Beneath the Book Club: Love is in the air and it’s time to vote on September’s read.
September is the month of The Daughter’s wedding and with so much love in the air, we are celebrating with a romance novel.
Of course, I had to choose one from Danielle Steel and Colleen Hoover (please tell me you read It Ends with Us, then saw the movie!) and one with a little suspense.
To celebrate Halloween, we’ll dive into something spooky in October and will celebrate the holidays with Hallmark movie-style reads.
But for now, you have to choose between three new books for September and I can’t wait to see which one you pick!
Book 1: The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
Editor’s pick in best mystery, thriller and suspense, Good Morning America Book Club pick
WHAT AMAZON SAYS: “Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she’d do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.
“And she might just have got away with it, if it weren’t for her husband’s job. Leo is an obituary writer; Emma, a well-known marine biologist.
“When she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best – researching and writing about his wife’s life. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. Even her name isn’t real.
“When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was…
“But first, she must tell him about the other love of her life.”
Book 2: Never Too Late by Danielle Steel
Rated 4.2 on Goodreads
WHAT AMAZON SAYS: “Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco.
"Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband's venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company.
“Bringing with her only a few personal treasures, she is excited to move into the blank slate of a beautiful midtown penthouse, in the city that she has always loved. It is also where her two adult daughters now live.
"As Kezia settles into her new apartment, she meets her movie-star next-door neighbor, Sam Stewart, whose terrace borders hers. Just a couple of weeks after she arrives, however, a devastating crisis strikes New York City.
“Kezia and Sam find themselves connecting over their strong impulse to help those in need. As they share a life-changing experience of volunteering, a bond is sparked and a friendship is formed.
“Kezia's daughters, Kate and Felicity, are taken aback by their mother's new friendship, both more focused on their own love lives than hers. But Kezia is learning that the changes she's making are just what she needs to open new horizons.
“In this powerful and moving new novel, Danielle Steel illuminates the importance of human connection and embracing brave change, proving it's never too late for a brand-new start.”
Book 3: Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
No. 1 new release in romance
WHAT AMAZON SAYS: “Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah's parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself.
“With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim.
“Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. Beyah's plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbor Samson throws a wrench in that plan.
“Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface.
“She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other.
“Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea.”
So, which one do you want to read? Vote on Beneath the Surface’s Facebook post now.
We will host our online discussion on Friday, Sept. 27.
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