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The Secret Book of Harmony by Anna Iourenkova

December 29, 2017 by donsloan

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Many an esoteric piece of literature has been written over the eons, trying to shed light on the nature of man. And, even as far back as Adam and Eve, relationships -- both discordant and harmonious -- have figured into this discussion. Into the debate now comes an ambitious treatise by…

Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child by S. Craig Zahler

December 15, 2017 by donsloan

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A newly arrived baby with a feral scream becomes the most abhorred -- and the most unique -- resident in a small orphanage with the very word “unwanted” in its title. And thus does tiny, misshapen Hug Chickenpenny begin his stay at the Johnstone’s Home for the Unwanted. In this wonderfully macabre story…

Our Precious Bond by Marlene F Cheng

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 by donsloan

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Geneva hadn't planned on falling in love that night. But when the big, handsome, professional hockey player known only as "Y" arrives in her Vancouver Emergency Room with a leg injury, Geneva -- the ER physician on duty -- feels a strange vibration circling the space, "as if a wind…

I Can See You (Emma Willis Book 1) by Joss Landry

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 by donsloan

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezOc6RLHDMU] Amazon Link Ten-year-old Emma Willis can see the future. It's both a gift and a curse. Sometimes she saves lives. But in other cases, when she can only shiver in the night and watch helplessly, she just screams and screams until the dark visions dissipate. And on each…

K.I.A. by Alexander Charalambides

October 18, 2017 by donsloan

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Hildegard Pine holds her frosty breath on the edge of a snow-filled clearing, watching a couple of teen-aged fellow students being led away with bags over their heads, never to be seen again.That's the grisly consequence of not making the grade at Truman Academy, the chill-inducing location for KIA by groundbreaking…

Strutting and Fretting by Kevin McKeon

October 16, 2017 by donsloan

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The complicated life of a repertory theatre actor takes center stage in the extremely well-written novel Strutting and Fretting by debut author Kevin McKeon. Opening in the 1970s resort town of Santa Maria, California, during one summer theatre season, the story soon plunges the reader deeply into lead character Bob's angst-ridden…

The Prophet and the Witch: A Novel of Puritan New England (My Father’s Kingdom Book 2) by James W. George

October 14, 2017 by donsloan

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Never has history been brought more vividly to life than in the pages of The Prophet and the Witch, where a colorful cast of characters awaits readers eager to get behind the scenes of one of America's greatest forgotten conflicts. Join master historical storyteller James W. George for this riotous,…

The LGBTQ Meditation Journal by Christopher Stone and Mary Sheldon, Edited by Kris Jacen

October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 by donsloan

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Published by MLR Press In a world fraught with daily tension and crippling strife, we often need a place to which we can go for inner peace. And if we carry the added burden of self-identity issues, we may even need to live there. You may be surprised to know…

The Level Playing Field by John D. Kingston

September 2, 2017 by donsloan

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A Japanese secret society is waging economic war against the United States in this fast-moving, well-executed thriller by debut author John D. Kingston. The highly placed members of this cabal are killing anyone who gets in their way, and Florida financial executive Scott Maxwell is soon involved in a wild,…

Siren Song by Ian King

August 28, 2017 by donsloan

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Jamal Shirani stands sweating before a suspicious Heathrow customs officer, having just arrived from a jihadi training camp in Pakistan. John Buchanan “Jo-Buck” Brown bids farewell to friends and family on the eve of his departure for Parris Island and a tour in the war-torn Middle East as a…

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