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The Widow’s Honeymoon: Suspense on the Rhine

June 1, 2026
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The Widow’s Honeymoon: Suspense on the Rhine

Very suspenseful, I guess.

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Big Black Seed: A Book with No Words

May 31, 2026
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Big Black Seed: A Book with No Words

A good thing, too, as the cover is perversely unreadable for the target audience.

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DEATH OF A ‘NIPPY’: A 1939 David Adair mystery (David Adair series)

May 31, 2026
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DEATH OF A ‘NIPPY’: A 1939 David Adair mystery (David Adair series)

Nippy? I don’t even — Wait, that’s the wrong punchline.

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End Time Prophecy: The Little Book of Prophecy and Truth: 2018 update

May 31, 2026
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End Time Prophecy: The Little Book of Prophecy and Truth: 2018 update

Seems legit.

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Masquerading with My Billionaire Boss (City Billionaires in Love Book 3)

May 30, 2026
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Masquerading with My Billionaire Boss (City Billionaires in Love Book 3)

He didn’t become a billionaire by wasting money on things like covers, you know.

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Shadows of Zantesia and other stories: Four short stories by Jacob Jacobson

May 30, 2026
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Shadows of Zantesia and other stories: Four short stories by Jacob Jacobson

More shadow, please.

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SILENCED (Ryan-Hunter Series Book 1)

May 30, 2026
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SILENCED (Ryan-Hunter Series Book 1)

That’s a very odd way to do your byline.

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St. Joseph of Wisconsin: The Heroic True Story of Senator Joseph McCarthy that Fake Historians Don’t Teach

May 29, 2026
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St. Joseph of Wisconsin: The Heroic True Story of Senator Joseph McCarthy that Fake Historians Don’t Teach

I think the entire political spectrum can come together and agree that this is not a good cover.

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