What Lies in the Woods By Kate Alice Marshall Naomi was quietly eating her peanut butter sandwich in the woods when her attacker changed her life forever. Dredge up memories of your own childhood with these peanut butter and jelly bars. Click here to get the recipe from Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons. If…
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Rebounding from Life’s Mistakes
Hello Beautiful By Ann Napolitano When William visits the Padavona home for the first time, it is Emeline’s turn to cook dinner for the family. Cooking is not her forte, so she asks each family to select a TV dinner and gives each of them a crescent roll. William selects a turkey dinner. For your…
The Cure for Cancer
The Panacea Project By Catherine Devore Johnson After Calla is diagnosed with cancer, her friend/social worker/mother figure, Rae, jumps into action. She brings Calla a bag of healthy groceries, including a large amount of kale, so that Calla can begin a cancer-friendly diet. Introduce your book club to The Panacea Project with this delicious and…
To Hell and Back
Sign Here By Claudia Lux Most of Hell is fresh out of humanity, but Peyote proves that he still has a little sweetness remaining under all his spice. Bring a taste of Heaven to your hellish gathering with Sign Here‘s recipe match, Sweet and Spicy Jalapeño Poppers. Click here to get the recipe from Taste…
The Cold Taste of Victory
Winterland by Rae Meadows Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co. for the chance to review this book. ** In the book, Vera gives Anya chocolate every time she comes to visit. It was forbidden for Anya to eat, but it represented a small escape from her unrelenting life. Try your own chocolate…
Abusive Past, Modern Murder
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the chance to review this book. One of my favorite questions to ask other readers is, “What authors are on your auto-read list?” Lisa Jewell has been one of mine for the last couple of years, so I was excited…
The Golden Girls Assassin Remix
Killers of Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Someone once said, “Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.” That has never been more true for Project Sphinx, a group of elite all-female assassins who are in their early sixties. After decades of targeting former Nazis, drug and sex traffickers, evil dictators,…
Baking Through Book Club 