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Identity by Nora Roberts - Books of My Heart
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I was thrilled to be offered the chance to read this latest romantic suspense stand-alone from Nora Roberts. I’m a huge fan of her JD Robb books and the small number of her books I have read. I am slowly working on her backlist for me. The style and tone of this book felt familiar […]
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🎧 Devil's Bargain by Rachel Caine - Books of My Heart
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I’ve enjoyed this author so I was excited to see this backlist title coming to audio. It’s a short Duology – Red Letter Days. I will be reviewing the next book Tuesday Devil’s Due. The story is a combination of law enforcement and special operations. It’s a strange setup and there is more I hope […]
#4hearts #bookreview #loveaudiobooks #audiobookreview #kindleunlimited #privateinvestigator
7h ago
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Sunday Post - 17 November 2024 - Books of My Heart
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The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sunday, the weather is chillier. I am going to bed […]
12h ago
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🎧 Terminal Peace by Jim C. Hines - Books of My Heart
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This is the final installment of Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse. It has been a really fun journey throughout the entire series. I loved Mops in the first book and that love has only grown with each story. She is such a wonderful character. She went from feral human, to head janitor, to captain […]
14h ago
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During the pandemic, some writers couldn’t write a book, others delivered like nothing was going on, some changed drastically what they were writing. But, Brandon Sanderson was/is a little different than everyone else out there and he not only delivered on his promised contracts but also wrote...
#wizard #bookreview #audiobookreview
22h ago
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🎧 Furry Fortunes by Danielle Garrett - Books of My Heart
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An ongoing hunt to find and free Aunt Lavender has taken an Air Witch and her witchy cat familiar through many exciting twists and turns. The stakes are getting higher and I feel the series is coming down to it. Another entertaining segment in Danielle Garrett’s series as told by the amazing...
#magic #4hearts #witches #smalltown #bookreview #audiobookreview
on Sep 6
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Robin's Audiobooks for May - June 2020 - Books of My Heart
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My favorite rogue Sec Unit is back and it and doing the unthinkable…caring for a human. Dr. Mensa is in a bind and my favorite cyborg Murderbot will have to kill a few people to save her. Murderbot will step away from watching media to protect its favorite stupid human who seems to be in […]
#challenge #bookreview #audiobookreview
on Sep 5
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Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier - Books of My Heart
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The words on the page here are beautiful; they are well-crafted into a flow of emotion and provide a view for the imagination. One can see the setting, the people. This is well-written. The characters are well developed, even the mentions are unusually defined. Den of Wolves is the […]
on Sat, 12PM
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🎧 A Question of Navigation by Kevin Hearne - Books of My Heart
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Due to an early wake up and getting right to my emails, I was lucky enough to get a working code to receive this audiobook on Audible from the author’s newsletter. I love scifi and it is relatively short so I thought it would be fun. The basics here are aliens coming to earth to […]
on Sat, 12PM
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🎧 Citadel by Marko Kloos - Books of My Heart
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Citadel is the third book in the ongoing Palladium Wars series following the flare up of some nationalists trying to fight against the occupancy of their planet following the war. Gretia lost and the rest of the universe is trying to make sure they never have that much power again. The rebels...
on Sat, 4AM
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Off the Air by Christina Estes - Books of My Heart
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Our main point of view is Jolene Garcia, who is a news reporter. She does on air reporting for her special segments. Jolene works very hard to develop contacts, find breaking stories and report new angles. She is under a lot of pressure as the station moves to more digital reporting in real...
on Fri, 9PM
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The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill - Books of My Heart
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The Woman in the Library did not have a lot to do with libraries, other than an initial murder taking place there. It did have a lot to do with books and writers though. It is also a story within a story. Each chapter is a piece of a famous author’s manuscript following a letter […]
on Fri, 1PM
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Read-along & #Giveaway: Shine by Dannika Dark - Books of My Heart
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Shine by Dannika Dark is the final audiobook in the riveting Mageri series. Dannika Dark has become a favorite here at Caffeinated, and this year I devoured the Seven and Mageri series. I am awaiting the next Crossbreed release. This is the final Mageri book, but there are a few books set in...
