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The Bookshop Ladies by Faith Hogan (cover) graphic image of a bookshop window looking out toward the village....a stack of books on the ledge and a row of books on a shelf above
July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Carol

The Bookshop Ladies [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #BookX #BookSky #BooksAboutBooks #bookblogger

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (cover) graphic image of an older woman in a red dress and green apron holding a layered cake and a blue recipe book
July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Carol

Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #BookX #BookSky #Baking #bookblogger #UpLit

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (cover)
July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Carol

The Rom-Commers [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #BookX #BookSky #Romance #bookblogger

How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley (cover) Image: red block text on a light pink background with graphic images of an older woman and a white dog on a leash
June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Carol

How to Age Disgracefully [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #BookX #BookSky #UpLit #bookblogger

Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (cover) graphic image of a man and woman holding hands walking away from the camera
June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Carol

Summer Romance [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #BookX #BookSky #bookblogger #romance #beachread

Down with the Shipmans (cover)
May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Carol

Down with the Shipmans [Book Review] #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #FamilyDrama #Sisters #SummerReading #NetGalley @WmMorrowBooks

Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (cover)
May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Carol

Dolly All the Time [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #Romance #BeachRead

The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton (cover) Image: a woman in 1920 dress looks over her shoulder at the camera
April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Carol

The House on Biscayne Bay [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #BookX #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #bookblogger #BookCommunity

The Best Thing That Ever Happened by Sarah Bennett (cover)
March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Carol

The Best Thing That Ever Happened [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger @BoldwoodBooks #AmReading #familydrama

Anne of a Different Island by Virginia Kantra
January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Carol

Anne of a Different Island [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger @BerkleyPub @BerkleyRomance

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