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Led to her Georgia hometown by a mysterious letter, Genevieve Woodward wakes in an unfamiliar cottage with the confused owner staring down at her. The last thing Sam Turner wants is to help a woman as troubled as she is talkative, but he can’t turn her away when she needs him most. Will they be able to let go of the façades and loneliness they’ve always clung to?
It’s Thursday! It’s May! I’ve had a new chance to try reading, and I’ve been a little more successful this week! (I guess it helps that Never Have I Ever and Hollywood are both completely behind me, so fewer distractions this time around…)
Let’s talk books!
Over on Book Riot
Trisha and I talked about Can You Keep a Secret and books we can’t stop talking about.
What do your masks look like? Since we’re going to be wearing them for a while, might as well make them bookish.
And it’s never the wrong time for care packages.
I’d never thought of making a book sleeve before, but hey, why not?
Deals
The temperatures are rising (at least here in Arizona) and I don’t know about you but I am dreaming of snow. If you are, too, now would be a great time to check out Edge of Glory (the edge the edge the edge the edge… Sorry.) by Rachel Spangler, which is 2.99! Here, an Olympic snowboarder and skier meet at an elite training facility and clash in all the best ways. So while a Michael Jordan documentary is the sporting event of the year, you can go back to the winter and get into a different sport.
New Books
There are some good things out this week! I’ve started one, literally started, but there are so many to choose from, I anticipate the time to read them…someday. Let’s talk about a couple of… workplace… romances.
Defy or Defend
Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is one of my favorite authors, and I’m excited that she’s given us another one of her Delightfully Deadly series, in which familiar characters from the Finishing School series are now grown and doing what they’ve been taught to do so well: spy. Dimity, darling Dimity, is now the best fixer in the realm, and Crispin is basically her keeper. He’s in charge of keeping her alive when she ventures into a vampire hive to Get Shit Done, and they are both very good at their jobs.
Love’s Recipe
Mila Nicks
When Rosalie returns to her hometown, broke and divorced, she gets a job at Ady’s Creole Cafe. Nicholas, who has been running the restaurant since his mother died, is aghast when—in an effort to save the failing eatery—she enters them in a food competition. But as they work together to perfect their presentations of the restaurant’s past-perfect recipes, sparks fly in all kinds of ways.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for this week:
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
Variable Onset by Layla Reyne
Office Hours by Katrina Jackson (this came out last Thursday, but I neglected to mention it!)
Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans
Shadow Flight by Christine Feehan
Close Up by Amanda Quick
Claimed by a Steele by Brenda Jackson
Secrets of a Fake Fiancee by Yahrah St. John
Upsy Daisy by Chelsie Edwards
Ruthless Pride by Naima Simone
Did I miss any you’re looking forward to?
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