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The Dagger (The Madigan Chronicles Book 1) by Marieke Lexmond

One magical and thrilling ride… Lexmond’s series kicker in The Madigan Chronicles serves up fiery protagonists, a mystical world-building, and plenty of surprising twists. The Madigan family, a long-line of powerful witches, is the keeper of a magical wand, one…
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But, i don’t want to say GOODBYE! by Ta’Shay Mason

A gentle, expert treatment of a difficult subject… Mason adeptly explores grief in this heartfelt, poignant picture book. Everyone is preparing for the funeral, but it’s difficult for Mason’s little protagonist to come to terms with her father’s death. As…
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An Ätman Visits Planet Earth: 250 million years of evolution by Robert H Brown

Original. Insightful, and reflective… Up to date, inclusive, and well-written, Brown’s SF novel is a fascinating overview of human evolution and the achievements of homo sapiens. Horatio, an Ätman from a distance planet, Ragnarök, documents 250 million years of Earth’s…
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Sadie’s Sin: The Zwi Migdal’s Reign of Terror by Neil Perry Gordon

A fast-paced, gripping historical drama… Gordon delivers an engrossing tale of love, sacrifice, and betrayal, set in 1924 in Poland and Argentina. Sadie Wollman, a young Jewess, falls in love with the war hero and university professor, Alexander Kaminski, and…
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Disciple of Vishnu (Chronicles of a Lost Continent #2) by RK Singh

A delightful romp… Singh continues the Chronicles of a Lost Continent series with this action-packed, adventurous installment. Arul continues his journey to the Royal City of Ailas with his pet wolf Jaya and his childhood friends Keeran and Navira to…
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The Barkuu: Dawn of a Species by Lauren Wright

A fast-moving, engrossing SF thriller… Wright combines complex characters, a thrilling survival story, and a deeply realized, unnerving future in her debut. After a mysterious cloud appears in space, enveloping the planet for a day, the great calamity follows with…
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The Overlooked Expert by Sarah Gerdes

A terrific guide for anyone looking to build a successful consulting business… In a highly readable work that makes a convincing case to develop a client service business, Gerdes leads the overlooked experts together through a proven approach to realize…
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Redefining Normal by Justin Black, Alexis Black

Brutally honest, often sad… A courageous chronicle of abuse, recovery, and success. This absorbing account by two young authors who, as adolescents, entered state’s fostering system is a gutsy account of fragility, abuse, and redemption. With a childhood marred by…
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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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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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Black ≠ Inferior by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

Profound and powerful… The beautiful latest collection by Akinyemi broaches an impressive array of challenging subjects, among them the complexity, joy, and heartbreak of black experience, death, acts of God, and celebration of love.  Akinyemi’s black culture is not an…
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Stranded in Eloi by Jim Hamilton

A lighthearted, perfectly executed SF romance… Hamilton adeptly mixes gentle science fiction elements with just enough romance, a dash of fantasy, a nostalgic small-town setting, and the sweetly exotic storytelling of a classic fairytale in his latest SF tale. Nick…
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Amir of Guelph by Albert Marsolais

A whopper of a near-future SF mystery… Set in Near-future, Marsolais’s excellent latest, a sweetly charming, delightedly entertaining tale of a group of people trying to unravel a government conspiracy examines friendship, family ties, and loyalty while probing bigger questions,…
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Yancy Yellowhammer by Alexandra Smith

A riveting adventure filled with surprises… Endearing from the get-go, this charming tale takes young readers on an adventurous quest. When Yancy Yellowhammer receives a letter from his best friend, Wendy Wren, inviting him to join her on a treasure…
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Die Back (Alchimeia #1) by Richard Hacker

  Realistic characters, a well-defined setting, and sure-handed storytelling sum up to a novel that is sure to capture readers’ imaginations. Die Back, the first installment in Alchimeia series by Richard Hacker, is an intelligent and convincing blend of classic…
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The Jeb & Zach Series by Frank Kelso John, O’Melveny Woods

  Written with enthusiasm and verve, this series is highly entertaining and a definite hit… In the wild, action-filled first book of the series, civil veterans Jeb and Zach make a heroic journey across Rio Grande border to free Becky,…
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Chrome Mountain by Ben Schneider

  A fast and fun ride… Trey Radisson, a genius scientist, has a brilliant future ahead of him until he invents a marvelous technology and destroys it out of fear of harming humanity. Sonya McCall has left the biker-gang-life behind,…
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The Duke and The Enchantress (The Enchantresses #2) by Paullett Golden

  Delightfully romantic, lusciously sexy: a great read for historical-romance fans… A mismatched pair of newlyweds, a young marriage marred by misunderstanding and miscommunication, a modern sensibility about the theme of self-realization, and a fresh take on romance make the…
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Mother Knows Best by Kira Peikoff

  A thrilling ride… To avoid passing on a mitochondrial genetic mutation to her second child that killed her first-born in the past, Claire Abram undergoes an illegal, experimental genetic procedure during her in-vitro fertilization. Before she could give birth…