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“We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us at a particular stage in our lives. And our lives change. We have other favorites that give us what we most need at that particular time. But we never lose the old favorites. They're always with us. We just sort of accumulate them.”
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“She craved a tall glass of the fresh-squeezed lemonade from the pitcher she’d left chilling in the fridge. Two glasses served with a generous slice of pound cake with orange glaze icing sounded twice as nice.”
― Fur the Win
― Fur the Win
“There's only one good reason to be a writer-we can't help it! We'd all like to be rich, famous and successful, but if those are our goals, we're off on a wrong foot...I just wanted to earn enough money so I could work at home on my writing.”
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“Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade.”
― Complete Verse
― Complete Verse
Cozy Mysteries
— 24626 members
— last activity 7 hours, 13 min ago
For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more
Crime Detective Mystery Thriller Group
— 2895 members
— last activity Apr 26, 2026 12:52PM
This is a book club/group for ALL books about crime, mysteries, and thrillers. From romantic suspense, to pulp fiction, to cozy mysteries, british det ...more
Cozy Mysteries
— 304 members
— last activity Mar 14, 2026 12:45PM
Books that are a fun, quick read. The main character is an amateur sleuth, who most of the time a female. The books should have humor. Not too much,if ...more
Cat Mystery Readers
— 410 members
— last activity Mar 25, 2026 06:02PM
For those readers who love mysteries featuring cats. Books by such authors like Rita Mae Brown, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Ali Brandon, Leann Sweeney, C ...more
Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge
— 553 members
— last activity 2 hours, 50 min ago
This group is for all of those who would like to participate in the cozy mystery challenge I host on my blog Socrates' Book Review Blog. I thought I w ...more
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