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Coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, Zachary Gagewood remains in a funk after the passing of his beloved dog, Toby. With the help of his husband and friends, he figures out how to function as a member of society again, even as he must spar with the new village board chairman, who seems determined to keep The Literary Barn closed indefinitely. Zachary also finds himself entangled in the mysterious deaths of twins Tabitha and Henrietta Goldsberry, who operate a chicken farm and cat sanctuary on the outskirts of Gresham. After their UTV blows up on a quiet country road, there are plenty of suspects as family members and others have their eyes on Goldsberry Acres, which many believe that the twins never should have inherited. Solving murders is what Zachary does best, and it could be what he needs to bust himself out of his depression. However, the vultures are circling, and some of them probably would have no problem biting a pound of flesh from Zachary. There's also the matter of the orphaned animals, which Zachary plans to protect at all costs. Can he shake the bad apples out of the Goldsberry family tree without getting his tail singed?

Ethan Wolff has lost his job as a journalist in metropolitan Madison, Wisconsin, along with the man he thought he'd spend the rest of his life with, so now he has to start all over again in the Southwest, moving to small town Chino Valley, Arizona. Ethan's not used to returning to square one, but he refuses to tuck tail and give up on life, so he's going to return to grace, even if he has to kill everyone in the area to do it. Nashoba Peshlakai is living the good life in Chino Valley owning his own business, the Spectrum Saloon, and pursuing dreams of being a musician. However, there are two things holding him back-having to deal with the alcoholic misadventures of his older brother, and falling for the new reporter in town. Nashoba believes everyone has a heartsong that completes them, and it's possible that Ethan could be that chorus that makes up the tune for his existence. In order to find out, he'll have to figure out if he and Ethan are meant to be intertwined and also figure out how to complete the song in his head. Can his music help him find love and help Ethan to see that his exile to the desert is a blessing and not a curse?

Trent Iverson has led an interesting life, finding himself not one but two men to call his own. He criss-crosses the United States with his husbands as they hunt the strange and bizarre creatures that lurk unseen, but he feels like he hasn't experienced as much life as he desires. Things change when he learns that his grandmother has passed away, and she has willed her home and possessions in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, to him. Not long after he arrives with his husbands, Luke Anderson and Adam Hatathli, the trio discover a potential new creature they must hunt down. The people who live in northern Wisconsin talk about a whimsical creature called the hodag. However, some of the locals believe that the mythical monster has gone from simple mischief-maker to ravenous killer, and they want Luke and Adam to destroy the hodag before anyone else winds up dead. While Luke and Adam roam the forests in pursuit of the hodag, Trent is going through his grandmother's belongings and discovers that she was a very powerful witch that has descended from a strong family line of witches. He also discovers that he has inherited his grandmother's powers in addition to her possessions. His newfound abilities put a crimp in both his relationship with his husbands and their ability to track down the hodag as he learns a shocking revelation.

It all started with an audition. Whit Harrison was nervous enough, but to have some guy barge into the room when he was trying to try out for a solo in the community choir did not make things any better. Instead of being annoyed with the intruder, however, Whit is quite fascinated with him.He doesn't have to wait to meet Brock Evans, a fellow music lover who is quite adept with the guitar. Soon, the two men find themselves facing intense feelings for one another, but Brock hasn't told Whit everything about his past. As he finds himself falling deeper and deeper in love, the level of fear increases as he tries to find a way to come clean without losing Whit forever.

Gresham is growing and coming into its own as a tourist destination. The addition of several new restaurants has prompted the village board chairwoman, Felicia Bellwether, to create a new event-Dine Out and Shop in Gresham-that will turn Main Street into a gigantic outdoor cafe for several nights and give visitors a chance to sample the many tastes of the community, from Sigrid's German and Italian fare to the Turkish cuisine from On the Mediterranean to Native American frybread and other dishes.However, like many well-laid plans in the village of less than six hundred, the event turns competitive, with some restaurateurs taking aim at others with words and deeds. Before the knives can come out, though, a beloved religious leader's expiration date is pushed up at the first night of Dine Out and Shop, leading to fingerpointing and fear that home cooking might be a safer meal choice than Gresham's cuisine.Zachary Gagewood, the local bookstore owner and designated community sleuth, knows he needs to find out who poisoned the meal, but with his pending nuptials to his fiance, Newell Krueger, and the threat of Newell's sister stopping the wedding, will he be able to track down the killer before other victims fall face-first into their meal?

