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By Mazey Eddings
Expected publication: April 4, 2023
From Goodreads:
What starts out as a fake wedding date turns into something these childhood enemies never expected in the next sparkling romantic comedy by Mazey Eddings.
Some facts
are indisputable. The sun rises in the east, sets in the west.
Gravity exits. Indira doesn’t like Jude. Jude doesn’t like
Indira. But what happens when these childhood enemies find the only
thing they can rely on is each other?
On paper, Indira has
everything together. An amazing job, a boyfriend, and a car. What
more could a late twenty-something ask for? But when she walks in on
her boyfriend in an amorous embrace with a stranger, that perfect on
paper image goes up in flames.
Jude has nothing together.
A doctor that’s spent the last three years traveling the world to
treat emergencies and humanitarian crises, a quick trip home for his
best friend’s wedding has him struggling to readjust.
Thrust
into an elaborate (and ridiculously drawn out) wedding event that’s
stressing Jude beyond belief and has Indira seeing her ex and his new
girlfriend far more frequently than any human should endure, the duo
strike a bargain to be each other’s fake dates to this wedding from
hell. The only problem is, their forced proximity and fake displays
of affection are starting to feel a bit… real, and both are left
grappling with the idea that a situation that couldn’t be worse, is
made a little better with the other around.
I so enjoyed Mazey’s last book and am eagerly awaiting this one!
Do you think you’ll be picking this one up?
A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.
They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.
Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best? - from Goodreads
We all have our favorite and autobuy authors, whether they are ones we’ve followed from the beginning of their careers or those we’ve discovered along the way. However, occasionally it may happen that our tastes change and those authors become ones that we don’t seem to look forward to their new releases. Maybe their stories have become formulaic or they write in a genre that you are growing out of. Whatever the reason, sometimes we decide an author is no longer for us.
In terms of genres, I tend to not read as much YA as I used to – I have a few authors whose YA novels still excite me, but most do not anymore. The kids either act too young or too old – it is a very fine line to make teenagers seem believable. Additionally, there are a few authors lately who I have read many books from, but they seem to have become very formulaic. The books seem to run together, rely on the same tropes and events and are not as distinct to me anymore. These particular authors are very prolific as well, easily putting out at least five books per year, meaning I would have to devote lots of precious reading time to just keep up. Because there are just too many great books in the world, I have decided to take a break from these authors and I probably won’t keep up with their new releases for the foreseeable future.
I probably put too way much thought into this but it bums me out to decide to not follow an author anymore after I have enjoyed their works in the past. I enjoy supporting authors in their endeavors but with limited time and resources, I just can’t read ALL the books. I want to be excited every time I pick up a book, not just feel like I’m checking a box.
Do you have a hard time moving away from authors or are you normal? Have your reading tastes changed over the years?
Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process in this heartwarming new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Veil.
Nearly thirty years ago, in the wake of a personal tragedy, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for—and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life.
June’s niece, Daphne, met her two best friends, Lanier Bradley and Mary Stuart Harris, during a fateful summer at camp, and the three are inseparable even in their thirties. But when attorney Daphne discovers that Lanier’s fiancé—who just so happens to be her client—has done something highly illegal, she must choose between her job and her friendship.
Meanwhile, Lanier is hiding secrets both new and old that might make Daphne see the situation in an entirely different light. When one of those secrets unexpectedly rises to the surface, it threatens to change the very fabric of their friendship.
But when the women learn that their childhood oasis is in danger of closing, they put aside their own problems and band together with June to save it, sending them on a journey that promises to open the next chapters in their lives.
From an author whose “writing coats your soul with heart” (E! Online), The Summer of Songbirds is a lyrical and unforgettable celebration of female friendship, and a love letter to the places and people that make us who we are. - from Goodreads
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By Elsie Silver
Published: October 14, 2022
From Goodreads:
Working as a
nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple.
Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands
off of me.
Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than I am
and barely looks my way. Until I get him into the hot tub one night
for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off—and so are our
clothes.
He’s gruff, a little rough around the
edges. But broad-shouldered ranchers with calloused hands and filthy
mouths are this city girl’s kryptonite. So who am I to resist?
But
it’s in our quiet moments together that he softens. It’s when he
takes care of me that I realize his hardened exterior is just a
façade. It’s when I watch him go all sweet with his little boy
that I really fall for him.
Someone convinced him once
that his best wasn’t good enough. But I’ve never felt more
cherished than I do in his arms.
My contract may say this
arrangement is only for two months.
But my heart says this
is forever.
Elsie Silver is a newer indie author who has won my heart! I look forward to each new book she publishes.
Do you think you’ll be picking this one up?
Before I Do by Sophie Cousens (2022)
Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.
Sixty years later, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for almost twenty years, she now finds herself laid off from her full-time job and struggling to make ends meet. A phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney, where her beloved grandmother, Nora, who raised Jess when her mother could not, has suffered a fall and been raced to the hospital.
Nora has always been a vibrant and strong presence: decisive, encouraging, young despite her years. When Jess visits her in the hospital, she is alarmed to find her grandmother frail and confused. It’s even more alarming to hear from Nora's housekeeper that Nora had been distracted in the weeks before her accident and had fallen on the steps to the attic—the one place Jess was forbidden from playing in when she was small.
At loose ends in Nora's house, Jess does some digging of her own. In Nora's bedroom, she discovers a true crime book, chronicling the police investigation into a long-buried tragedy: the Turner Family Tragedy of Christmas Eve, 1959. It is only when Jess skims through the book that she finds a shocking connection between her own family and this once-infamous crime—a crime that has never been resolved satisfactorily. And for a journalist without a story, a cold case might be the best distraction she can find…
An epic novel that spans generations, Homecoming asks what we would do for those we love, and how we protect the lies we tell. It explores the power of motherhood, the corrosive effects of tightly held secrets, and the healing nature of truth. Above all, it is a beguiling and immensely satisfying novel from one of the finest writers working today. - from Goodreads
