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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|

Whispers and Lies

Secrets and Lies and Loneliness Author: Joy Fielding Terry Painter is a quiet, unassuming person. She works by day as a nurse at a facility dedicated to caring for elderly, terminal patients. She lives in the house she inherited from her mother, covered in floral prints and filled with a collection of antique lady’s head vases. She works holidays and weekends. She is alone and lonely, a caring soul, forty-years old, still looking for a place in the world to call her own. She’s the perfect victim. The first time Terry rented out the separate guesthouse to a young woman named [...]

Frances Carden2026-07-27T20:01:31-07:00July 27th, 2026|Tags: book review, fiction, Joy Fielding, read, reading, thriller|

Hypnotist’s Love Story, The

"You weren't meant to admit, even to yourself, how badly you wanted love." Author: Liane Moriarty Ellen O’Farrell lives in the beautiful, glass-lined sea house she inherited from her grandparents. As a practicing hypnotherapist, she understands that location is everything. She has seen how the light playing across the wall, how the gentle sight and sound of the ocean helps her clients open to their own inner knowledge. There’s just one thing missing from this idyllic life: another person to share it with. She thinks she may have found that in Patrick. It’s early days yet, but something about their dates [...]

Frances Carden2026-07-26T16:24:49-07:00July 26th, 2026|Tags: book review, fiction, Liane Moriarty, read, reading, romance|