Stamped with steamy (not kinky, mind you) but repetitive sex, page after page, this erotic novel is likely to have you skipping pages.

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If You Go What: "Cupboards All Bared": Celebrating Book Two in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries Series When: 12 – 4 p.m. Saturday. The author will give a presentation and reading in the auditorium.