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ROAR

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ROAR

I assume the subtitle was added after the fifth person assumed it was a shifter romance.

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The Amish Book Cellar (A Willow Springs Amish Mystery Romance 1)

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The Amish Book Cellar (A Willow Springs Amish Mystery Romance 1)

“I’ll distract from the mismatched light sources by putting the background through a weird filter. It’s foolproof!”

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Reporting is Murder: A (Ghostly) Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Evangeline Moon Reporting Book 1)

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Reporting is Murder: A (Ghostly) Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Evangeline Moon Reporting Book 1)

But that chair is to die for.

 

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Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson: A Peek into Watson’s Dispatch Box: Nine New Tales of Mystery & Suspense from the Author of Ten Steps from Baker Street

March 19, 2026
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Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson: A Peek into Watson’s Dispatch Box: Nine New Tales of Mystery & Suspense from the Author of Ten Steps from Baker Street

Utterly clueless.

 

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In Time of Need: Mrs. Reed becomes a P.I.

March 18, 2026
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In Time of Need: Mrs. Reed becomes a P.I.

“Busybody.” The word you’re looking for is “busybody.”

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Yes it is……

March 18, 2026
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Yes it is……

No, not even a little bit.

 

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Chosen to Survive

March 18, 2026
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Chosen to Survive

Welcome to Perspective Hell. (Also, the description says that “this novel is a mixture of futuristic vision and science fiction.” Because those are totally different things.)

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The Legend of the Chocolate River

March 17, 2026
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The Legend of the Chocolate River

This is turning into Poorly Drawn Pachyderms Week. (And it is taking all my willpower not to tag this with “wink wink nudge nudge.”)

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