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5-STAR REVIEW: THE RAINY DAY BOOKSHOP by RaeAnne Thayne

Family Life Amy Wilson - 2 June 2026

Publication Date: June 1, 2026 Life is full of plot twists... Sandwiched between caring for her mother and rebuilding the relationship with her estranged daughter, Emma, Rosie Lucas’s life is full. In the best...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE FRAGILE BREATH by Sharon V. Agar REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Family Life Amy Wilson - 13 May 2026

Publication Date: May 12, 2026 Based on a true story, this heartwarming and often humorous story follows a fortysomething New Yorker as she uproots her entire life in pursuit of a cure after...

5-STAR REVIEW: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME by Jean Trounstine

Family Life Peggy K - 12 May 2026

Publication Date: May 12, 2026 Sounds Like Trouble to Me sheds light on what happens when a corrections officer kills her abusive husband and suddenly finds herself on the other side of the...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE SUPPER CLUB SAINTS by Claire Swinarski

Family Life Amy Wilson - 4 May 2026

Publication Date: May 5, 2026 A dynamic, honest, and beautifully written novel about a young mother who returns to her small—town Wisconsin home after living in a cult—like “Mommune,” and what happens with...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE LAST SUNDAY IN MAY by Kate Clark Stone

Family Life Amy Wilson - 1 May 2026

Publication Date: May 1, 2026 She’s a single mom, a devoted daughter, and an Indy 500 hopeful daring to dream in an exhilarating and emotional novel about family, ambition, and second chances. Mack Williams...

5-STAR REVIEW: OUR EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER by Lori Wilde

Family Life Amy Wilson - 22 April 2026

Hobby Island: Book 2 Publication Date: April 21, 2026 New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde returns to the enchanting Hobby Island with a poignant story about two estranged sisters who come together after the...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HUSH LITTLE FIRE by Judith Stiles

Family Life Amy Wilson - 23 March 2026

Publication Date: May 20, 2025 Secrets implode and generations of lies boil over into deadly consequences when a suspicious fire breaks out Christmas Night on Cape Cod. This enthralling and darkly humorous debut novel...

5-STAR REVIEW: AVA by Victoria Dillon REVIEWER’S CHOICE!🏆

Family Life Amy Wilson - 4 March 2026

Publication Date: March 3, 2026 For fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale comes Ava, a provocative blend of speculative fiction and social commentary that takes readers on a gripping, thought-provoking journey into the fight for...

4-STAR REVIEW: MORE THAN ENOUGH by Anna Quindlen

Family Life JoAnne - 24 February 2026

Publication Date: February 24, 2026 A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life—from...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BOOK OF FORBIDDEN WORDS by Louise Fein

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 17 February 2026

Publication Date: February 17, 2026 From bestselling author Louise Fein comes a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of...

5-STAR REVIEW: THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 13 February 2026

Publication Date: February 3, 2026 A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: OUR BEAUTIFUL MESS by Adele Parks

Family Life Amy Wilson - 10 February 2026

Publication Date: February 10, 2026 Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with an explosive and deeply emotional family drama that explores the lengths a mother will go to protect her family, even if...