Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: September

Hello Readers & Friends,

September flew by, and I flew through the pages of some awesome reads. As we enter October, I’m wondering what’s on your TBR. A cozy fall read? A suspenseful thriller? My latest novel, WHAT YOU DO TO ME, releases 10/17, and I hope you’ll check it out. A Rolling Stone reporter on the hunt for the muse behind the title song (inspired by HEY THERE DELILAH!). In the meantime, check out these great books.

The Fiction Writer, Jillian Cantor, NetGalley eBook

What happens when a write-for-hire job takes on its own eerie twists and turns? 

What to expect: A retelling of Rebecca with plenty of mystery and romance, plus a thought-provoking take on creative expression. 

Available November 28, 2023

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett, Audible

A summer in isolation, and a mother and wife recounts with her three grown daughters a past relationship with a famous actor.

What to expect: The only way to fully experience this gorgeous story is through Meryl Streep’s narration! A smart, thoughtful read on young love and how much of our history we need to share with our adult children. Bonus for fans of Our Town.

Available Now

Beneath The Surface, Kaira Rouda, Paperback

Meet the Kingsleys as they battle for control of the family’s billion-dollar business.

What to expect: Succession on a yacht! Rouda’s suspenseful plot twists and plenty of unlikable characters.  

Available Now

Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld, Audible and Hardcover

Can a comedy writer find love on set with a famous musician?

What to expect: A brilliant look at dating stereotypes, an intriguing peek behind the curtains of your favorite comedy show, and sexy, smart banter.

Available Now

Tell Me Everything: A Memoir, Minka Kelly, Audible

The beloved Friday Night Lights actress shares her harrowing childhood and path to forgiveness and healing. 

What to expect: An honest, heartbreaking read. Kelly’s strength and resiliency shine through. Fans of FNL will love the glimpse backstage, but it’s only a glimpse.  

Available Now

The Reading List, Sara Nisha Adams, Audible and Paperback

A list of books connects a widower and a teenage girl.

What to expect: This novel was one of my September Picks. It’s that good. A heartfelt story about the power of books.  

Available Now

The Women, Kristin Hannah, NetGalley eBook

The Vietnam War through the eyes of the female fighters: the brave nurses.  

What to expect: Hannah’s well-researched retelling of Vietnam’s other heroes and the long-lasting often-ignored effects. Powerful.

Available February 6, 2024

One True Loves, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Audible

Widowed Emma Blair is engaged to get married when she finds out her first husband is actually alive.

What to expect: Castaway. After Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt share that intense, rainy kiss. Can we have more than one true love? 

Fun Fact: In the book I’m writing now, the characters have a full-on discussion about Castaway and if Tom and Helen could have ended up together. Plus, my son Jordan told me all his girlfriends were reading this one. I had to check it out.

Available Now

Guy’s Girl, Emma Noyes, Paperback ARC

Two broken souls unable to fully let love in.

What to expect: Razor-sharp writing which tackles self-love, disordered eating (may be triggering for some) and becoming whole again. I’m a self-proclaimed guy’s girl having grown up with two older brothers, so I could relate to Ginny and loved her “blue-ness.”

Available October 24, 2023

Thank you for being here month after month. And thank you to Barbara Bos who runs this fantastic group. I hope these suggestions lead you to your next favorite author and read. Are you signed up for my newsletter? Subscribers receive a free eBook copy of my first novel, What We Leave Behind. Here’s the link. 

Enjoy!

Rochelle

Rochelle B. Weinstein is the USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of six women’s fiction novels. Rochelle spent her early years, always with a book in hand, raised by the likes of Sidney Sheldon and Judy Blume. A former entertainment industry executive, she splits her time between sunny South Florida and the mountains of North Carolina. When she’s not writing, Rochelle can be found sharing monthly book recommendations, teaching workshops at Nova Southeastern University, hiking, reading, and finding the world’s best nachos. Her seventh novel, What You Do Me, releases October 17, 2023. Please visit her on Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, Threads, or at www.rochelleweinstein.com.

WHAT YOU DO TO ME

From the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends comes a moving novel of two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together.

Journalist Cecilia James is a sucker for a love song. So when she stumbles across a clue to the identity of the muse for one of rock’s greatest, she devotes herself to uncovering the truth, even as her own relationship is falling apart.

While writing an article for Rolling Stone, Cecilia works to reveal the mystery that has intrigued fans and discovers a classic tale of two soulmates separated by fate and circumstance. Rock star Eddie Vee once sang with his soul, dedicating love songs to Sara Friedman, his inspiration and first love. Now, Eddie takes refuge in anonymity, closed off to the past. Sara, too, has distanced herself from their love, moving thousands of miles away to live the life she once railed against. As Eddie and Sara tentatively open up to Cecilia about broken dreams, she struggles to give them a happy ending. In the process, she learns that broken hearts can be healed—even her own.

What You Do To Me is the story of a love song and of the triumph of the heart over the greatest of odds. Even for those who have written off love forever.

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