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JAN. 2013 Free Book!
This month our Free Book is HIDDEN IN THE HEART by Catherine West, an emotionally mesmerizing drama of the relationships that define and mold a family. I reviewed this novel on Amazon, and made the same complaint there – Author Cathy West owes me quite a few hours of sleep, because I COULD NOT put…
APRIL 2017 FREE BOOK!
This year for Christmas my daughter-in-law and son gave me a copy of THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL by Nadia Hashimi. My daughter-in-law had read the novel in her reading group and fell in love with it. Set in Afghanistan, THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL portrays the difficult life of women and girls…
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