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🤎 REVIEW
TRIBE: A Novel
by Gary Shapero. Out now.
What a searing read! TRIBE grips from page one and takes you on a wild ride in a story set in 2089, just after a bioterrorist attack. Highly recommended for readers who appreciate stories that make them think and touch their hearts.
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👉The Future of Story 2026 Pitch Challenge
📚The International Dublin Writers' Festival is giving away a $250 Amazon or Facebook Ads campaign each month from January through June 2026.
📚Details: upvir.al/166773/lp166.... Good luck!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
REVIEW 📚
"Becoming Gandhi" is a riveting and beautifully written mix of memoir, history, philosophy, journalism, and travelogue, one I highly recommend for readers who seek role models for living a more ethical life. An inspiring must-read!
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UP: A JOURNEY OF INTENTION, FOCUS & EXECUTION by Peter Moulton, out now. For anyone wanting to hyper-boost productivity and results. Using the potent techniques, I was able to write my memoir in just months, after being stuck for seven years. Recommended!
#petermoulton #bestbusinessbook2025
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A beautifully written heartfelt love story between Ella and Leif set on a remote island in Norway. Perfect for fans of exquisite romance tales in exotic locales!
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BRING US JESUS:
A 52-Week Family Devotional for Friends of International Commission
by Richard Greene, Daisey Maxey. Out now.
I highly recommend BRING US JESUS to every Christian family who wants to prayerfully impact the entire world!
#richardgreene #daiseymaxey #internationalcommission
A GUIDE TO REGENCY DRESS
by Hilary Davidson, Yale Books, out now.
No one does this kind of gorgeous, informative, meticulously researched, beautifully designed fashion history book better. A fine gift for every Janeite!
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Fab review! Love that cover too.
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2,300 NG REVIEWS!
Just hit this mark, thanks to the wonderful authors, publishers, publicists, colleagues, and my beloved Friends here for your support. ❤️ @netgalley.bsky.social
TEA SHOP + JANE AUSTEN = ROMANCE! 🩵
Thrilled to get this ARC for Pepper Basham's newest!
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY!
Kudos to @jeffgottesfeld.bsky.social, #michelleygreen, and #kimholt on the release of one of the most exceptional books I have ever read. A triumph!
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BARDOT SERENADE
Jazz pop great Michael Franks musically recounts meeting the legendary actress in St. Tropez in '63, when she picked him up hitchhiking and he thanked her, later at her villa, by playing bossa nova on his "Martin in its cardboard case." Romantic!
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SEQUINS AND STARLIGHT
by Margaret Porter, Gallica Press, out 5/6/25.
I adored the author's second contemporary romance novel set in England, with ballet, burlesque, and theater, as well as love bruised by family concerns. Delightful! @margaretporter.bsky.social #gallicapress
My great pleasure! 💖
📚Mamiachi & Me: My Mami’s Mariachi Band📚 by Jolene Gutiérrez, Dakota Gutiérrez, Mirelle Ortega, Abrams, out now.
A charming story with gorgeous art that captures young Rosa's first time performing with her mami in a mariachi band. Great fun for readers 4-8 years!
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A young woman carrying a straw bag and looking at her mobile phone walks past a white picket fence. Text reads: ROSALIE IN PROGRESS; Is there life after your 15 minutes of shame? Shelleyburbank.com
MONICA’S STORY x AS YOU LIKE IT. When a naive English teacher falls in love with an ambitious U.S. Congressman, a political sex scandal erupts. Disgraced, dumped, and desperate, Rosalie changes her identity and flees to Progress Harbor, ME to overcome her 15 minutes of shame. #W #WF #A #BluePit 📖
🌺 Murder in the Garden of Enchantment 🌺 by Kathryn Gauci, out now.
What a sumptuous feast the author serves up in Book 1 of a new histfic mystery series set in 1900s Constantinople. The exotic setting, food, fashion, culture, and gripping mystery make you turn the pages in delight. #kathryngauci
THE PIED PIPER: Maureen Gould Legal Thriller Series (Book 3)
by Keenan Powell, 1/26.
A gripping addition to the attorney/author's fab Maureen Gould series. The twists made me read madly to the end. A must-read for legal thriller fans! #keenanpowell
FAB COVER REVEAL!
The 4th book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series finds the amateur sleuths caught up in the whirlwind of the London Season—and in a murderous scheme involving the family of Edmund and Fanny Bertram. Out 6/17/2025.
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The Holiday Bake-Off: A Delightfully Charming Christmas Romance
by Lindsay Detwiler, Harpeth Road, out now.
I loved getting lost in this sweet clean small town romance set in a bakery. It's a perfect read for the holidays when you need a respite from real life.
#authorlindsaydetwiler #harpethroad
Present in Prayer by Jennifer Tucker is a wonderful resource for boosting faith through Biblical meditation, known as Lectio Divina when combined with reading and prayer. Includes gorgeous illustrations and a cover that won my heart. A perfect Christmas gift!
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