WOODS AND WINGSBy M.W. Devers YA / Fantasy / Action & AdventurePublisher: Midnight6 PublishingPages: 430Publication Date: November 19, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She never sought the path of a hero. Destiny had other plans. In the peaceful village of Rhigov, where traditions hold sway, fifteen-year-old Astraya Myna dreams of little more than escaping the confines of her
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The Best General in the Civil WarBy Conrad Bibens Historical FictionPublisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 256Publication Date: November 6, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYNOPSIS The North might have lost the Civil War if not for the heroics of a Southern-born general. The Best General in the Civil War tells the true story of Union General George Thomas, hated
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TOUGH TRAIL HOMEBy Marie W. Watts Women’s Literary / Small Town & Rural / Contemporary Women’s FictionPublisher: Black Rose WritingPages: 253Publication Date: March 27, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Tough Trail Home is a delightful read about a family coming to terms with each other and their new lives.” –Pamela Stockwell, author of A Boundless Place The Dunwhitty family is flying
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Shrimping West TexasBy Bart Reid Texana / Science / AquaculturePublisher: Texas Tech University PressPages: 256Publication Date: May 21, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** When you think of a marine environment, what do you picture? Wetlands, possibly; coastal shores, perhaps. When you think of a shrimp farm, what do you picture? Some folks who know a
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THE BORDER BETWEEN USBy Rudy Ruiz Literary FictionPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPages: 256Publication Date: August 27, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** SYNOPSIS ** The Border Between Us is a poignant coming-of-age novel from one of the most exciting voices in fiction. Ramón López was born along the US–Mexico border but is determined to get out and embrace the American
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IN THE MAD MOUNTAINS By Joe R. Lansdale Fiction / HorrorPublisher: Tachyon PublicationsPages: 256Publication Date: October 15, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** “Joe Lansdale squares up to the Great Old Ones―and taps into rich veins of awe and wit, with always a backbeat thrum of cosmic terror.” Kim Newman, author of the Anno Dracula series
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THE PINK DRESS: A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty QueenBy Jane Little Botkin MemoirPublisher: She Writes PressPages: 304Publication Date: 9/10/24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Growing up in West Texas, Jane Little Botkin didn’t have designs on becoming a beauty queen. But not long after joining a pageant on a whim in college, she became the
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HOLLOW OUT THE DARK By James Wade Literary Fiction / Southern Gothic / Rural FictionPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPages: 328Publication Date: August 20, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out the Dark, a gothic adventure set against a Depression-era landscape where a whiskey war threatens to
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LETHAL STANDOFFBy DiAnn Mills Contemporary Fiction / Christian Mystery & Suspense / Christian RomancePublisher: Tyndale House PublishersPages: 368Publication Date: September 3, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** ABOUT THE STORY **** Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed faces her most dangerous challenge yet in Lethal Standoff. Called to a tense situation in South Texas, Carrington must save fifteen hostages held
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It’s been a while since I showcased, Doubletake, the first mystery I ever wrote. The book is the result of a collaboration between Margaret Sutton and myself and was first released with the pseudonym, Sutton Miller. A nice strong name and early reviewers thought the book had been penned by a man. Go figure. As
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