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There's nothing better than a proper sequel. I had been eagerly looking forward to Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly, and this week I finally got my hands on Trouble Makes a Comeback . It was just as great as the first one! It's been over five months since Philip Digby jetted out of Zoe's life. She's adjusted- friends and a boyfriend have been gained, people stare at her less, and she feels (mostly) prepared for the SATs. Then Digby reappears. He's still relentlessly searching for clues about his sister's case and still the same Old Digby - or is he? Henry is acting weird, and Sloane comes to Digby and Zoe for advice, Zoe's boyfriend feels threatened by Digby (with good reason), and Bill still won't leave Digby alone. In between hunting down long-cold trails in Sally's case, will another drug bust be on the horizon? Are there even richer snobs than the Blooms out there? What the heck is going on with Digby and how is Zoe supposed to...

Jane Austen's novels are some the best-loved of all time, most notably among the seemingly-condemned-to-spinsterhood group. What happens when one Darcy-loving spinster-to-be finds herself on the trip of a lifetime in Austenland ? I read Shannon Hale's take on a story of a girl thrown into the ultimate Regency fairy tale and I was utterly enchanted myself. Jane Hayes has bad luck with men. Her 13 ex-boyfriends exemplify that. But worse than her string of break-ups is her reaction to the break-ups. Every time, she turns back to the comforting fantasy of Mr. Darcy (as played by Colin Firth, of course). Jane sits at home, watching her hidden Pride & Prejudice DVD and mooning over Austen's heroes instead of real men. When Jane's great-aunt bequeaths her a trip to Pembroke Park, an immersive Austen experience, Jane is at first hesitant. Is diving fully into her fantasy the right choice? Or will having the full Regency lifestyle finally help her kick her Darcy habit an...

All good things must come to an end, even teenage serial killer hunter novels. I finally finished Jennifer Lynn Barnes' last Naturals novel, Bad Blood . It was so good, I nearly got whiplash from all the plot twists. After the crazy revelations of All In , Cassie and the rest of the Naturals gang are stressing out, hanging on to any microscopic lead to Nightshade's cult. When a childhood friend of Michael's disappears on a Fibonacci date, the Naturals head to New York state and encounter Michael's father. More leads appear, calling Cassie back to her forgotten past, dredging up old memories for more than one member of the team. With cults, murder, and twisted family histories merging all around, how can the Naturals separate the truth from the lies and stop the Masters? I've loved all the Naturals novels. Barnes, who has advanced degrees in psychology, has done such an amazing job with making everything in the novels believable and accurate. Her characters are i...