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Free Indeed: The 7 Keys to Unlock Your Freedom by Matthew Linehan
Memoir Nonfiction Religion Self Help
Turning Addiction Recovery into a Blueprint for Christian Living. What distinguishes Free Indeed is that it isn’t just a memoir offering the familiar testimony of hitting bottom and finding faith. Linehan ... has boiled down his journey into a map others can use to find their way, too.
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Don’t Stand Under the Coconut Tree by William P. Wood
Crime Fiction Satire
When Life Drops a Coconut on Your Head….
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From the Cyclops Cave by Don Schofield
Memoir Nonfiction
Finding Light in the Shadows of Memory. "Schofield's memoir suggests that childhood trauma can leave a person similarly one-eyed, stuck seeing an old wound from only one angle. Writing this book, it seems, was his way of opening a second eye, and he does so with grace, emotional precision and compassion for his younger self, his flawed father and the parts of himself still struggling in the present."
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Season of Life by Jeff Janoda
Fiction Historical Fiction Paranormal
A Haunted Gettysburg Novel. Combining historical figures, espionage, battlefield medicine, racial history and the supernatural, Season of Life ... converges on the same question: After so much destruction and death, how do we find meaning and purpose again? What do we do with the life that remains?
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Live for Me, Nkem by Nneka Oluoha
Fiction
The Devastation of Disappearing in Plain Sight. ""Live for Me, Nkem" is about depression, yes, but also about the loneliness of being a Nigerian mother in America and about the slow, imperfect work of a family learning to see someone who has spent years disappearing in plain sight."
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Dancing Through Seafoam: Poetic Reflections on the Circle of Life by Diane Skye Gropper
Poetry Religion
Poems for the Long Journey of the Soul. "Dancing Through Seafoam reminds us to see this life as fleeting, not final. We arrive, love, lose, learn, fail, begin again and keep moving. Gropper makes the golden strands connecting those passages briefly, beautifully visible."
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Rebuilding Babel by Rhett Dudgeon
Religion
“Rebuilding Babel” Challenges the Modern Church to Trade the Tower for the Table. ""Rebuilding Babel" will land best with readers who've felt some version of the disillusionment Dudgeon describes in his introduction — the sense that church has started to feel like more mess than medicine — but it doesn't require that starting point to be worth reading."
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Nettles' Secret by W.F. Whitson
Crime Historical Fiction Thrillers
A Civil War Mystery Unearthed Through Genealogy. "Nettles' Secret will especially reward readers who enjoy Civil War history, genealogy, or true-crime-style cold cases, but its warm family dynamics and steady plotting make it accessible well beyond that niche."
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Poncia Problems by C. William Tressler
Fantasy Science Fiction
C. William Tressler Launches a Wild Space Adventure in Poncia Problems. "If you enjoy character-driven sci-fi with a sense of humor, a found-family feel, and stakes that never quite let you relax, "Poncia Problems" is a strong start to a series."
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The Yonder by Donald Samson
Fantasy Fiction Young Adult
Where Grief Opens a Door. "Readers who loved the fable-like texture of classic quest literature, or who simply want a story willing to ask what you'd risk for someone you love, will find "The Yonder" a satisfying place to disappear into for a while."
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The Crossing Place: Trusting God as You Step Into Your Calling by Amanda Rechsteiner
Religion
Finding Purpose on the Other Side of Surrender. "For readers navigating uncertainty about their next step, this book offers both good company and a clear-eyed path forward."
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Candyland by Jim Antonini
Fiction Thrillers
A Nostalgic Night Out Turns Deadly in Jim Antonini’s “Candyland”. "Jim Antonini's "Candyland" is a novel that captures a very specific time and place with such vivid detail that readers will feel like they've spent a night out with the characters rather than read about them."
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Learning to See When the Lights Go Out: Reconciling God's Love with His Sovereignty by Dr. Chuck F. Betters
Religion
When the Lights Go Out, Can God Still Be Trusted?. "If you're walking through loss yourself, ministering to someone who is, or simply want a companion for the question of how a sovereign, loving God can allow suffering, this book earns its place on the shelf."
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The Grace of God by Tom Banwart
Religion
Bearing Witness to Grace in a Time of Crisis. "For anyone seeking a devotional book rooted in a specific, painful, communal moment rather than abstract comfort, this is a moving read."
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Dad, Again by Rob Pilkenton
Self Help
A Father’s Second Chance, Told Without Illusions. "For anyone doing the quiet, unglamorous work of becoming a better version of themselves, this book is honest company for the road."
