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About LanierHgts

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LanierHgts's Reviews:

Thank you Little_plat!

December 5, 2024 by LanierHgts Leave a Comment

Perfect reading for nursing a head cold and also while it is too cold to be expected to go outside!

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange

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Like Pretty Woman in a tropical setting

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

July 31, 2024 by LanierHgts 1 Comment

CBR Bingo – Rings. Marriage. Caution: Spoilers. Anna Green and Liam “West” Weston were divorced and went their separate ways after they finished their studies at UCLA. Their sham marriage was just so they could get inexpensive housing on campus. Three years later, Anna finds herself with a fine arts degree, jobless, no prospects to sell her art, and saddled under her dad’s medical bills. She gets a surprise visit from West, the handsome, extremely wealthy heir apparent to the Weston Foods supermarket chain. West […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr16bingo, Christina Lauren, Romance

LanierHgts's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr16bingo, Christina Lauren, Romance ·
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Thanks Teresaelectro!

January 9, 2024 by LanierHgts Leave a Comment

A very belated thank you to Teresaelectro for the books you sent in the 2023 book exchange. You knew what I wanted even if I had no idea what I wanted. The list of suggested books is also really welcome! 🙂

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A Story About How Great Books Are

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

May 15, 2023 by LanierHgts Leave a Comment

I found this in one of the many Free Little Library boxes in my neighborhood. Admittedly I chose it for it’s title. This story starts with Grace Bennett and her friend, Vivienne (Viv), two small town country girls arriving in London full of youth an energy and ready to live it up. They are 23. It is 1939. A series of bad family circumstances force them to leave their village.  Both women move into the house of Mrs. Weatherford, Grace’s mother’s long-time friend, and her […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: historical fiction, Madeline Martin

LanierHgts's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: historical fiction, Madeline Martin ·
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Spoiler: Our Criminal Justice System is Broken

Trell: Nothing But The Truth by Dick Lehr

May 15, 2023 by LanierHgts 3 Comments

I recently took my daughter, (Bibliophile here on CBR), to a local book store to spend some gift money she had received. She chose this book after one of the staff recommended it, and I said it sounded interesting. You should soon see a review from her about this book but you get mine first. Then you can read the book and decide who is right. 🤣 Perhaps it was my background in law or because criminal justice was the area I was always interested […]

Filed Under: Featured, Young Adult Tagged With: Dick Lehr, historical fiction, Young Adult

LanierHgts's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Young Adult · Tags: Dick Lehr, historical fiction, Young Adult ·
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Thank you!

December 10, 2022 by LanierHgts 1 Comment

Thank you Llamareadsbooks for the great gift. I am all set for the holiday break.

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