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Runners by Phil Oakley on LSLL Book Campaign

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  RUNNERS BOOK TWO IN THE OAKLEY SERIES By Phil Oakley Historical Fiction / Depression Era / Family Saga Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 206 Publication Date: March 31, 2025 SYNOPSIS From the author of Little Hatchet , this gripping historical saga continues—a powerful story of resilience, family, and the price of ambition. Perfect for fans of epic generational tales and action-packed historical fiction. Walter Oakley and his wife, Ada, used the westward expansion of America to establish themselves as model citizens in the town of Telegraph, Texas. Now, they watch in despair as their children lurch from one crisis to another — rum running, train-hopping outlaws, shattered dreams. With one child dead and another on the wrong side of the law, Walter and Ada struggle to keep their younger children on the straight and narrow. But trouble and temptation beckon as Prohibition and the Great Depression give way to the horrors of World War II. Will hope survive the chaos? CLICK TO...
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The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen

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  THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER: THE SEARCH FOR HOUSTON’S LOST BOYS By Lise Olsen True Crime / History Publisher: Random House Pages: 464 Publication Date: April 1, 2025 SYNOPSIS The Scientist and the Serial Killer is the gripping, upside-down detective story of a Texas forensic anthropologist named Sharon Derrick who, determined to close the cases of the notorious 1970s Houston-area serial killer Dean Corll, painstakingly deploys the latest science to identify victims who had become known as the Lost Boys of Houston. This is an unforgettable narrative of forensic science, missing persons, and unsolved crimes by award-winning investigative journalist Lise Olsen. CLICK TO PURCHASE Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lise Olsen is a senior investigative reporter and editor whose work has appeared in the Texas Observer, Inside Climate News, and the Houston Chronicle , as well as in documentaries on Netflix, CNN, A&E, and Paramount+. WEBSITE ◆ INSTAGRAM ◆ X...
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Left by Paul McGrath

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  LEFT By Paul McGrath Fiction / Satire / Humor Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 232 Publication Date: March 14, 2025 SYNOPSIS A Sci-Fi Satire of Alien Espionage, Southern Charm & Chaos on Earth! First-time novelist Paul McGrath delivers a sharp, witty, and wildly entertaining sci-fi satire that asks: What if an alien held up a mirror to America—and we didn’t like what we saw? Anton-7—aka Roy McDonald—was supposed to observe Earth, not get stuck on it. But after missing his ride back to planet Xylodon, he decides to make the most of his exile in Hernando, Mississippi. Breaking the number-one rule of alien espionage—never interfere—he dives headfirst into human affairs, finding friendship, romance, and the simple joys of a good cup of coffee and a highly anticipated trip to Buc-ee's. But when tragedy strikes, Anton-7 takes matters into his own hands, setting off a whirlwind of chaos that shakes both Earth and Xylodon. CLICK TO PURCHASE Amazon | B&N | Booksho p ...
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Just a Hat by S. Khubiar One-Day Book Camapaign

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  JUST A HAT By Shanah Khubiar   Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970s Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Pages: 254 Publication Date: July 18, 2023     SYNOPSIS Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever--exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a new hometown must navigate bullying, unexpected friendships, and the struggle of keeping both feet firmly planted in two very different cultures. It's 1979, and thirteen-year-old Joseph Nissan can't help but notice that small-town Texas has something in common with Revolution-era Iran: an absence of fellow Jews. And in such a small town it seems obvious that a brown kid like him was bound to make friends with Latinos--which is a plus, since his new buds, the Ybarra twins, have his back. But when the Iran hostage crisis, two neighborhood bullies, and the local reverend's beautiful daughter put him in ...
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Dangerous Latitudes by Jack Woodville London One-Day Book Camapaign

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DANGEROUS LATITUDES By Jack Woodville London Historical Fiction Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 326 Publication Date: February 18, 2025 SYNOPSIS From the author of the French Letters trilogy comes a sweeping historical adventure full of unforgettable Texas legends! 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. Against this backdrop, naïve 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. Laced with exuberant, Texas-sized historical figures such as Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Jack Hays, Dangerous Latitudes is a quest across a war-torn frontier that becomes a race to save two hundred captured Texans who the Mexican army has marked for death. CLICK TO PURCHASE Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jack Woodville London is a histor...
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Beneath the Broken Oak by Lori Altebaumer

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BENEATH THE BROKEN OAK By Lori Altebaumer Mystery / Romance Publisher: One Thousand Hills Publishing Pages: 400 Publication Date: February 22, 2025   SYNOPSIS Trees don’t heal. They seal. But Forester Jodee Trevaine isn’t a tree. The wounds of abandonment she’s spent years denying will be ripped open the night she witnesses a child’s abduction. The hardscrabble West Texas town of El Hueso, where keeping secrets is what keeps you alive, is the last place one would expect to find healing. Until her job brings her there for a dying tree.  With new friends and the unexpected reacquaintance with the man she loved and left, Jodee has everything to gain—and just as much to lose—as she races against time to rescue the boy. Could it be that her roots go deeper than she realized into the soil of EL Hueso? CLICK TO PURCHASE Books2Read | Amazon ABOUT THE AUTHOR Award-winning novelist and Amazon Top New Release author Lori Altebaumer is a lifelong Texan whose family roots run deep in th...
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Gunbarrel Highway by Sean Bridges

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  GUNBARREL HIGHWAY By Sean Bridges Suspense / Thriller Wild Rose Press Pages: 264 Publication Date: November 20, 2024 SYNOPSIS Texas trophy wife Claudia Grant dies after she causes an early morning car accident. In the other vehicle, Daniel Morrison, an attorney struggling with a pending divorce and pill addiction, panics and leaves the scene. The victim’s husband, congressional candidate Hayden Grant, is a corrupt politician who seizes the opportunity and places a million-dollar reward on Morrison’s capture. Dead or alive. Daniel is on the run. Roya Navarro, a determined San Antonio police detective, is hot on his trail with local law enforcement, county sheriffs, a hungry journalist, and trigger-happy citizens all across the Lone Star state out on the hunt for the bounty. CLICK TO PURCHASE: Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org | Wild Rose Press Walmart | Books-A-Million | Audible ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sean Bridges is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl award-winni...
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