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Erebus Tales (3-books series) by Norman Westhoff

Utterly complex and affectingly human… A thorough page-turner. Westhoff masterfully combines vivid characterization and evocative worldbuilding in this stellar SF series. Readers will find it easy to dive into the intriguing web of action, vivid imagery, and multifaceted, fully realized…
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The Silent Giraffe by George Strouthous (Author), Ekaterina Akulshina (Illustrator)

Winsome, enigmatic, and an absolute joy to read… Strouthous explores friendship, unity, and celebration of self in this fun, sweetly moving tale that tells the story of a giraffe who longs to be like others. Life is good for the…
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Hush Now, Don’t Cry by Maggie Casteen

A sharp, observant, and intelligent thriller… Pitting the feisty Kathy Hamilton against a ruthless killer, Casteen’s finely crafted suspense thriller is crammed with brutal killings, insanity, and intrigue. Kathy is back in Rosemount, seeking work as an investigator. When Bailey…
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My Famous Brain by Diane Wald

A compelling, challenging, and utterly gripping tale… In this evocative, and at times rueful tale, Wald draws readers deep into one man’s journey to forgiveness, acceptance, and redemption. Jack MacLeod looks back on his life after his early death, taking…
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Limestone Waters by John M McMahon

An edgy, intricately plotted coming of age tale… A page-turner. Set in the mid-1980s in northwest New Jersey, McMahon’s gripping coming-of-age tale explores love, familial relationships, friendship, trauma, mistakes, lost opportunities, and second chances. Struggling with PTSD, Michael Walsh, a…
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We Never Knew Just What it Was … The Story of the Chad Mitchell Trio by Mike Murphey

A blazing, affectionate tale of missed opportunities, personal struggles, and bitter conflicts… Murphey takes readers back to the age of the 1960s folk era in this sweet latest. A biography at heart, the book focuses on the trio’s journey from…
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Ironing by Navajo

A startlingly original exploration of life… Navajo shuns the conventional and ordinary in his debut, an experimental novella, to provide a snapshot of a motley crew of people’s everyday lives. The novel begins with three schoolgirls in London, Royanda, Ginie…
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Truth of the Matter by Leigh Ffleming

Intricate, gripping, and poignant… Addictively readable. The award-winning Ffleming returns with another compelling tale, a stand-alone historical saga, with memorable, deeply realized characters, genuine surprises, and family intrigue. The young and resilient Laurel Whitman has always struggled with her father’s…
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Rollover: A Nikki Doyle Novel by Paula J Longhurst

Wonderfully satisfying… A page-turner. Longhurst’s latest, featuring the troubled lottery-winner protection agent Nikki Doyle, is a taut and suspenseful page-turner that offers a winding storyline, plenty of intrigue, and a dark web of lies and deceits. Struggling with her personal…