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Thick of Love by Danielle Marcus
Thick of Love by Danielle Marcus
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3 girlfriends were the main characters: Candice, Dallas, and Sasha.
All ladies had relationship drama and they leaned on each other for support and advice. This book chronicled their relationship woes and journey to happiness.
2.75 stars
Candice had a man who wasn’t faithful but he took care of things financially so Candice had to decide if…
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Audiobook Review: The Expiration Date by Kimberly Brown
TITLE: The Expiration Date by Kimberly Brown
Release Date: February 13, 2024 by Dreamscape Media
Genre: Contemporary Romance; Black Romance
Format: Audiobook (6 hrs and 18 mins); Kindle Edition (230 pages)
Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith, J. Shani Michaels
My rating: 4.25 of 5 stars
Blurb: Audrey Pilar is a master in the art of breaking up. Her friends have dubbed her ritual of leaving men as…
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Audiobook Review: The Women by Kristin Hannah
TITLE: The Women by Kristin Hannah
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Format: Audiobook (14 hrs and 57 mins) by MacMillan Audio; Kindle Edition (480 Pages)
Genre: Historical Fiction, Vietnam War
Blurb: From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah’s The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.
Women…
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The Stand-In by Lily Chu
TITLE: The Stand-In by Lily Chu
Format: Kindle Edition (240 Pages)
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Celebrity, Family
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Blurb: Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all…
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Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
TITLE: Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Genre: Modern retelling, contemporary romance, Jane Austen retelling, diverse romance
Format: Paperback (401 pages)
Published: November 15, 2022 by Berkeley
Blurb: Liza B–The Only DJ That Gives a Jam—wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But…
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September 2023 TBR Pile
Books I Have/Want to Read This Month (Sept 2023)
On the left side are my book club selections as I belong to 3 Bookclubs. it’s actually 5 books but there are 2 selections that have sequels and I’m too nosy not to read the sequels.
The right side are books that I’ve bought or been eying on audio. Those are my own choices. The ones that looked intriguing to me.
As you can see, I plan my reading…
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TITLE: Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
TITLE: Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Format: Audiobook
Published: March 15, 2022 by HarperAudio
BLURB: Hi! I’m Kareena Mann. As cheesy as it sounds, I’m looking for my soulmate. In four months. And he must gain the approval of my meddling aunties.
Kareena dreams of having a perfect love story like her parents did. That’s why on the morning of her thirtieth birthday, she’s…
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Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5) by Katee Robert
Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert
My rating: 3.75 of 5 stars
Format :Audiobook: 11hrs, 10mins.
Published :August 8, 2023 by Dreamscape Media
Blurb:
He was my enemy. My lover. My husband.
And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy.
Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she’s not about to start now—even if that means marrying Olympus’s enemy…
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TITLE: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart
Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart
Format: Kindle Edition (333 pages)
Published: May 23, 2023 by Entangled Amara
Blurb: Fans of Christina Lauren and Tessa Bailey will adore this witty and unforgettable rom-com about skyways, highways, and all the perfectly wrong ways to fall in love.
As the black sheep of the family, choreographer Cassidy Bliss vowed she’d do anything to get home in…
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TITLE: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Format: 270 pages, kindle edition
Published: March 3, 2020 by William Morrow
Blurb: A chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fiction’s most ingenious…
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TITLE: Play to Win by Jodie Slaughter
Play to Win by Jodie Slaughter
Format: e-book (320 pages)
Published: July 11, 2023 by Griffin
Blurb: Jodie Slaughter’s latest rom-com, Play to Win , is a sizzling romance where a winning lottery ticket is meant to be a new start but instead becomes a second chance at love.
Miriam Butler’s life is going nowhere in the slowest, most excruciating way possible. Stuck in the same barely-paying job…
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Mickey Chambers Shakes it Up
Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up by Charish Reid
<strong>Title: </strong> Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up by Charish Reid
<strong>Release Date:</strong> May 23, 2023
<strong> Format:</strong>Audiobook (320 pages)
<strong>Genre: </strong> Contemporary Romance, Chick lit, Grumpy Sunshine, Office Romance
<strong>Blurb: </strong>
Total opposites. Totally irresistible.
Mickey Chambers is an…
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Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman
Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this one as much as book 1 or maybe even more. I didn’t think I liked second chance romances but this author does a great job laying the foundation of her plot, their history and then develops the characters in a way that you enjoy their growth.
There is a past and current story telling to give us glimpses into who they…
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Review: Brave Girl, Quiet Girl by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Brave Girl, Quiet Girl by Catherine Ryan Hyde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Blurb: From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a gripping and emotional novel about friendship, motherhood, and the journey toward finding a place to call home.
Brooke is a divorced single mom, financially strapped, living with her mother, and holding tight to the one thing that matters most: her…
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You Can Die (Laurel Snow #3) by Rebecca Zanetti
You Can Die by Rebecca Zanetti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
4.5 stars. Mystery, Suspense, Romance and Family
This series continues to be a high level entertainment thanks to Rebecca Zanetti’s masterful storytelling. I am not ashamed to admit that Abigail Kane is my favorite character. I love that this story has flawed characters and I couldn’t quite tell who the serial killer was.
FBI Agent Laurel…
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