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Category: staff recs
“How to Read a Book” by Monica Wood
Three people who are tied to the same drunk-driving accident accidentally meet up at a Portland book shop, and their lives intersect in transformative ways.
“Marvelous Marvin” by E. J. Finocchio, D.V.M.
The true story of an unwanted dog as he tells of his journey to become an official greeter for the RISPCA.
“Do Fish Sleep?” by Jens Raschke
One child’s journey through her changing feelings about her little brother, who has leukemia.
“Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez
Justin writes a viral Reddit post about his curse where every woman he dates goes on to find their soulmate the second they break up. Emma has this same problem, so she slides into his DMs and they band together to break their curses by “dating” each other so they will both be able to find their soulmates after they break up.
“Girl One” by Sara Flannery Murphy
First-person story of one special woman and her journey into self-discovery while looking for her missing mother.
“We Play Ourselves” by Jen Silverman
Cass, an up-and-coming playwright, moves across the country to reinvent herself after her latest flop leads to a social media implosion.
“Divine Rivals” by Rebecca Ross
This enchanting historical war-time romantasy story starts with “anonymous” epistolary letters between the main characters, paralleled with their rival positions at the local newspaper, before focusing more on the grittiness and realities of war.
“The Promise” by Bobby DePalo
One man’s journey to complete a promise decades old.
“The Fake Mate” by Lana Ferguson
Spicy paranormal werewolf/shifter romance about a nurse and a doctor who have to fake date, but unbeknownst to them, they are a perfect pairing: an Alpha and Omega.