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Book Reviews: The Boy with the Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith + All Dressed Up by Jilly Gagnon

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Since I read far faster than I write reviews, I've found myself working to pair up certain books. Sometimes they're in the same genre, sometimes they share a theme. Considering The Boy with the Bookstore is a romance about a couple getting together and All Dressed Up is a mystery about a couple trying to … Continue reading Book Reviews: The Boy with the Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith + All Dressed Up by Jilly Gagnon

Book Reviews: Thank You, Next by Andie J. Christopher + Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

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I'm definitely trying too hard by pairing these two together, but they both have to do with family, of sorts. One has a rather interesting, yet fascinatingly dysfunctional family while the other has a delightfully sweet found family story. But, where one is a romance with characters I had a hard time believing, the other … Continue reading Book Reviews: Thank You, Next by Andie J. Christopher + Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

Book Highlight: Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler

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Title: Red Thread of Fate Author: Lyn Liao Butler Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: February 8, 2022 Genre: Multicultural Fiction In the wake of a tragedy and fueled by guilt from a secret she's kept for years, a woman discovers how delicate the thread that binds family is in this powerful novel by Lyn Liao Butler.Two … Continue reading Book Highlight: Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler

Book Reviews: The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden + Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley

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One of my favorite things in books is food. I'm on the end of the spectrum where I prefer to make the food than eat it, but I mostly love gobbling up the culinary delights that can be found in the pages of a book. All the better if the book has recipes! Today I … Continue reading Book Reviews: The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden + Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley

Book Highlight: Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

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Title: Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove #1) Author: Lana Harper Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, LGBTQ Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling New York Times bestselling rom-com by Lana Harper.Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home … Continue reading Book Highlight: Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

Book Review: From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper

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Title: From Bad to Cursed (The Witches of Thistle Grove #2) Author: Lana Harper Publisher: Berkley Publication date: May 17, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When a Thorn witch is badly hurt by an Avramov curse at the beginning of the town's Beltane celebrations, wild child Isidora Avramov is teamed up with the achingly good … Continue reading Book Review: From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper

Book Review: The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale

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Title: The Mad Girls of New York (A Nellie Bly Novel #1) Author: Maya Rodale Publisher: Berkley Publication date: April 26, 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction One Sentence Summary: It's the late 1880s and women journalists are a rare breed, but Nellie Bly dreams of joining the ranks of male journalists by risking her life and sanity … Continue reading Book Review: The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale

Book Review: Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler

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Title: Red Thread of Fate Author: Lyn Liao Butler Publisher: Berkley Publication date: February 8, 2021 Genre: Women's Fiction One Sentence Summary: Just before Tam and Tony hear from their caseworker about the little boy they're adopting from China, Tony and his estranged cousin Mia are killed and Tam suddenly becomes mother to Mia's little girl, … Continue reading Book Review: Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler

Author Interview: Lyn Liao Butler, author of Red Thread of Fate

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The Lily Cafe is thrilled to welcome author Lyn Liao Butler! Her novel, Red Thread of Fate, focuses on family and friendships, motherhood and adoption, secrets and culture, all through an American/Chinese/Taiwanese lens. Title: Red Thread of Fate Author: Lyn Liao Butler Publisher: Berkley Publication date: February 8, 2022 Genre: Fiction In the wake of … Continue reading Author Interview: Lyn Liao Butler, author of Red Thread of Fate

Book Review: Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle

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Title: Honey Roasted (The Coffeehouse Mystery #19) Author: Cleo Coyle Publisher: February 1, 2022 Publication date: Berkley Genre: Cozy Mystery One Sentence Summary: With her wedding approaching, Clare is working on a special blend of honey and coffee, but never expected her coffeehouse to be swarmed with bees, nor for her fiance to start to lock … Continue reading Book Review: Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle