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Danger lurks in the swamps and wetlands of Florida. The Spanish conquistadors threaten the native people. A greedy conglomerate destroys anything in its path. Innocent and passionate people throughout the centuries engage in a battle simply to survive. Traverse the years from 1760 to the present day in a constantly changing environment as the novel unfolds. Join Locka and Mali as they lead their tribe of Timucuans away from the Spanish invaders near St. Augustine in 1760 and settle into a new life in the Everglades alongside the Calusa Indians. Their progeny grow and hide in the swamp, attempting to keep their bloodlines pure. Hundreds of years later, the exiled native Floridians thought to be extinct, rise up and form their own band of warriors to fight a conglomerate intent on destroying the last vestiges of the natural environment of Florida. With the assistance of nature, they attempt to halt the annihilation of the natural world they treasure. Mangrove Mike, Joey Cosmos, and Rob Zodiac have lived their entire lives with the secret of their heritage kept hidden until they learn that human connections transcend the fear of extinction. Join them, along with Barbara Evans in the Everglades and Emily Booth in St. Augustine as they form the foundation and prepare to fight forces, which are intent on completing manmade "living zones" throughout Florida. It's a dangerous journey for this mismatched group of fighters as they attempt to halt the destruction of the natural world they treasure. Cultural boundaries established centuries ago are erased as love and nature seek the balance lost during the battle for power and control of the last of the Florida frontier. Buy Native Lands for a thrilling read filled with adventure, intrigue, history, and romance in the race to save Florida.

Sea turtles stumbling toward an oil spill. A mystery threatening a family. A reporter struggling to save them all. When environmental writer Caroline Carlisle sets off to report on endangered sea turtles during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, she also uncovers long-kept secrets that threaten to destroy her family. The situation is complicated further by Caroline's love for her late sister's husband, Simon. An uproar ensues as Caroline's southern family embarks on a collision with its past and future. At the same time, the oil from Deepwater Horizon continues to spew forth into the Gulf of Mexico, creating an urgency to save Florida's wildlife. It's in this atmosphere that Caroline discovers the truth about her family and writes noteworthy articles about wildlife rescues. If you enjoy books that combine fiction with real world events, you'll enjoy how the timeline and facts from Deepwater Horizon's oil spill serve as the backdrop for Trails in the Sand. Buy this book for a compelling read filled with drama and secrets and romance.

Travel to Casablanca and Marrakesh, Tuscany and Venice, Bocas del Toro and Panama City, and Santiago, Chile and back to P.C. Zick's home in the United States. Odyssey to Myself takes the reader on trips to Morocco, Italy, Panama, Chile, and down Route 66 in the United States. The compilation of essays provides travel guides to the places the author visited and follows the internal odyssey as she discovers her place in the world. P.C. Zick writes about her experiences traveling outside the confines of her small world in Florida. Observations about life and culture bring to life the ancient alleyways of Fes, the master artists of Italy, the bustling Panama Canal, and the resilience of the Chilean culture. From P.C. Zick's Odyssey to Myself: "Traveling removes us from our small safe environment and thrusts out into the world. When I travel, I realize what a tiny ripple my life is in the ocean's constant waves. A few months ago, I had to endure a full body MRI that lasted more than two hours. I almost swooned when the nurse told me how long I'd be in that long encompassing tunnel. She recommended I remain awake because if I moved after falling asleep, they'd have to pull me out and begin again. I did not want that to happen. My brain fought against any touch of claustrophobia as they closed me in the tube and sent me inside the machine. I frantically searched through the files in my brain. With a little prayer for help, I went into the tube and decided to travel in my memories back to the most important trips of my life. The first trip I remembered was my visit to Morocco in 2004. I knew it was a watershed year as many things had been happening in my life, and I went on the trip to heal and find direction. I began with my arrival in Casablanca in the early morning hours after flying all night from New York City. It came back so vividly I could even smell and feel the air of my travels during a magical two weeks. Then I started on Italy in 2005, where my daughter and I traveled for a month to celebrate her graduation from college." The two-hour MRI passed by in a blur of memories and inspired her to write about the travels that brought her world into sharp focus. As the author faced a decade-long swirl of tragedies, she discovered traveling outside of her home country and her safe personal zones had brought her new insights, and eventually, a new love. Travel removed her from her narrow world into a kaleidoscope of colors, smells, noises, and textures. This book explores some of those experiences as she embarked on an odyssey to find herself during one of the darkest decades of her life. Buy Odyssey to Myself and be inspired from the stories of one woman's quest to find meaning in a troubled world.

