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THE ENGLISH GI: WORLD WAR II GRAPHIC MEMOIR OF A YORKSHIRE SCHOOLBOY’S ADVENTURES IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

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  *I received a copy of this book for my honest review* In September 1939, Britain declares war on Germany. Bernard Sandler, a 17-year-old schoolboy from Yorkshire, is on a school trip to the United States and consequently finds himself unable to return home, separated from his close-knit Jewish family in Britain. Stranded in cosmopolitan New York for an unknown duration, he must grow up quickly. He discovers the pleasures and excitement of Broadway theatre and jazz while developing his own social circle at New York University. But just as he finds his independence, the United States declares war in December 1941, which changes his life once again. Bernard is drafted into the United States Army, joining the 26th Infantry “Yankee” Division. Eventually, he returns to Europe, serving on the front lines alongside General Patton’s Third Army during the brutal Lorraine Campaign in Northern France in the fall of 1944. The book also follows the remarkable story of Bernard's family in Engla

Jasper Vale by Devney Perry is now live!

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  Jasper Vale by Devney Perry is now live!   Eloise Eden's pride and joy is her family's hotel in Quincy, Montana. Her lifelong dream is to own The Eloise Inn. All she has to do is prove to her parents that she's the epitome of responsible. That her days of being duped and making reckless decisions are history. She's so close she can taste it. Until after one weekend in Las Vegas, she comes home married to a stranger. Jasper must have put her under a spell with those soul-deep eyes because after a single night together, they woke up husband and wife. Her only hope is to keep this marriage a secret until it's annulled. Then she'll pretend it never happened. Except Jasper begs her to stay married. To fake it for three months so she can accompany him to a wedding. Maybe she's lost her mind to agree. But her brooding husband seems desperate. It's only three months, right? Then she'll say goodbye to Jasper Vale, and with any luck, hello to

TIGHT ENDS & TIARAS by Lex Martin 99 Cents Sale

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TIGHT ENDS & TIARAS by Lex Martin 99c SALE   99c SALE! Tight Ends & Tiaras by Lex Martin is only 99c for a limited time!   “Tight Ends & Tiaras is swoony, angsty perfection!”  – Goodreads reviewer   “TOP FAV 2022 READ… Hats off to Lex Martin for this utterly EPIC masterpiece!”  – Bookaholic Dreamer   Amazon Universal:  https://bit.ly/3yin9DQ B&N:  https://bit.ly/3LsKh85 Kobo:  https://bit.ly/3y23tpn Apple Books:  https://apple.co/3Kq9LBF Google Play:  https://bit.ly/3vpeI9O   Also available in paperback & audio AMAZON Paperback:  https://amzn.to/3u4xWAq B&N Paperback:  https://bit.ly/3E1Tsvr AUDIOBOOK:  https://amzn.to/3UNRXa7   Add to your Goodreads TBR ➩  https://bit.ly/3l2JEGG   ★  USA Today bestselling author Lex Martin delivers a swoony, hot single dad romance about a college football player and the fake girlfriend he  knows  he should resist.   Football is the sole focus of my life—until a squawking baby girl, with a temper to rival my own, lands in my lap

Toe the Line by Penelope Ward

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  Title: Toe the Line Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Trope: Friends-to-Lovers Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs Photographer: Martin Traynor Model: Christian Ganon @christianganon46 Release Date: February 27, 2023 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a friends-to-lovers story spanning more than a decade… At first, I thought I’d hate spending the summer with Archie Remington—the conceited son of my parents’ friends. What I knew about Archie: he was gorgeous, pre-law, and had always treated me like I didn’t exist when we were younger. When our families bought a house together on an island in Maine, he and I were forced to share a bathroom. The boy I remembered was now a full-grown man—but with the same attitude. After a rough start, Archie and I unexpectedly started getting along one day and eventually became friends. We shared secrets and bonded during our morning jogs. I discovered that Archie had a wild spi

HEAD START AT BIRTH #1 by UMIKA, REKU HAYASE (Artist)

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Lilia, the newborn daughter of a marquis, has the memories of her previous life! With cheat-like gamer knowledge,  she aims to become the strongest girl in this new "other world!" MY REVIEW I’m liking it I do read some manga but I don't usually review them on my blog.  So far I am liking this series. It is entertaining and I find it original. I will be reading the next book for sure. It was free on Amazon Canada kindle    I give this one 4 out of 5 stars.

