Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: October

Hello Readers & Friends,

How are we all doing? As we bid goodbye to October and welcome the time change, I wonder which you prefer? I had one reader tell me longer nights mean more reading in bed. Another preferred longer beach days for the same—reading. Both sound right to me. 

Yesterday was our fearless leader’s birthday. In case you didn’t know, let’s all wish Barbara a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Barbara, we appreciate all you do here, especially how you support and lift authors. Hope it was a super special day. 

And with that, here’s my October reads to add to your TBR.

A grieving writer uncovers the legacy of the Savoy’s first female bartender, fighting for Ada’s story and her own.

 Last Call at the Savoy, Brisa Carlson

A bloodied young girl lands at Casey’s door during a hurricane carrying a knife and secrets.

The Intruder, Freida McFadden

Two women in their first years of marriage and motherhood. One is fictional, and the other is based on the author herself. If you’re in Miami, I’ll be interviewing Lihi at the Miami Book Fair 11/16.

I Wanted To Be Wonderful, Lihi Lapid

Maine, 1789. Martha, a midwife and healer, pursues the truth behind a murder and other crimes.

Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon

A TV producer set to bring A Christmas Carol to live television is confronted by the heartbreaks of her past while she’s on medical leave.

The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah, Jean Meltzer

A woman visits her fiance’s family retreat only to find she’s been there before–and they’re hiding secrets. 

A Killing Cold, Kate Alice Marshall

Hostage survivor Eli Sharabi recounts his 491 days in captivity. Powerful and moving.

Hostage, Eli Sharabi

They never stopped loving each other. Years later, can they reconcile the secrets and pain of their past?

Slanting Towards The Sea, Lidija Hilje

Two grieving widowers find hope and second chances through holiday movie marathons. Bonus: all your favorite holiday movies listed in chapter titles.

Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon, Matthew Norman

Author Kurtzman’s own family inspired this historical fiction novel of WWII and the lessons of love, loss, and survival.  

The Lost Baker of Vienna, Sharon Kurtzman

Happy Reading. Don’t forget to write reviews and share with your friends.

Rochelle

Rochelle B. Weinstein is the USA Today bestselling author of multiple contemporary fiction novels, most recently We Are Made of Stars. Her work has been featured in People, Deadline, Entertainment Weekly, Country Living, Woman’s Day, Woman’s World, First for Women, Kveller, Totally Booked with Zibby, Book Bub, and more. Rochelle is the book columnist for AQUA Magazine and a frequent speaker and workshop instructor. A former entertainment industry executive and NBC-6 Miami book correspondent, Rochelle splits her time between South Florida and the mountains of North Carolina. Visit her at www.rochelleweinstein.com and subscribe to her newsletter.

WE ARE MADE OF STARS

Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars at a picturesque mountain getaway in this powerful novel about love and family by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends.

At the Vis Ta Vie inn, Reneé and Jean-Paul De La Rue face the daunting decision to close their beloved home for good.

They’re not the only ones going through a season of change, though. Their guests include three couples in crisis: Hollywood celebs Leo and Penny are spending their silver anniversary together while on the cusp of divorce. Lucy, a practical-minded therapist, and Henry, an astronomer with his head in the stars, are struggling to find common ground. And former lawyer and current stay-at-home mom Sienna and charismatic sports agent Adam look perfect but are hiding rifts of their own. Thrown into the mix are self-absorbed single mother Cassidy and her sullen fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosalie.

The stage is set for a week of betrayals, regrets, and shocking truths that can rend the heart or heal it. Vis Ta Vie―live your life―captures what it means to love through the darkness, and to find the light even after the magic fades.

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