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08 Jan

First Line Friday – Still the One (Rachel D. Russell)

Happy Friday and welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. I have good news for fans of Susan May Warren's Deep Haven series. And fans of her Christiansen series. And, well, fans of Susan May Warren's contemporary romance in general. There is a new series of Deep Haven novels

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07 Jan

The Mulberry Leaf Whispers (Linda Thompson) – Review + Giveaway

A WWII Japanese naval officer. The teenage daughter of a legendary Christian samurai. Three centuries separate them, but a crucial question binds their destinies together. Which lives have value? In the highly anticipated sequel to her award-winning debut novel, The Plum Blooms in Winter,

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05 Jan

Top Ten Tuesday – Most Anticipated New Releases Jan-Jun 2021

Happy Tuesday, reading friends, and happy new year! It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday post, thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week we're getting excited about what's coming up in 2021—specifically, the new releases we're most looking forward to reading in the first half of 2021. I

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04 Jan

The Red Canary (Rachel Scott McDaniel) – Review

Music sparks her world, but can love ignite her heart? In 1928, soot from the local mills and music from speakeasies linger in the Pittsburgh air. When the manager of The Kelly Club is found dead, nightclub singer Vera Pembroke is thrust into peril. As the only witness to the crime, she’s

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02 Jan

Best of 2020 – Emoji Files, Part V: The LOL Awards

Greetings, reader friends! Today we reach the end of my annual Emoji Files celebrating my best reads of 2020. If you've missed my previous posts for 2020, make sure you check out The Swoony Awards, Got Me in the Feels, The WOW Awards, and Take Me Away. The LOL Awards are, not surprisingly, for

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01 Jan

First Line Friday – The Red Canary (Rachel Scott McDaniel)

Happy Friday and happy new year! Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. I'm heading back to the late 1920s this week with a historical romance that has a heaped side-serving of suspense. If you enjoy reading books in this time period, I encourage you to check out Rachel Scott

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01 Jan

Best of 2020 – Emoji Files, Part IV: Take Me Away

Welcome back, reader friends! It's time for Part IV of my annual Emoji Files celebrating my best reads of 2020. If you've missed my previous posts for 2020, make sure you check out The Swoony Awards, Got Me in the Feels, and The WOW Awards. The Take Me Away Awards go to those books that were

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31 Dec

Best of 2020 – Emoji Files Part III: The WOW Awards

Hello again, reader friends! Welcome to Part III of my annual Emoji Files celebrating my best reads of 2020. If you've missed either of the previous posts to date, make sure you check out The Swoony Awards and Got Me in the Feels. Normally, the WOW Awards go to those books that kept me riveted

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