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FICTION • ISBN: 979-8317462994 One night of uncontrolled passion is all it takes to upend the life of a privileged Manhattan heir and send him spiraling into a life of betrayal and lies. The book follows Christopher Franklin, better known as “Chris,” a taxi driver in New York. He’s twenty-eight and a father to two girls. He once lived a life of wealth and abundance, but now depends on the car for survival. Chris’s initial fall from privilege isn’t merely financial; it is a total displacement of identity. By trading his trajectory in high society for life behind the wheel of a Brooklyn taxi, Chris embodies the tragic weight of social exile, highlighting how easily an individual’s status can vanish in a single evening. Mary, his wife, is his direct opposite. She is always deeply unhappy, and always treats the family table as her kingdom. Her comfort is often her cigarette. In her younger days at school, she was very good at controlling conversations. She was very strategic and wherever words failed her, she would use her physicality and sexuality. Chris’ best friend Josh saw her as young and innocent. But the reader, who has seen Mary hunger for another world, knows better. They have seen her charm Chris even when fully aware he’s dating someone else. W.H.B. excels at building a pervasive sense of domestic claustrophobia. Chris’s marriage to Mary is portrayed as a prison defined by volatility and isolation. When Chris discovers that Mary and so-called friend Josh have decades-long secrets, manipulating him for his money, the domestic drama snaps into a high-stakes psychological thriller.

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This book uses tiny physical actions, the kind that understands that emotion is physical before it is verbal. It also uses loaded silences, the kind that knows what is unsaid is often more powerful than what is said. Additionally, it features weaponized politeness- the kind that knows you cannot prove intent when the words are technically correct.

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W.H.B. employs forensic precision, treating his characters with the cold eye of an investigator. While most writers rely on adjectives to show emotion, W.H.B. cuts the fluff and lets the action speak for itself. He presents the evidence without comment, trusting the reader to render the final verdict. W.H.B. understands that most of life doesn’t come with narrations. We read people. We interpret silences. We assemble truths from fragments. It’s precisely this kind of reading that demands and rewards.

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Part literary character study and part suspenseful family saga, “Intrinsic” delivers a haunting mystery driven by truths hidden in plain sight. W.H.B. examines the darker corners of human nature such as self-deception, jealousy, and social exile without apology, while offering a grounded story of fatherhood and resilience. Ultimately, it demonstrates that while class and status can disappear overnight, true agency is found in how one rises from the aftermath.

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hat happens when intelligence, technology, and human vulnerability collide? For author Roselyn Teukolsky, these tensions are the perfect foundation for stories that challenge expectations and explore the complex dilemmas women face in male-dominated worlds. Her latest novel, The Fourth Woman, Book Two in the Madeline Geiger series, is the winner of the 2026 New York City Big Book Award in the Suspense category. Printed Word Reviews says “Teukolsky delivers a suspenseful, high-tech domestic thriller”. In addition, Roselyn’s debut novel, A Reluctant Spy, Book One in the Madeline Geiger series, was the winner of the 2025 New York City Big Book Award and the 2026 Independent Press Award. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Teukolsky emigrated to the United States at 23 and went on to graduate from Cornell University. A former mathematics and computer science teacher, she brings both intellectual curiosity and technical insight to her writing, crafting unconventional thrillers that feel strikingly relevant to the digital age. From the world of espionage in A Reluctant Spy to the dangers of online dating in The Fourth Woman, her fiction explores the fine line between brilliance and vulnerability, where cybercrime, deception, and personal danger can intersect in unexpected ways. Gabby: Roselyn, share how you made the leap from a career teaching math and computer science to an award-winning author. Roselyn: It only took me 16 years! A Reluctant Spy is my sixth novel, which means that The Fourth Woman is my seventh. The other six novels went on the shelf, and they’re still there. Maybe I’ll resurrect them. Who knows?! Gabby: For those folks who are not familiar with your work, Roselyn, give us your best both on A Reluctant Spy and The Fourth Woman.

