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The Last Seer King (Shadow Sword #2) by S.J. Hartland

  An outstanding, towering work of fantasy… As absorbing as the first book in the series, this follow up installment by Hartland sweeps the reader into a mesmerizing world of sorcery, dark magic, dangerous prophecies, and maniac obsessions. After Archanin,…
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A Woman to Blame by Vincent Panettiere

  A brilliant, highly engrossing police procedural… Veteran police detective Mike Hegan investigates a murder-suicide as he struggles to come to terms with a personal loss in Panettiere’s latest well-crafted police procedural. When a champion thoroughbred racehorse collapses and dies…
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Distant Rumors: 16 Stories of Life and Death by William Gensburger

  An elegant, memorable collection… Set in present day, distant future, and alternate reality, this short story collection by Gensburger focuses on the familiar themes of life and death. Beginning with commonplace themes, Gensburger skillfully sprinkles oddities, leading to a…
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Centupled by Mara Mer

Brilliantly evocative, slyly humorous… Mer takes a playful, comical approach to a family’s impending crisis as they come together for the 100th birthday celebration of its head. Told in third-person omniscient, the story occurs during a stormy evening in Venice…
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Hades’ Star: Hostile Takeover by Doug Wallace

  An exquisitely written, high-octane, extremely gripping space drama that’s clever in every way… Fans of action-packed, hard-core science fiction will revel in this well-written, intricate, and imaginative novel by Wallace. Inspired by the multi-player online game of the same…
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The Speed of Dark: A Memoir by Joram Piatigorsky

  An exquisitely crafted, moving portrait of a man’s exhilarating journey to success… Piatigorsky, the world-renowned molecular biologist and eye researcher and founder of the Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology at the National Eye Institute, recounts his extraordinary journey…
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The Soul Searchers Mysteries series (2 books) by Caryn Larrinaga

A taut, suspenseful series with consistently fascinating installments… Definitely a page-turner! Larrinaga blends high suspense, tense mystery, a poignant account of finding friendships and loyalty, and a touching narrative to craft this hard-to-put-down paranormal mystery series. In the first book,…
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The Apple : History’s greatest mystery. Mankind’s greatest theft by Devashish Sardana

  An action-packed adventure… Sardana make his fiction debut with this swiftly paced tale, in which a fortune hunter unties with an ancient race to fight the evil forces. Isolated and hidden from the world, the Sentinels are an ancient…
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The Masterpiece (The Shadow I Cast Book 1) by Chiemeka Nicely

  A brilliant debut to a promising series… Nicely blends fantasy with the contemporary in this intriguing first book in The Shadow I Cast series. 17-year-old Calista, the Supreme Warrior and princess of the First Dynasty, arrives in Kimarr to…
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Off The Well-Lit Path by M.S. Holm

  A tense, taut, character-driven thriller… a triumph of a book! Set against the harsh, unforgiving backdrop of a Mexican state where murder, carjacking, kidnapping, extortion, and robbery are widespread, Holm’s gritty thriller narrates harrowing journey of a father who…
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Descending Into Darkness by Alainna MacPherson

  An engrossing dark romance… An ancient race struggle to escape clutches of slavery in this fast-paced, intriguing story of rebellion, bravery, and romance, the first in the Descending series from MacPherson. Walking back from work one night, Jessandra is…
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Innocence Tainted: Epidemic of Lies by Chiemeka Nicely

Elegantly written , deeply moving tale of darkness, light, love, and betrayal… Set in London in 2050, Nicely’s spellbinding first installment in The Rise To The Occasion series takes readers into an intriguing world of light and darkness. Dr. Oralia,…
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Agent Terri Walker Series (3 Books) by Robert Segulin

An action-packed military thriller… Segulin begins his high-action military thriller series with The Beginning that introduces the fiery agent Terri Walker, a member of a highly secretive covert team The Unit, as she’s assigned to rescue one of her colleagues…
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itty bits vol. 1 By Eric Keegan

  Playful, ingenious and subtly mischievous… A beautiful collection! Keegan returns with a splendidly fresh and delightfully readable short collection of poetry, blurbs, and dialogue. Full of wry humor, whacky situations, gleeful thoughts, and sardonic moments, the poems are humorously…
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The Perfect Culture by Brent Robins

  Funny and deliciously readable, this charming novel will make the reader wish for a sequel featuring Thomas Gephardt… Full of wry humor and sharp wit, The Perfect Culture follows the exploits of a young man from rural Indiana who…
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Plants Are Terrible People by Luke Ruggenberg

  An offbeat, hilarious journey… Ruggenberg takes the reader on this comical, heartfelt journey through the strangest gardens in which some of the most serious gardeners experience riotous mishaps while minding their roses, geraniums, tomatoes, and cabbages. There are thousands…