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As we wait for the weather to catch up with the calendar, prepare for fall with October\u2019s Texas-connected titles. While awaiting resplendent trees and cooler temps, fall into a cozy mystery or apocalyptic thriller, introspective poetry or enlightening nonfiction, or just laugh away the heat with a side-splitting comedy. Whichever your whim, find your next great read with Lone Star Lit!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Against the Wind<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Amanda Cabot<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Anxious to leave town and resume her life as a doctor-in-training, Louisa Vaughn finds herself stuck in Sweetwater Crossing saving a handsome stranger’s life. Little does she know that he’ll bring both love and danger into her life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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In 2183, Jerome Conquergood is an outcast roaming the abandoned and crumbling skyscrapers of Old York City outside the Korporation\u2019s seductive and dizzying headquarters, a post-apocalyptic security-city for the mega-rich. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Conquergood\u2019s understanding of the world is further turned upside down when he discovers in the Korporate laboratories two doctors, Dr. Kin Russell and Dr. Sir Windsor VI, working on five young females in efforts to create the God Gene, an attempt to perfect humankind\u2019s inner state of being once and for all through genetic manipulation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Evenmere Tales and Other Stories<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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A collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction from the author of The High House<\/em>, including Stoddard\u2019s celebrated “The Battle of York” and his previously unpublished Evenmere novella, The Leechmont<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Journey to a Victorian grand hotel whose guests determine the fate of the universe. Visit an alternate history of the United States remembered only as myths. Enter an observatory whose astronomers regulate the stars. Travel to a kingdom where a wizard turns his victims into books. In these and other enchanted tales, James Stoddard takes the reader on a voyage through realms of the fantastic. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finding Comfort<\/em> (Book Two in Comfort and Joy)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kimberly Fish<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sweeties, the beloved Comfort chocolate shop, was ready for its cameo in Jazzy Mezcal\u2019s famous travel and food show. Comfort town folks had worked hard all summer to get their shops Hallmark-movie ready. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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On the eve of TV crews taking over the town, Gloria\u2019s welcome party gets drenched in a wicked rain storm. Locals call it a \u201cblue norther.\u201d Flooding seems like the worst of their problems until the celebrity TV host turns up dead. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With all eyes on Gloria to find the truth behind Jazzy Mezcal\u2019s untimely death, she indulges her curiosity for problem solving while trying to disguise how unsure she is about the future with her boyfriend. Disruption in Mason\u2019s world, mayhem in Comfort, and one epic chocolate disaster rouse Gloria to action and make her decide what\u2019s worth fighting for. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Good Talk\u2026Good Talk<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Ginny Andrews<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Most people are awkward during the middle school years, grow out of it, and blossom into mature, well-functioning human beings\u2026I\u2019m still waiting for this to happen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Awkwardness is my hidden talent, although most who know me would tell you it isn\u2019t hidden\u2014it\u2019s written on my forehead. My daily life is filled with epic failures. Sometimes I feel like I\u2019m one big malfunction! As I have gotten older, I just try to embrace it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After you read this collection of essays, hopefully you will be able to accept your imperfections too! Nope, probably not because I\u2019m still not there! However, maybe my comedy will stick with you like that hemorrhoid you can\u2019t seem to get rid of, like ever\u2014Good Talk\u2026Good Talk<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Habit of Landscape<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Shelley Armitage<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Habit of Landscape<\/em> celebrates the convergent meanings of habit and habitat, each sharing the root words “to dwell.” These poems hold sensate moments recalling the kinship between the human and natural worlds. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Not something “out there,” these landscapes often surprise in the poem’s turn. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Like flash narratives, these poems contain worlds in the vibrating of an instant, often forgotten or unseen. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Whether an elegy for a brother, an encounter with a pronghorn, or the whispers surrounding adoption, these lyric pieces speak to the sacrality of the moment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Hill Country Christmas: Truth for Troubled Trails<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Anthology<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Hill Country Christmas~Truths for Troubled Trails<\/em> is a heartwarming collection of holiday stories set in the unique and culturally diverse communities of the Texas Hill Country region. Each inspirational story draws from actual events to bring history to life, sharing trustworthy truths that transcend time. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Perhaps one reviewer said it best: \u201cThese stories made me feel wistful for something I\u2019ve never known\u2014simpler times when there was a dignity to life, faith, and the way people loved. They made me want to slow down, appreciate nature and my family, savor a slow cup of coffee. To really listen to people\u2014something that doesn\u2019t always happen in my break-neck life. Read it for Christmas. It will help you lean into kindness and simplicity.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Murder on the Wichita<\/em> (A Fen Maguire Mystery, Book Four)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bruce Hammack<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Private detective Fen Maguire is asked to investigate a long-standing cold case. Seven years ago, a real estate broker swindled local residents out of millions, then disappeared without a trace. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With the police no longer interested in solving the case, Fen gets no help from them. His investigation is going nowhere until the reporter who wrote expos\u00e9 articles on the fraud victims is found dead. When he discovers the paths of the missing broker and the dead journalist intersect, the waters surrounding his case get even murkier. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fen discovers a long list of suspects with motive to kill. With the police refusing to accept there\u2019s a connection, he’s left alone to pursue the money trail … and the killer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Porter & Midge: Paws for Safety<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Jennie Chen & Giselle Nevada<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Discover Porter and Midge: Paws for Safety<\/em> \u2013 an exciting and educational book teaching kids how to be safe around dogs. Join lovable Mastiff Porter, friendly Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Midge, and their owners CJ and Lora as they guide kids through safe and respectful dog interactions using engaging rhymes and charming illustrations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This book emphasizes approaching dogs calmly, seeking permission before petting, and communicating in ways that make dogs feel secure and loved. A definite must-read for any child who loves dogs and wants to become a responsible and caring pet owner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Self-Portrait in the Year of the High Commission on Love<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

