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Sorcery and swordcraft collide in Cate Glass’ fantasy novel, “An Illusion of Thieves”
Writing under her pseudonym, author Carol Berg introduces the protagonist, her thieving brother and the duelist charged with teaching him the violent art
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Beautiful, self-confident and hot tempered, “Queen” Ann Bassett stood up to Colorado’s powerful ranchers
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The escape of an Egyptian princess provides the underpinnings of a trademark Cussler novel
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A death, a funeral and a pregnancy propel a narrative told from three points of view
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Strangers on a plane: A man, a woman and a mutually intense feeling that they’ve met before
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A murder and time travel set the stage for “Charlie Fiction,” a ghost with revenge on her agenda
A teen boy in love with the victim finds himself pursuing justice, while also in the cross hairs of the killer
A K-9 detective does his job well, which means Deputy Mattie Cobb has another mystery on her hands
In this edition of her ongoing series, author Margaret Mizushima introduces us to the grisly discovery that raises a multitude of questions
That time a Colorado comic took a Hollywood meeting armed with indifference
In "Tragedy Plus Time," the prologue recounts the emotional conflict when professional success arrives in the wake of personal loss
The roots of the Gold King Mine disaster run deeper than the river it polluted
In "River of Lost Souls," author Jonathan Thompson explores disparate forces -- including labor strife -- that ultimately led to missteps that tainted the Animas River
SunLit excerpt: From a poet’s collection called “Trophic Cascade,” a work that touches on its major themes
SunLit: Author drew inspiration for novel from dream flirtation, real-life bone cancer battle
It took 10 years, and a lot of "cry-typing," for Sara Jade Alan to bring her young adult fiction to life
SunLit: The awkward, wonderful, mortifying moment when a high school improv performance takes an unexpected turn
In "A Messy, Beautiful Life," improvisational comedy leads the book's protagonist into an embarrassing on-stage connection -- before a packed theater
Scarred by war, a young woman comes home to Denver to find her life an ashen void
The anthology "Blood Business" tracks the underbelly of human nature through "the muck of our lesser angels" in 27 crime stories -- including this one of embezzlement, murder and despair
As author David Hicks wrote “White Plains,” the narrative got uncomfortably personal
In a story with autobiographical underpinnings, imagine writing a chapter -- honestly -- from the point of view of your ex-wife
