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REVIEW: Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley TatePhoebe Dean was the most popular girl alive and dead. For the last ten years, the small, claustrophobic town of West Wilmer has been...
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REVIEW: Weave Me a Rope by Jude KnightHe is imprisoned. She is cast out. But neither will give up on their love. When the Earl of Spenhurst declares his love for a merchant’s...
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REVIEW: The Hobby Shop on Barnaby Street by Jillianne HamiltonA forbidden wartime romance begins just as German planes fill the skies over London in 1940. A playful and heartfelt read perfect for fans of...
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REVIEW: When the Jessamine Grows by Donna EverhartFor readers of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier and Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles, an evocative, morally complex novel set in rural 19th...
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REVIEW: The Foxhole Victory Tour by Amy Lynn GreenBased on true World War II stories of life in the USO variety shows, worlds collide when performers from around the United States come...
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REVIEW: Wild Life by Opal WeiContent Note: anxiety, panic attacks, neglectful parents, discussion of non-fatal cancer Dear Opal Wei, I’d heard good things...
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REVIEW: Our Moon by Rebecca BoyleAn intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth–from the primordial soup to the Artemis launches–from an...
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Sirius’ Best of 2023 ListAs always I am doing my Best of 2023 mostly in no specific order. I remember the years when I could pin point my best of the year book out of the...
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REVIEW: The Secret Duchess by Jane WalshWhen the Duke of Stanmere’s will reveals a nasty secret, London Society is shocked—and so is his widow, Joan. Humiliated by the scandal,...
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REVIEW: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettWhen mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before...
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REVIEW: Always Remember by Mary BaloghDear Mary Balogh, I’ve been reading your books for ages now. I read everything you release and some of your older books (many of them...
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Janine’s Best of 2023 ListI did not read as much as I usually do in 2023, and a lot of the books I read came out in earlier years. Therefore this is a list of the best...
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REVIEW: You Only Call When You’re in Trouble by Stephen McCauleyIs it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself? After a lifetime of taking care of his impossible but...
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Review: Hammer and Powder (Seven Brothers book 1) by Megan DerrThe Kingdom of Rinaha is all that stands between the violent, greedy Boorna and the rest of the continent, and they do so by way of their...
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REVIEW: The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura FrantzAs 1754 is drawing to a close, tensions between the French and the British on Canada’s Acadian shore are reaching a fever pitch....
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REVIEW: The Island Cottage by Jane LoveringWhen Brid Harcus is sent to the Orkney Islands, in the far reaches of Scotland, she has high hopes for her trip being short, straightforward...
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REVIEW: You’ll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love by Marcia A. ZugAn illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial era through the...
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End-of-2023 Open Thread for ReadersCredit: tunejadez Happy New Year to you all! Do you have great reads from 2023 to talk about? What were your favorites? Which books were...
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Kaetrin’s Best of 2023 listIn the order I read them, here are my top 10 reads of 2023 (of books released in 2023). Plus a bonus book just because. Chick Magnet by Emma...
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Review: A Little Bit Country by Brian D. KennedyEmmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventeen and living in Illinois. But for now,...
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REVIEW: Deputy While Immigrant : The Story of a German Who Became a Deputy Sheriff in Arizona by Tom PeineThe incredible journey of a German immigrant, who came from the corporate world of business lunches and suit-and-tie dress code, to...
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Jayne’s Best of 2023 ListKinfolk by Sean Dietrich Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts. 1970s, Southern Alabama....
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REVIEW: By Sword and Fan by Kathleen BuckleyMargaret is her brothers’ dependent. With her sister-in-law expecting another child and her younger brother soon to marry, Margaret will...
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REVIEW: Wheel of Fortune by C.F. Dunn1469. England is in turmoil. For almost ten years, the attractive and charismatic Edward IV has ruled with the Earl of Warwick’s...
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Review: Murder Crossed Her Mind (A Pentecost and Parker mystery) by Stephen SpotswoodThe latest action-packed installment in the Nero Award-winning Pentecost & Parker Mystery series follows Lillian and Will tracking the...