David Biespiel<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the first year of the Reagan era. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jon \u201cDuke\u201d Wain, a charmed 18-year-old growing up in Meyerland Houston\u2019s historic Jewish section, who is the heir apparent to his family\u2019s generations of rabbis, finds a companion for drinking, drugs, and living wildly in Manolo Salazar, his gay best friend, who has grown up in Hispanic Gulfgate, heir to his own father\u2019s evangelical ministry. On a Saturday night in September, in 1981, the night Nolan Ryan pitches his record fifth no-hitter at the Astrodome, the two scions light out for Galveston Island, then heading down the Texas coastline, intent on not returning home. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A novel about the tensions between ambition and faith, duty and desire, art and life\u2014and about those whose lives must live with the consequences of choosing one over the other.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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At What Cost, Silence?<\/em> (The Texian Trilogy, Book One)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Karen Lynne Klink<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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At What Cost, Silence?<\/em> presents two contrasting plantation families in a society where strict rules of belief and behavior are clear, and public opinion can shape an entire life. Centerstage are the Villeres, a family less brutal than the Harts, but no less divisive. Often-absent Papa Paien Villere guards several secrets he has kept from everyone\u2014including one which could destroy his entire family. Years after Jacob\u2019s betrayal, Adrien falls hopelessly in love with his former mentor\u2019s erotically precocious and beautiful young sister Lily\u2014whose father has affianced her to a wealthy older man.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Because You Previously Liked or Played<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Jim Redmond<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The poems in Because You Previously Liked or Played<\/em> explore a world that is increasingly mediated through technology; the personal and political struggle for meaning, connection, and reality run like a fever dream through the schizophrenic circuits of television, cyberspace, and virtual existence. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Devil\u2019s Promise<\/em> (The Ghost Tracks, Book Two)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Celso Hurtado<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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San Antonio is full of secrets, and seventeen-year-old Erasmo Cruz investigates the strangest of them. After gaining renown for surviving the city\u2019s legendary Ghost Tracks, he has set up shop as a paranormal investigator. But helping exorcize other people\u2019s demons doesn\u2019t seem to relieve his own; his best friend Rat has abandoned him, his grandmother is nearing death, and his own health has taken a sudden decline.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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None of these hardships can prepare Erasmo for the story his newest client brings him. Two decades after a strange ritual at a rural ranch, Bradley Erickson is being hunted by the Devil. In exchange for the life of his dreams, Bradley must surrender the blood of his child. The case hurls Erasmo into a dark web of cults, bargains, and broken pasts. Only one thing is certain: the Devil keeps his promises.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Flipping Out<\/em> (The Trailer Park Princess)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kim Hunt Harris<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery, Salem dives headfirst into a world of quirky suspects, baffling clues, and an abundance of canine charisma. Along the way, she uncovers the wild world of pet flipping, where stolen pups are repackaged, resold, and renamed, making mischief and mayhem the name of the game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Can Salem Grimes, with her unconventional methods, help Scarlet reclaim her precious pup and, in the process, find God\u2019s path for her own life?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Forsaken and the Dead<\/em> (The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Three)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sidney Thompson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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All heroes have fatal flaws and a moment of defining hubris, but few rise from the ashes to achieve greater heights. In 1884 Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was arrested for murder and placed among his own prisoners in Hell on the Border, the infamous federal jail in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was the single greatest setback of his illustrious career, but it wouldn\u2019t be his last mistake or trial by fire.<\/p>\n

