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Enter the GoodReads giveaway for The Younger Gods by Katie Shepard. Iona Night‑Singer believed she had defeated the gods. Her mortal rebellion won a hard‑fought victory by turning the gods’ own powers against them, though it cost her the life of her betrothed, Taran, who fell in a final battle with the god of death. Months later, the war still feels unfinished. Taran is gone, and the gods continue to answer the prayers she sings.
Driven by grief, anger, and the fear that the gods will rise again, Iona makes a desperate bargain with her former patron: if she can persuade Taran to leave the Underworld and return with her, he will live once more. If she fails, they will both be trapped there forever.
But when she finds him, she uncovers a devastating truth. The dead gods have been reborn and are plotting revenge, and Taran, it turns out, was one of them all along. This reincarnated trickster god wearing Taran’s face has no memory of her or the war they fought side by side, leaving Iona unsure of his loyalty and even more uncertain of his love.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka. The entire country is captivated as beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow takes the stand, accusing her daughter’s therapist, Jean Guest, of manipulating Mary for financial gain. Jean claims Mary’s painful memories stem from her childhood and her time at an elite art school in Rome, traumas she believes only her therapy can mend. But as the trial progresses, it becomes clear that Augusta “Gus” Bird, Anna’s former employee and an overlooked bystander, may hold the crucial pieces needed to untangle the lies and deception.
What truly happened to Mary in Rome? And if her memories can’t be trusted, how will anyone uncover the truth behind her estrangement? Fast‑paced and gripping, In Her Defense is a compelling debut perfect for readers who enjoy Lucy Foley and Laura Dave.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen. Cleo Dang has always dreamed of becoming a mother. The day she learns she’s pregnant is the happiest moment of her life, made even sweeter when she discovers her best friend, Paloma, is expecting too. They share the joy of their pregnancies until everything falls apart in the hospital. Paloma returns home with her baby. Cleo does not.
In the aftermath, Cleo is left to navigate life consumed by grief. She withdraws from the world, especially from Paloma, who now has the life Cleo longed for. After leaving her demanding job as an actuary, Cleo finds work at a funeral home, where she encounters a steady stream of people facing their own losses and begins to understand the strength that comes from facing grief head‑on.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for You, With Your Waiting by Leslie Lacin. In the summer of 1941, as Nazi forces advance into the Soviet Union, fourteen‑year‑old Bronya wants nothing more than to play her violin. She has just secured a coveted spot at the Moscow Conservatory, but when war shatters every expectation she held, she carries her worn violin case with her into the unknown, treating it as both protection and promise. Her younger brother Avsey, bright and solitary, clings to a birch box filled with small stolen family treasures, a secret refuge against the turmoil closing in around him. With their mother institutionalized and their father preparing to defend the motherland, the siblings are torn apart and thrust into impossible choices. Bronya is sent to the Ukrainian fields to harvest wheat, her violin her only companion, while Avsey evacuates with neighbors who abandon him, forcing him to survive through instinct, luck, and the precious contents of his birch box.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for The Magic of Untamed Hearts by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland. Sky Flores, like her sisters Sage and Teal, carries a spark of magic, and it’s brought her nothing but trouble. Years ago, she vanished into the woods and returned with no explanation, and ever since, she’s found it easier to speak with animals than with people. Seen as strange and untrustworthy, she’s become an outsider in the small town of Cranberry.
Her neighbor, Adam Noemi, is facing his own crisis. Recently laid off from a major newspaper, he’s desperate for a story big enough to revive his career. Sky, whose mysterious past has long fascinated the media, seems like the perfect lead. She agrees to give him an exclusive interview with someone she once befriended in a very public, unforgettable way, hoping it will finally prove she’s more than the town oddity.
But as Sky opens up and Adam listens, their arrangement deepens into something far more meaningful. For their connection to flourish, Adam must embrace a world that challenges everything he thought he knew, and Sky must allow her wild, wonder-filled heart to trust someone new.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for Aphrodite in Pieces by Lauren J.A. Bear. Set two centuries before the common era, the story begins when Aphrodite startles a wandering sculptor with an unexpected request: hear my truth, see me as I am, and carve that truth into stone. She has never before allowed anyone to capture her likeness, and as the sculptor works, she reveals fragments of her life, her greatest victories, her deepest regrets, the real stories behind her generosity and her wrath, and the one sweeping love that keeps slipping through her grasp again and again.
Blending memoir and myth with a deeply emotional core, Aphrodite in Pieces asks timeless questions about the nature of love and beauty, and whether either can truly endure.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for The Summer Tales of Shadow by Dilsa Saunders Bailey. This collection of short stories invites you to witness hope emerging from turmoil and to honor Black family history during the pivotal years of the civil rights movement.
Set in the transformative summer of 1968, a time marked by nationwide protests and heartbreaking assassinations, the book follows a small Southern town on the brink of desegregation. Through the eyes of a seven‑year‑old girl nicknamed Shadow, you experience the uncertainty, curiosity, and courage of a child growing up as the world around her shifts. Unsure whether she is considered Black, colored, or Negro, Shadow begins to understand that identity, strength, and resilience are shaped by the love and support of family and friends.
The Summer Tales of Shadow blends heart, history, and hope, capturing the spirit of a generation while reflecting on the lessons carried forward from the past.
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page. Tilly Nightingale is stunned when she gets a call saying a birthday gift from her husband is waiting for her at the local bookshop—especially since she hasn’t picked up a book for fun in ages, and because Joe passed away five months earlier.
When she arrives, Alfie, the gentle-eyed bookshop owner, explains that Joe arranged a yearlong gift: twelve books, each paired with a handwritten letter meant to guide her through her first year without him. Though Tilly can’t imagine losing herself in a story again, Joe’s words persuade her to try, and soon she finds herself drawn deeply into the books he chose.
As she returns to the shop each month, her conversations with Alfie bring comfort, and the books inspire her to embark on new adventures that take her far beyond her familiar world. And as she begins sharing her experiences, Tilly discovers that her journey, like any good story, grows richer when it becomes something she can pass on to others.
