Release Date: March 28, 2017 My Review: Violet and Finn are parents of a three year old boy named Bear. They drive to Florida on their first vacation as a family since Bear was born. One afternoon, Violet enjoys a few hours to herself while her husband volunteers to stay with their son. When she returns to her hotel room, she discovers that her husband … Continue reading Almost Missed You by Jessica Strawser

Release Date: January 24, 2017 My Review: Rosie and Penn are parents of five boys in Madison, Wisconsin. From a young age it was clear that their youngest son Claude was different from the other boys in the family. At three years old, when asked what he wanted to be when he grows up, he replied “a girl”.  During the next few years his family … Continue reading This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

Release Date: March 21, 2017 My Review: Karen Neulander is a successful political consultant in New York City. She is a single parent raising her six year old son, Jacob. Karen was diagnosed two years ago with stage IV ovarian cancer and is in remission after chemotherapy. Knowing her life span will be short, Karen starts to journal the history of her time shared with … Continue reading Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein

Release Date: April 4, 2017 My Review: Cat and her brother Jimmy relocate with their mother to a rural town in Northern Michigan. With her parents recent divorce she is no longer able to attend her private boarding school.  She feels very isolated living away from the support of her father and friends.   After the move, a friendship develops between Cat and her new … Continue reading Marlena by Julie Buntin

Release Date: February 21 , 2017 My Review: Noa is a sixteen year old Dutch girl who cleans a German rail station in exchange for food and shelter. She is alone and destitute after being after being disowned by her family.  Noa became pregnant by a Nazi soldier during the occupation.  She was forced to give up the child for adoption and her parents could … Continue reading The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

Release Date: January 17, 2017 My Review: Dawn and Rob Thiebold rent Miranda Feldt’s home in Santa Monica during their vacation. They are a young married couple on a tight budget while Dawn attends college full time. After the vacation, Dawn receives an email from Miranda stating that $200 was deducted from her security deposit to replace stained sheets.  After emails go back and forth … Continue reading This Is Not Over by Holly Brown

Release Date: March 7, 2017 My Review: Lane Roanoke is sent to live with her grandparents in Kansas after her mother commits suicide. She is fifteen years old with no other family members to care for her. Lane has no prior connections with her grandparents because her mother left her home as pregnant teen.  The move also gives her a chance to meet with her … Continue reading The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel