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Parade of Secrets by Kimberly Fish -Review and Giveaway

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PARADE OF SECRETSA Lane Hayes MysteryBy Kimberly Fish Historical Mystery / Female SleuthPublisher: Fish Tales PublishingPublication Date: October 31, 2025Pages: 341 *** SYNOPSIS *** Layers of history, suspense, and emotion. March, 1948. Lane Mercer Hayes, and her husband, Zeke, have that post-war life that everyone envies. His winning record as a prosecutor and a scratch […]

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Hummingbird Moonrise by Sherri L. Dodd

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HUMMINGBIRD MOONRISEBy Sherri L. Dodd Paranormal Thriller / Fantasy / Magical Realism / Witch-LitPublisher: Black Rose WritingPages: 304Publication Date: October 9, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** The past two years have taken their toll on Arista Kelly. Once an eternal optimist, now she has faced the darkness and must recalibrate what true happiness means for her.

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Book Review: Pillars of Creation by Carlos Nicolas Flores

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Pillars of CreationA Quest for the Great Name in a Nietzschean World By Carlos Nicolás Flores Literary Fiction, Coming of AgePublisher: Atmosphere PressPublication Date: 22 July, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** Where is God amidst the mass graves, poverty, drug trafficking, and corrupt officials on the Texas-Mexico border? Yoltic Cortez, a college dropout and aspiring writer

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Book Review: Annie’s Day by Apple Gidley

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So happy to share information about this novel that releases on November 15, 2025. The author provided an ARC so I was able to read it for review. Historical fiction, especially stories set during WWI and WWII, is always of great interest to me, and I’m so pleased to have had the opportunity to read

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Narrow The Road by James Wade – #Review

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NARROW THE ROADBy James Wade Genre: Southern Fiction, Literary Fiction, Coming of AgePublisher: Blackstone PublishingPages: 306Publication Date: 26 August 2025 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** In this gripping coming-of-age odyssey, a young man’s quest to reunite his family takes him on a life-altering journey through the wilds of 1930s East Texas, where both danger and opportunity

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Book Review: The Bulls of Bashan by Jodi Lea Stewart

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THE BULLS OF BASHANBy Jodi Lea Stewart Historical Fiction, Mystery Action and Adventure, Quest FictionPublisher: Progressive Phoenix RisingPublication Date: June 17, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** In a diner on the edge of a dusty Texas border town, a young waitress’s life takes an unexpected turn when she is swept into a high-stakes adventure. Recruited by

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Kids do Nothing for our Self Esteem

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The following is an excerpt from my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck. The book is a collection of the humor columns I used to write for the Plano Star Courier, a suburb of Dallas. A number of readers had suggested I put them together in a book, and a number of years later

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Book Review and Giveaway

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Canyon of DeceitBy DiAnn Mills Romantic SuspensePublisher: Tyndale FictionPages: 338Publication Date: September 9, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS*** A missing child. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. When survival expert Therese Palmer is called to find a kidnapped girl, she quickly realizes the truth is more dangerous than she imagined. Enlisting the help of Texas Ranger

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Book Preview: To Condemn a Witch by Lisa A. Traugott

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So happy to showcase this new book in the two-part prequel to To Rescue a Witch. I enjoyed that first book that I read by this author, so I know I’ll like this one. It will be so good to know the backstory of these women and their special gifts. I’m certain that everyone who

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