𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 | Sunday Spotlight

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

𝗕𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘁

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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𝘼 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

𝘼 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩-𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

With the recent 25th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, this is a timely, poignant, and emotional read.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸:

Cate, Teddy, Ames, and Sloane—newly minted Class of 2001 graduates—are reeling from their first heartbreaks as they enter real life, unaware that the world is on the brink of vast, irreversible change. When the Twin Towers fall on September 11th, the tragedy intertwines their lives and futures in supernatural ways, linked by an undelivered love letter.

A wistful story of fate, love, and human connection, Bright Stars is a portrait of the tragedy that dented the romantic imagination of a forgotten generation—The Last of the Innocents—just as offline life vanished forever. This novel is a time machine that will transport you back to the final days of the lost era so many of us are longing for.

Thank you @uplitreads @dogstar.press and @theladygatsby for this gifted book. 

⁉️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸?

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 | Book Review

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁

𝗕𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

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The blurb compared this to 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲, and I would agree there are similarities. 

Sonny is a young, quirky, and lonely woman who prefers to observe the world around her. After coming into a large sum of money, she decides to stay at a luxury resort & spa in Arizona. 

Sonny is meant to be the “odd” or “weird” girl, but one could argue the large cast of characters that she meets at this desert resort are all a little strange. We are privy to Sonny’s inner dialogue, and she loves to write her thoughts in her notebooks, which gives us a chance to understand how she thinks. 

It was interesting to watch Sonny try to move from observer to participant in her own life as she became more comfortable. While this moved slowly and I felt a bit bored at times, I was curious how Sonny got to this place in life; there were little hints of a troubled past. 

This character-driven story is about observations, the assumptions we make, and the minutiae of daily life and human behavior. Through Sonny, it makes a statement about stepping outside your comfort zone and showing the importance of our connections with others.

🎧 Thank you @harperaudio for the gifted audiobook. Alexandra Hunter gave Sonny and the entire cast excellent voices. Listening to the audiobook helped endear me to Sonny. 

Thank you partner @harperbooks for the gifted book.

🌵𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁?

OR  

👀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿?

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 | Book Review

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

𝗕𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗲

Pub Date: 9.8.2026

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This quickly became one of my new favorite romances! I did not want it to end. My heart was caught between Rory and Ben, the two men in Ellie’s life. This isn’t a love triangle per se; it’s Ellie choosing between her two great loves. 

This is so well written! It’s an emotional, sexy, and complicated romance. There’s also a great friend group that moves through the years together, adding depth, humor, and more messiness. But it’s also about Ellie’s journey of self-discovery. She has always chased her dreams of acting or of living in L.A., but she tends to run away when things get tough. It touches on timely and important topics too: misogyny and sexual harassment.

Ultimately, it’s a story of the childhood friend, first love (Rory) versus the college best friend-turned-lover (Ben). There were so many times I was certain I was team Rory or team Ben, but McKechnie weaves it together so perfectly that I literally couldn’t pick! Luckily, she wrote an ending that left me smiling!

🎧 Pairing the audiobook gifted from @harperaudio with my reading made this five-star romance absolutely addictive. Abigail Reno did a fantastic job capturing Ellie and the men in her life. She brought out all the emotions and made this a fabulous listening experience.

Thank you, partners @bibliolifestyle and @harperperennial for the gifted book.        

📙 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱? Or 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴?

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩, 1) | Book Review

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩,1)

𝗕𝘆 𝗝.𝗦. 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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🐴𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱:

Second Chance

Small Town

Forced Proximity

Horse Trainer

Morally Grey Cowboy Vibe

Cattle Ranch Setting

It’s Always Been You

Anyone else horse crazy as a kid? I was, so this book was a dream! The romantic tension between Cade and Dani, two exes seriously pining after each other, was palpable! That, plus the horse training and equine therapy, made me excited to see how their story unfolds. 

Cade and Dani are trying to navigate their feelings for one another after a devastating breakup six years ago. But Dani needs help with one of her horses, and Cade’s one of the best trainers around. Forced to be near each other, it’s obvious their feelings for one another are still alive and well. 

