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The Lie That Changed Everything: The Memoir of a Little Rascal (Confessions from the Silence Book 1) by Gary Trew

Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. In his compelling memoir, Trew delivers a blisteringly funny and unsettling portrait of a childhood forged from mischief, trauma, and a haunting lie. From the opening pages, when he describes his chaotic breech birth and…
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The Robe of Rainbow Feathers by Diane Arkenstone

Potent and beautifully told. Arkenstone crafts a luminous tale where nature, spirit, and perspective converge in a tender, deeply personal fable. The story traces a girl whose bond with the natural world shows her that love and gratitude outshine fear.…
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Of Wind and Wolves (The Steppe Saga Book 1) by J. M. Elliott

Brutal, poetic, and unforgettable… A warrior princess, a scarred prince, and an ancient oath intersect in Elliott’s myth-drenched story of survival, selfhood, and sacrifice on the Scythian frontier. Anaiti, a hamazon trained in the ways of her mother’s people, is…
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Fade In: A Thriller by Kyle Mills

A searing, cerebral, high-stakes knockout. Mills’s latest is a taut, cerebral thriller steeped in espionage and existential threat. A bullet to the chest should’ve ended ex–Navy SEAL Salam “Fade” al-Fayed. Instead, he wakes up paralyzed, forgotten, and offered a second…
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The Vortex Sphere, Vol.1 by Orlando D. Nova

Gripping, fast-paced, and unsettling. Nova’s tense, atmospheric science fiction tale blends survival horror with questions of memory, fate, and identity. In a world where deserts reign and water decides who lives, discovery can be as deadly as drought. Lina and…
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The Urban Primeval by Robert Scott Leyse

Disturbing, stylish, and unforgettable. Leyse’s taut, unnerving tale probes the fragile line between civilization and chaos. When Steve fell under the spell of Christelle, he only saw a woman of extraordinary beauty and charm. When Christelle’s volatile side erupts, their…
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Knights in Manhattan: A Reen and Joanie Detective Agency Novel by Kay Dibianca

A sprightly urban caper that mixes high-stakes mystery with warmth, humor, and the magic of discovery. DiBianca’s latest Reen and Joanie Detective Agency tale kicks off with a cryptic note and a string of jewel heists. Reen Penterson, ten, and…
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Fractured by Jason Melby

Grim, atmospheric, and impossible to put down. Steeped in dread, Melby’s latest is a gothic tale of grief, obsession, and the dangerous power of storytelling. Still reeling from personal tragedy, novelist Stu Harvey takes on the task of telling Simon…
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Lucky Enough by K A Wesorick

A heartfelt, uplifting coming-of-age story… Wesorick delivers a heartfelt coming-of-age tale that captures the awkward, tender, and transformative early days of high school in her compelling YA drama. Becky “Becks” has always felt like she’s on the margins, hoping for…
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Twilight and Dawn: The Unexpected Adventures of Will Daring Book 1 by W.A. Nash

A lyrical, tense, ambitious fantasy.  A reluctant hero gets caught between the shadows of his small Appalachian town and the fractured remnants of a forgotten war in Nash’s atmospheric YA fantasy. Marked by loss, bullied by peers, and haunted by…
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Just Play Like You Do in the Basement: Coming of Age as the Drummer for the Greatest Entertainer in the World by Rick Porrello

Candid, rhythmic, and deeply human… In this absorbing memoir, Porrello revisits his unlikely journey from a Cleveland basement drum room to touring with Sammy Davis Jr., one of the most electrifying entertainers of the 20th century. The youngest in a…
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Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse (Sci-Fi Galaxy series Book 2) by Jeremy Clift

Ambitious, urgent, and emotionally resonant. Clift delivers a taut, emotional thriller in which one woman’s struggle to protect her child sparks a war for evolution itself. 2102. Earth is nothing but a wasteland of scarcity. Its ecosystems are collapsing beyond…
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LoveVortex and the Drakor’s Curse by Pekka Harju-Autti

Darkly imaginative and profoundly moving. Harju-Autti’s evocative and unsettling historical fantasy turns a voyage of trade into a meditation on destiny.  Set in 1751, the novel follows Captain Julius Hawthorne, a veteran sailor of the British crown, who receives royal…
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Cogitatio (Shadows in the Wind, #2) by McKinley Aspen

A riveting thriller that is as tense as it is thought-provoking. In Aspen’s riveting second installment in the Shadows of the Wind series, covert operative Kathryn Bek’s latest assignment goes spectacularly wrong. Dispatched to Alaska by her handler Raphael, she…
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We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

A relentless, gripping, and atmospheric thriller. In Slaughter’s series kicker in the North Falls series, the disappearance of two girls turns a festive night into a reckoning for an entire town. North Falls looks like any other small town, built…
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Matthew (A Los Angeles Quakes Hockey Series, #3) by Alisa Jean

A gritty, heartfelt, and unapologetically sexy romance that delivers both the sizzle of forbidden love and the ache of loss.  Jean’s third entry in her Los Angeles Quakes Hockey Series is a bruising, heartfelt romance that finds surprising tenderness beneath…
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Luka (Los Angeles Quakes Hockey Series, #2) by Alisa Jean

Equal parts heat and heart. In her second Los Angeles Quakes novel, Jean delivers a powerful story of scars, strength, and love’s ability to mend what’s broken. Once the dazzling golden boy of the L.A. Quakes, Luka Ribič is left…
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Island Endgame by Rebecca Hodge

Taut, sharp-edged, and impossible to forget. Hodge delivers a chilling hostage drama where survival and redemption collide. Guilt-ridden over the drowning death of her nine-year-old nephew, Kenzie Adams leaves her city hospital job for what she hopes will be a…
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Our Amazing Minds: Celebrating Differences and Sharing the Adventure of Autism by Jeffery May, Laura May

Engaging, heartfelt, and authentically inclusive.  Jeffery May and Laura May offer a candid, heartfelt glimpse into the day four Autistic friends explore a children’s museum for the first time in their engaging debut picture book. Through Jackson’s voice, readers step…
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Sole Runner by Anim S. Swart

Raw, gritty, and wholly Inspiring… Swart, a 2022 4 Deserts Grand Slam Champion, recounts her pursuit of some of the world’s most punishing ultramarathons, threading each race through an equally demanding personal history. The premise sounds simple: 250 kilometers per…