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A rural island community steeped in the mystical superstitions of its founders and haunted by an unsolved murder is upended by the return of the suspected killer in this deeply atmospheric novel.Emery Blackwood’s life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused… Continue reading Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
A science-fiction thriller with a psychological and dark dystopian edge.The year is 2725 and the world you know has come to an end. The utopia that emerged didn’t last.The Freedom Wars have ended, but they didn’t bring freedom.Society is split and the power of birth means everything. It puts you above the law. Without it… Continue reading Rising Tomorrow (Roc de Chere, #1) by Mariana C. Morgan
Hiding the worn piece of paper among her father’s watch deliveries, her eyes fill with tears at the memory of her brave friend walking towards the Nazi soldiers, and the sharp sound of gun fire. Her friend sacrificed herself so that she could deliver this message. But if she hands it over, the love of… Continue reading The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Dianne Haley
Could an old-fashioned ballgown be used to commit murder?Daiyu Wu is aware that fear of the Yellow Terror has made her nationality a rare breed in the Lone Star State. Being Chinese and blind makes her doubly unique in 1930 Dallas. Despite these impediments, anyone who dismisses her for either fact does so at their… Continue reading Black Jade – A Daiyu Wu Mystery (Daiyu Wu Mysteries, #1) by Gloria Oliver