Category: Excerpt

The Karma Sequence by A. O. Wagner (EXCERPT)

The Karma Sequence is a fascinating novel that blends mystery with philosophical and speculative fiction, asking: what if your genes know more about your future than you could ever imagine? Dan, an introverted computer genius, has fought his way back from a life-shattering crisis that left him isolated, powerless, battling addiction, and close to death. …

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The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen (EXCERPT)

We have a fun excerpt for you this week, readers, as we dive into a comic take on your usual Scandinoir crime thriller. Translated from the Finnish by David Hackston, this darkly funny novel is the perfect balance of thrills, twists and laughter. Middle-aged Anni Korpinen is the top salesperson at Steam Devil. She’s worked …

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Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (EXCERPT)

We have a publishing day treat for readers with an excerpt from Emily Carpenter’s brand new thriller Gothictown, out today from Kensington Books! Manhattan chef Billie Hope is feeling at a loose end: her restaurant has closed and she’s feeling more than a little lonely, despite enjoying the (unfortunately) abundant free time she now has …

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Pretty Girls Get Away With Murder by Brandi Bradley (EXCERPT)

I’m ngl, pretty privilege is real. I don’t speak just from personal experience, but from watching pre-Crystal Palace Ben Chilwell get consistently picked for Chelsea and England despite being clearly outclassed by nearly everyone around him (this is, admittedly, a very niche example.) So when this terrific queer title came across my desk, I knew …

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The Tides Of Time by Sarah M Eden (EXCERPT)

Hi, readers! Today we have an excerpt from a terrific time-travel romance (rated G!) by USA Today bestselling author Sarah M Eden. The Tides of Time is the first in a proposed series of swoony historical novels perfect for anyone looking for an escape from the nightmare of the modern day. In 1793 France, Lili …

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Shadow Of The Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza (EXCERPT)

Hi, readers! Today we have an excerpt from a very cool speculative fiction debut by screenwriter Josh Mendoza, the genre-bending Shadow Of The Eternal Watcher. From the blurb: “Private detective Duster Raines has demons. Some visit him in his dreams, reminding him of the choices he made in combat to survive. Others visit him while …

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Killer App by James R Gregory (EXCERPT)

with the evocative subtitle: Artifical Intelligence was a godsend until it took over his life. (Aside: Idk how I feel about that phrase being considered a subtitle on the main marketing sites — Bookshop, Amazon, Goodreads — instead of being just an old-timey cover description, akin to a blurb. But I digress.) Hi, readers! Today …

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Merry Christmas

Luke 2:1-14, Old English: Soþlice on þam dagum wæs geworden gebod fram þam casere Augusto, þæt eall ymbehwyrft wære tomearcod. Þeos tomearcodnes wæs æryst geworden fram þam deman Syrige Cirino. And ealle hig eodon, and syndrige ferdon on hyra ceastre. Ða ferde Iosep fram Galilea of þære ceastre Nazareth on Iudeisce ceastre Dauides, seo is …

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That’s Dickens with a C and a K, the Well-Known English Author

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ’Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead …

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The Secrets Of Still Waters Chasm by Patricia Crisafulli (EXCERPT)

Hello, readers! Today we have an excerpt for you from a cozy mystery novel that’s been described as a blend of The Da Vinci Code and Murder She Wrote. The second book of the Ohnita Harbor mystery series finds our heroine once again compelled to help those who need it most, even if it puts …

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