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{"id":2631,"date":"2021-10-10T09:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T09:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2021-10-17T12:45:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T12:45:04","slug":"october-2021-texas-books-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2631&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"October 2021 Texas Books Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Preview of books publishing in October 2021<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Lucy Maud Montgomery said in <em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em>, \u201cI&#8217;m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.&#8221; We at Lone Star Literary Life couldn&#8217;t agree more. This month we&#8217;ll be treated to stories of femmes fatales, poetic pilots, and&nbsp;Waggoners &#8212; but no tricks &#8211; we promise! Whether you&#8217;re in the mood for a spook or a swoon, we have thrillers and romances, horrors and mysteries. Look no further for some&nbsp;<em>gourd<\/em> reads worthy of <em>carving out<\/em> some time for enjoying. Most of all, happy fall and happy reading, y&#8217;all!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/beyond_haiku_01.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 188px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Haiku-Women-Pilots-Poetry\/dp\/1952779030\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond Haiku: Women Pilots Write Poetry<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Captain Linda Pauwels<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In this latest book in the Beyond Haiku series, Captain Linda Pauwels captures the adventure and beauty that come with the journey of flying aircraft. From these pages come a thoughtful curation of haiku and short poems by fifty-eight women pilots from ten countries who collectively share their diverse flying backgrounds. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Among these inspiring, characteristically dry, and often amusing poetic insights, Pauwels has woven a selection of profound and previously unpublished poetry written by the greatest aviatrix of all time, Amelia Earhart. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Illustrations by children of pilots bring the richness of the aviators\u2019 words even further to life.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">All proceeds from <em>Women Pilots Write Poetry<\/em> fund aviation scholarships.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/dinner_on_primrose_hill_1.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dinner-Primrose-Honey-Creek-Novel\/dp\/1420151347\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Dinner on Primrose Hill<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Jodi Thomas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">A slice of Americana delivered with her characteristic warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair, the third Honey Creek novel by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas takes readers to Clifton Bend, Texas, a small college town where two very different scientists must team up on an experiment on \u201cThe Chemistry of Mating.\u201d Can these two opposites attract and quantify the science of love?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/four_reasons_to_die_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Four-Reasons-Die-Pastor-Mystery-ebook\/dp\/B09G8JVYMB\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Four Reasons to Die<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">K.P. Gresham<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Pastor Matt Hayden is asked to deliver the Texas Inaugural Ceremony\u2019s benediction after the scheduled speaker, Reverend Duff, disappears. Though happy to do a favor for his friend, the new governor, Matt soon discovers that a simple prayer can ignite a world of hate. Matt joins in the hunt for the missing pastor, only to discover two preachers locked in a deadly battle, their families on the brink of destruction, and a national political power grab in the making. When the fight comes to Matt\u2019s own family, he must find the truth or risk losing everything, including his life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/gone_to_dallas_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1737436108\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Gone to Dallas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Laurie Moore<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Sara&#8217;s husband was a disappointment in life, but she had to agree he was a handsome corpse! It seemed so romantic when Morgan Darnell convinced Sara to marry and join an 1856 \u201cGone to Texas\u201d wagon train. In a twist of fate, Sara arrives in Dallas a 19-year-old widow&#8211;armed with plenty of pluck&#8211;determined to open a store in the tiny settlement. She suffers threats, vandalism, even being shot! With the help of friends, is Sara strong enough to accomplish her dream? Failure means being destitute in Dallas!&nbsp;&nbsp; Not a typical historical novel or Western\u2014<em>Gone to Dallas<\/em>, The Storekeeper 1856-1861 is salted with historic Texas events and peppered with real people.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/her_neighbor_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 305px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781639880270\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Her Neighbor<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">&nbsp;D.A. Olivier<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Julienne and Daniel were best friends. Then, things got complicated. Through marriage, miscarriage, divorce, addiction, and death, Her Neighbor follows the bond between Julienne and Daniel and asks, how far can loyalty and love be tested?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/most_land_the_best_cattle_the_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Waggoner-Women-Judy-Alter\/dp\/1493052632\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2NZ6HKVFEBNHK&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+most+land%2C+the+best+cattle&amp;qid=1627929684&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=The+Most+Land%2C+th%2Cstripbooks%2C166&amp;sr=1-2\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">The Most Land, The Best Cattle: The Waggoners of Texas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Judy Alter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In the 19th century, Daniel Waggoner and his son, W.T. (Tom), put together an empire in North Texas that became the largest ranch under one fence in the nation. The 520,000-plus acres or 800 square miles covers six counties and sits on a large oil field in North Texas. Over the years, the estate also owned five banks, three cottonseed oil mills, and a coal company. While the Waggoner men built the empire, their wives and daughters enjoyed the fruits of their labor. This dynasty\u2019s love of the land was rivaled only by their love of money and celebrity. This colorful history of one of Texas\u2019s most influential ranching families demonstrates that it took strength and determination to survive in the ranching world\u2026and the society it spawned.