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Summer Reading Preview–Christian Fiction

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Welcome to the Get Cozy Book Nook Summer Reading Preview! Throughout the week, you’ll find a look at some of the books coming out this summer that I’m interested in reading. **I have not read these books, unless otherwise indicated.** These are simply upcoming books that I’m drawn to and think you might like. Publication dates are accurate as of this writing.

Monday focused on mysteries and thrillers, while Tuesday covered Beach Reads. Wednesday was all about Contemporary Fiction and today focuses on Christian Fiction.

Here are some Christian Fiction books I’m looking forward to this summer:

Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay

Pub Date: Available Now

Alyssa Harrison is broke and under FBI investigation when she returns to her hometown to regroup. Jeremy Mitchell owns a failing coffee shop and asks for Alyssa’s help. Will romance bloom? Full of quirky characters. Love the premise and will put this high on my TBR.

 If I Were You by Lynn Austin

Pub Date: June 8

A British widowed war bride finds herself moving to America to be with her in-laws only to find that another woman has be impersonating her for the past four years. Secrets and complicated history are sorted out. Great for historical fiction fans.

The Summer House

Pub Date: June 2

An unlikely friendship forms when a woman takes a hairstylist position at a retirement community.  Lily and Rose’s husbands have both left them and they find strength together. This looks like a great story of redemption, and I love those.

Honeysuckle Dreams by Denise Hunter

Pub Date: July 7th

Part of the Blue Ridge Romance Series, Brady is fighting with his son’s grandparents for custody, and finds a solution in an impending marriage with friend Hope. But when Hope is offered a job out of town, she has a tough choice to make.

Piecing It All Together by Leslie Gould

Pub Date: August 4th

No Christian fiction roundup is complete without an Amish themed book.  A woman jilted by her fiancé returns to her Amish grandmother’s farm in Indiana and finds herself caught up in the search for a missing Amish girl.  Stakes are raised when her childhood friend becomes a suspect. The first in a series and high on my TBR.

Minutes to Die by Susan Sleeman

Pub Date: August 4th

This thriller pits and FBI agent and an ICE agent against a terror cell in the United States. Add in the tension that one believes the other is responsible for her former partner’s death. The second in a series, a must read for me (after I go back and read the first book, of course). I love a good mystery/thriller (my favorite genre) so this book should be a slam dunk.

What Christian Fiction are you looking forward to? Do any of these books appeal? What books should have been included on the list that didn’t make it? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Happy reading!

–Amy

Summer Reading Preview: Literary Reads

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Welcome to the Get Cozy Book Nook Summer Reading Preview! Throughout the week, you’ll find a look at some of the books coming out this summer that I’m interested in reading. **I have not read these books, unless otherwise indicated.** These are simply upcoming books that I’m drawn to and think you might like. Publication dates are accurate as of this writing.

Monday’s focus was on mysteries and thrillers. Yesterday covered beach reads. Today we tackle literary fiction. I have a pretty loose definition of literary fiction, so you may not agree that all of these fit in that category. Still, they’re all highly anticipated books, by many critics and by me!

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

Pub Date: May 26th

A group in the English village of Chawton gets together to fight a developer wanting to raze Jane Austen’s final home shortly after the 2nd World War. I’m a Janeite, so this book grabbed my attention. It has also appeared on many other summer reading lists.

Recipe for Persuasion: A Novel by Sonali Dev

Pub date: May 26th

Another Jane Austen offshoot (yay!), this one is a twist on Persuasion featuring a struggling chef and the man who once ghosted her who is now a soccer star. They are paired together on a reality cooking show and the audience becomes obsessed with their chemistry.   The push-pull of their story is sure to engage Austen fans (like this one!)

The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennet

Pub Date: June 2

The story of the divergent lives of twin sisters over from the 1950s to the 1990s. This one deals with family relationships and racial issues. It has been well-recommended on many lists.

The Daughters Of Erietown by Connie Schultz

Pub Date: June 9

This story focuses on  a couple in 1957 that finds themselves pregnant, changing all their plans for college and a different life.   A knock at the door threatens their new forming family.  The book shows the evolution of women’s lives over the second half of the 20th century. I predict it will be the sleeper hit of the summer.

Last Train To Key West by Chanel Cleeton

Pub date: June 16

It’s 1935 and three women’s lives are forever changed by an approaching hurricane.  Separate from other Cleeton novels, this still has a storyline the focuses on Cuban-American issues. I listened to the first on audio, read the second. Looking forward to this stand alone.

The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs

Pub Date: July 7

A woman inherits a bookshop from her mother after she’s suffered a personal tragedy and must take over care of her cantankerous, medically failing father.  Her grandfather owns the building and won’t sell, so she’s forced into a journey that will take her from sorrow to unexpected discoveries and truths.

