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Chase Your Dreams and Fall in Love with Nicholas Sparks’ Latest

Are you doing yourself justice if you don’t follow your heart and chase your wildest dreams? That idea is what Nicholas Sparks explores in his latest novel, Dreamland (Random House). ROMANCE GROUNDED IN REALITY Colby Mills has wanted to be a musician for as long as he can remember, but…

Lydia LefevreSeptember 20, 2022

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“Sugar and Salt” Balances Sweet Romance and a Traumatic Past

Sugar and Salt (William Morrow) is a beautifully written story that, like its title, is equal parts sweet and poignant. Susan Wiggs doesn't shy away from difficult topics, but masterfully balances them with themes of hope and resilience. Wiggs’ portrayal of San Francisco feels so authentic that one might find…

Annalise HerrmannJuly 27, 2022

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“Hope and Glory” Questions the Meaning of Home and Family

Jendella Benson’s debut novel, Hope and Glory (William Morrow), celebrates Nigerian culture and close family ties. THE PLOT Glory Akíndélé’s family are Nigerian immigrants living in London. She’d always considered her older sister, Faith, “a Stepford Wife,” consumed with her husband and toddler twins. Glory craved independence and needed to make…

K.L. RomoJuly 7, 2022

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Academia Turns Dark in Locked-Room Thriller

Edgar nominated bestselling novelist David Bell has chosen a bucolic, tree-lined college campus in Kentucky for the setting of his latest suspenseful thriller The Finalists (Berkley). The fictional Hyde House facade depicted on the cover bears similarities to Henry Hardin Cherry Hall (minus the cupola) on his home campus of…

Linda HitchcockJuly 5, 2022

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A Young Surrogate Mother Has Last-Minute Second Thoughts

“Hold on, just hold on,” I said to the duffel bag, willing it not to jiggle, not to whimper. In my head I called her Nell, even though the contract said the intended parents would have sole naming rights...” In Toni Halleen’s The Surrogate, (Harper Collins) it is the middle…

Neil NyrenOctober 29, 2021

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A Couple’s Night Out Turns Into a Year-Long Disappearance in “The Night She Disappeared”

On a gorgeous England summer’s eve, after a night spent partying with a new friend, a young, single mother and her boyfriend disappear from the massive Dark Place estate, never to be seen or heard from again. Rumors abound: Perhaps the couple, tired of their adult responsibilities — including their…

Gabby DavisSeptember 7, 2021

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3 Unreliable Narrators, Mindblowing Ending for “The Girl on the Train” Follow-Up

"She was struck by the smell. Underneath the blood, all that blood, there was something else, something older, sweet and rank, like lilies left too long in the vase. The smell and the look of him, impossible to resist, his beautiful dead face, glassy eyes framed by long lashes, plump…

Naomi NairAugust 31, 2021

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Treasure Hunt Brings Together Old Flames in Christina Lauren’s “Something Wilder”

For those who have been waiting for a National Treasure or an Indiana Jones-style mystery nestled within a romantic comedy, wait no longer! Something Wilder (Gallery Books) by Christina Lauren will satisfy all your nerdy, puzzle-craving desires. (It did mine.) I’ve been a fan of Christina Lauren’s since I read…

Y. M. NelsonMay 17, 2022

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Sonali Dev’s New Austen-Inspired Release “The Emma Project” Is Sublime Romance at Its Best

I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the release of The Emma Project (Avon), Sonali Dev’s fourth book in her Jane Austen retellings series. With each book in the series — from Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors to A Recipe for Persuasion to Incense and Sensibility — Dev treated readers…

Priscilla OliverasMay 19, 2022

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Jasmine Guillory’s “While We Were Dating” Is a Red Carpet Ready Rom-Com

What happens when an actress on the rise needs a boyfriend to push her image from A-list to A-list superstar? She picks the guy that’s pitching her the next ad campaign in which she’s featured. Ben Stephens is a junior executive for an ad agency that’s vying for this high-dollar…

Y. M. NelsonJuly 14, 2021

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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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Quarantine Engagement Trips Over Family Secrets on the Way to “I Do” in Weiner’s Latest

When I saw the description for Jennifer Weiner’s The Summer Place (Atria), my eyes zeroed in on the word “pandemic,” and I thought, I was trying to avoid this. I wasn’t sure that my fragile psyche could handle reading about families struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, no matter how fictional…

Y. M. NelsonMay 10, 2022

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Family Heirloom Connects an Heiress of America’s Past to Quests in a Fictional Present

Say the words “family keepsake,” and anyone in earshot will likely know what you mean. We humans have been passing down heirlooms to our children and our children’s children and their children for centuries. Often, it’s not the keepsake itself that is of value, but rather what it symbolizes to…

Susan MeissnerMarch 31, 2022

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Jessica Strawser’s Latest Meditates on Compassion and Dignity at Life’s Inevitable End

Engaging and meticulously plotted, Jessica Strawser’s The Next Thing You Know (St. Martin’s Press) is a character study, a call for compassion and empathy, and a hopeful read. Nova Hudson is an end-of-life doula with Parting Your Way, a two-person end-of-life doula service in Cincinnati, OH, with Kelly Monroe, its…

Tif MarceloMarch 24, 2022

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Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

I was lucky enough to be able to engage in conversation with the talented and charismatic Laurie Frankel at my latest book club meeting, where we discussed her moving new novel, One Two Three (Henry Holt and Co.) The group gave this amazing book rave reviews and we thoroughly enjoyed…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 22, 2021

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“The Royal Correspondent” Travels Internationally With Lofty Career Goals and Deadly Secrets

It’s an up-from-the-slums journey for one Blaise Hill, a smart, upbeat young woman fresh out of secondary school and ready to plunge whole-heartedly into a life-changing career. Set in two world capitals, Sydney and London, and spanning the years between 1957 and 1962, readers follow the adventures of this intrepid…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 24, 2021

Women’s Domestic Life Fiction

“Sugar and Salt” Balances Sweet Romance and a Traumatic Past

“Hope and Glory” Questions the Meaning of Home and Family

Academia Turns Dark in Locked-Room Thriller

A Young Surrogate Mother Has Last-Minute Second Thoughts

A Couple’s Night Out Turns Into a Year-Long Disappearance in “The Night She Disappeared”

3 Unreliable Narrators, Mindblowing Ending for “The Girl on the Train” Follow-Up

Treasure Hunt Brings Together Old Flames in Christina Lauren’s “Something Wilder”

Sonali Dev’s New Austen-Inspired Release “The Emma Project” Is Sublime Romance at Its Best

Jasmine Guillory’s “While We Were Dating” Is a Red Carpet Ready Rom-Com

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

Quarantine Engagement Trips Over Family Secrets on the Way to “I Do” in Weiner’s Latest

Family Heirloom Connects an Heiress of America’s Past to Quests in a Fictional Present

Jessica Strawser’s Latest Meditates on Compassion and Dignity at Life’s Inevitable End

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

“The Royal Correspondent” Travels Internationally With Lofty Career Goals and Deadly Secrets

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