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In the Land of Boxes by Kim Hebert

Accessible, appealing, and reflective… A winning debut. Insightful and warm, Hebert’s debut picture book celebrates self-identity and the joy of being one’s own person. The young unnamed protagonist’s world is filled with the most incredible boxes: some of them are…
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The Power of the Emerald Ring (Dragonstone Story #2) by Mark M. Even

A gorgeously written fantasy that’s guaranteed to entertain… Even serves up a hefty portion of wit, magic, and intrigue in this second installment of his exciting and entertaining middle grade fantasy series. Mandy Mandez and her extended family are making…
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Mad City by Victor Vahl

A gritty, compelling thriller… Set in the near-future, Vahl’s action-packed thriller pits a young man against a ruthless killer. Haunted by his parents’ tragic death fifteen years ago, Isaac Sage is struggling with trauma and depression. When a clue surfaces,…
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The 10% Factor: What Saving The Most Vulnerable Felines Taught Me About Defying The Odds by Zachariah Atteberry

A gentle and yet passionate cats rescue advocacy guide… Atteberry, a certified Veterinary Technician and Cat Behavior Consultant, fills his latest book with moving insights and strategies about rescuing and rehabilitating the felines with an extremely slim chance of survival.…
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The Battle of Spencer Street (Bikes in the Mango Tree Book 1) by Evi De La Roca (Author), Maria Alliaud (Illustrations)

A marvelous, compelling book for children experiencing constant anxiety… In La Roca’s brilliant series kicker in the Bikes in the Mango Tree series, a young boy learns to overcome his anxiety. Sander is a good kid, but he worries too…
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A Price to Pay by Jason Hubbard

Atmospheric, intriguing… An immersive, satisfying read. Hubbard fills his intriguing fantasy with dark alliances, dirty deals, and insatiable thirst for power. Melindra, a sorceress, finds her life turned upside down after she awakens in a cold castle bedchamber with her…
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Destiny Control by David Garrahan

Dynamic and gripping… A remarkable portrait of one man’s pains, hardships, and remarkable achievements. Garrahan, the former university professor, the Director of Pupil Personnel Services and District Superintendent of Schools, and author of several books, narrates his journey of rags-to-riches…
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BossLadyShip: Color Me a #BossLady by Dr Sue Speaks

Exceptionally hands-on… A revelation in learning how to lead. Using a unique combination of personal anecdotes, research, and straight talk, Sue, a certified life coach and educator, offers a brilliant actionable compendium to help women, especially women of color navigate…
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Perspective to Pen: An Anthology by Robert A. Cozzi

A gratifyingly dense, revelatory, and stunning… The work of twelve talented poets offers an impressive variety of styles and personal experiences in Perspective to Pen: An Anthology, created by Robert A. Cozzi and edited by Ben C. Ward. The collection…
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Guide to Spiritual L. A.: The Irreverent, the Awake & the True by Catherine Auman

Vastly informative and engrossing… The essential LA travel reference book. Auman takes readers on a middle-of-the-road tour of spiritual places in and around LA in her latest travel guide. In a detailed, straightway account, she describes urban legends, longtime mysteries,…
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Bending Reality by Cory DeAn Cowley

Gripping, provocative, and truly spine-tingling horror… With vivid prose and an intriguing cast of characters, this exhilarating horror from Cowley tells the tale of one woman’s journey to death and beyond. Thirty-year-old lovely Cory is living a troubled existence, owing…
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Jett Landry: Urban Legend: Volume 2 in the Jett Landry Saga by Stephan Oak

Thrilling… and impossible to put down. Oak pumps new life into familiar action thriller trope in his second Jett Landry Saga, featuring the troubled vigilante Jett Landry. It’s been four years since Jett lost her parents, the pair of the…
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Transcription by Tyler Michael

Finely crafted…exhilarating…compelling. Set in 2070s, Michaels’s latest, a quest through deep space exploration, is loaded with futuristic genetics advancement, revolutionary scan language and deep code analysis, sinister conspiracies, and shocking revelations. Deep space travel is not meant for humans. The…
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Measures by B. L. Bruce

Luminous and piercing… Lyrical and reflective, award-winning Bruce’s latest, a collection of poems, micropoetry, and American haiku, offers a litany of ruminations on nature, love, and self. “Full Moon at Albion River” is a meditation on the wonders of nature.…
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The Riven Country Series by Renée Carrier

Addictive and immersive, this series is a must-read… Carrier combines love and intrigue with magical realism to build a stunning literary series set in rural Wyoming, Italy, Paris, and Ireland. In the debut installment, Senga is struggling to realize her…
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The Girl in My Treehouse by Pete Fanning

An unputdownable YA coming-of-age story… The shy, awkward Matt Crosby will be joining high school soon, but it seems his middle school friends are already ahead in the game. After the feisty Lia moves in up the street, the two…
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Book blurb: Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) by Frederic Martin

Fourteen-year-old Blue wants to have a go at normal life. Or at least wants to be left alone. As a young girl who lost her whole family to a house fire, Blue’s got a difficult road to traverse. But it’s…
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Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) by Frederic Martin

Extraordinary and unforgettable… Martin blends elements of thriller, science fiction, and teenage drama into a taut YA coming-of-age tale about a young girl struggling to find her bearing in the cozy town of Westbury, Vermont. It’s been four and a…
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A Rose From The Executioner by Edward Izzi

Deftly crafted and multilayered… Wildly entertaining. Izzi traces an intricate course marked by brutal serial killings, bouts of extreme torture, an insurance fraud, secret societies, dirty church politics, and global conspiracies, in his fast-paced, multifaceted latest, featuring Detective Philip Dorian…
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The Concrete Vineyard by Cam Lang

A deft plotting, deeply realized characterization, and keen understanding of human psyche make this a must-read mystery… In Lang’s skillfully layered debut mystery, a decade-old crime, grief, and regret provide the backdrop for an account of vengeance and redemption in…