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    Book Review:: The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang

    July 30, 2024

    An evocative, unconventional romance if there ever was one! Stella Lane is a high-functioning adult with Asperger’s Syndrome. Her ‘brand’ of autism helps her be a rockstar…

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    Book Review:: DNA Duo(logy) | Christina Lauren

    July 26, 2024

    Book #1 | The Soulmate Equation Summary:: GeneticAlly is a new dating service, pioneered by Dr. River Pena, that uses your DNA to find romantic matches. The…

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    Book Review:: The Last Love Note | Emma Grey

    July 23, 2024

    What comes after losing the ones we love? We hold the ones we have left more dearly & live the rest of our days the best we…

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    Book Review:: In the Likely Event | Rebecca Yarros

    July 21, 2024

    This book may have ruined me for all other romances. I stayed up until 3 am because it is unputdownable. I am still stunned as I sit…

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    Book Review:: My (not so) Perfect Life | Sophie Kinsella

    July 19, 2024

    Life doesn’t always follow the plan, no matter how carefully and passionately you’ve outlined it. Even when you’re on track, the details of what you have to…

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    Book Review:: The Graham Effect | Elle Kennedy

    July 16, 2024

    What is it about sports romance? As someone with no interest in athletics whatsoever, I never thought I’d enjoy reading them, but I got curious and picked…

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    Book Review:: The Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren

    July 13, 2024

    The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren is a fun and hilarious quick summer read that will have you turning page after page to find out what happens next.…

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    Book Review:: The Cheat Sheet & The Rule Book | Sarah Adams

    July 12, 2024

    Are you craving a sweet romance that will leave you with a big goofy smile? The Cheat Sheet series by Sarah Adams delivers on a low-stakes, pure…

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    Book Review:: Funny Story | Emily Henry

    July 11, 2024

    Let’s talk about the new Emily Henry book — Daphne’s fiancé came back from his bachelor party weekend with a declaration of love on his lips. Unfortunately,…

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    Book Review:: Not in Love | Ali Hazelwood

    July 10, 2024

    I’ve read a few Ali Hazelwood books. Love, Theoretically, Love on the Brain, The Love Hypothesis, Check & Mate — I was expecting Not in Love to…

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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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