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Wayfaring Stranger

by Cheryl M. Hibbard

Nancy Lyn Sullivan firmly establishes a place for herself within the genre of magical realism in her novel "Wayfaring Stranger". Readers will be delighted with this well-written offering and will enjoy traveling with its likable main... Read More

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Voluspa

by Alicia Sondhi

Amy’s life as a self-conscious, lonely girl changes forever when she finds an old history book about a strange world called Voluspa. The book awakens latent magical powers that transport her to this alternate realm. There, she meets... Read More

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The Case

by Barry Silverstein

"The Case" tells the story of J. Cooper & Associates (JCA), a small, minority-owned business that was awarded a contract by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) as part of a program administered by the Small Business... Read More

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Heart House

by Sheila M. Trask

Stinging from an ugly divorce and longing to leave her city life behind, Ann Ralston finds the perfect retreat in a tiny cottage on Lake Huron. Here in the quaintly named “Heart House,” Ann hopes for solitude, but soon finds she has... Read More

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The Sabbatical

by Sheila M. Trask

Digital music king Charles Barca tumbles from his throne in the first few lines of this fresh, irreverent novel about the people behind the popular music industry. With the opening words, “Well, not fired, Charles,” Pinto grabs the... Read More

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The Child at Forty

by Elizabeth Millard

In his first novel, screenwriter and playwright Michael Wurth provides an ample amount of context for four intersecting lives. It is this significant amount of background that makes the events of his story so compelling. Wurth’s... Read More

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Emotional Enlightenment

by Barbara Bamberger Scott

In "Emotional Enlightenment", Jane Birdsell states, “When you understand the thoughts and feelings of another person, you empathize with them.” The difficulty, she says, is that most of us have a hard time acknowledging our feelings.... Read More

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