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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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Tales from the Aether: Extraodinary Tales of Dark Fiction, Dark Humor and Horror by Matthew C. Woodruff

  An unsettling, powerful collection… Award-winning Woodruff’s panache for writing shines in his second collection of short stories with the wildly imagined worlds, powerfully drawn realistic characters, and an unsettling portrayal of various happenings in his protagonists’ lives. Merging the…
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Chimera by Maddalena Di Gregorio

A fascinating, engrossing tale… Di Gregorio offers an absorbing dark tale that explores the twisted life of a young woman. Struggling with constant inner conflicts, Anna leaves her home in Montreal and settles in Vancouver. But her path to self-discovery…
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My Life in the Cat House: True Tales of Love, Laughter, and Living with Five Felines by Gwen Cooper

  Delightfully funny and moving… Cooper returns with the ongoing adventures of her much-beloved feline family in this delightful collection of eight stories. Born and raised in a dog-loving family, Cooper never considered herself a cat-person until a five-week-old rescue…
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Guesthouse for Ganesha by Judith Teitelman

A poignant story of love, loss, and survival… Set against the backdrop of the European Holocaust, Teitelman’s impressive book displays her penchant for revealing the darker side of the human heart. It is 1923 when seventeen-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in…
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The Anchor House by Spencer Margaret

  A perfect beach read… An exploration of loss, happiness, and healing, Margaret’s brilliant debut digs into the private lives of three women. After a broken relationship and with no family to call on, Winnie Spade leaves her old life…
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The Last Seer King (Shadow Sword #2) by S.J. Hartland

  An outstanding, towering work of fantasy… As absorbing as the first book in the series, this follow up installment by Hartland sweeps the reader into a mesmerizing world of sorcery, dark magic, dangerous prophecies, and maniac obsessions. After Archanin,…
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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…