While Cade has been battling grief and inner darkness, and didn’t always handle things the best, I loved watching him work through his issues and try to make things right with Dani. Issues with family and the horses kept complicating matters between him and Dani, and I was hoping it wouldn’t be too late for them. 

This was a great start to a new series, introducing several characters, so I’m interested to see who the main characters will be in the next book.  

Thank you @hambright_pr and @authorjswood for this gifted eBook. 

🧢🤠 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘁?

TBR Thursday

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This is a feature I could probably do weekly! Summer was full of great books, and here are just a few that I haven’t had a chance to read yet. 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁

Thank you @avonbooks 

Sexy new adult romance meets swashbuckling adventure when ex-childhood friends Paige and Seb reconnect to finally track down the treasure that has been a legend in their small Michigan beach town for decades. Perfect for fans of The Goonies and Netflix’s Outer Banks who are craving more romance!

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𝗔𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀

Thank you @stmartinspress

Set in a seaside town in Italy, As Long as It Takes is a charming summer romance about finding your roots and letting love blossom.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗕

𝗕𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀

Thank you @gallerybooks

Lady B may have married Bluebeard; she may have fallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy solicitor; she may have met a ghost and survived to tell the tale! New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Eloisa James delights with witty historical romance with a gothic twist.

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𝗜𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿

𝗕𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘇 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘀𝗼𝗻

Thank you @bookmarked 

Murder has a way of bringing people together…

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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 

𝗕𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻

Thank you @bookmarked 

A heartwarming small-town tale of rediscovering joy in unexpected places. Starting over isn’t easy, but sometimes it’s exactly what we need.

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𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿

𝗕𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆

Thank you @SimonTeen

A teen starts to fall for the boy she and her best friend agreed was off-limits while building a relationship with the new guy in town at the same time in this “charming” (School Library Journal, starred review) seaside teen romance perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty.

📚 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀?

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 | Book Review

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆

𝗕𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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Mo Ellery is like walking chaos! But she’s one of those people who can just go with the flow as her world seems to go up in flames, or rather, down a sinkhole around her. 

This has one of the funniest openings, as Mo manages to make a work video call x-rated, leading to her getting fired, dumped, and kicked out of her apartment all on her birthday.

Her new job as a crossing guard puts her in the path of a deadly accident. A man speeds into a giant sinkhole; he doesn’t survive, but his carload of poodles do. 

When there is talk of murder being involved, Mo not only becomes a doggie babysitter, but fancies herself an amateur sleuth as well. 

There is an actual twisty mystery in here among all the wackiness. But the cast of quirky characters and Mo’s unhinged thoughts, uncensored words, and oblivious nature are what had me laughing, and ok, maybe cringing too. Plus, I loved how the dogs became integral characters in the story.

This is one to have fun with! 

 Thank you partner @williammorrowbooks for this gifted book. 

🎧 Thank you @harperaudio for the gifted audiobook. Cia Court’s narration nailed Mo’s high energy along with the over-the-top chaos perfectly. 

🛑 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 | Book Review

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦, 1)

𝗕𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘣 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬!

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Thank you | gifted | @scribnerbooks and @simon.audio 

Last week I shared Alice Hoffman’s iconic 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 for Witchy Wednesday, and this week I’m excited to share her latest witchy series! 

No one crafts a witch’s tale quite like Alice Hoffman! Once again, she has woven historical facts with folklore, magic, and nature-inspired spells, plus a celebration of sisterhood, to create a bewitching story.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 transports you back to 1950s Massachusetts. Ava and Lauren are two students at Radcliffe College who are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret society for witches. But when women go missing, it soon becomes evident that the witch trials of the past are far from over. 

Darkened hallways, libraries, secret societies, crows, and women murmuring spells and magic set the perfect atmosphere for this moody, mysterious read. While the plot isn’t overly deep, I enjoyed the strong themes of female friendship, empowerment, and women standing strong together. 

🎧 Mena Suvari delivered an immersive narration that fit this rich, atmospheric historical narrative perfectly. It was a tall order, but she brought the right tones and emotions, making it a great complement to the physical book. 

