the setup… Welcome to the Stockton family, an old-money member of the one-percenters, living in a coveted Brooklyn community with fruit named streets. Chip and Tilda own a large home on Pineapple Street and have three children. Darley is their oldest, married to Malcolm and they are parents of Poppy and Hatcher. Cord is the… Continue reading Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson @JennyeJackson @MarinIreland @PRHAudio
the setup… Sadie Montgomery is a struggling portrait artist who could use a break. She’s pretty much estranged from her father, her career hasn’t set the world on fire despite her talent and she lives in her studio, which was never meant to be used that way. But her luck might be changing after she… Continue reading Hello Stranger by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @PattiMurin @MacmillanAudio
the setup… College besties Marielle Holland, Naomi Ito, Craig Scheffler, Jordan Vargas and Jordan Tusic were on the brink of graduating from UC at Berkeley when Alec, the sixth person in their group died from an overdose. They’d been one unit since their first days at school and were now devastated. The idea of a… Continue reading The Celebrants by Steven Rowley @mrstevenrowley @PRHAudio #ReadWithJenna
the setup… Sally Milz is living what she believes is her best life. She’s a sketch writer on The Night Owls (TNO), a Saturday night television comedy show (yes, think SNL). It’s the job she’s held for almost ten years and the one she dreamed of for years. She's content with her occasional hook-ups, having… Continue reading Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld @csittenfeld #KristenSieh @ReesesBookClub @PRHAudio
the setup… Harlow Smith runs a bookstore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts with her grandfather. She lives a quiet life, hanging out mostly with family and her trivia night group. That is until the boy she secretly gave birth to while in college and put up for adoption walks in and says hello! How does she respond?… Continue reading A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins @Kristan_Higgins @xesands #LauralMerlington @JeannieSheneman @recordedbooks
the setup… Harriet (Harry) Kilpatrick met Sabrina and Cleo, her two best friends, when they were assigned as roommates in college. It was a match that seemed to be made in heaven as, despite them being so different in natures, they bonded quickly and permanently. The group grew to add two more friends, Wyn Connor… Continue reading Happy Place by Emily Henry #EmilyHenry @justjuliawhelan @PRHAudio @librofm
the setup… Congresswoman Ida Berkowitz is running for the US Senate seat and right now things are looking good after handily winning the primary. She’s feeling good, that is until her campaign manager looks up from her phone and asks, “Who is Marissa Schuyler?” In that moment, everything about who Ida has come to be… Continue reading Golden Hills by Jennifer Weiner @jenniferweiner @copatter @BrilliancePub
the setup… It’s been a year since Jess Baxter’s mother died and she’s decided now is the time to finally tackle her childhood home to empty its contents. Despite offers from her friends and boyfriend Guy, Jess knows this is something she must do on her own. It was much more difficult than she’d anticipated,… Continue reading The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle @mikegayle #WitneyWhite @HachetteAudio
the setup… Finley McGowan is a subcontractor who specializes in flipping houses and is guardian to her eight-year old niece Aubrey. They live with her mother Molly because three years ago her sister Sloane was the cause of her financial ruin and turned her daughter over to Finlay, establishing her as legal guardian. Sloane’s been… Continue reading The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery @SusanMallery @Blunder_Woman @HarlequinBooks
the setup… Morgan Albright is finally living her best life. She’s put down roots in a small, friendly town outside of Baltimore and that’s extremely important given the vagabond life she led as an Army brat. Her best friend Nina Ramos is also her roommate, helping with the mortgage, and Morgan loves both of her… Continue reading Identity by Nora Roberts #NoraRoberts @justjanuary @MacmillanAudio
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