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    Book Review:: The Bodyguard Affair | Amy Lea

    May 4, 2026

    Ah, good ol’ rom-com territory for the first time in awhile! The Bodyguard Affair by Amy Lea is an engaging, spicy, and always moving forward. The premise…

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    Book Review:: Seeing Other People | Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

    April 23, 2026

    Even though the premise of this book is clear from the title, the cover, and whatever the blurb says (which you all know by now I almost…

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    Book Review:: Fallen City | Adrienne Young

    April 10, 2026

    A city is falling – it’s inevitable – but the man who started it is also the one who cannot leave. Not without her. Maris and Luca,…

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    Book Review:: The Relic of the Wildwood | E.J. Venter

    April 8, 2026

    A perilous quest. A fierce protector. And a young woman who doesn’t believe she’s enough. These are the ones tasked with saving the world from an evil…

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    Book Review:: Christmas People | Iva-Marie Palmer

    December 26, 2025

    Jill Jacobs is a scrooge who hasn’t been back to her hometown for years, avoiding a certain someone she was once hopelessly in love with. Things between…

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    Book Review:: Meet Me At Midnight | Max Monroe

    December 21, 2025

    What happens when you’re trying to save your new boss, who is your best friend’s big brother, from being sabotaged at work? Turns out, you accidentally fall…

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    Book Review:: The Book Club Boyfriend | Kendall Ryan

    November 29, 2025

    Another Kendall Ryan delight today in The Book Club Boyfriend! Scarlett is a jaded author stuck in a rut, and when she goes on live TV to…

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    Book Review:: Daddy Issues | Kate Goldbeck

    November 25, 2025

    I love a book with a dual meaning title, and honey, this one’s got it. Does FMC have some daddy issues? Yes, yes she does. Is MMC…

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    Book Review:: Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon | Matthew Norman

    November 23, 2025

    For many, the holidays are a time of profound grief. This one is for you. As someone who doesn’t read blurbs, I was not expecting the absolute…

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    Book Review:: Checking It Twice | Kendall Ryan

    November 22, 2025

    Friends, I’ve found you a lovely, swoony, holiday romance that will warm you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. It’s Checking It Twice by Kendall…

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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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