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My Corfu Love Story

by Effrosyni Moschoudi

This is a nostalgic, bittersweet short-story romance set in a vividly remembered corner of Corfu, where old feelings return and family presence is felt even beyond loss.

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Fixin' Vixen

Cat Collins brings a light, whimsical holiday world to life here, pairing steam and com…

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Meet Me at the Ruins

Luna Westish shares the personal origin behind this Scotland-set novel, where overthink…

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Six Years of Absence

Alain Rolland’s novel follows one French soldier through war, captivity, endurance, and…

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Secret of the Dragon Egg

We Fly Beneath the Stars: An utterly heartbreaking and powerful WW2 novel, based on a true story

Fear Has a Name: A Pulse-Pounding Contemporary Christian Thriller

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