Fiction

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Philip Carlo is no stranger to violence and death.

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Assassin-turned-time-traveler Toby O’Dare is back in Of Love and Evil, the second installment of Anne Rice’s Song of the Seraphim series.

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Vixen is a young adult book with a new edge.

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If one utters the name Monica in the U.S.A., there are only two possibilities that come to mind: Monica Lewinsky—we know what she is infamous for—and Monica from the television show “Friends.” In m

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The Duke and the Pirate Queen has all the makings of a classically entertaining romance romp.

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This lighthearted board book, published in 2007, is a sweet addition to the many parent-child mutual admiration society offerings.

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This latest installment in the Clifford the Big Red Dog franchise is a 20-page, 10-spread board book starring Clifford when he was a wee pup.

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A ten-spread (20 page) board book with a nice puffy cover, All Kinds of Kisses explores, well, all kinds of kisses.

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This puffy-reinforced-cover board book counts all the ways that a little girl loves up her baby—her little stuffed animal puppy.

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Angel Cat Sugar, created by Yuko Shimizu and realized here in a cute Valentine’s Day offering by Ellie O’Ryan is celebrating her favorite holiday.

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And I Love You is a spare, simple, and tender book about a mommy cat and her kitten.

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His Christmas Pleasure is several things: Well written, interesting, a story with strong characters who overcome obstacles to live the lives they want, together.

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In the first book of Lorraine Heath’s latest trilogy, Stephen was portrayed as a frivolous rake who shamelessly flitted from bed to bed without conscience or indignity.

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First published in 1925, the Argentinian, Lascano Tegui’s novel, On Elegance While Sleeping, was just reprinted and deftly translated into English by Idra Novey, giving an English language

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In Possession In Death, J.D. Robb’s segment in The Other Side anthology, Eve tells hunky husband Roarke, “I need you to give me a really open mind. I mean wide-open.”

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Mary Balogh detours a bit from her usual series writing to produce a charmingly delightful book that is a must-read on every romance connoisseur’s list.

It must be read to know why.

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Perhaps The Duke’s Night of Sin can best be described as a naughty Cinderella story, with a couple of twists.

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A good writer can make any scenario dramatic—even short-selling the summer electricity market in Texas in 2005.

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Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown opens with Lunch Lady having her van stolen, which makes it difficult to discern if this is part of the tale, or the briefing of a background story

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Who Will Be My Valentine This Year? is a cute Valentine’s Day tale that will delight children of picture-book age.

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Banana! Is a nearly wordless tale about two monkeys and their battle over a banana.

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When Julia Child died in 2004 her devoted and ardent fans mourned her as if they had just lost a beloved friend.

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Nuns in outer space? Churches in virtual reality? Priests as robots? Sometimes the most unlikely pairings lead to the most interesting literary achievements.

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