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It is not an uncommon cozy theme for a young woman to inherit an unusual bookstore from a nearly unknown relative. And of course, …
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Brace yourself…there’s a lot going on in this book, in the best way. Heidi Quick is a junior doctor in an understaffed English hospital. …
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