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Laurel Osterkamp

Fall Romance Giveaway #1

Laurel Osterkamp · September 10, 2024

Are you ready for an autumnal love story? Me too! You can read both of these books for free; click below to find out more!

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Which Romance Trope is the Best? Let’s Look to Austen & the Brontes to Decide!

Laurel Osterkamp · August 16, 2024

There are so many popular romance novels tropes, and it can be a bit confusing, navigating them all. But fear not! Here is a rundown of six classic tropes, with examples from novels written by Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, and Charlotte Bronte. Which one is your favorite? 1. Enemies to Lovers: Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's Pride …

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Take the Quiz and Discover Your Perfect Read Paired with the Perfect Wine!

Laurel Osterkamp · August 2, 2024

Happy August! We're officially in late-summer now, but my days aren't slow and languid. My summer's been busy. What about yours? Tonight, I'm looking forward to unwinding a bit, perhaps with a good book and a glass of wine. In that spirit, I created a quiz: Pair Your Perfect Read with Your Perfect Wine. Keep in mind, I am NOT a professional quiz creator, and these results are leaps and bounds away from scientific. Oh, and you'll have to just keep track of your answers …

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Book Review: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

Laurel Osterkamp · June 4, 2024

Hello Stranger is my first novel by Katherine Center, which is incredible to me, because she a prolific writer of the type of books I like to read. A good friend told me this one is more rom-comy than her usual style. But I was impressed by her writing and will definitely read more titles by her. Hello Stranger is about Sadie, a young artist who, despite having a tough childhood and young adulthood, is fairly upbeat. She lost her mother at a young age and her father, …

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Book Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Laurel Osterkamp · May 14, 2024

The Unhoneymooners, by Christian Lauren, is the perfect beach read. The story begins in The Twin Cities (as a Minneapolis resident, I got the feeling that neither author has spent much time here. But I could be wrong.) Anyway, that's not super relevant. Most of the story's action centers around a doomed wedding and a surprisingly successful honeymoon. Ami and Olive are identical twins, but their personalities couldn't be more different. Ami is confident, …

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