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REVIEW: Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp

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Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud.
Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn’t so bad; when Madeline Finn gets stuck, Bonnie doesn’t mind. As it turns out, it’s fun to read when you’re not afraid of making mistakes. Bonnie teaches Madeline Finn that it’s okay to go slow. And to keep trying.

With endea...

DAILY DEALS: The books that make the movies

Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin $ 0.99

From the Jacket Copy:  

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

The extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural Maoist China who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation.

From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao’s cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979,...

REVIEW: Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale

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I *think* this might be the third book Laura Kinsale published. The Hidden Heart was first, in 1986, and both Uncertain Magic and Midsummer Moon are listed as 1987 releases (that’s a lot of books in two years!). I didn’t start reading romance in earnest until around 1992, and I don’t think Kinsale was one of the first authors I read, nor do I think Midsummer Moon is one of the first of her titles that I read. Let’s just estimate that I first read it sometime between 27 (?!!!!) and 24 (????!!...

DAILY DEALS: 99C Romance

Lady Guardians: Blindsided by Siera London $ 2.99

From the Jacket Copy:
One proposal. One night. Once will never be enough.

Dr. Graham Hamilton is ready to make his part-time lover a permanent addition in his life. Problem is, she isn’t returning his calls.
Doctoral student, Shayla Walters, wanted more than Graham’s routine visits to her bed. She would have given him forever, but life threw a curve ball that has her rethinking her choices.
When Graham arrives on the university campus, Shayla...

REVIEW: Frederica by Georgette Heyer

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Determined to secure a brilliant marriage for her beautiful sister, Frederica seeks out their distant cousin the Marquis of Alverstoke. Lovely, competent, and refreshingly straightforward, Frederica makes such a strong impression that to his own amazement, the Marquis agrees to help launch them all into society.

Normally wary of his family, which includes two overbearing sisters and innumerable favor-seekers, Lord Alverstoke does his best to keep his distance. But with his enterprising — and...

DAILY DEALS: Nerds, nail polish, and kids

Nerds Like Us by BL Morticia $ 2.99

From the Jacket Copy:
Will has the dumbest luck!

Will is a poor suburban white kid with no clue what he’ll do in life. When his nemesis exclaims, he’s sitting at the wrong table, Will braces himself for a punch that could alter his face. No amount of makeup would cover that up.

Enter James who is the handsome bisexual version of Richie Rich. Instead of burying his head in the books, his plans are derailed when he stops a bully from manhandling Will. Despite...

REVIEW: What the Parrot Saw by Darlene Marshall

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Hijacking an Englishman from a brothel is all in a day’s work for Captain Mattie St. Armand. She needs protective coloration, and a naïve (and expendable) white man will keep the eyes of the authorities off her as she smuggles slaves from the Florida Territory to freedom in the Bahamas.

Oliver Woodruff wanted a spot of travel in the Caribbean before he settled down, but he never expected “Marauding Mattie.” He’ll help her, but he knows there’s no place in his world for the bastard daughter...

NEW RELEASES: Week of February 26, 2019

Contemporary
Both of Me by Amber Kelly: $ 3.99
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Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak: $ 6.99
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Tangled up in Lace by Charlotte Byrd: $ 4.99
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Evermore by Corinne Michaels: $ 2.99
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My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant: $ 7.99
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Secon...

DAILY DEALS: Vampires! and Lords!

Crush, Interrupted by Zaida Polanco $ 0.99

From the Jacket Copy:
When Rosie, a struggling writer, decides to take some time to rest and rejuvenate while housesitting at her friend’s condo, the last thing she expects is another houseguest cramping her style. A houseguest who happens to be her friend’s brother… her friend’s very hot brother who is also the first boy Rosie ever loved. Soon, her little self-care vacation turns a little bit complicated and a whole bit steamy as she finally confron...

REVIEW: Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

Dear Ms. Kleypas,

Devil’s Daughter begins with Phoebe, Lady Clare (daughter of Sebastian and Evie from Devil in Winter) on her way to her brother Gabriel’s wedding. Phoebe is widowed and the mother of two young boys. Phoebe’s late husband, Henry, was her childhood best friend, and frail. Phoebe loved Henry very much.

[image error]When he was a boy, Henry was sent to boarding school where he was bullied by another boy, West Ravenel. Henry wrote to Phoebe about the misery West inflicted on him, and how West...