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Abduction of Julius, The by Aaron Buchholz
Agatha the Beloved Queen by Fred Pilcher
All That Smolders by James Sulzer
All The Angry Young Men by James Stetina
Alphabet Adventure with Trudy Trotter by Gudryn Dance
Amazing Friendship, An by Margaret Browne
Anasazi Vision by True North
BeBop Bouncer, The by Robert Johnson
Blood Vendetta by Roberto de Haro
Boom, Baby, Boom! by Gary L. Chase
Camp Clovis Chronicles 1969, The by M. Chris Polo
Church-State Cooperation Without Domination by C. Truett Baker
Counter Point by Laura Rodley
Dear Children by John Barrons Richards and Carol Estes
Devil's Bookkeepers 1, The by Mark H Newhouse
Dialogues with the Wise Woman by Richard Todd Devens
Digital Dominion by Dr. Thomas Trimble
Direct Democracy by Joseph Jenkins
Disconnected by Eleanor Vincent
Dragonfly Spirit, The by Susan Brunell
Dream Hunters, The by Herbert A. Hutchinson
Encounters with God by William K. Dorrance
Everyone is Asleep but Me by Diana Yacobi and Lily Safrani
Excellent Choice, The by Cotton Bain
Fabric of Life by Travis Sharp
From the End Time to Heaven by Rev. Werner Trapp, BBR
Gambare Hiroshima—Don't Give Up! by Larry Fumio Miwa and Stephen Hiroshi Miwa
Guardian Wings, The by Susan Kennard
Girl from Colombia, The by Julian Rodriguez
Hazardous Pay, Shirt Talk and Twenty-Six Other Stories by Ivan Prashker
Housekeeper's Secret, The by Sandra Schnakenburg
I Hope You're Having a Great Day! I Know I Am! by Pam Christian
Iberian Table, The by Robin Keuneke
Improbable Alliance, An by Diane Coia-Ramsay
In the Covenant of the Ark by Judith Perrine Armour
Infinity Within, The by Kris Land
Lost Treasures of the Gods by Ronnie Sinclair
Man Date by Michael Philip Castro
Minding Your Memoiry edited by Lisa Feiner and Steve Ledvina
Mr. Moonbeam and the Halloween Crystal by Ryan Cowan
Naked Girl by Janna Brooke Wallack
Natural Kill, A by Paul G. Kaloyeropoulos
No Filter by William A. Stephens Jr.
No One Is on the Line by Mohsen Mohamed
Notable Woman, A by Don Anderson
Notes on the Next Life by Gwen Chavarria
Out of the Dark by Marian Elliott
Passionate Sister, The by John Thorndike
Phoebe Ann Orsetto by Mary E. Wright
Poems for the Military Veteran, the American Worker, and the American Spirit by Brian Taylor
Price for Liberty, The by D.L. Larson
Pyrrhic Victory, A:  vol. 1-3 by Ian Crouch
Radical Paper by Lynn Sures and Michelle Samour
Santa Fe Trail by David Tuttle
Seasons by Dr. J Gayle Gaymon
Seeking Fairness at Work by Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, MBA, JD
Sleep Tight, My Angel Bear by Eileen Rascon
Statures of No Limitation by Judith Fournie Helms
Still Further Adventures of Jelly Bean, The by Amy Meislin Pollack
Summer Lasts Forever, A by Tamar Anolic
Surprise Comes Slowly by David Oates
Virtuality by Derek Cressman
What Counts Most Is How You Finish by Shelia Payton
What to Say When You Pray by Ginger Hertenstein Conley
Willie and Bo at the Party by Margaret Cardenas
Your Creator Matrix by Cathleen Beerkens

 
 
 
 
