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    Return of the Cientifico
    Return of the Cientifico
    Return of the Cientifico
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    Return of the Cientifico

    By Lesley L. Smith

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    After saving the multiverse, Kaitlin Garcia is on house arrest--but enough is enough! Can she finally clear her name and win her freedom?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLesley L. Smith
    Release dateFeb 4, 2018
    ISBN9781370949007
    Return of the Cientifico
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    Lesley L. Smith

    All right, I confess! I love physics. I blame my misspent youth reading science fiction by the likes of Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. Not surprisingly, I also love science fiction. I grew up in Missouri, in a family of overeducated overachievers. Following in their footsteps, I've earned far too many degrees including an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. Hmm? I may have a split personality. The evidence shows I've authored or co-authored many scientific articles, and am a longtime member of the American Physical Society. I'm also a founder and editor of the speculative fiction ezine http://www.electricspec.com and a longtime member of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America. Both sides of my personality live in Boulder, Colorado where I do physics by day and science fiction by night. Please visit me on the web at http://www.lesleylsmith.com.

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      Return of the Cientifico

      By Lesley L. Smith

      Quarky Media

      Boulder Colorado

      Published by Quarky Media, PO Box 3332, Boulder, CO 80307

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      Return of the Cientifico © 2018 Lesley L. Smith

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Making or distributing electronic copies of this book constitutes copyright infringement and could subject the infringer to criminal and civil liability.

      Return of the Cientifico

      Our dog Buster knocked something down near the bed, waking me. I didn't open my eyes, hoping if I could keep them closed, I could go back to sleep. I pulled up the covers.

      Something else fell on the floor.

      Eyes still closed, I said, Buster, settle down, please.

      What if I don't want to settle down, Kaitlin? a man--definitely not Buster--said. It also wasn't my boyfriend, Jake.

      Eyes wide open now, I jumped out of bed like it was on fire.

      Unfortunately, very unfortunately, the interloper was my boss, Professor Azar. All six-feet of him stood near the bed, scowling, with his arms crossed.

      It wasn't totally surprising since my bed was actually in our lab. Due

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