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Jesus, the Man and the Myth: A Jewish Reading of the New Testament by Frederic Seager

Thorough, extensive, and well-researched… A stunning work of history. Seager, a retired professor of history from the University of Montreal, makes some profound observations about Jesus and the New Testament, awareness of which he believes is a must for the…
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The Mixtape to the Real Me by Jake Martinez

. An entertaining and heartfelt LGBT romance that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of love and self-discovery… Love’s enduring power faces off against societal pressures and personal demons in Martinez’s latest novel. After a summer of teenage drama and…
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Deadly Setup by Lynn Slaughter

Complex, layered, and addictive… A page-turner. Slaughter’s latest is an intricate and absorbing YA mystery marked by endless twists and shocking surprises. Seventeen-year-old Sam, the daughter of a New England heiress, carries a good head on her shoulders and has…
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Lost in Laos: The Asian Wanders (Rose Hawthorne Book 3) by Shannon O’Gorman

A heart-pounding and exciting mystery… O’Gorman seamlessly mixes authentic characterization and deliberate pacing with deft plot twists to deliver an exhilarating story of mystery, history, and family drama in her latest installment in the Rose Hawthorne series. Rose is still…
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A BUMPER CROP: New Poems by Don Gutteridge

A lyrically precise and subtle collection that deserves revisiting… Gutteridge fills his latest with vivid imagery and intense emotion that arise from living a life fully and well. Elegant and rich with memorable descriptions and images, the collection explores life,…
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Critical Habitat by Terrence King

A fast-paced, exhilarating dystopian tale that hits all the right notes… King’s first installment in the planned dystopian series features grim conflict, a corrupt utopian government, and social upheaval steeped in hunger, starvation, and survival. A world devastated by war…
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A Lesson in Woo-Woo and Murder (A Lesson in Series Book 9) by David Unger PhD

A hilarious amalgam of murder, mystery, and woo-woo… Expert writing and well-drawn characters bring Unger’s entertaining ninth installment in A Lesson in series to vivid life. David never has any problem accompanying his clients on offbeat adventures. When Eve and…
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A Persistent Echo by Brian Kaufman

Truly original and touching… A remarkable feat. An intriguing plot matches the well-developed, reflective leads in Kaufman’s remarkable latest novel. Rhome, Texas, 1897. Hundreds of UFO sightings are being reported all around the nation, one among those is spotted in…
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BEN’S BONES by Joseph C. Gioconda

A suspenseful tale, occasionally dipping into the truly gruesome, with intriguing storyline… Gioconda weaves a historical tale about Ben Franklin’s life in London and the sinister origins of modern medicine in this wildly original blend of historical fiction and true…
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The Woman in Green (The Enigma Quartet) by Larry Lockridge

Layered and expensive; a beguiling yarn… Lockridge blurs the lines between fact and fiction, capturing the collective human experience of life with all its intricacies in this third and final installment in The Enigma Quartet series. Two failed Utopian communities,…