In The Forsaken and the Dead<\/em> we meet Reeves again. While a modern world implodes around him and demons from his past continue to haunt his present, he remains resolute in his faith that he can be a steady rider on a pale horse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Loter\u00eda: Poems<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Esteban Rodr<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00ed<\/span><\/span>guez<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A traditional game of chance popular in Mexico and in Mexican American culture, Loter\u00eda<\/em> is poetically rendered in Esteban Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s eighth collection, with each poem revolving around one of the fifty-four cards. Using the image presented as a catalyst for exploration and self-reflection, Rodr\u00edguez unveils the familial journey between two countries and cultures through both a surreal and narrative lens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lyrical, insightful, and honestly engaging, Loter\u00eda<\/em> sheds light on a world that doesn\u2019t so easily reveal itself, adding to Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s prolific and important oeuvre.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Love is Kind<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Beth Ann Huber, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Join our active preschooler as she spreads kindness throughout her day and discovers the magic of loving and being loved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Through random acts of kindness for both her friends and family, Beth Ann Huber’s debut book teaches young readers that love is kind, and the world is a better place when we love one another.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Midnight is the Darkest Hour<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ashley Winstead<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist. Unfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than the God and the Devil are the myths that haunt the area, like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners’ bedrooms and kill them on moonless nights. When a skull is found deep in the swamp next to mysterious carved symbols, Bottom Springs is thrown into uproar\u2014and Ruth realizes only she and Everett, an old friend with a dark past, have the power to comb the town’s secret underbelly in search of true evil.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Riders<\/em> (Courage Under Fire, Book Ten)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mary Alford<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thousands of people suddenly disappear in Jerusalem. Around the world millions are reported missing. Utter chaos rules despite the assurances of Daniel Pamphili, the newly elected leader of the United World Government.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As Pamphili and his people spin the event to their benefit, Reesa\u2019s eyes are opened. She\u2019s witnessed the rapture, and she knows what\u2019s coming next. The next seven years will literally be hell on earth. And there\u2019s only one place Reesa can turn to for help. The website left behind by the Strike Force Team warned the world about what was coming. But the clock is ticking. She needs answers before Pamphili shuts the site down completely and those who remain on planet earth are left alone in a world filled with spiritual darkness and the antichrist. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Secrets of Cinnamon Cinderguard<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Lara Lee<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Secrets of Cinnamon Cinderguard<\/em> is a story about abuse, real love (both romantic and familial), and healing that asks hard questions in a light fantasy world. The novel uses Agatha Christie’s mystery, a hint of Dave Barry’s humor, and Jane Austen’s focus on colorful characters to create an engaging and tangled adventure. A hint of steampunk in a traditional fantasy setting is added to the brew to create a unique story that has readers glued to the book until the very last page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many Texas-connected books publishing this month that we couldn\u2019t feature all of them. The following books also publish in October:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

