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The Lost Girls of Devon

Posted on July 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by ElisabethP.

A Novel
by Barbara O’Neal

On Sale: July 14, 2020
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Paperback: 351 Pages

From the Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Barbara O’ Neal comes The Lost Girls of Devon, a story of four generations of women grappling with family betrayals and long-buried secrets.

It’s been years since Zoe Fairchild has been to the small Devon village of her birth, but the wounds she suffered there still ache. When she learns that her old friend and grandmother’s caretaker has gone missing, Zoe and her fifteen-year-old daughter return to England to help.

Zoe dreads seeing her estranged mother, who left when Zoe was seven to travel the world. As the four generations of women reunite, the emotional pain of the past is awakened. And to complicate matters further, Zoe must also confront the ex-boyfriend she betrayed many years before.

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Dear Emmie Blue

Posted on June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 by ElisabethP.

A Novel
by Lia Louis

On Sale: July 14, 2020
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Paperback: 320 Pages

A story filled with heart and humor, Dear Emmie Blue is perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Evvie Drake Starts Over.

In this charming and poignant novel, teenager Emmie Blue releases a balloon with her email address and a big secret into the sky, only to fall head-over-heels for the boy who finds it; now, fourteen years later, the one thing Emmie has been counting on is gone for good, and everything she planned is up in the air.

At sixteen, Emmie Blue stood in the fields of her school and released a red balloon into the sky. Attached was her name, her email address…and a secret she desperately wanted to be free of. Weeks later, on a beach in France, Lucas Moreau discovered the balloon and immediately emailed the attached addressed, sparking an intense friendship between the two teens.

Now, fourteen years later, Emmie is hiding the fact that she’s desperately in love with Lucas. She has pinned all her hopes on him and waits patiently for him to finally admit that she’s the one for him. So dedicated to her love for Lucas, Emmie has all but neglected her life outside of this relationship—she’s given up the search for her absentee father, no longer tries to build bridges with her distant mother, and lives as a lodger to an old lady she barely knows after being laid off from her job. And when Lucas tells Emmie he has a big question to ask her, she’s convinced this is the moment he’ll reveal his feelings for her. But nothing in life ever quite goes as planned, does it?

Emmie Blue is about to learn everything she thinks she knows about life (and love) is just that: what she thinks she knows. Is there such thing as meant to be? Or is it true when they say that life is what happens when you are busy making other plans?

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Family for Beginners

Posted on May 9, 2020July 20, 2020 by ElisabethP.

A Novel
by Sarah Morgan

On Sale: May 5, 2020
Publisher: HQN Books
Paperback: 368 Pages

USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with Family for Beginners, a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and how families come in all shapes and sizes…

New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She’s lonely. Orphaned as a child, she’s never felt like she’s belonged anywhere…until she meets Jack Parker. He’s the first man to ever really see her, and it’s life changing.

Teenager Izzy Parker is holding it together by her fingertips. Since her mother passed away a year ago, looking after her dad and little sister is the only thing that makes Izzy feel safe. Discovering her father has a new girlfriend is her worst nightmare—she is not in the market for a replacement mom. Then her father invites Flora on their summer vacation…

Flora’s heart aches for Izzy, but she badly wants her relationship with Jack to work. As the summer unfolds, Flora must push her own boundaries to discover parts of herself she never knew existed—and to find the family she’s always wanted.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes hot, happy, contemporary romance and women’s fiction, and her trademark humor and sensuality have gained her fans across the globe. Described as “a magician with words” by RT Book Reviews, she has sold more than eleven million copies of her books.

She was nominated three years in succession for the prestigious RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America and won the award three times: once in 2012 for Doukakis’s Apprentice, in 2013 for A Night of No Return and in 2017 for Miracle on 5^th Avenue.

She also won the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award in 2012 and has made numerous appearances in their Top Pick slot. As a child, Sarah dreamed of being a writer, and although she took a few interesting detours along the way, she is now living that dream.

