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02 Mar

Murder on the Moor (Julianna Deering) – Review

~ About the Book ~ At the urgent request of an old school friend, Drew and Madeline Farthering come to Bloodworth Park Lodge in the midst of the Yorkshire moors, a place as moody and mysterious as a Brontë hero. There have been several worrisome incidents out on the moor–property

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02 Mar

The Elusive Miss Ellison (Carolyn Miller) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Handsome appearance counts for naught unless matched by good character and actions. That’s the firm opinion of not-so-meek minister’s daughter Lavinia Ellison. So even though all the other villagers of St. Hampton Heath are swooning over the newly returned seventh

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01 Mar

Word Nerd Wednesday – Budgie Smugglers

Today’s Word Nerd post is going to be a quick one, because I am up to my eyeballs in reviews! It’s another round of “What do you think it means?” with some Aussie slang: budgie smugglers. All I’m going to tell you is that it’s a noun. So, what do you think

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28 Feb

Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Quotes About Reading

Top Ten Tuesday is officially on a brief hiatus this week, which means I have free rein. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha… Oh, wait. It’s my blog. I always have free rein… Ahem. Moving right along. I thought this week I would share some bookish quotes. As in, quotes about reading. And

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26 Feb

Weekend Book Buzz

Hello fellow book lovers! Hope your weekend is treating you well.  Mine’s nearly over, but there’s just enough time to generate a bit of weekend book buzz! First of all, a quick recap on what’s been happening right here at Fiction Aficionado (graphics link to reviews):

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25 Feb

Newton and Polly (Jody Hedlund) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found… Now remembered as the author of the world’s most famous hymn, in the mid-eighteenth century as England and France stand on the brink of war, John Newton is a young sailor

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24 Feb

First Line Friday – 24 February 2017 – The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection

Welcome to another First Line Friday! I’ve got a bumper edition for you today with The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection, because you’ll be getting FIVE first lines! This collection will release on 1 March, but you can pre-order now by clicking on the links at the end of the

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22 Feb

Word Nerd Wednesday – What Do You Call It?

I thought it might be time for another round of “What do you call it?” this week, because I’ve been curious about the different terms people have for the meals of the day. I was pondering this recently because I’m pretty sure I grew up calling the evening meal tea, but

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