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The Last Tiara by M.J. Rose @mjrose #review #fiction

Overview From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller M.J. Rose comes a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in post-World War II Manhattan, who stumbles upon a hidden treasure and begins a journey to discovering … Continue reading

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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah @stmartinspress #review #5starread

Overview From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions … Continue reading

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January Escapes and Escapades #wrapup #escapesandescapades #5starreads

Well! I had a fantastic January. I had wonderful escapades and fabulous escapes! So now…on to the good stuff. First up… Escapades My lovely daughter is getting married in May. We made a an excursion to Brinkley, Arkansas. We went … Continue reading

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The Fabergé Secret by Charles Belfoure #audiblebook #audible #review

Overview New York Times bestselling author Charles Belfoure takes readers on a breathless journey from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Russia to the grim violence of the pogroms, in his latest thrilling historical adventure. St Petersburg, 1903. Prince Dimitri Markhov counts … Continue reading

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Prodigal Son by Greg Hurwitz

Overview Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn’t even suspect existed—in Prodigal Son, the next New York Timesbestselling Orphan X book from Gregg Hurwitz. As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a … Continue reading

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Aftershock by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell #spotlight #excerpt @harlequinbooks

AFTERSHOCK Author: Judy Melinek & T.J. Mitchell ISBN: 9781335147295 Publication Date: January 19, 2020 Publisher: Hanover Square Press BOOK SUMMARY: When an earthquake strikes San Francisco, forensics expert Jessie Teska faces her biggest threat yet in this explosive new mystery … Continue reading

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The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin @randomhouse #historicalfiction #review

Overview From the New York Times best-selling author of The Aviator’s Wife comes a story of courage on the prairie, inspired by the devastating storm that struck the Great Plains in 1888, threatening the lives of hundreds of immigrant homesteaders, especially schoolchildren.  “Melanie Benjamin … Continue reading

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The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis @Jillshalvis @Morrow_PB #review

Overview New York Times best-selling author Jill Shalvis does it once again with a heartfelt story of family, forgiveness, and secrets that have the power to change the course of more than one life. When Maze returns to Wildstone for the … Continue reading

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At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman #review @algonquinbooks @k_seligman

Overview The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver “What a read this is, right from its startling opening scene. But even more than plot, it’s the richly layered details that drive … Continue reading

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What’s Worth Keeping by Kaya McLaren @stmartinspress @kayamclaren #review #5stars

Overview In Kaya McLaren’s What’s Worth Keeping, during one unforgettable summer, three generations of one family receive the best gift of all time: a second chance… The day her doctor says the one word that no one wants to hear, Amy … Continue reading

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