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Snippets of life, Mine in Particular is a collection of personal stories as told by a woman with an insatiable appetite for adventure and a tireless drive to explore unchartered territory, literally and personally. The reader is taken on each journey with the author as she explores the bush land of Africa, the streets of Calcutta and third-world prisons.

Each "snippet" represents a vibrant tile in the mosaic of Ms. Luce's life thus far. Together they form the image of a woman with warmth, inquisitiveness, and a sense of humor you'll want to spend some time with.

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While reading The Blue Crayon, a book for both children and adults, you'll experience this heartwarming journey, and you will fall in love with a ten-year-old little girl named Gabby Damon, who has not said a word in over five years. She is diagnosed with autism, and Gabby's doctors prescribe over twenty pills a day and use her to experiment with other types of medications. Her parents are so frustrated by the intake of these meds. Gabby's mother turns to the Internet to find help for her daughter. She finds the Dolphin Universe in Florida.

Doctor Roth, who started working with...

In the year 2017, a devastating terrorist attack on San Diego causes the Second American Civil War. Various rebel forces form, and the government passes the Espionage Act, which allows for powers that reach beyond the Constitution. President Meryl Montessori does her best to keep DC stable, but when a body is found in her bed, along with a coded message, things go haywire.

The president hires an eclectic team of six men and women to help solve the senseless murder and break the threatening code. Team members range from stovepipe hat-wearing science advisor Dr. Frank N. Stein to...

Kelly Luce's Pull Me Under "is a suspense novel with a female protagonist that gets more right about women than so many others I've read in the past few years" (NPR).

Luce tells the story of Rio Silvestri, who, when she was twelve years old, fatally stabbed a school bully. Rio, born Chizuru Akitani, is the Japanese American daughter of the revered violinist Hiro Akitani--a Living National Treasure in Japan and a man Rio hasn't spoken to since she left her home country for the United States (and a new identity) after her violent crime. Her father's death, along with a...