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    Book Review:: Eight Hundred Grapes | Laura Dave

    April 4, 2025

    Timing is everything, and who knows that better than a wine maker? I’m learning that lesson again from Eight Hundred Grapes. I read it once before in…

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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan Knocks ’em Dead | Elle Cosimano

    February 2, 2025

    Fanning the flames immediately from the bombshell revelation at the conclusion of book one, Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead is another whirlwind of accidental shenanigans and intertwining…

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    Book Review:: Part of Your World | Abby Jimenez

    December 20, 2024

    There are good contemporary romance novels, and then there are novels like this one that blow the rest of them out of the water. This is the…

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    Book Review:: King of Wrath | Ana Huang

    August 20, 2024

    King of Wrath by Ana Huang is a possessive, spicy, filthy rich, romance with a tint of darkness that keeps tension wound tight all the way through.…

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    Book Review:: Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake | Mazey Eddings

    August 16, 2024

    Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake is a frazzled chaos of a sweet contemporary romance. Lizzie has ADHD and has been made to feel like she’s something that needs…

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    Book Review:: DNA Duo(logy) | Christina Lauren

    July 26, 2024

    Book #1 | The Soulmate Equation Summary:: GeneticAlly is a new dating service, pioneered by Dr. River Pena, that uses your DNA to find romantic matches. The…

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    Book Review:: Thank You for Listening | Julia Whelan

    July 5, 2024

    We know and love Julia Whelan for reading us beautiful stories from authors like Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, Rachel Hawkins, V.E. Schwab, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and many…

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Emily's bookshelf: read

What the River Knows
The Rule Book
Wild Love
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
The Cheat Sheet
The Rom-Commers
Not in Love
My Not So Perfect Life
First Down
Clean Sweep
Greta & Valdin
The True Love Experiment
Killing Floor
Hate Mail
The Unhoneymooners
This Bird Has Flown
Savor It
Thank You for Listening
This Summer Will Be Different
The Last City


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