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Preview – One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

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June 14, 2020

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for another preview! There seems to be a number of books this year about plus-size bloggers, but this one looks like it’s full of humour. I can’t wait to read it! The Publisher notes: “Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly...

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

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June 11, 2020

28 Summers is one of those books where you just know you’re going to love it. For me, I knew the moment when I read the synopsis. Combine one of my favourite authors with a story-line based on the memorable movie Same Time, Next Year...

Women's fiction

On Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe

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June 9, 2020

I love books that are set in beach communities because they make me feel as though I am there, hearing the ocean and feeling the sun. On Ocean Boulevard is set in Charleston North Carolina, and though I’ve never visited, I’m attracted to the Southern...

Historical fiction

Preview – Florence Adler Swims Forever

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June 7, 2020

I recently received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada and I’m really looking forward to reading it! The publisher’s notes state “Over the course of one summer that begins with a shocking tragedy, three generations of the Adler family...

General fiction Mystery Women's fiction

A Bad Day For Sunshine by Darynda Jones

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June 4, 2020

A Bad Day for Sunshine is a mystery novel with a lot of quick wit and brass. I love a story with strong female characters and Sunshine Vicram certainly fits this bill. It is the first book in the author’s Sunshine Vicram series. The story...