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What’s Hot – The Golden Couple

May 11, 2022May 3, 2022 Theresa Tyner

The Golden Couple is a new psychological thriller, mystery tale from best-selling co-authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Marissa and Mathew’s relationship has become strained so they turn to renegade therapise, Avery, who’s unorthodox methods may reveal secrets bigger than a rocky marriage. Keep reading for a longer summary… Wealthy Washington suburbanites Marissa and Matthew […]

What’s Hot – The Book of Cold Cases

May 4, 2022May 3, 2022 Theresa Tyner

In The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James, a true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case murders. If you’re a fan of true crime show, podcasts, or blogs this is the book for you. Keep reading for a longer summary… In 1977, […]

What’s Hot – The Library Book

April 27, 2022March 29, 2022 Theresa Tyner

We may be a bit biased in choosing The Library Book by Susan Orlean for this week’s What’s Hot feature, but it’s a great read that continues to trend even several years after its release. Part true crime book, part love letter to libraries, The Library Book tells the story of the 1986 fire in […]

What’s Hot – Regretting You

April 20, 2022March 29, 2022 Theresa Tyner

Another book by Colleen Hoover this week. Regretting You is a story that has a little bit of everything. It’s a bit of a family story, a bit of a romance, and a bit of a coming of age narrative. I’ve seen it described as both a young adult book and as adult literature. It’s […]

What’s Hot – Ugly Love

April 13, 2022March 29, 2022 Theresa Tyner

If you’re looking for a steamy romance book, Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover is a perfect pick. When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an […]

What’s Hot – The Maid

April 6, 2022March 29, 2022 Theresa Tyner

The Maid by Nita Prose is a new take on a traditional locked-room mystery. Being a maid makes Molly Gray’s World make sense. She loves restoring order to the rooms of the Regency Grand Hotel. Until one day she discovers the body of a wealthy guest dead in his room and she is the prime […]

What’s Hot – House of Earth and Blood

March 30, 2022March 9, 2022 Theresa Tyner

The sequel to Sarah J. Maas’ House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, just came out and fans are voraciously rereading the first book to prepare themselves. House of Earth and Blood has unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense. It’s part of a new genre known as “New Adult” books. These […]

What’s Hot – The 1619 Project

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Theresa Tyner

This New York Times Bestseller is a collection of Essays and a few poems which reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. It started with a Pulitzer Prize winning essay in the New York Times Magazine and has grown into so much […]

What’s Hot – Red, White & Royal Blue

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Theresa Tyner

I’ve been looking for an excuse to talk about this book, so when it made Goodread’s top 50 most read books this month (probably because a new edition was announced) I jumped on the opportunity to include it in What’s Hot. This book is a personal favorite of mine. It’s a really cute romance with […]

What’s Hot – The Betrayal of Anne Frank

February 23, 2022February 16, 2022 Theresa Tyner

Millions of people have read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. This Heartbreaking unintentional memoir is one of the most read books in the world, and it often leaves readers with a question, who betrayed the Frank family? They survived undetected for over two years before being discovered by the Nazis, so […]