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The Reluctant Coroner by Paul Austin Ardoin

The Reluctant Coroner by Paul Austin Ardoin

Blood is thicker than oil—until murder threatens everything.
Fenway Stevenson swore she’d never go back to Estancia.

But after losing her mother and her job in one devastating week, she’s left with no options and forced to ask her estranged father for help. That means returning to the coastal California town where he wields near-absolute power as the head of the region’s largest oil company—and where Fenway is viewed as an outsider at best, and a political pawn at worst.

Then the county coroner is murdered.

Suddenly, Fenway is thrust into a spotlight she never wanted. Appointed as interim coroner—a move that reeks of backroom deals and her father’s influence—she’s immediately faced with a murder case that hits far too close to home. The evidence points in one direction: her father’s oil company. And in Estancia, money has always had a way of silencing the truth.

As she follows a trail of secrets, sabotage, and cover-ups, Fenway must untangle a decades-old web of power and corruption, all while balancing her own fragile loyalties. If she can’t find the killer before they strike again, her first case might be her last.

Smart, layered, and full of sharp twists, The Reluctant Coroner is the explosive first entry in the Fenway Stevenson Mysteries. For readers who love hardboiled crime fiction with a modern edge, this series delivers high-stakes investigations, rich character drama, and a protagonist who refuses to back down–even when the town wants her gone.

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His Little Witness by Kindra Cress

His Little Witness by Kindra Cress

He was sent to make me disappear. He wasn’t supposed to want me for himself.

I recorded a murder. One shake video, one VIP room I should never have served, one man who looked straight into my phone and smiled, and now the most powerful men in the city want me erased before sunrise.

Then he found me first.

Silas doesn’t ask. He doesn’t comfort. He shows up like a blade in a tailored shirt and tells me I have ten seconds to choose: walk away and die, or come with him and lose every piece of the life I used to have. Cold-blooded, ruthlessly efficient, and absolutely not allowed to touch me, he’s the man Blackwater sends when there’s nothing left to save.

But he touches me anyway.

Every safehouse gets burned. Every alias gets cracked. Someone inside his own organization is feeding me to the wolves, and Silas just promised he’d torch Blackwater to the ground before he let them take me.

God help me, because I want to watch him do it.

A dark, possessive, slow-burn romantic suspense for readers who like their heroes lethal, their heroines sharp-tongued, and their tension thick enough to cut. Forced proximity. One bed (eventually). A man who was supposed to be untouchable until he met her. HIS LITTLE WITNESS is Book 1 in the Blackwater series. HEA guaranteed.

Reader note: Steamy, explicit, and intense. Contains on-page violence, themes of stalking and surveillance, and a hero whose protective instincts run very, very dark.

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Caput Mundi: The Head of the World (Enarii): A Hopepunk Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure with Elemental Magic for Ages 9–12 by B.R. Kang

About Caput Mundi: The Head of the World (Enarii): A Hopepunk Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure with Elemental Magic for Ages 9–12 by B.R. Kang:

When Niil Terra sets off to find his missing parents, he ends up in Caput Mundi, a dazzling world filled with flourishing innovation and alchemic wonders. It is also the home of enarii, a shape-shifting metal that can be willed into any form, whether it be swords, forks, or fly swatters. There, Niil’s talent for enarii shaping emerges, and for the first time, he feels like he truly belongs.

But when he discovers that his mother is the leader of the Doubleyes, who is out to eliminate enarii, he is faced with an impossible choice: to stop her or watch hundreds suffer at the hands of someone he’d do anything to reunite.

A richly imagined world coupled with fast-paced action, mystery, and a bit of butt-kicking. Caput Mundi will enthrall young readers with a powerful central message about finding your voice, taking your power back, and holding onto who you are. No matter what the world throws at you.

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Talmadge Farm by Leo Daughtry

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It’s 1957, and tobacco is king. Wealthy landowner Gordon Talmadge enjoys the lavish lifestyle he inherited but doesn’t like getting his hands dirty; he leaves that to the two sharecroppers – one white, one Black – who farm his tobacco but have bigger dreams for their own children. While Gordon takes no interest in the lives of his tenant farmers, a brutal attack between his son and the sharecropper children sets off a chain of events that leaves no one unscathed. Over the span of a decade, Gordon struggles to hold on to his family’s legacy as the old order makes way for a New South.