on Fri, 12PM
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🎧 Hardest Fall by Juliette Cross - Books of My Heart
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The Dominion series is the spin off series to The Vessel Trilogy diving into some of the side characters. While I think it would probably be helpful to have read the Vessel trilogy first, it isn’t necessary as I’ve followed along with this series just fine without reading the initial series. ...
on Fri, 4AM
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Audio: Risk It All by Katie Ruggle - Books of My Heart
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The story of the Pax sister bounty hunters continues in the Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters series. Cara is the heroine of this story. For someone who is studying to be a kindergarten teacher, who does computer research for bounty hunting, she has guts. She wants to help since things are dire...
on Thu, 9PM
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Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi - Books of My Heart
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Perfect Shot sounded like a great read for me from the blurb. I like strong women, fast paced action, political/ military strategy and I don’t have to have romance. Normally, complex details and layers are a bonus. Somehow, this was not the book for me. Alex Martel is a Special Agent for the...
on Thu, 1PM
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First Light by Elizabeth Hunter - Books of My Heart
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I’ve enjoyed most everything I have read from Elizabeth Hunter. I wasn’t sure about this new series, or duology?, as it has some aspects that are common these days – time / portal travel, Scotland, fae, dragons, etc. I’m here to tell you I was engaged and happy to read even with the grief I […]
on Thu, 12PM
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🎧 First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - Books of My Heart
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Though I love that the Night Huntress world is expanding, I struggled a lot with this book. Spade is perfection, but Denise annoyed me for at least a third of this book. Her and Cat are alike in that they obviously never saw a horror movie in their life and the ability to risk […]
on Thu, 5AM
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Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly - Books of My Heart
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Beastly Beauty is the first book I’ve read by Jennifer Donnelly. She did a very interesting reimagining of Beauty and the Beast that is also a gender swap. The beauty is a young man trying to get back to his sickly brother who happens to end up in an enchanted castle. The Beast, a woman […]
on Wed, 9PM
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Thrifty Thursday: John Milton prequel novellas by Mark Dawson - Books of My Heart
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The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). Kindle freebie on November 23, 2016 (currently FREE as of writing this post) This is a special edition of Thrifty Thursday which is akin to Jennifer’s Read It, Track It where I am reading more […]
on Wed, 1PM
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The Case of the Undiscovered Corpse by Charlie Cochrane - Books of My Heart
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My two favorite Charlie Cochrane historical cozy mysteries combined for this all new series that begins with a cold case from Jonty’s past. I was eager for this coziest of cozy mysteries in the authentic historical setting of post WWII England with two pairs of amateur detecting teams working...
on Wed, 12PM
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🎧 Mage Assassins & Other Misfits by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen - Books of My Heart
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In the Guild Codex Warped. The overall story arc is connected and like most urban fantasy, I would read them in order. It is also connect with the overall Guild Codex Universe. With Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures, we are now past the end of Spellbound, Demonized and Unveiled series. I...
