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    Book Review:: The Irish Goodbye | Heather Aimee O’Neill

    September 26, 2025

    I love me a good family drama, and The Irish Goodbye by debut author Heather Aimee O’Neill was no exception. When families come together for holidays, it…

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    Book Review:: Buckeye | Patrick Ryan

    September 2, 2025

    What can I say about this stunning novel except that it will move you. It is a story of life, love and war, family and community, marriage,…

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    Book Review:: At Last | Marisa Silver

    September 1, 2025

    At Last is a new slower-paced saga style novel from Marisa Silver that follows the connecting of two families through the marriage of their children. It’s an…

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    Book Review:: Who We Used to Be | Caitlin Weaver

    July 28, 2025

    When tragedy strikes, there is no telling how you’ll react. Not really. Even your closest relationships can be caught in the collateral damage. And they almost always…

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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 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:: The Accidental Favorite | Fran Littlewood

    June 24, 2025

    A tree falls in the woods, and all three of your adult children are standing beneath it. You dive forward to remove one from danger, but the…

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    Book Review:: We All Live Here | Jojo Moyes

    April 13, 2025

    We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes is a raw, emotional, and realistic story of a family that has fallen apart and is only functioning through strategic…

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    Book Review:: I’ll Come To You | Rebecca Kauffman

    January 24, 2025

    This book is my cup of tea. Like drinking a strong cup of tea at the exact right temperature, really. It warmed me up from the inside…

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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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