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🎞️ A Whole Lotta DUMPLIN’ Going On

Post author By Kelly Jensen
Post date November 15, 2018

Let’s catch up on all the YA news, friends!

“What’s Up in YA?” is sponsored by Roar and The Magnetic Collection at Lion Forge.

Mila is a solitary teenager ready to put another boring summer vacation behind her until she meets Agnes, an adventurous girl who turns out to be a ghost. And not just a regular ghost, but one carrying the essence of an ancient fallen king and a mouth full of teeth that used to be his guardian warriors. Three-time Eisner Award–nominated writer and artist Tony Sandoval presents a wondrous world of secret places and dreamlike magic hidden in the everyday corners of our sleeping imagination. Find Watersnakes in stores November 20th from Roar and The Magnetic Collection at Lion Forge!

It’s been a minute since we’ve caught up on the news in YA land, so let’s use our Monday to do just that.

The trailer for Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ is here and I cannot wait for this movie.
Need more? Peep some of the stills from the movie.
Speaking of trailers, here’s the extended trailer for The Mortal Engines, out next month.
Elizabeth Acevedo won this year’s National Book Award in Young People’s Literature for The Poet X.
Maurene Goo’s next novel looks fabulous.
Variety highlighted more than one YA author in their 2018 literary impact piece.
Publishers Weekly named their best YA books of the year (super early). Great titles here!
UK readers! Noughts and Crosses has a BBC release date and trailer.
Boom comics is releasing a Ben10 comic for their new YA line coming next spring.
There’s a new Sarah Dessen novel coming!
Anniversary editions fascinate me, and Publishers Weekly highlights some of the big book anniversaries in children’s and YA lit.
The cover for the upcoming Stacey Lee book is unbelievably drool-worthy.
Epic Reads partners with Emma Roberts’s book club to bring more YA to her fans.
Here’s your fun read: an oral history of the Twilight soundtrack.
The Halloween spoof trailer of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is my favorite thing in a long time.
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind has excellent crossover appeal for YA readers — and there’s a young reader edition to boot — so news of an adaptation is beyond welcome.
Weird and curious headline alert: Kobe Bryant’s company will be developing and producing YA novels.
Add these 2019 Jewish YA books to your TBR.
“Where are all of the f/f YA books?” The answer is they’re right here.
Emily Suvada’s thread on writing a YA science fiction book is beyond worth reading.

Blast From The Past

Take a walk down memory lane with some of these YA posts from Book Riot from Novembers gone by.

A timely and timeless post: where’s the love for nonfiction for young readers?
A YA reading list of free-range and morally complicated characters.
10 YA science fiction books about teens living in space.
Dig into these YA books for celebrating Native American Heritage Month.
Great YA fiction-nonfiction book pairings.

Recent Book Mail

Here’s a peek at my inbox from the last couple of weeks in YA titles.

From top to bottom!

This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender

Mike by Andrew Norriss

Dreaming Out Loud by Baby Ariel

The Wren Hunt by Mary Watson

Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers

Cheap Reads!

Grab ’em while they’re easier on the budget.

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones is $3. This one’s for fans of fantasy and it’s the first in a duology.

She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper is $2. This is an adult book, but it was an Alex Award winner last year, meaning it has incredible crossover appeal.

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu is $3. You won’t want to miss this feminist anthem of a novel.

Don’t Miss It

Have you heard about the upcoming YA Adaptation Showdown at Book Riot? Check it out and make sure you have your voice heard, too.

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Thanks for hanging out, y’all. We’ll see you next Monday — we’re taking Thursday off for US Thanksgiving (for me, that means a day of reading).

— Kelly Jensen, @veronikellymars on Instagram and Twitter

Swords and Spaceships

Swords and Spaceships Nov 16

Post author By Jenn Northington
Post date November 15, 2018

Happy Friday, Yetis and Yridians! Today I’ve got more best-ofs, fandom ugly sweaters, Harry Potter doodles, warrior women, a review of Firefly #1 by Greg Pak and Dan McCaid, and more.

