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Murder in an Italian Village
by Michael Falco This is the first in a series, and it was a good one, but not great. It did not impress me like others have. Bria is the owner of a Bed and Breakfast in Positano Italy. Her husband and she had found this one and their dream was to have a successful…
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The Inmate
by Freida McFadden Wow! This blew my mind! I’ve read McFadden before and this did not disappoint. Brooke is a nurse practitioner who lands a job in a prison as the primary care giver to the inmates. She is also working at the same prison as the person who tried to murder her. McFadden goes…
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Death in the Romance Aisle
by Lynn Cahoon What a great book! I had no idea it was the third in a series! I really enjoyed the introduction to the Survivors’ Book Club Mystery series. I’ve never read anything by this author either and I am a fan now. Rarity owns a book store and has decided to open it…
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A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak #1)
by Dana Stabenow I had this book on my Kindle for quite some time and decided to read it. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed by it. Kate is investigating a missing park ranger and then another investigator who went after him. She has to go back to her hometown and…
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Magic Hour
by Kristin Hannah What a great book this was! I love Kristin Hannah’s style anyway, but it has been awhile since I’ve read one of hers. She just has a poignant way about her writing that makes you feel right at home with the characters. In Magic Hour, we meet Julia, a child psychiatrist under…
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Where the Dead Sleep
by Joshua Moehling Joshua Moehling is a new author to me, but this book is the second book in the Ben Packard series. I was a little worried in the beginning that I would be disconnected from the book and the first one, but that was the furthest from the truth. This author made sure…
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Let’s Talk About…best reading snacks
When you’re reading, you have to have a snack. It’s just like you can’t have peanut butter without jelly (or fluff for you Northerners), or popcorn without butter. They just are together. The problem for me is it becomes so mindless that have had to make sure I limit myself. I have to prepare a…
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Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again
by Theresa Caputo I have loved Theresa Caputo since her show The Long Island Medium has started to air. I’ve read other books of hers, and in this season of life, needed some help along my grief journey. As some of you readers and listeners may know, my parents passed away this year within 7…
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Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
by Alexandra Horowitz This is not a typical book that I usually gravitate towards, but as some of you might know, my mother-in-law passed away few years ago and she had quite a collection. This book was on her shelf that I picked next for my read. I’ve actually been pleasantly surprised by this one.…
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Our Place on the Island
by Erika Montgomery This was a cute one ya’ll. It brought me back home to New England beach life. It was a mix of a beach read with romance and family drama turned happy. It was a feel-good, happy ending, type of read. Mickey is a chef in Baltimore who owns her own restaurant but…
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