Roselyn: A Reluctant Spy is an unconventional spy thriller. It was motivated by the problems of smart women in male-dominated work environments. That is a theme of mine. I wanted to write a book in which a woman was a brilliant computer scientist who is undermined and under-respected every inch of the way. On the day of her husband’s funeral, Madeline Geiger is invited to spy on the department. She is so angry because nobody believes it’s her work. Everyone believes it’s her husband’s work. What she doesn’t know is that her husband has been surreptitiously stealing her ideas and representing them as his own. Gabby: Your protagonist, Madeline is a brilliant computer scientist and cyberware expert. Is she your alter ego? Roselyn: Yes, but I made her a larger than life version of myself. She is taller, smarter, more courageous, and braver than I am. She does things that I would never do. She jumps out of airplanes. I would never jump out of an airplane! Gabby: Printed Word Reviews said A Reluctant Spy is “pulse pounding”. What was the idea that first got you thinking about a spy thriller?

Roselyn: Well, because my protagonist, Madeline, was three years older, sex starved. She wanted love, she wanted romance, she wanted to find someone, so she went online and used an online dating app. What can go wrong? What if a crazy person responds? What if a stalker responds? What if a mad scientist responds? Gabby: Now that you’ve written two award-winning thriller suspense books, are there essential characteristics of a successful thriller? Roselyn: Page Turner, two words. You need cliffhangers at the end of every chapter. Gabby: It seems like you’re having fun. What’s next for Roselyn and Madeline Geiger? Roselyn: I am writing the third Madeline Geiger book. It’s called Blood Match and it is very exciting. Lots of twists and turns, lots of characters. I don’t want to give any spoilers away, but it’ll be comparable to the first two books in a sense, but it’s also funny. Gabby: Can you offer some last words of advice to aspiring authors?

Roselyn: I love spy thrillers. I read them all the time. It’s conventional spy novel set in academia. It has all the trappings, dead drops, meetings in the dead of night. Madeline breaks into people’s offices. She does stuff I would never in a million years do. I’m such an upright citizen. Gabby: Your protagonist, Madeline is an unconventional spy. How does she evolve from Book one to Book two, The Fourth Woman? Roselyn: She’s very nervous. shy, and grief-stricken. Her husband has died. She’s in a wheelchair. She’s a perfect spy because who would even look at a woman in a wheelchair in a male-dominated department? She’s invisible, she’s mousy, and she doesn’t stand up for herself; but she learned she’s really good as a spy, a skill she didn’t know she had.

Roselyn: Follow your dream, be in charge. It’s your book. With two award-winning thrillers behind her and a third Madeline Geiger novel, Blood Match, in the works, Roselyn Teukolsky continues to blend technology, suspense, and sharp observations about women who refuse to be underestimated. For readers who love clever twists, compelling characters, page-turning suspense, and a bit of humor, Teukolsky is an author to watch. You can watch and listen to the full interview at www.theGabTalks.com. To learn more about Roselyn and purchase her books visit roselynteukolsky.com.

Gabby: There are a number of diverse characters in both the books. Roselyn: I like the theme of Madeline being out of place as a woman in a maledominated department. The detective chief who investigates her in A Reluctant Spy is an older African American woman in upstate New York. She empathizes with Madeline; there’s a connection between them. They’re both outsiders. In The Fourth Woman Madeline finds a woman when she goes online looking for love. All accomplished women having to excel beyond the men to gain recognition. Gabby: You’ve written about espionage in A Reluctant Spy and now online dating, ransomware, predators, and suspense in The Fourth Woman. What was behind your decision to tie all of those different worlds together in the same story?

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In “The Undying Diamond Heart,” author Xuemo weaves a sweeping historical novel that operates simultaneously as a psychological drama and an epic spiritual quest. Centered on the historical figure Khyungpo Naljor, the narrative explores the existential weight of religious doubt, the sacrifice required to seek spiritual authenticity, and the grueling transformation from inherited authority to earned wisdom.

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Xuemo eschews an idealized, serene depiction of spiritual seeking. Khyungpo’s pilgrimage across the Himalayan Mountains is fraught with brutal physical hazards, such as avalanches, wolves, and beatings, alongside psychological trials, hostile rumors, and dark visions. Every step forward demands a tangible toll, reinforcing the core motif of the “Diamond Heart”: a spirit that can only be forged, clarified, and made unshakeable through intense pressure and suffering.

