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Time Travel Thursday (On A Friday): What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (November 2025 Edition)

Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…) Last year, towards the end of November 2024, I had just finished Cookies & Chance Mystery Book 14.5: Continue reading
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🎄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: CRESCENT CITY CHRISTMAS CHAOS by Ellen Byron

I’m delighted to share a review of Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron. It’s Christmas. It’s cozy. It’s culinary. It’s chaos! It’s the fourth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron. There is a giveaway for an Amazon OR Bookshop.org gift Continue reading
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. I can’t wait to read: The Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review with Rachel’s Random Resources: A New Home At The Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas

Welcome to my stop on Rachel’s Random Resources Book Tour for A New Home At The Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas – the first in a nostalgic and heart-warming WWII saga series by bestselling author Maisie Thomas, that readers of Ellie Dean and Lesley Eames will love. 306 pages, Kindle Edition ~ March 27, 2025 Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review with Rachel’s Random Resources: Murder at Mill Ponds House (The Iris Woodmore Mysteries, Book Six) by Michelle Salter

Welcome to my stop on Rachel’s Random Resources Book Tour for Murder at Mill Ponds House (The Iris Woodmore Mysteries, Book Six) by Michelle Salter – a gripping new mystery for fans of Verity Bright, Clara McKenna, and Helena Dixon. 281 pages, Kindle EditionExpected publication March 9, 2025 by Boldwood Books About the Book: When Continue reading
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Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (February 2025)

I am continuing to use reading as my escape from the messy world. The news is hard to read and everything just feels like a lot. I am so thankful for books and the wonderful escapes that they are. This month I read 30 books, 9 of them on audio. I mostly read cozy mysteries, Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review with Rachel’s Random Resources:The Storyteller’s Daughter by Victoria Scott

Welcome to my stop on Rachel’s Random Resources Book Tour for The Storyteller’s Daughter by Victoria Scott – a page-turning story about a secret buried for decades and a story that will change everything. 384 pages, Kindle Edition Published January 15, 2025 Boldwood Books About the Book: 1940: When twenty-one-year-old Nita Bineham is offered the Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday December 22, 2024☕

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb My Review: This was an absolutely charming work of historical fiction that I couldn’t Continue reading
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⚡Book Blast!The Case of the Reptile Rescuing Receptionist (Buttercup Bend Mysteries) by Debbie De Louise ⚡

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual BOOK BLAST for The Case of the Reptile Rescuing Receptionist (Buttercup Bend Mysteries) by Debbie De Louise! Enter the giveaway for a $5 Amazon Gift Card. The Case of the Reptile Rescuing Receptionist (Buttercup Bend Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Publisher : Independently Published Continue reading
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Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!
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