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Such a Girl: A Novel by Karen V. Siplin
Once upon a
time,a girl named
Kendall
loved a boy named
Jack. But
Kendall
's friends thought the
dark, brooding boy wasn't good enough for the sweet, sunshiny
girl. So
Kendall
listened to her friends,
and broke the boy's heart. Years
later the boy became a very successful businessman and reappeared
in their lives. When
Kendall
sees the man Jack has
become, she begins to realize that she is still such a girl.
A girl who never took chances.
A girl who always did what was safe and easy. And
that girl is stuck in a rut. Read
the rest of this review here.
 Such a Girl: A Novel
Speechless by Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout
What do you say when you’ve uncovered an office scandal and
discovered that the man you’ve been lusting over is behind it?
You need to find the right words.
You need to speak up. It’s
not the time to be speechless.
Good thing for Libby she’s not easily intimidated –
perhaps it has something to do with her 6 foot height advantage. Read
the rest of this review here.
Speechless
On a Night Like This by Ellen Sussman
Remember
the movie The Breakfast Club?
We all cheered when the popular, athletic boy fell for the
weird, outcast girl.
But what if that didn’t happen until
25 years later, when they unexpectedly meet again?
On a Night Like This
is reminiscent of a grownup Breakfast Club with all the
complications of adulthood mixed in. Read
the rest of this review here.
On a Night Like This
Five Men Who Broke My Heart: A Memoir by Susan Shapiro
Raise your hand if you have ever looked
up your old love's name on the internet. Susan
Shapiro tracks them down in grand style in this book about lost
loves, mid-life crisis, and family ties.
After an unexpected call from an old
flame, the married Shapiro, a successful writer living in
Manhattan enduring an unfulfilling summer, finds herself on a quest
to track down and pick the brains of all the men who
broke her heart. Brad, the Harvard scientist, George,
the theatre professor, Richard, the music biographer, Tom the
lawyer, and David the dentist. Read
the rest of this review here.
Five Men Who Broke My Heart: A Memoir
Girls
in Trouble: A Novel by Caroline Leavitt
A Harvard-bound,
beautiful 16 year old daughter. A
mother determined to see her daughter reach her full potential.
A father who adores his little girl and wants to protect her.
A loving, middle-aged couple longing for a baby.
A stormy 16 year old boy from the wrong side of town.
These are the people we intimately come to know in this
heartbreaking, remarkable story about one girl in trouble. Read
the rest of this review here.
Girls
in Trouble: A Novel
Tallulahland by Lynn Messina
Did you ever long for a little place that you could call your
very own? A
place where you could be happy and control your own destiny? Tallulahland is such a place, and it wasn’t built in a
day. Tallulah
West is a young, talented furniture designer, but no one knows it
yet. The huge chip she
carries on her shoulder keeps weighing her down, and she can’t
seem to move forward with her life. Read
the rest of this review here.
Tallulahland
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters: A Novel by Elisabeth Robinson
Sister – so many words come to mind to describe her and your
relationship. Someone
you love, someone who drives you crazy, someone you couldn’t live
without, someone who’s always taking your stuff.
Your relationship is complicated.
One minute you love her fiercely, the next you are fighting.
But what if something happened to her? Read
the rest of this review here.
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters: A Novel
The
Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Radish
"Who
doesn't have nights when they sit up long after the house is quiet, looking
out into the darkness and wondering if the path they have chosen is the
right one?" And with one quote we can describe The Elegant
Gathering of White Snows. Read
the rest of this review here.
The
Elegant Gathering of White Snows
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