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	When it Rains 3.98 avg rating — 187 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quarry 3.73 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Twilight at the Gates 3.72 avg rating — 81 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before He Wakes 3.85 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer of Winters 3.90 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asylum 3.71 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Laymon Kind of Night 3.58 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flowers in a Dumpster 4.19 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dog Days O' Summer by Mark Allan Gunnells (Goodreads Author), James Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Stain: A Short Story

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Esperanza (Compendium of Nightmares #1)

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Seven Shades of Evil (Matthew Corbett #9)

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Mark Allan made a comment on Robert Lewis’s review of Twilight at the Gates " Thank you for the review. Not everyone's work is for everyone, and my short fiction probably won't be to your taste. I have a philosophy that short fi ...more "
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A beautiful book of romantic fantasy from Rochelle. I'll talk a little about my favorite pieces. The title novellete is a wonderful piece of queer romantic sci-fi set in a future on other planets. What really impressed me here was the world building. ...more
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Mark Allan rated a book it was amazing The Absence of Light by J. Daniel Stone (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am rather in disbelief that this is a debut novel. This was written with a sure hand and a mastery of language and character development. Stone created a compelling story of alienated youth searching for a home, for a familiy, and made the large ca ...more
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Both the novellas in The Toll Comes Due offer up tremendous surprises. These aren't your typical crime stories, Weaver and Winters take you in delightfully unexpected directions. ...more
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I was a fan of the first book, The Local Truth, and therefore was super excited for this one, and man did Rivera ever deliver! He built on what he had already gave us and delivered a sequel that was even deeper, more complex, and more gripping. He pa ...more
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