This newsletter is sponsored by Running Press, publisher of Fantastic Beasts: The Magizoologist’s Discovery Case.

This deluxe enchanted replica of Newt Scamander’s case, field notebook, and wand pen is loaded with interactive special features to make any fan of Wizarding World feel like a master Magizoologist.

It is still too early for this, but Kirkus’s Best of 2018 list is up and the Fiction list includes a ton of speculative/genre titles, including personal faves How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? by NK Jemisin, Severance by Ling Ma (reviewed here), and State Tectonics by Malka Older (which is high on my TBR).

Today’s review is for a comic, so it feels suitable that I have some other comic links for you! Here’s a pull list for characters outside the gender binary (must read Eth’s Skin ASAP!), and here’s a look at the FTL, Y’ALL anthology (which pubs 12/25) and whose premise I adore.

Also comics-related, G. Willow Wilson is going to be writing for Wonder Woman (!!!!) and we’ve got an interview.

And speaking of interviews, I keep forgetting to link to this one with Tamora Pierce about writing fantasy; it’s really, really good.

This list of SFF books inspired by neglected histories is GREAT, super highly recommend.

Barnes & Noble did a post on the 50 best SF/F debuts, and the list is way better than I was expecting.

Inktober is over but these wonderful Harry Potter doodles are still here for you.

Get prepared for the inevitable ugly sweater party right now, because there are both Game of Throne and Star Trek options!!!!

Strap in, y’all, because it’s time to talk about Firefly!

Firefly #1, written by Greg Pak, art by Dan McCaid

You may have noticed I’m a fan of Pak’s work — I started reading his work with The Totally Awesome Hulk — and so when I heard that he was writing the new Firefly comic, there was no way I wasn’t going to pick it up. (Team Zoe!) For those of you who don’t have a local comics shop and/or aren’t generally reading in issues, you can always wait for the collection.

The gang’s back together again for business as usual: parts are falling off Serenity, they’re short on cash, and they’ve taken a job that might not be on the up and up. Issue 1 includes two timelines: a “present” (set before the events of the movie Serenity) in which the crew is being pursued by a mysterious attacker, and Mal and Zoe’s past during the Unification War. Several flashbacks make it clear that Mal suffers from PTSD, and that their pursuers very likely have something to do with the war. In the meantime, the crew is guarding a caravan of pilgrims from bandits, and there is more to these pilgrims than meets the eye.

Pak nails the group dynamics: the casual banter, the push and pull between Inara and Mal, the uncanniness of River, the team’s fierce loyalty to each other (well, except for Jayne). There are several laugh-out-loud moments (Jayne’s bar fight was a personal favorite), which balances out the gravitas of the darker material. There’s plenty of foreboding to go around, and while I look forward to the exploration of the Unification War and the repercussions for Mal and Zoe, I’m glad to see that lightness intact.

McCaid gives his own spin on the characters, inspired by the original actors, and his color choices play beautifully off each other. Mal’s war memories are vividly red against the blue tones of the contemporary storyline, and the space sequences have some lovely depth and layers.

It’s too early to know if Pak will bring some much-needed character diversity to this series (a universe this Asian-influenced should have Asian characters!), but I’ve got my fingers crossed. And in the meantime, if you’re a die-hard browncoat you’ll want to read this run. If you’re new to the Firefly-verse, this is not the place to start; go watch the TV series, and then come back. It’s only 14 episodes, we’ll wait.

Bonus: You can hear Greg Pak talk about the stories he likes to tell on this episode of our Recommended podcast.

And that’s a wrap! You can find all of the books recommended in this newsletter on a handy Goodreads shelf. If you’re interested in more science fiction and fantasy talk, you can catch me and my co-host Sharifah on the SFF Yeah! podcast. For many many more book recommendations you can find me on the Get Booked podcast with the inimitable Amanda, or on Twitter as jennIRL.

Keep flying,
Jenn

Giveaways

Win $250 to Spend at the World’s Largest Bookstore!

