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Dangerous Latitudes: A Novel<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n by Jack Woodville London<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Six years after the fall of the Alamo, Mexican armies invade freely across the Rio Grande and Texas is but one skirmish away from losing its hard-won independence. Na\u00efve surveyor Alexandre LaBranche accepts a dubious commission to map the Rio Grande boundary between Texas and Mexico but soon finds himself far out of his depth. Bullied into spying by a vindictive Sam Houston, saddled by two bumbling horse thieves, and unsettled by a mysterious young Black woman who seems to know his business better than he does, Alexandre\u2019s peril escalates when the Mexican army invades San Antonio and takes him prisoner. Dangerous Latitudes<\/em> is a quest across a frontier that becomes a race to save 200 captured Texans who the Mexicans have marked for death. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let Me Love You<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n by Jennifer Carr<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kensington “Kensi” Rose Solinas has escaped a life of privilege turned nightmare, fleeing to the quiet town of Liberty, Texas. At The Yellow Rose Inn, she finds solace\u2014and an unexpected connection with Wyatt Turner, a former Navy SEAL turned bar owner and rising country music star. Wyatt sees past Kensi\u2019s guarded strength to the woman determined to reclaim her life. But Kensi\u2019s past isn\u2019t ready to let her go. When danger strikes and she’s dragged back into the world she fought to escape, Wyatt must risk everything to save her. With everything on the line, they\u2019ll fight for freedom, trust, and a future they never thought possible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Starman After Midnight: A Novel-in-Stories<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n by Scott Semegran<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In suburban Wells Port, things are not what they seem. The stories in Starman After Midnight<\/em> weave an often hilarious and sometimes melancholy spell. Connecting these stories are two neighbors, Seff and Big Dave: one a progressive writer, the other a conservative plumber. They share a love of beer drinking and gossiping. When several pets in the neighborhood wind up missing or dead, they monitor their security cameras for the culprit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n They discover a naked man roaming their street at night. Suspicions are raised while hysteria spreads through the neighborhood social media app. What\u2019s the connection? They form a posse of neighbors to find out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Starman After Midnight<\/em> is a novel told in stories, a collection that adds up to something greater than the sum of its parts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Texas Terror: Cass Callahan, Book Five<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n by Chris Mullen<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Deep within Texas\u2019s power grid lies a hidden cyber weapon, poised to cripple the Lone Star State\u2014and only Cass Callahan can stop it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With tech genius Scoots Faraday and his no-nonsense former partner Ray Tucker, Cass races to dismantle a deadly conspiracy. One wrong move could trigger a catastrophe that would bring Texas to its knees.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, at the West Texas border, chaos erupts. Flint and Raven face off against a ruthless Mexican cartel, where every decision could be fatal. As threats close in, Cass must weigh loyalty against survival and justice against vengeance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The clock is ticking. Can Cass outwit the masterminds behind the attack, or will Texas fall into darkness?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vanishing into the 100% Dark: Bean to Bar Mysteries, Book Eight<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n by Amber Royer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bean to chocolate maker Felicity Koerber has been invited to be part of a chocolate festival in Tokyo. It\u2019s intimidating enough to be giving a class on chocolate making with the help of a translator \u2013 she also stumbles across the scene of a murder, where a quirky group of international actors and stunt performers are making a monster movie. At this point her friends basically expect her to get involved \u2013 even before the young media influencer in Felicity\u2019s group becomes the main suspect. Felicity has taken on the role of chaperone for Chloe, so she can\u2019t imagine how she could explain what went wrong to the girl\u2019s mother, giving her even more motivation to figure out the real killer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Matador<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n by Kathryn Dodson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When amateur detective Jessica Watt\u2019s dog unearths a skeleton in a pecan grove, she has no idea she’s about to unravel a decades-old mystery that will shake a family to its core. What really happened to Paul Brown, who vanished without a trace years ago?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As Jessica investigates, she confronts a tangled web of family secrets–and she’s no stranger to family issues. The suspect list grows as she learns Paul Brown had much to hide and his disappearance might have ended in murder.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the mountains of the Texas \/ New Mexico border to the ranches of Mexico, Jessica will risk everything to expose the truth. But some families guard their secrets with deadly determination, and someone is watching her every move.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Left: A Novel<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n by Paul McGrath<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What happens when an alien gets stranded in rural Mississippi? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anton-7, aka Roy McDonald, has missed his flight back to his native planet, Xylodon, and, stuck in Mississippi, decides to make the most of his exile.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He breaks the primary rule of his superiors \u2013 avoid interference with humans. His assigned mission evolves into one of his own choosing, and his new journey brings him friendship, a budding romance and a good bit of adventure. Anton-7\u2019s rule-breaking escapades create a dust storm of chaos and confusion in both worlds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As much social satire as science fiction, Left<\/em> is a little bit The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/em>, a little bit Starman<\/em> and a whole lot of what is wrong with America.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Seer: A Novel<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n by Raquel Y. Levitt<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Clairvoyant Sarah Richardson screams as her sister Katherine is forced into a straitjacket and thrust into a carriage bound for the St. Louis City Lunatic Asylum. She is devastated to learn Katherine has been blamed for her inadvertent role in an abused woman\u2019s murder. Now, too frightened to speak up, Sarah hides the truth that it should have been her in that carriage. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Sarah\u2019s mounting guilt becomes too much, she heads to St. Louis, determined to regain her sister\u2019s confidence and prove herself worthy of forgiveness. Desperate to do whatever it takes to make things right, she embarks on a perilous journey that might cost her freedom, and her life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Murder on the Neches: A Fen Maguire Mystery, Book Eight<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n by Bruce Hammack<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When a tech millionaire’s body surfaces in a Texas lake that straddles two counties, jurisdictional chaos erupts. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Private investigator Fen Maguire is called in to untangle the mess and lead the investigation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While two lawmen chase competing theories, Fen sees beyond their obvious suspects. Rich but reviled, the victim had a talent for turning everyone against him\u2014employees, family, acquaintances\u2014each harboring motives worth killing for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As evidence mounts and arrests loom, Fen\u2019s instincts tell him they\u2019re missing something crucial. Amidst the rough waters of county politics, Fen must determine not only where the murder occurred, but who among the victim\u2019s rivals and supposed friends delivered the fatal shot before consigning him to a watery grave.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n by Linda Broday<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Creek has a reputation as a gunslinger, a lawless man\u2014one to be feared. So, when an orphaned eleven-year-old girl in this rough border town claims she\u2019s his daughter, it jolts the very fiber of his being.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yet Willa July stands firm. Creek has the mark on his wrist that proves her claim. 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