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The Weekend Retreat by Tara Laskowski @harlequinbooks #bookreview

THE WEEKEND RETREAT Author: Tara Laskowski ISBN: 9781525811456 Publication Date: December 26, 2023 Publisher: Graydon House 18.99 US | 23.99 CAN Book Summary: Every year, the illustrious Van Ness siblings, heirs to a copper fortune, gather at their lush winery … Continue reading

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A Kilt for Christmas by Tricia O’Malley #christmasread #romance #audiobook #audiblebook @dreamscapeaudio

Overview Legend has it that wishes made at the standing stones during Christmas come true. As if. Maisie Barron is over it. A small-town girl with big dreams, her frustrations lead her to make a silly wish at the standing … Continue reading

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Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker #christmasread #audiobook #audiblebook #romance @dreamscapeaudio

Overview BRIE Things I should never have done: 1. Put my ex-boyfriend’s name on my Christmas wish list. 2. Grin dumbly at him when he shows up at my door. 3. Think it’s kismet that he’s staying on the other … Continue reading

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Alpha Bette by Jennifer Manocherian #bookreview @suzyapbooktours

Overview HOW TO RATTLE YOUR NEAREST AND DEAREST A resonant tale of love, loss, and learning how to let go Bette Gartner, a ninety-five-year-old widow, wakes up one morning and decides to throw a dinner party that night for her … Continue reading

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The Dark Edge of Night by Mark Pryor #mystery #suspense @stmartinspress #smpinfluencers

Overview Sharp eyed and sharp mouthed police detective”* Henri Lefort, is determined to solve homicides and uncover any German conspiracies threatening France—in Mark Pryor’s newest World War II mystery, The Dark Edge of Night. Winter 1940: With soldiers parading down … Continue reading

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Crossroad Blues by Ace Atkins @recordedbooks #southernnovel #suspense #thriller #audiobook

Overview Nick Travers is back where it all began. 25 years after The Philadelphia Inquirer proclaimed Crossroad Blues “an impressive debut by a promising new talent,” the acclaimed crime novel is back. A modern, Southern reinvention of The Maltese Falcon, … Continue reading

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The Vacation by John Maars @harlequinbooks #bookspotlight #excerpt

THE VACATIONAuthor: John MaarsISBN: 9781335006042Publication Date: 12/19/2023Publisher: Hanover Square Press18.99 US | 23.99 CAD Book Summary: How far would you run to escape your past? Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth. Tourists flock to the golden coast and … Continue reading

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The Midwife’s Promise by Eliza Graham #historicalfiction #audiobook #audiblebook @dreamscapeaudio

Overview New England, 1992. Sophie’s hand trembles as she places the birthday card on to the creamy wood of her dresser – this one postmarked from far away, and signed with a name she’s never forgotten, despite their years apart. Downstairs, … Continue reading

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Here In The Dark by Alexis Soloski #bookreview #thriller #suspense @macmillanaudio

Overview This program is read by Tony Award–winning actor Laura Benanti. A dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a young theater critic drawn into a dangerous game that blurs the lines between reality and performance Vivian Parry likes … Continue reading

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We Must Not Think Of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein #bookreview #historicalfiction @alongquinbooks

Overview Inspired by a little-known piece of history—the underground group that kept an archive to insure that the lives of Jewish occupants of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II were not lost to history—this is a heart-wrenching novel of … Continue reading

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