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Requiem For Thursday: A Supernatural Mystery (Requiem Series Book 1) by Douglas Cockell

A knockout… Cockell’s latest brilliantly integrates psychological depth into a marvelous paranormal mystery plot. When Detective Eilert Weiss arrives at the legendary author A. L. Rouhl’s house to investigate his death, he finds the circumstances suspicious: the bullet is missing,…
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Don’t Give Up on Me (Otter Bay, Maine #1) by Jodi Artzberger

A taut, compelling tale of forgiveness, redemption, and resiliency of everlasting love… Artzberger’s fascinating outing focuses on the power of God’s love and redemption when forgiveness is hard to find as two estranged lovers confront their own desires and limitations.…
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Faces: A Love Story by Roger Hutchison

With its stunning illustrations and lyrical text, the book makes for a page-turner… Told in lyrical verse and accompanied by visually arresting, full-color face illustrations, Hutchison’s inspirational latest beautifully explores diversity, humanity, and faith. Hutchison begins the book with God’s…
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The Languid Belly of the Beast (The Deep Space Cargoist Book 2) by JS Carter Gilson

An exhilarating ride… The second installment in Gilson’s hard SF series has both the suspense and zip of debut book The Loneliness of the Deep Space Cargoist. Inez Stanton has a seemingly easy job this time after her brush with…
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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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Ashes of the Living by John Cox

A roller-coaster ride… The twin specters of revenge and redemption drive this stunning debut by Cox which features Chicago PD Detective Tyler Morgan and his newly-appointed partner Annabelle Herrera. While Detective Tyler Morgan is on duty, his wife and young…
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Cry from an Unknown Grave by Joseph LeValley

A nuanced, gritty mystery… LeValley’s enthralling second Tony Harrington mystery featuring the Pulitzer Prize journalist takes Tony throughout the Midwest, from Iowa to Chicago, to Kansas City as he gets entangled in a human trafficking investigation. Still trying to come…
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The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series by Chris McCloskey

Jaunty, funny, and fun… Aimed at middle graders, McCloskey’s entertaining books in The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series detail the ongoing sleuthing exploits of a young boy and his dog. In A Nose for Crime, the first installment in…
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Caging Curiosity: A song of cages and liberties (A Story of Cages) by Tayo Olajide

A captivating and provocative tale… Set in the sixteenth-century West African city of Idumagbo, Olajide weaves a compelling fictionalized retelling of history, taking readers on one man’s exhilarating journey from being a common man to the ruler of the city.…
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Claimed by the King (On the Prowl) by Ava Night

A sizzling hot paranormal romance… In this scorching hot, dark first installment in the On the Prowl series, Night chronicles the journey of lovely Aria who becomes the prime target of dark forces after her long-dormant powers awaken. Struggling to…
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Quando Dormo (When I Sleep) by Edward Izzi

A fast-paced, compelling crime thriller… Set in Chicago, Izzi’s entertaining latest crime thriller chronicles the tale of a misogynist maternity physician whose pro-life stance on abortions and the horrific sleep issues made him a top suspect in a series of…
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Auntie, I Don’t Want You To Get Married: Danielle The Girl From New York by Clarence Coggins

Thoroughly engrossing, stunningly plotted… Coggins’s first in the Danielle The Girl From New York series traces the insecurities and fears of Danielle, a little girl from New York City who travels to Georgetown Guyana to visit family. The New Yorker…
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Destinies by Nick Christophers

An intriguing mob drama… Christophers’s latest mob drama tells the story of a young woman who finds herself in the middle of the war between the seedy underworlds of New York mafia after a mob boss falls for her, while…
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Heirs Apparent by Thomas J Thorson

  Clever, suspenseful, and full of intrigue… A tense cat and mouse game. Set in Chicago, Thorson’s ingeniously plotted latest featuring Malcom Winters finds the latter on the trail of a notorious killer after a cryptic message written in blood…
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Dylan’s Birthday Present (Little Polyglot Adventures) by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos

Insightful, informative, and fun… A quest to find a lost birthday present takes Victor’s young protagonist on an insightful journey in this endearing debut installment in the series. It’s little Dylan’s birthday, and he is excited to show his birthday…
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REFUGE (Cinch McCall) by Mike Shellenbergar

An electrifying debut to a promising series… not the one to be missed. Shellenbergar’s remarkable first in the 3-part series has all the right ingredients for a thoroughly engrossing western: hefty action, the fearsome outlaws, the intimidating Apache and Comanche…
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Blood Moon’s Fury (Curse of the Blood Moon Book 1) by Leah Kingsley

Entertaining and totally engrossing high-school drama… Kingsley (the pseudonym for two blind authors in their early twenties) debuts in the YA supernatural contemporary with this engaging first installment in the Curse of the Blood Moon series where three teenagers become…
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Ripped Away (Uncommon Senses #2) by S.D. Christopher

  An ingenious blend of hard-boiled crime and science fiction, Christopher’s gripping drama is both superbly executed and deeply absorbing… Christopher’s original concept and engrossing storytelling strengthens this novel, the second installment in the Uncommon Senses series, where ordinary people…
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A Day at the Zoo by Cassie Roberts (Author), Judith Richards (Illustrator)

  A funny, charming read… Roberts’s latest is a short, simple rhyming book of two children’s adventure at the zoo. William and Rose go to the zoo, where they meet many friendly animals performing amazing tricks. The children are invited…
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Sinner, Saint or Serpent by John Anthony Miller

A deliciously readable tale… Set in New Orleans in 1926, Miller’s engrossing historical featuring ‘Justice’ Harper finds the investigative journalist in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation along with three women suspects. Investigative reporter ‘Justice’ Harper finds himself as…