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The Ice Widow: A Story of Love and Redemption by Anne M Smith-Nochasak

A nuanced and wholly moving literary tale… Set mainly in Labrador, Canada, this engrossing tale from Smith-Nochasak focuses on one damaged woman’s search for love and fulfillment. It was during her first teaching year away from her home, in Endor,…
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The King of Hearts by Kenneth Linde

Ambitious, extensively researched, and deeply engrossing… Linde uses an intriguing blend of magic realism, lyrical prose, and imagery and weaves a complex tapestry of a family’s history from 65 BCE through sixty generations. William Terrill, the retired Professor Emeritus of…
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Revolution (The Crown and Blade Book 1) by Sam Pigg

A fast-paced and pulse-pounding high fantasy… An unlikely group of allies join hands to bring down an evil king in Pigg’s exhilarating series starter in The Crown and Blade series. Prince Eerion Talvios of the Kingdom of Nalg has always…
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The Queen’s Player: The Lost Years of William Shakespeare Book 2 by Anthony Wildman

Meticulously researched and intensely realized… Thorough fun. Vividly evocative and steeped in the grand world of Elizabethan theatre, the second installment in Wildman’s Lost years series takes readers on an exhilarating adventure as the reluctent hero gets drawn into the…
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Blackwater: A Dalton Drake Novel by Paul Vincent Jacuzzi

A gripping, hard-to-put-down spy thriller… The debut installment of Jacuzzi’s Dalton Drake series is a top-notch conspiracy thriller that is crammed with high-tech spycraft, international intrigue, romantic entanglements, and poignant emotional stakes.  When weapons-grade nuclear materials left over from the…
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Neville Chamberlain’s War: How Great Britain Opposed Hitler 1939-1940 by Frederic Seager

An incisive and provocative look at the history of WWII… Seager delivers a deeply researched, fresh narrative of the history of WWII in his latest book. Most people know Winston Churchill as a political hero who stood up to Hitler…
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Murder Garden by Ron Fritsch

A layered, compelling read that will keep the pages turning… A driving plot, immaculately dispersed red herrings, and compelling characters make Fritsch’s latest novel a thoroughly entertaining read. Chicago. 1960. Life is looking good for Ted Linden: he has a…
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Cobra Pose (Yoga Mat Mysteries #2) by Susan Rogers (Author), John Roosen (Author)

An intricate, beautifully written page-turner with some shocking twists. The author pair, Susan Rogers and John Roosen, return with this brisk second installment in their Yoga Mat Mysteries series that features vivid storytelling, authentic characters, and contemporary political intrigue. Elaina…
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Guidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.

An instantly addictive read… A widow’s investigation into her husband’s accidental death unearths some surprising revelations in Meier’s stellar debut installment in the Frank Adams series. When Charles Rawlson, CEO at Amertex electronics, dies in an unfortunate plane accident, his…
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The Antidotes: Pollution Solution by Patty Mechael

Unpredictable, exciting, and thoroughly engrossing… A page-turner. Debut author Mechael’s entertaining middle-grade series starter skillfully conveys grim environmental truths along with a defiant call to action. A stinky plastic-eating bacteria is wreaking havoc on Chesapeake Bay. When marine biologist Dr.…