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A Moon in All Things

by Brandon Pawlicki

Atmospheric, subtle, and captivating, the fantasy novel "A Moon in All Things" is about revived magic and community bonds. Paganism runs through Jennifer Elwell Comeau’s touching fantasy novel "A Moon in All Things", about family... Read More

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Roads Not Taken

by Jennifer Maveety

An intrepid journalist finds that he is less skilled in love than he is at chasing stories in the historical novel "Roads Not Taken", about personal disappointments despite career successes. Set against the backdrop of global conflicts,... Read More

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Operation Nightfall

by Leah Block

Spies on covert missions seek to counter the hopelessness felt by the Polish people in the exciting thriller "Operation Nightfall". Karl Wegener’s intricate historical thriller "Operation Nightfall" focuses on women agents at the... Read More

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As Sure as the Sea

by John M. Murray

In Jamie Ogle’s historical novel "As Sure as the Sea", romance blossoms between a coral diver and a burdened pastor as anti-Christian fervor boils over in Rome. 310 CE is a difficult time for Christians: Emperor Diocletian enacts a... Read More

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The Dreams We Knew

by Karen Rigby

A former couple reunites for an investigation in Rachel Scott McDaniel’s dazzling romance novel "The Dreams We Knew". Delvina, the daughter of a mobster, was adopted by wealthy New Yorkers. In the 1920s, she becomes a flinty detective.... Read More

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The Cannibal Owl

by Ryan Prado

The spirit of perseverance is given wings in Aaron Gwyn’s touching coming-of-age novella, "The Cannibal Owl". Levi was raised in the rough-and-tumble Arkansas territory in the first decades of the nineteenth century. His unexpected... Read More

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Mutual Interest

by Meg Nola

In Olivia Wolfgang-Smith’s scintillating historical novel "Mutual Interest", an unconventional arrangement leads to business success in post–Gilded Age New York. Determined to escape the confines of upstate New York,... Read More

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