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May 11, 2021
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March 24, 2021
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
Meg Mackworth’s hand-lettering skill has made her famous as the Planner of Park Slope, designing beautiful custom journals for New York City’s elite. She has another skill too: reading signs that other people miss. Like the time she sat across from Reid Sutherland and his gorgeous fiancée, and knew their upcoming marriage was doomed to fail. Weaving a secret word into their wedding program was a little unprofessional, but she was sure no one else would spot it. She hadn’t counte...
February 22, 2021
The Meaning in Mistletoe (Poppy Creek, #4) by Rachael Bloome
A charming small town. An unexpected kiss. And a life-changing Christmas they’ll never forget…
Kat Bennet has one wish this Christmas—save Hope Hideaway, the women’s shelter where she works, from closing its doors for good.
But to do so, she must contact someone from her past and face painful memories she’d rather forget.
When an alluring stranger walks into Jack Gardener’s cozy diner, his entire world changes for the better. The problem? She plans on leaving town… just like his...
February 18, 2021
The Boss Who Stole Christmas (Reindeer Falls #1) by Jana Aston
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a new boss for Christmas. Mine is the worst. The worst, hidden in a six foot tall package of male perfection. It’d be easier if he looked like an old Scrooge, wouldn’t it?
Nick Saint-Croix doesn’t look like an old scrooge. He’s hot as-
Um, never mind. Just bring me a new boss. Please.
Sincerely,
Holly Winter
This is such a cute story, and the author fills it with tons of adorable and natural humor. Right away I was drawn in my the way Holly,...
February 16, 2021
The Diplomat of Florence: A Novel of Machiavelli and the Borgias by Anthony Wildman
Florence, 1498. The long rule of the Medici is over and a new regime has emerged from the turbulence, a genuine republic of the people. But Florence is weak and threatened by a new warlord who is rampaging across central Italy—Cesare Borgia.
Niccolò Machiavelli is young and inexperienced when he becomes second secretary of the Florentine chancellery, but he is destined to become his city’s leading diplomat. As tries to counter the Borgia threat, Machiavelli is plunged into the g...
February 9, 2021
The Ravens of Odin by Alexander Ness and Edmund Quinby (Illustrator)
A poet with a history background and an artist with a love of the subject matter create words and images that remember the savage history of the Vikings.
Drawn from history, from accounts such as The Sagas of Icelanders, the Vikings are remembered for more than discovery, more than savagery, but as a culture who worshiped their Gods, went to sea for discovery and war, and have caused present age readers to marvel at their courage.
My ReviewI absolutely loved reading this book o...
February 6, 2021
Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows (A Graphic Novel Adaptation) by Nathan Carson and Sam Ford
This immortal novella of extra-dimensional weirdness on the Danube comes to vivid life in graphic comic form thanks to the incredibly detailed black-and-white linework of talented newcomer, Sam Ford. Writer Nathan Carson’s thoughtful retelling reverently preserves the plot while breathing character-driven depth into this all-time classic.
Two adventurous women, one British, one Swedish, encounter strange horrors in the Hungarian wilderness of 1907. What they discover on that cru...
February 4, 2021
The Secret in Sandcastles (A Poppy Creek Novel, #3) by Rachael Bloome
Two childhood enemies. One adventure-filled summer. And an unexpected romance they’re trying hard to resist…
Penny Heart likes to play it safe… in life and in love.
When she’s asked to brave her town’s most thrilling adventures to revamp their outdated guidebook, things quickly go from bad to worse. The person assigned to help? None other than her childhood nemesis.
His dimpled grin and endearing charm might fool other women, but she wouldn’t trust the notorious prankster with h...
February 3, 2021
The Truth in Tiramisu (A Poppy Creek Novel # 2) by Rachael Bloome
Eliza Carter can’t keep a secret.
Except the one she’s been hiding for over eight years.
And it’s not the recipe for her world-famous tiramisu.
With her bakery undergoing a remodel, her son struggling in school, and planning her best friend’s wedding, Eliza’s secret is the last thing on her mind. Until her high school sweetheart reappears, stirring up old feelings faster than her electric mixer.
Grant Parker can’t forget the girl he left behind. On the cusp of landing a huge cli...
February 2, 2021
The Clause in Christmas (A Poppy Creek Novel, #1) by Rachael Bloome
Sometimes home is where you least expect it…
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Cassie Hayward hates Christmas. Especially this year.
No job. Flat broke. And an ex most definitely on the naughty list.
But the unexpected inheritance of a Victorian cottage in the idyllic town of Poppy Creek may be the miracle Cassie needs. Except for one problem: a clause in the will. Cassie must complete a series of festive tasks for each day in December leading up to Christmas. Overseen by the disarmingly handsome, Christmas-lo...
