Rewarding Reviews

Kerr, Holly – Second Chance Summer

Second Chance Summer ~Holly Kerr Second Chance Summer by Holly Kerr warms you like the sun shining down on a warm July day – Canada Day maybe, eh? It’s familiar, nostalgic, and carries the kind of “what if” that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon. While it’s a second-chance romance, it leans […]

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Best, Gina Augustini – Lion Girl

Lion Girl ~Gina Augustini Best Lion Girl by Gina Augustini Best hits like a held breath you didn’t realize you were carrying – tight, heavy, and impossible to ignore. This isn’t a story that eases you in; it grips you by the collar and plants you firmly inside Emma’s mind, where grief stalks every corner

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Barelli, Natalie – The Housewife

The Housewife ~Natalie Barelli The Housewife by Natalie Barelli is a deeply unsettling domestic psychological thriller that takes a familiar trope and sharpens it into something far more dangerous. What begins as the picture of a dream marriage slowly twists into a nightmare built on control, secrets, suspicion, and the uncomfortable realization that appearances can

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Avery, K.M. – The Good Girls

The Good Girls ~K.M. Avery The Good Girls by K.M. Avery welcomes us back to Maple Brook Falls and that magical season when love is in the air, small-town gossip travels faster than Cupid armed with espresso, and nothing is quite as dangerous as the foursome of Hunter, Ivy, River, and Holly when it comes

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Collins, Manda – Ghost Me, Maybe?

Ghost Me, Maybe ~Manda Collins Ghost Me, Maybe by Manda Collins is a blend of wit with heartfelt layers of love, loss and second chances by serving up an enemies-to-lovers romcom with just enough mystery to keep your pulse ticking a little faster. Set on the coast of Louisiana, Petite Cote Island gives readers a

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Branson, Sarah – For the Love of Glitter

For the Love of Glitter ~Sarah Branson I’ve written this review, or at least a version of it, no fewer than five times. Every attempt seemed to either say too much or not enough. So I’ll start here: For the Love of Glitter by Sarah Branson was absolutely nothing like I expected, and that turned

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Iversen, Chelsea – The Whisper

The Whisper ~Chelsea Iversen Rule 1: When the trees whisper, listen. But what if they remember more than they should? The Whisper by Chelsea Iversen is a slow-burning blend of psychological thriller and magical realism that creeps under your skin like mountain fog curling through the trees at dusk. Quietly eerie, emotionally charged, and impossible

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SWALLEY, CINDA K. – THE GOLDEN HEARTS CLUB

The Golden Hearts Club ~Cinda K. Swalley I’ve read a lot of stories that remind me why kindness still matters, but The Golden Hearts Club by Cinda K. Swalley is one of those rare, healing reads that gently wraps around your heart and gives it the extra hug you didn’t realize you needed. I was

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ALLSWELL, MAGGIE – THE BOOK CLUB MURDERS

The Book Club Murders ~ Maggie Allswell The Book Club Murders by Maggie Allswell is a cozy mystery steeped in bookish charm, where a group of avid readers obsessed with fictional killers suddenly finds themselves tangled in a very real one. Judy lives for her Thursday nights with the Serial Killers Book Club – an

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Powers, Michelle – Number One

Number One ~Michelle Powers Number One by Michelle Powers is a sharp, dark, and uncomfortably honest psychological thriller about rivalry, fame, and how quickly ambition can turn into survival. When ‘Thriller Queen’ Camille Price – author, icon, and publishing powerhouse – is found dead, alone in her bedroom, the literary world comes to a screeching

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