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Bourbon & Lies: A Journey Through Frisco, Kentucky
Read more: Bourbon & Lies: A Journey Through Frisco, KentuckyBourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder – I’d been seeing this one everywhere, and it came highly recommended so I was thrilled when New Girls Book Club voted it our monthly read. Laney’s life has just been turned upside down by being a good Samaritan. She’s swept away from her life in NYC by a…
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Tia Williams’ Captivating Blend of History and Love
Read more: Tia Williams’ Captivating Blend of History and LoveA Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams – Many thanks to Grand Central for the gifted copy of this stunning book (out in paperback in February 2025). I cannot believe I waited so long to read it – I’m fully obsessed! Ricki Wilde is nothing like her wealthy, glamorous, and self-absorbed family. While they…
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Thrilling Revenge: A Deadly Writing Retreat
Read more: Thrilling Revenge: A Deadly Writing RetreatYou Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego (Feb 11, 2025) Many thanks to PRH audio for the free advanced listening copy of this gripping debut thriller! World-famous anonymous thriller novelist J. R. Alastor is bringing together six renowned thriller writers for a writing retreat at his mansion on a private island off the coast of…
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So Flocked: A Comedic Opposites Attract Small-Town Romance
Read more: So Flocked: A Comedic Opposites Attract Small-Town RomanceSo Flocked by Sarah Estep (Now on Audio – Feb 11, 2025) Don’t mind me; I’m just over here obsessed with this feel-good small-town romance series. So Flocked is book two in the Crane Cove series, and with book four just around the corner, I never want to leave this charming “Spicy Stars Hollow” world. Jordy Taylor is grappling…
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Scythe & Sparrow: A Wildly Entertaining Trilogy Finale
Read more: Scythe & Sparrow: A Wildly Entertaining Trilogy FinaleScythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver (Feb 11, 2025) With Scythe & Sparrow, one of the most wildly entertaining trilogies comes to a bloody, unhinged, and deeply satisfying end – leaving behind a massive body count, a permanent aversion to cookies and cream ice cream, and my Google search history in shambles. Dr. Fionn Kane…
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Exploring Grief in Promise Me Sunshine
Read more: Exploring Grief in Promise Me SunshinePromise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (March 4, 2025) Thank you to The Dial Press and PRH audio for the free advanced listening copy of this deeply emotional and affecting book! Lenny is drowning in grief. Ever since her lifelong best friend, Lou, died of cancer, she’s been unable to move forward. She avoids their…
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