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  • Beneath the Stars: A Second Chance Romance Review
    Romance

    Beneath the Stars: A Second Chance Romance Review

    Beneath the Stars by Emily McIntire (Jan 14, 2025) Thank you Libro.fm for the gifted advanced listening copy of this second chance romance! Alina Carson and Chase Adams met as children when Chase and his sister Lily moved in down the street. Even at 11yo, Alina felt a pull toward Chase but became Lily’s best…

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  • Flirting with Disaster: A Second-Chance Romance Review
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    Flirting with Disaster: A Second-Chance Romance Review

    Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar (Jan 14, 2025) Thank you, Berkley Romance and PRH audio for the #gifted advanced digital and audio copies of this homage to Sweet Home Alabama! Meena is a lawyer on the rise in DC. She’s got political aspirations, a shot at running for office, and a partner whose goals…

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  • Atmospheric Winter Thriller: The Last Room on the Left
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    Atmospheric Winter Thriller: The Last Room on the Left

    The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen (January 14, 2025) Thank you, Putnam Books and PRH audio, for the gifted advanced listening copy of this atmospheric winter thriller! Kerry’s life is unraveling. Her husband has left, her writer’s block is insurmountable, and her publisher is threatening to claw back her advance. Desperate for…

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  • All the Missing Pieces: A Thrilling True Crime Podcast Adventure
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    All the Missing Pieces: A Thrilling True Crime Podcast Adventure

    Ridley Sawyer’s twin sister was abducted when they were in college. Years later, Ridley funnels her guilt and sorrow into her true crime podcast, where she travels the country tackling cold cases – and she’s really good at it. She’s now on her most ambitious and life-changing case yet. But when she arrives in a…

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  • Sweet Fury: A Thrilling, Bold Feminist Take on Tender Is the Night
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    Sweet Fury: A Thrilling, Bold Feminist Take on Tender Is the Night

    Beloved actress Lila Crane is set to star in a feminist retelling of Tender Is the Night, directed by her fiancé, the renowned filmmaker Kurt Royall. As production begins in New York City, Lila starts therapy with Jonah Gabriel, a talented therapist, to process her personal trauma and prepare for the emotionally charged role. But…

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  • The Note: Dark Side of Cancel Culture
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    The Note: Dark Side of Cancel Culture

    May Hanover was the good girl, the over-achiever – college, law school, law professor – but her life also had a number of deep regrets. That’s something she and her friends Lauren and Kelsey had in common. They’d each fallen to “cancel culture” for something in their past. When they meet in the Hampton’s for…

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