Post author By Jeff O'Neal
Post date November 15, 2018

There are bookstores and then there is Powell’s. I am lucky enough to live in the same city as the indomitable, inconquerable, unmappable Powell’s flagship store in downtown Portland, Oregon. It should go without saying, that if you ever find yourself here in Stumptown aka The Rose City, aka Bridgetown aka PDX, you owe yourself a visit.

But even if that never happens, Powell’s should still be on your book shopping list. They have an incredible website featuring all the new books you could want, listed right alongside their full used book inventory. And you don’t have to navigate a billion individual sellers on some other website that list used books; all of these come straight from Powell’s.

And we have $250 to give away for some lucky winner to spend there!

Go here to enter for a chance to win, or just click the image of the Powell’s main store below. Good luck!

The Kids Are All Right

Eight Middle Grade Books Featuring Runners

Post author By Karina Glaser
Post date November 15, 2018

Hi friends,

One of my favorite days of the year is the NYC marathon. The sheer number of runners (50,000!) is incredible, and marathon day always turns New York City into one huge block party along the route. My daughters and I made a sign to encourage the runners and situated ourselves on the Madison Avenue Bridge (around mile 21).

Sponsored by Disney Publishing Worldwide

Zed, Brock, and their friends may have saved Freestone from destruction, but the fight against the Dangers is far from over. No one knows what to expect from the dark power. And the influx of elf refugees in Freestone strains resources and brews resentment among the townspeople. Most of all, Zed and Brock’s friendship is crumbling under the weight of the secrets they’re keeping from each other. Don’t miss this second installment of the Adventurers Guild trilogy, where the stakes are raised, the action is breathless, and the dangers will stop even the bravest of heart.

I don’t anticipate ever running a marathon myself, but I definitely enjoy reading about runners! Check out these excellent middle grade books featuring runners. (As always, all book descriptions are from Goodreads.)

Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu by Jason Reynolds

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher

If middle school were a race, Joseph Friedman wouldn’t even be in last place—he’d be on the sidelines. With an overactive mind and phobias of everything from hard-boiled eggs to gargoyles, he struggles to understand his classes, let alone his fellow classmates. So he spends most of his time avoiding school bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room, a safe place for misfit kids like him. But then, on the first day of seventh grade, two important things happen. First, his Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school track team, and second, he meets Heather, a crazy-fast runner who isn’t going to be pushed around by Charlie Kastner or anybody else. With a new friend and a new team, Joseph finds himself off the sidelines and in the race (quite literally) for the first time. Is he a good runner? Well, no, he’s terrible. But the funny thing about running is, once you’re in the race, anything can happen.

The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who must spend Wednesday afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while the rest of the class has religious instruction. Mrs. Baker doesn’t like Holling—he’s sure of it. Why else would she make him read the plays of William Shakespeare outside class? But everyone has bigger things to worry about, like Vietnam. His father wants Holling and his sister to be on their best behavior: the success of his business depends on it. But how can Holling stay out of trouble when he has so much to contend with?

The Trail by Meika Hashimoto

Toby has to finish the final thing on The List. It’s a list of brave, daring, totally awesome things that he and his best friend, Lucas, planned to do together, and the only item left is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But now Lucas isn’t there to do it with him. Toby’s determined to hike the trail alone and fulfill their pact, which means dealing with the little things — the blisters, the heat, the hunger — and the big things — the bears, the loneliness, and the memories. When a storm comes, Toby finds himself tangled up in someone else’s mess: Two boys desperately need his help. But does Toby have any help to give?

Right as Rain by Lindsey Stoddard (out February 12, 2019, HarperCollins)

It’s been almost a year since Rain’s brother Guthrie died, and her parents still don’t know it was all Rain’s fault. In fact, no one does—Rain buried her secret deep, no matter how heavy it weighs on her heart. So when her mom suggests moving the family from Vermont to New York City, Rain agrees. But life in the big city is different. She’s never seen so many people in one place—or felt more like an outsider. With her parents fighting more than ever and the anniversary of Guthrie’s death approaching, Rain is determined to keep her big secret close to her heart. But even she knows that when you bury things deep, they grow up twice as tall.

