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		<title>A Break for Freedom: 5 Female Leads Fighting for Survival</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Sharpe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Though it’s true that a thieving grifter is the star of <i>Harmless Women</i>, like many criminals, my protagonist Avalon’s true identity is that of a survivor, one who will go to any lengths to preserve her freedom. It’s no big surprise; I’ve always loved a fighter. Whether it’s Thelma and Louise’s road trip, the cross-country…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Book Review: A Novel Crime by Deborah Levison</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Valeri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deborah Levison may only be three books into her literary career, but she has already distinguished herself with a talent that transcends genre. Her first release was the award-winning true crime story <i>The Crate</i>, which melded her own family’s history as Holocaust survivors with a horrific discovery made later in life. Levison followed that with…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[1 The beautiful house was in flames. From half a mile away, I saw explosions of sparks and orange smoke tumbling against the deep black sky. Above the inferno, the stars continued to shine with celestial indifference. The constellations had made their turn toward the coming cold; Orion, Auriga, and Taurus—all visible now. It was…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Excerpt: Beach Thriller by Jamie Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chapter 1 The Watcher Everyone has secrets. In this town, I know them all. I’m always watching, waiting, learning. It pays to understand people’s weaknesses. Knowledge can be leverage. But first, you need to learn how to observe. Watch how someone walks. Is their pace quickened? Or are they at ease, body relaxed during a…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Book Review: White River Crossing by Ian McGuire</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Webb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[January 1766. Prince of Wales’ Fort, a Hudson’s Bay Company Factory on the Churchill River. John Shaw, deputy to chief factor Magnus Norton, sees a ragged, odiferous peddler in the courtyard of the factory. Shaw wants nothing to do with him. Peddlers “are pirates and brigands who scavenge off the lawful fur trade,” but Patterson…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Book Review: Ted Bell’s Warmonger by Ryan Steck</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Ayers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ted Bell’s legacy and his character, Alexander Hawke, are in terrific hands with Ryan Steck. In this latest Hawke adventure, he’s forced to travel to Russia and confront Vladimir Putin. But that’s only a tiny part of his mission. He learns from King Charles III that Putin has a document that could wreak havoc on…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cooking the Books: The Barn Identity by Diane Kelly</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doreen Sheridan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Carpenter and builder Whitney Whitaker Flynn is excited when Leipers Fork resident Gail Pittman sends her photos of a dilapidated barn set on acres of farmland. Whitney and her cousin Buck can already envision all sorts of creative ways in which to rehab and flip the former livery stable. They’re thus taken aback when Gail…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chapter 1 Despite blasting the air conditioning, my hands are sweaty on the steering wheel. The sun seems brighter up north than I’m used to, the light so harsh and white I’m squinting through the windshield despite my sunglasses. The car smells like stress sweat, and antiseptic cleaning agent, and pine, courtesy of the jaunty…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Killer Deals: April 2026 Discounted Mystery &amp; Thriller eBooks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Crime HQ]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<i>Whisper Network</i> by Chandler Baker 4/13 &#8211; 4/20, $2.99 <i>Simultaneous</i> by Eric Heisserer 4/13 &#8211; 4/20, $2.99 <i>Flashout </i>by Alexis Soloski 4/13 &#8211; 4/20, $2.99 <i>The Goldens</i> by Lauren Wilson 4/13 &#8211; 4/20, $2.99 <i>Original Sins</i> by Erin Young 4/13 &#8211; 4/20, $2.99 <i>All the Sinners Bleed</i> by S. A. Cosby 4/19 &#8211; 4/20, $2.99…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Excerpt: Marion by Leah Rowan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prologue I’m the kind of girl you swear you’ve seen before. You know the type: young, blond, and pretty enough. The first girl to die in the slasher film. The one who wasn’t all that likable anyway, who should smile more, complain less, never get annoyed or angry or—gasp—<i>emotional</i>. The one who, hand to god,…]]></description>
		
		
		
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