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A contemporary romance with a lot of produce puns

December 27, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Wanting to prove to herself that she can manage on her own, Roxie Callahan moved all the way across the country, away from her somewhat flakey, alternative diner-managing mother and her constant string of usually unhappy infatuations. Roxie has put herself through culinary school and is working hard to establish herself as a private chef to wealthy Hollywood wives. But when a moment of distraction means she screws up with a very important client, it seems as if most of her client base are happy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, Alice Clayton, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, farming, Hudson Valley, Malin, Nuts, small town life

Malin's CBR8 Review No:127 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, Alice Clayton, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, farming, Hudson Valley, Malin, Nuts, small town life ·
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Find out who you are and do it on purpose

September 24, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars Willowdean “Will” Dickson is a teenager in a small town in Texas, with nothing much to recommend it, except being home of the oldest beauty pageant in the state (possibly the country, I don’t remember). The Miss Teen Bluebonnet is a big deal and Will’s mother’s biggest claim to fame is that she won it when she was young, and still fits into the evening dress she wore. She now wears it every year, as she presents the pageant. Will is not skinny […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, contemporary fiction, dumplin, friendship, julie murphy, Malin, small town life, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:105 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, contemporary fiction, dumplin, friendship, julie murphy, Malin, small town life, Young Adult ·
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A nice contemporary romance without too much angst

June 28, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Lily Danville grew up in Cedar Ridge, Colorado, and loved hiking the mountain trails or climbing the rock faces in the summer, or skiing the challenging slopes in the winter. She was happy there, until tragedy struck and she lost half her family over the course of a few weeks. She’s never forgiven herself and wasn’t ever planning on returning. Having lost her job in a fashionable salon in San Diego and pretty much been blacklisted in the industry, she desperately needs a job, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Cedar Ridge, Contemporary Romance, Jill Shalvis, Malin, RITA nominee, Second Chance Summer, small town life

Malin's CBR8 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Cedar Ridge, Contemporary Romance, Jill Shalvis, Malin, RITA nominee, Second Chance Summer, small town life ·
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Not as entertaining as her historical novels

June 19, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Actor John Tennessee McCord was the star of a long-running TV show, but recently, his career has taken a bit of a dive. Having been one half of a big Hollywood power couple and then being rather publically dumped last year certainly hasn’t helped. Now he’s got a new TV series lined up about the California gold rush and while scouting out the locations for it, his pickup truck breaks down in Hellcat Canyon. Not that he minds all that much, as the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Hot in Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, movie stars, small town life

Malin's CBR8 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Hot in Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, movie stars, small town life ·
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If she wasn’t such a prolific writer, this book would suggest that Nora Roberts had a second career as an interior decorator

November 15, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars for the story, 0.5 stars for the excellent narration Shelby Foxworth is only 24 when her husband dies in a boating accident, leaving her a widow with a three-year-old daughter. Shortly after her husband’s death, she discovers that the man who swept her off her feet and who she believed was rich and successful, was in fact a swindler and a con man, leaving her with mountains of debt. Going through his papers, she finds evidence not only that he cheated on her, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Audible, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Nora Roberts, small town life, Suspense, the Liar

Malin's CBR7 Review No:118 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Audible, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Nora Roberts, small town life, Suspense, the Liar ·
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