Around the web…

Meet the 2018 National Book Award Winners, via Book Riot

Thirty of the Best Thanksgiving Books for the Little Ones in Your Life, via Book Riot

I would love to know what you are reading this week! Find me on Twitter at @KarinaYanGlaser, on Instagram at @KarinaIsReadingAndWriting, or email me at karina@bookriot.com.

Until next time!
Karina

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Post author By Natalia Heroux
Post date November 15, 2018

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom by Ariel Burger

The world remembers Elie Wiesel—Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than forty books—as a great humanist. He passed away in July of 2016.

Now, in Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom, we see him as never before—not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.

Written by Wiesel’s devoted protégé and friend, Ariel Burger, Witness takes us inside the classroom, where listening and storytelling keep memory alive. Witness provides a front row seat to these lessons in compassion, teaching us that listening to a witness, makes us all witnesses. In this book, Wiesel’s legacy lives on.

Check Your Shelf

Library Election Results, Stan Lee’s Passing, and Oprah’s Latest Book Club Pick

Post author By Katie McLain
Post date November 14, 2018

Welcome to Check Your Shelf! This is your guide to all things book talk worth knowing to help librarians like you up your game when it comes to doing your job (& rocking it).

“Check Your Shelf” is sponsored by Laurie Halse Anderson’s SHOUT.

Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she’s never written about before. Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society’s failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. SHOUT speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice—and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.

I am very excited to announce that I (Katie) will be taking over Check Your Shelf on a weekly basis! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed so far – I look forward to filling your inboxes every week!

Libraries & Librarians

How academic libraries respond to university budget cuts.
“Our values can’t exist in a vacuum—they must work for librarians in the real world.”
A perspective on the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and the resulting silence from librarians. (TW: hate crimes, anti-Semitism)
A round up of library referenda and November election results.
Constructive confrontation and saying “No” to patrons who accost library employees for dates or personal information. My colleague and I have given multiple presentations on addressing sexual harassment in the public library and dealing with patron incidents like this, so I was VERY happy to read this article.
UK government’s response to library advocates has been “hugely disappointing.”
Related: If books can cure loneliness, why are we closing libraries?
Inside the Bodeleian Library’s collection of explicit and “immoral” books.
Buzzfeed’s list of 17 Things Librarians Want You To Know.

Book Adaptations in the News

A round-up of mixed reviews for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Lifetime is adapting a contemporary version of Pride and Prejudice set in Atlanta.
John Boyega & Letitia Wright are set to star in the adaptation of Hold Back the Stars by Katie Khan.
HBO is adapting The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.
All of the book adaptations coming to Netflix in November 2018.

Books in the News

Erin Morganstern, author of The Night Circus, announces the November 2019 release of The Starless Sea! Let the Muppet arms commence!!
No surprises here: Oprah picks Becoming by Michelle Obama as her next Book Club selection.
Malala Yousafzai is working on a new book about refugees.

By the Numbers

Books-a-Million is hosting its sixth annual Holiday Book & Toy Drive through mid-December.
Backlist titles and digital audiobooks led to a profitable quarter for 4 major publishers.

Award News

It’s the final voting round for the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards.
2018 Christy Award finalists & winners.
Rule changes for the Nebula Awards.

Pop Cultured

Library of Congress hosts a collection of comic books, movie posters, toys, and other pop culture items.

All Things Comics

Stan Lee, Marvel comics giant, dies at age 95.
How a new wave of graphic novels are reviving classic books & promoting diversity.
The original pages of “Master Race,” a famous comic book story about an encounter between a Nazi war criminal and a Holocaust survivor, is up for auction and initial estimates put the story at $150,000.
A look at the harassment issues within Marvel Comics.

Audiophilia

Washington Post’s 5 best audiobooks of 2018.

