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Sykosa Part 1

by Jill Allen

Justin Ordonez’s debut novel, Sykosa Part 1: Junior Year, disproves the old saw that youth is wasted on the young. He adroitly delves into the minds and social lives of his titular sixteen-year-old protagonist and her peers, showing... Read More

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Sleeper's Run

by Jill Allen

Eric Caine sleepwalks through life. His aimless road to nowhere is punctuated by violent bouts of drunkenness and excruciating flashbacks from his service in the War on Terror. Caine loses his humdrum job after a nasty bar fight, and a... Read More

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Under Oath

by Jill Allen

The plaintiffs, defendants, and lawyers in Under Oath, Shelby Yastrow’s compelling legal novel, seek the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. According to plaintiff Tracey Walton, obstetrician Steven Sinclair acted... Read More

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The Senators Daughter + 320 AD

by Jill Allen

Debut author Jessie Sutherland transports readers back to the world of ancient Rome in 320 AD where, under the rule of the Emperor Constantine, Romans, Christians, and Goths struggle to co-exist in the wake of differing religions and... Read More

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The Billie Jean Story

by Jill Allen

The Billie Jean Story: The Man in the Mirror recounts the hardships of African-American protagonist Billy Jean: thwarted from college by her parents, two failed marriages, and struggles to succeed in the music business. Through all she... Read More

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Retribution

by Jill Allen

It’s not unusual to want to exact vengeance on someone who has wronged us. The desire to bring vigilante justice to criminals who get away with crimes is especially universal, kept in check by a general sense of propriety—and... Read More

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Galaxy Killers

by Jill Allen

V’Let and D’Las M’Kaz are orphaned twins, the last survivors of the destruction of their planet Loora. Held in check by a brutal intergalactic council, these twin Galaxy Killers unwillingly annihilate worlds of sentient beings that... Read More

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Forgetting U Existed

by Jill Allen

Writer Forrest Wade struggles to juggle women past and present. We get our first glimpse of that in 2010’s I Know She Didn’t, which launched author D. E. Rogers’ tale of lovers Forrest and Mahogany. Their story continued in the... Read More

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