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And the daughter who had no choice but to keep them all out of jail

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

September 12, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Ma’s hand flies to her mouth again. “Did I get boy killed because I say I want to eat his eggplant?”― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Dial A for Aunties This is the story of a loyal daughter, who accidentally murders her date, and the group of aunties who have no choice but to help her cover up the crime while running an over-the-top Indonesian Chinese wedding. It’s Dial A for Aunties. I bought this book while on vacation. Although I didn’t read it until I got […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: crazy rich, immigrant experience, Jesse Q. Sutanto, mistaken identity, shenanigans among the wealthy, wedding

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: crazy rich, immigrant experience, Jesse Q. Sutanto, mistaken identity, shenanigans among the wealthy, wedding ·
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Saucy and Creepy – Who Can Ask for More?

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

August 22, 2022 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

cbr square – Scandal In 1785, Jonah Hancock, an unremarkable middle aged widower, receives strange news from his partner and captain of his trading vessel.  Instead of returning to London with a full ship of spices from the Far East, his partner has traded the whole shipment, ship and all, for a mermaid.  At least that is what he claims it to be.  It is nothing like those in the fables, however, being a fierce deformed little monster, and quite deceased.  But it ends up […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 18th century Britain, cbr14bingo, heroine not to be discounted, Imogen Hermes Gowar, magical realism, scandelous behavior, shenanigans among the wealthy

elderberrywine's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 18th century Britain, cbr14bingo, heroine not to be discounted, Imogen Hermes Gowar, magical realism, scandelous behavior, shenanigans among the wealthy ·
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