Preview of Texas-connected books publishing in February, 2024<\/p>\n

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What’s our love language? Books! February brings plenty of Texas-connected titles for readers to adore. Whether your heart yearns for mystery or mayhem, flirtation or fantasy, we’ve got it.  <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Amethyst, The Shallows<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Kellye Abernathy<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After a devastating sickness shatters their close-knit beach town, six kids are drawn together during the unpredictable autumn equinox. Among them are fourteen-year-old Lorelei, who yearns to be an oceanographer, and her younger brother, Tad, who possesses an otherworldly curiosity. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When Lorelei has a strange and almost deadly encounter in a sea cave, her loyal boyfriend, Casey, cannot reconcile her fantastical experience with the rational world. Condi, Lorelei\u2019s best friend, understands ocean magic but can’t share what she knows. Kait, a girl from Ireland, regrets her impulsive move to America\u2014all because of an odd occurrence involving her dead boyfriend\u2019s lost surfboard. Isaac, the new kid in town who despises the ocean, must face the truth\u2014a vast and powerful magic lives in the deep. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Doctor Was a Woman: Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Enss<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“No women need apply.” Western towns looking for a local doctor during the frontier era often concluded their advertisements in just that manner. Yet apply they did. And in small towns all over the West, highly trained women from medical colleges in the East took on the post of local doctor to great acclaim. In this new book, author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into the fascinating lives of ten amazing women, including the first female surgeon of Texas, the first female doctor to be convicted of manslaughter in an abortion-related maternal death, and the first woman physician to serve on a State Board of Health.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Want of a Viscount<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Lorraine Heath<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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American Leonora Garrison has come to England in desperate search of investors to keep her family business afloat but instead finds surprising pleasure when she visits an exclusive ladies\u2019 club and dares to kiss a stranger, who leaves her yearning for more. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With a libertine for a father, Viscount Wyeth vowed to live his life above reproach, with nary a hint of disgrace. Until one night, he takes a mysterious beauty into his arms, a lady who tempts him to cast his sterling reputation aside in favor of more wicked pursuits. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When caught in a compromising situation that places everything they hold dear at risk, they must determine how best to win. However, in this scandalous game, nothing except love takes all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mi Carnal Frank: A Family Memoir and Biography of U.S. Congressman Frank Mariano Tejeda Jr.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Juan Tejeda<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Frank\u2019s brother, Juan Tejeda, Mi Carnal Frank<\/em> tells the story of the Tejeda family and Frank\u2019s life from birth to a premature death at age 51.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Utilizing interviews with family and close friends along with 127 photos, documents, and newspaper articles, Mi Carnal Frank<\/em> chronicles Frank\u2019s life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Readers journey through Frank’s early years being raised by poor Mexicano parents on the southside of San Antonio and his Marine Corps service and combat duty in Vietnam. From there, readers witness Frank’s college years and his 20-year career as an elected public servant, first as a Texas State Representative, then a Texas Senator, and as U.S. Congressman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Reap the Wind<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Joel Burcat<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Reap the Wind<\/em> is The Perfect Storm<\/em> meets The Firm<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Three lawyers flee Houston heading to Cincinnati in a rented Lincoln Town Car. They must drive across Texas and the Midwest in the midst of the worst climate change-induced hurricane of the century so Josh Goldberg can be with his girlfriend who is giving birth to their baby. They have to survive a hurricane, tornado, hailstorm, driving rain, and each other to get there.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Josh\u2019s travel companions are his best friend\u2014an alcoholic, drug-addicted lawyer\u2014and his boss who connives to derail his plans so she can get to Philadelphia for a business meeting with a Norwegian billionaire. The odyssey is dangerous on many levels and may be a suicide trip.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shahrazad’s Gift<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Gretchen McCullough<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shahrazad\u2019s Gift<\/em> is a collection of linked short stories set in contemporary Cairo\u2014magical, absurd and humorous. The author focuses on the off-beat, little-known stories, far from CNN news: a Swedish belly dancer who taps into the Oriental fantasies of her clientele; a Japanese woman studying Arabic, driven mad by the noise and chaos of the city; a frustrated Egyptian housewife who becomes obsessed by the activities of her Western gay neighbor; an American journalist who covered the civil war in Beirut who finds friendship with her Egyptian dentist. We also meet the two protagonists of McCullough’s Confessions of a Knight Errant<\/em>, before their escapades in that story. These stories are told in the tradition of A Thousand and One Nights<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Trace of Romance<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ann Swann<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Laynie and Trace were more than just friends, they were in love. But when tragedy struck, Trace\u2019s parents felt compelled to move as far from Beach Way as possible. Laynie was left behind, heartbroken, and alone. But she was no quitter. She picked herself up and made a wonderful life for herself. She heard he\u2019d done the same down in Texas. Now he was back, standing in the doorway of her precious flower shop, taking up all the space just like he used to do. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What was he doing here, after all this time? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Under a Desert Sky<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