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“The Undying Diamond Heart” is a deeply atmospheric and uncompromising historical saga. Xuemo balances esoteric Buddhist doctrine with universal human conflicts of love, loyalty, and betrayal. While the number of spiritual trials and visionary sequences requires an attentive reader, the novel is a powerful testament to the human search for truth: proving that true realization is never given, but relentlessly forged.

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Through school visits, literacy outreach, educational activities, and community programs, Inspire EdVentures and Ashley Mosley Books inspire children to explore wildlife and conservation, spark curiosity through STEM, strengthen literacy skills, and discover the power of creativity and imagination. By blending storytelling with hands-on learning and real-world connections, their work helps young learners build knowledge, confidence, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world.

them be curious about the world around them. Gabby: Michael, you’re the founder of Inspire Edventures. What did you hope to create when you first launched it? Michael: At Inspire Edventures we are teachers and scientists. I’m a biologist, been teaching for about 20 years. Inspire Edventures is designed to make educational resources for learners of all ages. We want to get science into people’s hands. Ashley’s creativity has given us the ability to approach a market which, to be honest with you, for a long time we haven’t played in. Primarily we’ve done high school and college. I’m a textbook author myself, so I have published before. Ashley is our marketing director, but in this case we’re trying to push her vision of these sets of children’s books for young kids, the littles, It’s been a load of fun.

Gabby: Ashley, for followers who are meeting you for the first time, tell us a little bit about yourself. Ashley: I’m an author, but I’m also I’m a mom and a dance teacher. I’ve worked with little kids (I like to call them littles)for more than twenty years. That’s where a lot of this started. I have such a heart for working with kids and watching their creativity come to life; watching

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Gabby: This is quite a collaboration. How did the Into The Jungle book series evolve and how is it connected to the Belize Zoo?

that the kids recognize that these animals are out there. Once we make a connection with it we’re much much more likely to pay attention to it in the future. Each animal has its own story, its own background, and therefore its own conservation issue.The ability to put those into a story makes them want to inquire and learn more.

Ashley: Michael’s been working with the Belize Zoo for years. I went to him one day and said I really think we’re missing a big opportunity here. If we put out some of these unique animals that you’re seeing in Belize and get them in front of kids, they will love them. The first one was Nacho House Cat, and that’s actually kind of how the story began. What a beautiful way to help littles understand big cats by explaining how they’re similar and different from the cats that they’ve already experienced. The book just gained this momentum. We started taking it to classrooms and the kids loved it. There’s so many interesting animals in Belize. We just keep running with it.

Gabby: What do you hope that the littles learn, not just about wildlife, but also about themselves and their place in the world when they finish one of the books or all of the books in the Into The Jungle Series? Ashley: I want them to keep this curiosity that kids just naturally have. Reading these books and then wanting to learn more and carrying that idea with them through life. We’re constantly having information thrown at us and when something catches our attention, dive into it and just keeping that general curiosity about the world around us and all the fascinating things that there are to discover.

Gabby: One of the really cool things about Inspire Edventures and the book series is that the learning and the experience doesn’t stop when the book ends. You have so many resources beyond the book. Michael: We try to build resources for teachers to get these materials into the classroom. As Ashley was building these books, we realized the fact that we were really looking at an educational resource. We started to build all the things around it, tool kits, free resources. There are different activities and they are constantly evolving. Ashley has played a big role in melding together our scientific communication, wildlife conservation, getting kids to read and be engaged with these animals. If you read a book and you have a question, we want to help you get the answer.

Gabby: What are you both working on right now that you’re excited about? Ashley: We’re working on a new series called Pollinate the Planet. It will be about animals and insects that are pollinators. One book that’s getting ready to come out end of October and it’s called I’m a Bee. Michael: The pollinator series is actually based upon one of the cofounders of the company who owns an apiary and does work in classes in Illinois and after-school programs based upon building apiaries, teaching about hives and beekeeping. Once again, this is Ashley’s idea, and we’re pursuing this Pollinate the Planet Project.

