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The Torch Bearer's Exorcism
Quiet and realistic in its examination of the dangers of young love, this is a sympathetic coming-of-age story. In The Torch Bearer’s Exorcism, Linda Luisa Varela Tychsen tells a painful coming-of-age tale about illusions and...
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A Mansion on the Moon
Despite its tragic opening, the novel soars to dramatic heights as it illustrates that love can indeed conquer all. C. Sablan Gault weaves an emotional tale about the enduring human spirit in her multigenerational saga, "A Mansion on the...
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Triple Love Score
In "Triple Love Score", sometimes life gives you what you want but not always in the form you expected. Brandi Megan Granett mixes romance, poetry, and Scrabble in the charming "Triple Love Score". Through realistic characters who face...
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The Perfect Tear
"The Perfect Tear" is an interesting take on a familiar tale about a humble girl who saves the world. Connie Lansberg weaves an intriguing world where music creates life in "The Perfect Tear". In this updated fairy tale that blends...
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The Second Winter
"The Second Winter" captures not the lives of soldiers on the battlefield, but those of simple people living on the edges. Against the backdrop of World War II, multiple lives collide in Craig Larsen’s "The Second Winter". Spurred into...
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Tricks Every Boy Can Do
"Tricks Every Boy Can Do" offers a meditation on how family both molds and transforms us. The contentious relationship between two identical brothers takes center stage in Paul Buchanan’s "Tricks Every Boy Can Do". People are defined...
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Metamorphadox
In a society that thrives on technology, "Metamorphadox" provides a timely reminder that while knowledge is important, so is retaining a sense of self. In "Metamorphadox", Jarrett Heckbert presents a chilling glimpse of an...
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Ganesha's Temple
It’s an adventure that forms an enjoyable whole by balancing a fantastical hero’s journey with current political events. Rohit Gaur introduces an exciting new world in the first installment of his Temple Wars series, Ganesha’s...