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/radio_frontera_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iuniverse.com\/en\/bookstore\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Frontera! A Novel<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">James O&#8217;Keeffe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In the summer of 1985, XAMO 1530 AM radio is a ramshackle, low-voltage shadow of its \u201cborder blaster\u201d heyday. That is, until an enigmatic runaway variously dubbing himself Mark Knopfler, Charlie Sexton, \u201cStrummer,\u201d and Asher Rede arrives in Anapra, Mexico, with clandestine plans for righting an old wrong, and falls for an XAMO disc jockey whose own haunted past is about to collide memorably\u2014and musically\u2014with the present.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/stories_ive_been_told_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=stories+I%27ve+been+told+by+elaine+thomas&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Stories I\u2019ve Been Told<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Elaine Thomas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In this inspiring anthology, 25 rural and small-town Texans bring to life how world events such as the Great Depression, World War II and post-war progress and prosperity played out on the home front. Generously illustrated with vintage photos, these deeply personal narratives unfold through abundant and often surprising anecdotes. The accounts resonate with courage and determination, reminding us to treasure life\u2019s great joys and insight on how to weather its great difficulties.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/trial_by_fire_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 309px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldstrokesbooks.com\/books\/trial-by-fire-by-carsen-taite-3709-b\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Trial by Fire<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Carsen Taite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Attorney Wren Bishop knew it would be an adjustment to go from her cushy, lucrative career in big law to the public defender\u2019s office, but she\u2019s completely unprepared for the suspicion from her colleagues and the animus from her adversaries at what was billed as a close-knit courthouse. To top it off, her first case pits her against Lennox Roy, a gorgeous yet fierce prosecutor with a reputation for cajoling juries and breaking hearts.&nbsp; Lennox has seen firsthand the damage leniency can do, and she has no patience for a softy like Wren Bishop, no matter how sexy and brilliant she might be. But when they face off over a mysterious arson case, their attraction ignites a passion that leads them to question their assumptions about the law, the truth, and each other.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/wild-surprises_1.jpeg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wild-Surprises-Stories-Encounters-Shifted\/dp\/1735066443\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=288MO5431QUVM&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=carol+flake+chapman+wild+surprises&amp;qid=1631308426&amp;sr=8-1\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Surprises<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Carol Flake Chapman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In <em>Wild Surprises<\/em>, Carol Flake Chapman tells the stories of her encounters in the wild that shaped her view of the natural world. Each story is accompanied by a poem that extends her reflections on finding the common ground that connect us to all of life and to the untamed messengers who sometimes arrive unexpectedly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1012_aristotle_and_dante_book_2_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 302px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Aristotle-and-Dante-Dive-into-the-Waters-of-the-World\/Benjamin-Alire-Saenz\/Aristotle-and-Dante\/9781534496194\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic, tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. Choi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In<em> Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/em>, two boys in a border town fell in love. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Ari has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can\u2019t go back. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Ari\u2019s nerves and fill him with desire all at once.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn\u2019t understand them. But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss, he\u2019ll have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1016_castle_of_horror_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09F8W8W88?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_5&amp;storeType=ebooks\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 6: Femme Fatales<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">P. J. Hoover, Joy Preble, Christina Berry et al.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">The theme is Femme Fatale\u2014that beautiful and seductive temptress who is sure to cause disaster and destruction wherever she chooses to go. This time, for the <em>Castle of Horror<\/em>, we\u2019re taking a dark peek into the mind of the female. These are horror stories from females, about females, edited by a female, each one featuring a clever twist on the femme fatale. Is she the villain or is she the hero? With everything from demons and snakes to taxidermy and strip poker, we\u2019ve pulled together 16 tales that may leave you looking at your wife, your lover, your best friend, or just your next door neighbor, wondering \u201cwhat is she really thinking?\u201d Featuring stories from P. J. Hoover, Joy Preble, Christina Berry, Shelli Cornelison, Jessica Lee Anderson, Bernadette Johnson, S. de Freitas, Madeline Smoot, Carmen Gray, Jess Hagemann, Britta Jensen, S. N. Rodriguez, Miracle Austin, Katya de Becerra, M.J. Addy, and Beth Kander.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1005_how_to_make_a_book_about_my_dog_0.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 237px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Make-Book-about-Dog\/dp\/1541581288\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#0563c1\">How to Make a Book (About My Dog<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"color:black\">Chris Barton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">How do you make a picture book? Well, you need an author, an illustrator, and . . . a dog?!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Acclaimed author Chris Barton and his trusty pooch Ernie show readers how to make a nonfiction picture book . . . about Ernie! From coming up with ideas, researching, and writing a first draft to finding the perfect illustrator, deciding what goes on the cover, and getting every last wrod\u2015er, word just right, you&#8217;ll see how a book is made from beginning to end.