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Feels Like the First Time by Kimberly Packard. Review and giveaway.

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FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIMEBy Kimberly Packard Romance / Time-Slip / RomComPublisher: Abalos PublishingPublication Date: 16 June 2026 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Blink and your life’s halfway over. What if that happens literally? College party girl Emily Murray bounces through majors and boys until an ill-advised art major leads her to a rebellious relationship with […]

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Book Review: Up From Hell by Joan Moran

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UP FROM HELLEchoes of the Past: Crimes in Central Texas, Book 1 By Joan MoranCrime ThrillerPublisher: Next ChapterPublication Date: April 7, 2026 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Growing up in Las Vegas, Neil Dixon’s future looked bleak. The son of a drug-addicted mother, he didn’t have a lot of options until a police officer, Sergeant Finch,

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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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Darling Children’s Book

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MADDIE ~ A LITTLE GHOST WITH A SECRETBy Cindy J. Vanous Illustrated by Steven StewartChildren’s Age 6-8Pages: 28Publication Date: September 25, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** In the enchanting ghost town of Terlingua, Texas, Maddie isn’t your typical ghost. She’s a friendly spirit on a heartfelt quest to discover her own special superpower just like the

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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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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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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 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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