Lone Star Literary Life

Packard, Kimberly – Feels Like the First Time

Feels Like the First Time BOOK SYNOPSIS: Blink and your life’s halfway over. What if that happens literally? College party girl Emily Murray bounces through majors and boys until an ill-advised art major leads her to a rebellious relationship with an aspiring rock star. When her father cuts off the college fund—and her boyfriend ditches […]

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BRIDGES, SEAN – ON THE BAYOU

On the Bayou BOOK SYNOPSIS: A stake-out at a trafficker way-station ends with Special Agent Jennifer Nash placed on forced leave. Until a government insider offers her a chance at redemption. All she has to do is accompany an elite Louisiana SWAT team on a takedown mission. But as she’s shuttled by boat into the

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Best, Gina Augustini – Lion Girl

Lion Girl ~Gina Augustini Best Lion Girl by Gina Augustini Best hits like a held breath you didn’t realize you were carrying – tight, heavy, and impossible to ignore. This isn’t a story that eases you in; it grips you by the collar and plants you firmly inside Emma’s mind, where grief stalks every corner

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Moran, Joan – Up From Hell

Synopsis: Growing up in Las Vegas, Neil Dixon’s future looked bleak. The son of a drug-addicted mother, he didn’t have a lot of options until a police officer, Sergeant Finch, pulled him from danger and sent him to a new life in Texas. Now, years later, Neil has become the police officer he always wanted

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SWALLEY, CINDA K. – THE GOLDEN HEARTS CLUB

The Golden Hearts Club ~Cinda K. Swalley I’ve read a lot of stories that remind me why kindness still matters, but The Golden Hearts Club by Cinda K. Swalley is one of those rare, healing reads that gently wraps around your heart and gives it the extra hug you didn’t realize you needed. I was

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Hwang, Kevin – The Regression Strain

The Regression Strain BOOK SYNOPSIS: Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But he soon discovers that something foul is festering under the veneer of leisure. Deep in the bowels of the ship, a vile affliction pits loved

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Bradley, Brent – Frantic

Frantic by Brent Bradley Techno Thriller/ Conspiracy ThrillerPublisher: BCS PublishingPublication Date: March 7, 2025 BOOK SYNOPSIS: A delusional prison patient warns Dr. Brian Heiser, Marriage and Family Therapist, of enormous impending disaster. Dr. Heiser and his best friend, a lauded Forensic Psychologist, find themselves entangled in a 72-hour deadly race to stop an AI bill

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Vanous, Cindy – Ziva the Great

Ziva the Great About the book: Ziva the Great is a heartfelt picture book for older children about a Maine Coon cat learning to trust again and a quiet girl named Elsie who understands gentle things. Ziva is loving with her family but startles easily around new people-until Elsie arrives. The girl moves softly, speaks

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Vanous, Cindy J – Maddie – A Little Ghost with a Secret

Maddie – A Little Ghost with a Secret ~Cindy J. Vanous In the once-bustling mining town of Terlingua, Texas, a little ghost named Maddie flits through moonlit cemeteries with one big secret – she hasn’t yet discovered her special ghostly gift. While the other friendly spirits show off their shimmering talents beneath butterfly-filled skies and

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Dodd, Sherri L – Hummingbird Moonrise

Hummingbird Moonrise By Sherri L. Dodd While we knew the finale was inevitable, Dodd wraps up the Murder, Tea & Crystals series with an enchanting and emotionally resonant conclusion that lingers long after the last page with the third and final installment, Hummingbird Moonrise. From its haunting, must-read 1940’s prologue, where a single act of

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