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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Mercy by Joan Silber.
In the shadowed corners of 1970s New York’s East Village, Ivan and his best friend Eddie chase a thrill that turns tragic. One misstep, heroin, a panicked ER visit, and a choice to flee- marks Ivan forever. He tells no one. Not his friends, not his future family. Yet the guilt refuses to loosen its grip.
Ivan’s search for redemption unfolds across decades, touching lives that never knew his name but feel the echo of that night. Mercy is a deeply human story of grief, consequence, and the unexpected ways our secrets shape the world around us.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Artificial Intelligence by Ivan Kushnir.
This is a book that will open the door for you into the world of artificial intelligence, in a simple, engaging way, without complicated jargon. It’s not dry theory, but a vivid journey from the first mechanical wonders of antiquity to modern chatbots and smart machines that are already changing our everyday lives. You will discover how AI sees images, recognizes voices, writes music, and even tells jokes. It explains clearly why AI needs data, how it learns, and why it sometimes makes mistakes. And most importantly, you’ll be able to try it all, create your first bot, connect artificial intelligence to your ideas, or simply understand how the algorithms work that recommend music or movies to you.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Off the Books by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier.
Mei’s post-dropout life is anything but glamorous, driving a limo to cover the bills and dodging questions about her future. But when her grandfather suggests a quieter kind of hustle, she starts accepting cash under the table and unintentionally becomes a regular chauffeur for sex workers. She keeps her head down until one peculiar passenger changes everything.
Henry is soft-spoken, good-looking, and never goes anywhere without a mysterious black suitcase. His pace is leisurely, his stops frequent, and something about him pulls Mei in. A long-haul drive from San Francisco to Syracuse turns into more than a gig when she uncovers Henry's secret, and what starts as quiet observation spirals into a confrontation that forces her to choose between the safety of silence and the risk of doing what's right.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Say It Out Loud by Ashley Schumacher.
Juniper Green gave up on magic years ago, along with her dreams, her podcast, and a piece of herself she can’t seem to reclaim. At thirty-two, she’s stalled out in her dad’s spare room, nursing heartbreak and nostalgia for the vampire novels that once lit her up inside. But then an unexpected email invites her to audition for the audio adaptation of The Meadow, the very series that shaped her teen years. It's everything she ever wanted, until she learns her co-star is James Neely, the gifted, brooding actor who ghosted her after one unforgettable performance in college.
Juniper’s past is about to collide with her future in the most dramatic way possible, and maybe, just maybe, the magic isn’t gone after all.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan, a heartfelt small-town romance where a summer fling turns into something deeper. Charlotte “Charlie” Ashford has spent years carving out her own identity, far from the spotlight of her famous parents. Now a dedicated counselor, she’s thrown off course when a viral video forces her to confront the legacy of her late father, and maybe herself. Grayson Keller is finally settled, running his cozy Get Lost Lodge and enjoying the peace he’s built. He’s not looking for complications, but Charlie is impossible to ignore. As sparks fly, both must decide if this unexpected connection is just a summer detour or the start of something lasting.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Island Endgame by Rebecca Hodge, a tense and emotional thriller set on a remote island. Haunted by guilt over her young nephew’s drowning, Kenzie Adams leaves her high-pressure nursing job in the city for a quieter role at a rustic summer camp. She hopes the peaceful setting will help her heal. But before the campers even arrive, the island becomes a battleground. Three ruthless fugitives show up, hunting for a legendary treasure, and they’re willing to kill anyone who stands in their way, including Kenzie and the caretaker’s young son. Her escape has become a fight for survival.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay, a gripping historical novel set in 1926. Charlotte Crowninshield, born into Boston’s elite, is fleeing a violent marriage and trying to vanish into the rugged Southwest. Billie MacTavish, the eldest of nine in a struggling immigrant family in Nebraska, left school early to help her mother’s laundry business, but it’s not enough. Both women, desperate for a fresh start, become Harvey Girls, waitresses in the famed hospitality chain along the Santa Fe railroad. Hired on the same day, they share a room, a mutual dislike, and dangerous secrets that could cost them everything.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!
If only things were so simple…
It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.
A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and a thumping hangover.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Sacred Space Between by Kalie Reid. For a thousand years, the Abbey has ruled through memory magic—power stolen from exiled saints. At fifteen, Jude was cast out to the desolate moors, a sacrifice to keep his growing magic in check. Now, nearly ten years later, he craves a quiet life, far from the Abbey’s reach.
But when Maeve arrives, an unwavering iconographer sent to paint a new image of him, Jude is determined to send her packing. That is, until he realizes she carries the same forbidden magic as he does. And the icons she creates might just hold the power to unravel the Abbey’s grip once and for all.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Role Play by Kay Cove. Being an indie romance author was supposed to be the dream, but after publishing countless books without a breakthrough, I'm starting to feel like my career is slipping into obscurity.
In a last-ditch effort, I hire a marketing expert who promises to turn things around. But after a chaotic hunt for the perfect “book boyfriend” and one impulsive night at a bar, I end up blowing my entire budget on an escort.
Forrest is a swoon-worthy single dad by day and a dangerously seductive escort by night. Before I can fire him and demand a refund, he reminds me why I started writing in the first place: I’m not just chasing success. I’m chasing inspiration.