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Recommended Reads: Editor's Spotlight Picks

Handpicked for quality, originality, and reader appeal—these are the standout indie books featured under our Spotlight Plan. From breakout debuts to hidden gems, each title here shines with potential and passion. Discover what our editors recommend today.

Because He Loved Us

A beautiful way to tell the journey of Jesus and His three-year ministry.  This book was written to help you fall in love with Jesus and understand the obstacles He faced from His own people.  It combines the four gospels, in chronological order, beginning with His birth and follows through His crucifixion and ascension.  There is reflection and a "Seed for Thought" at the end of each chapter.This book is rated 5-star "*Because He Loved Us* is a heartfelt and accessible exploration of the teachings of Jesus Christ, written with both reverence and clarity. Geared toward Christians who may feel distanced or confused by scripture, the book acts as a gentle yet profound guide thro...
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Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny

A MOTHER’S DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO REUNITE WITH SEVEN BABIES, BORN IN A SPACE LABWhen Teagan Ward donates her eggs to science, she never imagines that the consequences will ripple across the cosmos. As Earth crumbles under the weight of conflict and climate disaster, Teagan discovers that seven children, born from her donated eggs, are the centerpieces of a daring experiment to populate the stars. Determined to reunite with her children, she finds herself entangled in a web of greed, betrayal, and cosmic ambition.In the year 2068, humanity's hope for survival lies beyond the confines of Earth. Orbiting space habitats offer sanctuary to the privileged, while the rest fight for survival on a d...
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Harry Heron: Into the Unknown

A freak accident on board the HMS Spartan during a sea battle with the French navy in 1804 catapults Midshipman Harry Heron and his shipmates Ferghal O’Connor and Danny Gunn four hundred years into the future, landing them on the NECS Vanguard, flagship of the World Treaty Organisation Fleet. While Captain Blackwood and Major Heron sort out the mystery and determine whether the young men are alive or dead, Harry and his friends are faced with the challenge of learning new roles aboard a spaceship. Just as they have found their footing, they are called upon to assist the Fleet in a rescue mission on the planet Pangaea, giving them the opportunity to prove that their unique skills from the p...
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Wells Waite Miller and Me: An 8th OVI Civil War Biography

July 3, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg: Twenty-one-year-old Captain Wells Waite Miller of the 8th OVI—"a bruised and undersized regiment"—played a crucial role in the Union's victory at Pickett's Charge. Chosen to lead an outpost 100 yards away from the main Union line, against seemingly insurmountable odds, Miller and 150 courageous men faced down 6,000 desperate Rebels. Fighting valiantly, they "broke an entire . . . brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia." This book celebrates the life of this forgotten Civil War hero.During a seven-year period of research, the author connected with several of Miller's descendants with remarkable syncronicities occuring between Wells' life and her...
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One For The Money - Murder in the Metroplex

One For The Money – Murder in the Metroplex launches the Blake Franklin Investigations series with a hard-hitting mystery rooted deep in deception. When former Fort Worth cop Blake Franklin walks away from the badge to open his own PI firm—backed by his wealthy but enigmatic uncle—he expects a slower pace and a clearer conscience. Instead, he gets a case of suspected elder fraud that spirals into something far more sinister. With old loyalties tested and new alliances forged, Blake discovers that serving and protecting from the outside comes at a steeper price—and surviving it may demand more than a badge ever did.

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The Brook

Before there was Erin Brocavich, before there was Dark Waters, there was The Brook.  Based on actual events that happened in a small Northern town in 1988, The Brook is a fictionalized retelling of these events, where names have been changed.Harry Bonner is the new mayor of Comptons Pond, a smallsuburban town where he goes about his days officiating weddingsand attempting to solve post-election issues. But one evening aftercuriosity leads him to open a locked file cabinet in his office, Harryhas no idea that what he finds inside will forever change the lives ofthe people in his community, his own family included.After a paper falls out of a binder inside the file cabinet, Harry soondisc...
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GRACE - A Novel

When 11-year-old Savannah West was reunited with her parents after four years of being held captive by a child pornography ring, questions remained about her captivity and those responsible for her disappearance.

Why was she unhappy to be home?

This page-turner mystery is interwoven throughout captivating themes of parenting, ageing, faith and family relationships

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Reciprocity

Reciprocity is a high-voltage action thriller jam-packed with action, intrigue, and morally complex characters. When a gang of human traffickers kidnaps two young ladies who are leaving their troubled past in Vietnam to start new lives in America, their dreams suddenly become a nightmare.JD Cordell, a retired US Navy SEAL, and relative of one of the young ladies, races to the Philippines to lead a rescue team through the dangerous streets of Manila's infamous Tondo district, searching for a former American Special Forces sniper lost in its dark and violent underbelly of cheap alcohol, fast women, and unsanctioned fights - and who just may be their only hope to locate and rescue the two ...
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Discovering Treasure A Christian ROMANCE to Stir Magic in the Mind ~ and Music for the Soul

In 1920's Paris, Treasure Gilroy appeared to have a perfect life.Amidst the glitz and glamour, she resided in a luxurious Paris apartment and frequently jetted off to London, New York, and Milan. Her life was the envy of many.While her aunt bestowed Treasure with the affection she craved, the absence of love from her own parents left an unspoken, lingering pain of abandonment.Back in 1915, on a frosty London night, Treasure encountered Ella Dittmar, a young woman who sparked a strange and mysterious déjà vu connection.This inexplicable bond kept them inseparable.Now, accompanied by Ella, Treasure bid farewell to Paris and embarked on a journey to the breathtaking Australian Outback town of...
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The Auction

In a society where babies have become a source of government income, laws designed to push up the birth rate have been implemented. Women are mandated to give birth and then surrender their babies to “The Auction”. The wealthy bid on the healthiest babies, but the poor must take predatory government loans to meet the minimum bid requirements to purchase the sickest.“Four women use their skills, along with the help of sympathetic men, to hatch a plan to set things right. Readers will toggle between rage and hope as they immerse themselves in North's meticulous worldbuilding that exposes the hypocrisy and illogic of brutal government policies, stifling bureaucracy, and government censors...
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Conceal (Omega Sector Book 3)

She had survived what would've broken anyone else...As Bob and Lisa Sinclair, Omega Sector agents Evan Karcz and Juliet Branson were a formidable couple--until a brutal attack left Juliet traumatized.But with a powerful crime boss selling military secrets, the safety of thousands depends on the undercover operatives. It's up to Evan to remind Juliet of what she can do...and not fail her as he did on the mission that still haunts him.He won't fail her again...Evan's strategy is to be near Juliet night and day to practice posing as a loving couple. But soon he realizes there's a sizzling passion between them. And it's being threatened by forces stronger than they ever realized.With a killer st...
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Hero Mine

“Survival is always the most important thing.”You don’t get far in Oak Creek, Wyoming, home of Linear Tactical and its gruff and rugged heroes, without hearing that motto.Free-spirited Joy Davis—opposite of gruff and rugged—heard the slogan her whole life and generally met it with a roll of her eyes.Until the night she was attacked and left for dead.He’s always been her anchor. But now, she’s his reason to fight.Bear Bollinger, the Oak Creek’s rough-hewn mechanic, has been Joy’s protector and confidant for years, waiting for the right time to make his move.Watching her struggle in the aftermath of the attack breaks something inside him. Determined to see her smile again, he...
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