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">From acquisitions and editing to graphic design and dog treats, find out what&#8217;s required to bring a book to life. This title perfectly blends how-to and humor for an informative look at book publishing. And look, this is part of the marketing step!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1007_leatherface_vs._tricky_dick_the_texas_chain_saw_massacre_as_political_satire_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 281px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/headpress.com\/product\/leatherface-vs-tricky-dick\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Leatherface vs Tricky Dick<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Martin Harris<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">The Watergate scandal was a horror show. What better way to satirize it than with a horror movie? A fascinating minute-by-minute exploration of many uncanny connections between The Texas Chain Saw&nbsp;<\/span>Massacre and Watergate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1004_making_space_for_women_stories_from_trailblazing_women_of_nasas_johnson_space_center_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 293px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamupress.com\/book\/9781623499938\/making-space-for-women\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Making Space for Women<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">From the creation of the Manned Spacecraft Center to the launching of the International Space Station and beyond, <em>Making Space for Women<\/em> explores how careers for women at Johnson Space Center have changed over the past fifty years as the workforce became more diverse and fields once closed to women\u2014the astronaut corps and flight control\u2014began to open. Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal has selected twenty-one interviews conducted for the NASA Oral History Projects, including those with astronauts, mathematicians, engineers, secretaries, scientists, trainers, managers, and more. The women featured not only discuss leadership, teamwork, and the experiences of being \u201cthe first,\u201d but reveal how the role of the working woman in a predominantly white, male, technical agency has evolved.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">The narratives highlight the societal and cultural changes these women witnessed and the lessons they learned as they pursued different career paths. Among those included are Joan E. Higginbotham, mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery; Natalie V. Saiz, first female director of the Human Resource Office; Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space; Estella Hern\u00e1ndez Gillette, the deputy director of the center\u2019s External Relations Office; and Carolyn Huntoon, the first woman director of the Johnson Space Center.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Making Space for Women<\/em> offers a unique view of the history of human spaceflight while also providing a broader understanding of changes in American culture, society, industry, and life for women in the space program. The women featured in this book demonstrate that there are no boundaries or limits to a career at NASA for those who choose to seize the opportunity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/old_country_fiddle.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 279px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heathdollar.com\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Old Country Fiddle<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Heath Dollar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Old Country Fiddle <\/em>orbits around the lives of an eccentric cast of characters from the Texas Hill Country. A roadside flag salesman profits from a neighborhood culture war. A professional congratulator enters a kolache-eating contest to impress a former kolache queen. A closet agnostic tries to dodge going to church with her mother, and the publisher of a Czech-Tex newspaper, using a walker called \u201cthe Silver Stallion,\u201d delivers papers to the residents at the nursing home where he lives. These stories, which are told with a Texas drawl, cover a wide range of emotional territory and touch on themes that go far beyond the county line.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/one_night_at_the_st._nicholas_1_basic_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Night-at-St-Nicholas-ebook\/dp\/B08VF9T248\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=One+night+at+the+st+Nicholas&amp;qid=1630950948&amp;sr=8-1\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">One Night at the St. Nicholas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Jodi Thomas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">A lushly festive Christmas Eve ball is the setting for newfound love in New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas\u2019s novella. When it comes to love, this Christmas promises to deliver the most unexpected gifts&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1021_texas_peoples_court_the_fascinating_world_of_the_justice_of_the_peace_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 302px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamupress.com\/book\/9781623499785\/texas-peoples-court\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Texas People\u2019s Court<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Mark Dunn<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">From 1983 to 1987, author Mark Dunn worked as a court clerk for a justice of the peace in Travis County, Texas, where, he says, \u201cI learned more about human nature . . . than I could have learned in any other job I might have taken up as a bushy-tailed kid from Tennessee.\u201d Based on interviews with 200 justices of the peace from all parts of Texas, <em>Texas People\u2019s Court<\/em> promises to take readers on a tour of what it means to be a Texas justice of the peace: an experience that is by turns hilarious, sobering, heart-wrenching, and, from one end to the other, fascinating.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Here in the Texas justice court, wrongs can be righted and lives changed in profound ways. A priceless family necklace might finally be restored to the rightful owner; an occupational driver\u2019s license fortuitously granted. A death inquest may become an opportunity for family reflection and valediction, with the attending judge as sympathetic witness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">In each of its chapters, <em>Texas People\u2019s Court<\/em> takes up a different aspect, duty, or area of thought related to the profession of justice of the peace taken from conversations with JPs throughout the state of Texas\u2014from those who serve in its most populous municipalities to rural county JPs\u2014putting a human face on the responsibilities, attitudes, and perspectives that motivate their judgments. The result is a thoroughly entertaining, sympathetic view of what Dunn calls \u201cthe day-to-day observation of human conflict in microcosm.