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The Empress of Graniteport

by Diane Gardner

A story of prejudice that’s realistic, never preachy, this book is an intelligent tale of mystery, suspense, love, and revenge. Revenge, prejudice, and small-town politics become a lethal combination in "The Empress of Graniteport",... Read More

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The Queen's Return

by Diane Gardner

With a feisty female lead, this dystopian novel is a solid addition to a suspense-filled series for more-mature teens. Sometimes the princess isn’t saved, sometimes she saves the world. In The Queen’s Return, Mary-Ellen Lang Collura... Read More

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The Inheritance

by Diane Gardner

Parson weaves a plot that offers a surprising twist, refreshing for a romance. Happily ever after doesn’t always mean a storybook ending. In "The Inheritance", Michael K. Parson crafts a love story in which selfish mistakes and pride... Read More

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Light of the Diddicoy

by Diane Gardner

The dark and compelling Irish American gang lifestyle of early 1900s Brooklyn pulses through this sharp, hardboiled drama. Eamon Loingsigh (pronounced Lynch) crafts a tale of early 20th-century Brooklyn that peers into the life of the... Read More

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A Midlife Intermezzo

by Diane Gardner

Fans of schadenfreude will devour this compelling story of a midlife crisis that deteriorates into obsession. Boas Gonen offers a drama of the human soul in "A Midlife Intermezzo", the compelling story of one man’s midlife crisis gone... Read More

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Words are people too...

by Diane Gardner

Pitta combines his love of language and humor in a lighthearted book that explores the joy of words and draws on everyone’s love of a good joke. According to humorist Bob Pitta, long ago, the word “question” (an inquiry) was... Read More

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Veiled Destiny

by Diane Gardner

"Veiled Destiny" is a captivating tale that takes the reader to another land and explores entirely new ways of thinking about how decisions of life and love are made. Secrets, lies, and the unspoken manipulation of her future by others... Read More

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