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Spark by Y.C. Leung

Utterly readable… Set in near-future, Leung’s debut offers a fusion of apocalyptic fiction, SF, and young adult drama, chronicling a group of young people’s struggle to survive after an earthquake initiates a series of devastating incidents. With rising sea levels…
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Dry Heat: A Novel by Len Joy

An emotionally charged page-turner… Joy conjures up a gritty crime drama full of danger, betrayal, love, and loss in his latest novel. Joey Blade seems to have everything: a full-ride scholarship in cards, a beautiful new girlfriend, and doting parents.…
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On the Winds of Quasars (The Song of Kamaria Book 2) by T. A. Bruno

Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced… Bruno’s second installment in The Song of Kamaria series offers heaps of thrilling moments of danger sprinkled with high action, adventure, and intrigue. Cade and Nella Castus, taken from their home and brought deep into…
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The Last Stop by Patricia Street

A deeply touching memoir about addiction, grief, and loss… Street takes readers on her family’s journey of pain and loss as she recounts their history dealing with her son’s heroin addiction. What began as a prescription drug for pain management…
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The Devil and Dayna Dalton: (Book 9) A Bulwark Anthology by Brit Lunden

A thoroughly imagined supernatural tale with taut pacing and compelling characters… Lunden’s exceptional ninth installment in her A Bulwark Anthology is hefty on both chills and thrills. For as long as Dana can remember, she has always loved Sheriff Clay…
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Pokergeist (A Haunting on Long Island Series Book 4) by Michael Phillip Cash

Un-put-downable… Cash’s fourth installment in A Haunting on Long Island Series is full of dark intrigue, wit, and emotion.  After losing his well-paid IT job, Telly Martin is trying his hands at being a professional poker player. When fate throws…
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Power Blind (A Dana Hargrove Legal Mystery) by V.S. Kemanis

An intricate, top-drawer legal thriller… Kemanis’s latest novel, the sixth in Dana Hargrove series, is a solid, fascinating legal thriller that explores the limits of love, guilt, and punishment. Former prosecutor Dana Hargrove, who has been appointed as an appellate…
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Rules of Falling by Leslie Tall Manning

Complex and sophisticated…. Absolutely un-put-downable. The award-winning Manning thoughtfully examines the intricacies of living with a chronic condition, love, and identity in her page-turning latest YA romance. Life for high-school senior Erica O’Donnell is hardly ideal: living with syncope, a…
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Where is the Sun? by Tamar Johnson

A charming book that speaks directly to young hearts… Johnson returns with this striking picture book that celebrates positivity and gratitude. As young Lea and her mom set out to do their errands through the gray, rainy city streets, the…
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Resolution of Stars by Martyn Rhys Vaughan

An exciting SF tale with engaging concepts and memorable characters… A propulsive adventure. In his sequence to Doom of Stars, Vaughan deftly weaves an intricate, immersive and often bleak tale within a grim post-apocalyptic setting. Wanting another chance at life…
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Nothing in Time Separating by K. Lumpkin

A compelling and inspiring story of love, courage, and resilience… Lumpkin adeptly blends high-tension of a deeply suspenseful thriller with hefty doses of romance and religion, taking readers on one woman’s journey to unraveling the mysteries of her past. When…
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Max Goes to Town: Based on a True Story by Cynthia L Clark

Colorful, compelling, and fun… Deliciously readable. Clark takes a break from her usual genre of suspense and brings this delightful story of a scurfy, gray cat who cleverly hitches a ride to the town with its family. Max, the family…
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Veronica: A Musketeer’s Story by Jody Studdard

Wickedly readable and thrilling … Feminism, bravery, and integrity collide to make a rip-roaring high fantasy that draws heavy inspiration from the original Three Musketeers in Studdard’s latest. Hailing from a family of top-notch male matador champions, Verónica Espinosa knows…
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Dead Men Don’t Snore by David M Cameron

Smart, atmospheric, staunchly engrossing… Set in the idyllic town of Calpe in Southern Spain, Cameron’s intricate latest introduces Gordon Bennet, ex-military and ex-mercenary, entangled in murder and intrigue. Gordon’s military career is over with a dishonorable discharge, and his marriage…
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Iris of the Willow: Part 1: February 29th by Michael DeDominicis

Ingeniously structured and damn engrossing… The intriguing fantasy land of Dea Dominion serves as the setting for DeDominicis’s sparkling debut. Trying to come to terms with the suffocating conditions of her life, Iris Paisley finds a friend and companion in…
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The Munchkins (The Munchkins Book 1) by Candice Zee

Magically mesmerizing and moving… A thrilling ride. Zee’s debut installment in The Munchkins series is an emotional roller coaster of a close-knit family in crisis, tempered by a touch of magic and resilience and highly likable protagonists. With their past…
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Sam and James Series by A A Freda

Crisply written and brilliantly executed… An edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller series. Set in the late 1960s, Freda’s fast-paced, captivating action thriller series vividly combines romance and action to build a story steeped in intrigue. For the lovely nineteen-year-old Samantha Powers…
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DESTINY LOVE JONES VOL 1. “sisters and the plight with boys” by N. R. White

A rollicking tale of friendship, love, and female solidarity… Rich in evocative detail and human insight, White’s engrossing tale tells the story of three young Black friends as they struggle to navigate ups and downs of their conflicted lives. Life…
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Dog Band by Regan W. H. Macaulay (Author), Wei Lu (Illustrator)

A quirky, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale… High energy, sharp sentences, and wit mark Macaulay’s charming picture book, a tale about a group of four friends forming a musical band. Alfie, Tubby, Ollie, and Raxl, the dog buddies, have created a band,…
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The Brothers Silver by Marc Jampole

Powerfully told… A soaring and haunting tale. Transcendent and hard-hitting, Jampole’s ambitious literary tale takes readers into meandering lives of two brothers as they try to survive their traumatic childhood. With a mother who is prone to frequent mental break-downs,…