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Crave the Heat The Smokejumpers #2 by Marnee Blake


Crave
the Heat
The
Smokejumpers #2
by
Marnee Blake
Genre:
Romantic Suspense



Pub
Date: 1/15/2019


Smokejumper Dak Parrish
has come home to Oregon to fight fires—and to mend fences with his
family. He left the Warm Springs Tribal Reservation after feuding
with his father. Now, with tribal lands threatened by an arsonist,
Dak gets a chance to make amends by acting as a liaison between the
reservation and the forest service criminal investigator—a woman
who sparks a surprising and hungry flame in him.
After a trauma on the
east coast, Heidi Sinclair left DC to start fresh as a criminal
investigator in Oregon. But her first serious investigation provides
one stubborn obstacle after another—including an arrogant
firefighter she suspects knows more than he's saying. Though she
tries to battle her attraction to Dak, it’s too late. As they track
down the arsonist, someone will do whatever it takes to keep old
secrets buried, even if it turns everything Heidi and Dak have fought
for to ashes . . .









Tempt the Flames

The
Smokejumpers #1



Meg
Buchanan is determined to prove she didn’t get the trainer job in
Redmond, Oregon’s rookie smokejumper class because of her family’s
long history as firefighters there—or out of pity. But if teaching
one of her own brothers isn’t challenging enough, Lance Roberts is
in the new class of recruits. Once her brother’s best friend, and
her first, unrequited crush, he’s also the son of the man
responsible for her dad’s death.
Lance is stunned to
realize that this confident redhead is the stubborn girl he once
dreamed about. There’s no way he can fall for her now. He needs to
focus all his attention on his training—and discovering the truth
about the long-ago fire that killed both of their fathers. But as the
undeniable heat between them threatens to ignite, someone attempts to
put an end to Lance’s amateur sleuthing—and his life…





Award-winning
author and RITA® finalist Marnee Blake used to
teach high school students but these days she only has to wrangle her
own children. Originally from a small town in Western Pennsylvania,
she now battles traffic in southern New Jersey where she lives with
her hero husband and their happily-ever-after: two very energetic
boys. When she isn't writing, she can be found refereeing disputes
between her children, cooking up something sweet, or hiding from
encroaching dust bunnies with a book.







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The Council of Nereth by T.J. Amberson


The Council of Nereth
T.J. Amberson
Publication date: December 2nd 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult

Six months have passed since the Council of Nereth was formed. The land is at peace. The people are thriving, secure in the knowledge that Raelin, the evil sorceress who once ruled over them, is no more.Like the other members of the Council of Nereth, Edlyn has returned home to live and work, waiting for the time when the council will meet again. Busy serving the people and restoring the manor of her childhood, Edlyn keeps her deepest wishes hidden away in her heart.On Edlyn’s eighteenth birthday, a messenger from the capitol arrives to her home and delivers devastating news: Maddock has gone missing, and the worst is feared. Edlyn rushes back to the capitol to join the other council members in a desperate search for Maddock. Soon, a ghostly attack confirms the terrifying truth that evil forces are upon Nereth once again. With time running short, Edlyn and her companions must find Maddock and save Nereth before it is too late.

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“I am afraid there is no time,” the man interrupted. He crossed the threshold and closed the door behind him. “I apologize for the abruptness of my visit, but I must implore you to hurry. My name is Dalton. I am the new Chief Officer. I was sent by Sir Briac to escort you to the capitol without delay.”

For one instant, Edlyn stood in stunned silence. Then her heart thudded in her chest, and she lunged across the room for her still-damp cloak. “Of course. I shall ready myself immediately.”

“Oh, Miss Edlyn.” Lancy wrung her hands. “I do hope that the cause for your summons is nothin’ too serious.”

“It must be of great importance. The council was not scheduled to meet for another month yet.” Edlyn hung her sword over her side. As she donned her boots, she raised her head and addressed Dalton again. “Did Sir Briac say anything to you about why we are being so urgently summoned?”

