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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:: 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:: Sunshine and Spice | Aurora Palit

    August 11, 2024

    The grass is always greener on the other side, but when you take the time to look around, you just might realize the blessings that surround you…

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    Book Review:: Haunted Ever After | Jen DeLuca

    August 3, 2024

    Summer is the season for beach read romances. Fall is the season for darker stories of mystery and delicious twists. Haunted Ever After fills the gap between…

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    Book Review:: We’ll Prescribe You A Cat | Syou Ishida

    July 26, 2024

    Cats are the heroes of the internet. They bring smiles to even the grouchiest faces. But what happens when you go to someone for psychiatric help, and…

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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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    Book Review:: The Graham Effect | Elle Kennedy

    July 16, 2024

    What is it about sports romance? As someone with no interest in athletics whatsoever, I never thought I’d enjoy reading them, but I got curious and picked…

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    Book Review:: The Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren

    July 13, 2024

    The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren is a fun and hilarious quick summer read that will have you turning page after page to find out what happens next.…

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    Book Review:: Savor It | Tarah Dewitt

    June 28, 2024

    Brace yourselves for another lovely summer romance novel. Savor It, by Tarah Dewitt is a new release for summer 2024 and I think it’s a crowd pleaser.…

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    Book Review:: This Summer Will Be Different | Carley Fortune

    June 23, 2024

    I sank into this book like a hot knife through butter. I savored the rich descriptions and sentences dripping with longing and heat. This is Carley Fortune’s…

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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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