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Country Tides: Out Now

She swore she would never love again, but that one knock changed everything. Life is a normal routine for Jane Allman. She wakes up, feeds her animals, tends to her garden, and from time to time, she calls her sister. She isn’t a crazy partier, and she has no need for a relationship. She is happy being on her own. Nevertheless, things change when businesses are brought into her small community and she finds one of the owners, Hadley Grace, at her door asking for a favor. Jane is absolutely […]

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IndieAuthors.Social News Apr 21

Close Encounters with Torts by T.C. Morrison

Witty dialog and broad satire make for some humorous courtroom drama.
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Close Encounters with Torts by T.C. Morrison - Independent Book Review

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH TORTS by T.C. Morrison is filled with witty dialog and broad satire that makes for some humorous courtroom drama.

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IndieAuthors.Social News Apr 10

The Woman in the Third Floor Front by Richard Scharine

The moving melodies of family and marriage form the chorus of this poignant collection of short stories.
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The Woman in the Third Floor Front by Richard Scharine - Independent Book Review

The moving melodies of family and marriage form the chorus of the poignant collection of short stories, The Woman In the Third Floor Front by Richard Scharine.

Independent Book Review

Writing With Amanda Lee Mar 23

I wrapped up this series with a short story instead of another post.

“The Crowns That Answered”:
https://writingwithamandalee.weebly.com/blog/the-crowns-that-answered

If you read it, I’m curious what stayed with you after.

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The Crowns that Answered

Myrinna had bled for the Midlands long before she ruled it. She had fought with spear and shield beside farmers and hunters, learned strategy from watching rivers flood and retreat, and buried enough...

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jaimedavid327 Mar 15

Wonderment Within Weirdness: A Story That Contains Everything

When people talk about novels, especially debut novels, there is often an assumption that they will focus on one or two central themes. A book might be primarily about adventure, or love, or war, or philosophy. Some stories lean heavily into action, others into introspection. Many books are structured around a specific narrative focus, and that focus shapes how readers understand the story. But when I look at my debut novel, Wonderment Within Weirdness, something stands out to me in a very […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/03/15/18/34/10/analysis/jaimedavid327/10192/wonderment-within-weirdness-a-story-that-contains-everything/

Yiffran Fox Feb 5

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Yiffran Fox Jan 1

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Yiffran Fox Dec 29

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Leona Dec 18, 2025

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The Scribbling Lion

Deb E. Howell Nov 18, 2025

“When I’m dead, I’ll do as the dead do, but while I live I gotta eat.” -- Jonas, Magician's Touch, book 3 in the Deadly Touch series.

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https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/42601/deadly-touch-series-healers-touch-complete-warriors

Deadly Touch series (Healer's Touch [COMPLETE], Warrior's Touch [COMPLETE], Magician's Touch [ONGOING]) | Royal Road

Deadwood meets The Vampire Diaries in this tale of brother versus brother and blood-magic set in a gaslamp fantasy world. Healer's Touch and Warrior's Touch are available on Amazon Kindle. Llew has a gift. Her body heals itself from any injury, at a cost to anyone nearby. Llew’s father disappeared when she was eleven, leaving her orphaned, as far as (...)

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