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The Art of French Kissing by Kristin Harmel (Book Review by Deb Smouse)

Emma has the perfect life: she has a fabulous job and is engaged to be married…and suddenly, she has neither. When an opportunity comes along through a friend of hers, she finds herself in Paris….exploring who she wants to be. Does she want to be the girl with the choice of all these fabulous French men? They are incredibly sexy - and so romantic!

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7th Heaven by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Book Review by Deb Smouse)

I’ve always loved his Alex Cross novels, but his “Women’s Murder Club” series has certainly been a successful venture for Patterson - and his fans. When it comes to mysteries, you can’t beat the amazing mind of James Patterson.

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Best Albums of 2007 by A.L. Harper

2007 was a very difficult year for me personally, which coincided with a very bad year musically for everyone else; making this a difficult year for choosing a list of best albums. So few truly fabulous albums were released and my mental state for the mid-part of 2007 prevented me from really enjoying many others thought were great

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Seeing Me Naked by Liza Palmer (Book Review by Deb Smouse)

What do you do when your five-year plan has morphed into an eleven year plan to no where? Elisabeth Page just hopes that no one in her family seems to notice.

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Joshua Tree (Remastered and Expanded Deluxe Edition) (Music Review by A.L. Harper)

U2 are one of those bands. The world class, best-of-the-best, influenced millions (either directly or indirectly), legend bands, and this didn’t happen overnight.

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Don’t Let it Fall by Dan Ferrari (Music Review by A.L. Harper)

Dan Ferrari may be the saving grace of pop music. His fresh, upbeat, catchy sound, intimate, heart-felt lyrics, faultless musicianship and emotive vocals are everything pop music should be.

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Say Something by Stealing Jane (Music Review by A.L. Harper)

Rising from the ashes of high school ska band HyJinX, Stealing Jane are building a reputation as a high-energy, anarchic, kinetic live act and they have already shared the stage with the likes of The Wailers and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. And now they have released their debut EP Say Something, which comes close to capturing their dynamic, pulsating live show.

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