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Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 3: Starblue by Michelle Levigne

Far on the edge of settled space, the colony world Mallachrom is mostly wilderness. Years ago, during an invasion by the alien Talroqi, many adults were killed while most of the children vanished, spirited away to safety by the sentient canines known as Shadows.   Those children came back from the wilderness changed, bound to the planet in ways they can't, or won't, explain. Called the Taken, they live on the edges of civilization. The new government on Mallachrom fears…
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Loyals Series, Book 3: Snowfields by Frances Evlin

Continue the Series:   Chapter 1   Braeth straightened from a crouch beside the fire where a gill-skewered herring roasted for himself and his twelve-year-old grandson Vachel. Up-mountain on the snowfields, beyond the spring-green fairplain but close enough to be discernible as human beings, two figures moved. With awakening dread, Braeth squinted at the pair. A drift of wind blew downhill and his two dogs sprang to their feet. The animals' silver-tipped black hackles rose, their amber eyes glowed, their…
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Sealed in Blood by Margaret L. Carter

  Chapter 1   In this group, a winged alien would hardly be noticed. Standing in a corner of the hotel lobby, well away from the floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows, Nigel Jamison watched a vampire and a green-skinned Martian perform an "After you, Alphonse" dance at the main entrance. Finally the Martian came through first, and the vampire, following, caught the hem of his cloak in the door. Nigel swirled his own crimson-lined black cape, reflecting that he'd chosen his…
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Stories from the Vale Series: Gifts of the Elven by Kathy Ann Trueman

Generations ago, ships full of refugees from a vast war accidentally blew into a narrow, sheltered harbor between the cliffs of two mountain ranges. The people called the vast and fertile valley beyond the harbor the Vale and settled there. The Vale was also home to wild animals, dragons, and magical creatures called elves...and magic.   As the years passed, humans with no actual magical talent came to be born with a Gift--a single ability. Among the Gifted, only healers…
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Fudge Shop Mystery Series: Undercover Fudge by Christine De Smet

Candy shop owner Ava Oosterling has her hands full when her best friend Pauline Mertens takes a summer job as a wedding coordinator--with the nuptials and reception scheduled in mere days in the back yard of Ava's Blue Heron. Then the sheriff informs Ava that a band of thieves storming the country may have targeted this wedding. And that's because there's proof Pauline's mother is associated with the thieves... When the sheriff asks Ava to go undercover, she finds herself…
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Fudge Shop Mystery Series by Christine DeSmet

  Deadly Fudge Divas  A taste of trouble is in the air when a group of well-heeled, fudge-loving women descend on Ava Oosterling's newly acquired and lovingly refurbished bed & breakfast inn for a chocolate lovers' getaway. When one of the women turns up dead--and Ava's grandfather is a prime suspect--Ava plunges into the thick of a murder case stickier than her candy store's line of Fairy Tale fudge flavors and the chocolate facials the women adore at the local…
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Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series: Hidden by Karen Wiesner

Nestled on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin is a small, secluded town called Bloodmoon Cove with volatile weather, suspicious folk...and newly awakened ghosts. Sometimes what you don't know can hurt you...   Following a troubled childhood, Sybilla Nygard marries her much older entrepreneur partner, Tobias Ocampo. They've been inseparable since they started Offbeat Enterprises together. Their publishing house produces a book series focused on unusual homes.   After suffering memory loss about his past, Tobias inherits an elaborate, isolated estate…
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Loyals Series, Book 2: Firehills by Francis Evlin

  Continue the Series: Chapter 1   The wind caught its breath. The brindle milch cows stood like blocks of jasper, waiting. Beyond the tall wooden fence that defined the boundaries of the lordshare, the night-feeding tersaks lifted on great barred wings, even though sunset was eight hours away. Kelber gripped the worked-iron rail of the balcony and looked west toward the treeless peak twelve miles distant. Above the firehill an ominous sienna glow crept upward; highly heated air melted…
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A Vince Torelli Mystery, Book 4: The List by John Schembra

A former soldier who becomes a San Francisco police homicide investigator after the war, Vince Torelli is dedicated, intelligent and highly principled--all skills that serve him well given the difficult, almost impossible murder investigations he's assigned that force him to the razor edge with equally resolute, extremely ruthless masterminds.   Continue the Series: Chapter 1   He liked it down there. Yes, it was damp and cold, but without the constant wind off the ocean, it was tolerable, even comfortable.…
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Hyksos Series, Book 7: Sons of Tao by Max Overton

The power of the kings of the Middle Kingdom have been failing for some time, having lost control of the Nile Delta to a series of Canaanite kings who ruled from the northern city of Avaris.   Into this mix came the Kings of Amurri, Lebanon and Syria bent on subduing the whole of Egypt. These kings were known as the Hyksos, and they dealt a devastating blow to the peoples of the Nile Delta and Valley. War breaks out…
Loyals Series Boxed Set
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Loyals Series by Francis Evlin

