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Jasper's Journey

by Lee Gooden

Jasper’s Journey, a musical drama with original song lyrics, is the story of James Jasper Jenkins, a former headlining Broadway entertainer. A song-and-dance man and star of stage and screen for more than fifteen years, Jasper ruins... Read More

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Angels in Disguise

by Lisa Romeo

Editor Dolores H. McNany gathered fifty-nine letters from American school nurses. Many are unexpectedly moving and deeply revelatory about the very personal and professional reasons these (mostly) women chose their niche in nursing; some... Read More

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Cobra Strike

by Mark McLaughlin

As commando revenge fantasies go, Patrick E. Thomas’s "Cobra Strike" is predictably broad and outrageous, with lots of action involving its muscular and highly trained hero. Suspension of disbelief and willingness to ignore military... Read More

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Aged to Perfection

by Cheryl Hibbard

Author and semi-retired professor Joyce Henricks introduces a delightful, engaging cast of characters in her charming new novel, "Aged to Perfection". From the feisty, good-hearted Hannah Lowenstein, recently widowed and now living with... Read More

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The Thirteenth Knight

by Mark McLaughlin

To marry up fantasy fiction with a well-known folk tale and make it accessible to a young audience while still keeping it interesting for adults is a daunting task of Arthurian proportion—and one performed with grace and charm by Basil... Read More

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In Cofeina Veritas!

by Jeannine Chartier Hanscom

Dan Demetriad, private investigator and chief quaestor of forensics (a senior ranking police official), finds himself drawn into a strange and challenging case in "In Cofeina Veritas!" Beginning with a simple phone call about a missing... Read More

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Where Magic Dwells

by Jill Allen

Andrea Archer’s novel "Where Magic Dwells" puts a refreshing twist on timeless fairy-tale conventions. Twenty-year-old Jason VanLord should be happy about his impending wedding to Princess Mia, but instead he feels trapped. After all,... Read More

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Reality and Dreams

by Heather Talty

In this novel aimed at young adults, twelve-year-old Dylan learns that his dreams may be more than just dreams, and that he himself is not who he thinks he is. Dylan’s dream world is strange and full of adventures. In one dream, he... Read More

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