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Verdigris: The Metal’s Bane Series Book I by JJ Lynn Daniels

An intense YA Dystopian filled with nearly nonstop action and emotional drama… Daniels kicks off her series starter with a gripping story set in a postapocalyptic world where a teen sibling pair find themselves pitted against the powerful enemies in…
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No Flowers on the Graves by Laurika Bretherton

Powerful and extraordinarily timely… In her stellar latest, Bretherton explores love, racism, and redemption. Set in South Africa during the country’s first democratic elections as the country struggles to find a path to peace and reconciliation, the story is set…
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Paradise High: A Novel by William Henning

Superbly rich and ingenious… A beautifully executed, nostalgia-churning exploration into the themes of friendship and teenager shenanigans, Henning’s deeply engrossing, all-American boyhood tale traces one night in the lives of a motley crew of teenagers. The story takes place over…
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Tripping the Multiverse (Jade and Antigone #1) by Alison Lyke

A dazzling start to a promising series… Lyke creates an ingenious world of alternate worlds in this imaginative, well-crafted science fiction. After a quantum physics experiment goes haywire and a science journalist becomes trapped in another dimension, it’s up to…
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Fall Boys and Spring Girls by Jim E. Gibbons

A tender and poignant coming of age YA tale… Set in 1990 in the small mid-western town of Springdale, Missouri, Gibbons’s coming of age YA novel tells the story of teenage boy struggling to navigate social pressures while in high…
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Secrets My Mothers Kept by Rebecca Tucker

An engaging tale of history, love, betrayal, and forgiveness… In this compelling, heartwarming tale by Tucker, a young woman sets out to find her birth parents. The name, Kaitland Emily Brouchard, in her birth certificate means nothing to Austin Nobel…
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Two Scoops, not Three by Terri Boas

An entertaining romp… Boas explores bond of friendship, marriage, infidelity, and ramifications of one’s actions in her entertaining debut. Briony, Lauren, and Natalie—all in their 30s—are old friends since school. Briony who is trying to find her Mr. Right is…
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This is not a lie by S.C. Farrow

A poignant and evocative tale… Set in 1984 in St Kilda, the bohemian beachside suburb of Melbourne, Farrow’s searing novel follows a brilliant young guitarist and songwriter as he sets on a path of self-destruction while struggling with his heroin…
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Zimbabwe Safari: A Memoir by Tim Good

An entertaining, eloquent memoir… In this enjoyable memoir and adventure guide, Good takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the rugged wilderness of Zimbabwe, sharing the story of his successful hunting trip taken there. The narrative follows Good through his…
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Tryst: Based on Actual Events by Aaron Eldritch

A chilling tale that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror… Is there something more existential behind a series of bizarre events happening in the lives of the teen protagonists of the novel or is there a possible explanation for…
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In the Orbit of Sirens by T.A. Bruno

A seamless story of compelling power… After destructive starship machines force humanity to abandon their homes in the Sol-System and seek shelter somewhere else, Kamaria, a small planet shrouded in mystery, becomes the hub of life-or-death negotiations with advanced alien…
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Last Exit For Betrayal by G.W. Conklin

An excellently crafted tale of the murder, intrigue, and betrayal… Set against the picturesque background of Cape May with its quaint streets lined with ornate Victorian homes, Conklin’s debut police procedural, featuring the mellow and down-to-earth Porter Benjamin, the town’s…
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A Rift That Lies Between Us: A Novel by Nasiha Muna

A tender and compelling YA romance… Muna debuts with a poignant portrait of two young people separated by religion and culture. The lovely Farisa, a Bangladeshi Muslim art student, finds herself paired with the charming Caiden, a recovering Christian, in…
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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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Burning Desire Fades: The Psychopath and the Girl in Black Prada Shoes, Part II by M. L. Stark

A disturbing tale of deception and lies… The second installment in The psychopath and The Girl in Black Prada Shoes series continues with Mary’s story as she finds herself further swallowed in a dark web of lies and deceits. The…
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Driftless (Waldwick #3) by Kenneth Linde

Excellently crafted, incredible detailed… Linde explores age-old questions about marriage, family, and individual rights in this engrossing third installment in the Waldwick series. Fifteen years into their marriage, and Amy is feeling the disquiet of a marriage gone stale. Being…
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Make Our Country YUUUGE Again: Laira Succupy Ganders’ Unbelievable Journey with Tunnald Drump by Web Augustine

A hard-hitting political satire… In a witty, compelling narrative, Augustine trails the life and actions of Drump from before his election to the peak of the 2020 pandemic, delivering an immersive look at how the utter incompetence of the Drump…
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Surrender: A Memoir of Nature, Nurture, and Love by Marylee MacDonald

Startling, riveting, and compulsively readable… MacDonald recounts her life as an adoptee and how it influenced her psyche in this searing memoir. Filtered through decades of reflection and introspection and written with a haunting precision, the book narrates MacDonald’s life…
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Future Perfect Now: 365 visionary tapas on life, love, art and everything in between by Lewis Evans

A fresh, original, inspiring guide to living everyday life better… In this empowering guide, Evans takes readers on a personal journey, sharing his profound insights and charting ways to cultivate one’s understanding about the future to facilitate celebration of human…
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When Bodies Fall (Maggie Dunn Books Book 2) by Deborah Court

An entertaining blend of suspense and intrigue… Set in Scotland, Court’s deeply engrossing second installment in the Maggie Dunn Books finds Jane in the middle of a murder investigation. Trying to escape the forces who want to study her for…