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UP TO NO GOUDA BY LINDA REILLY

2/26/2022

Linda Reilly dishes up a scrumptious read with Up to No Gouda, book 1 in her brand-new cozy mystery series! If you enjoy culinary cozies and grilled cheese, then you don’t want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 25, 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: A Grilled Cheese Mystery #1
Pages: 327 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

The first in a delicious new culinary cozy series featuring a grilled cheese eatery owner who must solve murders in her small town before she is put under lock and brie

Back in Balsam Dell to heal after the death of her husband, Carly Hale is finally pursuing her lifelong dream—opening Carly's Grilled Cheese Eatery. After only five months, business is booming as Vermont vacationers and townspeople alike flock to lunch on her Party Havartis and other grilled cheese concoctions. All but Lyle Bagley, Carly's one-time high school boyfriend and now town bully who just bought the building that houses her eatery and wants Carly out. After a muenster of a fight, Carly's forced to put her nose to the rind and find a solution to keep her business afloat.

That is...until Lyle is discovered dead behind the dumpster of Carly's shop, and one of her employees becomes the prime suspect. In

THIS MIGHT HURT BY STEPHANIE WROBEL

2/22/2022

Stephanie Wrobel blew me away with her debut novel, Darling Rose Gold. Unfortunately, this one didn’t do the same. This is a slow-moving novel with so many pieces that I felt like I was putting together a puzzle. That’s not something I enjoy when reading.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: February 22, 2022
Genre: Suspense
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 331 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

From the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters—one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies.

Welcome to Wisewood. We’ll keep your secrets if you keep ours.

Natalie Collins hasn’t heard from her sister in more than half a year.

The last time they spoke, Kit was slogging from mundane workdays to obligatory happy hours to crying in the shower about their dead mother. She told Natalie she was sure there was something more out there.

And then she found Wisewood.

HAPPY SINGLES DAY BY ANN MARIE WALKER

2/18/2022

This book is a sweet, lighthearted romance. I also feel like it’s wholesome as there isn’t any spice so if you read clean romances then this may be the perfect book for you!

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: January 19, 2021
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 306 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Author Ann Marie Walker brings you a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that'll warm your heart for Singles Day (the true anti-Valentine's Day!) and every day after!

Single and proud of it! Oh, oops...

As a Certified Professional Organizer, everything in Paige Parker's world is as it should be. Perfect apartment, perfect office, perfect life. And now, the perfect vacation planned to celebrate Singles Day. After all, what's better than celebrating her pride in being single? Because who needs a man anyway? They have zero taste in quality television, leave the toilet seat up, and sleep with your best friend. No thanks. Her life is fine just the way it is.

As the owner of a now-dormant bed & breakfast, single dad Lucas Croft finally has some peace and quiet. It's only him and his five-year-old daughter, which is just the way he likes it. Because who

RUTHLESS FAE BY CAROLINE PECKHAM & SUSANNE VALENTI

2/15/2022

The Zodiac Academy series is insanely addictive. Don’t plan to start this series and be able to stop after just one book. It won’t happen! Just like eating one chip out of a full bag, it’s nearly impossible!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 30, 2019
Genre: Romantasy (Bully Romance/Fantasy)
Series: Zodiac Academy series #2
Pages: 530 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

They tried to break us.
They almost did.
But we're not going anywhere.

The Celestial Heirs think the stars are on their side. But they don't know what's coming. Fighting them one on one isn't an option so we have to be stealthy. Remaining under the radar won't be easy, but if we pull it off, they'll never suspect our involvement when their lives start falling apart.

Besides, they've already taken us to the brink of hell, what more can they really do?

THE WISH THEY WERE US BY JESSICA GOODMAN

2/13/2022

I read this authors sophomore novel during the summer (They’ll Never Catch Us) and was really excited to read this one because I enjoyed that one. Unfortunately, this one just didn’t hit the mark.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Mystery/Thriller
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 335 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

“A pristine infusion of Gossip Girl and Netflix's Elite, this prep-school thriller has it all: plaid skirts, secret societies, and a gripping murder mystery, but paired with an adept critique of the powers and privileges that goeth before the fall.” – Elle

In Gold Coast, Long Island, everything from the expensive downtown shops to the manicured beaches, to the pressed uniforms of Jill Newman and her friends, looks perfect. But as Jill found out three years ago, nothing is as it seems.

Freshman year Jill's best friend, the brilliant, dazzling Shaila Arnold, was killed by her boyfriend. After that dark night on the beach, Graham confessed, the case was closed, and Jill tried to move on.

Now, it's Jill's senior year and she's determined to make it her best yet. After all, she's a senior and a Player--a member of Gold Coast Prep's exclusive, not-so-secret secret society. Senior Players have

RECKLESS GIRLS BY RACHEL HAWKINS

2/9/2022

This one may not be everyone’s favorite but its certainly mine! I love the claustrophobic feels this book gives- almost like these characters were actually deserted on this creepy island!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 4, 2022
Genre: Thriller
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 306 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Book of the Month Box.

From Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

ONE ISLAND

Beautiful, wild, and strange—Meroe Island is a desolate spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a mysterious history of shipwrecks, cannibalism, and even rumors of murder. It’s the perfect destination for the most adventurous traveler to escape everything... except the truth.

SIX VISITORS

Six stunning twentysomethings are about to embark on a blissful, free-spirited journey—one filled with sun-drenched days and

DECONSTRUCTED BY LIZ TALLEY

2/6/2022

Deconstructed is another winner from Liz Talley. If you enjoy women’s fiction novels about friendships and overcoming life’s hurdles, then you don’t want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 1, 2022
Genre: Women's Fiction
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 331 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Amazon First Reads.

An exhilarating novel about fast friends and fashionable revenge by Liz Talley, the USA Today bestselling author of Adulting.

Antique-store owner Cricket Crosby’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that the rumors of her husband’s affair aren’t just leisurely southern gossip. Her plan: hire an investigator; find an attorney; enlist the help of her new assistant, Ruby; and make her husband pay.

Ruby knows how quickly everything changes. After a dicey past, she’s determined to forge a new future by working for Cricket and reinventing herself as a designer, deconstructing vintage haute couture. If anybody can help mend a few tears in Cricket’s life, she can.

But turns out Cricket’s life isn’t just a little torn. It’s wrinkled, stained, and falling apart at the seams. With Ruby and her ragtag relatives

THE ARRANGEMENT BY KIERSTAN MODGLIN

2/2/2022

The Arrangement is an unexpectedly twisted read!! I am so glad a friend of mine on Instagram recommended this one to me. I know I’ll be reading this author’s work for years to come!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 28, 2021
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: Arrangement Novels #1
Pages: 228 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The arrangement was just meant to fix their marriage.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
But when the rules of this open marriage are broken, the consequences are sinister.

Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer.
It's what she prides herself on.

So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.

The rules are simple:

They will each date someone new once a week.
They will never discuss what happens on the dates.

Soon, though, the rules are broken, turning terrible mistakes into unspeakable consequences.

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