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

Pub Date: July 14th

The story of a fictional British 60s psychedelic era band reminiscent of Daisy Jones and the Six, but completely different. Expect all the hedonism of the 60s rock-and-roll scene. Should be fun.

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

Pub Date: July 21st

A great tale for book lovers follows a three generations of a family: one that lived in the New York Public Library in 1913, daughter Laura’s rebellion against women’s roles, and granddaughter Sadie Donavan in 1993 who gets a position as a curator for the NYPL.  Add in the theft of rare manuscripts, and the story ramps to new levels. High on my TBR. 

This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger

Pub date: Sept 3rd 

Four kids escape a school in 1932 and embark on a Huckleberry Finn-esque adventure down the Mississippi River. I studied Huck Finn in depth in grad school, so I’m interested to see if there are any parallels. Another one that’s making all the summer reading lists.

This group of book provides an interesting mix to choose from. I’m not sure where I’ll start. Tomorrow is the last day of our preview, which focuses on upcoming Christian fiction. We’ll finish off the week Friday with a bonus post on some of the backlist books on my TBR, along with my First Picks from the summer preview.

So what did I leave off today’s list? Are you looking forward to any of these picks? Let me know in the comments.

Happy reading!

–Amy

Summer Reading Preview: Beach Reads

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Welcome to the Get Cozy Book Nook Summer Reading Preview! Over the next five days, you’ll find a look at some of the books coming out this summer that I’m interested in reading. **I have not read these books, unless otherwise indicated.** These are simply upcoming books that I’m drawn to and think you might like. Publication dates are accurate as of this writing.

Yesterday’s focus was mysteries and thrillers. Today’s books are all Beach Reads– mostly aimed at women and sporting frothy covers– that I think would be a fun escape from our current troubles. Some of them are steamy, some not (I try to let you know when I have enough information). I’ll be sitting in a comfy chair on my deck, cocktail by my side, pretending that my mountain home is really in Nantucket.

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Beach Read by Emily Henry

Pub date: Out now

When a romance writer who no longer believes in romance crosses paths in a beach town with a literary writer stuck in a rut, they decide to each take on a summer project in each other’s genres. Steamy scenes ensue. I picked this one up early from Book of the Month and its high on my list.

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

Pub. Date: Out now

Jennifer Weiner is back again with a tale of plus-sized influencer Daphne who gets invited to be a part of her frenemy’s Drue’s society wedding. It’s a story about friendship, resilience, and learning to be who you really are. I’ve already got my copy, how about you?

One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak

Pub date: Out now

A woman discovers through a 23andMe DNA test that she has two half sisters. The women meet in Lake Tahoe and spend the summer unpacking the emotional baggage they each brought with them. I attended the online launch party for this book and ordered an autographed copy from the author, so this one’s bound to be a fav of mine.

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

Pub date: June 16

From the queen of summer beach reads, Hilderbrand brings us a story of 28 summers spent between a woman and the man who became husband to the 2020 frontrunner for the first female President of the United States. Based on the movie Same Time Next Year.

Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

Pub date: June 23

A chance meeting leads to a whirlwind romance between a woman and a hotshot junior senator. When the go public, the scrutiny threatens their budding romance. This is Jasmine Guillory, so count on some open door scenes. Tried to get an early copy, but couldn’t manage it, so the wait until June 23rd will be a long one.

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

Pub date: June 30

The newest from the author of the Crazy Rich Asians series, this is definitely and open door book. A young woman finds herself falling in love with a man she thinks she can’t stand and that her WASP family thinks is wrong for her. And she already has a fiancé. It starts in Capri and winds up in the Hamptons; perfect for a glittering summertime read.

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Pub date: July 14

I’m a big fan of Katherine Center book, so this one’s third down on my TBR (after Becoming Mrs. Lewis for book club, and The Honey-Don’t List, which I have to return to the library in two weeks.) The story centers on the lives of a school librarian, Sam, and a new school principal, Duncan. Sam and Duncan knew each other at a previous school, but she was invisible to him. She’s made a new life for herself. As they each find their way, will the come together or drift apart. Supposed to have Center’s usual snappy dialogue. She has had some semi-open door scenes in past books, so this may be the same.

A Star is Bored by Byron Lane

Pub Date: July 28

A man finds himself becoming the assistant to a huge female Hollywood star and adventures ensure. The author spent time as Carrie Fisher’s assistant, so some of the book is likely to show this influence. Not set on a beach, but a fun, glittery Hollywood read.

Where do I start? I’ve got so many choices just with these books that it threatens to totally upend my TBR. Which books intrigue you? Which authors should have made the list? Let me know in the comments.