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    Book Review:: How the Story Goes | Andrew Forrester

    May 5, 2026

    What happens when an author dies before finishing a beloved series? *ahem, Martin* In the case of an uproariously popular children’s fantasy series by Helen Longacre, she…

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    Book Review:: Silver & Blood | Jessie Mihalik

    January 27, 2026

    Romantasy fans, this one’s for you. Part fairy tale, part romance, this book is bound to satisfy many romantasy lovers. Riela is taken to an enchanted house…

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    Book Review:: Cover Story | Mhairi McFarlane

    October 25, 2025

    Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane is more than a romance, it’s an investigation. Bel is a seasoned investigator who got her feet wet with her podcast before…

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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:: Game Point | Meg Jones

    July 29, 2025

    My first tennis romance, and it’s a steamy one… Dylan is her own worst enemy when it comes to top level tennis competitions. She always, always chokes.…

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    Book Review:: The Love Fix | Jill Shalvis

    June 20, 2025

    You can’t escape your past by running away from it. At least, not in fiction! After the death of her mother, Lexi has to return to a…

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    Book Review:: 32 Days in May | Betty Corrello

    April 25, 2025

    Let me introduce you to the Sweet November of the modern era…kind of. Nadia is struggling with her recent diagnosis of lupus. She’s grieving the life she…

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    Book Review:: Spring Fling | Annie England Noblin

    March 18, 2025

    Ben was always the-one-that-got-away, but now that he’s back in town, Mylie isn’t sure how to approach him. All signs point to him leaving again, but who…

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    Book Review:: The Memory Library | Kate Storey

    January 10, 2025

    The Memory Library is the story of an estranged mother and daughter coming back together in a moment of difficulty, as they discover that no wound is…

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    Book Review:: Better Than Friends | Jill Shalvis

    December 17, 2024

    Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis has all the ingredients for a real romance banger. Second-chance romance, enemies-to-lovers, (kind of) forbidden romance, mystery, drama, accidents, freakish storms…

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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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