“It is in regards to Sir Maddock.”

Edlyn froze. “Maddock?”

Dalton removed his hat and pushed his wet, shoulder-length brown hair from his face. “It would seem that Sir Maddock has gone missing.”

“Missing,” was all Edlyn could manage to say, her breathing growing strained.

Dalton replaced his hat. “After the council members parted ways last June, Sir Briac never received any correspondence from Sir Maddock. Concerned for his welfare, Sir Briac led soldiers into the Colleland to ensure that all was well. But Sir Maddock was nowhere to be found. No one seems to know what happened to him, and our ongoing searches have not uncovered even a trace of a clue.”



Author Bio:

TJ Amberson hails from the Pacific Northwest. With a love of writing in several genres, TJ strives to provide well-written, age-appropriate, & original novels for tweens, teens, and new adults.

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Vengeance by Gail Z. Martin


Author: Gail Z. Martin

Narrator: Will Damron

Length: 19 hours 58 minutes

Series: Darkhurst, Book 2

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Released: Aug. 31, 2018

Genre: Epic Fantasy


Fighting the monsters that killed their family and friends cost undertaker brothers Corran and Rigan Valmonde their home and livelihood and made them wanted men - but the worst is yet to come.

The city-state of Ravenwood is wealthy, powerful, and corrupt. Merchant princes and guild masters wager fortunes to outmaneuver league rivals for the king's favor and the best trading terms. Ambitious and ruthless leaders use betrayal and assassination to gain their ends. Blood magic conjures monsters to further the goals of the ruling class, and the price of stolen power is paid for by the deaths of commoners. Now, the fate of Ravenwood hangs in the balance as rival city-states maneuver to gain advantage.

When Corran and Rigan and their friends became outlaw monster hunters and fled beyond the walls of Ravenwood City, they thought they had defeated the source of the abominations that killed so many of their friends and loved ones. But the more successful they become at destroying the creatures, the more they realize a greater evil is at work - larger and more monstrous than they ever could imagine....


Gail Z. Martin writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL Publishing and Darkwind Press. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst, the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria. Together with Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury (both Steampunk/alternate history), and the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror series. Newest titles include Tangled Web, Vengeance, The Dark Road, and Assassin’s Honor. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with her Witchbane and Badlands series
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Narrator Bio

Will Damron is an Audie Award-winning narrator, as well as a three-time Voice Arts Award-winner, who has recorded books in genres ranging from thriller to fantasy, young adult, nonfiction, romance, memoir, and more. He has performed Off-Broadway and in regional theater throughout New England and his native Virginia, and is also a published fiction author. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Medieval Monster Hunters By Gail Z. Martin
How far would you go to protect your family and friends?

That’s the question at the heart of Vengeance and my Darkhurst epic fantasy series. Undertaker brothers Corran and Rigan Valmonde and their friends have become outlaws because they dared to fight the creatures that killed their family and friends. But in doing so, they discovered something even more monstrous than the monsters—a plot that may run all the way to the highest levels of the kingdom, one that trades blood for power.

I’ve always loved books about monster hunters, but most of those series (including my own Deadly Curiosities, Night Vigil and Spells Salt and Steel books) are modern, urban fantasy. The idea of medieval monster hunters intrigued me. If we do see hunters set in an earlier time, it’s usually the 1800s, with a Van Helsing-type character. I wanted to merge magic, monsters and myth to create a dire conspiracy that becomes worse and worse the more layers are revealed, something that seemed like a simple hunt and becomes so much more.

Profile of Corran Valmonde, protagonist of Vengeance
Corran Valmonde is the oldest of the brothers, not yet twenty-one and forced to step into the role of provider and protector after the deaths of their parents. He’s an undertaker by trade, a hereditary profession, so the family business falls to him, as well as training Rigan. Their mother was killed by the monsters that roam the city, and their father was beaten to death by the corrupt city guards. Corran’s betrothed, Jora, and other friends also fell prey to the creatures, which the guards refuse to do anything about, but stop the citizens from hunting. Corran and his friends become illegal monster hunters, risking their lives and livelihoods to stop the mayhem.

