In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro Castle.
New York heiress Catherine Dohan seemingly has it all. There’s only one problem. It’s a lie. As soon as the Morro Castle leaves port, Catherine’s past returns with a vengeance and threatens her life. Joining forces with a charismatic jewel thief, Catherine must discover who wants her dead—and why.
Elena Palacio is a dead woman. Or so everyone thinks. After a devastating betrayal left her penniless and on the run, Elena’s journey on the Morro Castle is her last hope. Steeped in secrecy and a burning desire for revenge, her return to Havana is a chance to right the wrong that has been done to her—and her prey is on the ship.
As danger swirls aboard the Morro Castle and their fates intertwine, Elena and Catherine must risk everything to see justice served once and for all. - from Goodreads
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Can't-Wait Wednesday: The Cuban Heiress
Monday, March 20, 2023
Michele's Monday Picks #10
By Meghan Quinn
Expected publication: April 18, 2023
From Goodreads:
From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a fun, sexy story about the family dynamics that can stand in the way of rekindling a romance.
Prepared for a good time, Tessa is thrilled to spend the weeks before her sister’s wedding at their family’s favorite vacation spot: Santorini. Sandy beaches, stonewashed houses, attractive men—it’s heaven.
But Tessa’s idea of a girl’s trip comes to a screaming halt when her sister thinks it’s high time Tessa finds some love herself. Unfortunately, Tessa forgot about the deal she made back in high school: she has to find her soulmate before her sister’s wedding. Or else.
As she dodges suitors and her sister’s pranks, Tessa finds an ally in the oh-so-dreamy Myles, her childhood crush who just so happens to work at the resort. But Myles is dealing with some family conflict of his own. He’s elated at being reunited with Tessa, but his father’s refusal to acknowledge his interest in the family business and relegating him to only grunt work casts a dark cloud.
As Tessa and Myles help navigate their way through their families’ antics, they begin to realize that their past feelings may have a future—if only they can turn their island fantasies into something real.
I just started getting into Meghan’s books and this one sounds fun!
Do you think you’ll be picking this one up?
Friday, March 17, 2023
Henry's Shelves #4









Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday: My Spring TBR
Friday, March 10, 2023
Quick Reviews
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Can't-Wait Wednesday: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is EstĂ©e Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer.
In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named EstĂ©e. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever.
EstĂ©e dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while EstĂ©e rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for EstĂ©e’s insatiable ambitions.
But in a world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to pay the price that comes with daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down. - from Goodreads
Monday, March 6, 2023
Michele's Monday Picks #9
If Only You (Bergman Brothers #6)
By Chloe Liese
Expected Publication: April 11, 2023
From Goodreads:
Brace yourself
for longing, laughter, and a swoony slow-burn in this brother’s
best friend sports romance about scoring the love of your life when
you least expect to.
Ziggy
I’m the
youngest player on the National Soccer team, the baby of my family,
and thoroughly sick of being underestimated, so I’ve decided to
take matters into my own hands. Which is where my brother’s best
friend and teammate, the infamous Sebastian Gauthier, comes
in.
Seb needs to rehab his reputation. I want
to give mine an edge. So I propose a fake friendship with real
benefits: spending time in the public eye, my good-girl image and his
bad-boy notoriety rubbing off on each other. He’s my devious,
dark-haired fantasy come to life, but his destructive ways make it
easy to keep him in the (fake) friend zone. Or so I thought, until I
start to see the heart of gold he’s been hiding beneath that
sinister surface…
Sebastian
Like any
self-respecting reprobate, I’ve been spiraling downward, and
finally I’ve hit rock bottom. My hockey career and sponsorships are
in jeopardy, and while I’m not ready to actually reform
my ways, I’m happy to pretend that I have, to secure the life I’m
on the brink of losing.
So when my best
friend’s sister, Ziggy Bergman, proposes a public “friendship”
to revamp our reputations, it’s an offer I can’t refuse. Up till
now, I’ve stayed away from Ren’s sweet, shy little sister to
avoid any risk of ruining my one good friendship. But I reassure
myself there’s no risk in our scheme. I’ll fake a friendship with
Ziggy, fix my reputation, and get back to hockey, the one and only
thing I love. At least, it was, until what began as a
transactional arrangement became the most loving relationship I’ve
ever known.
If Only You is a brother’s best
friend, (fake) friends with benefits to friends to lovers romance
about a bighearted, quietly fierce soccer star on the autism
spectrum, and a thoroughly unprincipled, almost irredeemable hockey
player who has celiac disease. Complete with an absurd level of
mutual pining, meddling family and friends, and a spicy slow burn,
this standalone is the sixth in a series of novels about a
Swedish-American family of five brothers, two sisters, and their wild
adventures as they each find happily ever after.
I have loved every book in this series so far and Chloe Liese is one of my favorite authors - do you think you’ll be picking this one up?