DiAnn Mills<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 1935, socialite Eva Fortier witnesses her grandfather\u2019s murder and must flee New York to ensure her safety. Leaving behind a life of wealth, she seeks refuge in the secluded high desert area of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Navajo doctor Tahoma Benally has his hands full caring for his people\u2019s medical needs. He certainly doesn\u2019t have time to fall in love. But when Tahoma\u2019s father asks him to help fulfill a vow he\u2019d made to Eva\u2019s father, Tahoma has no choice but to oblige. In the process he finds himself drawn to the woman he\u2019s promised to protect. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With an elusive killer stalking Eva, and barriers of race and culture standing between her and Tahoma, does love stand a chance of blooming in the desert?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Visions (Olivia Osborne Crime Series, Book 3)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lisa Compton<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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After unleashing the magic of her ancestors, Olivia Osborne finds herself plagued by visions just as she and Silas Branch are thrust back into a case they knew was never finished. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Under the moss-covered trees of a small town in Florida exists an ancient evil that hungers for more. Following the death screams of a young girl, Olivia uncovers the secrets of a killer. Larry Wayne Pittman confessed his crimes, but he has one final request before he meets his fate. He has a message for Olivia Osborne that will change her life and unlock her own secrets. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Olivia\u2019s visions aren\u2019t an evolution but a side-effect, and she cannot protect what she does not understand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Day Ago (Prequel to the Mylas Grey Mystery Series)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Luana Ehrlich<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Although Attorney Mylas Grey prefers investigating crimes to defending murderers, he likes his salary with the McKinney Law Firm too much to change professions. But then, the unexpected happens one Saturday morning in May. The law firm owner suddenly dies of a heart attack, giving Mylas a chance to make a life-changing decision. That is, unless a killer puts an end to his future plans . . . and his future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ranch Girl and the Orphan Lamb Adventure<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Brenda Ethridge Ferguson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ranch Girl and the Orphan Lamb Adventure<\/em> takes the reader back to America\u2019s rural roots where family, a best friend, and a special pet has a place in the world of adventure. Kelsi Fairgate craves excitement in the coming summer, though she lives on a remote Texas ranch. All looks hopeless until her parents bring in an orphan lamb from the sheep pasture, and Kelsi has a grand idea. Her parents usually give such animals away, but they allow Kelsi two weeks to change their minds. In a world of lonely summers, can Kelsi convince her parents to let her keep the lamb? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Somos Nopales<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Eddie Vega<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Somos Nopales<\/em> has been called beautiful, powerful, and ching\u00f3n<\/em>. It’s the poetic journey of the son of a Mexican immigrant written as he navigates a world where American, Mexican, and Mexican-American cultures collide, co-mingle, and occasionally cooperate. The book serves as a tour into a Nepantlero<\/em> heart, moving in and among the in-between spaces where the poet often finds himself. Along the journey, readers will meet Vega’s family along with other characters who enrich the South Texas narrative. Poems touch on subjects including: identity, immigration, family history, and Chicano culture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many Texas-connected books publishing this month that we couldn\u2019t feature all of them. The following books also publish in February:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CHILDREN’S, MIDDLE GRADE, & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ABC Farm Animals<\/em> by Jessica Anderson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cusser Club<\/em> by Randall Northcutt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Emergence (<\/em>Black Demon Tales, Volume 1) by David Bowles<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Florescent<\/em> (The Thirteen Origins) by Hector Gonzalez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Matagorda Magic<\/em> by Kimberly Ridley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Partition Project<\/em> by Saadia Faruqi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Samson & Domingo<\/em> by Gume Laurel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Where is Poppy? <\/em>by Caroline Kusin Pritchard<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Witch, Please…<\/em> by Sarah Noffke and Michael Anderle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NONFICTION \/ POETRY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era<\/em> by Cecily N. Zander<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Building Antebellum New Orleans<\/em> by Tara Dudley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eschatology in Crayon Wax<\/em> by Joshua Robbins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gather ‘Round: Gatherings in Texas and the Southwest<\/em> by Kristina Downs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston and the Permanence of Segregation<\/em> by David Ponton III<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More Finish Lines to Cross: Notes on Race, Redemption, and Hope<\/em> by Cary Clark<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More Historic Homes of Waco, Texas<\/em> by Kenneth Hafertepe<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Norsemen Deep in the Heart of Texas<\/em> by Gunnar Nerheim <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Occupy Whiteness<\/em> by Joaqu\u00edn Zihuatanejo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the Way: My Life and Times<\/em> by Frank Denius<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Other Side of Nowhere<\/em> by Roy Morey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Roots, Heart, Soul<\/em> by Todd Richards & Amy Paige Condon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Run It Like A Business<\/em> by Audrey Bergauer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shearing Sheep and Angora Goats the Texas Way<\/em> by Robert Aguero & Arnoldo De Le\u00f3n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Six Constitutions Over Texas<\/em> by William J. Chriss<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Soul Farmer<\/em> by Dena Jansen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Struggle for a Free South Africa<\/em> by Derek Charles Castsum<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Texas Archive War: Houston and Lamar Battle for the Capital<\/em> by Lora-Marie Bernard & Lindsay Scovil<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve Got Issues<\/em> by Phillip C. McGraw<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MYSTERY \/ THRILLER \/ FANTASY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All the Rage in Texas<\/em> by Russ Hall<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond Enemies<\/em> by Marisa Wolf<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deadly Wildflowers<\/em> by Rayna Morgan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Death by Flapper<\/em> by Brittany E. Brinegar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Hoot And A Hex<\/em> by Leanne Leeds<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Itch of Scandal<\/em> by Christa Nardi  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Legacy of Hate<\/em> by L J Morris<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lost in Uncertain<\/em> by Kristi Copeland<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Murder Plague<\/em> by Scott Michael Powers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mystery in Moonshine<\/em> by Lindsay Emory<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Once Upon a Murder<\/em> by Samantha Larsen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Outlaw<\/em> by Jack Stewart<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rage in the Wilderness<\/em> by Kathryn Lane<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sleuths, Sabotage, and Sandcastles<\/em> by Brittany Brinegar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Swamp Spies <\/em>by Jana DeLeon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wife You Know<\/em> by Chad Zunker<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wilderness Trap<\/em> by Jodi Linton<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ROMANCE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Barbara’s Beau <\/em>by Kirsten Osbourne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Between Us  Birds<\/em> by Jacqueline Grandey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bounty Hunter’s Sister<\/em> by Jovie Grace<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Butter My Biscuit<\/em> by Lyla Parish<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Carolina Crossing<\/em> by Kit Hawthorne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Catching Rose<\/em> by Virginia Barlow<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Charmed in an Arranged Marriage<\/em> by Dorothy Sheldon<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Cloudy with a Chance of Love<\/em> by Olivia Sands<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cowboy Billionaire’s Playbook<\/em> by Sylvia McDaniel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cowboy’s Prize<\/em> by Jamie K. Schmidt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cowboy’s Road Trip<\/em> by Stella Bagwell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Defending Their Future<\/em> by Jenna Brandt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Duke’s Unexpected Love<\/em> by Alexa Aston<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

