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My poor neglected blog! It’s been two months since my last post, and while I wish I could promise a return to regular entries, I have been busy doing things like writing my next book and traveling and napping, so entries will remain sporadic. But. This is not a blog about why I’m not blogging.

Two and a half months ago, THE GIRL BEFORE hit shelves. But even before that I had started receiving revie

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	The Girl Before 3.98 avg rating — 18,697 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A Pizza My Heart (Pizzathology Book 1) by Jolene Haley (Goodreads Author), Rena Olsen (Goodreads Author), Kelly deVos (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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