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Conduits: The Ballad of Jinx Jenkins by J. Ryan Sommers

  A lyrically written, eloquent tale… an adventurous ride over a vast landscape of the imagination! Sommer’s impressive debut dashes through a surreal valley as humans, ghosts, jinxes, gods, devils, heroes, and a pygmy Big Foot come together and form…
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Whale Rock by Diana Plater

A warmhearted, deeply intriguing drama… A small, cozy cafe in Sydney stands at the center of plater’s tale as it becomes a visiting space for various protagonists in this brilliantly crafted, poignant story. Shannon, the owner of a small seaside…
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Tenderness and Troubling Times: A Collection of Stories by Tara Wine-Queen

  A lyrical, poignant collection… The stories about breaking and rebuilding, losing and finding, and families occupy the theme of Tara’s brilliant story collection. Written in lyrical prose, “One More Thing to Make You Proud,” is both raw and honest.…
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For Those Who Dare by John Anthony Miller

  Poignant, highly suspenseful, and a richly detailed story… Miller portrays trauma experienced by multitudes before, during, and immediately after the construction of Berlin Wall by the Russian-controlled communist government in this vivid and highly suspenseful narrative. It was an…
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The Riven Country of Senga Munro: A Novel (The Riven Country Series Book 1) by Renee Carrier

  A riveting debut… In Carrier’s debut novel, the first in The Riven Country series, the old folks of rural Wyoming and magical realism color a tale of family tragedy, regret, resilience, and long-lasting friendships. It has been two decades…
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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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The Retreat by Mari Reiza

  Evocative and deeply moving… This exquisitely written coming-of-age novella by Reiza tells the story of a young woman marked by a traumatic experience of her teenage years. Marie and her sibling are struggling to fit in a new town…
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A Burning in The Darkness by A P McGrath

  Deeply moving, highly engrossing, this emotionally resonant tale will appeal to every book lover… Set in hustling London and war-torn Liberia, this poignant, deftly plotted crime story probes the conflicting concepts of forgiveness, revenge, faith, and redemption. Haunted by…
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Permanent Position by Sid Stark

  Riveting… total fun! Stark takes a quirky, humorous look at the gritty backstage of higher education in America in the third installment of Dr. Rowena Halley series. Rowena is in Charlotte, North Carolina for a semester long teaching position…
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The Book of Danzel: First Quarter by T.K. Lipps

Brilliantly written, darkly humorous, and original, The Book of Danzel is a must read… Depicting the first of four marking periods at Anchor Academy, the provocative and timely “The Book of Danzel” explores the underlying vulnerabilities of teenagers in a…