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The Art of Arranging Flowers, book review

A moving and eloquent novel about love, grief, renewal—and the powerful language of flowers. The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard About this book: Ruby Jewell knows flowers. In her twenty years as a florist she […]

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Miranda Warning, book review & giveaway

Child of the Appalachian mountains, Tess Spencer has experienced more than her share of heartache. Miranda Warning by Heather Day Gilbert About this book:  (from the publisher) Tess Spencer–Glock-wielding, knife-carrying, Appalachian housewife–knows how to survive whatever life […]

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The Stories We Tell, book review

Bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is back with a powerful novel about the stories we tell and the people we trust. The Stories We Tell by Patti Callahan Henry About this book: Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannah’s power […]

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The Romanov Sisters, book review

Helen Rappaport brings the four daughters of the last tsar to life in their own words, illuminating the opulence of their doomed world and their courage as they faced a terrible end. The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of […]

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A Good Year for the Roses, book review

Life hasn’t been a bed of roses for Molly lately… A Good Year for the Roses by Gil McNeil About this book: (from the publisher) Newly divorced and struggling to find a new home and a […]

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The Widow Waltz, book review

“Koslow…is a sharp observer of Manhattan’s elite…and smart enough to make the once-pampered Georgia a sympathetic character.” ~ USA Today The Widow Waltz by Sally Koslow About this book: (from the publisher) Georgia Waltz has an enviable […]

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A Long Time Gone, book review

“We Walker women were born screaming into this world, the beginning of a lifelong quest to find what would quiet us. But whatever drove us away was never stronger than the pull of what brought […]

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The Waiting, book review & giveaway

An unforgettable true story that will touch your heart and make you believe in love’s enduring legacy, and in the power of prayer. The Waiting: The True Story of a Lost Child, a Lifetime of […]

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If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis, book review

Have you ever wondered… – whether God exists? – whether life has meaning? – whether suffering and pain have a purpose? If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on […]

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The Last Time I Saw You, book review

“An absorbing exploration of friendship and betrayal.” ~ Hello Magazine The Last Time I Saw You by Eleanor Moran About this book: When Olivia Berrington gets the call to tell her that her best friend from college […]

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