Title: Slanted and DisenchantedAuthor: Lisa Czarina MichaudGenre: Young Adult 17+Published On: September 21, 2021Publisher: Barre Chord PressSource: physical (author invitation)Pages: 320 Synopsis: She hates her family. He’s hiding behind his teenage sex life. They form a band as an escape. On tour, can they start over….or will all secrets come out on the open road? …
Title: The MixtapeAuthor: Brittainy C. CherryGenre: RomancePublished On: July 1, 2021Publisher: MontlakeSource: digital (Amazon First Reads)Pages: 333 Synopsis: CW: Death, Depression, Mental and Physical Abuse, Mention of Rape Since the death of his twin brother, Oliver’s caught between pleasing his fans and finding himself. Emery finds him first. Emery has never felt more alone. Raising …
Title: Love & Olives (Love & Gelato, #3)Author: Jenna Evans WelchGenre: YA RomancePublished On: November 10, 2020Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young ReadersSource: paperbackPages: 528 Liv Varanakis doesn’t like to think of her father much, which makes sense—he fled to Greece when she was only eight, leaving her with just a few painful memories of their shared love for the lost …
Title: How Sweet It IsAuthor: Dylan NewtonGenre: RomancePublished On: July 13, 2021Publisher: Forever (Grand Central Publishing)Source: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 353 Synopsis: Opposites attract in this charming debut romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Beach Read. Kate Sweet is famous for creating the perfect happily-ever-after moment for her clients’ dream weddings. So how is it that her best …
Title: The Black KidsAuthor: Christina Hammonds ReedGenre: Young Adult, Historical FictionPublished On: August 4, 2020Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young ReadersSource: physical (giveaway winner)Pages: 368 Synopsis: A New York Times bestsellerA William C. Morris Award Finalist “Should be required reading in every classroom.” —Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin“A true love letter to Los Angeles.” …
Title: Damnation SpringAuthor: Ash DavidsonGenre: Historical FictionPublished On: August 3, 2021Publisher: ScribnerSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 464 Synopsis: An epic, immersive debut, Damnation Spring is the deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens to derail its way of life. For generations, Rich Gundersen’s family has chopped a livelihood out …
Title: The HusbandsAuthor: Chandler BakerGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: August 3, 2021Publisher: Flatiron BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: “Chandler Baker, queen of the feminist thriller, has delivered once again! The Husbands is a poignant exploration of what it would take for women to have it all. –Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister Chandler Baker, the New York …
Title: Where It All LandsAuthor: Jennie WexlerGenre: Young AdultPublished On: July 6, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: physical (Goodreads giveaway)Pages: 352 Synopsis: CW: grief, death of parent, infidelity by a parentStevie Rosenstein has never made a true friend. Never fallen in love. Moved from city to city by her father’s unrelenting job, it’s too hard to care …
Title: Lady SunshineAuthor: Amy Mason DoanGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublished On: June 29, 2021Publisher: Graydon HouseSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: ONE ICONIC FAMILY. ONE SUMMER OF SECRETS. THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA. For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle’s sprawling estate …
Title: Moonlighting: An Oral HistoryAuthor: Scott RyanGenre: Non-FictionPublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 288 Synopsis: Once upon a time ABC-TV’s Moonlighting was among the most buzzed-about shows in the country, thanks largely to the bravado of creator Glenn Gordon Caron, who never met a television convention he didn’t want to break, …
