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About The Book:
Author: A.C. Huntley
Pub. Date: June 1, 2023
Publisher: Bena House
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 394
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-GALACTIC-ZOOKEEPERS-GUIDE-TO-HEISTS-AND-HUSBANDRY
For eight years, Saffron Savage has
been stuck on a dilapidated zoo-planet on the outskirts of the galaxy. Her
mountains of overdue student loans make it impossible to afford the cost of
leaving, and her sleazy coworkers force her to work demoralizing jobs on a
daily basis. Desperate to escape, she hatches a scheme that might just be crazy
enough to work: steal the zoo's rare, two-headed llama and sell it to the
highest bidder.
When the poorly planned theft lands
Saffron and her stolen companion as unwitting stowaways on an outbound ship,
she must pose as an animal rights activist on a mission to return the animal to
its home planet. To her surprise, the ride comes with some perks - an instant
chemistry with Captain Michael Reyes and burgeoning friendships with the ship's
motley, animal-loving crew. Other than the lie that's snowballing out of
control, Saffron finds herself settling into this quirky, ship-bound life.
If only the buyer wasn't the most
notorious, cut-throat mob boss in the galaxy. Or there wasn't a warrant out for
her arrest.
The Galactic Zookeeper's Guide to
Heists and Husbandry is a fast-paced space romp
about second chances, rediscovering purpose, and finding family in unexpected
places.
Excerpt:
I wheel into
action, a plan springing to mind that very instant. “Ah. You know,” I say to
the person behind me in line. “I think my llama needs to use the restroom.
Excuse me.”
I try to
smile politely, but it turns out a little too much like a grimace. The woman
eagerly scootches over to one side.
“Yoo-hoo,”
she calls. As if my talking to her were the only invitation needed to open the
floodgates of her curiosity. “Isn’t that a umemeh?”
She asked
the question so loudly I believe the entire bloody station has heard it.
I force a
chuckle. It’s been a while since I’ve laughed casually, so it sounds demented.
“No, lady. Of course not! That species is endangered. This right here is
a llama with a genetic defect. Two heads. Poor thing was unwanted by his
mother,” the lady’s face wears an expression of doubt, so I press my point home
with forced lightness in my voice. “No umemeh’s today. Sorry to disappoint.”
I tug the
umemeh along more forcefully towards the garbage bay, which is adjacent to the
port entrance. I already smell terrible. Hiding out in literal garbage
shouldn’t be a problem, right? At least, until the heat is gone.
There’s a
security officer posted in front of the large rolling garage door that opens to
the dump. Why the voids would they post a security guard by the garbage? Is
there that much stolen crap flying through the Horse’s Ass?
Well,
actually. Yeah. That makes sense.
The security
officer stares at my animal for a long time, chewing thoughtfully.
Please
just let me through,
I pray. Please just let me through.
“That an
umemeh?” He finally asks.
“Ah. Nope!
Just a llama.” I wait, but the guy hasn’t moved a muscle. “…A llama that needs
to take a piss.”
“How can you
tell?”
“Well, he’s
been my seeing-guide-llama for the last eight years,” I say, making it up as I
go along. Between the sunglasses and hoodie and the grey scarf wrapped around
my neck, my lie may actually be passable.
Except that
if an umemeh were a guidance animal, their owner would have died a thousand
times by now. Also, I’m pretty sure pretending to be blind is a new low for me.
“I can always tell when he has to take a piss,” I add lamely.
“Not that! I
meant the llama part. Don’t umemeh’s have two heads?”
“Well, I had
them engineer a second head onto this one to help with the seeing stuff,” I
retort.
I can’t help
but cast a glance at the police activity around the Cricket. One of the
officers by the ship is staring directly at us, scratching his head.
Shitshitshit.
I turn to
the garbage-bay bouncer with fire in my veins. “Look, mister—”
“That’s
officer!” He interrupts with a kind-hearted smile. “My name’s Officer Dan.”
“Okay, look,
Officer Dan.” I put my hands on my hips. “Llamas can hold their piss for
three days. But when they’ve got to go, they’ve got to go. So, if you could
just let me through?”
He still
appears skeptical. And he should, because it’s all total bullshit. I mean,
umemeh’s can hold their piss for three days, but llamas? They piss every three
to six hours.
“Look,” I
add. “You can follow me in and keep asking about… Fred here. But if we
stand out here any longer, one of us is going to be mopping llama urine off a
half-mile of space terminal.”
About A.C. Huntley:
Ace is a
creative artist who authors science fiction novels, paints impressionist art,
and dabbles in film. She lives in suburbia with her husband and child where she
dreams of adding a dog, a few cats, a snake, a bat-house, and some chickens to
the family.
Find
A.C.- https://linktr.ee/theaceofhuntley
Giveaway Details:
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Ends June 20th, midnight EST.
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