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Review - Dauntless by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock
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The residents of Dauntless Island are proud of their history as mutineers who lynched their tyrannical captain after being shipwrecked on the island 200 years ago. Joe is a direct descendant of the leader of the revolt and is well aware of the power that gives him on the island, although he is careful about how he exercises that control. Eddie is a history graduate student descended from the captain the mutineers lynched.
Review - Trader Argyle (Definitely Human) by Angel Martinez
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Argyle is a trader. He travels from town to town, buying wares he thinks he can sell or that someone has asked for, as well as selling the things he has brought with him. It’s usually a leisurely occupation, but now Argyle is in a hurry to reach Mereston. The trader met some soldiers in another town who were looking for the village, bent on killing all the “monsters” living there.
Review - Farewell, My Boy by Garrick Jones
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Tommy’s latest mission takes him to North Africa to kidnap a German officer working in Rommel’s command. It’s just the first step in an elaborate plan to rescue the man’s sister, a math savant working on the German rocket program. Things go a little sideways once they get to Germany, and by the time Tommy gets everyone back to England, he has his hands full. This third book of the Seventh of December series is another spy thriller combining the worlds of classical music and World War II espionage.
Review - Emissary Prince by C.J. Dragon
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River and Eris are back together again after a fight over Eris’ attitude, but River still can’t accept the limitations that being Eris’ consort would place on him. To everyone’s surprise, it’s the king that comes up with the perfect solution: make River a prince, a near-equal to Eris. It’s an elegant solution that removes the barriers to the two being together in every way possible. The one problem it creates comes from a surprising quarter.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Office of the Lost by J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding
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Crispin is a fae with a rather boring office job. He is a curator in the Office of the Lost. His supervisor sends Crispin out to retrieve things, which he brings back to the office, fills out lots of paperwork, and the items get filed away in the office’s vast archives. It’s a very mundane job, but Crispin, who likes order, is very good at it. One day, Crispin is tasked with collecting another item.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Fire & Ice by J.C. Owens
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After two years living with the Silvermanes in their isolated kingdom to be with his lover Tarsus, the king agrees to allow a visit by Varan’s brother Ariel, along with his personal guards. Things don’t go quite as planned, but when Ariel finally meets King Arhanyin, he is instantly attracted to the much older centaur. Never shy nor one to be deterred from a sexual conquest, Ariel sets about wooing the old king.
Review - Hudson River Homicides by C.S. Poe
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Cold Case Detective Everett Larkin is called to the scene of a fresh homicide in the early hours of the morning. Even though Larkin is a cold case investigator, a note links the death to a string of cases he has been working on with his lover and sometimes partner, Ira Doyle. Most of the cases involve serial killers who were never brought to justice, or even recognized when the murders occurred.
Tags: Mystery
Review - A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows by Nicole Bailey
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With war on the horizon, Apollo and Hyacinth set out to look for allies among other kingdoms and minor gods. Meanwhile, after the revelation that she is really a goddess herself, Apollo’s sister Temi wants answers. She is told she might find them from Sappho on the island of Lesbos. Hyacinth’s sister, Princess Epiphany, wants to accompany Temi. The king agrees only if Valerian accompanies them. Apollo and Temi’s fates are more intertwined than they ever imagined, and it puts the mortals they allow close to them in great danger.
Review - X for Extortion by Garrick Jones
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Tommy returns to England after successfully concluding the secret mission to retrieve embarrassing letters and jewelry for the royal family. He also found a cache of photographs that were probably being used as blackmail material against other British aristocrats. Tommy and his team begin the delicate task of trying to identify the people in the pictures and who is behind the blackmail. The trail leads to an international crime ring with ties to Nazi Germany.
Review - Never Rest by Marshall Thornton
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After battling leukemia for five years, nineteen-year-old Jake is ready to give up the fight. He’s out of treatment options, and his body is failing fast. His mother isn’t quite ready to give up, though. She signs Jake up for a new experimental treatment at a clinic in the middle of nowhere, Michigan. Jake is too weak to argue and is sure he's near the end by the time they arrive.
Tags: Science Fiction Paranormal
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