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Piper Robbin and the American Oz Maker by Warwick Gleeson

Dark and surprising, Gleeson’s modern twist on the world-famous classic tale is rich in characters and world building… Expertly combining hard-core science fiction and high fantasy, Gleeson tells the story of twenty-first century’s greatest sorcerer who sets out to save…
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Civil Hearts (Haunted Voices) by Claire Gem

  Seductively readable… Claire Gem brilliantly brings forth a blend of contemporary romance, historical fiction, and paranormal in Civil Hearts. Two years after losing her husband to brain cancer, Liv Larson buys a historic mansion in Camellia, a rural southern…
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Colony Ship New Hope: New Haven or Bust by Jim Hamilton

Superb! An engrossing novel full of intrigue… When crew of the New Hope, a Shoomar ship, left a dying planet behind to colonize another habitable planet, they never thought they would meet an unexpected fate upon awakening from their almost…
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Recover and Terminate: A Top Secret Presidential Novel By Mike Shellenbergar

  A nail-biting, stay-up-all-night action thriller… Two Vietnam vets are recruited and sent to Mexico by the President to locate the kidnaped daughter of a Texas US Senator in Shellenbergar’s deceptively simple yet clever Top Secret Presidential novel set in…
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Noobie Habits (The Lineman and The Cook Book 2) by K. L. Russell

  Thoroughly entertaining and addictive fantasy… When troubled other-world children start their first year as Noobies at the not-so-traditional St. Raphael’s school, they have no desire to surrender to the school’s unique rules. Despite a warning from Mother Nicodemus, the…
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Moon Deeds (Star Children Saga #1) by Palmer Pickering

  Evocative, wholesomely absorbing, and thematically rich, Moon Deeds is a must-read for all science fiction fans… In this richly textured, virtually flawless tale set in 2090, Palmer Pickering dispatches Tor and Cassidy to the moon to reclaim their inheritance…
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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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Mari Why I needed to Return from The Future by Dr. Winfried Sedhoff

  This emotionally rich and expertly constructed sci-fi novel will please aficionados of general fiction as well as science fiction… The family physician and counselor Dr. Winfried Sedhoff makes his foray into the world of science fiction with this engrossing,…
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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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Spider Season by Billy Hanson

      Relentlessly paced and brilliantly crafted, this unsettling collection of stories is compulsively readable… Hanson brings forth the “unsettling” in this collection of ten stories which range from monstrous paranoia to grim fantasy to nightmarish horror. The book…
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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…