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The Reign of the Occult by Lauren Louise Hazel

A sumptuous tale of YA fantasy… Employing a charismatic cast, expert worldbuilding, and intriguing storyline, the debut author Hazel artfully delivers an exhilarating story of familial ties, shifting loyalties, and forbidden magic. The mortals are caught between the war between…
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The Rape of Persephone by Monica Brillhart

An engrossing and fascinating gem of a book with love, passion, and intrigue inscribed on every page… Wrought with love, treachery, conspiracies, and hidden agendas, Brillhart’s debut novel, the first in the projected trilogy, is deeply engrossing and fascinating with…
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Iceapelago 2091 by Peter Brennan

A memorable, unpredictable journey… After the destructive Eriador event effectively shuts off the Gulf Stream, bringing in fierce winters that lasted half a year, Iceapelago becomes the hub of life-or-death negotiations, with residents struggling to stay alive in Brennan’s compelling…
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The Adventures of Vylette Bunny and Michie: Love at First Bite by Michelle Crichton (Author), I Cenizal (Illustrator)

Brilliantly subtle and spot-on… A charming early read. Crichton’s latest is a charming story about acceptance, understanding, compassion, and pet ownership. Kind and caring, Michie has always dreamt about owning a pet of her own. When she sees Vylette bunny…
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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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The Mask of Madonna 13 (The Last Nevergate Chroniclers Book 2) by E. T. Ellison

Smart, funny, humane, and superbly well-written, this is science fiction at its most entertaining… The hilarious second installment in Ellison’s The Last Nevergate Chronicles continues Glendyl’s exhilarating adventure as she finds herself transported to a sinister underground realm. Glendyl Fenderwel…
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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…
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Dirge of the Dead (The Baku Series Book 2) by Reed Logan Westgate

A dazzling, solid tale… Genuine page turner… Westgate’s immersive second in The Baku Series moves at a steady clip, thrusting Xlina into a whirlwind of deceit and betrayal as she sets on to reclaim Amber’s soul from Hell. Amber is…
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Devouring Darkness by Martyn Rhys Vaughan

Chilling, poignant, haunting, and thoroughly gripping… Darkness, intrigue, and ambiguity mark Vaughan’s deeply immersive latest, a collection of science fiction stories. Readers will relish the intelligent and chilling blend of irony and darkness in “Keeping Pets is Fun” as an…
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Damaged And No Longer Under Warranty (Infinity’s Trinity Book 2) by Alan Felyk

A witty and intriguing space romp… Felyk continues Paul Tomenko’s story from the Infinity’s Trinity series with this witty second installment. With his ability to pass between the living and the afterlife, Paul has finished relocating trillions of life forms…
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Dead Tree Tales by Rush Leaming

Dense and complex… An exquisitely plotted mystery. Set in Charleston, SC, and the surrounding islands, this stunning latest from Leaming has all the ingredients of a dazzling whodunit: sinister secrets, a twisted mystery, endearing cast, death, and intrigue. Detective Charlie…
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Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection: Shatter an Illusion of Perfection by Julie Barbera

  Remarkable, highly inspirational… Julie Barbera, a life coach and author, beautifully blends inspiration and religion in Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection. In short snippets, Barbera shares her own personal history of finding her life path. A champion for balanced life,…
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Moon Deeds (Star Children Saga #1) by Palmer Pickering

  Evocative, wholesomely absorbing, and thematically rich, Moon Deeds is a must-read for all science fiction fans… In this richly textured, virtually flawless tale set in 2090, Palmer Pickering dispatches Tor and Cassidy to the moon to reclaim their inheritance…
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The Friendship Key to Lasting Peace, United Communities, Strong Relationships, Equality, and a Better Job by Dr. Winfried Sedhoff

  Insightful and thoroughly engrossing… Family physician and counselor Dr. Winfried Sedhoff dishes out ten desires such as value, notice, appreciation, approval, respect, and support through a combination of history, psychology, and personal recollection and argues how by bestowing others…
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The Dung Beetles of Liberia: A Novel Based on True Events by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.

  Highly engrossing… In this captivating novel based on true events, Meier intimately describes seven years of Ken Verrier’s life as a transport pilot in Liberia, the richest country in Africa, after the latter drops out of college and leaves…
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Mari Why I needed to Return from The Future by Dr. Winfried Sedhoff

A rock-solid plot, humane characters, and interesting premise make for a thoroughly engrossing sci-fi read… In this exciting, absorbing tale set in the present and a futuristic universe, Dr. Winfried Sedhoff chronicles the love story of Mariana Jenkins and Benjamin…
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Creek Bait by Richard Lutman

  Intense and heartrending… Lutman brings forth a collection of fourteen short stories that throws readers into the emotional lives of people escaping from life. Each story reveals the world of characters who have almost given up on life. Some…
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Chrome Mountain by Ben Schneider

  A fast and fun ride… Trey Radisson, a genius scientist, has a brilliant future ahead of him until he invents a marvelous technology and destroys it out of fear of harming humanity. Sonya McCall has left the biker-gang-life behind,…
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Road Shrines (The Richard Carter Novels #8) by A.R. Simmons

  Definitely one of the best whodunits… A. R. Simmons remarkably maintains suspense up to the last page in his eighth outing for Richard Carter, a cop in rural Ozark sheriff’s department. An unauthorized exhumation leads to the discovery of…