Rigan Valmonde is two years younger than Corran. He’s done his best to pitch in and help carry the load since their parents died. Then he discovered that he’d inherited their mother’s forbidden magic, and Rigan has struggled to learn how to use his power without accidentally hurting anyone, while trying to avoid the notice of the guards.

Polly is fourteen, a street-wise and world-weary runaway who is part of Corran and Rigan’s ‘found family’ of outlaws. Polly is quick with a knife and sharp with her wit. She can take care of herself, but just as importantly, she poses a deadly threat to anyone who threatens those she considers to be her kin.

Q&A with Corran Valmonde, protagonist of Vengeance
  • Have things gotten better, now that you’re outside the walls of the city?
    • Yes and no. We’ve gotten some breathing space, hiding in abandoned monasteries, and we’ve outrun the guards—so far. But they’re never far behind, and we have to keep moving. Still, we fight the monsters on our own terms, and we’re protecting the villagers and farmers. So it’s a job that needs to be done, and I guess we’re the ones to do it.
  • Do you miss being an undertaker?
    • Oddly enough, yes. The grave magic that Rigan and I use to send souls to the After makes it possible to assure that the dead rest as easily as they can. That made a difference to the families who paid us to take care of their loved ones. It’s not a fancy job, but I believe it’s honest and important work. Out here, on the run, we sometimes still take care of a burial, when the situation arises. That’s when I know that the business doesn’t just run in the family—it’s a part of me. If and when we ever get to settle down again and give up hunting, I think Rigan and I will be undertakers again.
  • Did you ever think you’d be an outlaw?
    • I became an outlaw when I chose to hunt the monsters, since hunting is against the king’s law. But I didn’t see that there was a choice, since we lost so many people to the creatures and the guards wouldn’t do anything. Now we know why. I wish that none of the deaths that led us here had happened. But they did, and someone needed to do something to stop the killing. We stepped up to the challenge, and being an outlaw came with it.
  • How do you feel about Rigan’s magic?
    • I’ve never been afraid of Rigan, but I have been afraid for him. Magic is illegal in Donderath, except for the priests or the pet mages of the aristocracy. I wouldn’t wish either situation on Rigan. He’s done his best to learn how to control his power, how to use it to fight monsters and protect people. It’s cost him a lot, and nearly killed him more than once. I know that officially, magic is supposed to be wrong. But Rigan’s my brother, and the magic is a part of him—just as it was from our mother and grandmother. Wrong or right, he’s my brother, and anyone who wants to hurt him has to come through me, first.
Top 10 List
Gail Z. Martin's Top 10 Reasons to be a Monster Hunter
  1. You have a reason to own really cool, unusual weapons
  2. You don’t have to get up early in the morning, because most monsters come out at night.
  3. You’ll meet the most interesting people—dead or alive
  4. Rules for normal people don’t apply to you
  5. You’ll get really good at picking locks and sneaking into crypts.
  6. Some of your allies may not be entirely human.
  7. You’ll get good with magic—and explosives
  8. You’ll always have the best stories to tell at the pub.
  9. Scars are sexy.
  10. You’ll save lives, and maybe the world, even if no one else ever knows it
Q&A with Will Damron, Narrator of Vengeance
  • When did you know you wanted to be an audiobook narrator?
    • I wouldn’t say this was anything I KNEW I wanted to do; I kind of grew into it! What I remember was a specific moment in early 2015, where I auditioned for a book called The Memory Painter, by Gwendolyn Womack. It was a smart, sweeping thriller that dealt with reincarnation, love, deceit, the supernatural… I wanted so badly to work on it, and knew that if I booked it, it would give me the space to begin pursuing narration full-time.Well, I booked it :-). And that was when - with probably 10-12 books already recorded - I first began to take myself seriously as a narrator. And to approach this like a career.
  • How did you wind up narrating audiobooks? Was it always your goal or was it something you stumbled into by chance?
    • I had just moved to Los Angeles in late 2012, and knew that a few of my college friends were making a living as narrators. I’d heard enough audiobooks, and [thought I] had enough vocal training, so I just figured, “I can do this!” I did a few auditions, made a few samples, and months later I received my first offer, from Brilliance Publishing. Even then, it took me about a year and a half of doing a couple projects here and there before I realized, “Wait a minute. This is a thing I can really DO…. and maybe make a career out of.” At that point I just jumped in feet first.
  • How did you decide how each character should sound in this title?
