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Karen R is 50% done with The Bookshop of 99 Doors
This one is keeping up reading in the wee hours of the night. No one writes a spooky gothic dual timeline with a clean romance and inspirational undertones quite like Jaime Jo Wright!
Mar 05, 2026 08:59AM Add a comment
The Bookshop of 99 Doors

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Karen R is 50% done with Whispers at Painswick Court
Very good as usual! Some mystery, subtle romance vibes, friendships formed, many secrets uncovered.
Dec 23, 2025 08:16AM Add a comment
Whispers at Painswick Court

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Karen R is 50% done with K-9 National Park Defenders (Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit)
Good first story set in another of Washington's National Parks--the North Cascades and Lake Quinalt near Olympic NP. Plenty of action and suspenseful moments, interspersed with clean romance. This pair had a history from another book, so they pick up the pieces and get a second chance to forgive and move on. 4.5 stars
Dec 11, 2025 09:28AM Add a comment
K-9 National Park Defenders (Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit)

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Karen R is 50% done with Where We Belong: An Orphan Train Novel
Excellent read with heart-tugging characters, especially the younger children. This author really knows how to integrate spiritual truths with the character's dilemmas in realistic ways. She knows how to get inside their head and show their perspective too. Love the character of Uncle Scotty.
Nov 20, 2025 09:07AM Add a comment
Where We Belong: An Orphan Train Novel

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Karen R is 70% done with The Lost Story of Via Belle
Very good story! A story within a story. Kept me up reading late into the night. :)
Nov 13, 2025 08:01AM Add a comment
The Lost Story of Via Belle

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Karen R is 15% done with The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House
Started this one last night and it kept me up for awhile. :) It is set in 1901,
England, Northumberland area. Reminds me of Dicken's Bleak House with interesting characters and a similar plot. Kind of gothic but not too dark. A good Autumn read!
Sep 23, 2025 11:01AM Add a comment
The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House

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Karen R is 75% done with Dastardly Deeds Down on the Farm: 4 Cozy Mysteries
All enjoyable cozy mysteries so far. The 3rd one is on a chicken farm with multiple suspects. All of them are written from the main character's point of view. A hint of romance too.
Sep 15, 2025 12:24PM Add a comment
Dastardly Deeds Down on the Farm: 4 Cozy Mysteries

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Karen R is 49% done with Dastardly Deeds Down on the Farm: 4 Cozy Mysteries
Finished the first 2 stories in this fun cozy mystery collection, and both were good! The first is set on a hog farm with multiple suspects and a little bit of romance too. I especially enjoyed the second one set on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Well done.
Sep 13, 2025 08:20AM Add a comment
Dastardly Deeds Down on the Farm: 4 Cozy Mysteries

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Karen R is on page 30 of 320 of The Red Cottage
Wow, impressed with the characters, plot and writing of this story. Pulled me in from the start. Wondering what direction it will go. Reminds me a little of a cross between Jamaica Inn and Jane Eyre, if that's possible.
Aug 14, 2025 01:48PM Add a comment
The Red Cottage

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Karen R is 40% done with Once Upon a Christmas Carol
Enjoying this one a lot. :) Better than a Hallmark movie, for sure.
Jun 20, 2025 08:00AM Add a comment
Once Upon a Christmas Carol

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Karen R is 40% done with Desire of my Heart (Shumard Oak Bend #1)
A lot more depth to this story than it seemed at the start. Many good moments of faith interspersed with prayers in times of need, and seeking guidance. Love Grammie and litttle Thomas.
Jun 17, 2025 09:47AM Add a comment
Desire of my Heart (Shumard Oak Bend #1)

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Karen R is 25% done with The Heart of Bennet Hollow: A Southern Historical Romance Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
Loving this so far! It is like an American version of Pride and Prejudice set in the early 1900's in a coal mining town. Very cleverly done.
May 17, 2025 07:55AM 1 comment
The Heart of Bennet Hollow: A Southern Historical Romance Retelling of Pride and Prejudice

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Karen R is 65% done with Love and Order
Enjoying this book so far, quite a good story about 3 separated siblings reunited, with a plotline that ties them all together.
Feb 24, 2025 11:55AM Add a comment
Love and Order

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Karen R is 70% done with Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
Incredible women and what they achieved was amazing. Sad what they had to deal with though.
Feb 01, 2025 11:12AM Add a comment
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS

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Karen R is on page 215 of 328 of Sugar Birds
Wow, quite a story. Reminds me of Sean Dietrich, Katie Powner, and Lisa Wingate with grit.
Jan 21, 2025 09:33AM Add a comment
Sugar Birds

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