After visiting New York, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We’d visited New York City for the first time at Christmas in 2018, stopping in at The Strand bookstore, of course, so it was the perfect gift. What I love about this subscription is that it’s quarterly, so not …
Title: The Calculation of You and MeAuthor: Serena Kaylor Genre: Young Adult RomancePublished On: June 18, 2024Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digitalPages: 297 Synopsis: A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate’s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks start to fly, she realizes there’s no algorithm for falling in love. Marlowe Meadows understands a lot of …
Title: Right Where We Left UsAuthor: Jen DevonGenre: RomancePublished On: June 18, 2024Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digitalPages: 359 Synopsis: Temperance Jean Madigan and Duncan Brady have never gotten it right. After one radiant, secret summer together when they were eighteen, they’ve been on-again off-again ever since. Now, despite red-hot chemistry and TJ’s closeness with Duncan’s …
Title: NightbloomAuthor: Peace Adzo Medie Genre: FictionPublished On: June 13, 2023Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: digitalPages: 353 Synopsis: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 ‘Remarkable’ Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters’ Street Peace Adzo Medie, author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife , returns with a moving novel about the unbreakable power of female …
Title: Devil Is FineAuthor: John VercherGenre: Literary Fiction Published On: June 18, 2024Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: digitalPages: 288 Synopsis: From acclaimed novelist John Vercher, a profoundly moving novel of what it means to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile the past Reeling from the sudden death of his …
Hello Readers! I don’t think I’ve ever been so late to post a wrap-up. Life has been a busy hot mess lately—from tornadoes to health scares to party planning to NBA Finals—which has left me no time for blogging OR reading. Keep reading if you’d like the gory details or skip ahead if you’re only …
Title: Savor ItAuthor: Tarah DeWitt Genre: Contemporary RomancePublishes On: May 21, 2024Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 331 Synopsis: Summer won’t last forever. Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She’s learned to love her small world, with the misfit animals on …
Title: Not in LoveAuthor: Ali Hazelwood Genre: Romance, New AdultPublishes on: June 11, 2024Publisher: BerkleySource: digitalPages: 384 Synopsis: A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science. Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as …
Title: Better Left UnsentAuthor: Lia Louis Genre: Contemporary RomancePublishes On: May 21, 2024Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: So many ways to torpedo your career and your love life…So little time. A woman accidentally reveals all her secrets in this witty and charming novel from the author of Eight Perfect Hours. Two years ago, thirty-year-old …
Title: The Rom-CommersAuthor: Katherine Center Genre: RomancePublishes on: June 11, 2024Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies―good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been …
