Danger Permeates Linda Hurtado Bond’s ‘All the Broken Girls’ [REVIEW]

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There’s a killer loose in Tampa. (Photo courtesy Canva)

She’s a journalist whose career is on the ropes. He’s a homicide detective with a prep school education and little tolerance for unsubstantiated ideas. Can they learn to work together to stop a killer dead in his tracks, or will her past come back to haunt them both and put her out of a job once and for all? Find out in Linda Hurtado Bond’s All the Broken Girls.

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Ginny Baird’s ‘Last Bride Standing’ May Be Her Best Book Yet [COVER REVEAL]

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Ginny Baird has one more wedding up her sleeve. (Photo courtesy Canva)

I still remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. There I was, standing in front of our congregation, watching Heather walk toward me in the stunning wedding dress her grandma made for her. She took my breath away and I’ve been a sucker for a wedding ever since. Apparently, author Ginny Baird feels the same way, because her forthcoming third installment in her Majestic, Maine series introduces us to one more bride with plenty of “wow factor!”

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Joe Froggers [RECIPE]

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Joe Froggers are one of our favorite New England recipes! (Photo by Jathan Fink, Jadeworks Entertainment)

One of the best parts about having lived in or traveled to lots of different places over the years is discovering new recipes from various regions. Since we love cookies, it’s no surprise that we fell in love with Joe Froggers, a cookie that seems like the love child of a snickerdoodle and a gingersnap. This recipe originates in Marblehead, Massachusetts, where Joseph Brown opened a tavern next to a frog pond with his wife Lucretia after the Revolutionary War. These molasses-spice cookies became her trademark.

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Michelle McLean’s ‘The Gunslinger’s Guide to Avoiding Matrimony’ Is the Western the World Needs Right Now [REVIEW]

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In Desperation, a gunslinger finds more than sanctuary. (Photo courtesy Canva)

He just wants a fresh start. She just wants a father who won’t embarrass her. Neither one of them is interested in marriage. But suddenly they find themselves caught in the middle of a marriage mart and unwittingly married. Will they split just as suddenly as they wed? Or could this new arrangement prove lucrative for both of them? Find out in Michelle McLean’s hilarious new romantic comedy, The Gunslinger’s Guide to Avoiding Matrimony.

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‘The Iranian Deception’ Secures Matt Scott’s Place as a Rising Star in Thriller Fiction [REVIEW]

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A new leader comes to power in Matt Scott’s The Iranian Deception. (Photos courtesy Canva)

When the CIA’s head of Iranian Affairs desk is awakened by her phone ringing in the middle of the night, she knows it can’t be good news. She picks up anyway, only to hear one of her Iranian sources tell her, “He’s dead.” Within three hours of the Supreme Leader’s death, a new one has been appointed. Does this mean peace may be imminent in the Middle East? Or will this new leader be far more dangerous than his predecessor? Find out in the second thrilling installment of Matt Scott’s Surviving the Lion’s Den series, The Iranian Deception.

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