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Never Less (The Pablo & Mindy Mysteries) by Geoffrey Wells

Gripping, entertaining, and impactful… A solid read. Drug crisis and murder add a thrilling allure to middle-grade drama as two pre-teens find themselves entangled in a dangerous conspiracy in Wells’ engrossing debut installment in The Pablo & Mindy Mysteries. Mindy…
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Fate of the Fae (Finding Fae) by El Holly

Gripping, thrilling, and fantastical; A read-in-one-sitting kind of book. Holly’s final installment in the Finding Fae Trilogy has everything—a well-imagined fantasy world, great character growth, incredible tension, and enduring love. The Unseelie King Nightglade needs a new queen and time…
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Cram Down: A 3J Legal Thriller book #4 by Mark Shaiken

A deeply engrossing and riveting legal thriller… Shaiken’s fourth installment in the 3J Legal Thriller series features a winding crime plot that’s enriched and deepened by touching on issues of human greed, power play, violence, class, and race. James and…
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Cruel Lessons (Lessons in Peril Book 1) by Randy Overbeck

A thoughtful, character-driven mystery… After a group of children die in a terrible car crash, a troubled assistant school superintendent seeking redemption finds himself entangled in a murder investigation. When four fifth graders die in a terrible accident during a…
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The Night the Stars Went Missing by Arthur J. Gonzalez

Refreshing, beautiful, and meaningful; A stunner. A young boy learns he can change the world one small step at a time in Gonzalez’s whimsical and winning picture book. Winston loves watching the stars glimmering across the night sky. But one…
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Emerging From the Dark: Wish I Knew About This by Terence Ang

A thought-provoking look at recovery from stroke… Ang offers a collection of moving stories from people in all stages of stroke recovery in his inspiring latest book. After his stroke in 2020, Ang was invited to speak at the 2022…
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BISENTIENT: The Realm Series – Book 1 by Patrick O’Connor

Simply un-put-downable … In O’Connor’s debut installment in The Realm Series, the life of an enquiring cameraman takes a bewildering turn after a work trip to a “Dead Zone” ward of a hospital sends him slithering into an alternate world…
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The Burning Bandit by Lauren Louise Hazel

Vivid, imaginative, and emotionally insightful… A page-turner. Set in a unique fantasy world, Hazel’s engrossing story follows Kai and Rayan, two boys from different backgrounds who become friends under unusual circumstances only to be separated by an unexpected twist of…
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Your Heart Can Hold the Whole Universe by Rebecca Atanassova

Inspiring, gentle, and celebratory; a remarkable feat. Atanassova’s young narrator tells his best friend “Your heart is bigger than the universe!/ I’ve seen and know it’s true,” and to prove his point he decides to conduct a quirky experiment. After…
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Futility of Defense (A Paladin’s Journey, #2) by Bryan Cole

An expertly spun epic fantasy adventure featuring combat, magic, and intrigue… Spectacular worldbuilding, breathtaking action, and well-realized characterization mark Cole’s engrossing second installment in his epic sword and sorcery series, A Paladin’s Journey, taking readers on Krell’s journey of growth…
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The Dao: A Sigma Chronicles Book by J. W. Bell

An absorbing, character-driven thriller that will keep readers’ attention through many twists and turns… An intelligence officer in the US Army is caught up in an international conspiracy in Bell’s latest thriller. Kim Jong-un is determined to fire his secret…
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Alpha and Omega: Awakening by Peter J D Woodruff

A page-turning dark fantasy with a compelling cast… Woodruff presents a dark fantasy series starter, featuring an unlikely hero struggling to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. The Earth has become an apocalyptic hell, with legions of…
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North to Home (Series) by Crissi McDonald

Brilliantly written, utterly compelling… Steeped in mystery and intrigue and laced with a dash of otherworldly, the engrossing series from McDonald impresses with its originality and imagination. Divorced after two decades of her marriage, Nolee Burnett is eager to leave…
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The Man Who Had 9 Lives: A Murder on Skis Mystery by Phil Bayly

Atmospheric, immersive, and addictively readable… Bayly’s engrossing latest in the Murder on Skis Mystery series sees the television reporter JC Snow entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an elusive killer. JC and Bip arrive in Dog…
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Nine Popes with Nine Gavels: A Star Gwiazda legal thriller by Alex Charns & Basia Gwiazdowska

A juicy, rip-roaring courtroom drama…. Laws to sexual privacy and abortion provide the base for another complex and thrilling case for Star Gwiazda and Zenko Luczek. 2025. Masturbation is now criminalized under the law after privacy protections fell in the…
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Just Imagine a More Beautiful World by Christine McDonald

Charming and irresistible… A keeper. McDonald turns the first day of school into a fun-filled event for Mrs. Burns’ new students in her delightful picture book. Mrs. Burns begins the first day of school by giving her young students a…
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Discovering Mom by Bryan Foreman

A delightfully spirited coming of age story that’s full of heart… A vividly drawn cast, intriguing storyline, and fast-paced narrative mark Foreman’s latest novel. Thirteen-year-old Daniel Bennett struggles to fit-in both at home and at school. When he befriends Jasmine…
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The Axe by Linda Griffin

Suspenseful and character-rich… A page-turner. A young couple’s life is forever altered when they’re attacked on a weekend trip in Griffin’s fast-paced thriller. Eric Leidheldt and Desiree Chauveau are deeply in love and excited to spend a weekend at Eric’s…
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Secrets & Truths: A Novel of Unexpected Consequences by Marlene F Cheng

Elegantly told, intriguing, and rich… In Cheng’s debut installment in Their Hearts’ Desires series, forbidden romance upturns several lives. Vancouver, BC. When Geneva Olsson, a reserved physician, encounters Y, a player for the local NHL club, she is not the…
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A Home out of Ashes: Sisters of Stella Mare#3 by Annie M. Ballard

Compelling, heartwarming, and refreshing… An addictively readable tale of marriage and family ties… A young couple confront their own strengths in the wake of impossible life circumstances in Ballard’s outstanding third installment in the Sisters of Stella Mare series. Rett’s…