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  • A Stroke Can Change Everything

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    The Frosts are a typical American family in Always the Last To Know by Kristan Higgins. Barb and John have been married for almost fifty years and are struggling with their relationship.

    Juliet is their firstborn daughter. She is happily married with two darling girls herself. She is a famous architect. Their second daughter, Sadie, is more free-spirited. She is a preschool teacher by day and works on her paintings in the evenings.

    Things were going fine until John had a stroke. Sadie puts her career on hold to move back home to help with her dad. Then, she finds herself face-to-face with the man who broke her heart. Juliet is struggling with panic attacks, even though her life seems perfect to many.

    Barb also faces a future in which she may have to take care of John for the rest of his life. She also discovers a secret that changes everything.

    While there are many changes for the Frost family, they all pull together to get through it. A good novel that you won’t want to put down, so you can see what happens!

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  • The Second Book is Just As Good as the First

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    I loved the first book in the series, and I was happy to review it for you. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, you can check it out right here.

    In P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, Peter and Lara Jean start pretending to date. They never realized that their feelings would grow.

    When another boy from Lara’s past shows up in her life, she is torn between two boys that she had liked at some point. Will her feelings come back for this boy? It makes her wonder if she can like and love two boys at once. Can she really choose between them?

    I highly recommend the second book. I am partway through the third book, so I am making plans to watch the movies! Readers will enjoy this easy and enjoyable read!

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  • I Had to Read the Book BEFORE I Watched the Netflix Movie

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    I have never watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix. I wanted to read the book first, so when it went on sale, I jumped for it.

    The premise of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han is pretty good. What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt? What if it happened all at once?

    Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song has written many love letters, which she kept hidden in a hatbox that her mother gave to her. She writes from the heart, because nobody was ever supposed to read them. Until they get sent out!

    Suddenly, Lara Jean has many boys talking to her, some that she hasn’t seen for years! And she has no idea what to do about it. Even worse, one was seriously dating her older sister.

    Will Lara Jean start dating now that her crushes know about her? Or will she continue to live her quiet life at home with her dad and younger sister?

    I can’t wait to finish all of the books in the series and then watch all the movies on Netflix!

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  • Short Story Collection by One of My Favorite Authors

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    Jennifer Weiner’s books are always wonderful to read, so when one of her collections of short stories went on sale, I jumped at the chance to read it!

    The Guy Not Taken is a great collection of eleven stories that are all about all types of things, including growing pains, divorce, and even a widow who takes two young women into her home.

    One story follows a new mom, Marlie Davidow, as she finds her ex’s wedding registry. This makes her wonder if she chose the wrong guy. One story is about Good in Bed’s Bruce Guberman, who drunkenly decides to steal his girlfriend’s dog. One story is about a woman who sells her apartment to help a realtor whose attention she is trying to get. There is also a sweet story about unlikely friends!

    If you are looking for a quick read that will bring a smile to your face, look no further than Weiner’s collection.

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  • Lara Jean Gets the Ending She Deserves

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    In Always and Forever Lara Jean by Jenny Han, Lara Jean is enjoying her senior year. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter. Her dad has found love with their neighbor, Ms. Rothschild. Even better, she is looking forward to her sister Margot being home for the summer.

    Senior year is full of change and big decisions. Lara Jean is busy studying, spending time with her family and friends, and helping to plan her father’s wedding. However, she has to figure out where she wants to go to college, which could mean some big changes in her relationship.

    She saw Margot break up with her boyfriend before college. Can she and Peter make long-distance work, or will the distance change everything?

    Now that I have finished the books, I can’t wait to watch the movies on Netflix.

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  • Another Sweet Romance by Macomber!

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    When you are looking for a good romance novel, you should always start with Debbie Macomber. She provides good, clean romance novels, no matter which one you choose!

    In Morning Comes Softly, you meet Mary Warner, a shy Louisiana librarian. Though her life is fulfilling, she worries that she will never find someone to share her life with. So, she does what anyone sensible would do. She answers a personal ad from a rancher in Montana. She agrees to marry a man she has never met!

    Travis Thompson is struggling with the loss of his brother and his wife, with the added task of raising their children. He is determined to give them the best life he can, even if it means finding a wife in an unconventional way.

    Both Mary and Travis realize that they may have made the biggest mistake of their life, but it could also be just what they all need! When Mary moves in, she changes the family for the better, and soon the two realize that they were made for each other!

    If you are looking for an enjoyable read, look no further than Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber.

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  • Who Really Works on Cruise Ships?

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    Working on a luxury super yacht is a great way to earn a living, while also giving you a home (if you don’t have one)! In The Crew by J.M. Hewitt, Ella loves leaving her past behind, especially since she has found a great “family” each year she returns. The crew of the Ananke is her family.

    However, as she returns to work a year after a tragedy the previous summer, she isn’t so sure anymore. One of the deckhands died in a senseless accident. It was Ashley’s first year, and everyone loved her. She was a hard worker and would do anything to ensure the ship ran smoothly!

    But everything that Ashley told them was a lie. And if nobody knows you, can they get away with murder?

    As the crew gets ready to set sail again, nobody is really sure about what happened last summer.

    I never thought that I would love thrillers the way that I do. I really enjoy a good book that I can’t put down. I am going to add more Hewitt thrillers to my library.

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  • A Quick But Powerful Read by Jodi Picoult!

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    In Where There’s Smoke, we meet Serenity Jones. She was a child when she discovered that she had a gift. Now, as an adult, she has her own television show where she can share her psychic gifts with those who need her the most.

    Lately, she has been struggling with rating, so she decides to book a young war widow. Nobody ever imagines what will happen when she talks to the dead soldier, and it could ruin her reputation as well as her show. It might even ruin her life!

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  • How Well Do You REALLY Know the Person You Share a Bed With?

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    In My Husband’s Lies by Liz Lawler, she thought she had the perfect life. Her husband Mark was a pilot who worked away from home a lot, but when he was home, he was attentive and happy. She was a doctor. They had a precious little boy.

    When she stays home from work for a plumbing emergency, her whole life changes. Police come to her door looking for her husband. When he is due to come home, he doesn’t walk in the door. He comes home hours later, because he was picked up by the police when he got off the plane (along with his entire flight crew).

    A beautiful flight attendant was killed, and the evidence was pointing to Mark as her killer.

    Though she trusts him, when he won’t tell her why he left the hotel, doubts start to creep in. Then, Mark is hit by a car and left for dead, and she has no idea what to think.

    She invites two crew members into her home to help with her little boy, so that she can spend time at Mark’s bedside, hoping that he wakes up, but also worried that he will be arrested the moment that he does.

    What is he hiding from her? Why won’t he come clean? What do the police have on him?

    Another great read by Liz Lawler. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a page-turner!

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  • A Book of Healing

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    I love Sophie Kinsella and all of her books. When I found Finding Audrey on sale, just had to pick it up.

    In Kinsella’s book, we meet Audrey who finds herself in an uncomfortable position. She is dealing with an anxiety disorder, which leaves her unable to leave her home or connect with anyone else. She has been meeting with Dr. Sarah and slowly improving, though she feels like she should be doing better than she is.

    When Audrey meets her brother’s friend Linus, she can’t believe how close she feels to him. He helps her move out of her comfort zone and helps her find the way to healing.

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