Shilo David, still stinging from the lengthy and bitter breakup with a previous lover, flees to the quiet woods in Eagle River, Wisconsin. There, he hopes to find solace amongst the color of the trees and foliage, and possibly rediscover his inspiration and creative spark. He winds up finding much more. Jeffrey Layton, who has lived in Eagle River for many years, is also on the rebound after losing a boyfriend. However, his mate was taken from him by cancer. Jeffrey's apprehensive about leaping into another relationship for fear that his next true love will also be snatched from his grasp. Then he meets Shilo. Together, the two learn love is an emotion to be embraced, not spurned, and it's possible to find the person you're meant to be with, even when the cards are stacked against you. Shilo learnsit's sometimes necessary to kiss a few toads in order to find your prince, while Jeffrey discovers he has it in him to love another while still caring for those who have left. In this tale, love has no boundaries, and not even the changing hues of the leaves in the forest can compete with the beauty of true happiness.

The village of Gresham is hosting a frybread contest where area tribes compete for bragging rights by showing who can make the tastiest piece of golden bread. The Menominee, Stockbridge-Munsee and Ho-Chunk tribes take part in the contest each year to commemorate Native American Heritage Month and honor the women in the three tribes. However, turmoil boils over when the committee organizing all the festivities opens up the contest to other tribes, non-natives and even men.The tenuous situation gets worse when the gentle Timothy Lockhart is found dead, leading tribal leaders to point fingers at each other and at certain residents of Gresham. To add insult to injury, most of the contestants also received threatening messages prior to the first murder, creating the fear that someone else could be next.Is it one of the contestants? One of the protesters who believe making frybread is a tradition forced on natives by white men? Zachary Gagewood knows he has no time to lose, especially when the killer sends him a note, vowing that Timothy is only the first to die...

Love endures, and when it's the subject of an art exhibit, it can be a truly beautiful thing. When Anne Marie White Eagle achieves her dream of opening an art gallery in Gresham, she knows she needs a knockout exhibit to bring people out in droves. She crafts a show featuring Osgood and Muriel Reimer, known for their familial backgrounds in the beef jerky and cherry industries but even better known for a beautiful marriage lasting more than 56 years. Anne Marie's sweet dream dissolves into a nightmare when the elderly lovebirds are found dead after opening night, with indications their love might not have been so eternal. Zachary Gagewood, eager to help his dear friend salvage what's left of her ambitious gambit into the arts, looks into the deaths and discovers that there are others with plenty of reasons to off Shawano County's most enduring couple-a granddaughter who feels oppressed and her nonconformist boyfriend, a store owner harboring a lifelong secret, or even an absent member of the Reimer family. Can Zachary figure out who would want to end the most beautiful love affair ever?

Lee Pulaski was born country, and that's what he'll always be. As an author, he's written twenty works of fiction for people to enjoy. However, he also performs other types of writing almost daily, and some of those items end up in his online blog, Rural Roots and American Rainbows.To date, Lee has posted more than two hundred fifty times to his blog on an assortment of issues-many times with a wisp of humor in this thoughts, and other times when he's ready to unleash the hellfire and brimstone. Fifty of his best pieces have been curated and put together in this book as he takes on political parties, bizarre laws, assorted holidays and even his own brethren in the gay "community."Read Lee's thoughts about when Arizona repealed its law that made potlucks anywhere but in the workplace illegal up until a few years ago. Enjoy his recollections about when he saw hot air balloons flying through the skies of Chino Valley. Watch him take on another member of the LGBTQ community who suggests that there is a moral obligation to be vegan. Sit back and observe as he blasts social media after his friend posts an artistic and tasteful photo on Facebook that shows some skin and is shut down. Absorb his views on how political parties have outlived their usefulness and should be dismantled. Of course, there's also a piece on Lee's favorite subject-why people are so afraid to call Independence Day Independence Day.Whenever something has seemed off in the world, whether it's the police going after little tykes and their lemonade stands or when the Association for Library Services to Children voted unanimously to rename the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Lee Pulaski has given his views on the matter. Considering himself to be a true country boy, a proud patriot and a card-carrying homosexual all wrapped into one package, his best works from Rural Roots and American Rainbows will make you laugh, make you cry, make you mad and, most of all, make you think.