DOH!!! I feel rather foolish. For the past seven or eight months I have been watering what I thought was garlic. I even showed my huge garlic plant off to a few people. I had planted garlic in that part of my raised flower bed last year, and I thought the current plant that was HUGE was a little plant that was left behind when I harvested them all, and had taken off. I was so excited to see how big the cloves were going to be since it had been growing for so long. It was a few weeks ago that it had started getting taken over by ugly little black aphids. Wanting to go the natural route, I bought a package of lady bugs to take care of the situation. Unfortunately the situation was too out of control. Yesterday I made the decision to pull the garlic, since I thought it might be ready anyways. I dug deep, gently worked the plant out, the excitement was building. The guy I made fun of the other day was there. Did I mention that? Yaaa… not a good time to make a fool of myself. When I pulled out a huge plant he busted up laughing. “IT’S A WEED!!” He screamed. Really Karma?? REALLY???
City of Beads: Tubby Dubonnet Series #2 (A Hard-Boiled but Humorous New Orleans Mystery) (The Tubby Dubonnet Series)
by Tony Dunbar
(770 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Thrillers | Crime Fiction | Nonfiction
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TUBBY’S CURE FOR BOREDOM: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
The SECOND deliciously sneaky mystery in Anthony- and Edgar-nominated Tony Dunbar’s Tubby Dubonnet series.
“Dunbar catches the rich, dark spirit of New Orleans better than anyone.” -Publishers Weekly
New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet is bored. He wants to bill enough hours to pay his alimony and keep his daughter in college, with enough left over for an occasional drink and a good meal, but he longs for something different and exciting.
Sure, researching licensing law for the new casino will keep trout meunière on the table, but what could be more tedious? (Unless, of course, the client turns out to be connected.) Meanwhile, there’s the estate of an old friend who controls some dock leases on the wharf. And he agrees to help his daughter’s environmental group stop illegal dumping in the river.
Ho-hum, thinks our hero. But suddenly all three cases begin to converge in an entirely ominous way-the toxic dumping, the dock leases, and the too-good-to-be-true casino job. How is that possible? Could it be Tubby’s been set up as the fall guy in a Mob effort to expand its gambling empire?
NOW it’s exciting — he’s running for his life!
Excerpt:
Not far from Mike’s, on a little side street, the Thompsons were having a family barbecue. They had the TV on the front porch tuned in to the Saints game. The home team was playing arch rival Atlanta, which always got the fans keyed up to an emotional high. Thomas and Kip Thompson were outside watching the game and keeping a grill lit in the tiny front yard, which was separated from the sidewalk by a low iron picket fence. The day was special because they were celebrating Thomas’s recruitment to play baseball for the University of Southwestern Louisiana. The recruiter had promised he was going to be offered a scholarship.
They had smoked sausage and hamburgers fired up on the grill and an ice chest full of Old Milwaukee beer and Cokes. Their aunt was inside making her gumbo, soupy green and full of chicken, sausage, garlic, okra, and onions. It smelled so rich and fine that the old men in the neighborhood were starting to pass by to say hello. Their sister Tania, whose house this was, had a half-gallon bottle of Canadian Club and some ice in the living room for anybody who dropped in.
“Hurry up, Auntie,” Kip called. “We’re dying of hunger.”
“Don’t rush me,” came a deep voice from inside. “It takes a long time to make things just right.”
“You better get you one of these before they’re all gone.” Kip waved his beer can at his younger brother.
“Naw, you can do all the drinking for me,” Thomas said. He was in training and so high on the possibilities stretching out before him that Kip, his beer, and even Kip’s shiny Cadillac taxi parked by the curb held no temptations at all.
Kip drove a cab for a living. That was his story, and that’s what Thomas believed.
It was halftime. All the guests were inside sampling the gumbo and mixing drinks from the big bottle. Tania poured some potato chips into a plastic bowl to carry outside to her brothers.
A nothing-special sky-blue car, maybe an old Ford Galaxie, drove slowly past the house. Kip looked toward it, then jerked around to look at his brother.
“Thomas!” he yelled.
Anything else he planned to say got lost in the noise of an automatic pistol firing. Errant lead pellets broke the front windows of the house and sent the old men and women jumping for the floor, splashing gumbo and sweet cocktails over the walls and each other. But several found their target and perforated Kip’s chest and face, knocking him backward onto the porch and into his sister’s arms. She threw the potato chips into the front yard and fell on top of him. Thomas took a bullet in the knee.
The nothing-special car didn’t even speed up. It just made the corner and rolled on.
First there were the wails of the women, then the sirens came.
