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That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger Review is here. This novel centers around Lee, who lost her best friend, Sarah McHale, in a school shooting. She was hiding in a stall in the bathroom with Sarah and witnessed her friend die in her arms. But the tragedy didn’t just affect Lee. It affected other survivors who witnessed death firsthand: Miles Mason, Ashley Chambers, Eden Martinez, Denny Lucas, and Kellie Gaynor. The story picks up three years after the deaths of the students, but the survivors still feel like it happened just yesterday. Lee struggles throughout the novel to move…

DEVIL DAYS IN DEADWOOD by Ann Charles!Book 11  The New Novel by USA TODAY Bestselling Author ANN CHARLES! Released May 2020The books will be available worldwide, in digital, print, and audio format, across all platforms! “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” ~William Shakespeare Violet Parker knows better than to play with devils. They always cheat, especially when lives are at stake. Deadwood’s charming, troublemaking, and soul-sucking devils are no different, and they’re biting at her heels. But the clock is ticking and Violet has no choice—she must risk her life to save her treasured Aunt Zoe. With…

It’s 20th-century Czechoslovakia… and murder comes knocking. The Teralov family is loved and respected by everyone in Prague, adored for bringing prosperity and hope to its downtrodden people… so nobody expected to find Peter Teralov inexplicably murdered in the streets. To quell the uproar, expert Soviet detective Edgar Rollenvart soon finds himself tasked with hunting down the one responsible and bringing the killer to justice. He’s confident he can unravel the mystery behind Peter’s killing – despite the mysterious absence of evidence. Teaming up with Peter’s brother, Edgar embarks on a twisting and impossible case that will take them through…

GenderQueer by Allan D. Hunter is out now. This is a coming-out story of a male-bodied girl-gendered hetero genderqueer, entertaining true-life drama that will particularly appeal to anyone exploring gender/orientation issues. Nonfiction, but written as a narrative tale. Topically akin to Leslie Feinberg’s STONE BUTCH BLUES, Daphne Scholinski’s THE LAST TIME I WORE A DRESS; stylistically similar to Jennifer Boylan’s SHE’S NOT THERE. A different story. Nearly all other “trans” memoirs are by people who feel they were “born in the wrong body.” This one isn’t. Derek is a girl. He wasn’t one of the boys as a kid; he…

The Betrayal by Anne Allen is out now and the Guernsey Novels book #6. Treachery and theft lead to death – and love. 1940. Teresa Bichard and her baby are sent by her beloved husband, Leo, to England as the Germans draw closer to Guernsey. Days later, they invade… 1942. Leo, of Jewish descent, is betrayed to the Germans and is sent to a concentration camp, never to return. 1945. Teresa returns to find Leo did not survive, and the family’s valuable art collection, including a Renoir, is missing. Heartbroken, she returns to England. 2011. Nigel and his twin Fiona,…

The Spitfire Girls by Soraya M. Lane Review is here. This was my most requested historical romance book on my Facebook. It centers around May, Lizzie, and Ruby. They are all pilots and wanting to help in the war efforts during WWII. More than anything, they want to fly military aircrafts to help aide in the war effort. However, they are women, and that means they are meant to stay home, write letters, and knit. Well, Lizzie won’t have any of that. She is American and determined to have her own female squadron to help the Air force. After meeting…

Steggie Belle & the Dream Warriors by Elias Pell is out now! “It’s a great pleasure of falling down the mesmerizing rabbit hole of Elias Pell’s imagination, a shimmering place rich in alarming detail and appealing characters. Steggie Belle is an unmissable experience.” —STORGY Magazine Published by candlelight—surrounded by chanting Druids—at midnight on Summer Solstice 2020, this is Elias Pell’s debut novel. A semi-autobiographical YA Fantasy which delves behind the world we know, or like to tell ourselves we know. “What if our understanding of dreams is just a poor reflection of another place… a real place?” During a storm,…

The Shadows by Alex North Review is here. Let me tell you if you like thrillers that will make your entire body shiver with fear this book is for you! I got this ARC copy from Celadon books and was so excited! Paul Adams is just a boy when his playground at school turns into a crime scene. One of his friends gets murdered there, and Charlie Crabtree supposedly committed the gruesome crime. Paul knew Charlie too, but Charlie disappeared soon after the discovery. Then Paul leaves town for college and doesn’t return for decades. It isn’t until he’s now…

They Went Left by Monica Hesse Review is here. This novel centers around Zofia Lederman. She is a Jewish girl who got liberated from Gross-Rosen concentration camp, barely surviving frostbite, starvation, and beatings. She holds on thinking one thought: find her brother Abek and reunite with him. It’s what drives her to survive and maybe not be a no-nothing girl anymore. Her last memory is her family going to the left into the gas chambers while she promised her brother from A to Z she’d find him after this was all over. Now in a hospital, Zofia recovers enough to…

Memoirs of a 20th Century Gentleman is out now. Recounting his journey over the years, from a little village in England to the deserts of the Middle East. Then he goes to private boarding schools to children’s care homes, world-wide trade oil tankers to a 19th Century tall ship, working as an escort to setting up an accountancy firm, James’ story is honest and compelling. Explaining how each chapter of his life shaped him, James discusses in a frank and open manner his struggle with bipolar disorder. He also discusses how he was able to survive an early childhood of…

Amaranthine by Bushra Satkhed is a historical drama romance fiction novel. This book is set in the early 19th century. The story entails the life of Amaranthine, a young peasant girl who lives on the outskirts of the Kingdom of Elynasia. She leads a humble life filled with hardships in the woods with her mother. Though she dreams of adventures full of thrills and excitement, she remains grateful for the little things she receives. In a turn of events, when Amaranthine encounters a young man, her life unfolds a new chapter. What she thinks is her new beginning, leads her…

Everville: The Fall of Brackenbone is out now! Two very different worlds, Easton Falls University and the magical realm of Everville, are in dire need of a hero. Owen Sage embarks on an epic journey of monumental proportions to save these worlds, all while fighting to keep the world within himself intact. This quest is not for the faint of heart, nor is it for the weak of mind—only the bravest will succeed. Discovering the well-kept secret of The Fourth Pillar of Truth is only part of the feat. Owen will have to outwit the ever-powerful villain Governor Jahal and…