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Caramel and Magnolias
Caramel and Magnolias | Tess Thompson
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Crushed by a broken heart ten years ago, Cleo Tanner walked away from her acting dreams and now leads a quiet, secluded life in Seattle. Sylvia, her best friend from college, is trapped in a loveless marriage, distraught by her inability to conceive a child - until an adoption agency owner in relentless pursuit of Cleo offers to help. Just as Sylvia begins to experience a profound love that only a mother can feel, a detective approaches Cleo with disturbing questions about the adoption agency. Determined to protect her friend, Cleo jumps into a dangerous investigation that forces her to confront the ghosts of her past. Bestselling author Tess Thompson, whose debut novel Riversong touched the hearts of readers worldwide, delivers a captivating and suspenseful tale of the possibilities that await us in life and in love - if we can find the courage to get off the sidelines. A toast to friendship, motherhood, mended hearts and new beginnings, Caramel and Magnolias reminds us it's never too late to reawaken the heart.
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bookwrm526
Caramel and Magnolias | Tess Thompson
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I‘m trying to read through a backlog of books I got for cheap or free when I first got my kindle and this was one of those. Every turn was predictable and each of the main characters seemed to be defined solely by a single characteristic or behavior.

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Brooke_H
Caramel and Magnolias | Tess Thompson
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Well, I finished this book. I did want to know how it ended. Which was exactly how I thought it would end, so...predictable. And I do like the setting of the Pacific Northwest. But overall the plot is uneven, the sex scenes made me roll my eyes, and I felt like the author just could not decide if she was writing a romance or a mystery. Of course it could be both, but in this particular novel, the two pieces did not meld together well at all.

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Brooke_H
Caramel and Magnolias | Tess Thompson
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About to finish this one... It‘s a puzzler. Is it a mystery? Is it a romance? 🤔 The main male character believes that every woman naturally smells of 2 things, hence the title. 🙄 I probably smell like coffee and disdain. 😂