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    Book Review:: Wrong Place Wrong Time | Gillian McAllister

    September 10, 2024

    It started with a feeling. Deja vu? Something like it? A bad feeling. The calm before the storm type of feeling. Like in the next instant, the…

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    Book Review:: Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid

    September 3, 2024

    Family is the most complex thing there is. The history. The responsibility. The everyday choices and the ones that come once in a lifetime. The mirrored features…

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    Book Review:: Hello Stranger | Katherine Center

    August 30, 2024

    Another beautiful romance by Katherine Center, this one with a high concept and a Cinderella twist that is sure to move you. Sadie Montgomery is a finalist…

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    Book Review:: It’s All Relative | Rachel Magee

    August 29, 2024

    In It’s All Relative, Rachel Magee has crafted a tangled saga of blending families delivered with the levity of a fun romantic comedy. Helena’s mother is getting…

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    Book Review:: The Perfect Putt | Annah Conwell

    August 21, 2024

    The Perfect Putt is a sweet small-town sports romance with no spice, and lots of drama! Picture the flavor of a Sarah Adams romance (a la The…

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    Book Review:: Play Along | Liz Tomforde

    August 9, 2024

    Play Along is the 4th book in the Windy City spicy sports romance series by Liz Tomforde. If you’re a fan of sports romance, this series is…

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    Book Review:: Wildfire | Ilona Andrews

    August 7, 2024

    This is the third book in the Hidden Legacy series. If you’ve not read the first two books, please read this review of book one to convince…

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    Book Review:: White Hot | Ilona Andrews

    August 6, 2024

    This is book 2 in the Hidden Legacy series. If you haven’t read book one yet (Burn for Me), peek a few reasons why you should in…

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    Book Review:: Business Casual | B.K. Borison

    August 4, 2024

    I received this book as an e-arc for review by the publisher via netgalley, but only a handful of chapters in, I added the paperback (and the…

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    Book Review:: Haunted Ever After | Jen DeLuca

    August 3, 2024

    Summer is the season for beach read romances. Fall is the season for darker stories of mystery and delicious twists. Haunted Ever After fills the gap between…

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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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