Title: Love at FirstAuthor: Kate Clayborn Genre: RomancePublished On: February 23, 2021Publisher: Kensington BooksSource: physical (BookishFirst) and digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Story of Love and Second Chances. A sparkling and tender novel full of bickering neighbors, surprise reunions, and the mysterious power of love. Sixteen years ago, a teenaged Will Sterling saw—or …
Hello Readers! It took me a little longer to get back into the “normal” swing of things after the holidays. I started the month in a bit of a reading slump, but thanks to my January ARCs demanding my attention, I pushed through it, traveling to all kinds of different destinations. And despite the fact …
Title: Hadley & GraceAuthor: Suzanne Redfearn Genre: FictionPublished On: February 1, 2021Publisher: Lake Union PublishingSource: digitalPages: 344 Synopsis: The author of In an Instant delivers a heart-pounding and emotional roller-coaster ride of self-discovery in the tradition of Thelma and Louise. Needing to escape her abusive marriage, Hadley flees with her two kids, knowing it might be her only chance. …
Title: Happy Singles DayAuthor: Ann Marie Walker Genre: RomancePublished On: January 19, 2021Publisher: Sourcebooks CasablancaSource: digitalPages: 240 Synopsis: Single and proud of it! Oh, oops… As a Certified Professional Organizer, everything in Paige Parker’s world is as it should be. Perfect apartment, perfect office, perfect life. And now, the perfect vacation planned to honor Singles Day. …
Title: What Could Be SavedAuthor: Liese O’Halloran Schwarz Genre: Literary, Historical FictionPublished On: January 12, 2021Publisher: Atria BooksSource: digitalPages: 460 Synopsis: An enthralling, redemptive novel set in Bangkok in 1972 and Washington, DC, in 2019 about an expatriate child who goes missing, whose family is contacted decades later by a man claiming to be the vanished …
Title: The Perfect GuestsAuthor: Emma Rous Genre: MysteryPublished On: January 12, 2021Publisher: Berkley BooksSource: digitalPages: 400 Synopsis: The USA Today bestselling author of The Au Pair returns with another delicious, twisty novel—about a grand estate with many secrets, an orphan caught in a web of lies, and a young woman playing a sinister game. 1988. Beth Soames is fourteen years …
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Resolutions/Hopes for 2021 (bookish or not!). Hello Readers! I hope you’re all well and safe at the start of this (already tumultuous) new year. I seem to …
Hello Readers! We’ve finally arrived at the end of 2020! While it’s been a year full of unimaginable tragedies and hardships, there have been a few good things to come out of 2020. (But just a few.) One of those is books! Maybe it was a way to escape or cope—or maybe it was all …
Hello Readers! December was very different from normal for us here in Texas. It felt like Covid-19 was closing in swiftly as we watched some of our extended family and friends come down with it. While we’ve been social distancing and isolating all year, many here have not—which, sadly, has caused some tension in our …
Hello Readers! We made it through November!! And what a month it has been. Highs and lows that pretty much sum up the whole year. But I’m not going to talk about anything going on outside of books, today. There’s too much. I participated in NaNoWriMo for my seventh year (!!), I reached (and passed) …
