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ARC Book Review | A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

Title: A Winter in New YorkAuthor: Josie Silver Genre: RomancePublished On: October 3, 2023Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 372 Synopsis: A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been looking for in this stunning novel from the New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December. When …

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ARC Book Review | Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Title: Carrie Soto Is BackAuthor: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: RomancePublishes On: August 30, 2022Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: In this powerful novel about the cost of greatness, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback when the world considers her past her prime—from the New York Timesbestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination …

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ARC Book Review | Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Title: Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: RomancePublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one …

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ARC Book Review | Sunshine Girl by Julianna Margulies

Title: Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected LifeAuthor: Julianna Margulies Genre: Memoir, NonfictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 256 Synopsis: Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. “At once a tender coming-of-age story and a deeply …

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ARC Book Review | The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke

Title: The Lost Love SongAuthor: Minnie Darke Genre: RomancePublished On: October 13, 2020Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 384 Synopsis: This is the story of a love song . . . And like any good love song, it has two parts. In Australia, Arie Johnson waits impatiently for classical pianist Diana Clare to return from a world tour, …

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ARC Book Review | Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen

Title: Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen LandAuthor: Toni Jensen Genre: NonfictionPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 304 CW: All of them. But mostly physical, emotional, and gun violence. Synopsis: A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author’s encounters …

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