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    Book Review:: The Ghostwriter | Julie Clark

    June 3, 2025

    Once upon a time, two children were murdered in their home. Siblings. Leaving one brother, not home at the time, alive. No one was ever convicted. This…

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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:: Saltwater | Katy Hays

    March 25, 2025

    Lifestyles of the ungodly rich might seem aspirational, but they’re also highly secretive. You’re either behind the curtain, or you’re not, and they want as few people…

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    Book Review:: Swept Away | Beth O’Leary

    March 11, 2025

    This book is so much more than I expected. It is easy to assume from the premise that it might be a romantic comedy full of worst-case…

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    Book Review:: Ambush | Colleen Coble

    March 3, 2025

    Paradise Alden is ready to confront the demons of her past. She takes a job as the vet at a big animal rescue in the hometown her…

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    Book Review:: The Villa | Rachel Hawkins

    November 22, 2024

    Rachel Hawkins is my favorite kind of suspense writer. A modern Gothic master. Her stories are somber and interesting and layered. If you enjoy historical mysteries, The…

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    Book Review:: The Wife Upstairs | Rachel Hawkins

    November 19, 2024

    One of my top books of all time is Jane Eyre, so do I think you should read this modern, exaggerated, twisted novel that heavily draws upon…

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    Book Review:: The Vanishing Year | Kate Moretti

    November 8, 2024

    Tis the season for suspenseful, twisty books, and The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti will certainly scratch that itch for you. Zoey has a pretty great life…

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    Book Review:: The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins

    October 8, 2024

    Rachel Hawkins is a master of subtle psychological thrillers. Her books have a flair for being compelling contemporary reads with a dark twist. I’ve read them all,…

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    Book Review:: If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio

    October 1, 2024

    What is more important, that Cesear is assassinated or that he is assassinated by his intimate friends? … ‘That,’ Frederick said, ‘is where the tragedy is.’ After…

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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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