THE DOLL FROM DUNEDINBy ML Condike Historical Mystery / Genealogy MysteryPublisher: Harbor Lane BooksPages: 428Publication Date: October 22, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYNOPSIS The Doll from Dunedin is the sequel to the 2024 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal winner in Fiction – Mystery – General, The Desk from Hoboken. Still reeling from the dangers of a recent case, […]
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Messages of Love and Inspiration This is a selection of homilies preached by my husband over a span of 30+ years. He was an ordained Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church, and it was often said that he preached from his heart, as anyone who ever sat in a pew and listened can affirm. It
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A mentally-ill, unarmed, black man is shot by a white, rookie Dallas police officer, triggering violent late-night protests. Detectives Sarah Kingsly and Angel Johnson are thrust into the investigation of two subsequent murders, while desperately clinging to the threads of their partnership. The two shootings raise questions about whether the alt-right white supremacists that invaded
So happy to showcase this nonfiction book on my blog today. Full discloser – I know the author from his Twitter feed, but that virtual friendship doesn’t affect my review. I’ve been a reviewer for newspapers and magazines for years and learned how to separate personal feelings from a professional review of a book. God’s
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The answer to the question posed in the title of this post is – the inmates are running the asylum.Let me explain. The original plan for my blog post today was to do a review of a new book that I’ve been reading. I even had some of that review set up ready to finish
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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The Nine Lives of Tito d’AmeliaBy Ettore Farrattini Pojani Italian Literature / Historical FictionPublisher: Bayou City PressPages: 326Publication Date: October 11, 2024 SYNOPSIS This is the first (and only) English-language version of the award-winning Italian novel, The Nine Lives of Tito d’Amelia. Nine Lives is a love story about a cat, a family, and an
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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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THE ART OF FARMING: A NovelBy T.D. Motley Fiction / Agriculture / Nature / Stewardship Publisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 144Publication Date: August 26, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** Sam Bartlett’s formidable antagonist has four legs. Sol, a miniature donkey, schemes daily to outwit his kindly caretaker. This delightful rural drama regales with a symbiosis of plants, humans,
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