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    Book Review:: The Greatest Possible Good | Ben Brooks

    July 13, 2025

    Most people do not live their lives according to their own values. They say they do, they say they support certain things or care about them, but…

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    Book Review:: The Reluctant Flirt | Jennifer Probst

    July 12, 2025

    Jennifer Probst fans, we’re back in Outer Banks, a small idyllic beach town perfect for falling in love. Book of the Month is the first title in…

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    Book Review:: Both Things Are True | Kathleen Barber

    July 11, 2025

    I love a good complex second chance romance story, but hanging it all upon a series of miscommunications is risky business, and in Kathleen Barber’s new release…

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    Book Review:: Bitter Sweet | Hattie Williams

    July 8, 2025

    Bitter Sweet is the story of a damaged young girl during a year of bad choices that includes an illicit affair that will change her life forever.…

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    Book Review:: The Homemade God | Rachel Joyce

    July 7, 2025

    Something I am coming to terms with about myself is that I am absolutely lost over a good family saga. Seriously send me all of your recommendations…

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    Book Review:: These Summer Storms | Sarah MacLean

    July 6, 2025

    Fans of Laura Dave, Claire Lombardo, or anyone in between will love Sarah MacLean’s new book These Summer Storms. It’s a mix of family drama, personal crisis,…

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    Book Review:: Sounds Like Trouble | Pamela Samuels Young & Dwayne Alexander Smith

    July 5, 2025

    Sounds Like Trouble is the second book in a fun contemporary mystery series co-written by Pamela Samuels Young & Dwayne Alexander Smith. Jackson and Mackenzie are back…

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    Book Review:: Where You’re Planted | Melanie Sweeney

    July 4, 2025

    Some books just give off warm fuzzy vibes, and Where You’re Planted by Melanie Sweeney is one of those for me. Tansy and Jack get off on…

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    Book Review:: Only Between Us | Ellie K. Wilde

    July 3, 2025

    Fans of a great sports romance, buckle up – book two in Ellie K. Wilde’s Oakwood Bay series is here! Only Between Us is the steamy love…

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    Book Review:: Save Me | Mona Kasten

    July 2, 2025

    If you’re a fan of teen dramas, buckle in, because Save Me by Mona Kasten is the broody romance series you’ve likely been waiting for. Fist published…

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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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