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September 20, 2025

You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan ~ a Review

by MK French


Photographer Maisie Smart prefers not to think about the one-night stand she had six months ago, and is looking forward to being at Tickle Tree Farms with her family this Christmas. Nick King is benched after a serious injury and can't get his head back in the game. He's fixated on the one-night stand he had run away from. When he visits his sister and nephew, he finds Maisie again. Maybe the Christmas season will help give them a second chance.

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September 19, 2025

Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn ~ a Review

by Donna Huber


After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action. They have enjoyed their time off, but the lack of excitement is starting to chafe: a professional killer can only take so many watercolor classes and yoga sessions without itching to strangle someone...literally. When they receive a summons from the head of the elite assassin organization known as the Museum, they are ready to tackle the greatest challenge of their careers.

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September 18, 2025

Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood ~ a Review

by MK French


Andromeda "Annie" Wildwood is considered perfect by all the right witches in London, with carefully curated photos and the most delicious pastries in her bakery. She's tapped to become the mentor for orphaned Maeve, who has no one to teach her how to handle her powers. They work in a secluded cabin in the woods, and then the cabin owner unexpectedly shows up. He is brooding and grumpy, but the trio soon bonds. What happens when the coven feels Maeve doesn't need Annie as a mentor any longer?

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September 17, 2025

Lauryn Harper Falls Apart by Shauna Robinson ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts


A rollicking fall novel where the friend who left and the friend who stayed must reunite to save their hometown through the fall festival that once brought them together. 

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September 16, 2025

The Room of Lost Steps by Simon Tolkien ~ a Review

by MK French


In 1936, Barcelona, Theo helped the anarchists and was with his true love, Maria. The anarchists turn on him, so Theo returns to England to study at Oxford. Spain is in the midst of a bloody civil war, and his old schoolmate Esmond offers him the chance to fight the Fascists. Theo is unprepared for the nightmare of war, and when he returns to Barcelona, he must make a terrible choice that will define his life forever.

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September 15, 2025

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson ~ a Review

by Donna Huber


One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing.

There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective Helgi to crack the case before its leaked to the press.

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September 14, 2025

El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott ~ A Review

by Susan Roberts


A simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit.

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