“Talmadge Farm” is a sweeping drama that follows three unforgettable families navigating the changing culture of North Carolina at a pivotal moment in history. A love letter to the American South, the novel is a story of resilience, hope, and family – both lost and found.

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“Why Not Me?”

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“Why Not Me?” (this book) shows how the author is distilling substance from sludge in his quest for growth to be a better version of himself; one who is at peace with the self, in harmony with others and nature; one who accepts that life is not in full bloom without challenges; one whose resolve, spirituality, and faith are not suspect; one who doesn’t wallow in victimhood, the perceived unfairness of life or its inauspiciousness; and one who asks “why not me?” instead of “why me?”, understanding that as humans we are a repository of resources to take on life’s challenges that can eventually grant us growth and desirable fulfillment in life. This kind of growth or fulfillment is atypical; it is non-material, straightforward, and basic. It is “life worth,” not “net worth.” May you find the book’s meaningful resonance within, between, and beyond the pages herein.

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Bankhaus

About Bankhaus:

Anulka Lorenzini runs the Wealth Management Division at Bankhaus Finsler, a discreet private bank in Zurich-where fortunes are protected, and secrets are buried. Many of her clients inhabit a shadow world of hidden, ill-gotten wealth, and Anulka has long harbored a quiet contempt for the system she serves.

Then she meets Giovanni Poggio.

Charismatic and dangerous, Giovanni recognizes the fault line beneath her polished exterior-and exploits it. He draws her into a scheme as simple as it is audacious: siphon millions from dormant accounts using a phantom client. The payoff is irresistible. The risk, unthinkable.

At first, it works. Millions disappear without a trace. But as the total climbs past €13 million, Anulka sees the truth: there is no clean way out. She shuts the operation down-only to discover that her partners have no intention of letting her walk away.

Desperate to break free, she makes a fatal choice. To repay what’s owed and buy her freedom, she launches a second, even more dangerous fraud-this time pulling in Felix Hofmaier, a compromised consultant with everything to lose.

But the deeper Anulka goes, the tighter the trap becomes. Her partners escalate their demands, their threats turning lethal. Cornered and furious, she stops playing by anyone else’s rules.

What began as quiet contempt ignites into something far darker-driving her into a ruthless game of deception, betrayal, and revenge where survival may come at the ultimate cost.

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Tangled Up In Two by Kristen Andrews

Tangled Up In Two by Kristen Andrews

When Jessica Byrne begrudgingly joins her friend on a search for Bigfoot, she thinks that will be the most exciting part of her day. Instead, Pottstown’s most underrated private investigator stumbles onto a marijuana grow operation and a murder. When a local stoner hires her to find a missing friend, Jessica lands squarely in a killer’s crosshairs.

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Potion Voyages Mystery Book: Chance of Harmony

About Potion Voyages Mystery Book: Chance of Harmony:

A ninja rolls enchanted dice to cast musical magic spells. The random relics find fabulous fortunes, vanquish villains, and reveal ancient secrets.

Listen to the music at https://soundcloud.com/potionvoyages/sets/potion-voyages-chance-of-harmony to experience the magic.

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Finding Faith through Dialysis

About Finding Faith through Dialysis:

From the moment he entered the world, his life was marked by both fragility and fierce, relentless grace. At just ten months old, two failing baby kidneys threatened to end his story before it began, until his father, an Army veteran with a warrior’s heart, stepped forward to give him the gift of life.
Nineteen years later, when that first gift could no longer sustain him, through the compassion of one of his best friend’s mother, another miracle occurred when she donated one of her kidneys without a moment’s hesitation.

This is the journey of a young man who grew up believing he knew everything, only to discover that grace had been teaching him all along. Twice, he received what many never live to receive even once. Twice God made a way where there was none. Through every stubborn moment, every misstep, and every lesson learned the hard way, he came to see that survival was never owed, it was given.

A story of second chances, sacrificial love, and divine provision, Finding Faith through Dialysis invites readers to witness a life shaped not by perfection but by mercy that refused to let go. It is a testimony to gratitude, to the quiet heroes who step forward when others step back, and to a God whose grace overflows far beyond what any of us deserves.

