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what I’m reading: mad about you by mhairi mcfarlane.

book reviews, books and reading · June 9, 2023

Wedding photographer Harriet Hatley doesn't believe in romance, which is why she has to break up with her boyfriend after he proposes. Suddenly single, Harriet rents a room from Cal Clarke who turns out to be the runaway groom from a wedding Harriet was hired for. As Harriet and Cal slowly become Read the Post

what I’m reading: the switch by beth o’leary.

book reviews, books and reading · May 27, 2023

When Leena is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical from work, she decides to visit her grandmother Eileen who lives in the Yorkshire countryside. Eileen is on the cusp of turning 80 and is ready to get back in the dating pool after her husband left her for a dance instructor. Too bad Eileen Read the Post

what I’m reading: the love scribe by amy meyerson.

book reviews, books and reading · April 21, 2023

After Alice’s best friend Gabby breaks up with her boyfriend, Alice writes her a story to brighten her spirits. Alice is astonished to hear that while reading the story in a cafe, Gabby meets the man of her dreams. Gabby shares the story with some of her friends, who all find love after reading the Read the Post

what I’m reading: the wedding crasher by mia sosa.

book reviews, books and reading · April 14, 2023

Dean Chapman was in the process of getting married when a stranger objected in the middle of his wedding. Sure, he wasn’t really in love with his bride-to-be but she fit his plan for his life. Now, unmarried and single, Dean learns of an assignment at work that could lead to a big promotion. The Read the Post

what I’m reading: meet me in the margins by melissa ferguson.

book reviews, books and reading · April 7, 2023

Savannah Cade works as an editor at a boutique publishing house, but her dream is to be an author and to publish the romance novel she's been writing for the past few years. After she leaves her unfinished manuscript in the hidden room she discovered in the office, she returns to find out that not Read the Post

what I’m reading: other birds by sarah addison allen.

book reviews, books and reading · March 17, 2023

When Zoey Hennessey arrives at the apartment she inherited from her mother, she didn't realize the building would be inhabited by quirky neighbors as well as three ghosts. Each resident of the building has their own story and secrets and everything feels just a little bit extraordinary. When one of Read the Post

what I’m reading: georgie, all along by kate clayborn.

book reviews, books and reading · February 24, 2023

When Georgie’s job as a personal assistant is made redundant she returns to her hometown to figure out what she wants to do with her life. While there she comes across her old friendfic diary, stories she wrote with her best friend as a teenager about all the things they were going to accomplish. Read the Post

what I’m reading: thank you for listening by julia whelan.

book reviews, books and reading · February 17, 2023

Former actress turned audiobook narrator Sewanee Chester doesn't really believe the romance is real in the books she narrates. Although her career began with narrating romance novels, Sewanee has vowed to never record another love story again. But outside circumstances cause her to say yes when she Read the Post

what I’m reading: the banned bookshop of maggie banks by shauna robinson.

book reviews, books and reading · February 10, 2023

Maggie Banks arrives in the town of Bell River to help her friend run her bookstore while she is on maternity leave. What she thinks will be a fun four months of selling books and figuring out what she wants to do with her life quickly turns into a rocky situation when she realizes that not only Read the Post

when will the illustrated book cover trend end?

books and reading · February 8, 2023

I’m sure you’ve seen them, the romance books with illustrated cartoon covers. Maybe a character on the cover is standing upside down or is performing some other defeat of gravity. There might be a second character looking on with a dog peeking out behind them as the title of the book is boldly Read the Post

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Hi friends, I’m Shanna, a book lover currently living in the Seattle area! I run on lattes, eat way too many grilled cheeses, and have a never-ending to be read list. Come join me on my reading adventures!

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