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4.5 / 5.0
Nicole Dieker’s LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND MURDER is a well written and highly entertaining mystery novel and part two in the Larkin Day Mystery trilogy.
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3.0 / 5.0
Powerful poems examine love and loss from many angles in Jerry Lovelady's GRIEF AND HER THREE SISTERS, a collection that offers moments of captivating natural...
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4.5 / 5.0
Rob Sheely's OPEN SORCERY is a clever, creative, and engaging answer to the question, “What would our world look like if magic took the place...
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3.5 / 5.0
Though the framing device is not always convincing, Andrew Spink’s debut short story collection, INTERSECTIONS, contains several moving and well-told tales.
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5.0 / 5.0
A candid and keenly observed story of childhood trauma and its ripple effects, Catherine Forster's CHASING TARZAN is by turns heartrending and inspirational, told with...
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5.0 / 5.0
ANXIETY HACKS is a comprehensive and approachable guide to managing anxiety issues and author Kate Hudson-Hudson-Hall’s warm, yet authoritative prose explains various techniques via clear...
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4.5 / 5.0
A magisterial recounting of the life of George S. Patton's wife Beatrice, Stefanie van Steelandt's LADY OF THE ARMY offers a frank and sympathetic portrait...
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4.0 / 5.0
Karla Huebner's IN SEARCH OF THE MAGIC THEATER is a well-told, bittersweet tale that evokes the certainties and uncertainties of youth, as well as the...
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3.5 / 5.0
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART by John Morgan Mullen is a sprawling chronicle in uncomplicated poetry that tracks the life span of a happy marriage and...
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4.5 / 5.0
Lynn Lipinski’s pacy plot and hinterland characters - set against a Tulsa backdrop and narrated in uncomplicated prose - make her thriller, STALKED BY REVENGE,...
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3.0 / 5.0
Jackie Ewing uses humor and candor to engage readers about her experiences in her memoir, LIFE LESSONS FROM A LATE BLOOMER, which includes life lessons...
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3.2 / 5.0
Although rife with charming characters, a gorgeous mountain setting, and meticulous research, the intriguing central mystery in Chrysteen Braun's THE GIRLS IN CABIN NUMBER THREE...