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Yours Royally: A Cinderella Love Story (Billionaires and Brides Book 3)
by Krista Lakes
(310 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | Literature & Fiction | Women’s Fiction
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Can a regular girl ever marry a real life prince?
Prince Marco:
Royal life can be a royal pain, and Marco needs a break. A secret identity, just for a few weeks. A relaxing vacation in America, where nobody knows who he really is. Not even the girl he hires to be his personal assistant, Sabrina. But when Sabrina turns out to be the best part of his vacation, he finds it harder and harder to keep his secret from her…
Sabrina Wise:
Sabrina never imagined that any job could lead to paparazzi encounters and surprise trips to Hawaii. Who could have thought that her boss would turn out to be as charming as he was handsome? But, behind their sizzling sexual tension, she can’t help but think there’s something more to Marco. Who is this gorgeous man she’s taking orders from, and why is he keeping so much hidden away? If she’s willing to risk everything to find out, she might end up in her own Cinderella fairy-tale ending…
What happens when Mr. Right turns out to be Prince Charming?
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A Fistful of Evil (Madison Fox Adventure Book 1)
by Rebecca Chastain
(168 Reviews)
Genre: Fantasy | Literature & Fiction | Action & Adventure
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Madison’s new job would be perfect, if not for all the creatures trying to eat her soul…
Madison Fox just learned that her ability to see souls is more than a sight: It’s a weapon for fighting evil. The only problem is she doesn’t have a clue what she’s doing.
On the positive side, her money problems are over and her coworker is smoking hot. On the negative side, evil creatures now actively hunt her, and deadly experiences are becoming the norm.
When she thinks it couldn’t get worse, a powerful evil sets up shop at a local hotel’s video game convention, and it’s got its eye on more than the gaming geeks — it’s hungry for Madison’s soul. Madison needs to become an expert illuminant enforcer overnight to save her job, her region… and her life.
A Fistful of Evil is a fresh new adult urban fantasy from the author of the well-loved Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles. For a wildly imaginative story packed full of supernatural horrors, kick-butt action, and laugh-out-loud moments, you won’t want to miss this series starter.
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One S’more Summer (The Campfire Series Book 1)
by Beth Merlin
(65 Reviews)
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Humor & Satire
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For twenty long years, Gigi Goldstein has been pining away for her best friend’s guy. She knows it’s wrong and it has to stop, but she hasn’t been able to let go ever since they all met on the bus to summer camp back when they were seven years old. The same week that her best friends finally announce their wedding date, Gigi loses her high-profile design job. With all of her dreams unravelling, she runs to the last place she remembers being happy.
Taking the Head Counselor position at Camp Chinooka, Gigi hopes to reclaim the joy she felt as a camper, but the job isn’t all campfire songs and toasting marshmallows. Gigi’s girls are determined to make her look bad in front of the boys’ Head Counselor — the sexy but infuriating Perry — and every scrap of the campground is laced with memories.
When Gigi finally realizes she can’t escape the present by returning to her past, she’s forced to reexamine her life and find the true meaning of love. But will she be able to mend fences and forgive herself before she loses her one real shot at happiness?
If you love Sophie Kinsella and Emily Giffin, you’ll love this heartwarming debut from a fresh voice in contemporary chick-lit that offers a lighthearted and fun take on friendship, love, and how to recover from past mistakes.
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Sleep Your Way to Good Health: 7 Steps to Make TONIGHT the Best Night of Sleep You Have EVER HAD! (And How Sleep Makes You Live Longer & Happier)
by Amy Jenkins
(23 Reviews)
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
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Having problems sleeping at night? Want to wake up refreshed and energized every morning?
From the best-selling author, Amy Jenkins, comes Sleep Your Way to Good Health: 7 Steps to Make TONIGHT the Best Night of Sleep You Have EVER HAD! (And How Sleep Makes You Live Longer & Happier). This book will help you improve your body and health by sleeping the right way!
If you want to have peaceful sleep at night… If you want to feel energized and happy every time you wake up… Or if you just want to live a healthy and refreshing every day life…
THEN THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
This book provides you with the perfect guide to lose weight without having the need to go to the gym!
It comes with tons of excellent tips, easy-to-implement every day habits, and all the information that you need to add these benefits IMMEDIATELY into your life!
If you successfully implement these tips, you will…
Start having blissful sleeps in just a few days
See awesome changes to your face, skin and body
Say goodbye to sleepless nights (so you feel healthier!)
Wake up every day with a burst of energy and ready to start the day
Transform your body and mind in JUST A FEW DAYS!
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