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Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein

Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein on May 13, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Family Life / Siblings, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Women Pages: 400 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Drawn in by its charming cover, I picked up Maine Characters expecting a light summer read — and while the lake setting was […]

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Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess

Karen Dukess has crafted something wonderfully unexpected in Welcome to Murder Week, her follow-up to the acclaimed The Last Book Party. What begins as a charming British village mystery evolves into a deeply moving exploration of grief, family secrets, and the courage to embrace life’s unexpected turns. This isn’t your typical cozy mystery—it’s a sophisticated […]

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Water Lilies by Louisa May Alcott

Water Lilies by Louisa May Alcott was first published in 1888 as part of the short story collection A Garland for Girls. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Water Lilies by Louisa May Alcott Water Lilies by Louisa May Alcott A PARTY of people, […]

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Caught Up by Navessa Allen

Navessa Allen returns with the second installment in her “Into the Darkness” series, delivering a dark romance that’s equal parts swoon-worthy and morally questionable. “Caught Up” by Navessa Allen follows Lauren Marchetti and Nico “Junior” Trocci as they navigate a reunion ten years in the making, complete with mafia entanglements, stalker tendencies, and enough sexual […]

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Book Review: Spear of Destiny by J.F. Penn

Spear of Destiny by J.F. Penn Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Historical / Supernatural ISBN: 9781915425522 Print Length: 216 pages Amazon Reviewed by Shelby Zwintscher An exhilarating international scavenger hunt for a powerful ancient relic The Arcane Religious Knowledge and Numinous Experience Institute, ARKANE, is an international organization dedicated to solving supernatural and religious […]

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Literary Fiction Books That Are Punk AF

Literary Fiction Books That Are Punk AF by Nick Gardner Indie lit has always been counterculture. It would honestly be nuts for a small press to open their door to submissions without the desire to fight the status quo. The very idea of indie lit is anticapitalist (small presses probably won’t get you rich), anti-establishment […]

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STARRED Book Review: Sympathy for Wild Girls

Sympathy for Wild Girls by Demree McGhee Genre: Short Story Collection ISBN: 9781558613386 Print Length: 212 pages Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph Queer Black women float, grieve, steal, sweat, and fight back in this thrilling connection of stories that put us first. “Daisy’s mother tells her ways to […]

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Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara

Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara on August 20, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / Women Pages: 400 Format: Audiobook, Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads “You’re not afraid of being alone in the dark. You’re afraid you’re not alone.” Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears […]

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Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Worth Fighting For, the fifth installment in Disney’s Meant to Be series, transforms the legendary tale of Mulan into a contemporary romance that seamlessly blends corporate intrigue with genuine emotional depth. Following her acclaimed works like Dial A for Aunties and Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Sutanto proves once again that […]

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Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova

In Kiss the Girl, Zoraida Córdova masterfully reimagines Disney’s The Little Mermaid for contemporary romance readers, delivering a story that sparkles with authenticity while navigating the treacherous waters of fame, family expectations, and first love. As the third installment in the Meant to Be series—following Julie Murphy’s If the Shoe Fits and Jasmine Guillory’s By […]