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Title: Destiny Cottage
Author: Dieter Gartelmann
Publisher: XlibrisAU
ISBN: 978-1664101098
Pages: 366
Genre: Romance / Historical

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In 1837 west of Shanghai Baozhai is a gorgeous girl who at age 4 charms everyone to get her way. When promised in marriage at age 14, she refuses to become someone else’s property and flees home with enough business skills and guts to take on the world. In 1840 north of Shanghai, Wei is brought up without his mum, bullied when young, and after learning Kung Fu , he overcomes his tormentors. He marries at age 20 but is devastated 3 years later when his wife leaves him for a rich man. He decides he can make his fortune on the Australian goldfields. These 2 people, both from farming backgrounds, meet by chance and their attraction is instant and powerful. They challenge each other almost daily but overcome everything through their mutual love and respect. In 1856 they face the challenges of a long sea voyage, learning English, an overland trek, staking a claim on the goldfields and finally building “Destiny Cottage”. It’s compelling reading as we follow their journey.

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Dieter Gartelmann came to Australia as a 13-year-old with his family and settled in Adelaide, South Australia. Learning English and on a scholarship studied Engineering, married, has four grown up children. After a 45-year IT career he beat covid-19 isolation by writing a romance/adventure novel that built on his experience as a non-English speaking migrant to write about a Chinese couple traveling to the Australian goldfields.

Title: The Christmas Time Travelers II: The Professor’s Journey
Author: L.M. Haynes
Publisher: Clever Publication
ISBN: 978-1989942246
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 26
Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott

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Title: Almost: A Journey Through Poems
Author: Wendiann Alfieri
Illustrator: DeLaney Alfieri
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 979-8649137287
Pages: 263
Genre: Poetry

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Title: Jesus Savior of All
Author: Denburk Gregory
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 195379159X
Pages: 168
Genre: Religious

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Title: Bull Vaulter: Alena of the Isle of Green
Author: Barbara Tieken
Republished by: PageTurner Press and Media LLC
ISBN: 978-1-63871-007-3
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 410

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Title: Reflections from Behind the Glass
Author: Jasper A. Lee
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1664138230
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Pages: 330

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Title: Well Done: A WWII Memoir
Author: Nancy Hungerford
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1664154865
Genre: Memoir
Pages: 282

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Title: The Spiritual and Mental Transformation
Author: Stanley Njoroge
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 1984582100
Pages: 130
Genre: Religion & Spirituality

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Title: Is a New School a New Chance: The First Quarter
Author: B.J. Bartlett
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1-6655-0464-5
Pages: 108
Genre: Romance

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Title: The Song of Zong
Author: William A. Moses
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1-6641-3227-6
Pages: 30
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book

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Title: The Belly Crawlers
Author: Farah Velez
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1664142589
Pages: 52
Genre: Thrillers & Suspense

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Title: The Second Arrow: A Book Of Illustrated Poetry
Author: Sahli A. Cavallaro
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1664137523
Pages: 126
Genre: Poetry

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Title: To the Monsters of my Past
Author: Cameron Crews
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1664128422
Pages: 146
Genre: Poetry

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Title: The Art of Not Knowing
Author: Desiree Carlson
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-6641-3727-1
Pages: 109
Genre: Non-Fiction

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Title: Power of the Flower: A Broken Man’s Guide to Intimacy
Author: James Holley
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1664135185
Pages: 130
Genre: Self-Help

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Title: Inequality and Evolution: The Biological Determinants of Capitalism, Socialism and Income Inequality
Author: Charles L. Ladner
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 9781664144880
Pages: 212
Genre: Non-Fiction/Business

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Title: How I Survived Physical, Emotional, Verbal, and Mental Abuse
Author: Starr
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1-7283-7297-6
Pages: 50
Genre: Memoir/ Religion

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Title: Daughter of Laharna
Author: Patricia E. Beattie
Publisher: AuthorHouseUK
ISBN: 978-1665580991
Genre: Memoir
Pages: 108

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Title: It’s Personal: Crime – Love – Revenge
Author: Cynthia R. Hobson
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 9781984581211
Genre: Fiction / Crime/ Thriller
Pages: 260

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Title: Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush
Subtitle: Sagebrush and the Disappearing Dark Sky
Author: Joni Franks
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1664134553
Pages: 42
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book

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Title: Diunthum: Illumnesia
Author: Spector Grove
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1-6641-4371-5
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 241

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Title: Ting Ting, the Girl Who Saved China
Author: Ryan O’Connor
Illustrator: Xiang Minghui
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-6641-5319-6
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 49

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Title: Waiting for Spring
Author: Zoë Hickerson
Publisher: Crest Media Distribution
ISBN: 9781954223066
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 66

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Title: Exposed: Humanity Craves Power
Author: Anton D. Morris
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1663209610
Pages: 342
Genre: Mainstream Fiction

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Title: Lake Friction
Author: Ron McCarthy
Publisher: XlibrisAU
ISBN: 9781664101654
Pages: 234
Genre: Fiction / Action Adventure / Crime

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Title: Seventy Weeks Prophecy: How The Bible Foretold The Year Jesus(as) and Muhammad(saw) Will Come On Earth: Volume 2: The Correct Computation: Jesus(as) and Muhammad(saw) Fulfilled the 70 Weeks Prophecy of Daniel(as)
Author: Pedro C. Arceno Jr.
Publisher: PartridgeSingapore
ISBN: 978-1543759457
Pages: 654
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles/Bibles

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Title: The Other Side of the Ocean
Author: Beverley Bell
Publisher: XlibrisAU
ISBN: 978-1-9845-0680-1
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 264

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Title: More Wise Words To Ponder: A Selection of Great Thoughts Through Quotes and Verses
Author: Eric Wei
Publisher: PartridgeSingapore
ISBN: 978-1543762716
Pages: 92
Genre: Humor & Entertainment

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Title: Drifting Into the Light: How the Pandemic Changed Lives Forever
Author: J.B. Harris
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 665580143
Pages: 136
Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir

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Title: The Last Son of Charybdis
Author: Gabriel Anthony Lopez
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663212856
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 48

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Title: Cult of Sacrifice
Author: J. Greyson Fike
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ASIN: B08R721BWZ
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 281

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Title: Baby Rafi – The Runaway Giraffe
Author: Valerie Lee Baker
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1-6641-4522-1
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 48

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Title: DisHarmony: A Jigsaw Collection Of Misguided Dating
Author: Rachel Kovach
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1984580696
Pages: 136
Genre: Relationship

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Title: Pandora’s Box: Triforce
Author: Alan Davis
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781663200211
Pages: 478
Genre: Science-Fiction & Fantasy

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Title: I Am God, I Am Jesus, I Am Allah: The Truth Will Set You Free
Author: Jeff Olson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1663200068
Pages: 88
Genre: Religious / Fiction / Action & Adventure

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