
A few days ago, I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary! It feels wild saying that. We celebrated yesterday with a date day (including lots of new books!). Our anniversary inspired this week’s prompt of “spouses”, but we are also reading about South Dakota and stepping back in time with our sponsored read
Here’s the books I’m looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below:

RWL Reading Challenge – Week 41: Spouses
The Girls of Mischief Bay
by Susan Mallery
Posting on Monday, October 7th
Three women who became friends through their yoga class are all questioning their relationship decisions. This book feels like peek into conversations between sisters or girlfriends discussing some of their most intimate thoughts.
Here’s some other great books that would work for this prompt in popular genres:
- Bestseller: Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (read my review here)
- General Fiction: The Little Italian Hotel, Phaedra Patrick
- Romance: The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
- Thriller: Honeymoon, James Patterson & Howard Roughan
- Nonfiction: The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman
- Kids: Maisy Goes to a Wedding, Lucy Cousins
Upcoming Book Festivals
Posting on Wednesday, October 9th
We are reviewing the upcoming book festivals and author events across the country for the rest of the year!
US States Challenge – Week 41: South Dakota
Hour Glass
by Michelle Rene
Posting on Thursday, October 10th
Calamity Jane has always been a favorite historical heroine for me. Ever since I saw Doris Day’s passion project “Calamity Jane” as a kid, I have been fascinated by her ability to conquer a man’s world. This novel explores Jane’s legacy in Deadwood. Truth or fiction? Hard to tell…
Here’s some other great books that would work for this prompt in popular genres:
- Bestseller: 61 Hours: A Jack Reacher Novel, Lee Child
- General Fiction: The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, Ann Weisgarber
- Romance: Black Hills, Nora Roberts
- Thriller: The Killing Season, Mason Cross
- Nonfiction: In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Peter Matthiessen
- Kids: By the Shores of Silver Lake, Lara Ingalls Wilder
Rotating Posts – Week 41: Nonfiction

Christmas with the Queen
by Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb
Posting on Saturday, October 12th
I have been hearing about this one since I attended a book signing with Heather Webb earlier this year. This duo has written several historical fiction books int he past and are teaming up again to deliver a tale about Christmas at Sandringham House as the newly minted Queen Elizabeth II prepares to give her Christmas Day radio address.
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What I’m Reading
- Current print book: Christmas with the Queen, Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb
- Current audio book: The Party Line, Carolyn Brown
- Book I’m most looking forward to: A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness
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