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The Prince of Asgard (The Nine Worlds #2) by Saga Nansen

Odin is missing, and the throne of Asgard lies desolate; the Allfather’s absence has the First Realm’s survival hanging by a thread. Amid this turmoil, Prince Thori embarks on a perilous quest to uncover the truth about his parents’ fate. But the prince and his crew are ambushed in the verdant realm of Vanaheim, and in a desperate attempt to save his men, Thori is captured.

Debbie

Mar 20

Excerpt: Bachelorx: a Nonbinary Memoir by Skylar Lyralen Kaye

When nonbinary Orpheus leaves their much-loved asexual partner Tobi after 35 years, they have never dated sober, never had a casual girlfriend and never had sober sex. At the age of sixty-two, they’re good at marriage and not at anything casual.

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Mar 19

Excerpt: Dark Justice (The Unbreakable Vow #1) by Janice Jarrell

Joshua believes love can bring Colin home. And even from across an ocean, Colin hears it calling. Colin Campbell–Abrams went to Ireland carrying a weight his pack could never hold. Grief he couldn't name. Guilt he couldn't shake. A marriage he loved too much to destroy with the pieces of himself that remained.

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Mar 18

Guest Post & #Giveaway: Round Up the Unusual Suspects (A Babs Norman Hollywood Mystery #3) by Elizabeth Crowens

Against the backdrop of WWII, no one expected to find a murdered stagehand on a Warner Brothers sound stage. With so much at stake, Jack L. Warner hires Babs Norman and Guy Brandt, the two young private eyes who recently resolved his high-profile Maltese Falcon/Blackbird Killer Case. Social justice crusader Leon Lewis suspects local Nazi sympathizers are responsible. Lewis assigns a German stuntman, a veteran of the decadent subculture of Weimar Berlin nightlife and one of hi

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Mar 17

Witness in the Shadows (Kyndall Family Suspense Series #1) by Blaire Morgan

In this gripping romantic suspense set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, danger closes in and trust may be the only way to survive.

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Mar 16

Excerpt: Rogues & Kings (Tales of Robin Hood #2) by Charlene Newcomb

The year is 1216 and civil war rages in England. King John ravages the countryside against rebellious barons and a French invasion. Unbeknownst to him, his newest squire, Richard, is in fact the son of a man the king would hang without a second thought. A man the common folk call Robin Hood.

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Mar 13

Shadow of Wings (Dragon Claimed #1) by Ellie Pond

My reclusive billionaire bosses have a secret. They're dragon shifters from another realm. And they didn't just hire me to catalog rare art. They hired me because I might be their fated mate.

Merissa

Mar 12

Showcase, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: ZigZag Girl by Ruth Knafo Setton

ZIGZAG GIRL is a noir-tinged feminist thriller where The Prestige meets Knives Out in Atlantic City's haunted magic underworld. When magician Lucy Moon finds her best friend murdered inside the infamous sawing box that killed a performer decades ago—a black rose in her mouth, the same signature from Lucy's buried past—she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. To unmask a killer who knows her secrets, Lucy must navigate shadowy criminal networks, confront an unsolved 1940s

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Mar 11

Spotlight: The Green Baize Door (A Marie Chevalier Mystery, #1) by Eleanor Birney

In the fashionable mansions on Chestnut Hill, a simple green baize door separates the masters’ world from the servants’. That door is thrown wide when an elderly housekeeper is found brutally murdered on the first day of the new century. Marie Chevalier, the housekeeper’s poor but ambitious granddaughter, and James Lett, the mansion owner’s kind but indolent son, suspect the killer is connected to one of their families—but which one?

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Mar 10

Spotlight: Little Harbour (Scandinavian Comfort #1) by Sophia Soames

This is a story about life and death, because there was never anyone else for Jens. He had been with Sofie almost all his life, from the day they met at school when they were fifteen, until the day she took her final breath against his chest. She was always everything to him. As he was to her. He never doubted that. Not for a minute.