First Kiss <\/em>Anthology<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fortune in Name Only<\/em> by Tara Taylor Quinn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gentlemen & Gloves Anthology<\/em> by Bianca Blythe & Cecilia Rene<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Honor Versus Lies<\/em> by Judy McGonagill<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Joan Wilder Effect<\/em> by Lori Wilde<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Killing Booth<\/em> by Lani Lynn Vale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kiss Me February<\/em> by Brokerah Brumley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Lady’s Guide to Marvels and Misadventure<\/em> by Angela Bell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Little Drop of Blood<\/em> by Clio Evans<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Little Lies & Valentines: A Dark Stalker Romance<\/em> by Lashell Rain<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lone Star Rescue<\/em> by Delores Fossen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

May the Froth Be With You<\/em> by Ginny Sterling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mine to Protect<\/em> by Kameron Claire<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Put a Ring Around the Rosie<\/em> by PG Forte<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ranger Loyalty<\/em> by Lynn Shannon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Recapturing Her Heart<\/em> by Jennifer Slattery<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Reputation<\/em> by Jenna Hartley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rocky Road<\/em> by Becky Wade<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Serious Date<\/em> by Laura Domino<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sheriff’s City Girl<\/em> by Olivia Reign<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Cowboy Sweetheart<\/em> by Rebecca Crowley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Ever After<\/em> by Sherryl Woods<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Trouble with a Valentine’s Cowboy<\/em> by Debra Clopton<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Waiting for Midnight<\/em> by Mari Carr<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Where Love Lasts<\/em> by Eliza Ester<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wrangling a Lucky Cowboy<\/em> by Katie Lane<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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OTHER FICTION<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

An American Band<\/em> by Travis Burkett<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

An Angel Called Peterbilt<\/em> by Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett, & Eric Flint<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Blueprint<\/em> by Rae Giana Rashad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Book of Ile-Rien<\/em> by Martha Wells<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Catch a Falling Star<\/em> by James J. Griffin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coming Home <\/em>by Julieann Dove<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Desperadoes of Gallows Gulch<\/em> by Clay Houston Shivers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Little Hatchet<\/em> by Phil Oakley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meant for Me<\/em> by Tay Marley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Never Let Them See You Bleed<\/em> by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Once a Homecoming Queen<\/em> by Joan Moran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Turtle House<\/em> by Amanda Churchill<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Unlikely Twins and More Stories<\/em> by Ed Fair<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While the City Sleeps<\/em> by Elizabeth Camden<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Worst Rescuers in the Federation<\/em> by Skyler Ramirez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Young of Other Animals<\/em> by Chris Candor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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