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    Book Review:: Murder at Gulls Nest | Jess Kidd

    March 28, 2025

    A quaint coastal town. A missing person. A silent little girl who sees everything. A former nun who won’t let it go. Murder at Gulls Nest is…

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    Book Review:: Saltwater | Katy Hays

    March 25, 2025

    Lifestyles of the ungodly rich might seem aspirational, but they’re also highly secretive. You’re either behind the curtain, or you’re not, and they want as few people…

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    Book Review:: The Matchmaker | Aisha Saeed

    March 23, 2025

    Nura Khan is the best matchmaker in town, and everyone knows it. She’s taken the family business and made it bloom. She doesn’t just help her clients…

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    Book Review:: Done and Dusted | Lyla Sage

    March 22, 2025

    Sometimes when life knocks you down, the best place for you to go is home. And sometimes the person you least suspect is the key to find…

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    Book Review:: Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty

    March 21, 2025

    Cause of death, age of death. Would you want to know? For some on one fateful domestic flight between Hobart and Sydney the prediction from one of…

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    Book Review:: Spring Fling | Annie England Noblin

    March 18, 2025

    Ben was always the-one-that-got-away, but now that he’s back in town, Mylie isn’t sure how to approach him. All signs point to him leaving again, but who…

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    Book Review:: It All Comes Back To You | Melissa Wiesner

    March 17, 2025

    It All Comes Back to You by Melissa Wiesner is going on my top list of all time favorite books. It reminded me of my favorite book…

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    Book Review:: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) | Jesse Q. Sutanto

    March 16, 2025

    Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) is the second book in the Vera Wong series. If you haven’t read Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for…

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    Book Review:: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers | Jesse Q. Sutanto

    March 14, 2025

    If you love contemporary murder mysteries and haven’t yet discovered Vera Wong, you’re in for a treat. She is the fun and spunky lead in an investigation…

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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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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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