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Monthly Features – March 2026

Her Lethal Crown Assassin by A P Von K’Ory I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion. Synopsis: A MAFIA PRINCESSDARK KNIGHT BRITISH ARISTOCRATWHO’D BURN DOWN THE PLANET FOR HER When powerful Mafia fathers need to settle debts, even daughters become currency. But Ambrosia Gianovecci Derossa has […]

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Starside by Alex Aster

When Alex Aster announced her first adult romantasy, expectations were already enormous. Her young adult Lightlark series had earned a devoted following and the kind of overnight success most authors only dream about. Starside by Alex Aster lands as a bold, blood-soaked promise: that the worlds she builds will only grow darker, more dangerous, and […]

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God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy

God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1872. The tale, about a man wrongly imprisoned for murder, takes the form of a parable of forgiveness. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo […]

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The Keeper by Tana French

There is a kind of crime novel that does not rush. It does not reach for the gun or the car chase. It sits with you at the pub counter, orders a pint, and then, somewhere between the third round and closing time, makes you understand that the body in the river is not the […]

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Review: SETTUP by TK Thoits

Synopsis: Respected neurologist and researcher Stella Murray was confident the FDA would approve the experimental medication based on its demonstrated superior efficacy. Knowing a serious side effect would not derail the approval process, she reports that a patient had a significant reaction to the investigational drug. Shortly thereafter, Grand Rapids Detective Troy Evans is called […]

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Nick Pope: Summer of ’88 by Christopher Stanton

An emotionally layered, illustrative path to self-discovery A coming-of-art tale set during a long and emotionally complex summer vacation, Christopher Stanton’s semi-autobiographical Nick Pope: Summer of ‘88 shines a light on the trials and tribulations of an American teen during the late 1980s. Nostalgic but clear sighted, the graphic novel explores the often turbulent path […]

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What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally

Spring break in Mexico. A private sailboat. Four teenagers. And a storm — not just in the sky, but on the boat itself. What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally doesn’t ease you into danger. It lures you into the sun first. Salt air, smoothie stands, a hopeless decade-long crush, and a best friend […]

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The Alchemy of Blood by Richard LaBrie

Psychology, philosophy, art, and life’s stranger-than-fiction moments alchemically collide in The Alchemy of Blood. “I don’t trust things / that don’t rot” Understanding humanity is never confined to a single discipline. With The Alchemy of Blood, LaBrie presents a collection that is unafraid to bite into the rawness of being alive. Organized around the four […]

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Star Evolution by Evanjellen

A sweeping, high-energy sci-fi fantasy saga in which gods, machines, and humans collide on the cosmic stage From the outset, the universe of Star Evolution: Volume 1 is viscerally characterized by gore, battle, and mythic struggle: “Blood. Blood is everywhere.”  Author Evanjellen blends elements of anime-inspired action, space opera, and mythological fantasy, and the result […]

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Game On by Navessa Allen

If you’ve already read Lights Out and Caught Up — the first two novels in Navessa Allen’s Into Darkness series — you already know she doesn’t write safe, sanitized romance. She writes the kind that makes you want to put the book down and then immediately pick it back up. Game On by Navessa Allen […]