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March 17, 2021

PEKE-A-BOO!

By Wendy Zambrana
Children's (Early to intermediate readers)
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

PEKE-A-BOO! by Wendy Zambrana is a children’s book that makes for a lighthearted and enjoyable read, with Anne Zimanski’s enchanting illustrations bringing the adventures of...

March 17, 2021

THIS BUSINESS OF LIFE AND BUSINESS

By Ray Byfield
Biography
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Entrepreneur Ray Byfield puts it all out there in his biography, THIS BUSINESS OF LIFE AND BUSINESS, as he wades through the sticky dramas of...

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March 15, 2021

THE ZODIAC REVISITED (Volume 1: The Facts of the Case)

By Michael F. Cole
True Crime
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE ZODIAC REVISITED (Volume 1: The Facts of the Case) is an extensively researched and faultlessly edited book that provides a compelling introduction to the...

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March 15, 2021

SHADOW OF WOLVES

By J.R. White
Horror
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

SHADOW OF WOLVES by J.R. White is an endlessly fun and immersive adventure novel that perfectly mixes horror and western all the while telling an...

March 15, 2021

OBSIDIAN MINE

By Karen Bailey
Paranormal
Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

OBSIDIAN MINE packs steamy paranormal romance and adventure into every page, but often rushes through plot points and perspectives at a dizzying pace. As the...

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March 12, 2021

YOUR NEXT BIG IDEA

By Samuel Sanders
Business
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Following entrepreneur Samuel Sanders' comprehensive guidelines in YOUR NEXT BIG IDEA takes a lot of time and work, but anyone willing to make such a...

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March 12, 2021

CHARM AND STRANGE POEMS

By Linda Casebeer
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Linda Casebeer's CHARM AND STRANGE combines the purity of Imagism with the wittiness of the New York School into a unique collection of poems.

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March 12, 2021

DIET FOR GREAT SEX

By Christine DeLozier, L.Ac.
Health
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Kudos to Christine DeLozier for crafting DIET FOR GREAT SEX--a comprehensive, valuable, enjoyable, and potentially society-enhancing resource on how to enjoy mutually magnificent sex regularly...

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March 10, 2021

A CAREGIVER’S RESPONSE: Our Shared Journey

By Gary Pacernick
Memoir
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A CAREGIVER’S RESPONSE: Our Shared Journey by Gary Pacernick is a collection of autobiographical poems that delves into the tragedy of a cancer patient and...

March 10, 2021

BEYOND MORNINGSTAR LANE

By Miriam C. Crouch
Women's
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

BEYOND MORNINGSTAR LANE by Miriam C. Crouch is an intensely relatable and relevant novel that engages with women’s struggles in a patriarchal world and teaches...

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March 10, 2021

A NEW NOW

By Michael Goddart
Inspirational/Spiritual
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Michael Goddart's A NEW NOW is a timely, enlightened and well-researched guide that provides concrete tips for focusing energy, enriching relationships as well as enhancing...

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March 8, 2021

UNLOCKED

By James Christie
Historical Fiction
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

A thrilling, unique take on an age-old genre, James Christie’s 's UNLOCKED hits the all the right notes in telling its unusual tale.

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