies. ![]() |