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    Review: You Were Always Mine

    by Rebecca October 22, 2018
    by Rebecca October 22, 2018

    What. A. Thriller. Nicole Baartโ€™s You Were Always Mine is a phenomenal novel. It is brimming with family tensions, heartache, and the unconditional love of a mother for her children. It grabs hold of the reader with raw emotion and …

  • Book ReviewsFictionHumor

    Review: Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners

    by Becky October 17, 2018
    by Becky October 17, 2018

    Story: Violet Baumgartner has worked her entire life to keep her family’s reputation spotless and shares each year with friends and family via the annual holiday letter. When one fateful evening brings her world crashing down around her, she finds …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: The Secrets We Carried

    by Rebecca September 28, 2018
    by Rebecca September 28, 2018

    One night is all it takes for Quinnโ€™s life to change completely. One night that turns into years of pain, grief, and guilt. She managed to escape once, but sheโ€™s back now to face the demons that continue to haunt …

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    Review: The Boy at the Keyhole

    by Caleigh September 10, 2018
    by Caleigh September 10, 2018

    I received a copy of The Boy at the Keyhole from Hanover Square Press in exchange for an honest review. Want your own copy? LQ is doing a **GIVEAWAY** for this novel! Tweet at us & TLC Book Tours with …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: Vox

    by Megan August 31, 2018
    by Megan August 31, 2018

    The average person speaks 16,000 words a day. Imagine if you were limited to just 100. Such is the case for women in Christina Dalcherโ€™s new novel Vox. Like many feminist dystopias, it brings to life a future both thought-provoking …

  • Book ReviewsChick LitRomance

    Book Review: The Art of Inheriting Secrets

    by Caleigh July 16, 2018
    by Caleigh July 16, 2018

    I received a copy of The Art of Inheriting Secrets from Lake Union Publishing in advance of the novel’s release, in exchange for an honest review. First of all, before I talk about the book itself, I have to mention …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Book Review: The Paris Wedding

    by Rachel July 6, 2018
    by Rachel July 6, 2018

    As if things couldnโ€™t get any worse, the day Rachaelโ€™s mother dies she receives an invitation to her former boyfriendโ€™s weddingโ€ฆin Paris. For the past ten years, Rachaelโ€™s taken care of her mother on the family farm in Australia. She …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/Mystery

    Review: The Dry

    by Rebecca June 30, 2018
    by Rebecca June 30, 2018

    Stifling heat. Dry, cracked earth. A parched, empty landscape as far as the eye can see. Jane Harperโ€™s descriptions of a small farming town in the Australian outback had me sweating all the way through her thrilling mystery, The Dry. …

  • Book ReviewsChick LitRomance

    Review: Between You and Me

    by Joli June 26, 2018
    by Joli June 26, 2018

    First of all, I have to say happy release day to Susan Wiggs! Between You and Me is out today, and lucky me, it’s touring LQ today! Susan Wiggs is a best-selling romance author with over 40 published novels. I …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: A Place for Us

    by Joli June 23, 2018
    by Joli June 23, 2018

    After I picked this book out to be on a book tour for, I started seeing it everywhere. Not only is it the first book published under Sarah Jessica Parker’s new venture, SJP for Hogarth, but it’s also been getting …

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