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THE SIMPLER: Book III of The Riven Country Series by Renée Carrier

Tasteful, elegant, and complex… Masterfully drawn. Carrier’s third installment in The Riven Country Series spins a tale of love, obsession, and madness, winding through the streets of Paris to a demesne in Ireland, and Devils Tower in Wyoming’s Black Hills.…
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Lion Song (Uncommon Partnership I) by Judy Burr

An exact, candid, and multifaceted tale of love, lust, and passion… Burr’s engrossing debut installment in the Uncommon Partnership series explores love, passion, sexual fantasy, trust and betrayal, and business and religious intrigue. It was on December 7, years after…
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So Long Soleá: Love At First Site In 3 (Not So Easy) Steps by Andrew Dambe

Humorous, sharp, and utterly engrossing… In this enthralling quest through the turbulent world of online dating, Dambe takes readers on his cuisine-loving, flamenco guitar playing protagonist’s exhilarating journey as he begins a mission to re-invent his life after a nasty…
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No Flowers on the Graves by Laurika Bretherton

Powerful and extraordinarily timely… In her stellar latest, Bretherton explores love, racism, and redemption. Set in South Africa during the country’s first democratic elections as the country struggles to find a path to peace and reconciliation, the story is set…
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Everything That Came Before Grace by Bill See

An evocatively crafted, heartfelt tale… See explores longing of love, family ties, and a person’s struggles with mental illness in this moving story. Struggling with the trauma of a painful childhood memories and betrayal of the past, Benjamin Bradford, a…
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The Little Breadwinner: War and Survival in the Salvadoran Heartland by Lucia Mann

A deeply engrossing, devastating tale of war and survival… Mann blends individual struggles and horrors of war, producing a compact tale of survival in her remarkable latest. El Salvador is at the brink of collapse with the military-led government at…
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The Music of Women by Vincent Panettiere

A bittersweet story of one man’s search for love… Novelist Charlie Forte seeks a sense of belonging and gratifying relationships while accommodating an array of women in Panettiere’s latest stream of consciousness novel. Growing up in NYC in a family…
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Uncharted by Janet Howle

An Intricately plotted, impressive story… Howle explores themes of loss, love, and trust in her emotionally involving suspense thriller that narrates the story of two broken people brought together by circumstances. Nearly a year after a personal tragedy hit him,…
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Driftless (Waldwick #3) by Kenneth Linde

Excellently crafted, incredible detailed… Linde explores age-old questions about marriage, family, and individual rights in this engrossing third installment in the Waldwick series. Fifteen years into their marriage, and Amy is feeling the disquiet of a marriage gone stale. Being…
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Book Endings – A Call Numbers novel: Loss, Pain, and Revelations (Call Numbers, #2) by Syntell Smith

Riveting and complex… wholly entertaining. Set in 1994, this dynamic, deeply engrossing second installment in Smith’s Call Numbers series continues with Robin Walker’s story as he struggles to find his own place in world while trying to cope with his…
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La Chimère of Prague by Rick Pryll

Elegantly written and engrossing… Pyrll scrutinizes one man’s examination of his life’s purpose while overlaying the rich history of the vibrant city of Prague. Joseph is obsessed with Karina, the waitress-turned-supermodel, after she stays over before ditching him to go…
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Pleasing White Boys by Linda Saulsby

A precise and evocative debut… Saulsby’s debut is as much a story of corporate greed and aspirations as it’s an exploration of a person’s fears, insecurities, and personal struggles. Lia Granger, an African American corporate executive, has always been a…
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Loose Ends in Yokohama by Alex Lund

Reflective, biting, and engrossing… A compelling psychological study and a journey through life, Lund’s latest takes the reader on one man’s journey as he struggles to make peace with his yesterday after inconvenient details from his past begin to haunt…
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Stockboy Nation by Thomas Duffy

A provocative tale of intricacies of love and close relationships… In this beautifully constructed and paced, emotionally accurate tale, Duffy explores the searing emotions of ordinary people caught in unforeseen circumstances. His protagonist is Phillip Doherty, a struggling writer in…
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Tabernacle by Marc Cavella

Sharply written and wonderfully wrought, this dark comedy packs a powerful punch…. Cavella’s outstanding debut centers on an insurance agent’s quest to earn the biggest commission of his career. Edward Jones is known for getting the job done. But closing…
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Lily Fairchild by Don Gutteridge

A large, stately, and intensely powerful tale of loss, grief, and resilience… Set against the backdrop of Canadian frontier, Gutteridge’s intimate, deeply evocative novel displays his formidable gift for illuminating humanity’s fascinating ability to strive in the face of difficult…
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The Vatican Must Go by D. Grant Fitter

Intricately woven political drama… Complex, inconspicuous, and graced by political intrigue, Fitter’s latest draws the reader into fascinating world of government power and question of faith. It’s 1920. Pancho Villa is gone, and Mexico is just settling into a new,…
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Knock on Wood by Leslie Tall Manning

A flawless tale of love, greed, and betrayal… Award-winning Manning takes the reader on an unsettling and surreal journey into a young boy’s life who emerges from coma a different person. After a drowning incident, Billy Baker’s life changed forever.…
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Little Spirit (Waldwick) by Kenneth Linde

An enthralling tale of love, acceptance, and understanding… Set in contemporary Madison, Wisconsin, Linde’s second installment in the Waldwick series chronicles a young man’s coming-of-age journey as he navigates life’s ups and downs, learning about love, life, and liberty. Born…
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TALES FROM AN ODD MIND by Nom D. Plume

Outstandingly brilliant… Plume’s marvelous collection of short stories and poems, a clever blend of dark humor and meditations on death and the workings of the universe, is of the sweeping epic variety despite its slender size. Often unnerving and quirky,…