The September books worth reading list includes
Second Chance Magic by Michelle M. Pillow
Secrets broke her heart… and have now come back from the grave to haunt her.
A new series from NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow!
Lorna Addams’ life is not turning out like she expected. After a very public embarrassment, she finds it difficult to trust her judgment when it comes to new friendships and dating. She might be willing to give love a second chance when she meets the attractive William Warrick, if only she could come to terms with what her husband did to her and leave it in the past.
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Fear is Better Dressed in Polka Dots
How do you react when cancer and Covid-19 crash into your life at the same time? If you’re the two sisters in this book, you do it with raw honesty, humility, and humor (plus a few polka dots). Relatable to anyone who’s been touched by some form of bad news, the book charts a journey toward self-discovery and acceptance as the sisters reflect on the world around them. Despite its serious material, the book approaches the issue of making it through dark times with charm, whimsy, and playfulness. It’s like a little nugget of hope, proving that no matter how scary things get…. fear really is better dressed in polka dots!
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Em’s Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield
They have different ideas about the fate of an old inn…until it brings them together.
When Sarah Lewis inherits a run-down B&B from her late grandmother in coastal Blue Moon Bay, the logical thing to do is sell it and focus on her life in L.A. But when she learns that interested buyers will only tear it down in its current state, she feels a sense of obligation to her grandmother to get it back to the landmark tourist destination it once was…even if that means hiring the best contractor for the job, who happens to be her old high school crush.
Em’s Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield
Em’s Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield
Claire Lennox thought she could have it all—until trusting the wrong man destroyed her career, her reputation, and her heart. Now, as director of a literacy foundation, she has new ambitions. But when a sexy client tempts her to love again, does she dare?
Billionaire chocolatier Clayton McClaine risks everything—even his heart—when he goes incognito, hoping to overcome the dyslexia that haunts him and threatens to destroy his carefully crafted image.
They’re perfect for each other, except for one little thing—the billion-dollar deception that lies between them.
Em’s Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield
Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief by Meg Nocero
Grief, Hope and Transformation Anchor Third Book from Miami Author, Launch Event Scheduled for September 7, 2021
Poppy believes she’s a nobody without Meagan, her best friend since childhood.
Alone in a new town, in the rural mountains of North Carolina, Poppy struggles to begin again. She convinces her reserved mother to share stories about her family’s past. She visits a nearby art gallery and develops a schoolgirl crush on the owner. She attends a local watercolor class, makes new artist friends and is dismayed by the instructor. She tells no one of her reoccurring dreams, but with the help of Liam, the town handyman, she begins to face issues leading to her own healing.
Will Poppy have the courage to stop living in Meagan’s shadow, develop her own beliefs and accept her true muse hidden away in long-buried family secrets?
Part dysfunctional marriage, part global romp, this is not your typical expat story. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is a deeply personal, marriage coming-apart-at-the-seams look at the struggle between a woman’s desire for partnership and her need for identity. Fueled by twin demons, love and rage, Em stomps her way around the world coming to terms with the fantasy of having it all: husband, kids, and a career. Em is not just married; it’s more like being handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Her life reads like a fantasy, bouncing between Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Seoul. But—the good fortune is all her husband’s: Em is just the tagalong wife.
Maxfield’s compelling, non-linear story explores the expatriate lifestyle through the lens of a crumbling marriage, while at the same time tracing the lasting impact of sexual assault and PTSD. Em’s journey exposes the dark corners of this seemingly privileged world: loneliness, depression, infidelity, and loss of career. An empowering, uncomfortably funny narrative about compromise that every woman should read. As Em begins to value her needs before those of her husband’s career, she stops letting herself be dragged along for the ride—and ultimately emerges triumphant.
