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  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,   Han Solo is in Carbonite taken by the bounty hunter, Boba Fett. Luke has survived his battle with Darth Vader, losing his hand and father's lightsaber. Alliance intel has Lando Calrissian setting off for Tatooine. And Leia is brought into a meeting with Alliance High Command only to discover that Emperor Palpatine has ordered the construction of a new Death Star.    In order to amass a fleet large enough to attack the Imperial forces at Endor, the Alliance needs a diversion to keep the Empire from discovering their plans. Princess Leia has a plan to become a diversion to attract the Empire's attention.   After some thought Chancellor Mothma agrees to allow Leia to gather her crew and head to begin her plan. With an old friend, Nien Nunb, and his ship the Mellcrawler, Leia departs the Rebel Fleet.    This book was a lot of fun to read. We went to many new worlds and met many new and memorable characters. I ...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,   The Shark is written by Mary Burton and is the first novel in her Forgotten Files series. It is published by Thomas and Mercer, an Amazon imprint. In this tense thriller, we are introduced to the Shark, an aging serial killer who uses games of chance to find his victims. Many years ago a young socialite, Riley Tatum, escaped her abusive stepfather only to be drugged and delivered to one of the Shark's games. The stakes were simple: if the Shark won, the girl dies. If his opponent won, the girl lives. On that day the Shark lost and the girl survived, leaving the madman forever regretful.  Now a member of law enforcement, Trooper Riley Tatum has escaped her demons.    But after a decade of silence the Shark returns, and so does the body count. Riley is on edge as her past begins to seep into her present. With the aid of Agent Dakota Sharp, Riley tries to piece together the fuzzy memories from her decade-old abduction....