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    Book Review:: Where the Library Hides | Isabel Ibanez

    October 3, 2025

    Where the Library Hides is the second book in the Secrets of the Nile Duology by Isabel Ibanez. If you have not started this wonderful historical fantasy…

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    Book Review:: Thief of Night | Holly Black

    September 30, 2025

    I just learned that this is the second book in a duology, and suddenly that makes a lot of sense. I saw Holly Black’s name on netgalley…

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    Book Review:: The Irish Goodbye | Heather Aimee O’Neill

    September 26, 2025

    I love me a good family drama, and The Irish Goodbye by debut author Heather Aimee O’Neill was no exception. When families come together for holidays, it…

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    Book Review:: Say it Out Loud | Ashley Schumacher

    September 23, 2025

    If you’re looking for a true-blue fun and meaningful romance novel to snuggle up with this fall, Say It Out Loud by Ashley Schumacher is honestly a…

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    Book Review:: Firelight Days | Savannah Pryce

    September 20, 2025

    If you are a fan of small-town vibes and yearning romances, you’re going to love Savannah Pryce’s new release, Firelight Days. Penny is a baker in town…

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    Book Review:: The Heartbreak Hotel | Ellen O’Clover

    September 19, 2025

    Sometimes you’ve got to roll with the punches. Like when your long-term famous boyfriend breaks up with you in an unbecoming manor, or you fail the test…

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    Book Review:: We Met Like This | Kasie West

    September 13, 2025

    This is the kind of book you have to pause the audio when you have literally anything that takes brain power, because you don’t want to miss…

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    Book Review:: Buckeye | Patrick Ryan

    September 2, 2025

    What can I say about this stunning novel except that it will move you. It is a story of life, love and war, family and community, marriage,…

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    Book Review:: Pitcher Perfect | Tessa Bailey

    August 26, 2025

    Girl meets boy. Girl hates boy for being a sleezy womanizer. Boy is completely lost for her. Girl ‘hires’ him to fake date in order to catch…

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    Book Review:: Obsession Falls | Claire Kingsley

    August 20, 2025

    Y’ALL. If you have never read a romantic suspense novel, it is an oversight that must be remedied. It is the perfect blend of swoon level romance…

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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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