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Escaping the Narcissistic Nest

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Escaping the Narcissistic Nest: Your Flight Path to Self-Worth is a candid, darkly funny survival guide for anyone raised in a narcissistic family system—especially golden children, scapegoats, and the people who somehow became both.

This book will help you:

Recognize narcissistic patterns without gaslighting yourself
Understand family roles like golden child, scapegoat, and lost child
Set boundaries that don’t immediately collapse under guilt
Reclaim your identity, autonomy, and sanity
Begin healing without pretending it’s pretty or linear

Written by two survivors who lived it (and then accidentally married it… twice), this book pulls back the curtain on narcissistic manipulation with brutal honesty, sharp insight, and humor so biting it might qualify as a coping mechanism.

You’ll laugh. You’ll wince. You’ll probably say, “Wait—my family did that too.”

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Memoirs of a Clever Prankster by Peter Henry

Memoirs of a Clever Prankster by Peter Henry

Tales of laugh-out-loud unique gags, absurd jokes, and funny stories will enrich your life.
Fun-loving Peter Henry is one of the most clever pranksters EVER. Henry’s beautiful life includes hilarious gut-busting tales, funny stories, and absurd gags. With pleasure, he carefully crafts humorous jokes that evoke rousing laughter as each trick unfolds.
Henry’s memoir tells his joyful journey from childhood through his 50-year career as a hospitality professional, including an astounding 36 years as GM of America’s finest luxury destination resorts. Henry also owned and operated a highly popular Caribbean restaurant for four years.
Along the way, Henry met and mingled with famous celebrities and renowned sports stars, such as Robin Williams, Robert Redford, Mickey Mantle and Arnold Palmer. Henry also collaborated with many inspiring hoteliers who aided his personal development and shared his commitment to excellence.
Under Henry’s exceptional leadership, his acclaimed resorts and Caribbean restaurant were wildly successful. His most memorable adventures and funny stories occurred during this joyful time.
Henry’s focus on excellence carried through as a clever prankster with his high jinks, funny party games, and humorous jokes. He was usually in the thick of the action, totally engaged in the hilarious uproar.

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Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

In the contest for humanity’s future, who gets to decide what it means to be human?

When Teagan Ward donates her eggs to a scientific experiment aboard a rotating space habitat, she never expects children to be born from them. But years later, she discovers seven genetically engineered infants exist — and powerful forces are prepared to control their futures at any cost.

As a ruthless mining consortium tightens its grip on the expanding space economy, Teagan is pulled into a dangerous struggle involving corporate ambition, military secrets, and a breakthrough that could reshape human evolution forever.

Hunted across Earth and orbiting habitats, Teagan must decide how far she is willing to go to protect children the world insists are not hers.

Blending emotional depth with scientifically grounded speculation, Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny is an epic science-fiction adventure about motherhood, identity, survival, and the moral cost of humanity’s expansion into space.

“Clift merges the vastness of space with the intimate, harrowing struggles of motherhood, probing the ethical limits of science and the steep cost of survival in his gripping sci-fi tale.” – The Prairies Book Review.

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Blue Moon over Madagascar, Lilith & the Faeries Romantic Suspense Series #1 by Cathy A. Corn

Blue Moon over Madagascar, Lilith & the Faeries Romantic Suspense Series #1 by Cathy A. Corn

Lilith Devlin’s comfortable routines shatter when a faery lures her into unknown territory.

Faery Florinda appears like magic in Pittsburgh bookstore manager Lilith’s garden one night with a proposition. Will Lilith write a novel explaining faery ways? But she soon learns there’s even more at stake.

She’s thrilled by the trip to Ireland to learn from Old World fae. But will her cat and best friend Cleo ever forgive her for abandoning her to sleep in a tent in Madagascar with a man she barely knows on some wild faery mission? After twenty years of living without romantic love, can she handle the heat?

Expect a faery story loaded with fun, laughter, and the extraordinary in this romantic adventure, the first of Lilith’s magical escapades. If you love animals, nature, and our beautiful green and blue world, you’ll love these paranormal adventure suspense and mystery novels. Read Blue Moon over Madagascar now for an entertaining, exotic armchair road trip.
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AMAZON REVIEWS:
“This fairy adventure kept you guessing. It was hard to put the book down. The characters were great! I can’t wait until the next fairy adventure.”