50 Hikes with Kids Texas<\/em> by Wendy Gorton & Nina Palmo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist<\/em> by Violet LeMay<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Baby Gator<\/em> by John Biemer, illustrated by Cynthia Meadows<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bees of Notre-Dame<\/em> by Meghan P. Browne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Broke Hearts<\/em> by Matt Mendez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chubby Bunny<\/em> by Julie Murphy <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eight Dates and Nights<\/em> by Betsy Aldredge<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction Events<\/em> by W.T. Meadows<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo<\/em> by Adrianna Cuevas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival <\/em>by Saadia Faruqi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Plan A<\/em> by Deb Caletti<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Prince & The Coyote<\/em> by David Bowles<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Secret Sleeping Powder Files<\/em> by John Erickson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shoot the Moon<\/em> by Isa Arsen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Spells We Cast<\/em> by Jason June<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Superbaby<\/em> by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There Was a Party for Langston<\/em> by Jason Reynolds, Illustrators Jerome Pumphrey & Jarrett Pumphrey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trixie’s First Spell<\/em> by Maykayla Fontaine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NONFICTION \/ POETRY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the Scenes: Covering the JFK Assassination<\/em> by Darwin Payne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023<\/em> by R.F. Kuang<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Big Time<\/em> by Michael MacCambridge<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boots, Badges & Bullets: Texas Ranger Lore<\/em> by Mike Cox<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Creating a More Perfect Slaveholders’ Union<\/em> by Peter Radan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Curious Mix of People<\/em> by Greg Beets & Richard Whymark<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Ellum and Central Track<\/em> by Alan Govenar and Jay Brakefield<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Devotionals from a Soulless Machine: A Journey of Faith through Artificial Intelligence<\/em> by Preston Lewis & Harriet Lewis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t Stick to Sports<\/em> by Derek Catsam<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Rey of Gold Teeth <\/em>by Reyes Ramirez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Farley and Claire: A Love Story<\/em> by Michael Harris<\/span><\/p>\n

The Final Witness: A Kennedy Secret Service Agent Breaks His Silence After Sixty Years<\/em> by Paul Landis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI<\/em> by Jana Monroe<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ice: Why I Was Born to Score<\/em> by George Gervin & Scoop Jackson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Italian Blood<\/em> by Denise Tolan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lost Restaurants of Fredricksburg<\/em> by Michael Barr<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On Human Slaughter: Evil, Justice, Mercy<\/em> by Elizabeth Bruenig<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Portrait of Us Burning<\/em> by Sebastian H. Paramo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Radiant Rebellion<\/em> by Karen Walrond<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Remarkable Story to Tell: TCU 1973-2023<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rock That is Not a Rabbit<\/em> by Corey Marks<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

