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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: SET IN A LARGE CITY

Read and LOVED all of these books by Renee Rosen.

Aren‘t the covers GORGEOUS?

Which ones have you read?

“This very unique book, with its collection of fifty-eight different stories, provides the reader with an entertaining glimpse into surprising, sometimes shocking, events drawn from years of life experience.”

Don‘t you just LOVE this cover?

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/3zam4mw3

Anne Fowler

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for September 2025 - Italy - Chick Lit - Women‘s Fiction

Review: https://tinyurl.com/4zp8vbb4

@rachellinden_writer
@berkleypub

SO GOOD!!

Does Laura, the au pair, have the answer to the question that no one would ever answer?

There is plenty of mystery to keep you intrigued along with Ms Rous‘s alluring writing and secretive characters.

Nothing can top a good old mystery with family secrets, right? 5/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/ye28nuds

@emmarousauthor
@berkleypub

Did you join Sheila for her annual book of the year tradition?

This is always a fun post on her blog - she has readers and authors submit photos.

THANK YOU, Sheila!!

@sheiladechantal

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for August 2025 - mystery - historical fiction

Review: https://tinyurl.com/3ys299ju

@cathy_pegau
@minotaurbooks

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TODAY‘S PROMPT: SILVER

A new husband, Paul, a dead body in the lake, and Paul leaving on a hiking trip?

What should Charlotte think about all of this especially since she saw her husband talking to the dead woman yesterday, and he denies he knows her? And to top it all off, Paul tells her to lie to the police about where he went.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/5n725my5

@kimberlybellebooks
@parkrowbooks

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#DASHINGTHROUGHDECEMBER
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: XMAS ROMANCE

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for July 2025 - for historical fiction - women‘s fiction - mystery

Review: https://tinyurl.com/2azjj94u

@juliette_fay
@gallerybooks

“A brilliant, moving coming-of-age story about a young girl named Miv on a quest to uncover the identity of the killer terrorizing her town.

But her search for the truth uncovers secrets much closer to home than she realized.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/ye8zmpsy

@jennie.godfrey
@bookmarked

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for June 2025 - historical fiction - WWII - women‘s fiction

Review: https://tinyurl.com/y7v85ypb

@authorrhysbowen
@lakeunionpublishing
@angelabookspr

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@Eggs
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: DECORATE

Have YOU read this book of Pam Jenoff‘s?

Leaving your beautiful home, having to move to the ghetto, and then forced out of the ghetto into hiding in the city sewer system.

Could this get any worse for Sadie and her family?

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/kf6z6799

@pamjenoff
@parkrowbooks

Check out all the cute graphics sent by Goodreads.

How was YOUR year of reading?

Mine was awesome - thank you to authors, publishers, publicists, and everyone who liked and commented on my posts this year.

❤️ Here‘s to another fantastic reading year in 2026!! ♥️

P. S. I actually read 114 so far!! 😃

#goodreadsyearinbooks
#12Booksof2025

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: PICTURE BOOK

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for April 2025 - historical fiction - women‘s fiction

Review: https://tinyurl.com/3ntchh2s

@falvey.patricia
@kensingtonbooks
@uplitreads

Hope to see you this week.

Do you see any books you want to check out?

@pamjenoff
@jennie.godfrey
@kimberlybellebooks
@emmarousauthor
Anne Fowler
M. J. Rose
@parkrowbooks
@bookmarked
@sourcebooks
@berkleypub
@atriabooks

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for March 2025 - for historical fiction and mystery readers.

Review: https://tinyurl.com/sydy243r

@kellymustianauthor
@sourcebookslandmark

A successful career, an ailing grandmother, a one-night stand, and a Southern family with untold secrets.

A touching, endearing book about family.

For readers who enjoy Southern living and adorable characters you wish you could spend some time with and will miss once you turn the last page.

A book that will bring you closer to your own loved ones.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2enpz3xd

@joshilyn_jackson
@williammorrowbooks

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025 and @Andrew65 of Litsy for this idea and background.

Celebrate your reading year with your favorite book from each month of 2025 beginning on 12/25 to 1/5.

My PICK for February 2025 - for historical fiction readers.

Review: https://tinyurl.com/y9ukxpmx

2/2

Readers meet twin sisters during occupied Netherlands then to Hollywood during the Red Scare.

The writing and storyline are beautiful as always with Ms. Saab‘s books.

THE STAR SOCIETY did take a bit of warming up to start, but the story ultimately will capture the attention of historical fiction fans and fans of Hollywood and you won‘t want to stop reading.5/5

@gabriellasaab_
@harpermusebooks
@uplitreads
#thestarsociety
#giftedbyuplit

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@Eggs
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: FAVORITE CHRISTMAS BOOK

I don‘t read too many Christmas-themed books, but this was enjoyable.

