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Jane Doe January by Emily Winslow | book review

“a…real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims.” Jane Doe January: My Twenty-year Search for Truth and Justice by Emily Winslow About this […]

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What I’m Into | September edition

The last days of summer. They have waned, and I must confess I’m not quite yet ready to see them gone. Thankfully, here in the Pacific Northwest Indian Summer tends to hang on for a while, […]

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Where Love Lies by Julie Cohen | book review

“Her heart loves one man. Her head loves another.” Where Love Lies by Julie Cohen About this book: (from the publisher) When Felicity steps off the train on the way to meet her husband, she is so sure […]

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Untethered by Julie Lawson Timmer | book review

“They say you can’t choose your family. What do they know?” Untethered by Julie Lawson Timmer About this book: (from the publisher) Char Hawthorn, college professor, wife and stepmother to a spirited fifteen-year-old daughter, loves her family and […]

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The Ghost of Africa by Don Brobst | Featured Book

The Ghost of Africa by Don Brobst About this book: (from the publisher) Together New York City surgeon Paul Branson and his wife, Nicki, had a dream: to help the people of the African bush. After Nicki’s untimely […]

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What I’m Into | Southeast Asia edition

Ten flights, five countries, twenty-one days…   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (clockwise, from upper left): Batu Caves and cave temples and shrine Blue Mosque in Shah Alam Orphan Care baby hatch (and my friend, who works there) Ramadan […]

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