Author: Book Smart Kate
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Unraveling Secrets in Kelsey Cox’s ‘Party of Liars’
Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1, 2025) Many thanks to Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the gifted advanced listening copy! Outside San Antonio, Texas, there’s a stunning mansion known to locals as “The Dollhouse.” Once lavish and then rundown, the Matthews family restored it to modern glory. They replaced the back wall…
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Must-Read Cozy Mystery: Murder by Cheesecake Overview
Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage I couldn’t resist picking this one up on Indie Bookstore Day at Purple Couch Bookshop! In this cozy mystery, Rose is orchestrating an over-the-top St. Olaf-themed wedding while Dorothy wades (disastrously) into the dating pool. When Dorothy’s blind date ends up dead in the hotel freezer, face-first in…
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Finding Love at Sea: Total Dreamboat Review
Total Dreamboat by Katelyn Doyle (June 24, 2025) Thank you Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio for the gifted advanced reading and listening copies! Hope Lanover is in desperate need of a reset. Her relationship has imploded, her boss is the worst, and she’s lost her spark. Luckily, her best friend Lauren, a media influencer, secures…
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Dementia and Romance: Exploring Love in Challenging Times
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston (June 17, 2025) Huge thanks to Berkley Romance and PRH Audio for the gifted advanced digital and audio copies of this deeply moving, sweet, and swoony story that had me laughing, crying, and reflecting on what really matters. Joni Lark can’t write a song anymore, and that’s a huge…
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Exploring Rom-Com Tropes in ‘How to Write a Rom-Com’
How to Write a Rom-Com by Christina Wolf (May 15, 2025) Thank you to Christina and Head of Zeus for the gifted digital advanced copy of this delightful charmer! Lucy Bowen works at the largest romance imprint in New York City, but she’s stopped believing in love herself, a tricky situation when your entire job…
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Exploring Age Gap Dynamics in Hazelwood’s New Novel
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (May 27, 2025) Thank you, @berkleyromance and @alihazelwood, for the absolute THRILL of getting a #gifted copy of this book! #berkleypartner #berkley Maya Killgore has been in love with Conor Harkness for three years – a total romance-novel-worthy cliché. He’s her brother’s best friend, fifteen years older, and absurdly…
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