Sarah lives near London, England, with her husband and children, and when she isn’t reading or writing, she loves being outdoors, preferably on vacation so she can forget the house needs tidying.

For more about Sarah, check her website HERE!

Praise

“Morgan’s gently humorous aesthetic will leave readers feeling optimistic and satisfied.”—Publishers Weekly

“Morgan’s brilliant talent never ceases to amaze.”—RT Book Reviews
“Morgan proves once again how expertly she writes relationships—the joy, the heartache, the awkwardness, and the unconditional love of family.”—Read All The Romance
Morgan is a masterful storyteller….For fans of Jojo Moyes, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Stacey Ballis.”—Booklist review on One Summer in Paris
“This warmhearted novel will appeal to those who like reading about women’s lives and relationships with positive messages about family and friendship.”—Library Journal on One Summer in Paris
“A cheerful and heartwarming look at friendship, family, love, and new beginnings.”—Kirkus review on One Summer in Paris
“Packed full of love, loss, heartbreak, and hope, this may just be Morgan’s best book yet.” —Booklist on One Summer in Paris
“The perfect gift for readers who relish heartwarming tales of sisters and love.” —Booklist on The Christmas Sisters

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10 favorite beach reads of 2020

Posted on May 7, 2020July 20, 2020 by ElisabethP.

Hello everyone!

It’s that time of the year when we start thinking about summer reads and spending time at the beach. With everything going on with the Covid, this year things might go differently, but we can at least enjoy all the summer vibes spread by these new releases.

I hope in these favorite beach reads of mine, you’ll find good alternatives to escape from the difficult new situation we’re all living through. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts, and I’m definitely looking forward to your book recommendation as well!

Stay Safe and Happy Reading!

The Summer Deal

by Jill Shalvis

When I think about beach reads, I also think about Jill Shalvis’ novels who usually give me all the feels, and this summer, she comes with a new book, whose cover only makes me want to absolutely grab a copy.

The Summer Deal is a friends-to-frenemies-to-lovers story… Add in a few secrets. Shake. Stir. Then read on a lazy summer day at the beach…

Brynn Turner desperately wishes she had it together, but her personal life is like a ping-pong match that’s left her scared and hurt after so many attempts to get it right. In search of a place to lick her wounds and get a fresh start, she heads back home to Wildstone.

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Feels Like Falling

Posted on May 7, 2020May 9, 2020 by ElisabethP.

A Novel
by Kristy Woodson Harvey

On Sale: April 28, 2020
Publisher: Gallery Books
Paperback: 397 Pages

From “the next major voice in Southern fiction” (Elin Hilderbrand) and the bestselling author of the Peachtree Bluff series comes Feels Like Falling, an odd-couple tale of friendship that asks just how much our past choices define our happiness.

It’s summertime on the North Carolina coast and the livin’ is easy.

Unless, that is, you’ve just lost your mother to cancer, your sister to her extremist husband, and your husband to his executive assistant. Meet Gray Howard. Right when Gray could use a serious infusion of good karma in her life, she inadvertently gets a stranger, Diana Harrington, fired from her job at the local pharmacy.

Diana Harrington’s summer isn’t off to the greatest start either: Hours before losing her job, she broke up with her boyfriend and moved out of their shared house with only a worn-out Impala for a bed. Lucky for her, Gray has an empty guest house and a very guilty conscience.

With Gray’s kindness, Diana’s tide begins to turn. But when her first love returns, every secret from her past seems to resurface all at once. And, as Gray begins to blaze a new trail, she discovers, with Diana’s help, that what she envisioned as her perfect life may not be what she wants at all.

In her warmest, wisest novel yet, Kristy Woodson Harvey delivers a discerning portrait of modern womanhood through two vastly different lenses. Feels Like Falling is a beach bag essential for Harvey fans—and for a new generation of readers.