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Anne, 36, Mom of 1, Pirate Queen

Anne Devereaux’s life was as dull as the artisanal cat litter she marketed—until she bought a sailboat, donned a pirate hat, and started stealing flamingos from Tampa’s elite. Turns out, midlife crisis looks a lot better with rum, a sword, and a hashtag.

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Every Man for Himself

In 1695, Henry Every pulled off history's greatest maritime heist—seizing the Mughal Emperor's treasure ship and triggering the world's first global manhunt. Then he vanished without a trace.

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Kayfabe Confidential

In the blood-soaked world of 1970s pro wrestling, the greatest battles happened outside the ring. Kayfabe Confidential is a fictional oral history that exposes the brutal truths behind the golden age’s broken heroes, crooked deals, and fading glory.

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King of Dust and Clay

At the dawn of civilization, a young king rises in glory—but when tragedy strikes, his reign descends into vengeance, betrayal, and a fight for survival. The King of Dust and Clay is a sweeping historical epic of power, legacy, and the cost of ambition.

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Matchbox

Jake fled to Osaka to escape his dying mother, his addicted sister, and everything he'd failed. But guilt follows—and in his apartment, a growing darkness offers the one thing more dangerous than rock bottom: a way out.

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MOTHER TONGUE

A Russian speaker sees blues invisible to you. A Mandarin speaker processes time vertically. Speakers whose grammar blurs the future save 30% more for retirement. The language you speak doesn't just express your world—it builds it.

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The June Bee

When reality starts humming and the forest whispers secrets, dreamy June Bee sets off with a nervous tweed-clad companion and a band of oddballs to chase a question no one dares ask. *The June Bee* is a surreal, satirical journey through absurdity, wonder, and the weird logic of the universe.

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The Brood

Three families vanish from a dying West Virginia coal town. Former FBI profiler Marcus Cole sees a pattern stretching back centuries. In Vickery, the neighbors are too friendly, the smiles arrive too fast—and the eyes don't blink.

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The Hollow

Four kilometers beneath Antarctic ice, a drilling team breaks into a cavern forty kilometers wide—lit by a sun that radiates darkness. The air is perfect. The temperature is perfect. And cartographer Esther Vana has died here before.

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The Impossible Spire

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The Mansion of Whispers

A spirited young woman’s quest for love leads her from glittering Regency ballrooms to a windswept northern estate shrouded in secrets, where a vanished suitor, a haunted legacy, and a slow-burning passion threaten to unravel everything she thought she knew.

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The Sea People

In the twilight of empires, as fire consumes cities and sails crowd the horizon, The Sea People tells the haunting, human story of how the Bronze Age world collapsed—and why its echoes still reach us today.

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The Society Dinners: Volume 1

Every month, seven brilliant and difficult people gather above a River North restaurant to argue their way through an unsolvable mystery. Twelve dinners. Twelve puzzles. No murders—just the best minds in Chicago and a sommelier who always sees what everyone else missed.

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The Sting

One doomed empire. One dangerous secret. One heist that could rewrite the music of the universe.

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The Levee Was Dry

Leo’s childhood begins with a jukebox and a paper route, but as America shifts from sock hops to body bags, he learns that growing up means carrying both the music and the silence it leaves behind.

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You Are That

Advaita Vedanta is a 1,200-year-old Indian philosophy with one extraordinary claim: the separation between you and everything else is the core illusion. An honest, funny, rigorous guide for curious Western readers who've never set foot in an ashram—and don't plan to.

About the Author

Joseph Malott is a storyteller at heart, blending real-world experience with literary finesse to craft compelling narratives. His work often explores themes of identity, resilience, and the untold stories of everyday people. When he's not writing, Joseph is engaged in teaching, filmmaking, or wandering through small towns looking for the next great character to write about.

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