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Chatty the Hen Pheasant by Linda Harkey
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Date to Die For, A by Gaylene B. Corben
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Focus on the Moment and Trust in God’s Love by Gene P. Neral
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Ghosts, Demons & Other Nasties by Laverne E. Denyer
Gizzie B. and LiliMae G. by Dr. A. Bergin
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Heart Disease & Hypertension by Bryant Lusk
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In Pursuit of the Wind by William Gibson
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Orientation of Dylan Woodger, The by Chiuba E. Obele
Our Church Mothers by Gwen Ehrenborg
Power of Freedom, The by Denis Letendre
Queen Bee's Alphabet Cookbook by Mariah Ecker, RD and Teri Ecker
Rodeo Queen 101 by Anne T. Reason
Sacred Writings of St. John the Apostle, The by Rev. Dr. Henry B Malone
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Send Her Back and Other Stories by Munashe Kaseke
Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles, and Lots and Lots of Noodles by Steven Joseph
Silhouettes of Time by Maya Mitra Das
Standing at Water's Edge by Janice Post-White
Story of Tree and Cloud, The by Daryl McCullough
Teapot Nobody Wanted, The by Pauletta Jackson
Throne of Her Own, A by Hayley Van Duyn
Unconventional by Jamie Andrea Garzot
Way to the Shining City, The by Elaine Stienon
West, by Southwest by Joann Klusmeyer
Wisdom by Jason A. Merchey
Words & Graphics – The Four Seasons of Love by C.O.B.
          
 
 
 
Reviews for May 2022
2077: Knights of Peace by John Sears
"4:09 to 9:02" Boston to Oklahoma and New York Cities by David Hamel
American Community Voices by Larry L. Didlo
Beauty in Ms. White, The by C.O.B.
By George, He Did It! by George R. Hall
Caron: Awakening by C.J. Teahan
Chatty the Hen Pheasant by Linda Harkey
Dare to Be a Revolutionary Leader by Charley Swords
Decadents, The by M.C. Schmidt
Denial by Asia L.T.
Divine Body, The by Sabije Dervishi Veseli
Dreams from Our Fathers by Dana James
Dondobee by Dale Parry
Double Rainbow by Joann Klusmeyer
Down in a Hole by Shahryar Sadree
Embracing Life by Richard Stuckey
Essence of Life by Jennifer Fahie
Faithful and the Damned, The by Edmund A. Wise Jr.
Focus on the Moment and Trust in God’s Love by Gene P. Neral
Future Skinny by Peter Rosch
Ghosts, Demons & Other Nasties by Laverne E. Denyer
Gizzie B. and LiliMae G. by Dr. A. Bergin
Heart Disease & Hypertension by Bryant Lusk
Hittite and a Shaman, A by Naveen Sridhar
I Can't Breathe! by Baldip Kaur
In Pursuit of the Wind by William Gibson
Jesus Ring, The by Daniel Harry
Magicide by C.V. Hamilton
Marinating in Dream Sauce by Grant Handgis
Mia Discovers Florence by Alexandria Pereira
Plucked by Blaine C. Readler
Power of Freedom, The by Denis Letendre
Raja and the Monkey of Minah by Avah Broc
Rodeo Queen 101 by Anne T. Reason
Run to Win by Eric Johnson
Secrets Are Out Now by Crystal Rivers
Seidon’s Tale by Bill VanPatten
Slaying the Jabberwock by Jean Kehoe Van Dyke 
Space Truckers by Brant Dutour
Story of Tree and Cloud, The by Daryl McCullough
Teapot Nobody Wanted, The by Pauletta Jackson
Thoughts, Choices and Alternatives in Life by Pano George Karkanis
West 1/8 Mile Line Road by Patrick R. O'Donnell 
West, by Southwest by Joann Klusmeyer
Words & Graphics – The Four Seasons of Love by C.O.B.
You're Not the Boss of Me by Alma C. Lightbody
 
 
 
 
Focus Review
The Last Lumenian
by S. G. Blaise
Lilac Grove Entertainment

book review by Yousra Medhkour

"They came to Galaxy Five, to the Pax Septum Coalition Worlds, to Uhna, for safe haven. What they've found was less than ideal."

Blaise's debut novel is bursting with deeply thought-out worldbuilding, tension, and a wide cast of characters with a blend of science fiction and fantasy. The plot follows Lilla, the ma'hana (princess) of Uhna, the wealthiest planet in the Pax Septum Coalition. Though a princess, Lilla has little to no say in how to lead her life. She is expected to be seen but not heard, and her duties are to marry whomever her father sees fit. However, Lilla is not someone to take lightly. She's stubborn, outspoken, and a rightfully deserved headache to her father. Where Uhna's outdated customs don't allow women to be involved in politics, Lilla finds no other way to push back except to join the rebel forces, even if she must go against her father, the king, in doing so.  ... (read more)
 
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