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/thirsting_for_living_water_1_basic.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 311px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Thirsting-Living-Water-Adventure-Redemption\/dp\/1514002922\/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=thirsting+for+living+water&amp;qid=1628173794&amp;sr=8-3\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\">Thirsting for Living Water<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Michael J. Mantel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">When a perfect storm of personal, professional, and natural disaster threw Mike Mantel into a dark night of the soul, he embarked on a journey through his own life and around the world to rediscover God&#8217;s presence through the diverse body of Christ. In <em>Thirsting for Living Water<\/em>, Mantel invites readers to join him on this adventure and open their eyes to their own stories of God&#8217;s faithfulness, to see where God is already at work: at home, among neighbors, and to the ends of the earth. A a story of the holistic gospel, driven by compassion, justice, and mercy, with Jesus at the center, it is an inspiring vision of a unified, global church\u2015in which each of us has a vital role to play.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/1000_wolf_soldier_placeholder_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 308px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wolf-Soldier-1-Lightraider-Academy\/dp\/1621841952\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Wolf Soldier<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">James R Hannibal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">The fate of the Dragon Lands are at play<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">The knights of the Lightraider Order disappeared nearly two generations past. Now, the Keledan have withdrawn behind their barriers, and the Dragon Lands of bordering Tanelethar are overrun with dark oppression. The people are living in disobedience to the Rescuer who freed them long ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">A shepherd boy, Connor Enarian, and four young initiates rekindle the fires of the Lightraider Order in the hope of striking out across the mountains into Tanelethar to destroy a portal and stop an impending invasion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Once in the Dragon Lands, Connor learns that the key to success lies with a missing Lightraider spy and his lifelong companion, a talking silver wolf. Can Connor and his friends find the spy before the portal grows too large to destroy? Or will a local young woman\u2014or Connor\u2019s own family history\u2014betray them?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">The dangers and secrets of Tanelethar test both trust and loyalty, and to save his homeland, Connor may have to sacrifice his innermost dreams.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong>BUT WAIT, THERE&#8217;S MORE!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">There are so many Texas-connected books publishing this month that we couldn\u2019t feature all of them. The following books also publish in October:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Books for Young Readers (and those young at heart)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>A Queen to the Rescue <\/em>by Nancy Churnin, Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>ABCs of Texas<\/em> by Sandra Magsamen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico Coloring Book: A Coloring Book for Kids and Adults<\/em> by Kathy Sosa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">&#8216;<em>Twas the Night Before Christmas in Texas&nbsp;<\/em>by Jo Perry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Mystery<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Getaway with Murder<\/em> by Diane Kelly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><em>Survival : Fallout Series Book One&nbsp;<\/em>by Lisa Harris<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Burying the Mountain<\/em> by Shangyang Fang<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Machete <\/em>by&nbsp;Tomas Q Morin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Romance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Christmas at Colts Creek<\/em> by Delores Fossen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Second Chance Christmas<\/em> by Lori Wilde<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>A Texas Christmas Miracle (The Raffertys of Last Stand Book 2)<\/em>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Justine Davis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Biography<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>It&#8217;ll Rain Someday&#8230;Always Does: A Historical Narrative <\/em>by Carol Henderson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>John B. Denton: The Bigger-Than-Life Story of the Fighting Parson and Texas Ranger<\/em> by Mike Cochran<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Captive Warriors: A Vietnam POW&#8217;s Story <\/em>by Same Johnson and&nbsp;Jan Winebrenner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Other Nonfiction&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>A Heart So Full <\/em>by Jenessa Wait<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Another Year Finds Me in Texas: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Pier Stevens<\/em> by Vicki Admans Tongate<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>The Art of David Everett: Another World<\/em> by&nbsp;Becky Duval Reese<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Between Certain Death<\/em> edited by&nbsp;Mattilda Bernstein SycaMore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Breaking Away: How the Texas A&amp;M University System Changed the Game<\/em> by Tim Gregg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Mexican American Civil Rights in Texas<\/em> by Robert Brischetto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Searching for the Republic of the Rio Grande:&nbsp;Northern Mexico and Texas, 1838\u20131840<\/em> by Paul D. Lack<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Tales of the Sea Cloud: Luxury Yacht, Integrated Naval Vessel, Legendary Ship<\/em>&nbsp;by Ken W Sayers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Tejanaland: A Writing Life in Four Acts&nbsp;<\/em>by Teresa Palomo Acosta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Texas and Texans in World War II: 1941-1945 <\/em>edited&nbsp;by Christopher B Bean<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><em>Times Remembered: The Final Years of the Bill Evans Trio&nbsp; <\/em>by Jo La Barbera<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preview of books publishing in October 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[813,830,1371,1372],"class_list":["post-2631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-october","tag-texasbookpreview"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}