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    Book Review:: Circle of Days | Ken Follett

    September 16, 2025

    Put yourself in the shoes (or lack of them) of our ancestors. Those tribes of people who came before us. Living in rudimentary societies, living off of…

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    Book Review:: The Unraveling of Julia | Lisa Scottoline

    July 14, 2025

    Julia, still grieving the loss of her older adoptive parents, finds out she is the recipient of an old Italian villa from a woman she’s never heard…

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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:: Nobody’s Fool | Harlan Coben

    March 31, 2025

    Nobody’s Fool is my first Harlan Coben novel, and wow – color me impressed! This is the second book in the series led by main character Sami…

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    Book Review:: Colton Gentry’s Third Act | Jeff Zentner

    March 7, 2025

    I haven’t read many (or any?) romance novels based on the male’s point-of-view. Colton Gentry may be the first! For awhile it seemed like everywhere I turned…

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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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