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Book Review: The Mobius Nexus by Mark W.L. Dennison

Book Details: Author: Mark W.L. DennisonRelease Date: December 31, 2025Series:Genre: Science fiction / AI-consciousness thrillerFormat: E-bookPages: 219Publisher: Nexus Uplink PressBlurb:They are not getting better. They are being copied.Lila is three doors into the black site before its systems register the breach. She can feel Maya somewhere below her, a person she has…

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Book Review: Zarya: Cydnus Final Hope by Jackiem Joyner

Book Details: Author: Jackiem JoynerRelease Date: July 29, 2026Series: Book 1 of 2: Zarya: Guardians of Cydnus SeriesGenre: Young-Adult, Science-Fiction, AdventureFormat: E-bookPages: 352Publisher: Big Treble MediaBlurb:Zarya is only fifteen, but her planet’s fate lies in her hands. Will she stop Gerik and his secret weapon in time to save the people?Governed by…

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Book Review: The City of Factories by Naomi Eselojor

Book Details: Author: Naomi EselojorRelease Date: October 13, 2026Series:Genre: Science-Fiction, African SteampunkFormat: E-bookPages: 186Publisher: Ruadán BooksBlurb:Set in an alternative steampunk Nigeria, Naomi Eselojor’s Africanfuturist novella is a tale of community sheltering, resistance, and technological responsibility, for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and Wole Talabi.1859, Nigeria. In the fishing village of…

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Author Spotlight: Mark W.L. Dennison

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Mark W.L. Dennison for his latest release, The Mobius Nexus. About The Author Mark W.L. Dennison Mark W.L. Dennison is an Ottawa-born Canadian author of science fiction and thrillers and the author of The Mobius Nexus Cycle. His fiction explores artificial consciousness,…

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Book Review: Highly Compatible by Olivia Alder

Book Details: Author: Regina LouiseRelease Date: September 11, 2026Series:Genre: Romance (Dark Romance, Suspense); Technothriller, Thriller/suspenseFormat: E-bookPages: 219Publisher: Sycamore Studios LLCBlurb:Control has never felt this good.Nina Jacobs is very good at making dangerous technology sound safe. At Panopteia, Silicon Valley’s most powerful AI company, she turns surveillance into convenience, prediction into protection, and…

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Book Review: Unladylike: A Mythopoetic Reclamation of Love by Regina Louise

Book Details: Author: Regina LouiseRelease Date: June 19, 2026Series:Genre: Contemporary Poetry, Women’s PoetryFormat: E-bookPages: 154Publisher: She Said So PressBlurb:Unladylike: A Mythopoetic Reclamation of Love is a lyrical and unflinching exploration of identity, survival, and self-return. Blending memoir, poetry, and myth, Regina Louise invites readers into an intimate landscape where the personal becomes…

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Book Spotlight: The Mobius Nexus by Mark W.L. Dennison

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring Mark W.L. Dennison for his latest release, The Mobius Nexus. Book: The Mobius NexusAuthor: Mark W.L. DennisonSeries: The Mobius Nexus Cycle, Book 1Publication Date: December 31, 2025Pages: 578 pagesPublisher: Nexus Uplink PressGenre: Science fiction / AI-consciousness thrillerAvailable in: e-Book format, Paperback and HardcoverFor…

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Book Review: Love is a Donkey by Meghan Parks

Book Details: Author: Meghan ParksRelease Date: September 1, 2026Series:Genre: Magical RealismFormat: E-bookPages: 229Publisher: Next ChapterBlurb:That’s right, it’s me, Julian Blaire! The Contemporary King and world-rocking musician.Or at least I was until some crazy run-in left me looking like an ass. No, literally. I’m a donkey. And to make it worse, I got…

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ARC Review: Sanctuary by Daniel Pandiyan

Book Details: Author: Daniel PandiyanRelease Date: November 12, 2026Series:Genre: Literary Fiction, Immigration LiteratureFormat: E-bookPages: 304Publisher: Kedzie PressBlurb:Thirteen-year-old Miles Jensen sets out to walk three thousand miles north, from an orphanage in Costa Rica to a farm outside Oshkosh, Wisconsin.When a solar storm burned out every circuit on Earth, the world stopped in…

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Book Spotlight: Highly Compatible by Olivia Alder

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring Olivia Alder for her latest release, Highly Compatible. Book: Highly CompatibleAuthor: Olivia AlderSeries: Publication Date: September 11, 2026Pages: 219 pagesPublisher: Sycamore Studios LLCGenre: Romance (Dark Romance, Suspense); Technothriller, Thriller/suspenseAvailable in: Paperback and e-bookFor Readers Who Liked: The One by John Marrs, Annie Bot…

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Book Review: Sins of the Palatine by Aaron Benmark

Book Details: Author: Aaron BenmarkRelease Date: November 20, 2026Series: Children of the Wolf (Book #1)Genre: Alternative History, Greek-Roman Retelling, Historical FantasyFormat: E-bookPages: 482Publisher: -Blurb:We all know the legend of the founding of Rome. But what happens if Remus doesn’t stay dead?Remus wants to be a simple shepherd with his brother Romulus. But…

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Book Review: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

Book Details: Author: Liz NugentRelease Date: 28 March 2024Series:Genre: Psychological Thriller, Crime FictionFormat: E-bookPages: 384Publisher: PenguinBlurb:Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.Now Sally is the centre of…

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Book Review: Sins of the Palatine by Aaron Benmark

Book Details: Author: Aaron BenmarkRelease Date: November 20, 2026Series: Children of the Wolf (Book #1)Genre: Alternative History, Greek-Roman Retelling, Historical FantasyFormat: E-bookPages: 482Publisher: -Blurb:We all know the legend of the founding of Rome. But what happens if Remus doesn’t stay dead?Remus wants to be a simple shepherd with his brother Romulus. But…

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