on Wed, 4AM
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🎧 You'll Never Find Me by Allison Brennan - Books of My Heart
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I always enjoy Allison Brennan and was excited to start this new Angelhart Investigation series. I wasn’t able to read the prequel before this first book, but the author’s newsletter assured me that would be fine. I will read it if it ever comes up in my library hold. You’ll Never Find Me has the […]
on Tue, 9PM
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🎧 Murder at Haven Rock by Kelley Armstrong - Books of My Heart
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The Rockton series is much loved by me, and one of my most anticipated releases each year. I would say I have grown to be a huge fan of this author in a variety of genres and her recent series. I would not try to read this as a standalone because of character development and […]
on Tue, 1PM
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🎧Toto by AJ Hackwith - Books of My Heart
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The premise of a retelling of the Wizard of Oz from Toto’s point of view is immensely appealing. The general flow of the story was similar but with a few new characters and some new cultural nods. Toto goes on a journey of personal growth as much as Dorothy does here. He is reasonably upset […]
on Tue, 11AM
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🎧 Forbidden Island by Jeremy Robinson - Books of My Heart
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Jeremy Robinson is a new-to-me author. I found this audiobook during one of Audible’s two-for-one sales. I thought the story sounded interesting and I’m a huge fan of Jeffrey Kafer as the narrator. I decided to give this story a try. I’m really glad I did. This story is a fantasy, but it takes a […]
on Tue, 5AM
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Lady of the Star Wind by Veronica Scott - Books of My Heart
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Coming off the exciting star cruise ship adventure of the last book, I was rarin’ to go into the next The Sectors installment. One never knows what one will get when it comes to this series and that is part of the attraction. Lady of the Star Wind is the fifth standalone entry in the […]
on Mon, 12PM
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Echoes of the Imperium by Nicholas and Olivia Awater - Books of My Heart
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Echoes of the Imperium is the first full length novel of the Tales of the Iron Rose. I read the prequel to this series when it was free on the author’s website and loved the idea of a series that went out of its way to break some of the common classic fantasy tropes. For […]
on Mon, 11AM
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🎧 Beguiled by Darynda Jones - Books of My Heart
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The third book in any series is usually the make it or break it book for me. It is the one that either pushes me to be invested in the characters and overall plot or to walk away from the series. Beguiled, the third book in the Betwixt and Between series did enough to keep […]
on Mon, 4AM
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Audio: Nickle Brickle'Bee by Sterling Nixon - Books of My Heart
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Nickle Brickle’Bee is the first book of the In the Heart of Earthworks series. The cover looks a little crazy and that could be because there really is a chariot race involving hedgehogs, lizards, rabbits, rats and others small animals at one point in the story. Our story follows Nickle on his...
on Sun, 9PM
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🎧 #CrimeTime by Jeneva Rose, Drew Pyne - Books of My Heart
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I was excited to listen to this shorter story which I thought was about a crime podcast. #CrimeTime is the tag of the crime podcast created by Nadiya’s half brother, Chase. Nadiya is a successful mystery writer and has been estranged from her father, who went to prison for his crimes. She has...
on Nov 10
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🎧 Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah - Books of My Heart
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In fall of 2023, I first read this book out of order as a new release for the New Hercule Poirot Mysteries series. I vowed then and there I was going back for the whole series and chose to borrow them as audios from the library. I made good on this series reading binge […]
on Nov 10
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Sunday Post - 10 November 2024 - Books of My Heart
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The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sunday, I started on chores quickly. I woke up early […]
on Nov 10
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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - Books of My Heart
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I got behind reading at night because I kept falling asleep. So I read this starting first thing in the morning before even eating breakfast. I could NOT put it down. In fact, I read it straight through without eating or leaving the spot I was curled up in at all. Olive is just so […]
on Nov 10
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Audio: Run to Ground by Katie Ruggle #JIAM - Books of My Heart
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I enjoyed this, so much, even though I had to suspend my disbelief at times. Run to Ground is the first in the Rocky Mountain K9 Unit series. There are other series by this author set in this small town also. I have not read those yet, so I didn’t recognize […]
on Nov 9
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Blog Tour: Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter - Books of My Heart
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Wow! Flame in the Dark was interesting on so many levels. There was some world-building in the types of supernaturals and also the traits of ones we already know. The PsyLED team has a big, intensive new case. The team members of Unit 18 have various professional and personal developments....
