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    Book Review:: Under Loch and Key | Lana Ferguson

    December 3, 2024

    Under Loch and Key is a new Berkley paranormal romance release that will have you wrapped up in so many elements that are intrinsically interesting: family secrets,…

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    Book Review:: The Haunting of Maddy Clare | Simone St. James

    October 31, 2024

    What a perfect read for spooky season-a historical ghost story mystery, The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Ms. Sarah Piper is recruited by an eccentric world war veteran…

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    Book Review:: How to Hide in Plain Sight | Emma Noyes

    September 1, 2024

    How to Hide in Plain Sight is a powerful story about a young woman’s struggle to come to terms with her mental illness, her family, and the…

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    Book Review:: PS: I Hate You | Lauren Connolly

    August 10, 2024

    A human life is fleeting. We only get so much time before we run out. Sometimes, there is no warning. Sometimes, you get a heads up that…

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    Book Review:: Business Casual | B.K. Borison

    August 4, 2024

    I received this book as an e-arc for review by the publisher via netgalley, but only a handful of chapters in, I added the paperback (and the…

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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:: The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang

    July 30, 2024

    An evocative, unconventional romance if there ever was one! Stella Lane is a high-functioning adult with Asperger’s Syndrome. Her ‘brand’ of autism helps her be a rockstar…

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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:: Funny Story | Emily Henry

    July 11, 2024

    Let’s talk about the new Emily Henry book — Daphne’s fiancé came back from his bachelor party weekend with a declaration of love on his lips. Unfortunately,…

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    Book Review:: Not in Love | Ali Hazelwood

    July 10, 2024

    I’ve read a few Ali Hazelwood books. Love, Theoretically, Love on the Brain, The Love Hypothesis, Check & Mate — I was expecting Not in Love to…

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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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