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Feel-Good Reads to Bring Comfort This Fall

Whew! Let’s say goodbye to the hottest summer on record and pull out those comfy blankets and PJs. Now that the leaves are changing (somewhere!), it’s time to curl up with a cup of cocoa and some cozy Fall reads. As the kids go back to school and the sun…

Julie CantrellAugust 25, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Tall Poppy Review: “Every Single Secret” Faces Lies

In the emotional psychological thriller Every Single Secret (Lake Union Publishing), Emily Carpenter takes us through Daphne Amos' shocking discovery that all she thought to be truth was not. Daphne thought she'd found love with her fiancé, Heath. But their precarious relationship that is built on secrets teeters when Heath begins…

Tif MarceloDecember 20, 2018

Fiction Romance Young Adult

Tall Poppy Review: Festivities Are in Full Swing in High-Spirited Rom-Com

It’s that magical time of year — October — when Christmas starts its convivial seep into our daily lives. Ornaments and pine boughs appear at Target, Hallmark Channel starts teasing their holiday movie line-up, and ambitious decorators string up lights while the weather is still warm (is that only me?).…

Amy ReichertOctober 7, 2021

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Tif Marcelo Combines Tropes With a Moving Marriage-of-Convenience-in-Trouble Romance

Marriage of convenience is a common trope beloved among romance readers, though perhaps more often found in historicals. However, in Know You by Heart (Montlake), Book 2 in Tif Marcelo’s Heart Resort series, readers are treated to a contemporary version of the trope, with the added twists of the marriage-in-trouble and…

Priscilla OliverasApril 14, 2022

Fiction Romance

Tall Poppy Review: “Under the Southern Sky” Shines With Effortless Storytelling

In Under the Southern Sky, Kristy Woodson Harvey masterfully weaves four points of view together with a friends-to-lovers story of grief, second chances and deep generational friendship. Amelia Buxton thought her life was on the right track. A successful journalist and reporter just published in The New York Times, and…

Tif MarceloApril 29, 2021

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Tall Poppy Review: “In a Book Club Far Away” There Lives a Once-Beautiful Friendship

Book clubs and friendships go together like peas and carrots, chocolate and peanut butter, and toddlers and mud puddles. Secrets get shared, food and wine are enjoyed, and maybe a book is discussed, but let’s be honest, that last part is secondary. The focus is on friends getting together on…

Amy ReichertApril 8, 2021

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Three Sisters, One Wedding Planning Business, All the Drama

In Tif Marcelo’s charming new novel, The Key to Happily Ever After (Gallery Books), she explores the delicate, yet iron-clad bonds of sisterhood by introducing readers to the de la Rosa sisters, three Filipino women who take over their mom’s wedding planning business. Eldest sister Marisol, takes over as the…

Amy ReichertJune 27, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Family, Friendships, Feuds and Forgiveness in “Once Upon a Sunset”

Combine family dynamics, long-buried secrets, career turmoil, heartbreak and the potential of new romance, and you have the recipe for a fabulous book. In Once Upon a Sunset (Gallery Books), Tif Marcelo effortlessly tosses together all those ingredients into a novel that delivers the full spectrum of feels. Diana Gallagher-Cary is…

Orly KonigMarch 12, 2020

Fiction Listicles

Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

Turning the calendar page (literally or virtually) into January always marks a fresh start — maybe for a new fitness plan, a new job or new goals. For me, it’s the launch of my next novel, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, out April 20. For book readers, January also marks…

Amy ReichertDecember 31, 2020

Fiction Listicles

5 Books to Make You Happy and Forget Your Troubles

When we choose the next book to read, it's because we want an experience—to feel something when we are done. Books have the power to change the way you feel. So here are my five suggestions for books so happy, you’ll forget about all about the rest of the world. …

Amy ReichertApril 23, 2019

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7 Hot New Novels by Writers of Asian American Heritage

It’s May again — we’re almost halfway through the year. It’s a good time to look ahead and also to pause and take a look at what we have accomplished. For those who don’t know, May is also a month to learn, reflect and honor the role Asian Americans and…

Weina Dai RandelMay 5, 2022

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Treat Yourself to These 10 Book & Wine Pairings

During the pandemic, many people picked up a new hobby or skill while hunkering down at home. Me? Well, with the guidance of the Vivino app and thanks to my local grocery store’s BOGO wine deals, I became quite skilled at sampling wine. Mostly Cabernet Sauvignons, Red Blends, and Pinot…

Priscilla OliverasFebruary 17, 2022