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    Book Review:: The Second Story Bookshop | Denise Hunter

    October 19, 2025

    A new release from Denise Hunter is here! The Second Story Bookshop is the story of a young woman taking over her late grandmother’s beloved bookshop, which…

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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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    Book Review:: Before We Were Us | Denise Hunter

    September 26, 2024

    Life is good. After struggling through so much of life, you’ve finally found the place you belong, and the one who is meant to stand by your…

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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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