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<title>Updates from Audra Rae Christianson</title>
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<description>Updates from Audra Rae Christianson</description>

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        <title>Book Review: The Relationship Remodel by Callie Thomas</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55775/book-review-the-relationship-remodel-by-callie-thomas</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55775/book-review-the-relationship-remodel-by-callie-thomas</guid>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:16:00 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: Deadly Currents by Elizabeth Goddard</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55774/book-review-deadly-currents-by-elizabeth-goddard</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55774/book-review-deadly-currents-by-elizabeth-goddard</guid>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:05:24 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: Not What We Pictured by Becca Kinzer</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55773/book-review-not-what-we-pictured-by-becca-kinzer</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55773/book-review-not-what-we-pictured-by-becca-kinzer</guid>
        <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div data-pasted=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Antic Didone,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55773/book-review-not-what-we-pictured-by-becca-kinzer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://getoiling-5189-fast.b-cdn.net/images/5189/659678ff49f42.jpg&quot; style=&quot;width: 100%;&quot; class=&quot;fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55773/book-review-not-what-we-pictured-by-becca-kinzer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://getoiling-5189-fast.b-cdn.net/images/5189/69a2119f95c84.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; padding: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 300px;&quot; class=&quot;fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 24px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Antic Didone,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;ABOUT THE BOOK&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-pasted=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;This is absolutely not how they pictured their summer going.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McKenna Boston is feeling stuck. She&amp;rsquo;s spent years growing her photography skills only for her career to hit a wall. She&amp;rsquo;s ready to move on, and she will, just as soon as she helps her sister&amp;rsquo;s boyfriend stage the perfect proposal. But when her best laid plans go awry and a handsome stranger...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/54910/book-review-my-merry-mistake-by-courtney-walsh&quot; data-pasted=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;default-link-style&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:54:53 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: Love and Baseball by Jaime Jo Wright and Chloe JoAnne</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55576/book-review-love-and-baseball-by-jaime-jo-wright-and-chloe-joanne</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55576/book-review-love-and-baseball-by-jaime-jo-wright-and-chloe-joanne</guid>
        <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div data-pasted=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Antic Didone,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55576/book-review-love-and-baseball-by-jaime-jo-wright-and-chloe-jaanne&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://getoiling-5189-fast.b-cdn.net/images/5189/659678ff49f42.jpg&quot; style=&quot;width: 100%;&quot; class=&quot;fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55576/book-review-love-and-baseball-by-jaime-jo-wright-and-chloe-jaanne&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://getoiling-5189-fast.b-cdn.net/images/5189/69880cf3c8c0c.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; padding: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 300px;&quot; class=&quot;fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 24px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Antic Didone,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;ABOUT THE BOOK&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-pasted=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She needs a boyfriend. AI came to her rescue. But then her fake boyfriend showed up at school.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: &amp;quot;Proxima Nova&amp;quot;, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(30, 25, 21);&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brielle has never wanted a boyfriend. She&#039;s happy with her book boyfriends--purely fictional, right? Easy to maintain. She&#039;s also not a huge fan of sports, except baseball. Not playing it. No. Again, books and cozy afternoons are her thing. But Brielle can get into baseball with the best of them when it comes to watching, repeating stats, and wearing her favorite jerseys. But apparently, that&#039;s not enough in life...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/54910/book-review-my-merry-mistake-by-courtney-walsh&quot; data-pasted=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;default-link-style&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:26:31 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: How to Plot a Payback by Melissa Ferguson</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55575/book-review-how-to-plot-a-payback-by-melissa-ferguson</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55575/book-review-how-to-plot-a-payback-by-melissa-ferguson</guid>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:08:00 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: Capture the Moment by Suzanne Woods Fisher</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55574/book-review-capture-the-moment-by-suzanne-woods-fisher</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55574/book-review-capture-the-moment-by-suzanne-woods-fisher</guid>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:58:48 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: When in Rome by Sarah Adams</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55573/book-review-when-in-rome-by-sarah-adams</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55573/book-review-when-in-rome-by-sarah-adams</guid>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:46:14 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: A Brewed Awakening by Pepper Basham</title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55572/book-review-a-brewed-awakening-by-pepper-basham</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55572/book-review-a-brewed-awakening-by-pepper-basham</guid>
        <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div data-pasted=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Antic Didone,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55572/book-review-a-brewed-awakening-by-pepper-basham&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://getoiling-5189-fast.b-cdn.net/images/5189/659678ff49f42.jpg&quot; style=&quot;width: 100%;&quot; class=&quot;fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif;&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55572/book-review-a-brewed-awakening-by-pepper-basham&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://getoiling-5189-fast.b-cdn.net/images/5189/6987f48d0282f.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; padding: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 300px;&quot; class=&quot;fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 24px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Antic Didone,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;ABOUT THE BOOK&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&#039; font-size: medium; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;&#039; data-pasted=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daphne dreams of Mr. Darcy. Finn serves up pints and rock music. Can opposites attract when a tea shop princess meets her pub-owning rival?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&#039; font-size: medium; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;&#039;&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;font-size: 20px; font-family: &quot;Antic Didone&quot;, serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);&#039;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the charming mountain town of Wisteria, North Carolina, Daphne Austen clings to tradition like cream to a scone. She&amp;#39;s built her life--and her late grandmother&amp;#39;s tearoom, Tea Thyme--around all things English: delicate china, Jane Austen novels, and the comforting predictability of routine. The only thing threatening her perfectly ordered world? The loud, aggravatingly handsome Brit opening a pub next door...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:32:51 CDT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Review: The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep </title>
        <link>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55571/book-review-the-bird-of-bedford-manor-by-michelle-griep</link>
        <guid>https://audraraechristianson.com/blog/55571/book-review-the-bird-of-bedford-manor-by-michelle-griep</guid>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:23:35 CDT</pubDate>
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