Where I Left Off

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  • Reading Recap 5 - Hannah Bonam-Young, Katie Bailey, Leah Brunner, and more!

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    Thanks for listening to another Reading Recap.

    • Purchase A Flair for Trouble by Kristen Bahls
    • Read on KU
    • Add to your TBR on Goodreads

    Come see me at Ink and Indie! October 3rd-5th in Chestertown, Maryland. 

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    • Well Actually by Mazey Eddings
    • The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 
    • The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
    • The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
    • Fighting Spirit by Anna Harrison
    • Rookie Season by Katie Bailey and Leah Brunner
    • Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady
    • Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young


    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

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    36 min
  • The Sherlock Society Hurricane Heist with Author James Ponti

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    Thanks to Author James Ponti and the team at Simon & Schuster. In this episode, we talk about the newest release The Sherlock Society series, Hurricane Heist. 

    Connect with James:

    • Pre-order Hurricane Heist (Book Two)
    • Purchase The Sherlock Society (Book One)
    • Visit James's website
    • James's Instagram

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    49 min
  • The Boards Between Us with Author Cassandra Moll

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    Thanks to author Cassandra Moll for coming back to talk about her newest release, a hockey romance called The Boards Between Us.

    • Purchase The Boards Between Us (on KU).
    • Purchase Daring Destiny (on KU).
    • Purchase Beautifully Broken (on KU).
    • Follow Cassandra on Instagram.
    • Cassandra's Website.

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    43 min
  • Love, Camera, Action with Author Noel Stark

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    Thanks to author Noel Stark for joining me to talk about her debut novel Love, Camera, Action.

    Follow Noel:

    • Purchase Love, Camera, Action
    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    • Website
    • Newsletter

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    49 min
  • Reading Recap 4 - Lyla Sage, Peyton Corinne, Jamie Wesley, and more!

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    Shout-Outs:

     @Soarinwithsarah and @Makslibrary

    Books:

    • Fortunate Misfortune 
    • Chasing Headlines 
    • Stick to Me 
    • The Trouble with Love and Coaches 
    • Tied Together 
    • The Infinite Infinite 
    • Liar Land 
    • Wild and Wrangled 
    • The Love Haters 
    • Unloved 
    • A Legend in the Baking 

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    55 min
  • The Retirement Plan with Author Sue Hincenbergs

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    Thanks to author Sue Hincenbergs for joining me to talk about her debut, The Retirement Plan. 

    Follow Sue Hincenbergs:

    • Purchase The Retirement Plan
    • Sue's Website
    • Follow her on Instagram

    Books discussed in the episode:

    • My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby
    • Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
    • Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
    • Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    21 min
  • No Write Way to Die with Author Neal Lipschutz

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    Thanks to Author Neal Lipschutz for coming on the podcast to talk about his debut thriller, No Write Way to Die, available anywhere books are sold July 8, 2025. 

    Links:

    • Pre-order No Write Way to Die
    • Follow Neal on X



    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

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    21 min
  • Sports Romance Recs (Open Door) with Author Sarah Blair

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    Thanks to author Sarah Blair for joining me to talk about open door sport's romance. Find her books here. 


    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    1 hr 27 min
  • Sports Romance Recs (Closed Door) with MaKayla

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    Thanks to MaKayla, known as @Makslibrary for joining me to talk about sport's romance.

    Kristen's Picks:

    • Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner 
    • The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
    • The Fake Out Flex by Ash Kelly 
    • Best Friend Power Play by Ash Kelly 
    • The Crossover by Sarah Ward 
    • The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel 

    Mak's Picks:

    • The Hard Way Home by CW Farnsworth and The Easy Way Out CW Farnsworth (open door)
    • Rival Darling by Alexandra Moody
    • Shut Out 
    • Nothing Like the Movies

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Beautifully Broken with Author Cassandra Moll

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    Thanks to author Cassandra Moll for talking to me about her debut novel, Beautifully Broken.

    Follow Cassandra:

    • Purchase Beautifully Broken (On KU)
    • Purchase Daring Destiny (On KU)
    • Instagram
    • Website

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    • Lights Out by Navessa Allen
    • Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh
    • Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh
    • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 

    For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list. 

    For episode feedback, future reading and author recommendations, you can text the podcast by clicking the "Send us a message button" above. 

    For more, follow along on Instagram @whereileftoffpod.

    32 min

About Where I Left Off

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Welcome to Where I Left Off, a bookish podcast. I'm your host, Kristen Bahls. Join me to hear my recommendations of a mix of romance, mystery, thriller, and young adult novels.

With a…