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This past week was a bit rough for me. My family visited last weekend and left Monday morning. Their visit here was great but I can’t say it was relaxing for me so I took Monday off in an effort to recuperate. They also got me sick so I
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Title: The Stolen Queen Author: Fiona Davis Release Date: 01/07/2025 Format: eBook Where to Buy: Bookshop My Rating: 4.25/5 Synopsis Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at
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Title: Immortal Dark Author: Tigest Girma Release Date: Sept. 3, 2024 Format: Hardcover Where to Buy: Amazon | Bookshop My Rating: 4.75/5 Synopsis Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister,
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Title: The Sicilian Inheritance Author: Jo Piazza Release Date: April 2, 2024 Format: Hardcover Where to Buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4.75/5 Summary Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes
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Title: The Tainted Cup Author: Robert Jackson Bennet Release Date: Feb. 6, 2024 Format: Hardback Where to buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even
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Title: The Hexologists Author: Josiah Bancroft Release Date: Sept. 26, 2023 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis The Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, are quite accustomed to helping desperate clients with the bugbears of city life. Aided by hexes and a bag of charmed
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Lila Macapagal’s godmothers April, Mae, and June—AKA the Calendar Crew—are celebrating the opening of their latest joint business venture, a new laundromat, to much fanfare (and controversy). However, what should’ve been a joyous occasion quickly turns into a tragedy when they discover the building has been
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It's Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she's taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend
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Book: I have been reading Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson for nearly three years. Let me clear this is not because the book isn’t amazing. It absolutely is one of the best epic fantasies that I have ever read. It also has let us start to see the greater picture
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Title: From Bad to Cursed Author: Lana Harper Release Date: May 17, 2022 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon My Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and--despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe--also a cuddly animal lover. When she'
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Title: Payback’s a Witch Author: Lana Harper Release Date: October 5, 2021 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one--in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of
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Title: Small Town, Big Magic Author: Hazel Beck Release Date: Aug. 23, 2022 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis Emerson Wilde has built the life of her dreams. Youngest Chamber of Commerce president in St. Cyprian history, successful indie bookstore owner, and lucky