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REVIEW: Connected by Kim Karr
Dear Ms. Karr: I picked this up as part of my continuing attempt to get into the NA genre. It’s a genre that appeals to me in theory, but in practice, my experiences have been mixed, at best. I’m...
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REVIEW: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson
Dear Ms. Lawson, I finished Sonata for Scoundrel just as Robin’s Reading What You Know post set off an epic discussion of book-trance-killing pet peeves. As I read through all the replies, I realized...
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REVIEW: Have Mercy by Shelley Ann Clark
Dear Ms. Clark: I don’t normally include the book blurb in my reviews, but in this case, it seems significant. In Shelley Ann Clark’s seductive debut novel, two damaged souls discover that when...
View ArticleREVIEW: Notes of Temptation by Rebecca Halsey
Together they take the stage. Together they must defend it to the death. Hollywood Jazz, Book 1 When Carrie Cooper leaves her small gold-mining town to seek her fortune, it’s not until she arrives in...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Curtain Rises by Mary Burchell
Nicola was looking forward to marrying violist Brian when he came back from his tour of Canada. However Brian became ill and died suddenly. Months later Nicola had the opportunity to meet Brian’s boss...
View ArticleJOINT REVIEW: Music of the Heart by Mary Burchell
Every family has its secrets… When Gail Rostall is invited to her good friend Oliver Bannister’s family home, she has no idea he was one of the Bannisters – the most distinguished musical family in the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt
The 1950s. Postwar exuberance. Conformity. Rock and roll. Homophobia. Russell tells himself he’ll marry Susie because it’s the right thing to do. His summer job coaching her water ballet team will give...
View ArticleREVIEW: Sweet Jazz by Ursula Renee
The Big House’s “Coloreds Only” policy makes the club popular with Harlem residents. The same policy makes it harder for the owners to find and retain musicians. After four weeks of listening to...
View ArticleREVIEW: Hold Her Again by Shannon Stacey
A country-music star returns home to win back the woman he loves in this charming holiday novella from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey Ava Wright isn’t happy to see her high school...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Love Song of Sawyer Bell (Tour Dates #1) by Avon Gale
A Tour Dates Novel Victoria “Vix” Vincent has only two weeks to find a replacement fiddle player for her band’s summer tour. When classically trained violinist Sawyer Bell shows up for an audition, Vix...
View ArticleREVIEW: A Song Unheard (Shadows Over England Book #2) by Roseanna M. White
Willa Forsythe is both a violin prodigy and top-notch thief, which makes her the perfect choice for a crucial task at the outset of World War I–to steal a cypher from a famous violinist currently in...
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REVIEW: How You Ruined My Life by Jeff Strand
A new hilarious novel from the author of The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever and Stranger Things Have Happened. Rod’s life doesn’t suck. If you ask him, it’s pretty awesome. He may not be popular, but he...
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REVIEW: Have Mercy by Shelley Ann Clark
Dear Ms. Clark: I don’t normally include the book blurb in my reviews, but in this case, it seems significant. In Shelley Ann Clark’s seductive debut novel, two damaged souls discover that when...
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REVIEW: Notes of Temptation by Rebecca Halsey
Together they take the stage. Together they must defend it to the death. Hollywood Jazz, Book 1 When Carrie Cooper leaves her small gold-mining town to seek her fortune, it’s not until she arrives in...
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REVIEW: The Curtain Rises by Mary Burchell
Nicola was looking forward to marrying violist Brian when he came back from his tour of Canada. However Brian became ill and died suddenly. Months later Nicola had the opportunity to meet Brian’s boss...
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JOINT REVIEW: Music of the Heart by Mary Burchell
Every family has its secrets… When Gail Rostall is invited to her good friend Oliver Bannister’s family home, she has no idea he was one of the Bannisters – the most distinguished musical family in...
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REVIEW: Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt
The 1950s. Postwar exuberance. Conformity. Rock and roll. Homophobia. Russell tells himself he’ll marry Susie because it’s the right thing to do. His summer job coaching her water ballet team will...
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REVIEW: Sweet Jazz by Ursula Renee
The Big House’s “Coloreds Only” policy makes the club popular with Harlem residents. The same policy makes it harder for the owners to find and retain musicians. After four weeks of listening to...
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REVIEW: Hold Her Again by Shannon Stacey
A country-music star returns home to win back the woman he loves in this charming holiday novella from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey Ava Wright isn’t happy to see her high school...
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REVIEW: The Love Song of Sawyer Bell (Tour Dates #1) by Avon Gale
A Tour Dates Novel Victoria “Vix” Vincent has only two weeks to find a replacement fiddle player for her band’s summer tour. When classically trained violinist Sawyer Bell shows up for an audition,...
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