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Fake It ‘Til You Make It by Laura Carter – Hilarious, Pleasant, and Sweet!

Abbey Mitchell and Ted Thomas end up as neighbours, and they both put up a brave face each, trying to hide their own heartbreak and career problems. As they get to know each other better, they truly empathize and show support – Abbey needs a fake date for her parents’ vow renewal ceremony and Ted agrees to be her fake new boyfriend. Fake It ‘Til You Make It is a pleasant and funny rom-com novel that begins with a fast-paced first part, then has a slow-burn middle, but there is a high-stakes climax. For contemporary romance readers, this book would make a good weekend read.

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How Not to Kill Your Houseplants by Trisha Bora- Your Handbook for Plant Care

How Not to Kill Your Houseplants is a practical, easy-to-read and easy-to-understand handbook that bridges the gap between interior design and basic botany. It is visually engaging, and serves as a great confidence booster for anyone who wants to be a plant parent but is unsure of the dos and don’ts. If you want a green home without the stress of scientific research, this book serves as the perfect roadmap for building your own, small garden.

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Silenced Girls by Roger Stelljes: An Engaging Serial killer Thriller Novel

Silenced Girls is a page-turning thriller novel, so it is no wonder that the book has been a best-seller that is loved by lots of thriller fans. This is only the first book in the Agent Tori Hunter series. Here and there, the pace may slow down a bit, but mostly, Roger Stelljes keeps the reader engaged with a fast or at least even pace. If you like serial killer plots that have complete stories with writing that keeps you effortlessly interested and if you can overlook some logical flaws, you should give this a try.

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A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – The Sherlock Holmes Debut Novel

This is the first novel in a series of four stand-alone Sherlock Holmes novels. This book is narrated from the perspective of Dr Watson, a surgeon who worked in war zones but returns to London and becomes the roommate of the smartest man he has ever met, the “consulting detective” Sherlock Holmes. In a case considered highly complicated, Watson watches Holmes solving the case with so much ease. How could Holmes investigate and solve cases so effortlessly?

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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown – A Highlyly Unrealistic, Fast-Paced Thriller

Angels and Demons is a fast-paced thriller novel that blends themes of science-fiction, art, history, religion, and world politics. This is the first novel in a series of standalone thriller books featuring the lead character Robert Langdon. A high-stakes crime has occurred and the clues left by the criminals indicate that an ancient, dangerous cult has resurfaced after a long time of hiding away. This is Langdon’s area of academic expertise, so he is brought to the location, and he learns that there is not much time left before the ticking bomb could cause mass murder or whatever the criminals have planned. Can he help stop the incident?

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A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry

A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry – Is This Novella a Fitting Sequel?

In this sequel to The Perfect Child, Janie, an eighteen-year-old is released from juvenile detention, and this is the talk of the small town because Janie was one of the most violent, sociopathic children. She had gone through severe torture, abuse, and neglect during her childhood, so she herself was a victim, but she had murdered two people when she was a child and had severely harassed and tortured roommates, peers, and others she lived with. Now, though, she has changed her name, she claims to have changed as a person, she has published a bestseller book detailing her past, and is promoting the same, blaming the Bauers, the couple who adopted her when she was a troubled kid. While Janie advocates that everyone deserves second chances, Hannah Bauer is certain that Janie couldn’t have changed. The plot thickens with unbelievable acts of torture and smart plot twists.

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Preacher: Book 1 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon – An Intense, Fast-Paced, Gripping Comic

Rever’nd Jesse Custer is a preacher at the church in the small town of Annville. He was a man of crime in the past, he is a skilled fighter trained in combat to fight against many people at once, and he has a dark past in Angelville that he does not talk about, but he left that life when he developed his faith and moved to Annville to become a preacher. One day, a supernatural, divine power called “Genesis”, an entity that is born of both goodness and evil, attacks his church, killing everyone there except for Jesse. This attack gives Jesse superpowers, mainly “the Word of God”, which compels any listener to obey whatever Jesse commands them to do, making him just as powerful or even more powerful than God himself.

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Murder on The Orient Express by Agatha Christie – An Enjoyable Thriller Novel

In this classic by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot travels from one country to another by a train named the Orient Express, along with co-passengers from different countries. It snows heavily, so the train gets stranded on the way. Shocking everyone, a murder happens on the train, and M. Bouc requests Poirot to investigate the case, assuring that they all will cooperate. Because it appears to be an interesting case, the detective agrees.

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These Cold Strangers by J. T. Ellison – A Dark Short Story

Addison Blake has moved far away from the home and the town she grew up in after her entire family and her boyfriend were murdered in their own home when she was a young girl, out partying with her friends. Initially, even the police blamed her. Even though she is far away now, she is still under medication and therapy and carries a massive survivor’s guilt. Call it fate or coincidence, but she is made to visit her past. How will that turn out?

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