#contemporary
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Book Review: The Summer Deal Wildstone #5 by Jill Shalvis
The Summer Deal, book five in Shalvis Wildstone’s series, can be read as a standalone and is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook, at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook narrated by Erin Mallon is fantastic as she smoothly transitions between all the characters flawlessly. In this easy Continue reading
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Book Review: This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
Fortune brings a fun summer read that will appeal to fans of Christina Lauren or Abby Jimenez. Fortune’s latest book, This Summer Will Be Different, published May 7, 2024, is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook is narrated… Continue reading
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Book Review: One Day by David Nicholls
Nicholl’s book, published June 15, 2010, with the audiobook released on July 13, 2010, is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, or audiobook formats, as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook narrated by Anna Bentinck delivers the author’s vision of a romance spanning over twenty years between two… Continue reading
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Book Review: Inheritance: The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts
Book One in this Roberts trilogy is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook, published on November 21, 2023, is narrated by Brittany Presley, with an author’s note delivered by Roberts, providing readers with insights into how she seamlessly… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Night We Lost Him By Laura Dave
This title is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, or audiobook formats. It’s also available at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook, published September 17, 2024, is narrated by Julia Whelan. Publishers describe the book as a combination of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, labeling it a thriller and a… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
In this debut novel, Guillory starts strong with an original meet-cute scene when the main characters, Alexa Monroe and Drew Nichols, get trapped in a broken-down elevator and share some soft cheese with crackers, engaging in witty banter and flirtatious looks. By the end of the encounter, Drew has Alexa agreeing to be his fake… Continue reading
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The Housemaid’s Secret: Housemaid #2 by Freida McFaden
Trigger Warnings: Includes graphic scenes of domestic abuse, which can be triggering for readers or listeners in similar situations. Continue reading
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Book review: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
This audiobook is also available in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle on Amazon or at your local library through the Libby App. The narration is done by four narrators: Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla, and Patti Murin. The voice of Ruby is spot on and should not be missed by readers or listeners who enjoy… Continue reading
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Book review: A Grumpy Billionaire’s Fake Engagement by Vivian Oliver
If you are looking to unplug for an hour or two and don’t mind the apparent potholes in the storyline that will have you wondering if you just picked up book six of a series instead of a standalone, then this billionaire, runaway bride, fake engagement, jilted groom, what that’s not enough, single dad, second… Continue reading
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Book review: Yours Truly Part of our World #2 by Abby Jimenez
Yours Truly by Jimenez is a perfect fit for fans of tropes, including, but not limited to, office romance, rivals-to-lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, and miscommunication; however, the addressed topics of anxiety, depression, divorce, cheating, sibling with kidney failure doesn’t make for a light, easy, breezy read. Continue reading
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