Audrey Ryan Writes

Book reviews, recommendations, and bookish musings from a romance and contemporary fiction lover.

Clean Sweep: A Novel
November 27, 2023 Christmas Blog

Clean Sweep: A Novel

Book Summary: Retirement was supposed to bring her time to relax. Instead, she would find a purpose. Selling her Madison Avenue ad agency for billions, Carli Morris, the self-assured career woman, pur...

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Just Do Nothing by Joanna Hardis
September 9, 2023 Reviews

Just Do Nothing by Joanna Hardis

In Joanna Hardis' thought-provoking book, Just Do Nothing, readers are taken on a journey of self-discovery and introspection. With her unique perspective and insightful storytelling, Hardis challenge...

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Kissing Asphalt by Delicia Niami
September 5, 2023 Book News

Kissing Asphalt by Delicia Niami

Book Summary: Resilience isn’t inherited. It’s a hard-fought skill forged by our ability to pick up the broken pieces of our past and remake them into something new. Meet four-year-old Delicia, a poor...

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A Long Time Dead by T.L. Bequettte
August 30, 2023 Reviews

A Long Time Dead by T.L. Bequettte

About the Book: A decade ago, it had been unthinkable when Joe Turner's life-long friend, Owen Prescott, was charged with a grisly murder. Then Owen disappeared, leaving behind a brilliant career and ...

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Polar Bear
July 17, 2023 BlogReviews

Polar Bear

It’s springtime in the Arctic, and the winter’s deep freeze is beginning to thaw. A mother polar bear and her still-young cubs set off for the arduous journey north. She is starved, eager for that fir...

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The Piano Bench
July 17, 2023 BlogReviews

The Piano Bench

The Piano Bench is the story of Josef Samson, a Jewish man born in Germany in the late 1800s who saw both world wars. During that time, he takes up relationships with three different women, abandoning...

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Summer’s End
July 14, 2023 BlogReviews

Summer’s End

When you pick up a book published by Baen, you generally know that it is going to be a very hard science fiction tale, with a lot of action and description of various high-tech gear, and that is true ...

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