One year later, the Monticeto’s are back and even crazier. Grandpa is as feisty as ever while Brandy, the child genius broods. The success of the family has created a great divide amongst each other. In addition, political factors threaten the success of future cannabis crops.  

The Mennonite Farmers down the road are hot on the family’s heels. Will they take the contract from the Montecito’s?  Mr. Giovanni, the menacing Mob boss from New York is back for his money and a big stake in the family business. The Yakuza, eager to settle an old debt with Grandpa are also hot on the heels of the Montecitos.

This hilarious tale of ill-begotten gains and fortunes made and lost will make you laugh for days.  Will the Monticeto’s go bust?  Will Brandy and the family come together to defeat the mob bosses, and the Mennonites, or will they lose everything? Join the Monticeto’s as the captivating tale of family unity once lost and found again unfolds.  

Left Behind: Letters From Baghdad

By: Lloyd Shellenberger

The first book in the Left Behind series, Letters from Baghdad focuses on the moral and ethical struggles of an Iraqi informant's family along with soldiers from a National Guard unit out of North Dakota during the Iraq war. Covered by retired AFN journalist, SFC Lloyd Shellenberger, this is a timely and poignant story inspired by true events.

After the murder of The Big "M," an Iraqi informant in January 2005, the widow and her children are forced into hiding in the desserts of Northern Iraq while Saddam's loyalists seek retribution.

Captain Grant Wilz, Sergeant Shayne Beckert, and members of the 141st Engineer Battalion vow to secure asylum visas for the family at all costs, but they must find them before the terrorists do. Will they succeed or will the family perish?

These wartime memoirs expose the human costs of war and its injustices in a profound and impactful way. Letters from Baghdad highlights the continuing horrors of the innocent victims caught up in the tragedy of war and political strife. The author masterfully intertwines the action-drama genre with a humanistic approach, making it a unique and emotional read.