The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage by Shirley Jump
Nora has always been the sister who binds the O’Bannons together. No matter what crisis hits, smart, dependable Nora knows how to fix it. But for Nora, the pressure of perfection is taking its toll.
Nora’s marriage is in trouble, and she has been reluctant to worry her sisters with just how dire her situation is. Now though, faced with losing her husband, her home, and the life she’s worked so hard to build, Nora can no longer pretend.
As the O’Bannon women rally around her, Nora begins to see that failure is nothing to fear. It’s like they say in the bakery: if you want to make something good, you can’t be afraid to get messy. When her husband returns, asking Nora to give their family a second chance, Nora must decide if their relationship can be saved-or if it’s time to throw out the old recipe and start from scratch.
Stripped by Tara WyattDetective Sawyer Matthews isn’t just having a bad day—he’s having the worst day. His hunt for the criminal who killed his team member has stalled and now… he’s got to play nice with his new, totally unwanted partner. It’s not that she isn’t qualified, or that he doesn’t like her—it’s because he knows what she looks like naked. So very, very naked.
Brooke Simmons finally landed her dream job working for H.E.A.T, an elite undercover detective squad, and she’s not giving up simply because she had a one-night-stand with her sullen—but undeniably sexy—new partner. They’ll just have to keep it professional. Easier said than done, considering their first case requires Sawyer to infiltrate a drug cartel operating out of a male strip show. Watching him do his best Magic Mike impression every night isn’t just hot—it’s torture.
Sawyer doesn’t need any distractions, yet his attraction to Brooke is explosive and he can’t resist going for round two. Or three. Or four. But as their investigation progresses and danger mounts, they’ll have to put their jobs, hearts, and lives on the line to fight… for each other, for survival, and for justice.
Unlit by Keri Arthur
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Winterborne has long been a city divided between those who have magic, and those who do not. Between those who are free, and those who are not…
Though classified as having no magic, Neve March can hear the whispers of the wind and sometimes even control her. But it’s a secret she must hold close if she wishes to continue as Nightwatch—the soldiers who guard Winterborne against those who roam the wastelands and feast on human flesh.
But when Neve investigates a faint SOS signal, she not only unearths a woman close to death, but a plot involving an ancient enemy long thought dead.
In an effort to expose those behind the plot, Neve goes undercover amongst Winterborne’s elite—a dangerous step that could expose her secret and rip away all that she holds dear.
But the trail of treachery leads her from Winterborne’s golden halls to the heart of the enemy’s hive, and it will shake her belief of not only who she is, but what she is.
Tin Man by Sarah Winman
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From the internationally bestselling author Sarah Winman comes an unforgettable and heartbreaking novel celebrating love in all of its forms and the little moments that make up the life of an autoworker in a small working-class town.
This is almost a love story. But it’s not as simple as that.
Ellis and Michael are twelve-year-old boys when they first become friends, and for a long time it is just the two of them, cycling the streets of Oxford, teaching themselves how to swim, discovering poetry, and dodging the fists of overbearing fathers. And then one day this closest of friendships grows into something more.
But then we fast forward a decade or so, to find that Ellis is married to Annie, and Michael is nowhere in sight. Which leads to the question, what happened in the years between?
With beautiful prose and characters that are so real that they jump off the page, Tin Man is a love letter to human kindness and friendship, and to loss and living.
Ooh Unlit looks interesting! I have a ton of books coming out in the next few weeks that I need to get, I'm going to be overwhelmed soon with books to read ha ha! Book blogger problems. 🙂
I really want to read more Keri Arthur very soon. I am always going to be overwhelmed by books 🙂
The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage is a book for me! Thanks for sharing Carole.
I hope to get to that one soon, Cyndy!
I want to read Ray vs The Meaning of Life and Sugarhouse Blues. I'm starting to plan a few lighter summer reads (lighter as in not horror) and that one seems perfect!
Those both look like great reads.
June is the month I'm looking forward to as there are nice horror releases!
I feel like I am going to need some horror in my life very soon.
I so want to read this Keri Arthur one!
Her new book looks great!
I haven't found any for this month but there are a couple in the coming months that I plan on getting.
There is never a shortage of books that I want to add to my pile 🙂
Awwwww that first cover
It makes me hungry 🙂
Tin Man looks good!
I was pretty tempted by that one, Joy!
All new to me! I feel so out of the loop sometimes. Happy reading, Carole!
Have a wonderful day. =)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Some weeks I have to do a little digging to find my 8 while other weeks I know right away what is coming out.
I haven't heard of many of these, but they do sound good!
I have a copy of The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage that I need to get to soon.