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Above Your Raisin: a novel

June 11, 2026
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Above Your Raisin: a novel

Note: Not, apparently, about raisins.

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THE BABEL MATRIX: Alien Artefact

June 10, 2026
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THE BABEL MATRIX: Alien Artefact

Best read on shrooms.

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Sterling: For the Republic (Sterling Stories Book 1)

June 10, 2026
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Sterling: For the Republic (Sterling Stories Book 1)

Amazon has this listed under “Science Fiction › Post-Apocalyptic,” and the description doesn’t seem to know what story it’s telling.

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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH UFOS AND EXOCIVILIZATIONS?

June 10, 2026
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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH UFOS AND EXOCIVILIZATIONS?

Hey, UFOs, what’s going on?

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Yellowstone’s Restless “Savages”: A Novel Based On Actual Events

June 9, 2026
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Yellowstone’s Restless “Savages”: A Novel Based On Actual Events

The novel’s by a doctor, so it must be good! (said no one ever).

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Diners, Damsels & Wolves (Sinclaire Wolf Pack Book 1)

June 9, 2026
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Diners, Damsels & Wolves (Sinclaire Wolf Pack Book 1)

I’m on Team Match.

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PERFECT: A Single Dad Strangers To Lovers Small Town Christmas Romance (PERFECT LOVE SERIES Book 1)

June 9, 2026
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PERFECT: A Single Dad Strangers To Lovers Small Town Christmas Romance (PERFECT LOVE SERIES Book 1)

Not even close.

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Mail Order Cowboy (Wishing River Book 4)

June 8, 2026
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Mail Order Cowboy (Wishing River Book 4)

Oh. Come. ON.

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