    • Unless there are specific vocal notes for certain characters - gravelly, airy, a voice like steel, etc - I really trust my intuition to create the voice in the moment, when I arrive at the dialogue in the text. Most major characters I have a strong sense of in my head before I read their lines, and that informs my choice. But the character voices have to arise out of the narration, and I’ve found that if I plan too much what each person should sound like, it can make for sort of a jerky, stop-and-go audiobook experience. Also, with books like Scourge and Vengeance that have so many characters over such a sweeping epic of a story, I rely on my trusty sound files to make sure I keep voices consistent. So the first time a character speaks, I’ll grab a sample of that voice, save it, and reference it later when they return.
  • What type of training have you undergone?
    • I have a B.A. in Theater (Acting) from Middlebury College, where I did many stage productions and performed Off-Broadway. Once I moved to L.A. I began working intensely with a private coach on acting, vocal work, and personal/business development. But this work - and the volume at which I do it - feels like training in and of itself, as I try new things and hone my technique project to project.
  • Are you an audiobook listener? What about the audiobook format appeals to you?
    • I am absolutely an avid listener. Although I find myself more often listening to nonfiction and memoirs these days - when I’m not narrating, I find I want to learn something when I’m driving or doing laundry or cooking (audiobook-listening time!). But that’s also where this format can shine: I love having an expert on something teach me about that thing. In all honesty, the main thing about this format that appeals to me is the convenience of listening to a great book on your phone (as in, WHILE doing something else!). I was feeling deeply frustrated by our political landscape earlier this year, so I took time during my meal breaks to listen to Suzanne Toren narrate Strangers in Their Own Land. It was like a balm for me.
  • What is your favorite part of narrating an audiobook?
    • Oh don’t ask me to name just one! I think the undertaking of what is essentially a one-man show of an incredible story or idea, multiple times a year, is a joyful endeavor for any actor. I also LOVE our community. There are not many of us who do this job full-time, and we all know each other and are kind to each other and have holiday parties every year. It is the nicest bunch of actors you will ever meet. Beyond that…. Look, I’m an actor who loves books. And I’m a writer who loves to act. So right now, I act out books for a living. What could be better?
  • Did you find it difficult to “break into” audiobook narration? What skill/tool helped you the most when getting started?
    • I was very lucky - and persistent - with how I got started in this business, so breaking in was not terribly difficult for me. What helped the most was developing friendships with people who were willing to put me in front of more producers. But I think what allowed them to have confidence in recommending me (and why producers wanted to work with me) was that I was always pushing myself to develop and expand my craft with every project. If I was cast in a new genre, I would listen to some of the best work in that genre to find what I could connect to and where my voice could shine. If I noticed I was going a little overboard on volume or diction with some books (a common problem for new narrators), I would work with my coach on bringing the performance inside myself and trusting my voice. I’ve always seen each book as an opportunity to learn something new, and this has allowed me to narrate a very wide variety of books, and be recognized for excelling in multiple genres.
  • How closely do you prefer to work with authors?
    • It absolutely depends on the nature of the project. Most of the time I prefer to only consult the author on matters of pronunciation or if I have a significant character question, like what accent is intended or if there’s any extra background I should know that’s not in the text (if the book is part of a series, for instance, and I need to be vocally planting the seed for something NOW that the listener won’t find out until the next book). On very rare occasions I will collaborate closely with the author if he or she wants something specific and we have to discuss that before I begin. But otherwise I rely on the trust inherent in our business: I trust they’ve written a text I can interpret, and they trust me to interpret it.
  • How do you manage to avoid burn-out? What do you do to maintain your enthusiasm for narrating?
    • Ahh, the dreaded “B”-word! First off, I don’t feel I’ve had to do anything to maintain my enthusiasm for narrating. Even after over 300 audiobooks, I still feel that little uptick in my chest every time I receive an email offering me a new project. But burn-out is a real concern for us in this business, especially doing the amount of narrating I do. I’m developing a very strict personal regimen that encompasses a tight daily schedule, plenty of exercise and movement, training with a coach when I can do it (extra perspective is VITAL to avoid burn-out, I’ve found), and having a hard OUT time at the end of the day, after which I pursue other things. Even if it’s just time spent with my wife :-).
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Kaps by Christina Bauer


