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LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! “Lovely War” is a sweeping, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where Gods hold the fates – and the hearts – of four mortals in their hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British architect…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! On May 20, 2019, homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While jogging, Mallory hears a woman crying for help and goes into a dark alley where she is also attacked. On May 20, 1869, a housemaid named, Catriona Mitchell, is discovered in…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! In 1550’s Florence, Lucrezia di Cosimo de’Medici, at the age of 15, is forced by her parents to marry Alfonzo II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara – thus merging two dynasties. Lucrezia must leave the safety of her family’s palazzo and travel to an unfamiliar court with an unpredictable new…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Twelve-year-old Petra wants nothing more than to be a storyteller like her grandmother. But Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must…

“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” Rainer Maria Rilke I am a book clubber. Is that even a thing? If not, I am declaring it to be. I am an avid and passionate book clubber. Book clubs are near and dear to my heart. I truly, deeply, earnestly believe…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! From her attic in the Arizona mountains, Myra Malone blogs about a dollhouse mansion that captivates thousands of readers worldwide. Myra herself is tethered to the Mansion by mysteries she doesn’t understand – rooms that appear and disappear overnight, music that plays in its corridors. Across the country in…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Balthazar Jones lives in the Tower of London with his wife, Hebe, and his one-hundred-eighty-one-year-old pet tortoise, Mrs. Cook. That’s right; Balthazar is a Beefeater. It’s no easy job navigating the trials and tribulations that come with living and working in the largest tourist attraction in present-day London. First,…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Olivia Huang Christenson is excited, and a little bit terrified, to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. When Liv learns about a new dating app, which also uses the Chinese zodiac approach in their matchmaking, she is furious! Bennett O’Brian, LA’s most eligible bachelor, is the man behind…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves travelling the world together – Emma as a freelance writer and Jesse as a nature documentary production assistant. But on their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on an assignment in the Aleutian Islands when his…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THESE BOOKS! Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she hides it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. Shiori’s mistake catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother. A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the…