I am a romance addict. Give me stories with a touch of heartbreak and a spark of joy, and I’m happy. Throw in characters who possess a huge helping of heart and soul, and I’m up reading all night in romance heaven!
By Katherine Center. This romance swept me off my feet. I laughed. I cried. (Totally cliché, I know.) I stayed up late reading. Because I couldn’t put this book down. It has everything I look for in a story, and it stayed with me long after I read the last page. Yes, the bodyguard (trained … More The Bodyguard
By Ali Hazelwood. There’s nothing better than a well-written, engaging romance to keep me sane while hiding indoors from the heatwaves suffocating my Texas neighborhood. And this book delivered—with likable main characters, impossible situations, mixed signals, and tender moments that carried me along (like the twisty water slides at Typhoon Texas) until the all-too-soon, very … More The Love Hypothesis
By Annabel Monaghan. Reader Alert: This book is hard to put down and you may have read it non-stop (except for bathroom breaks) from beginning to end. Like I did. Nora Hamilton writes “Happily Ever After” romances for TV movies. She has the formula perfected, and the scripts pay the bills—barely. When her deadbeat husband … More Nora Goes Off Script
By Lynn Painter. This book is laugh-out-loud, page-turning perfection. High school junior Emilie Hornby is a planner. She’s scheduled the perfect Valentine’s Day because love is for planners (only suckers leave love to fate) and her boyfriend, Josh Sutton, is perfect for her (he earns a checkmark in all the boxes). But her plans go … More The Do-Over
By Beth O’Leary. We’ve all done it, taken that hours-long drive to the beach, college, or maybe Grandma’s house. Most are uneventful, with only a light traffic jam on the interstate or a long line at the rest stop bathroom causing some discomfort. This isn’t the case for sisters Addie and Deb when they drive … More The Road Trip
By Bonnie Garmus. Although we start in the Southern California town of Commons where Elizabeth Zott is the star of a local TV cooking show, Supper at Six, her story takes us through the events that bring her to this point. Her approach to cooking, as well as life, is scientific and unusual for the … More Lessons in Chemistry
By B. B. Alston. This is truly an exciting story for elementary school readers that takes us into a world where mermaids, dwarves, yetis, and magicians coexist with humans. Navigating this world can be challenging, particularly if you are a 12-year-old girl searching for your brother here, and you have absolutely no knowledge or experience … More Amari and the Night Brothers
By Lynn Painter. Breakups are always tough. They leave you reluctant to get back into dating and wondering if you’ll ever find that person who is “The One.” So what do you do? Well, if you’re Hallie Piper and Jack Marshall, you meet each other on a dating app, become the wingman for the other, … More The Love Wager
By Kate Clayborn. Be ready to stay up reading all night—Georgie, All Along is a real page-turner. The depth of emotion shared through the viewpoints of Georgie Mulcahy and Levi Fanning pulled me into their story as though I were right there living it with them. Georgie and Levi are total opposites, and each has … More Georgie, All Along
