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Valentine Day Reading
By Alicia Waters | February 8, 2011
Warm your heart on Valentine’s Day with the following titles:
DB 68757
Very Valentine
by Adriana Trigiani
Thirty-something Valentine Roncalli seeks her future in the family’s exclusive hand-crafted wedding shoe company while juggling work and romance. Trigiani vividly captures both New York and Italy and infuses this novel with humor, warmth, and hope.
DB 61559
The Trouble with Valentine’s Day
by Rachel Gibson
En route to visit her grandfather in Gospel, Idaho, ex-PI Kate Hamilton overnights at a ski lodge where she unsuccessfully propositions a handsome stranger. Humiliated, Kate arrives in Gospel only to be formally introduced to her rejecter, ex-hockey player Rob Sutter. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.
DB 66637
Twenty Wishes
by Debbie Macomber
Four widows–Anne Marie, Lillie, Barbie, and Elise–meet at Anne Marie’s bookstore, and each makes twenty wishes to improve her life. Anne Marie assists Ellen, an at-risk child; Barbie meets Mark, who uses a wheelchair; Elise starts a foundation in memory of her husband; and Lillie falls in love. Bestseller.
DB 67118
Blame It on Cupid
by Jennifer Greene
Eleven years ago Merry promised her friend Charlie that if anything happened to him, she would take care of his daughter. Now that Charlie has died, his daughter and Merry’s neighbor Jack, a divorced father, have doubts about Merry’s parenting skills. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language.
DB 67429
Hold Me Tight: seven conversations for a lifetime of love
by Sue Johnson
Clinical psychologist explains her “emotionally focused therapy,” which views a love relationship as an attachment bond. Uses case studies and exercises to teach couples ways to save and enrich a relationship. Commercial audiobook. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
DB 69519
A Bride in the Bargain
by Deeanne Gist
Washington Territory, 1865. Widowed lumberjack Joe Denton needs to find a new wife so he can keep his government land. Anna Ivey travels out west to forget her sorrows and discovers that she’s been promised to be Joe’s bride. The two coexist until love comes into their hearts.
DB 70170
Upside Down, Inside Out: a novel
by Monica McInerney
Irish art-school dropout Eva Kennedy goes on holiday in Australia to visit childhood friend Lainey. As a lark they introduce Eva as a well-known sculptor/singer. Meanwhile, successful industrial designer Joseph Wheeler backpacks while on business down under. Joseph and Eva meet and fall in love with each other’s persona.
DB 70594
Dance to the Piper
by Nora Roberts
Dancer Maddy O’Hurley meets music mogul Reed Valentine and the two fall in love despite different outlooks and experiences. Descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook.
DB 66317
My Nerdy Valentine
by Vicki Lewis Thompson
While working as an intern for a sex therapist, Amanda Rykowsky begins receiving valentines from an anonymous admirer. When the messages grow more threatening, mild-mannered stockbroker William Sloan poses as Amanda’s boyfriend to thwart the culprit. The fake relationship soon leads to real attraction. Explicit descriptions of sex.
DB 68200
O’s Big Book of Happiness: the best of O, the Oprah magazine : wisdom, wit, advice, interviews, and inspiration
Many of this collection’s more than one hundred articles and interviews from Oprah Winfrey’s magazine focus on personal fulfillment. Topics include dieting and exercise, aging, faith, relationships, and dreaming big. Other entries cover such issues as global conflicts and the environment. Some strong language.
DB 68413
The Letters
by Luanne Rice
After their son Paul dies, estranged husband and wife Sam and Hadley communicate through letters. Hadley writes from Maine and Sam from Alaska, where he visits the site of Paul’s plane crash. Their correspondence reveals the history of the couple’s love, their journeys through grief, and reasons for hope.
DB 70599
Where the God of Love Hangs Out
by Amy Bloom
Presents a series of interconnected stories in which a young woman struggles to come to terms with her roommate’s murder, in-laws confess their indiscretions in an unlikely place, and two middle-aged friends discover a comedic attraction.Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Commercial audiobook.
DB 69753
Crossfire: a high risk novel
by JoAnn Ross
South Carolina. FBI special agent Cait Cavanaugh reluctantly teams up with her old flame–former Navy SEAL Quinn McKade–to stop a serial sniper who is shooting military officials. Meanwhile reporter Valentine Snow receives anonymous clues about the killings. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
DB 68844
Love Letters from a Duke
by Elizabeth Boyle
London, 1814. Felicity Langley believes she has been corresponding with a future duke for four years, when in fact her communications have been with his grandfather. After the old gentleman dies, the new duke of Hollindrake arrives to set Felicity straight–but she thinks he’s her new footman. Some explicit descriptions of sex.
The above titles are suggested readings of NLS Valentine’s Day inspired works. The list was provided by the LBPHRA listserv.
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