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Well written! I think I prefer this author‘s more suspenseful romance, but this book was certainly tugging on my heartstrings. I teared up at several points. The redemption arcs are well done. The way the characters grow throughout the novel is beautiful and made sense to me. If you enjoy contemporary inspirational romance, then give it a try. #cleanread #inspirational #romance

I just started this one last night and am already enjoying it. Susan May Warren usually does a good job and I can‘t wait to see how this story unfolds. #currentlyreading #woundedhero #inspirational #romance

This character study set in a small town is both devastating and hopeful. It is a quiet read, one giving the reader access to the secrets and sorrows of the lives of those living in Dalton. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/10/review-road-to-dalton-by-shannon-bowring...

For those who loved The Road to Dalton for our #EuropaCollective #BuddyRead, the 3rd book in the trilogy will release in the USA on Oct 7, 2025

A delightful little collection of essays and columns that were published on a weekly basis over the course of many years in Chris Bohjalian‘s local newspaper in Vermont. The columns are reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of life in a small town while also recognizing its place in the larger world around it. I thoroughly enjoyed Bohjalian‘s nonfiction voice.

Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 9th book, Idyll Banter from 2003. This was a collection of my favorite columns from my first ten years writing "Idyll Banter," a newspaper column that ran every Sunday in the Burlington Free Press, as well as some of my favorite longer essays I wrote for the Boston Globe Magazine, Reader's Digest, and other magazines.

@CSeydel my heart is full of so many emotions after reading this beautiful book. I loved every minute of it. I wish I could write more but I‘m really just basking in this feeling that will without a doubt develop into a book hangover. Thank you for putting this on your list! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ #auldlangspine #ALSpine @monalyisha

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

This is a quietly powerful novel in stories following the residents of a small Maine town, their secret hopes and fears, the ordinariness of their daily lives and their major turning points. Beautiful read and my second of the year that I owe to #Europacollective

For a quarter century, I wrote a weekly column for the Burlington Free Press called “Idyll Banter.” Right now, the ebook collecting the best of the first ten years is on sale for $1.99. Treat yourself!

Recommended by a bookseller at Galena Book and Paper, she said it was one of the best books she had read recently and one of the owner's recent favorites. I hadn't heard of it yet, but it was too good of a recommendation to pass up. It's a quiet novel about the residents of a small-town in Maine and a reminder of the complex lives people lead behind their public faces. Beautifully written! I will read whatever this debut author puts out next.