Reviews for October 2025
18 Tons, 92 Hours and 175 Clouds of Dust by Fredric Winton Altman
Abduction of Julius, The by Aaron Buchhol
Agatha the Beloved Queen by Fred Pilcher
Alphabet Adventure with Trudy Trotter by Gudryn Dance
Amazing Friendship, An by Margaret Browne
Are You Lucky? by Brian Hale
BeBop Bouncer, The by Robert Johnson
Biological Deception by Geoffrey Bot
Blood Vendetta by Roberto de Haro
Boom, Baby, Boom! by Gary L. Chase
Digital Dominion by Dr. Thomas Trimble
Dirt Rich by Jose M. Berlanga
Dragonfly Spirit, The by Susan Brunell
Excellent Choice, The by Cotton Bain
Fabric of Light by Travis Sharp
Freedom Is... by Kathleen L. Wensel
GRQ: Get Rich Quick by Steven Bernstein
Give and Take by David Read
I Am, Annotated Ninety-Fifth Anniversary Facsimile Edition by F. C. Constable
I Hope You're Having a Great Day! by Pam Christian
Improbable Alliance, An by Diane Coia-Ramsay
Ineffable Geometry of Light, The by Graeme Revell
Lord of the Crimson Dawn by Henry Regnault
Mostly Honest by Roger Anderson
Natural Kill, A by Paul G. Kaloyeropoulos
No Filter by William A. Stephens Jr
Notable Woman, A by Don Anderson
Phoebe Ann Orsetto by Mary E. Wright
Poems for the Military Veteran, the American Worker, and the American Spirit by Brian Taylor
Price for Liberty, The by D.L. Larson
Raja and the Rings of Freedom by Avah Broc
Sleep Tight, My Angel Bear by Eileen Rascon
Summer Lasts Forever, A by Tamar Anolic
Vows From the Heart by Tom Portz
What Counts Most Is How You Finish by Shelia Payton
What to Say When You Pray by Ginger Hertenstein Conley
When Bad Backs Happen to Good People by Jordan S. Fersel, M.D.
Willie and Bo at the Party by Margaret Cardenas

 
 
 
Focus Review

Ashes of the City
by Quinton Taylor-Garcia
Bamboo Village Books  

"As she turned to address the remaining group members, Maya silently vowed to prove that compassion and cooperation could triumph over chaos. The path ahead was uncertain, but she was determined to lead them through it, one careful step at a time."

As the world crumbles around them, a group of high-school students fight for their lives in this action-packed novel. Teens Maya, Jace, Riley, Benji, Tariq, and their classmates find their lives upended after an earthquake levels their city. Valiant Maya immediately takes charge, organizing efforts to find food and shelter and bolstering her friends when their confidence lags. Her leadership is challenged by headstrong Jace, whose increasingly bold and immoral ideas soon lead to a splintering of their group. Throughout the following days, the two factions clash as they struggle to survive in the strange new landscape they have found themselves in. Will Maya hold on to her idealism and humanity, or will she cave under the pressures of leadership? Will Jace continue to plunge headlong into the rebellion he has created? How will they all survive? ... (read more)
 
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Encounters with God by William K. Dorrance 
Everyone is Asleep but Me by Diana Yacobi and Lily Safrani  
From the End Time to Heaven by Rev. Werner Trapp, BBR  
Guardian Wings, The by Susan Kennard  
Girl from Colombia, The by Julian Rodriguez  
Hazardous Pay, Shirt Talk and Twenty-Six Other Stories by Ivan Prashker  
Hidden Vegetables Cookbook, The by Heidi Herman
In the Covenant of the Ark by Judith Perrine Armour  
Infinity Within, The by Kris Land  
Minding Your Memory edited by Lisa Feiner and Steve Ledvina  
Mr. Moonbeam and the Halloween Crystal by Ryan Cowan  
Our Adventure to the Pirate King Island by Beth Berger Caldwell  
Seeking Fairness at Work by Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, MBA, JD
Still Further Adventures of Jelly Bean, The by Amy Meislin Pollack  
Virtuality by Derek Cressman 

 
 
 
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