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Christmas with the Queen: A Novel by Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb

US pub date - 10/22/24

The second I saw this, I requested it and I will admit that the first reason I wanted to reaI this was because of the late Queen. I’m the person who, the second I see a new royal or royal adjacent historical fiction book, I want to read it. Regardless of the secondary voice/story, if we’re talking the adjacent novels.  

I was fortunate enough to have the wonderful souls over at William Morrow Paperbacks approve my for this, and I literally squealed in delight when I got the approval email. But… I didn’t read it right away. Why, you may ask? Well, I’ve been reading a lot, and I’ve had a lot of stories that, though I enjoyed, I wasn’t feeling excited about. So, I didn’t want to start this when reading wasn’t as soul satisfying / life affirmingly amazing and awesome as it usually is (I hope you 

understand what I mean by that). 

After finishing a debut historical romance that was super enjoyable and really put me back into being able to really get into a new book, I started this. And can I tell you, that by the end of Queen Elizabeth’s pre-chapter 1 section, I was hooked. 

By the time I finished Jack’s first chapter, I was even more invested. 

Olive’s chapter, even more. 

And a second chance romance? Squee! It just keeps getting better!

I loved this one. Absolutely loved it. This is one I’ll get for my own audiobook collection. 

Recommended! 

Thank you to William Morrow Paperbacks and NetGalley for the DRC 

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Time to checkout #sistersandsecrets I do like Jennifer Ryan, and I really liked #themeiusedtobe #cominginjune2020 #williammorrowpaperbacks https://www.instagram.com/p/B-LfgkQAsHB/?igshid=1uqzwd3tzesqu

[bucolicbook]

The Third Wife of Faraday House: A Novel by B.R. Myers

US pub date - 8/20/24

The Third Wife of Faraday House was a fun read -

*gothic mystery

*low key tension that builds

*darkly atmospheric 

I found this paranormal thriller gripping and exciting, to say the least. I was kept wondering right up til the end. 

Enjoyable and recommended. 

Thank you to William Morrow Paperbacks and NetGalley for the DRC

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The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor by Georgie Blalock 

US pub date - 7/16/24

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Told from the point of Wallis’s personal secretary, Amelia, Wallis’s cousin who is a destitute widow (her character was based on numerous personal secretaries). Written starting at the time shortly before the marriage of David and Wallis took place, there’s history, drama, enjoyable scenery, fashion, unlikeable characters (David and Wallis), and espionage. 

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I find British royal history fascinating, and after being invited to read The Windsor Conspiracy - that cover and the synopsis decided me - I downloaded this and it pulled me right in. Ms Blalock obviously put a lot of time into research for this story and the result is terrific historical fiction that’s well written and engaging. 

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Thank you to William Morrow Paperbacks and NetGalley for the DRC

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𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕫𝕠𝕟𝕖? ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕠𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕕𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕫𝕠𝕟𝕖? • • My reading comfort zone is 💕ᖇOᗰᗩᑎᑕE💕. I’d say I read outside of that genre perhaps 2% of the time. And I’m including emails and work-related research in that number. 😂🤣😂🤣 Seriously though, I do read some books not technically categorized as romance, but basically you won’t find me reading much of anything unless there is romance in it somewhere. • • 📕📸 Almost Just Friends by @jillshalvis. • • #romancereader #ireadromance #romancenovel #whatiread #allisoisread #bookstagramming #booknanigans #romancebooksofinstagram #wildstone #almostjustfriends #jillshalvis #williammorrowpaperbacks #ficwishes https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xBvm1gATa/?igshid=yn5u2ntznxml

[apmjo]

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Do you give books as gifts? ♥ • • I do, but only to very specific people. Books are so personal and for me it’s almost like you have to earn getting a book from me. I have to know that you will cherish and respect the gift as much as I do. • • 📕📸 - another shot of Almost Just Friends by @jillshalvis. • • #romancereader #ireadromance #romancenovel #whatiread #allidoisread #readreadread #readnomatterwhat #bookstagramming #booknanigans #romancebooksofinstagram #wildstone #almostjustfriends #jillshalvis #williammorrowpaperbacks #ficwishes https://www.instagram.com/p/B5u1GM8g9El/?igshid=pshhgeg1q442

[apmjo]

ᗯᕼO Iᔕ YOᑌᖇ GO-TO ᑕOᗰᖴOᖇT ᗩᑌTᕼOᖇ, TᕼE OᑎE YOᑌ Tᑌᖇᑎ TO ᗯᕼEᑎ YOᑌ ᕼᗩᐯE ᖇEᗩᑕᕼEᗪ ᑭEᗩK ᖇEᗩᗪIᑎG ᔕᒪᑌᗰᑭ ᗩᑎᗪ ᑎEEᗪ ᗩ ᔕᕼOᐯE TO GET TᕼIᑎGᔕ ᖇOᒪᒪIᑎG ᗩGᗩIᑎ? • • Jill Shalvis is mine. Lucky for me she is a prolific author and has new books coming out often (this one comes out in January), plus she has a backlist just waiting to be explored. • • 📕📸 - Almost Just Friends by Jill Shalvis. • • #romancereader #ireadromance #romancenovel #whatiread #allidoisread #readreadread #readnomatterwhat #bookstagramming #booknanigans #romancebooksofinstagram #wildstone #almostjustfriends #jillshalvis #williammorrowpaperbacks #ficwishes https://www.instagram.com/p/B5khcs3AwGI/?igshid=yjrveilq3m2t

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#3 in @jillshalvis ‘s Wildstone series, and coming in January 2020, Almost Just Friends.• • New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Wildstone with the touching story of finding your place in the world—and the people who make it home. Piper Manning’s about as tough as they come, she’s had to be. She raised her siblings and they’ve thankfully flown the coop. All she has to do is finish fixing up the lake house her grandparents left her, sell it, and then she’s free. When a massive storm hits, she runs into a tall, dark and brooding stranger, Camden Reid. There’s a spark there, one that shocks her. Surprising her further, her sister and brother return, each of them holding their own secrets. The smart move would be for Piper to ignore them all but Cam unleashes emotions deep inside of her that she can’t deny, making her yearn for something she doesn’t understand. And her siblings…well, they need each other. Only when the secrets come out, it changes everything Piper thinks she knows about her family, herself…and Cam. Can she find a way to outrun the demons? The answer is closer than she thinks—just as the new life she craves may have already begun • • #romancereader #ireadromance #bookstagramming #booknanigans #romanceboojsofinstagram #wildstone #almostjustfriends #jillshalvis #williammorrowpaperbacks #ficwishes https://www.instagram.com/p/B2oh2jlgAyr/?igshid=vvx5z6oksaq7