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Flavor of the week:

Landline
Rainbow Rowell
Publication date: July 8th 2014
by St. Martin’s Press
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now.
Maybe that was always besides the point.
Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .
Is that what she’s supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– Starbreak (Starglass #2) by Phoebe North [Purchase]
– Until We Fly (Beautifully Broken #4) by Courtney Cole
– The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day [Purchase]
– Boomerang (Boomerang #1) by Noelle August [Purchase]
– The Promise (The ‘Burg #5) by Kristen Ashley [Purchase]
– Four: The Initiate: A Divergent Story (Divergent 0.2) by Veronica Roth [Purchase]
– Four: The Son: A Divergent Story (Divergent 0.3) by Veronica Roth [Purchase]
– Four: The Traitor: A Divergent Story (Divergent 0.4) by Veronica Roth [Purchase]
– Four: A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent 0.1 – 0.4) by Veronica Roth [Purchase]
– The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #1) by Erika Johansen [Purchase]
– Don’t Try to Find Me by Holly Brown [Purchase]
– The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) by Mary E. Pearson [Purchase]
– Earthquake (Earthbound #2) by Aprilynne Pike [Purchase]
– Midnight Thief (Midnight Thief #1) by Livia Blackburne [Purchase]
– California by Edan Lepucki [Purchase]
– Hudson (Fixed #4) by Laurelin Paige [Purchase]
– Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian [Purchase]
– Idols (Icons #2) by Margaret Stohl [Purchase]
– Unravel (Linked #2) by Imogen Howson [Purchase]
– The Sweet Spot: A Novel by Stephanie Evanovich [Purchase]
– Wild by Alex Mallory [Purchase]
– Embers & Ash (Cold Fury #3) by T.M. Goeglein [Purchase]
– A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories #3) by Chris Colfer [Purchase]
– Where Silence Gathers (Some Quiet Place #2) by Kelsey Sutton [Purchase]
– The Girls from Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe [Purchase]
– Through to You by Lauren Barnholdt [Purchase]
– Demon Derby by Carrie Harris [Purchase]
– The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno [Purchase]
– Thirty Sunsets by Christine Hurley Deriso [Purchase]
– Nowhere but Here by Renée Carlino [Purchase]
– Zom-B Clans (Zom-B #8) by Darren Shan [Purchase]
– The Defiant (The Forsaken #3) by Lisa M. Stasse [Purchase]
– Land of Love and Drowning: A Novel by Tiphanie Yanique [Purchase]
– More Than Forever (More #4) by Jay McLean [Purchase]
– My Hunger (Inside Out #3.2) by Lisa Renee Jones [Purchase]
– In Deep by Terra Elan McVoy [Purchase]
Anything on your wishlist this week?
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Chyna @ Lite-Rate-Ture
Thanks so much for sharing, Giselle! I’m excited for Kiss of Deception!
Laura Plus Books
I just got Landline so I’m really excited to read it! And The Half Life of Molly Pierce as well as the new Divergent novellas are all on my wishlist. Hopefully I can get to them soon because I’ve heard so many good things about them. Awesome post Giselle! 😀
jazmen
The covers. They’re just so great! I have some of these on my TBR. Can’t wait to check them out, when they’re out!
Kayla @ The Thousand Lives
I’ve preordered Landline, the Four collection, and Midnight Thief, and I plan on getting Where Silence Gathers as well. I think I’m most excited for Four and Midnight Thief though! I’ll have to redo my TBR list this month so I can squeeze them in 😀
Meredith
I’m really excited about the Four releases because I just don’t want divergent trilogy to end!
Missie
I can’t wait to read Landline! I have it on hold at the library!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Kristin@Blood,Sweat and Books
Honestly, besides Midnight Thief and Kiss of Deception none of these are on my need to purchase radar. Some really great covers though this week.
Pili
I cannot wait to read Landline and Starbreak!!
Kelsey
Nothing for me this week, although a few of those books look really good! I have a few of them on waiting lists at the library 🙂
Alex from Electrifying Reviews
Ahhhhh! SO many amazing books coming out this week!