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The grouch in the library may not be as bad as he seems…

Read Between the Lines by Emily Kerr Book Cover

Kat is ready for love, and she thinks she’s finally found it through a local dating app. Her new beau is in the military, but he’s finally coming home and they’ll get to meet face-to-face for the very first time.

Then he asks for some money. For a flight! To make their date she bought a new dress for! Just this once!

Red flag.

He’s a scammer. She tries to report him to the app, but they swear he’s a real person and dismiss her. Still feeling uneasy, she decides to take things into her own hands by investigating. Luckily there’s a big grumpy ex-cop who frequents the library she works at who might be just the one to help her.

This story is all about solving the mystery of who this scammer is and getting him shut down. There’s also a little bit of romance on the side. Really, I was hoping for a lot more romance.

For Leo, the grumpy ex-cop who holes up at the library, there wasn’t a lot to work with. He has a bare-minimum backstory and it wasn’t enough to really sink into. For Kat, it’s easy to sympathize with her situation, but again, we don’t actually learn all that much about her. It’s not an actual mystery/thriller…it feels kind of blurry.

In the end the mystery is solved and love is found. There are certainly cute moments, but there wasn’t anything really swoon-worthy. Three stars from me.

Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Details

Title:: Read Between the Lines
Author:: Emily Kerr
Genre:: Romance
Publisher:: One More Chapter
Length:: 384 pages
Published:: June 13th, 2025
The Litertarian Rating:: 3-Stars

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Author:: Donna Marchetti
Genre:: Romance
Publisher:: One More Chapter
Length:: 355 pages
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Audiobook Narrator:: Norma Butikofer
Audiobook Publisher:: One More Chapter
Published:: March 14th, 2024
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