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Alex Gates

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A product of Small Town, California, Alex Gates is a loving husband, skilled educator, true Gryffindor, dragon-slayer, wizard of the highest order, defender of the realm, Cowboys fan, and connoisseur of cheap beer. He spent four years at California State University, Sacramento studying literature, watching football, and day drinking before obtaining a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Southern California.

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	Voodoo Blues (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #1) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 778 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doppelganger Danger (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #2) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 617 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Scare (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #3) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 514 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undead Dread (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #4) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 467 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monster Haunter (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #5) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 410 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Possession Obsession (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #6) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 398 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mermaid Charade (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #7) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 285 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abduction Destruction (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #8) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Moon Sacramento Books 1 - 5 by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 237 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roanoke Hoax (Blue Moon Investigations Sacramento #9) by Alex Gates (Goodreads Author), Steve Higgs (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 190 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Blue Moon Investigations: Sacramento (10 books)
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Joseph Hunter (5 books)
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Reapers Reborn Chronicles (3 books)
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Mask of Silence Series (2 books)
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Dark Phoenix (3 books)
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The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

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“They left trails. More secrets. Lies. A clear path, like a wounded animal. Some didn’t drip blood, but they’d still be messy when I found them.”
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“Never give up on your friends. Never give up your faith in them. It's when everything is worse than you could ever imagine it could be, that you'll need your friends the most.”
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“If you have not confronted true horrors, understood evil, suffered hopelessness and despair, found faith, and made yourself completely accountable for your own choices, actions and outcomes, then I can guarantee that any acceptance you pretend to have will be as brittle and temporary as a snowball in the middle of summer.”
― Graeme Rodaughan, The Crane War

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“Humility will allow you to master what you need to learn, and to be fully present when the moment comes to use what you have mastered.”
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tags: humility, mastery, presence

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“If you love others, life will of necessity be tragic, beautiful, but tragic.”
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