Best Books of 2018

Book Lists, Book Lists, Book Lists

20 of the best food books of 2018.
50 historical fiction picture books.
19 favorite books about pets.
50 of the most common TBR books, according to Goodreads.
5 books about intersectional feminism.
50 must-read microhistories.
9 tasty children’s books about food.
11 sci-fi and fantasy novels that have something to say about climate change.
10 books to commemorate WWI centenary.
And on a related note, a list of books that envision a world without war.

Bookish Curiosities & Miscellaneous

JK Rowling’s former assistant charged thousands of dollars worth of unapproved expenses to a company credit card, including luxury candles, $2000 worth of Starbucks, and a couple of cats. (I am now obligated to gently remind everyone to adopt, not shop!)
Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style books for kids are seeing a resurgence in 2018 and beyond.
An adorable photo of Tom Hanks holding a fussy baby at the Portland Book Festival.
LGBTQ+ people are being erased from books in Russia under “Gay Propaganda” Law.
Bette Davis’ ex-husband reported in 1938 that the reason for the divorce was that Bette read too much.
Gillian Flynn peers into the dark side of femininity.
Why you should listen to the poetry podcast, VS.
And 15 must-listen romance podcasts.

Level Up (Library Reads)

Do you take part in LibraryReads, the monthly list of best books selected by librarians only? Whether or not you read and nominate titles, we’ll end every newsletter with a few upcoming titles worth reading and sharing (and nominating for LibraryReads, if you so choose!).

We’ve made it easy for you to find eligible diverse titles to nominate. Kelly Jensen created a database of upcoming diverse books that anyone can edit, and Nora Rawlins of Early Word is doing the same, as well as including information about series, vendors, and publisher buzz.

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Thanks for hanging out and I’ll see you again next week!

–Katie McLain, @kt_librarylady on Twitter.

Today In Books

The Trailer For DUMPLIN’ Is So Good: Today In Books

Post author By Jamie Canaves
Post date November 14, 2018

This edition of Today In Books is sponsored by Writer’s Digest.

It’s Here! It’s Here!

The trailer for the adaptation of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ has finally dropped, and it’s so good I should have made popcorn just for the trailer! The film will be in select theaters and on Netflix December 7th–and is it December 7th yet?!

Hemingway Letter Sells For $28,000

The Old Man and the Sea is believed to have been partly inspired by Hemingway’s capture of a 500lb blue marlin, which he detailed in a letter he sent in 1935 to the fishing editor of the Miami Herald. For more on the letter and his battle with sharks read here.

George R.R. Martin Adaptation Coming To Hulu

HBO has Game of Thrones and now Hulu will have Wild Cards. The series, about a deadly virus in the ’40s where those who survived mutated or got superpowers, has 27 books so far so that’s a lot of material to work with! We’re looking forward to hearing more.

The Goods

Enamel Pins

Post author By Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Post date November 14, 2018

Look, sometimes it’s good to talk about your flair. Our enamel pins are the perfect accessory for your favorite jacket or tote bag, and they make great gifts too!

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Post author By Devin Service
Post date November 14, 2018

Today’s newsletter is sponsored by our $250 All the Books Barnes and Noble gift card giveaway!

Enter to win a $250 gift card to Barnes and Noble in support of our All the Books! podcast. Click here for more info.

Kissing Books

You’re Gonna Suffer, But You’re Gonna Be Happy About It

Post author By Jessica Pryde
Post date November 14, 2018

We’ve got a lot of fun stuff to talk about this week! I’m excited to make your TBR explode. Heh heh.

Sponsored by Kensington Publishing Corp.

USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Kelly returns with an enthralling new series about the men of the Kendrick clan—and the women who claim their hearts amid the gorgeous backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. When a baby is born out of wedlock, heiress Lady Ainsley Matthews must choose between marrying her cruel ex-fiancé or leaving her child in the care of the love of her life, never able to see either again.

News and Useful Links

What are your thoughts on podcasts? If you like them, and you like romance, you might want to check out Fated Mates, in which Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop talk exclusively about Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series. They’re both awesome people, so I bet this is quite the experience.