Gabby: You have a lot of competition with screens and technology. One way that you keep these littles excited about books are your illustrations.

Ashley Mosley and Michael Windelspecht are inspiring the next generation to read, explore, and protect the natural world. Their storytelling and work beyond the book remind us that every great adventure begins with curiosity.

Ashley: We really wanted to make these full-on STEM or even STEAM books, if you will. We used a different illustrator with each of the three books. Every illustration in Nacho House Cat has been hand painted. Katherine, who is a college student, used colored pencils in Why Did The Tapir Cross The Street? This Birdie Told Me was all done digitally.

You can watch and listen to the full interview at www.theGabTalks.com. To purchase the Into The Jungle Series and learn more about Inspire Edventures and Ashley Moseley Books visit InspireEdventures.com and AshleyMoseley.com.

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The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education by Julie Cruse

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Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes: Harnessing Structured Conversations for Customer-Driven Value Delivery by Claude Hanhart & Rachel Collins

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Kalman & Leopold: Surviving Mengele's Auschwitz by Richard K. Lowy

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Shirley Clarke: Thinking Through Movement by Karen Pearlman

Nether Land by Kem Hinton Straight Outta Skokie: The Krockey Chronicles: 1968 by Al Krockey

Accept Who You Are: And Witness Your Reality Transform by Natasha Sumner

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The Accidental Virgin by Amanda Quisenberry Nonprofit The 50 Yard Challenge: How A Simple Act Became A Nationwide Movement by Rodney Smith Jr

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Quiet Money: Growing Wealth Quietly - and Why It's Super Important by Mark Hallink

Emergent by Steven Taunton The Wisdom and Wealth Solution by Feroz Ansari

JuJu Justice by T.E. Lane The Four That Bind by Clifton Wilcox

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The Happy Start High Contrast Board Book by Maria Baldino OTD, MS, OTR/L, BCP

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Seang (Hungering) by Anne Casey

The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark by Elana Auerbach

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25 Fires: A Call to What Comes Next by Eric S. Hoffman

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Call Her Woman and Bend the Knee by Blupoetres (Phoebe Eligon-Jones)

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FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court by Alex Charns

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MOON STRIKE by Cary Allen Stone Shadows of the Past by Eric Goebelbecker The Variant War by Les Abernathy Welcome to Perfectville by Yvonne Eve Walus

Realising The All (God?), Journeying Into Feelings and Beyond by Winfried Sedhoff

Self-help: Spiritual Star People's Wisdom: Messages From Beyond the Stars For Human Awakening by Victoria Basil

Spirituality

The Illusion of Suffering: A Clear Method for Understanding and Dissolving Emotional Pain by Aurimas Steponavičius

The Return of the White Witch by Theresa Leyes

Your Moves Matter: The Teen's Playbook for Smart Choices and Big Wins by Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S

Short Stories

Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods by Madame Pamita

Claim your Voice by Jenny Jenkamichico Karlsson

King the Wonder Dog and Other Stories by Eleanor Lerman

Sports

Uncommon Sense: How to Think Clearly When the World Has Lost Its Mind by Jack Valerio Self-help: Motivational Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff 6 Steps To Fewer Days That Suck | Ditch Unhealthy Habits Unzip A Happier You by Deborah Mallow Iron Love: Manifesting, Accepting, and Nurturing True Love by Kenyatta Jones-Arietta Relentless Growth - Cultivating a chef's mindset for professional fulfillment by Franck Desplechin Space to Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life by Lisa Hurley Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You by Dr. Rebecca Heiss The Short Cut: How Flexible Goal Setting Outperforms Grit by Courtney Clark

Vulcan by Craig Ford

Thriller Beneath The Rings by Joe Battaglia

My Sister's Quilt by Janet K. Shawgo

Sports (short stories) 2The Drum Tech and Other Stories by Monte Crabbs

Hang Time: Stories by Brendan Gillen

Small Books Managers Who Build Trust: Your Playbook for Bringing Out the Best in Your Team by Justin Patton

Suspense

Social Media The Adventures of Sherrie and Chubbie Teen Life Series: Social Media 2 Catfishin' by Dr. Sherrie Poitier-Liscombe

Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered by Rachel Locke, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Andrei Serbin Pont, JaiAyla Sutherland

The Lines Between by Danielle M. Wong

The Saints of Exit 9 by Clifton Wilcox

Under the Devil's Gun by Robert Ausura

Technology

The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us by Mark Robert Rank

Freebourne: A Novel by Salman Shaheen

Killer Friends by Chris Karlsen

Sleeper Code: A Novel by Kevin McGuire

Trojan Horse: Democracy Hijacked by Satish Chohan

A Dangerous Man by J.L. Engel

LIES TO FOREVER by Marlene M. Bell

Techno-Thriller

The Illusory Bargain: Liberty in the Aftermath of the 17th Amendment by Ralph H. Lehman

A Twisted Crucible: The Riddle of the Ruined Soul by Diana Louise Webb

The Fourth Woman by Roselyn Teukolsky

Those Who Shall Die by Michael Bradley

Social/Political Change

Sociology Time Management for the TimeAnxious: A Guide to Managing Time for Those Who Feel There's Never Enough by Sarah Barry

The Quest for Calinore by Theresa Leyes

Soul Octopus Analogy - The Soul's Endless Dance Across the Web of Creation by Bud Megargee

Self-help: General

Symphony of Self: Compose Your Life by Ann Mracek

Gretna Can't Get Any Greener by L. A. Tramwell

Travel/Travelogue A Taste of Madagascar: Culinary Riches of the Red Island by Emmanuel Laroche THE GOLDEN GAP YEAR: Embracing Adventure After Retirement by Sarah Barry

Human in the Core: The Architecture of the Regulated AI-Native Enterprise by Mitchell L. Hayes

Belonging to the World by Barry Hoffner

Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change by Mark van Rijmenam

A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by Luis D. Aponte

Teen

True Crime

Looking for Trouble by Maurice Hicks

Heir of the Otherworld by L.E. DeLano Glimmer by Craig Ford

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Urban Fantasy

Not Made For You: How Women in Tech Can Challenge Bias, Claim Their Space, and Thrive in a System Built for Men by Kae Kronthaler-Williams

Western Fiction

Come The Blood Moon Night by M. Flagg

Rathuun: King of the Prairie by David Fitz-Gerald

Battle Beyond the Veil by Cassie Sanchez

Blueland by Robert Jaxx World Literature Women's Fiction The Circus and the Atom by Joseph Howse

Visionary Fiction Eternal Love by Xuemo

A Fine Layer of Dust by Barbara Conrey

Curiosity and I: Let Curiosity Guide You by O'Nell Agossa

Becoming Mariella by Janet Constantino

The Matriarch Mission: A Mythic Historical Novel of Love, Sacrifice, and the Divine Feminine by Maxime Trencavel

The Path of Saints and Sinners by J. F. Collen

Young Adult Fiction

Well-being JOYBeing: Connecting With Your Essence and the Rhythm of Life to Thrive and Inspire by Ann Van Eron, PhD & Gila Ancel Seritcioglu, MA What A Sh!t Show by Nicole Trimboli

R.A.T.S: Revolutionary Army of Teens: We Are One by Claudia Daher Is There Life After College? by Michael Thomas Perone

To Keep Her From Harm by Diana Krantz The Captain's Cook: A Novel by Victoria Vanransom

Kid Sterling by Christine Welldon OSU by Sensei Sarhn

Women's Health Life Storms: Finding Your Clear Sky by Tracy Doyle

The Skies Above: A Story of Hope by Arzoo Faiz

Nurse Dorothea® presents Bullying and How to Create a Culture to Prevent It by Michael Dow, RN, MS Nurse Dorothea® presents Depression and Accepting Resources to Help by Michael Dow, RN, MS Nurse Dorothea® presents Distress Tolerance and Contentment, and Why We Need to Develop Those Skills by Michael Dow, RN, MS Nurse Dorothea® presents Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Why Mindfulness is a Key Coping Skill by Michael Dow, RN, MS A Real Life American Dream The John H. McClatchy Story by Susan Marie Chapman

Women's Issues Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir by Andrea Leeb

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Young Adult Nonfiction

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