Contemporary

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You don’t have to be a dog lover to love books about dogs—especially when the book is well written and has a good plot.

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“The heart wants someone to take away the fear. The heart wants answers even if they’re made up.”

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Tricky Twenty-Two is the most recent in the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. Her heroine, Stephanie Plum, is a bounty hunter who works for her cousin Vinnie, a bail bondsman.

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It’s 1978 and John Lennon has taken off from everyone and everything he knows to find peace in his soul and songs in his psyche.

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“Keep an open mind and an open heart. It gets bad sometimes, but things will work out.”

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It is November 9th, the day before Fallon is upending her life to relocate from California to New York by herself.

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“When it comes to romance, ‘careful’ is my middle name.”

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Among the many different cultural subsets in New York City, there is a group of food elitists.

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Desperate to start a family, Elizabeth gives up her dangerous career in fire containment and arson investigation for a quiet life in her husband, Ben’s small, Rocky Mountain hometown.

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“Our private lives are like a colony of worlds expanding . . .

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“. . . most guys lie about the nature of their reality because they want to get in my pants.

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Joe O’Brien is a proud Irishman who prizes and protects what’s important in his life—his “bride” Rosie, four mostly-grownup children, and being a cop in Boston.

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“refreshing and entertaining, perfect for that warm beach or cozy fireplace.”

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Front Yard is a garden-variety slapstick comedy with elements of farce, witchcraft, and fairies.

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Bad boy Colin Hancock, currently living in Wilmington, NC, is attending college to attain his teaching certificate. Also, he works as a bartender and faithfully goes to the gym.

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“the most self-absorbed and offensive character you’ll meet . . . so why is he so appealing?”

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“lovely book . . . a strong story of life after loss . . .”

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The Story of the Lost Child, Elena Ferrante’s fourth and alas, final Neapolitan Novel is a stunning conclusion to an utterly captivating, exceptional series about a lifelong friendship and

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This is Your Life was a popular television show in the 1960s and 1970s, an early reality show that delighted many audiences.

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“The uplifting themes of this novel are around forgiveness, community, and compassion, although they are eclipsed and outweighed by heartbreak.”

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There are novels that force a reviewer to remember: It’s a big wide world and everyone has different tastes. Not every reader likes the same books I do. Fair enough.

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The Bottom by Howard Owen races along at breakneck speed, hardly pausing long enough to allow one to catch a breath.”

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ultimately bores and irritates, rather than pleases and compels. Franzen has a lot to offer, but he needs to stop simpering and whining.”

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Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story is a novel in the genre of literary fiction, primarily taking place in New York City.

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“With an unexpected ending, this thriller is one to remember.”

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