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Books Discussed

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation by Alexandra Vasti

A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell (June 18)

Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole

Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne

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