Kaps
Christina Bauer
(Angelbound Offspring, #4)
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: June 30th 2020
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

“I can NOT wait for the next installment of this series. These characters are some that you care about and want to know what goes on with in this magical world. Even the bad ones keep your attention. I’m going to go take a cold shower and see if I can calm down some.” – Flying Monkeys Reads

Meet Kaps: renegade, dragon shifter, and general pain in her parent’s backsides. Kaps turns away from the dragon world in order to become a rock star on Earth. Everything is going well—Kaps has fans, fun, and unconditional support from her best friend Rhodes—until one concert in the desert changes everything.

Kaps meets a rogue shifter named Zinnia; the encounter alters the rock star’s carefree life forever…

“From the first chapter I was hooked.” – Urban Fantasy Investigations

Plus, Don’t Miss These Series From Christina Bauer

– Fairy Tales of the Magicorum, a series of modern fairy tales with sass, action, and romance

– Beholder, where a medieval farm girl discovers necromancy and true love

– Dimension Drift, a dystopian adventure with science, snark, and hot aliens

– Angelbound, about a quasi (part human and part demon) girl who loves to kick butt in Purgatory’s Arena as outlined below…

Angelbound Origins

In which Myla Lewis kicks ass and takes names. Nuff said.

.5 Duty Bound – a prequel from Prince Lincoln

  1. Angelbound

1.5 Lincoln – the events of Angelbound as told by Prince Lincoln

  1. Scala
  2. Acca
  3. Thrax
  4. The Dark Lands
  5. The Brutal Time (Fall 2019)
  6. Armageddon (already here, long story!)

Angelbound Offspring

The next generation takes on Heaven, Hell, and everything in between

  1. Maxon
  2. Portia
  3. Zinnia (Summer 2019)
  4. Kaps (Summer 2020)
  5. Huntress (Summer 2021)

Angelbound Worlds

Inside stories about your fav characters

  1. Xavier (Spring 2020)
  2. Cissy (Spring 2021)

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Author Bio:

Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too.

Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.

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Sing It, Sam by Jennifer Ryder




Title: Sing It, Sam
Author: Jennifer Ryder
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 12, 2019



Blurb


Jane Rhynehart has
a cosy shack in the pumpkin-obsessed town of Willow Creek, and a new job—if
only she was able to write like the other women in the local writers’ group.
But how can Jane write the perfect romance when she’s never experienced love?



After a lengthy stay in hospital, budding singer and songwriter Sam Marshall
ends up as a resident in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Jane soon becomes his
guiding light. But how can he be a man for her when he relies on so many others
day-to-day?



Will Sam turn out to be the perfect muse to help Jane write her epic romance?
Will Jane be the one to teach Sam how to truly live? Does love truly know no
barriers?  








