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Anything But Easy

by Jill Allen

Thousands of orphans live in China. Mary Spiess’s heartfelt debut book, Anything but Easy: A Memoir of a Special-Needs Adoption from China, chronicles the addition of Kaia to the Caucasian Speiss family, from the couple’s decision to... Read More

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The Radiance of your Soul

by Jill Allen

In The Radiance of your Soul: Love Poems and Passions, poet laureate of the International Society of Poets and critically-acclaimed verse writer George Ergo Espinosa continues the exploration of love he began in a previously-published... Read More

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Pending Litigation

by Jill Allen

In this fine debut legal thriller, Charity McLaughlin has a thriving law practice, doting friendly colleagues, a loving husband and…bipolar disorder. When Deborah Elledge comes to her begging for help after the suspicious death of her... Read More

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We Shall Overcome

by Jill Allen

An activist for people with visual impairments, Abbie Johnson Taylor, has penned "We Shall Overcome", paying homage to the popular spiritual song of the same name. The novel’s protagonist, Lisa Taylor, is a successful young... Read More

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Making the Grade

by Jill Allen

Veteran college admissions officer and former middling student Mark Pruitt offers a winning formula for success at collegiate life, both academically and socially, based partly on how he changed his own study habits for the better and... Read More

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Nell

by Jill Allen

Fiesty, secretive widow Nell Hannon, jumps off the pages of Lyn Stanley’s delightfully intriguing new novel about Mrs. Hannon’s rapport with the other inhabitants of her small Midwestern village. Although the book is called "Nell",... Read More

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