Category Archives: Reviews

Living in Italy The Real Deal by Stef Smulders

Overview The experiences and adventures of two Dutchmen and their dog in Italy. “A thoroughly entertaining read and a unique introduction to ‘the Italian way’!” (Readers’ Favorite) “Smulders storytelling artistry is wildly entertaining.” (Blogcritics and Readerviews) Funny short stories about … Continue reading

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The English Wife By Laura Willig

Overview From the New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig, comes this scandalous New York Gilded Age novel full of family secrets, affairs, and even murder. Annabelle and Bayard Van Duyvil live a charmed life: he’s the scion of an … Continue reading

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The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Overview A novel of suspense that explores the complexities of marriage and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love. When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a … Continue reading

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Roomies by Christina Lauren #XOXperts #roomies

These are just SOME of my roomies…Peanut, Sassy and Lulu. Needless to say, my lap is always full. Overview Rescued by Calvin McLoughlin from a would-be subway attacker, Holland Bakker pays the brilliant musician back by pulling some of her … Continue reading

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Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict

Overview From the author of The Other Einstein comes the mesmerizing story of love, power, and the woman who inspired an American dynasty In the industrial 1860s at the dawn of the Carnegie empire, Irish immigrant Clara Kelly finds herself … Continue reading

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By the Book by Julia Sonneborn

Lulu loves this cover! Overview An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fiancé has just become the president of her college—and her new boss—in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Persuasion. Anne Corey is about to … Continue reading

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The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

Overview A moving novel about three people who find their way back from loss and loneliness to a different kind of happiness. Arthur, a widow, meets Maddy, a troubled teenage girl who is avoiding school by hiding out at the … Continue reading

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Forks, Knives and Spoons by Leah DeCesare

Overview There are three kinds of guys: forks, knives, and spoons. That is the final lesson that Amy York’s father sends her off to college with, never suspecting just how far his daughter will take it. Clinging to the Utensil … Continue reading

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Touch of Red by Laura Griffin #XOXPERTS

Overview When crime scene investigator Brooke Porter arrives at the home of a murdered woman, the only thing more shocking than the carnage is the evidence that someone escaped the scene. But where is this witness now? A thorough search … Continue reading

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Poison by Galt Niederhoffer

Overview Poison is a literary psychological thriller about a marriage that follows minor betrayal into a bubbling stew of lies, cruelty, manipulation, and danger. Cass and Ryan Connor have achieved family nirvana. With three kids between them, a cat and … Continue reading

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