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A Burning in The Darkness by A P McGrath

  Deeply moving, highly engrossing, this emotionally resonant tale will appeal to every book lover… Set in hustling London and war-torn Liberia, this poignant, deftly plotted crime story probes the conflicting concepts of forgiveness, revenge, faith, and redemption. Haunted by…
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Paranoid by Lisa Jackson

  A quick airplane read… Twenty years after Rachel Gaston accidentally killed her brother, Luke Hollander, during a teenage game with her friends after someone replaced her toy gun with a real one, someone from the past returns to haunt…
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Honour the Dead by John Anthony Miller

  Perceptive, perfectly paced… a brilliant whodunit! Miller’s insightful, well-plotted fifth murder mystery is set in Lake Como, a quiet, serene town in Italy. Psychiatrist Joseph Barnett, a WWI veteran, is struggling with PTSD when Penelope Jones, wife of Alexander…
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The Staircase of Fire (Shakertown Adventure #3) by Ben Woodard

  Intense and evocative… Deeply engrossing and poignant, Woodard’s third in Shakertown Adventure series is designed to take the reader on a though-provoking journey through a time in a small southern town in America when personal dreams and misfortunes were…
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A Fallen Hero (Chronicles of Avilésor, War of the Realms #1) by Sara A. Noë

  A story that grips and won’t let go… In this stellar debut, the first in Chronicles of Avilésor, War of the Realms series, Noe brings forth an enthralling paranormal story that readers will find it hard to stop reading…
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Permanent Position by Sid Stark

  Riveting… total fun! Stark takes a quirky, humorous look at the gritty backstage of higher education in America in the third installment of Dr. Rowena Halley series. Rowena is in Charlotte, North Carolina for a semester long teaching position…
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The Curse of Raven’s Rose Keep by Gregory Downey

  Intriguingly dark and satisfying… Gregory Downey beautifully blends seduction, suspense, and supernatural in this intriguing paranormal romance. Garrick, a mighty warrior, is back to his feudal lands after years of fighting for the king. He meets lovely Angela, a…
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The Book of Danzel: First Quarter by T.K. Lipps

Brilliantly written, darkly humorous, and original, The Book of Danzel is a must read… Depicting the first of four marking periods at Anchor Academy, the provocative and timely “The Book of Danzel” explores the underlying vulnerabilities of teenagers in a…
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Her Legend Lives in You: The Untold Goddess Story by Myron Clifton

  Vivid and original… Myron Clifton puts forth a fascinating mythological thesis about life’s emergence in Her Legend Lives in You. He presents the idea that life is created by mother goddess: God in a female form, opposing the argument…
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Goddess of the Gillani by Jim Hamilton

  A delightful, engrossing read… After Colony Ship New Hope, Jim Hamilton returns with a sophisticated sequel. Cassiopeia Evanland and Griffin Mayfir’s exploratory jump rides across the universe continue until a disgraced variant decides to exact revenge for Cassiopeia’s part…
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My Diary of You by Haley Peterson

  A chorus of emotional teenage voices… Peterson’s short collection captures delicate moments of love and heartbreak in high school years as the protagonist talks about falling in love, the misery of a broken heart, her regrets, and her grief.…
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Journey to the Son by Carla Carlisle

  Multi-layered, emotionally charged read… Journey to the Son narrates Carla A. Carlisle’s eight-year struggle filled with mental turmoil and moral dilemma to get Devon, her foster son, back from a difficult system and a manipulative, abusive birth mother. Years…
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Scooter Nation, Unapologetic Lives Series Book 2 by A.B. Funkhauser

  Brilliant… A must read. With a captivating prose, an excellent characterization, and her ability to revitalize the most mundane events with paramount implications, Funkhauser delivers her second book in the Unapologetic Lives series with an extra oomph. Funeral directors…
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Prairie Fire: A Top Secret Presidential Novel by Mike Shallenbergar

With its high narrative energy and fast-paced action, Prairie Fire makes for a quick read… After Recover and Terminate, his first Top-Secret Presidential novel, Shellenbergar returns once again to espionage genre with this absorbing, tightly plotted action thriller about uncovering…