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THE OBSESSION BY JESSE Q. SUTANTO

6/29/2021

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Readers have been saying that The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto is the young adult version of YOU by Caroline Kepnes and I totally agree! If you decide to pick up this one, then you need to be ready for a wild ride!
Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: February 2, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Thriller

Series: The Obsession series #1
Pages: 230 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased. 
​A fast-paced teen revenge-thriller from the author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Boy Meets Girl. Boy Stalks Girl. Girl Gets Revenge.

Logan thinks he and Delilah are meant to be.

Delilah doesn't know who Logan is.

Logan believes no one knows Delilah like him. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can by watching her through a hidden camera. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called "romantic".

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MALIBU RISING BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID

6/26/2021

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Taylor Jenkins Reid pens a unique family drama with Malibu Rising. Flipping back and forth between the past and present, readers like myself are able to fully visualize the lives of Rivas family as they learn and grow and overcome tragedy.
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: June 1, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction | Family Saga | Historical

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 365 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ​Purchased. 
​Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.

Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.

The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis 

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BENEATH THE DEVIL'S BRIDGE BY LORETH ANNE WHITE

6/23/2021

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Beneath the Devil’s Bridge is one of the best murder mysteries I have ever read! This book is engrossing, compulsively readable, and exquisitely written. I simply could not put it down!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: June 1, 2021
Genre: Murder Mystery

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 344 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Amazon First Reads
​A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder in a riveting novel of suspense by Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Loreth Anne White.

True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of teenage student Leena Rai. But why he killed her has always been a mystery.

In a series of exclusive interviews from prison, Clayton discloses to Trinity the truth about what happened that night beneath Devil’s Bridge. It’s not what anyone in the Pacific Northwest town of Twin Falls expects. Clayton says he didn’t do it. Was he lying then? Or now?

As her listeners increase and ratings skyrocket, Trinity is missing a key player in the story: Rachel Walczak, the retired detective who 

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WHEN WE MET BY SHEY STAHL

6/19/2021

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While this book was problematic for me in a lot of ways, I did end up enjoying it (mainly because of the kids). I think the main characters were extremely immature and lackluster, but I laughed a lot, so I had to give it three stars.
Rating: ★★★
​Release Date: April 9, 2021
Genre: Small Town Romance. Romantic Comedy.

Series: None. Complete standalone. 
Pages: 347 pages
Format: eBook. Source: ​Kindle Unlimited. 
When Kacy Conner crashes her car into the side of my repair shop, I should have ignored it.

Given the damage to the building and her car, I couldn’t. But I didn’t have to offer her a place to stay. None of it had to do with her being stranded in our small town or those beautiful blue eyes. And it certainly did not have to do with her contagious laughter or that she’s crazy sexy and feisty.

I’m lying.

It has everything to do with her.

Now I have to think of a reason to make her stay past the two weeks it takes to fix her car.

And I’m enlisting the help of my two adorable daughters. I know, 

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THE WEDDING WAR BY LIZ TALLEY

6/19/2021

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The Wedding War was an unexpected surprise for me! I wasn’t sure if I would love a book about two (nearly) middle aged women who despise each other help their children plan a wedding (while also fighting each other at every chance they got) but this book was so much more than that! I ended up LOVING it!
​Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: April 21, 2020
Genre: Women's Fiction

Series: None. Complete standalone. 
Pages: 328 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
​Save the date for this funny and poignant novel of family, friendship, letting go, and moving on by the award-winning author of Room to Breathe.

Once upon a time, Melanie Layton and Tennyson O’Rourke were inseparable—but their friends-4ever promises were shattered when an explosive secret was revealed at Mel’s wedding, a secret that destroyed her family. The two haven’t spoken for the past twenty-some-odd years, and they’d be happy if they never crossed paths again.

But now Mel’s daughter and Teeny’s son have fallen in love—and announced their engagement.

Which means the two women must tolerate one another and play

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A TANGLED WEB BY LESLIE RULE

6/18/2021

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A Tangled Web is aptly named for this insidious true crime novel! Just thinking about the lies and torture this woman caused gives me the chills!
Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: April 28, 2020
Genre: True Crime

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 371 pages
Format: eBook. Source: ​Purchased. 
In the tradition of her acclaimed mother, Ann Rule, author of The Stranger Beside Me, bestselling author Leslie Rule exposes the trail of a sadistic sociopath, identity thief, and killer . . .
 
