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Intelligence of a Clown by Miguel Angel Carmona III

  An ode to the broken, beaten, exploited, and oppressed… The well-structured, consciously dark poems in the collection will surprise the reader with their raw tenderness. Carmona covers a wide range of topics with emphasis on the dark. The first…
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The Friendship Key to Lasting Peace, United Communities, Strong Relationships, Equality, and a Better Job by Dr. Winfried Sedhoff

  Insightful and thoroughly engrossing… Family physician and counselor Dr. Winfried Sedhoff dishes out ten desires such as value, notice, appreciation, approval, respect, and support through a combination of history, psychology, and personal recollection and argues how by bestowing others…
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Decanted Truths by Melanie Forde

  With its pitch-perfect evocation of people and places from a bygone era and interesting premise, the novel is a must read for fans of historical fiction… In Decanted Truths, Forde constructs a brilliant historical family saga populated with colorful…
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Sell Sea Shells by Mara Mer

  A beautifully written, deeply engrossing, and moving novella… Mara Mer’s Sell Sea Shells follows young and handsome Ismail, an illegal Moroccan immigrant, through despair and hope as he strikes an unusual friendship with a wealthy Italian man. The old…
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Just Because We Can by Nicole Brooks

  A moving debut… Nicole Brooks makes her debut with a moving story of love and ever-changing family dynamics filled with spiritual and emotional healing. After a string of failed IVFs and with onset of anxiety-laden panic attacks, Dale decides…
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The Promise (Lovecarnation #1) by RKC Puthran

Thoroughly engrossing and moving… Sometimes it takes a touch of love to bring a man out of his comfort zone. That’s what happens with Rohan Rai after he meets lovely Shona. A work interaction that slowly blossoms into love transforms…
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Cake: a novel by Nicole Brooks

  Enthralling, genuinely absorbing … With its interesting premise, vivid prose, and moving characters, Brooks’ highly engrossing story resonates deeply in today’s progressive world. Ambitious and determined Keely has nothing in common with meek, compliant Michelle. But when the two…
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To Squeeze a Prairie Dog by Scott Semegran

Semegran is at the top of his game as he crafts this thoroughly engaging read… Scott Semegran spins everyday lives of ordinary characters into a dramatic tale packed with wry humor, bureaucratic shenanigans, and unexpected windfalls. An accidental stumble of…
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Sons and Brothers: Legends of the Family Dyer (Book 3) by David W. Thompson

  A gratifying read… The third installment in Legends of the Family Dyer follows the descendants of accused 17th century witch, Moll Dyer and see cousins, Garren and Brodie, fall prey to Laris’s sinister darkness. Their only chance is Garren’s…
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The Note Man by Andrew Pine

  A roller-coaster ride… Suffering from a midlife crisis and obsessed with educating careless drivers about traffic safety, Peter Jeffries embarks on a journey that catapults him in the path of a dangerous mafia organization. By the time Peter realizes…
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The Dung Beetles of Liberia: A Novel Based on True Events by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.

  Highly engrossing… In this captivating novel based on true events, Meier intimately describes seven years of Ken Verrier’s life as a transport pilot in Liberia, the richest country in Africa, after the latter drops out of college and leaves…
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Nobody Move (Angel City #1) by Philip Elliott

  Philip Elliott inaugurates his crime thriller series with a novel that’s certain to win him fans’ commitment… After a simple debt collection turns into a double murder, Eddie decides to split from his partners and lie low for a…
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Twice The Demise by Maureen Joseph

  A twisty, romantic thrill ride… Maureen Joseph makes a well-deserved move into the world of gothic romance with this engrossing debut. The kick-ass undertaker Polly Deuce finds her life in chaos after her childhood best friend Michael Nabakov turns…
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Raising Miss Ellie by Jim Hamilton

    Hamilton’s vividly narrated story with elements of science-fiction and classic intrigue captures a fascinating way of country living… a must read. The sweet and determined Miss Ellie’s daily routine of taking caring of her small farm is pleasantly…
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Campus Confidential (A Doctor Rowena Halley Novel, #1) by Sid Stark

Brilliantly-written and highly entertaining, a must read… Campus Confidential introduces the gutsy Doctor Rowena Halley, a new PhD professor who gets a temporary teaching job at poverty wages in New Jersey. While the job doesn’t help her with her quickly…
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Gold Digger, The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor by Rebecca Rosenberg

  An accomplished and absorbing novel… Rosenberg brings forth a fine historical inspired by Elizabeth McCourt Tabor, better known as Baby Doe whose rags-to-riches and back to rags again story made her a famous figure in history. Resolutely independent, Baby…
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The Secret Life of Mrs. London by Rebecca Rosenberg

  Clever, eloquent, intimate, and emotionally revealing, The Secret Life of Mrs. London introduces a brilliant novelist in Rebecca Rosenberg… In this fascinating read, Rebecca Rosenberg explores American novelist Jack London and his wife Charmian London’s seemingly made-in-heaven marriage. Love…
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Our Teenage Years: Growing Up in a Small Town in the 80’s (My Life #1) by T.J. Wray

A candid memoir… In Our Teenage Years, author T. J. Wray chronicles his life growing up in a small town in Oklahama in the 1980s. He recalls growing up in a dysfunctional home, working as a newspaper boy at minimum…