“Lilith’s adventures in nature make me yearn for balmy weather, a good pair of sturdy shoes, and a mystical forest to explore. If you appreciate earth’s creatures, enjoy a fun romance, and are enchanted by faeries, then this book is for you.”

“I eagerly anticipated reading this book because I enjoyed two other books by this author…I recommend it for all readers, especially those who prefer a mystery with their romance.”

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Descending Thirds by Nicole Conn

Descending Thirds by Nicole Conn

“Playing piano is a dangerous life.”

Not because of the music itself, but because of the passions it awakens, the ambitions it fuels, and the hearts it inevitably breaks.

Set against the electrifying world of elite international piano competition in the 1960s, Descending Thirds is an epic tale of love, obsession, ambition, betrayal, and the devastating cost of greatness.

At its center is Alexandra von Triessen, a gifted young pianist whose life becomes forever entangled with two extraordinary brothers. Sebastian D’Antonio is charismatic, magnetic, and impossible to resist—a “finger-proud” lothario who commands every room he enters. Conrad D’Antonio, his adopted brother, is something altogether different: a quiet musical savant who writes transcendent music not for fame or applause, but because writing music is breathing for him.

Drawn to both men, Alexandra finds herself caught in a passionate and heartbreaking triangle that spans years, continents, and some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world.

As the competitors gather for the renowned Ketterling International Piano Competition, careers are made, dreams are shattered, and long-buried secrets begin to emerge. What follows is a sweeping story of forbidden love, family loyalty, artistic sacrifice, and the lengths people will go to protect the ones they love.

Richly researched and emotionally immersive, Descending Thirds invites readers into a rarely seen world where music becomes a language of desire, rivalry, heartbreak, and redemption. Along the way, readers will encounter unforgettable characters, stunning twists, and a love story that refuses to fit neatly into any category.

Perfect for readers who love emotionally powerful fiction, family sagas, historical drama, prestige television storytelling, and unforgettable romances, Descending Thirds has been praised for its cinematic scope, emotional depth, and page-turning narrative.

Multi award-winning and impossible to forget, Descending Thirds is a novel about the music that shapes us, the choices that define us, and the loves that haunt us forever.

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Sadie and Moose on the Loose by Mignon Morse

Sadie and Moose on the Loose by Mignon Morse

A heartwarming story about canine friendship for ages 4 and up. Sadie, an Aussie Sheppard mix, has a special bond with her best friend, Moose.

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FINAL DAYS: A Plan for Mankind. A Fight for Survival, by R J Deuel

FINAL DAYS: A Plan for Mankind. A Fight for Survival, by R J Deuel

We’ve all been living on a wafer-thin crust of the present, heeding only to our immediate needs with little consideration for the future. But the climate is changing as the super-storms of recent years have shown. It’s 2059, and a frozen world starves under the cold gaze of GlobeX, a supercomputer, and its master, who controls a dying world. When a planet-killing asteroid the size of our moon appears, reporter Ryan Adams suspects the extinction-event is a high-tech smokescreen. Uncovering a heinous scheme to cull the population, Ryan and friends must outrun rogue the agents, who are hunting them, and broadcast the truth before the false apocalypse claims anymore lives. Can they stop the worldwide chaos before time runs out?
Much of the enjoyment of this story comes from the cinematic scenes that ground the reader inside the story. You’ll love the heroes and hate the villains, and maybe even have some sympathy for the computer at the end. And the Irish setter, Einstein, is a real charmer.

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His Obsession by Natasha L. Black

About Featured Book: His Obsession by Natasha L. Black

I went to my brother’s house expecting dinner.
Instead, his best friend looked at me like he wanted to ruin me.

Sebastian De Luca.
My brother’s oldest friend.
Dark eyes. Controlled. And not the kind of man you say no to.

I should have kept my distance.
Instead, I let him pull me onto the dance floor of his nightclub.
Then into his bed, before I could remember why men like him are dangerous.

One night was supposed to get him out of my system.
Instead, two pink lines changed everything.

Then my violent ex found me.
And suddenly, nowhere felt safe anymore.

Sebastian moved me into his mansion that night.
Guards at every door. Eyes on every camera.
He didn’t ask. He decided.

Now it’s not just protection. It’s possession.
And God help the man stupid enough to come for what’s his.

