That Was Awkward

That Was Awkward: The Art and Etiquette of Awkward Hug by Emily Flake

This compilation of short stories is not only funny it is completely relatable. After spending many years in the Army and traveling around the world, studying body language has become […]

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

This is my favorite book of the year and perfect for Gen X’ers. The story follows Sam and Sadie, who meet up again while in college in Boston. They met […]

I Must Betray You

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

Cristian Florescu is a 17-year-old Romanian in the 1980s who is blackmailed by the secret police to spy on his family, friends and fellow countrymen. Cristi befrends the son of […]

The Book Woman’s Daughter

Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

This is the sequel to the best-selling novel, “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek,” which focused on a blue-skinned Appalachian pack horse librarian in the early 1930s. This book picks […]

The Hit

The Hit by David Baldacci

This is the second in a series that David Baldacci wrote about a U.S. Government trained assassin named Will Robie. In this book, Will is assigned to take out one of […]

The Paris Apartment

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Jess needs a new start and her half-brother Ben reluctantly allows her to come stay at his swanky Paris apartment. But when she gets there, he isn’t there. And the […]

Golden Girl

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

Fictional best-selling author Vivan Howe is killed in a hit-and-run accident while jogging near her Nantucket home. When she dies, she ascends into the Beyond, where she is greeted by […]

Hideaway

Hideaway by Nora Roberts

I found this one very similar to the River’s End. She even used some of the same names for the characters in this one. This follows several generations of a Hollywood family. This […]

Oathbringer

Oathbringer: Book 3 of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

I am now officially a “Brandon Sanderson fan girl.” Oathbringer brought so much of the storyline together and by the end of the book, so much had happened that I […]

River’s End

River’s End by Nora Roberts

You follow the life of 4-year-old Olivia from the night that tragedy struck her family with her mother being killed until the mystery is finally solved when she is an […]