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beaconjournal.com > story > entertainment > books > 02/22/2026 > forever-kind-of-love-novel-set-in-ohio-storybook-on-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-book-talk > 88717996007

'Forever Kind of Love' novel set in Ohio, storybook on Cuyahoga Valley

11+ hour, 18+ min ago  (841+ words) Forever Kind of Love," the initial installment in the Cedar Hill romance series by Akron author Susan Bagby, brings Nashville glamour to small-town Ohio. Willow Barton returns to her hometown of Cedar Hill, Ohio, reeling from the news that her…...

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Villains, Violence and a Valiant Lawyer: Jeffrey S. Stephens Offers an Inside Look at His New Legal Thriller

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (898+ words) Good thrillers have to have good villains," Stephens quipped. And this particular thriller has a bevy of villains that you can get your arms around." Set in New York City, where wealth and influence often rewrite the rules, Illusions of…...

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beaconjournal.com > story > entertainment > books > 07/20/2025 > dravens-run-is-chilling-dystopian-novel-about-border-protection > 85212869007

‘Draven’s Run’ is chilling dystopian novel about border protection | Book Talk

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (883+ words) Mother and daughter Rosita and Gabriella are making the attempt with a small group including a guide and a drug mule. Gabriella's father is one of those who disappeared and they hope to find out what happened to him. Rosita…...

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beaconjournal.com > story > entertainment > books > 06/29/2025 > andrei-and-the-hellcats-is-satirical-novel-about-sex-robots > 84332507007

‘Andrei and the Hellcats’ is satirical novel about sex robots | Book Talk

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (664+ words) Andrei and the Hellcats" is second in the lively Galactic Hellcats science fiction series by Cleveland author Marie Vibbert. Much of the story is told by Andrei, a male-presenting sex robot who is employed at the intake center of a…...