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  • Review of ‘Cash’: A Charming Cowboy Romance
    Romance, Spicy

    Review of ‘Cash’: A Charming Cowboy Romance

    Cash by Jessica Peterson (August 22, 2024) Big thanks to @thepurplecouchbookshop for picking yet another winner for our monthly romance book club! I couldn’t attend the in-person discussion this time, but I know it was a good one – because this book gave me so much to swoon about. When Mollie Luck returns to her…

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  • Discovering the Truth about the Past and Your Future
    Thiriller

    Discovering the Truth about the Past and Your Future

    The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline (July 15, 2025) Huge thanks to @grandcentralpub and @hachetteaudio for the #gifted print and audiobook of this haunting and twisty thriller! #hachetteaudioinfluencer Julia Pritzker has endured more loss than most: her adoptive parents are gone, her husband was murdered in front of her, and the killer was never…

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  • Evie and Bryson: Saving the Animal Shelter in New Orleans
    Romance

    Evie and Bryson: Saving the Animal Shelter in New Orleans

    Pugs and Kisses by Farrah Rochon (July 15, 2025) many thanks to @Readforeverpub and @HachetteAudio for the #gifted ARC and ALC copies! I am a proud pug mom and knew from the minute I heard about this book, I would want to read it. #hachetteaudioinfluencer  On paper, Evie Williams has it all. A great house,…

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  • Anywhere With You: A Hilarious & Heartfelt Roadtrip Romance
    Romance

    Anywhere With You: A Hilarious & Heartfelt Roadtrip Romance

    Anywhere With You by Ellie Palmer (August 5, 2025) This was hands-down my most anticipated read of 2025 and I’m so grateful to @elliepalmerwrite @putnambooks @prhaudio and @bookedwiththeemilys for the #gifted print, digital and audio copies because I loved every single word of this story. #prhaudioinfluencer Charley Beekman is 29, divorced, works too hard, had…

    Read more: Anywhere With You: A Hilarious & Heartfelt Roadtrip Romance
  • Why You’ll Love Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher
    Romance, Spicy

    Why You’ll Love Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher

    Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher (July 5, 2025) Huge thanks to @avonbooks for the #gifted advanced reading copy of one of my most anticipated reads of the year! After devouring Whisky Business last year, I couldn’t wait for Callum and Juniper’s story – and Scotch on the Rocks absolutely delivers. Callum fell for…

    Read more: Why You’ll Love Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher
  • Adoption and Romantic Twists in Forgotten Dreams
    Romance, Spicy

    Adoption and Romantic Twists in Forgotten Dreams

    Forgotten Dreams by Natasha Madison (July 18, 2025) Many thanks to @natashamauthor for the #gifted advanced listening and reading copies of book 5 in the deeply addictive Dreams series! I’m thrilled to say that, although I’ve loved them all, this is possibly my favorite! On her 25th birthday, Sierra makes the shocking discovery that she…

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