Books

Just Batty

 

Just Batty is the story about a caring young boy named Hayden. He lives on a farm with mom ,dad, grandma and grandpa. 

He learns about bats in school and how they are struggling to 

survive. Together they build a bat box to help the bats. 

 A wonderful book book for children to learn about this creature. The back of the...

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Hayden's Garden

 Hayden wants to grow a vegetable garden but things don't go quite as he planned. With the help of his family and the local farm stand it all turns out and he learns a valuable lesson in commerce. This is a great book to read before a trip to the Farmer's market. You can have a discussion with your young reader on where the vegetables come...

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Hayden's Halloween

 Join Hayden and his family on the family farm for the annual Halloween party. Friends come dressed in costumes to enjoy the haunted house and are treated to to a surprise visit by some fascinating creatures of the night. 

Grandma's pie recipe is in the back for a fun time for going beyond the book.

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Hayden and the Honey Farm

 Grandma needs some honey for cookies. Hayden visits a neighbor who has a honey farm. There he learns how Mr. Albright gets the honey from the hives. A jumping off point to explore the life of bees and how they are so necessary for our ecology. The young might want to try out grandma's honey cookie recipe in the back of the book.

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Hayden Fred

 Hayden is given a caterpillar in school. His project is to take care of it and watch what happens. Grandma helps Hayden find out what his caterpillar likes to eat and the plan a flower garden to help other butterflies. a great first read in learning how caterpillars change into butterflies with websites for more opportunities to learn...

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Where's Teddy

 Where could Teddy be? Alice has lost her bedtime friend. Alice has to try and remember all the places she has been to find her beloved Teddy Bear. 

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Princess Annie and the Unicorn

Princess Annie gets more than she bargained for when her wish for a unicorn comes true. The king and queen, the gardner, cook and servants all get upset and wonder who is causing all the trouble. Annie knows and learns that not every wish should come true.

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Sailing Away to Nod

 Silver Award winner from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, International Eyeland's Children's Book Award, and a Children's book International winner. Written in the spirit of the Brother's Grim. A young boy sails to the land of Nod and meets a giant who has stolen a cow and some bees from a dwarf. A spoiled princess gives the...

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Bottle Alley

It’s 1938, the carnival is in town and a hurricane is on the way. The winds howl and cultures clash when Michael Flannigan falls for the beautiful Russian fortune teller, Dania.
A local is found floating in Silver Lake and suspicion is on someone with links to the carnival. The killer is on the run, trying to cover his tracks. Can he out race...

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Blood Orange

Cocaine and the problems it brings are coming to rural Florida. It falls to Sheriff Gabe McAllister to find a way to stop the drugs from entering his county.
A brave young woman, Nora Hollister, stands by his side in this fight to stop the Medline Cartel lead by Pablo Escobar. Together they try to protect their way of life and of those who work...

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Honey Tree Farm

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 Megan and Josh are on a two-week vacation in Florida from Atlanta. Coming back from a day trip exploring the antique shops in Arcadia, a cow on the road puts them in a ditch on a rural back road. A miscommunication over cell phones has them stranded. They find their way to a farmhouse and an old woman willing to rescue and take them in...

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Broken Branches

Book #1 from the series: The Green Lady Inn

 

As Megan delves into her newfound powers and investigates the strange occurrences in her inherited house, she becomes increasingly convinced that there is more to the situation than just ghosts in the attic. The unexplained phenomena intensify, leaving Megan and her friends with a sense of unease and urgency.

Driven by her visions and the...

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Whispers in Time

Book #2 from the series: The Green Lady Inn

 A mystery with a paranormal twist. Visions of the past led to the discovery of a lost family treasure. Megan's gift is getting stronger and she is hearing voices warning her of dangers to come. A valuable painting is stolen from the Longstreet Gallery. She has unexpected guests at the Green Lady Inn, could one of them be a thief and a...

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Hidden Assets

Book #3 from the series: The Green Lady Inn

 Megan senses trouble coming and is twisting her Claddagh ring on her finger again. Two new guests arrive to upset her neighbor by opening a shop next to his gallery. Things are not as they seem and it will take help from an unexpected source to help her and find out who is passing counterfeit money is Salem. 

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The Spell Box

Book #4 from the series: The Green Lady Inn

 A jewel robbery and murder in Boston finds it's way to the Green Lady Inn in Salem Massachusetts. Jake Durant has bought an antique witches spell box for his wife Megan unaware that a thief had hidden a stash of diamonds inside. The thief wants them back at any cost. Megan's visions are warnings of things to come. She is being assisted by...

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The Forger's Palette

Book #5 from the series: The Green Lady Inn

 Doors are slamming at the Green Lady Inn indicating that the resident spirits are not happy with the guests that have arrived for the artist retreat.

Mega Durant’s deceased cousin, Lucinda, is sending her cryptic messages again about paintings and death. Megan has to rush and decipher them before they come true.

An art auction in the...

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The Alligator Dance

Book #1 from the series: Florida Wildlife Heroes

 Inspired by actual events in Manatee County Florida,

Saving wildlife is an everyday, ever-changing challenge. Early summer is nesting time for the alligators in Florida’s Manasota State Park. Head Ranger Seth Grayson takes a group of visitors on a two-mile hike to Gator Hollow, a gathering place for hundreds of gators. Once there, the group...

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The Turtle Thieves

Book #2 from the series: Florida Wildlife Heroes

 

Silver medal winner for the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. 

In the face of the escalating threat to Florida's wildlife, Fish and Wildlife Officer Seth Grayson and Officer Liz Corday find themselves immersed in a dangerous battle against turtle traffickers. The discovery of Hap Dunbar's involvement in the illegal trade sets...

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A Murder for Christmas

 A short story for the Holidays. When a dead body washes up on a Venice Beach Christmas morning it throws all detective Harlow's plans for time with his kids out the window. A spoiled wife hatched a plan to murder her husband and get away with it. Finding the murder scene when it's a 53' yacht is not easy. There are more questions than...

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The Snake Traders

Book #3 from the series: Florida Wildlife Heroes

 The finding of a body in a Florida wildlife preserve, Florida Fish and Wildlife officers are told the man died from a poisonous cobra bite. How did the man come into contact with such a dangerous reptile?

Officers Seth Grayson and Liz Corday join forces with Special Agent Pat Miller from the Federal Wildlife commission. Together they try to...

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