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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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    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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    Once and Again, Rebecca Serle [Book Review]

    May 15, 2026

    We’ve all had those moments, those crossroads moments, when we can see two paths stretching out before us, and we have to pick between them. Or something…

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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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    Book Review:: The Storm | Rachel Hawkins

    April 26, 2026

    You can rely on Rachel Hawkins to deliver a compelling story replete with tension you can feel in your chest. This one is about murder in a…

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    Book Review:: Seeing Other People | Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

    April 23, 2026

    Even though the premise of this book is clear from the title, the cover, and whatever the blurb says (which you all know by now I almost…

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    Book Review:: Handle With Care | Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

    April 21, 2026

    This book is like, if locked-room mystery was a thriller, and the psychology of everyone in the room is the story. In other words: excellent. This is…

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    Book Review:: Maybe It’s Fate | Heidi McLaughlin

    April 7, 2026

    Oh, how I adored every single minute of this book, with tears in my eyes the entire time. My heart was in my hands through the whole…

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    Book Review:: If Only You Knew | Ellie K. Wilde

    February 13, 2026

    Man, sometimes you gotta go back to a genuine sports romance novel, and If Only You Knew by Ellie K. Wilde really fits the bill (also it’s…

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    Book Review:: The Nantucket Inn | Pamela Kelley

    January 30, 2026

    Last year I read a book called The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelley and I LOVED it. It was such a nice, engaging, wholesome novel about family…

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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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