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The Clown in the Church: And Other Spooky Tales

June 16, 2026
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The Clown in the Church: And Other Spooky Tales

“I don’t need to worry about typefaces, the illustration carries it.”

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Make Me Whole: A Steamy Small-Town Second Chance Romance (June Springs Book 1)

June 16, 2026
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Make Me Whole: A Steamy Small-Town Second Chance Romance (June Springs Book 1)

Oh, it says “WHOLE”? Yeah, I totally misinterpreted that.

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Precarious

June 15, 2026
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Precarious

I think that means the poet’s a little tipsy.

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Drake’s Atlantis: Book 1 (A Revised History of the New World)

June 15, 2026
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Drake’s Atlantis: Book 1 (A Revised History of the New World)

No, this is not a technothriller; from what I can tell, it’s an epic fantasy.

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The Planet: Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the lift to space as the planet dies (The Rat Queen)

June 15, 2026
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The Planet: Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the lift to space as the planet dies (The Rat Queen)

“It’s a cookbook!!”

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Land of Rivera : Truth and Evolution

June 14, 2026
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Land of Rivera : Truth and Evolution

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Book of Elders: My life with the Sasquatch People

June 14, 2026
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Book of Elders: My life with the Sasquatch People

Thus cannily sidestepping the issue of whether “sasquatches” is the proper plural.

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A Tome of Order Magic

June 14, 2026
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A Tome of Order Magic

Does she have an OnlyFans?

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