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Book Rec: The 12 Dogs of Christmas by Susan Wiggs

Audiobook narrated by Sophie Amoss (8 hours, 14 minutes)

If you enjoy romance and dog rescue this book is for you!

Brenda Malloy hates Christmas, but when the dog rescue she tirelessly volunteers for needs a second transport driver, she steps up to the plate. She has just enough time to help drive from Houston, TX to Avalon, NY and back before Christmas... only nothing goes as it was planned.

Enter a blinding snowstorm, an escaped rescue dog, and paramedic Adam Bellamy and Brenda's plans go out the window. This novel is about keeping the magic of the season, and Brenda finding herself along the way.

The narrator has a pleasant voice and the the novel moves along at a decent pace, creating an enjoyable listening experience. There are some curse words and some sexual situations, so this isn't a completely clean read, but it's a delightful story.

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Honorary Dogbrarian Sophie Photoshoot Bloopers ⬇️

This was Sophie's very first time modeling for a book photo.

She did great!

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The Purrfect Romance (1995) by Jennifer Blake, Robin Lee Hatcher, and Susan Wiggs

He loves without question. He is strong and silent, tender yet tough. He's all any woman would ever want. In a cat, that is. Now three bestselling, award-winning authors are brought together in this wonderful new collection of historical romances filled with piery passion, glorious love, and fearless felines. All three stories--a young woman who dares to tame both a wild animal and a cold-blooded assassin, a dressmaker whose prayers are about to be answered, and the enchanted daughter of a Welsh chieftain drawn to her clan's prisoner--feature a special cat in the starring role. Settle into your favorite chair with your one and only warming your lap, and get ready to lose yourself in these tales of purrfectly delightful romance.

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Little Book Review: Romance Round-Up (May-December 2022)

It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (2005): In the second installment of Kleypas's influential Wallflower Quartet, outspoken American heiress Lillian Bowman is looking for a husband at stuffy Lord Westcliff's weeks-long house party. Lord Westcliff is decidedly not on the menu, thanks to the huge stick up his ass, but we all know how that goes. This novel was a little slow, but solid and sexy. I probably wouldn't have even minded the pace if I were a little more into uptight aristocrats or feisty American heiresses in romance. Also, say what you will about love triangles, but Lillian's flirtation with villain/future-hero Lord St. Vincent added some nice tension.

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (2006): In the third Wallflower book, debilitatingly shy heiress Evangeline "Evie" Jenner is desperate to escape her abusive maternal relatives so she can be with her dying father, who runs a London gambling house, and also avoid being forced to marry her cousin. She offers marriage to ne'er-do-well Lord St. Vincent, who's rather short on cash because his dad cut him off. She doesn't have high expectations, given that he was a real piece of shit in the last book, but he's good in bed, he's nice to her dad, and he has some good ideas about how to manage her dad's gambling house. Based on largely anecdotal evidence, I believe this is one of the most beloved romance novels of the 2000s, and I can see why. St. Vincent is an engaging chaotic bitch hero and Evie is both endearing and proactive. It didn't hit me as hard as some villain-hero romances (like To Have and to Hold, Shadowheart, Duke of Sin, and A Lady's Code of Misconduct), but I enjoyed it a lot.

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (2006): In the fourth Wallflower book, Daisy Bowman, Lillian's fanciful younger sister, is issued an ultimatum by her dad to find a husband, or else marry the man of his choice. The man of his choice is Matthew Swift, an austere Bostonian entrepreneur whom Daisy finds soul-crushingly boring...but is her assessment fair or right? This is probably the least-loved Wallflower book, and I get why. It doesn't have a strong unifying concept or concrete stakes. Daisy's dad gives her a long timeline, she doesn't lack for acceptable prospects, and she can go live with her loving sister if worse comes to worse. Matthew, for his part, isn't actually on board with the ultimatum; he's in love with Daisy, but won't tell her because he's harboring a Dark Secret, plus he's not a mustache-twirling villain. So, most of the romance is them tentatively circling each other, forgetting more and more of the reasons they can't be together. And, honestly, I was so into it. Kleypas makes uncommonly excellent use of former protagonists as well. The three former couples, rather than being static and boring, are still going through struggles in the background despite being happily married. It's also really sweet how they come through for Matthew in his hour of need.

The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne (2015): Farah Mackenzie is a clerk for Scotland Yard who holds herself out as a respectable widow. Dorian Blackwell is a powerful underworld figure who kidnaps her out of the blue, claiming that he (a) knew her tragically dead young husband in prison and (b) wants to marry her as part of a byzantine plan to gain power in society. This book is an absolutely wild ride, with secret identities and marriages between ten-year-olds and romantic kidnappings. It does kind of lose steam after they leave the gorgeous kidnapping island, though.

