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Hellebore Fields

by Leah Block

"Hellebore Fields" is a dark romance novel that’s marked by inherent suspense. Toeing the line between love and obsession, Rivkah Plume’s dark romance novel "Hellebore Fields" follows a naive academic’s love affair with an infamous... Read More

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Some Love Lasts

by Carolina Ciucci

A teenage romance once projected to last but a season deepens across the years in the warm romance novel "Some Love Lasts". In Tim Hunniecut’s sweet romance novel "Some Love Lasts", a summer romance turns into an enduring relationship.... Read More

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Santa Cutie

by Vivian Turnbull

A complementary new couple confronts their past traumas and decides what Christmas really means in the winsome romance novel "Santa Cutie". In Jenny Alexandra’s steamy romance novel "Santa Cutie", a Christmas-obsessed woman and a... Read More

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Drop Dead Gorges

by Peggy Kurkowski

"Drop Dead Gorges" is a satirical thriller about secret identities, lies, retribution, and family dysfunction. A married mother, after using AI to escape her unhappiness, faces deadly consequences in Sue Rosenstock’s tongue-in-cheek... Read More

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Lady of Lincoln

by Karen Rigby

Romantic subplots are used to explore feminine power in "Lady of Lincoln", a heady historical novel involving high-stakes political maneuvering. In Rachel Elwiss Joyce’s engaging historical novel "Lady of Lincoln", a spirited... Read More

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V Immigratsii

by Peggy Kurkowski

In pandemic lockdown together, family members from four generations are prompted to share their stories in the revealing historical novel V Immigrastsii. Four generations of a Russian Jewish family share their memories of fleeing from... Read More

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The Hidden Front Line

by Peggy Kurkowski

A woman with deep family ties to the American war machine navigates changing political landscapes with aplomb in the historical novel "The Hidden Front Line". An American wife and mother witnesses the impacts of war on the men in her... Read More

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