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A Quilt for Charley by Sharon Winters (Author), Toby Mikle (Illustrator)

A beautiful, well-crafted tale of sweetness and hope…  A big, 9-year-old abandoned dog learns to adjust to his new life in his forever home and fills the empty space in his own heart as well his mommy’s after getting adopted…
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A FEW CASUALTIES SO WHAT by Wilson Jackson

A darkly intriguing mix of SF and crime drama… Jackson amalgamates a near-future sci-fi setting and a murder mystery plot into a dark crime saga in his latest Chubby Pone novels. Chubby Pone is content being a troubleshooter, leaving his…
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Early Days with Anne By Don Gutteridge

An emotionally striking work that is sure to leave a lasting mark… “We began merely as companions,/ comfortable in the other’s company,” Gutteridge narrates in his intimate and refreshing latest. “me: a kind of country/ bumpkin from a backwater town;/…
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The Lost Journals of Phineas Finke by Stephen Barnwell

Dark, unsettling, and unique….. Barnwell delivers an disquieting account of a Victorian era photographer discovering the menacing dark alternating universe in his latest illustrated horror. May, 1906. While experimenting with new emulsions for his negative plates, veteran photographer Phineas Finke…
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Man Wanted in Cheyenne by Richard McPherson

A deeply moving, remarkable story that takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey… In the moving latest from McPherson, the life of a middle-aged man is upended after a Hollywood crew led by a megastar arrives at his ranch to…
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Her Own Revolution: Château de Verzat Series, Book 2 by Debra BORCHERT

A spectacular historical drama… A reader’s delight. Set against the backdrop of the most violent phase of the French Revolution, Borchert’s second installment in the Château de Verzat Series features a complex examination of gender bias while exploring the horrors…
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Death of the Limping Man: An Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mystery by D.E. Ring

Layered, dark, and intricate; An excellent summer listen. In this debut installment in Ring’s Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mystery series featuring Inspector Jimmy Urquhart, a young veteran and rookie cop, Jimmy Urquhart gets entangled in a twisted murder investigation of…
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Delta of Cassiopeia by Ted Morrissey

Provocative, powerful, and intense… Award-winning Ted Morrissey’s latest, a collection of stories and sonnets, traces his literary journey over four decades. There are tiny joys, desolation, grief, poignant heartbreaks, uncertain future, longing, life, death, and war. Some stories are extremely…
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I Like Mud: and other poems for the young and young-at-heart by Margaret Grote (Author), Marcia Wheelan Coles (Illustrator)

Fun, whimsy, and immersive… A beautiful collection. Award-winning poet Margaret Grote’s posthumous collection of poems is full of childhood fantasies and whimsy. The poems are simply written with profound meaning, giving voice to children’s ability to appreciate life’s simple pleasures,…
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The Space Between Dark and Light by Jan Krause Greene

A thoroughly addictive, intriguing SF story with a supernatural twist… Set in multiple timelines, including distant future, Greene’s latest novel with its elements of sci-fi and human drama, highlights survival and human resilience. When Joe Geist, accompanied by his brother…