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THE STEPSISTERS BY SUSAN MALLERY

7/8/2021

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Susan Mallory has reignited my love for women’s fiction novel. This is a powerful novel about family, friendship, and finding one’s way back to where they belong.
​Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 25, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction

Series: None. Complete standalone. 
Pages: 344 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery pens a love story of a different sort…a heartfelt tale of friendship between two women who used to be sisters.

Once upon a time, when her dad married Sage’s mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it.

Sage didn’t have Daisy’s smarts—she had to go back a grade to enroll in the fancy rich-kid school. So she used her popularity as a weapon, putting Daisy down to elevate herself. After the divorce, the stepsisters’ rivalry continued until the final, improbable straw: Daisy married Sage’s first love, and Sage fled California.

Eighteen years, two kids and one troubled marriage later, Daisy never expects—or wants—to see Sage again. But when the little 

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MALIBU RISING BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID

6/26/2021

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Taylor Jenkins Reid pens a unique family drama with Malibu Rising. Flipping back and forth between the past and present, readers like myself are able to fully visualize the lives of Rivas family as they learn and grow and overcome tragedy.
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: June 1, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction | Family Saga | Historical

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 365 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ​Purchased. 
​Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.

Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.

The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis 

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BENEATH THE DEVIL'S BRIDGE BY LORETH ANNE WHITE

6/23/2021

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Beneath the Devil’s Bridge is one of the best murder mysteries I have ever read! This book is engrossing, compulsively readable, and exquisitely written. I simply could not put it down!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: June 1, 2021
Genre: Murder Mystery

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 344 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Amazon First Reads
​A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder in a riveting novel of suspense by Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Loreth Anne White.

True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of teenage student Leena Rai. But why he killed her has always been a mystery.

In a series of exclusive interviews from prison, Clayton discloses to Trinity the truth about what happened that night beneath Devil’s Bridge. It’s not what anyone in the Pacific Northwest town of Twin Falls expects. Clayton says he didn’t do it. Was he lying then? Or now?

As her listeners increase and ratings skyrocket, Trinity is missing a key player in the story: Rachel Walczak, the retired detective who 

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A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN BY LAURA HANKIN

6/14/2021

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Laura Hankin pens a compulsively readable women’s fiction novel that centers around a secret society of women in NYC! Things get weird in the middle, but I LIVED for the weirdness that went on! So. Good!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 11, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 363 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ​Purchased. 
It's a club like no other. Only the most important women receive an invitation. But one daring young reporter is about to infiltrate this female-run secret society, whose beguiling members are caught up in a dark and treacherous business.

For years, rumors have swirled about an exclusive, women-only social club where the elite tastemakers of NYC meet. People in the know whisper all sorts of claims: Membership dues cost $1,000 a month. Last time Rihanna was in town, she stopped by and got her aura read. The women even handpicked the city's first female mayor. But no one knows for sure.

That is, until journalist Jillian Beckley decides she's going to break into the club. With her career in freefall, Jillian needs a juicy scoop, and she has a personal interest in bringing these women down. But the deeper she gets into this new world--where billionaire 

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THE SECRET BRIDESMAID BY KATY BIRCHALL

6/5/2021

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I loved every SINGLE thing about this book! It’s clever, charming, and downright HILARIOUS! This is the type of book I live for!
​Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 4, 2021
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy. 

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 394 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
​Matrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.

Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job.

As a professional bridesmaid, Sophie is hired by London brides to be their right-hand woman, posing as a friend but working behind the scenes to help plan the perfect wedding and ensure their big day goes off without a hitch. When she’s hired by Lady Victoria Swann––a former model and “It Girl" of 1970’s London; now the Marchioness of Meade––for the society wedding of the year, it should be a chance for Sophie to prove just how talented she is.

Of course, it’s not ideal that the bride, Lady Victoria’s daughter, Cordelia, is an absolute diva and determined to make Sophie’s life a nightmare. It’s also a bit inconvenient that Sophie finds herself 

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SOMEBODY TO LOVE BY SHARON SALA

5/20/2021

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Sharon Sala writes the most incredibly UPLIFTING romances! This book was exactly what I needed, and I fell in love with the story just as fast as these characters fell in love with each other.
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: February 23, 2021
Genre: Second Chance Romance

Series: Blessings, Georgia #11 (can standalone)
Pages: 303 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
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​Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you've lived here your whole life, you're returning after years of being away, or you're new in town, you're sure to find the love in a small town happy ending you're looking for.

Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it. Betrayed by their lies and thievery, Hunt joined the army and wound up flying Apache helicopters in Iraq. Now, he's a chopper pilot for an oil company in Houston, Texas, his father has been dead for six years, and he's finally returning home to Blessings at his mother's dying request.

Ava Ridley, the little girl Hunt's mother used to babysit, has grown up and is a nurse at his mother's bedside when he arrives. Ava is overjoyed to see him. She had a huge crush on him when she was 

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CLUTCH PLAYER BY NIKKI ASH

5/7/2021

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I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about this book. It’s an easy read without ANY unnecessary drama, and it grabs a hold of the heart right from the start. I highly recommend it.
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 17, 2020
Genre: Second Chance Romance

Series: A Hero Club Novel #2 (complete standalone)
Pages: 323 pages
Format: eBook. Source: ​Kindle Unlimited. 
Harper
I fell in love when I was sixteen. Landon was my entire world and I thought he would be my forever. But I was young and dumb, and with one error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could’ve had together, along with our hearts.

Twelve years later and I’m going through the motions of life, but not actually living. Which is why I let my friends, Bridget and Simon, set me up on a blind date. Turns out, it’s not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who’s held onto my heart all these years.

Landon
They call me a Clutch Player because I’m good under pressure and quick on my feet. I was also quick to fall in love. The first time it was with baseball, the second was with Harper. And for a short time I had them both.

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FRAYED BY LAURA PAVLOV

3/30/2021

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You guys! If you're a romance reader you need to drop everything and read this book! It's absolutely incredible! I cannot recommend it enough! It's my favorite of 2021 so far!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: March 18, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Romance (upper YA/NA)

Series: Willow Springs #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 362 pages
Format: eBook. Source: ​Kindle Unlimited. 
​Bad boy football star. Innocent girl next door. Two different worlds. One small town. A million reasons why they should have stayed away from one another.

“My new favorite Laura Pavlov book. It felt like watching the show Friday Night Lights only better.” Willow Aster, USA Today Bestselling Author

My name is Adelaide Edington, and my life was mapped out for me before I even entered the world.

Who I'd date, where I’d attend college, what I'd be when I grew up.
But there comes a time in everyone's life when they face a fork in the road.

Should I go left, or should I go right?

It didn't matter as long as I didn't remain stagnant any longer.

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