The Undertaker's Daughter: A Novel of Supernatural Horror by John James Minster (Review)

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*I received a copy of this book for my honest review* Don’t play with dead things. Anna Dingel is an introverted, socially inept 18-year-old raised in the family funeral home. And for some reason, her classmate Timmy—the one in the band—likes her too. After a makeover from her best friend Naomi, Anna breaks away to see him perform live, but the leader of a bad school clique attempts to assault Anna in the parking lot. Once the leader is released from jail, so begins an ever-widening maelstrom of cruel retribution, turning Anna and Timmy’s summer of love into a nightmare. In an attempt to frighten the bullies into peace, Anna and Naomi experiment with recently revealed old Jewish magic. But this ancient Abrahamic ritual doesn’t go as planned. The eldritch power Anna has unleashed takes dark and unexpected turns, endangering those she loves and forcing her to decide who she is and who she wants to be. This spine-tingling supernatural horror story is about love, forgiveness, and consequen

The Game by Vi Keeland

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  Title: The Game Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Release Date: January 16, 2023 BLURB It started out like any other Tuesday. I spent twelve hours writing algorithms for one of the largest companies in the world and then came home to work on a pet project of mine—feeding facts about the men I knew into a formula to find my perfect match before my twenties came barreling to a close. But then a man knocked on my door and handed me some papers that turned my life upside down. Apparently, a father I never knew existed had left me something in his will. That something turned out to be part ownership in a professional football team. Next thing I knew, I was learning a sport I knew nothing about by spending time with the team’s quarterback who was out with an injury, a man who my formula would definitely determine was all wrong for me. Christian Knox was too handsome and confident for his own good and could have any woman he wanted. Only lately the onl

The Game by Vi Keeland

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  Title: The Game Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Release Date: January 16, 2023 Take a sneak peek of THE GAME.   You know you want to... I tilted my head. “Can I ask you something?” He shrugged. “Sure.” “Why are you here?” “You mean at the Bruins?” I shook my head. “No, here with me at this moment. You must have plenty of other things you could be doing right now that are more fun than listening to my drivel.” “Maybe I like drivel.” I snort-laughed. “No one likes drivel.” He smiled, and his eyes dropped to my lips for a fraction of a second. “Maybe I like you .” I shifted in my seat to face him. “Why?” Christian shrugged again. “I don’t know. I think you’re interesting.” My eyes narrowed. “What about me is interesting?” “You’re a billionaire who lives in a rent-controlled apartment over a fruit stand and tried to give the team you inherited to your grandfather. What’s not interesting about you? Given your situation, most people I know would live i

Dirty Perfect Storm by Hayley Faiman

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  Book: DIRTY PERFECT STORM Author: Hayley Faiman Release Date: January 19, 2023   About the Book Legacy isn’t just his name–it is who he is. Born to ride with the Devil’s Hellions, he was made for this world as she was made for him–even if he does not deserve her.   They say that no storm can last forever.  That after  the storm, the sun will shine again.  Except they don’t know anything about this storm.  Nobody could have ever predicted him.  My storm’s name is… Legacy. He is perfectly deliciously dirty. He will ruin me.  In the end, I will beg him to do just that.        Purchase Links Amazon ➜  https://mybook.to/DirtyStorm     TBR ➜  https://bit.ly/3I7ifAs                 About the Author I was born and raised in California. My husband and I met when I was just 16. We were married a few years later, we lived in Oregon while he was in the US Coast Guard. Texas is now where we call home, where our boots rest, and where we're raising our two little boys and a chocolate lab named

No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox (REVIEW)

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*I purchase a copy of this book, Opinions are my own.*   A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Diagnosed at age 29, Michael is equally engaged in Parkinson’s advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the world’s leading non-profit funder of PD science. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. His new memoir reassesses this outlook, as events in the past decade presented addi