on Nov 9
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Series on Saturday: Arizona Edition - Books of My Heart
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This is a new feature I developed where each month we will look at our favorite – the best – series in a genre or topic. The topic here, by my definition, is a series with a setting in Arizona. These are the ones which came to mind. I enjoyed some more than others. […]
on Nov 9
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Audio: Deadly Silence by OMJ Ryan - Books of My Heart
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So I’m a sucker for a British police procedural. Throw in a female team lead and the format being an audiobook, and you have serious interest from me. Deadly Silence follows a serial killer case. The killer is fast-paced and brutal. Our point of view is Jane Phillips who is leading her old team, but […]
on Nov 9
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Audio: The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter - Books of My Heart
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Last year I grabbed The Rage of Dragons, the first book of The Burning series, on a whim. I can’t remember how I found it, but it looked interesting, so I grabbed the audiobook. I fell in love with Tau who was the definition of underdog. When I finished, I automatically looked to see when […]
on Nov 8
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Peachy Flippin' Keen by Molly Harper - Books of My Heart
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It’s taken me a bit to get used to the locale and its unique characters but I’m enjoying the Southern Eclectic series. This short novella focuses on Frankie McCready, the town coroner. I was just confused by Peachy Flippin’ Keen. It is a setup of a situation, and it reads well. We get to […]
on Nov 8
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🎧 Nemesis by Jeremy Robinson - Books of My Heart
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Nemesis was an interesting story. It was on sale at Audible and I’ve read this author before and I liked him, so I decided to give this a try. I didn’t know much about Nemesis going into this story, I guess there’s a series outside of this book. This book can be read without having […]
on Nov 8
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🎧 Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha - Books of My Heart
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This is the first book in the new Mercenary Librarians series by Kit Rocha. I’ve been a fan of Kit Rocha going back to the early years of the Beyond series. I don’t remember how I stumbled upon the writing team, but I really love their stories and always look forward to new books. And […]
on Nov 8
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Rennyr by Veronica Scott - Books of My Heart
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After the stellar start of the Badari Gladiators series with Kyden, I was rarin’ to go for Rennyr. Seeing a gladiator setting in a sci-fi might seem odd, but it really works the way Veronica Scott put together this side series to Badari Warriors. While Rennyr is the second in series, it is not a […]
on Nov 7
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Reread Tour: You Belong to Me by Karen Rose - Books of My Heart
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I chose You Belong to Me as my reread book because it is the start of the Baltimore stories. It introduces the world here and builds a solid base of the characters, and many couples for the next books. I love all the cities in the Romantic Suspense series. Since I just read Death is Not […]
on Nov 7
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🎧 The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong - Books of My Heart
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I never know what I’ll get when reading a fantasy book. The Teller of Small Fortunes was described as cozy and that seems right. There isn’t a big war. The setting seemed rather historical as much fantasy does. Our heroine, Tao, has a wagon with her treasured mule, as she travels around...
on Nov 7
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Audio: Play by Kylie Scott - Books of My Heart
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Read It, Rate It and Record A short review to update challenges So I am continuing with the series, Stage Dive, because it is fun and sexy and I love Andi Arndt. I’m looking forward to getting back to the Dive bar series also. These characters show up there. Mal is absolutely a […]
on Nov 7
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Audio: The Other Magic by Derrick Smythe - Books of My Heart
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The Other Magic is the debut novel by Derrick Smythe and the first book in the new epic fantasy series Passage to Dawn. To be honest, I agreed to review this book because the authors name reminded me of a character in Confessions of a Shopaholic. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut. […]
on Nov 6
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Robin's Audiobooks for August 2020 Challenge updates - Books of My Heart
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When Mercy offers to help a child taken long ago by Underhill, she inadvertently set the pack up for a little more than she bargained for. It was long past time for them to get all of our ducks in a row and have all of the pack brought to heel. After drawing […]
on Nov 6
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A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge - Books of My Heart
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A famous writers’ Detection Club comes to a local village to raise funds to repair and orphanage and judge the local Murder Club short story contest only for everyone to be faced with a real murder in need of solution. The second Phyllida Bright mystery builds on the strength of the first one...
on Nov 6
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Audio: Seven at Sea.... by Erik & Emily Orton - Books of My Heart
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I don’t read a lot of non fiction but this is the type I enjoy most other than reference materials like cooking or knitting books. There are travel books of the reference type which can also be helpful and they also tend to contain stories in addition to the facts. If you enjoy travel stories […]
on Nov 6