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Exploring Relationships in HBY’s People Watching
People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young (Sept. 9, 2025) Thank you @dellromance and @prhaudio for the #gifted advanced listening copy. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year because… well, it’s HBY. 💛 #prhaudioinfluencer Prudence Welch’s life is rooted in family. She runs the family store in small-town Baysville, writes poetry in her…
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Facing the Music: A Tale of Love and Redemption
August Lane by Regina Black: Thank you @hachetteaudio and @grandcentralpub for the #gifted digital and audio copies! #hachetteaudioinfluencer Luke Randall hates the song that made him famous. Now that he’s “used to be famous,” he hates it even more as it is the only song anyone wants him to play – because it always reminds…
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Capri Sanzio is Back in this Thrilling San Francisco Mystery
A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (September 23, 2025) Thank you, @macmillan.audio and @minotaur_books for the #gifted advanced listening copy of one of my most anticipated mysteries of 2025! #macaudio2025 Capri Sanzio is back as our intrepid single mom San Francisco true crime tour guide (and sweet pickle lover) – and she’s added…
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Adventurous Romance in ‘Digging Dr. Jones’
Digging Dr Jones by Olivia Jackson (May 2, 2025). When I first laid eyes on this book, I 100% thought to myself, “I don’t care what this book is about, I’m in love with the cover and reading it” – and WOW, am I glad I did. What a perfect summer read with equal parts…
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Christy Schillig’s Lessons in Falling: A Review of Heartfelt Humor
Lessons in Falling by Christy Schillig (August 27, 2025) Thank you @christyschillig for the #gifted advanced copy of her sophomore novel, which for very different reasons, I adored as much as her debut! Devon Gallagher leads a small, steady life. She’s a dedicated math teacher, a fiercely loyal daughter, and content – at least, as…
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A Nostalgic Journey with ‘The One and Only Vivian Stone’
The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O’Connor (July 22, 2025) Huge thanks to Gallery Books and Simon Audio for the gifted advanced print and audio copies of this ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DEBUT! After her grandmother’s passing, Margot DuBois returns to the house she once shared with her mom and grandma to prepare it for…
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