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Sizzling Sixteen | By Janet Evanovich

This is the next installment in the Stephanie Plum saga. As is the case with some authors who are presumably expected to churn out book after book with less time in between, the story lines get pretty thin. This book is definitely an example of that. Now don’t get me wrong, I would love to [...]

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Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand | By Helen Simonson

I didn’t realize until after I’d read this I have so much in common with the author. I knew she either had to have lived in the UK or at least had a very reliable source. Her knowledge of village life in England as well as the attitude toward immigrants is spot on.
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Waking Up in the Land of Glitter | By Kathy Cano-Murillo

This novel is pure brain candy. I am not a ‘crafter’ but can appreciate those who are and this novel was entertaining. A good beach read with a romantic twist. The book focuses on two ladies both wanting love, security and success.

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The Help | by Kathryn Stockett

I just told a good friend that this has been one of the hardest books I’ve ever started but I read on. I am tenacious when it comes to literature and the characters, quite honestly, compelled me. Coming from the other side of the pond, as it were, with the book written in ‘colloquial speak’ [...]

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The White Lioness | by Henning Mankell

Ok so this is another Wallander novel, which you know I love, but this one is a little different as there is an international connection. The story begins with a real estate agent going about her business but disappearing one evening to the chagrin of her husband who is convinced foul play is at hand. [...]

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Juliet, Naked | By Nick Hornby

Another winner from Mr. Hornby. Many of his books are made into movies for a good reason – he writes great stories. This one is set in a little seaside town in England where we meet an unmarried couple, Annie and Duncan. Duncan has an unhealthy obsession with an American musician who hasn’t recorded in [...]

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Twenties Girl By Sophie Kinsella

Having read all that Ms. Kinsella has written I picked this up with relish. These are not deep books which is great. I would love to be able to write like this. Great beach read would be a way to describe this one. Any fans of Kinsella’s work will immediately recognize a similar pattern in [...]

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