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“Things Every Southern Woman Should Know How to Make”

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Alice clicked on the headline, mildly curious about what yet another stranger thought should be in her kitchen repertoire. Pictures of China plates mounded with crispy fried chicken, greens, cobbler, and a pile of biscuits a mile high flooded the screen, all set off with a pitcher of sweet tea beaded with condensation. The table was set; an apron draped off to the side next to a box labeled “Gramma’s Recipes” in fine calligraphy. She closed the browser and put away her tablet. She was born a Georgia peach, but she couldn’t make a cobbler to save her life. Did that mean she wasn’t southern? Or maybe just not “Southern.” For Alice, there was no recipe box full of family traditions. Her younger years were filled with rental homes in different states and her father’s voice coaxing her toward a text book rather than a cookbook. Metalworking and fabrication held more interest than learning to flambé or sauté. Did it make her less of a woman that her cooking skills consisted of fresh salads...
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Book Recs: A SUN IS ALSO A STAR by Nicola Yoon

Natasha and Daniel’s lives collide on a crossroads to their uncertain futures. Natasha is on a desperate mission to stay in the states, and a poetic boy in a red tie doesn’t fit into her plans. But Natasha is the twist-of-fate Daniel has been wishing for; the sign that he can escape the life of Ivy League ambition his parents have planned for him. Coincidence or destiny, their collision will change their hearts and minds forever. Even though there is love-at-first-sight (at least for Daniel), this isn’t a reality-breaking insta-love story where nothing matters anymore because the characters are in love. They still have decisions to make, and while they influence each other, they still have to make them on their own. However, Natasha and Daniel’s meeting creates eddies that alter the world around them, and these ripples add subtle layers that enrich the depth of the story. These small twists make this one of those books that sticks with you long after you read it. You can find...
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Cover Reveal! GUYLINER by j. leigh bailey

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Hiya!   I'm excited to take part in today's cover reveal of j. leigh bailey's GUYLINER, coming to you from Spencer Hill Contemporary on November 10th, 2015! Please stay tuned after the reveal for a lovely excerpt from GUYLINER!   Here's a taste of the story:   Seventeen year old Conner works his butt off to maintain the Golden Boy persona he’s created. He has the grades, the extracurriculars, the athletics, the perfect girlfriend, and a part-time job at his dad’s shop. He does everything that’s expected of him and plans every detail to ensure he gets the college scholarships that will be his ticket out of the podunk town where he lives. The last thing he needs is an unexpected attraction to Graham, an eyeliner-wearing soccer phenom from St. Louis, who makes him question his choices, his dreams, and his sexuality. Sure, he’d noticed good-looking boys before—that doesn't have to mean anything, right?—after all, he’s got a girlfriend. There’s no room o...
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Cover Reveal! THE GHOST OF YOU by Amanda Burckhard

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Today, I’m incredibly excited to show you the cover for Amanda Burckhard’s THE GHOST OF YOU, coming 12/30/14 from Swoon Romance. But first, as always because I can, a look at what’s inside! Emmy has everything she’s ever wanted: a hot boyfriend she adores, great friends, a promising future, and even a well-connected family. But one night rips it all away. A car accident shatters her world, claiming the lives of her twin brother and her best friend. In the wake of the accident, her friends drift away, her family falls apart, and her boyfriend cheats. The grief is more than she can handle, so she finds escape at the bottom of a bottle of painkillers. Taking the pills makes her brother alive again, if only in her head. Seeing and talking to her brother as if he were still alive is the only thing that keeps her going. Until Logan King moves to town. Logan sees past the mask of pristine popularity she wears in public and he’s the only one who can tell she hasn’t moved on. His...
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Kim O'Brien's BONE DEEP Cover Reveal!

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It’s another cover reveal here on the blog, and today I have for you Kim O’Brien’s BONE DEEP. (I’m loving this title so much!)   BONE DEEP will hit shelves in March 2015. Before we get to the cover, let’s check out the story.     When Paige Patterson travels to Arizona to spend the summer with her archeologist father, she expects answers. Why did her parents divorce? Why did her father choose his career over family? She doesn’t expect to be reunited with her best friend Emily Linton, a girl she has always admired and secretly wanted to emulate, or to find herself falling for the project manager’s son, Jalen Yazzi.   But the summer takes a terrible turn when Emily vanishes. As the police struggle for answers, Paige sets out to find the truth.   The search takes Paige from the Cliffside ruins of prehistoric Native Americans to the Navajo Nation to the horrifying possibility that the answer is much closer to home. E...
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Cover Reveal! HOW WE FALL by Kate Brauning

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I really love cover reveals and getting to introduce fresh stories to the world, but today’s is extra special. Today, I get to introduce you to HOW WE FALL, the debut YA contemporary by Kate Brauning!   Before we take a look at the cover, let's find out what's inside! He kissed her on a dare. She told him to do it again. Ever since Jackie moved to her uncle’s sleepy farming town, she’s been flirting—a bit too much—with her cousin, Marcus. She pushes away the inevitable consequences of their friendship until her best friend, Ellie, disappears, and the police suspect foul play. Just when she needs him most, Marcus falls for the new girl in town—forcing Jackie to give a name to the secret summer hours she’s spent with him. As she watches the mystery around Ellie’s disappearance start to break, Jackie has to face that she’s fallen in love at an impossible time with an impossible boy. And she can’t let Marcus, or Ellie, go. Ooh! I can't wait to read more! Look for ...
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