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REVIEW: Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

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After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work—but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate.

As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their...

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No Two Ways by Chi Yu Rodriguez $ 1.99

From the Jacket Copy:
AJ Felipe makes the most of being the head information security engineer for a local law firm with the help of her loyal team of nerds. Their job isn’t really the most fun, but things take a turn when one of her junior security engineers decides to nominate her for a makeover show.

Enter Jackie Niño, the one-night stand AJ didn’t expect to meet again—who also happens to be the makeup artist who’s going to get her all dolled up on na...

Jennie’s Reading List for March and April

[image error] The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

I’ve been on a pop history kick after the two Jennifer Wright books I recently read, so I picked up this book. It was only after I bought it that I realized I’ve read this author before – her book Sex with Kings – years ago. I had a vague recollection of disliking that book so I dug into my book log and found that I read it in June 2009 (!) and gave it a C+. I dinged Herman’s writi...

REVIEW: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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For two sworn enemies, anything can happen during the Hawaiian trip of a lifetime—maybe even love—in this romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling authors of Roomies.

Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion . . . she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing wo...

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REVIEW: Reverb by Anna Zabo

[image error]Dear Anna Zabo,

I have a number your books on my TBR but this one is the first I’ve read. It definitely won’t be the last.

Reverb is the third book in the Twisted Wishes series (named after the rock band to at least one of the main characters in each book belongs). While it isn’t necessary to have read the earlier books to understand Reverb, there are some spoilers for previous books (particularly book one) which may mean that at least some readers will want to read in series order. For me, s...

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Bruised by Stacy Deanne $ FREE

From the Jacket Copy:
When Baltimore Homicide Detective Lisa Swanson and her partner Dee Quarter are called to investigate the murder of Ernest Juarez, Lisa meets wheelchair bound Jake Jenson, a man determined to find his best friend’s killer at all costs. Jake is instantly attracted to the standoffish Lisa yet can’t understand why Lisa keeps him at arm’s length.

What Jake feels is resistance toward him, is really Lisa’s distrust of men caused by a previous rela...

REVIEW: Earth Fathers are Weird by Lyn Gala

[image error]Dear Lyn Gala,

I enjoy your work, I like so many of your books a great deal and I consider “Claimings” series one of the gems in the SFF m/m romance. I am saying this just so the readers would understand that *the only* reason I picked up this book was because it had your name on the cover. Male pregnancy was not my thing before reading this book and it is still not my thing after I finished it. I also thought before reading this book that tentacles are not my thing but I see now that I can e...

DAILY DEALS: A forbidden love

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan $ 6

From the Jacket Copy:
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult
One of Rolling Stone’s 40 Best YA Novels
A 2014 ALA Rainbow List Top 10 Title
A Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth 2013
A Chicago Public Library “Best of the Best” 2013

This Forbidden Romance Could Cost Them Their Lives

Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. They’ve shared stolen kisses and romantic promise...

REVIEW: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

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The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything—everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome’s got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.

Cussy’s not only a book woman, however, she’s also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy’s family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to b...