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I read Ordinary Time for book club, and while I enjoyed it overall, I don’t think it resonated with me quite as much as I expected it to. Some of the essays really connected with me, while others didn’t leave quite as much of an impression. I did appreciate Annie B. Jones’s reflections on finding… Continue reading Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones
When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament,… Continue reading Betting On You by Lynn Painter
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to… Continue reading Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women's national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father's shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things. Fine–a little thing and a big, grumpy thing. She needs to improve her game behind the net, and she needs help from… Continue reading The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy
Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover… Continue reading The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
Former tennis player Easton Bradbury is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students, trying to forget her past. What brought her to this stage in her life isn’t important. She can’t let it be. But now one parent-teacher meeting may be her undoing.... Meeting Tyler Marek for… Continue reading Misconduct by Penelope Douglas
Vanessa Castro's first day as deputy police chief of Seaside, Washington, is off to a bang. The unidentifiable homeless man rotting inside the tiny town's main tourist attraction is strange enough, but now a teenage employee--whose defiant picture at the top of the Wonder Wheel went viral that same morning--is missing. As the clues in… Continue reading Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier
He has a secret. She knows he's lying… Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs. She's been here before. When Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he's lying. He's with another woman, and she's determined to catch him in the act. But when Nadeeka arrives home… Continue reading It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh
Something About September is a sweet, cozy romance that delivers all the small-town charm and autumn vibes you could want. When Rebecca returns home to renovate her late grandmother's diner, she's forced to work with Cort Adams—the man who broke her heart and the high school crush she never truly got over. This second-chance romance… Continue reading Something About September by Julia McKay
Hailey Parker thought she had outrun her past. As the assistant to a successful jewelry designer, she’s started a new life in New York City, and may even have a new boyfriend to cozy up with this holiday. Her boss’s security guard, Knox, is a man of few words, but his obvious obsession calls to… Continue reading They Know If You’ve Been Bad or Good by Alta Hensley