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Book Review The Devil Wears Scrubs

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Book Review: A Reliable Wife

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Title: A Reliable Wife Author:  Robert Goolrick Type: Fiction Series: no Genre: Historical  Acquisition: Paperback from a friend Pages: 305 Premise/Plot: Set in 1909 in the frozen north that is Wisconsin, an aging 50+year old wealthy man, named Ralph Truitt, puts an ad in the paper for a Reliable Wife. Catherine a younger woman replies as honest and simple, but with her own agenda. It was not to be a reliable wife. In fact, she is both complex and devious.  Both being tortured by their pasts, they weather the storms, but who's plan comes together? The darkness rises and the snow relentlessly falls. This early 1900s story has twists and turns you never see coming. Rating: 4.25 Stars Summary: Our main characters, Ralph and Catherine, are beautifully written.  He is the wealthy businessman done wrong in a previous marriage, she is the orphaned young woman trying to keep herself off the streets, together they are what each other would need, right?  Wrong, these two ...
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Book Review: Fillies and Females

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First review!  Are you ready for it? Title: Fillies and Females Author: Bev Pettersen Type: Fiction Series: Dangerous Odds Romantic Mystery - Book 3 Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance Acquisition: Purchased Kindle Version Pages: 362 Premise/Plot: The tenacity of a compassionate live-in nurse, Becky, is put to the test when a series of events threatens the stables of the woman she's carrying for.  Is it a string of bad luck, or is it sabotage?  The more time Becky spends in the barn, the more she gets to know the trainers and staff, but could one of them really be behind all of this or is it a family member jilted by the estate owner's love for the horses? Rating: 3.5 Stars Summary:  Becky is a nurse who is taking care of a widowed woman living on a racehorse breeder estate.  She is quiet, reserved, and somewhat shy in the beginning of the book.  As her relationship with the elderly woman grows, she too becomes more emotionally invested in ...
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