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Book Review: Bittersweet by Sarina Bowen

Sarina Bowen's Bittersweet is a pitch-perfect "small town romance" featuring a grumpy orchardist and a wildchild aspiring chef, set during apple season in Vermont. This book perfectly achieves what I love about romances: palpable chemistry ...
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Book Review: Daughter of the Sun by Barbara Wood

I think that if you modify expectations appropriately, Daughter of the Sun could be a great read. The author wants to explain why the Ancestral Puebloans abandoned the Chaco Canyon settlement, and she's concocted a far-fetched but entertaining ...
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Book Review: Heart of a Dove by Abbie Willliams

Heart of a Dove is basically Laura Ingalls Wilder meets Francine Rivers' Redeeming Love, but like...bad. This novel about a former prostitute on the wagon trail to Minnesota is mostly well-written, and I'll admit that it really had me going ...
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Book Review: The Wanderer by Robyn Carr

I am absolutely kicking myself for not picking up The Wanderer sooner! I adore small-town romances, and Robyn Carr brings something to the mix that had me absolutely in love with this book from the beginning. It wasn’t what I expected at all, ...
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