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Introspections from a Clouded Mind by Jeffrey Robb

A contemplative, honest collection… Simultaneously dark and poignant, Robb’s short collection of poetry describes with sorrow and passion the innermost feelings of someone suffering from mental illness. In these poems, the protagonist takes the reader on a journey into the…
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Breaking the Cycle (Breakin’ in the 80s #3) by B.B. Swann

A stirring tale of love and making right choices… Swann continues her Breakin’ in the 80s series with this poignant third installment, tackling the hot-button subject of family violence, adolescent abuse, and teen pregnancy. At the center of her finely…
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Xand Io Striving: A Novel (Bioptas Book 2) by Emily Jefford

A SF adventure that intrigues and charms… Jefford continues her Bioptas series with this engrossing second installment, taking readers through Eartha’s coming-of-age journey as the young Imadali. Eartha is no longer Eartha Patterson now: as the rightful heir of Theohas…
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Transit of Mercury by Simon Jones

A finely polished amalgam of action and intrigue… Past and present clash in the outstanding debut from Jones, a tale about the triumph of good over evil. After blowing the whistle on a fraudulent scheme at an Italian bank in…
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Yancy Yellowhammer by Alexandra Smith

A riveting adventure filled with surprises… Endearing from the get-go, this charming tale takes young readers on an adventurous quest. When Yancy Yellowhammer receives a letter from his best friend, Wendy Wren, inviting him to join her on a treasure…
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The Trapped Daughter (A Dark and Twisted Psychological Thriller) by Jay Kerk

A page-turner… Almost nothing is as it initially seems in Kerk’s latest psychological thriller, a twisting tale of love and madness. Belle is a prisoner in her father’s house, forcefully drugged and kept on high doses of psychiatric medication, and…
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The Door Into Whimsy by H.F. Clarke

A stunner … An inquisitive young hero, an endearing cast of mythical creatures, and a wholly original fantasy land feature in Clarke’s charming modern-day fairy tale. When city starts to expand, Tyler Wordsmith’s charming childhood home Bramble begins acting spooky.…
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Mirror in Time (Sons of Meir #2) by Jacqueline T. Johnson

Extremely fast-paced and gripping… Johnson fills her stellar second installment in the Sons of Meir series with fast action and endearing heroes. Nash finds his loyalties complicated when his decision to go forward after finding himself at the crossroad of…
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Cloudland Series by Chip Hill

An addictive, page-turner fantasy… Hill’s charming modern-day fairy tale featuring the endearing mythical creatures from a fantasy land follows a sibling pair journeying to Cloudland to help King Nature. In the first installment, the siblings Jane and Robbie are desperate…
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Ghouls and Alchemy (An Amethyst Hunter Story) by Amy B. Nixon

A flawlessly crafted tale… Nixon drives the danger to dizzying heights in this swiftly paced urban fantasy featuring an Amethyst Hunter. Nathan Holloway was turned into an Amethyst Hunter after his death in 1945 during the second World War while…