See our previous bi-monthly posts for some other great reads you might have missed.
(Mini teasers/synopses are all courtesy of Amazon.)
January:
by P.Z. Reizin (January 9th)
When Tom and Jen, two lonely people, are brought together by an intriguing email, they have no idea their mysterious benefactor is an artificial intelligence who has decided to play Cupid.
*Thanks to Grand Central Publishing for the giveaway copy.
With an acerbic edge and heartwarming humor, debut novelist Leslie Cohen takes us on a tour of what life looks like when it doesn’t go according to plan, and explores the complexity, chaos, and comedy in finding a relationship built to last.
*Thanks to Gallery for the giveaway copy.
by Melinda Metz (January 30th)
Inspired by the true story of a Portland, Oregon, cat who stole from his neighbors—and stole America’s heart...
*Thanks to Kensington for the giveaway copy.
The Girlfriend
by Michelle Frances (January 30th)
The Girlfriend is a taut and wickedly twisted debut psychological thriller—a novel of subtle sabotage, retaliation, jealousy and fear, which pivots on an unforgivable lie, and examines the mother–son–daughter-in-law relationship in a chilling new light.
*Thanks to Kensington for the giveaway copy.
February:
As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner (February 6th)
From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and A Bridge Across the Ocean comes a new novel set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, which tells the story of a family reborn through loss and love.
*Thanks to Berkley for the giveaway copy.
by Julia Sonneborn (February 6th)
An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fiancé has just become the president of her college—and her new boss—in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, Persuasion.
*Thanks to Gallery for the giveaway copy.
by Susan Bishop Crispell (February 6th)
Dreaming in Chocolate by Susan Bishop Crispell is a heartwarming story of love, hot chocolate, and one little girl’s wish for her mother.
*Thanks to St. Martin's Press for the giveaway copy.
by Chanel Cleeton (February 6th)
After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution...
*Thanks to Berkley for the giveaway copy.
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Of course Talk to the Paw gets my attention first. But This Love Story Will Self Destruct sounds interesting too. None of my relationships have ever lasted so I am surprised this one has lasted as long as it has.
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ReplyDeleteI'm most interested in As Bright As Heaven because of the history in it. Reading about the Spanish flu and how it affected people interests me. Looking forward to it. Of course it's hard to just pick one. I want to read them all.😊
ReplyDeleteThe Girlfriend is one I really want to read!
ReplyDeleteI am interested in all of these marvelous books!
ReplyDeleteThey all look interesting in different ways but the one that caught my eye is the Dreaming in Chocolate.
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful books but the one I am most interested in is Dreaming in Chocolate.
ReplyDeleteThe Girlfriend looks interesting
ReplyDelete"As Bright As Heaven" is a book that I cannot wait to read. A couple of the others are ones that I have been lucky enough to have received through NetGalley to read and review. Many thanks!!
ReplyDeleteTHey all look great!
ReplyDeleteThey all sound wonderful. Next Year in Havana sounds captivating and special.
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ReplyDeleteI have As Bright As Heaven on order. By the Book appeals to me as well as a few others.
ReplyDeleteI think I really need to read Talk to the Paw!
ReplyDeleteThey al sound delicious if I have to pick one The Girlfriend,
ReplyDeleteTalk To The Paw sounds like a book right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteTalk To The Paw sounds like a book right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteAll of them!
ReplyDelete"Next Year in Havana " tops my list.
ReplyDeleteAs a Jane Austen fan, "By the Book" sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteBy the Book and Next Year in Havana sound good.
ReplyDeleteI want to read By the Book.
ReplyDeleteAs Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner. All of her books are always amazing.
ReplyDeleteAll of these books sound great by such wonderful authors. I read an E-Arc of By The Book and absolutely loved it!! Thanks for a fabulous giveaway!!
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ReplyDeleteTalk to the Paw and Dreaming in Chocolate sound like books I would like to read.
ReplyDeleteAs Bright as Heaven interests me most. I've loved all of Susan Meissner's books.
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ReplyDeleteLooking forward to As Bright as Heaven and Next Year in Havana
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I'd love to read The Girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read By the book
ReplyDeleteI would be thrilled with any one of them.
ReplyDeleteI am most interested in The Girlfriend.
ReplyDelete"The Girlfriend" and "Dreaming in Chocolate." :)
ReplyDeleteAs Bright As Heaven is one on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteTalk to the Paw sounds exciting. But they all sound good
ReplyDeleteAs Bright As Heaven is top on my list, followed by By The Book.
ReplyDeleteBy The Book and Dreaming In Chocolate both sound really good to me.
ReplyDeleteNext Year in Havana :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the books you have here.
ReplyDeleteAS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN and NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA were great reads.
BY THE BOOK looks so good...I hope I get to read it.
Thanks for sharing.
I love historical fiction but I've never read any books set in Cuba, so I am most interested in Next Year in Havanna.
ReplyDeleteNext Year in Havana looks like a fascinating read! I love historical fiction and the setting sounds so interesting.
ReplyDelete"The Girlfriend" and "Dreaming in Chocolate" sound good. :)
ReplyDeleteAll these books sound good. I have Next Year in Havana, I do want to read As Bright as the Heavens though. I would be happy to win any of them.
ReplyDeleteGreat selection for Feburary!
ReplyDeleteAs Bright As Heaven and Dreaming in Chocolate interest me the most. I've been hearing so much about both of those books on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to checkout 'As Bright as Heaven' & 'Dreaming in Chocolate'. Thanks for
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All these books soubd amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThey all sound good but The Girlfriend sounds especially intriguing
ReplyDeleteI can’t wait to read As Bright As Heaven. I’ve read a lot of great reviews. I also want to read Dreaming in Havana. The story sounds great and the cover is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteNext Year In Havana! :)
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