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    Book Review:: Left of Forever | Tarah DeWitt

    May 4, 2025

    This is not a drill! The second Tarah Dewitt Spunes romance book is here! The oldest Byrd sibling, Ellis, recaptures his life’s greatest love. Wren and Ellis…

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    Book Review:: Big Dumb Eyes | Nate Bargatze

    May 3, 2025

    Nate Bargatze is one of my favorite comedians. His southern boy demeanor, common sense logic, and unhurried delivery are the trifecta of funny. The guy just looks…

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    Book Review:: Parents Weekend | Alex Finlay

    May 2, 2025

    Parents Weekend is the perfect book to grab for your weekend thriller binge-read. It’s fast paced, engrossing, high-stakes, and fascinating. This one had me in a grip,…

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    Book Review:: Birding with Benefits | Sarah T. Dubb

    April 29, 2025

    Is there anything better than having a hunky guy teach you a new hobby? Turns out hanging out in nature for hours at a time with a…

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    Book Review:: Slipstream | Madge Maril

    April 27, 2025

    You may not know my husband is actually a race car driver (open wheel), so when I see any race car romance, I have to read it…

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    Book Review:: Summer in a Bottle | Annie Rains

    April 26, 2025

    Summer in a Bottle is a novel that reminds us to face our fears. Lyla returns home for what she hopes is the last time, helping her…

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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:: A Summer Affair | Elin Hilderbrand

    April 22, 2025

    I used to avoid books like A Summer Affair. Books marketed distinctly as ‘beach reads’. I thought they would be quick, light, shallow romance tales of people…

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    Book Review:: 10 Marchfield Square | Nicola Whyte

    April 21, 2025

    If you are a fan of the Hulu Original show Only Murders in the Building starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, you’re going to love…

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    Book Review:: The Summer of You and Me | Denise Hunter

    April 19, 2025

    One day Maggie is at the fair with her young daughter and swears she sees her husband among the crowds. Trouble is, he was killed in the…

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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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