Book 1: Eternal Trees Chaff, a stable boy in the employ of Lord Yoad, receives Awareness magic--the ability to manipulate Life Force particles--on his sixteenth birthday. He flees Yoad Hall and travels to the Crown to see the Eternal Trees and Prand's First Loyal who provides the connection to the Eternal One. King Neel, First Loyal, astonishes Chaff by revealing that he is a Second Loyal. The Non--the antithesis of the Eternal One--manipulates Lord Yoad's men into felling an Eternal…
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Loyals Series, Book 1: Eternal Trees by Francis Evlin

Continue the Series: Chapter 1   Chaff limped into the speckled mare's stall and darted a glance over his shoulder as he kneed shut the gate. Earlymorn light silhouetted no figure in the stable's open doorway, nor did the dark-timbered interior reveal any sign of human life. And so, setting down bucket and broom, Chaff pulled two withered carrots from the pocket of his breeches. "I've brought you a treat, Lusala," he whispered, his throat choking. A pitiful offering for…
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Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 2: That Synching Feeling by Michelle Levigne

Far on the edge of settled space, the colony world Mallachrom is mostly wilderness. Years ago, during an invasion by the alien Talroqi, many adults were killed while most of the children vanished, spirited away to safety by the sentient canines known as Shadows.   Those children came back from the wilderness changed, bound to the planet in ways they can't, or won't, explain. Called the Taken, they live on the edges of civilization. The new government on Mallachrom fears…
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Incognito Series, Book 8: Hard to Handle by Karen Wiesner

Men and women who have sacrificed their personal identities to live in the shadows and uphold justice for all--no matter the cost. Loyal operative Dez Luttino has graduated from the recruits of the Network, top of his classes and single-mindedly driven to succeed in his duty to his country. What he hadn't counted on was mentoring his first operative—Nova Granger, once a head-strong, albeit gorgeous, hunting machine who didn't seem to want to follow any rules except her own. As…
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Mischief in Moonstone Series, Novella 5: A Moonstone Wedding by Christine DeSmet

This delightful series focuses on the humorous mystery and romantic adventures of the kind folks who live in the environs of a small village nestled on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. Along the way in the series, silkie chickens, a giant prehistoric beaver skeleton, a kidnapped reindeer, and other flora and fauna contribute to the amusing mischief and mayhem.     Continue the series:   Chapter 1   Margie Mueller's life was about to crash like two logging trucks that…
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Hyksos Series, Book 6: Between the Wars by Max Overton

The power of the kings of the Middle Kingdom have been failing for some time, having lost control of the Nile Delta to a series of Canaanite kings who ruled from the northern city of Avaris.   Into this mix came the Kings of Amurri, Lebanon and Syria bent on subduing the whole of Egypt. These kings were known as the Hyksos, and they dealt a devastating blow to the peoples of the Nile Delta and Valley.   Rahotep leads…
Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 3: Starblue boxed set
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Shadows of Mallachrom Series by Michelle L. Levigne

Far on the edge of settled space, the colony world Mallachrom is mostly wilderness. Years ago, during an invasion by the alien Talroqi, many adults were killed while most of the children vanished, spirited away to safety by the sentient canines known as Shadows.   Those children came back from the wilderness changed, bound to the planet in ways they can't, or won't, explain. Called the Taken, they live on the edges of civilization. The new government on Mallachrom fears…
Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 1: Blue Fire 3d cover
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Shadows of Mallachrom, Book 1: Blue Fire by Michelle Levigne

Far on the edge of settled space, the colony world Mallachrom is mostly wilderness. Years ago, during an invasion by the alien Talroqi, many adults were killed while most of the children vanished, spirited away to safety by the sentient canines known as Shadows.   Those children came back from the wilderness changed, bound to the planet in ways they can't, or won't, explain. Called the Taken, they live on the edges of civilization. The new government on Mallachrom fears…
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Sterling Lakes Series, Book 4: Glory of the Heart by Regina Andrews

Spiritual malaise permeates the hearts of the residents of a scenic small town with a troubled past, tenuous present, and an uncertain future.   [wp_social_ninja id="216412" platform="reviews"] Continue the Series:   Chapter 1 When she heard the steady pounding again, CC Cogshell realized it wasn't the bass beat of the Christmas music blaring in her earphones. She pulled them off, leaving them looped around her neck, to hear someone knocking on her front door. "Be right there," she called, dusting…
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Against the Dark Devourer by Margaret L. Carter

  Chapter 1   The colors in the transparent tetrahedron swirled like smoke. The motion made Victor dizzy, and his stomach churned. He swallowed, tasting bile. He shook his head, impatient with his body's reaction. By now he should be hardened to the crystal's effects, even if he didn't get the privilege of gazing into it very often. He didn't want to appear weak in front of his guardian. Uncle Hugh--no genetic relation, really, but his lifelong mentor--gave a small…