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The Case of the Key Lime Crimes (A Gossip Cozy Mystery Book 2)

by Rosie A. Point (Goodreads Author)

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Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2)

by Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author)

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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot

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