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June 15, 2020
Review: Peacemaker (A Dali Tamareia Mission) by E.M. Hamill
Third-gender operative Dalí Tamareia thought their life as an ambassador ended when they joined a galactic intelligence agency. When they’re yanked out of the field and tapped to negotiate the surrender of deadly bio-engineered warriors who crashed into hostile territory, Dalí is thrust headfirst back into the tumultuous world of galactic diplomacy.
Dalí has faced Shontavians before, but not like these. The stranded mercenaries are highly intelligent and have an agenda of their own. Dalí can’t ...
June 13, 2020
REVIEW: Made To Hold You: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Elle Wright
Layla Johnson had a picture perfect life: a career as an educator, a beautiful daughter, a son on the way, and a loving husband. Only Layla didn’t count on the effect the burgeoning war on drugs would have on her family and her world. And on one rainy night, everything that she worked to attain is destroyed. Now, she’s on her own, with two young children, a mounting pile of debt…and the past knocking at her door.
Lincoln Wilson broke the one thing he treasured most. Instead of spending the res...
June 12, 2020
REVIEW: Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?: Another John Pickett Mystery by Sheri Cobb South
When one of his colleagues witnesses a robbery in which one of the participants, a child, bears a striking resemblance to a certain Bow Street Runner, John Pickett realizes he has a young half-brother who has been “apprenticed” to a criminal gang. The brutal murder of the pursuing constable makes the crime far more serious than a simple robbery would be—and ten-year-old Kit is linked to the crime by the toy soldier he dropped while fleeing the scene.
In spite of his tender years, he will certa...
June 11, 2020
REVIEW: About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known by Peggy Rowe
Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at growing up Rowe, both before and after Mike’s rise to fame.
Since the day they said, “I do,” Peggy’s previous “doting” lifestyle met with her husband John’s minimalistic ways and became the backdrop for years of adventure and a quirky sense of humor because of their differences. From thoughts of wearing headlamps in the house to save energy, to squeezing out the last drop of toothpaste with a workbench vise, Peggy learned to...
REVIEW: Minding Miss Manners by Judith Martin
From the most trusted name in advice comes a fresh, contemporary guide to modern manners dilemmas.
Minding Miss Manners: In an Era of Fake Etiquette is a modern guide to modern manners. Facing down the miscreants purveying false etiquette rules (no, you may not wait a year to send a thank-you note for a gift and yes, in an age of social-media-encouraged over-familiarity you can politely refuse to answer nosy questions), Miss Manners guides you through these turbulent times with her timeless wi...
June 10, 2020
Review: Durance (Aberrant Magic #7) by Lyn Gala
Darren and Kavon have finally hit their stride, both personally and professionally. The team is expanding, the FBI finally understands the importance of Talent-based law enforcement, and Kavon and Darren have settled into a strong partnership. They are prepared for the long wait until the evil ifrit reappear on Earth, and they plan to be ready. However, when the first of these ancient powers returns, their preparation might not be as complete as they had assumed and the dangers they face are mu...
June 9, 2020
NEW RELEASES: Week of June 9, 2020
The Benefactor by
Nana Malone: $ 3.99
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This Changes Everything by Jennifer Ashley: $ 2.99
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Four Short Weeks by Kay Correll: $ 4.99
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Royal Bastard by Avery Flynn: $ 0.99
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Wrong Text, Right Love by Claudia Burgoa: $ 2.99
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The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon: $ 9.99
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Strike a Chord by JB Salsbury: $ 2.99
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REVIEW: 500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan
Lissa, is a nurse in a gritty, hectic London neighborhood. Always terribly competent and good at keeping it all together, she’s been suffering quietly with PTSD after helping to save the victim of a shocking crime. Her supervisor quietly arranges for Lissa to spend a few months doing a much less demanding job in the little town of Kirrinfeif in the Scottish Highlands, hoping that the change of scenery will help her heal. Lissa will be swapping places with Cormack, an Army veteran who’s Kirrinf...
June 8, 2020
REVIEW: Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Trigger warning:
Spoiler: Show
sexual harassment
Dear Meryl Wilsner,
The setting of you debut novel, a contemporary romance titled Something to Talk About, was one of the first things that brought the book to my attention. Entertainment industry settings interest me, but I’m a little leery of reading about show business in romances because I’ve seen it handled poorly in the past (Heaven, Texas, I’m looking at you). A friend told me she enjoyed the book, though, so I took a chance on it.
Tol...
June 6, 2020
REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander
*LOVE’S SWEET MELODY is part of the Decades: A Journey of African American Romance series. Each book explores a decade between the 1900s and the 2010s. This book covers the 1940s.*
Autumn, 1946
Warner Hughes returns home from war with the lingering effects of battle. Abandoned by his sweetheart and ostracized by his community, he feels he has no real home.
Elizabeth “Betty” Daniels has one love: music. Betty’s family wants to see her married, busy with affairs of the home, leaving no time to p...
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