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Excerpt

I link my fingers
behind Sam’s neck. “He cares about you, Sam.” 
“I’m tryin’ to move
forward, get somewhere, be somebody. I just feel like he’s holding me back.”
I look down at our
feet and back up to meet his frown. “You seem to be moving ahead just fine to
me.” 
“I’m no ballroom
dancer.”
I press my lips
against his. I delight in a long-lasting kiss until Sam moans in the back of
his throat. Reluctantly, I pull back. “Then lucky for the both of us, because I
don’t want a dancer. I want you.”
The song finishes,
but we continue to sway, locked tight in each other’s arms. The young girl nods
to Shaun and walks offstage as a lady with wild ginger hair in a ruffled denim
dress and cowgirl boots takes her place. The woman, who looks to be in her
forties, adjusts the microphone to her height, and then plucks the strings of a
mandolin. Her voice crackles as she sings about writing a song, and her tears.
Sam’s arms stiffen
around me. “Of all the frickin’ songs, she picks this one by Willie Nelson?”
The lady continues
on about sad songs and waltzes. It’s kind of depressing. Ironic, really. I
shift my arms around Sam’s waist. 
“I hate country
music,” he growls in my ear. 
“The song’s not that
bad,” I lie. 
Sam’s mouth moves to
my ear. The heat of his breath sends a flood of warmth to my lower belly. “I
just wanted this one moment. She’s killin’ me.” 
I tighten my hold
around him. “Forget about her.”
Sam grinds his
teeth. “How can I? It’s all I can hear.” 
“Then listen to me
instead.” I press one hand to the centre of his chest. “We made it, Sam. We
made it here to this very spot.”
A lazy smile curls
at his mouth. “Now’s not the time to make me weak at the knees, Janie.”






Author Bio


Jennifer
Ryder is a bestselling author of the Spark Series and Surfers Way Series. She
loves to write about boys on dirt bikes, detectives and strong females who
aren’t afraid to fight for what they want.



Living on a rural property in New South Wales, Australia, she enjoys the best
of city and country. Her loving husband is ever willing to provide inspiration,
and her two young cherubs, and sheep that don't see fences as barriers, keep
life more than interesting. 


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Romancing His Rivals by Jennifer Shirk


Hopeless romantic Elena Mason doesn’t often hate people, but she hates her ex-fiancé’s insufferable best man, Lucas Albright III. She just knows Lucas is the one who talked her ex out of getting married—so Lucas is clearly the cause of all her problems.
And now she’s expected to work with him? Oh, heck no.
Lucas Albright wants nothing more than to make partner at his advertising firm, and he knows he works best alone. But then Elena ends up as his partner on an account that could win him a promotion. He had a great reason to end her engagement, not that she’d ever believe him. Still, he’s willing to try working as a team.
Unfortunately, his new “partner” wants him dead.
Elena knows she’s going to have to give in and work with her nemesis, though nobody said it had to be easy for him. But what happens when fighting starts feeling a whole lot like falling in love?




About the Book

Romancing His Rivalby Jennifer Shirk
SeriesAccidentally Yours Book Three
GenreAdult
Contemporary Romance
PublisherEntangled Bliss
Publication DateFebruary 11, 2019
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About Jennifer Shirk


USA TODAY bestselling author, JENNIFER SHIRK, has a bachelor degree in pharmacy-which has in NO WAY at all helped her with her writing career. But she likes to point it out, since it shows romantic-at-hearts come in all shapes, sizes, and mind-numbing educations. She writes sweet romances (some even funny!) and won third place in the RWA 2006 NYC’s Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter Contest with her first book, The Role of a Lifetime. Recently, her novel Sunny Days for Sam won the 2013 Golden Quill Published Authors Contest for Best Traditional Romance. She’s a board member for Straight Ahead Ministries, an organization involved in helping spread the gospel and aiding medical and pharmacy students in Russia. She’s also a board member of the Ocean City Library Board of Trustees. She resides in a beach resort in NJ, and when she’s not involved in all the above, she’s taking care of her most treasured possessions: her husband, daughter, guinea pig (Rocco), puppy (Sox) and four hermit crabs.
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