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They Never Learn
✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22

They Never Learn

I love a thriller where you’re rooting for the bad guy…

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Attachments
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22

Attachments

Hi, I’m smitten with this quirky romance…

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The Roommate
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22

The Roommate

If a book could get you pregnant…

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Dopesick
✮✮✮✮, Nonfiction Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Nonfiction Repy White 5/27/22

Dopesick

This book is incredibly disheartening, frustrating, and informative…

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Just Haven't Met You Yet
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22

Just Haven't Met You Yet

An adorably upbeat romcom…

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The Guest List
✮✮✮✮, Thriller, Mystery Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Thriller, Mystery Repy White 5/27/22

The Guest List

The perfect, spooky, sinister, fall read…

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Going There
✮✮✮✮✮, Autobiography Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮✮, Autobiography Repy White 5/27/22

Going There

I cannot separate my rating of this book from my rating of Katie…

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The Boys Club
Thriller, General Fiction, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 5/27/22 Thriller, General Fiction, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 5/27/22

The Boys Club

What does it take to make it in one of the most prestigious law firms in the country…

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In Five Years
✮✮✮✮✮, Romance, General Fiction Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮✮, Romance, General Fiction Repy White 5/27/22

In Five Years

Where will you be in 5 years?…

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My Body
✮✮✮✮, Autobiography Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Autobiography Repy White 5/27/22

My Body

I was moved by this captivating compilation of essays…

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A Flicker in the Dark
✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22

A Flicker in the Dark

When I read the premise of this book, I was sold…

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Wish You Were Here
✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22

Wish You Were Here

This is the kind of book I’m dying to talk to someone about…

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When You Are Mine
✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22

When You Are Mine

Wowza, this is quite the read…

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The Collective
✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/27/22

The Collective

This book is batshit crazy…

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Weather Girl
✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22

Weather Girl

This is a very sweet romance with a surprising amount of depth…

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The Wedding Ringer
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22

The Wedding Ringer

I just had a really, really good time reading this book…

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Joyful
✮✮✮✮, Nonfiction Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Nonfiction Repy White 5/27/22

Joyful

Cracking this book open was the perfect way to start the year…

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The Maid
✮✮✮✮, Mystery Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Mystery Repy White 5/27/22

The Maid

Is there anything better than an incredibly well done mystery…

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Meet You in the Middle
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 5/27/22

Meet You in the Middle

Just a charming romcom…

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Greenwich Park
✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/26/22 ✮✮✮✮, Thriller Repy White 5/26/22

Greenwich Park

My expectations for this book were through the roof…

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This romance really took me by surprise! Great banter, deeply emotional, and well written. A romance that feels very real. Not a rom-com, definitely a “rom-dram”.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5, fiction)

I was just totally gobsmacked by this book! Brilliant, biting, and impossible to look away from. This is not a light and fluffy read! It had me running the full gamut of emotion. Rage & stress were the emotional frontrun
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I just love the way Rebecca Serle tells a story!
This is the story of the decisions we make and how they shape our lives, a story of love and loss and connection, and of mothers and daughters.

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The results are in for our 2026 Romance Novel March Madness!

At the end of 2025, I polled BR&B readers on their favorite books of the year. I took the top 60 romance responses, sprinkled in some newer releases, and voilà…. those bo
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Mabel lives on a quiet street, and if you asked any of her neighbors, she’s your typical 80-year-old woman. She’s a little crabby, a bit in everyone’s business, and she appreciates a cup of tea. No one would s

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