Showing posts with label hard copy I didn't keep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hard copy I didn't keep. Show all posts
Sunday, March 10, 2024

Mrs. Brodie's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies by Shana Galen, Theresa Romain

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I can't remember why I put this on my wishlist in 2018 but I finally got this book this year. It was... fine. Not worth the wait though....
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke

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I hadn't read a Hannah Swensen book in a long time but a friend told me that they had gone off the rails in sort of a fun way. So. I was...
Friday, November 24, 2023

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman

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The book opens with Mrs Pollifax standing in the rain at a funeral. She's been asked to take pictures by her old friend Farrell. The sam...
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor

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Siobhan O'Sullivan is working with the rest of the Garda to make sure the town stays safe while a major poker game is going on. There ar...
Saturday, June 17, 2023

Florida Woman by Deb Rogers

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Jamie found herself in jail for... reasons. As a part of her release, she is wearing an ankle monitor and volunteering at Atlas. It's a ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The Odd Job by Charlotte MacLeod

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Another book in the series where we don't see much of Max since he is away on a trip to Argentina. Instead, Sarah is left at home to unc...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

A is for Audra by John Robert Allman, Peter Emmerich

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This is one of the books from NPR's Best Book  that intrigued me. And it's a delightful book though I think you need some Broadway k...
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Divided in Death by J.D. Robb

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We've seen Roarke's secretary, Caro, in previous books. She's a savvy, competent woman who was skeptical of Eve but has grown to...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Full Bloom by Jayne Ann Krentz

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In her late twenties, Emily Ravenscroft is finally feeling like she is coming into her own. She's been under her family's thumb for ...
Sunday, December 11, 2022

Less of a Stranger by Nora Roberts

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Megan Miller (who the hero calls "Meg" throughout the book though the narrator and her grandfather both use her full name) is twen...
Friday, December 9, 2022

Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard

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Bailey Wingate married her boss. Yes, he was fabulously wealthy, but she didn't marry him for the money, but as a favor. The man's s...
Saturday, August 6, 2022

Trouble Brewing by Dolores Gordon-Smith

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Something is rotten at Hunt's coffee. Mark Helston, the apparent heir, has just up and disappeared. Jack Haldean is called in by the own...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas

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A friend recommended this book to me and, while it took me a long time to finish the book, I overall enjoyed the start of this series very m...
Friday, July 8, 2022

Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas

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A second generation of Wallflowers is on the loose. Pandora Ravenel grew up in a household where girls were not valued. She and her sisters ...
Friday, June 10, 2022

Fierce * Conversations Achieving Success at Work & in Life by Susan Scott

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This book hasn't aged particularly well (sexism and ageism are the basis of some of the examples) but some of the points are good ones. ...
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Lost and Found by Jayne Ann Krentz

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Cady Briggs works with antiquities but that isn't the reason her great aunt Vesta left her the majority of shares in her company. The ga...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Shady Characters by Keith Houston

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Each chapter of this book dives deeply into the history of a particular typographical mark. How is it used today? Why is it used that way? W...
Sunday, March 6, 2022

Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz

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This is a book that is definitely dated (references to PDAs and characters who don't know how to email) but is still pretty fun. Desdemo...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Flash by Jayne Ann Krentz

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Olivia Chantry has recently inherited 49% of her late-uncle's business. This is a problem for her and the rest of the family are nervous...
Friday, February 4, 2022

The Gladstone Bag by Charlotte MacLeod

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I'm fairly certain that I picked this book up at a garage sale. Or a thrift store? I had it on my TBR shelves for about 2 years before I...