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August 7, 2024

BLACKJACK

By Kelly R Frey and Robyn K Frey
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Despite underdeveloped characters and unfocused lore, Kelly R. Frey and Robyn K. Frey's BLACKJACK has a classic horror premise and some evocative descriptions.

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In THE PASSIONATE WORKFORCE: How to Create and Maintain Maximum Employee Engagement, author Nicholas Capman's 15 pillars for creating a passionate workforce seem self-evident, and...

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August 5, 2024

WATER LUST

By Gerhard Pohle
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

WATER LUST by Gerhard Pohle is a lively and engaging autobiography that includes humor, tragedy, loneliness, love, catastrophe, and triumph. It is a rich reminiscence...

August 2, 2024

ISLANDS OF WOMEN

By Eileen A. O'Hara
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Quirky, irrepressible characters and imagery describing the rich environs of the Florida Keys circa 1906 offer a hopeful story of reinvention and redemption in Eileen...

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August 2, 2024

THE WAR MACHINE

By Barry W. Levy
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Barry W. Levy's THE WAR MACHINE comprises a mixture of Vietnam War story and Jack Reacher-esque prose in pursuit of the little-known story of Canada's...

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August 2, 2024

SUPERCHARGING SUSTAINABILITY

By Bjarni Herrera
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Bjarni Herrera's SUPERCHARGING SUSTAINABILITY is a valuable manual for anybody looking to navigate the often overwhelming area of ESG financial frameworks. With clear prose and...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

CAUGHT IN THE SNARE, a cozy mystery featuring the sleuth at the center of Deb Pines’s Chautauqua mystery series, entertains with new and familiar characters,...

July 31, 2024

UGLIEST

By Kelly Vincent
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Kelly Vincent's UGLIEST is a well-written YA novel that is unafraid to tackle topics affecting LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities in America. It is a bold...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Jake Falcon's RETIRING RIGHT: Smart Steps for Exiting Corporate America is a useful guide for corporate executives. 

July 29, 2024

STOLEN BRILLIANCE: A Lady Black Mystery

By Michael G. Colburn
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

With realistic historical and maritime detail, Michael G. Colburn's STOLEN BRILLIANCE: A Lady Black Mystery tries to do too much but still makes for an...

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July 29, 2024

THE WITCHFINDER’S SACRIFICE

By Rande Goodwin
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Rande Goodwin's THE WITCHFINDER'S SACRIFICE is a fierce, adrenaline-filled, high-stakes battle between good and evil that brings historical quarrels and figures into the modern day.

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July 26, 2024

MYSTERIES OF THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC

By Jessica Carrasquillo
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Simmering with slow-boil suspense and dark secrets, Jessica Carrasquillo’s MYSTERIES OF THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC proves a twisty, steamy thriller that impresses and beguiles. The author...

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