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Unwritten Rules of Magic, The

Be Careful What You Wish For Author: Harper Ross All Emerson has ever wanted is stability in her life. A father who supports her writing. A mother who turns to family and not drink. A romance that works out. A daughter who shares her hopes and fears. But of course, stability is just a covering for control. Emerson is desperately afraid of the pain and uncertainty of life. She wants everything to work out – and don’t we all. So, what would you do, then, if you had the ability to wish away all the bad things, to wrestle control back [...]

Frances Carden2026-08-29T14:14:05-07:00August 29th, 2026|Tags: book review, drama, fiction, Harper Ross, magical realism, read, reading, romance, second chances, The Unwritten Rules of Magic|

Husband’s Secret, The

“Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever.” Author: Liane Moriarty Do you ever really know another person? What haunts their past, what they are capable of, what keeps them up at night? Cecilia Fitzpatrick thinks she knows everything there is to know about her perfect husband, John-Paul, and her three daughters. As a matter of fact, she is secretly longing for a bit of drama, something to take her out of herself, to spice up the day, to infuse some heady emotions into her life. As they say, be careful what you wish for, it might come true. One [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-19T15:29:14-07:00June 19th, 2026|Tags: chick lit, drama, fiction, Liane Moriarty, read, reading|

Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay

If You Could Write Your Own Happy Ending, Would You? Authors: Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman Just as Thea’s life is becoming picture-perfect – new book reaching bestselling status, handsome husband, baby on the way – tragedy strikes. And the thing is, she made it happen. Thea has a certain way with words – a way she has never told anyone about. The first time she wrote something into being, she told no one. Perhaps it was just a coincidence. But with her husband dying the same way her main character does in her novel, Thea becomes convinced that there is [...]

Frances Carden2026-05-31T12:29:28-07:00May 31st, 2026|Tags: book review, chick lit, drama, read, reading, romance|