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    Book Review:: Ghosted | Sarah Ready

    November 15, 2024

    Sarah Ready does it again! This is the second book of hers I’ve read and I think I liked it even more than Wished. I especially recommend…

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    Book Review:: Butcher & Blackbird | Brynne Weaver

    October 27, 2024

    Holy gee whiz. I requested this from the library because I was honestly not expecting to like it. I mean, serial k*ller romantic comedy? WTF?! How does…

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    Book Review:: Maybe Next Time | Cesca Major

    October 25, 2024

    There is something magical about finding the right book at the right time. When something about the state of your life at the moment resonates deeply with…

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    Book Review:: What the River Knows | Isabel Ibanez

    October 4, 2024

    When a book lists The Mummy as a comp in the blurb, you know your girl’s gonna pick it up. That’s as far as I got in…

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    Book Review:: Ruthless Vows | Rebecca Ross

    September 14, 2024

    Letters of Enchantment Book #2 (conclusion) [Book One is Divine Rivals – skip this review if you haven’t read it yet! There will be rampant book one…

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    Book Review:: Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross

    September 13, 2024

    Letters of Enchantment Book #1 Holy hell, I was not prepared for this book. I like to go into new stories blind, especially the hyped ones, and…

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    Book Review:: Hello Stranger | Katherine Center

    August 30, 2024

    Another beautiful romance by Katherine Center, this one with a high concept and a Cinderella twist that is sure to move you. Sadie Montgomery is a finalist…

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    Book Review:: Amazing Grace Adams | Fran Littlewood

    August 13, 2024

    Have you ever had a bad day? Bad week really. Months, even. Or a decade, if we’re being honest. Grace has. And she’s kept it together, mostly,…

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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:: The Last Love Note | Emma Grey

    July 23, 2024

    What comes after losing the ones we love? We hold the ones we have left more dearly & live the rest of our days the best we…

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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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