📙 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆?

𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 | Book Review

𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

𝗕𝘆 𝗥.𝗙. 𝗞𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘣 𝘋𝘢𝘺!

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I was thrilled to receive this gorgeous edition of 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 

I read and loved R.F. Kuang’s Babel several years ago, and here, I feel as though this book may have very personal roots for Kuang.

Lily Chen is a Chinese-American college student who goes to Taipei for an intensive Chinese language program. This has shadows of a coming-of-age story, but it’s very specific. While Lily attends this language program with a group of students, she wants to understand her heritage and the culture of her lineage, and to learn Chinese to connect with her family. But it is as if her family is hiding something from her; can language be the key to finding her true self?

This felt a bit like a narrative memoir, as if Lily were journaling her day-to-day events for us. 

What I found fascinating was:

1. The description of life in Taipei: the food, the living accommodations, the weather, and societal and cultural norms. 

2. Learning a language in such an intensive way. Kuang’s deep knowledge of linguistics lets her share many nuances of the Chinese language that had me engrossed. 

3. The expectations placed on Lily, whether it was from her family, her friends, or even by her culture. 

The story moves more slowly, but I appreciated experiencing Taipei and parts of Taiwan through Lily. In the end, I sympathized with her wanting to understand her past yet not knowing quite where she fit in.

Thank you partner @williammorrowbooks for this gifted book. 

🌏𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱? 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 | Book Review

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆

𝗕𝘆 𝗕𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘣 𝘋𝘢𝘺!

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Thank you | gifted | @harperviabooks and @librofm 

This is a beautiful and immersive tale of the first Chinese woman brought to the United States in the 1800s. Though historical fiction, Bo Wang has structured the narrative so it feels so real and alive, as if you were truly living alongside Afong Moy (just one of her many names). 

She was born a disappointment to her mother, a concubine, in Canton. Then, in 1834, she was sold to an American merchant who brought her to New York to be part of an exhibit to sell Chinese imports. Eventually, Afong Moy, or Julia, now known as “China,” becomes part of P.T. Barnum’s Museum. 

What makes this such a powerful read is Afong Moy’s progression. She starts with no voice, no agency, and we watch her slowly learn to play the game as she heads to San Francisco during the gold rush. 

Bo Wang does not gloss over the atrocities of racism, colonialism, and treating humans as commodities and exhibitions, and a multitude of other abuses. It wouldn’t have been genuine if she hadn’t. A truly unforgettable debut novel about a forgotten woman. 

🎧 The audiobook and its stellar narrators, Jenna Yi, Cassandra Campbell, and Bahni Turpin, amplified the distinctive sections of Afong Moy’s life. It was wonderful, intriguing, and highly engaging.

❓𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗱 | Book Review

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗱

𝗕𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻

𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸!

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I love a fake dating romance, and this one put a unique twist on it, and I was hooked! 

💜𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱:

Fake Exes Reunited

Messy Family Drama

Past Trauma

Wedding Chaos

Yearning!

Only One Barn

Second Chances

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Thea is already on edge with her sister announcing a whirlwind wedding. But she is floored when she arrives and realizes she recognizes the groom and his family, especially his brother Owen. The man who paid her to be his girlfriend at a wedding years ago, and she then “fake-broke” up with him. 

Now he asks for a second chance to fake it all again with her.

This was such a great mix of romance and family drama. I loved some characters and wanted to kick others in the shin. Things between both the sisters and the families get pretty messy and emotional. There’s a lot of meddling, and Thea and Owen aren’t exactly being straight up about their fake relationship.

It’s romantic and spicy, with great banter that kept me smiling, but it also delves into past trauma and insecurities. The humor balances the emotional depth, making it so big-hearted!

🎧 I loved pairing my reading with the audiobook from @spotifyforauthors. Narrators Kristie Lee Walsh and Danny Montooth captured Thea and Owen delightfully. They made this a joy to listen to. 

Thank you @youhadmeathea for the gifted book & @amybuchananbooks and @tlcbooktours for the gifted audiobook.  

❓𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱?