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Growing up between swamps, a river, and the Gulf Coast, Candice Marley Conner’s stories emerge from gnarled cypress knees, muddy water, and salty air. She is the kidlit haint at a haunted indie bookstore (but not haunted how you’re thinking), a Local Liaison for SCBWI, and an officer for her local writer’s guild. Her short stories and poems are in various anthologies and magazines including Smarty Pants Magazine for Kids, Highlights Hello, Cabinet of Curiosities, Under the Full Moon’s Light, Babybug, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and more. Her picture book, SASSAFRAS AND HER TEENY TINY TAIL debuts June 8, 2021 and her YA Southern mystery, THE EXISTENCE OF BEA PEARL, releases June 15, 2021. She lives in Alabama with her husband and two children ...more

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The Villainous Return of Beth Paner: A Bea Pearl Christmas Short Story

Beth

One year, two months, three weeks, and four days.

She’d double-checked the calendar just to make sure. It was too cutesy, 1-2-3-4, and Beth Paner didn’t do cutesy.

That’s how long it had been since she’d stepped foot in this town. She’d rather keep driving through it, and never step a wedge bootie-clad foot back in it. There’s the dum-da-dum-da-dum of the narrow concrete bridge spanning over

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The Sun and the Starmaker gave me Beauty and the Beast meets Frozen vibes while being its own completely unique story. Let me explain. Aurora doesn't want her gift of magic, and while she's tasked with bringing in the sunshine as opposed to Elsa's ab ...more
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Picked this up as I am fascinated by books centering around the Spiritualism movement at the turn of the century and thoroughly enjoyed this dual timeline novel.

I found it to be well-researched on women's issues and plights during the 1850s and 1900
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This felt like I was watching a classic movie. The Old Hollywood vibe carries the voice of the novel, equal parts swoon-worthy and ghostly. Pouliot transports the readers to the 1930's Mississippi Gulf Coast and it's full of sand, fried seafood, and ...more
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Buddy-reading this with my 14-year-old! She's a couple books ahead of me in this series and told me Juliette would drive me nuts and boy was she right.

Lots of twists kept me reading and I'm ready for the next book! This one ended on a good note with
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X-Files meets The Headless Horseman meets Scooby Doo

I loved everything about this--it was hilarious AND creepy. My favorite combination and a perfect read for spooky season. Freddie had me laughing out loud with her Lance Bass and X-Files obsessions
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