Familiar Stories, Fresh Takes: Story Retellings

Pick Your Player: Sports Romances Across Every Game

With the kick off of summer, Amanda and Amber are here to talk sports romances. We have a recommendation for every sport you could think of and maybe some you haven't thought of. Tie on your shoulder pads and lace up your cleats and join us in the sporting arena of love. Recommendations Mentioned in the Episode HOCKEY ROMANCE Den of Vipers - K.A. Knight The Deal by Elle Kennedy Powerless by Elsie Silver FOOTBALL ROMANCE Say You Swear by Megan Brandy Fake it Til You Break it by Megan Brandy Just for the Cameras Meghan Quinn FIGURE SKATING Ice Breaker by Hannah Grace From Lukov With Love - Mariana Zapata SOCCER ROMANCE The Striker by Ana Huang Only When It's Us Erin Hawkins BASKETBALL ROMANCE The Right Move by Liz Tomforde Game Changer - Piper Lawson CHEERLEADING ROMANCE The Dixon Rule- Elle Kennedy SWIMMING ROMANCE Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins The Deep End - Ali Hazelwood PICKLEBALL ROMANCE Pickleballers Ilana Lang GOLF ROMANCE Fangirl Down Tessa Bailey BASEBALL ROMANCE The Bromance Book Club - Lyssa Kay Adams In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde ROWING ROMANCE Racing Hearts SURFING ROMANCE Ride the Wave CAR RACING ROMANCE Off the Grid HORSE RACING ROMANCE Off to the Race - Elsie Silver TENNIS ROMANCE 40-Love - Olivia Dade GYMNASTICS ROMANCE Head Over Heels – Hannah Orenstein MMA ROMANCE BEAUTIFUL DISASTER BY JAIME MCGUIRE BOWLING ROMANCE SPARE ME - TARA SEVIC RUGBY ROMANCE Binding 13 By Chloe Walsh Red Card - Maren Moore RODEO ROMANCE Ride - Roxie Noir Flawless - Elsie Silver

Familiar Stories, Fresh Takes: Story Retellings

Amber and Amanda here to tell you about some story retellings. Who doesn't love a good villain origin stories or a flipped POV? Every character has a story and we have some titles for you that tell the other side of the coin. BOOK RECS I, Medusa by Ayana Gray Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser Circe by Madeline Miller Ariadne by Jennifer Saint The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang Iron Window by Xiran Jay Zhao The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Malice by Heather Walter Wicked by Gregory Maguire Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C Dao Lost Boy by Christina Henry Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Beastly by Alex Flinn Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Neon Gods by Katee Roberts Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Disney's A Twisted Tale Series Serena Valentino's Villains Series

Between the Sheets Theo of Golden Book Club

Hi Listeners! The book club you have been waiting for is finally here! Amanda and Amber deep dive into Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. There are spoilers ** so if you haven't read it, stop right here, go read it really quick and come back to give us a listen. Walk with us through the streets of Golden as we discover just who the mysterious Theo really is.

Spring Episode Edition, Read This Then Go Touch Grass

Hi Guys! Amber and Amber are back to provide you with some book recs that will make you want to walk around, smell the flowers bloom and hear the spring rain softly hit your window. We are talking about touching grass energy. Hopefully we've add a few titles to your already enormous TBR. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han Archer’s Voice Mia Sheridan The Wish Nicholas Sparks The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman Beach Read -Emily Henry Magic Hour Kristin Hannah The Great Alone Kristin Hannah The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black Tara Road Maeve Binchy Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna Why it fits: True cottagecore—cozy home, magic, found fa Part of Your World Abby Jimenez An Offer from a Gentleman Julia Quinn Legends and Lattes Travis Baldree The Spell Shop Sarah Beth Durst Where Darkness Stands A. B Poranek One Dark Window Rachel Gillig The Road of Bones Demi Winter Phantasma Kaylie Smith Anathema Kerri Lake

2nd Quarter Book Releases

We are already in the second quarter of the year! Can you believe it? Amanda and Amber are back to bring some new releases to add to your ever growing TBR. APRIL BOOKS Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth Happy Ending by Chloe Liese American Fantasy by Emma Straub The verdant cage by Jess Lourey Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter 04/28 The Commons by Rebecca Ihim [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/64941533.Rebecca_Ihim] The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch 04/28 Into the Blue: A Love Story Emma Brodie Love Overboard by Kandi Steiner 04/21 Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass Shield of Sparrows #2 The Rites of the Starling Devney Perry Kings of Sin #6 King of Gluttony Ana Huang MAY BOOKS Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn The Divorce Freida McFadden 05/26 fever dream by elsie silver Safari Murder Party Rachel Moore the calamity club by katheryn stockett The Anniversary Alex Finlay The May House by Jillian Cantor The Library After Dark Andie Pliego first and forever by lynn painter The Girl with a Thousand Faces Sunyi Dean Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15967497.Gillian_McAllister] Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It Brooke Averick Moonfall #2 The Ballad of Falling Dragons Sarah A Parker Dream Harbor #6 The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore The Midnight World #2 The Midnight Train Matt Haig The Wolves of Ruin #2 Fury Bound Sable Sorensen Dungeon Crawler Carl #8 A Parade of Horribles Matt Dinniman All Hail Chaos Sarah Rees Brennan JUNE BOOKS Marion Leah Rowan the someday garden by ashley poston The Shampoo Effect Jenny Jackson Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein Songs of the Dead Brandon Sanderson The Top of the World [https://amzn.to/48LM8mN] by Ethan Joella Off the Record by Sara Goodman Confino The River She Became by Emily Varga [https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Varga/e/B0DDJ8JKS4/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1] Sublimation by Isabel J Kim Tropesick Lauren Okie You First [https://amzn.to/43XJ43X] by Caroline Kepnes Light Wielder Rachel Schneider Harvest Season Brynne Weaver Night Witch Jaymin Eve