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    Book Review:: Swept Away | Beth O’Leary

    March 11, 2025

    This book is so much more than I expected. It is easy to assume from the premise that it might be a romantic comedy full of worst-case…

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    Book Review:: What Happens in Amsterdam | Rachel Lynn Solomon

    March 9, 2025

    Sometimes you have to go to the other side of the world to figure yourself out. Dani’s life is in a bit of a shambles – she’s…

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    Book Review:: Colton Gentry’s Third Act | Jeff Zentner

    March 7, 2025

    I haven’t read many (or any?) romance novels based on the male’s point-of-view. Colton Gentry may be the first! For awhile it seemed like everywhere I turned…

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    Book Review:: Promise Me Sunshine | Cara Bastone

    March 4, 2025

    One does not simply move on when their best friend dies. The friend who has been by their side through every important milestone in their life. The…

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    Book Review:: The Perfect Rom-Com | Melissa Ferguson

    February 17, 2025

    I am happy to report another 5-star romance to blissfully indulge in with a title that isn’t shy about what it is: The Perfect Rom Com. Bryony…

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    Book Review:: Exes & O’s | Amy Lea

    February 7, 2025

    What if your next great love was one you already had? What a question. Timing is everything, after all. Then again, maybe fixating on your past can…

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    Book Review:: Yin Yang Love Song | Lauren Kung Jessen

    February 4, 2025

    Love. Why is it so many are in pursuit of a thing that can cause so much pain? Heartache is a real thing, with real, physical, symptoms.…

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    The Litertarian Recommends… | Romance Edition

    February 1, 2025

    Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone, but the feeling a really great love story gives you certainly is! I believe there is a book for every state of…

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    Book Review:: Only in Your Dreams | Ellie K. Wilde

    January 21, 2025

    As you may know, timing is everything from love to war, and Melody and Zac never had theirs right. They met in high school, growing close as…

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    Book Review:: Where the Black Line Ends | Meagan Williamson

    January 18, 2025

    Where do I start with this one? I went through most of this book expecting it to fall firmly into three-star territory. But then I finished it.…

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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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