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Drive (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, Book 1)
By Kate Stewart Kate Stewart continues to pleasantly surprise me. Her books are so hard to put down. I could read them forever and a day! Drive was no different. Stella, a young aspiring musical journalist, stays with her sister in Austin, Texas only to have her whole world turned upside down in the midst…
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Love You More
By Emily Giffin I just love Emily Giffin’s style! I have always loved her books and this one did not disappoint. It kept me wanting more and more. It’s sweet and emotional, a true forest to life’s ups and downs. Billie becomes a doctor but throughout the years of growing up and becoming grown up,…
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Full Tilt
By Emma Scott Wow! I’m blown away. This was a powerful book. I had zero expectations going in since I’d never read this author but it did not disappoint at all! I am still digesting and processing. Kacey is a lead guitarist of a rock band and she is living the rock life. The parties.…
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Hooked (Never After #1)
By Emily McIntire What a great book! I love reimagined stories like this and McIntire did not disappoint on this retelling of Peter Pan. If you like these kinds of retellings plus a little (or a lot of spice…fyi), this series will be for you! I cannot wait to dive into another at some point!…
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The Finish Line (The Ravenhood #3)
By Kate Stewart I am in love with this series! This is the third installment of The Ravenhood series, and it did not disappoint. Kate Stewart is one of my favorite authors now. It is spicy, fyi. Cecelia opened a cafe in Virginia to restart her life when Tobias reenters her life. We also get…
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Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor #3)
By Jill Shalvis What a great book! I love this series! It’s so easy to read and just heartwarming. Sure there are twists and turns, but doesn’t that make for a good love story? Chloe is rhetorical third of the sisters in Lucky Harbor and she catches Sheriff Sawyer Thompson’s eye. They fight the feelings…
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Exodus (Ravenhood #2)
By Kate Stewart Wow! This is the second in a series called the Ravenhood series! It was an emotional rollercoaster and you really dive into our protagonist, Cecelia’s emotional turmoil. Cecelia is trying to cope with the loss of two loves and finding it hard to move forward when Tobias enters the scene. She falls…
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Not That Kind of Proposal
By Victoria Lavine What a romantic novel! I really enjoyed this book. I’ve never read this author before but I will be on the lookout for more. She has a knack of keeping you wanting more while also getting lost in love. Gracie is a wedding planner who lives and works at a gorgeous estate…
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The Wedding People
By Alison Espach I read this one for book club and we met at Jardin in Richmond again which didn’t disappoint, neither the book nor the snack. This book is a great one! There is a #triggerwarning for suicide. Phoebe is a depressed Lit professor who escapes to Newport RI and bumps into a wedding…
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Accidental Heroes
By Danielle Steele Wow! I hadn’t read a Danielle Steele in forever. I was expecting the typical romance. Nope, not this one. But it was definitely heartfelt and heartwarming! Helen is a pilot of a commercial plane and she is flying with an erratic angry copilot. Bernice is a TSA agent who finds a random…
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