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    Chase Me If You Can, Heather Frances [Book Review]

    June 23, 2026

    Here in middle-America we get some pretty sick storms. Some people dread them, rushing out almost constantly to cover their precious gardens. Some people open up their…

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    Every Exquisite Thing, Laura Steven [Book Review]

    May 28, 2026

    After reading and adoring Our Infinite Fates, Laura Steven’s new book Every Exquisite Thing was a pleasant enough surprise. While Fates is about an endless love story…

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    Wild About You, Jo Lovett [Book Review]

    May 18, 2026

    Second chance romance just has a little something extra — am I right? Flavia and Dominic grew up together, and their family’s remain close friends. That didn’t…

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    Once and Again, Rebecca Serle [Book Review]

    May 15, 2026

    We’ve all had those moments, those crossroads moments, when we can see two paths stretching out before us, and we have to pick between them. Or something…

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    All You Took From Me, Lisa Kenway [Book Review]

    May 14, 2026

    You’ve got to love an unreliable narrator, and who could be more unreliable than an amnesia patient? My favorite thing about All You Took From Me, was…

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    The Gray Sheep, S. M. Somerset [Book Review]

    May 11, 2026

    The Gray Sheep by S.M. Somerset is a complex fantastical world with a rich history and plenty of conflict. Cosette is doing her best to continue running…

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    And Now, Back to You, B.K. Borison [Book Review]

    May 8, 2026

    I remember when B.K. Borison announced her deal for the Heartstrings series on social media: a series based on the 90s rom coms hard-coded into the DNA…

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    Shaolin Spirit, Shi Heng Yi [Book Review]

    May 7, 2026

    The Shaolin way is deeply philosophical and self-reflective. While there are several stances and physical practices laid out in this book, I went into it more for…

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    The Bodyguard Affair, Amy Lea [Book Review]

    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:: The Storm | Rachel Hawkins

    April 26, 2026

    You can rely on Rachel Hawkins to deliver a compelling story replete with tension you can feel in your chest. This one is about murder in a…

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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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