In Julia Song Is Undateable, Susan Lee invites us into the life of a woman who seemingly has it all, except the one thing her Korean family believes truly matters-a husband. She’s the CEO of a successful Korean-American skincare company, smart, successful, and single. When her beloved grandmother reveals a serious health concern and makes […]
What if you could rewrite your love story, but something breaks every time you do? Holly Smale’s I Know How This Ends is a genre-bending, emotionally charged sequel to The Cassandra Complex, diving deeper into time loops, heartbreak, and the maddening beauty of second chances. It’s not just a romance, but it’s also a philosophical […]
In The Dead Come to Stay, Brandy Schillace invites readers into a world where the past refuses to remain buried—and the dead are anything but silent. Main character Jo is an autistic American thrust into the English countryside when she inherits a decaying estate in The Framed Women of Ardemore House (Ardemore House #1). In […]
Grave Birds by Dana Elmendorf is hands down, my favorite read of the year so far. This Southern Gothic mystery was so entrancing, I didn’t want to put it down. Check out the excerpt below and my review right afterward. PROLOGUE Sometimes the dead have unfinished business. “You see it, don’t you, Hollis?” Mr. Royce […]
Sarah Penner’s The Amalfi Curse whisks you away to the sun-drenched cliffs of Positano, where history, magic, and mystery intertwine beneath the waves. This was a fantastic book to get me back into reading and posting, and I enjoyed every minute I spent with this book. A blend of ocean archaeology, witchcraft in the 1800s, […]
It finally feels like winter here in Northern Illinois, so why not sit down with a book, a hot cup of tea, and a warm blanket? Today I have an excerpt from Emma Cook’s YOU CAN’T HURT ME. Featuring a neuroscientist who works in a laboratory studying pain in humans and a woman he falls […]
Imagine yourself swept away to the lush landscapes and vibrant spirit of Hawaii, where secrets from the past intertwine with the present in a gripping tale of love, loss, and courage. Welcome to the world of The Maui Effect by Sara Ackerman. As a reader who revels in stories that transport you to another place […]
In the last two years, I brought you Natalie Caña’s first two installments in the Vega Family Love Stories, A PROPOSAL THEY CAN’T REFUSE and A DISH BEST SERVED HOT. Now I’m back with an excerpt from her third installment in the Vega Family Love Stories series called SLEEPING WITH THE FRENEMY. I was so eager […]
Viola Shipman’s latest novel, THE WISHING BRIDGE promises a gripping story of a woman who returns to her family’s charming Christmas shop with a corporate takeover in mind. That is until she remembers how magical the store, her family, and her hometown are. December 7 I hit the brakes, my car fishtailing on the slippery […]
Welcome to the Pre-Squee, a new weekly feature here at the Bookworms and at The Book Swarm. Some books, though they might not be coming out for a few months, need an early squee — we just can’t hold in our excitement about them! Sure, we’ll do full reviews closer to the release date but […]
