Oddities in Nature - Zebra Shark

This footage of an adult zebra shark is gorgeous. But, you’ll notice something a little weird… the “zebra” shark… is spotted?

Zebra sharks are actually striped as juveniles, and those stripes fade as the animal reaches maturity. They start out dark with white stripes, like this little goober:

New! EVERY MEMORY OF YOU, a Sweet Paranormal Romance

New!

EVERY MEMORY OF YOU
Sweet Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
Word Count: 34.7K
$2.99 e
Coming Soon to Print!

Traveling with the circus since he was twelve, the carny life was all Toby Pach knew, the only place he fit in. From strong man to clean-up crew, he had many jobs, but he spent most of his time working with the elephants, who he had more in common with than most people knew.

When Toby sees the newest act and member of the family, a dark-haired beauty named Kai, he's enamored. Could she be the one who will accept him, both sides of him?

Kai Omanpang, one half of a knife-throwing act, is tired of traveling from one Big Top to another. She's ready to settle down, ready to put down some roots, but she can't convince her father of that. Maybe this circus will be different, and they will be part of the main event after all. When she meets Tobias the Mighty, she's intrigued by the gentle giant, but he has secrets.
 

With an unexpected onslaught of protestors, shootings, and a string of bad luck, something's got to give. Is it the newcomers' fault? Or is it time to hang up the ringmaster hat once and for all? Circuses are a dying pastime, but the memories they incur will last a lifetime.

Warning! Contains shattered glass, vengeful head-butting, shared secrets, carving watermelons from fifteen feet away, chili and beans (and meatloaf on Tuesdays!), physical and emotional loss, and one man fighting himself to let the woman he's come to love learn his darkest secrets.

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Library Located in the Yintai Center of Chengdu, China

Hilarious Book Dedications, Part 2

Not in the English Language - mamihlapinatapei

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Here are some makeup bags she made for me.
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And a barrel bag/duffel bag I commissioned her to make for my son.

If you're interested in what she has and what she can do, you can visit her Etsy shop here. Her prices are reasonable, and turnaround is two weeks.

If there is a particular fandom you like, contact her!
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Hilarious Book Dedications, Part 1

Now Available as an Audio Book! THE CHARM, a Sweet Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance

Now Available as an Audio Book!

THE CHARM
Sweet Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance
Word Count: 60K
$3.99 e / $9.99 p / $19.95 a

Narrated by Barbara Nevins Taylor

Length: 6 hrs, 28 min

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She sold herself to a dark and angry master.
He bought her, hoping she would save his world, and himself.

Tired of letting his people down time and time again, Egan Pri, costell of Unurit, has decided to do whatever it takes to save his people. A Charm is coming to town, and if he can scrape up enough money to buy her, his people could reap the benefits…but he's skeptical. Still, he'll try anything. The only rule? Keep her happy. He could do that.

Genesee ii Duuru, a magical gypsy of sorts, is ready to be sold. She feels the pull of a planet desperate for her help. The sadness, the hopelessness—it's time for her to do her part, what she was born to do. With two offers on the table, does she go with her heart, or the betterment of her tribe?

Genesee finds herself wanting to heal more than just the land and the people. But with this being her first sale, she fears she's gotten in over her head. What had started out as answering a call for help had morphed into her becoming a pawn in a political game she had no business being a part of.

Forgotten enemies, unexpected allies, and a love forbidden.

Warning! Contains puffy balls of light, drought, glass weaving, near starvation, budding knives, internal conflicts, revenge years in the making, and one woman's attempt to revive one man's cold and lifeless heart with her own warmth and love.

Illuminating Installation Features “Floating Whales” with Entire Worlds in Their Bodies by Isana Yamada

Art from a 1975 Soviet children's book, "Home in Orbit"

Oh, When Those Anthropomorphisms Come Marching In...

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Now Available as an Audio Book! KNIGHT OF DARKNESS, Sci-Fi Fantasy Romance

Now Available an an Audio Book!

KNIGHT OF DARKNESS
Sci-Fi/Urban Fantasy Romance
Word Count:  45.4K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p / $19.95 a

Narrated by L.J. Hofer

Length: 5 hrs, 27 min
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Sorrow Knight knew that at any time the U'Nar would attack Earth, but he needed a few more days to come out of chrystasis before he could fight the deadly enemy. With his soul sword, Rall, he and the handful of other Surge Knights would gather wherever the enemy landed, and drive them off this world. A world with so many wonderful sights and surprises. A world that contained a woman named Rachel, who had captured his heart and his imagination, but who was forbidden to him by his laws.

Rachel Grohl often wondered about the skinny, dishwater-blond young man living in the apartment across the breezeway from her. His shyness, as well as his clean but well-worn clothes, tugged at her heart. They'd barely spoken a dozen words to each other since he moved in a few weeks ago, but she had to thank him for helping her the other day. Maybe asking him over to dinner would work.

They shared one dinner, one touch, and one kiss that led to one night of love. A love which could ultimately avert the total eradication of the human race.

Warning: Contains tiny men skirts, lasagna, human metamorphosis, glass table tops, IOUs, comrades-in-arms, bomb shelters, an invading alien force that will haunt everyone's nightmares, and two people's determination to find love despite the increasing danger.

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A Weekend With the Authors, July 14-16, Nashville, TN

I'll be at the Weekend With the Authors from July 14-16 in Nashville, TN, at the Nashville Airport Marriott (600 Marriott Dr.)

Come join us! I'll be signing copies of my print books on Saturday!

(Click photo for a larger pic to see who all will be attending!)

Now Available in Print! JONES & JONES, Sensuous Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Romantic Suspense

Now Available in Print!

JONES & JONES
Urban Fantasy/Romantic Suspense
Word Count: 37.2K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p

Bounty hunters by day. Superheroes by night.

Slone and Embrie have known each other since birth, and after crash landing on Earth, they know they are the last of their kind. Intergalactic refugees, and extremely young, they are discovered and taken in by an older couple who teach them how to survive and fit in.

With powers no human possesses, the two decide they should share their strengths with the world, and Falcon and Hawk are born. Saving lives is their calling and the right thing to do, but unfortunately it doesn’t pay the bills, so bounty hunting by day it is. Unfortunately, living a double life takes a toll on a person, superhuman or not, both physically and emotionally. And with exhaustion comes mistakes.

So when Embrie is injured, leaving her weak and vulnerable, Slone must make the decision to expose who they are to save her life or lose his love forever.

Until a job from the past resurfaces, threatening to make that decision for him, as well as destroy everything they've sacrificed and worked for. 

Warning! Contains a dozen red roses, a desire for Italian food, emergency surgery, a hostage crisis, a debt paid, a Level Four contagion, burning a candle at both ends, sonic booms, and two childhood friends who survive to become eternal lovers.

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