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The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo
"Something Strange is Sometimes Great"
Posted May 10, 2024

THE FAMILIAR 

This standalone historical fantasy from the creator of the Grishaverse and author of the Ninth House is set during Read more...

Can't We Be Friends
by Denny S. Bryce, Eliza Knight
"A History of Friendship & Love"
Posted May 10, 2024

CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? 

This is the story of a period between 1952 and Read more...

The #1 Lawyer
by James Patterson, Nancy Allen
"The Best Legal Thriller I've Ever Seen"
Posted April 14, 2024

THE #1 LAWYER
James Patterson knows how to write a novel. I think we can all agree that he's one of the most beloved authors of our generation. Legal thrillers are not what he's known for though so when I picked up #1 LAWYER I wasn Read more...

The New Couple in 5B
by Lisa Unger
"Strange or just plain spooky?"
Posted April 4, 2024

THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B
The Lowans are hard-pressed for rent and anything else in New York City when miraculously Chad's late uncle leaves his pre-war apartment to them. Rosie can not believe their luck. To live with the upper elite of Manhattan while Chad Read more...

Murder Road
by Simone St. James
"ONE OF THE BEST"
Posted March 9, 2024

MURDER ROAD by Simone St. James is one of the best thrillers I have ever read. The way the author weaved the supernatural with the real was incredible. I was blown away by this one!! My butt was glued to my reading chair, and Read more...

The Teacher
by Freida McFadden
"Marriage Just Doesn't Work for Some"
Posted February 23, 2024

THE TEACHER by Freida McFadden
Know that feeling when a book grabs you and won't let go? That's what happened to me with THE TEACHER. I was completely absorbed from start to finish.
Meet Eve, a math teacher who has an unnatural fetish for shoes Read more...

The Women
by Kristin Hannah
"Gut wrenching story that won't let you look away"
Posted February 12, 2024

THE WOMEN by Kristen Hannah

Frankie grew up on Coronado Island, San Diego in the 1960s with her parents and brother. She had an idyllic life, but when her brother goes off to war she is determined to follow. Unfortunately for Frankie, her brother dies in a Read more...

Powerless
by Elsie Silver
"Childhood Friends to Adult Swoon"
Posted January 30, 2024

POWERLESS

Jasper and Sloane have known each other all their lives. However, they lost touch after Sloane asked Jasper to her prom and he said no. Then both their hearts are broken and they decide a Read more...

The Warsaw Sisters
by Amanda Barratt
"Feeling This Instantly Like I'm in Warsaw 1939"
Posted January 29, 2024

THE WARSAW SISTERS 
Automatically I'm in 1939 Warsaw with Antonina and Helena. I felt every cry. I heard every sound of war. I enjoyed every small triumph. Amanda Barrett easily envelops the reader in this accurate account of Warsaw Poland during World War II. On a Read more...

Hook Shot
by Kennedy Ryan
"Raw, Real and, Really Good"
Posted December 15, 2023

It’s a given with any Kennedy Ryan romance love will be abundant and that love will not be easily attained. Anything worth having never is as the saying goes. She writes with sensitivity and finesse on subjects that are hardly pleasant but need a voice. She creates Read more...

The Burnout
by Sophie Kinsella
"A light-hearted, hilarious rom-com that tackles mental health, work-life balance, and self-reliance."
Posted November 17, 2023

Sasha works for a travel app that makes her participate in the employee Joyful Mess program but she is so burned out from the emails, the lack of staff, and help from her manager that she can not find joy anywhere. One day she walks out and tries to Read more...

Things We Left Behind
by Lucy Score
"I'm in love with Suit Daddy"
Posted November 7, 2023

Are you looking for that book that you want to savour reading but at the same time want to just keep on reading to know what happens? Do you want your romcoms to have authentic characters with flaws that make them believable? Lucy Score has provided you with your Read more...

Fall of Ruin and Wrath
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
"Suspense and Fantasy Intertwined, OH MY!"
Posted October 5, 2023

A rich new fantasy world to fall in love with? Yes, please. Fans of romantasy will devour FALL OF RUIN AND WRATH by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Calista (Lis) is an orphan who, with her friend Grady, has had Read more...

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
by Heather Webber
"Dealing with life's tragedies..."
Posted August 21, 2023

AT THE COFFEE SHOP OF CURIOSITIES by Heather Webber is a beautifully written, magical realism novel about dealing with grief and loss, finding a way through, and embracing change. This novel is written from two viewpoints but in the same Read more...

The Summer of Songbirds
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
"Summer Camp Forever"
Posted August 2, 2023

Four women are at the heart of THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS by Kristy Woodsen Harvey: Lanier, Mary Stuart, Daphne, and her aunt, June, who owns the camp for girls. Three of the women forge a lifelong friendship while attending Camp Read more...

Flirting with Fire
by Jane Porter
"A beachside town, local theatre, and much more in this delightful novel"
Posted June 7, 2023

Margot enjoyed her quiet life in California. She has her dad close by, great friends, and a decent job. She's happy to live under the radar after being in theatre for twenty-five years. When she left her long-term boyfriend (who wouldn't commit) and New York Read more...

The Boyfriend Candidate
by Ashley Winstead
"Totally Swoon-Worthy!"
Posted May 31, 2023

Alexis is an assistant librarian who is introverted and happy in her standard life with two much older friends and her cat for company. That is until she is dumped by her boyfriend who tells her she is a prude who is bad in bed. This prompts her to Read more...

Simply Lies
by David Baldacci
"An extremely clever and suspenseful book."
Posted May 11, 2023

Mickey is a daughter of a retired police officer who also worked in different fields of police work. Now as a single mother of 2 young children, she works at home tracking stolen assets.  Her life took a turn for the worse when she took the call of Read more...

The Soulmate
by Sally Hepworth
"A heart-stopping page-turner!"
Posted May 10, 2023

Pippa didn't want a home on the side of a cliff. But Pippa did whatever Gabe asked of her so they bought the house. The cliffs were known in the small cozy season town as The Drop because people always went there to commit suicide. 

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The Dressmaker’s Secret
by Lorna Cook
"Different From Your Typical Historical Fiction"
Posted December 30, 2022

Incredible. Page turning. Super engaging. Magnificently described and told, THE DRESSMAKER'S SECRET by Lorna Cook was unputdownable and different from the typical WWII novel. 

Chloe decides to spend a year in Paris after her marriage fails Read more...

Debbie Devita

I've been a reader since I could talk. My favorite genres are romance and historical fiction. I also love journaling and writing in my free time.

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