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Chanukah Guilt by Ilene Schneider

Chanukah Guilt by Ilene Schneider

Rabbi Aviva Cohen Mystery Rabbi Aviva Cohen is a 50-something, twice-divorced rabbi living a fairly uneventful life in South Jersey. True, she has a family that is rather unconventional. And her first ex-husband is...

Sword Catch­er by Cas­san­dra Clare

Sword Catch­er by Cas­san­dra Clare

In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill. Kel is...

Con­cen­tra­tion by Arne Wein­gart

Con­cen­tra­tion by Arne Wein­gart

Suppose that a young Central European poet were to have been swept up into one of the World War II death camps. There were many such young women and men in the camps—the sheer...