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The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

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When writer Caroline Lash arrives in Greenhead, she falls immediately for its scenic beaches and New England charm - and even harder for Van Whittaker, a gorgeous, fleece-wearing, litter-collecting…

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It raises the temperature · a love story that hurts

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It's for you if…

  • you want to laugh out loud
  • you want a love story at the heart of it
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

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