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The Christmas Countdown

Book Review The Christmas Countdown by Holly CassidyChristmas Romance | Holiday | Contemporary Romance Put up the tree and grab the hot cocoa. The newest Christmas romance from Holly Cassidy is here and it feels like a warm gingerbread and cinnamon-scented hug! While I don’t read a lot of contemporary romance, festive romcoms are a […]

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Betrayal at Blackthorn Park

Book Review Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia KellyMystery | Historical Fiction | WWII After the first book in this series (A Traitor in Whitehall) hit my top ten favorite reads last year, Betrayal at Blackthorn Park quickly became one of my most-anticipated reads of 2024. So when the publisher reached out to let me

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The Specimen

Book Review The Specimen by Jaima FixsenHistorical Fiction | Mystery Amongst Dr. Burnett’s collection of oddities and medical specimens sits a heart in a jar. To anyone else, this juvenile heart with its damaged mitral valve would simply be another exhibit to gawk at. But for Isabel Tait, a woman whose son has been missing

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The Booklover’s Library

Book Review The Booklover’s Library by Madeline MartinHistorical Fiction | WWII | Books about Books After reading Madeline Martin’s debut novel, The Last Bookshop in London, this author became an instant favorite. Her WWII novels are full of heart, history, sweet romance, and (often) books! So when I saw that The BookLover’s Library was about

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Between Sound and Sea

Book Review Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda CoxContemporary | Christian Fiction | Mystery | Romance After a lawsuit damages her family name, Joey Harris jumps at a chance to escape her small town and start fresh — and a decommissioned lighthouse in need of restoration seems like just the break she needs. But

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The Situation Room

Book Review The Situation Room by George StephanopoulosNon-Fiction | History | Politics Reader’s Thoughts: “No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy and mystery…” (The Situation Room, book jacket.) The Situation Room isn’t something I can say

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The Family Experiment

Book Review The Family Experiment by John MarrsThriller | Science Fiction | Dystopia If you’re picking up The Family Experiment by John Marrs, be sure to set aside an entire day for reading. Because once you start this dark and twisty dystopian thriller, you won’t be able to put it down! The Family Experiment is

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The Rom-Commers

Book Review The Rom-Commers by Katherine CenterRomance | Romantic Comedy | Women’s Fiction Reader’s Thoughts: Make way for the newest Katherine Center novel, The Rom-Commers! This summer 2024 release is full of laugh-out-loud scenes, witty dialogue, and a sparkling romance with swoon-worthy chemistry! With its grumpy-sunshine trope, Hollywood setting, and characters and scenes that are

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Disturbing the Dead

Book Review Disturbing the Dead by Kelley ArmstrongMystery | Time Travel | Historical Fiction The third book in Kelley Armstrong’s A Rip Through Time series is the latest in this fascinating genre-blending series about a modern-day homicide detective caught in the body of a Victorian-era housemaid. Reader’s Thoughts: Disturbing the Dead is the latest installment

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The Woman With No Name

Book Review The Woman With No Name by Audrey Blake Historical Fiction | WWII Audrey Blake is admittedly one of my favorite authors, which means that I didn’t even bother reading the description before requesting my advance copy of The Woman with No Name. And this newest WWII-set novel by Audrey Blake certainly did NOT

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