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June 2023 Backlist of the Month

Jun. 03, 2023

June 2023 Backlist

It’s another new month and that means a new Backlist of books from authors for y’all to enjoy. My hope is that with some of the books listed you find new reads and authors to follow. I know that this monthly list has already helped me so much.

I have read almost all of the books on the list this month. Some are from authors that I adore and I hope that I have included enough variety for y’all. If you have read the books I would love to know what you thought about them. Were there any that you just loved? Did you just hate one or two of them?

T1_Suck This_Lani Lynn Vale
Nemesis by Agatha Christie
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Her Protection by Anna Hackett
A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley
Meet Me in Scotland by Patience Griffin

While I would never spoil a book for anyone I will say this about Mission: Her Protection, the heroine falls off a roof twice and it becomes a catchphrase not only in this book but future ones and even makes an appearance in other series. Every time it is mentioned that she fell off a roof someone always has to add “Twice!” The book itself is amazing but this really made me laugh and stuck with me. You will have to read it to find out she managed that twice but I promise you won’t be disappointed. In fact, now I need to go back and do a reread of the series.

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  1. Sherry says

    June 3, 2023 at 3:10 am

    I love Agatha Christie so maybe her book.

    Reply
  2. Elaine G says

    June 3, 2023 at 11:48 am

    I don’t plan on any of those to read but some do sound interesting. I am going to be catching up on a couple series books I have fallen behind on.

    Reply
  3. Shelly Peterson says

    June 3, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    A Dark and Stormy Murder sounds really good. I love to read mysteries.

    Reply
  4. Bea LaRocca says

    June 3, 2023 at 6:11 pm

    Both Dark and Stormy Murder and Meet Me in Scotland sound like must reads for me and I will be looking into the other selected titles as well. As always, thank you for offering your book recs, reviews and giveaways

    Reply
  5. Sharon Rooney says

    June 3, 2023 at 6:59 pm

    No, I do not think I will be reading any of these books this month. I have a stack of books that I have to get through.
    I am interseted in reading Meet me in Scotland.

    Reply
  6. Adriane says

    June 3, 2023 at 8:21 pm

    I may check out The Help – saw the movie, but never read the book

    Reply
  7. Dreaa Drake says

    June 3, 2023 at 9:07 pm

    The Help Because i love the movie! Also the agatha christie book looks Great!

    Reply
  8. bn100 says

    June 3, 2023 at 9:36 pm

    maybe Nemesis

    Reply
  9. Sandra Dufoe says

    June 4, 2023 at 10:46 am

    I Like a good Agatha Christie book so maybe i will read that one.

    Reply
  10. Susan Smith says

    June 4, 2023 at 11:18 am

    A Dark and Stormy Murders sounds interesting. I love reading mysteries.

    Reply
  11. Ed says

    June 4, 2023 at 10:55 pm

    No, I do not think I will be reading any of these books this month. I have a few I am trying to get through first.

    Reply
  12. Marisela Zuniga says

    June 5, 2023 at 5:47 pm

    I would like to read a dark and stormy murder, it sounds really good! I also need to read the help

    Reply
  13. Shirley O says

    June 6, 2023 at 7:33 pm

    Agatha Christie, Nemesis looks like a good read. I really enjoy her books.

    Reply
  14. Nina Lewis says

    June 11, 2023 at 11:05 am

    I’ve been wanting to try The Bromance BookClub for a while, actually. Will try to get to it this month! 🙂

    Reply
  15. Jeanna says

    June 14, 2023 at 9:44 am

    I don’t plan on reading these books because i prefer thrillers. I have read The help and thought it was wonderful!

    Reply
  16. Kim Henrichs says

    June 22, 2023 at 9:05 am

    These aren’t on my list for this month but I really would like to read the help at some point!

    Reply
  17. Tara Woods says

    June 23, 2023 at 7:55 pm

    I am considering reading The Help to compare it to the movie, which I enjoyed.

    Reply
  18. sandra says

    June 28, 2023 at 11:49 am

    probably not but meet me in scotland looks promising

    Reply
  19. Michelle Domangue says

    June 29, 2023 at 9:08 am

    I want to read the help

    Reply
  20. Suzie B says

    June 29, 2023 at 9:18 am

    Id like to re-read The Help. It was such a wonderful book, I would love to revisit it again

    Reply
  21. Piroska says

    June 29, 2023 at 11:46 pm

    I haven’t read The Help, yet. Think I might.

    Reply

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