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WORLD ON THE BRINK by Dave Denness

About Featured Book: WORLD ON THE BRINK by Dave Denness

The urgent sequel to The War That's Already Started.

In early 2026, the United States struck Iran's nuclear infrastructure. The shock wave did not stop at Natanz or Fordow. It rolled through alliances, supply chains, currency markets, cyber networks, and the fragile assumptions that have held the post-1945 order together.

World on the Brink is the follow-up readers asked Dave Denness to write if the trajectory accelerated. It has. This book is the updated map.

If you read the first book, you already know the framework. Historical context, strategic analysis, case studies, and practical advice in the same plain, Brisbane-morning voice. Every trajectory traced last time, Iranian nuclear breakout, the China and Russia alignment, the weaponisation of information, the brittleness of supply chains, the grinding attrition of Ukraine, has accelerated.

If you are new to Dave Denness, the book stands on its own. A preface catches you up on the collapse of the JCPOA afterlife, four failed rounds of Oman-brokered talks, the 2025 Australian election, AUKUS blowing out to A$96 billion, 15,000 North Korean troops in Ukraine, the Lebanon ceasefire, the collapse of the Gaza phase-one deal, and Sudan's 14 million displaced.

Inside:

Why the 2026 strike is a turning point, not an endpoint, told through the Falklands miscalculation
The long fuse of failed diplomacy and the rise of a peer competitor in China
The five mechanics that break alliances, with case studies across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Gulf
Ukraine's attrition grind as nine million artillery rounds cross from Pyongyang to the front
Middle East flames and Sudan's resource inferno
Cyber shadows, disinformation waves, and vote-tampering tides reshaping democracies
False flags, nuclear brinkmanship, and the off-ramps that still exist
AI's dark twist, autonomous targeting, deepfake diplomacy, and dystopian surveillance exports
How Israel steered a superpower through the Twelve Day War
Southern Lebanon as the real prize Israel has been building since 1978
Australia's path forward as a middle power when its security guarantor turns unpredictable
The Jiang Thesis, a new chapter arguing World War III has already begun and the Iran strike is part of a grand strategy to save the petrodollar
Why this book is different. Not an academic doorstop. Not a breathless hot take. Strategic analysis grounded in publicly verifiable sources, current to May 2026, written for the person reading it on the train, at the kitchen table, or on a balcony with a mug of green tea.

Who it is for. Readers of The War That's Already Started. Citizens who want to understand the news instead of just react to it. Investors weighing supply-chain and currency risk. Veterans and reservists. Parents. Policy professionals, journalists, and students of international affairs.

What you will come away with. Not panic. Not paralysis. A clearer map. The book closes with a framework called Strategic Perspective Without Strategic Paralysis, a practical guide to thinking about uncertainty, preparing without catastrophising, and staying engaged when the temptation to switch off has never been stronger.

The world heading into the second half of 2026 is less predictable and less forgiving of unpreparedness than the one we knew eighteen months ago. This book will not make it safer. But it will help you see it clearly.

If The War That's Already Started was the warning, World on the Brink is the field guide. The next headline will not wait.

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Beauty in the Breakup by Julie Tuton

Beauty in the Breakup by Julie Tuton

Is there somewhere inside where you know that your relationship isn’t working for you, and something needs to change, but are afraid to rock the boat? Do you have a deep nagging feeling that doesn’t seem to go away? What if avoiding this awareness makes the boat sink deeper, faster? And facing it actually calms the waters!

In this book I guide people through the transformation from lost in relationship, to reclaiming their sense of self, releasing the emotional ties to past, and moving forward with sparkling clarity and confidence.

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The Unraveling Mind (Echoes of the Mind Book 1) K by Joe Madison

The Unraveling Mind (Echoes of the Mind Book 1) K by Joe Madison

The first light of dawn, thin and watery, managed to pierce the perpetual gloom that clung to Blackwood Manor. Elara Vance, wrapped in a thick woolen blanket that smelled faintly of mothballs and something else, something vaguely medicinal, sat on the cold flagstone floor of the grand entrance hall. Detective Carter, his face a mask of professional exhaustion, had just finished his preliminary sweep: a quiet, grim efficiency about him. He’d secured the scene, taken a few cursory notes, and then, with a nod that held more sympathy than protocol allowed, informed her she needed to be taken somewhere safe, somewhere she could give a proper statement.

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