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Unraveling Mysteries and Love in Poisoned Ivy by Ava Rani
Read more: Unraveling Mysteries and Love in Poisoned Ivy by Ava RaniPoisoned Ivy by Ava Rani (Oct 17, 2025) Thank you @authoravarani and @ingram_books for the gifted print copy! Billed as equal parts passion, privilege and mystery – it more than delivers! Malena Amin is living a double-life. Her controlling parents demand relentless perfection and total focus on her academic success in service of the medical…
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Exploring Love and Loss in The White Octopus Hotel
Read more: Exploring Love and Loss in The White Octopus HotelThe White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell (Oct 28, 2025) Thank you, @delreybooks and @prhaudio for the advanced listening copy of this STUNNING and moving debut. #prhaudioinfluencer In 2015 London, art appraiser Eve Shaw is visited by a mysterious old man. The man bears a striking resemblance to her favorite composer, Max Every, although Everly…
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Discovering Love Again: Secret Nights and Northern Lights Review
Read more: Discovering Love Again: Secret Nights and Northern Lights ReviewSecret Nights and Northern Lights by Megan Oliver (Nov 18, 2025) Thank you, @berkleyromance and @prhaudio for the gifted print and audio copies of this beautiful second chance romance that will make you want to book a trip to Iceland! #berkley #berkleypartner #prhaudioinfluencer Mona Miller always dreamed of traveling the world and writing about her…
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Exploring Emotion in Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner
Read more: Exploring Emotion in Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff ZentnerColton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (April 30, 2024) This has to be the book most recommended and talked about by SO MANY of my bookstagram friends (and one friend who notoriously DNF’d it) After his best friend is killed in a mass shooting, mid-level country star Colton Gentry spirals into alcohol and speaks…
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Charming Characters and Cozy Magic in Witches of Dubious Origin
Read more: Charming Characters and Cozy Magic in Witches of Dubious OriginWitches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay (Oct 28, 2025) Thank you, @berkleyromance @acebookpub @prhaudio and @mckinlayjenn for the gifted advanced print and audio copies of this absolutely adorably fun cozy fantasy that I truly hope is the start of a series because I am not ready to let go of these amazing characters! #berkley…
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‘It Had to Be Yule’: A Delightful Holiday Romance Review
Read more: ‘It Had to Be Yule’: A Delightful Holiday Romance ReviewIt Had to Be Yule by Farrah Jane (Nov 4, 2025) Thank you to @authorfarrahjane for the gifted advanced digital copy! I am forever grateful for authors who reach out and say “I think you’d like my book” – because I really adored this one and I can’t wait to go back and read the…
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