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Karen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Karen King
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The Runaway Wives
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The Mother-in-Law
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2022
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3 editions
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The Stranger in My Bed
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2020
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4 editions
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The Perfect Stepmother
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2021
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4 editions
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The Old Gals' Bucket List
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2025
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8 editions
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The Family Reunion
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2023
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3 editions
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The Cornish Hotel by the Sea
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2017
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7 editions
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Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel
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2018
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3 editions
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The Year of Starting Over
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2019
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4 editions
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Don't Trust Him
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2025
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3 editions
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Weekend Read – The Italian Lakes Affair by Rachel Barnett
Welcome to another Weekend Read. As it’s Valentine’s Day I’m talking to author Rachel Barnett about her latest romance novel, The Italian Lakes Affair, which is published on 26 February.
Tag line
‘Luxury and desire collide at one of Italy’s most exclusive cookery schools.’
Blurb
‘Amy’s life runs like clockwork – as personal assistant to a notoriously sharp-tongued celebrity food critic, she’s used
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| This is an enthralling read with a clever plot and a sucker punch ending. Make sure you have a free day before you start reading it because you won't want to put it down. Utterly compulsive. ...more | |
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| I love reading books about older characters having fun and really living their lives, and Kate Galley does is so well. Gina and Dorothy are joined by Dorothy’s granddaughter as they set off to visit an old friend in glorious Corfu. They’re soon invol ...more | |
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| I absolutely loved this book. Such a clever story and a joy to read. On the surface it’s a story about dealing with grief, but it is so much more than that. Tilly Nightingale is trying to deal with the loss of her late husband, Joe, when she gets a c ...more | |
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| An avid reader myself I loved how the author used the setting of a book club to show how reading can influence your own life and also as a background to the plot. Janet, Viv, Libby and Zelda scramble together to form a book club to impress Janet’s so ...more | |
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| Hands up, the title got me right away – The Gossip – and written by the brilliant Rona Halsall, how could I resist? Once I started I didn’t want to put it down. Full of twists, turns and suspense with characters so realistic they almost jumped off th ...more | |
"The Stepsister’s Secret is a twisty, addictive thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed. Lizzie and Nick appear to have a happy, settled life with their children, and when Lizzie’s widowed mother becomes engaged to George, everything seems positive—he appe"
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| This was a chilling suspenseful read with a twist that I didn't see coming. Well written and pacey I was gripped from the start. ...more | |
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| I loved this hilarious story of two older ladies, Bronagh and Sadie, running off with Sadie’s grandson’s Ferrari. Their adventure takes them from Ireland to England where they end up staying in an animal sanctuary and causing all sorts of mischief - ...more | |
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| I loved Estella’s Revenge and waited eagerly for Estella’s Fury. It was well worth the wait. This is a gripping Gothic thriller, skilfully written in Barbara’s original but authentic style which shadows Dicken’s expertly. In Estella's Fury, which can ...more | |
“I noticed the look of astonishment pass between Evelyn and Tamara and couldn't resist throwing them a triumphant look. The meek mouse they thought they were dealing with had grown sharp teeth. And she would use them if she had to”
― The Mother-in-Law
― The Mother-in-Law
“I didn't wait to hear any more. I hurried up the stairs to our rooms, closing the door firmly behind me. Leaning back against it, I took some deep breaths to calm myself down. My heart was racing as if I was under threat. And that was how I felt. An ominous sense of foreboding shivered through me. I wanted to grab my bags and run”
― The Mother-in-Law
― The Mother-in-Law
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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Stacy
Dec 24, 2016 09:27PM
Merry Christmas Karen!!!
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