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Plants Boring? No Way! Ten Tantalizing Books Promoting Plants by Ann McCallum Staats

My desk faces a window looking out at an undeveloped section of parkland. In the winter I can see through the motley browns and golds to a path that winds along an embankment. In the summer, greenery fills in the empty spaces obscuring my surveillance of the trail but providing a lush backdrop for my office.   I’m grateful for the view, but it used […]

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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas on March 12, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Coming of Age, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult Pages: 640 Format: eBook Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Because pain in the body quiets the pain in the head. It feels good, like a kill switch for your brain.” […]

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The Love Haters by Katherine Center

The Love Haters by Katherine Center on May 20, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Katherine Center delivers yet another charming, heartfelt rom-com with The Love Haters, a story filled with humor, adventure, and the kind of slow-burn romance that keeps you turning the […]

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Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz on January 18, 2022 Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Alternative History, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Historical, Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Europe, Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Historical Pages: 320 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads Dana Schwartz delivers a darkly gothic and captivating […]

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The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

The Mistake by Elle Kennedy on April 28, 2015 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Sports Pages: 296 Format: eBook Buy on Amazon Goodreads “And just in case my reaction to your idiocy didn’t make it clear where I stand with us, then let me […]

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Live, Laugh, Grieve: Kids Need Books That Do All Three by Aubrey Hartman

We were standing outside my house when the sky opened—a blessed relief at the tail end of the Los Angeles wildfires. We pulled up our hoods, letting the rain shimmer over us. “They’ll be okay,” I said to my friend. “Kids are resilient.”  She looked unimpressed by my dazzling use of an empty platitude. “Are they, though?” Months later, I haven’t stopped thinking about this conversation. Are kids resilient? My instinct is to shake my fist at anyone who would dare say “no.” I […]

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Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson on January 28, 2025 Genres: Fiction / African American & Black / Historical, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Women Pages: 512 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Charmaine Wilkerson delivers a sweeping, multi-generational novel in Good Dirt, a powerful exploration of grief, inheritance, and the inescapable pull of the past. […]

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Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown

Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club by Lauren Ling Brown on October 1, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / General, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / Women Pages: 384 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads “How often, in the world, is silence what allows horrible people to get away with their crimes?” Maya has […]

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The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen on August 5, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic, Fiction / Women Pages: 320 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Tt’s the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family. […]

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Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws

Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws on October 29, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Family Life / General, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Small Town & Rural Pages: 416 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads This was […]