Someone to Cherish by Mary Balogh (2021): Lydia Tavernor lived for years in the shadow of her husband, a magnetic and zealous vicar, and even after his heroic death (during which he saved a child from drowning), she's continued to be quiet and self-effacing. Then, at a small party, she finds herself feeling unexpectedly attracted to her amiable neighbor, Major Harry Westcott. Harry has suffered his own disappointments, namely losing the position in society he'd been raised for when his father's bigamy was revealed and suffering years of ill health due to horrific injuries sustained in the Napoleonic Wars. Although both are gun-shy due to their experiences, they crave intimacy and begin a no-strings-attached relationship. This romance had so much potential. I was invested in both characters and intrigued by the late husband's post-death effect on the characters' small community; I felt like there was going to be some exploration of how devotion to the memory of a good person (or maybe just a person who seemed to be good) can be twisted and make people act in cruel ways. Unfortunately, Balogh decided to go hard on demonizing an obviously troubled child character and having the hero and heroine bond over bullying him.

Jewel of the Sea by Susan Wiggs (1993): Roughly a decade after October Wind, which followed a bunch of characters in the several years leading up to Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas, a new crop of young people have to navigate life in both hemispheres. There's Armando, resentful son of the unethical Rafael/Catalina/Santiago throuple from the first book; Paloma, resourceful daughter of Spanish-nobleman-turned-Jewish-refugee Joseph and Taino wise woman Anacaona from the first book; Gabriella, lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon and daughter of troubled Mercedes; and Will, Jewish-Spanish-English musician and chronic simp. The sequel is an improvement over the first book, in the sense that Columbus and Queen Isabella aren't major characters, but the cast of original characters is a little weaker. October Wind had three great characters (Joseph, Santiago, and Catalina), one underused one (Anacaona), and one annoying one. Jewel of the Sea has one great character (Gabriella), one underused but interesting one (Paloma), one pleasant but not terribly fascinating one (Will), and one annoying one (Armando).

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole (2021): Makeda Hicks, eternal people-pleaser, is forced to move back in with her hotel-owner grandma after losing her job and live-in girlfriend on the same day. Burdened by a childhood where she had to parent her own mother, who struggled with alcoholism and was obsessed with the possibility that she was a long-lost royal, Makeda isn't amused when Beznaria Chetchevaliere, a detective hired to find the lost royal heir to Ibarania, turns up on her doorstep. However, pressing financial obligations and Beznaria's unconventional charisma make her take a chance. This one didn't really work for me. Makeda's a terrific heroine, but Beznaria is cartoonish, the couple spends too much time on a cargo ship, and Cole apparently still can't write a well-paced ending.

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“Palavras de sabedoria de Blythe”

A Livraria dos achados e perdidos

_ Susan Wiggs

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Review: The Mistress

Synopsis: October 8, 1871 — One small spark ignites the entire city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But amid the chaos, a case of mistaken identity leads to an unexpected new love. As the historic fire ignites across town, Kathleen O’Leary finds herself dressed in borrowed diamonds and silk, enjoying a lavish masquerade. The penniless maid has caught the eye of Dylan Francis…

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Os livros estavam vivos de uma maneira especial. Logo após a capa, cada personagem tinha sua vida, seus dramas, seus amores e desamores, suas confusões, seus problemas. Mesmo se estivesse fechado na prateleira, o livro tinha vida própria. Quando alguém o abria, a mágica acontecia.

A Livraria dos Achados e Perdidos.

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You're never alone when you're reading a book.

Susan Wiggs

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2023 Book List 📚

@bashfulbunny had the great idea to post what we read in 2023 and comment or reblog what you read so that we can all share our lists with each other 😊

Here is my list:

Icebreaker- Hannah Grace

Credence- Penelope Douglas

Birthday Girl- Penelope Douglas

Punk 57- Penelope Douglas

The Love Hypothesis- Ali Hazelwood

Archer's Voice- Mia Sheridan

Travis- Mia Sheridan

Twisted Love- Ana Huang

Twisted Games- Ana Huang

Twisted Hate- Ana Huang

Twisted Lies- Ana Huang

It Happened one Summer- Tessa Bailey

Hook, Line, and Sinker- Tessa Bailey

Fix Her Up- Tessa Bailey

Wreck the Halls- Tessa Bailey

Window Shopping- Tessa Bailey

Satan's Affair- H.D. Carlton

Haunting Adeline- H.D. Carlton

Hunting Adeline- H.D. Carlton

Does it Hurt- H.D. Carlton

Scarred- Emily McIntire

Hooked- Emily McIntire

Wretched- Emily McIntire

Twisted- Emily McIntire

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder- Holly Jackson

The Simple Wild- K.A. Tucker

The Ritual- Shantel Tessier

The Housemaid- Freida McFadden

The Housemaid's Secret- Freida McFadden

Ward D- Freida McFadden

Never Lie- Freida McFadden

The Inmate- Freida McFadden

Verity- Colleen Hoover

It Ends with Us- Colleen Hoover

It Starts with Us- Colleen Hoover

Ugly Love- Colleen Hoover

November 9- Colleen Hoover

Maybe Someday- Colleen Hoover

Maybe Now- Colleen Hoover

The Silent Patient- Alex Michaelides

The Seven Husband's of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid

Saving Noah- Lucinda Berry

Forbidden Hearts- Corinne Michael's

Den of Vipers- K.A. Knight

Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame- Rebecca Yarros

Losers Part 1-Harley Laroux

Losers Part 2-Harley Laroux

By a Thread- Lucy Score

The Christmas Fix- Lucy Score

Say You Swear- Meagan Brandy

Hearts Reclaimed- Ayla Asher

The Fine Print- Lauren Asher

Terms and Conditions- Lauren Asher

The Mindf*ck Series- S.T. Abby

That One Night- Emily Rath

Pucking Around- Emily Rath

Pucking Ever After Vol. 1- Emily Rath

Anyone and You- Jack Whitney

Trick Shot- Kayla Grosse

The 12 Dogs of Christmas- Susan Wiggs

Tangled in Tinsel- Trilina Pucci

Love and Other Words- Christina Lauren

In a Holidaze- Christina Lauren

The Surgeon- Leslie Wolfe

Where the Crawdads Sing- Delia Owen's

The Last Thing He Told Me- Laura Dave

The Nightingale- Kristin Hannah

Ladling with Luke- D.E. Bartley

Resting Scrooge Face- Meghan Quinn

Lovelight Farms- B.K. Borison

The Plight Before Christmas- Kate Stewart

A Very Merry Mistake- Lyra Parish

Feel free to add your lists so we can all get some new recommendations! 💕

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"Era estranho como o amor que um dia havia preenchido a vida de alguém pudesse simplesmente desaparecer, como uma nuvem no vento. Para onde iam aqueles sentimentos? Talvez se dissolvessem ou se transformassem em algo útil, como sabedoria, experiência de vida ou determinação para evitar que o coração se envolvesse daquele jeito de novo."

- Susan Wiggs.

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Read More 2023 Foodies

Fiction The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Romance For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs The Cowboy Cookie Challenge by Lori Wilde

Mystery The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by A.L. Herbert

Classics A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Young Adult Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Non-fiction Take the Cannoli by Sarah Vowell The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Marathon County Public Library book clubs: September

Enjoy!

As the Page Turns Book Club: “The Lost and Found Bookshop” by Susan Wiggs Sept. 9. Natalie Harper feels she must sell the bookshop she’s inherited to pay for her grandfather’s care. But he refuses to acquiesce and renovation of the store and its studio apartment push her life in a whole new direction. 1 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer] Marathon City Book Club: “The Night Circus” by Erin…

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I’m honestly way into the sexy evil Henry VIII in this romance novel.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Book- The Apple Orchard; The Bella Vista Chronicle- Susan Wiggs, Paperback Book.

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Review: Welcome to Beach Town

Synopsis: Beloved  New York Times  bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian’s speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core. “Readers will savor sunny skies and perfect surf in this stunning new novel, but one thing is for In this Beach Town, there is…

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1st POV. He's a hockey coach who is raising his niece. She's the new spirited nanny.

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Second chance. He's a former DEA agent, she's a widowed heiress. He's hired as a bodyguard after her late husband's suspicious death.

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$0.99 ✦ Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs

He was a combat medic who became a national hero and is now trying to hide out from the press. She's the single mom next door.

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$1.99 ✦ It Had to Be a Duke by Vivienne Lorret

Spinster + Duke + fake engagement. Their families are sworn enemies.

Historical Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/4aJNGfs

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Shy chemist discovers a formula guaranteed to attract the opposite sex, but the wrong man, a bad boy lawyer, accidentally takes the first trial of the potion.

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