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Review: Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

Love, Just In by Natalie Murray Blurb from Goodreads : Sydney TV news reporter Josephine "Josie" Larsen is approaching 30 and coming dangerously close to failing at life. Lost in a vortex of other people's career milestones, engagement parties, and baby showers, Josie is perennially single, abandoned by her globetrotting family, and invisible to her boss - except for the one time he tuned in while she was mid-panic attack on live TV. As a punishment, Josie is shipped off to cover another reporter's six-month leave at a regional bureau in Newcastle. But Josie has more waiting for her in Newcastle than yawn-inducing stories about bicycle lane protests. The city is also the domain of Zac Jameson - her best friend since high school. This should be a happy turn of events, but Zac has barely spoken to Josie for the past two years. Not si

Review: Burn (The Pretenders #3) by Tamara Lush

Burn (The Pretenders #3) by Tamara Lush Blurb from Goodreads : A second chance may be too hot to handle in this sizzling romance set in the world of Formula 1 racing.Fired in a spectacular fashion from a job she loved, Lily Onassis has resigned herself to spending her days comfort-baking in her condo. But when her father has a heart attack, her life takes an immediate U-turn. As he’s wheeled into surgery, he has one he wants Lily to take over running his Formula World Team, which includes managing their sexy star driver, Max Becker. Max and Lily have a history, and when she walked away from their affair years ago, she swore she’d never go back to racing or to Max. She wanted a quiet, drama-free life—while he was the rising star of Formula World. Back in close proximity, the two must fight their burning attraction and keep their relationship strictly professional. Lily’s got a job to do . . . and so does Max. No distrac

Review: Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody Blurb from Goodreads : Conspiracy theories from Reddit seduce a disaster-prone woman into an obsession with solving her older sister’s cold-case disappearance Ten years ago, Theodora “Teddy” Angstrom’s older sister, Angie, disappeared. Her case remains unsolved. Now Teddy’s father, Mark, has killed himself. Unbeknownst to Mark’s family, he had been active in a Reddit community fixated on Angie, and Teddy can’t help but fall down the same rabbit hole. Teddy’s investigation quickly gets her in hot water with her colleagues at the pretentious high school where she teaches English, her gun-nut boyfriend, and her long-lost half brother. Further complicating matters is Teddy’s growing obsession with Mickey, a charming amateur sleuth who is eerily keen on helping her solve the case. Bewitched by Mickey, Teddy begins losing her grip on morality. As she struggles to reconcile new information with old

Review: Sleeping with Friends (Friends and Enemies #1) by Emily Schultz

Sleeping with Friends (Friends and Enemies #1) by Emily Schultz Blurb from Goodreads : When Mia Sinclair-Kroner wakes from a coma, all she can remember are the movies she’s known and loved. Her college friends quickly assemble for a weekend party, in an effort to help her remember. But with old friends come old wounds, and it soon becomes clear that Mia’s accident might not have been an accident at all. Was it Agnes, driven by her unspoken resentments? Or Zoey, who covets everything Mia has? Have the years apart only fanned the extinguished flame between Ethan and Mia, compelling him to violence? Or did Victor, who moved away, return with an agenda? Or was it Martin, the wealthy husband, who put a country estate between Mia and her past? As old tensions and new suspicions rise, these friends must wade through their film knowledge, shared history, and everything that’s kept them apar