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Dead Men Don’t Snore by David M Cameron

Smart, atmospheric, staunchly engrossing… Set in the idyllic town of Calpe in Southern Spain, Cameron’s intricate latest introduces Gordon Bennet, ex-military and ex-mercenary, entangled in murder and intrigue. Gordon’s military career is over with a dishonorable discharge, and his marriage…
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Iris of the Willow: Part 1: February 29th by Michael DeDominicis

Ingeniously structured and damn engrossing… The intriguing fantasy land of Dea Dominion serves as the setting for DeDominicis’s sparkling debut. Trying to come to terms with the suffocating conditions of her life, Iris Paisley finds a friend and companion in…
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Presence, the Play by William E. Jefferson

An entertaining and occasionally provocative allegorical tale… Jefferson lightly touches on myth, fantasy, and spirituality, crafting an allegorical tale of today’s America. Script, a playwright and monk, is content living on the Isle of Estillyen and working on his plays.…
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The King of Minear’s Son by R.J. Passer

An entirely fresh and addicting medieval fantasy… Passer merges myth, magic, adventure, and dark intrigue in her debut, a tale of one young man’s quest to shape his own identity in a forever shifting world of political alienations. Prince Taelor…
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Karik’s First Battle (The Legends of Karik Book 1) by Evan Oliver

A first-rate adventure… Oliver skillfully builds a fast-paced YA fantasy both around the battle between good and evil and his protagonist’s struggles to survive in the face of tormenting circumstances in his gripping series kicker in The Legends of Karik…
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The Witch Hunter General II: The Oath Breaker by Mace Berry        

An un-put-downable paranormal fantasy with heartfelt emotion and real substance… Marked with violence, bloodshed, and intrigue, Berry’s second in The Witch Hunter General series takes readers on an exhilarating adventure as General Victor Cain and his team set on to…
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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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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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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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Marrying For Fame by Carol D. Styron

A breezy, engaging tale perfect for a day at the beach… Styron debuts with a sweet romance heavy on lighthearted individual drama and intrigue. Janet Ashby and David Villa, a pair of young aspiring singers, are as different as chalk…