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    Book Review:: Christmas is All Around | Martha Waters

    December 6, 2024

    One of the common ingredients in a holiday romance is a character who doesn’t like Christmas. Well Charlotte takes that to the extreme. As a young child…

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    Book Review:: Is She Really Going Out With Him? | Sophie Cousens

    November 17, 2024

    Despite personal grievances against the title of this contemporary romance novel, Is She Really Going Out With Him cannot be further faulted. This is my third Sophie…

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    Book Review:: Maybe Next Time | Cesca Major

    October 25, 2024

    There is something magical about finding the right book at the right time. When something about the state of your life at the moment resonates deeply with…

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    Book Review:: The Reappearance of Rachel Price | Holly Jackson

    September 22, 2024

    The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson is a nonstop whirlwind of twists and clues and intrigue I couldn’t put down. It’s about a young girl’s…

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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:: Amazing Grace Adams | Fran Littlewood

    August 13, 2024

    Have you ever had a bad day? Bad week really. Months, even. Or a decade, if we’re being honest. Grace has. And she’s kept it together, mostly,…

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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 Midnight Feast | Lucy Foley

    July 8, 2024

    One cannot escape the past. Crimes cannot be erased. And those who were affected cannot simply be forgotten. The Midnight Feast is another edge-of-your seat, layered, multiple…

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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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