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Georgetown Ashes

November 23, 2025
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Georgetown Ashes

“And ESPECIALLY radioactive Victorians, KEEP OUT!”

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Roses Are Red; He’s Dead (A Mellow Summers Paranormal MysterySeries Book 9)

November 22, 2025
Nathan
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Roses Are Red; He’s Dead (A Mellow Summers Paranormal MysterySeries Book 9)

Doesn’t scan. (h/t PJ)

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Absurd Incredulity. Inconceivable Calamity

November 22, 2025
Nathan
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Absurd Incredulity. Inconceivable Calamity

You keep using that word…

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Oh Holy Ghost (A Mellow Summers Paranormal MysterySeries Book 5)

November 22, 2025
Nathan
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Oh Holy Ghost (A Mellow Summers Paranormal MysterySeries Book 5)

Holy cow. (h/t PJ)

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C.R.E.W.

November 21, 2025
Nathan
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C.R.E.W.

“Crucial representation of Eager Warriors.” Because  why not?

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The Crush Of Darkness in the BattleField of Mestanix

November 21, 2025
Nathan
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The Crush Of Darkness in the BattleField of Mestanix

How much do fonts matter? This much.

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My Buddy Bali: A Tourist in Kisses and Tears

November 21, 2025
Nathan
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My Buddy Bali: A Tourist in Kisses and Tears

“Oh no, the AI didn’t generate the dog in the right colors.”

“No problem, I shall correct it.”

(Also, a PhD describes this book, but doesn’t say if he likes it.)

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Tame an Older Man

November 20, 2025
Nathan
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Tame an Older Man

Even Harlequin can’t be arsed.

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