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    Book Review:: Every Moment Since | Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

    September 15, 2024

    Tragedy changes people. It ripples outward, affecting more than just the usual suspects. It captures the families with the biggest waves, the friends and acquaintances, and still…

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    Book Review:: Once Upon A Boyband | Jenny Proctor

    September 13, 2024

    A book for all the fangirls out there who ever fanaticized about meeting their girlhood pop star crushes, catching their eye, and falling in head-over-heels MFEO love…

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    Book Review:: The Cheesemaker’s Daughter | Kristin Vukovic

    September 8, 2024

    Sometimes when it feels like life is falling apart, it’s really the opportunity for a new beginning. That’s the case for Marina, when she is disillusioned by…

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    Book Review:: Butter: A Novel of Food & Murder | Asako Yuzuki (Translated by Polly Barton)

    September 6, 2024

    Butter is a Japanese literary fiction novel hinged upon the premise of a journalist investigating the story of a renowned serial killer – a woman accused of…

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    Book Review:: How to Hide in Plain Sight | Emma Noyes

    September 1, 2024

    How to Hide in Plain Sight is a powerful story about a young woman’s struggle to come to terms with her mental illness, her family, and the…

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    Book Review:: It’s All Relative | Rachel Magee

    August 29, 2024

    In It’s All Relative, Rachel Magee has crafted a tangled saga of blending families delivered with the levity of a fun romantic comedy. Helena’s mother is getting…

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    Book Review:: The Paradise Problem | Christina Lauren

    August 28, 2024

    Anna opens the door one evening to find the last person she ever expected: her husband. In college, she married the brother of a friend in order…

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    Book Review:: Wild Love | Elsie Silver

    August 27, 2024

    How often do you find a small-town romance AND the billionaire trope in one story? Look no further, fam – you’ve found it in Wild Love by…

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    Book Review:: The Christmas Inn | Pamela Kelley

    August 22, 2024

    This might just be the coziest book I’ve ever read! The setting is a Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast during Christmas, and a vibrant cast of characters…

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    Book Review:: The Perfect Putt | Annah Conwell

    August 21, 2024

    The Perfect Putt is a sweet small-town sports romance with no spice, and lots of drama! Picture the flavor of a Sarah Adams romance (a la The…

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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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