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At its heart, Karen Martin’s DELPHI is an invigorating story about motherhood, nurturing, and protection.
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5.0 / 5.0
Madeleine Eliot's BALLAD OF SEA AND SKY is a pitch-perfect addition to the growing genre. With a high-stakes plot, charming cast of characters, and swashbuckling...
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4.0 / 5.0
Toby K. Davis’s beautifully written and always engaging, THE EVER PART OF ALWAYS (Keely Tucker’s First Adventure) is a heartfelt tale for young and older...
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4.1 / 5.0
In THE FREELANCER, C.J. Fournier’s debut, a well-told crime plot is used to humanize the male perspective in the stories we tell about fatherhood, relationships,...
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4.0 / 5.0
With a central premise of a globe-trotting duel between a sophisticated and complex female sniper and a cartoonishly monstrous villain, Bruce Farmer's BLOOD SAPPHIRE’S REVENGE...
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4.1 / 5.0
Exploring one of history’s most enduring mysteries, Bart Rice’s KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TREASURE FOUND is a solid debut from a talented writer and historian.
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4.0 / 5.0
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SHOELACE is an exciting story for middle-school readers that plays for laughs more than swashbuckling high seas adventure, with an endearing...
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5.0 / 5.0
Sara B. Fraser's prose is fluid, stylish and filled with exquisite turns of phrase. This may be only her second novel but she writes with...
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4.6 / 5.0
The marriage of historical fiction and thriller (with a little backwoods noir thrown in for extra spice) combine well in THE DIABOLUS LEGACY, an irreverent...
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4.5 / 5.0
THE IMPORTANCE OF NOW, a story about overcoming the past and appreciating the present, is a heartwarming tale of redemption and forgiveness that is both...
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4.5 / 5.0
David C. Jeffrey’s inventive, intricate plots and world creation in THROUGH A FOREST OF STARS are definitely worth exploration in this first series volume, as...
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4.0 / 5.0
J.P. Michaels’ GLORY DAYS is a fascinating examination of the racism and turmoil in small-town southern America and its hostility to racial justice, told through...