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#OwnVoices is a term coined by the writer Corinne Duyvis, and refers to an author from a marginalized or under-represented group writing about their own experiences/from their own perspective, rather than someone from an outside perspective writing as a character from an underrepresented group.

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The Fling by Rebekah Weatherspoon: Audiobook Review

The Fling by Rebekah Weatherspoon is an erotic romance that is sexy and romantic all at once. Annie Collins is just three months away from her wedding. She has always

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Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole: Book Review

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole is a lovely rich girl/poor girl, second chance romance. As the person who runs the Prince of Thesolo’s life, it’s rare for Likotsi

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Catch Me When I’m Falling by Cheryl A. Head: Book Review

Catch Me When I’m Falling by Cheryl A. Head is the third book in the Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Series. A few cases have made Charlie Mack question her career

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Wake Me When It’s Over by Cheryl A. Head: Book Review

Wake Me When It’s Over by Cheryl A. Head is the second book in the Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Series. Charlie Mack and her talented team of private investigators have

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Lex Files by Celeste Castro: Book Review

Lex Files by Celeste Castro is set in a small town in rural Idaho with a big problem. Something is terrorizing a nature preserve nearby. Some think it’s the Lake

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Bury Me When I’m Dead by Cheryl A. Head: Book Review

Bury Me When I’m Dead by Cheryl A. Head is the first book in the Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Series. Do what you love and success will be right around

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Falling into Place by Sheryn Munir: Book Review

Falling into Place by Sheryn Munir is a tantalizing and slow burning, friends to lovers romance set in the bustling city of Delhi, India.  Sameen is a successful commissioning editor for

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That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole: Book Review

That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole is one of a trio of historical romance novellas (published as Hamilton’s Battalion) inspired by the musical Hamilton and the way it held

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Heart Stopper by RJ Samuel: Book Review

Heart Stopper by RJ Samuel is a medical thriller set in Ireland and featuring a woman of colour. Dr Priya Joseph is a medical researcher and coder working in Galway

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An Outsider Inside by R J Samuel: Book Review

An Outsider Inside by R J Samuel is the last book I read in 2017 and it also happens to be the very best book I read all year. It’s

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