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Debbie Macomber graces us with yet another Cedar Cove tale with Silver Linings, the fourth in the Rose Harbor series.

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It’s summertime, so the living should be easy, right? Well, not so much for Sophie Anderson, the heroine of Nancy Thayer’s new beach book, The Guest Cottage.

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Such a long and detailed story, The Sweetheart Rules, chock full of lovers and their animals, is also full of romance in 304 pages, including the epilogue of Swee

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“A romance between a 59-year-old prissy heroine and a 62-year-old grouchy hero should not be sexy.

 

Wrong. Dead wrong.”

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“Funny and sexy, with depth and heart . . .”

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“And to bed they go. And to couch, and to lawn, . . .

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“Anything But Sweet draws the reader into the fantasy of a small town where people view each other’s quirks and foibles with affection, . . .”

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“Irene Hannon knows the power of words and the miracle of faith.”

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“Ms. Davis’s novella . . . gives 50 Shades of Grey a run for its money.”

Love it or hate it, sex sells.

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“The Search leaves the reader educated in K9 search and rescue procedures and the details of dog training, but a little confused about the storyline.”

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“As a novel about a woman putting her life back together after a midlife crisis, Vanity Fare is a fun, witty book with an engaging heroine.”

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“Reading In the Bag is like taking a bite of fluffy pink cotton candy . . . Stash it in a beach bag for a quick, weightless summer read.”

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“Breaking Beautiful is a well-written, fast-paced debut novel capturing teenage emotions while dealing with the delicate subject of abuse.”

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“Joanne Kennedy has written another western winner.”

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“In the end the real question is: What would happen if we were to throw away caution and good sense and choose instead to enjoy a moment—albeit a delectable one—in time?

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“Redwood Bend is the latest edition to the Virgin River Series and has Ms.

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“In the end, it is the Wendy Chen’s enthusiasm that will carry readers through to the end of Liar’s Guide to True Love, . . .

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“With Until There Was You readers won’t be disappointed; indeed, many may find this novel an accessible and engaging introduction to Ms. Higgins’s body of work.”

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“. . . a delightful love story with just enough intrigue and complexity to make it exciting and different . . .”

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“Wishes and Stitches delivers a heroine with enough issues to be convincingly difficult to love, a hero who’s immensely likeable, several steamy love scenes, and a comfortably fami

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“While some famous authors seem to go downhill later in their career, getting lazy or sloppy, Ms. Roberts has improved over time, getting better at character development . . .”

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“The laced-up spinster and fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants bad boy is often seen in romance, but rarely with the depth of character and growth displayed here.

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