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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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The Firefly Collection: Lights Not Yet Dimmed by Jon Trovato

  Devotion, intensity, and passion mark this beautiful collection… Love is the integral part of Jon Trovato’s The Firefly collection in which he details the feeling in its full glory in effortless and relatable verses and provokes tender feelings as…
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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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Monumental Moments by Joe R Eagleman

Briskly written, full of fascinating details … Joe R Eagleman is a well-known academician and research scientist whose tornado simulation is used as a pattern for the fifty-foot high tornado model in the Twister building of Universal Studios in Orlando.…
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Die Back (Alchimeia #1) by Richard Hacker

  Realistic characters, a well-defined setting, and sure-handed storytelling sum up to a novel that is sure to capture readers’ imaginations. Die Back, the first installment in Alchimeia series by Richard Hacker, is an intelligent and convincing blend of classic…
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Mari Why I needed to Return from The Future by Dr. Winfried Sedhoff

A rock-solid plot, humane characters, and interesting premise make for a thoroughly engrossing sci-fi read… In this exciting, absorbing tale set in the present and a futuristic universe, Dr. Winfried Sedhoff chronicles the love story of Mariana Jenkins and Benjamin…
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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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I Know You’re There by Sarah Simpson

      A tedious read that disappoints… Leaving scary memories of her childhood behind, Natalie is looking forward to living a life of security in her cozy little flat in St. Ives. Morwenna, Nigel, and Daniel, Natalie’s neighbors become…
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The Friendship Key to Lasting Peace, United Communities, Strong Relationships, Equality, and a Better Job by Winfried Sedhoff

  A compelling reconsideration of how friendship enables us to be accepted and loved for who we are and make a difference in the world… Family physician and counsellor Dr. Winfried Sedhoff opens the book with the recital of his…
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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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Lying Next to Me by Gregg Olsen

  Intense, suspenseful, and an engrossing read… Adam and Sophie Warner are holidaying for the Memorial Day weekend to unwind and to fill the gaps seeping in their relationship. A stranger kidnaps Sophie on the first morning of their trip…
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Creek Bait by Richard Lutman

  Intense and heartrending… Lutman brings forth a collection of fourteen short stories that throws readers into the emotional lives of people escaping from life. Each story reveals the world of characters who have almost given up on life. Some…
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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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The Jeb & Zach Series by Frank Kelso John, O’Melveny Woods

  Written with enthusiasm and verve, this series is highly entertaining and a definite hit… In the wild, action-filled first book of the series, civil veterans Jeb and Zach make a heroic journey across Rio Grande border to free Becky,…
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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…
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The Results of a Failed Abortion: A Collection of Poems by Shaun Smith

  A candid glimpse into the depressed mind… In this short collections of poems, Shaun O. Smith chronicles his own battle with depression and anxiety, bringing forth an unconstrained examination of the depressed mind. Smith’s struggle to cope with the…
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Road Shrines (The Richard Carter Novels #8) by A.R. Simmons

  Definitely one of the best whodunits… A. R. Simmons remarkably maintains suspense up to the last page in his eighth outing for Richard Carter, a cop in rural Ozark sheriff’s department. An unauthorized exhumation leads to the discovery of…