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Echoes of the Gene by John H. Thomas
Science Fiction Thrillers
Bioethics and AI Collide in “Echoes of the Gene”. "Thomas has built a series with momentum, and "Echoes of the Gene" is a satisfying continuation that raises the emotional stakes without sacrificing the pace that makes thrillers so addictive."
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Marek of the Mists: The Sword of the Moon Maiden by Corey E. King
Fantasy Fiction
A Mythic Fantasy Adventure Rooted in Heart and Heroism. "It's a confident, big-hearted opening chapter to what's clearly meant to be a longer saga, and readers who enjoy character-first fantasy with real teeth in its action scenes will find plenty to love here."
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Plowman: Harvest of Grain and Innocence by Charles Bruckerhoff
Fiction
Family Saga Explores What We Inherit, What We Bury and What We Harvest. A sweeping, deeply earnest saga about the stories families preserve, the sacrifices nations demand, and the fragile harvest of faith, courage and freedom passed from one generation to the next.
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The Future Is Not Yet Written by Michael Weiner, MD
Fiction
A Family Saga Where History Leaves No One Untouched. A family saga of love, loss and resilience, following interconnected families as they navigate two decades of tragedy, reinvention and unexpected hope.
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Second Chance Highway by Lori Keesey
Fiction
When Escape Becomes the Journey Home. A heartfelt, faith-filled novel about outrunning danger, facing old wounds and discovering that grace often travels in the passenger seat.
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The First Cycle: NUE World Chronicles (Volume 1) by F.N. Knight
Fantasy Fiction Young Adult
F. N. Knight’s “The First Cycle” Delivers Epic Science Fantasy with Heart. "Knight has built something rare: a fully imagined world with the emotional depth to make you care what happens to it."
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Dawn Before Darkness by Liz Lazarus
Fiction Suspense Thrillers
A Breakup Turns Into a Nightmare of Manipulation and Control. A chilling, deeply plausible psychological thriller, Dawn Before Darkness turns one woman’s fight for safety into a gripping story of how easily institutional systems can be weaponized — and even fail those they are built to protect.
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The Overprivileged, Underqualified Manifesto by Giovi
Business
A Devastating Mirror of Modern Corporate Leadership. ""The Overprivileged, Underqualified Manifesto" is essential reading for anyone navigating corporate life — whether you are the one holding power or the one watching it be misused."
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Energy Fields: The Coherence of Being—A Philosophical Synthesis of Physics, Consciousness, and Meaning by Joseph L. Bensinger
Nonfiction Philosophy Poetry
Energy, Consciousness and a Lyrical Search for the Soul. A searching, lyrical exploration of consciousness, love and the universe as different expressions of one unfolding harmony.
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The Root of All Fear by Dawn Isler Cox
Better Self Nonfiction Religion
A Christian Framework That Digs to the Roots of Anxiety. A practical, compassionate and deeply faith-centered guide for Christians who want to stop merely managing anxiety and start excavating its deeply rooted source.
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The Kiss by Joseph Goodson
Fiction Romance
The Long, Winding Path to the Love That Lasts. The Kiss is a generous, nostalgic novel about the people who pass through our lives, the love they leave behind and the long work of becoming ready for the one who stays.
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Scripts by Brandon Knightley
Fiction Romance
Brandon Knightley’s “Scripts” Is a Tender Study of the Lives We Hide. ""Scripts" is a book about the kind of goodness that goes unseen, about people who enrich the lives of others without being recognized for it and about the private inner lives that survive, and sometimes flourish, beneath surfaces of apparent submission."
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A Nightmare of Magic and Madness: Book 1 of The Chaos of Magic by Matthew Paul Spizuco
Fantasy
A Fantasy Adventure Rich With Heart and Haunted Magic. "The ending, which opens onto a wider horizon without abandoning the intimacy of what came before, leaves the reader eager for what comes next in the series."
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A Quest for Purpose by Ruth Keidel Clemens
Better Self Religion
Finding One’s Function in a Fractured World. "What are your touchpoints? What has shaped your resilience? What is your function? These are questions worth sitting with."
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The Unlikely Conquerors: Protectors of the Pure and Avengers to the Wicked by Barry Mynes, Jr.
Fantasy Religion
Four Sisters, One Epic Quest. "This is a book that will delight young readers ready for adventure and move adult readers who know what it means to love something fiercely enough to write it into a story."
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The Empires of Durajan: Book Two of the Durajan Series by A. H. Lewis
Fantasy Fiction
A World in Transition, Told Through the People Forced to Shape It. "The Empires of Durajan" ultimately leaves you with a different kind of question: not who will win, but what will remain when the future finally arrives.
