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Homefront by Kristen Tsetsi
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“I smell yoru shirt sometimes, but not foten,” Mia writes, those slurred keyboard strokes the only connection to her deployed beloved, who she sees everywhere and nowhere in the demure military town. A former English professor, Mia passes the time working as a cab driver, mulling over the intricacies of her encounters with others who [...]
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The American Book of the Dead by Henry Baum
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Eugene Myers is working on a novel about the end of the world. Meanwhile, he discovers his daughter doing porn online and his marriage is coming to an end. When he begins dreaming about people who turn out to be real, he begins to wonder if his novel is real as well. Which isn’t good [...]
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Threshold by Bonnie Kozek
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When a haunting past – which has left a couple of dead bodies in its wake – becomes a too painful predictor of the future, Honey McGuinness moves to Skid Row. She hires on at the local Salvation Mission – serving food to the homeless. For a while, things go pretty good: No one seems [...]
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Broken Bulbs by Eddie Wright
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Frank Fisher is nothing. He wants to be something. When a mysterious young woman named Bonnie offers assistance by injecting seeds of inspiration directly into his brain, Frank finds himself involved in a twisting mystery full of addiction, desperation and self-discovery. Broken Bulbs, a novella by Eddie Wright, tells the story of the lengths one [...]
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“Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” by Andrew Kent
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When a mysterious spam email lands in his in-box, Denovo already is a world-famous detective, known for his aura of invincibility and A-list clients. What’s hidden in the email sets in motion his newest case – of technological wizardry, Fabergé eggs, defense secrets, and rhyming couplets. Attempting to thwart a crime not-yet-committed and elude its [...]
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The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks
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Edward, a young Minnesotan, is blessed with an abundance of “experience”–first when his mother dies and next when his father, an encyclopedia salesman, shoehorns Edward into a private boys school where he’s tortured and groomed. Edward needs a place in the universe, but he wants an understanding of women. He stumbles into romance in high [...]
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Waiting for Spring by R.J. Keller
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A recently divorced woman trudges out of one small, Maine town and into an even smaller one, hoping to escape her pain. Instead she finds herself surrounded by people who are trudging on, just like her. Waiting for things to get better. Waiting for spring. RJ Keller takes readers beyond the lighthouses and rocky beaches [...]
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Do the Math by Philip Persinger
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DO THE MATH: a novel of the inevitable Math professor plus romance novelist equals a marriage of heart and mind. He is writing a theory of inevitability. She reunites lovers who have been separated for decades. Sadly for her, she does that once too often. Foreword Reviews:…engages readers with a tone of sarcastic amusement that [...]
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Stay by Moriah Jovan
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At 12, Vanessa Whittaker defied her family to save 17-year-old bad boy Eric Cipriani from wrongful imprisonment and, possibly, death. She’d hoped for a “thank you” from him, a kiss on the cheek, but before she could grow up and grow curves, he left town. Fourteen years later, Vanessa is a celebrity chef at the [...]
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