Chuck Tingle has released his newest book. It’s called Not Pounded In the Butt By Anything and That’s Okay, and it’s sex free. I have never actually read a Chuck Tingle book, but hey. Also, this would probably be a good time to remind you about the Aro-Ace Database, which you can use to find other romances featuring gray folks of all kinds.

Have you seen the trailer for The Princess Switch? It looks ridiculous and perfect and I will be watching it very, very soon.

Also, non-ebook readers, have you heard? Two more of Talia Hibbert’s books, The Princess Trap and Wanna Bet? are available in paperback now! Between that, her offering the Just For Him trilogy for 99 cents (for a limited time!) and her novella in Rogue Nights, I hope she’s getting all the sales.

Also. Y’all. Entangled has a new imprint! It’s called August, and it centers folks in their thirties and forties. Like, an entire imprint, all about older millennials. I’m excited. Super intrigued by Knocked-Up Cinderella. Like whoa.

Deals!

Cover of Getting It Right by AM Arthur AM Arthur’s Getting It Right is 1.99 right now.

Have you read Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas? It’s 1.99, too!

Do you like KJ Charles? The Magpie Lord is 99 cents!

Have you read any Cheris Hodges? Love After War is 2.99 right now!

Over on Book Riot

Looking for a place to start with romantic suspense? We’ve got you covered.

Try Radish, it’s delicious!

Are you doing Read Harder? How’s it going?

Is your TBR overwhelming your current shelving? Here are some ways to find more.

Recs

Somehow I found myself reading a pair of four-letter R-word books that couldn’t be more different form each other. They were both incredibly emotionally satisfying, but one was fluff and the other was one of the angstiest books I’ve read since the summer. I’ll start with the latter, because you’re gonna want to follow one with the other.

Rend
Roan Parrish

This follow-up to Riven is a hell of a journey. We start with the first meeting between Matt and Rhys, who are both in Riven—already happily married. I don’t read a lot of romances featuring married couples, so I was intrigued by this one. In Rend, the timeline alternates between their courtship and their current troubles, which mostly involves them being very much in love but apart while Rhys is on tour. Matt grew up in the system and has a lot of abandonment issues, but doesn’t know how to express that—or even recognize it in himself. So we get to experience, alternately, the delight of that first bloom of love, and the internal monologue of a beautiful young man who really really needs therapy.

I was a blubbery mess the whole time I read this, from anguish and joy alike. Roan Parrish is a mage at character development, and I can’t tell you how much I love every person in this novel. There aren’t many, considering so much of it is about Matt’s solitude, even when he’s around others. But the ones who are there are perfect, and I really hope I get to see all of them again. This is totally a character-driven book, which isn’t always my thing, but it’s so perfect.

Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny
Rebekah Weatherspoon

So you’re going to need a bit of a breather after Rend, and Rafe is a balm for almost any ill. Rafe is a childcare professional whose last family has just moved to another continent, and Sloan is a busy surgeon whose nanny just quit midday and left her six-year-old twins alone for half the day. Obviously, she’s a little wary. But when Rafe comes highly recommended, and has a perfect trial run, Sloan takes him on. But there’s one problem: they have the total hots for each other.

No problem, right?

No. Problem, actually. Until it’s not. Because they’re both grown ass consenting adults.

Seriously. This book is a delight. The twins are a delight. Sloan is a delight. Rafe and his family are a delight. Sloan’s friends are a rollicking delight. Just. Read it.

New and Upcoming Releases

Sugar & Ice by Brooklyn Wallace
A Powerful Attraction by Delaney Diamond
Campaign for Her Heart (Decades) by Patricia Sargeant
Tikka Chance on Me by Suleikha Snyder
The Switch by Nia Arthurs
Give Me a Reason by Stephanie Nicole Norris
His Cocky Cellist by Cole McCade (Nov 19)

FYI: Book Riot is off next week for American Thanksgiving, but I’ll be back the last week of November with tons of stuff to share!

As usual, catch me on Twitter @jessisreading or Instagram @jess_is_reading, or send me an email at jessica@riotnewmedia.com if you’ve got feedback or just want to say hi!