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Willed to Wed Him

Willed to Wed Him

Caitlin Crews

There was a time when I read lots of category romances… almost all of which were written by the fabulous Sarah Mayberry, none of which were Harlequin Presents. But I…

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The Family Remains

The Family Remains

Lisa Jewell

Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery. When Owusu sends the evidence for examination, he learns…

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The Last To Vanish

The Last To Vanish

Megan Miranda

In the latest from Megan Miranda, The Last to Vanish, seven people have vanished in the small North Carolina mountain town of Cutter’s Pass over the past twenty odd years….

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Wolf in the Shadows

Wolf in the Shadows

Maria Vale

Shifter Julia Martel has been spoiled and pampered by all the alpha males around her whose urge to protect her have left her uninformed and vulnerable. Now the Great North…

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A Little Wilder

A Little Wilder

Serena Bell

A Little Wilder is Kane Wilder story, he of the famous Wilder family. (This is the fourth full book of the series and, I suspect, given that each book is…

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Gone Girl

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

Ten years ago, on June 5th, Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl arrived. It wasn’t Flynn’s first book or even her second—she’d published two unsettling works both of which had sold reasonably…

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The Heir Apparent’s Rejected Mate

The Heir Apparent’s Rejected Mate

Cate C. Wells

I’ve read four of Cate C. Wells books – this one, its predecessor The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate, Hitting the Wall, and the second book in that series (Stonecut County)…

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The Rockton series

The Rockton series

Kelley Armstrong

there are mild spoilers for the first six books in this review In 2016, I read our review of City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong, thought, that looks interesting…

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The Seduction Hypothesis

The Seduction Hypothesis

Del Dryden

I read The Seduction Hypothesis when it came out and enjoyed it. It was my first quasi BDSM book that sparkled with humor and I did and do love Dryden’s…

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The Worst Guy

The Worst Guy

Kate Canterbary

The heroine of The Worst Guy is a plastic surgeon at a teaching hospital with a practice of reconstructive rather than aesthetic cases. My husband is a plastic surgeon who,…

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The Heights

The Heights

Louise Candlish

The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn’t know it existed if you weren’t standing at the window…

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Wilder With You

Wilder With You

Serena Bell

Who knew pretending could be so hot?  Clark: It started as a joke. After all, I’d never pretend to date a woman just to get my mom and sister off…

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