Lucy Jorik is the daughter of former President of the United States.  Meg Koranda is the offspring of legends.  One of them is going to marry Ted Beaudine, "Mr. Irresistible".  The other is not happy about it.  The newest book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips is the book her readers have been waiting for!  Sassy, funny, romantic tale of true love Texas style!

This is the fifth book in this Mystery "Chick Lit" series.  Amateur sleuth Sophie Katz finds herself in the middle  of the investigation on the attempted murder of  her best friend.  There is no shortage of unusual suspects or unusual cast if characters.  This book is part comedy, part mystery. 

If you enjoy the glamor and glitz of the Hollywood award season then you might like this fun and witty book.  This is chick lit with a Hollywood setting.    Booklist says, "it's  the literary equivalent of a big-budget romantic comedy with an all-star Hollywood cast in which everyone’s stories overlap."  So, if you feel like curling up with a good rom-com this award season, this book might be a hit!

The Wishing Trees is a heartwarming book about love, loss, grief and continuing life and learning to find joy again after loss.  Ian,  who has lost his wife, Kate,  to cancer discover that Kate left a collection of notes and a letter pleading Ian to retrace a trip the two them shared fifteen years ago, this time taking their daughter Mattie.  Ian and Mattie set off on a journey retracing all the places that Ian and Kate travelled fullfilling Kate's wishes.  Along the way they open a letter from Kate at each destination and learn new things about each other and tie a message to a tree . . .a wishing tree.  This book is both heartwarming and profound.  It is filled with sorrow but also love.