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Book Preview and Giveaway – Frantic by Brent Bradley

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FRANTICBy Brent Bradley Techno Thriller/ Conspiracy ThrillerPublisher: BCS PublishingPublication Date: March 7, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** A delusional prison patient warns Dr. Brian Heiser, Marriage and Family Therapist, of enormous impending disaster. Dr. Heiser and his best friend, a lauded Forensic Psychologist, find themselves entangled in a 72-hour deadly race to stop an AI bill […]

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Walking to Become a Better Person

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Please help me welcome Cathy Miller to the blog today. She explains here a little about how and why she started participating in the 3-Day Walk For the Cure, and more importantly why she’s still involved. Last week I reviewed her book, Perfectly Imperfect, which is a memoir of her experiences in the years she’s

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Book Preview: The Regression Strain by Kevin Hwang

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THE REGRESSION STRAINBy Kevin Hwang Medical ThrillerPublisher: Normal Range PressPublication Date: May 26, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But he soon discovers that something foul is festering under the veneer of leisure.

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Friday Reads: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

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Change of HeartJodi PicoultAstria PublishingReprintISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416565604 *** SYNOPSIS *** One moment June Nealon is happily looking forward to years of love and laughter with her family. The next, she is facing a future as empty as her heart as she waits for a miracle. For Shay Bourne, life has no more surprises, and

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Charming Picture Book – Ziva the Great

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ZIVA THE GREATBy Cindy J. Vanous Children’s Fiction: Ages 6-12Publication Date: October 21, 202532 Pages *** SYNOPSIS *** Ziva the Great is a heartfelt picture book for older children about a Maine Coon cat learning to trust again and a quiet girl named Elsie who understands gentle things. Ziva is loving with her family but

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Book Review: Quiet Valor by Larry Nouvel

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QUIET VALOR: EVERYDAY AMERICANSBy Larry Nouvel Genre: Inspirational Nonfiction/ American Social HistoryPublication Date: November 4, 2025Pages: 241 *** SYNOPSIS *** Some acts of courage never make the news, but they keep the world turning. In every community, there are people who keep things moving simply by showing up. Quiet Valor: Everyday Americans opens with this

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice

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For years now we’ve all been trying real hard to be politically correct in our Winter Solstice greetings, saying Happy Holidays, lest we offend someone who doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but I’ve always been a bit of a rebel. Besides that, I’m not the least bit offended when I hear Happy Hanukkah or Happy Kwanzaa. Those

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Book Review- Pintsized Pioneers at Play

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PINTSIZED PIONEERS AT PLAY:Homemade Frontier Fun and DangerBy Preston Lewis & Harriet Kocher Lewis Young Adult / Nonfiction / HistoryPublisher: Bariso PressPages: 218Publication Date: 4 November 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** Discover the Wild Side of Frontier Childhood! Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger explores the forgotten world of how kids lived, laughed,

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I Blame Ed McBain

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The reason I write police procedurals goes back many moons to my introduction to the genre. At the time, I didn’t have a burning desire to write them, just enjoyed the hell out of reading the stories featuring cops who always got the bad guys. It started with Ed McBain. A section of his bio

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