At the turn of the new year, I started a new job. Instead of driving to an office everyday, I began working from home – and I really love it. Working from home has SO many benefits. I highly recommend it! But it does have some downsides as well. The biggest one for me is that I am no longer in a building filled with other people that I need to get up out of my seat and go and meet with on a regular basis. I miss the comradery of my colleagues. Not only were my coworkers super fun people, but they were a great excuse for me to get up and get out of my office. Now that I’m at home all the time ..read more

Alter H.R. Truelove (Alter, #1) Publication date: January 26th 2022 Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Who do you trust when you can’t trust yourself? Lennox, Erris, Wisdom… There are many voices in Laura’s mind but no one, not even her family, will believe her. Laura’s life is far from normal. After spending years in a medical center for seeing visions no one else can, Laura is transferred to the Tomlinson Institute of Research. There, she’s promised, lies the truth she’s been after her entire life. But as her eighteenth birthday looms closer, Laura’s already complicated life takes a ..read more

The Viking Mist Ariella Moon (The Two Realms Trilogy, #2) Publication date: March 2nd 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult When a fairy kills a fairy, they forfeit immortality. Never over three centuries, since the Last Fairy King was assassinated, has a noble fay been murdered in Fairy…until now.  The mysterious murder leads to an astounding discovery. Mab, Queen of Fairy, accuses Talfryn’s parents of stealing an elixir that restores immortality. She holds his fay father hostage, forcing the Halfling to enter the Viking realm to retrieve the potion. Talfryn has five days to navigate the wo ..read more

If you are looking for a bookish travel destination, look no further than the first few chapters of the new book Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis. The opening scenes of the book take place in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, a lovely place to visit no matter the season. Before we take a closer look at the museum and the city it is located in (and the city that Kelcie Murphy grew up in), let’s take a closer look at the book that inspired this post. Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Artsby Erika Lewis Published by Starscape Books Releasing on ..read more

I am thrilled to be a part of the official cover reveal for The Magi Manifesto by, Kale Lawrence. This is the second book in the Magi Menagerie series, which I featured a little bit ago here on Books, Tea, Healthy Me. Before the day is through, be sure to check out both books and their beautiful covers! Read a Sample from Book one: The Magi Menagerie And be sure to spend some time checking out the newly revealed cover!! The Magi Manifesto Kale Lawrence (The Magi Menagerie, #2) Publication date: December 13th 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Historical, New Adult, Young Adult After the true power of the ..read more

The Stars Forgot Us by R.J. Garcia is an all-new YA paranormal suspense novel coming on March 30th! Check out the newly released cover and all the book details here. The Stars Forgot Us R.J. Garcia Published by: Midnight Tide Publishing Publication date: March 30th 2022 Genres: Paranormal, Suspense, Young Adult Fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly would love to go back to simpler times. Before his parents’ divorce and the onset of his brother’s Schizophrenia. But when he returns to his hometown, things feel off. After a series of strange occurrences, Jacob fears his new house is haunted or ..read more

The Turning Pointe by Vanessa L Torres  Published by Knopf Releasing on March 8, 2022 YA Historical Fiction A bold and emotionally gripping novel about a teenage Latinx girl finding freedom through dance and breaking expectations in 1980s Minnesota. When sixteen-year-old Rosa Dominguez pirouettes, she is poetry in pointe shoes. And as the daughter of a tyrant ballet Master, Rosa seems destined to become the star principal dancer of her studio. But Rosa would do anything for one hour in the dance studio upstairs where Prince, the Purple One himself, is in the house. After her fathe ..read more

 All the Unspoken Things: A Book of Letters Publisher: Thomas Nelson (February 1, 2022) Paperback: 240 pages From the author: “Many of us go through life with words and feelings stranded in our hearts. Words we deeply feel but never say. Sometimes we never have the chance. We don’t always get to say goodbye. We don’t always know when will be our last hug, high five, smile, laugh or ‘I love you.’ All we have is today, now, and what we do in this one, shining moment.” Say All the Unspoken Things is about living, speaking and loving from our deep hearts. Written as ..read more

I am very excited to kick off February with an interview with Kristen R. Lee. Interviewing authors is one of my favorite things to do on Books, Tea, Healthy Me, especially when they write books that are both fun and itneresting. Let’s take a closer look at Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman before we meet the book’s autor. Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. Lee Published by Crown Books for Young Readers Releasing on February 1st, 2022 NEW ADULT FICTION—Contemporary Trigger Warning(s): Depicted Black-face scene, Racism A striking debut novel about r ..read more

Wilder Games by Ali Dean (Wilder, #1) Publication date: November 18th 2021 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sports, Young Adult It’s match point in the most important tennis match in my life, and nothing can distract me. Nothing, that is, except the sight of Jude Wilder sitting in the stands with his little sister on his lap. He’s never watched me play. Never even noticed me before. And yet his eyes are on me now. I know what he must be thinking. I’m not just an outcast, I’m a social pariah thanks to my family being the town’s most notorious con artists. Jude ..read more