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THE COUNSELORS BY JESSICA GOODMAN

8/27/2022

Jessica Goodman writes amazing young adult mysteries! This is no different. If you're looking for a summer themed mystery then grab a copy of this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 31, 2022
Genre: Young Adult Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 352 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman comes a twisty new thriller about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake.

Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.

She’s always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie's one of them.

Even with her "townie" background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she’s back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive.

SMELLS LIKE TWEEN SPIRIT BY LAURIE GELMAN

8/23/2022

Smells Like Tween Spirit is absolutely hilarious! If you love "mom-coms" or "mommy-lit" then this is a series you don't want to miss! I laughed the whole way through!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 2, 2022
Genre: Women's Fiction.
Series: Class Mom series #4
Pages: 247 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher.

From the author of Class Mom and You’ve Been Volunteered comes Laurie Gelman's next laugh-out-loud novel Smells Like Tween Spirit.

As a new Mat Mom of the Pioneer Middle School (PMS) Wrestling team, Jen Dixon finds herself thrown in the middle of the “guerrilla war against so-called perfect mothers," armed only with her cutting wit and acerbic sense of humor. (New York Times Book Review)

Handling a whole host of new challenges, from the dreaded seventh-grade science fair to a school fundraiser (again!), Jen faces the somewhat-terrifying new social dynamics of the wrestling moms with her trademark combination of reluctance and exceptional delivery.

Between school events and teaching spin classes, Jen finds herself fully immersed in sports mom competitiveness. These parents

YOU'RE INVITED BY AMANDA JAYATISSA

8/17/2022

If you're a fan of twisted characters and unexpected endings then this is an absolute must read for you! I'm so glad I did a buddy read for this book because it was wild and shocking!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 9, 2022
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 384 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Botm Box.

What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder… From the award-winning author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that not everyone will survive.

When Amaya is invited to Kaavi’s over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost. But as the week of wedding celebrations begin and rumors about Amaya’s past begin to swirl, she can’t help but feel like she also has a target on her back. When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, all evidence points to Amaya. However, nothing is as it seems as Jayatissa expertly unravels that each wedding guest has their own dark secret and

BOOK LOVERS BY EMILY HENRY

8/13/2022

Book Lovers is a well written romcom and the start to my Emily Henry obsession! I devoured this one and am anxiously awaiting the minute I can start another one from her.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2022
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: None.
Pages: 398 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming...

Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many

THE INHERITANCE GAMES BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

8/10/2022

I wasn't sure if The Inheritance Games would live up to all the hype but it did! This is an exciting mystery novel that's both puzzling and addicting!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Series: The Inheritance Games #1
Pages: 385 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why--or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House where every room bears the old man's touch--and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of

THE NANTUCKET INN BY PAMELA KELLEY

8/9/2022

The Nantucket Inn is book one Pamela Kelley's beloved Beach Plum Cove series and I'm so glad I took a chance and read it. I can tell this series is going to be a favorite.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 19, 2019
Genre: Women's Fiction
Series: Beach Plum Cove series #1
Pages: 389 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Lisa Hodges needs to make a decision fast. Thanks to her dead husband’s gambling addiction, their savings is almost gone. In her early fifties with a large, waterfront home on Nantucket to support, Lisa hasn’t worked in over thirty years, has no in-demand skills and is virtually unemployable.

Her only options are to sell the house and move off-island, or, she could use her cooking and entertaining skills and turn her home into a bed and breakfast. She desperately needs it to succeed because she has four grown children with problems of their own and wants to stay close to them.

Her oldest daughter, Kate, has a fabulous career in Boston--working as a writer for a popular fashion magazine and engaged to a dangerously handsome, photographer, who none of them have met.

THE ATONEMENT BY KIERSTEN MODGLIN

8/6/2022

This is one of my favorite trilogies! If you enjoy twisted domestic thrillers then you won't want to miss these books. The Atonement is the conclusion to the series.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: July 1, 2022
Genre: Psychological/Domestic Thriller
Series: The Arrangement series #3
Pages: 232 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The highly anticipated, nerve-shredding conclusion to the #1 bestselling ARRANGEMENT trilogy…

First, there was THE ARRANGEMENT—a scandalous story about Peter and Ainsley Greenburg’s attempt to fix their marriage, no matter the cost.

Then, came THE AMENDMENT—with their darkest secrets revealed, the couple set out in a treacherous attempt to repair what had been broken.

Now, Peter and Ainsley’s marriage will be put to one final test with THE ATONEMENT.

Ainsley Greenburg has always been a fixer.
But her latest attempt to repair her marriage left it more damaged than ever before.

WITH NEIGHBORS LIKE THIS BY TRACY GOODWIN

8/2/2022

With Neighbors like this is the perfect "mom-com". I love reading "mommy" and family fiction. And if you add a splash of romance like this one does then it's perfect!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 2, 2022
Genre: Women's Fiction.
Series: None.
Pages: 288 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher.

USA Today bestselling author Tracy Goodwin gives you a charming story of a mother determined to give her kids a wonderful home in a neighborly community. But to do that, she's going to have to take on the HOA--

A single mom fighting for what's right
Enemies-to-lovers romance by way of the Homeowners Association
Building a community of friends and neighbors
What makes a house a home is the people inside, not the decor outside

When divorced mom of two Amelia Marsh relocates to a northern suburb of Houston, all she wants is a bit of normalcy for her children. The last thing she needs is to be the center of community gossip. But when a disagreement arises between Amelia and the HOA representative over whether or not her children's garden

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