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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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So happy to kick off the campaign for this new book from WM Gunn. He’s the author of The Two Terrors of Tulelake, an historical novel that I enjoyed. Haven’t read this latest, but I have it on my wish list. Check out the schedule of reviews for the new book and enter the giveaway
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