Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme to spotlight a future release that you’re excited about. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine. This week’s anticipated book is: Summers at the Saint About the Book: Title: Summers at the Saint Author: Mary Kay Andrews Page Length: 448 Publication Date: May 7, 2024 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Synopsis: Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. . . . Everyone refers to th ..read more

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Today, the topic is characters I’d like to go on vacation with, and I’m going to focus on some book boyfriends I wouldn’t mind taking with me the next time I go on vacation. Let’s check them out! . 1. Rhysand – A Court of Mist and Fury Title: A Court of Mist and Fury Author: Sarah J. Maas Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses Page Le ..read more

Title: Tall, Duke, and Scandalous Author: Amy Rose Bennett Series: The Byronic Book Club Page Length: 408 Publication Date: Aug. 23, 2023 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Synopsis: This bluestocking would do almost anything to save her reputation and her grandfather’s legacy…even marry a scandalous duke. No-nonsense Jane Delaney divides her time between her grandfather’s beloved bookstore and writing newspaper columns, determined to overcome a past that’s left her with scars on her face and in her heart. But when the store ends up in unexpected financial jeopardy and Jane’s secrets are thre ..read more

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first Finally… reveal the book! First Lines: “So tell me, Miss Jones, why should I employ you as governess?” Do you recognize the lines? Here’s a hint:  It’s written by E ..read more

Title: A Governess Should Never… Lure a Spy Author: Emily Windsor Series: The Governess Chronicles Page Length: 300 Publication Date: April 11, 2024 Synopsis: “So tell me, Miss Jones, why should I employ you as governess?” A question to rouse fear within the breast of any prospective governess, unless…she wasn’t a governess at all. Yet Amelia must gain this position by whatever means necessary, for this gentleman, dubbed The Scandalous Hugh Cadwalader by fashionable society, is not all he seems. Behind the elegant finery and azure eyes is a dangerous warrior of a man, a tenacious spy for the ..read more

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme to spotlight a future release that you’re excited about. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine. This week’s anticipated book is: Finally Fitz About the Book: Title: Finally Fitz Author: Marisa Kanter Page Length: 400 Publication Date: April 23, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Synopsis: A bisexual teen girl tries to make her ex jealous by faking an Instagram romance that leads to surprisingly real feelings in this hijinks-filled rom ..read more

Hi there! It’s time for another Spell the Month in Books. This was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. A: All’s Fair in Love and War Title: All’s Fair in Love and War Author: Virginia Heath Page Length: 384 Publication Date: May 28, 2024 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Synopsis: A new Regency romp of a series, about governess who believes in cultivating joy in her charges, clashes with the children’s uncle who hired her, only to find herself falling in love. When the flight ..read more

Happy Sunday! I’m back today with “Sundays in Bed With….” a meme that dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning. Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today!  This meme was originally hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Today, I’m in bed with Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland. I just started this last night, and I’m not too far in, but I’m enjoying it so far. About Song of the Huntress: Title: Song of the Huntress Author: Lucy Holland Page Length: 448 Publication Date: March 19, 2 ..read more

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: Synopsis: Spice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she ends up on a quest with a fiery demon in this irreverently quirky rom-com fantasy that is sweet, steamy, and funny as hell—perfect for fans of  Legends & Lattes  and  The Dragon’s Bride.  All she wanted to do was live her life in peace—maybe get a cat, expand the family spice farm. Really, anything that didn’t involve going on an adventure where an orc might rip her face off. But they say the Goddess has favorite, and if so, Cin is clearly not one of th ..read more

About the Book: Title: Clytemnestra’s Bind Author: Susan C. Wilson Series: The House of Atreus Page Length: 300 Publication Date: June 15, 2023 Publisher: Neem Tree Press Synopsis: Queen Clytemnestra’s world shatters when Agamemnon, a rival to the throne of Mycenae, storms her palace, destroys her family and claims not only the throne but Clytemnestra herself. ​Tormented by her loss, she vows to do all she can to protect the children born from her unhappy marriage to Agamemnon. But when her husband casts his ruthless gaze towards the wealthy citadel of Troy, his ambitions threaten, once more ..read more