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Love’s Labour’s Won: The Secret Life of William Shakespeare

A brilliantly constructed and superbly executed historical tale… Gray skillfully makes use of the scant biographical resources, bringing a sensible eye to Shakespeare’s life story in his debut. As Gray tells it, William Shakespeare was his parent’s first child to…
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Money Bags by Michael G. Browne

Full of madcap fun and nonstop action, this is a noir thriller done right… Set against the backdrop of sparkling Sydney Harbour, Browne’s wickedly good noir thriller is marked with crisp prose, witty dialogue, and expert plotting. The law has…
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Learning Together with Sally and Kate by Sarah K. Taber

Educational and thorough fun… Two best friends, Sally and Kate teach young children basic math concepts in this engaging picture book by Taber. When it comes to learning shapes and numbers, what could be the better way to do it…
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La Chimère of Prague by Rick Pryll

Elegantly written and engrossing… Pyrll scrutinizes one man’s examination of his life’s purpose while overlaying the rich history of the vibrant city of Prague. Joseph is obsessed with Karina, the waitress-turned-supermodel, after she stays over before ditching him to go…
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The Black Market: A guide to art collecting by Charles Moore

A compelling, authoritative, and accessible guides to art collecting… Drawing from his own experience of a collector, writer, and scholar in the field of modern and contemporary African-American art, Moore offers a unique take on traversing the art world in…
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Autistic and Proud: What Cat Rescue Has Taught Me About Hope, Acceptance, and Never Giving Up by Zachariah Atteberry

Candid and heartwarming… Atteberry chronicles his life journey in this endearingly honest memoir that probes his struggles of trying to make something of his life while dealing with autism. He begins with his painful childhood, his mother’s diagnosis of cancer,…
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In Lost Dreams the Four Were Bound (Genean Chronicles #1) by Bradley Blankenship

An expansive and ambitious epic fantasy saga… The bleak dystopian landscape provides an evocative backdrop for characters obsessed with lust, power, duty, and death in Blankenship’s gripping In Lost Dreams the Four Were Bound, the first book in the Genean…
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To the Top of Greenfield Street by Ryan Standley

A well-crafted and emotionally compelling coming of age tale… Set in 1993 in the sleepy town of Freeport, IL, Standley’s debut is an endearingly emotional journey of a teenager reconciling himself to his new surroundings after a tragedy forces him…
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EO-N: A novel by Dave Mason

A tautly paced and multifaceted tale of humanity and the power of compassion… Mason’s moving WWII novel takes place in the past and the present, as a once-idealistic biotech CEO stumbles into a seventy-four-year-old mystery that connects her to her…
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The Death Brothers: A Supernatural Awakening (HMU Book 8) by Dee Rose

An entertaining, fantastical romp… Populated by angels, vampires, werewolves, demons, and other supernatural beings, Rose’s exciting eighth HMU urban fantasy is a high octane mix of thrills and chills. Jericho Caine and Father Tom Padilla, the Death Brothers, are back…
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A collection of Tom Durwood’s historical fiction (4-Books Series) by Tom Durwood

A high-octane adventure… Durwood serves up a deeply intriguing, ambitious historical fiction series that neatly combines the thrills and chills of action and adventure. In the first book, The Illustrated Boatman’s Daughter, Salima, the daughter of a wealthy boatman, living…
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That One Green Tile by Britta Johanna

An enigmatic and thoroughly addictive tale… Johanna compellingly explores the common factors that unites us as well as the differences that make each of us unique in her delightful latest. When her mother tells the little girl that there’s someone…
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The Jellies and the Crunchers by Matt Bell

Charming and irresistible… Through a tale of a quirky town divided by people’s personal choices, Bell presents an affecting tale about the transformational power of understanding and acceptance. The quirky town has all kind of people but is divided by…
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Pleasing White Boys by Linda Saulsby

A precise and evocative debut… Saulsby’s debut is as much a story of corporate greed and aspirations as it’s an exploration of a person’s fears, insecurities, and personal struggles. Lia Granger, an African American corporate executive, has always been a…
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A Halloween Adventure with Jack and Ony Lantern by Sylvie Gionet

A fast-paced and thoroughly spooky Halloween adventure… Halloween brings some serious adventure for the sibling pair in this atmospheric, deeply engrossing romp. Jack and Ony are in a great mood, and who can blame them, between testing their new patch…
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An Invitation to the Captain’s Table by Ellen Frazer-Jameson

An evocative and wholly satisfying romance… A poignant romance that doubles as a travel memoir, Frazer-Jameson’s new novel takes the reader on an exhilarating journey as a wealthy widow sets out to travel around the world while looking for romance.…
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Nordstrom Necromancer: A New Adult Dark Fantasy Inspired By Norse Mythology by Amy B. Nixon

Compellingly readable and an unpredictable thrilling ride… Nixon debuts her new adult dark fantasy series with this enjoyable blend of intrigue, daring escapades, and exhilarating action. Twenty-year-old Learyn Dustrikke is struggling with the usual worries of adulthood when she learns…
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Raven Rain: A Johnny Delarosa Thriller (The Delarosa Series Book 3) by David Stever

A stand-out… Stever’s solid third Johnny Delarosa thriller finds the Port City private eye trying to unravel a sinister blackmail conspiracy. The former pro football star—turned car dealer—Stan Shelton assigns Johnny to look into a blackmail scheme. But when a…
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Loose Ends in Yokohama by Alex Lund

Reflective, biting, and engrossing… A compelling psychological study and a journey through life, Lund’s latest takes the reader on one man’s journey as he struggles to make peace with his yesterday after inconvenient details from his past begin to haunt…