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Top 5 Books to Read This Winter


It was much harder coming up with just 5 books this season. There are so many "new releases" that are worth all the hype and promotion. But, alas, here are my top 5 books to read this winter - a few new ones and a couple hidden gems.

1. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll This is a twisty little gem about a woman named Ani, with a fancy job and a wealthy fiance, and the deep dark secret from her teen years that she's kept buried under her Prada purse and red bottom shoes. Will uncovering the secrets set her free or destroy everything she's done to reinvent herself?


2. Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke This is one of those books that blew me away. Hannah always saw her mother as a mystery, never understanding why she was the way she was. After her mother passes she finds clues to discover who she really was and books a trip to stay with her newly discovered grandfather in Germany. An arranged marriage to a Nazi soldier, a forbidden love, and redemption all rolled into one.

3. All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin There's Nina, once a small town girl and now married to Nashville's elite. There's Tom, a single over-protective father that works hard to stay afloat. There's Lyla, the daughter of Tom at an elite private school she attends on scholarship. Then there's a drunken picture taken at a high school party that causes an uproar in the community. The three force themselves together, each questioning their closest relationships and are left wondering if right and wrong even matter in this community. 

4. A Spark Of Light by Jodi Piccoult This author is one of the best storytellers of all time. She finds a way to take a controversial topic and not tell you what to believe but tell the story of those behind the issue. I cried and cried reading this one. A gunman barges into an abortion clinic in the South taking everyone hostage, each one there for different reasons - birth control, an exam, undercover pro-life activist, an abortion. The story is told in reverse so pay attention. Better yet, cancel your weekend and finish this one in one sitting.

5. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Another one of my favorite authors, she, of course, knows how to deliver another juicy thriller. 9 people gather at a health resort to better themselves or lose weight. Some aren't even quite sure what they're looking for but they all are there for 10 days to complete the program run by the charismatic and mysterious owner. But soon everyone is wondering if they should get out while they can.

Happy reading, friends!

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