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JACK’S GIFT by Dorine Andrews

A compelling, intimate exploration of love and family… Set in the WWII era and afterwards, Andrews’s emotionally intense tale traverses topics of love, race, and class, sweeping the reader along. When Amahli fell in love with four years her junior…
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FLEETING CHILLS: Weird, Creepy, Short & Scary Horror Stories by Joseph C. Gioconda (Author, Editor), Grace Elizabeth (Author), Amy Yun Yu (Author), Isabel Rincón (Author), Petar Vrbich (Author)

Dark, disturbing, and sharp-edged… A thoroughly gripping collection. Joseph C. Gioconda along with Grace Elizabeth, Amy Yun Yu, Isabel Rincón, Petar Vrbich, and others delves into the dark, brutal world of death and mystery in his grim latest, a collection…
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The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue by R L Crossland

A first-rate historical tale… Crossland returns with this poignant historical about the temper and times of three ordinary men in the 1910s Shanghai. Three ordinary men, a disgraced Korean tribute courier, a bookish naval officer, and a polyglot third-class quartermaster,…
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The Ashes of Madonna 13 (The Last Nevergate Chronicles Book 4) by E. T. Ellison

A gripping page-turner with an exceptionally fleshed-out world… Set in a magnificent SF/fantasy world, Ellison’s spellbinding latest in The Nevergate Chronicles thrusts its characters into turmoil by an invasion of deadly foes. The residents of the pacifist IsoTown of St…
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The Ghost of Madonna 13 (The Last Nevergate Chronicles Book 3) by E. T. Ellison

An ambitious installment in a rollicking series that deserves big screen adaptation…          Ellison’s electrifying third installment in The Nevergate Chronicles sees mysterious forces unleashed centuries ago come together toward an epic, continent-spanning clash. Glendyl, Lizbeth and Lysheem are together once…
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The Mask of Madonna 13 (The Last Nevergate Chroniclers Book 2) by E. T. Ellison

Smart, funny, humane, and superbly well-written, this is science fiction at its most entertaining… The hilarious second installment in Ellison’s The Last Nevergate Chronicles continues Glendyl’s exhilarating adventure as she finds herself transported to a sinister underground realm. Glendyl Fenderwel…
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GODS IN THE RUINS: A Vatican Archives Thriller (The Vatican Archives Series) by E.R. Barr

Action-packed, intense, and thematically profound, this is a conspiracy thriller done right… Barr crafts an absorbing plot around history, religion, myth, archeology, and secrets long buried in his engrossing latest in The Vatican Archives series, featuring Vatican archeologist Fr. Daniel…
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Most Precious Collection by Heather Robbins

A quick read, offering both suspense and scares… In Robbins’ latest, a woman fleeing her past moves into a Victorian house, only to find her life upending once again. Trying to build a new life free of past mistakes, Madison…
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The Deadly Crocus (Falling Sky Book 1) by E. T. Ellison

Pure madcap fun… Award-winning Ellison’s series kicker in the Falling Sky series is a thrilling ride, featuring a winning mix of dystopia, fantasy, and hard SF. When the first skyfall blasts a huge hole in the lively planetoid of Hallah,…
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The Well of Life (Falling Sky Book 2) by E. T. Ellison

Brisk, propulsive, and entertaining throughout… Ellison has outdone himself in this spectacular second installment of his Falling Sky series, which pits the plucky, oblivious Glix Larue against a horde of dangerous enemies. While Hallah is on the brink of destruction,…