Review: https://tinyurl.com/9kvm6pym

“Anchored by a love story that defies time, the novel masterfully bridges two world wars, exploring the bonds of family, the weight of duty, and the ultimate cost of heroism.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/yjkt37zb

@jamesmcdevittauthor

Thank you @TheEllieMo #12BooksOf2025

Always difficult to pick one. They all were good. This one is very good - for historical fiction readers.

Review here if you want to check out the book: https://tinyurl.com/yfjrv8pm

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

I hope you have a wonderful day and received what you wanted - especially books. 📚

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: RED

Merry Christmas!!

“Crossroads delivers the kind of immersive, high-stakes tension readers crave, brilliant strategy, historical depth, and the pulse of a modern thriller.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/h4n5xusu

Steve Doherty
Stress Free Book Marketing

Joining in?

Thank you @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: COOKIES

“Tale of Love, Betrayal, and the Fall of the Knights Templar.“

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/y5n94fr2

@alisonblasdellnovels

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@Eggs
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: BELLS

The Liberty Bell - I‘m from Pennsylvania!! 😃

“A rock and roll noir set primarily in Los Angeles.

Desert Songs is a crime-adjacent novel set in the shadowy terrain where show business intersects with the Los Angeles underworld.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/49jhfez4

@danielgardner222
Close To The Bone Publishing

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: NUTCRACKER

I had to be silly and picked this photo!! 😃

Poinsettia Girl is set in 1710 Venice in the Ospedale de la Pieta - an orphanage for girls who have musical talent.

We follow the main character Agata and see how she ascends into one of the highest levels the singers can reach. Agata is a real person whose original name was Agata Farusi. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/5xwt7y9s

@jenniferwizbowskiwrites

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: CRAFT

Stopping by this week?

I hope no one has this much snow, but it will be a good excuse to stay inside and read. 😃

@jenniferwizbowskiwrites
@danielgardner222
@alisonblasdellnovels
Steve Doherty
@jamesmcdevittauthor
@joshilyn_jackson
Stress Free Book Marketing

“The author is excited to announce -“The Parts of Him I Kept” will be available on audiobook early 2026

Plus, thank you to Chronogram https://www.chronogram.com/arts/booksauthors/best-hudson-valley-books-2025/“

And the author wanted readers to know: “I am inspired by how the story moves people and it‘s such an uphill trek.”

@natasha_w

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: WHITE CHRISTMAS

I had the wrong picture. DAH!! 😃

Princess Elizabeth has become the Queen of England, and we meet her and other characters at Sandringham House.

What a lovely bustling place to be.

A lovely, lovely storyline, wonderful behind-the-scenes information about the Royals, and a beautiful read all around. 5/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/4dytybx9

@hazelgaynor
@msheatherwebb
@williammorrowbooks

FULL REVIEW JANUARY 29.

Oh my gosh. This is a book you won‘t want to miss if you read thrillers.

The main characters are simply evil and clever.

You will despise them as they continue to foil the police as they always have done and as they carry out their evil deeds.

You won‘t be able to put the book down. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

@abwrites
@harpercollins
@harlequinbooks
@htp_hive

Thank you Tatiana of @blackstonepublishing

Looks like a lovely read.

Review will be on February 28.

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: SNOWBALL

What a fun cozy thriller.

Bookstore owner Madeline and her friend Gloria were digging up the front lawn of the store to plant some roses and hit a skull.

Gloria is arrested for the murder just because she and the person buried had fought that same day, but Madeline KNOWS she didn‘t do it.

A delightful read with quirky characters. 5/5

https://tinyurl.com/mpdzv4wz

#pjnelson
#allmybones
@stmartinspress
@minotaur_books

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TODAY‘S PROMPT: WREATH

Rebecca knocks at the door of the first house she sees and asks to come in out of the rain.

Rory lets her in. She stays claiming she has lost her memory.

Has she really lost her memory?

Suspense and mystery along with great characters and a good storyline.

It is just a bit long, though, and has a tiny bit of science fiction. 5/5

REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/mrx65bxu

*Purchase Link: https://tinyurl.com/4xwfdm7a

Peter Rowlands

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TODAY‘S PROMPT: ST. NICK

How did Erin get herself into this situation?

She should have listened to her instincts and the voice of her mother and friend Lucy about rich guys.

Lots of secrets and lies in this mystery that asks these two questions: “Is it worth marrying a rich man, and who can you trust?”

A little slow and confusing at times, but it‘s worth the read, and the ending line is great. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/mtyrpa6w

@bonnietraymore

FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JANUARY 28, 2026.

Who has been murdering meteorologists in Detroit and why?

Find out in this enjoyable, cozy mystery with a lot of characters to keep track of and a great twist. 5/5

@jessiegarcia_author
#thefairweatherfriend
#jessiegarcia
@stmartinspress

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@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: HOLIDAY MYSTERY