WW Book Club December 31st – January 6th: 7 Reads You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

This fun, festive New Year’s Eve whodunit begins when the local troublemaker Hillary Stevens is found murdered before the annual Sparkle Ball. The town’s resident nosy journalist, Violet Rhinehammer is bent on uncovering the truth, but there are suspects at every turn…and Violet is hiding a secret of her own. Now, Violet must use her investigative skills to crack the case and find the killer — before her own secret wipes her out!

Packed with charm, lovable characters and a bit of magic…this feel-good novel has it all. Sadie Thatcher’s whole life is falling apart, when a fortune teller offers her one wish. She jumps at the chance to redo the year. But after making her wish, nothing happens — until she kisses her brother’s best friend, Jacob. Then she wakes up and finds time has taken her back one year. What follows is a story of second chances and true love.

Hearts race in this captivating page-turner that’s filled with suspense and secrets. Simone’s father was convicted of her mother’s murder when she was 13. Now, 10 years later, Simone runs into her childhood next-door neighbor, Hunter, who reveals that his father and her mother had a years-long affair. With the eerie details of the past coming to light, Simone is determined — and desperate — to find the truth. 

Beloved author Carolyn Brown is known for her warm, heartfelt sagas, and her latest is a sweet enemies-to-lovers tale. Mercy Spencer promised her friend to spend her vacation in Texas for a charitable mission. While there, she meets the handsome Hunter Wilson. Hunter and Mercy butt heads something fierce, but now Hunter can’t get Mercy’s blue eyes out of his mind. Can he somehow convince her to take a real chance on him?

If you’re still feeling stressed about the holiday-spending financial squeeze, you’re not alone! Author, budget expert and host of the Journey to Launch podcast, Jamila Souffrant offers savvy how-to’s and stories on how she learned to save while still spending smartly. With actionable tips and hacks — like creating a debt payoff plan and mapping out ways to retire early while maintaining financial independence — she creates an easy-to-follow map guaranteed to skyrocket both your savings and your joy!

Bestselling author Virginia Kantra is known for penning novels full of heart and emotion and her latest book — inspired by The Wizard of Oz — follows suit. Dorothy “Dee” Gale yearns for a place to belong. After their globe-trotting mother’s death, Dee and her sister Toni move in with their Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas, where Dee attends graduate school. But when problems arise in Kansas, Dee applies to the writing program at Trinity College Dublin. She soon meets a new group of new friends — the ‘brainless’ Sam Clery, the allegedly heartless Tim Woodman and the fiercely loyal Reeti Kaur — and faces an eye-opening year of opportunities, changes, love and loss. Will Dee find a new home and see the power that’s been inside of her all along?

Mysteries, secrets, romance and intrigue abound in this sweeping tale by Nicola Scott. It’s 1953 England and Young Queen Elizabeth has just ascended to the throne while the world is trying to recover from WWII. Meanwhile, a 22 year-old woman named Isobel McIntyre is training to be a doctor at a London hospital. Isobel struggles with the difficulty of the job and the burden of a shocking secret. One night eight years ago, Isobel stole someone’s identity. By the time she understood the implications, it was too late to turn back. Now the secret threatens everything from her career to new-found friendships and a possible love affair. Does Isobel have the courage to tell the truth no matter the consequences?