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November 2024 TBR

October 2024 was a wonderful reading month (see October 2024 Five Star Reads), and I am so hoping for the same in November. As you’ll see below, my TBR stack is long long long, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We are approaching the busy holiday season, which can impact my “sit down… Continue reading
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Kate Rock Book Tours: Mean Low Water by Stephanie Alexander – A Book Review

I’m especially excited to feature a review of Mean Low Water by Stephanie Alexander, thanks to Kate Rock Book Tours. This is the page-turning story of two small-town besties who once shared everything. By age thirty-five, one woman is living a seemingly perfect life. The other may be dead. Mean Low Water Stephanie Alexander Publisher:… Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: A Room for Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries) by Michele Pariza Wacek

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for A Room for Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries) by Michele Pariza Wacek! Today we are featuring a review of this cozy novella in the award-winning Charlie Kingsley Mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more!… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon (On a Saturday): Saturday November 2, 2024☕

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up Favorite Read of the Week: I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Murder in the Drawing Room (Cleopatra Fox #3) by C.J. Archer About the Book: Scandal, secrets and bawdy photographs are… Continue reading
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Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (October 2024 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 October 2023, I had just finished Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson. My Review: … Continue reading
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Careers in Cozy Mysteries: A Book List

It’s certainly not surprising, but I am a huge cozy mystery reader, and one of the many things I love about cozy mysteries is the amateur sleuth. The idea that just a regular, say librarian, can solve a mystery is so appealing. I also love getting an inside look at the different careers sleuths have.… Continue reading
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📚Book Review: Murder of a Suffragette (London Ladies’ Murder Club #4) by Marty Wingate📚

Historical mysteries are my jam, and I have absolutely loved reading every page of Marty Wingate’s London Ladies’ Murder Club series. Today I’m excited to feature a review of book four, Murder of a Suffragette. Note: To read reviews of books one-three, please visit these links on KRL News & Reviews. Books one and two… Continue reading
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📖Book Review & TLC Virtual Book Tour: Daughter Of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon 📖

I’m delighted to share a review of Daughter of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon, as part of TLC Book Tours. This is a page-turning historical saga that I inhaled in one day! Publisher: Harper Muse (October 8, 2024)Paperback: 400 pages About the Book: A motherless daughter. An Italian prostitute. A mail-order bride. Are these women… 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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