It was a bleak November in 2012 when Cari Farver, thirty-seven, vanished from Omaha, Nebraska. Texts sent indicated that the hardworking mother had quit her job, abandoned her son, and cut ties with everyone. Cari’s boyfriend, Dave Kroupa, accepted the breakup at face value. Her mother, Nancy Raney, however, had doubts. “I need to hear your voice,” Nancy begged. When the texter refused to speak, Nancy reported Cari missing.  
 
While no one saw or spoke to Cari, more than 12,000 sinister emails and texts were sent in her name over the next years. Police believed Dave and his girlfriend, Shanna “Liz” Golyar, when they reported that the missing woman was cyberstalking them. The tormentor was eerily aware of Dave’s every move, knew when Liz 

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A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN BY LAURA HANKIN

6/14/2021

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Laura Hankin pens a compulsively readable women’s fiction novel that centers around a secret society of women in NYC! Things get weird in the middle, but I LIVED for the weirdness that went on! So. Good!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 11, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 363 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ​Purchased. 
It's a club like no other. Only the most important women receive an invitation. But one daring young reporter is about to infiltrate this female-run secret society, whose beguiling members are caught up in a dark and treacherous business.

For years, rumors have swirled about an exclusive, women-only social club where the elite tastemakers of NYC meet. People in the know whisper all sorts of claims: Membership dues cost $1,000 a month. Last time Rihanna was in town, she stopped by and got her aura read. The women even handpicked the city's first female mayor. But no one knows for sure.

That is, until journalist Jillian Beckley decides she's going to break into the club. With her career in freefall, Jillian needs a juicy scoop, and she has a personal interest in bringing these women down. But the deeper she gets into this new world--where billionaire 

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FIVE MINUTES LATE BY RICH AMOOI

6/10/2021

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When searching for laugh out loud romcoms books from this author kept popping up so I decided to give this one a try. WOW! This book is HILARIOUS! I laughed so much while reading it!
Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: August 22, 2014
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy. 

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 348 pages
Format: eBook. Source: ​Purchased.
​Can an always-tardy garlic mogul and a punctual Silicon Valley librarian fall in love?

The world needs garlic and somebody’s got to sell that garlic. Cedric Johnson is that man. But even though he’s got just about everything he can wish for, Cedric is still missing one thing in his life: someone special. Fate may be on his side, but he encounters a few distractions along the way—like almost being killed by a UPS truck. Oh, and a little case of blackmail.

Ellie Fontaine is a walking Wikipedia with clear professional goals, but when it comes to landing Mr. Right, she doesn’t know jack squat. She gives online dating a shot, but ends up with an unappetizing buffet of unibrows and losers. What’s a girl to do?

After Ellie saves Cedric’s life, serendipity takes over as they continue to run into each other. Their connection grows stronger 

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THE SECRET BRIDESMAID BY KATY BIRCHALL

6/5/2021

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I loved every SINGLE thing about this book! It’s clever, charming, and downright HILARIOUS! This is the type of book I live for!
​Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 4, 2021
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy. 

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 394 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
​Matrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.

Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job.

As a professional bridesmaid, Sophie is hired by London brides to be their right-hand woman, posing as a friend but working behind the scenes to help plan the perfect wedding and ensure their big day goes off without a hitch. When she’s hired by Lady Victoria Swann––a former model and “It Girl" of 1970’s London; now the Marchioness of Meade––for the society wedding of the year, it should be a chance for Sophie to prove just how talented she is.

Of course, it’s not ideal that the bride, Lady Victoria’s daughter, Cordelia, is an absolute diva and determined to make Sophie’s life a nightmare. It’s also a bit inconvenient that Sophie finds herself 

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THE GREAT WITCHES BAKING SHOW BY NANCY WARREN

6/2/2021

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This book has been sitting on my kindle for AGES! I was in the mood and decided to start reading to see if I’d like it and I can happily say I did! Paranormal cozy mysteries are so much fun, and this is a first in a series that I know I’ll be reading through to the end.
Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: January 15, 2020
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery | Witches

Series: The Great Witches Baking Show #1
Pages: 212 pages
Format: Purchased. Source: ​eBook
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​Poppy Wilkinson is thrilled to be chosen as a contestant on The Great British Baking Contest. As an American with English roots, winning the crown as Britain’s Best Baker would open doors she’s dreamed of. In more ways than one. Appearing on the reality show is her chance to get into Broomewode Hall and uncover the secrets of her past.

But strange things are happening on the show’s set: accusations of sabotage, a black cat that shadows Poppy, suspiciously unsociable residents at Broomewode Hall—and the judges can be real witches.

There are murmurs that Broomewode is an energy vortex. It certainly makes Poppy see and do things that aren’t exactly

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