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Book Review: Higher Love by Joanne Kukanza Easley

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HIGHER LOVEBy JOANNE KUKANZA EASLEY Women’s Literary FictionPublisher: Red Boots PressPages: 380Publication Date: May 12, 2025 ***** SYNOPSIS ***** Higher Love – the new release from Joanne Kukanza Easley, the multi-award-winning author of Sweet Jane, Just One Look, and I’ll Be Seeing You. In 1986 Austin, Texas, sixteen-year-old Stephanie steps into sixty-two-year-old Lauren’s life, her […]

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Too Much The Lion – Historical Fiction

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TOO MUCH THE LION:A Novel of the Battle of FranklinBy PRESTON LEWIS Historical Fiction / Civil War FictionPublisher: Bariso PressPages: 395Publication Date: May 13, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** In the waning months of the American Civil War, a delusional Confederate commander makes a desperate attempt to change the course of the South’s dwindling hopes by

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Summer Beach Read: Under the Gulf Coast Sun by Skip Rhudy

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UNDER THE GULF COAST SUNBy SKIP RHUDY Romance / Coming of Age / SurfingPublisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 266Publication Date: April 22, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** This coming-of-age tale set against the sun-soaked beaches of 1970s Port Aransas, Texas, is a love letter to the people and culture of the Texas coast and the enduring allure

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Historical Fiction – Runners by Phil Oakley

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RUNNERSBOOK TWO IN THE OAKLEY SERIESBy Phil Oakley Historical Fiction / Depression Era / Family SagaPublisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 206Publication Date: March 31, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** From the author of Little Hatchet, this gripping historical saga continues—a powerful story of resilience, family, and the price of ambition. Perfect for fans of epic generational tales

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Terrific True-Crime Story

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THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER:THE SEARCH FOR HOUSTON’S LOST BOYSBy Lise Olsen True Crime / HistoryPublisher: Random HousePages: 464Publication Date: April 1, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** The Scientist and the Serial Killer is the gripping, upside-down detective story of a Texas forensic anthropologist named Sharon Derrick who, determined to close the cases of the

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Book Campaign – LEFT by Paul McGrath

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LEFTBy Paul McGrath Fiction / Satire / HumorPublisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 232Publication Date: March 14, 2025 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** A Sci-Fi Satire of Alien Espionage, Southern Charm & Chaos on Earth! First-time novelist Paul McGrath delivers a sharp, witty, and wildly entertaining sci-fi satire that asks: What if an alien held up a mirror

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Book Campaign and Giveaway

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VANISHING INTO THE 100% DARKBy Amber Royer Cozy MysteryPublisher: Golden Tip PressPages: 288Publication Date: March 4, 2025 SYNOPSIS Bean to chocolate maker Felicity Koerber has been invited to be part of a chocolate festival in Tokyo. It’s a big deal for a Texas gal with a shop on Galveston’s historic Strand, so a whole group

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Beneath The Broken Oak

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BENEATH THE BROKEN OAKBy Lori Altebaumer Mystery / RomancePublisher: One Thousand Hills PublishingPages: 400Publication Date: February 22, 2025 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Trees don’t heal. They seal. But Forester Jodee Trevaine isn’t a tree. The wounds of abandonment she’s spent years denying will be ripped open the night she witnesses a child’s abduction. The hardscrabble

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Gunbarrel Highway by Sean Bridges

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GUNBARREL HIGHWAYBy Sean Bridges Suspense / ThrillerWild Rose PressPages: 264Publication Date: November 20, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** Texas trophy wife Claudia Grant dies after she causes an early morning car accident. In the other vehicle, Daniel Morrison, an attorney struggling with a pending divorce and pill addiction, panics and leaves the scene. The victim’s husband,

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Home to Comfort – Review and Giveaway

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HOME TO COMFORTBy Kimberly Fish Women’s Fiction / Contemporary / Cozy MysteryPublisher: Fish Tales PublishingPages: 382Publication Date: October 10, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** Gloria Bachman has pivoted so many times this year she has whiplash. Now, in the middle of winter and drenched in Mexican sunshine at a five-star resort, she has a role to

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