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Is it going to be over soon?
The question we all want an answer to. It seems to just be getting worse. And I have had enough of it. We have been staying as far away from people as we can. Luckily for us we love being outside. So, we have been kayaking, camping, playing with the horses and on the boat…
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The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer Publication Day! @djpalmerauthor @StMartinsPress Congratulations!
Another thriller from Palmer! And it is so good! Some backstory: Grace and Arthur run the family pizza joint in town. They have two sons, Jack and Ryan. Grace though has always dreamed of being the mother to a daughter. So imagine her surprise when she finds a four-year-old little girl abandoned in the park.…
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Lost in Paris by Elizabeth Thompson
When a deed to an apartment in Paris turns up in an old attic trunk, an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to uncover the secret life of a family matriarch—perfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Beekeeper’s Daughter. Hannah Bond fled Florida for a quiet life without her mother, Marla. Marla is unstable at…
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THE BOHEMIANS by Jasmin Darznik
Dorothea Lange has had her share of pain in her life. Surviving polio was a major one. Left with little to no self-confidence and a limp, she finds her passion in a small photography shop in New York. In 1918 she arrives in San Francisco. A city still rebuilding itself and full of men returning…
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Hello April, Maybe Next Time Leave the Wind at Home…js
It is a rare day here in Oklahoma when the wind isn’t blowing like Kansas is sucking air from Texas and we are in the middle. But it is most definitely Spring and things are popping up all over. The trees are budding, the daffy dillys are up as are the tulips and crocus. The…
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THE MEMORY COLLECTORS by KIM NEVILLE
Perfect for fans of The Scent Keeper and The Keeper of Lost Things, an atmospheric and enchanting debut novel about two women haunted by buried secrets but bound by a shared gift and the power the past holds over our lives. Ev is a sensitive. She feels the emotions of every object she touches or comes into contact…
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THE LAST APOTHECARY by SARAH PENNER *BLOG TOUR* @sl_penner @parkrowbooks
It’s a cold night in February of 1791 and in an unmarked back alley in London, Nella sits awaiting her customer. Nella is an apothecary, as her mother before her was. Women came from all around for her healing potions and salves. Taking care of women. Nella is carrying on the tradition in another way.…
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Meet Me in Bombay by Jenny Ashcroft
1913 in Bombay. Madeline Bright has come home from school to the sweltering heat in India. And desperately would like to go back! It’s New Year’s Eve and she isn’t looking for someone to kiss,but when she meets Luke Devereaux, everything changes for both of them. Lucy’s mother,who seems cold and detached is not for…
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The Day Lincoln Lost by Charles Rosenberg
I love historical fiction. However, there also must be some attempt to follow history in some fashion. There should also be a reliable timeline. I wanted to like this but it just felt flat and uninteresting. I didn’t feel anything for the characters. NetGalley Review/August 11th, 2020 by Hanover Square Press …