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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.

Trust me on This by Lauren Parvizi #bookreview

Overview Two half sisters on a road trip to see their dying father end up miles from where they expected in an emotional novel about secrets, forgiveness, and what it means to be family by the author of La Vie, According … Continue reading

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Coram House by Bailey Seybolt #bookreview @atriabooks

Overview Sharp Objects meets I Have Some Questions for You in this haunting novel—inspired by a true story—about a crime writer who risks everything as she investigates the mystery of two deaths, decades apart, at a crumbling Vermont orphanage. On a blistering summer … Continue reading

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Strangers in Time by David Baldacci @hachetteaudio @grandcentralpub #bookreview #historicalfiction

Overview From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes David Baldacci’s newest novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they … Continue reading

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Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh @hachetteaudio #bookreview #audiobookreview

Overview From the New York Times bestselling author of Mercy Street, a tense, propulsive family drama set in Shanghai, where a fractured American family faces its complicated past Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a phone call … Continue reading

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Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan #bookspotlight #excerpt @harlequinbooks

Overview MIDNIGHT IN SOAP LAKE Author: Matthew Sullivan Publication Date: April 15, 2025 ISBN: 9781335041791 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing / Hanover Square Press Price $28.99 A lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women … Continue reading

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The California Dreamers by Amy Mason Doan #audiobookreview #bookreview @harlequinbooks

Overview A group of siblings captured in an iconic beach nostalgia photo reunite on a sunny California island, where they’re forced to face the fallout of their unconventional upbringing—and the golden secret that has been simmering ever since… “A love … Continue reading

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The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree by India Hayford #audiobookreview # bookreview @recordedbooks

Overview Disguised by a name she found on a tombstone and accompanying a Vietnam vet she met in a graveyard, an unconventional young snake-handler who talks to the dead returns to the ghosts of her childhood home in 1967 Arkansas … Continue reading

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Fun For The Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith #bookreview @randomhouse

Overview A breathtaking, joy-filled novel about the people we love, the secrets we keep, and the enduring power of family, from the bestselling author of The Unsinkable Greta James. “A glorious novel of love in all its forms—familial, romantic, lost, and … Continue reading

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The Page Turner by Viola Shipman @harlequinbooks #bookreview #audiobookreview

Overview A tasty, dishy inside look at the world of publishing. Readers will be begging for a sequel!”—Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of Summers at the Saint A young romance writer makes a discovery that throws her elitist family into … Continue reading

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The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods #bookreview @harper360

Overview Nestled among the cobblestone streets of Compiègne, there existed a bakery unlike any other.  Rumours were whispered through the town that its pastries offered a taste of magic, chasing away the darkest of sorrows. Just one bite of a … Continue reading

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