See That My Grave is Kept Clean<\/em> by Alan Govenar and Kip Lornell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Taste over Texture<\/em> by Joshua Weissman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trust the Circle: The Resistance and Resilience of Rub\u00e9n Castilla Herrera<\/em> by Paloma Martinez-Cruz<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Under the Double Eagle<\/em> by Thomas Ty Smith<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unheard Witness: The Life and Death of Kathy Leissner Whitman<\/em> by Jo Scott-Coe<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MYSTERY \/ HORROR<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bobbin’ for Answers<\/em> by Melissa Bourbon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Case of the Concho River Convict<\/em> by Kailin Gow & Rachel Angel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Case of the Fort Concho Ghost<\/em> by Kailin Gow & Rachel Angel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Death Wakes A Snake<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Vikki Walton<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Feeders<\/em> by Caleb Stephens<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fowl Play<\/em> by Karen MacInerney<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store<\/em> by Terry Shames<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Killer in the Choir<\/em> by Gay Ann Kiser<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Close Call<\/em> by Laura Griffin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Podcast Chronicles<\/em> by Kathryn Dodson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ranger Integrity<\/em> by Lynn Shannon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Risky Business, Another Murder<\/em> by Christa Nardi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Volume 8 <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/strong>by various authors<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Secrets Gnaw at the Flesh<\/em> by CJ Weiss<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Secrets and Storms, Another Murder<\/em> by Christa Nardi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Snow Place for Murder<\/em> by Diane Kelly<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Talk Deadly To Me<\/em> by J.T. Bishop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Undertow<\/em> by Jana DeLeon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ROMANCE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Accepted <\/em>by Paula Peckham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Amish Matchmakers<\/em> by Beth Wiseman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bear of a Halloween<\/em> by Terry Spear<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Better Watch Out<\/em> by Natalie Walters<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bonding Over the Amish Baby<\/em> by Pamela Desmond Wright<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brown Box Delivery<\/em> by Mia London<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Christmas Brides of Twilight<\/em> by Lori Wilde<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cowboy On-the-Job Boyfriend for Christmas<\/em> by Jo Grafford<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Crime Scene Conspiracy<\/em> by Jessica R. Patch<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finding a Happy Ending<\/em> by Stacy Komosinski<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Forevermore: A Romance Anthology<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hawke’s Revenge<\/em> by A.T. Butler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Classroom<\/em> by Lois Breedlove<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her Wolf for the Holidays<\/em> by Terry Spear<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

His Christmas Cowgirl<\/em> by Cari Lynn Webb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Holly Jolly Ever After <\/em>by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

House of Gods<\/em> by K.A. Linde<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hunted<\/em> by Kat Kinney<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Just One Taste<\/em> by Chris Keniston<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

King of Country<\/em> by C.W. Farnsworth<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My True Love Gave to Me<\/em> by Karen Witemeyer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Not Good Enough Hero<\/em> by Jo Grafford<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paradise for Christmas<\/em> by Carolyn Brown<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rancher’s Christmas Star<\/em> by Stella Bagwell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Realm of Midnight Anthology<\/em> by Yvette Bostic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Show Off <\/em>by Lani Lynn Vale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sweeten the Deal<\/em> by Katie Shepherd<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Texas Cowboy’s Christmas Miracle<\/em> by Debra Holt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That Stormy Obsidian Night<\/em> by Mia London<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This Promised Land<\/em> by Harlan Hague<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Training the Duke<\/em> by Alexa Aston<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trouble in Texas<\/em> by Barb Han<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas<\/em> by Susan Wiggs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

An Unusual Amish Winter Match<\/em> by Vannetta Chapman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Will<\/em> by Lori Wilde & Kristin Eckhardt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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OTHER FICTION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1897<\/em> by Kimberly Mullins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All That Rises<\/em> by Alma Garcia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Delany Bennets<\/em> by Desiree Kannel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Family Meal<\/em> by Bryan Washington<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

First with Guns<\/em> by James Edward English<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frost Settles<\/em> by Caelan Walker<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harrier 2: The Trench<\/em> by Jaime Castle & CJ Vallin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Holiday Menace Anthology<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mystical Midlife Mate<\/em> by Reggi Dupree<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nice Guys Finish Dead<\/em> by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Perfect 8<\/em> by Calvin Denson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shooting Star<\/em> by Joe R. Lansdale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stranger With A Star<\/em> by Donald L. Robertson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When a Dragon Falls<\/em> by Kerrelyn Sparks<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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