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The Heir Apparent (The Waiting Throne Book 1)

June 2, 2026
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The Heir Apparent (The Waiting Throne Book 1)

Not as apparent as all that.

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The Wishful Governess (False Rumors Book 2)

June 2, 2026
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The Wishful Governess (False Rumors Book 2)

“Um… I just came in here for a history of Hungary…”

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Mage Hunter: Episode 1: Blooded Snow (The Ursian Chronicles)

June 2, 2026
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Mage Hunter: Episode 1: Blooded Snow (The Ursian Chronicles)

“I REALLY wish I had worn my longjohns under this…”

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Bigfoot and the Librarian (Mystic Springs Book 1)

June 1, 2026
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Bigfoot and the Librarian (Mystic Springs Book 1)

Bigfoot’s been waxing, and the light sources are driving me crazy.

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The Phantom of the Opera

June 1, 2026
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The Phantom of the Opera

Trying to imagine the prompt that resulted in this image.

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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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