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Billie Bloebaum

Billie Bloebaum is a bona fide romance reader and would be reading romance novels even if she weren't reviewing them. She is also a new convert to eBooks, thanks to the writers of the blog Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, who kindly loaned her a Sony Reader. However, since Billie has a deep and abiding love for the traditional book, she attempts to review books that are available in both formats.

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Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas
by John Scalzi
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Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
by A. E. Moorat
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Black Rubber Dress: A Sam Jones Novel
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My Lurid Past
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by Tony DiTerlizzi
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In this first book of a new series, DiTerlizzi (co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles) presents a beautifully illustrated science-fiction story full of engaging characters, edge-of-your-seat action, and some truly surprising twists. It will leave... (read more)

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The James Deans (Moe Prager Mysteries)
by Reed Farrel Coleman
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Paranoia
by Joseph Finder
Staff Pick
One of my favorite thrillers of 2004 is now available in paperback! Adam Cassidy is a low-level corporate drone who makes a costly mistake and finds himself out of his depth when he agrees to do some corporate spying to save his bacon. This fast-paced... (read more)

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