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‘Gran,’ Maddie hissed, though she couldn’t help but laugh too. ‘You can’t say that.’‘I’m eighty-two; I can say anything I like,’ Nor replied Book 1 in the Maddie Penrose series. Maddie Penrose is suffering from burnout in her demanding job as a chef in the fancy London restaurant, Chez Lucie. Meanwhile, her eighty-two-year-old grandmother Nor…
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It had taken weeks, and the first time she had Changed, it had been so blindingly painful that she’d vomited and passed out. Book 1 in The Infernal Devices series. Tessa moves from New York to London to join her brother Nathaniel, but instead finds herself plunged into a mysterious world of Shadowhunters, demons, vampires,…
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Every nation has secrets, myths, and legends attached to its founders. Book 1 in the Indie Retirement Mystery series. A history focused mystery centered around the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, or the Meck Dec for short. To believers, the Meck Dec is proof that patriots in North Carolina declared independence from Great Britain in May…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! For this Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday I have five new additions to my…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book mail post. Many thanks to Chris Seto for this ebook, I look forward to reading this soon. Formerly published under the title The Vanishing Stone, Little House of Secrets is book 2 in the Notes on a Murder series featuring criminology student Theo Chan and his mysterious employers Primrose and Teebin. From Goodreads:…
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Ad/Pr/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Orrplace Press and NetGalley for the ARC of The Retirees by Leah Orr. The Retirees was published Jan 5, 2026. Never a dull moment where the land meets infinity. Discover the wonder at The Ocean’s Edge. A fun, edgy and modern retirement community mystery with a paranormal element. When seventyfour year…
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The very idea of an animal that can mimic a human is both captivating and terrifying. The Fox Wife is a novel with a simple premise turned into a complicated, dazzling, mystical story. Based on Chinese myths of fox spirits who can turn into beautiful, beguiling human figures, The Fox Wife tells the story of…
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One thing was crystal clear: the dull and sleepy smalltown had just become a whole lot more interesting. Book 1 in the A Sri Lankan Mystery series. When Kiyama Fernando discovers that her husband is cheating on her, she leaves her modern, westernised big city life in Colombo behind and seeks refuge with her friend…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Del Rey, Random House Worlds, Inklore and NetGalley for this ARC which releases today, Aug 4, 2026. Book 3 in the Shadow of the Leviathan series. Doesn’t everyone wish for change? But that’s the nature of the Empire, isn’t it. It’s so big and has so much momentum. Very difficult for…
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