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Title: The Legend of Valentine Author: Sheldon Collins Genre: Historical Fiction Romance Publication Date: 2024 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41uESYV "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Summary: Journey to ancient Rome with The Legend of Valentine , a sweeping historical fiction romance by Sheldon Collins. Discover the untold story of Valentine, a Roman soldier...

Title: Genesis Author: Delon Nicole Starkey Genre: Standalone Romance Novel Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hGbvsa "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Dive into "Genesis," a standalone romance novel by Delon Nicole Starkey that explores the depths of pain, trauma, and the resilient power of hope and love. Follow Phoenix and Denver as they n...

Title: Royally Benevolent Author: Maude Winters Genre: Contemporary Romance Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4gQWFO1 "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Dive into the icy world of Neandia where Princess Odette seeks to restore her life and discovers an unexpected connection with Wyatt Worthington , a billionaire with a heart of gold. This "ow...

Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War by Lyndal Roper, a historical analysis, published in February 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4h09rKx "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Dive into the tumultuous world of 16th-century Germany with Lyndal Roper's "Summer of Fire and Blood." This gripping account explores the German Peasants' War, the largest...

Title: Remember, I Love You Author: Claudia Carroll Genre: Multi-Generational Women's Fiction Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41etMa5 "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Synopsis: Grief has flattened Connie since losing her mum, her best friend. Meanwhile, Lucasta, a wildly successful author, finds herself drawn into the lives of others in u...

Title: Protect Your Queen Author: Penelope Sky Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense Publication Date: 2017 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41iHXei "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Summary: Enter the dangerous world of Crewe, a powerful and ruthless criminal whose life is upended when he takes London, the sister of a man who crossed him, as collateral....

Title: Why We Believe: A Mental Experiment Seeking a ‘Big Picture’ Author: Alister McGrath Genre: Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Religion Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4b56QgN "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Description: Why do we believe? Is belief outdated in our rational, science-led world? Alister McGrath challenges this notion, arguing...

Title: Through Shifts and Shocks Author: Steve Vamos Genre: Business/Leadership/Change Management Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/40TSBa0 "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Navigate the waves of constant change with "Through Shifts and Shocks." Steve Vamos, a leader who's seen it all, shares his 40 years of experience on the front lines of...

Title: Temptation Author: Ivy Rose Genre: Dark Romance Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WZxge4 "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Summary: Dive into the dangerous world of Fabrizio Moretti in Ivy Rose's "Temptation," a dark romance where feelings are a weakness. Fabrizio, a morally gray man involved in organized crime, kidnaps Sienna, a tea...

Title: The Antique Store Detective and the May Day Murder Author: Clare Chase Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3X4wqwR "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Dive into the charming yet deadly world of Bella Winter! In The Antique Store Detective and the May Day Murder , Bella finds herself embroiled in a gripping mystery in t...

"The Favorites" by Layne Fargo is a fictional novel published by Random House in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ED8Alv "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The story revolves around American ice dancers Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha . It explores themes of obsession, scandal, and tragedy within the competitive world of ice skating. Katarina narrates her stor...

Their Shadows Deep by Peter Golden is a historical fiction novel published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41fUQ92 "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The novel weaves a complex love story set against the backdrop of significant historical events, such as the Cold War era, Jim Crow South, and the Greenwich Village art scene. It explores themes of love, los...

Frontier Marshal by Michael Cardwell is the third book in a series, with a fourth book already in development. It is dedicated to Montana available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ECN689 "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The book follows Danny Coogan, who drives into Great Falls, Montana, before heading northwest. Danny is a deputy U.S. Marshal. He is married to Ruth, wh...

Get Off Your Assets: A Woman’s Guide to Avoid Getting Screwed in Your Gray Divorce by Neale S. Godfrey is a financial guide for women navigating gray divorce , set to be published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42ZB96y "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Summary: The book addresses the rising trend of divorces among individuals over fifty, offering suppor...

"The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance" by Eswar S. Prasad is a non-fiction book published in 2021 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41h3RhV "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The book explores how the digital revolution is transforming currencies and finance. Key themes in "The Future of Money" include: The declinin...

"The Ballad of Never After" by Stephanie Garber, a young adult fantasy novel published in 2022, continues the story of Evangeline Fox in the Magnificent North, navigating curses, betrayals, and her complicated relationship with Jacks, the Prince of Hearts available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3X5Plan "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Evangeline's journey is fraught wi...

"Reboot" by Lars H. Larsen is the third book in the post-apocalyptic "Dark Highway Home" series, copyrighted in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3CQCiml "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." This work of fiction explores themes of recovery, restoration, and resilience in a post-apocalyptic world. The story includes elements such as: The aftermath of an EMP event...

"Forbidden Games" by Katee Robert is a work of fiction that combines the previously published novels "Make Me Want" and "Make Me Crave". "Make Me Want" was first published in 2018, with this edition of "Forbidden Games" published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hECyUA "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." "Forbidden Games" explores themes of second chances,...

The Silent Patient , a thriller by Alex Michaelides, published in 2019 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Qj3nSd "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." It revolves around silence, mystery, and psychological complexity . The novel centers on Alicia Berenson, a painter who mysteriously stops speaking after murdering her husband, and Theo Faber, a psychotherapist determin...

"How to Share an Egg" by Bonny Reichert is a nonfiction book published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hBYorN "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." It is a blend of memoir and family history, intertwining the author's life with her father's experiences as a Holocaust survivor. Reichert explores themes of hunger, sorrow, love, survival, privilege, and identi...

Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between by L.M. Elliott is a historical fiction novel set to be published in January 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EJUQFg "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Summary: The story unfolds in 1973 , amidst the backdrop of Watergate, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the end of the Vietnam War . It delves into a year of political...

"Bright Girl" by Nancy Basile is a murder mystery novel published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42TrRsH "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The story centers around Detective Shelby Reed's investigation into the strangling of a student named Whitney Chandler. Key elements of the plot include: The initial investigation Shelby examines the body and discove...

Those Fatal Flowers is a 2025 novel by Shannon Ives , categorized as fiction , specifically mythological fiction, and lesbian fiction available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3CJjPIr "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." Summary: The book explores the impact of loss and guilt on the psyche , while also addressing structural violence . It contains depictions of sexual assault...

The List Conspiracy by Harry Parker is a fiction novel , published in January 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aYYW8w "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The story revolves around Max Quinn , a lawyer, who gets entangled in a conspiracy following the death of Ray Billings. Ray's friend, Stanley Woermer, seeks Max's help, revealing a list of young boys and a s...

Chasing Peace: A Story of Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and the Spiritual Power of Neuroscience by Tom Rosshirt is a spiritual self-help book set to be published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3CCFiml "Using our affiliate links helps support the content we create." The book explores the journey from seeking happiness through achieving a self-image to finding peace by dissolving the self...