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Trail of Thoughts by David Lomax
Memoir Nonfiction
A Life Forged in Extremes, a Love That Outlives Loss. ""Trail of Thoughts" is a testament to what love looks like when it is tested by everything the world can throw at it."
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Equipping Christians for Kingdom Obedience by Tom Lutz
Religion
Reclaiming God’s Law in an Age of Moral Confusion. "It treats the law not as a hammer but as a lamp, one that illuminates the path toward the flourishing God always intended for His image-bearers."
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When the Forest Dreams by Andrea Ezerins
Fiction
A Gentle, Bird‑Filled Call to Live Bravely. "If you love birds, if you have ever stared out a city window and longed for a different path, or if you simply want a romance that blends warmth, humor and a touch of fairy tale shimmer without losing sight of real-world stakes, Emma Jablonski’s story is well worth your time."
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What the Heart Carries by Susan Appel
Fiction
A Life Shaped by Secrets, Redeemed by Forgiveness. "For readers who have grappled with family secrets, grief, adoption or the complicated arithmetic of belonging, this novel will feel like recognition of the rarest kind."
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Seeds of Purpose by Marlyse Tchamko
Religion
A Faith-Filled Guide for Teens Finding Purpose and Identity. "Marlyse Tchamko has written a book that the Church has needed for a long time: one that meets teenagers exactly where they are, believes in their capacity for growth and trusts them with the full weight of God's call on their lives."
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Time to Die: The Cost of Mercy by Glen Hellman
Fiction Thrillers
Reckoning with the Cost of Mercy. In the end, Time to Die: The Cost of Mercy suggests that the hardest choices aren’t between right and wrong, but between harms — and that mercy, in the wrong moment, may be the most dangerous choice of all.
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The Silver Fish by Connor Martin
Fiction Thrillers
Sometimes Digging for the Truth Can Be a Slippery Slope. Power isn’t just about money or natural resources. It’s about information: who controls it, who can see it, who can interrupt it, and how it can be used for surveillance, misinformation and control.
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The Black Bow by A.R. Bender
Historical Fiction
A Tale of Survival and Belief in War-Torn Germany. "A.R. Bender has written a novel that honors the weight of the history it depicts while never losing sight of the human stories at its center."
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Fault Line: Still Standing by Tim Smith
Memoir Self Help
A Childhood Fractured, A Voice Unbreakable. "This is a memoir for anyone who has felt unseen, for those raised by people who should not have been parents and for every reader who believes that the act of telling the truth is an act of courage."
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Ashes of the Republic by James Chesterton
Fiction Science Fiction Thrillers
In This Near-Future America, Freedom Is the First Casualty of Theocracy. A dark speculative thriller that holds up a mirror to our present moment — and sees a future that is closer than we think
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Other People: A Memoir and Reflections on Trauma, Connection, Meaning, and the Neuroscience of Healing by Michael S. Piraino
Better Self Memoir Nonfiction Self Help
The People Who Shape Us: Finding Meaning, Healing and Connection in Other People. A thoughtful, deeply human memoir that reveals how connection — not isolation — is the key to healing and meaning.
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Evil, Goodness, and Creating Active Bystandership by Ervin Staub
Memoir Nonfiction Politics Social Sciences
Active Bystandership: The Small Acts of Courage That Make a Big Difference. Becoming an active bystander is not just a moral instinct — it’s something that can be taught, practiced and strengthened.
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The Lost Panel by Mark Steven Hammond
Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Thrillers
The Greatest Art Heist in History—And the Secret It May Still Be Hiding. What if The Just Judges, the subject of one of the most famous unsolved art heists of the 20th century, has been hiding in plain sight this whole time?
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Artemio's Gift by Charles Bruckerhoff
Children’s Books
Where Dinosaurs Roam and Courage Awakens. "Bruckerhoff has written a book that genuinely believes children deserve brave stories and big ideas."
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Champions in Life: The Playbook for Teens and Their Parents by Elaine J. Brzycki, Ed.M., and Henry G. Brzycki, Ph.D.
Better Self Nonfiction
A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis. A flexible, engaging and much-needed workbook to help teens strengthen resilience, self-awareness, sense of purpose and overall mental health.
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Simply Fun — Vocabulary Words and Expressions: 1600 Words and Expressions You Never Had Time to Look Up by Ed Hennessy
Humor Miscellany
A Treasury of Words You Didn’t Know You Needed. A full-blown plunge into what can only be described as verbal magpie energy: a gleeful collection of shiny, curious, occasionally arcane linguistic treasures.
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Poison Pill by Anthony Lee
Mystery
A Doctor Follows the Deadly Trail of Miracle Pills. A propulsive medical thriller that blends bedside realism with corporate intrigue and real emotional fallout.
