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Something Wilder

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  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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Lily Wilder is the daughter of a notorious treasure hunter and uses his hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts in Utah. When a guys’ trip goes wrong…

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The House Across the Lake

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  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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Narrator Casey Fletcher – giving off Carrie Fisher vibes – is the daughter of a well-loved actress. Casey ends up having a career in movies and TV but struggles with…

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Devil House

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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This book is told in three parts. The first is that Gage Chandler, a true-crime author, is moving in to live at the sits of a 1986 Halloween massacre. There’s…

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Maybe in Another Life

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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I have become obsessed with Jenkins Reid’s work recently but should have stopped before this book. This one focuses on 20-something Hannah who moves from city to city not feeling…

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The Guest

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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This was a fun book in which 20-something sex-worker Alex is dumped by her art dealer boyfriend Simon in the summer on Long Island. Although she has a one-way ticket…

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The Maid

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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The Maid introduces quirky Molly the Maid, who works at the fancy Regency Grand Hotel. She struggles to understand social cues but is an honest, hard worker and good at…

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The Mystery Guest

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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 The Mystery Guest takes place several years after the events of The Maid, as Molly is promoted to head maid. But when famous recluse author J.D. Grimthorpe dies at a…

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The Senator’s Wife

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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Philanthropist Sloane Montgomery is married to Sen. Whit Montgomery. She leads a well-funded nonprofit and is need of hip-replacement surgery. Her husband hires an in-home caregiver to help Sloane with…

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Forever, Interrupted

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  • Post published:November 29, 2023
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Elsie meets her soulmate at a pizza shop on New Year’s Day and within weeks, the two are in love and married by May. Nine days later, Ben is killed…

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None of This is True

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  • Post published:November 29, 2023
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Alie and Josie meet and realize they share the same birthday and are both 45. Alix thinks it would be fun to interview Josie for her new podcast series but…

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