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Mar 9

Guest Post & #Giveaway: Diversion (Probation Case Files #3) by Cindy Goyette

Phoenix probation officer Casey Carson could use a change of scenery to clear her head and make some major life decisions. When the opportunity arises to take on a side job wrangling juvenile delinquents on a wilderness adventure for a diversion program, she's skeptical. But she wants to support her cousin, a counselor. The extra cash in her pocket sweetens the deal.

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Mar 6

Review: A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher

‘I bring to light a truth, which was unknown for many centuries with direful results for the human race.’ – Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis. Imagine you’d discovered something. Something that could save hundreds of thousands of lives. But they wouldn’t let you tell anyone. Wouldn’t it drive you mad?

Merissa

Mar 5

Showcase & #Giveaway: That Other Family by Lis Angus

Julie Walker thought she knew her life: three teenagers, a husband, and her job at the Ottawa library. But when a stranger confronts her with a shocking claim about her late father, everything she believed about her family is thrown into question. At first she struggles to know what to believe. But once the truth is revealed, a series of unsettling incidents escalate into real danger: her family has become the target of someone with resources she cannot match and few limits

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Mar 4

Exclusive Excerpt: Still Waters, Deep (Between Hill and Sea) by Morgan Sheppard

In the shadowed water of Llyn Du, hydrologist Talise Calder comes searching for scientific truth—and finds a man shaped from water, memory, and an ancient sorrow. When a red thread of fate binds them together, a quiet, aching love begins to surface.

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Mar 3

Guest Post & Excerpt: Eyes to Deceit (The Company Files #4) by Gabriel Valjan

1953. The Company is orchestrating the overthrow of Iran’s elected leader—an operation cloaked in propaganda and alliances. In Rome, Walker is stationed with Leslie, former M16 and now Company agent, and tasked to coordinate efforts between the US and UK. But when resources on the ground become a liability, Walker is forced to make a difficult decision—one that threatens to unravel what’s left of his conscience.

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Mar 2

Spirit Out of Balance (The Guardians #5) by Tessa McFionn

Broken and dangerously so. Why did he find her now, when he can’t protect her? Centuries spent as the hero, vanished in one horrific, sickening twist. Now Guardian Warrior Mathias Blanchett must call on his fractured strength to save the tormented woman who calls to his spirit from enemies bent on their destruction. But will it be enough?

Merissa

Feb 27

Excerpt: One Fine Voice by Rebecca Langston-George

All her life, Esther Hopkins has been told she has a mighty fine voice. Still, she can't believe her luck when just days after moving to town, she's invited to sing a solo at the 1923 Independence Day picnic. But the group sponsoring the picnic is not the benevolent fraternal order they claim to be. Worse, they've recruited her father, the town's freshly ordained Baptist minister, to become their chaplain.

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Feb 27

Ten Books That Mean Something To Me - Debbie

My topic this month was supposed to be ten books that mean something to me, but since it’s my sister’s birthday this week, I asked her for 5 books. Her list comes after mine.

Debbie

Feb 26

Guest Post, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: A Murder of Furies (An Ancient Crete Mystery #3) by Eleanor Kuhns

When Tinos, the High Priestess's consort, asks Martis to search for his missing daughter, Martis becomes involved in the dangerous politics between Crete and Egypt. A young Egyptian prince is courting Hele, the High Priestess's daughter, despite her persistent refusals. And despite the lobbying by Hele's brother, Khoranos, who seeks the Cretan throne with Egypt's help.

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Feb 26

Furious Angels (The Order of the Senary #4) by L.D. Rose

Kasen Knight believed he could save the world. Now he’s barely surviving. The vampire war rages on, but the hybrids in New York City are rapidly losing ground. As the Senary’s healer, Kasen is drowning in death and bloodshed. The only thing driving him to carry on is his beloved mate and their unborn child. When the man responsible for his tortured past discovers Kasen has a baby on the way, the threat to all he holds dear has him grappling to keep his beast in check. Kasen

Merissa

Feb 25