Garden to Table - Recipes for Life provides plenty of healthy recipes for vegetables and fruits from the garden during seasonal bounties. P.C. Zick has learned over the years how to handle and use the vegetables and fruits her husband grows in his fertile garden. With each season, she discovers new methods for efficiently cooking tasty meals, many of them vegetarian. She's also found ways to preserve the produce in a way that is sustainable. While her husband perfects his backyard gardening techniques using raised beds, P.C. perfects her healthy recipes. This cookbook will help you discover some tricks and shortcuts while still making food that is healthy and scrumptious. Nothing beats sauce made with fresh tomatoes. Overwhelmed with zucchini and yellow squash? No problem. You'll find plenty of uses for them from appetizers to bread to delicious side dishes to accompany any summer meal. Recipes for winter squash will warm any and all on cold winter nights. Even the typical sweet delights are made even healthier by depending less on sugar and more on the sweetness of the fruits themselves. Grab a copy of Garden to Table today and find your own way to eating healthier without feeling deprived.

Do you want to write a book? The Author's Journey provides the answers to all your questions about producing a book in one handy resource. From idea to story to published book may seem like a daunting and impossible task. By taking one step at a time, author and editor P.C. Zick breaks the whole process down into doable tasks. The book provides information on the following topics: -Steps to preparing for the process of writing a book-Craft, style, and mechanics of writing-Elements of story-How to choose the best publishing route for you-The three major types of publishing-Checklist for Pursuing Traditional Publishing-Checklist for Publishing as an Indie Author-Step-by-step guide for publishing on Amazon-Legal Considerations for Writers-How to start a freelance writing career-Ways to market your book-Appendices with sample templates, writing exercises, definitions, and resources After publishing more than thirty books-fiction and nonfiction-and helping her clients do the same, Zick has pulled together two decades of writing and publishing know-how into a handy reference book for beginning writers. More experienced writers will benefit from this guidebook at any stage of their writing career. She starts by asking the important questions she poses to all of her potential clients to help focus choices for both creating and publishing books. Finally, a reference book to take the mystery out of writing and publishing a book, whether through traditional channels or as an Indie Author. And if your questions aren't answered, Zick provides a lengthy bibliography for all aspects of writing, editing, publishing, and promoting your book. Buy The Author's Journey today to turn your dreams of publishing a book into reality.

Delve into the mind of a writer who explores diverse topics such as politics, conch fritters, and Whale Bob, a magical fish that can never be caught.Award-winning author P.C. Zick offers up a collection of her writings, which span the course of more than two decades. The collection contains her columns, blog posts, editorials, creative nonfiction, and short stories. Many of them won recognition at state and national levels. Eclectic Leanings offers a little bit for all reading tastes.The pieces begin with her first published essay in 1998 about her mother. She writes about birth, Alzheimer's, and death as she recounts personal stories. Exploration of the aftermath of 9/11 and her own personal 9/11 express universal grief for tragic endings. But there are lighter moments as well when she encounters a woman and her sperm doll. Her quest for the perfect conch fritter ends with metaphors for life and waiting for a revolution results in a bouquet of flowers. She recounts her journeys to Morocco, Panama, Italy, Chile, and good old Route 66 in the U.S.A.There are sighs and tears and laughter within the pages of Eclectic Leanings. And hopefully, thoughtful musings from the writer will turn into civil and considerate discussion even when we disagree.

A wild and raucous ride through the crazy world of Florida politics Kelly reported the news. But when a bomb is left on her desk, she becomes the news. Someone wants her to stop reporting on proposed developments that threaten to destroy the landscape and bucolic nature of rural Florida. Bart taught Kelly how to be a compassionate journalist. And in the process, he became the great love of her life. But Bart doesn't realize the price Kelly pays with each story and each threat to their love and her life. While Kelly continues digging into the contentious politics, her personal life explodes and exposes her darkest secrets. A murder/suicide connected to Kelly's sources exposes further deceptions. When Santa Claus totes a gun during the annual Christmas parade, Bart and Kelly begin to piece together the whole story. Danger lurks in the dark shadows, and unless the newspaper duo can reveal it all, more than a bomb will threaten Kelly's life. And their love will be the ultimate sacrifice for failing. Tortoise Stew by P.C. Zick pays tribute to Florida and its quirkiness. You'll love this irreverent and often humorous glimpse into Florida politics and rural life where gopher tortoises are left as calling cards and ranches boast African safaris. Buy Tortoise Stew to be transported into the often humorous and always entertaining world of Florida's wildest life of all-its people.