All Books Considered

Making Your Mind Up By Jill Mansell Amazon | B&N | BAM | IndieBound | Kobo International bestseller Jill Mansell delivers a hilarious and heartwarming tale about falling in love when you have opinionated kids . . . Love is a complicated thing… Lottie Carlyle is happy enough. Living in a beautiful cottage with her two adorable—sometimes—kids in an idyllic village, on good terms with her ex-husband, and with friends all around, everything is going just fine. But when she meets her new boss, her peaceful world is thrown into delightful, exciting, and frustrating chaos. Tyler is perfect for Lottie, but her kids do not agree. To make matters worse, the handsome and mysterious Seb appears on the scene, intriguing—and distracting—Lottie and charming her children, making it more and more difficult for her to make up her mind…   About Jill Mansell :   With over 9 million copies sold, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Mansell writes irresistible...

Kissing Ted Callahan (and Other Guys)  by Amy Spalding Blurb from Goodreads : Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist meets Easy A in this hilariously realistic story of sneaking out, making out, and playing in a band. After catching their bandmates in a compromising position, sixteen-year-old Los Angelenos Riley and Reid become painfully aware of the romance missing from their own lives. And so a pact is formed: they'll both try to make something happen with their respective crushes and document the experiences in a shared notebook. While Reid struggles with the moral dilemma of adopting a dog to win over someone's heart, Riley tries to make progress with Ted Callahan, who she's been obsessed with forever-His floppy hair! His undeniable intelligence! But suddenly cute guys are popping up everywhere. How did she never notice them before?! With their love lives going from 0 to 60 in the blink of an eye, Riley and Reid realize th...

Top Ten Tuesday  is hosted by the fab ladies at  The Broke and the Bookish ! 1.  Hands down, my number one choice would be Lizzy, of course!  This is why I read so many re-tellings that pick up from P&P -- Only Mr. Darcy Will Do and Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife are two of my favorites! 2.    I would have to check in on my favorite character from my favorite childhood series, Sleepover Friends !  I always liked Lauren the most because she was athletic and loved to eat! 3.  Even though it would be a bit insane, I have to check in on all the characters from The Secret History , my favorite book of all time. 4.  I would love to read about the amazing woman I know that Brenna Blixen became -- this series is so good and so underrated!! 5.  More Kenny and Savannah, please!  They are still my favorite Troubleshooters couple! 6.  Oh Jemima!  Even though the ending of this book was perfe...

The Royal We  by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan Blurb from Goodreads : "I might be Cinderella today, but I dread who they'll think I am tomorrow. I guess it depends on what I do next."  American Rebecca Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister, Lacey, has always been the romantic who fantasized about glamour and royalty, fame and fortune. Yet it's Bex who seeks adventure at Oxford and finds herself living down the hall from Prince Nicholas, Great Britain's future king. And when Bex can't resist falling for Nick, the person behind the prince, it propels her into a world she did not expect to inhabit, under a spotlight she is not prepared to face. Dating Nick immerses Bex in ritzy society, dazzling ski trips, and dinners at Kensington Palace with him and his charming, troublesome brother, Freddie. But the relationship also comes with unimaginable baggage: hysterical tabloids, Nick's sparkling and...