IndieReader Discovery Awards 2022 Entrants
Added as our experts review them, find the latest from the 2022 IndieReader Discovery Awards, leading up to the big winners announcement in June 2022!
SORTILEGE, by Linda Gibson, is a spirited and well-conceived book containing two separate but related stories–one gothic romance, the other contemporary women’s fiction. This cleverly-woven…
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THE PATRIOT OATH is a fair blend of a military thriller with family drama and romance, narrating a sensitive mission to stop a white supremacy…
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Louise Saville’s THE GUARDIANS (Witch Child) is an elaborate fantasy about a morbid prophesy that threatens apocalyptic disaster straight from the depths of hell, with…
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TRUSTING THE CURRENTS, by Lynnda Pollio, treats readers to an alluring, award-winning coming-of-age journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Romance, heartache, and bittersweet events and…
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Set against the ruthless worlds of politics and press, Maggie Smith‘s TRUTH AND OTHER LIES explores family drama, conflicted loyalties, and the secrets that exist…
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HEARTSTRINGS by Marjorie Lin Kyriopoulos chronicles the story of her Greek family, starting in the early 1900s through present day. As immigrants living in Utah’s…
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DAEMON BLOOD is a thrilling fantasy about a war between diabolical supernatural beings that threatens to wreak havoc with many human casualties. This tale features…
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Teaching kids about saving money is a hard concept when there are so many cool things to buy, like candy and toys. ROY THE KOI…
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CHASING THE STARS (The Campfire Series Book 2), by Melania Hooyenga, uses alternating POV’s of the two main characters to tell this contemporary YA romance…
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Author Mike Scantlebury successful merges international criminal activities with small local town politics and magical fairytale-like characters in TALES OF OLD BUILE HILL, an unusual…
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Monique Singleton’s THE DEVIL YOU KNOW is a darkly entertaining conspiracy novel entwining religion, power, and free will. First-person POV, strong characters, intricate descriptions, and…
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Nadean Stone’s NO STONE UNTURNED: A Remarkable Journey to Identity explores one woman’s lifelong search for her mother, an arduous journey that makes for a…
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FREEZE BEFORE BURNING (Sam Tate Mystery Series Book 3), by Nikki Stern. is an immersive crime drama that has a female sleuth investigating the murders…
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“I do not think of myself as a particularly courageous soul,” Suzanne Maggio confesses in ESTRELLAS: Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago, a…
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Cat lovers know how these snuggly, furry critters have minds of their own, and ways to wrap us humans around their little paws. MY ONE…
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Mike Trigg‘s BIT FLIP presents a blisteringly compelling and brilliantly observed exposé of Silicon Valley and its dubious inner workings, through the eyes of Sam…
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THE COLOR OF THE ELEPHANT, by Christine Herbert, is a dynamic and witty memoir about the author’s work, volunteerism, and experiences in Zambia and Nepal.…
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CHARTING A MARRIAGE, by Joanna Kadish, is a satisfying study of a marriage in jeopardy when swinging enters in. Honesty and depth are the anchors…
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MOTHER BLUES by Owen Thomas puts the struggles and success of motherhood on full blast, stringing together different shades of the maternal experience with the…
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TRAFFICKED, by Peg Brantley, is a riveting, realistic drama about Mex Anderson trying to save three young women from modern day slavery. The story is…
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Revenge, lust, desire, and unexpected love are tied up in the neat package in Ravina Hilliard’s descriptive and well-written RELUCTANT REPRISAL. Intrigue, mystery, anger, and…
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When ambitious career woman Serena Aisling takes a contract in Finland, she finally meets a man who can match her intensity—and maybe thaw her cold…
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AQUARIUS, by Rebecca Rock, is an exciting intergalactic drama about a family that possesses superpowers. Such individuals are known as Hypers and are being sought…
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Murder, mystery, and myth collide in Rebecca Rock’s THE GUARDIANS: INHERITANCE, a sci-fi epic where a secret race of Sasquatch just so happens to be…
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THE MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURES OF FOLOTJING AND FRIENDS by Rio N. Cortez is a sympathetic picture book whose buoyant illustrations and lush features will enthrall young…
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Encouraging and powerful in equal measure, Roslyn Franken’s MEANT TO BE (A True Story of Might, Miracles, and Triumph of The Human Spirit) is a…
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ETHICAL PROFIT by Samantha Richardson cuts through the jungle of business advice and delivers simple solutions that readers/business owners can individualize to suit their own…
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BEYOND CARBON NEUTRAL is reasoned and comprehensive overview of the climate crisis. Samuel M. Goodman not only outlines the existential challenge facing humanity, but provides…
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DOUBLE TWIST (A Mia Murphy Mystery) is a bold escape into the world of creative writing. Stephanie Rowe delivers a cozy mystery novel peppered with…
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THE ANCHOR OF TIME, by Tina Capricorn, is an intricate and well-developed time travel saga with characters that reconnect in different loops of times. World-building,…
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In CODE OF RAINBOW: Legends of Azure and the Masked Planet (Book 3) reader’s continue the saga of Soarame and his friends, exploring new areas…
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CODE OF RAINBOW: Ancient Barons and the Returned Assassin (Book 2) continues the story begun in the first volume with enthusiasm and energy, and expands…
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CODE OF RAINBOW: Soaring Flame and the Dragon-transcending Magimal (Book 1) offers a rich new world full of fascinating characters and creatures, with a creative…
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO NOWHERE by Alexander Skikos is a dark, powerful, elite-verses-everyone-else scenario, set in post-apocalypse America. What sets this apart from other similar…
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With beautifully drawn, colorful illustrations, Cordellya Smith’s OTTER’S COAT: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit, is an original take on an old favorite. The book’s…
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Kids are curious; they have questions about everything. In NURSE FLORENCE: HOW DO WE SMELL THINGS by Michael Dow, Nurse Florence (so named to honor…
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