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About fredreeca

I am an avid reader, St. Louis Cardinals fan, knitter, and paper crafter. I am a mom of 2 children, and a large amount of animals.

The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves by Christine Nolfi #bookreview #historicalfiction

Overview An antiques dealer and an enigmatic heiress embark on a revelatory friendship in a haunting and hopeful novel about family ties, secrets, and belonging by the bestselling author of A Heart Like Home. Cautious Claire Shelton, employee at a Maine … Continue reading

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Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens #bookreview @harpermusebooks

Overview This is a writer that understands people down to the bones. Her characters are fallible and hopeful, flawed and loving, and so real they have stayed with me.” –Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author “A knockout.” –Booklist Starred Review This is … Continue reading

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Beach Reads And Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan @harlequinbooks #bookreview

Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds Allison Brennan On Sale Date: June 17, 2025 9780778387251 Hardcover $30.00 USD 400 pages ABOUT THE BOOK: For fans of BAD SUMMER PEOPLE, FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT, and THE WHITE LOTUS, this sun-dappled mystery … Continue reading

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Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor #historicalfiction #bookreview @berkleypub

Overview Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her, in this transporting novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel … Continue reading

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The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau #bookreview @gallerybooks

Overview Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who “is the best there is at sweeping historical drama” (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in … Continue reading

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The Millionaire Bachelor by Susan Mallery #bookreview @harlequinbooks

Overview Revisit this feel-good millionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery. Three years ago, millionaire Stone Ward lost his wife in a car accident. Since then, he’s turned to a life of solitude and reclusion. Cathy Eldridge has become … Continue reading

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A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais #excerpt #bookspotlight

A Most Puzzling Murder Bianca Marais On Sale Date: June 10, 2025 9780778368601, 0778368602 Trade Paperback $19.99 USD, $23.99 CAD Fiction / Myster & Detective 480 pages About the Book: Interspersed with riddles and puzzles that both Destiny and the … Continue reading

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Beyond This Place of Wrath and Tears by Jack Ford #bookreview #historicalfiction

Overview Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Grammar Queen by Eliza Knight #bookreview #audiobook

Overview There are no female publishing CEOs in 1960s New York. And that is exactly what savvy, ambitious Bernadette Swift plans to change. Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female … Continue reading

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The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay #bookreview @harpermuse

Overview Art . . . London . . . Seventies Glam . . . Yesss, please. The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay has ALL the goodies—especially for historical fiction lovers and art aficionados . . . Buckle your seatbelt as all hell … Continue reading

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