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How to Survive a Mediation by Fred Jandt
Mystery
Turn the Stressful Process of Mediation Into a Plan for Success. For readers unfamiliar to the process, How to Survive a Mediation replaces mystery with structure and fear with preparation. If you are heading into mediation, this guide functions like a steadying presence.
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Hell's Sweet Nectar (Beginnings) by Parno Beng
Historical Fiction
History and Dark Psychology Intertwine in Tale of Two Ex-Prisoners. A dark, thoughtful and ultimately powerful novel that marks Parno Beng as a storyteller to watch.
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Lost in the Holler by Michael West
Southern Gothic, Family Saga
Disillusioned with his soulless New York career, RJ Burnette returns to his Appalachian home to find himself, only to discover a web of family secrets...
Redemption Initiative by C.L. Morrissey
Redemption Drama / Speculative Fiction
Desi Delgado was an addict — violent, impulsive and dangerous. He left wreckage behind him until the law caught up. Eight years in prison. According...
Wheeler-Dealer by Rita Moreau
Cozy mystery
Solving a murder might raise her spirits. But will it spring her spectral friend from Purgatory? Traded by her husband for a busty bimbo the same age...
Last Word by Rita Moreau
Fiction
Gwen Morgan Adams, a 55-year-old journalist facing the end of her career, returns to her childhood home in Fish Camp, FL, where her sister, Mira, oper...
Belonging to the World by Barry Hoffner
Travel Memoir
Belonging to the World combines a deeply personal story with an epic global adventure while exploring one of the most important themes of our time—h...
What the Heart Carries: One Secret, Two Lives by Susan Appel
FICTION / Family Life, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Religious
One secret. Two lives forever changed. Stephanie grew up cherished yet haunted by questions no one would answer. Carmine’s life, in contrast, was...
Trail of Thoughts by David Lomax
Memoir / Survival / Identity
In the remote wilderness of Alaska, a bush pilot navigates deadly mountain passes and unpredictable weather where every flight is a gamble with fate. ...
Mrs. Orcutt's Driveway by C. V. Wooster
Historical Narrative / Nonfiction
"Mrs. Orcutt’s Driveway" tells the true story of Margaret “Bonnie” Orcutt, a reclusive widow who took on the U.S. government to save her Mojave ...
I'll Remember You by Deborah Packer
Historical Fiction
Based on a true family saga, currently a repped screenplay, "I’ll Remember You" is an intimate character-driven love story. Proud, idealistic, sm...
Return To Hawaii by Daniel J. Voelker
Spy and Espionage
Donovan Cross, the National Intelligence Agency’s most legendary operative, has worked every shadowy corner of the globe. But when he’s ordered ba...
The Life by Sagar Constantin
Visionary & Metaphysical
Eva Monroe is flying home after a long business trip, eager to see her 5-year-old son. But when the plane crashes, she wakes to find herself in the In...
Live A Little Better by John Beyer
Memoir
John Beyer is the founder and owner of Men on the Move, one of the East Coast's premier moving and self-storage companies. While although John's journ...
High Flight: A Pilot's Journey Through Life by Richard Hess
Memoir
Richard Hess, born John Patrick Aliano, began life in a typical middle-class household. His parents divorced when he was just a toddler, and after his...
The Elderly Gentleman's Ulyssee by Hans Bodmer
Action Adventure
A smarter, older Gentleman makes his way from Zurich to Geneva on hiking trails, wherever they exist. The declared goal is to reach a destination — ...
Between These Walls by Michael Newman
Historical Thriller
When Jewish, New York art curator Daniel Singer, adopted at the end of WW2 under tragic circumstances by US Army Medical Corps Colonel Samuel Singer a...
Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival by Brenda Coffee
Memoir
"Maya Blue" is a suspenseful, fast-paced memoir that reads like a thriller. One remarkable woman's true story of love, cocaine, Big Tobacco, abduction...
Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood by Julie Ryan McGue
Memoir
From the award-winning author of "Twice a Daughter" comes the much-anticipated prequel. In this coming-of-age memoir, set in Chicago’s western su...
Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue
Memoir
Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers ― w...
Triumph To Tragedy by Daniel J.D. Bayard
Historical Fiction
The six-book Triumph to Tragedy historical novels unfold in the most prosperous colony of the world in the late 18th century. They chronicle rebellion...
Such Stuff as Dreams by Thomas Garlinghouse
Magical Realism; Historical Fantasy
What if Shakespeare never finished his greatest play — and only you could help him complete it? It's 1936 Hollywood. Screenwriter Joe Holliday ha...