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Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna WolfsonRosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson

Thanks to Roxanne Jones of Mira Books, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Rosie Colored Glasses’ by Brianna Wolfson.

Description Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson


Seeing the world through ROSIE COLORED GLASSES…

Opposites attract, until the magic gives way to misunderstanding. That is the story of the Thorpe family. Rex, practical, is a rule keeper. Rosie, sparkling and unconventional, lives to break the rules. When Rex and Rosie divorce, their daughter, Willow, must navigate their opposing worldviews as she shuffles between them.

But Willow just wants to be with fun-loving Rosie, to bask in her mother’s enchanting glow, the parent who lets her stay up late, miss school, eat candy for breakfast. Rosie’s seemingly outsized love fills a void within Willow. But as her mother’s behavior becomes erratic, her father must step in to shield Willow. Blinded by Rosie’s brilliance, Willow resents Rex’s interference, unable to recognize his kind of love.

Rex has removed his Rosie colored glasses. Now Willow struggles to do the same without diminishing her deep love for her mother.

In turns heartbreaking and uplifting, this novel is about the many ways that love and family, however imperfect, can redeem you.

Praise Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson


“Wolfson’s writing is superb. Without so much as dipping a toe into cliche territory, her heady descriptions of love will curl into readers’ souls. With a simplistic elegance to her prose, the author delivers a treasure of a read.” –The Washington Post

“Rosie Colored Glasses begins with love, imagination and wonder, then slides into haunting loss and longing, but oh, how love remains and bursts forth to fill the story.”–Carol Fitzgerald, Bookreporter

“Brianna Wilson has done a marvelous and generous thing by writing Rosie Colored Glasses. I followed Willow with a hopeful, breaking heart, reminded how all of us, daughters, mothers, parents, children, are ‘different’ in so many ways, and yet so beautiful and absolutely deserving of giving and receiving our love.”–Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Secrets in Summer

About Brianna WolfsonRosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson


Brianna Wolfson has honed her voice on the San Francisco storytelling circuit, including The Moth Grand Slam, and has essays published in Oprah.com, Medium and UPWORTHY. Raised on Long Island, New York in a family not dissimilar to Willow’s, she attended Williams College and currently lives in San Francisco. She is presently at work on her next novel.

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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle LimNatalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim


Thanks to Tara O’Connor of Berkley, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune’ by Roselle Lim.

Description Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim


At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco’s Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She’s even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother’s restaurant.

The neighborhood seer reads the restaurant’s fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmother’s cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the restaurant will succeed. Unfortunately, Natalie has no desire to help them try to turn things around–she resents the local shopkeepers for leaving her alone to take care of her agoraphobic mother when she was growing up. But with the support of a surprising new friend and a budding romance, Natalie starts to realize that maybe her neighbors really have been there for her all along.

Praise Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim


“Loss, homecoming, romance, recipes, and magic mingle in this debut novel….the book is distinguished by the love Lim shows the neighborhood, the characters, and the food.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Lim serves up love, loss, heritage, and hints of the supernatural on a silver platter in this magical and mouthwatering debut…This eminently filmable tale of finding one’s own path while honoring one’s history is delicious and spellbinding.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Roselle Lim serves up a feast for the senses and the heart with this magical tale of love, loss, and redemption in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Filled with luscious, mouth-watering recipes, Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune explores the hidden ties of family, mental illness, and desires lost and found, through the delectably transformative power of food. I had to stop myself from running out to buy juicy roast pork, plump crispy dumplings, and sweet pea sprouts!”—Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Bride and The Night Tiger

About Roselle Lim


Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim

(c) Shelley Smith

Roselle Lim is a Filipino-Chinese writer who came to Canada from the Phillipines as a young teen and learned English by watching wrestling shows on television. She has a degree in Humanities and History from York University.

Website: http://www.rosellelim.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosellewriter


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Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan HenryFavorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry


Thanks to Danielle Keir of Berkley, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Favorite Daughter’ by Patti Callahan Henry.

Description Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry


From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop at Water’s End, here is a lush, heart-wrenching novel about the power of memory, the meaning of family, and learning to forgive. 

Ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a wedding-day betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented herself in New York City. Though now a freelance travel writer, the one place she rarely goes is home–until she learns of her dad’s failing health.

Returning to Watersend means seeing the sister she has avoided for a decade and the brother who runs the family’s Irish pub and has borne the burden of his sisters’ rift. While Alzheimer’s slowly steals their father’s memories, the siblings rush to preserve his life in stories and in photographs. As his secret past brings Lena’s own childhood into focus, it sends her on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.

Praise Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry


“Henry’s latest packs an emotional wallop, delving into the bonds and tragedies that make a family….Readers of thoughtful family dramas will be drawn to the travails of the Donohue clan.”—Booklist

“Readers will be immersed in this moving tale, hungry to learn whether love and family will overcome betrayal, secrets, and heartache.”—Publishers Weekly

“Patti Callahan Henry is quickly becoming one of my favorites. [This] is a story of reflection, forgiveness, and surprising twists.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

About Patti Callahan Henry


Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry

(c) Beth Hontzas Photography

Website: www.PattiCallahanHenry.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pcalhenry

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