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    Chase Me If You Can, Heather Frances [Book Review]

    June 23, 2026

    Here in middle-America we get some pretty sick storms. Some people dread them, rushing out almost constantly to cover their precious gardens. Some people open up their…

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    In Every Possible Way, Alicia Thompson [Book Review]

    June 22, 2026

    What if you woke up tomorrow in a country across the ocean with no memory of how you got there? That’s what happens to Jess, after a…

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    Dolly All the Time, Annabel Monaghan [Book Review]

    May 26, 2026

    For all the Monaghan fans waiting for the new Nora Goes Off Script, I present to you: Dolly All the Time. I frigging adore Annabel Monaghan, and…

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    Wild About You, Jo Lovett [Book Review]

    May 18, 2026

    Second chance romance just has a little something extra — am I right? Flavia and Dominic grew up together, and their family’s remain close friends. That didn’t…

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    This Story Might Save Your Life, Tiffany Crum [Book Review]

    May 16, 2026

    If you have the chance to read This Story Might Save Your Life, do.not.waste.it. It is frigging phenomenal. I was hooked immediately and giddy the entire way…

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    Won’t Back Down, Harper Jackson [Book Review]

    May 13, 2026

    Some books you read for the escape of it all. Something you can sink into, be transported, and find a satisfying plot with just enough tension (sexual,…

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    Stranger Things Have Happened, Kasie West

    May 12, 2026

    Kasie West’s books almost have that 90s rom-com feel. The situational, emotionally stunted but slowly falling anyway, long-story kind of feel. The kind that so many others…

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    And Now, Back to You, B.K. Borison [Book Review]

    May 8, 2026

    I remember when B.K. Borison announced her deal for the Heartstrings series on social media: a series based on the 90s rom coms hard-coded into the DNA…

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    Drive Me Crazy, Lizzy Dent [Book Review]

    May 6, 2026

    Buckle in, chappies, we’re going racing! We all know I’m a sucker for romance, and racing, so a romance with a backdrop of racing should be my…

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    How the Story Goes, Andrew Forrester [Book Review]

    May 5, 2026

    What happens when an author dies before finishing a beloved series? *ahem, Martin* In the case of an uproariously popular children’s fantasy series by Helen Longacre, she…

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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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